Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 299 Begins Core Formation

After hanging up the phone, Chen Beiwu shook his head.

After the initial surprise, his parents, having regained their composure, began to ask him how confident he was in achieving the Golden Core stage. They bluntly stated that if his confidence wasn't high enough, he could continue to cultivate in seclusion for a while longer.

Chen Beiwu could understand this.

After all, quite a few Immortal Alliance cultivators have died in recent years at the Core Formation stage.

It's normal for his parents, who love to teach, to worry that he's too young and impetuous and might fail in his attempt to form his core.

Fortunately, he had the Breaking Calamity Golden Pill and the Condensing Essence and Foundation Strengthening Pill, which could dispel his parents' concerns.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu sent a message to both Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling.

"Om."

The next second, the phone vibrated.

Chen Beiwu answered the call, and the phone screen lit up, revealing the illusory images of Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling at the same time.

How confident are you in achieving Core Formation?

Xu Lingling pursed her lips, her tone no longer as familiar as before, but carrying a hint of worry.

A significant gap between qualifications, abilities, and status can easily lead to feelings of disappointment.

Xu Lingling is now unsure whether Chen Beiwu, who has become a prodigy of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, will care about their past friendship.

After all, she was considered a noblewoman in Yuan Kong County, but in the Tianyuan Prefecture of Zhouhua Dao, she was insignificant.

"I'm 99% sure."

Chen Beiwu smiled confidently and spoke in a joking tone.

"You're bragging again." Xu Lingling laughed, feeling much more relaxed.

Forming a Golden Core is no easy feat. Even taking the Breaking Calamity Golden Pill only increases the probability by 40%, and even the most outstanding senior students of the Heavenly Flame Immortal Sect sometimes fail.

Even if Chen Beiwu has outstanding talent and has received many benefits from the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, he still cannot have a 99% chance of forming a Core.

Xu Lingling knew Chen Beiwu's temperament. Since the latter dared to say such a thing, it meant that the probability of successfully forming the core this time was extremely high, and there should be no problems.

Xu Ziqing remained silent, her gaze shifting back and forth between Chen Beiwu and Xu Lingling.

Although she felt somewhat guilty towards her best friend for successfully sneaking away, she had no intention of advancing their relationship.

There's a saying that goes, "Beware of fire, theft, and your best friend."

Over the years, every time Xu Lingling suggested going to the Jade Purity Immortal Sect to find Chen Beiwu, she would politely decline, successfully dispelling her best friend's idea.

"Forming your core is more important, so I won't bother you any longer."

Seeing Chen Beiwu's confidence, Xu Ziqing immediately hung up the video call, and the illusory image disappeared.

'Has Ziqing given up?'

Xu Lingling blinked, wondering why Xu Ziqing's attitude towards Chen Beiwu had become increasingly cold over the past few years. Could it be that she had found someone new?
But seeing her best friend's video projection disappear, she didn't want to bother Chen Beiwu any further.

Even if she had a thousand words to say, she could only exchange a few pleasantries before hanging up the video call.

"Om."

As expected, not long after the video call ended, my phone vibrated again, and the caller was Xu Ziqing.

'Ziqing is good in every way, except that she's too distracted.'

Chen Beiwu shook his head and did not answer the call. Instead, he sent a text message explaining that he would be focusing on forming his core during this period and that the duration of his seclusion was undetermined.

"Ugh!" (This is too difficult!)

On the other side, Wu Qi Teng's body trembled slightly as he awoke from his drowsy state, his gaze towards the jade slip filled with vigilance.

What a dangerous technique! It can hypnotize someone without them even realizing it.

"Hold your breath and concentrate."

Chen Beiwu fully activated the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Technique, condensing a wisp of five-colored Daoist essence at his fingertips, which he then touched to the forehead of the Five Qi Vine.

"Buzz!"

Sensing the resistance emanating from his mind, Chen Beiwu said, "Don't resist. I'm transmitting immortal techniques to you, not forging a co-existence contract."

As soon as the thought was conceived, the Five Qi Vine hesitated for a moment, then stopped resisting and instead tried to immerse itself in the immortal techniques and Daoist charm.

Three days, seven days, fifteen days...

As time passed, a month went by, and the tips of the Five Qi Vine stood upright. Guided by Chen Beiwu's magic power, five-colored flowers bloomed on its top, condensing five different colored precious lights, among which:
Its golden light rang out like a sword.

The wood is full of vitality.

The water surges and flows endlessly.

Firelight burns away impurities and refines the true essence.

The earth is as light as a mountain.

These five beams of light continuously rotated and merged, which were precisely the five elements of light that Chen Beiwu needed to form his core.

"Huh?" (That's easy?)

Wuqi Teng stared wide-eyed at the five elements of light shimmering in mid-air.

"The five elements interact and return to oneness; the rise and fall of yin and yang naturally harmonize!"

Although it possesses the profound talent of generating the Five Elements, it usually takes at least one year and at most three years to sort out and forge a Five Elements Treasure Light.

But under Chen Beiwu's guidance, it didn't even need to use its brain to forge a Five Elements Treasure Light in just one month. It couldn't even be lazy; its efficiency was simply off the charts.

Is this the power of human immortal techniques?
"The efficiency is a bit slow." Chen Beiwu frowned slightly, somewhat dissatisfied.

If he forms a co-existing contract with the Five Elements Vine, he can continuously refine the Five Elements Treasure Light during the elixir condensation process until the elixir is formed.

However, without establishing a covenant, Chen Beiwu could only collect a sufficient quantity of Five Elements Treasure Light before attempting to form his core.

According to the Jade Purity Nine-Turn Elixir Manual, at least eighteen Five Elements Treasure Lights are needed to forge the Primordial Golden Elixir.

To be on the safe side, Chen Beiwu decided to have the Five Qi Vine refine and smelt thirty-six Five Elements Treasure Lights.

This means that he will need three years just for the preparations before he reaches the Core Formation stage.

Five Qi Vine: "???"

Isn't this too much?
Chen Beiwu glanced at the Five Qi Vine and could understand its surprise.

The Five Elements Treasure Light is no ordinary thing. It is an innate treasure light that was jointly refined by the Primordial Elixir Cultivator and the Five Qi Vine using the five elements. It cannot be controlled by ordinary cultivators and has an exclusive nature.

Simply put, Chen Beiwu used the Primordial Elixir Formula as a foundation and borrowed the Five Elements Vine to harmonize the Five Elements and condense the Five Elements Treasure Light, which only he could use.

Even if other cultivators also practice the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Pill Technique, they are unable to use it; forcibly fusing it would only cause their own foundation to collapse.

This is why the Five Qi Vine was so surprised.

"More is better than less. The remaining Five Elements Treasure Light can also nourish my Golden Core," Chen Beiwu said calmly.

Since the matter concerned the success of the Primordial Golden Elixir, he was unwilling to make the slightest mistake.

For the sake of the precious medicine, what could the Five Qi Vine say?
It could only obediently follow Chen Beiwu's guidance to sort out and forge the Five Elements Treasure Light.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the Five Elements Vine suddenly trembled, and its five-colored radiance flowed like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, all of which were combed together and smelted into the last ray of Five Elements Treasure Light.

The moment the precious light formed, the radiance around the Five Qi Vine gradually subsided, and the vine became even whiter and more translucent.

Over the past three years, it has worked diligently every day, and in the process of sorting out and forging the thirty-six Five Elements Treasure Lights, it has gained a lot of fortune. Not only has its cultivation level increased dramatically, but even its bloodline has undergone a transformation and improvement.

Don't underestimate this slight improvement. If one's bloodline can make even a slight advancement in the realm of Heavenly Mystic Beasts, their combat power and profound might can increase by almost 10%. Otherwise, the Five Qi Vine would have stopped working long ago.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Chen Beiwu put away the Five Elements Treasure Light and handed over three precious herbs from the Southern Wilderness that had been redeemed through the marble lucky blind box.

"Na."

Wu Qi Teng roused himself, took the precious medicine, and then slowly closed his eyes.

It was tired, so tired that it didn't want to say another word.

"Tie Dan, you take the Five Qi Vine and get some rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tie Dan immediately carried the Five Qi Vine to the side room, and then quickly returned, standing guard on either side of Chen Beiwu along with Jin Dan.

"Arise!" Chen Beiwu activated the Three Mountains Cave Formation using his token, then visualized the Great Profound Guardian, adjusting his essence, energy, and spirit to their peak.

Three days later, Chen Beiwu opened his eyes, and in his hand appeared a Soul-Stabilizing Pill and a jade slip.

Before entering the Jade Purity Mountains, he informed the sect's patriarch that he had gained some insights into the Five Directions and Five Elders' Taiyi Pill Forging Method and needed to travel to the Southern Wilderness to form his own core.

The patriarch disagreed, believing that forming a core outside the Mirror Moon Sect was not safe enough.

After Chen Beiwu made several requests, the ancestor finally relented and bestowed upon him a fourth-tier Xuanlu [A Moment of Vast Ocean] for protection.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu swallowed the Soul-Stabilizing Pill without hesitation.

The pill entered the abdomen and dissolved instantly.

Chen Beiwu felt a cool breeze rush from his dantian straight to his sea of ​​consciousness, and his mind cleared away the fog, becoming completely clear.

The previously obscure and difficult-to-understand Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Formula suddenly became clear at this moment.

However, he did not immediately attempt to form his core, but instead took out the Supreme Scripture of Boundless Salvation to read.

"The elixir is formed from the primordial energy."

"The best way to save people is to have a wonderful relationship with Xuanyuan."

"When spirit and energy unite, the elixir is naturally formed."

"..."

As Chen Beiwu comprehended the true meaning of the scriptures, his magical power surged, and before long he naturally entered a state of enlightenment. The nascent elixir within his dantian and sea of ​​qi also shone with unprecedented brilliance.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

After an unknown amount of time, when Chen Beiwu awoke from his state of enlightenment, the flawless Dao foundation within his dantian and sea of ​​qi had disintegrated and scattered into countless points of light, gathering around the nascent dantian.

Numerous dense cracks began to appear on the surface of the young Dandan's body.

Chen Beiwu closed his eyes and saw this scene through his inner vision. His heart was as still as water, and he felt no worry whatsoever.

As the saying goes, once the three gates are cleared, the elixir will naturally condense; once the nine cycles of cultivation are completed, the path to enlightenment can be expected.

Immortal Alliance cultivators who wish to form their core must pass through three stages: Foundation Shattering, Core Condensation, and Core Tempering.

Among them, the broken foundation is the most dangerous hurdle.

After all, a broken foundation is like a broken root, causing excruciating pain.

Without a strong enough will and powerful divine sense, an ordinary Foundation Establishment peak cultivator is very likely to lose control of the overwhelming magical power in their dantian and sea of ​​qi, which surges like a river bursting its banks and washes over their limbs and bones, causing them to suffer severe injuries or even perish instantly.

However, with the help of the Supreme Scripture of Boundless Salvation, Chen Beiwu has now successfully passed the Foundation Shattering stage and suppressed the rampaging magic power within his body.

"Gulu."

Jin Dan swallowed hard, looking quite nervous.

Through the connection of the same-parameter contract, it discovered that Chen Beiwu was like a piece of firewood that had almost burned out. Although he was emitting endless light and heat, he was very likely to burn himself out as well.

"Wang."

Tie Dan let out a low growl, quietly watching Chen Beiwu's aura surge, his eyes filled with determination.

Just because it can't help doesn't mean it can't encourage Chen Beiwu.

'Perfect in both form and spirit, in harmony with the Dao.'

Chen Beiwu remained calm and, with the help of the Covenant Contract, began to condense his core.

In an instant, the fragments of his Dao Foundation, which had transformed into countless points of light within his dantian, began to spin wildly, absorbing and releasing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, until the entire nascent core collapsed and exploded, and a pure, extremely crimson light gradually appeared.

"boom!"

Jin Dan dared not be careless and used all his strength to activate the Myriad Laws Return to Flow Jianmu Heavenly Book, spitting out the Dragon Pill to help Chen Beiwu.

'Freeze!'

Chen Beiwu formed the Primordial Elixir Seal with both hands, let out a loud shout, and gathered all the Taiyi True Qi he had cultivated for many years into a single point. Using the secret of the Nine Returns and Seven Reversals, he fully nurtured that crimson light.

What is the Seven Returns and Nine Reversions?

Those who practice the Seven Returns gather the essence of the Earthly Fiends, repeatedly refine their true Qi, and sublimate it seven times, thus returning to their primordial Qi.

The Nine Returns refers to the nine cycles of magical power. Each cycle removes a portion of the acquired impurities from the Golden Elixir, cleansing it of its innate nature.

Even Senior Brother Jiang Chuan couldn't master such a celestial-grade Core Formation technique.

However, Chen Beiwu successfully deduced a new method by relying on the Five Elders of the Five Directions and the Taiyi Pill Forging Method, thus opening up his own unique path of cultivating immortality by borrowing beasts.

"boom!"

When the cycle of nine returns to seven and is complete, Chen Beiwu suddenly opened his eyes, and golden light surged in them.

Within the dantian and qi sea, a primordial elixir, neither gold nor iron, indestructible through countless eons, capable of evolving into all things of the five elements, was also born.

The reason it is called the Primordial True Elixir instead of the Primordial Golden Elixir is because Chen Beiwu successfully passed the condensation stage, but has not yet completed the final tempering stage.

Even so, the moment the Primordial True Pill took shape, the sky above the Jade Purity Immortal Sect changed color, and a vast and strange phenomenon was generated, alarming countless teachers and students of the Immortal Sect.

"Is someone attempting to break through to the Golden Core stage?"

"What a terrifying phenomenon! This is definitely a first-grade Golden Core!"

"A first-grade golden core? Such a magnificent phenomenon is rarely seen in hundreds of years. It is probably a titled golden core that has been formed."

Jiang Chuan Zhenjun ignored the telepathic communication between the teachers and students around him, and turned his gaze toward the direction of Chen Beiwu's cave, his brows furrowing slightly.

In the eyes of mediocre Foundation Establishment cultivators, Foundation Shattering is the most dangerous hurdle; successfully passing it means that Core Formation is practically a certainty.

However, in the eyes of exceptionally talented Foundation Establishment prodigies, while the Foundation Shattering stage is indeed dangerous, the Gold Tempering stage is actually the most crucial hurdle.

The success or failure of the gold tempering process will determine the quality of the cultivator's golden core.

Thinking of this, True Monarch Jiang Chuan turned slightly and looked towards the direction of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect's mountain gate.

……

Ordinary cultivators of the Immortal Alliance need to gather top-grade Earthly Fiend Essence to refine True Elixir of Immortality, and use True Qi to enlighten the Dragon and Tiger to steal the essence of the innate Earthly Fiends, so that their magical power can be mixed and unified, thus achieving success.

However, the Primordial Golden Elixir cultivated by Chen Beiwu is different. It requires gathering the essence of the Five Elements and Earthly Fiends in advance at the Core Formation stage to form the True Elixir, so that the True Elixir is not tainted by any acquired impurities.

The tempering process is not done by using top-grade earthly evil essence, but by using the five elements' precious light to temper the immortal gold nature.

Chen Beiwu formed hand seals, and five-colored light flowed around his body, like a rosy cloud or mist.

These rosy clouds were actually the Five Elements Treasure Light that he and the Five Qi Vine had jointly condensed during this period.

Three paths, six paths, nine paths, eighteen paths...

As the Five Elements Treasure Lights merged into the True Pill, the Primordial True Pill became increasingly pure, began to rotate spontaneously, and its color gradually changed from crimson to dark gold. However, Chen Beiwu's expression was no longer calm.

The reason is simple: the thirty-six Five Elements Treasure Lights that Chen Beiwu had prepared in advance could not meet the requirements of the Primordial True Pill, causing its metal nature to arise spontaneously and transform into the Primordial Golden Pill.

According to Chen Beiwu's estimate, he would need at least seventy-two Five Elements Treasure Lights to achieve the "where the treasure light shines, the metal nature is born" described in the Primordial Elixir Manual.

'Is this unusual change due to the Taiyi Elixir-Forging Method, or because I chose a shortcut to manipulate the Five Elements' precious light?'

Chen Beiwu didn't have time to think much. He used the Mirror of Light to extinguish the distracting thoughts in his mind and simultaneously activated the Five Directions and Five Elders Taiyi Pill Forging Method and the Primordial Pill Formula.

So what if we don't have a contract with the Five Qi Vine?
With the help of the golden egg and having cultivated the Taiyi Pill Forging Method to near perfection, he can independently sort out and refine the missing Five Elements Treasure Light, only the speed of quenching the true pill will be a little slower.

"Na."

Outside the great formation, Wu Qi Teng couldn't help but swallow hard, his gaze towards Chen Beiwu filled with hesitation.

It had only rested for a short while when it was awakened by a throbbing sensation deep within its bloodline. It roughly understood that Chen Beiwu's true core was unstable and his metal nature was not yet solidified, so he needed a large amount of Five Elements Treasure Light.

Should you help a friend in need or not?

This is a question worth pondering.

If Chen Beiwu is helped, he can not only successfully form his core, but also gain tremendous fortune through the feedback from the Primordial Golden Core, causing his bloodline to leap forward. The price is that he may lose his freedom.

If we don't help, Chen Beiwu might not fail to form his core, and he will still be free. The price is losing the opportunity for bloodline transformation and his only friend.

Indeed, after three years of getting along, Wu Qi Teng had long been accustomed to Chen Beiwu's presence.

With Chen Beiwu around, it no longer needs to sneak around alone or talk to the puppet; it can freely share its joys and sorrows with those around it.

(End of this chapter)