Chapter 254: Chapter 217: Ascension to Golden Core Body
Cultivation, Ancient Power of Dragon Elephant_2
His current combat power was so formidable that it was alarming.
Even cultivators in the early stage of the Golden Core would be obliterated with one punch from him, reducing them to dust.
You could say that he now resembled an incarnation of an ancient demon beast, uncompromisingly fierce and aggressive.
He yearned to go challenge a Golden Core Master immediately, just to test the extent of his current abilities.
However, Zhou Sui was able to restrain himself.
Because he knew this was definitely a urge caused by the Dragon Elephant Bloodline within him.
With the increasing dominance of Dragon Elephant Bloodline, he was becoming more and more violent and reckless.
To be honest, as Zhou Sui’s body continued to strengthen, he began to understand why the ancient Dragon Elephants in the legends were so violent, unabashed, and warring against heaven and earth.
In fact, any creature, upon mastering unrivaled power and divine abilities, along with an indestructible physique, would possess a character like that of the ancient Dragon Elephant.
If problems could be solved with brute force, why bother using the brain?
Wasn’t that a pure waste of time?!
“Stay low-profile.”
“I’m just comparable to Body Cultivators at the Golden Core stage, not to the Nascent Soul Ancestor.”
“There are countless powerful beings in this sea region. It’s not the time to show off.”
“Otherwise, if a random Nascent Soul Ancestor showed up, they could beat you to death.”
Zhou Sui took a deep breath and suppressed the blood and qi in his body.
This temporarily calmed the excitement within him.
Otherwise, he might just fly out and pick a fight with someone.
“Let’s check my updated body data first.”
With this thought, Zhou Sui activated his mental monitor and brought up his data panel.
[Host: Zhou Sui, Cultivation: Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage (70% progressed), Lifespan: 45 (Out of 3000) years]
[Aptitude: Fifth-grade spiritual root (20%)]
[Swordsmanship: Third Class, High Grade (99%)]
[Rune: Mid-Class of Second Stage (50%)]
[Seventh-Order formation: Third Class, High Grade (99%)]
[Alchemist: Third stage (1%)]
[Phantasma Transformation skill: Great Achievement (20%)]
[Five Elements Alchemy Technique: Grandmaster (20%)]
[Seven Apertures Spirit Secret: Heart-eye Recognition, Heart Eye Perception, Heart Eye Linguistics (70%)]
[Fireball Technique: Grandmaster (99%), Wind Blade Art: Proficient, Golden Light skill: Proficient, Ice Frost skill: Proficient, Spring Wind Rain skill: Proficient, Lightning Summoning skill: Proficient…]
[Obsession Gu: Third Class, High Grade, Clone Gu: Second Class, High Grade, Wine Bug: Second Class, High Grade, Gold Eating Bug: Second Class, High Grade, Bookworm: Second Class, High Grade, Dream Soul Gu: Second Class, High Grade, Dragon Elephant Gu: Second Class, High Grade, Golden Light Thousand Poison Gu: Second Class, High Grade, Teleportation Insect: Second Class, High Grade, Array Heart Gu: Third Class, High Grade, Object-searching Gu: Second Class, High Grade.]
“As expected, my lifespan has increased and has reached three thousand years.”
Zhou Sui was fully satisfied.
He knew that once his body advanced into the Golden Core Realm, his lifespan must have risen considerably. But he didn’t expect it to increase by a whole thousand years, extending his lifespan to three thousand years.
Honestly, this was an astonishing lifespan.
Even for cultivators in the Divinity Transformation Realm, they probably only had a lifespan of roughly this length, right?
Yet, he was merely at the Foundation Establishment Stage and had such an extensive lifespan.
Perhaps only those legendary immortals could compare with him.
“Wait, I’ve actually advanced to a third stage alchemist?!”
“Could it be due to mastering the power of the Golden Core Law Domain that I’ve managed to advance to the third stage alchemist?”
Zhou Sui touched his chin.
Truthfully, over these five years, he had been studying alchemy to raise his Alchemist Cultivation to the third stage.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t succeed.
Even though his theoretical knowledge had reached the third stage, he had been unable to become a third stage alchemist.
It seemed that he was always separated from becoming a third stage Alchemist by an insurmountable chasm.
But now, once his body reached par with Body Cultivators of the Golden Core Stage, it finally facilitated the elevation of his Alchemist Cultivation to the third stage.
“I see, the difference between the third stage Alchemist and the second stage Alchemist lies in the power of Law Domain.”
At this moment, Zhou Sui’s eyes twinkled with sharpness, and an enlightened look appeared on his face.
If the difference between first stage and second stage Alchemists was the power of Divine Sense, and one couldn’t become a second stage Alchemist without mastering Divine Sense…
Then, a third stage Alchemist must comprehend the power of Law Domain.
Without understanding the power of the Law Domain, it was absolutely impossible to become a third stage Alchemist.
The reason why becoming a third stage Alchemist was so difficult…
…was because the production of third stage pills required the utilization of Law Domain power.
By using the Law Domain power to control each spiritual medicine, it would be like forming a boundary to envelop the spiritual medicine, preventing the medicinal power from evaporating.
If the potency of the herbs evaporates in the Pill Cauldron, it would result in the failure of pill refinement.
Of course, the herbs that could become third-grade pills are extremely valuable. If they are refined, the potency is likely to disappear easily.
Without the restraint of the law domain power, the potency of the herbs would vanish in the blink of an eye.
Hence, the power of the law domain is extremely crucial.
Without this force, the creation of a third-grade pill is undeniably impossible.
“No wonder it is mentioned in the inheritance that if one does not become a Golden Core Master, it is almost impossible to become a third-grade alchemist.”
“So, this is the reason.”
Zhou Sui touched his chin, having been puzzled over this matter before.
Now that he has mastered the power of the law domain, he finally understood this aspect.
Say, during the Qj Cultivation stage, if a cultivator has peculiar talents, he might possess divine sense ahead of time and advance to become a second-grade alchemist.
But after reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, it is generally impossible to possess the power of the Golden Core Law Domain ahead of time.
Hence, for Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators to become third-grade alchemists is tantamount to a pipe dream.
The issue is among the Golden Core Masters, there are very few who possess genuine alchemist talent.
For those endowed with the talent of alchemy, becoming a Golden Core Master is also extremely difficult.
As a result, the number of third-grade alchemists in this sea area is incredibly scarce.
It wouldn’t be accurate to say they can be counted on one’s fingers, but they are definitely quite rare.
No matter which force one goes to, a third-grade alchemist can surely become a distinguished guest and hold a transcendent position.
If he exposes his identity as a third-grade alchemist, he could probably secure a high position in the Wuji Alliance immediately.
However, he simply does not lack cultivation resources at the moment, and naturally would not foolishly expose his trump card.
Neither does he wish to refine pills exclusively for others, acting as a mere tool for alchemy.
“The other abilities don’t seem to have changed much.”
Zhou Sui continued to observe the other data on the virtual panel. Although there was a slight increase compared to before, the improvement was not particularly significant.
However, this is a very normal occurrence.
He had prepared for this in his heart.
After all, it was just five years, and expecting substantial progress was unrealistic.
The later the stage, the slower each of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation progresses.
If he doesn’t spend time practicing diligently, it is impossible to achieve progress.
In fact, there might even be a risk of backlash.
“Master.”
At this moment, Mu Ziyi blinked and appeared by Zhou Sui’s side.
After years of cultivation, she had finally stepped into the intermediate stage of the Foundation Realm.
Ji Bingyu and Xia Jingyan had achieved the same too.
As they were not lacking in cultivation resources and had the assistance of dual cultivation, their cultivation naturally progressed at a rapid pace.
Although their speed of cultivation couldn’t compare to his, compared to other cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm, they were already remarkably fast.
Their cultivation speed was no less than cultivators who possessed an upper-grade spiritual root.
“Oh, what’s the matter?” asked Zhou Sui curiously.
He knew that Mu Ziyi had recently become the master of Array Peak and had been busy with Sect matters.
His other wives also shared similar circumstances.
Ji Bingyu had become the master of the Sword Peak of the Immortal Mist Sect, and Xia Jingyan had become the master of Array Peak.
Since they were also cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Realm with sufficient cultivation, they qualified.
With the help of the Book Worm, their mastery of theoretical knowledge reached perfection.
Naturally, they surpassed other Foundation Establishment Elders of the Immortal Mist Sect and became the persons in power.
“The sect has recently acquired three second-grade Demon Cores.”
“We need you to help refine them into Foundation Pills.”
Mu Ziyi stated her purpose.
In these five years, Zhou Sui had also become the strongest alchemist in the Immortal Mist Sect. Even the various alchemists of the Pill Medicine Peak couldn’t be compared to him.
After all, his Five Elements Alchemy Technique had reached the grandmaster realm.
The success rate of refining Foundation Pills was a hundred percent.
So when a second-grade Demon Core was acquired, it would be handed to Zhou Sui for refining into a Foundation Pill.
Of course, this wasn’t much of a bother for Zhou Sui.
At best, it just took a bit of his time.
Furthermore, he could use this opportunity to improve his alchemist cultivation and gain some alchemy experience.
He had much to gain from this..