Chapter 309 - Chapter 309: Chapter 278: Late Stage of the Golden Pill_1

Chapter 309: Chapter 278: Late Stage of the Golden Pill_1

The process of leveling up was in itself a tremendous drain of spiritual energy, adding onto it the two lifebound artifacts, the consumption of spiritual energy was even more terrifying.

The dense spiritual energy within the cultivation room was visibly dwindling at an alarming rate, giving off a subtle sign of insufficient supply. Fortunately, Xu Mu had always been careful and prudent, preparing plenty of auxiliary pills in advance to prevent any accidents during the breakthrough process.

Since the level-up process was exceptionally smooth, these pills had not been used. This time, they proved to be a perfect supplement to the spiritual energy. Compared to absorbing nature’s spiritual energy, consuming pills was indeed faster and more convenient.

“If I weren’t so affluent, I wouldn’t dare to seize such opportunities even if I encountered them.”

If spiritual energy cannot be replenished in time during the leveling-up process, it could result in a failed level increase. For most people, the risk was not worth the reward, so even when opportunities arose, few dared to take the risk.

At his relentless investments, the ranking of the artifacts kept breaking through rapidly, soon reaching the lower-grade tier nine.

Normally, to nourish two lifebound artifacts to this level, it would take at least two to three hundred years. Moreover, the quality of the artifact has to be exceptional; otherwise, it would take even longer.

The functionality of the two artifacts improved several-fold after reaching tier nine. At this point, merely relying on these two artifacts, without employing any divine skills, Xu Mu’s power could reach the top of Golden Core Stage.

Of course, this power came at a great cost, consuming almost half of his long-accumulated spirit stones and pills.

Just as he was contemplating continuing the leveling up, the Golden Pill within the God Refining Tripod began to show subtle signs of abnormality. If he continued, problems might arise.

“The artifact can be slowly leveled up later, the cultivation level is the key!”

To prevent accidents, Xu Mu decisively chose to stop leveling up the artifact and focused on stabilizing his cultivation level.

Time went by, and nobody knew how long it had been. The lid of the God Refining Tripod opened, and a round, vermillion Gold Pill flew out from inside, suspending above the Dantian, radiating brilliant beams of light, like a newborn sun.

The two life-bound artifacts flew out simultaneously, circling the Golden Pill and emitting waves of powerful fluctuations.

The God Refining Tripod stood quietly below, exuding a stable aura like a mountain, suppressing the whole space.

“I finally broke through!”

Even though he had anticipated this, Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon reaching the seventh layer of the Golden Core Stage, his biggest hurdle was to reach the Nascent Soul Stage, as for the eighth and ninth layers, breaking through methodically was not a difficult task.

“Now that I’ve reached the late Golden Core Stage, I should study some tier nine skills and find a tier nine body refining technique!”

A Nascent Soul Stage breakthrough is tough, possibly taking several decades, if not centuries. If he could gain Nascent Soul Stage combative power in advance through skills and body refinement before then, his safety would be greatly enhanced.

For the ordinary cultivator, attaining Nascent Soul Stage battle power at the Golden Core Stage is nearly impossible. But for Xu Mu with his system, it’s just a matter of time.

He opened his eyes, stood up, and opened the system to check the data on it.

Name: Xu Mu

Lifespan: 151/291

Realm: Golden Core Seventh Layer 500/80w

Family Talent: Dead-shot

Martial Methods: tier nine Kun Peng Tun Tian Jue, Perfection; 10w/400w

Lifebound Artifacts: lower-grade tier nine Kong Ming Bead, lower-grade tier nine Tian Feng Feather

Skills:

Alchemy:

tier seven, Yuan Yang Pills Transcendent 0/0, tier seven, Hundred Revolving Pill Transcendent; 0/0, tier seven, Dust Reduction Pill Transcendent; 0/0, tier seven, Hao Yuan Pill Transcendent; 0/0…

Formation:

tier eight, Reversed Great Five Elements Formation Transcendent 0/0, tier six, Illusory Thunder Formation Transcendent; 0/0, tier six, Qing Yuan Formation Transcendent; 0/0…

Body Refinement:

tier seven, Great Sun Refining Shape Skill Transcendent; 0/0, Heavenly Extreme Purple Thunder Body Transcendent; 0/0!

Martial Method:

Ninth-tier · Transcendent Mayfly Skill; 0/0, Eighth-tier · Transcendent Space Grasp Skill; 0/0, Seventh-tier Transcendent Virtualization Skill; 0/0, Seventh-tier Transcendent Jiu Li Skill; 0/0, Seventh-tier Mystery Yin refining corpse skill at a beginner level; 2124/6400…

Divine Skills

Ninth-tier · Transcendent Kun Peng Tun Tian Jue; 0/0, Seventh-tier · Transcendent Flame Thunder Wings; 0/0, Sixth-tier · Transcendent Phantom Thunder; 0/0…

Qimen:

108 Yin and Yang Harmony Styles at Perfection; 24/100000, Twelve Startle Cicada Skill at Proficiency; 5140/10000 (Leviathan)

[Luck Value: …]

…

Having opened the system interface, the first thing he saw was the lifespan which had only increased by 12 years. This made Xu Mu couldn’t help but grumble in his heart.

Under normal circumstances, when cultivators breakthrough from the middle to the late stage, their lifespan should increase by at least forty to fifty years, which is three times more than his.

This was the aftermath of severe overdrawn lifespan in the early stage. No matter how much Xu Mu grumbled, it was of no use.

He conjured a water mirror through a spell, there was almost no substantial change in his appearance. He still looked like an elderly man, which made him sigh inwardly.

I don’t know when I can regain my prime appearance. I don’t want to age like an old bull every day!

Apart from lifespan, there weren’t many changes in other aspects. As for the family talent, Ye Yingying and others had arrived in Chi Zhou Prefecture not long ago to re-establish the Xu Family, which allowed Xu Mu to regain his family talent.

Over the years, the cultivation of Ye Yingying and others had been improving, and with the birth of the third generation of the family—Xu Sheng had already married and had several children—the family luck value had increased significantly, allowing Xu Mu to have ample luck value to upgrade his skills.

“As soon as the Martial Arts Contest is over, I can go back and help them to advance to Golden Core Stage!”

Years have passed, and Ye Yingying and others had long ago reached the ninth level of Foundation Establishment. but to avoid accidents, Xu Mu had been making them suppress their strength waiting for him to return to make a breakthrough.

With his real body protecting them and personally refining various kinds of auxiliary pills, it would be enough for them to progress successfully.

When the time comes, the use of the family talent can give birth to a batch of descendants with even higher talent.

Upon closer inspection, this perfect family talent of landing a hit with every shot is genuinely terrifying.

Normally, when a cultivator reaches the Golden Core Stage, the chance of having offspring is less than one in ten thousand. Yet, Xu Mu can have offspring almost 100% of the time if he wishes so.

The descendants born with the physique of the Golden Core Stage, no matter how bad their talent is, they are considered geniuses. Their future advancement to the Golden Core Stage can be easily achieved.

With this ability to give birth to offspring, the family is bound to thrive indefinitely. Given enough time, Xu Mu’s family can easily rule the entire world.

I need to find more wives, indeed!

…

After packing up the array, he opened the door of the cultivation room and walked out.

He was originally planning to report the good news to Li Youlan, but just as he stepped out, an exhausted-looking Li Youlan rushed over.

“Friend Xu, it’s so good that you can leave closed-door training at this time! I thought it was going to be too late!” Li Youlan cheerfully said.

“Too late? I don’t quite understand what you mean by that!” Xu Mu stated, feeling a little puzzled.

According to his knowledge, the Martial Arts Contest should still be two or three months away. Could it be that he remembered the time incorrectly?

“The Martial Arts Contest has been brought forward!” Li Youlan sighed.

“Brought forward? Why?”

“The reason, I must say, has a bit of connection with you!”

“….”