Chapter 145: Chapter 105: Core Formation (Part 2)

Chu Xuan opened it, took out three Copper Coins, and then put the money bag back with a light smile, saying, "This is the divination fee."

A Qing said nothing more, simply holding Ah Yue’s hand and making her kneel with him to kowtow to their benefactor.

This time, Chu Xuan did not stop them. After they finished bowing three times, he helped them up and imparted a cultivation technique to them, explaining the key points of cultivation...

After finishing all this, Chu Xuan watched the couple leave the mountain temple and go home by themselves.

Watching their backs as they supported each other, growing smaller in the distance, he softly muttered:

"Ask the world, what is love? It makes one vow life and death..."

Qingqing and Gu Haitang noticed his emotional stir but said nothing, simply watching him silently.

After a long while, Chu Xuan turned back and said to them, "I want to form my core here; you will guard for me."

His tone was calm, but it carried an indescribable power. In that moment, both Qingqing and Haitang had an intuition that this Core Formation would succeed.

Thus, both women nodded, and simultaneously they also secretly decided to advance to the Third Realm right here. In cultivation, they must not fall behind Chu Xuan.

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In the dilapidated mountain temple, Chu Xuan sat cross-legged, around him arranged with one hundred and eight top-grade Spirit Stones to form a Spirit Gathering Array, compensating for the lack of Spiritual Qi concentration.

Qingqing and Gu Haitang sat outside the door to guard.

Actually, although Chu Xuan had planned to form his core in the next few days, his confidence was not very strong.

Because he knew he had concerns in his heart, after meeting Ji Mingyu again, he was still hesitating on what to do.

Over the years, Chu Xuan had been avoiding this issue.

He always wanted to ask Ji Mingyu clearly, but what then? What should he do next?

Until today, seeing Ah Yue’s determination to be together regardless of life and death, contrasted with that person’s easy abandonment years ago.

Chu Xuan felt a hidden decision in his heart.

He wanted an answer; if he couldn’t get it, or the wrong person in this answer wasn’t him, but Ji Mingyu herself.

Then Chu Xuan would choose to completely let go, to end the entanglements between them here.

Thinking of this, he closed his eyes, past events passing by like clouds, familiar faces becoming clear and then gradually fading.

Yet Chu Xuan was no longer confused, his heart was clear, dispelling all fog, illuminating the myriad mountains and rivers.

This is called questioning the heart of the Dao.

At the same time, a tremendous transformation was taking place inside Chu Xuan.

Countless pure Spiritual Qi surged in from the outside, even faintly stirring a hidden Spirit Vein of Niu Gu Mountain.

In the small world within a human body, the Twelve-Story Tower and the Five Cities Illusion were clearly visible.

The first and second stories, located at the Dantian Sea, had already turned into solid form, all appearing jade white.

A black fortress at the position of the kidneys was similarly solid, inscribed with the words "Hiding Essence."

Chu Xuan guided the surging Spiritual Qi with his Divine Sense to cycle within his body, refining and purifying it into Magical Power, injecting it into the Twelve-Story Tower.

In the Second Story, a glowing little figure formed by a combination of Immortal Qi and Divine Sense reappeared, its face identical to Chu Xuan’s, calm in expression, leading the tide of Magical Power step by step up the jade tower’s stairs.

In the Third Story, the little figure pointed with sword fingers, Magical Power poured in, and the level instantly solidified.

Then, the little figure gazed across the void towards the lungs, its sword fingers pointing again, the first three towers simultaneously radiated brilliantly!

They shot out a crystalline glow that fell upon the fortress illusion.

The fortress was energized, bursting out in white light, instantly transforming into solid state, inscribed with the words "Hiding Soul."

Three towers and two cities, this is the foundation of the Third Realm.

The first three towers symbolize the human flower among the essences, energy, and spirit; the first two cities correspond to the Five Qi of Facing the Origin, the northern Black Emperor’s water, and the western White Emperor’s gold.

As soon as they solidified at this moment, they immediately nourished the cultivator himself.

In the Third Story, countless Magical Power gathered, yin and yang surging, dragon and tiger intersecting.

Chu Xuan recited the True Words in his heart:

"Observe the light of the eyes, condense the resonance of the ears, adjust the breath of the nose, silence the air of the tongue, this is the harmony of the four elements."

"The heart is attributed to Qian, the body is attributed to Kun, hence it is called Heaven and Earth Cauldron."

"The four elements merge, Heaven and Earth condense, no substance produces substance, the Jade Capital Golden Core forms."

With the last word of the Core Formation True Words falling, a warm like jade, flawless Golden Core naturally formed.

At this point, Chu Xuan officially stepped into the Third Realm, becoming a Golden Core Cultivator!

Outside, as Chu Xuan formed his core, a mysterious high tower shrouded in Immortal Qi appeared behind him, twelve stories high, all jade white in color.

His seated figure ethereal like an immortal, possessing a Daoist rhythm that was difficult to describe or express in words.

Qingqing and Gu Haitang looked back in surprise, seeing the phenomenon behind Chu Xuan gradually recede, watching him slowly open his eyes, with the ocean of time seemingly flowing in his eyes.

"Succeeded?!" The two women stood up simultaneously, asking with joyful expressions.

Chu Xuan gently nodded, rising as well.

This Core Formation was very smooth, and the questioning of the heart of the Dao was considered passed ahead of time, estimating that advancing to the Fourth Realm later would face no obstruction.

Originally taking this opportunity, Chu Xuan could have condensed that strand of Immortal Qi into the Golden Core.

However, doing so would prevent him from extracting the Immortal Qi unless he advanced to the Seventh Realm, so he temporarily did not do it. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Next, it’s my turn," Qingqing said confidently.

Gu Haitang was somewhat surprised, "I was just thinking about going first."

"Why don’t we go together?" Qingqing said, casting a challenging glance at her.