Chapter 1008 - 640: Arousing Wariness, Golden Core Perfection

It’s rare to come here, so I must not really return empty-handed.

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Lu Qing didn’t know that the sword qi he unleashed before leaving actually made three Primordial Spirit Realm experts feel apprehensive, dispelling even the thought of seeking revenge on him.

As he flew out of the Ice Soul Valley, sensing no one around, he immediately activated the Teleportation Talisman, shifting through the void and appearing hundreds of miles away.

The sensing abilities of a Primordial Spirit Initial Realm, while powerful, have not reached the extent of covering hundreds of miles with a single thought, so naturally, they couldn’t track his whereabouts.

After flying another thousand miles, Lu Qing found a cave in a mountain forest, where he set up an array to conceal his aura.

"Ah Qing, here!"

Little Li emerged from the hood, taking out a Jade Bottle.

Inside it was the Mystic Cold Flame.

Lu Qing took the Jade Bottle and inspected it.

This Jade Bottle was one of the numerous treasures he obtained during the battle on Tianshu Divine Mountain.

It was a Treasure Level Jade Bottle, capable of containing various supernormal fires and spiritual fires.

Otherwise, an ordinary Magic Artifact might not necessarily withstand the power of the Mystic Cold Flame.

After checking and finding no issue, Lu Qing put away the Jade Bottle.

"Ah Qing, aren’t you going to refine it?" Little Li asked.

It knew that Lu Qing’s cultivation path inherently embraced all Five Elements, capable of refining various attributes of spiritual objects and treasures.

After cultivating with the techniques acquired from the secret realm, he became even more capable of refining everything, embracing all.

This Mystic Cold Flame, while mysterious, shouldn’t be a challenge for Lu Qing.

"I don’t need this spiritual fire; it’s meant for Little Yan." Lu Qing patted the little guy’s head.

"For Little Yan? Oh right, the cultivation technique Little Yan practices is just right for this spiritual fire." Little Li finally realized.

Speaking of Little Yan, the little guy became somewhat downcast: "Ah Qing, when are we going home? We’ve been out for so many years, and I miss Little Yan."

"Soon, not too long now, we’ll be able to go back." Lu Qing reassured.

He had now figured out how to proceed beyond the nine transitions of the Golden Core.

Next, as long as he deduced the last three transitions of the Perfect Golden Core Skill.

Given his current talent, it wouldn’t take too long to cultivate it to perfection.

Then, once he achieved the Primordial Spirit, his foundation would be exceedingly deep.

After achieving the Primordial Spirit, he would return to his homeland world, ensuring absolute safety, without experiencing the previous dangers of coming over.

"However, after deducing the last three transitions of the Perfect Golden Core Skill, I’ll still need to earn some more Spirit Stones."

Thinking of this, Lu Qing felt a bit helpless.

As his cultivation techniques increased, his foundation grew deeper, and his power stronger.

This is certainly a good thing, something many would dream of.

But likewise, having too deep a foundation means each advancement in his cultivation demands a vast amount of resources.

The battle years ago on Tianshu Divine Mountain earned Lu Qing quite a few Spirit Stones.

However, after over a decade in closed-door training, his cultivation reached the golden core nine transitions of perfection, and he stepped into the realm of Great Success in the path of the Witch.

While the increase in strength was rapid, the consumption of Spirit Stones was equally terrifying.

So much so that the remaining Spirit Stones in his possession were now quite scarce.

The last three transitions of the Golden Core Twelve Transitions will undoubtedly require a terrifying amount of resources.

If he doesn’t find a way to get more Spirit Stones and relies solely on nature’s spiritual energy to cultivate.

Lu Qing would have no idea how many years or months it would take to break through to the twelve-transition realm, let alone achieving the Primordial Spirit.

So he decided to first deduce the last three transitions of the Perfect Golden Core Skill and then find a way to earn some Spirit Stones.

"Back then in my homeland world, it was due to a lack of spiritual energy and scarce Spirit Stones that I left. Yet even here in the Heavenly Origin Great World, there’s still such a shortage of Spirit Stones."

Lu Qing shook his head with a wry smile, then after giving Little Li some instructions, he activated his superpower and resumed closed-door training once again in this humble cave.

The mountain has no calendar, and cultivation time always flies by quickly.

Before long, half a year passed swiftly.

Sitting cross-legged in the cave, immersed in deducing the cultivation technique, Lu Qing finally opened his eyes.

His gaze was indifferent, like stars revolving, filled with wisdom.

After a long while, the visions in Lu Qing’s eyes vanished, and an overwhelming sense of exhaustion surged into his Divine Soul.

Sustaining high-intensity deducing of cultivation techniques for half a year, even with the aid of his superpower and Divine Soul Talisman reaching the realm of Yang Talisman perfection, still left him somewhat overwhelmed.

Yet despite his weariness, his eyes revealed a hint of immense joy.

"Half a year of deduction, I finally worked out the last three transitions."

Indeed, during this half-year of closed-door training, Lu Qing, following the inspiration he captured during the Ice Soul Valley incident, continuously deduced, and now, finally worked out the last three transitions of the Perfect Golden Core Skill.

"However, just as I initially realized, to step into the tenth transition, I must first cultivate mana, physical body, and Divine Soul to the perfection level of the golden core nine transitions.

Only by unifying the three can I possibly break through that barrier, surpass the limits, and enter that extraordinary realm.

But my physical body is still lacking."

Lu Qing’s current cultivation involves the path of the Dao, Witch clan inheritance, and the cultivation of his homeland world’s Seal Sect inheritance.

These correspond to the paths of Mana, physical body, and Divine Soul.

He had cultivated both Mana and Divine Soul to the equivalent of the golden core nine transitions of perfection.

However, his physical body was only at the Great Success realm of the Witch.

There’s still a way to go before reaching perfection.

And the shortfall is because the remaining Spirit Stones he has are insufficient to support him in cultivating his physical body to the realm of Witch perfection.

"Seems like I can’t avoid going out of seclusion."

Lu Qing sighed, then stood up.

"Ah Qing, you’ve finished cultivating?"

Lu Qing’s movement immediately woke Little Li, who was cultivating on the other side.

"Mm, it’s a temporary pause. Little Li, how is your cultivation coming along?"

"Not bad, I feel that I might be able to start practicing the second transformation of the True Dragon Nine Transformations soon," Little Li said happily.

"So quickly reaching an insight into the second transformation?" Lu Qing was a bit surprised, "It seems the technique given by that senior is indeed very suitable for you."

"Of course, I’m not that stupid snake, who cultivates so slowly," the little fellow said proudly, raising its head.

Lu Qing nodded slightly, not retorting.

Little Li’s comprehension ability indeed surpassed that of the Five Elements by quite a lot.

Bear in mind, that foolish Five Elements still hasn’t fully grasped the first transformation yet.

"Do you need to continue your closed-door training for a while longer?"

Lu Qing was originally planning to leave seclusion immediately, but if Little Li was at a crucial moment, he wouldn’t mind waiting.

However, being with Lu Qing for so many years, the understanding between them was well-honed.

Upon hearing Lu Qing’s words, Little Li immediately understood, "Are you thinking of going out, Ah Qing?"

"Mm, the Spirit Stones we have are almost depleted. I’m planning to go out and see if I can acquire some," Lu Qing answered honestly.

"Going out to earn Spirit Stones?" Upon hearing this, Little Li’s eyes lit up, "Great, great, let’s go out quickly then. Anyway, with insights, I can cultivate in the Leaving Fire Tripod too; earning Spirit Stones is the priority."

The little guy knew that Lu Qing’s current cultivation was incredibly demanding on Spirit Stones.

It had witnessed this during their ten years of closed-door training.

The rate at which Spirit Stones were consumed was astonishing enough to make it feel alarmed.

If there were no Spirit Stones to assist, Lu Qing’s cultivation would certainly slow down.

Therefore, earning Spirit Stones was extremely important.

Moreover, with its treasure-seeking nature long since ignited, it was equally interested in earning Spirit Stones.

"Alright, once you finish your training, we can head out."

"Let’s leave seclusion now then."

Lu Qing contemplated for a moment but saw no reason not to agree.