A year and a half later, Du Youqian achieved Core Formation.
This time, he seized the opportunity of starting his Cultivation over from the Qi Cultivation Realm to re-master the Celestial Dao Sword. However, the final, critical step of his Core Formation wasn't achieved by forming a Sword Pill.
But the newly reforged Celestial Dao Sword was still far more powerful than it had been in Momenan.
'Perhaps he was just more skilled with it.'
'Perhaps he was on the right path this time.'
'Or perhaps... the Celestial Dao of the Human World was simply different from the Celestial Dao of Momenan.'
In any case, his Celestial Dao Sword could now be used as a conventional technique, its power almost on par with the most formidable sword styles in the Blood Slaughter Sword Scripture.
To Du Youqian's greatest surprise, as he formed his Core, a Seed of Sword Intent for the Human Dao Sword—one he hadn't even known was incubating—silently appeared within his Golden Core.
