Chapter 305 - 267 Dragon Blood Martial Artist
"The Dark Witch Curse is indeed ineffective against the old demon!"
Zhou Yi had anticipated this, yet he couldn’t help feeling disappointed as he spoke to the Demonic God Altar.
"You swallowed so much of my longevity, and have developed such mysterious attributes, are you just for show?"
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The Ghost Deity Statue’s pupils flashed with a ghostly light, as if responding to him, faintly emanating a longing and greedy intention, urging Zhou Yi to sacrifice more of his lifespan.
"The classics record that there are no innate spiritual objects in the Nine Continents, and the Sect-Protecting Spiritual Treasures are mostly refined using the methods of the Spiritual Treasure Scripture!"
"For instance, the Divine Fire Fan incorporates countless Spiritual Fires to ascend, the Light Dividing Sword is infused with Sword Qi over thousands of years, the Bodhi Treasure Bead merges with the Buddha’s light, Supreme Clarity Divine Talisman merges with Mana..."
"This altar, having absorbed a hundred million lifespans, could it possibly defy the innate and transform into an ultimate demonic treasure?"
Zhou Yi pondered for a long time, then he put the Demonic God Altar into his sleeve.
A treasure formed by consuming lifespans, its utility unclear, was far inferior to the Mountain and River Cauldron which had been cultivated since the beginning of cultivation. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
With his task completed, Zhou Yi sent a message back to Marshal Yan, then immediately transformed into an escaping light and left.
Two days later.
Xianjing.
Martial Arts University.
Zhou Yi returned to his office and immediately communicated with his seven disciples.
They had received the news the day before and had rushed back to Xianjing from various places in the alliance. Upon receiving their master’s summons, they immediately came.
"Greetings, Master!"
The disciples lined up, with the eldest disciple Jin Jiuxiao at the front and the youngest sibling Zhong Gang at the end.
The seven disciples were of varying ages, lined up according to the order of their initiation into the sect. Except for Jin Jiuxiao and Han Chao, who were in their twenties, the rest were all over forty, with the fifth disciple, Li Wen, being the oldest at seventy-six.
Their cultivation levels were not much different, all at the point of perfect Foundation Establishment.
"Yesterday, I encountered an Ancient Demon Monarch and had an exchange, learning many secrets," Zhou Yi didn’t hide anything from his disciples, saying directly, "Nowadays, the concentration of spiritual energy in heaven and earth is insufficient, and without great opportunities, it’s difficult to form a Golden Core!"
So-called great opportunities are not necessarily Nascent Soul Origins or Divinity Transformation sources; things like Supreme Treasures and innate spiritual objects are even more mysterious and effective than sources from past lives.
Upon hearing this, the disciples’ eyes flashed with solemnity, and they all turned to look at their eldest brother.
Jin Jiuxiao, having the closest relationship with the master, rumored to have ancestral ties, asked, "When might we be able to form the Golden Core?"
"I’m also not sure, it could be as short as ten or eight years, or as long as two or three hundred years. The precise time will depend on the changes in heaven and earth!"
Zhou Yi was unclear how the Golden Corpse determined this, but since the Demon Head was so certain, there must be some basis for it.
Li Wen, the oldest in age, bowed deeply and asked, "Master, what kind of great opportunity could assist in Core Formation?"
"Such as Supreme Treasures, innate spiritual objects, previous life’s inheritance, and ancient legacy, all can aid the condensation of the Golden Core..."
Zhou Yi said, "Chance is determined by heaven, and without profound destiny, it’s hard to come by!"
Hearing this, Han Chao bowed deeply, his nervous mind suddenly relaxed; he possessed the Supreme Treasure Jade Dishware and several storage bags of corpses. By continuously sacrificing these during the tribulation, he would be able to comprehend the secrets to Core Formation!
The other disciples did not despair; not to mention a potential change in heavens in ten or eight years, even if it took two or three hundred years, it would not affect their resolve on the path.
Besides Jin and Han, the remaining five disciples had to fight their way out of Corpse Mountain Blood Sea to become disciples.
"The Great Dao has fifty, Tianyan four nine! The path of Immortal cultivation is treacherous and arduous, what you all strive and seek for is the one that escapes!"
Zhou Yi nodded slightly, very satisfied with his disciples’ performance and said, "There are no absolutes in this world; for example, this opportunity for Core Formation, I do know of a clue."
The disciples bowed deeply and asked for guidance, "Please enlighten us, Master."
"Kunlun Wonderland!"
Zhou Yi spoke gravely, "I have read extensively, seen all the Taoist scriptures, and have never uncovered the origins of Kunlun. Yet for it to appear in this age of decline, it must be even more formidable than the Ancient Cultivation World, and certainly is a realm of immortality."
Li Wen spoke, "Kunlun Wonderland has not appeared in hundreds of years, how do we find its trace?"
"The alliance possesses a scroll of the Kunlun Golden Records, which can open the gates to the Immortal Realm..."
Jin Jiuxiao, having been cultivated as a human heritage successor, knew many of the alliance’s secrets and consequently narrated the origins of the golden records in detail.
"The hardest substance in the world!"
The thoughts of the disciples raced; with countless spiritual objects in the world, one might find ancient relics hidden in any corner, so the single word "hardest" stumped everyone.
"You need not dwell too much on this; this method is a last resort. If the heaven and earth change in ten or twenty years, and the Golden Core forms naturally, then there would be no need to search for Kunlun," said Zhou Yi, comforting his disciples with a few words.
He wasn’t deceiving anyone; if one finds objects sealed by ancient cultivators and breaks the seal, one could obtain the Nascent Soul Origin.
If one truly found the sealed objects of Blood Demons or Heavenly Demons, it would be equivalent to sparing the Nine Continents from a great disaster. Bestowing the thousand-year nurtured Core Formation spiritual objects would also be acceptable.
The inheritance carried by Divinity Transformation demons is a thousand times more valuable than Core Formation spiritual objects; however, the only person who could break the seals was Zhou Yi.
Then Zhou Yi spoke further with his disciples, answering their cultivation doubts and meticulously advised on the intricacies of the Pseudo Core realm.
These contents were all available in lecture videos online, but those were targeted at all cultivators, and there were subtle differences in the cultivation paths due to distinct constitutions, talents, and comprehension.
That’s why ancient sects had large lectures for general teaching but also emphasized personalized instruction in small classes between masters and disciples.
After the disciples took their leave, Zhou Yi did not immediately go to the inner council office but leisurely enjoyed some tea and read.
A moment later.
Han Chao cautiously appeared outside the door, pacing back and forth several times before he made up his mind to knock and enter, little did he know that all of this was within Zhou Yi’s expectations.
"Master, I’ve come to claim my reward."
"Do you plan to induce heavenly tribulation to form the Core?"