Within the Heaven and Earth Profound Sect
Zhang Jian held a tangible gray talisman, his soul quietly manifested and entered Tongshan, heading straight for Demon-slaying Peak.
After breaking through the Golden Core Realm, Zhang Jian naturally needed to report to the Zhanmo Lineage.
The Tongshan Dao Lineage treats each realm's true disciples differently.
Even while living in the mundane world, some personal resources cannot be easily abandoned.
Bai Xianyin looked on in surprise at the figure enveloped in a layer of golden radiance.
This figure was surrounded by a harmonious, complete Profound Light, with the light of the Elixir Core shining forth, and the spiritual pressure was far more substantial than before.
She couldn't help but be astonished.
"Little master, have you formed your core so quickly?"
"Quick?"
Zhang Jian smiled at the young girl in front of him.
"Not just quick, it's simply exaggerated!"
Bai Xianyin's eyes were odd; a year ago when she met Zhang Jian, he had just recently completed his Divination Foundation Establishment, but in the blink of an eye, he had progressed to Golden Core achievement.
In the sect, typical true disciples, even if possessing an Innate Dao Body, would need to cultivate for decades or centuries, carefully refining their magical power, and cultivate their soul, essence, and life plate to perfection before daring to cautiously attempt a breakthrough.
Achieving the Golden Core Realm is considered gradually transcending life and death.
It's not an exaggeration to call one a Land Immortal.
No one dares to underestimate it here!
Thinking it over, Zhang Jian laughed, "I feel it's still quite normal!"
Bai Xianyin shook her head vigorously, "Not normal at all!"
At this moment, she looked Zhang Jian up and down, seeing Zhang Jian's Golden Core Qi flowing around him, pure and flawless, grand, and mysterious.
Unlike a mediocre or inferior pill, it seemed superior.
It didn't look like a fake pill made using any forbidden technique!
Tie Xin Daoist, who was cultivating in front of the mountain, had already noticed this scene, and his expression became odd.
He couldn't help but ask, "Nephew, how did you pass the Heart Demon Tribulation?"
"Is there a Heart Demon Tribulation when forming a core?"
Zhang Jian blinked, slightly surprised.
His eyes still contained some innocent and childlike color.
"Uh..."
Tie Xin Daoist nearly choked.
Breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, how could there be no Heart Demon Tribulation?
In essence, solidifying a Golden Core is a state of harmonizing essence, spirit, and magical power; one must refine them to a certain realm, use secret techniques to form the core, achieving a state similar to Holding the Pill, essence and spirit harmonized, after which consumption becomes exceedingly minimal, aiming for longevity.
Yet cultivators ingest Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism, various Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, accumulating impurities or mental stains, which will naturally draw the attention of Outer Heaven Demons foraging from the Profound Void during condensation.
This is the source of the Heart Demon Tribulation.
Every cultivator, more or less, faces a Heart Demon Tribulation when solidifying their core.
Even with the utmost purity of the Innate Dao Body.
Facing their gaze, Zhang Jian smiled.
"Uncle Tie Xin, I truly haven't experienced any Heart Demon Tribulation!"
"Didn't even use the sect's Pill Formation Technique, instead naturally forming the pill!"
Upon hearing this, Tie Xin Daoist couldn't help but stand up.
"Naturally forming the pill, how is this possible?"
He nearly lost composure.
If not for Zhang Jian's sincere demeanor, he would have thought Zhang Jian was teasing him.
Because this is the stuff of legends, it is rumored some peerless beings in the world can naturally form the pill, without active cultivation, achieving a perfect grade.
At this moment, a calm voice came from the mountains.
"Enough, Junior Brother, Ah Yu has a unique foundation, there will be no Heart Demon Tribulation before achieving Primordial Spirit!"
True Monarch Zhanmo's true body manifested.
"Master!"
Upon seeing True Monarch Zhanmo, Zhang Jian slightly saluted.
True Monarch Zhanmo smiled warmly, looking Zhang Jian over once, not too surprised by his progress.
Possessing a Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, such an Ancient Saint's Body, what Outer Heaven Demon would dare easily approach?
Perhaps before the Primordial Spirit Realm, there would be no Delusion Entangled Heart, no Heart Demon Assault, or similar tribulations.
Unless truly unlucky, encountering an Outer Demon God's travel, which typical cultivators would not experience.
"Up the mountain then!"
True Monarch Zhanmo directly invited Zhang Jian up the mountain, leaving other matters to Bai Xianyin.
A disciple of the Golden Core Realm naturally receives benefits of that realm.
Not only can he choose new magic, but there's also resource allocation, such as having a mount, or several recommendations for sect admissions, all substantial perks.
Golden Core Realm cultivators, under the vast sky, need only be a bit cautious and they are enough to roam freely.
In some cultivation clans, calling one an ancestor wouldn't be exaggerated.
Even within such ancient sects as the Tongshan Dao Lineage, they hold a special status.
...
Zhang Jian's return to the Tongshan Dao Lineage was purely for the straightforward purpose of 'showing off' to receive various perks, with no other intention.
As for receiving special attention from True Monarch Zhanmo, it was an unexpected bonus.
Elder care is far better than being uncared for by uncles and unloved by grandmothers.
It also avoids many troubles.
There's no need to fight and beg for everything oneself.
After returning from Tongshan, Zhang Jian began to cozy up to another big shot, preparing some gold, silver, and yuanbao for ancestral offerings.
Previously in Haojing City, there were too many prying eyes.
Zhang Jian knew there were people specially monitoring him, so he rarely cozied up.
Only when Dao Practice advanced enough to easily escape some divine eyes, he restarted his offerings.
But in his view, there were few creative paper horse storekeepers in Haojing City.
After circling Haojing City, he couldn't find a shop that could compete with the 'old treasure' in Fengyang County.
These paper horse storekeepers seemed inflexible to him, never sending beauties or children, things he dared not send.
As for clothing or houses, they had even less novelty.
Eventually, after surveying Haojing City, he found a somewhat 'decent' paper horse store.
...
Deep within the Immortal Realm.
In front of the Two Realms Pool, the originally pure Nine-Colored Pool Water suddenly manifested various phenomena.
Daoist Monarch Qingxia, sensing something in the temple arena, instantly appeared before the Two Realms Pool.
Staring at the ever-expanding incense flood in front of her, Qingxia Daoist Monarch held a touch of astonishment in her eyes.
Although Zhang Jian's ancestral offerings had slowed in tempo recently, unexpectedly, this display was far beyond prior offerings.
A moment later, a dense river of incense merged into Qingxia Daoist Monarch's physique, enveloping her with a dense layer of golden divine charm; within the majestic divine aura, numerous signs of the Great Dao subtly appeared.
"Fifteen thousand superior incense!"
Qingxia Daoist Monarch concentrated intently.
This quantity was beyond her expectations.
The incense obtained this time was far more than the previous two.
Meanwhile, where her gaze lingered, she saw mystical sounds constantly swirling in the Nine-Colored Pool, a moment later something formed within the divine aura of the Heavenly Dao.
Golden light dazzled, maintaining an eye-catching brilliance.
"This thing..."
After a closer inspection, Qingxia Daoist Monarch couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
"Indeed, quite thoughtful!"