Chapter 965 - 454: Golden Core Prototype; Future Plans

Half a month later.

In the territory of the Yan Kingdom, on a wide and flat official road, two carriages were slowly moving forward.

The autumn wind swept by, lifting a few fallen leaves.

Unlike the recent alarmed state of the Qi Kingdom, the deep autumn in the Yan Kingdom was tranquil and vast, with few demon cultivators of questionable character along the way.

"Senior Sister..."

Qing Jun lay by the window, staring blankly outside. She put down the curtain, turned around with some worry,

"We’ve returned to the Yan Kingdom. But, is Master really okay? It’s been more than half a month, and Master hasn’t shown up at all."

Sitting opposite her, Zhiwei furrowed her brows slightly, lightly touching her Gourd Sword.

As the Elder Sister, she had to stabilize the situation.

Even if deeply worried about her master, she couldn’t let it show.

She glanced at Jin’er, who was also worried, and comforted,

"Master is a person with great fortune. That Divine Son... no, Qin Jiaming was able to take Master along with Elder Bai’s ice coffin out of the Emotions Crossing Sect’s danger. She even escorted us safely out of the Qi Kingdom, so she shouldn’t harm Master."

"But..."

Jin’er bit her lip, looking a bit awkward,

"But is Qin Jiaming really helping Master heal? I just can’t trust her completely; she was from the Emotion Crossing Sect after all."

Zhiwei naturally also sensed that something was amiss with the other carriage.

For this, she had long been prepared.

Though unsettled, she could barely endure it.

Zhiwei’s expression remained calm and composed. To cover the unease in her eyes, she took a light sip of the spirit tea on the small table, then sternly rebuked,

"Jin’er, stop with the wild thoughts!"

"At the bottom of the Soul-Locking Abyss, Master went through unimaginable battles to seize the treasure pill and Elder Bai’s remains, even killing a walking dead at the fake pill realm. Such desperate acts surely damaged his very core, leaving his spiritual power depleted."

"Though Qin Jiaming hails from the Demon Sect, she is the reincarnation of Lord Luoxiao, possessing extraordinary methods. For such exceptional injuries, one must use extraordinary techniques. This supreme healing art of reshaping the foundation, washing away impurities, is understandably fierce and dominant."

"Those noises... are just Master enduring the bone-quenching, muscle-straining agony of the medicine washing through his meridians! Master has borne such pain to ensure our safety. We can’t help much; how can we gossip behind his back?"

With the Elder Sister’s righteous explanation, Jin’er and Qing Jun immediately wore guilty expressions.

The little girl muttered,

"Oh... So Master worked so hard? Qing Jun must also strive to learn formidable skills, so Qing Jun can heal Master!"

"Uh... cough, cough, you’d better not learn such things."

The dark-haired girl choked on her tea,

"The methods of the demoness are demon techniques. They’re really not suitable for our cultivation."

Now, Qing Jun was dissatisfied.

Why could Qin Jiaming do things that she couldn’t?

She, Xu Qingjun, wasn’t a good person either!

Master even said she was the evilest girl in the world. The badness of a wicked woman is nothing compared to her.

Of course.

These were words she couldn’t share with her Senior Sister.

Otherwise, her Senior Sister’s reprimands would be utterly merciless.

...

Meanwhile.

Inside the front carriage.

"Gululu—"

The wheels rolled over the official road, causing a slight jolt.

Chen Ye struggled to open his eyes from endless chaos and slumber.

What came into view were pale-colored tassels hanging from the top of the carriage.

A faint scent of calming incense filled the air, making one feel physically and mentally comfortable.

As soon as he moved, he immediately sensed the earth-shattering changes within his body.

Before falling unconscious, he had been gravely injured and on the verge of death. Now, his vitality was surging.

His shattered bones and meridians were not only fully healed but were made incredibly tough by the treasure pill’s medicinal power.

He hurriedly calmed his mind, focusing inwardly on his dantian.

His cultivation remained at the Eighth-Layer Foundation Establishment.

This was expected by Chen Ye.

After all, he had just recently broken through to the Eighth-Layer Foundation Establishment, and advancing too quickly would only make his realm unstable.

Moreover, within his dantian,

The great cycle of the Five Elements that he cultivated had undergone drastic changes, becoming several times more refined than before!

The blue, red, yellow, white, and black halos intertwined and entwined, resembling a multicolored sphere.

From afar, it seemed like a small golden core not yet fully formed but already possessing divine charm!

"This..."

Chen Ye was greatly shocked.

Vaguely, he had a premonition that if he formed the core in the future, it would definitely involve condensing it through this five-colored halo!

"It’s said that forming the core has many implications. Especially in ancient times, the ancient methods even categorized golden cores into nine grades."

"For me to have a golden core embryo while still at the Eighth-Layer Foundation Establishment is unprecedented, not recorded in texts. If I form the core through great cycles, the quality of the golden core will surely far exceed that of ordinary people!"

"Phew..."

Chen Ye let out a breath of turbid air.

This blood battle was worth every bit!

Not to mention saving the father-in-law and taking away Tuoba Zhenshi’s pill furnace... By now, the Emotions Crossing Sect must be in utter chaos, right?

"Big Brother, have you seen enough of the changes within you? To help sift through your body, Jiaming is so tired she doesn’t even want to move a finger."

Beside him, a slightly lazy voice sounded.

Chen Ye turned his head, only to see Qin Jiaming sitting cross-legged on the other side of the soft couch.

The girl’s face was somewhat pale; she seemed to have exhausted quite a bit of energy to heal him over the past half-month.

As Qin Jiaming saw Chen Ye looking over, she immediately put on a pitiful, wanting-to-be-rewarded expression, tugging at his sleeve,

"Big Brother, I’ve been tirelessly taking care of you these days. During the day, adjusting your dantian, and at night, helping you relax... How should you repay Jiaming?"