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Chapter 447: Chapter 270: Congratulations

Elder Su had been waiting for this moment; with a single step, he was by Ye Jingxian’s side.

He took out a Third-grade Healing Spirit Pill and fed it to Ye Jingxian. After sensing her breath, a smile appeared on his face.

“How is the senior sister?” Li Shiming and Wan Zheng also came to Ye Jingxian’s side, with Wan Zheng inquiring aloud.

“Our sect now has another Golden Core cultivator. Although there were many dangers during the process of forming the core, the outcome is still good!” Elder Su said with a smile.

Since Ye Jingxian sensed the opportunity for a breakthrough, she had been in seclusion for a month, continuously consuming vast amounts of prepared resources. A full month of preparation was not in vain.

Li Shiming, however, looked at Ye Jingxian, who was lying on the ground; there wasn’t a spot of normal skin on her entire body, all of it was charred black.

As he watched, Ye Jingxian let out a soft grunt.

First, her fingers twitched, and Li Shiming saw the charred skin peel away, revealing skin white and smooth as jade.

Li Shiming also sensed that Ye Jingxian’s breath wasn’t affected by the golden lightning; instead, after withstanding the golden lightning, her body seemed to have undergone a transformation, as if shedding its mortal shell for a new one.

He knew about that golden lightning; it was a test by the forces of heaven and earth for the beings breaking through their shackles. Failing the test meant death, but success brought heaven and earth’s reward, which substantially enhanced the Taoist Body.

Golden Core cultivators, even without practicing Body Refining Techniques, have Taoist Bodies stronger than those of late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators who specialize in those techniques. This is the benefit of receiving the heaven and earth’s reward.

Having passed the test of heaven and earth, in a strict sense, Golden Core cultivators are no longer the same kind of beings as Foundation Establishment cultivators from thereon.

While their appearance remains the same, the Taoist Body undergoes a vast change. Golden Core cultivators resonate more closely with heaven and earth and can fly without using any spiritual power, relying solely on their Taoist Body.

Foundation Establishment cultivators need spells or magic artifacts to fly, but upon reaching the Golden Core Stage, flight becomes an instinct.

While Li Shiming was contemplating this, the charred skin on Ye Jingxian’s body began to fall off in large pieces as she moved, and her facial features returned to normal.

“Master, I succeeded!” Ye Jingxian, not minding the tears in her robe or the faintly visible skin, could only feel excitement. She spoke to Elder Su with fervor.

“Although I’d like to scold you, you took some risks, I still have to be proud of you!” Elder Su replied with a smile, as if a kindly father.

In fact, he wanted to praise Ye Jingxian’s decisiveness, but with Li Shiming and Wan Zheng present, he couldn’t assure that every risky attempt like Jingxian’s would be successful.

Normally, a breakthrough is a gradual process. The ‘Mountain-breaking Pill’ would be taken one by one, prolonging the time for the formation of the Golden Core. The process of absorbing spiritual power, life force, and spirit would be gentler, allowing Ye Jingxian to take more time to consume more Spiritual Objects.

However, when Ye Jingxian noticed an anomaly in her condition, she instead took two high-grade ‘Mountain-breaking Pills’ at once, swiftly absorbing spiritual power, life force, and spirit after the Golden Core was formed, nearly exhausting her.

Ye Jingxian stood up from the ground, her Golden Core aura spreading outward, causing Wan Zheng’s body to sway.

Li Shiming, on the other hand, didn’t feel much of an impact, as his spiritual power and constitution had long surpassed that of a typical Foundation Establishment Stage.

Jingxian didn’t do it on purpose; she had just broken through and was still unable to contain her Golden Core aura.

“Zheng’er, your spirit still needs to be tempered; otherwise, it won’t support a breakthrough!” Elder Su, seeing Wan Zheng’s state, spoke out to guide him.

He then looked at Li Shiming but said nothing more.

Elder Su had long since noticed the unusualness of Li Shiming’s spirit and constitution. If Li Shiming hadn’t grown up under his watchful eye, he might have thought Shiming was a spirit beast in human skin.

Elder Su had great confidence in Li Shiming’s future breakthrough into the Golden Core. This confidence stemmed from Shiming’s foundation.

If such a physique and spirit can’t break through to the Golden Core, then what kind of preparations would be needed to achieve it!

One could say that all Li Shiming was lacking now was the realm. His body and spirit had already reached and even surpassed the required standards for a breakthrough. He was just waiting for his realm to catch up before attempting the breakthrough upon sensing the opportunity.

“Congratulations to the senior sister on achieving the Golden Core Path!” Li Shiming said with a smile as he bowed to Ye Jingxian.

Wan Zheng was also struggling to resist the impact of the Golden Core aura from Ye Jingxian, barely managing to bend down in salute.

“Junior brother, without your Spirit Pills, there wouldn’t be a me at this moment!” Ye Jingxian sincerely bowed as she spoke.

Only she, the person involved, knew how lucky this breakthrough had been. Every stage had been passed largely due to the support of high-grade Spirit Pills with effects superior to normal ones.

“Where’s this coming from, senior sister? Isn’t it natural for us to help each other? I’ll need to rely on the senior sister’s care in the future, now that you are a great Golden Core master!” Li Shiming replied with a smile.

“If anyone dares to bully you in the future, I’ll go chop them for you!” Ye Jingxian said, thumping her chest.

“Alright, Jingxian, go and rest. Come to the sect to report tomorrow. In a few days, we’ll celebrate your advancement to the Golden Core!” Elder Su, always upright, did not like to see a fine young woman acting like a valiant hero. He clapped his hands and interrupted their conversation with a grin.