Chapter 58: I Will Form a Golden Core

Many of the unwilling cultivators cast their gazes towards Yin Mengyu. After all, Yin Mengyu alone possessed one hundred Divine Medicine granules, which inevitably invited covetous looks.

But now, Yin Mengyu was within the Qixi Festival Sect’s ranks, looking every bit like she had already joined them.

And Qixi Festival Sect was under the Heavenly Maiden’s protection.

Seeing this, even if some harbored ill intentions, they didn’t dare show them. Everyone had witnessed the Heavenly Maiden’s power. Even Golden Core True Persons could be flicked to death by her casual hand; she was simply not someone they could afford to offend.

But what about those without the Heavenly Maiden’s protection?

Besides Yin Mengyu, there were others who cultivated less common methods and also possessed large quantities of Divine Medicine individually. These people would inevitably be targeted as well.

Those who were targeted naturally sensed the problem they faced, and many of their expressions tightened.

Although no trouble would arise right here, once they left this place, heaven only knew what they might encounter.

As for a solution, there was clearly one available. Yin Mengyu had already demonstrated through her actions how to deal with this kind of crisis.

“I wish to join Qixi Festival Sect! Is Qixi Festival Sect still recruiting?”

“Is Blazing Heaven Sect taking people? Joining Blazing Heaven Sect is fine too.”

“I also plan to join. I’m hardworking, good-natured, and will definitely get along well with everyone.”

“Me too, me too!”

One after another, people hurriedly rushed toward Qixi Festival Sect and Blazing Heaven Sect, hoping to gain protection by joining a sect.

Their intentions were transparent to everyone, leaving many cultivators speechless.

Tong Shishi beamed. “Qixi Festival Sect is currently recruiting. If everyone here is suitable, naturally, you may join our Qixi Festival Sect.”

Over at Blazing Heaven Sect, Qiao Zenan was also pushed forward to address the crowd, his words much the same as Qixi Festival Sect’s.

Which sect would refuse a group of disciples carrying Divine Medicine?

It wasn’t that they coveted the disciples’ medicine. Disciples who possessed large amounts of Divine Medicine were potential talents in themselves. Simply consuming the medicine would allow their cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds in the future. No one would refuse them.

Of course, a very small number of people—some confident in themselves, some lacking confidence in Blazing Heaven Sect or Qixi Festival Sect, and others who simply failed to realize the danger—chose to leave alone.

At this moment, within the Qixi Festival Sect’s ranks, Yin Mengyu looked at the white granules in her hand and asked the person beside her with some hesitation, “Is this really Divine Medicine?”

Many cultivators felt that the Divine Medicine that appeared didn’t match their imagination, and Yin Mengyu was no different.

Beside Yin Mengyu was Liu Jinzhi. Hearing this, she smiled and said, “Of course it is. You might not believe it, but just yesterday, my cultivation was at the 8th Layer of Qi Refining. Yet, simply by consuming the Divine Medicine, I directly reached Early Foundation Establishment.”

Liu Jinzhi was also very happy at this moment. Her cultivation method, the Beast Spirit Art, was also a unique method. So, after the ruins opened earlier, she too had received one hundred Divine Medicine granules. Now, she felt completely light and airy.

Yin Mengyu was astonished to hear this. “Wasn’t it said that consuming Divine Medicine for the first time only allows a breakthrough of one realm? How could you break through three times in succession?”

Liu Jinzhi smiled. “That’s because I possess a certain special quality. Once you’ve been in our sect for a while, you’ll understand what that quality is. Anyway, you haven’t taken the Divine Medicine yet. Try consuming some and attempt a breakthrough. By the way, what is your current cultivation level?”

Yin Mengyu was still a little dazed, unable to comprehend how Liu Jinzhi had leaped three stages.

Hearing Liu Jinzhi’s question, she subconsciously answered, “Late Foundation Establishment.”

Liu Jinzhi’s smile vanished.

Late Foundation Establishment?

Then the next breakthrough… wouldn’t that be the Golden Core stage?

Right now, Qixi Festival Sect didn’t yet have its own Golden Core True Person. But Yin Mengyu had already joined Qixi Festival Sect. Once she broke through… would that mean Qixi Festival Sect had its own Golden Core True Person?

Liu Jinzhi’s expression became a few degrees more serious. “Will you consume the Divine Medicine now?”

Yin Mengyu asked, “Is there anything I need to do before taking it?”

Liu Jinzhi shook her head. “Nothing at all. Just put it in your mouth.”

“That’s it?”

“That’s it.”

“I understand.”

Yin Mengyu took a deep breath, then picked up a piece of Divine Medicine granule and placed it in her mouth.

The granule rapidly dissolved on her tongue. At the same time, she sensed the spiritual power within her body begin to seethe uncontrollably in an instant, surging like a galloping river, rushing wildly through her meridians.

In a short period, a massive amount of spiritual power converged at her dantian, compressing and compressing again and again.

Yin Mengyu couldn’t help but show an expression of shock.

As a cultivator at Late Foundation Establishment, she had clearly pondered how to condense her Golden Core in the future. She had mentally rehearsed the various processes countless times. Thus, she could definitively say that the change occurring within her body right now was the process of condensing a Golden Core.

Of course, condensing a Golden Core wasn’t guaranteed to be one hundred percent successful; there was a certain probability of failure. So, Yin Mengyu hurriedly sat upright and activated her Clear Moon Sword Art, doing her utmost to ensure the changes within her body progressed stably.

Besides Yin Mengyu, many others were also consuming Divine Medicine granules at this moment, attempting breakthroughs.

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Golden Dragon Market.

As the ruins opened, people gradually began returning here. Of course, those who could return now were all individuals who hadn’t been targeted by greedy eyes. They invariably cultivated the basic Five Elements methods and hadn’t obtained a single granule of Divine Medicine.

They hadn’t chosen to consume the Divine Medicine on the spot, instead returning first with various thoughts in mind.

Occasionally, acquaintances would run into each other and exchange a few words.

“Ah, Brother Zhao, you were also at the ruins earlier? I recall Brother Zhao cultivates the Gold Spear Heart Method. Congratulations, congratulations! Among the basic Five Elements methods, those cultivating this one are the fewest. You should at least get half a granule of Divine Medicine. How enviable.”

“Hahaha, just luck, just luck.”

“Ah, I cultivate the Greenwood Heart Method and only got a third of a granule. I’m kicking myself now.”

“The Greenwood Heart Method isn’t so bad. It’s those cultivating the Blazing Fire Heart Method who are truly helpless. Each person only gets an eighth of a granule of Divine Medicine.”

“Hahaha, true. Besides the Divine Medicine, I also gained quite a bit of insight this trip. Who would have thought that three Golden Core True Persons would die in succession, and two of them were from Cloud Net Sect.”

“Yes, who knows exactly what kind of existence the Heavenly Maiden is… Too mysterious and unfathomable.”

The two men, both not very old, walked along the streets of Golden Dragon Market, chatting and sighing with emotion.

Just at that moment, a heavy voice came from the side. “What did you two just say? Cloud Net Sect lost two Golden Core True Persons?”

Hearing the voice, the two turned their heads.

Before them appeared an old man with a white beard, his face etched with the marks of age. He wore a cyan robe and possessed an exceptionally transcendent bearing.

Upon seeing this person, the expressions of the two who had just been talking changed drastically.