124: Reaching the seventh stage of the Golden Core

["After reaching the Golden Core, my Realm's progression has indeed slowed down. I was already at the threshold of the Fourth Rotation, yet it still took so many years to break through."]

[Even though breaking through a Bottleneck in just a few decades is something other Golden Core True Lords wouldn't even dare to dream of, it was too slow for you. You did a rough calculation and realized that if you wanted to make another Breakthrough to reach the Fifth Rotation, it would take at least several hundred years.]

["It seems I need to find more Fellow Daoists like True Lord Mo Gu—those with a passionate and self-sacrificing heart—to sponsor me a bit." A meaningful smile played at the corners of your mouth.]

[Having formed a plan, you didn't set out immediately. You felt that your time away from the sect this time would be quite long, so you decided to make some preparations first.]

[At two hundred and thirty-five years old, you prepared a large number of Golden Core-grade Medicinal Pills and Talismans, crafted a Heart-Limit Soul-Locking Formation Plate, and refined three Low Grade Spirit Treasures.]

[One of these three Low Grade Spirit Treasures was an upgraded version of the flowing cloud flying boat. While keeping its external dimensions the same, you added many Tier 4 materials and refined it anew.]

[You expanded the flying boat's internal space to a hundred miles wide, enough to house a small city, and it officially ascended to a Low Grade Spirit Treasure.]

[The speed of the Spirit Treasure-grade flowing cloud flying boat had increased tremendously, reaching three thousand miles in an instant—a speed only normal Late Stage Golden Core cultivators could achieve.]

[Not only that, but you also added several offensive Formations to the flying boat. Combined, their strike could make even a Middle Stage Golden Core cultivator cough up blood.]

[The second Spirit Treasure was an upgrade of the nano spirit pearl. The core structure of the Spirit Treasure-grade nano spirit pearl had undergone a qualitative leap; the original ten-nanometer nano puppets were now condensed to the one-nanometer level. With Spirit Runes etched onto them, each one contained staggering energy.]

[This treasure now also possessed self-repairing and evolving characteristics. As long as Materials were abundant, its nano-structure would continuously optimize, and its power would increase day by day.]

[The final Spirit Treasure was named the heart reflection compass. This treasure fused your profound understanding of the Dao of the Heart and the Dao of Karma.]

[The compass was dark gold throughout, its surface covered in mysterious runes. At its center was embedded a Heart-Connecting Stone that changed color according to one's will. When used, one only needed to inject Divine Sense and Heart Power, and the compass could roughly point out the location of the person or object you were thinking of.]

[Feeling fully prepared, you stepped out of the Azure Nether Sect's gate once again. The flowing cloud flying boat carved a silver-white trail through the clouds. Holding the heart reflection compass, you circulated your Heart Power and Divine Sense. The runes on the compass and the Heart-Connecting Stone shimmered with a faint light, guiding you toward suitable targets.]

[With the extreme speed of the flowing cloud flying boat and the precise guidance of the heart reflection compass, you were like a hunter roaming the Boundless Sea. In less than two months, you locked onto your first target.]

[Once the target was alone, you unleashed a fluid sequence of moves, suppressing them instantly. That Golden Core True Lord didn't even have time to scream before being refined by you into a perfectly round golden core great elixir.]

[At two hundred and sixty-nine years old, you had already consumed sixteen golden core great elixirs. Each elixir contained vast energy and profound insights, causing your Golden Core to gradually transform, reaching the Fifth Rotation Realm directly.]

[With the help of the heart reflection compass, finding suitable targets became effortless. Most of your time was actually spent digesting the medicinal power.]

[Having reached the Fifth Rotation of the Golden Core, you stopped looking for targets. Because you had consumed too many, you noticed a shadow of yourself leaning toward extremes, so you decided to rest for a while.]

[Afterward, you visited some famous islands to take in the scenery and discussed the Yin and Yang Dao with Fairies from the Joyful Union Sect's branches at the Tingchao Pavilions on those islands.]

[After a long period of discussing the Dao, the turmoil in your heart finally subsided. Most importantly, you suddenly had an epiphany: you felt that what you were doing was actually a great deed for the Profound Heaven Realm.]

[Eliminating these people was equivalent to saving countless others. Among those countless people, there might be outstanding talents who could contribute to the world.]

[Most importantly, according to the Law of conservation of energy, on a global level, these people hadn't disappeared; they had simply merged with you. They were with you, and the glory of your Immortal Ascension would be shared with them.]

[At four hundred and seventy-three years old, you placed another golden core great elixir into your mouth. Afterward, the brilliant Golden Core within you once again broke through its shackles, radiating the profound light of the Seventh Rotation.]

[At this moment, within the flowing cloud flying boat, medicinal clouds swirled and purple mist rose. Seven Immortal Patterns on the surface of the Golden Core flowed like living things. Every rotation caused your entire body to resonate, emitting a clear sound like a jade chime.]

[After consuming nearly a hundred golden core great elixirs, your cultivation finally broke through to the Late Stage of the Golden Core, reaching the Seventh Rotation Realm.]

[Now that the Golden Core had undergone seven rotations, you had also experienced seven refinements and transformations. Each transformation was like a Phoenix Nirvana, taking you to a higher level.]

[Your understanding of the Immortal Golden Nature had reached a completely new Realm. Every gesture of yours contained the world's Concept. Your life essence had undergone a qualitative leap, with every pore on your body radiating brilliant golden light, and your Lifespan had surged from the initial two hundred thousand years to nearly a million years.]

[Most importantly, the nearly hundred golden core great elixirs you consumed not only brought you a massive increase in cultivation but also granted you over a hundred different Divine Abilities.]

[Possessing so many Divine Abilities allowed you to further understand the Concept of Divine Abilities. Your Divine Abilities such as Dharma Heaven and Earth Manifestation and Standing Shadowless all improved to varying degrees.]

[The one that improved the most was the Divine Ability, Five Elements Mastery, as most of these Divine Abilities were related to the Five Elements. This brought your understanding of the Five Elements Dao nearly to the same level as your Dao of the Heart.]

[Now, you could clearly perceive the flow of the Five Elements Law between heaven and earth. You also gained a profound understanding of the sayings from your past life: "Wood is called curved and straight; Metal is called following and changing; Fire is called flaming and rising; Water is called moistening and descending; Earth is for sowing and reaping."]

[You even felt that with the support of Heart Power, you could use the power of the Five Elements to directly shape a Small World.]

[Furthermore, the three Divine Abilities derived from Five Elements Mastery—the Great Five Elements Essence Magnetic Extinction Divine Light, the Five Emperors Canopy, and the Five Elements Divine Light Escape—were also greatly strengthened.]

[Although other miscellaneous Divine Abilities couldn't enhance your combat power, under the coordination of Heart Power, they could strengthen your soft power in various aspects, and these Divine Abilities could all become part of your foundation.]

[In the Profound Heaven Realm, Divine Abilities never go out of style. At this moment, the Divine Abilities you possess are only in their Elementary stages. As your Realm rises and you comprehend Laws, you will be able to integrate Laws into your Divine Abilities, causing them to undergo an astonishing transformation and a surge in power.]