210: The first player Jindan

Great Love Sect.

Jiang Yezi led the Great Love Sect's players, using the Sect Protection Formation to resist the attacking player group.

Initially, there were only a few thousand attacking players, and their combat power wasn't particularly strong.

But as time passed, more and more players joined the offense and defense battle, and its scale continuously expanded.

This battle began to ferment on the internet, countless videos were edited, and countless streamers reaped the benefits.

Thus, streamers who enjoyed watching the excitement and didn't mind making a big deal of it organized events out of their own pockets, specifically sponsoring players to attack the Great Love Sect, and of course, some also sponsored the Great Love Sect to defend against the attackers.

Coupled with professional clubs fanning the flames from the shadows, the number of players gathered at the Great Love Sect eventually reached several hundred thousand.

This scale, if placed in reality, would be a major battle on the army level, shocking many passersby who didn't play in the Xuanhuan World.

As a result, sales of the Xuanhuan World once again rose, and more and more players poured into this grand world.

Many newcomers, upon entering, made their first priority to go to the Great Love Sect, even if not to participate in the battle, but to observe from nearby.

The Monk, dressed in a monastic robe, with a large bald head, clutching a string of prayer beads, hovered atop a mountain peak, squinting his eyes, silently observing the situation of the Great Love Sect.

He judged that although the Great Love Sect's players had different intentions, out of player instinct, being killed at their doorstep would still make them unite and resist with all their might.

Furthermore, the Great Love Sect had a sufficient number of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the Sect Protection Formation, as well as other defensive measures, were all personally set up by Star Fiend, so the attacking side was slow to make progress.

The Monk had heard that a sect-destroying battle either ended in an instant with a high-level cultivator's intervention, making resistance impossible.

Or it would drag on for a very long time, with both sides continuously showcasing their hard power and revealing their trump cards, sometimes even lasting for several years of siege.

Therefore, the Monk judged that the Great Love Sect this time was only in danger but not without a way out, and the grand Formation would not be breached.

“What a pity.”

The Monk sighed; he had wanted to descend as a savior and win over the hearts of the Great Love Sect's people, but it seemed there wasn't much chance.

The Monk turned his head, looked at another bald Senior Monk, and asked:

“Can Midnight Gao Sou successfully achieve a Breakthrough?”

The Bald Monk's lips curled up:

“He has to, even if he can’t. The Immortal Master Star Fiend within him, though he has his own calculations, has prepared complete means for Midnight Gao Sou, which can allow him to complete the Breakthrough.

“Even if Midnight Gao Sou is truly useless and cannot achieve Core Formation by his own means, the Sect Master of Duan Kong Cave will most likely directly intervene and use a secret technique to help him achieve a Ninth-Grade Shattered Core.

“So, he cannot fail; the only question is when he will emerge from his seclusion.”

The Monk was silent for a long time, then sighed leisurely:

“Midnight Gao Sou truly has good fortune.”

The Bald Monk immediately laughed: “Good fortune? His good days are still ahead.”

...Within the borders of Chu State.

In the mountain range.

Midnight Gao Sou felt like he had a very, very long dream.

This dream was unpredictable, sometimes clear, sometimes vague, seemingly real, yet seemingly illusory; he couldn't distinguish it at all.

Suddenly, a dazzling light burst into his mind, all darkness was dispelled, replaced by a brilliant splendor; the light obscured everything, and he couldn't perceive anything.

This made Midnight Gao Sou feel even more uneasy, not knowing what he was experiencing.

But when these lights disappeared, and he regained consciousness...

He was startled to find that the Immortal Foundation within him had disappeared, replaced by a damaged but truly existing Golden Core.

“I succeeded?”

Midnight Gao Sou was stunned, a little slow to react.

He performed an internal inspection.

His Physical Body was severely tormented by the difficult Breakthrough; his Meridians were almost ruptured by the power released when the Immortal Foundation dispersed, his internal organs were also injured by some violent medicinal properties, and there was hardly a single good piece of flesh on his entire body; even his bones were almost shattered due to the Heaven and Earth Resonance during Core Formation.

“Heaven and Earth Resonance?”

Midnight Gao Sou suddenly froze, because he thought of a crucial point.

According to Immortal Master Star Fiend's words, after crossing the infinite illusion, there should be Heaven and Earth Resonance; this process is very important, it will cleanse the Physical Body and even have a positive impact on the Soul.

However, he had not experienced this process at all.

“Is it because I am a Shattered Core? Is it a Ninth-Grade Shattered Core forcibly achieved by a secret technique, so there is no this step?”

Midnight Gao Sou was slightly disappointed, but then quickly comforted himself.

If it weren't for the secret technique, he would probably have died violently, unable to achieve a Golden Core at all.

“Let me see the Golden Core's methods...”

Midnight Gao Sou finished his internal inspection and began to comprehend the new power he had gained.

Due to the lack of Heaven and Earth Resonance, and the fact that he was still in an infinite illusion during the critical Breakthrough, his understanding of the various powers of the Golden Core was extremely limited.

However, even the lowest-grade Ninth-Grade Shattered Core was still a Golden Core after all.

Midnight Gao Sou gently stood up, and as his body stretched, his flesh, which had seemed on the verge of dying, became plump, then his bones stabilized one by one, and even his internal organs, along with all his Meridians, were nourished by a surge of Spiritual Qi, fully recovering in an instant.

By the time Midnight Gao Sou transitioned from sitting cross-legged to standing, his body had already returned to normal, even becoming somewhat ethereal and jade-like, full of the Immortal Qi of an accomplished cultivator.

Midnight Gao Sou then looked around; the piled Spirit Stones had all been consumed, and the Formation also seemed to have traces of being broken, as if his own power had leaked out during the Breakthrough, causing incredible effects.

Midnight Gao Sou waved his hand, contacting the grand Formation, and immediately, Formation Flags leaped out, spontaneously flowing into his palm.

The next moment, he lifted a leg and appeared several miles away in the blink of an eye; it was indeed Shrinking the Ground into an Inch.

Midnight Gao Sou hovered in mid-air, looked down at the ground, his entire body trembling with excitement.

“This... this is a Golden Core!”

Midnight Gao Sou had not yet experienced all the Golden Core's authority, but merely the extreme regeneration ability and the ultimate speed like Shrinking the Ground into an Inch were enough to make him ecstatic, feeling that he had reached the pinnacle of cultivation.

“Oh right! Where is Senior Star Fiend?”

After a burst of excitement, Midnight Gao Sou finally remembered Immortal Master Star Fiend.

If he hadn't thought wrong, he should have failed at the critical moment, and it was Immortal Master Star Fiend who used a secret technique, allowing him to achieve a Breakthrough.

This was a great kindness.

Midnight Gao Sou once again took a step, stood with his hands behind his back, involuntarily acting like an accomplished cultivator, stepping into the Dharma platform, releasing his spiritual sense.

The next moment, his brows furrowed tightly.

He did not find Immortal Master Star Fiend.

Although he had just entered the Golden Core Stage, and was merely a Ninth-Grade Shattered Core, Midnight Gao Sou's spiritual sense range had become extremely vast, capable of covering the entire mountain range, and even extending further.

However, he did not find Immortal Master Star Fiend.