[You continued circulating the Heavenly Life Breathing Method. Your goal is clear. You want to evolve your core into the golden core and break through to the Golden Core Realm.]
[Unfortunately, this step is not simple. To evolve a core into a golden core, one must first understand what a Golden Core truly symbolizes. However, you didn't fully understand what the Golden Core Realm truly meant. In your mind, the Golden Core Realm is all about transforming the ordinary core into a golden one. But reality is not that simple.]
[You tried several times to break through the last barrier, unfortunately, you never truly touched the barrier, let alone break it. After several failures, you calmly sat down and started focusing on understanding the Golden Core Realm first before advancing into it.]
[Unknowingly, three years passed, and you finally understood that the Golden Core Realm wasn't just about forming a stronger energy center by evolving the core into a golden one. This evolution was also a transformation of the Qi and Spirit of a cultivator.]
[You understood that the Golden Core wasn't just gold in color, it was the condensation of a new self, a seed of something far greater.]
[Normally, the core is seen as a simple condensation of Qi into a spherical form. But you finally understood that it wasn't a "core" in the ordinary sense of a Qi sphere; it was a self-planted "seed" within the dantian by a cultivator. When this seed germinates, the cultivator undergoes a profound transformation.]
[When you opened your eyes again, countless pieces of insight flashed into your mind. These are your insights into the Golden Core Realm. You understood this by yourself, without anyone's help, after three years of deep comprehension. It is a pity this also consumed almost all of your energy.]
[You failed to break through to the Golden Core Realm.]
Eryx sighed in pity.
He thought 10,000 Points of High-Level Energy should be enough for him to enter the Golden Core Realm. In the end, he still failed.
Truth be told, he really didn't know anything about the Golden Core Realm other than this realm's name and the fact that the core is supposed to have evolved into a golden one.
Although he failed to break through, all sorts of comprehension about the Golden Core Realm surged into his mind like a giant wave that slowly calmed down.
Looking at his information panel, Eryx saw that he still had 12,140 Points of High-Level Energy left. He just could not bring himself to spend more energy points.
Then again, if he doesn't spend energy points, he will not be able to improve. In the end, sighed and again invested 10,000 Energy Points.
[You've invested 10,000 points of High-level Energy into your cultivation.]
[You first meditated a few minutes to relax and finally started circulating your cultivation technique, Heavenly Life Breathing Method. You were determined to advance to the Golden Core Realm.]
[Because you understand the Golden Core Realm, you found the direction you should take very easily. As you circulated your cultivation technique, you directed all the Qi inside your dantian towards the core to nourish it.]
[Days passed one after another. A week later, under the nourishment of Qi and the influence of the Heavenly Life Breathing Method, some changes started appearing on the core. You noticed traces of golden on the core's surface. But these golden traces were not ordinary. You could feel an ethereal aura on them.]
[You could not understand what happened, but as your core started to evolve and advance toward golden, you soon noticed a touch of divinity. It turned out that your Golden Core was not only nourished by Qi and influenced by your cultivation method but it was also being subtly shaped by the traces of divinity hidden within your body and dantian.]
[Because of this, your core did not simply evolve into a common Golden Core. Instead, it was slowly transforming into something much higher. It was evolving into a Divine Golden Core. You don't know but only beings born with divinity can form Divine Golden Core.]
[Normally, a Divine Golden Core does not seem much different from a regular Golden Core. However, the true difference lies in the fact that when a Divine Golden Core is fully formed, it naturally gives birth to a unique ability perfectly suited to the cultivator. Moreover, along with the cultivator, this ability also grows stronger. Whenever a change occurs in Divine Golden Core, the unique ability also goes through a small change.]
[Maybe because your core was evolving into Divine Golden Core, it was taking much longer for the evolution to complete. The traces of golden soon become golden lines. The golden lines on the surface grew thicker and brighter with each passing day, and the ethereal aura around the core became denser. As you circulated the Heavenly Life Breathing Method, its every circulation carried a faint divine resonance with the core.]
[About a month later, you felt a sudden rumble deep inside your dantian. The core vibrated slightly, and a brilliant golden light burst out, dyeing the inner world of your dantian gold.]
[At that moment, you knew that the final step was near.]
[Without hesitation, you fully focused your mind and continued circulating the Heavenly Life Breathing Method with everything you had.]
[The core inside your dantian spun faster and faster. The golden lines on its surface merged, and soon, the entire core was enveloped in a golden glow. It looked like a miniature sun had been born inside you.]
[The golden light grew stronger and stronger until it could no longer be contained inside your dantian. It forced out of your dantian and surged through your meridians, flowing into every part of your body.]
[Immediately, you felt your bones become tougher, your blood denser, and your organs stronger. Even your soul trembled slightly as it was nourished by the golden light radiating from the core.]
[Suddenly, a sharp pain burst from your dantian, but you endured it. In the next instant, you felt a "click," like a lock breaking open. At the same time, a mysterious force surged inside you.]
[You had broken through.]
[You had successfully advanced to the Golden Core Realm. But this was not over. You once again heard a clicking sound, and you advanced to the Second Layer of Golden Core Realm.]
[Your own body was being strengthened under the dual effect of golden light that burst out of your Divine Golden Core and rapid breakthrough in cultivation. But you were completely unaware of the transformation you were going through. Because, in your mind, an unknown amount of broken information was gathered. Your Divine Ability was taking shape.]
[When your divine ability manifested, you were shocked at first but quickly grew excited. The ability you obtained was called ⧼Life Command⧽. With it, you could manipulate the life energy around you: accelerate the growth of plants or sap vitality from nearby enemies, weakening them while strengthening yourself.]
[Because this ability was tied to life and vitality, you understood that your Divine Golden Core had birthed this ability under the influence of your cultivation technique, the Heavenly Life Breathing Method.]
[By the time you shifted your attention from divine ability, you were shocked to find you've become several times stronger. Your cultivation had also advanced to the Third Layer of Golden Core Realm.]
[You could have continued breaking through to the Fourth Layer of Golden Core Realm, unfortunately, you lacked High-level Energy Points.]
Eryx woke up and exhaled deeply.
Perhaps it is because the system was upgraded, he no longer needed to worry about immediately integrating with cultivation after evolution. He can take as much time as he wants.
Eryx first observed his surroundings and finding no danger, he chose to fuse with cultivation.
Immediately, his aura started rising and the core inside his dantian began to evolve. In a matter of few seconds, the core evolved into Divine Golden Core and Eryx broke through, becoming a Golden Core Realm warrior.
At the same time, a surge of information flooded into his mind. This information was about the divine ability: ⧼Life Command⧽.
It didn't take Eryx more than ten seconds to completely master the divine ability. He has to admit this ability is indeed remarkable.
His cultivation also started increasing.
Very soon, he advanced two times in succession, becoming a warrior at the Third Layer of the Golden Core Realm. He was just a little bit away from advancing again.
As soon as his cultivation stabilized, Eryx looked at his information panel.
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[Eryx Xylaris]
[Cultivation: Third Layer of Golden Core Realm.]
[Physique: Elemental Spirit Body, Divine Treasure Body (10%).]
[Bloodline: None.]
[Cultivation Technique: Heavenly Life Breathing Method.]
[Skills: Phantom Spirit Concealment Art, Mountain Piercing Finger.]
[Divine Ability: Life Command.]
[Weapon: Storm Lion Blade (1/15 Ancient Beast Weapons).]
[Energy: 2,140.]
[Battle Simulation Room: 1.]
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He could not help but sigh after looking at the leftover energy points.
He still had more than a million points of High-level Energy about an hour or two ago. But now, he was left with only a little bit more than two thousand energy points.