Cultivation: But Not a Game

Chapter 476 - 323: Golden Core Traits, Undying Body (Part 2)

Su Yu had a total of 44 points of Power of Heavenly Dao at his disposal, which he directly used to raise his Immortal Body to +4, adding an extra 800% speed to physical recovery and Qi and Blood recovery.

With 4 points remaining, he saved them for future use.

Thus, this tribulation crossing concluded, bringing about a monumental transformation in Su Yu’s strength compared to his Foundation Establishment stage.

Upon exiting the Tribulation Crossing Platform, Su Yu clasped his hands and bowed to his master outside:

"Disciple is fortunate to have not failed the mission and successfully passed the heavenly tribulation."

Ye Lingfeng stroked his beard with a hearty laugh:

"Good, you have forged the Immortal Golden Elixir, and as a master, I am greatly pleased."

"It’s because of the master’s exceptional guidance."

Looking at several fellow senior brothers and sisters, they wore strained smiles, but only the Fourth Senior Brother and Fifth Senior Sister’s smiles were truly genuine.

The group returned to the Dojo on Divine Turtle Island, and Ye Lingfeng sat at the chief seat, speaking joyfully:

"Now that the disciple has successfully formed the core, you are eligible to compete for the inner disciples’ seat in our sect. However, your cultivation is not yet stable right after the tribulation. It’s best to continue cultivating for some years until you reach above the fourth rank before competing for the inner discipleship."

"By then, I will recommend you in the name of the Heavenly Punishment lineage, allowing you to skip the preliminary process and directly enter the final assessment process."

Su Yu nodded earnestly:

"Disciple thanks Master."

Ye Lingfeng stroked his beard, stating:

"This is something you have achieved through your own diligence."

Huai Meng and others sat below, their moods not particularly joyous upon hearing the master’s words.

"Damn!"

Back at his residence, Huai Meng swept everything off the table in a fit of anger and said furiously:

"The old fool is really muddle-headed. I asked him so many times for a recommendation but he refused, yet now he couldn’t wait to bring it up just as he formed the core, really infuriates me."

Starshift, another Celestial Eye Person, sat below and said in a stern voice:

"It’s because he formed a Supreme-grade Immortal Golden Core, gaining 3 points of golden core essence each level, which is 1 point more than us per level. After a hundred levels, that’s 100 points, so the potential is visible to the naked eye, naturally receiving more attention."

Huai Meng said coldly:

"So what, it’s not absolute. As long as there are enough resources, other areas can be compensated."

"Heh, we may compensate in other areas, but he can advance even further in other areas. We can’t compete with that."

"Once a Supreme-grade Immortal Golden Core grows, none of us would be his match. It’s not just the inner discipleship, even the head of the Heavenly Punishment lineage will be his in the future. Once he becomes head, the lineage will be under human control."

Huai Meng remained silent with a somber expression.

After a while, Starshift spoke:

"The best way is to cripple him before he fully rises."

"Explain in detail?"

"He can’t stay within the sect forever; he’ll have to go out for training at some point. That’s the time to hire assassins from the black market to eliminate him."

He gestured with a chopping motion, slicing downward viciously.

Huai Meng was silent for a few seconds, with a murderous glint flashing in his eyes:

"Alright."

Of course, Su Yu had no knowledge of his senior brothers’ plans. At this moment, he was at his Red Jade Peak, flipping through the Golden Core cultivation notes given by his master, which explained in detail the path of cultivation and what needed to be done after breaking through the Golden Core stage.

The method of cultivation after forming the Golden Core was roughly the same as during the Foundation Establishment, with only minor differences.

The level could be raised individually or the grade of the Golden Core could directly be improved, from ungraded gradually to the tenth grade, then drawing the Celestial Human Tribulation to ascend.

Upgrading the grade also required cultivation points and Dao experience, and naturally, in vast quantities.

The main difference between a Golden Core and a Dao Foundation is that enhancing the Golden Core cultivation allows acquiring a power called "Golden Core Essence," which can substitute Power of Heavenly Dao to enhance Divine Techniques, Dao skills, and even the bloodline.

However, it is crucial to note that Golden Core Essence has effects similar to but not identical to Power of Heavenly Dao, possessing only part of its effects.

For instance, it can only upgrade Dao skills’ levels, enhance bloodline levels, and reinforce laws, etc.

But it can’t upgrade the level of Dao skills, like the Refined Level Dao Skill can’t be strengthened to the Mysterious Level, Anchor Level, or even Supreme Level as easily as with the Power of Heavenly Dao.

The bloodline can only be strengthened at its current tier without upgrading its rank.

Nor can it enhance magical treasures or other valuables as the Power of Heavenly Dao does; it is essentially a limited-function version of the Power of Heavenly Dao.

Yet even so, it remains very formidable.

A normal Middle and Lower Grade Golden Core yields 1 point per level.

A Top-grade Golden Core yields 2 points per level.

Meanwhile, a Supreme-grade Immortal Golden Core yields 3 points per level, meaning it could reach 300 points at level 300, which can boost one, which is why Supreme-grade Golden Cores attract more attention. The difference is immense.

The golden core cultivation method is broadly classified into three types.

One is traditional leveling, which remains the most efficient means, but only if there are enough experience monsters above level two hundred.

The second method is cultivation within Spiritual Land, such as within the sect’s Grotto Heaven, or one’s own dojo.

It’s worth mentioning that Su Yu’s Red Jade Pavilion dojo can provide 800 million Spiritual Qi experience and 400 Dao experience points daily, which is not the limit of the Red Jade Pavilion but the limit of his disciple status authority.

As his cultivation improves with the formation of the Golden Core, his authority increases. Now, it can provide up to 2 billion Spiritual Qi experience and 1000 Dao experience points daily.

That amounts to 730 trillion cultivation points and 365 thousand Dao experience points a year.

To rise from initial Golden Core to the first grade requires 10 trillion cultivation points and 10 million Dao experience points, taking 13 years to amass enough for a single grade increase, even deducting the 30% bone reduction it takes eight to nine years.

And that is just for one grade, with nine more grades ahead and the requirements continuously increasing, relying solely on Spirit Vein cultivation one must remain stationary for four to five hundred years.

Therefore, a multilateral approach is necessary.