My Beasts Grind Proficiency For Me

Chapter 401 - 246: Core Formation (2)

"Master, we will guard the Cave Mansion day and night during this time and will not leave your side for a moment."

Iron Head said solemnly to Yang Jing.

Yang Jing nodded. His enmity with the Four Demon Sects, the Eastern Demon Sect, and the Celestial Demons ran as deep as the sea. They would never pass up an opportunity like this.

Upon entering the Cave Mansion, he found the Spiritual Qi so abundant that the Spiritual Mechanism within the Quiet Chamber had already given birth to a Spiritual Charm. This charm spontaneously condensed into the forms of auspicious cranes, Spirit Turtles, Soaring Dragons, and Flying Phoenixes.

However, the Spiritual Charm within these Spiritual Aspects was too weak. They were born in the morning only to die by dusk, repeating the cycle, unable to persist in the world for long.

Yang Jing watched these manifestations of Spiritual Qi playfully chase each other around the Quiet Chamber, a constant cycle of creation and annihilation, and took a deep breath.

’Drink and sing, for life is short!’

’It is like the morning dew; the days gone by are filled with sorrow.’

Even with the blessing of his Divine Turtle Longevity Talent, which granted him a much longer lifespan than an ordinary cultivator, his existence was but a fleeting glimpse in the grand scale of the Nine Heavens World.

Only by achieving Core Formation, reaching the Nascent Soul realm, and continuing to ascend the path could he hope to linger in this mortal world for even a moment more.

Yang Jing walked into the Quiet Chamber and settled onto the Meditation Cushion, his resolve to seek the Dao becoming incredibly firm in that moment.

He sank his Divine Sense into his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness. After seven years of cultivation, all five Divine Dragons of the Five Dragons Hibernation Scripture had been fully manifested.

The cyan, white, black, yellow, and red Divine Dragons swam day and night within his Sea of Consciousness, constantly expanding it for Yang Jing and strengthening his Divine Sense.

By now, his Divine Sense had surpassed the limits of Foundation Establishment Perfection, nearly rivaling that of a Core Formation Cultivator. As for his physical body, tempered day and night by Celestial Spirits Star Force and Celestial True Gang, it was far beyond what even a Golden Core Cultivator could match.

Even his Magical Power, the weakest of his three aspects of Essence, Qi, and Spiritual, was astounding. With thirty-six drops of Magical Power per layer in Early-stage Foundation Establishment, seventy-two drops per layer in the Middle Stage, and one hundred and eight drops per layer in the Late Stage, he had accumulated a total of six hundred forty-eight drops. This was an amount an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator could only look at from afar, unable to ever catch up.

If an ordinary cultivator tried to contain such profound Magical Power, their Dantian would likely be stretched to the breaking point.

Yang Jing spent seven days adjusting his condition until it was perfectly flawless, bringing his Essence, Qi, and Spiritual to their absolute peak. Only then did he retrieve a Medicine Box from his Storage Bag.

The box contained Kunzai Jade Liquid Ointment.

The first trial of Core Formation is a test of the physical body. During this process, the amount of Spiritual Qi one must absorb is so immense that it forms a massive funnel in the sky.

If a cultivator’s body has even the slightest imperfection when facing this colossal amount of Spiritual Qi, they will be instantly crushed into a bloody pulp.

Kunzai Jade Liquid Ointment helps a cultivator undergoing Core Formation bear the pressure of this massive influx of Spiritual Qi, aiding them in passing this trial.

With Yang Jing’s level of Body Refining Cultivation, he naturally wouldn’t be troubled by this trial. However, after absorbing a massive amount of Spiritual Qi, the Kunzai Jade Liquid Ointment also had the miraculous effect of aiding Body Refinement, far surpassing any ordinary Body Refining Elixir.

The Kunzai Jade Liquid Ointment was a cool, oily paste. Yang Jing poured all of it out and smeared it over his body.

Next, he consumed a Green Jade Rejuvenating Pill and lit a stick of Seven-Star Tranquility Incense. The incense would protect and stabilize his Divine Sense, preventing it from being damaged by the massive influx of Spiritual Qi. If his Divine Sense were to falter, he could lose his grip on his Magical Power, which would then run rampant and destroy his Dantian.

The sweet fragrance of the Spiritual Incense slowly filled the Quiet Chamber, steadying Yang Jing’s mind and spirit.

Even the cheapest of these Spiritual Objects and Spirit Pills was worth at least 10,000 Spirit Stones, and some were so rare that they couldn’t be bought, no matter the price.

Only someone like Yang Jing, who had more Merit Points than he knew what to do with, would be willing to cash them all in for items to assist his Core Formation.

Having used all the various Spiritual Objects and Spirit Pills required to aid his Core Formation, Yang Jing solemnly took out the Golden Core Pill. The pill was a brilliant gold, its surface etched with intricate, cloud-like patterns. It contained a unique Abnormal Power, sufficient to catalyze the qualitative transformation of his Magical Power.

Without the aid of a Golden Core Pill, a cultivator at Foundation Establishment Perfection would have to wait indefinitely for a mysterious, profound moment of insight to trigger the qualitative transformation of their Magical Power. Some unlucky cultivators waited until they were on their deathbeds, never experiencing that moment, and could only die filled with endless regret.

Yang Jing studied the Golden Core Pill for a long while. His Spirit Root was merely average. Without this pill, he estimated it would take at least thirty years to achieve the qualitative transformation of his Magical Power.

He swallowed the Golden Core Pill in one gulp.

The moment the Golden Core Pill settled into his Dantian and Qi Sea, it instantly catalyzed his liquefied Magical Power, which was already at its tipping point.

In the Quiet Chamber, the abundant Spiritual Qi that had condensed into a thick mist was completely absorbed by Yang Jing in a single breath. A rolling spiritual tide immediately surged up from the Spirit Vein below, rushing to fill the void.

On Meng Sima’s orders, the entire block of cultivation Cave Mansions had been closed off. This was to prevent other cultivators from being caught in the violent surge of Spiritual Qi from Yang Jing’s Core Formation, which could not only cause their own attempts at a breakthrough to fail but also inflict internal injuries.

The force of his absorption was so powerful that the surging Spiritual Qi formed a Five-Colored torrent that converged on the Cave Mansion where Yang Jing was in seclusion. The momentum of this spiritual torrent was so fierce it was comparable to a Magic attack from a Qi Cultivator.

After being buffered by the Kunzai Jade Liquid Ointment, the torrent of Five Element Spiritual Energy immediately grew gentle. As it landed on Yang Jing’s body, a single turn of his Five Elements Wheel was enough to refine it into pure Magical Power.

As the Magical Power surged through him, Yang Jing’s five viscera were the first to react. They seemed to transform into precious Jade of five colors—cyan, white, black, yellow, and red—each emitting a soft, lustrous glow.

Warm currents flowed from his organs, their energies intertwining, and arcs of Five-Colored Thunder Light burst forth from among them.

The moment the thunder light appeared, it stimulated Yang Jing’s entire skeleton, causing it to pulse with arcs of lightning.

The Nine Great Celestial Thunders tempered his bones while the Five Elements True Thunder refined his organs. Yang Jing’s Power of the Flesh climbed steadily higher, and a unique vitality surged within him. Now, the raging torrent of Spiritual Qi felt like nothing more than a gentle breeze against his skin.

Over the past seven years, Yang Jing had already inscribed all nine True Thunder Prohibitions from the Celestial Thunders Nine Techniques onto his very bones. Now, during Core Formation, these Thunder Prohibitions instantly resonated with the nine Secret Character Thunder Talismans in his Dantian.

One after another, the Secret Character Thunder Talismans gathered together, coalescing into a single Thunder Ball covered in Talismanic Script.

Yang Jing hadn’t expected the Celestial Thunders Nine Techniques to cause such a transformation during Core Formation. Despite the surprise, he remained calm, guiding the Spiritual Qi and proceeding with the process step by step.

His Five Elements Wheel spun automatically, converting the influx of Spiritual Qi into Magical Power. He was absorbing Spiritual Qi so voraciously that a colossal funnel of it had formed in the sky, gathering an immeasurable amount of energy and pouring it down upon him.

The Five-Colored Spirit Light flared, shooting thousands of feet into the sky. It was a beacon, clearly visible even from a hundred miles away.

Such a massive phenomenon naturally startled countless people.

"Junior Brother Yang is certainly causing a huge stir with his Core Formation."

Although Yang Jing had repeatedly demurred, Meng Sima insisted on treating him as a peer.

’When I underwent Core Formation, it only took me seven days to accumulate my Magical Power to Perfection and begin forming my core. The spectacle was nowhere near as earth-shattering as this.’

"An extraordinary person is bound to have an extraordinary phenomenon,"

Canyuan True Monarch said with a leisurely expression.

’For such an astonishing celestial phenomenon to be sustained this long proves that Yang Jing’s physical body and Divine Sense have both met the requirements for Core Formation. He’s just one final step away from success.’

’Only by forming a Golden Core can one truly step onto the grand chessboard of the Nine Heavens World and earn the right to be a player.’

Suddenly, Canyuan True Monarch activated his Celestial Mirror. The Treasure Mirror shot into the sky, unleashing a dazzling beam of light.

The beam of light struck a nearby river, and a cloud of black qi immediately billowed up, coalescing into the form of a Daoist with a transcendent, immortal-like bearing. The Daoist held a Skull Duster, and a faint, emerald light glinted in his eyes.

"Canxuan, one of your Six Sects’ disciples is undergoing Core Formation. Am I not allowed to come and offer my congratulations?"

His voice was laced with Demon Intent. Even though it was dampened by the Northern Army Governor’s Mansion’s Tier Five Grand Array, it still caused the mortals within the Array’s protection to grow dizzy and disoriented.

Canyuan True Monarch snorted coldly.

"A defeated general dares to come here and play at ghosts and gods."

The next moment, a Yellow Dragon soared into the sky and lunged straight for the Daoist.

A beam of bloody light suddenly flared, transforming into a crimson-skinned Celestial Demon with a human body and an insect’s head. It appeared just in time to block the Yellow Dragon.

"A Profound Yin Blood Demon!"

Canyuan True Monarch recognized the type of this Demon at a single glance.