Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 279 The Five-Colored True Glow Spirit Milk and the Golden Core Tribulation

"Meet the Master!"

Inside the courtyard, Zhou Ling and Zi Ling bowed to each other.

"Late stage of Foundation Establishment, not bad!"

Zi Ling's gaze swept over Zhou Ling, and she nodded with a satisfied expression.

Originally, she thought it would take Zhou Ling at least one or two years to reach the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

This was much faster than she had expected.

"Master, I have now entered the late stage of Foundation Establishment and need to prepare for the Golden Core formation, so I have come to inquire about the matter!"

Zhou Ling continued.

“The Core Formation is not the same as the Foundation Establishment. There is a tribulation of lightning involved. If you fail, you may even be in danger of losing your life. However, more often than not, your cultivation level will drop and your vital energy will be severely damaged.”

"Once the meridians are damaged, there may not be a second chance to form the core."

"Moreover, you cultivate the Five Elements Qian Yuan True Technique, which condenses the power of the five elements, making you more powerful than other cultivators when facing the tribulation of lightning."

"To achieve a Heavenly Grade Golden Core, one might even have to face five lightning attacks!"

Zi Ling's nonchalant expression vanished, replaced by a more serious tone.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling couldn't help but show a worried expression; this was much more serious than he had anticipated.

Others only face one lightning attack when undergoing tribulation, but I have to face five. How can I compete like this?
"Master, what do you think my chances of forming my core are, given my current situation?"

Zhou Ling couldn't help but ask.

"The Golden Core Tribulation has four stages."

"The test of magical power, the test of divine consciousness, the test of inner demons, and the triple tribulation of lightning."

Zi Ling picked up the wine gourd, took a slow sip, and continued speaking while looking at Zhou Ling.

"As for your spiritual sense, now that you have cultivated the Three Pure Creation Technique and condensed the Three Pure Soul Body, there should be no problem with your spiritual sense."

"As for the inner demons, with your temperament, it shouldn't be a big problem."

"So the only troublesome ones are the tribulation of magical power and the tribulation of heaven and earth lightning!"

"After all, you cultivate the Five Elements Qian Yuan True Technique, which opens up the circulation of the five elements in your body, so the mana of the five attributes must reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage."

"As for the tribulation of heaven and earth, it could be a triple tribulation or a five-fold tribulation!"

"Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid it's less than 50%!"

"Less than 50%!"

"So low?"

Upon hearing his master's words, Zhou Ling swallowed hard, a look of surprise on his face.

"That's not low at all, considering you're aiming for a Heavenly Grade Golden Pill."

"If you hadn't absorbed the Three Pure Creation Jade and achieved the Three Pure Soul Body, you might have been 10% or 20% lower."

"With the Three Souls Body and your acquired Five Elements Thunder Body, your foundation is so strong that even a Heavenly Grade Spiritual Root might not be able to match it."

After thinking about it, Zhou Ling realized that what his master said made sense.

After all, what he was pursuing was a Heavenly Grade Golden Core, and achieving a 50% Golden Core formation rate was already quite good.

"Although your Three Pure Ones Soul Body and Five Elements Thunder Body are both acquired physiques, they are still quite good physiques."

"As long as you can survive the tribulation of lightning, the feedback from the rules of heaven and earth you receive will be of great help in condensing your golden core!"

Zi Ling continued.

"Master, what are the rules of heaven and earth?"

Zhou Ling asked.

He understood that these so-called rules of heaven and earth should be the mysterious laws contained within the Fire Cloud Sword.

Back then, Senior Qin of Xuanyuan Dao Academy incorporated a trace of the Heavenly Mandate he obtained into the Fire Cloud Sword during his Golden Core Tribulation in order to forge it.

That's why the Fiery Cloud Sword has such great power.

Zhou Ling thought to himself.

"The rules of heaven and earth can be simply understood as the way of heaven and earth. The more you comprehend and master them, the more adept you will become at controlling the power of the rules."

"If you integrate it into your magic or supernatural powers, its power will be even greater."

Zi Ling spoke slowly to Zhou Ling.

"The quality of a spiritual root is not simply determined by its affinity with spiritual energy."

"It is also related to the degree of understanding of laws and principles."

"Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for someone with a low-grade spiritual root to achieve the Golden Core stage!"

"Because the Golden Core stage requires comprehending a certain amount of the power of rules!"

"And those with low-grade spiritual roots simply cannot do that."

"Therefore, most Daoist academies in the Dao Alliance use the quality of spiritual roots as the basis for recruiting disciples."

"A disciple with a top-grade spiritual root has a roughly 20% chance of forming a Heaven-grade Core."

After listening, Zhou Ling also looked enlightened.

Since he hadn't expected to reach the late Foundation Establishment stage so quickly, his knowledge of Core Formation was limited.

Of course, the Taoist temple will naturally have some of the information.

But when Master explains things by combining them with his own cultivation experience, the effect is quite different.

He secretly rejoiced, for if he hadn't relied on his talent to condense the Five Elements Thunder Body and the Three Pure Ones Soul Body, he would probably have been stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage for the rest of his life.

After all, he only had a low-grade spiritual root.

Although his spiritual root has improved with the help of his talent, it has not yet reached the level of a mid-grade spiritual root.

Of course, besides talent, the help of his master was also indispensable.

If it weren't for his master's two spiritual flames and the Three Pure Creation Jade, he would have had a hard time condensing these two acquired physiques.

Only by achieving these two physical qualities can one lay the foundation for achieving the Heavenly Golden Elixir.

If you calculate it this way, a success rate of 50% is indeed not low.

It should be noted that in a fourth-grade immortal city like Qingyun Immortal City, out of tens of thousands of cultivators, perhaps no more than ten possess heavenly-grade spiritual roots.

Based on his master's analysis, he felt that as long as he prepared properly, his magical power could reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

With the help of the Jade Rejuvenating Elixir and auxiliary spiritual objects, I have a 70% chance of achieving a Heavenly Grade Golden Elixir.

After all, he also has a talent that can assist him, something his master is unaware of.

As for the tribulation lightning, he had many ways to deal with it, including the Five Elements Spirit Flame, the Five Elements Sword, and even his own physique had reached the peak of the second tier.

Furthermore, he possesses the [Five Elements Thunder Force] talent, which enables him to cope with thunder tribulations.

This way, the formation of the Golden Core is basically very stable.

Thinking of this, he was quite excited.

"You don't need to worry. Even among the disciples of the Zixiao Sect in the past, someone like you would be ranked in the upper-middle level."

"As long as we proceed steadily and surely, the chances of achieving a Heavenly Grade Golden Core are still very high."

Seeing Zhou Ling's expression, Zi Ling smiled and said.

"Disciple understands!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands in greeting.

He wasn't as nervous as his master had imagined; he was just a little excited and eager.

"Ling'er, this is the spiritual item I prepared for you to overcome your tribulation, the Five-Colored True Cloud Spirit Milk."

As soon as she finished speaking, a flash of light appeared on Zi Ling's storage ring, and a small golden bottle landed in front of Zhou Ling.

Reaching out to take the bottle, Zhou Ling's face lit up with joy. "Thank you, Master!"

Although I've never heard of this Five-Colored True Cloud Spirit Milk, anything my master can afford to show off is definitely a good thing.

"This third-tier five-colored true radiance spirit milk contains rich five-element spiritual power. It is made by fusing five different types of heaven and earth spiritual liquids that I collected. It will be of great help to you in passing the Golden Core Tribulation!"

Zi Ling said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling showed gratitude.

I feel like my master is always in one place, but without realizing it, he has already done a lot.

With this third-tier Five Elements True Qi Spirit Milk, he believed that there shouldn't be too much of a problem with his magical power.

After all, he has the talent of [Elixir Stress].

However, he cannot be careless, after all, he is aiming for the Heavenly Grade Golden Core.

Zhou Ling carefully opened the bottle stopper again, his expression immediately becoming slightly serious. Inside the bottle, five drops of spiritual liquid, each a different color like a cloud, floated quietly in the air, emitting different rich fragrances.

It smells invigorating.

[You are observing the Five-Colored True Cloud Spirit Milk, Intermediate Observation +1]

"This is the Five-Colored True Cloud Spirit Milk!"

As the [Intermediate Observation] skill appeared, information about the Five-Colored True Glow Spirit Milk appeared in Zhou Ling's mind.

He realized even more how difficult it was to condense this five-colored true radiance spiritual milk.

It requires five types of third-tier attribute spirit liquids, which must be extracted and refined to achieve this.

With this Five-Colored True Glow Spirit Milk, the problem of auxiliary spiritual objects will be greatly solved.

However, to be on the safe side, the Five Elements Spiritual Objects should still be prepared.

"In addition, this contains some records and experiences on the formation of the core in the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique."

"Take a good look at it yourself, and ask me if you don't understand anything!"

At this moment, Zi Ling took out two more jade slips and handed them to Zhou Ling.

"Thank you, Master!"

After sealing the bottle, Zhou Ling bowed to his master and thanked him.

This is exactly what he needs; the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique has its unique attributes.

The experience of a Golden Core cultivator in forming their core is generally useless; it is only of reference to cultivators who practice the same cultivation method.

Of course, given Zhou Ling's situation, even if he cultivated the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique, the results would likely be vastly different.

But something is better than nothing.

Moreover, since it is a core formation experience, it must contain records of auxiliary spiritual objects, which is also very important.

"There is another jade slip containing a secret technique called the Hidden Yuan Secret Technique."

"It is a secret technique for concealing one's cultivation level."

"If you find yourself unable to cope with the lightning tribulation when you are undergoing it, you can use this secret technique."

"There is a chance to reduce the power of the lightning tribulation!"

"Of course, this is only a theoretical possibility. As for the actual effect, no one has actually used it!"

Zi Ling pointed to another jade slip and introduced it to Zhou Ling.

"The Secret Technique of Concealing Yuan!"

Zhou Ling looked at the jade slip and said in a low voice.

He was overjoyed, however, and his concern was not about concealing his aura during the tribulation.

When undergoing a tribulation of lightning, the stronger one's magical power, the more terrifying the lightning tribulation will be, but the greater the rewards will also be.

Since he was determined to break through to the Heavenly Grade Golden Core, why would he hesitate or be timid?

Only by going all out can one achieve the Golden Elixir Path.

Of course, this was also a precautionary measure taken by the master.

With this secret technique, one will no longer have to worry about others seeing through one's cultivation level.

After all, when facing a Golden Core or Nascent Soul cultivator, one can basically see through their Foundation Establishment cultivation level.

"This Hidden Yuan Secret Technique is a low-level technique of my Lingxiao lineage."

"Although it's a minor path, its effects are significant."

"Once you master the cultivation, you will not only be able to conceal your own aura, but you can even condense a powerful aura to confuse your opponents!"

Zi Ling gave Zhou Ling a brief introduction and then said no more.

Leaning back on the wooden chair in the corridor, he continued to leisurely sip his spiritual wine.

Zhou Ling sat down on the prayer mat beside the statue and entered the jade slip containing the Hidden Yuan Secret Method with his divine sense.

Soon after, his consciousness withdrew from the jade slip.

I also have some understanding of this Daoist secret method of hiding the origin.

This Hidden Yuan Secret Technique has three levels.

Once the first level is mastered, one can conceal their magical power and reveal different realms to confuse opponents.

However, this only works on cultivators of the same or higher level. For example, Foundation Establishment cultivators can generally only be fooled by Golden Core cultivators.

Of course, the specific situation depends on the individual's cultivation level.

However, once you reach the second level, the effect is greatly enhanced.

This layer can be cultivated simultaneously with one's natal treasure, allowing one to inject a portion of the spiritual power from the Qi Sea into the natal treasure.

This makes it difficult for other cultivators to discover his specific cultivation level.

This is the core of the Hidden Yuan Secret Technique: hiding one's own magical power in other places.

Even cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage would find it difficult to sense.

The third level is the highest realm, where one transforms their magical power into the power of nothingness and integrates it into their physical body.

The entire body acts like a shield of spiritual energy, capable of blocking the perception of spiritual energy.

In this way, other cultivators will not be able to sense the fluctuations of spiritual energy within him.

"This Hidden Yuan Secret Technique is too profound!"

"If combined with my [Qi Concealment] talent, the effect would be perfect!"

Zhou Ling pondered to himself.

Because nowadays I spend most of my time at the Taoist temple and in my family.

I haven't encountered any risks in normal times, so I rarely use this [Qi Concealment] talent, and its improvement is slow.

It's only at the second tier right now.

But with his current cultivation level, and with the help of his [Qi Concealment] talent, he is more than capable of deceiving Golden Core cultivators.

The fact that his master gave him this secret technique of concealing one's vital energy was clearly more of a backup plan for when he would undergo the Golden Core Tribulation.

Zhou Ling wasn't in a hurry, even though he currently possessed the [Qi Concealment] talent.

Moreover, even if there were any risks during the Golden Core Tribulation, he would not use this Concealing Essence Secret Technique.

Therefore, this secret method of concealing one's vital energy can be practiced slowly when there is time.

Then, he infused his divine sense into another jade slip.

This is the Golden Core Tribulation Jade Slip.

It contains only a few thousand words.

The process of the Golden Core Tribulation is briefly described.

These are the four trials that Master just mentioned.

The trials of magical power, spiritual consciousness, inner demons, and heavenly tribulation.

Because everyone's cultivation level is different, the difficulty of the four trials varies.

Some cultivators possess profound magical power, but their spiritual consciousness is relatively weak.

Some people lack composure and are therefore more susceptible to inner demons and problems.

According to the records, the best auxiliary spiritual object for cultivating the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique is the Five-Colored True Cloud Spirit Milk.

In addition, there are spiritual items with the five elements attributes, such as Golden Light Spiritual Spring, Fiery Cloud Spiritual Liquid, and Wood Element Spiritual Liquid.

It also states that the Heavenly Tribulation faced by the Five Elements Qianyang True Technique is the Five Elements Tribulation, possibly a Lesser Five Elements Tribulation.

It could also be a major tribulation of the five elements.

The Lesser Five Elements Thunder Tribulation is simply the three ordinary thunder tribulations.

The Great Five Elements Thunder Tribulation consists of five thunder tribulations.

As for the specific circumstances, that depends on the individual.

However, once you successfully pass the tribulation, you will also receive the Mysterious Silk Edict with the five elements attributes.

This would give us the opportunity to condense the Five Elements Elixir Domain.

Generally speaking, once a cultivator survives the tribulation of lightning and becomes a Golden Core cultivator, they can condense their own Golden Core Domain.

The Five Elements Golden Core Domain, once formed, is several times more powerful than domains of other attributes.

Of course, the difficulty is also enormous!
But once it's done, its power is enough to crush Golden Core cultivators of the same level.

(End of this chapter)