Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Chapter 164 Golden Core Eighth Layer

Ten years later, an escape light descended from the sky and flew in the direction of New Xiaodan Ridge.

"Sect Master Su Bingyun of Cangling Sect seeks an audience with the master of Xiaodan Ridge!"

The figure revealed by the escape light was none other than Su Bingyun.

A wisp of smoke twisted and formed into a staircase leading to the cave mansion.

Su Bingyun followed the staircase into the cave mansion.

Zhao Yu smiled slightly and said, "Bingyun, it's been a long time! Please have a seat!"

Su Bingyun sat down on a cushion and handed over a jade box, saying, "Zhao Yu, I have come to ask for your help. I have a Moon Spirit Solidifying Gold Fruit here, and I hope you can help me refine a Golden Core Pill."

The two universally acknowledged as the strongest in Alchemy in the northern wasteland were none other than Fairy Cailing and Zhao Yu. They were also the only two capable of refining Golden Core Pills.

Zhao Yu smiled slightly and passed over five jade boxes: "I had them prepared for you long ago! These are five Superior Grade Golden Core Pills, enough to ensure your seamless condensation of a Golden Core!"

Cultivators using ordinary Golden Core Pills to condense a Golden Core might also fail. But with five Superior Grade Golden Core Pills, even cultivators with a mid-grade Spirit Root could seamlessly condense a Golden Core.

Su Bingyun solemnly said, "Thank you very much! I will repay you handsomely in the future!"

Zhao Yu said, "How about you break through here, and I act as your protector? With me here, no accidents will occur!"

The time of condensing a Golden Core was when Su Bingyun was at her most vulnerable, and any disturbance could risk deviation and madness.

When Zhao Yu had condensed his Golden Core, the White Ghost Emperor, Nine Extremes Corpse Emperor, and the Red Emperor, three third-order monsters, had protected him.

Su Bingyun's mentor had died in battle, the entire Cangling Sect had been decimated by the Beast Taming Sect, and now only Su Bingyun at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment and four other Foundation Establishment cultivators remained; they simply couldn't protect her sufficiently.

After a moment's thought, Su Bingyun decisively said, "Agreed!" Stay tuned for updates on empire

Su Bingyun entered the Quiet Room to begin condensing her Golden Core.

Three months later, a terrifying Golden Core Stage aura immediately spread above New Xiaodan Ridge.

"Another Golden Core has been born!"

"The ancestor's confidante, fairy Su, has successfully advanced to the Golden Core Stage!"

Zhao Yu lamented, "Without elixirs, it has taken me fifty years just to cultivate to the Golden Core Third Layer, which is too slow! And I am a cultivator with a Heavenly Spirit Root."

The Mountain Sutra, although powerful in extending lifespan, is slow in cultivation speed. Li Xianjiao had cultivated to the Golden Core Fourth Layer in these fifty years, while Zhao Yu, having consumed more resources, had a comparatively slower cultivation progress.

"However, now that I have these millennia-old spiritual medicines, my cultivation speed will definitely become much faster!"

Zhao Yu slightly raised the corners of his mouth, picked each of the millennia-old spiritual medicines one by one, and then advanced his Alchemy mastery for the four types of Golden Core mana enhancing elixirs to grandmaster level before starting to consume Superior Grade Elixirs for cultivation.

Time passed, and fifty years quickly elapsed.

In the quiet room of New Little Dan Ridge, a terrifying presence of Golden Core Eighth Layer slowly emanated from Zhao Yu's body.

"Zhao Yu."

"Cultivation level: Mountain Sutra Twenty-eighth Layer (0/100). Golden Core Eighth Layer!"

A trace of regret flashed through Zhao Yu's eyes, "Golden Core Eighth Layer! Unfortunately, I have already developed a resistance to the four types of Golden Core mana enhancing elixirs. I need to find elixir recipes for the Late Golden Core Stage and start preparing for Condensing Nascent Soul!"

If given a choice, Zhao Yu would definitely choose to stay in the Northern Desolation and cultivate to the ascension stage before coming out. After all, in the Northern Desolation, he was the foremost expert, with beautiful wives and concubines, each with her own distinctive charms.

Zhao Yu thought to himself, "Red Emperor and White Ghost Emperor have successfully advanced to become Superior Grade Third-Order Monsters. The Ji Extreme Corpse Emperor fell slightly short, also advancing to become a Mid-Grade Third-Order Monster.

My Mountain Seal has also evolved into a Superior Magical Treasure over these hundred years, and it's only a step away from becoming a Supreme Grade Magical Treasure."

"With my current strength, even if I go to a cultivation powerhouse like the Great Qian Empire, as long as I don't encounter any Nascent Soul old monsters, I won't face too much danger. My other Spirit Roots have also transformed into Earth Spirit Roots, and to transform into Heavenly Spirit Roots, I need a Fourth-Order Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.

Only in a Cultivation Holy Land like the Great Qian Empire can I find such treasures."

"Today marks a success in my cultivation, what better day to celebrate!"

Zhao Yu left the quiet room and went to the Pill Origin Hall.

In the hall, four stunningly beautiful women were sitting, namely Li Xianjiao, Shangguan Lingxiu, Wu Zixin, and Tuoba Xue. They were busy handling various affairs.

"Uncle is here! Wait a moment, we'll be done very soon," said Li Xianjiao, who had matured and become even more beautiful, looking up with a sweet smile as Zhao Yu stepped into the hall.

Zhao Yu honestly sat down on a soft couch to the side and quietly admired the beauty of the four women.

Over these hundred years, Zhao Yu had been in closed-door cultivation, improving his own Cultivation Level, and also enhancing his Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Formation Cultivation, as well as nurturing the Ji Extreme Corpse Emperor, Red Emperor, and White Ghost Emperor.

His forces thrived thanks to the diligent management of Li Xianjiao and the others, with countless resources converging annually.