Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 262 Golden Core Dharma Body
With Chen Beiwu's current level of spiritual awareness, he can easily see through the flow of Qi in a Foundation Establishment cultivator's body and the flaws in their spell activation, thus achieving precognition before the battle even begins.

Even a pseudo-core cultivator who is only one step away from becoming a Golden Core True Person can be clearly seen in his divine sense, as if he were looking at the lines on his palm.

But when Chen Beiwu scanned the thin-faced man with his divine sense, it was as if he had bumped into an invisible wall.

The opponent's essence, energy, and spirit formed a small world of their own. The power flowing through their flesh and blood was no longer ordinary magic, but contained a more refined, almost immortal, golden power.

Without a doubt, only a Golden Core cultivator can possess this immortal golden nature.

"For a dignified Golden Core cultivator to act in secret, he must have some scheme in mind." Chen Beiwu remained calm and naturally took two steps back.

A difference of just one rank makes all the difference.

In the Southern Wilderness, Golden Core cultivators are also known as Enlightened Immortals, existing in a completely different dimension from Foundation Establishment cultivators.

To be on the safe side, even though Chen Beiwu could easily kill a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator, he didn't want to directly confront a Golden Core True Person from the Southern Wilderness, as that would be far too dangerous.

In the absence of sufficient intelligence, if the Golden Core True Person of the Southern Wilderness could unleash 80% of the combat power of the Immortal Alliance's Golden Core True Persons, even if Chen Beiwu used the Beast Taming and Participation Landscape to enhance it, the Golden Egg might still be defeated and killed.

This is undoubtedly a risk that Chen Beiwu cannot afford.

"Senior Sister, I need your help." Chen Beiwu looked at Zhu Qiong.

“The opponent is a Golden Core cultivator, Junior Brother can just watch from the sidelines.” Zhu Qiong nodded, her gaze fixed on Sun Yuanqing, her eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

Having just achieved the Golden Core stage, she used the corpse of a Golden Core cultivator from the Heavy Gold Sect to proclaim her fame to the cultivation world of the Earthly Realm.

“Interesting. You are Zhu Shaoyuan’s daughter, the number one disciple of the Mirror Moon Ranking, the Crimson Prison Fairy Zhu Qiong.”

Sun Yuanqing raised an eyebrow: "If you surrender obediently, I may spare your lives."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Yuanqing stretched out his right hand, circulated the Earthly Fiend True Qi, and made a grasping motion with his five fingers toward Zhu Qiong and Chen Beiwu. The spiritual energy permeating the world quickly gathered to form an invisible hand that grabbed downwards.

In his eyes, there was no need to use formations to deal with two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Even if these two Foundation Establishment cultivators were renowned prodigies who had made a name for themselves in the Earthly Realm.

But the next second, Zhu Qiong advanced instead of retreating. With her right hand, she gently removed a phoenix-shaped gold hairpin from her hair. Her red clothes were like fire, and her aura instantly surged from the peak of Foundation Establishment to the early stage of Golden Core, emitting a Golden Core pressure that caused the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth to solidify.

The invisible hand that had been pressing down on Chao Zhuqiong and Chen Beiwu also disintegrated at this moment.

"So you've already formed your Golden Core. No wonder you dare to be so arrogant in front of me." Sun Yuanqing's eyes narrowed.

A Golden Core cultivator doesn't need to use any spells; with a mere thought, they can easily crush a Foundation Establishment cultivator by manipulating the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

However, in the eyes of Golden Core cultivators of the same realm, such petty tricks are like a gentle breeze and not worth paying attention to at all.

"So what if you've achieved the Golden Core stage? You're just a mere junior. You'll perish under my grand formation." Sun Yuanqing sneered, flipping his hand to reveal a delicate and exquisite golden pagoda-shaped magic treasure.

"Buzz!"

As the golden pagoda shone brightly, thirty-six array flags flew out from Sun Yuanqing's sleeves, unfolding one by one according to the celestial directions, resonating with the eighty-one intertwined dragon-trapping pillars, transforming into miniature cities bathed in golden light.

Banners fluttered atop the city walls, and the faint silhouette of a golden-armored general could be seen.

"Kan and Li are reversed, the five elements are reversed." Sun Yuanqing's fingers flew as he made hand seals.

The moment the formation was complete, the sound of metal clashing rang out.

Chen Beiwu and Zhu Qiong felt the world before them change, and thirty-six giant golden pools suddenly came into view.

"Golden palaces shine, jade chambers glow, a thousand generals lock spirits." Sun Yuanqing, presiding over the core of the Thousand Cities Dragon-Locking Array, lightly tapped the golden pagoda with his fingertips.

The thirty-six golden cities suddenly shone brightly, and the incantations flowing on the surface of the city walls gradually condensed, forming golden divine generals with eyes brimming with fire, wearing armor and holding eighteen-foot-long spears.

These divine generals raised their spears, aiming at Zhu Qiong. Each of them exuded an aura comparable to a pseudo-Dan cultivator. Combined with the overwhelming formation of the thirty-six golden cities, Zhu Qiong couldn't help but groan, and the flames all over his body faltered.

"Gulu."

Sensing something was wrong, the golden egg soared through the clouds and stood in front of Chen Beiwu, using its gilded body to resist the omnipresent golden spear force within the great formation.

Taking this opportunity, Chen Beiwu put away the iron egg and meditated on the Tai Xuan Shou Yi, while simultaneously probing the details and flaws of the great formation and reminding Zhu Qiong:
"Senior sister, please be careful. This is a Heavenly Gang Spirit Locking and Divine General Summoning Formation. As long as the formation is not broken, the divine general will not perish. The best way to break this formation is to find the formation's core among the thirty-six golden cities."

"I see."

Zhu Qiong grasped the gilded phoenix-tail hairpin in her hand, and it suddenly trembled, melting and stretching like wax, transforming into a seven-foot-long blazing white sword under the scorching flames of the Crimson Hell.

"Qiang!"

As the sword light fell, a third of the thirty-six golden-armored generals who were attacking the two men had their waists broken, and their bodies fell to the ground in two pieces.

But as the golden city shone, the wounds of the fallen general instantly healed, and he continued his fierce attack on Chen Beiwu and the other man.

"Gulu."

Jin Dan wasn't confident in dealing with a Golden Core cultivator, but he was confident in handling these Undying Gods whose cultivation was at the Pseudo-Core level.

It opened its mouth and activated the "All Rivers Run into the Sea" technique, aiming it at some of the divine generals that Zhu Qiong had slain.

"Buzz!"

As the black hole cracks appeared, the golden egg, to Zhu Qiong's astonishment, swallowed several frantically struggling divine generals in one gulp.

"Gulu?"

After doing all that, Golden Egg subconsciously glanced down at its belly.

Strange, after devouring so many divine generals, why doesn't it feel full at all?

At the same time, Zhu Qiong's expression changed slightly, and the blazing white sword in her hand suddenly changed direction.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

After defeating three golden generals with consecutive sword strikes, Zhu Qiong slammed her left hand down on the third-tier talisman she carried at her waist, creating a defensive barrier to block the spear light that was thrusting towards her from behind.

The source of the spear's light was a massive golden-armored general whose aura surpassed that of a pseudo-Core Formation cultivator and was almost comparable to a Golden Core cultivator in the early stages.

Zhu Qiong's pupils contracted, and her gaze passed over the Golden Core Divine General to look at the illusory city.

Golden light surged, and golden-armored generals, whose strength was comparable to early-stage Golden Core cultivators, slowly condensed under the formation. The aura emanating from their bodies already made her feel a strong threat.

"Senior Sister, be careful. As time goes by, the strength of the divine generals gathered in this formation will become stronger and stronger," Chen Beiwu said solemnly.

It's one thing that the Ocean-Gathering Technique can ignore the Golden Egg's power, but what's more, this grand formation can actually summon thirty-six early-stage Golden Core Divine Generals to launch a siege?
Even a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator would likely perish here.

Moreover, the strength of these golden-armored generals is constantly increasing, and they may be able to reach the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, or even the late-stage of the Golden Core realm, with the support of the great formation.

Even if the eldest senior sister has many trump cards up her sleeve, she may not be able to break through this level of third-grade high-quality formation in a short time, let alone defeat the Golden Core cultivator of the Heavy Gold Sect.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu had a thought and discovered that the Gate of Ten Directions could still be used.

This means that as long as the senior sister can create about three breaths of time, he can freely move away from this formation.

Of course, the current battle situation is not yet at the point where Chen Beiwu should use the Ten Directions Gate; he still has many trump cards up his sleeve.

"How about you surrender obediently? I don't want to kill anyone." Sun Yuanqing said calmly, choosing to win people over psychologically.

Zhu Qiong is the daughter of Master Duobao, and Chen Zi'ang is the Daoist of the Jingyue Sect.

With the two of them working together, it wouldn't be impossible for them to pull out several high-grade third-tier talismans to fight the enemy in the next second.

Therefore, he never activated the Thousand Cities Dragon-Locking Formation's ultimate move, instead stalling for time and secretly coordinating with the Earth-Splitting Gold Treasure Formation, striving for a decisive strike. After all, Chen Zi'ang and Zhu Qiong were never his targets.

However, if given the opportunity to kill her, Sun Yuanqing wouldn't mind eliminating Zhu Qiong for the sect.

"It's up to you."

Zhu Qiong smiled dismissively, showing no fear despite being at a disadvantage.

She glanced at Chen Beiwu and noticed that Daozi showed no panic on his face, as if the formidable enemy he was facing was not a Golden Core cultivator, but an ordinary opponent.

Indeed, his composure under pressure truly deserves the name of Daozi.

On the contrary, the golden fish-dragon riding the clouds couldn't control its emotions and looked at the golden-armored general with fear in its eyes.

"Very well, I'll show you my full strength." Zhu Qiong's sword transformed into a golden hairpin, which she inserted back into her hair, and a mysterious talisman appeared in her hand.

Upon hearing this, Sun Yuanqing also became serious. He flipped his hand and took out a golden bell magic treasure from his storage ring.

How ridiculous, what do you mean by "full strength"?

Sun Yuanqing refused to believe that a Golden Core cultivator in the early stage and a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the peak stage could break the Thousand Cities Dragon Locking Formation that he had painstakingly set up.

The next second, to Chen Beiwu's astonishment, the senior sister raised her head, crushed the talisman in her hand, and pitifully cried out:
"Father, save me!"

Chen Beiwu: “???”

Chen Beiwu raised an eyebrow, quite surprised.

He thought he would have the opportunity to witness his senior sister's profound foundation and fighting talent in the face of adversity.

I never expected that the full strength my senior sister mentioned was actually relying on her father at full power. This is a bit too real.

Judging from the fact that she called for her father when she wasn't satisfied with the attack, the eldest sister might not be able to handle this third-tier treasure formation.

This shows that the difficulty for a Golden Core cultivator to fight across realms is far beyond his imagination, let alone defeating a Golden Core cultivator as a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

……

Meanwhile, a battlefield where two Foundation Establishment cultivators dared not approach.

Zhu Shaoyuan stood in the void, with thirty-three third-tier magic treasures floating behind him. Each magic treasure exuded a strong aura, mobilizing the power of the vast world with its immortal golden nature.

Opposite Zhu Shaoyuan, Ji Shaoyuan's skin turned dark gold, and his body was as translucent as glass.

This is precisely the characteristic of cultivating the Chongjin Sect's supreme martial art, "Ten Thousand Calamities Golden Body," to the third level, thus forging an indestructible body that can withstand a thousand calamities.

At this level, the physical defense of a cultivator who has mastered the Myriad Tribulations Golden Body is comparable to that of a third-tier defensive magic weapon, and their movement speed is comparable to that of a third-tier flying sword.

Even a late-stage Golden Core cultivator would find it difficult to deal with a body cultivator of this level.

However, Ji Shaoyuan was bleeding from the corner of his mouth, his breathing was unstable, and there was a dent in his chest, indicating that he was seriously injured.

Behind him, the Thousand Tribulations Glazed Body, formed from the immortal golden essence, was covered with dense cracks, and his right hand was constantly disintegrating, as if it would disintegrate at any moment.

It should be known that the [Thousand Tribulations Glazed Body] condensed from the Myriad Tribulations Golden Body is extraordinary. It has the reputation of being 'transparent and reflecting the three realms; flawless and unblemished; indestructible for a thousand tribulations and impervious to all laws'. It is a special body that Golden Core cultivators can only forge through life and death.

'The number one Golden Core cultivator in the Earthly Realm truly lives up to his reputation!'

Ji Shaoyuan looked up and stared directly at Zhu Shaoyuan.

He used all his skills, even unleashing the Thousand Tribulations Glazed Body, but he couldn't even force out the famous [Many Treasures Manifestation Hidden Form Body] of Master Duobao.

The sect's plan this time may fail.

"Father, save me!"

Suddenly, a pitiful cry for help came from the magical artifact behind Zhu Shaoyuan.

Zhu Shaoyuan remained expressionless.

Foundation Building and Golden Core are two completely different concepts.

Qiong'er's ability to defeat a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator while at the early-stage Foundation Establishment realm does not mean that she can challenge a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator while at the early-stage Golden Core realm after forming a third-grade Golden Core.

The gap between the early and middle stages of the Golden Core realm is even greater than the gap between a Qi Refining Level 1 cultivator and a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator.

It is no exaggeration to say that only those who have formed a second-grade Golden Core can possibly achieve the feat of defeating a Golden Core cultivator.

However, once a cultivator reaches the Golden Core stage, if an early-stage Golden Core cultivator is determined to escape, even a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator will find it difficult to capture them and can only defeat them.

Unless a third-tier treasure array is set up in advance, a Golden Core cultivator will have nowhere to escape.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Zhu Shaoyuan knew that Zhu Qiong could not win.

He only intended to temper his daughter's temperament, to make her understand what a Golden Core is, and to make her understand that every cultivator in the Earthly Realm who can form a Golden Core is a formidable opponent.

"Since the Chongjin Sect has no further plans, then you will perish here." Zhu Shaoyuan became serious, clasped his hands together, and suddenly a nine-layered treasure wheel appeared behind his head.

Each treasure wheel is composed of countless phantom images of magical treasures, including swords, cauldrons, bells, pagodas, mirrors, and pearls... all kinds of magical treasures are contained within.

"All treasures return to their origin, and the Dharma body first appears."

"Gathering treasures manifests in all forms, concealing appearances to achieve truth."

As Zhu Shaoyuan's thoughts settled, the heavens and earth trembled, and a vast Dharma body, neither gold nor jade, neither flesh nor spirit, suddenly appeared behind him.

This Dharma body wears a crown that reaches the heavens, a lock of eight trigrams around its neck, holds a hammer of myriad treasures in its hand, is draped in a robe of myriad forms, and rides a wheel of cloud light. It has fused together all the treasures that Zhu Shaoyuan had refined, seen, and comprehended throughout his life, exuding the profound meaning of wondrous transformation of form and spirit, and that the body itself is a myriad of treasures.

The moment the Treasure Manifestation and Manifestation Dharma Body manifested, Ji Shaoyuan's Thousand Tribulations Glazed Dharma Body reached its limit and collapsed with a crash.

"break!"

Zhu Shaoyuan didn't even glance at Ji Shaoyuan. He waved his right hand downwards, and at the same time, the Treasure Gathering Manifestation Dharma Body behind him raised the Myriad Treasure Hammer and gently struck.

The boundless precious light swept across the space and crashed heavily onto the Thousand Cities Dragon Locking Formation, causing the latter to let out a mournful cry.

"Can't stop it!"

Sensing the overwhelming power emanating from above, Sun Yuanqing decisively abandoned his pawn to save his king, quickly severing all connections with the Thousand Cities Dragon-Locking Formation.

Otherwise, the moment the great formation collapses and vanishes will be the moment he perishes.

"boom!"

When the great formation was destroyed, the thirty-six giant cities vanished with a roar, and what came into Chen Beiwu and Jin Dan's eyes was the all-encompassing, multi-treasure manifested Dharma body.

"This is the power of a Golden Core cultivator!!!"

Chen Beiwu's eyes showed shock, and the light of the Lingtai Guardian Mirror flashed, giving him a deeper understanding of the Southern Wilderness Dharma Body Dao.

Due to the restrictions of the Immortal Alliance's laws, he had come into contact with many Golden Core cultivators on Tianyuan Star, but he had never witnessed the power of a Golden Core Dharma Body.

This power is far beyond what a Foundation Establishment cultivator can match. Even if Chen Beiwu activates the Beast Taming and Co-existence Landscape to transform the golden egg into a third-realm dragon in a short period of time, it still cannot contend with the immortal body of a Golden Core True Person.

Unless he can help the Golden Egg awaken its Dharma Body ahead of time.

Yes, that's right. Unlike the mainstream cultivation methods in the Southern Wilderness, the cultivation path of the Golden Core True Persons of the Immortal Alliance is to cultivate by borrowing beasts.

The Golden Elixir Dharma Body is not composed of cultivator's techniques, profound insights, and immortal golden nature.

Instead, it is formed by combining the Tongcan cultivation method, the three lineages of Tongcan beasts, the Tongcan landscape, and the immortal golden nature, perfectly integrating the power of the contracted cultivator and the Tongcan beast, and its power far surpasses that of the Southern Wilderness Immortal Dharma Body.

(End of this chapter)