301: profound

The room was silent.

The sound of water flowing in the small pond next to the rockery was exceptionally clear.

Wang Long looked at the information on the light screen, a look of longing flashing in his eyes.

The gap between a Golden Core Cultivator and a Foundation Establishment Cultivator is immense, and the direction of their cultivation also differs.

From Spirit Nurturing and Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, the goal of cultivation is to Breakthrough to the next Realm.

But Golden Core is different; for most Cultivators, reaching Golden Core is the end, and even Prodigies and Outstanding Talents need to remain in the Golden Core Realm for many years.

During this stage, countless spells and Divine Abilities need to be cultivated, with Natal Divine Powers being particularly crucial.

These cultivation contents can be collectively referred to as cultivation, but the Xuanhuan World has a specific term for it:

Dao.

The power gap brought by the quality of the Golden Core is enormous; the difference between a Ninth-Grade Shattered Core and a First-Grade Dao Core is like crossing a major Realm.

However, in actual combat, an experienced Ninth-Grade Shattered Core can escape from a newly promoted First-Grade Dao Core by relying on their profound Dao, and might even counter-kill.

Precognition, Escape technique (Duan Shu) similar to the Void, temporary battle power boosts beyond the norm, infinitely confusing Puppets... these things intertwined make every experienced Golden Core terrifyingly strong; no one can claim absolute certainty in a confrontation within the same Realm.

Previously, Duan Kong Cave mobilized three Golden Core Cultivators to hunt Midnight Gao Sou, fearing that Midnight Gao Sou, as a player, might inexplicably pull out some miraculous means.

As it turned out, Midnight Gao Sou was indeed so useless and was easily suppressed.

Among all means, Natal Divine Power is undoubtedly the strongest enhancement to Dao.

A Fourth-Grade Natal Divine Power can elevate one's Dao to an extremely exaggerated level, perhaps allowing a Ninth-Grade Shattered Core to possess the strength to contend directly with a First-Grade Dao Core.

Moreover, Natal Divine Power, intertwined with the Golden Core and Soul, provides immense assistance when Breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Therefore, everyone present, whether Golden Core or Foundation Establishment, showed excitement in their eyes.

Lightning Flash took in their expressions and chuckled inwardly.

He continued:

"According to intelligence, this Fourth-Grade Natal Divine Power is a Water Dao Divine Power. Those whose Cultivation Technique conflicts with it can disregard it."

Wang Long's eyelids twitched.

He cultivated Fire Dao, which conflicted directly, so this Natal Divine Power was clearly unrelated to him.

But Moon Abyss, within him, spoke:

"They are all blind men touching an elephant, only half-understanding the importance of Natal Divine Power.

"A Fourth-Grade Natal Divine Power, let alone a complete one, even half of it, even if it completely conflicts, is worth you paying a huge price to cultivate."

Wang Long's heart stirred: "My Cultivation Technique is Fire Dao. After Foundation Establishment Breakthrough to Golden Core, my Immortal Foundation has long been internalized, and my entire body is imbued with Fire Dao, which cannot be abolished. Cultivating Water Dao Divine Power would surely result in severe backlash... Is it still worth cultivating?"

Moon Abyss chuckled softly: "That's why I said you only half-understand Natal Divine Power.

"A Fourth-Grade Natal Divine Power is an excellent item that points directly to the Nascent Soul Realm. Even if it conflicts with your cultivation and causes backlash, you must still cultivate it.

"At that time, it's merely a matter of using more means to suppress the conflict and finding ways to resolve it."

Wang Long thought about it but still felt it was inappropriate.

Foundation Establishment is called Foundation Establishment precisely because the Cultivation Technique cultivated at this time transforms into the Cultivator's most stable Foundation, which cannot be re-cultivated later.

He achieved his Immortal Foundation through Fire Dao, and then achieved Golden Core. If he were to cultivate Water Dao Divine Power, the backlash would be very severe.

If the team supported him, perhaps they could work together to find a solution, expending resources to help him stabilize his cultivation, and even advance further.

But now, the team's intention was clearly to let a more suitable Golden Core Cultivator cultivate it, and they would not allocate resources to him, Wang Long.

"Forget it. Since a Fourth-Grade Divine Ability has appeared here, it means the version will update soon, and more and more Fourth-Grade Divine Abilities will appear later."

Hearing this, Moon Abyss hesitated to speak.

What does "version update" mean? And what if it updates?

Something like a Fourth-Grade is too precious; there can't be many.

It's not like after some version update, Golden Core Cultivators will be as common as dogs, and Nascent Soul Cultivators will be everywhere, right?

At this moment, Lightning Flash spoke again:

"Furthermore, according to the information we've obtained, several other clubs are also eyeing the Tian Family.

"It's already a certainty that all five major clubs will be involved, and various emerging clubs are also targeting it.

"Even some powerful player guilds and Sects have discovered this situation.

"Even lone wolf players of the Golden Core Realm, like Ye Chun, are planning for the Tian Family."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Long suddenly stood up, a fierce look in his eyes:

"You mean Ye Chun will also be involved?"

Lightning Flash chuckled:

"Not only will he be involved, Ye Chun is actually the person closest to the Fourth-Grade Natal Divine Power. He has very close ties with those natives of the Tian Family, and recently they've even been discussing... marriage?

"Hmm, it seems he's going to marry the Tian Family's Young Miss to obtain the Natal Divine Power."

Wang Long laughed in anger: "Marriage? For a Fourth-Grade Divine Ability, Ye Chun is actually selling himself? Does he have no shame?"

The others below also discussed spiritedly, all finding it somewhat unbelievable.

Lightning Flash, however, said somewhat seriously:

"This is the source of Ye Chun's strength. He loves games, enjoys games, but he always intervenes in the Xuanhuan World as a player.

"He has never immersed himself, so his goals are very clear, and he never worries about various means.

"This is also where we need to learn. We must never be attracted by the realism of the Xuanhuan World, and we must never immerse ourselves."

Everyone looked at each other, and someone asked:

"Recently, there have been rumors that the Xuanhuan World truly exists, and our cultivation will be realized in the future. Can we really still play it as an ordinary game?"

Lightning Flash laughed heartily:

"Those are all hyped up by the major clubs to deceive others into investing. You absolutely cannot take them seriously.

"Anyway, remember this: the Xuanhuan World is just a game. Don't get immersed in it. You must know that you are a player, a professional player, and absolutely do not do foolish things for some natives."

After speaking, Lightning Flash paused, then looked at Wang Long again and continued:

"The Legacy of the Fourth-Grade Divine Ability must be very peculiar, not a scroll, not a Jade Slip. We can't seize it directly.

"So we've all decided to wait for Ye Chun to obtain the Legacy, and then intercept and kill him.

"Wang Long, you will be the main attacker then."

Wang Long licked his lips: "I couldn't ask for anything more."

...Great River City.

Tian Family.

Lanterns hung high, colorful flags fluttered, and red carpets were laid, creating a festive atmosphere.

The Tian Family was about to have a Golden Core level son-in-law, making everyone confident and proud.

Tian Chi Ling, dressed in a wedding gown, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, a sweet smile on her lips.

On the other side of this festive atmosphere, Ye Chun's eyes flashed with the light of the trading System, a light only he could see.

He used Spirit Stones to trade for a wicked Divine Ability called the "Mind Control Technique."