423: Chapter 423 Mid-stage Golden Core

Half a year later.

"Buzz~"

In the Great Sun City's underground Yin Fiend Hall, the yin fiends suddenly churned as Spiritual Qi and Yin Qi converged toward the center, forming a cluster of greyish-white clouds.

"Someone has made a Breakthrough again!!"

"It should be Sixth Brother; he has the deepest foundation."

"I think it's Brother Yong; his talent is better, and he is the most diligent."

Old Sixth Dao Ming acted steadily. He held a high position within the Liu Clan Merchant Alliance and managed many younger brothers and sisters, possessing significant prestige within the manor.

Dao Yong had a quiet personality and was not a man of many words, but he was proficient in Talismans. He also served as a Talisman teacher in the clan school, holding high prestige among the younger brothers and sisters of the De and Xin generations.

Not long ago, the Ninth Son successfully made a Breakthrough to become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Currently, only Old Sixth Dao Ming and Dao Yong were in seclusion in the Yin Fiend Hall attempting to reach Foundation Establishment, so everyone was curious which one of them it was.

"It's confirmed, it's Brother Yong!"

Before long, news spread from the depths of the great hall. Dao Yong had begun his Breakthrough. If successful, he would be the Fourth Foundation Establishment Cultivator among Liu Xuan's children.

"Brother Yong has been promoted to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and Aunt Summer is also a Foundation Establishment Ancestor. Both mother and son are Foundation Establishment Ancestors; it's truly enviable!"

Xia He was one of the founders of the Liu Clan Merchant Alliance. After being promoted to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, she controlled the life and death of countless people. Now that her son had been promoted, her lineage's power rose even further.

Two hours later.

The Spiritual Qi fluctuations subsided, and Dao Yong successfully made his Breakthrough. The entire Liu Manor immediately erupted in jubilation.

Achieving Foundation Establishment was a major event, but it had long become a common occurrence in the Liu Manor. Adhering to the Family's habit of keeping a low profile, just like the Ninth Son's Breakthrough last time, they would only celebrate within the Family and would not hold a grand Foundation Establishment Grand Ceremony... Pill Refining Tower.

Liu Xuan waved his hand to extract the Medicinal Pills from the purple poison cauldron. His Divine Sense sank into his Golden Core to check the sudden surge of magic power.

'Dao Yong made a Breakthrough, causing my cultivation to surge by a small margin, and I even gained an Epiphany. The feeling of gaining without effort is indeed wonderful!'

He sat cross-legged on the futon in front of the purple poison cauldron, first calming his mind to smooth out the increased magic power and cultivation. Then, he delved his Divine Sense deep into the Golden Core, looking at that verdant dao foundation.

Vegetation sprouting, withered trees meeting spring, the cycle of life and death—it wasn't an accumulation of spiritual power, but a wisp of gentle vitality flowing slowly. The verdant magic power was like a clear spring, nourishing Liu Xuan's entire Physical Body and Divine Soul.

'Green Wood Longevity, so that's how it is!'

Liu Xuan felt as if he were bathing in the rising morning light, incredibly transparent, and the rate of his Lifespan consumption slowed down.

The rank of the Green Wood Longevity Method was only at the top of the third rank, but it had the miraculous effect of extending one's life by a third, which was far beyond what general Cultivation Techniques of the same rank could compare to.

"The Green Wood Longevity Art contains the Dao of Life and Death. If it can continue to improve and be perfected, its prospects are limitless!"

Currently, four children have made a Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage. The Eldest is Cultivating the Kunyuan Earth Mastery Method, the Fourth is Cultivating the Geng Metal Sword Art, and the Ninth Son is also Cultivating the Geng Metal Sword Art. Combined with Dao Yong Cultivating the Green Wood Longevity Method, among the Five Elements, the three elements of Earth, Metal, and Wood have been perfected.

The Fire element is supplemented by the Great Sun True Fire, which Liu Xuan can perfect without needing the stacked Epiphanies from his children.

"I only need one of my children to successfully make a Breakthrough while Cultivating the Supreme Good Myriad Transformation Scripture, and I will be able to fuse the Five Elements and create a Great Five Elements Cultivation Method!"

Fusion of Cultivation Techniques is not as simple as integrating magic power; it will derive more powerful Divine Abilities, provide a stronger foundation, and make breaking through Bottlenecks easier.

Most importantly, once his children's cultivation reaches the limits of their current Cultivation Techniques, Liu Xuan can provide them with Fourth-rank, fifth-rank, or even stronger Legacies.

Low-rank Cultivation Techniques are easy to transcribe and not difficult to obtain. Third-rank Cultivation Techniques that can reach the Golden Core must be carried by Jade Slips and inscribed into the Divine Soul. Obtaining a complete version is quite difficult; without background and talent, one can only rely on Opportunity.

The cores of Cultivation Techniques above the Fourth rank involve the Law and the Great Dao, requiring a Legacy to obtain. It is almost impossible for low-level Cultivators to come into contact with them.

The Cultivation Techniques Liu Xuan's children study vary, as do their ranks. Once they reach the limit of their Cultivation Techniques, in order to promote to a higher Realm, they can only switch techniques or seek a Legacy from a fellow Daoist.

But if Liu Xuan creates a Great Five Elements Cultivation Method that fuses the Five Elements, his children can all use their single-element Cultivation Techniques as a foundation for supplementary learning, and the major problem of technique Legacy will be solved.

"Old Sixth Dao Ming is Cultivating the Kunyuan Earth Mastery Method; even if he makes a Breakthrough, he cannot complete the Five Elements Perfection."

"Fortunately, the Fifth Child, Ling Hui, is Cultivating the Supreme Good Myriad Transformation Scripture and is already in the Late Qi Refining Stage. Once she reaches Foundation Establishment, the matter of fusing the Cultivation Techniques will be settled!"

"Everything is going smoothly, no rush!"

As he grew older, Liu Xuan's personality became increasingly steady. He no longer liked to pursue speed but instead enjoyed the slow and steady process of becoming stronger.

Three months later.

Old Sixth Dao Ming successfully made a Breakthrough, becoming the fifth Foundation Establishment Ancestor among Liu Xuan's children and the sixteenth Foundation Establishment Ancestor of the Liu Clan.

The reason he was the sixteenth Foundation Establishment Ancestor was that another of Liu Xuan's Concubines had reached Foundation Establishment a month ago: Bai Shan, the deputy pavilion master of the Lingshu Pavilion, which manages the intelligence organization.

Bai Shan came from a Cauldron background in the Red Pine Sect and was once Su Wan's trusted subordinate. Back then, she had reached the seventh level of Qi Refining in her forties relying only on a Cauldron Cultivation Technique; her talent was excellent. If not for the limitations of her technique, and with Liu Xuan's assistance in Dual Cultivation, she would have reached Foundation Establishment long ago.

Besides making up for her Cultivation Technique, there was another reason why it took Bai Shan so long to reach Foundation Establishment.

Her luck with pregnancy was not very good!

Possibly due to the nature of the Cauldron Cultivation Technique, she had never conceived a child. Because of this, no matter how many charm techniques she practiced, the favor she received was limited.

"You little vixen, you're the most playful one in the whole Family!"

Liu Xuan reached out and pinched Bai Shan's fair little cheek, then got up, put on his robes, and left.

On the bed, a thin silk quilt covered three delicate bodies: Bai Shan and her two fellow sisters, Liu Sisi and Yang Rongrong.

Pill Refining Tower.

The top floor was both Liu Xuan's exclusive Alchemy Room and his exclusive Cultivation Chamber. Liu Xuan sat cross-legged and began to organize the cultivation stacking brought by Old Sixth's Breakthrough.

"Thump~"

When Liu Xuan's Divine Soul touched the golden dao foundation phantom representing Dao Ming within his Golden Core, a mysterious sound of shattering rang out.

The walls of the core cracked slightly, and his true essence fluctuated. The Spiritual Qi around him surged like a river flowing backward, pouring into his body and converging into the Golden Core.

Liu Xuan's Golden Core was not in his Dantian but in his chest. Its color was not pure gold but golden-red. As a massive amount of Spiritual Qi poured in, the golden-red color became even more dazzling.

The Spiritual Qi provided by the earth veins was not enough!

Liu Xuan immediately took out a large number of Spirit Stones from the genealogy Spirit Treasure space and threw them into the room's spirit-gathering array, then took out a pile of hoarded high-rank blood-qi demon cores.

"Buzz!"

The Spiritual Qi in the room surged, appearing as a thick milky white. Liu Xuan opened his mouth wide and swallowed hundreds of bottles of Medicinal Pills along with their jade bottles.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

...A rhythm similar to a heartbeat sounded inside the Golden Core, as if a higher level of life was awakening. It was not a common mortal life, but a rebirth at the Divine Soul level.

As the rhythm sounded, the Golden Core stopped absorbing external Spiritual Qi, and Liu Xuan's Divine Sense gradually regained clarity.

"Mid Golden Core Stage, I've made a Breakthrough!"