Dashing Student-Chapter 1099: The Nascent Form of the Golden Core
Three days later, Chen Nan finally prepared to leave, as the temptations of the tender comfort were hard to resist, and he feared he might continue to fall deeper.
"I need to find a safe place to cultivate, otherwise my cultivation level is ultimately too weak," Chen Nan casually remarked.
Lady Shang immediately responded, "Why don’t you stay within the Chamber of Commerce? There’s a secret chamber here where you can cultivate safely."
After some contemplation, Chen Nan agreed.
After all, there was indeed no better place to go, and he wanted to step into the Golden Core Realm first.
So Chen Nan used the "Heavenly Fox Form" to alter his appearance, transforming into the likeness of "Jue Mingzi," and headed straight out of the city.
Then, after changing his appearance again, he quietly returned to the Myriad Phenomena Commerce.
Although he knew such measures wouldn’t fool the Yama Hall for long, they could buy him some time.
In the secret chamber, Chen Nan retrieved the Mystic Yin True Water, the black liquid undulating in his hand as though it possessed life, igniting a fiery passion in his heart.
The item he had long yearned for and had gone to great lengths to obtain had finally landed in his hand.
Chen Nan took out a large number of spirit stones and placed them in front of him—all mid-grade spirit stones, each containing the pure and easily absorbable spiritual energy of nature.
The "Devouring Spirit Technique" activated, and a trace of Mystic Yin True Water was absorbed into his body.
Instantly, an extreme cold seemed to penetrate his bones, making him feel as though his body might freeze.
Simultaneously, there was a sensation as heavy as a mountain, leaving him breathless.
These were the two characteristics of Mystic Yin True Water: coldness and heaviness.
Gritting his teeth, Chen Nan persisted, and after a day, the Mystic Yin True Water in his hand had decreased slightly, while at his spirit root, the water attribute spiritual root had just begun to take hold.
Just as he was about to continue cultivating, the secret chamber opened, and Lady Shang entered, bringing with her a bed of White Cloud Fox fur—extremely soft.
After ordering everyone else to leave, she remained behind, reclining on the fur, with one hand propping up her head and the other resting on her shapely, firm thighs.
Her beautiful feet were irresistibly alluring.
Not being a gentleman by nature, and having already broken through a barrier with Lady Shang, Chen Nan could not resist pouncing on her.
Lady Shang smiled sweetly, looking at Chen Nan’s eager expression, feeling a deep satisfaction in her heart.
Conquering a man like him was indeed interesting.
Afterwards, Chen Nan gave Lady Shang’s backside a firm smack.
"No more tempting me, I still need to cultivate."
"You’re the one who couldn’t resist, and yet you blame me," Lady Shang retorted angrily.
Chen Nan, once again ready for action, scolded, "Just listen to me, you mustn’t come again!"
The next day, Lady Shang returned, and Chen Nan couldn’t resist once more.
In the days that followed, Chen Nan spent a third of his time refining the Mystic Yin True Water while being intimately involved with Lady Shang.
Fortunately, after half a month, he finally completed the refining of the Mystic Yin True Water.
At his spirit root, the robust Jianmu revealed its sky-reaching form, with various spirit roots like leaves hanging among the branches.
Among them, a black leaf with water patterns indicating fluctuations, was the water attribute spiritual root that grew after absorbing the Mystic Yin True Water.
Now, with Chen Nan possessing all five elemental spirit roots, he could condense a Five Elements Golden Core.
By merging the other attribute spirit roots into the Golden Core, he could achieve his envisioned Myriad Phenomena Golden Core.
In the future, there would be opportunities to fuse other spirit roots, embracing all things.
Chen Nan spread his hand, and a mass of pitch-black liquid flowed into his palm. Though small, it weighed a thousand pounds, causing even the temperature in the chamber to plummet.
It was at this moment that Lady Shang arrived, her face lighting up with joy when she saw the Mystic Yin True Water in Chen Nan’s palm.
"Did you succeed?"
Chen Nan smiled and nodded, although feeling a bit distressed about the spirit stones. Just refining the Mystic Yin True Water had cost him a full ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones.
That was equivalent to a million low-grade spirit stones.
Now, with more spirit roots, he needed more cultivation resources, and he couldn’t imagine how much it would cost after reaching the Golden Core Stage.
"That’s wonderful, I knew you could do it!"
Lady Shang leapt into Chen Nan’s arms.
Chen Nan gave her a glare, helplessly saying, "If it weren’t for you, I would have finished refining it long ago."
"Haha, clearly you can’t resist temptation. How can I trust you when you’re out there?"
Lady Shang traced circles on Chen Nan’s chest with her finger.
The thought of his romantic debts gave Chen Nan a headache, so he quickly swept Lady Shang into his arms, preventing her from continuing to speak.
After a moment of passion, Chen Nan looked at Lady Shang in his arms and sighed, "For the next little while, please don’t come back."
"I intend to attempt a breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage and cannot be disturbed, lest I risk deviation."
Lady Shang nodded, compliant, "I understand, I just wanted to be close to you while you’re still here, so that in the future, you won’t forget me, you heartless brute."
"How could I?"
Chen Nan nodded and kissed her forehead.
"Are the spirit stones enough? If not, I’ll go fetch more from the shop for you!"
Lady Shang’s expression was earnest.
Chen Nan’s heart warmed; having a woman so considerate was truly a blessing earned over eight lifetimes.
"Don’t worry, it’s enough. I wouldn’t want you to make mistakes."
"But after advancing to the Golden Core, I will have to leave. The people from Yama Hall will surely find out I was here, and I’m afraid it might bring you trouble."
Lady Shang’s spirits fell immediately, "Alright, I understand."
...
After sending Lady Shang away, Chen Nan sat back on the ground, took a few deep breaths, and prepared to break through to the Golden Core Stage!
Following the cultivation method evolved by Dao Yan, he began condensing the Five Elements Golden Core.
The five elemental spirit roots formed a spinning vortex in Chen Nan’s Dantian, and the five colors gradually merged into one.
There was a Spirit Gathering Array in the secret chamber, capable of absorbing nature’s spiritual energy from a hundred miles around.
At this moment, these energies were madly rushing into Chen Nan’s body.
This was still far from enough! 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Chen Nan grabbed a large measure of mid-grade spirit stones and began absorbing them frantically, turning each stone into dust.
All the absorbed spiritual energy circulated through his meridians, gathered into the vortex at his Dantian, and was continuously compressed, gradually condensing from nothingness into substance.
This process lasted a full three days, and most of the spirit stones around him had been consumed.
Suddenly, as if enlightened, the vortex in Chen Nan’s Dantian abruptly stopped, and within it, a faceted, stone-like golden core appeared.
The Five Elements Spirit Root transformed into five rays of light, burrowing directly into the newly formed Golden Core.
Even the fake pill that Chen Nan had previously formed shattered at that moment, with all its energy converging into the genuine Golden Core.
"Whoo."
Chen Nan exhaled a long breath, the hardest step of ascending to the Golden Core had been accomplished.
At his Dantian, an irregularly shaped Golden Core was slowly rotating.
