Mortal: Starting with the Falling Cloud Sect, I proved my Dao through gacha pulls.

Inside Su Mu's cave at Luoyun Sect.

As soon as Song Yu stepped into the cave, he immediately sensed the completely different Core Formation aura emanating from Su Mu. He immediately straightened his expression and solemnly cupped his hands to offer his congratulations.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother, on successfully forming your Core."

But then she changed the subject, tilting her head to carefully examine Su Mu for a moment, her eyes filled with a gentle smile, and her voice was soft and gentle, exceptionally moving.

"Or should I start addressing you as 'Uncle-Master Su' from now on?"

Upon hearing this, Su Mu shook his head and chuckled. He quickly led Song Yu to a seat, then took out a pot of Ice Cloud Spirit Tea that he had brought back from Tianxing City and poured a full cup for each of them.

"Senior sister, please stop teasing me. Quickly try this spiritual tea. It's brewed with ice spring water and I brought it back especially for you. See if it suits your taste."

Song Yu's smile deepened. She gently raised her jade hand to take the teacup, subconsciously blew on it lightly, and then took a small sip.

As the tea entered her throat, a refreshing and icy spiritual energy suddenly spread between her lips and teeth, permeating her heart and soul, and a hint of surprise immediately lit up her eyes.

"I'm glad you like it, Senior Sister. I have plenty more of this tea here, so feel free to take it back and enjoy it at your leisure."

Seeing that Song Yu liked it very much, Su Mu smiled slightly, took out another exquisite jade box, and gave it to her directly.

Song Yu slowly put down her teacup, her clear eyes fixed on Su Mu, a hint of curiosity in her gaze.

"Where did my junior brother go to train these past two years? He managed to form his core at such a young age. Looking across the entire Tiannan region, it would be hard to find another like him."

She seemed to recall the astonishing phenomenon that occurred when Su Mu formed his core, and a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.

Even though she possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root and unparalleled talent, she never dared to dream of condensing a Golden Core at such a young age. Her gaze towards Su Mu became even brighter.

Upon hearing this, Su Mu pondered for a moment, then drank the spiritual tea in his cup in one gulp before slowly speaking.

"This matter is quite complicated, involving both my own cultivation secrets and a secret of the cultivation world, so it is not convenient to tell you the details right now. But rest assured, once you reach the Core Formation stage, I will tell you the whole truth."

Upon hearing this, Song Yu was slightly taken aback, then nodded gently, his eyes showing no displeasure but rather a greater sense of understanding and trust.

She knew that Su Mu must have his reasons and deeper meanings for saying that, so she naturally wouldn't press him for details.

"Since this concerns your own secrets, there's no need to tell me. It's best if only you know."

Although she didn't know how many trials Su Mu had gone through in the past two years, to have such an incredible opportunity at such a young age must have involved countless life-threatening situations. Thinking of this, a pang of heartache flashed across her eyes.

"Junior brother, there's no need to push yourself so hard. Now that you've formed your core, you can cultivate steadily from now on. I'm already in the late Foundation Establishment stage. Although I can't compare to you, I'm confident I can successfully form my core within a few decades. At that time..."

As she spoke, her voice grew softer and softer until it was almost inaudible, and a blush crept onto her cheeks, making her look radiant and beautiful.

Looking at Song Yu, whose cheeks were flushed and whose voice was soft, Su Mu felt a warmth in his heart, and his expression softened unconsciously. He chuckled softly:

"I will cultivate more carefully in the future. With Senior Sister's talent, forming the Golden Core is not an obstacle for her. That day is not far away."

Upon hearing this, Song Yu's cheeks flushed even more. She quickly took out an ancient zither and placed it in front of her, her jade-like fingers lightly brushing the strings.

"Junior brother, it must have been a long time since you heard me play the zither. Today I will play a piece for you."

Having said that, without waiting for Su Mu's response, the clear and melodious sound of the zither flowed slowly from her fingertips.

A gentle smile appeared on Su Mu's face as he listened to the clear and melodious tune, his mind slowly immersing itself in it.

......

Seven days later.

After enjoying a few rare days of leisure, Su Mu once again announced his seclusion, closing his doors to visitors.

Having just successfully formed his core, he had a multitude of trivial matters to attend to. Cultivating spiritual plants, refining magical artifacts, studying alchemy, and many other things kept him busy, leaving him no room for relaxation.

"We're going to be very busy from now on."

After confirming that there were no flaws in the protective formations inside and outside the cave, he raised his hand and took out the Qiankun Disc. With a slight thought, his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, leaving only a faint spatial fluctuation.

The Outer Star Sea, the waters around Twin Peaks Island.

In a stone chamber deep within a deserted island, Su Mu's figure appeared out of thin air. He immediately spread out his divine sense, carefully probing the surrounding movements.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual around him, he flew straight to the airspace above the deserted island, but did not immediately return to Twin Peaks Island. Instead, he planned to test the power of his Golden Light Leaping Technique here.

This supernatural ability will be his greatest asset for saving his life and escaping in the future, so he must thoroughly understand its details before he can feel at ease.

He took a deep breath, and following the instincts imprinted deep within his soul, with a thought, his magical power surged forth.

In an instant, pure yang golden light emanated from his body, his physical body seemed to become ethereal, and golden ripples spread out from his feet.

The next moment, his figure suddenly swayed, transforming into a straight, dazzling golden light, and vanished without a trace in an instant.

Su Mu felt as if the mountains and rivers before him were reversed, and all things in heaven and earth turned into blurry afterimages, as if space itself had been directly crushed. In less than a breath, ninety percent of his magical power was drained away. He was shocked and quickly stopped moving.

As the golden light faded, Su Mu reappeared above the vast sea. At this moment, his face was pale, his body was numb, and he had less than half of his magical power left.

He immediately took out several pills and swallowed them. While his magical power was slowly recovering, he hurriedly spread out a map of the sea area to identify his current location.

"This...we've actually arrived here!"

This sea area is a notoriously dangerous place around Twin Peaks Island. Because the seabed is rich in spiritual energy, countless high-level monsters dwell here. Among them, the most ferocious is a kind of ferocious beast called the Sea King Beast.

"This place is nearly three thousand miles away from Twin Peaks Island, yet we arrived in less than a breath. This golden light that leaps across the ground is truly terrifying!"

Su Mu could not hide his shock. Even though he had expected it, he did not expect the power of the golden light that leaped from the ground to be so strong.

"However, the consumption of magical power was too astonishing. My own magical power was almost exhausted, and it also put a considerable burden on my physical body. Once my magical power has recovered somewhat, I must leave this dangerous place immediately."

The mana consumption of this divine ability far exceeded Su Mu's expectations. He even vaguely sensed that if this divine ability had not become his own innate divine ability, he would not have been able to activate it at his current level.

After being on guard for half an hour, Su Mu's magical power finally recovered to most of its previous level. Learning from his previous experience, he only mobilized a small amount of his magical power, activating the golden light that propelled him across the ground, and headed straight for Twin Peaks Island.

He traveled and stopped frequently, experimenting repeatedly, until he finally figured out the details of this supernatural power.

This supernatural power requires at least 30% of one's own mana to activate, and can traverse thousands of miles in an instant. If the mana output is increased, the speed can increase even more dramatically.

If one disregards the strain on their physical body and unleashes all their magical power, they can instantly escape thousands of miles away, a terrifying speed indeed.

"It seems that this supernatural power is not suitable for ordinary travel; it can only be used as a trump card to save one's life in desperate situations."

Su Mu pondered for a moment, realizing that it would consume at least 30% of his mana, making it far too extravagant to use it on ordinary days.

Fortunately, he could clearly sense that, limited by his current cultivation level, this was by no means the true limit of the Golden Light Leaping Across the Earth. As his cultivation deepened in the future, the power of this divine ability would inevitably increase dramatically once again.

"Let's see who can catch up with me in the future."