I, a cultivator, have ended up in the wizarding world.

Chapter 277 Advancement to Golden Core
However, before dealing with all of this, there is something more important—advancing to the Golden Core Realm.

His wizard level had long been stable at level two, but his cultivation level as a cultivator had been stuck at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage for a long time.

Once, Jemin thought that this bottleneck stemmed from the psychological trauma caused by the deaths of his friends Amy and Victor on the interdimensional battlefield.

But upon closer reflection, his emotions at the time weren't that intense, not as painful as sadness, not as fiery as anger; it was just a layer of fog in his heart, a very calm fog.

The fog wasn't thick, but it was enough to block out the sun.

Now Jemin understands that the name of that fog is: loneliness.

As a time traveler, there was always a subtle barrier between his soul and this world.

The appearance of Amy and Victor was like opening two windows in this barrier, allowing him to glimpse and feel a touch of warmth in this world.

Their sudden departure caused the two windows to slam shut, leaving behind only the cold mist that symbolizes loneliness.

Until... he faced Jack's face, twisted with jealousy.

That ugliness, that undisguised, burning emotion stemming from his own incompetence and resentment towards the talents of others, was like a ray of light, piercing through the fog in Jemin's heart.

He suddenly realized that, regardless of their rationality or indifference, the wizards of this world, and indeed all living beings, were living, breathing "humans" with emotions and desires beneath their masks.

They can cry, laugh, be jealous, be angry, act out of desire, and shrink back from fear.

This realization, this powerful sense of "reality" about the world, actually allowed his wandering heart, which belonged to a stranger in a foreign land, to truly begin to sink into the soil of this world.

At that moment, he didn't feel disgust, but rather an indescribable sense of relief, almost like "coming home".

Once the knot in your heart is untied, the bottleneck will naturally disappear.

At that time, he clearly felt that the barrier between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core had become as thin as a cicada's wing.

The reason for forcibly suppressing the breakthrough during the interdimensional war was naturally due to deep fear of Dionysius Spencer, a seventh-level wizard of the Fate system.

To achieve a breakthrough in cultivation involving the essence of the soul and a leap in energy levels under the watchful eye of a powerful being who can see the trajectory of destiny?
Jemin felt he wasn't that bold.

Now, back in the Purgatory Sulfur Plane, which is completely under his control, he has no more reservations.

To ensure everything went perfectly, he did not rush into anything.

First, he spent more than a decade sinking into the depths of his consciousness to connect with the "Great Dao Library," browsing, comparing, and studying tens of thousands of jade slips containing recipes and insights on advancing to the Golden Core realm.

Combining the principles of potion-making and alchemy from the wizarding world, he refined and refined the techniques, repeatedly deducing and finally successfully concocting a potion that perfectly suited his own condition for advancement.

After doing all this, Jieming's previously agitated state of mind calmed down considerably.

Looking at the vial of magic potion radiating a dazzling golden light in his hand, Jemin suddenly realized: "It seems the time for my advancement has come!"

He activated the dimensional defense system built from the infrastructure of the previous dimensional transformation, completely sealing off all passages between the Purgatory Sulfur Dimension and the outside world, turning this place into an absolutely independent secluded retreat.

everything's ready.

In the quiet room, Jieming slowly sat down cross-legged, his palms facing upwards.

The room was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance, and the restless energy from the outside sulfur plane was isolated by layers of magic arrays, leaving only absolute tranquility.

He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, his eyes becoming incredibly clear and resolute.

"Let's begin." He focused his mind on his dantian, drawing upon the already abundant Foundation Establishment True Essence, and began to attack the invisible Golden Core barrier.

Jemin focused his mind and consciousness completely inward, concentrating on his lower dantian.

There, the liquid foundation-building true essence that was originally slowly rotating like a vortex has now been compressed to its limit.

At the center, a dazzling golden light is being nurtured, radiating boundless vitality and an indescribable profound Daoist charm.

His accumulated wealth over the years is truly immense, firstly due to over two hundred years of diligent cultivation, and secondly due to a continuous supply of various high-level resources.

Afterwards, he spent more than eighty years fighting across two planes, teetering on the brink of life and death countless times, and gaining profound insights into his own path, which had already honed his foundation to an unparalleled level.

At this moment, breaking through to the Golden Core Realm was a natural progression, with almost no resistance whatsoever.

The invisible barrier that had once blocked his progress became as thin as morning dew after his inner knot was untied.

Under the impact of pure and vast true energy, it shattered and dissolved silently.

hum...

A soft hum, perceptible only to the soul, resounded from the depths of the dantian.

In an instant, the golden light in the center of his dantian suddenly burst forth!

Like the first ray of light at the beginning of the universe, it instantly illuminated the meridians and landscapes within the body.

All the liquid true essence, like rivers flowing into the sea, frantically converged, compressed, and condensed towards that point of golden light!
There were no earth-shattering phenomena, only a radical transformation in the energy level within the body.

At the moment the Golden Elixir is formed, the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit seem to find a common hub, spontaneously merging and resonating, producing an indescribable qualitative change.

I don't know how much time passed; it could be a moment, or it could be eternity.

When Jieming's consciousness clearly "saw" his dantian again, a pill the size of a longan, perfectly round and flawless, with a warm yet infinitely powerful golden light flowing through it, was quietly floating in the center of his dantian and slowly rotating.

With each rotation, it naturally absorbs and releases the spiritual energy around it, creating a mysterious resonance with heaven and earth.

Golden Elixir, complete!

He didn't even need to use the carefully prepared advancement potion next to him; relying solely on his own accumulated power, he successfully crossed this insurmountable barrier that countless cultivators dreamed of.

However, just as the Golden Core stabilized, before Jieming could fully appreciate its mysteries, an extremely exaggerated, almost tyrannical suction force suddenly emanated from the lower dantian where the Golden Core was located!
This suction force wasn't directed at the outside world, but rather frantically drew upon the spiritual energy within his body, which had just undergone transformation and was still not abundant, as well as the essence contained in his flesh and blood.

Instead of being surprised, Jemin was delighted, realizing the truth: "It seems I was right. The next phase of the 'Internal Circulation' has begun!"

The core of the "Internal Circulation" method he cultivates is the method of opening up a grotto-heaven.

When he advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, this method created an initial internal space within his body.

Now that the Golden Core has been formed, the energy level and the essence of life have leaped forward, and the internal space will naturally evolve and expand accordingly!

Jemin had anticipated this and had prepared a contingency plan.

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