98: Chapter 98 Core Formation Completed, First-Grade Golden Core

Li Daoxuan had the jinyuan fruit as well as the Red Gold Scorpion corpse; it was already completely sufficient to provide him with the energy needed for his Breakthrough, and it was the same no matter where he broke through.

This place was the location of the Red Gold mine used for refining Magic Treasures, and if he were discovered here, he would definitely have no peace.

It would be better to find a secluded place to break through; even if he were discovered, it wouldn't cause any major issues.

Without waiting for Ouyang Longfei to say anything, Li Daoxuan flew directly away from the Red Gold mine and headed toward the depths of the desert.

He believed that there would be fewer and fewer Cultivators in the depths of the desert; although there would be other Yao Beasts or sand beasts, relatively speaking, Human Race Cultivators were much more dangerous than them.

Upon reaching the depths of the desert, he found a spot with no people or beasts around and landed directly.

Then, he used his Flying Sword to continuously carve; he wanted to excavate a very deep cave for secluded cultivation.

But this was a desert; as he carved, it kept collapsing as he went.

In the end, he had no choice but to use an Earth-Evasion Talisman and sink directly into the ground.

After sinking underground, until he reached the deepest point the Earth-Evasion Talisman could take him, he discovered that below wasn't very loose sand, but rather a compacted layer of sand.

Li Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief and began to dig downward once again.

Unknowingly, he had dug quite deep when suddenly, the place he was digging seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't dig any further at all.

Even his top-grade magical tool Flying Sword was the same. Li Daoxuan quickly went to check and found nothing, but it seemed like a barrier or a Formation was blocking him.

Li Daoxuan muttered to himself, "Could this be the ruins of a former School in the desert? Forget it, the urgent priority is cultivation; I shouldn't come here for now, I'll wait until after I break through."

He quickly left this place and dug in another direction; once he was far away, Li Daoxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He carved out an Immortal Cave, took out the third-rank Yao Beast corpse, and began to circulate the Great Ocean Boundless Sutra.

The third-rank Yao Beast had been dead for a long time, but fortunately, its demon core still existed, and the essence of its flesh and blood was still useful.

Under Li Daoxuan's continuous absorption, the mana he had expended was completely restored, and there was still a vast amount of energy stored within his body.

Sitting cross-legged in the Immortal Cave, he took out the jinyuan fruit, consumed it directly, and began to Cultivate.

His body already possessed a large amount of energy, and with the addition of the jinyuan fruit's energy, as well as the seven hundred and twenty-nine drops of liquid mana within his body...

The portion of the Great Ocean Boundless Sutra for breaking through to the Golden Core Stage began to circulate wildly; he had already integrated the Great Ocean Boundless Sutra up to the sixth level of the Golden Core Stage long ago.

Of course, in the future, if he obtained more Golden Core Cultivation Techniques, he would continue to integrate them to enhance his foundation.

Time passed bit by bit, and the seven hundred and twenty-nine drops of liquid mana within his body gathered into a ball and began to circle within his Dantian.

With every rotation, his mana became a bit more solidified, and it was almost about to condense into a solid.

However, what is formed during the Golden Core Stage is a Golden Core, not just any random solid mana.

The medicinal power of the jinyuan fruit played its role at this moment; the viscous liquid mana slowly formed into a solid state, though this solid was irregular.

Li Daoxuan used his Divine Sense to watch his mana and began to slowly polish the mana Golden Core.

The now-solidified Golden Core spun endlessly within his Dantian, and slowly, the Golden Core began to become smooth and round.

Li Daoxuan was extremely satisfied with this speed and continued to keep his eyes closed, polishing the solid mana within his Dantian.

Suddenly, the remaining medicinal power of the jinyuan fruit, carrying a trace of mysterious energy, entered the solid mana within his Dantian, and the entire mass of solid mana began to compress frantically.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but a crisp explosion sounded from his Dantian, and a Golden Core the size of a ping-pong ball appeared within it.

On the Golden Core, nine stripes resembling Dragon patterns appeared on its surface.

Li Daoxuan exclaimed, "Hahaha, a Nine-Striped Golden Core, First-Grade, hahaha."

After condensing a Golden Core during the Golden Core Stage, Dao patterns would appear on it; the more Dao patterns there were, the higher the grade it represented.

A Nine-Dao-Pattern First-Grade Core—this was definitely the aptitude for Immortal Ascension; if the Old Ancestors of those large Schools in the Central Plains saw this, they would definitely be driven mad with jealousy.

Another benefit of Li Daoxuan having no Spiritual Root manifested itself, which was that there were no strange phenomena.

In other words, even if Li Daoxuan achieved Immortal Ascension, it would not trigger any signs of Immortal Ascension.

This was of great benefit to him for hiding his cultivation level; he would not be discovered when breaking through, and he could safely and steadily remain a hidden player.

He swept out his Divine Sense; except for the place that had blocked his progress, everything else reached three hundred li.

The Divine Sense of the Golden Core Stage is usually about one hundred li, and Li Daoxuan was three times that just after his Breakthrough.

"Not bad, not bad; it's just a pity that I don't know Artifact Refining, so I don't have a suitable Magic Treasure."

"Wait, that place covered by the Formation or barrier might have unexpected gains."

Thinking of this, Li Daoxuan couldn't wait to stand up and return along the original path to that place, and he soon found it.

This time, he was in the Golden Core Stage; with a wave of his hand, a fire dragon appeared. This was a fire-attribute Spell that Li Daoxuan had fused.

The power of this Spell already exceeded the full-strength strike of anyone in the Foundation Establishment Stage by many times, something Li Daoxuan could not have cast before.

At this moment, the Fire Dragon Spell he cast was immensely powerful; it had already exceeded the category of a Spell and could be called a weak form of Daoist Magic.

The methods of attack in the cultivation world varied; above Spells were Daoist Magic, and above Daoist Magic were Divine Abilities.

However, many Cultivators liked to use Magic Treasures to attack, which made many Spells and Daoist Magic lose their effectiveness, but Divine Abilities remained enduring.

"Rumble!"

The Fire Dragon Spell slammed directly into the barrier in front, emitting a rumbling sound.

The Formation in front seemed completely unaffected, which left Li Daoxuan puzzled.

Angry, he continuously pinched Dharma seals, and nine fire dragons appeared one after another, slamming into the exact spot he had just struck.

"Rumble!"

A light barrier appeared in front of Li Daoxuan, very conspicuous.

Li Daoxuan pinched Dharma seals again, and nine large golden swords appeared above him.

Nine Swords Destroying Heaven—this domineering name was one he had given himself; in reality, it was just a Fusion of the Sword Controlling Technique, the Golden Needle Technique, and other powerful attack Spells.

He had never tested its power, but he knew that its power would definitely not be weak.

The nine huge golden swords slammed directly into the Formation in front, emitting a thunderous roar.

Just as these nine attacks finished, an opening appeared on the golden light barrier in front of him, just large enough for one person to pass through.

As if tempted by something, Li Daoxuan entered without hesitation, and then the light barrier disappeared.

"Boom!"

Inside the light barrier, Li Daoxuan fell directly to the ground. It was pitch black inside, and he discovered that his mana could no longer be used.

This was somewhat ridiculous; having just broken through to the Golden Core Stage, his mana could actually no longer circulate.

Li Daoxuan frowned and felt around; because the Great Ocean Boundless Sutra had integrated the Yin Sha Body Refining Technique, his physical strength was still quite high, equivalent to the Ninth Level of Qi Refining.

Having some strength, he felt slightly relieved and looked ahead, unexpectedly discovering firelight.

He moved his figure, utilizing the light-body technique he had practiced back in the day, and soon arrived at the place where the firelight was.

He saw over a dozen people there warming themselves by the fire, constantly discussing something, and over their campfire, they were roasting meat.

But the bright firelight allowed him to see two human arms; these people were actually eating humans.

Smelling the aroma, Li Daoxuan felt like vomiting; although he had killed many Cultivators, this was the first time he had seen human flesh being roasted.