19: Jindancheng

In Wuya City, at the shop for renting Immortal Caves, Li Haotian walked in and directly asked about the Rank classifications for the different levels of Immortal Caves.

For Li Haotian, if he was going to rent an Immortal Cave, he naturally wanted to rent the best one.

The old man glanced at Li Haotian indifferently and said, "Immortal Caves are divided into four Ranks: A, B, C, and D, each with different Spiritual Qi levels and prices."

"Rank A Immortal Caves have the densest Spiritual Qi and cost ten thousand Spirit Stones per year; Rank B Immortal Caves are next, costing five thousand Spirit Stones per year; Rank C Immortal Caves follow, at two thousand Spirit Stones per year; and Rank D Immortal Caves are the lowest, at five hundred Spirit Stones per year."

"Rank A and B Immortal Caves are most suitable for Golden Core Stage Cultivators to Cultivate, while Rank C and D Immortal Caves are suitable for Foundation Establishment Cultivators. If one is a Qi Refining Cultivator, the city itself is the best place to Cultivate."

Li Haotian nodded. The Spiritual Qi in Wuya City was indeed very dense, fully comparable to a miniature Spiritual Vein, but it was useless to him.

He had already made up his mind, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "Fellow Daoist, give me a Rank B Immortal Cave for five years."

The old man suddenly sat up straight, his gaze shifting towards Li Haotian.

"Fellow Daoist, did you say a Rank B Immortal Cave? And for five years? Are you sure?"

Li Haotian nodded and said, "That is correct."

The old man beamed with joy and quickly said, "Fellow Daoist, shall we discuss this in the VIP room?"

Li Haotian nodded. Although it did not matter where they talked, since the other party had extended an invitation, he naturally had to give him Face.

In the VIP room, the old man brewed a pot of Spiritual Tea, poured a cup for Li Haotian, then poured one for himself, and finally said, "Fellow Daoist, there are three Rank B Immortal Caves available here: number 6, number 33, and number 36."

"The closer these Immortal Caves are to the front, the higher the concentration of Spiritual Qi, and the higher the service fee. Which one would you like to rent, Fellow Daoist?"

Li Haotian asked with a smile, "Oh? How do these service fees work?"

The old man smiled and said, "Immortal Cave number 6 is five hundred Spirit Stones, number 33 is two hundred Spirit Stones, and number 36 is one hundred Spirit Stones."

Li Haotian nodded slightly and said, "Very well, I will take Immortal Cave number 6; I like that number."

The old man laughed heartily and said, "I can see that you are destined for great things, Fellow Daoist; a Golden Core is well within your reach."

Li Haotian smiled and said, "I accept your auspicious words, Fellow Daoist."

After the transaction was completed, Li Haotian took the jade token for Rank B Immortal Cave number 6 and bid farewell to the old man.

The old man watched Li Haotian and warmly saw him to the door; the contrast with how he had acted when Li Haotian first arrived was stark.

The Immortal Caves in Wuya City were built around the mountain in the center of the city, resembling a screw, spiraling down layer by layer.

Li Haotian quickly found his Immortal Cave, Rank B number 6.

He used the jade token to open the Immortal Cave, and a dense wave of Spiritual Qi rushed towards him.

Li Haotian hurriedly entered the Immortal Cave and closed it; he could not let this Spiritual Qi dissipate.

Looking around inside, he found that the Immortal Cave was not very large, about a hundred square meters.

Besides the Cultivation room, there was also a lounge.

The reason the Immortal Caves were built this spacious was to ensure that they would not absorb each other's Spiritual Qi, maintaining the density of Spiritual Qi within each one.

The Wuya Sword Sect was quite conscientious, which was also the reason Li Haotian chose this place.

Sitting on the prayer mat, looking at the quarter-sized Spiritual Spring Eye in front of him, Li Haotian began to Cultivate.

Before entering the Nine Dragon Secret Realm, Li Haotian had just broken through to the Foundation Establishment Peak and had not yet reached Perfection.

Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, he would bring his cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Perfection, and then use the Moon Essence Fruit to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage.

Time flew by, and three years passed; fortunately, Li Haotian had plenty of Medicinal Pills on him, so he did not leave during these three years.

Relying on the Medicinal Pills he carried, combined with the boost from the Spirit Stones, he finally broke through to the Foundation Establishment Peak.

That day, Li Haotian took out the Moon Essence Fruit; a faint moonlight permeated the Moon Essence Fruit, making it look quite beautiful.

Li Haotian sighed, "If I could refine it into a Core Formation Pill, I should be able to refine several of them. However, I don't know any Alchemists, and it would be unwise to let such a treasure appear before outsiders."

Thinking of this, Li Haotian finished the Moon Essence Fruit in a few bites. A massive amount of energy gathered in his Dantian, continuously compressing the mana within it.

Slowly, the liquid mana began to solidify, turning into crystalline mana. This was a critical moment; if he failed to Breakthrough, he would only be able to form a False Core, and his path to immortality would be severed.

Li Haotian already had a ten to twenty percent chance of success on his own, and with the nine-thousand-year-old Moon Essence Fruit, his success rate was one hundred percent.

If he could still fail to Core Formation under these conditions, it could only mean that he was not suited for cultivation.

The surging energy of the Moon Essence Fruit made him feel a bit bloated, but this was not the time to think about other things; he had to work hard to refine the medicinal power.

The Two Forms Micro Dust Swordplay was also an incredibly powerful Cultivation Technique, and as Li Haotian Cultivated, the mana within his Dantian crystallized.

Just at this moment, his formed Divine Soul descended into the mana crystal and began to continuously temper the Golden Core.

Not long after, a Golden Core the size of a grain of rice was formed.

Although the Golden Core was not large, the energy radiating from it was world-destroying; this was a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, with a lifespan reaching five hundred years.

This was only for others; Li Haotian's lifespan could not be calculated based on five hundred years, after all, his base lifespan was three hundred years.

After breaking through to the Golden Core Stage, his lifespan reached six hundred years, a hundred years more than others' five hundred.

At this moment, he was surprised to discover that two faint wisps of Sword Qi were chasing each other around his Golden Core.

These two faint wisps of Sword Qi radiated a powerful pressure; this was precisely a characteristic of the Two Forms Micro Dust Swordplay.

This Sword Qi would continuously condense and grow stronger, containing the Two Forms Micro Dust Sword Essence within. If the essence inside was exhausted, the mana within the Golden Core could replenish it.

A joyful smile appeared on Li Haotian's Face; he had finally reached the Golden Core Stage.

Having broken through to the Golden Core Stage, the next step was to stabilize his cultivation and refine his Magic Treasure; it was just the right time to use the Azure-Purple Twin Swords.

There was no need to worry about stabilizing his cultivation; the Spiritual Qi in this Immortal Cave was dense enough to fully allow him to stabilize his cultivation.

Li Haotian did not know that his Breakthrough in the Immortal Cave had caused a phenomenon outside that startled quite a few people.

Purple Qi could be seen surging in the sky, forming a purple cloud about three kilometers wide.

Within the purple cloud, two Flying Swords were playing, looking as if they were real.

In a sense, the Golden Core Stage was no longer Mortal, and could be called a semi-immortal existence.

In the Wuya Sword Sect, several old men looked towards the direction of Wuya City, their eyes flickering with an unreadable expression.

"Which Disciple has broken through to the Golden Core?"

"I don't know. Three miles of purple clouds is nothing; when we broke through, which one of us wasn't over five miles?"

"That's true. If it weren't for the two Flying Swords in his phenomenon, I'm afraid it wouldn't have even attracted our attention."

"Forget it, let Jin Chan go and investigate. If there's nothing to find, then let it be."

"Hmm, since it is Sword Essence energy that was condensed, then it should be a Disciple of our Wuya Sword Sect. Regardless, we should be happy."

"Let's go, let's go back to Cultivate."

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The few Old Guys from the Wuya Sword Sect did not pay much attention to it; to them, only Sword Sect Disciples could produce such a phenomenon, and it was naturally impossible for anyone else.

Since they thought so, the people outside had the same idea.

In Wuya City, many people looked at the purple clouds in the sky with envy, their Faces showing determination.

"Someone has broken through to the Golden Core Stage again. Looking at this display, it must be a Senior from the Wuya Sword Sect."

"Sigh, in this Wuya City, every once in a while, one can see someone breaking through to the Golden Core Stage. When will I be able to break through?"

"Forget it, forget it, I'm going to Cultivate."