Gold Core Is A Star, You Call This Cultivating Immortality?

Chapter 72 Ascension Platform, Final Rank One

Qi Yuan effortlessly killed the two Foundation Building cultivators as if chopping vegetables.

The situation happened too suddenly, leaving Jiang Lingsu bewildered.

When she heard Qi Yuan's shout, she blinked her big eyes and showed a pitiful expression.

"Senior Brother, I didn't see anything, I don't know anything!"

Could it be that Senior Brother is an old demon who took over someone's body?

This was Jiang Lingsu's first thought.

Killing two Foundation Building cultivators with a kitchen knife, this was too powerful!

No wonder he exuded such a strong killing intent, it didn't seem fake.

She naively thought that Senior Brother had played too many games and had developed a fierce aura.

She was sure that Senior Brother would go out hunting every day while she cultivated.

Just now, if the Foundation Building cultivators hadn't been on guard, they might have been ambushed and injured by Senior Brother's strike.

Jiang Lingsu looked at Senior Brother with some anxiety.

Qi Yuan was also stunned, his face filled with worry. "Junior Sister, how can you do such a thing to Senior Brother and not take responsibility?"

Jiang Lingsu looked at Senior Brother's expression and felt that he wasn't pretending.

It was hard to imagine that this was the same person who had suddenly killed two Foundation Building cultivators.

Could it be that her judgment was wrong, or was this old demon just very good at disguising himself?

She secretly activated the Kunqian Mirror.

The result she obtained was that Senior Brother had reached the perfect stage of Qi Refining, his divine soul was intact, and there were no signs of possession.

This made her both shocked and delighted.

Shocked that Senior Brother was so powerful.

Delighted that Senior Brother wasn't an old demon taking over someone's body.

Jiang Lingsu couldn't figure it out and carefully recalled Senior Brother's actions just now.

It seemed that there was nothing special about it, but he had killed two Foundation Building cultivators with just a kitchen knife.

"Senior Brother, why are you so fierce? If you don't want to reveal it, it's fine."

"If you promise to take responsibility, I'll tell you," Qi Yuan held onto this point tightly.

Jiang Lingsu sighed, yes, this was the genuine Senior Brother.

"I... will take responsibility," Jiang Lingsu said, feeling a bit strange.

It was as if she had slept with Senior Brother and then denied knowing him.

"Because in the game, I experienced endless killing. Every day, it was kill, kill, kill! I kept killing, I don't even know how long I've been killing," Qi Yuan said seriously, his tone somewhat weary.

Was it really in the game jade slip?

Jiang Lingsu looked at Qi Yuan and inexplicably felt a pang of heartache.

She thought of the person on Seven Colour Peak, her cheap master, and instantly understood.

When Senior Brother just killed the two Foundation Building cultivators, his spells weren't particularly exquisite, but his combat skills were natural.

Without endless battles and killings, it would be impossible to hone such combat skills.

Senior Brother's game jade slip must be extremely precious, allowing him to battle and sharpen himself every day.

Such a precious jade slip must have been bestowed by the mysterious master on Seven Colour Peak.

However, Jiang Lingsu was a bit puzzled. What was the use of cultivating so many combat techniques in the Qi Refining Realm?

"Senior Brother, you're really amazing. If you were in an area where the Immortal Dao flourishes, you would truly be a genius!"

Of course, there was a half-sentence she didn't say.

Senior Brother could only be considered a young genius, and there was still a big gap between him and those who had truly grown up.

Senior Brother's combat power far exceeded that of an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator.

Fighting against higher-level opponents was rare, but Jiang Lingsu had seen it before.

If it were someone she knew, she might have found it easier to accept the sudden leap in strength.

In her original understanding, Senior Brother was just an ordinary little genius. Suddenly displaying the combat power of a genius made her imagine many things in an instant.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lingsu suddenly felt clear and everything became clear.

Senior Brother was the disciple of that person, so it wasn't abnormal for him to be on par with geniuses.

Senior Brother had the strength of a genius, and his appearance was exceptionally handsome. In this way, he could be considered a very good man.

Thinking like this, ripples of emotion surged in her heart.

When Jiang Lingsu heard Jiang Lingsu say that he was on par with geniuses, he said, "Junior Sister, there's no need to flatter me. Let's focus on the responsibility you promised!"

Jiang Lingsu felt that the image she had just imagined was shattered. "Senior Brother, it would be so much better if you didn't have a mouth."

"Whether I have a mouth or not, you still have to take responsibility!"

"This time it was you who instigated me to come. You are the mastermind, and I am an accomplice!" Qi Yuan said loudly.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lingsu gave Qi Yuan a disdainful look, her eyes filled with a myriad of emotions.

"I killed both of them," Jiang Lingsu said softly.

Before coming here, she had already planned how to handle things after the murder.

Naturally, she wouldn't blame Divine Light Sect for it, but take full responsibility herself.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan thought to himself, "I just happened to pass by. I can be a witness. It was these two who attacked Junior Sister first, and she had no choice but to fight back!"

Jiang Lingsu was already immune to Senior Brother's way of thinking.

Is this even human language?

Directly going from being the murderer to being a witness.

Jiang Lingsu and Qi Yuan approached the corpse. Jiang Lingsu bent down and took off Zhu Lianhua's storage bag.

With a slight tremor of her delicate hand, a jade slip fell into her hand.

Jiang Lingsu showed a knowing expression. "Indeed, Clear Light Palace sent this person to Great Shang with the intention of controlling it and incorporating it into Clear Light Palace."

"What does that mean?" Qi Yuan asked as he approached.

"There are thirteen continents in the Eastern Land. Clear Light Palace is located in the Cuiyun Immortal Continent. By taking the Immortal Boat from Cuiyun Immortal Continent, it takes half a month to reach the Hundred Nations Land.

The Hundred Nations Land does not have a sect as large as Clear Light Palace, and the nations constantly wage war against each other.

Great Shang Kingdom is one of the hundred nations.

The Hundred Nations Land is probably as big as the Eastern Land."

"This map is quite large. Does that mean I'm just a bumpkin from the mountains?" Qi Yuan, who had joined Seven Colour Peak and become the Senior Brother, had felt proud and considered himself a remarkable individual. Now, upon hearing about this world, he only saw a glimpse... it was a bit exaggerated.

He felt his pride disappear.

Now, at most, he could be considered the deputy leader of Class 7 in Grade 1 of a village elementary school.

He destroyed Black Mountain Sect?

It was like having a feud with the chubby kid next door and then going to his chicken coop at night to beat up his fat chicken.

"Senior Brother, don't underestimate yourself. The power in the Hundred Nations Land should not be underestimated. The only regret is that there are no cultivators at the Violet Palace realm," Jiang Lingsu comforted.

The Jiang Clan was considered a major clan among the thirteen continents of the Eastern Land.

However, in the eyes of true experts, they were easily disposable.

Jiang Lingsu even felt that the future calamities of the Ash Water World were probably foreseen by peerless experts long ago.

But even if those experts knew, they might not necessarily tell them, the "weak."

"I don't underestimate myself. I feel pretty good," Qi Yuan said, feeling a sense of security after his initial disappointment.

The bigger the world, the less noticeable he would be.

And the less likely he would encounter those terrifying experts.

Developing in a low-key manner.

"Clear Light Palace wants to support some countries in the Hundred Nations Land. Zhu Lianhua was sent here for that purpose."

"Interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, he deserved to die!" Qi Yuan said, feeling that he had killed the right person. "He wanted to be the lord above me. Clear Light Palace is truly disgusting!"

"As for me, I am actually a member of Divine Flower Gathering, which has always been hostile to Clear Light Palace.

I naturally have to sabotage what they want to do," Jiang Lingsu said cunningly.

With a push of her hand, a peculiar petal fell from her palm and pierced Zhu Lianhua's chest.

"This is the symbol of Divine Flower Gathering. When their bodies are sent back to Clear Light Palace and they see this petal, they will understand who killed them," Jiang Lingsu said. "Now, what we need to do is to make sure their bodies are discovered and then sent to Towering Heaven Pavilion."

The second half of the sentence is not important; it can be easily handled.

Qi Yuan's focus was on the first half. "Divine Flower Gathering, what is that?"

"Divine Flower Gathering is a cultivation alliance formed by some ambitious cultivators. Unlike Clear Light Palace, Divine Flower Gathering is very loose and does not have complex rules.

Members of Divine Flower Gathering hide their identities and exchange resources with each other," Jiang Lingsu explained.

Qi Yuan became interested.

It sounded good.

"Junior Sister, can I join?" Qi Yuan's biggest lack was cultivation techniques.

He wanted to join and obtain some cultivation techniques.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lingsu said, "Senior Brother, your talent is good, but your background... is a bit low."

Qi Yuan was taken aback. "Cultivation also depends on background? The truly talented can rise above their circumstances! If Divine Flower Gathering lacks vision and cannot unite the majority, they won't go far!"

They won't accept him? How insulting! He felt deeply insulted!

Jiang Lingsu smiled and said, "Of course it matters. The thing that is most abundant in this world is talent, and the thing that is most lacking is resources.

But don't worry, once you step into the Foundation Building stage, I can guarantee that you will be able to join Divine Flower Gathering."

"Wow, Divine Flower Gathering is quite interesting. Thank you, Junior Sister," Qi Yuan, the dragon slayer, finally became an evil dragon.

"Alright, Senior Brother, we should leave now," Jiang Lingsu said.

Qi Yuan paused and hesitated, saying, "Junior Sister, should we touch the corpses?"

Junior Sister is a wealthy woman who may disdain touching corpses.

But he is just a poor boy who can't afford to eat without touching corpses.

"There's nothing valuable in his storage bag, just a precious technique jade slip."

"The other one is even poorer, with some junk in his storage bag," Jiang Lingsu said.

With a wave of her hand, a pile of miscellaneous things came out, mixed with a bunch of broken spirit stones that fell from Wang Shuang's storage bag.

Qi Yuan's eyes lit up.

This is considered junk?

But thinking of his knife, which he rummages through Junior Sister's trash heap outside her thatched hut every night, he fell silent.

Indeed, these things are not even comparable to trash for Junior Sister.

The child from a poor family takes charge early. Qi Yuan silently picked up the spirit stones.

"Senior Brother, this is the Clear Light Palace's primary technique, the Profound Heaven Illumination Art. It is a Profound Level Low Grade technique, just average."

"But it is only practiced by ordinary disciples and not worth paying attention to."

"But there is an interesting secret technique called the Brilliant Sword of Radiance among them." Jiang Lingsu threw the jade slip to Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan felt more and more like a country bumpkin who had just arrived in the city.

In the Divine Light Sect, the best techniques are at the jade level, and they are only middle-grade.

As a result, this technique that Junior Sister called average is actually a Profound Level technique.

Qi Yuan took the technique and looked at it seriously.

The more he looked, the more surprised he felt.

Indeed, it is a Profound Level technique. With just one technique, it encompasses Myriad Manifestations. Qi Yuan has a premonition that comprehending this technique will yield more than looking at thousands or even tens of thousands of primary-grade techniques.

He suddenly felt that he was wasting time looking at a bunch of primary-grade techniques from the Black Mountain Sect every day.

Spending a few months looking at tens of thousands of primary-grade techniques would yield less than one Profound Level technique.

If Profound Level techniques are already so terrifying, then how terrifying are Heaven Level techniques?

If he could obtain a Heaven Level technique and study it daily, wouldn't he be able to push his "Qi Yuan Classic" to the Yuan Dan stage, or even the Divine Infant Realm?

As for the techniques obtained in the game, they are not related to the path of cultivation and cannot be used as a reference to advance the "Qi Yuan Classic."

Of course, this may also be related to Qi Yuan's current weak strength, as he is unable to see through the essence of the techniques.

"Thank you, Junior Sister. This technique is of great use to me." Qi Yuan grabbed the jade slip of the technique, but then he thought of something and said, "Junior Sister, you are the mastermind, you should also take something."

Jiang Lingsu glared at Qi Yuan.

She is still considered an accomplice?

She picked up some junk with a bad temper. "Let's go."

Qi Yuan looked at the bodies of the two people again. "Junior Sister, that flower looks quite valuable."

That flower is the symbol of the Divine Flower Gathering.

Jiang Lingsu was completely speechless. "Senior Brother, I think the bodies of those two people are quite valuable too. Why don't you bring them back to Seven Colour Peak as fertilizer for the flowers, or turn them into puppets?"

"No, I'm afraid the Clear Light Palace will misunderstand!" Qi Yuan quickly refused.

The two of them returned to the Divine Light Sect, but on the way, Jiang Lingsu secretly sneaked into the Golden Light Hall and left a letter.

The two of them left the Golden Light Hall and returned to their respective rooms.

Jiang Lingsu stood outside her thatched hut, watching Qi Yuan's figure, with an inexplicable expression in her eyes.

She killed someone with her senior brother and learned his secret.

Now their relationship should be even closer, right?

"Senior Brother..." she called softly, preparing to invite her senior brother to have dinner together at night.

Qi Yuan stopped and turned abruptly. "Junior Sister, you misunderstood. I didn't destroy the Black Mountain Sect!"

Although I killed a Foundation Building Completion cultivator today, the Black Mountain Sect has several Nascent Soul elders, each of them extremely powerful.

"I didn't misunderstand." Jiang Lingsu didn't want to mention the matter of having dinner anymore.

Senior Brother is not a possessed old monster. With just a Qi Refining Completion cultivation base, how could he destroy the Black Mountain Sect?

It's not possible to think about it.

...

Time passed.

Qi Yuan sat in his thatched hut, his full attention focused on the "Profound Heaven Illumination Art," or rather, the Brilliant Sword of Radiance within it.

This secret technique is the most powerful spell Qi Yuan has seen so far.

This secret technique can condense one's own spiritual power into a brilliant sword, capable of slaying enemies.

The condensed brilliant sword is bright and radiant, like a light sword, emitting a great radiance like the sun, enough to capture the hearts and souls of evil spirits and make them temporarily lose focus, then kill them openly.

It can be said that the Brilliant Sword of Radiance also has a mental attack.

This is the strongest secret technique of the Clear Light Palace, and all disciples of the Clear Light Palace can cultivate it.

Moreover, the Clear Light Palace intentionally spread it outside.

Because I want to cultivate to a stronger version and advance in secret techniques, I need to make a huge contribution to the Clear Light Palace.

Knowing this, Qi Yuan has been adapting this technique during this period of time.

This secret technique is to transform one's righteous energy into a radiant sunlight.

Qi Yuan took a different approach and transformed his killing intent into a brilliant sword.

Now, he has finally succeeded.

At this moment, Qi Yuan's blood is boiling.

He left the thatched house and came to the place where he often practiced Taoism.

"Sword of Brilliance!"

With one sword strike, it cuts through flesh like a winter wind.

A blood-red sword appears, standing in the air, inexplicably terrifying.

With one sword strike, Qi Yuan feels that he can easily kill a Foundation Building cultivator.

This can be considered terrifying. Without relying on the power of a knife, Qi Yuan can kill a Foundation Building cultivator, even when the opponent is on guard, it is not so easy.

Seeing this sword, Qi Yuan nods in satisfaction: "The adaptation is successful, but... it's blood-red, not like the Sword of Brilliance, but more like the Sword of a Demonic Cultivator.

No, in this period of time, I need to find an opportunity to change this blood sword into a light sword!"

Qi Yuan feels that the main task ahead is to disguise the blood sword displayed in this technique as a light sword.

In future battles, he can openly bring it out and even emulate the Clear Light Palace to suppress others with righteousness!

Look, I have condensed my righteous energy into a light sword. How could I possibly be an old demon?

Qi Yuan returns to his room.

He looks at the cold moon on the top of Seven Colour Peak and sighs inexplicably: "It's time for slaughter again. Today... after passing the final hurdle, as long as I defeat the Golden Armored God General, I will completely control the Heavenly Extinction."

In fact, he is feeling a bit timid now.

In the outside world, it may have been less than a month.

But in the Heavenly Extinction, he has been killing for hundreds of years, nearly a thousand years.

In the Heavenly Extinction, he kills every day.

The opponents he encounters are getting stronger and stronger.

His fighting skills have also reached an astonishing level of refinement.

Now, when facing Zang Hua, he only needs to use 90% of his strength to kill her with one move.

You should know that Zang Hua is a 97th level Divine Domain powerhouse.

In the Ascension stage of the Heavenly Extinction, he kills every day. He pursues learning from his opponents, emulates them, and then defeats them with one sword strike.

He doesn't know how many Divine Domain cultivators he has killed.

His combat experience against Divine Domain cultivators has reached its peak. He can even kill Divine Domain cultivators with his eyes closed.

And his experience pool has accumulated to a terrifying level.

Unfortunately, his level has been stuck at level 99 and he cannot make any progress.

Too much killing has made Qi Yuan a bit tired.

However, when he thinks of Xiao Jia, who has always fought alongside him, he becomes spirited again.

"I am a man wearing armor. I will slay all enemies!"

Qi Yuan enters the game and pulls Xiao Jia out of the pit.

Qi Yuan steps onto the final step.

As long as he passes the final step, as long as he defeats the Golden Armored Man, he will completely control the Heavenly Extinction.

The last two battles will be tough.

Qi Yuan holds Xiao Jia's cold little hand and the two of them step onto the final step.

The sight in front of them changes.

Qi Yuan looks around and sees a mountain peak after mountain peak.

The peaks gather together, surrounding him.

On each mountain peak, there is a Divine Domain powerhouse sitting.

These Divine Domain powerhouses do not have the aura of a dragon, feathers, or pupils.

They are all peak Divine Domain existences at level 99.

For some reason, Qi Yuan even feels that their level might actually be higher than level 99, but for some unknown reason, they are suppressed to level 99.

Qi Yuan appears, and all the Divine Domain powerhouses on these mountain peaks open their eyes one after another.

Thousands of sharp gazes look at Qi Yuan, making him feel like he is standing in the center of three thousand Divine Domain powerhouses, just like in "Journey to the West" when Sun Wukong enters the Spirit Mountain and is surrounded by countless gods, bodhisattvas, and arhats.

"Three thousand Divine Domain powerhouses?" Qi Yuan holds his sword, his figure exceptionally tall and straight, with a faint blood color permeating, appearing enchanting and extraordinarily handsome.

Facing the Divine Domain powerhouses of the final hurdle, his gaze is unusually calm, but if you look closely, you can see the endless blood color within.

But when he lowers his head and looks at Xiao Jia, a trace of tenderness appears in his eyes.

"Xiao Jia, fight alongside me!"

(End of this chapter)