Immortals of the End Times

Zhao Wuji knew that breaking through to the Golden Core stage within the Wang family's territory was too risky.

Although a level four spiritual vein can provide abundant spiritual energy, the commotion caused by the Golden Core spiritual energy tribulation will inevitably alarm Wang Wujiang and others.

After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to activate the level-three spiritual vein within the Pot Heaven Space, supplemented by the royal family's supplies given by Hua Qingshuang.

Although the conditions are slightly inferior, it has the advantage of being secretive and secure.

He immediately performed the Dream Marriage Technique by making hand gestures.

In the dream, he contacted his servant Bai Chengshang and ordered him to repair the teleportation array in the valley near Wushang Cave.

The teleportation array there was one he had personally set up when he left the Supreme Grotto-Heaven.

It can now be reused with just simple repairs.

Bai Chengshang accepted the order and quickly completed the repair and engraving of the formation in the valley.

That night, Zhao Wuji arranged the affairs of the Wang family properly, and after confirming that everything was in order, he quietly activated the teleportation array in the quiet room of the Sword Rain Tower.

As the array patterns flowed, his figure faded away in the vortex of spiritual energy, like ink spreading in a watercolor painting.

When they condensed again, they were already standing in a valley near the Supreme Grotto-Heaven.

In the valley, Nan Zhixia, dressed in a plain white robe with only a jade sword-patterned hairpin in her hair, stood quietly.

A lingering worry remained between his brows.

Only when the array suddenly shone brightly and that familiar figure stepped out of the void did her tense shoulders relax slightly.

"You've come back so quickly this time, it hasn't even been a year."

Nan Zhixia's lips curled slightly, but a hint of reproach appeared in her eyes as she laughed, "But as soon as you returned, you didn't even drink a cup of tea in the cave before risking your life to break through to a higher realm..."

"It's hardly an adventure!"

Zhao Wuji smiled reassuringly and held her slightly cool palm: "I have made all the preparations this time, there's no problem."

As he shook hands, he had already probed Nan Zhixia's cultivation level and confirmed that he had reached the mid-stage of the Concentration Realm and had a solid foundation.

His gaze then swept over Bai Chengshang, who was bowing respectfully in the distance, and his smile deepened. "Besides, with Madam Zhao in charge of the central government, what do I have to fear?"

Nan Zhixia's ears felt slightly hot, but instead of blushing and lowering her head as before, she looked up and stared directly into his eyes: "You smooth talker."

She abruptly withdrew her hand, and as she turned around, the hem of her robe fluttered as she gave the order, "Fellow Daoist Bai, you guard the eastern spiritual vein node and set up the 'Thousand Threads Spirit Locking Array' for protection."

She spoke swiftly yet calmly, as if she had rehearsed the cave's defenses a hundred times. "I will be stationed at the core of the array, and no one is allowed to approach the cave's spiritual veins. If there is any unusual activity..."

The green sword hidden in his sleeve rang out, "Slash!"

"Not bad!"

As Zhao Wuji gazed at Nan Zhixia's upright back, the smile in his eyes gradually faded.

Nowadays, Zhixia exudes the majesty and demeanor of a cave master's wife in every gesture.

After he and his senior brother Yan left Tiannan, this vast foundation—two grotto-heavens and a Xuan Kingdom—was entirely entrusted to Nan Zhixia and Li Shiyu for management.

Li Shiyu is in charge of the Xuan Kingdom's government, strategizing and ruling over mortals and cultivators with imperial methods.

Meanwhile, Nan Zhixia was stationed in the cave, directing his disciples and forging alliances with various forces. Based on the cave, he wove a network of resources and intelligence spanning several states.

She was shrewd and far-sighted, not only making deals with many powerful forces in various grotto-heavens, but also purchasing and setting up shops in markets and towns across the country, serving as both a place for resource circulation and a means of intelligence gathering.

The Supreme Sect also quietly expanded under her management.

Although they dare not make a big show of it, they have already planted seeds in several states, waiting for the spiritual energy to revive so that they will eventually sprout and grow.

This arrangement can be described as opening one's eyes to the world, waiting only for the spiritual energy to revive before it begins to take shape.

The three concealed the teleportation formation.

Return to the Supreme Grotto.

Once everything was ready, Zhao Wuji flashed and sat cross-legged in the central part of the cave's spiritual vein.

The spiritual energy here is as dense as mist, swirling around you in wisps, as if the purest spiritual power of the supreme grotto heaven has gathered here.

He closed his eyes slightly, focused his mind on his dantian, and then, with a thought, found himself in the space of the pot.

Within the Pot Heaven space, three spiritual veins intertwined and resonated, with spiritual energy surging like rivers, creating ripples in the void.

Zhao Wuji chose an open space to sit cross-legged and instructed Xiaoyue and Xiaoya to hide inside the pavilion and not to disturb them.

He then raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist.

In an instant, a flash of spiritual light appeared, and more than ten rare spiritual objects floated in front of him.

These were all top-tier resources that Peak Master Hua had obtained from the Wang family's treasury over the past six months, which he then gifted to him.

Among them are the fourth-grade spiritual medicine "Green Lotus Fruit" and "Jade Dew Crystal Water" which can stabilize the foundation of the Golden Core.

There are also several bottles of "Condensing Essence Pills" made using the Wang family's secret methods.

He took a deep breath, his pores opened, and the "Internal Refinement of Spirit Method" quietly began to circulate within his body.

The next moment, the level-three spiritual veins within the Pot Heaven space seemed to be drawn in.

A surge of powerful spiritual energy swept in like a raging torrent, flowing and circulating through his meridians.

Under the influence of spiritual energy, the illusory core created by the Pill Manipulation Technique in his dantian rotated, radiating brilliant light, and a faint golden glow gradually appeared on the surface of his skin.

A faint Daoist aura of the Golden Core was circulating within it. Within the illusory core, spiritual energy surged like gold and water, rapidly rotating and contracting, as if a true illusory core radiating golden light was already taking shape.

As spiritual energy continued to flow in, Zhao Wuji's aura became increasingly solid, and he resembled a sharp sword about to be drawn from its sheath, its sharpness concealed yet poised to strike.

As they accumulated their spiritual practice in this way, they lost track of how much time had passed.

Suddenly, within his dantian, the elixir trembled violently under the extreme compression of his essence, energy, and spirit, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared on its surface.

"Click!!"

With a crisp sound that could only be perceived by divine sense, the illusory core shattered.

A dazzling golden light burst forth like the rising sun, condensing into a brilliant point of light the size of a golden bean in the center of the dantian.

"The embryonic form of the Golden Core!"

Zhao Wuji was shocked and immediately urged the spiritual energy of the three spiritual veins in the Pot Heaven to flow back.

The boundless spiritual energy, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, surged wildly towards that golden bean.

However, the purity of spiritual energy in a level three spiritual vein is ultimately insufficient.

The newly formed golden core trembled slightly during the absorption process, and the golden patterns on its surface began to flicker.

Even the spiritual energy above his head, which had just given birth to a spiritual tribulation and given birth to lightning, was swallowed by Zhao Wuji with his open mouth and refined using his ingestion technique.

"It's indeed lacking in refinement. A level three spiritual vein isn't even good enough to nurture a spiritual tribulation... Ordinary people simply can't condense a golden core with this spiritual vein."

He smacked his lips, then opened his mouth without hesitation and inhaled, sending the three bottles of Qi Condensation Pills floating in front of him flying into his mouth.

With the ingestion technique activated at full power, the pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, its pure medicinal power like sweet rain, stabilizing the trembling of the golden core in an instant.

The golden patterns on the surface of the pill regained their luster, meandering and flowing like a dragon.

"not enough!"

Zhao Wuji clasped his hands together, and the dim yellow spiritual flames of the Boiling Stone Technique swept out.

The green lotus fruit melted rapidly in the flames, extracting an emerald-like essence.

The jade dew crystal water evaporates into a misty vapor, which condenses into frost within the spiritual flames.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed the refined essence, quickly absorbing it using a food-consuming technique.

"boom!"

A blinding golden light suddenly erupted from his dantian.

The golden pill, the size of a pigeon egg, was fully formed, with nine dragon-shaped patterns on its surface, one after the other.

A powerful spiritual aura emanated from his body, turning the spiritual mist in the Pot Heaven space a pale gold color.

The inner golden core, drawn by the surroundings, emerged from the Mysterious Female Realm and had already grown to the size of a pigeon egg. It shone brightly alongside the newly formed golden core, slowly rotating up and down in the dantian.

As the two golden pills shone brightly, tangible golden rays burst forth from every pore of Zhao Wuji's body.

He was like a miniature sun, illuminating the 480-foot-wide space of the Pot Heaven.

The two children, bound by the restrictions in the attic, had to cover their eyes, but through their fingers they could still see the god-like figure of the adult.

"The Golden Elixir is complete!"

Zhao Wuji let out a long roar, like a dragon's cry, which shook the entire Hutian space.

His pores opened up, and a faint golden glow appeared on his skin.

Under the nourishment of the golden elixir, the flesh and blood within the body rapidly transform, surging with vitality, as if extending life by a thousand years.

"With the sword of wisdom, gather the innate essence!"

He understood.

The Way of the Golden Elixir, I only learned it today.

The moment the golden elixir was born, a rich fragrance emanated from his body, like a potent elixir of life, its aroma intoxicating and refreshing.

This elixir didn't appear overnight; rather, it subtly and gradually changed his physical body as the golden core stabilized.

"What we drink is the immortal wine of longevity, and what we refine is the golden elixir of the soul!"

With a thought, he felt the vitality within his flesh and blood grow stronger, his bones and muscles like gold and jade, and his blood like mercury.

The internal organs have all been tempered by the power of the Golden Elixir, and are now full of vitality. Clearly, their lifespan has been extended considerably.

This kind of experience was also experienced when the Yin-Yang Pearl was perfected, allowing one to steal lifespan and extend their lifespan.

At this moment, within the sea of ​​consciousness, the four cores of divine sense were also nourished by the golden elixir, growing stronger and more solid, their divine senses tinged with golden light, transforming from four great rivers into a unified whole.

Like four great rivers surging forward, when combined, they form a vast and boundless ocean of divine consciousness!

"What I sit in is a world within a pot, what I scatter is divine thought from all directions!"

His divine sense was suddenly released, spreading like a tide.

In an instant, it burst out of the Pot Heaven Space, spreading and covering more than 800 miles, comparable to a late-stage Golden Core cultivator!

Wherever his divine sense passed, mountains, rivers, plants, birds, and beasts appeared in exquisite detail.

Even the signs of restlessness in the dried-up and petrified spiritual veins deep within the earth were clearly visible, and some signs of spiritual energy revival were observed.

Zhao Wuji smiled slightly, feeling the physical transformation brought about by the golden elixir, and felt extremely happy.

This is a feeling that the Inner Realm Golden Elixir has never given.

He has truly achieved the Golden Elixir and grasped the Great Dao!

After further consolidating his realm, he had a thought and checked the cultivation status displayed on the surface of the Yin-Yang Pearl.

Immortal cultivation level: Early stage of Golden Core (121/30000)

Martial Immortal Cultivation Level: Late Stage of Martial Courage (1210/9999)

Upon breaking through to the Golden Core stage, his Martial Immortal cultivation also increased by more than two hundred.

"The Martial Immortal Path is still some distance from the Golden Core True Form Realm..."

He thought to himself, "If the Blood Fiend Crystal Core is to be condensed into the Blood Fiend Golden Core, I'm afraid we'll have to wait until the spiritual energy recovers and find suitable spiritual materials."

He got up and flew to the attic.

Xiaoyue and Xiaoya had already noticed the commotion and came out to stand outside the pavilion, eagerly waiting.

Seeing him arrive through the air, the two women congratulated him in unison: "Congratulations on your breakthrough, sir!"

The little girl's nose twitched slightly, and her eyes lit up: "Your scent smells so good!"

Xiaoyue took a deep breath and exclaimed in surprise, "Just one sniff and I feel an itch inside my body, like my cultivation level is loosening..."

Zhao Wuji smiled slightly, unsurprised by this: "I have already achieved the Golden Core True Person realm, and my flesh and blood exude the fragrance of pills. For cultivators of lower realms, it is indeed a great supplement to their vital energy."

In Journey to the West, the flesh of Tang Sanzang, who was the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi, was so delicious that eating a bite would prolong one's life, making him a highly sought-after delicacy. Countless demons wanted to eat him, and there's a reason for that.

He chuckled casually, "However, I won't give you my flesh to eat, but if you cultivate by my side for a long time, you will benefit a lot."

Xiaoyue and Xiaoya were so surprised when they heard this that their mouths dropped open.

"Golden...Golden Core?!" Little Ya stammered, her eyes wide. "Master has actually reached the legendary Golden Core realm?!" Little Yue was also shocked, murmuring, "We only thought Master was very strong, but we never expected...but..."

She stuck out her tongue. "I don't want to eat adult meat."

Zhao Wuji smiled calmly, said nothing more, and glanced around the Pot Heaven space.

Because the three spiritual veins supplied him with energy for his breakthrough, the spiritual energy within the Pot Heaven Space has become quite thin, and it will take time to recover.

"pity……"

He sighed softly, "If only there were another level three spiritual vein, or even a level four spiritual vein."

A level three spiritual vein is barely enough for a cultivator in the early stages of the Golden Core realm to stabilize their cultivation, but it makes it difficult to continue cultivating.

Only a level four spiritual vein can support a Golden Core cultivator to reach perfection and even attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

However, now that the Golden Elixir has been formed, its foundation has greatly increased.

The Wang family's fourth-level spiritual vein is something we can plan for; there's no need to rush.

He chatted briefly with the two girls before saying, "You two continue your cultivation. I'm going out for a bit, and I'll let you out of the valley to play again in a while."

The two women respectfully replied, "Yes, sir!"

Zhao Wuji nodded slightly, and with a flash, he left the Pot Heaven space.

As soon as he returned to the outside world, he suddenly felt a suffocating discomfort.

He couldn't help but frown slightly, like a fish out of water. The thin and mixed spiritual energy around him made his whole body tense, and the golden core in his dantian showed faint signs of instability.

"I see."

A sudden realization dawned on him.

No wonder Golden Core cultivators rarely wander outside; it turns out their dependence on high-level spiritual veins is so profound.

If one stays in such a place with sparse spiritual energy for a long time, the power of the Golden Core will gradually be lost, and it may even cause the Golden Core to shatter and one's cultivation to regress!

"No wonder those Golden Core cultivators all stay hidden in their blessed lands and rarely venture out."

He immediately activated his guiding technique, drawing a wisp of spiritual energy from the third-level spiritual vein within the Pot Heaven space to circulate around his body, thus stabilizing the agitation of his golden core.

"Unrestrained!"

Nan Zhixia sensed the powerful aura emanating from him, her beautiful eyes lit up, and she quickly stepped forward, exclaiming with delight, "You've successfully broken through?"

Zhao Wuji nodded slightly, but a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes: "That's right, but the spiritual veins of the Supreme Grotto-Heaven are too low-level to stabilize my realm."

He glanced around and said in a deep voice, "I must return to the Wang family as soon as possible and use the fourth-level spiritual vein to stabilize my cultivation. Otherwise, my golden core will be unstable, and there may be future troubles."

Upon hearing this, Nan Zhixia's eyes flashed with a hint of reluctance, but she quickly suppressed it and said softly, "Then you should go back quickly and not delay."

She stepped forward, gently took his hand, and whispered, "Be careful."

Zhao Wuji took her soft hand in his and said gently, "Don't worry, I will come back to pick you up after I have settled the Wang family's affairs."

"By then, spiritual energy might have revived, and with your exceptional spiritual talent, you'll surely achieve the Golden Core stage."

Nan Zhixia smiled slightly and nodded gently: "I'll wait for you."

Zhao Wuji didn't linger any longer. He turned around and left the Supreme Cave Heaven, heading towards the location of the teleportation array.

Nan Zhixia gazed in the direction he had disappeared, a resolute glint in her eyes, before turning back to continue dealing with the affairs of the cave.

With her spiritual talent, achieving the Golden Core stage wouldn't be difficult if spiritual energy were to recover, or if Zhao Wuji were to truly control the Wang family's fourth-level spiritual vein.

But what Zhao Wuji needs even more is a capable wife to help him manage his power and organize his resources.

Upon returning to the Wang family, Zhao Wuji immediately felt a sense of lightness throughout his body.

The rich spiritual energy of the fourth-level spiritual vein nourished the golden core in the dantian like sweet rain, causing the golden pattern on its surface to become increasingly solid.

"As expected of a level four spiritual vein."

He looked inward and saw that his golden core, nourished by spiritual energy, was even more stable than it had been in the Pot Heaven space.

But soon, Zhao Wuji frowned.

The noise of a Golden Core cultivator breathing in and out spiritual energy is too great; a slight mishap could alert the Wang family's Spirit Monitoring Hall.

We still need to rely on the daily spiritual energy quota of several servants to barely keep our secret.

With a flick of his sleeve, he collected all the remaining materials from the teleportation array.

He then sat cross-legged in the quiet room of the Sword Rain Pavilion, gently stroking the sword-shaped jade talisman at his waist, his expression solemn.

After pondering for a long time, he finally shook his head and put the jade talisman back on his waist.

"If I were to tell them directly that I have already condensed my Golden Core, I'm afraid those old foxes in the Qilin Sword Sect would become even more suspicious."

He tapped lightly on the table, his brows furrowed.

Even with the assistance of resources from the Qilin Sword Sect and Hua Lengyun, ordinary cultivators still need several years of hard work to progress from the Nascent Soul stage to the Golden Core stage.

Moreover, whether or not a breakthrough can be achieved also depends on luck.

His rapid progress inevitably aroused suspicion.

"Bringing out Huang Chang's Inner Realm Refining Spirit Technique, claiming that he condensed the Inner Realm Golden Core, makes sense."

Zhao Wuji's eyes flickered slightly as he recalled the nascent core the size of a broad bean belonging to his senior uncle Yan Lan.

He looked inward and saw that the inner landscape secret realm within his dantian had already condensed into an inner landscape golden core the size of a pigeon egg.

"But based on this alone..."

He frowned slightly, and the elixir dissipated between his fingers.

Those old monsters in the Qilin Sword Sect have all lived for hundreds of years. How could they easily believe that an Inner Realm Golden Core cultivator could contend with Wang Wujiang?

Moreover, his goal was to force the Qilin Sword Sect to change its plans and act ahead of schedule.
"unless."

Zhao Wuji suddenly pointed his fingers together like a sword and drew several communication runes on the surface of the jade talisman.

As he poured his divine sense into the image, he solidified the scene of the blood talisman in Hua Qingshuang's body connected with Xiang Yu's head into a divine imprint.

The focus is on depicting Wang Wujiang's arrogant statement that "when spiritual energy recovers in three years, I will surely become a Nascent Soul cultivator."

Finally, he added a piece of advice after careful consideration:

"Old Wang's plan is complete. Even if I can dispel the blood talisman, with my own strength and the Wang family's resources, it is very likely that I will force a breakthrough when the spiritual energy recovers."

At that time, all plans may come to naught.

Moreover, Wang Wujiang seems to have sensed something lately. To avoid any unforeseen complications, I, a junior, would like to offer this suggestion: it would be better to do this before he reaches the Nascent Soul stage.

He hesitated for a moment over the word "take action," and finally changed it to:
"Let's make plans early. Ideally, on the day my inner core is formed, I should ask the Sword Sect to send a Golden Core Ancestor to oversee the operation. I am willing to be the vanguard and strike straight at the heart of the enemy!"

As the jade talisman shimmered with spiritual light, he exerted force through his knuckles and added another sentence:
"If this fiend is not eliminated, the consequences will be endless! We must cut him off before he breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage!"

After passing on the message, he clenched his five fingers, and the spiritual light of the jade talisman suddenly disappeared.

His black robes fluttered without wind, and golden light flashed in his eyes like lightning.

The Golden Core Killing Scheme is now set in stone!
The bait has been cast; now it's up to the Qilin Sword Sect, this big fish, to take the bait.

After making the corresponding plans, he used the invisibility technique to conceal the spiritual power of his golden core and suppressed it at the perfect level of the Condensation Realm.

They then used the method of forming a pill to seal the golden elixir, preventing the fragrance of the elixir from leaking out.

After that, he pushed open the door and walked out of the Sword Rain Tower.

I saw my neighbor Wang Mingyang loitering at the door, a smug smile on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao!"

Seeing him push open the door and come out, Wang Mingyang immediately cupped his hands in a respectful bow, his eyebrows dancing with excitement, and said, "It's been a long time!"

"Ok?"

Zhao Wuji paused slightly, a look of surprise on his face. "If I remember correctly, I met you, Fellow Daoist Wang, the other day when I was repairing the formation."

"Cough cough!"

Wang Mingyang suddenly coughed, his sleeves fluttering even without wind. "As the saying goes, a scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation. Ten days is enough time for many changes to occur."

Zhao Wuji felt a chill run down his spine, secretly wary of whether he had given himself away.

Suddenly, the other party straightened his back, and his spiritual pressure spread out like a tide.

"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Zhao," Wang Mingyang said, a smug smile playing on his lips, "I have already broken through to the Perfection of the Spirit Condensation Realm!"

"Oh?" A golden glint flashed in Zhao Wuji's eyes as he understood the other party's intention. He immediately cupped his hands in a calm manner and said, "Congratulations."

This bland reaction froze Wang Mingyang's smile, and he couldn't help but press, "That's it? Shouldn't you have..."

Before he finished speaking, a powerful spiritual force suddenly erupted from Zhao Wuji's body. As his clothes fluttered, his aura of perfect concentration was fully revealed.

"what?!"

Wang Mingyang's eyes widened in astonishment. "When did you break through?" he asked.

“A little over a month ago.” Zhao Wuji smiled calmly.

"How come I didn't know?" Wang Mingyang asked, his face full of disbelief.

Zhao Wuji shrugged: "You didn't ask, so why would anyone deliberately show off such a trivial thing?"

"This..." Wang Mingyang was immediately embarrassed, and finally, he reluctantly flicked his sleeve, "Never mind, I'll go find Fellow Daoist Li and have a word with him."

He turned and left, his back view revealing a hint of boredom, clearly his interest in showing off had been dampened by Zhao Wuji's indifferent reaction.

"This Fellow Daoist Wang is quite an interesting person."

Zhao Wuji watched him walk away, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips, before regaining his composure and looking toward the direction of Balong Mountain.

“It’s time”

He gently stroked the slightly warm, illusory head of Xiang Yu on his neck.

Over the past six months, although he had mastered the art of array formation and head restoration, he had never dared to make any rash moves.

If one lacks sufficient strength, rashly contacting the true head bound by thirty-six chains of black iron could be dangerous.

But it's different now.

Having already formed his own Golden Core, and with his inner Golden Core reaching the size of a pigeon egg, coupled with a divine sense comparable to the late stage of the Golden Core realm and four core divine senses, he was 70% confident of escaping unscathed even if he were to face Wang Wujiang head-on.

"Even if we alarm that old monster when we take Xiang Yu's head, we can simply snatch the peak master and flee far away."

Zhao Wuji's eyes were cold.

With his current abilities, it wouldn't be difficult for him to transform into a sword beam and lead Hua Qingshuang out of the Wang family.

The spiritual energy from the level-three spiritual veins within the Pot Heaven Space was sufficient to allow them to remain hidden for a period of time.

We should be fine until the spiritual energy revival two years from now, as Wang Wujiang mentioned.

but.
"A level four spiritual vein."

He frowned slightly.

If they leave now, it will be difficult for them to plot against the Wang family's two level-four spiritual veins.

Without the support of high-level spiritual veins, the path to the Nascent Soul stage will be extremely difficult in the future.

unless
"The Qilin Sword Sect has accepted my suggestion and is willing to send a Golden Core Ancestor to assist them."

"Let's test the waters first."

He flashed away, riding the wind.

Before long, they appeared on the mountainside of Balong Mountain.

The Dream Marriage Technique was activated silently, and the eyes of the disciple on duty immediately became unfocused.

The moment the key to the Yinwen Stone Array embedded itself into the mountain wall, the secret realm's restrictions parted like ripples.

As Zhao Wuji made hand seals, his Disguise Technique transformed him into Wang Shouyun's appearance, perfectly capturing even the elder's gloomy demeanor.

Having frequently entered and exited the secret realm over the past six months to transfer blood talismans for the peak master, he had long since thoroughly understood Wang Shouyun's aura.

This time, the purpose was to attempt to enter the stone gate and use the head-regeneration technique to control Xiang Yu's head.
(End of this chapter)