Legends say that in the Purple Cloud Realm, cultivators with three spiritual roots have a much higher chance of surviving the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation compared to those with heavenly spiritual roots.
In the Eastern Wilderness, Dao Lords of Daoist sanctuaries often place more value on Nascent Soul true monarchs who formed superior Golden Cores with three spiritual roots.
Returning to the present, Jiang Linglong raised her hand and summoned her natal artifact, the Six-Harmonies Eight-Directions Cauldron.
The treasure cauldron, vast and solid as heaven and earth, instantly blocked the eighth lightning bolt of the tribulation. Though its glow dimmed slightly, it did not sustain critical damage.
The eighth lightning bolt was two-tenths stronger than the seventh. After retrieving the Six-Harmonies Eight-Directions Cauldron, Jiang Linglong used her Earth Element Primordial Shield to form a defensive barrier that withstood the strike.
The ninth and final lightning bolt was the most terrifying, with power approaching the late Golden Core stage.
To ensure no accidents, Jiang Linglong first deployed the Earth Marsh Five-Smoke Net and then swung the Dragon Transforming Blade outward.
Although the ninth bolt was exceptionally powerful, it ultimately fell short of a late-stage Golden Core's full might. Jiang Linglong, using the Dragon Transforming Blade, successfully overcame the tribulation without danger.
"It's done," she said, her delicate face lighting up with joy as the tribulation clouds began to dissipate from the heavens.
As they scattered, radiant seven-colored light rain descended, and Jiang Linglong exhaled her Golden Core. The Pure Yin Supreme Golden Core spun gracefully, absorbing half of the celestial rain.
The remaining half was carefully collected into a treasure bottle by Jiang Linglong and stored away.
This seven-colored light rain, known as Celestial Tribulation Elixir, is said to be a divine liquid condensed from the laws of heaven and earth. Its uses are endless—not only can it enhance the foundation and essence of a Golden Core, but it can also improve the quality of alchemical pills and artifacts.
It is said that even a fourth-rank treasure, when infused with a small amount of this elixir, could see its power increase by 30%.
Typically, a Golden Core cultivator only receives one or two drops of Celestial Tribulation Elixir after passing their tribulation. However, Jiang Linglong's extraordinary tribulation yielded a shocking amount—ten times the norm.
As she successfully completed her tribulation, the cultivators present quickly bowed in respect and congratulated her.
"Congratulations to Daoist Ancestor Jiang. May the ancestor enjoy eternal celestial blessings and ascend to immortality soon!"
"Congratulations, Daoist Ancestor Jiang!"
As the congratulations continued, Jiang Linglong descended and stood beside Elian, leaving many in astonishment.
Pan Boyuan was the quickest to respond, hastily altering his words. "Congratulations to Fairy Jiang. May the fairy retain her youthful elegance and remain as an eternal beauty." (Noticed? He didn't use the word "Ancestor" Hahahaha)
"This fellow…"
The others quickly followed suit, changing their tone and joining the chorus of blessings.
Hearing their words, Jiang Linglong's mood visibly improved. She casually released a few treasures into the air, causing a scramble among the crowd.
"Today marks the completion of my Golden Core. This is a joyous occasion, so take these little trinkets as gifts."
After speaking, she led Elian back to the spiritual pool cave dwelling.
From afar, the Patriarch wore a surprised expression. Elian's reserved nature had kept him unaware of the budding relationship between Elian and Jiang Linglong all these years.
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The news of Jiang Linglong forming her Golden Core quickly spread throughout the Chu Kingdom. Tianxu Mountain held a grand three-day feast to celebrate the occasion.
Jiang Linglong invited only one close friend, Yan Ziji. The other guests were primarily influential cultivation families in Bianzhou Region, who saw Jiang Linglong as a benefactor and eagerly sent congratulatory gifts.
Even Purple Mansion families from the Qingyang and Qingzhou regions sent representatives bearing rare treasures as tokens of their congratulations.
Once the festivities concluded, Jiang Linglong finally had time to process the spoils gained from the Sky Python Lake campaign.
One day, Jiang Linglong prepared to open her alchemical furnace, with Elian personally assisting her in crafting various pills.
Lower-grade alchemical pills were left to others, as only Foundation Establishment Pills and those above the third rank required Jiang Linglong's direct involvement.
Both were experienced in crafting Foundation Establishment Pills. With Jiang Linglong's newly enhanced spiritual energy and mental strength following her Golden Core breakthrough, her pill completion rate soared, and her production speed increased significantly.
From the spoils, they had acquired five monster cores from Purple Mansion-level beasts. Jiang Linglong took only three days to refine the cores from three early-stage Purple Mansion beasts into fifteen Foundation Establishment Pills.
The mid-stage Purple Mansion beast core provided ample creation energy, yielding seven Foundation Establishment Pills in one batch.
The high-grade monster core of the Purple-Blood Python was of superior third-rank quality. Due to its abundant creation energy, the core was divided into two batches, resulting in thirteen Foundation Establishment Pills.
The total count reached thirty-five pills, sufficient to distribute twenty pills among the four major Purple Mansion families, leaving fifteen for the Foundation Establishment cultivators who had participated in the campaign.
Of the sixty participants, after excluding family cultivators, over thirty were rogue cultivators from Tianxu Mountain. The fifteen pills served as a generous reward for their contributions.
The remaining four Purple Marrow Fruits were meticulously refined into Foundation Establishment Pills, producing four full batches of thirty pills in four days.
Jiang Linglong planned to sell these to Bianzhou cultivation families, as her Golden Core breakthrough had left her short of spirit stones. Both her natal artifacts and divine abilities required an astronomical 3 million spirit stones worth of five-element essence.
With the Foundation Establishment Pills complete, Jiang Linglong turned to crafting other pills, including three batches of Profound Jade Pills and five of Purple Qi Cloud Pattern Pill.
The Profound Jade Pills were relatively simple to craft, with twenty-five pills completed. Though Elian had already used these in the past, he kept nine for his family members, including Chen Qinghao and Chen Nianchuan.
These pills increase spiritual energy by 10% for early Golden Core cultivators and enhance true essence by 30% for ninth-level Foundation Establishment cultivators, aiding breakthroughs to the Purple Mansion.
Priced at over 10,000 spirit stones each, only a select few in the Chen family could afford them. Elian decided to provide these to core members on credit, deducting costs from future earnings once they reached a bottleneck.
Additionally, the five batches of Purple Qi Cloud Pattern Pill yielded over forty pills, which were promptly divided among the Chen family, granting them fifteen.
Other achievements included crafting a batch of Spirit Nourishment Pills, used to recover spiritual awareness—a valuable aid for cultivation techniques requiring intense focus.
Elian's Solar Flame Sutra included a technique for spiritual awareness cultivation known as the Sunfire Refinement Visualization Method. These Spirit Nourishment Pills would help mitigate the strain on his spiritual awareness, allowing him to progress in this advanced practice.
Jiang Linglong spent three days refining the Spirit Nourishment Pills, successfully creating seven pills. The results underscored her unparalleled expertise in alchemy.
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