Chapter 73 Core Formation Realm

"System, I have a question," Wang Chen said, his thoughts consumed by his latest failure. "I endured so much pain for myself and my lil-big brother, but my cultivation hasn't increased. My Qi reservoir has expanded, but I haven't broken through to a higher realm. I'm still stuck at the Innate Realm."

[ Ding! It's because the host didn't meet the required conditions to pass the breakthrough.]

[ Before the Core Formation Realm, it is relatively easy to break through because it doesn't require many conditions other than gathering sufficient Qi to break through a realm. However, there is a major difference in strength when one breaks through to the Core Formation Realm. This is where the real cultivation journey begins.]

"Ah, I understand. What are the requirements needed for me to break through to the Core Formation Realm?"

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"..."

[In the world of cultivation, knowledge is just as important as strength. You are acting like a country bumpkin who has not done their research before entering the city.]

"I have only studied the cultivation details up until the Innate Realm, after which I had no access to any information. That's why I am relying on your guidance, System."

[ I'm here to help you see other people chances and intercept them and criticism if necessary... ]

"What did you say just now?" Wang Chen asked, his resentment clearly audible in his tone.

[ My apologies, I misspoke. Let me tell you about the conditions required to break through to the Core Formation Realm. ]

Wang Chen let go of his resentment, relieved that the system was about to share important information.

[To break through to the Core Formation Realm, you must condense a core from the Qi reserve in your dantian. The quality of your core will depend on your innate talent and the amount of Qi in your reserve, with larger reserves generally resulting in stronger cores.]

[Cores are classified into seven grades: White, Green, Blue, Orange, Red, Purple, and Golden. White is the lowest grade, while Golden is the highest. There are also other colors of cores that do not follow the same ranking system. Additionally, after breaking through to the Core Formation Realm, there are ten core levels that can be used to describe one's strength. For example, while Yue Jang's Cultivation base is at the 2nd stage of Core Formation Realm, his actual fighting power is comparable to a 4th stage Core Formation Realm Cultivator due to the further strengthening of his core to that level.]

"I see." Wang Chen nodded, taking note of everything he was told.

[For you to break through to the Core Formation Realm, you need to compress the vast amount of Qi in your ocean reserve until it becomes dense and solid. Then, using your Cultivation technique, you need to compress it further into a solid ball of Qi, which will then refine itself into a core.]

"Okay I will start the process now." Wang Chen sat cross-legged in the Lotus position, his focus solely on his dantian. The vast quantity of Qi within him was comparable to an ocean, but he remained unperturbed. He knew that the bigger the Qi reserve, the better the result.

He began the process by gathering the Qi from all over his body into his dantian, focusing on compressing it until it became dense and solid. As the liquid began to move, Wang Chen found it surprisingly easy to manipulate. Slowly but surely, the liquid Qi coalesced into a viscous gel ball, shrinking down to 100 meters in size.

Wang Chen continued to focus, pouring all his effort into making the core more dense and solid. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he struggled, but he refused to lose focus. The core remained 50 meters in size no matter how hard he tried.

Suddenly, he remembered something and activated the Celestial Thief Technique Part-2. As he ran the exercises, the core began to shrink rapidly, sinking into the depths of his dantian. At a slow rate, it shrank to 5 meters in size. Wang Chen pushed himself further, continuing to focus until the core shrank down to a diameter of only 1 meter.

Finally, the colourless core began to shine, and the energy around it became chaotic. There was a sudden boom from Wang Chen's body as he broke through to the Core Formation Realm. He quickly began to stabilize his realm and Qi, feeling the newfound power coursing through his veins.

Wang Chen was panting heavily as he stabilized his realm and Qi. He felt the newfound power coursing through his veins, making him feel invincible.

"Finally, I broke through to the Core Formation Realm," Wang Chen said to himself, unable to hide the excitement in his voice.

"What colour is my core, let's see…" Wang Chen murmured as he closed his eyes and focused on his dantian once more.

As he saw the color of his core, Wang Chen's brows furrowed in confusion. "System, what does a black core represent?" he asked, seeking clarification.

[Ding! Host, congratulations on breaking through to the Core Formation Realm. As for the black core, it is not included in the official ranking list and its attributes are related to your physique and the cultivation technique you practice. It can be weak or strong, but considering your talent and the technique you practice, it is likely the latter.]

"By its size alone, one can tell that it will be strong. I had to use a whole ocean reserve of Qi just to compress it into this one-meter core," Wang Chen replied confidently.

"Now show me my status!" Wang Chen said excitedly.

[Ding!]

[Status]

[ Name : Wang Chen

Luck : Yellow

Cultivation realm : 2nd stage Core Formation Realm

Treasure : Level 5 storage Ring, Thunderbolt blade, 80 Chaos strands

Talent : Royal Grade Talent

Special body : Devouring Corrupted divine body( Bud phase )

Cultivation and Martial art Techniques : Celestial Thief Technique Part-1&2( unknown grade), Red Lotus cultivation technique basic ( Low yellow Grade), Profound Yang scripture part-1 ( Top earth grade ), sworn sword art (low earth grade), Cloud Step ( High yellow Grade )

Destiny : There is a fog ahead in your destiny because of your unpredictable moves.

Destiny Points : 19000 Points

Chances : None ]

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"My luck and talent increased as well but what's this bud phase of physique?" Wang Chen questioned.

[Ding! I told you already your body is awakened a bit and in his starting phase that's called the bud phase.]

Wang Chen nodded, then he narrowed his eyes on Destiny Points, "Hey system, are you forgetting something?"

[ No, the system is not like the host who forgets things.]

"Are you sure?" Wang Chen asked with a smirk.

[ Yes…]

Wang Chen interrupted "Then why didn't you give the destiny Points after I looted Yue Jang's inheritance opportunity?"

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"Hehehe"

[ I was about to give but the host interrupted in the middle….]

"Hmmp,You are really shameless. You can't accept your mistakes. Don't you have some kind of pride as a system?" Wang Chen used this opportunity to torment the system as he was always tormented by the system. 'This feeling is amazing' Wang Chen thought.

[ If the host doesn't want Destiny Points then he can continue…..]

Hearing system reply Wang Chen's smile disappeared and said, "Dammit you are bullying again.]

[You need or not ?]

"Tsk"

"Okay give me my Destiny Points." Wang Chen sighed at the system's unreasonable behaviour.

[Ding! Congratulations on Intercepting a golden level opportunity of protagonist Yue Jang and getting 15000 Destiny Points.]

"It's quite a lot." Wang Chen spoke but thinking what the opportunity was he can't say that he didn't expect this much Destiny Points.

" By the way, are you sure there is nothing else besides the chaos strands and the technique book?" Wang Chen asked.

[Yeah, Yue Jang would have gotten only these things in the inheritance.]

"That's weird, now that I notice the senior who started taking the trial is not here as well? And the rules those disciples were talking about didn't apply to me specifically." Wang Chen thought as he placed his hand on his chin.

[...]

"Forget it, I got the inheritance. Why should I care about these useless things?"

What Wang Chen didn't know was that his thoughts were influenced by something or someone.

"Shit, I don't have much time. There's only half an hour remaining before the secret realm closes and I still have one more work left to do now." Saying this Wang Chen left the room and went towards the hall.

After a while, the unknown guy reappeared and gazed at Wang Chen's vanishing figure. "I didn't expect him to have such a sharp memory. If I appear in front of him, he'll probably recognize me. But it's still not time yet," he muttered to himself. "Anyway, the second part of the plan is complete, and now it's time to move on…..." With that, he vanished once again, leaving no trace behind.

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