The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 813: Chapter 763 How Confident Are You?

The balance of essence, qi, and spirit is the most fundamental foundation for condensing the embryonic form of the Golden Core, making them complement each other and merge into one. If one cannot achieve this, then even if they manage to momentarily consolidate the embryonic form of the Golden Core with immense power, it cannot remain stable. As the Golden Core becomes more refined, the likelihood of it exploding increases.

The practice skills these people switched to for Golden Core formation were modified by Pei Xuanjing; they were significantly simplified, with no other distinguishing features, used solely to harmonize the balance between essence, qi, and spirit, and fuse them into one.

But why, after practicing according to the description of the skill, do these people still find themselves unable to truly balance essence, qi, and spirit?

It is because they ignored their own characteristics, leading to this result.

It’s like at the very beginning, the basic values of essence, qi, and spirit were 1, 1.1, and 0.9 respectively. Although there were discrepancies, the gap was actually not significant, and such imbalance was not particularly obvious.

However, when they switched to the Golden Core practice skill and began to enhance their essence, qi, and spirit, the growth of each led to a change in data, turning into 10, 11, and 9. The tenfold increase meant that the discrepancies also magnified tenfold compared to the original values, making the imbalance increasingly pronounced.

Therefore, even when they have mastered the Golden Core skill, during the process of cultivating and strengthening their essence, qi, and spirit, they need to place different emphases, adjust the discrepancies to achieve balance. This is the true purpose of practicing the skill.

Thus, Pei Xuanjing had also admonished them at the beginning, stressing that the core task of condensing the Golden Core was to balance essence, qi, and spirit; this is the most basic.

Now it seems that many among them have either not grasped this point or, even if some have, they are unable to achieve it.

“You must pay attention, what I, Wu Fa, have said—the primary goal of condensing the Golden Core is to balance essence, qi, spirit…” Pei Xuanjing’s voice echoed in their ears.

A teacher transmits knowledge, imparts skills, and resolves doubts. Now that these people haven’t truly understood the core of it, Pei Xuanjing did not hesitate to give them some guidance.

Even with such guidance, Pei Xuanjing dared not guarantee that all of them would indeed be able to achieve it.

After all, even if he pointed out the problems clearly, and they understood them, whether they can rectify these flaws still depends on their personal capabilities.

However, after they received guidance from Pei Xuanjing, no matter what, they could at least clearly see their goals, understand where their problems lie, and know how to correct them.

Time flows, and ten years in the Longevity World pass. During this time, finally, a cultivator stabilizes their Golden Core embryonic form, though not yet having birthed the immortal qi.

Pei Xuanjing, instead of being eager to intervene, chose to watch and see whether the other party could birth the immortal qi on their own strength.

It should be known that Pang Hong was also stuck at this stage initially, and it was Pei Xuanjing who then stepped in to infuse him with immortal qi, helping him complete the condensation of the Golden Core.

Were it not for the baptism of Thunder Tribulation followed by using the Energy of Creation after the tribulation to refine, even if Pang Hong had solidified the Golden Core, because of Pei Xuanjing’s intervention, the Golden Core would not be perfect, leaving a flaw that could hinder his future cultivation path.

Even with such a precedent, Pei Xuanjing still didn’t have full confidence, unable to be certain whether the Energy of Creation after the Thunder Tribulation could compensate for this defect.

In such a scenario, he could only allow these people to rely on their abilities to birth immortal qi, to possibly avoid unfavorable outcomes that could obstruct their cultivation paths in the future.

Finally, after several years in the Longevity World, the first cultivator births a wisp of immortal qi after condensing the Golden Core embryonic form. Although this wisp of immortal qi was so faint as to be almost untraceable, this leap from non-existence to existence was a qualitative leap, an extraordinary transformation.

And just as he birthed the immortal qi and began to refine his Golden Core embryonic form, thoroughly stabilizing it, a heavenly tribulation descended at that moment.

……

In the Imperial City of Tiandu in the Daming World,

Zhu Houji looked at Wu Shijiu before him, his expression no longer the placid, impassive one of old days. He said, “Teacher, what degree of certainty do you have?”

Zhu Houji, who was initially cultivating, had received news from Wu Shijiu that shocked him beyond measure, yet it seemed somehow expected.

Wu Shijiu was ready to break through. Having obtained the secret method of the Witch Deity Teaching and preparing for years, he was finally ready to attempt to break into the Nine Layers Realm of Spirit, to become a Supreme Strong, one of the most pinnacle existences between heaven and earth.

“A fifty percent chance!” A flash of divine light sparkled in Wu Shijiu’s eyes as he spoke.

A fifty percent chance might not seem high, but if this statement were to be known by the many cultivators of the world, especially the powerhouses at the Eight-Layer Spirit Realm who hadn’t made a breakthrough in countless years, they would likely be envious.

A fifty percent chance might sound modest, but in reality, the possibility for a monk of the Eightfold Spirit Realm to advance to the Spiritual Realm Level Nine Strongest is close to one in ten.

The heavenly gap between Eight-Layer Spirit Realm and the Spiritual Realm Level Nine Strongest has thwarted many powerhouses. Even today’s elite from top-tier forces, if they lack other assistance, have less than a thirty percent chance of making the break.

Many do not even have a three percent chance, hence their continuous search for means to enhance their breakthrough chance.

Wu Shijiu was similar to them—without the aid of the Witch Deity Teaching and its secret methods, he wouldn’t have been so confident.

“A fifty percent chance is indeed not low,” Zhu Houji nodded.

Now, he was not as ignorant about the Cultivation World, clearly understanding that five out of ten chances are worth taking for most cultivators to break from the Eight-Layer Spirit Realm to the Nine Layers Realm of Spirit.

Fi he were in Wu Shijiu’s shoes and had a fifty percent chance, he would absolutely make the same decision; after all, a monk of the Eightfold Spirit Realm and a Level Nine Strongest are entirely different concepts.

Still, he couldn’t help but ask, “However, as the two worlds are about to merge, with countless fortunes raining down afterwards, wouldn’t the chances of breaking through be greater? Why not wait until then to attempt the breakthrough?”