Chapter 900: Chapter 896: Golden Core Stage

Ye Fan couldn’t care about anything else, he could only sit down, meditate, and circulate his energy. Soon, a gentle Qi Force entered his body through his strange and subtle meridians. With the influx of Qi Force, the turbulence of Spiritual Energy in his body gradually calmed down.

Everything returned to the Foundation Establishment. Ye Fan opened his eyes to see a slight bead of sweat on Wu Ding’s forehead and a distant dash of jade green, which indeed held her grace.

Suddenly, Wu Ding’s brow twitched slightly. She opened her eyes and smiled, “Your Pure Yang Qi is somewhat domineering. If my cultivation wasn’t far superior to yours, I wouldn’t have been able to help you. Unless… mutual furnace refining…”

Ye Fan smiled bitterly, “Thank you for your help, Senior Sister, but please don’t joke around.”

“Who is joking with you?” Wu Ding’s expression turned serious. “You should have seen into my heart, actually, you live in my heart. As long as you’re willing…”

This kind of “seduction” was getting increasingly bold. Ye Fan didn’t listen to Wu Ding finish and stood up directly, only to see Wu Ning on the side looking at him with a somewhat jealous gaze. Ye Fan thought, could Wu Ding be doing all this just to make Wu Ning ‘give up’?

Wu Ding stood up with a blackened face, snorted, and said, “Ungrateful little rascal, your Senior Sister will teach you the basic principles. Despite having the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Stage, the fundamental Qi Cultivation principles must still be diligently practiced… Are you listening to me?”

At this moment, Ye Fan was operating the Spiritual Energy within him. After Wu Ding had helped him circulate energy to heal his wounds earlier, the Spiritual Energy within him had become much more abundant.

“Senior Sister, it’s not that I don’t want to learn the cultivation methods of the Tianxuan Sect. It’s just that lately, I must practice the Nine Yang Divine Skill because my wife cultivates *****, and only the Nine Yang Divine Skill can awaken her sealed heart…” Ye Fan said with difficulty.

Hearing the little lover talk about other women in front of her, Wu Ding became a bit temperamental, but she didn’t insist. With a wave of her hand, she said, “I want to test your Nine Yang Divine Skill cultivation. Use your Nine Yang Divine Skill, and strike at Senior Sister’s body.”

“Hmm?” Ye Fan’s face carried confusion.

“Just strike if I tell you to strike. Why so much nonsense? With your cultivation, you can’t hurt me. I just want to test your strength. Don’t end up having the Nine Yang Divine Skill but unable to find the girl you’re looking for at the Emperor Mountain Sect! Do you think the Emperor Mountain Sect is a place for people to cause trouble casually?”

Ye Fan thought for a moment and realized that what Wu Ding said made sense. Just because he could get up the Emperor Mountain didn’t mean he could definitely find Li Zhaojun. If he couldn’t truly compete with Li Zhaojun using the Nine Yang Divine Skill, how could he melt the ice mountain that imprisoned her seven emotions and six desires?

“Then Senior Sister, here I come!” Ye Fan began to operate the Spiritual Energy within him, as he had a Pure Yang constitution, the Spiritual Energy within him was the very pure Pure Yang Qi.

With Ye Fan’s strike, Wu Ding didn’t even dodge. A green light surged towards Wu Ding’s body, wrapping her like a gigantic dragon.

“Senior Sister, don’t be careless!” Wu Ning reminded from the side.

Wu Ding didn’t dodge, nor did she set up any basic defense, she simply took this blow from Ye Fan. Ye Fan originally had follow-up attacks but withdrew them immediately upon seeing this.

The atmosphere in the transmission room returned to its original dimness in an instant.

Ye Fan took two steps forward, observing Wu Ding, “Are you alright, Senior Sister?”

Wu Ding sneered, “You little stinker, did you really think your level of cultivation could harm me? Think about what level you’re really at. Even if you don’t want to learn, I still have to teach you the principles of Qi Cultivation. Later, I’ll teach you about Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivation.”

Wu Ding looked calm, imparting the Qi Cultivation principles entrusted to her by Master Hui Ning, then waved her hand angrily, “Go back to your training room and practice!”

Ye Fan made a courtesy gesture and took his leave. After Ye Fan left, Wu Ding suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and had to sit on the ground to meditate and adjust her breathing.

Cold as frost, Wu Ning sighed softly, “Why must Senior Sister go to such lengths?”

Wu Ding’s thoughts seemed to drift away, filled with reminiscence, she said, “Back then, when I asked him to return to the Tianxuan Sect with me, he refused. He said that even if he died, he had to find a successor for the Lihuo Sect. I injured him, thinking he would fight back. In the end, his strike never came…”

Wu Ning’s expression darkened. She knew the person Wu Ding spoke of was none other than Ye Fan’s master, Zhuo Junwu.

Back then, there was an unspeakable, unclear relationship between Zhuo Junwu and Wu Ding, but it eventually ended with unresolved issues.

Wu Ding sighed, “This strike, consider it on behalf of his master, to hit me instead. It makes my heart feel a little better. I hope to see him again in the future!”

Wu Ning complained a little, “But Senior Sister didn’t even utilize the most basic defense, this could have hurt you.”

“Pfft, with this kid’s level of cultivation, would he have been able to harm a hair on my head if I hadn’t removed my defenses? I just wanted to take a hit as if it were his master using the Nine Yang Divine Skill… To speak of his master’s cultivation, it’s probably not any higher by now,” Wu Ding said towards the end, a hint of sadness on her face.

Once possessing similar levels of cultivation, Zhuo Junwu’s aptitude even surpassed hers. If he’d returned to the Tianxuan Sect with her, his cultivation would definitely surpass hers.

Unfortunately, Zhuo Junwu not only didn’t go to the Tianxuan Sect but went to the Qi-spare Earth, staying there for over ten years, equivalent to over a century in the Pan Gu calendar. All these years, Wu Ding suppressed her breath and emerged as the leader among her peers, even becoming an elder of the Tianxuan Sect. Yet Zhuo Junwu still lingered at the Golden Core Stage, and in fact regressed due to his prolonged stay on Earth.

Ye Fan didn’t know how deep a connection this Senior Sister Wu Ding had with his master, nor did he think that his strike could cause any harm to Wu Ding, given their vast difference in cultivation.

His task was to complete the conclusion of the second level of the Nine Yang Divine Skill while simultaneously practicing the third level.

“Zhaojun is usually strong-willed. After severing her seven emotions and six desires, her cultivation must have advanced rapidly. My lack of diligence would result in an ever-widening gap between us, so I must cultivate tirelessly day and night.”

At the third level of cultivation, Ye Fan already felt the slow progression. The Spiritual Energy driven by the Nine Yang Divine Skill would face numerous challenges if it were to cultivate through the usual Foundation Establishment. It meant he had to complete the final step of Foundation Establishment and cultivate the bud of the Golden Core.

A dim golden light, like an oval eggshell, formed within his Foundation Establishment. He knew this was the legendary Golden Core.

Once the Golden Core was formed, it would mean that his body’s bloodline would be completely transformed, and the usual birth, aging, illness, and death would no longer apply to him. Henceforth, age would merely be a measure to calculate cultivation time.

For two consecutive days, Ye Fan was solely focused on cultivating the Golden Core, with no distractions.

When he opened his eyes again, the Golden Core was complete. Within a short span of less than a month since he arrived in the secret realm of Pan Gu, he had reached the early stage of the Golden Core. The Spiritual Energy in his Foundation Establishment was redirected into the Golden Core, which greedily devoured all the Spiritual Energy within him, yet still cried for more.

“Congratulations on your successful cultivation, Junior Brother.” Wu Ding suddenly appeared at the doorway, smiling as she observed him, “Senior Sister should teach you the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivation methods. Would you like to come over and discuss them together with Senior Sister?”

Her flirtatious glance made Ye Fan quickly avert his eyes. This fox spirit Senior Sister was at it again.