314: Physical Core Formation

It was heard that the Chongming Sect and Cloud Top Sect had sent people to capture large numbers of low-level Cultivators, selling them in bulk to the Beast Taming Sect as cannon fodder, forcing their subordinates to participate in the war and hand over most of their spoils.

Nascent Soul True Lords exploited Golden Core True Persons, Golden Core True Persons exploited Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and Foundation Establishment Cultivators exploited the Qi Refining Cultivators below them; the situation was extremely chaotic.

Even adventurous Cultivators coming from the heart of the Azure Profound Sect were captured and sold. It was said that several major incidents had occurred until the higher-ups of the Azure Profound Sect stepped in and issued orders, which finally brought some calm.

Once the war broke out, even though the battlefield was not within the territory of the Heavenly Sword Sect, various orders were affected and underwent significant changes.

However, this change was beneficial to the Liu Family, as it just so happened to prevent people from paying too much attention to their immense development.

Liu Xuan had over three hundred Concubines, including one False Core True Person, seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and as many as thirty in the Late Qi Refining Stage, all of whom were assigned to key positions within the Sect.

Eldest Son, Daocheng, Dao Ming, Ninth Son... more than a dozen of his children had also entered the inner Sect, likewise holding high positions.

Nowadays, the Red Pine Sect was filled with the Liu Family's own people from top to bottom; everyone else was just a hired worker.

Hired workers had no future! Except for those Cultivators with skills in Artifact Refining or Alchemy, the rest found it difficult even to earn basic cultivation resources.

Thus, many Cultivators who still had aspirations for their cultivation level had only one path left: to go and fight on the battlefield.

Liu Xuan, of course, would not watch them go to their deaths and decided to lend a hand and give them an Opportunity.

For those Disciples who wanted to go to the Peach Blossom Sect to join the war, Liu Xuan had the Sect organize them and then sent them respectively under the command of Shen Yunshu or Yun Xian.

With Liu Xuan putting in a word, they avoided the fate of becoming cannon fodder on their own. Of course, the Sect also had to collect a small referral fee from Shen Yunshu and Yun Xian... Over half a year later.

Under the tacit understanding between the Demon Court and the Beast Taming Sect, the Peach Blossom Sect battlefield fell into a stalemate once again, purely serving to replenish the vitality of the Myriad Spirits Grand Array.

Liu Xuan had some guesses about the goals of the big shots on both sides, but there was nothing he could do except try his best to develop his Family.

Thanks to his hard work, Zi Ling finally got her wish; not only did she break through to Mid-stage Foundation Establishment, but she also successfully became pregnant.

Although Yue Li did not get pregnant again, more than half of the False Core Impurities in her body had been expelled, and she was only a step away from the Golden Core Realm.

"Junior Brother, what kind of dao foundation did you actually forge? Why is it that even though I'm clearly about to advance to the Golden Core Realm, I still feel a sense of pressure from you?"

As the top expert Concubine under Liu Xuan, Yue Li knew the most about Liu Xuan's true strength.

Although she didn't know the specific level of his Five Elements dao foundation, she could feel its power, which was stronger than any Foundation Establishment Cultivator's dao foundation she had ever seen.

"The Five Elements dao foundation! Have you heard of it?"

"Five Elements dao foundation..."

Yue Li fell into thought and then slowly shook her head. "I've only seen single-element Five Elements foundations. Could it be that you are practicing a Cultivation Technique that encompasses all Five Elements?"

Liu Xuan ruffled her hair and smiled. "Clever, you actually guessed it!"

Yue Li looked at Liu Xuan in shock; a technique encompassing all Five Elements would be at least a fifth-rank Soul Transformation Realm technique!

Since Liu Xuan had the Heaven-Defying ability to help her refine a False Core into a True Core, it was even very likely he was practicing an Immortal Method that could lead to Immortal Ascension!

'Junior Brother could never be just from a common farming Family!'

Yue Li felt she had found a treasure. Liu Xuan was very likely the Reincarnation of a mighty figure or a Prodigy Genius with a hidden mysterious background. Being able to follow Liu Xuan was definitely the greatest Opportunity of her life!

"Husband~"

"Are you about to undergo Core Formation?"

Before Liu Xuan could speak, she hurriedly said, "Husband, if you achieve Golden Core, you will surely be able to help our Revered Master weaken the Bottleneck for Nascent Soul Formation. Should I give you a hand?"

Liu Xuan looked at the expectant Yue Li and teased, "What, you don't want a Revered Master anymore and want her to be your sister?"

Yue Li didn't mind at all, pressing her cheek against Liu Xuan's palm and acting spoiled. "Aren't I just thinking of helping Revered Master?"

"Revered Master didn't hesitate to risk her life on the battlefield; isn't what she seeks just Nascent Soul Formation? If she knew how good you are, she would definitely be willing to follow you!"

Yue Li and Shen Yunshu were not only Revered Master and Disciple but also good friends; they could be said to talk about anything.

She knew exactly what Shen Yunshu wanted. As long as Liu Xuan showed his ability, she would definitely be willing.

"No rush!"

"I'll have you help when the time is right. For now, let's just maintain the status quo!"

Shen Yunshu's cultivation was too high; Liu Xuan couldn't handle her for now, nor could he trust her. At the very least, he would wait until after he broke through to the Golden Core.

"By the way!" Liu Xuan suddenly looked down at Yue Li in his arms. "Why aren't you calling me Junior Brother anymore?"

Yue Li's face flushed. She tilted her head up and said, "Can't I get tired of calling you that?"

"Husband! Husband!"

"Junior Brother! Junior Brother!"

"I'll call you whatever I want."

Yue Li knew how to manipulate hearts. During the day, she was the cold and proud female sword immortal of the Heavenly Sword Sect in front of outsiders, but at night, she was a little girl who liked to act spoiled in front of Liu Xuan.

What was even more precious was that there was no trace of affectation in the transition, attracting Liu Xuan on a deeper emotional level that transcended physical desire.

Liu Xuan liked his women to have a bit of cleverness; as long as they didn't cross the line, it added fun to a boring life.

"Still like talking back, do you?"

Liu Xuan lowered his head and kissed her soft red lips... A few days later.

Liu Xuan felt the Bottleneck for Core Formation drawing closer. The Bottleneck for his Qi cultivation was not so easy to break through, but the Body Refining Bottleneck was much easier.

A faint sense of hunger flickered deep within his body. With just a single spark, he could condense a Golden Core with his Physical Body at any time.

'Is a Golden Core condensed by the Physical Body still a Golden Core? Or is it a demon core like a Yao Beast's?'

Yao Race demon cores and Human Race Golden Cores were fundamentally different.

Yao Race demon cores relied more on Bloodline power, with their divine abilities originating from their race's inheritance over millions of years, combined with their own insights.

Human Race Golden Cores, on the other hand, relied entirely on Cultivation Techniques to refine the Divine Soul and magic power, with divine abilities originating from soul comprehension and magic power.

The difference was that Yao Race demon cores originated from the Physical Body and Bloodline, tending more towards a physical entity and possessing greater power, but they were not as mystical as Human Race Golden Cores.

Human Race Golden Cores tended more towards a soul-body. As long as the Golden Core was not destroyed, the Immortal Master would not die, offering many more mystical uses than a Yao Race demon core.

The Golden Core cultivated through the Kunpeng Body Refining Method tended more towards the Physical Body and Bloodline, more like a Yao Race demon core.

'It has always been that the further the Yao Race Cultivates, the more they lean toward the Human Race; many Nascent Soul Yao Beasts even completely transform into human form. Am I doing the opposite now, cultivating toward becoming a Yao Beast?'

Yao Race Bloodlines had limits; some high-level Yao Beasts would study human Cultivation Techniques to seek a Breakthrough after reaching their own Bloodline Bottleneck.

But Liu Xuan found that the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Body Refining Method was completely the opposite, as if it were meant to Cultivate the body toward the direction of a Divine Beast's true spirit.

'Who cares! High-level experts can change at will; whether one is human or Yao doesn't matter, as long as one is strong enough!'

Forming a core with the Physical Body required a large amount of vitality-type Medicinal Pills. It just so happened that during this period, the battlefield had sent many high-level monster beast flesh and blood and bones.

Liu Xuan prepared to first refine a batch of high-level vitality demon pills and then enter seclusion to begin his Breakthrough!