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For the next few days, Chen Yang stayed indoors, immersing himself in the art of talismans.

He sat upright at the wooden table covered with animal hide talisman paper, a bright white talisman pen between his fingertips, the tip of the pen making a soft rustling sound as it glided across the yellow paper, and a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy swirled around him.

In fact, Chen Yang wasn't too nervous at all—in his opinion, although Du Juenian was already at the peak of the Divine Power Realm, he might not be able to win if they really fought.

However, since Senior Sister Qingyun has already made so many preparations, let's let her proceed according to plan for now.

If all of Qingyun's methods fail, then he can take out the Ten Thousand Souls Demon-Sacrificing Staff and use this last trump card.

Moreover, even without using their trump cards, the combined strength of the five sword saints would be enough to rival Du Juenian.

In the past few days, Qingyun would occasionally come to visit Chen Yang, but each time she would only glance at him briefly at the door before quickly leaving.

Her cheeks always had an unnatural blush, as if she was afraid that if she stayed too long, she would not be able to resist harboring evil intentions towards this junior brother and would want to squeeze him dry.

Late at night, five days later.

The moonlight was as dark as ink, and the silence on Fulu Peak was so profound that one could hear the rustling of leaves in the wind.

Outside Talisman Peak, the protective array flickered with a faint light, completely enveloping and sealing off the entire peak.

Du Juenian raised his head and looked at the protective array with satisfaction.

Subsequently, his spiritual power spread wantonly across the entire Talisman Peak. Apart from Chen Yang, that silly rookie who got in through connections, the only other people on the entire mountain were Gao Rushi on the back mountain and Qingyun, who was cultivating in the cave.

Although none of his four sons came back, that was just as well, as it saved him the trouble of explaining!

Du Juenian's figure flashed, and he instantly flew rapidly towards Qingyun's cave.

Now, the protective formation has completely isolated the entire Talisman Peak. This is my training ground, where I can do whatever I want!

As Chen Yang was deep in thought, staring at a complex talisman diagram, a sudden, violent surge of spiritual energy emanated from the mountainside.

Immediately following was Du Juenian's furious curses, which pierced the night and resounded clearly through the mountains: "You bastard! How dare you plot against me? You heartless scum!"

Chen Yang's eyes sharpened, and he jumped up, dashing out of the room like a ghost.

The cloak he was wearing instantly unfurled, completely concealing his aura. He strode silently along the bluestone path of Talisman Peak, making his way swiftly towards the cave entrance halfway up the mountain.

When they arrived at the cave entrance, they found that the previously hidden entrance had been completely blown open, with debris flying everywhere and dust billowing in the air.

Du Juenian's right hand was blown to pieces, with white bones exposed and broken bone fragments looking grotesque.

On the other side of the cave entrance, Qingyun stood calmly, her green robe fluttering slightly in the night breeze. She looked up at Du Juenian, her tone calm and unwavering: "Master, what brings you here so suddenly in the middle of the night? These talismans are what I use to protect the cave, but I never expected them to accidentally injure you."

"Hmph!" Du Juenian sneered, his eyes filled with sinister intent. "On this Talisman Peak, besides me, who else has the strength to break into your cave? It seems you've been secretly on guard against me all along!"

He paused, a complex smile playing on his lips: "Hehehe, so be it! It wasn't for nothing that I've nurtured you all these years. It seems you're not a fool after all."

Qingyun raised her head, her eyes pleading, and said to Du Jue in a young voice, "Master, please spare me, considering how loyal I've been to you all these years?"

Du Juenian's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling sneer: "Since you've already guessed that you're the seed for my Golden Core advancement, why utter such foolish words? I'm only one step away from the Golden Core realm. As long as you die, I can successfully break through! Rest assured, I will certainly not neglect your affairs after death; I will definitely remember you as the greatest contributor to our Talisman Peak!"

Qingyun gritted her teeth, wanting to say something more.

But at that moment, Du Juenian suddenly clapped his hands together!

Buzz—

A jet-black aura appeared out of nowhere and coiled around Qingyun's body like a venomous snake.

Caught off guard, Qingyun had no time to circulate her spiritual energy to resist. She felt a numbness all over her body, and her vision suddenly went black. With a "thump," she fell straight to the ground and completely lost consciousness.

Du Juenian sneered, stepped forward, and grabbed Qingyun by the back of her collar, as if she were a defenseless chick. Then, he leaped up, his figure turning into a black shadow, and instantly returned to his wooden house high above.

Without the slightest hesitation, Du Juenian sat cross-legged on the eerie Ghost Flame Lotus in the center of the wooden house.

At this moment, Du Juenian's eyes were filled with extreme fervor and hope. The black ghost flames surging around him seemed to come alive, cheering and leaping around him.

The black lotus flower continuously released dense demonic energy, which churned and condensed into a huge black sphere, completely enveloping Du Juenian and the unconscious Qingyun.

Du Juenian clearly felt that his cultivation was rapidly increasing and he would soon reach the bottleneck that had troubled him for many years! He vaguely sensed that a trace of the power of the rules of heaven and earth was beginning to grow in his dantian.

At that moment, Du Juenian suddenly realized!

He finally understood what a Golden Core Immortal was!

Foundation Establishment cultivators merely sense the elements between heaven and earth to condense their own domain; Divine Power cultivators, on the other hand, use their own domain to communicate with the rules of heaven and earth and evolve their own divine powers.

However, things are completely different when you reach the Golden Core Realm. A Golden Core Realm cultivator must use their own supernatural abilities as a foundation to cultivate their own rules of heaven and earth, and condense a unique Golden Core Great Dao within their dantian!

In other words, once a golden core is formed in this world, one can connect with the world's origin.

The stronger the Golden Core Immortals, the more stable this world becomes; and the more powerful the world, the more magnificent and boundless the Great Dao of the Golden Core Immortals. The Golden Core Immortals and this world are inextricably linked—one suffers, all suffer; one prospers, all prosper!

Therefore, Golden Core Immortals represent the pinnacle of combat power across the entire Central Continent!

Du Juenian's face lit up with ecstasy. He knew that the crucial moment for condensing the Golden Core was about to begin!

Although he reached this point with the help of the Ghost Flame Demon Lotus and a special cauldron technique, he is only in his forties and has already reached the Golden Core Realm, making him a rare genius in the entire Central Continent!

Once he breaks through to the Golden Core stage, all his past misdeeds will be completely covered up, and he may even become the absolute center of the Tianhai Sect!

Thinking of this, Du Juenian opened all the pores on his body, frantically absorbing the power of the rules of heaven and earth around him, which flowed into his dantian and he focused all his efforts on condensing his own golden core.

Just then, a slender, snow-white figure quietly appeared in front of Du Juenian's wooden house; it was Gao Rushi.

She was dressed in a white dress, her long hair flowing over her shoulders. She stood in front of the wooden house, her beautiful eyes surging with hatred, and the spiritual energy around her trembled slightly due to her emotional agitation.

Chen Yang followed closely behind and landed next to Gao Rushi.

Gao Rushi turned to look at Chen Yang, her brows furrowing slightly, her tone urgent: "This matter has nothing to do with you. You should take this opportunity to leave Fulu Peak as soon as possible."

Chen Yang shook his head, a determined smile on his face: "That won't do. Qingyun is my senior sister; she's always taken good care of me. How could I abandon her at this time? Besides, I believe that with your strength, Senior, you can definitely kill that old thief, Du Juenian!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Rushi shook her head helplessly, her tone becoming serious: "Du Juenian is much more cunning than you think. He probably already has other methods prepared to deal with unexpected changes, and may even have anticipated that Qingyun would ask me for help."

As she spoke, she took a step forward, and fiery spiritual energy surged around her: "Right now, that scoundrel Du Juenian is condensing his golden core. This is his weakest moment, and also the best time to strike!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Gao Rushi clapped her hands forward with one hand!

boom!

A raging inferno instantly swept out, hurtling towards the wooden house ahead. The moment the flames landed, they transformed into a raging inferno, engulfing the entire house—this was Gao Rushi's signature divine power—Raging Fire!

However, as the fire gradually subsided, the wooden house was completely burned down, leaving only a black lotus flower the size of a millstone in its place.

The Ghost Flame Demon Lotus churned with thick black mist, tightly enveloping Du Juenian and Qingyun within it.

Du Juenian remained seated cross-legged in the center of the lotus, completely unaffected. He raised his eyes to look at Gao Rushi, a contemptuous sneer curling at the corner of his lips. Then, he sighed with feigned helplessness, "Rushi, you really have colluded with that bitch Qingyun after all. You still can't let go of your hatred for me, completely forgetting how much we loved each other back then, forgetting how your parents forced me!"

Gao Rushi looked at Du Juenian, who was breaking through his bottleneck, and didn't bother to talk to him. She clapped her hands together!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several thick pillars of flame suddenly erupted, crashing into the Ghost Flame Demon Lotus in all directions. The violent explosions caused the surrounding mountains to tremble slightly.

However, an invisible defensive barrier appeared on the Ghost Flame Demon Lotus, which easily blocked all of Gao Rushi's attacks without even a slight tremor.

Du Jue, young and inexperienced, sneered, his tone dripping with sarcasm: "Junior sister, don't waste your time. Do you know the true origin of this Ghost Flame Demon Lotus in my hand? It's a genuine Earth-grade secret treasure! Unless you've reached the Golden Core realm, you might not be able to break its defenses. Otherwise, don't waste your energy here!"

As he spoke, Du Juenian not only accelerated the absorption of the surrounding天地力 (heaven and earth power), but also separated a wisp of black flame and surged towards the unconscious Qingyun beside him, clearly using Qingyun's life force to accelerate the condensation of his golden core.