Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 136 Two and a half years, a perfect Golden Core!

Lin Chen used his inner vision to look at the eight pill patterns on the golden core in his dantian, and he was not surprised.

"The second stage of the Devouring Spirit Root, reaching the eighth-grade Golden Core... this is within expectations."

At this moment, if Lin Chen wished, he could completely condense his Golden Core and enter the Golden Core stage at any time.

But Lin Chen's ambitions didn't stop there.

He took out a perfect Golden Essence Pill, its shape round and full.

The true essence enveloped the true gold elixir, which he swallowed. It immediately transformed into a warm current that flowed through Lin Chen's limbs and bones.

Finally, it flows into the dantian...

Under the effects of the perfect-grade Golden Essence Pill, the Golden Core within Lin Chen's dantian became active again, enabling it to continue improving its quality...

And so, another day and night passed.

Finally, the last pill pattern condensed on Lin Chen's golden core.

The nine distinct patterns on the surface made the Golden Core's aura incredibly terrifying.

Lin Chen did not hesitate and officially ended his breakthrough...

The illusory ninth-grade golden elixir gradually materialized within Lin Chen's dantian.

On that Foundation Establishment alchemy platform, the aura of a ninth-grade golden core lingered...

Thus, the ninth-grade golden elixir was completed!

Lin Chen slowly stood up and sensed the changes within his body.

"Tsk tsk, I can only say it truly lives up to its reputation as a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir?"

"Having just broken through to the Golden Core stage, my magical power has increased nearly threefold, probably only slightly inferior to an ordinary mid-stage Core Formation cultivator..."

Lin Chen murmured.

At this moment, he remained calm and composed.

The ninth-grade Golden Elixir is the quality of a Golden Elixir that countless geniuses dream of.

Even a powerful figure like the Ghost Eye Old Monster, a Golden Core cultivator who was renowned throughout Yanlai, was willing to sacrifice hundreds of years of cultivation in order to obtain a ninth-grade Golden Core...

But for Lin Chen, the ninth-grade golden core was just the beginning.

"According to the Three Revolutions Golden Essence Technique, above the ninth-grade Golden Core is the Super-grade Golden Core..."

"The next step is the Heavenly Grade Golden Elixir."

"In the thousands of years of history of Qingzhou, very few people have been able to condense a Heavenly Grade Golden Elixir... and they are all geniuses who have suppressed an era."

"However, this secret technique also mentions... a perfect golden core that surpasses even the Heavenly Grade Golden Core!"

"Just like a perfect Foundation Establishment, a perfect Golden Core represents the pinnacle of Golden Core quality... there is absolutely no possibility of further improvement!"

Lin Chen thought to himself.

He cultivated the Three-Turn Golden Essence Technique with the foundation of a ninth-grade Golden Elixir.

After dissipating his cultivation and starting over three times... he was just about to reach the legendary perfect Golden Core!

"However, the perfect Golden Core has not appeared for tens of thousands of years... its existence is still in doubt..."

Lin Chen glanced at the countdown on his arm: 30:47.

It will be more than a day before we return to Earth.

"The sooner I finish cultivating the Third Revolution Golden Essence Technique, the sooner I can leave this ruin..."

With this in mind, Lin Chen immediately began his first attempt at retraining.

Lin Chen sat cross-legged and began circulating the Three Revolutions Golden Yuan Technique.

Within his dantian, the ninth-grade golden core, coveted by countless geniuses, shattered instantly.

Lin Chen's cultivation level also continued to decline...

One transformation into the Golden Core stage, Foundation Establishment complete...

Early stage of foundation building, Qi refining stage...

Ultimately, Lin Chen's cultivation level dropped to the first level of Qi Refining.

Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes, feeling a pang of heartache at the loss of all the cultivation he had painstakingly built up.

"However, this Three-Turn Golden Essence Technique is incredibly profound. Not only will it not cause any damage when you start over after dispersing your power, but your magical power and true essence will become even more abundant after each round of cultivation..."

"If I eventually achieve a perfect Golden Core, my true essence will likely be comparable to that of a seventh-stage Golden Core cultivator upon entering the Golden Core stage!"

A hint of confidence flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.

With a wave of his hand, thousands of spirit stones scattered around.

The Devouring Spirit Root, like a siphon, frantically absorbed the surrounding spirit stones, transforming them into spiritual energy that surged into Lin Chen's dantian...

……

A day later, Lin Chen finished his cultivation.

He nodded in satisfaction after sensing his own cultivation level.

"After undergoing a second round of training, my cultivation speed has indeed increased significantly... I reached the second level of Qi Refining in just one day!"

"At this rate, it will take less than five years to reach the Golden Core stage!"

Lin Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The countdown on the arm was also reset.

……

The Great Xia Kingdom, Martial Arts Palace.

After Lin Chen returned, he first took out all the high-grade heterometals from the nanobag.

She then told Wang Lishan about her experiences in the ruins and her cultivation of the Three Revolutions Golden Yuan Technique.

"So, you mean you've fallen back to the Qi Refining stage?"

Wang Lishan frowned slightly.

With his cultivation level dropping, Lin Chen's strength has decreased by more than one level, no matter what.

"Although you still possess martial arts skills, you should be cautious about a drop in your cultivation level..."

Wang Lishan looked at Elder Long beside him.

They originally planned that after two or three years, once Lin Chen's strength was strong enough, he would no longer need to hide it.

But now it seems that this plan will have to be postponed for a while.

Lin Chen's expression remained relaxed. "Don't worry, Uncle Wang, I'm not in any danger inside those ruins, it's just a bit boring..."

"However... if I stay in that secret room for a few years, the situation in Yanlai territory will probably change after I leave..."

After listening, Wang Lishan pondered for a moment, then patted Lin Chen on the shoulder and said:

"Don't worry, just focus on your cultivation and perfect this technique as soon as possible!"

"Strength is the foundation of everything. As long as you are strong enough, no matter how the outside world changes... what threat can it pose to you?"

Lin Chen nodded after hearing this; what he said was true.

Wang Lishan thought for a moment and said:

"Your task for the next period of time is to cultivate to the Golden Core stage..."

"Here's what we'll do: from now on, whenever you travel between the two worlds, you can do it in the cultivation room. This will ensure your cultivation is carried out to the greatest extent possible."

Lin Chen nodded after hearing this.

Indeed, the special training room in the Martial Arts Palace is equipped with a spirit-gathering array and is not lacking in spirit stones, making the training efficiency extremely high.

At the same time, Wang Lishan looked at the mountain of high-grade exotic metals and said with a hint of deeper meaning:

"By the time you leave that ruin, the Dragon Eight and Phoenix Nine armies... should be able to be formed, right?"

……

Lin Chen returned to his private cultivation room and began practicing the Evergreen Technique.

The goal is to cultivate the Three Revolutions Golden Yuan Technique to perfection as soon as possible and break through to the Golden Core stage.

But one cannot neglect martial arts cultivation...

"Once you reach the Martial Spirit realm in martial arts, your cultivation speed will slow down considerably..."

"Even the most talented martial artists would need at least ten years to advance from Martial Spirit to Martial Grandmaster..."

"But for me, with enough fourth-tier flesh essence, it won't take that long."

Lin Chen did a quick calculation.

The standard for a beginner martial spirit's health is 3000 points.

The standard for a beginner Martial Grandmaster is 7500 points of Qi and Blood, which is almost double!

"The flesh and blood of a fourth-tier demon beast, under perfect absorption, can increase one hundred health points per month..."

"Even without cultivating martial arts, one can break through to the Martial Grandmaster realm within two years using only the essence of blood and flesh."

Lin Chen set himself a small goal.

Before leaving the ruins, one must have at least 10,000 points of Qi and Blood, reaching the intermediate Martial Grandmaster realm!

So, Lin Chen then began traveling between the secret chamber and Blue Star every day.

Lin Chen spent most of his time cultivating.

He occasionally returns home to spend time with his family, and also brings back the exotic metals he obtained from the Jin Yuanzong ruins to the Great Xia Dynasty.

……

One year later, at the Martial Arts Palace of the Great Xia Kingdom.

Inside the cultivation room, Lin Chen sat cross-legged, his aura already at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

On the round golden elixir within the dantian, ten elixir patterns were clearly visible.

After the golden core was completely condensed, Lin Chen breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Ten pill patterns, a superior-grade golden core!"

"The first stage of the Three Revolutions Golden Essence Technique has finally been perfected..."

Lin Chen's lips curled up.

His first attempt at cultivation, from the first level of Qi Refining to the Golden Core stage, took a full year.

"Phew, it still took too long to reach the late Foundation Establishment stage..."

"However, the restart was several times faster than the first time, and it only took a year to complete..."

Lin Chen took a deep breath, showing no lingering attachment to this superior-grade golden pill.

"Hopefully, the second stage of training will be faster..."

Lin Chen's heart stirred slightly, and the superior-grade golden core in his dantian quietly shattered.

His cultivation level has dropped back to the first level of Qi Refining...

The Third Transformation Golden Yuan Technique has officially entered its second transformation.

After dispelling his cultivation, Lin Chen got up and went to the training room.

Lin Chen threw a punch at the power instrument in front of him.

"boom!"

A loud bang was heard, and a terrifying number appeared on the instrument.

"238790 kg!"

Looking at the numbers before him, Lin Chen frowned slightly and said regretfully:

"Unfortunately, it's still a bit short of 24 kilograms..."

Lin Chen glanced at the blood energy display on his wrist.

—6000 points!

Compared to a year ago, Lin Chen's Qi and Blood value has nearly doubled!

It has already reached the 5000-point health standard of advanced martial spirit, and is now striving to reach the 7500-point health standard of beginner martial master.

"I must say, the effects of fourth-tier flesh and blood essence are truly remarkable..."

"Over the past year, consuming nearly two and a half pounds of flesh and blood essence has increased my Qi and blood value by at least 2,500."

Lin Chen nodded slightly.

24 kilograms—this is just Lin Chen's basic strength.

And with the use of a vibrating blade, this number can increase by more than seven times!

"Even though my cultivation level has dropped to the early stage of Qi Refining, I am no longer afraid of facing a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator..."

Lin Chen thought to himself.

……

In the blink of an eye, another ten months have passed.

The Great Xia Kingdom, Martial Arts Palace.

In the cultivation room, Lin Chen sat cross-legged.

Beside him were thousands of spirit stones.

Overnight, hundreds of spirit stones turned to dust.

At the same time, the true essence within Lin Chen's dantian was finally completely perfected.

With a slight thought, Lin Chen began his third Core Formation.

"One path, six paths, nine paths..."

"Ten...eleven!"

For three whole days and three nights, Lin Chen remained in the process of forming his core.

Within his dantian, the eleven golden core patterns emitted a dazzling light…

"Heavenly Grade Golden Elixir, successful!"

This was not Lin Chen's first time forming a core; he was quite familiar with the process of forming and even breaking a core.

After briefly experiencing the profound wonders of the Heavenly Grade Golden Core, Lin Chen remained completely unmoved and directly shattered the Golden Core.

Having come this far, Lin Chen could not possibly give up.

He has only one goal: to achieve the perfect Golden Core!

Lin Chen's cultivation level instantly dropped to the first level of Qi Refining, which also meant that he had officially begun his third stage of cultivation.

"It'll be soon. The second revision only took about ten months, and the third will only be faster!"

"In a few more months, we'll be able to leave that damned secret room..."

Lin Chen muttered to himself.

He stayed in that secret room for nearly two years, filled with curiosity about the outside world.

He also tried using the communication jade slip, but unfortunately, even the mother-child communication jade slip couldn't be used within that formation...

"Master, Eldest Sister, Third Brother... It's been two years, how have you all been?"

Lin Chen felt a deep sense of nostalgia.

At that moment, he desperately wanted to go outside and see the world.

Did Master successfully form his Golden Core?

What is the situation in Yanlai territory?

How far has the great battle between the righteous and the demonic paths progressed?

Lin Chen had too many expectations in his heart...

……

Spring has passed and autumn has come; another eight months have gone by.

This is Lin Chen's sixth year of cultivation.

this day.

Inside the training room of the Martial Arts Palace.

Lin Chen launched his fourth attempt to break through to the Golden Core stage.

"Two and a half years, three attempts to shatter the core, and the fourth attempt to form the core... all the hard work has come to an end today!"

Lin Chen was still somewhat uneasy.

After all, the perfect Golden Core only exists in legends, and even the Golden Origin True Person has never seen one.

In other words, even Jin Yuan Zhenren was unsure whether he could cultivate to the perfect Golden Core stage.

"But now that things have come to this, there's no turning back..."

"It's just one step away from being completed!"

Lin Chen took a deep breath, and with a wave of his hand, thousands of spirit stones appeared around him...

As the Devouring Spirit Root circulated, the spiritual energy within Lin Chen's dantian approached perfection.

After that, Lin Chen launched an attack on the Golden Core stage without hesitation.

Almost instantly, the first cinnabar pattern was successfully condensed.

With his accumulated knowledge and experience, Lin Chen's breakthrough to the Golden Core stage was incredibly easy.

Then came the second, the third...

Lin Chen completed the condensation of the first ten pill patterns in just one day.

Meanwhile, the eleventh Dan pattern is slowly condensing.

More and more pure true essence is flowing into the Golden Core...

One night later, the eleventh pill pattern... was formed!

"The next step is to achieve the perfect Golden Core!"

Lin Chen exhaled a breath of turbid air and began his final sprint toward achieving the perfect Golden Core.

Until three days later...

The condensation of a perfect golden core was more difficult than Lin Chen had imagined.

The twelfth inscription is now 99% complete, with only the final step remaining...

Finally, the twelfth Dan pattern condensed.

Lin Chen's heart nearly leaped into his throat...

But then, the twelve pill patterns became blurry again.

It eventually disappeared completely, merging into the golden core...

"Hmm? What's wrong...?"

Lin Chen was startled; he had been paying close attention to the patterns on the golden core in his dantian.

Seeing the Dan patterns disappear, Lin Chen thought he had failed in his breakthrough.

But after the golden light flashed, an unparalleled aura emanated from the golden core.

The mysteries of this golden elixir far surpass those of the previous Heavenly Grade Golden Elixir.

Lin Chen understood at a glance...

The perfect Golden Elixir has been achieved!

This golden elixir was so perfect that it was almost impossible to find any flaws.

Without the slightest hesitation, at the moment the perfect golden core condensed, Lin Chen instantly stepped into the Golden Core stage.

boom!

It was like a volcano that had been dormant for a hundred years suddenly erupting...

Lin Chen's aura surged from the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Centered on Lin Chen, his dantian resembled a vortex, frantically devouring the surrounding spiritual energy.

Seeing this, Lin Chen quickly took out several thousand more spirit stones to ensure a successful breakthrough...

Double, triple, triple...

Five times!

With abundant spiritual energy, the true essence stored in the dantian of a Golden Core cultivator is more than five times that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the peak of their cultivation!

Once his breathing had finally stabilized, Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes.

"Perfect Golden Core, First Stage Golden Core... Finally achieved!"

At this moment, Lin Chen's pent-up emotions of the past two and a half years vanished.

"Although it's only a first-stage Golden Core, in terms of the abundance of true essence... it's probably in no way inferior to a seventh-stage Golden Core!"

Lin Chen briefly sensed the true essence within his dantian.

Then, a thought stirred within him, and his divine sense surged in all directions…

Ten zhang, a hundred zhang, a thousand zhang...

One thousand four hundred zhang!

In the early stages of Core Formation, the range of one's spiritual consciousness is approximately a thousand feet in radius.

Lin Chen cultivated the Heavenly Evolution Technique, which increased his divine sense by 40%, resulting in an additional 400 feet of divine sense.

"Indeed, with the growth of divine sense, the art of controlling artifacts becomes even more powerful..."

Lin Chen nodded slightly.

He glanced at the countdown on his arm; there were less than ten hours left before he returned to the cultivation world.

"At least I won't have to go to jail after I return to the cultivation world..."

Lin Chen was in an exceptionally good mood.

……

A moment later, in the training room.

Lin Chen stood in front of the testing equipment and conducted a comprehensive test of his own strength.

He punched the strength testing machine.

boom!

With a loud bang, a line of numbers appeared on the strength instrument:

——439976kg!

A punch with a force of nearly 880,000 jin.

Next up was the speed test...

After running for several minutes, Lin Chen's peak running speed was also measured.

647 meters per second!

Running speed close to twice the speed of sound.

On Lin Chen's wrist, there was a display of Qi and Blood on his wristwatch.

The Qi and Blood value is 11269 points!

The standard for intermediate-level Martial Grandmaster is 10,000 points of Qi and Blood.

The standards for strength and speed are 40 kilograms and 600 meters per second, respectively.

Now, Lin Chen has reached the level of intermediate Martial Grandmaster in both speed and strength.

It is no exaggeration to say that after two and a half years of practice (cultivation), Lin Chen's strength is now among the top-tier experts in the entire human race.

……

A moment later, inside the time-space chamber.

Wang Lishan could hardly hide his joy. "You've broken through to the Golden Core stage?"

Lin Chen nodded and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Perfect Golden Core! At least I don't have to dissipate my cultivation and start all over again..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Lishan laughed heartily and said, "The bitter times are over! I'm afraid that in a few more days, I won't be a match for you either..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen shook his head repeatedly and said, "How could that be? Uncle Wang, you shouldn't be far from becoming a Martial Lord, right?"

Wang Lishan smiled but remained silent after hearing this.

Indeed, over the past few years, he has supported Lin Chen and explored the world of cultivation, bringing great benefits to the Great Xia Dynasty.

His personal influence among the human race's high-ranking officials is also increasing, almost comparable to that of Elder Long and Elder Jiang.

Therefore, with more resources allocated to individuals, they are getting closer and closer to the Martial Lord realm.

"Haha, still a bit lacking! I can't compare to you young people... If I hadn't cultivated that Innate Immaculate Body a couple of years ago, it would have taken me at least seven or eight more years to break through to the Martial Realm..."

Wang Lishan patted Lin Chen on the shoulder.

In the past two and a half years, it's not just Lin Chen's strength and realm that have grown rapidly.

The martial arts of the entire Great Xia Kingdom have undergone earth-shattering changes.

The ninth generation of breathing techniques has been promoted nationwide and popularized among the general public.

The back mountain was also planted with medicinal herbs such as Crimson Blood Grass and Marrow Cleansing Pill.

To be precise, it wasn't just one back mountain, but several large mountains behind the military region, totaling tens of thousands of acres, all of which were sealed off and planted with spiritual plants.

Under the tireless efforts of tens of thousands of cultivators with wood-based spiritual roots, the cultivation process was accelerated day and night.

Almost every day, tens of thousands of spiritual herbs are continuously flowing into the alchemy room...

Although it is still a long way from being popularized nationwide, Qi Xue Dan and Xi Sui Dan have been included in the academic rewards of top martial arts universities.

Martial arts masters, and even grand martial arts masters, are springing up like mushrooms after rain...

"Alright, your next time traveling through time shouldn't be too long, right?"

"Perfect timing, everything I promised you before is ready..." Wang Lishan said with a mysterious look on his face.

Lin Chen guessed it immediately and exclaimed in surprise:

"The martial arts puppet army is finished?"

(End of this chapter)