122: Once the golden elixir is formed, lifespan increases dramatically.

[Every block and every dodge became increasingly precise, and every punch and kick began to carry the profound appeal of returning to simplicity.]

[The Moves of the Lightning Tribulation Incarnations gradually became traceable in your eyes, and flaws began to appear in their coordination. Although your body was covered in blood, your gaze grew brighter and brighter.]

[This kind of deadly, close-quarters combat, where every punch landed solidly, was vastly different from the elegant and unrestrained style of ordinary cultivators, yet it made you feel an unprecedented sense of exhilaration.]

[Every heavy punch that slammed into a Lightning Tribulation Incarnation triggered deafening thunder. This pure clash of power was truly exhilarating!]

[This battle lasted for three days and three nights. As the fight progressed, you noticed that these Lightning Tribulation Incarnations also began to grow stronger, and these Incarnations seemed to be absorbing your combat experience.]

[They started imitating your Moves and could even predict your attack routes, forcing you to use your Heart Power power to grant yourself greater boosts.]

[Most importantly, the thunderclouds in the sky gathered thicker and thicker, and you could faintly sense an even more terrifying aura brewing.]

[You decided it was best not to continue fighting. You were afraid that the longer the time dragged on, the Heavenly Dao might pull some new tricks, and that wouldn't be fun.]

["Alas, I truly didn't expect this exhilarating battle to end so quickly. The chances of experiencing this kind of solid, close-quarters, blood-pumping combat again are probably slim."]

[The reason you could enjoy such intense close-quarters combat this time was that you had only currently Awakened Physical Body-type Divine Abilities; Daoist Magic was difficult to utilize. Once you advance your Realm in the future and those Daoist Magic spells transform into Divine Abilities, it will be hard to have such a pure power confrontation again.]

["Forget it, it's time to officially conclude this Undergoing Tribulation and advance to the Golden Core."]

[You took a deep breath, brilliant starlight flickering in your eyes, as three completely different Profound Truth auras began surging around your body.]

[Then, using your Heart Power power as a guide, you merged the Heaven and Earth pressure from the Dharma Heaven and Earth Manifestation Divine Ability, the boundless great power from the Heaven-Supporting Strength Divine Ability, and the power of the Nine Heavens stars drawn by the Star Plucking Hand Divine Ability, fusing them into one.]

[As you raised your right arm, the light of thousands of stars seemed to be summoned, transforming into a Brilliant Silver River converging toward your palm.]

[Under the refinement of the Heaven-Supporting Strength, that vast stellar power actually condensed into a dazzling ball of White-Gold Light, like a miniature scorching sun. Before this strike was even launched, the space around you began to violently distort.]

[When the momentum of the punch reached its Peak, you suddenly unleashed this earth-shattering strike. In an instant, a Fist Imprint spanning the heaven and earth tore through the air. Stellar patterns flowed across its surface, and inside, it contained the majestic pressure of Dharma Heaven and Earth Manifestation.]

[Wherever it passed, space was torn apart. What seemed like a long wind-up actually happened in a single instant. Locked onto by the Fist Imprint, the nine Lightning Tribulation Incarnations couldn't dodge at all and were instantly annihilated by this power.]

[But this was only the beginning. The ten-thousand-mile Fist Imprint continued its momentum, charging straight into the Nine Heavens Tribulation Clouds. The moment they connected, the entire sky was distorted, and the terrifying lightning brewing within the Tribulation Clouds was forcibly dispersed.]

[Accompanied by a massive roar, the Tribulation Clouds were completely pierced. The sky was filled with spatial cracks caused by your powerful strike. Although these cracks instantly healed under the self-repair of heaven and earth, it demonstrated the terror of your attack.]

[As the core of the Tribulation Clouds disintegrated, the terrifying thunderclouds spanning twenty million miles began to fall apart.]

[The dark clouds that had covered the sky and obscured the sun rapidly dissipated like a receding tide. Sunlight, hidden for so long, once again shone upon the earth, refracting thousands of brilliant rays of light through the clouds.]

[You successfully completed the Undergoing Tribulation for the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation! Then, you slowly retracted your Dharma Heaven and Earth Manifestation body. At this moment, residual lightning energy, yet to dissipate, encircled your body, and every inch of your skin shimmered with faint golden light.]

[You closed your eyes and concentrated, quietly awaiting the Heavenly Dao's Bestowal after surviving the calamity.]

[Suddenly, bursts of Celestial Music drifted down from the Nine Heavens. A dazzling Ten-Thousand-Zhang Pillar of Light pierced through the clouds, pouring straight down like a Celestial River. This pillar of light contained the purest power of heaven and earth and completely enveloped you.]

[This pillar of light served both as the Heavenly Dao's Bestowal and the Heavenly Dao's protection. In this state, no one could interrupt your Breakthrough.]

[Under the baptism of the Heavenly Dao's Bestowal, the void core within your Mysterious Mansion finally completed its final transformation.]

[The originally ethereal pill perfectly fused with the Immortal Golden Nature. Profound Dao patterns emerged on its surface, and it finally transformed into a Golden Core, entirely radiant with gold! The Golden Core burst forth with boundless light, dyeing the entire Mysterious Mansion golden.]

[The instant the Golden Core condensed, the connection between you and the Golden Core underwent a deeper and more Profound Truth change. You merged with the Golden Core! You are the Golden Core, and the Golden Core is you!]

["A single Golden Core swallowed into the belly, my fate is mine and not determined by heaven! This was the lifelong pursuit of cultivators in my previous life. I didn't expect to achieve it, although in this world, the Golden Core is still far from being able to control one's own destiny."]

[However, although you cannot control your own destiny, the Lifespan granted by the Golden Core in this world is considerable.]

[Your fundamental life essence has undergone a qualitative transformation due to your advancement. Combined with the Fourth Revolution Indestructible True Body, your Lifespan directly exceeds two hundred thousand years!]

[At this moment, you genuinely felt that you had transcended the boundaries of the mortal world, standing on the threshold leading toward the Great Dao of Longevity.]

["This kind of Lifespan must make the Supreme beings of a certain world die of envy."]

[And as the Golden Core condensed, your Daoist Magic also officially began transforming into Divine Abilities.]

[You now possess five Divine Abilities: the Heaven-Bestowed Divine Ability "Standing Shadowless," the Divine Ability "Heavenly Eye" (promoted from the Heavenly Eye Technique), the Divine Ability "Mastering the Five Elements," the Divine Ability "Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations," and the Divine Ability "Extreme Spirit Golden Demon Slash," obtained from True Lord Mo Gu.]

[The Awakening of every Divine Ability allowed your comprehension of the Heavenly Dao to advance another level.]

[However, although your Breakthrough was complete, the Heavenly Dao's Bestowal had not ended, because the bestowal was given according to the scale of the Lightning Tribulation. At this point, you had only consumed less than a tenth of the bestowal.]

[You decided to use the remaining bestowal directly to enhance your cultivation base—a common practice among most Prodigies.]

[According to the records in the Azure Nether Sect's ancient texts, those Chosen Children with heaven grade spiritual roots are able to use the bestowal after surviving the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation to directly raise their Golden Core to the First or even Second Revolution level.]

[The Golden Core Realm is divided into Nine Revolutions. For every revolution increased, an Immortal Pattern appears on the Golden Core. A person who has just advanced to the Golden Core has zero revolutions. Reaching the Second Revolution directly saves these Prodigies at least ten thousand years of time.]

[Therefore, you began absorbing the remaining Heavenly Dao's Bestowal according to the Azure Nether Sect's Golden Core Nine Revolutions Method.]