Mortal: I am the young sect master of the Thousand Illusions Sect

Chapter 71 Core Formation

Having settled everything, Su Mixin completely focused her mind and resolved to begin her secluded cultivation to break through to the Core Formation stage.

He bid farewell to Yan Ruyan and returned to his private quiet room in the Mi Xin Palace.

Su Mixin activated the protective array of the meditation room layer by layer, and layers of spiritual light flowed out, enveloping and sealing the entire meditation room, cutting off all external interference.

After doing all this, he straightened his posture, sat cross-legged on the cool and warm jade futon, closed his eyes lightly, and breathed deeply, slowly harmonizing the restless spiritual energy and blood in his body, allowing his body, mind, spiritual energy, and soul to return to ultimate peace.

After calming her mind, Su Mi summoned her stone embryo avatar.

The two bodies sat facing each other in the quiet room, their breaths from the same source, their spiritual power connected, and they were one.

From then on, the two bodies practiced separately, each fulfilling their own duties.

One body diligently practices the Maha Infinite Freedom Visualization Method, tempering the soul and expanding the consciousness.

The other body focuses on rinsing and eroding the barriers to the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm, refining the foundation for breaking through the realm day and night.

With two bodies operating simultaneously, efficiency is doubled, steadily advancing the cultivation progress.

Time passed silently, the quiet room remained untouched by heat or cold, and three years flew by in the blink of an eye.

After three years of diligent study and reflection, the results have finally been achieved.

Su Mixin's visualization of the Great Perfection of Immeasurable Freedom progressed steadily, and in her sea of ​​consciousness, the tenth star was steadily lit up, shining brightly.

At this point, the range of his divine sense and the strength of his spiritual essence had increased to more than three times that of cultivators of the same level. His foundation was profound and solid, and he was no less than an ordinary early-stage Core Formation cultivator.

Not only has his spirit transcended, but his physical body has also become refined, with abundant blood and qi. His pure physical strength has reached the level of early Core Formation stage, enough to directly confront a level 5 demon beast.

His physical body and soul are both comparable to those in the early stage of Core Formation, his foundation is extremely solid, and his potential has long surpassed the limitations of Foundation Establishment.

In such a perfect state, the final breakthrough in magical power will naturally be unimpeded and will come smoothly.

It was midday again, and the sky outside was clear and cloudless.

But amidst this bright and peaceful scene, a muffled thunderclap suddenly rang out!

The deep, resonant roar seemed to roll down from the depths of the clouds in the heavens, causing the entire Thousand Illusion Sect land to tremble slightly.

The once clear, azure sky was suddenly transformed by a dramatic change in weather.

An endless black cloud swept in from nowhere, layer upon layer, surging and converging, instantly obscuring the blazing sun and shrouding the sky, completely covering the entire territory of the Thousand Illusions Sect.

The world suddenly darkened, daylight turned into night in an instant, and a sense of oppression overwhelmed everyone, making them feel chilled to the bone.

Within the dark clouds, silver lightning bolts surged wildly, countless bolts of electricity dancing and tearing at each other like a thousand mad snakes, blinding flashes of lightning rising and falling, ripping apart the deep night.

Deafening thunderclaps boomed one after another, rolling and echoing for miles around the mountain gate, their power terrifying beyond measure.

As the celestial phenomena changed dramatically, the originally tranquil and gentle spiritual energy within the Thousand Illusions Sect's hundred-mile territory suddenly became chaotic and turbulent.

Countless spiritual energies broke free from the constraints of heaven and earth, no longer scattered and wandering, but all surging and converging towards the Mi Xin Hall, the core of the sect.

The spiritual energy surged and roared, creating a massive vortex in mid-air with a diameter of no less than ten miles.

The vortex spun rapidly, billowing clouds and mist, its spiritual energy condensed into a tangible form, pouring powerfully into the quiet room.

The vast and boundless primordial energy of heaven and earth surged forth, all rushing towards that long-sealed quiet room, to be used by the person within who had broken through to a higher realm.

The elders and disciples on duty throughout the sect were all startled by this astonishing phenomenon. They all looked up at the core airspace, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

In the quiet room, Su Mixin, who was sitting upright and cultivating, suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes shining brightly.

The time has come.

The stone embryo transformed into a stream of light and merged into Su Mi's core.

He no longer suppressed the immense spiritual power he had accumulated over the years. The torrent of liquid spiritual power that had long been saturated within his dantian suddenly erupted, surging in all directions along his meridians and crashing fiercely into the ultimate barrier of foundation building that had imprisoned him for three years!

Outside the Mi Xin Hall.

Mi Lian Peak is the Daoist temple of the Supreme Elder of the Thousand Illusions Sect. It has always been peaceful and solemn, and rarely disturbed by people.

But today, the spiritual light on the peak is in chaos, and the world is undergoing a dramatic change.

A sharp, extremely powerful beam of light suddenly shot out from the peak, piercing the dark sky, instantly traversing the void, and landing steadily in the high sky outside the giant spiritual energy vortex that stretches for ten miles.

This person was none other than Su Yunluo.

He stood suspended in mid-air, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings with a deep intensity.

The next instant, a powerful, vast, and extremely domineering pressure from a peak mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator exploded without reservation, like an overturned ocean and a collapsing sky, sweeping across the entire Thousand Illusions Sect and crushing a hundred miles of airspace.

A terrifying surge of divine power pierced through the pavilions and peaks, penetrating the array and clouds. A deep, resonant voice, carrying supreme authority, echoed throughout every corner of the sect through the power of divine sense: "Thousand Illusion Sect disciples, heed my command! All remain where you are! Do not move! Anyone who dares to approach Lotus Peak will die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a chilling murderous intent filled the air.

Following Su Yunluo's oppressive aura, several equally profound and powerful Nascent Soul divine senses awakened one after another in the heart of the sect. The pressure of these divine senses swept out from all the spiritual peaks, echoing and overlapping with Su Yunluo's aura, locking down the entire airspace of Mi Lian Peak and preventing any unexpected intrusion.

Inside the Xinyan Palace, the window swayed gently, and the wind whispered softly.

Yan Ruyan stood by the window, gazing at the terrifying phenomenon of dark clouds looming overhead and lightning flashing in the direction of Mi Xin Palace. Her delicate brows were filled with deep worry, and her hands unconsciously clenched slightly, her heart filled with anxiety and unease.

At the summit of another spiritual peak of the sect, the Myriad Transformations Demon stood in the void, his robes billowing in the fierce wind.

He stared blankly in the direction of Mi Lian Peak, his face filled with disbelief, shock, and bewilderment. He muttered to himself, "Judging from Mi Luo's protective formation—could it really be that Mi Xin is breaking through to the Core Formation stage? But judging from his age, he's only in his thirties. How is that possible? It's simply unbelievable!"

Not only the Myriad Transformations Old Demon, but also the other Nascent Soul Supreme Elders of the Thousand Illusions Sect were all alarmed at this moment. They all appeared in the sky above their respective peaks, their eyes focused on the Lotus Peak, their expressions filled with surprise and astonishment.

Before the gates of Linghuan Palace, Qi Danyan stood with his hands behind his back in the plaza, his brows furrowed, his gaze fixed on the raging storm of thunderclouds over Milian Peak, and murmured softly, "Is it really—Junior Brother breaking through to a higher realm?"

With a slight shift in his thoughts, he raised his hand and flicked several transmission talismans, instantly sending them to the Core Formation elders on duty in various parts of the sect.

At the same time, spiritual energy surged in his palm, pouring into and activating the sect leader's token in his hand.

"Buzz!"

A deep, resounding clang echoed through the mountains.

The long-dormant protective array of the Thousand Illusions Sect was unsealed in response. Spiritual light suddenly flared up throughout the entire Cloud Illusion Mountain Range, and nine magnificent and dazzling spiritual light curtains shot into the void from the four directions of the mountain gate. The boundless barrier of light slowly rose and unfolded, firmly enveloping the entire sect territory. The barrier was thick and majestic, and its power suppressed mountains and rivers.

In an instant, the entire sect was shaken.

Countless inner and outer disciples emerged from the hall, looking up at the dramatic changes in the sky. Everyone was horrified, their hearts churning with shock.

As a top sect in Tiannan, the Thousand Illusions Sect has nearly a hundred Core Formation elders. Every few years or decades, disciples go into seclusion to form their Core and trigger celestial phenomena.

The unusual phenomenon of Core Formation is already a common sight in sects.

But today's overwhelming scene—with dark clouds covering the sky, thunder raging, a ten-mile-long vortex of spiritual energy suspended in the air, the entire sect's grand formation activated, and several Nascent Soul elders guarding the formation—is unprecedented in thousands of years.

The disciples looked up at the extraordinary phenomenon of breaking through the realm that shocked the past and present, their minds trembling, and their eyes were opened wide.

Inside the quiet room, Su Mixin had reached the most crucial moment in her journey to forming her core.

Deep within the dantian, a massive amount of liquid spiritual energy swirled and intertwined, condensing into a rapidly rotating vortex of spiritual energy that continuously converged and coalesced towards the singularity at the center of the vortex.

The vortex's rotation speed increased rapidly, and at the critical moment, the spiritual energy at the central singularity suddenly transformed, and the churning liquid spiritual energy began to solidify.

A golden core, entirely gilded and interwoven with silver and icy blue Daoist patterns, slowly took shape and expanded under the infusion of spiritual energy.

After a short while, the golden elixir gradually slowed its spinning speed, and it had grown to the size of an infant's fist, hovering steadily in the center of the dantian.

Outside the quiet room, a dazzling five-colored ray of light shot into the sky from the core of the spiritual energy vortex beneath the earth. The thick, dark clouds that had gathered in the sky were swept away by the ray of light and instantly dispersed.

Su Mixin slowly raised her eyes and opened them. A flash of lightning appeared in her eyes, and a faint aura of a Core Formation cultivator filled the entire quiet room.

He exhaled a long breath of stagnant air, his muscles and bones relaxed, and an indescribable sense of clarity and comfort flowed through his limbs and bones.

With this transformation in cultivation, the origin of life has undergone a leap forward, and one's lifespan has increased significantly.

A look of joy flashed in Su Mixin's eyes as she murmured to herself, "Thirty-six years old, twenty-five years of arduous cultivation, and I've finally successfully formed my core!"

Several years have not been wasted, and a golden pill has been swallowed.

From this day forward, I will break free from the mortal cage and ride the gentle breeze on my cloud-crossing journey.

Outside, as the rosy dawn broke through the clouds, the thunderclouds that had enveloped Milian Peak dissipated at a visible speed, the lightning that had filled the sky vanished like smoke, the air currents that had been disturbed by the spiritual energy storm gradually calmed down, and the azure sky was revealed to everyone once again, with a ray of warm sunlight piercing through the clouds and falling on the mountains.

The giant vortex of spiritual energy, ten miles in diameter and roaring in mid-air, lost its pull. The vast and pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth stopped surging wildly. Some of it scattered and returned to the mountains and the earth's veins, while the remaining pure spiritual energy followed the afterglow and turned into wisps of spiritual mist.

High above the hall, Su Yunluo's tense brows slowly relaxed, and the overwhelming pressure of his Nascent Soul cultivation gradually subsided, completely erasing the suffocating oppression that had enveloped the entire sect.

He gazed in the direction of the Mi Xin Palace, a hint of undisguised satisfaction flashing across his usually calm and indifferent face.

Seeing this, the other Nascent Soul Grand Elders who were guarding the area also withdrew their divine senses one after another, and their figures that had been hovering on the peaks slowly returned to their caves.

The spiritual light of the Thousand Illusions Sect's protective array gradually faded, and the nine dazzling light curtains that stretched across the sky fell back layer by layer, disappearing into the rocky strata of the mountains.

In front of the Linghuan Palace, Qi Danyan put away the sect leader's token in his hand, his tightly furrowed brows completely relaxed, and he smiled as he looked in the direction of Milian Peak.

The Demon King of Myriad Transformations still stood atop the Spirit Peak, gazing blankly at the Lotus Peak. After a long while, he stroked his white beard and sighed repeatedly, "Incredible! Incredible!"

Inside the Xinyan Palace, Yan Ruyan slowly loosened her tightly clenched hands. The heavy weight on her heart finally lifted, and the anxiety on her beautiful face faded away, replaced by a radiant joy.

As the Thousand Illusions Sect disciples gazed at the clear sky that had returned, the shock they had felt earlier lingered. They gathered in small groups, whispering among themselves. The astonishing phenomenon of dark clouds obscuring the sun and thunder raging in the sky had become a major topic of discussion throughout the sect.

In the quiet room, Su Mixin sat cross-legged, continuing to calmly circulate her cultivation technique, guiding the scattered spiritual energy from the box to nourish the golden core in her dantian.

The golden core, with its gilded base and silver-white and ice-blue Dao traces, slowly rotated and floated within the dantian. With each gentle tremor, pure magical power flowed through the meridians to the limbs and bones.

About an hour later, the free-floating spiritual mist outside her body was completely absorbed. Su Mixin stopped her practice and slowly stood up.

The stone embryo avatar slowly solidified and emerged beside his physical body, the two bodies merging and communicating with each other. At this moment, the avatar was also at the early stage of Core Formation.

Su Mixin's face lit up with joy. With a thought, her stone embryo transformed into a stream of light and merged back with her original body.

He then raised his hand to remove the numerous protective and isolation barriers surrounding the meditation room, and the door to the meditation room, which had been in seclusion for three years, opened by itself without any wind.

Su Mixin focused her mind, and her divine sense swept across the surroundings like a tide, spreading out layer by layer from near to far, covering ten miles, twenty miles, until it slowly settled within a radius of thirty miles.

This range of divine sense coverage is already three times that of a cultivator at the initial Core Formation stage, and is in no way inferior to that of an ordinary late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

Su Mixin nodded slightly, a hint of regret rising in her heart: "Unfortunately, once you reach the Core Formation stage, it's no longer possible to rapidly improve your soul using the Maha Boundless Great Freedom Visualization Method."

After breaking through to a higher realm of cultivation, the essence of one's soul undergoes a fundamental leap, and things are different now than before.

Even though the visualization practice remains reliable and the difficulty and speed of illuminating the stars in the sea of ​​consciousness remain unchanged, the level of the soul has already undergone a transformation, and the threshold has been greatly raised.

If one wants to maintain the explosive growth rate of one's spiritual cultivation during the Foundation Establishment stage, the number of stars required to be lit up is now ten times that of the Foundation Establishment stage, naturally slowing down the cultivation progress considerably.

After a brief moment of reflection, he composed himself, and a clear smile returned to his eyes.

After three years of secluded cultivation, he broke through to the next realm and formed his core, thus achieving perfection in all his accumulated desires.

"It's time to emerge from seclusion and share the good news with everyone."

Su Mixin walked calmly and slowly out of the quiet room where she had been in seclusion for three years.

Su Mixin walked slowly through the corridor and went straight into the reception hall of Mixin Palace.

The hall was filled with the aroma of tea. Su Yunluo, Qi Danyan, and Wanhua Laomo sat around the table chatting, while Yan Ruyan stood to the side, her jade-like hand gently lifting a teacup and calmly adding tea.

The group had already sensed it with their divine senses and raised their eyes in unison.

"Mi Xin is fortunate; she has successfully formed her core." Su Mi Xin bowed respectfully, her eyes crinkling with a smile as she delivered the good news.

The room was filled with joy. Su Yunluo nodded with a look of satisfaction, Qi Danyan offered his congratulations repeatedly, and the Old Demon of Myriad Transformations kept praising his exceptional talent.

Yan Ruyan's eyes shone with tenderness, and her brows were filled with joy.

After a brief chat, the group congratulated him on successfully forming his core at the age of thirty-six, mentioning that he might set a new record for the age of core formation in the cultivation world of Tiannan.

They did not probe into the possibility of Su Mixin having some extraordinary opportunities.

After exchanging pleasantries, Su Mixin bowed and explained, "My Golden Core is still in its early stages and my foundation is not yet strong enough. I need to return to my quiet room to consolidate my cultivation and cannot stay with you for long."

Everyone understood and told him to focus on his seclusion and cultivate his foundation.

Su Mixin bowed again to take her leave, then turned back to the quiet room, closed the palace door again, activated the restriction, and sat quietly on the futon to refine the newly formed golden elixir.