bookbashuk Chapter 83 Core Formation
Chapter 83 Core Formation
Chapter 83 Core Formation (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote)
"So, Linghu Chong only waited until the mid-Foundation Establishment stage before he actually wanted to take over as sect leader?"
The more experienced Foundation Establishment cultivators present exchanged glances but remained silent.
After all, the cultivation world values strength. With a Core Formation stage ancestor, it's not unreasonable for someone in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to become the sect leader of the Azure Sea Sect.
Fang Qing naturally chose to follow the crowd.
After all, Linghu Chong had treated him well during the war and even assigned the Five Dragon Princes to his subordinates, saving him a lot of energy.
"Haha—thank you everyone."
Seeing that the cultivators he had hinted at for speaking out had received so much support, Linghu Chong was overjoyed.
Just then, another Foundation Establishment female cultivator spoke up: "Senior Brother Linghu hosted a banquet and even specially invited Wan Bao—that old fellow actually didn't come. He really doesn't give Senior Brother any face."
The atmosphere immediately became somewhat awkward after these words were spoken.
After all, Wanbao was a true high-ranking member of the sect and had a long-standing reputation. Moreover, he was not from their faction, so of course they didn't need to give him face.
Linghu Zhong looked at his junior sister with a similar sense of speechlessness. The previous one was the straight man he had found, but this one was definitely not—
Fang Qing, watching this scene, also found it amusing: "Is this a case of a clever person's endless pondering being less effective than a fool's quick wit?"
Linghu Zhong certainly didn't want to go to war with Elder Wanbao's faction, but he couldn't stop his subordinates from making a ruckus.
Moreover, with the unification of Xiao Huanhai, there are no more rivals outside Bihaimen. Wouldn't they only be able to quarrel within the sect?
"If Senior Brother Linghu were to raise his voice, what difficulty would there be in impeaching Wanbao?"
Another Foundation Establishment disciple complimented.
Fang Qing didn't follow the crowd this time, after all, Wan Bao had been his old leader during the ten years of war and had treated him well.
Linghu Zhong was somewhat put in a difficult position, caught in a dilemma.
Furthermore, the current faction of the sect leader is at its zenith, and they might actually be able to dethrone Elder Wanbao.
Just as he opened his mouth, he hesitated and stopped, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, and a terrifying spiritual pressure emerged from the center of the island, sweeping down with a roar!
"What... what is this?"
"What happened?"
The group of Foundation Establishment cultivators all stood up, some even knocking over their cups and saucers, causing chaos and disarray.
"What terrifying spiritual pressure! This is—"
Cui Zhe looked at the center of the island and saw a pillar of light shoot into the sky, with a large amount of spiritual energy rushing towards him.
"This scene...it's somewhat reminiscent of when the Chaotic Sea Flood Dragon underwent its tribulation. Could it be that someone in our sect has broken through to the Core Formation stage?"
Fang Qing looked at this scene with some emotion.
"Core Formation?"
Linghu Zhong's mind raced as he scanned the group of cultivators who appeared to be in the late Foundation Establishment stage. A thought suddenly occurred to him: Could it be that Elder Wanbao's cultivation had advanced further, reaching the pseudo-Core Formation stage of Foundation Establishment perfection, and the sect was supporting his Core Formation?
Upon realizing this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Does our sect have any other cultivators who have achieved the 'false core' cultivation level?"
"Could it be Elder Wanbao? Or perhaps Elder Tianding?"
The Foundation Establishment cultivators were discussing it animatedly.
"Our sect's core cultivation resources take several hundred years to accumulate, but they were previously used by that Chaotic Sea Flood Dragon—only in recent years, our sect has swept through the Heavenly Heart Linked Islands and the Taibai Zhong family, thus seizing many resources to gather enough for a core cultivation resource?"
Those who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage in their later years had guessed some of the truth.
Tian Ding? Wan Bao? These are all from a lower cultivation perspective—the one who has truly formed the Core Formation stage is undoubtedly Linghu Jin!
Fang Qing, who was unaware of the inside story, was quite certain of it.
In terms of merit, status, and cultivation—Wanbao is no match for Tianding and Linghu Jin.
Linghu Jin refined the Tide-Rising Pearl into an external core, giving him the combat power of an early-stage Core Formation cultivator—meaning that as long as he successfully forms his core, he need not worry about the subsequent Heavenly Tribulation.
If the Heavenly Tribulation of Core Formation could kill all early-stage Core Formation cultivators, then there would be virtually no Core Formation cultivators who could successfully transcend the tribulation.
Therefore, this external alchemy method is actually a supreme and wonderful method for passing through the tribulation of forming the core!
Fang Qing looked up and saw dark clouds gathering and thunder raging, and felt a pang of envy.
The environment in which Linghu Jin breaks through to the Core Formation stage is far superior to that of the previous Chaotic Sea Flood Dragon—making it even less likely for him to be disturbed by external Core Formation cultivators.
The fact that the sect hadn't even fully activated the power of the Seven Profound Azure Wave Array speaks volumes!
"Furthermore—the process of human cultivators breaking through to the Core Formation stage is somewhat different from that of the demon race—"
Fang Qing carefully sensed the changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; this was a hard-won opportunity.
Moreover, he was bound to reach this point eventually.
In his perception, the third-order spiritual energy of the entire main island was converging towards a certain core, like rivers flowing into the sea.
A profound and vast energy is gradually perfecting and sprouting through this process.
call out!
Just then, a streak of light suddenly rose up, and one of the early Foundation Establishment elders gritted his teeth, his whole body erupted with blood mist, and he spat out a blood arrow that shot towards the location of the Core Formation cave.
puff!
The crimson arrow was caught halfway through its flight by a slender hand and shattered in an instant.
A stream of emerald green water flowed down, instantly melting the Foundation Establishment elder.
"Our sect's elders have reached the Core Formation stage; any other Foundation Establishment cultivators who dare to approach us will be considered traitors."
The figure of the Azure Wave Fairy Ruan Zhixuan appeared, her tone indifferent.
"That person—does he seem to be Elder Shan?"
Linghu Chong was surprised for a moment, then slowly nodded: "I see. This person is either from Tianxin Linked Island or a spy for the Zhong family—he should now be considered one of the people who destroyed the Sea Alliance."
"In any case, with our sect's patriarch protecting us, we have nothing to worry about."
Fang Qing was very relaxed when suddenly his consciousness stirred.
He felt that the flowing inspiration seemed to freeze for a moment.
Three days passed quickly.
By this time, even Foundation Establishment cultivators like Linghu Zhong understood the difficulties faced by the Core Formation cultivator.
"Creating the Core—it's so incredibly difficult!"
Fang Qing couldn't help but consult the oracle, and then sighed.
Almost the instant he sighed, the dark clouds vanished, the thunder disappeared, and the chilling feeling from before was gone.
"Why hasn't the Core Formation Tribulation occurred yet?"
A female cultivator said blankly.
"That must be because the core formation failed—it failed before the true core could be fully formed—"
A companion next to him spoke up, but suddenly he instinctively covered his mouth and looked around in a panic.
"Fellow disciples, now that such a major event has occurred in the sect, we should all return to our caves—"
It was Linghu Zhong who remained calm despite the panic: "Our sect has two Core Formation Ancestors in charge. Even if there is another one who failed to reach Core Formation, it doesn't matter."
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"What Senior Brother Linghu says is absolutely right—"
As expected, the Foundation Establishment cultivators calmed down and returned to their respective caves.
Fang Qing returned to Dan Island but did not enter a deep seclusion.
Sure enough, a few days later, rumors began to circulate that the one who had formed the Golden Core was none other than the sect leader, Linghu Jin!
Even worse, he failed to reach the stage of forming a true core before he was eliminated. Moreover, due to his advanced age and the use of several secret techniques to stimulate his potential, he was already on the verge of exhaustion and his end was not far off!
"This is truly phenomenal news—"
Fang Qing held the communication talisman: "If this were when the three major Core Formation forces were in a three-way standoff, this news would definitely have been kept secret to the death—but there are too many people in the sect with ulterior motives, and it's such a big deal as Core Formation, it's impossible to keep it a secret—"
"Furthermore, the situation is just so-so for the Azure Sea Sect now—the Azure Sea Sect still holds absolute power in the Small Universe, so there's no need to hide it?"
He thought for a moment, then summoned his spirit boat and arrived at Linghu Zhong's waterside cave.
The waterside pavilion was quiet and even somewhat deserted at this moment.
I watched him build a tall building, watched him host lavish banquets, and watched his building collapse —
A phrase popped into Fang Qing's mind, and for some reason, it felt quite fitting.
After the transmission talisman was sent, the waterside pavilion formation was activated.
He walked in and saw Linghu Zhong looking haggard.
"Senior Brother Linghu—"
Fang Qing cupped his hands in greeting: "Take good care of yourself!"
"It's fortunate that my junior brother still came to see me." Linghu Zhong smiled bitterly, "Unlike those people, they all ran away completely—"
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"How could things have come to this? Even if Sect Leader Linghu fails to form his core, he is still the sect leader—and Senior Brother is still the acting sect leader."
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Fang Qing offered two words of comfort.
"Alas—it's not that simple. My ancestor's lifespan is coming to an end after this, and he will have to step down—and I was able to serve as the sect leader before because of his Core Formation stage, but now—"
Linghu Chong's lips curled into a bitter smile, as if he were holding a bitter fruit in his mouth: "Nothing lasts forever. In the years when I was at the height of my success, although I acted cautiously, I inevitably attracted the envy of many. Now, it is time to retire gracefully—I have decided to resign from my position as acting sect leader!"
"this----"
Fang Qing thought for a moment, but remained silent.
The real problem with Linghu Chong is that the sect leader's faction has expanded rapidly by taking advantage of Linghu Jin's power after he reached the Golden Core stage, and has seized too many benefits.
Originally, as long as Linghu Jin remained a Core Formation cultivator, this wouldn't have been a problem.
Unfortunately, this failure to form the core has backfired, leaving only a slap on the wrist.
With the sect leader's faction suffering a significant loss of strength, it naturally needs to retreat drastically.
Fortunately, I didn't act rashly and follow Linghu Chong into stirring up trouble back then—otherwise, I would definitely be facing a lot of problems now.
Although Fang Qing was considered half a member of the sect leader's faction, he remained aloof, as he had no interest in power, which proved advantageous at this moment.
Even if attacked, he wouldn't have much to attack.
On Dan Island, Elder Tianding was still eagerly hoping that he would inherit his mantle!
Fang Qing offered a few more words of comfort before taking his leave.
Throughout the entire process, they never asked Linghu Jin why he possessed the combat power of a Core Formation cultivator.
This is clearly a top secret of the sect; there's no need to embarrass yourself.
What's more—he already knew.
After Fang Qing left, a glint flashed in Linghu Zhong's eyes as he went to the reception room.
A flash of light appeared on the screen, and a gaunt old man stepped out—it was Linghu Jin!
"Our ancestors—"
Linghu bowed again: "That was Junior Brother Fang Qing—"
"I have seen it. This boy has a good character. He is indeed worthy of being established on the first try. He is worth nurturing by the sect."
Although Linghu Jin was pale and looked like he had suffered a great loss of energy, the shrewdness in his eyes was even brighter: "Although I am injured, I can still live for a few more years - I will take this opportunity to eliminate all the hidden dangers in the sect - you continue to spread the news that I am about to pass away and that the family has begun to fight for power and profit, let's see if we can catch a few more small fish in the Sea Destroyer Alliance - "