Chapter 779 - 389: Breakthrough to Golden Core

Chapter 779: Chapter 389: Breakthrough to Golden Core

Luo Dingran gazed at the three new books and two tokens before him, the excitement in his eyes impossible to hide.

Immortal Official Manual, Immortal Official Guide, Celestial Law Code!

He forcibly suppressed the tide of excitement surging in his heart, slowly reached out, and opened the first book—the thumb-thick Immortal Official Manual.

He opened the manual. There was no traditional General Outline, nor was there a captivating foreword. The first thing that met his eyes was just a simple and clear table of contents.

Luo Dingran’s gaze fell upon the table of contents. When the single word of the first entry, "Cabinet," leaped into view, his heart suddenly clenched. An indescribable premonition welled up inside him.

’This Cabinet... it wasn’t established by us.’

He quickly flipped to the corresponding page and read it carefully.

As he read, the description of the Cabinet and its clearly defined functions unfolded before him.

When he saw his own name among the preliminary candidates for the civil officials, his heart began to pound violently, as if it would burst from his chest.

The intense throbbing left him almost unable to control himself. From the detailed description and precise division of responsibilities of the Cabinet, he instantly understood the immense significance this position held.

It was a position of great power and immense responsibility, truly second to only one person.

Although he had suspected he might be assigned a position, or perhaps continue to stay at the Hall of Ten Thousand Races to help Cheng Zongyang handle matters, he truly never imagined that Cheng Zongyang would actually establish a Cabinet and have him join it!

"My Lord, I will give my all and serve you until my last breath!"

Luo Dingran’s voice trembled slightly, filled with firm resolve and endless loyalty.

After calming down, Luo Dingran stored everything in his Ten Thousand Races Spirit Seal Space, took out his previous Token, and headed for the Martial Arts Realm.

Now that it was established, he had to go over there and quickly arrange for manpower.

Meanwhile, Cheng Zongyang paid no mind to how Luo Dingran might react to seeing his name on the Cabinet list. His only thought right now was to break through!

He had been about to break through earlier, but had stopped because Luo Dingran had matters to report.

Cheng Zongyang sat cross-legged in a simulated tranquil space.

The air around him seemed to have frozen, with only the slight rise and fall of his chest revealing the rhythm of his life.

His eyes were closed, his breath even, and his expression serene. But inside his body, Spiritual Power surged through his Spirit Veins like a raging tide.

He was currently at the Peak Foundation Establishment State, preparing to charge into the Golden Core Realm.

Cheng Zongyang activated the North Nether Swallowing Qi Method, and a powerful suction force emanated from his body. The large number of Spiritual Energy Balls he had prepared beforehand—extracted from the prisoners of the Celestial Prison—surged toward him like moths to a flame, continuously pouring into his body.

Those pure Spiritual Energy Balls glowed with a brilliant light. Each one was refined and condensed from the Spiritual Power of numerous Cultivators, not just one. Therefore, they contained an immense amount of Spiritual Energy.

As the Spiritual Power from the Spiritual Energy Balls was continuously and rapidly absorbed, Cheng Zongyang’s body trembled slightly, as if withstanding immense pressure on his Spirit Veins.

Immediately after, he guided the Five Elements Spiritual Energy Group—a reward from the Ring Spirit for the Soul Crystal sacrifice—into his body.

The five types of extremely pure elemental Spiritual Qi—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—intertwined like multicolored ribbons, weaving through the Spirit Veins in his body.

The addition of the Five Elements Spiritual Qi made the Spiritual Power within him even more violent. It competed with the Spiritual Energy Balls, creating a crushing pressure that felt as if it could rupture his Spirit Veins at any moment.

But this was not yet the limit of his North Nether Swallowing Qi Method.

His method for breaking through was to push himself to the absolute limit, using his Cultivation Technique to forcefully refine and condense Spiritual Liquid, thereby Gathering Liquid into a Pill! He didn’t need to rely on a Realm-Breaking Elixir.

He gritted his teeth and continued to operate his Cultivation Technique.

At this moment, the Earth Vein Yin Qi and Pure Yang Qi—obtained from the sacrifices of many people—were also drawn in by him.

The Yin Qi was like wisps of green smoke, carrying a bone-chilling cold, while the Pure Yang Qi was like a blazing sun in the sky, emitting an astonishingly scorching heat. After these two special types of Yin Yang Energy entered his body, they collided with his Spiritual Power and the Five Elements Spiritual Qi in a chaotic mix of fusion and rejection.

The Qi a person cultivates is that of Heaven and Earth, the Five Elements, and Yin and Yang!

The trinity of Heaven, Earth, and Man!

Cheng Zongyang’s body was like a great furnace, with three types of Qi from different sources churning, compressing, and Refining within it.

His face would turn red one moment, then pale, then green, then deathly cold—he was clearly enduring the immense backlash from the Power inside him!

As time passed, although the different types of Qi could not merge, they were gradually suppressed and tamed by his Cultivation Technique. They began to move toward the "grindstone" of his Dantian and follow a specific trajectory.

As drop after drop of Spiritual Liquid continuously flowed into the Foundation Establishment in his Dantian, the Spirit Liquid Pool began to overflow.

Witnessing this with his Divine Sense, Cheng Zongyang did not stop. Instead, he circulated the overflowing Spiritual Liquid out of his Dantian, sending it through his Spirit Veins to be refined. Then, along with the now-controlled Qi in his body, he directed it all back into his Dantian for further Refining and fusion.

This step was for purification, and also to replenish the consumed Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid!

This was a necessary step for Gathering Liquid into a Pill, a process that required a massive supply of Spiritual Qi. And right now, the Qi within his body was abundant!

Slowly, as the controlled Qi was refined along with the Spiritual Liquid—fusing, liquefying, then being refined and purified again...

Through this repeated cycle, the originally water-like Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid grew thicker and thicker, beginning to solidify like a simmering medicinal paste.

As the Spiritual Liquid gradually solidified, Cheng Zongyang felt his body undergoing a heaven-and-earth-shattering transformation.