Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams-Chapter 322 - 195: Unexpected Gains (Part 2)

As soon as his words fell, he suddenly transformed into a beam of sword light, flying toward the towering mountain peaks in the distance.

Shen Wen’an slightly savored his words, gathering his heart spirit, not daring to look around carelessly, and flew straight toward the Yin Sword Peak of Cyan Ruo Sword House.

...

In the lush green bamboo forest.

With her black hair casually tied behind her head and wearing a long robe of plain silk, Lingshan Sword Immortal lifted her sleeves, pouring a cup of tea each for herself and Shen Wen’an.

"In your current state, it’s not suitable to drink tea brewed with the leaves of Heaven-Reaching Sword Bamboo."

"This is Ice Luo Purple Orchid, which I unexpectedly discovered during my travels in my early years; it tastes quite nice."

Lingshan Sword Immortal’s voice was gentle and her speech slow, making it very pleasant to listen to.

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

Shen Wen’an cupped his hands, accepted the tea cup, and held it in front of his nose, closing his eyes to take a sniff.

A subtle and elegant fragrance penetrated deeply into his senses.

Taking a sip, the rich aroma lingered in his mouth and tongue, and his divine spirit felt a tranquil sense akin to a serene valley.

"Did you see that old man outside the mountain gate?"

Lingshan Sword Immortal asked softly after sipping her tea.

Shen Wen’an was slightly taken aback, followed by some curiosity: "Isn’t that senior the one who taught you, Senior Sister?"

Lingshan Sword Immortal gently put down her tea cup and smiled slightly, "You could say he was half a mentor..."

"After all, it was he who brought me to the Cyan Ruo Sword House, and it was mostly under his guidance that I trained after entering the sect."

"It’s just that formal rituals were never performed, so it doesn’t count as a true mentor-disciple relationship."

Shen Wen’an understood and wondered, "Then who is Senior Sister’s mentor?"

Lingshan Sword Immortal slightly shook her head, "I have no mentor at Cyan Ruo Sword House. Though several elders have given guidance, none consider themselves my mentor."

Her voice was calm but carried profound confidence.

In Cyan Ruo Sword House, one of the Upper Three Sects, there exists more than one Elder Sword Immortal at the Golden Core Realm.

Yet among these Elder Sword Immortals, none could be her mentor.

Seeing his expression frozen, Lingshan Sword Immortal spoke with a faint smile, "A teacher imparts the Dao, bestows knowledge, and dispels doubts."

"In my cultivation, there are few perplexities, and even then, those elders could not resolve them, so they do not consider themselves my mentors."

"Of course, that cheeky old man is an exception."

"However, his attainment in the Sword Dao is indeed exceptional."

As Lingshan Sword Immortal spoke, she picked up the teapot and poured another cup of floral tea for both herself and Shen Wen’an, "Realm is exclusively the domain of the Golden Core Dao."

"The so-called union of spirit and core, the core births the realm, and the realm gives rise to the manifestation."

"Whether it is the Golden Core of a cultivator or the Sword Embryo of us sword cultivators, with a thread of golden nature to safeguard, one is able to see through the essence of things, this is the Dao."

"The saying ’seeing mountains as mountains, seeing mountains as not mountains, seeing mountains as mountains again’ is an expression of a realm."

The Golden Core Realm is also known as ’The Beginning of the Dao’ and ’Revealing Fate,’ because a cultivator who achieves that golden core already possesses the ability to glimpse the laws of the heaven and earth and simply perceive their own fate.

Shen Wen’an slightly furrowed his brow, nodding as if he understood yet didn’t.

By rights, with his current realm having reached the Middle Stage of Fetal Breathing, he was not too far from Fetal Breathing Perfection or even the Golden Core Realm.

Yet, he was hearing about how to cultivate into a Golden Core for the first time.

Lingshan Sword Immortal slowly stood up, walked to the bamboo fence, and gently caressed a green bamboo in front of her as she continued, "In the world, ninety-nine percent of cultivators are stuck at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm, struggling hard but futile."

"Like the old monsters hidden in each Immortal Sect within Qishan, each staying at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm for hundreds of years, only to watch their longevity slip away bit by bit..."

"This is the first challenging barrier on the path of seeking the Dao and Immortality for cultivators."

Shen Wen’an drank the tea in his cup and rose to stand behind Lingshan Sword Immortal, cupping his hands, "May I ask, Senior Sister, is it very difficult for a cultivator to break through to the Golden Core Realm?"

Lingshan Sword Immortal turned around, gave him a glance, and shook her head with a faint smile.

"It’s not something that could be judged as difficult or not. When you reach the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm, you’ll feel it."

Her tone shifted as she said, "I was rather surprised that you could comprehend the Realm Formation while in the Middle Stage of Fetal Breathing."

Shen Wen’an was taken aback, not feeling that comprehending this Realm Formation was particularly rare.

However, up until now, he still didn’t understand exactly what realm he had comprehended, always feeling that the realm of all things in heaven and earth had manifested, to the point where he almost got lost on his way earlier.

Lingshan Sword Immortal seemed to notice his doubt, and she chuckled softly and explained.

"As I said before, a realm is exclusively for the Golden Core Dao, but throughout history, some extraordinarily gifted cultivators have also been able to comprehend the Realm Formation in the Fetal Breathing Realm."

"Yet, these geniuses often lack a thread of Immortal Golden Nature, making it impossible for the realm to further consolidate."

"Like an oyster creating a pearl, without a grain of sand, it’s difficult to form a pearl inside the body."

Lingshan Sword Immortal used a transparent analogy.

The oysters in the river form pearls within because a tiny grain of sand enters their body, and they naturally secrete a substance to envelop the sand, which over time, forms into pearls within.

And the Immortal Golden Nature of the Golden Core Realm serves as the medium for realms; lacking such a medium, consolidation is impossible.

Shen Wen’an understood her meaning slightly, and he spoke solemnly, "So what should I do now?"

Not having reached the Golden Core Realm, his body lacked that trace of immortal golden nature, making it impossible for the realm to continue consolidating.

Instead, there was a risk of getting lost in the myriad things of heaven and earth without caution.