Cultivating To Immortality

Fang Hong entered his Immortal Cave, gently waved his sleeve, and the Immortal Cave’s door automatically closed with a ’boom’.

He steadily walked to the meditation cushion, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to calm his mind, and began to meditate and regulate his breathing, making final preparations for the crucial Breakthrough that was about to arrive.

Time quietly slipped by, and three days later.

Fang Hong slowly opened his eyes, which shone brightly, and his aura was full and well-rounded.

At this moment, his essence, Qi, and spirit had all returned to their peak state, his true essence surged within him, and the opportunity for Core Formation was ripe.

He waved his hand, a spiritual light flashed, and several treasures immediately appeared beside him.

Solid Essence Pills, Demonic Beast spirit pills, and a large number of spirit stones, all neatly arranged in front of him.

Fang Hong slightly opened his mouth, flicked his fingertip, and a Solid Essence Pill flew into his mouth.

Immediately, he began to form Cultivation hand seals, silently recited the cultivation technique incantations, and refined the medicinal pill.

The Solid Essence Pill melted upon entering his mouth, transforming into a warm medicinal power that flowed like a sweet spring into all his limbs and bones, nourishing his tendons, bones, and flesh, finally converging in his dantian.

Within his dantian, three red-glowing true essence liquid pills vibrated, attracting each other, gradually moving closer and fusing towards the center.

As the true essence liquid pills gradually fused, Fang Hong’s internal magical power also surged wildly, like a mountain flood erupting, rushing furiously, and his aura climbed steadily.

...

One day, Elder Wang Tianfeng, using a leaf-shaped Spiritual Artifact, carried a group of new disciples to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to register their identities.

The Ascension Gathering had ended, and the sect had welcomed some new faces.

In front of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, beneath the main hall, a middle-aged cultivator in a gray robe was adjusting a puppet.

This person was Elder Wu, who was responsible for receiving new disciples.

Seeing Wang Tianfeng arrive, he immediately stopped what he was doing and greeted him with a beaming smile.

"Senior Brother Wang, these must be this year’s new disciples, right? Their aptitude looks good; they’re all at the thirteenth level of Qi Refinement."

Wang Tianfeng nodded slightly, his tone showing a hint of satisfaction.

"Hmm, their potential is decent. With a little Cultivation, they have a chance to achieve Foundation Establishment."

He then turned to the disciples behind him and instructed.

"Remember, if one day you successfully achieve Foundation Establishment, you must return here to register your identity again, understand?"

"Yes." The Everyone responded in unison.

"Wu Junior Brother, please help them register," Wang Tianfeng said with a smile.

"Alright, come with me," Elder Wu nodded, preparing to lead the Everyone into the hall.

At this moment, a disciple suddenly exclaimed.

"Elder, look over there, what’s happening in the sky?"

That disciple pointed to a nearby area, his face filled with surprise. The two Elders were attracted by his voice and looked up.

They saw dark clouds swirling in the sky a hundred li away from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, with lightning flashing, as if a world-shattering change was occurring.

"This is... Core Formation. Someone in the sect is undergoing Core Formation." Elder Wu’s eyes showed shock, and he blurted out.

"What? Someone is undergoing Core Formation?" These new disciples were immediately shocked upon hearing this, looking at the distance with astonished faces.

For these new disciples, the Core Formation Stage was an existence far beyond their reach.

"You all wait here, don’t run around, understand?"

Wang Tianfeng left these words and, along with Elder Wu, broke through the air and headed straight for the swirling dark clouds.

These new disciples could only obey orders, watching the two Elders leave, and stood in place waiting.

At this time, above Fang Hong’s Immortal Cave, Spiritual Qi surged, and winds and clouds stirred.

Dense Spiritual Qi converged towards the center of the Immortal Cave like a tide, forming a huge vortex, with lightning and thunder rumbling in the clouds.

Dozens of Foundation Establishment Stage disciples around the Immortal Cave were all attracted by the phenomenon and came to watch, looking at the place where wind and thunder intertwined, their eyes full of shock and envy.

Soon, Wang Tianfeng and Elder Wu also arrived, standing above the clouds.

"The sect is about to gain another Golden Core Dharma Protector Elder," Wang Tianfeng looked into the distance, filled with emotion.

Elder Wu, however, seemed to suddenly remember something, his expression changing.

"Eh? I remember this seems to be Fang Junior Brother’s Immortal Cave! He... he’s actually undergoing Core Formation?"

The Immortal Caves of Inner Sect Disciples were all registered, and he remembered this was Fang Hong’s Immortal Cave, but hadn’t Fang Hong only achieved Foundation Establishment a few years ago?

How could he be undergoing Core Formation so quickly?

"Fang Junior Brother? Which Fang Junior Brother?" Wang Tianfeng was stunned for a moment, apparently a bit unfamiliar with the name.

"It’s a disciple you brought back from the Ascension Gathering a few years ago, named Fang Hong," Elder Wu explained.

"Fang Hong?" Wang Tianfeng frowned, pondered for a moment, but still had no impression.

"What? You, you mean he was only brought into the sect by me a few years ago? How is this possible?" Wang Tianfeng suddenly reacted, his face utterly astonished.

The disciples he brought in were generally Qi Refinement Stage disciples, and Wu Junior Brother said it was a few years ago. Is this possible? From Qi Refinement to Core Formation in a few years?

Elder Wu was also speechless for a moment, only able to smile wryly and shake his head.

"This... I’m not quite sure what’s going on either. Perhaps Fang Junior Brother obtained an opportunity and advanced by leaps and bounds."

"Could it be that you made a mistake? What kind of opportunity could allow someone to go from Qi Refinement to Core Formation in less than ten years."

Wang Tianfeng firmly believed that Wu Junior Brother had made a mistake.

"We’ll see later."

Boom!

Just as the two were chatting, a red pillar of light shot up from Fang Hong’s Immortal Cave, striking the high-altitude clouds and reverberating in all directions.

In an instant, the pillar of light disappeared, and the dark clouds in the sky slowly dissipated.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Fang Hong hovered in mid-air, his eyes tightly closed, his entire body enveloped in a crimson spiritual light.

In front of him, a golden-red "sphere" about a zhang in size slowly floated, spiritual light flowing, and its aura vast.

This sphere was actually the super Golden Core that Fang Hong had condensed. If other Core Formation Cultivators saw such a huge Golden Core, they would probably be dumbfounded.

At this time, Fang Hong remained motionless with closed eyes, his hands again forming a seal. The next moment, the super Golden Core slowly shrunk, eventually transforming into a ray of light that merged into the Golden Core space within his body.

Buzz!

Fang Hong suddenly opened his eyes, and a red light flashed in his pupils.

His calm face slowly relaxed, revealing a joyful smile.

Core Formation, successful.

Fang Hong landed back on the ground, clenched his fists, and the magical power within him was like a rushing river, filling him with great joy.

After eight months of secluded Cultivation, he finally achieved the fruit of the Golden Core.

At this moment, Fang Hong’s Divine Sense detected many auras around his Immortal Cave; it must have been the commotion from his Breakthrough that attracted many cultivators to watch.

"Everyone, please leave. I still need to stabilize my Realm," Fang Hong said simply, his amplified voice spreading around the Immortal Cave.

Upon hearing his voice, the watching disciples dispersed, not daring to linger there, lest they anger this Core Formation Stage Senior.

"It really sounds like Fang Junior Brother’s voice, oh no, I should call him Senior Fang now." On their way out, Elder Wu sighed with emotion.

"He actually achieved Core Formation; it’s truly unbelievable."

Wang Tianfeng, however, still looked bewildered, having no strong impression of this "Fang Hong," and could only shake his head with a wry smile, no longer paying it any mind.