blueteamnovel Chapter 280 - 253: Another Proof of Golden Core_2
Chapter 280 - 253: Another Proof of Golden Core_2
"i heard this from a teacher at the martial arts university!"
"one before birth, one after birth, it’s possible that both of the extraordinary signs are true..."
as the rumors grew more intense, the alliance’s higher-ups originally wanted to stop the citizens from discussing them, but xiao hong stepped forward to prevent it.
"after the creature catastrophe, everyone has been living too oppressively, hearing nothing but bad news every day, accumulating a lot of resentment in their hearts."
xiao hong shrugged and said, "if my rumors add some fun to the citizens’ tea and meal times, that’s not a bad thing!"
this senior official nodded slightly, admiring xiao hong’s open-mindedness even more and couldn’t help but ask.
"elder xiao, when you were born, did you really point one hand to the sky and the other to the ground?"
nowadays, with xiao hong’s reputation so high, the alliance’s higher-ups all see him as the hope of humanity, and can’t help but believe in the rumors spreading outside.
"i’m just an ordinary person who luckily received the recognition of my ancestor’s treasure. since childhood, i’ve been baptized by divine fire, which allowed my martial arts to progress rapidly. all other rumors are made up. i have left my flesh and blood for the laboratory to research, don’t you believe that?"
xiao hong was quite helpless and rode the clouds back to the martial arts university.
never did he imagine encountering a familiar teacher, whose xuan miao gaze clearly showed that they too believed the rumors!
the principal’s office.
no sooner had xiao hong taken his seat than he heard a knock at the door.
"come in."
upon seeing the visitor, xiao hong asked in confusion, "master tang, aren’t you teaching today?"
the martial arts university primarily focuses on new techniques, but only master tang is at the foundation establishment level and is also knowledgeable, almost as profound as a true monarch, making him a figurehead similar to those of ancient cultivation traditions.
this year’s enrollment saw an increase of fifty percent in students for the ancient cultivation class, all attracted by master tang’s lectures.
now that the immortal dao has been openly shared online, with plenty of lecture videos available, those with exceptional spirit roots can completely study on their own, avoiding any karmic ties with the martial arts university.
bluntly put, should humanity face extinction in the future, they can escape without any attachments!
zhou yi smiles with a hand gesture, "headmaster’s ascension to martial saint not only marks you as the first golden core of the new era but also as someone who has cleared the path for new techniques. the history books will certainly highlight your achievements!"
xiao hong immediately wore a smile on his face, "empty fame, all empty fame."
"recently, while observing the headmaster’s heavenly tribulation, i had an epiphany, and my cultivation made a slight breakthrough."
zhou yi revealed a hint of his perfectly rounded energy, along with a false core that seemed both solid and illusory in his dantian, and continued, "i am now ready to draw the heavenly tribulation and condense the golden core; i came specifically to ask for some time off."
"you’re ready to undergo the tribulation!"
xiao hong leapt to his feet, spitting out the divine fire fan from his mouth, "the heavenly tribulation is perilous, master tang, take this treasure to guard against the thunder dragon. if there are any other needs, i will do my utmost to satisfy them!"
one martial saint could barely protect humanity; adding one golden elixir true monarch meant something entirely different.
if the demon tribe dared to invade again in the future, with a true monarch commanding the formation and a martial saint venturing forth to slay demons, their attack and defense coordination would make the demon tribe much more apprehensive!
"the headmaster need not part with his treasure. i am proficient in formation and confident i can withstand the heavenly tribulation."
zhou yi spit out the light dividing sword and said, "this is the inherited magic artifact of my sect, the ancient sword school’s light dividing sword, no less powerful than the headmaster’s divine fire fan."
as the news of the heavy casualties suffered by the demons of the northern border spread, without any attempts to conceal it, it soon reached the ears of the four emperors and the demon king. after analyzing the situation, they decided it was xiao hong’s intention to demonstrate his power!
thereafter.
zhou yi cultivated in seclusion within the earth fire palace, celebrating from time to time. the days passed swiftly.
at this stage of his state of mind, the only shackles to his cultivation lay in the spiritual energy and his spirit root. the latter was a talent hard to change, while the former was restrained by the jianmu tree’s limitations.
the jianmu tree, having been continuously hastened for a millennium, now stood over twenty zhang tall. the concentration of spiritual energy theoretically allowed for the consolidation of the golden core, but without ten out of ten certainty, zhou yi dared not take the risk.
in the spiritual fields, there were two types of spiritual medicine that could assist in the consolidation of the golden core. the nine revolutions ganoderma had matured, while the mysterious infant immortal grass was still growing.
"each accounts for one part, and the great perfection of essence, qi, and spirit counts as three parts... that’s only a fifty percent chance. i dare not gamble on it!"
because of this, zhou yi was not in a hurry to pursue the cultivation of his mana. he spent his days reading the daoist scriptures, practicing both the righteous and demonic magic divine abilities, seeking the profound mysteries of the heavenly dao.
in a blink of an eye.
a year had passed in the earth fire palace.
xiao hong’s notoriety had almost completely dispersed as he unashamedly slaughtered the junior demons, significantly reducing the pressure on the human territories.
the demon race, now with wisdom comparable or even superior to that of humankind, had also naturally learned to be timid. despite the appointments by the four emperors, no demon was willing to approach human territories.
thus, humankind and the demon race entered a short period of calm.
until a golden core would emerge amongst the demon race, this fragile balance would not break.
"it’s about time. i must achieve the golden core and once again boost human morale, and in the depths of fate, strengthen my destiny!"
"the theory of destiny cannot be completely trusted, nor can it be entirely disbelieved!"
with those thoughts in mind, zhou yi escaped from underground and stood atop the peak. his hands formed a spell to activate dozens of high-grade thunder attribute formations.
boom, boom, boom...
in the clear daytime sky, thunder boomed, the sound carrying for dozens of miles.
dark clouds gathered soon after, with lightning rolling within, looking ready to strike at any moment.
zhou yi left only a mana avatar on white cloud peak while his true self had already entered the clouds, releasing the aura of a golden elixir true monarch, emulating the oppressive might of heaven and earth.
"i’m casting this tribulation upon myself!" he said.
as he spoke, he stimulated the array plate, condensing dozens of zhang long thunder dragons that descended with roaring fury from the sky.
the sudden climatic changes on white cloud peak had been detected by satellites in the sky, and after capturing images, they were immediately sent back to the alliance. the event was quickly recognized as a minor forty-nine heavens tribulation, with the person undergoing it being taoist tang.
the news of taoist tang’s retreat to overcome the tribulation was only known to a few top-level members of the alliance, and they announced it as a regular meditative retreat.
upon hearing the news, xiao hong immediately transformed into a half-tiger, half-human and flew towards white cloud peak.
despite moving as fast as lightning, by the time xiao hong neared white cloud peak, more than half an hour had passed, and the heavenly tribulation in the sky was slowly dissipating, leaving only one figure standing tall in the air.
zhou yi stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his indigo daoist robe fluttering in the wind, displaying a fearsome golden core aura.
"fortune has not failed me, i have achieved the golden core!" he proclaimed.