94: Golden Core Formation, Tribulation of Thunder Arrives

After more than half a month of refinement—from liquid to gaseous and back to liquid, through repeated tempering!

The originally vast and boundless golden Spiritual Sea frantically shrank and solidified at a visible speed!

The golden Spiritual Sea, refined repeatedly, actually began to slowly crystallize under the extreme compression of the two types of Essence Fire!

It finally transformed into a dazzling, solid crystal, seemingly condensed from countless fragments of Sun God Gold!

This process was excruciating, like having flesh, blood, and bone ground down inch by inch and then reforged!

Even with Yao Delong’s physique, which had achieved the Perfection of the first layer of the Great Sun Glazed Body, he felt his Dantian was about to split and his Divine Soul was violently shaking!

Yet, his eyes burned with madness and persistence!

"gold condensation pill, assist me!"

The time had come! Yao Delong immediately took out a flawless gold condensation pill and swallowed it whole!

*Boom—!*

A tsunami of pure and majestic Heaven and Earth Spiritual Yuan instantly exploded within his body!

It surged into his Dantian like the Heavenly River pouring backward!

“Solidify for me!”

Yao Delong’s eyes widened in fury, as if billions of stars were being born and destroyed within them!

His powerful Divine Sense carried the massive amount of Spiritual Yuan unleashed by the gold condensation pill, along with the majestic vitality of the Life-Generating Creation Fire.

It fiercely impacted the golden crystal that had been compressed to the extreme!

*Crack! Crackle!*

Like the initial opening of the Universe, when Chaos burst apart!

That indestructible solid crystal finally began to melt under the terrifying force of the internal and external attack!

Countless crystal fragments dissolved and merged amid the purest energy and the Vitality of Creation!

*Buzz—!*

A flawless, perfectly round Golden Core Prototype slowly emerged at the core of his Dantian!

The Core was entirely like the purest glaze, displaying an incomparably deep dark-gold color!

Within it seemed to contain countless miniature suns, radiating vast Divine Might that was supremely Yang and rigid, capable of burning away all evil!

Naturally inscribed on the surface of the Core were nine incomparably profound Purple-Gold Patterns, outlining the true meaning of the Great Dao!

The terrifying power it contained far surpassed the Ninth-Rank Golden Core recorded in the Cultivation Technique!

The moment this Supreme Golden Core completely solidified, slowly rotated, and emitted its first true Golden Core pressure—

Above Luoxia Peak, the originally clear and boundless sky suddenly changed color!

tribulation cloud, heavy as lead, instantly gathered, layer upon layer, obscuring the sky and sun!

Within the clouds, muffled thunder rumbled like the roar of an Ancient Vicious Beast, shaking the entirety of Luoxia Peak!

Purple electric pythons, thick as giant boas, frantically moved through the clouds, radiating a terrifying aura capable of destroying everything!

A Divine Might that caused countless Disciples, Deacons, and even some Elders deep within their Immortal Caves across the entire Yin Yang Sect to feel palpitations, suddenly descended!

“Golden Core Lightning Tribulation?! What powerful tribulation cloud!”

A Nascent Soul Elder who was instructing a Disciple suddenly looked up toward Luoxia Peak, his eyes filled with shock and uncertainty.

“This level of power... could it be a Peak Master's Personal Disciple attempting to break through to the Ninth-Rank Golden Core?”

“The direction of Luoxia Peak? Is it that newly promoted Inner Sect Core Disciple Yao Delong?!”

Another Nascent Soul Elder swept his Divine Sense across the area, immediately pinpointing the Immortal Cave at the center of the tribulation cloud, his face etched with disbelief.

“Core Formation actually triggered a Heavenly Tribulation of this magnitude?! This... how is this possible!”

Countless gazes, filled with astonishment, shock, and disbelief,

simultaneously shot toward the new Immortal Cave on Luoxia Peak, which was shrouded by terrifying tribulation cloud!

Meanwhile, inside a Luxurious Separate Courtyard on Tuyao Peak.

"Trash! A bunch of trash! You couldn't even keep track of one person!"

Meng Bi's face was ferocious as he violently smashed the Jade Cup in his hand to pieces!

In front of him, several Foundation Establishment Stage Disciples responsible for monitoring Luoxia Peak were trembling in fear.

"Brother Bi, please calm your anger! After Yao Delong returned from the Treasure Pavilion, he immediately entered his Immortal Cave for secluded cultivation.

He activated a high-Rank defensive Formation; we... we couldn't investigate at all!"

Meng Lang braced himself and explained cautiously.

"Secluded cultivation? Hmph!" Murderous intent was fully revealed in Meng Bi's eyes.

"Does he think hiding will solve everything? Keep a death grip on him! Once he steps out of the Immortal Cave, as long as he leaves the Yin Yang Sect's Mountain Gate..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly looked up toward the world-destroying tribulation cloud above Luoxia Peak.

The ferocity on his face instantly froze, replaced by immense shock, terror, and a hint of... irrepressible dread!

“Golden Core... Lightning Tribulation?! Luoxia Peak... is it Yao Delong?! This... these tribulation cloud...”

Looking at the purple lightning traversing and roaring within the clouds, containing an aura of destruction, Meng Bi's voice trembled!

The Lightning Tribulation he triggered during his Core Formation was merely a Seventh-Rank Lightning Tribulation; compared to the scene before him, which resembled divine punishment, it was the difference between a firefly and a bright moon!

“No... impossible! How could he attract a Heavenly Tribulation of this kind!”

Meng Bi roared, further strengthening his resolve to eliminate Yao Delong as soon as possible!

Inside the secret chamber, the "Pure Yang Creation Golden Core"—perfectly round like dark-gold glaze, naturally inscribed with nine Purple-Gold Patterns—had just taken shape.

It was like a miniature Glorious Great Sun rising within his Dantian!

*Boom—!*

The vast, pure Pure Yang Yuan Power, far surpassing that of ordinary Golden Core Cultivators, instantly swept through Yao Delong's limbs and body like a bursting flood.

This power was domineering and pure, possessing the characteristic of burning away Impurities and tempering all things.

Wherever it passed, the Great Sun Glazed Body, which had already reached Perfection,

its jade-like lustrous bones, its glaze-like tough tendons and fascia, and its mercury-like rushing blood were fiercely tempered once again by this powerful Yuan Power!

*Hiss, hiss, hiss...* Subtle sounds emanated from Yao Delong's body—the sound of his physique transforming and strengthening again under the scouring of the Yuan Power!

A faint, almost invisible golden radiance flowed beneath his skin.

This gave his already powerful Glazed Body an added sense of indestructibility and immortality.

At the same time, a vast and boundless Vital Essence surged forth from deep within the Golden Core!

This vitality contained the mystical quality of the Power of Creation, rapidly nourishing his body.

First, his graying, black hair visibly became dark and lustrous, like high-grade Ink Jade, and rapidly grew, falling to his shoulders.

Immediately afterward, the shallow wrinkles on his face, which symbolized the rings of time, were smoothed out as if by an invisible hand.

His slightly dry skin instantly became firm, smooth, and elastic.

His somewhat weathered and tired middle-aged face shed its marks as if time had reversed, reforming into the appearance of a young man of about twenty years old!

Magnificent and handsome! His sword-like eyebrows swept back into his temples, his starry eyes were deep as an abyss, his nose bridge was high, and his lip lines were distinct!

His angular face shed all traces of the years' hardships, revealing the handsomeness and vibrant vitality of his Peak!

The aura of stability, deep as a mountain and profound as the sea, strangely merged with his young and handsome appearance.

Creating a unique and captivating charm. His Lifespan also soared, easily surpassing the six-hundred-year mark!

Just at the moment of this complete transformation and leap in life essence—

*Rumble—!*

A tremendous sound that tore through the sky shook the entirety of Luoxia Peak!

The leaden clouds above were like ink, and lightning danced wildly!

The purple Tribulation Lightning, as thick as a bowl and containing an aura of destruction, tore through the sky with a deafening roar.

It fiercely struck the Immortal Cave below, which was protected by layers of Restrictions!

Just as the Tribulation Lightning was about to strike!

*Boom!*

A figure shot up into the sky like an unsheathed peerless sharp sword.

In an instant, he broke through the Immortal Cave's defensive Formation and steadily hovered in mid-air!

It was precisely Yao Delong! He certainly didn't want his brand new Immortal Cave, which he hadn't even had time to warm up, to be reduced to dust under this terrifying Lightning Tribulation!