After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

Heaven has no intention of letting Zhou Ran off the hook.

They just changed the way they collected debts.

The annotations in the Book of Life and Death were preserved, but the price was also paid by falling into the Golden Core.

The golden pattern was attached to the outer layer of the Mind-Only Golden Core, so fine that it was almost indistinguishable, yet it held sway over his fate at every moment.

Every time you defy fate, every time you forcibly rewrite the established cause and effect, your true essence will be drawn from your golden core.

Heaven did not approve of him.

But it couldn't erase those six words.

"This fate is not determined by heaven."

These six words were pressed onto the Book of Life and Death, and also pressed into Zhou Ran's own destiny.

From now on, the Book of Life and Death can no longer judge his fate based on past records.

The Golden Elixir of the Mind rotates within the Dantian, and the faint golden Dharma marks on the outer edge of the elixir glow as it rotates.

Having just clashed head-on with the laws of Heaven, the Golden Core was compressed even more tightly, and the various origins within it were shaken and rearranged.

The operating speed has been increased.

More than 30%, a full 45%.

Zhou Ran could clearly feel that he was only one thin layer away from the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

But it's still a little short.

He lowered his head to sense his dantian.

Deep within the Golden Core of the Mind, gray cracks coiled in the inner layer, suppressed by the golden radiance of the Heavenly Dao and the patterns of the Primordial Wilderness.

In addition, there is a grayish-white primordial essence hidden at the bottom of the elixir.

The origin of the White Impermanence.

Zhou Ran took out the Grand Commander's token, and the ghost of Bai Wuchang was still hovering inside it.

The thing had been trapped inside the token for several days, and it had long since lost the lingering resentment of Bai Wuchang and Su Xiaoxiao's anger, leaving only the hardest part of the underworld's authority.

It requires regular practice, which is time-consuming and laborious.

But right now is just right.

When I was revising the Book of Life and Death just now, I went through all the power of the Heavenly Dao, the origin of the Demon Emperor, the blood and qi of the Primordial Era, and the gray patterns of the Void Realm in the Golden Core.

The elixir wall has not yet closed again, and the laws are operating at their most active time.

This is the gap in refining external authority.

If we miss this opportunity, once the Golden Core is completely stabilized, that wisp of White Impermanence's essence will sink even deeper, and if we touch it again, the damage will at least double.

Zhou Ran did not hesitate.

He sat cross-legged in the center of the dark room.

Above their heads, the Book of Life and Death still hung in mid-air, its pages turning, each life and death in the world flowing across the paper.

Outside the stone chamber, Emperor Song remained silent.

The projection of King Qin Guang floated to the side, the golden mist undulating violently.

Meng Po stood by the stone gate, holding a half-bowl of soup, her eyelids drooping.

Zhou Ran closed his eyes and directly activated the Mind-Only Golden Core.

Inside the Golden Core, the black Demon Emperor's essence surged out first, swirling towards the gray-white scepter at the bottom of the core.

The origin of Bai Wuchang is tucked away at the very bottom of the Golden Elixir.

A mixture of gray and white, with a restrained, chilling aura.

The surface is covered with intricate patterns of underworld authority, and traces of the soul-snatching rope still remain within.

This thing has been suppressed for so long that it is powerless to fight back, but the origin formed by the orthodox authority of the underworld is itself incredibly hard.

Even if ordinary true essence is used for several months, it may not be able to break through the outer shell.

Zhou Ran had no intention of wasting time with it.

The Demon Emperor's essence was suppressed.

The black demonic energy adhered to the gray-white source and directly invaded it.

A hissing sound came from inside the golden core.

A large swath of cold mist rose from the gray-white origin layer, and the Yin Si Cold Fiend was forced out by the demonic energy, climbing up the pill wall.

Zhou Ran felt a metallic taste in his throat, and blood trickled down his lips.

The primordial energy and blood arose with a thought, spreading a layer of black-gold veins on the inner side of the pill wall, blocking all the leaking cold energy.

After stopping them, the laws of idealism prevailed.

Within Zhou Ran's golden core, he sets the rules.

He said that this cold evil was a medicinal pill, and it had to be swallowed by the golden elixir.

The gray-white icy energy collided with the black-gold veins, struggled for a few breaths, and was finally crushed by the laws of the mind, transforming into the elixir body.

The golden elixir sank gently.

After that wisp of cold energy entered the elixir, a corner of the patterns on the surface of Bai Wuchang's origin was missing.

Zhou Ran accelerated the refining process.

The demonic energy transformed into a blade, slicing downwards along the patterns on the power handle.

The primordial energy and blood guarded the elixir wall, preventing the cold evil from rushing back into the meridians.

The Law of Idealism is responsible for absorbing and feeding the essence of the underworld into the Golden Elixir.

In the dark room, the Book of Life and Death suddenly turned a page.

Splash, splash, splash.

The pages were turned very quickly.

The two characters "Zhou Ran" on the booklet lit up briefly, and the six black and gold characters next to them followed suit, gleaming.

This fate is not determined by heaven.

Heaven is beginning to collect its debts.

For every bit of White Impermanence's essence refined, extra true essence is drawn from the Golden Core.

A cold glint appeared in Zhou Ran's eyes.

抽？

Then let's draw.

I can afford to befriend Laozi.

It's no exaggeration to say that with the Devouring attribute of the Yin-Yang Technique, he wouldn't be afraid of being exploited!

Inside the Golden Core, the White Impermanence's essence was cut into seven pieces by the demonic energy.

Once each outer shell is peeled away, the pure essence of underworld authority is revealed inside.

Zhou Ran swallowed them one piece at a time.

The first one entered the elixir.

The golden radiance of the Heavenly Dao on the outer layer of the Golden Core flickered a few times before quickly stabilizing.

The second one is added to the elixir.

The gray crack was pushed back halfway.

The third piece entered the elixir.

...

When the fifth pill was added, the barrier that was blocking his cultivation appeared.

The barrier between the middle and late stages of the Golden Core realm lies outside the body of the elixir.

Ordinary cultivators who reach this point must go into seclusion, nurture themselves, and spend years honing their skills.

Zhou Ran did not include the year or month.

The River of Oblivion will be sealed off in just two days and one night.

There were also rebel troops outside the three halls.

The third eye of the Heavenly Corpse has begun to lift its skin.

"Break it for me!"

Zhou Ran loosened the idealistic laws that suppressed the gray cracks by 30%.

Gray power surged from the cracks.

The moment that power was unleashed, the pages of the Book of Life and Death paused for a moment.

The aura of the fragments of the void spread within the golden core, carrying the nature of erasing old rules, and directly crashed into the cultivation barrier.

The cultivation threshold is part of the hierarchical framework set up by the Heavenly Dao of this realm.

But Ye Futian's Yin-Yang Technique doesn't work that way.

As soon as the gap opened, Zhou Ran immediately pressed the remaining two pieces of White Impermanence's essence into his Golden Core.

All seven fundamental elements are incorporated.

The golden core collapsed inward.

Cracks spread across the walls of the dark room, and gravel fell from the walls.

The Book of Life and Death was shaken up half a foot, and the pages turned even faster, with names flashing by in large numbers.

Outside the door, Emperor Song's expression finally changed.

"he...

Is he breaking through to a higher realm?

He stared into the dark room, his Adam's apple bobbing.

"But he'd only been inside for less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn!"

King Qin Guang's projection swayed a few times in mid-air.

He has taken in too many geniuses from the mortal realm and seen countless reckless ghost cultivators.

He had never seen anyone use the Book of Life and Death as a stepping stone, the essence of the White Impermanence as a elixir, and even the cracks in the void to break through their barriers.

Inside the dark room, Zhou Ran's golden core completed its final contraction.

The elixir did not grow larger; instead, it shrank by one size.

But the weight has increased several times.

The outer layer is covered with the golden light of the heavens.

Black gold primordial patterns entwine the surface of the pill, with the Demon Emperor's dark patterns embedded within.

The gray cracks were compressed into an extremely fine line, disappearing into the deeper part.

At its core, add a little more icy blue magic light.

That was the underworld authority left behind after Bai Wuchang refined his original essence.

The four forces check and balance each other, yet also support one another.

Late stage of Golden Core.

Zhou Ran opened her eyes.

In the dark room, which was half collapsed, rubble rolled down to their feet.

The Book of Life and Death above his head stabilized again, the pages gradually closing together until it finally stopped in mid-air.

Zhou Ran stood up, supporting himself on his knees, but felt his legs were a little weak.

The body's vital energy is severely depleted.

Changing the Book of Life and Death took up 30% of the effort.

Refining the essence of Bai Wuchang consumed another 20%.

Heaven also took the opportunity to siphon off a considerable amount.

But his aura was much stronger than before he entered the dark room.

More importantly, the rules of the underworld had completely changed in his eyes.

The sealing patterns on the stone wall.

The power of Yama, the King of Hell, surrounding the Song emperor.

The black rope, a symbol of hellish punishment, remains at the site of Yan San's severed arm.

There's also the Forget-River Soup in Meng Po's bowl.

These things, which were originally hidden deep within the Yin Laws, are now floating in his perception.

He saw the whole story clearly.

Zhou Ran raised his right hand and closed his five fingers.

The White Impermanence did not actually swallow everything.

From now on, the threat posed by underworld magic to him will be reduced by at least 30%.

Emperor Song stood outside the door, sizing up the living person before him.

"Late stage of Golden Core cultivation."

Zhou Ran nodded slightly.

Stepping over the pebbles on the ground, I emerged from the half-collapsed, dark room.

How long until the River of Oblivion freezes over?

Emperor Song withdrew his gaze and lowered his voice.

"Two days."

Zhou Ran continued walking without stopping, heading straight for the outside of the main hall.

"Then we can't wait any longer."