Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 186 - 83: It’s okay, I still have 【Seeking for Monthly Tickets!】_1

Chapter 186: Chapter 83: It’s okay, I still have 【Seeking for Monthly Tickets!】_1

Chu Liang never received a response to his crane message to Jiang Yuebai, and it wasn’t quite appropriate to rush to visit her unannounced. If she didn’t reply, she must be occupied; she would reply when she was free... Chu Liang thought to himself.

At present, the most pressing matters were Jiang Yuebai’s items and the Immortal Ascending Grass that he had planted outside. He planned to go and take a look at it and then start working on the Core Formation process upon his return.

With a mixture of anticipation and trepidation, Chu Liang hurried towards the cave which housed his cultivation. Ever since he learned about the existence of Immortal Ascending Grass in the Immortal’s Lake, he never pinned much hope on harvesting from the seeds he had planted there.

But what if?

As soon as he stepped into the cave, his eyes met the barren ground.

Sigh.

Chu Liang heaved a sigh within himself. As expected, there was nothing.

Wait?

His vision suddenly shifted as he noticed something was off.

Looking closer, the soil where he had buried the seeds was not flat; rather, there was a small pit with the seeds mysteriously missing.

Had there been a thief?

Impossible!

Chu Liang abruptly stood up, his Divine Sense unfolded immediately. He dashed out, circling the area around the cave. At last, he found a small sapling beneath a large tree.

Golden veins and crimson channels...it was unmistakably the Immortal Ascending Grass!

This little one actually tried to run away!

Previously, Chu Liang had scattered a large amount of spirit grass, allowing the external parts of the grass - like the stem and leaves - to swiftly recover if the Spirituality was sufficient and conditions permitted.

The only thing difficult to replenish via external forces was its Spirituality.

However, this was being compensated by the Golden Skeleton.

This sapling of Immortal Ascending Grass must have accumulated enough Spirituality and sensed the plentiful human energy, and thus migrated towards it despite its small size.

Luckily, Chu Liang had discovered it early. If he had arrived a bit later, it might have sneaked off to who knows where.

What did two Immortal Ascending Grass signify?

Two Golden Cores.

Two Top-Grade Golden Cores!

Chu Liang’s expression became even calmer as the tantalizing harvest was within reach. He first took out a red string, gently tied the grass stem to a nearby tree.

Then he scattered another pack of spirit grass as delayed-release fertilizer for the small sapling.

About an hour later, while Chu Liang had been carefully reviewing the Core Formation process, the sapling finally matured into an Immortal Ascending Grass.

Only then did he uproot the plants and take them to Silver Sword Peak.

...

"Golden Fur Beast, you guard this door for me. Until I come out, don’t let anyone disturb me, understand?"

Only after carefully arranging Golden Fur Beast to guard the door did Chu Liang begin an important milestone in his life.

Core Formation!

According to the guide from "Nine Heavens Mysterious Heart Technique - Golden Core Chapter".

He first took out the External Elixir, examined it carefully, and then swallowed it. He instantly felt a rush of immense spiritual power in his chest and abdomen.

It was like being suffocated.

"Err..." He exhaled a murky breath, performed a hand gesture, activated the Zhou Tian Cycle, whipped up a Spiritual Fire in his Qi Sea.

The Spiritual Fire burned the External Elixir, gradually dissolving the enormous expanding Spiritual Power into the Qi Sea, causing the already sizable Qi Sea to swell dramatically!

It was instantly filled!

Despite having read many guides, Chu Liang couldn’t imagine the enormity of the Golden Core’s spiritual power once it began to dissolve! It could potentially burst the Qi Sea if it was suddenly stimulated without warning!

What he didn’t know was that Golden Cores of different grades contained varying levels of spiritual power. The spiritual power in a top-grade Golden Core was absolutely formidable.

No matter what, he could only keep refining it with the spiritual fire in his Qi Sea, and simultaneously exert True Qi around it to continuously apply pressure.

This process was extremely painful because it was taking place within the Dantian’s Qi Sea, arguably the most vulnerable part of a cultivator.

Whether it was the burning by the Spiritual Fire or the collision of True Qi, both induced excruciating pain.

Large beads of sweat soon started dripping down.

This spiritual power was so enormous that the reaction was extremely intense. If one could get close enough, one should be able to hear the tumultuous noise of the storm.

Chu Liang could only rely on his unwavering determination, forcibly activating the Zhou Tian Cycle, providing a steady supply of energy for the Spiritual Fire. He gritted his teeth and persevered for what felt like an eternity until sunlight poured through the window, turning it into a golden hue, indicating dawn had arrived. His eyebrows finally relaxed.

By looking inward with his Divine Sense, he could see that the Qi Sea had expanded massively, rightfully deserving the name "Sea" today!

In the center of the Qi Sea was a region where golden light simmered. Upon closer look, there was a platinum sphere suspended in it. Today, his Dantian could finally be deemed as a true Dantian.

The Core was formed!

Although the process was painful, the overall journey was fairly smooth. Most likely, it was due to the Immortal Ascending Grass which enhanced the stability of spiritual power, greatly reducing the difficulty of Core Formation.

With a mere turn of the Golden Core, everything changed dramatically!

Immediately, an incredibly massive whirlpool began to howl, stirring up the entire Qi Sea within an instant! It was cold and chilling!

Boom, boom, boom——

With each rotation of the Golden Core, the True Qi it generated was immensely powerful, a world of difference compared to before. From now on, whenever Chu Liang released a single Sword Qi, its power would increase dozens of times over!

Is this the power of a top-grade Golden Core?

He suddenly opened his eyes, realizing that reaching the Fourth Realm felt like this. Above and below the heavens, only me...

Snap.

A large head from the Fifth Stage broke into the window, its eyes revealing an infinite pitfall. The Golden Fur Beast had guarded the door for so long, it must be hungry.

The ambition of Chu Liang, who had just reached the Fourth Realm, wasn’t so high and mighty now. He waved his hand and said, "Go eat, I don’t need you here."

"Roar roar——"

The Golden Fur Beast happily roared twice, turned its body and bounced away cheerfully.

But Chu Liang did not get up because the task was not yet complete.

...

He immersed his Divine Consciousness once again in the White Pagoda space.

The Golden Core Puppet, which had not been activated since he acquired it, sat there quietly.

Chu Liang stepped forward, placed one hand on its head, and with a movement of the Divine Thought, the light of the puppet started shining. The Golden Core Puppet immediately sparked with golden circuits, connecting with Chu Liang’s body.

Chu Liang instantly understood how to transfer the Golden Core. A beam of white-gold light followed these circuits, gradually transferring from Chu Liang’s body to the inside of the Golden Core Puppet.

Thud.

Upon the Golden Core entering its body, the Golden Core Puppet’s eyes suddenly opened. Chu Liang’s facial features appeared again on its big head.

Boom——

With the Golden Core as the starting point, its circulation around its body commenced, turning at an extraordinarily fast speed!

Although Chu Liang himself lost the sense of fulfillment that the Golden Core brought, the next second, a mysterious sense of connection traveled from the Golden Core Puppet to him.

His cultivation started pouring in insanely.

Before his Qi Sea was filled, the growth of the True Qi wouldn’t stop. This was the time of sudden breakthrough and rapid increase in cultivation.

Although the Zhou Tian Puppet on the side was furiously working, compared to the Fourth Realm Zhou Tian that was activated by the Golden Core, the Third Realm Cultivation Technique seemed a little too outdated.

Even if it was a Perfect Cycle Third Realm Cultivation Technique, it still lagged a significant level behind the Top Grade Golden Core of the Fourth Realm Cultivation Technique.

But that’s okay.

After all, Chu Liang had a conscience and a heart. He wouldn’t dismiss his old worker just because it was old... as long as it could still keep going for twelve hours non-stop, it was the same as the younger ones.

Besides, it only requires three Spirit Gathering Pills, but the newcomer needs three Spirit Gathering Pills... The dedication of old workers is way ahead.

He just needed to avoid the Zhou Tian Puppet next time, when he feeds the Golden Core Puppet with the Spirit Gathering Pills. Best to keep the salaries secret to avoid any discontent.

Watching both "big-head babies" rotating furiously, with cultivation continuously pouring into the Qi Sea, a sense of fulfillment blossomed in Chu Liang’s heart.

Keep up the good work.

I’ll find you guys a sister-in-law next year.

.....

By dusk, Chu Liang arrived at the Pill Furnace Pavilion again.

"Junior Brother Chu?" Chen Su looked at him in surprise, "Why aren’t you going to form a core? Why are you looking for me again?"

"I’ve finished." Chu Liang smiled.

"You finished..." Chen Su took a look at Chu Liang, just about to say that you still have the peak aura of the Divine Consciousness Realm, she suddenly thought of a possibility, "You didn’t fail, did you...."

"That’s right." Chu Liang shook his head with a smile, "I was unlucky. I failed. That’s why I came. I was hoping Senior Sister Chen could help me refine an External Elixir again."

"I..." For a moment, Chen Su was at a loss for words.

Although she did not form the core, it was very laborious to find the Immortal Ascending Grass to refine the top-grade Golden Core, and it failed... Just thinking about it made her want to cry.

And even with the Immortal Ascending Grass to stabilize the spirituality, it could still fail. The words "fool" was almost at the tip of her tongue.

She knew that Chu Liang must also be very heartbroken at this time and surely was forcing out a smile, she didn’t want to further criticize him. But thinking about the situation, it was hard not to feel desolate.

After a while, she gritted her teeth and said: "Such a pity for those materials."

Chu Liang said calmly: "That’s okay, I have more."

He took out the second batch of core formation materials one by one again and said, "But I only have one Sword Leaf Xuan Yang Flower left, I can only refine Shao Yang Golden Pill now."

The Shao Yang Golden Pill is more suitable for you... but..."

Chen Su looked at these things. Last time it was the Dark Sea Golden Lotus, this time it’s the Sword Leaf Xuan Yang Flower... She felt a little dizzy. These materials for the top-grade Golden Core were so extravagant, enough for a cultivator of the Five Elements Realm to promote twice.

Where did this Third Realm disciple get all this from?

After a pause, she couldn’t help but sigh and said, "It’s a pity that no matter how good the materials are, they can only refine the top-grade Golden Core. The Immortal Ascending Grass is just seldom encountered...."

Then she saw Chu Liang take out another familiar spirit plant, and nonchalantly said, "That’s okay, I have more."