Chapter 380: Chapter 379: Mid-Stage Golden Core_1

“The Dark Moon Sword is potent, good enough for your use in the Golden Core stage. But if you reach the Nascent Soul stage, this sword would not match your strength.” The Fifth Elder said with a laugh. The Dark Moon Sword may be a Nascent Soul stage magical artifact, this does not mean it is meant for Lu Yang’s use at the Nascent Soul stage.

Lu Yang nodded, indicating he understood. Magic artifacts also have ranking distinctions. If they do not match the cultivation realm, they can become burdens. That’s why cultivators prefer growing-type magic artifacts. However, these artifacts are hard to find and costly, and require high-level refining skills, often being sought after but not obtainable.

“What rank is the Green Peak Sword?” Lu Yang thought of the Green Peak Sword he often used, a gift from Eldest Senior Sister in celebration of his successful establishment of the foundation.

“The sword that Martial Nephew Yun gave you is of an undetermined rank.” The Fifth Elder shook his head slowly. He had long noticed that Lu Yang’s Green Peak Sword was not ordinary.

“Is it a growing-type magic artifact?”

Lu Yang had been using it from the initial stage of Foundation Establishment to the early Golden Core stage, everything had gone smoothly, without experiencing any misalignment between the magical artifact and his cultivation realm. In Lu Yang’s mind, growing-type magic artifacts met this criterion.

Moreover, this was a magic artifact given by Eldest Senior Sister. Could anything she passed on be an ordinary sword?

The Fifth Elder corrected Lu Yang’s misconception: “No, growing-type magic artifacts are not like that. For a Foundation Establishment level artifact to grow into a Golden Core level artifact, it needs to be upgraded with various Spiritual Iron Divine Mines.”

“Let’s put it this way, a growing-type magic artifact is like a framework. To improve its quality, you need to constantly fill the framework with materials like Spiritual Iron Divine Mines. Have you ever filled your Green Peak Sword with anything?”

“Also, a growing-type magic artifact upgrades by large cultivation realms. The feel of using a magic artifact in the early Foundation Establishment stage is different from using it in the late stage. Have you ever experienced this?”

As Lu Yang pondered, he realized that this was indeed the case.

“Then, what exactly is my Green Peak Sword…?”

“It’s sealed by Martial Nephew Yun. The number of layers of the seal are so many that they are uncountable, which is why I can’t determine the rank of the Green Peak Sword.”

“For every bit of strength you gain, a layer of the seal will disappear. So no matter what realm you reach, you’ll always find the Green Peak Sword easy to handle.”

“Martial Nephew Yun put a lot of thought into this for you. This Green Peak Sword, and the seals on it, are priceless treasures.”

Lu Yang never expected that Eldest Senior Sister had put so much thought into the Green Peak Sword, he was deeply moved.

“All right, I have to apply for a patent for Peach Martial Niece. I won’t chat anymore.”

Lu Yang quickly thanked him: “Thank you, Elder, for refining the Dark Moon Sword. You can get back to your work, Elder.”

The Fifth Elder waved his hand, took out his shuttle, and disappeared in a flash.

“Fairy Eternity, can you figure out the quality of the Green Peak Sword?” Lu Yang realized that besides relying on the sect’s elders, he also had the golden finger Fairy Eternity to help.

Fairy Eternity looked at the Green Peak Sword from different angles and shook her head bluntly: “It’s sealed too tightly, can’t make it out.”

After a moment, Lu Yang understood what Fairy Eternity meant—the multiple layers of seals obstructed discerning its quality.

Lu Yang returned to Sky Gate Mountain, not seeing Eldest Senior Sister’s figure. He estimated that she must still be tormenting the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign, not letting him off either because of his tenacity and resistance, or because he simply knew too much and couldn’t finish recounting it so quickly.

“It’s such a pity. This immortal wanted to ask on your behalf about the patent fees.” Fairy Eternity secretly let out a sigh of relief, feeling as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders.

Lu Yang looked at Fairy Eternity from the corner of his eyes, thinking, ‘You are just a step away from writing ‘fear’ across your face.’

“I will go cultivate.” Lu Yang remembered that he was still a cultivator. The duty of a cultivator is to cultivate.

He was not just a genius, but a hard-working genius!

Fairy Eternity glanced at Lu Yang: “Since forming your golden core, have you seriously cultivated?”

Lu Yang said confidently, countering with an example: “Don’t put it that way. Is it that I don’t want to cultivate? It’s just that I’ve had too many things to do!”

“Upon returning from the dense forest, I was taken by Eldest Senior Sister to visit the Immortal Heritage site, and also visit Master casually. Then Junior Brother Li was troubled by Qin Haoran’s memories, so Old Meng and I took him out to relax. Accidentally, we ran into members of the Nine Nether Sect, and fabricated a relationship between Heaven’s Court and the Nine Nether Sect.”

“Later, along with the Fifth Elder, we went to the Nine Nether Sect again to make them believe in the existence of Heaven’s Court.”

“To continue writing the ‘Mind Seeing Method’, I lived in the Scripture Pavilion for half a month and successfully wrote the Golden Core section.”

“Finally, Old Meng and I went to the Qingzhou event and encountered ancient cultivators.”

“Only two months have passed since I formed the invincible elixir.”

Fairy Eternity: “…”

It seems that’s the way it is.

Lu Yang’s experiences were so rich that it gave her the illusion of a long time having passed?

Choosing to live in Lu Yang’s spiritual space was a good decision. Where else could she encounter so many interesting things?

“Besides, despite having so many things to do, didn’t I still find time to cultivate? Have I delayed my cultivation progress?” Lu Yang argued convincingly. It was indeed the truth. He would open his mouth to absorb spiritual energy whenever he had time, and could practice anytime, anywhere. It was very convenient.

Lu Yang sat on a large stone block full of sword marks, closed his eyes to comprehend, and could sense the infinite sword intent contained within.

Listening to Eldest Senior Sister, this stone block was his master’s favorite to practice swordsmanship in his youth. Over time, the stone block inevitably absorbed sword intent, which is a rare treasure for sword cultivators and extremely precious.

Sitting on the large stone block he could cultivate, and at the same time comprehend the sword intent, improving his comprehension of swordsmanship. It was a win-win situation.

Lu Yang sat with his “Five Centers Toward Heaven”, eyes closed and mouth wide open, throwing his head back to face the sky. Anyone who didn’t know better would think he had fallen asleep.

Spiritual energy flowed into his body, expanding his meridians. His Cultivation Level was being uplifted bit by bit. Each bit of advancement brought inexplicable pleasure. No wonder many people were willing to cultivate, spending tens of years in closed-door training — some even centuries — emerging to find the world vastly changed.

Lu Yang, however, wouldn’t close up for such a long time. The Seek Dao Sect also didn’t advocate for this type of closed-door cultivation. Even the cultivation-loving Eldest Senior Sister only requested to close up for three days under the master’s request.

“You know that you can only gain experience, not intelligence, from closed-door training, right?” Fairy Eternity greatly agreed with the philosophy of the Seek Dao Sect, increasingly feeling that her decision to become an honorary elder of the Seek Dao Sect was absolutely correct.

“In the past, this immortal fought all the way through countless famed individuals who fell under this immortal’s hand. I grew rapidly through successive battles and victories!”

“You should learn from this immortal, level up through battles, and face the vast world and its numerous living beings. This type of cultivation not only improves your realm but also makes you as clever as this immortal!”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang felt that he could cultivate more in seclusion.

𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. Lu Yang, who had been sitting cross-legged on the large stone, slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of fresh air, his eyes glinting like cold steel. His aura explosively expanded and then contracted rapidly, displaying absolute control.

He hooked up the corners of his mouth in a slight smile.

“I’m in the mid-stage of the Golden Core now.”