Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 165 - 131 Birth of the Divine Beast

Chapter 165: Chapter 131 Birth of the Divine Beast

"Second Transition Golden Core?"

Gu Wen and Chi Yu Zi showed shocked expressions as they both sensed the aura released during Gu Wen’s breakthrough.

To condense a Golden Core overnight was already extraordinary, yet he even stepped directly into the Second Transition Golden Core!

It should be noted that it took them several days to condense their Golden Cores, and that was in an environment where the Heaven and Earth Laws were extremely lenient. Such an achievement already positioned them among the top talents of the world, making countless elders wide-eyed and tongue-tied.

They could accept Gu Wen’s faster cultivation because one genius can understand another. But for Gu Wen to cultivate faster than them under less favorable conditions was something that upset their sense of balance.

Chi Yu Zi asked, "How many days did it take for the Three Pure Daoist to condense his Golden Core?"

"Half a year for the Golden Core, the exact number of days I am not sure of," replied Jun Yan. "If we’re talking cultivation speed, of course, the Three Pure Daoist is stronger. After all, he has been cultivating for eight months and is much older. Now he’s the top of the Heavenly List."

"I think the Three Pure Daoist is not as good as ’Red Dust.’ This is a Second Transition Golden Core, and moreover, it is perfected through the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill technique."

Chi Yu Zi had a different opinion; in her mind, what Golden Core could surpass the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill?

Even if the Three Pure Daoist was first on the Heavenly List, he couldn’t compare to Gu Wen, because the latter practiced the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill!

Jun Yan shook his head and said, "The Three Pure Daoist is not that simple; you can’t just look at the surface. For example, if you did not use the Golden Light Spell at Heavenly Spring Mountain, how would I know you had perfected it?"

Merely half a year to condense a Golden Core was not enough to claim the top spot of the Heavenly List. Now, Gu Wen, having perfected the True Sword Dao, ranked third, while Chi Yu Zi, who had perfected the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, ranked fourth, and Jun Yan was subsequently replaced as fifth.

The Three Pure Daoist must have concealed many techniques.

"What difference does it make? Purely in terms of talent, ’Red Dust’ is stronger," Chi Yu Zi said with a slight tilt of her head, unconcerned with any title. She who had perfected the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill was undoubtedly a rare talent.

Because she had perfected it, too.

"Pay attention to the title ’Three Pure.’ It implies that his identity is recognized by the Yuqing, Taiqing, and Shangqing factions," Jun Yan tried to explain, but seeing Chi Yu Zi’s uninterested look, he abruptly stopped, overhearing the muttering of some Old Demons.

He could inquire information from some of the utterly insane Old Demons by guiding the conversation. Since the Buddhist, Daoist, and Demon sects ultimately shared the same goal, among them were certainly those originating from Daoist sects.

The lineage of the Three Pure Ones originated from the same source, dividing and merging countless times, but uniquely never before had there been a Three Pure Daoist. Disciples were generally named after a particular branch, such as Yun Miao, the previous generation’s Taiqing disciple, and Huayang, the Shangqing disciple.

Similarly, Gu Wen could become a Yuqing disciple, but he could not become the Three Pure Daoist.

Because to be recognized by all three factions was nearly impossible, there must have been some exceptionally special reasons.

But was it not too many geniuses emerging in this generation of the Sanqing Taoist Sect?

Suddenly, Jun Yan came to a realization. He looked up at the Daoist Heavenly Girl, who was dozing off, and Gu Wen, who was meditating with his eyes closed.

The rarely intervening, yet top-ranked Three Pure Daoist on the Heavenly List, the Daoist Heavenly Girl with the power of an Immortal holding the top spot, and the late bloomer Gu Wen who had perfected the True Sword Dao. All three had moved beyond the standard of ordinary geniuses—completely incommensurable.

If all were to grow fully, added to the two comparable-to-Demi-Immortal headmasters of the Daoist Sect—without Immortals, it would still be as if Immortals walked the earth.

The Sanqing Taoist Sect really had the best of both worlds.

"This guy... how can his stomach be like a bottomless pit? All my pills are going to be eaten up!"

Chi Yu Zi’s complaining voice came through, and Jun Yan really wanted to remind her that it wasn’t necessary to keep one’s Mana full at all times, which could save some pills.

After all, the current conditions weren’t those of the sect with a massive supply of pills provided only to ensure that the sect’s top talents didn’t fail their breakthroughs. Perhaps all these pills together would only have a one percent impact, but the larger the sect, the less stingy they would be.

Chi Yu Zi probably hadn’t left the sect for trials much and believed that this was how breakthroughs should be done.

Upon second thought, Jun Yan decided not to speak up, for he had no obligation to remind her.

Everyone had their duties, everyone had their needs; he wasn’t here to make friends.

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Gu Wen came out of his meditative state and saw Chi Yu Zi, who still had a pill in her hand already near her mouth. Without hesitation, Gu Wen opened his mouth and ate it.

[Heavenly Marrow for sixty years]

A pill worth ten years of Heavenly Marrow; Alcohol clouded his judgement, he gave it away without considering its value.

"You this guy...." Chi Yu Zi’s eyes widened slightly with anger, itching to kick him, but remembering that Gu Wen had just made a breakthrough, she could only stomp on the ground in frustration.

Thud, thud, thud!

The ground shook slightly.

Although she felt half-crippled now, her physical strength remained; she just couldn’t open the Golden Light Spell to fly or tunnel underground.

"I’m so furious! I should have made you fail your breakthrough last night."

Gu Wen played his card of owed favors, "I owe you a favor."

"You really think of yourself as an Immortal, how unashamed," retorted Chi Yu Zi, not falling for it, but soon sighed, suppressing the impatience within her heart caused by the uncontrollable Angri True Fire.

"Let’s just say I’m compensating you for my lack of consideration. I didn’t expect you to achieve a breakthrough to the Second Transition Golden Core overnight. No, wait, why should I assume the blame? If anyone is to blame, it’s because your talents are too high, that’s not right either."

Chi Yu Zi scratched her head irritably, then left the campsite without looking back, leaping down into the gorge, with the sound of a splash coming from afar.

Gu Wen looked puzzled, he noticed that Chi Yu Zi was increasingly impatient.

Jun Yan explained, "She has absorbed the Angri True Fire and has already begun the refinement process; due to its influence, her internal fire has surged and become uncontrollable."