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Just then, another unexpected event occurred!

Just as everyone's attention was drawn to Jian Wuji's collapse and the ownership of the Source Pearl, deep within the Abyss of Myriad Laws, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which had begun to slowly calm down, suddenly boiled up again in a more violent and terrifying way!

It wasn't the auspicious glow of the previous day, but rather endless spiritual energy of heaven and earth, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, frantically converging towards one point! That point was none other than Shen Mo, who stood with his hands behind his back, without moving an inch from beginning to end!

"Buzz—!"

Centered on Shen Mo, a massive vortex of spiritual energy instantly formed! The vortex stirred up the wind and clouds, sucking up the remaining spiritual energy within the Abyss of Myriad Laws, and even causing a slight resonance in the Myriad Laws Source Pearl in Su Xiao's hand. Strands of pure law essence were stripped away and flowed into the vortex!

Shen Mo's robes fluttered even without wind. He slowly closed his eyes, his face expressionless, devoid of joy or sorrow.

Within his body, the nascent golden core, which had already taken shape and far surpassed ordinary people, was now like a giant beast that had been starving for ten thousand years, frantically devouring the massive amount of spiritual energy and the origin of laws that were surging in!

His aura began to rise at an astonishing speed! The barrier of Foundation Establishment Perfection was easily pierced as thin as paper!

In the sky, the weather changed dramatically! The peaceful glow of the sunset was dispelled, and thick dark clouds gathered from all directions. Within the clouds, instead of thunder, endless golden and blue rays of light rolled and intertwined!

An even more real and terrifying pressure from heaven and earth than the previous illusory image of the patriarch descended!

"This...this is...the Golden Core Tribulation?! No! There's no lightning tribulation! This is...the phenomenon of the Golden Core forming!" Venerable Xuan Yang was horrified, his voice shrill and distorted. "He's condensing his Golden Core! Right here and now!"

"How is this possible?! He just experienced a great battle, his mind was shaken, and this strange phenomenon has occurred. How dare he form his core at this moment?!" The Xuanbing Pavilion elder turned pale.

"Madman! He's a complete madman!" Old Ancestor Black Fiend was so frightened that he retreated repeatedly, afraid of being sucked into that terrifying vortex of spiritual energy.

Jian Wuji's maniacal laughter abruptly stopped. He stared blankly at Shen Mo in the center of the spiritual energy vortex, his despair turning into utter defeat.

So... so he had already stood on the threshold of the Golden Core stage! So all his previous plans and forbearance were just preparations for this moment!

After such earth-shattering "miracles" as "the patriarch manifests his divine power" and "the source pearl recognizes its master," to condense a golden core in such a shocking way... this is not a simple breakthrough, this is a coronation! It is the most magnificent stroke in the legend of Qingyun Sect!

He Jian Wuji, along with the entire Tianjian Sect, became the most prominent stepping stone to this monument!

"Pfft—!" Overwhelmed by anger and the complete collapse of his Dao heart, Jian Wuji's eyes rolled back, and he fell straight backward, unconscious.

"Sect Master!" The Heavenly Sword Sect was in complete chaos.

The disciples of Qingyun Sect were also stunned, but then they were overwhelmed with unparalleled excitement and pride! Jin Hao gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, Mu Qingqing's beautiful eyes sparkled with excitement, and Zhou Yi excitedly recorded this unprecedented phenomenon of Core Formation.

Holding the Source Pearl in his hands, Su Xiao felt the wonderful resonance between the Source Pearl and Shen Mo, and realized in his heart: the sect leader wanted to use the remaining fortune of the Myriad Laws Abyss and the power of this Source Pearl to achieve success in one fell swoop!

The spiritual energy vortex grew larger and larger, and the golden and blue rays of light, almost tangible, condensed into a huge Tai Chi diagram above Shen Mo's head, slowly rotating, exuding a natural Daoist charm!

No lightning strikes down, because the laws of this place have been temporarily pacified by the "Manifestation of the Ancestor," and more importantly, because Shen Mo's Dao resonates most profoundly with this Abyss of Myriad Laws and the "fabricated" Flowing Cloud Dao lineage! His Golden Core is not against the heavens, but in accordance with the heavens and the people!

After an unknown amount of time, when the last trace of spiritual energy was completely devoured, the vortex suddenly stopped.

Shen Mo suddenly opened his eyes!

"boom!"

Two tangible golden-blue beams of light shot from his eyes, soaring straight into the sky, instantly scattering the dark clouds and rosy light! A vast, majestic, and flawlessly perfect golden core pressure swept across the entire Myriad Laws Abyss like a tidal wave, even permeating the outside world through the entrance!

Where the oppressive aura passed, all things bowed their heads. All Foundation Establishment cultivators felt their souls tremble, and couldn't help but want to kneel in worship. Even the Golden Core cultivators, including Master Xuan Yang, felt an absolute suppression on a life level, and were horrified: This was definitely not the oppressive aura of an ordinary early Golden Core cultivator!

Shen Mo slowly raised his hand, palm facing upwards, revealing a longan-sized, solid... A phantom of a golden core, shimmering with golden and azure Dao patterns, slowly emerged and rotated in his palm. The golden core was incredibly solid, its Daoist aura restrained, yet it seemed to contain a power as vast as the creation of the world.

Golden Core True Person! Shen Mo, here and now, has officially stepped onto the path of the Golden Core!

His gaze swept calmly across the entire scene, past the unconscious Jian Wuji, past the pale-faced Xuan Yang Shangren and Hei Sha Lao Zu, past the excited disciples, and finally met Su Xiao's eyes, who was holding the Origin Pearl, and he nodded slightly.

No words were spoken, but everything was self-evident.

Within the Abyss of Myriad Laws, utter silence reigned. Only the slowly rotating phantom of the golden elixir emitted a light that eclipsed the heavens and earth, announcing the birth of a True Person and declaring that the格局 (geju, a concept encompassing the overall structure and political landscape) of the Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness would be completely rewritten from this moment on.

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The noise at the Qingyun Mountain gate today is almost deafening.

The bluestone steps leading from Blackstone Town at the foot of the mountain to the mountain gate were almost worn down. Old Wang, who sold steamed buns, had stopped doing business and was standing on tiptoe peering up the mountain path, clicking his tongue in amazement: "My goodness, this scene is ten times more lively than a New Year's market!"

On the mountain path, various colored lights fell like shooting stars. Cultivators dressed in different sects and of varying cultivation levels thronged together, their faces filled with excitement and curiosity akin to that of a pilgrim.

There were elderly Taoist priests with white hair and youthful faces, dashing young men, and even some sect leaders from small sects, all personally bringing generous gifts and smiling obsequiously, queuing up in front of the mountain gate to wait for the Qingyun Sect's deacons and disciples to register and guide them.

"Fellow Daoist, please show your visiting card and state your purpose." The disciple guarding the mountain gate had changed into a brand-new blue robe. His voice was loud and clear, and his back was straight. Although he was busy and sweating, he could not hide the joy in his eyes.

"I am Liu Yishou from the Western Mountain Loose Cultivator Alliance. I have come to congratulate True Person Shen on achieving the Golden Core, and for the Qingyun Sect to obtain such a treasure!" A lean man hurriedly handed over a gold-embossed visiting card, and then pointed to the gift box held by the disciple behind him, "This is just a small gift, nothing more than a three-hundred-year-old 'Purple Cloud Ginseng'."

"Zhao Yan of the Lieyang Sect, acting on the orders of Master Xuanyang, has come to offer congratulations and discuss cooperation matters in the market..."

"The Azure Wave Pool Water Palace has dispatched an envoy to present ten bushels of luminous pearls and one hundred catties of ten-thousand-year-old cold iron..."

"I'm from Black Wind Stronghold! Our chieftain sent me to deliver a thousand catties of spirit grain and a hundred spirit beasts as a token of our gratitude!" A burly man's voice was the loudest, drawing everyone's attention.

Elder Han Lin at the mountain gate, along with several quick-witted disciples, were so busy they barely had time to breathe. Some were collecting invitations, some were registering gift lists, and others were arranging receptions. Their faces were beaming with smiles, and even their white beards were sticking up.

"Elder Han! Elder Han! Manager Chen Hao from Baibaoge has arrived, bringing over a dozen cartloads of gifts. He says he's contributing to our sect!" A disciple ran up breathlessly to report.

Han Lin stroked his beard and laughed heartily, "Please come in! Please come in! Manager Chen is an old friend, let's take him straight to the reception pavilion and serve him the best tea!"

The entire Qingyun Mountain was like a pot of boiling water, bubbling endlessly. And the source of this boiling was the triumphant team that returned from the Myriad Laws Abyss, and the Myriad Laws Source Pearl they brought back.

(Shen Mo has finally achieved the Golden Core stage! Happy Chinese New Year everyone.)