74: Chapter 74 Senior Sister Finally Becomes a Core Formation True Person

[Age 65.]

[Inside a secluded Immortal Cave, Spiritual Qi churned, so dense it was almost tangible.]

[You sat cross-legged in front of the Pill Furnace, your expression focused, your hands moving like butterflies flitting through flowers, continuously casting mysterious incantations.]

[The furnace fire roared, and the fragrance of the Medicinal Pill overflowed.]

[After twenty years of "hard work," your Alchemy skills were no longer what they used to be.]

[Under the blessing of the purple trait [Alchemy Genius], you had almost no Bottleneck, soaring all the way to the present, becoming a high-level fourth-grade Alchemist that even your Master, Liu Changfeng, could not match!]

[As for fifth-grade, that was a legend in the Alchemy world of the Human Realm. Even a large Sect like the Azure Cloud Sect did not possess a single fifth-grade Pill Formula.]

["Condense!"]

[You let out a low shout, casting the final incantation into the Pill Furnace.]

["Hum—"]

[The Pill Furnace emitted a crisp hum, and the lid opened automatically. Twelve Medicinal Pills, the size of Dragon eyes, pearly white throughout and emitting a soft halo, slowly flew out of the furnace and hovered before you.]

["Success! A supreme-grade Breakthrough Pill!"]

[You looked at this batch of Medicinal Pills, a satisfied smile appearing on your face.]

[This Breakthrough Pill was the most precious type of third-grade elixir. It could help a Cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage increase their chance of breaking through to the Core Formation Stage by thirty percent!]

[Thirty percent! This was a number sufficient to make any Foundation Establishment Cultivator go crazy!]

[And the batch you refined was the best of the best! Each Medicinal Pill contained vast and pure medicinal power, and even formed mysterious pill patterns on its surface.]

[You estimated that this batch of Medicinal Pills could increase the Breakthrough chance by at least fifty percent!]

[You carefully placed these Medicinal Pills into a jade bottle, then turned and walked into the inner chamber of the Immortal Cave.]

[On the stone bed in the inner chamber, Liu Ruyan was sitting cross-legged, her eyes tightly closed, surrounded by Spiritual Qi, her aura fluctuating.]

[Her cultivation, after twenty years of Dual Cultivation and the accumulation of countless Medicinal Pills, had long reached the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage, only one step away from the Core Formation Stage.]

[But this one step was like a natural chasm that had trapped her for many years.]

["Senior Sister, I'm back."]

[You said softly.]

[Liu Ruyan slowly opened her eyes, and seeing you, a tired smile appeared on her face.]

["How was it? Did you fail?"]

["Yes." She nodded somewhat dejectedly, "That Bottleneck is too solid; I... I cannot break through it."]

["Don't be discouraged." You stepped forward, pulled her into your embrace, and comforted her, "The Dao of Core Formation is inherently difficult. How many geniuses have been blocked at this step? You have already done very well."]

["But... I'm about to be caught up by you." Liu Ruyan leaned in your embrace, her voice slightly choked with sobs.]

[This damn competitive spirit, this woman who wanted to be strong all her life.]

[These past twenty years, your rate of progress was simply too terrifying.]

[Whether it was cultivation or Alchemy, it was soaring wildly like riding a rocket.]

[Although your Realm was still only at the Middle Foundation Establishment Stage to the outside world, Liu Ruyan knew very well that your true combat power had likely long surpassed most of the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.]

[She felt unprecedented pressure.]

[If she knew that you were already a Core Formation True Person, what kind of expression would she have?]

["Silly girl." You affectionately flicked her nose, "We are Dao Companions; we should support each other and progress together."]

["Besides, who said you couldn't break through?"]

[You smiled mysteriously and handed her the jade bottle containing the supreme-grade Breakthrough Pills.]

["This is...?"]

["A unique Medicinal Pill that your husband specially refined for you!" You said proudly, "With this, Senior Sister, you will definitely be able to break through!"]

[She took the jade bottle and opened it. When she saw the twelve flawless, densely patterned supreme-grade Breakthrough Pills, she was completely stunned.]

["This... this is... a supreme-grade Breakthrough Pill!?"]

[Her voice trembled from excessive shock.]

[As a Disciple of Danxia Peak, she knew better than anyone what this meant.]

[This meant that her chance of Core Formation would soar directly from the original ten percent to over sixty percent!]

["Tang Xun... you..."]

[She raised her head to look at you, her beautiful eyes shimmering with moisture, filled with emotion and love.]

[A thousand words finally turned into a single, affectionate kiss.]

[...]

[Three days later.]

[Above Danxia Peak, the wind and clouds changed color, and dark clouds gathered, forming a vortex of Spiritual Qi.]

["Who is it? Who is about to achieve Core Formation?"]

["That direction... it's Senior Sister Liu Ruyan's Immortal Cave!"]

[The Disciples of Danxia Peak were attracted by this earth-shattering commotion, looking up one after another, gazing at the sky with shock on their faces.]

[Outside the Immortal Cave, you stood with your hands behind your back, calmly gazing up at the massive Spiritual Qi vortex.]

[You had already prepared everything for Liu Ruyan.]

[Top-tier Magic Treasures, recovery Medicinal Pills, Spirit-Gathering Arrays...]

[Rumble—!]

[A violent torrent of Spiritual Qi, like a celestial river pouring backward, surged madly into the Immortal Cave where Liu Ruyan was.]

[The momentum was far greater than that of an ordinary Cultivator's Core Formation by several times!]

[In the distance, the hearts of Liu Changfeng and several Elders were in their throats.]

["This... this Core Formation commotion is a bit too big!"]

["This child Ruyan, her Foundation is actually this solid!"]

["Xun'er!" Liu Changfeng could not hold back and shouted at you, "Go and help your Senior Sister! Don't let her be burst by the Spiritual Qi!"]

[You, however, just calmly shook your head.]

["Master, do not worry."]

[You looked at the nearly out-of-control Spiritual Qi vortex, a confident arc curling at the corner of your mouth.]

[As soon as you finished speaking!]

[From within the Immortal Cave, two completely different yet perfectly blended auras suddenly erupted!]

[Clang—!]

[A clear sword cry resounded through the sky, and a peerlessly sharp golden Sword Qi shot into the sky, transforming into a phantom of a massive golden sword spanning heaven and earth!]

[Whoosh—!]

[Immediately after, a ball of hot and violent Essence of Separation Fire gushed out, condensing into a crimson fire Phoenix about to spread its wings and fly!]

[The golden sword and the fire Phoenix shone brilliantly in the center of the Spiritual Qi vortex, intertwining with each other, suppressing and devouring all of that violent Spiritual Qi!]

[The entire sky was dyed a brilliant gold on one half, and scorched a fiery crimson on the other!]

["Gold and Fire dual Spiritual Roots! Manifestation of anomalies!"]

["Not bad talent!"]

[Liu Changfeng looked at the golden sword and fire Phoenix, trembling with excitement.]

["Hahaha! Good! Good! My Danxia Peak is about to produce another Core Formation True Person!"]

[When all the anomalies subsided and the Spiritual Qi calmed down.]

[A Golden Core the size of a Dragon eye, with interwoven golden and fiery light flowing, hovered quietly in front of Liu Ruyan.]

[Liu Ruyan finally achieved Core Formation!]