King of Assassins-Chapter 878 - 628: Bright Path (Part 3)

Moreover, the battles Gao Xuan lost were not due to inferiority in skill, but because the opponent's magical artifacts were too strong.

Overall, Gao Xuan's combat power at the Foundation Establishment Level is extremely formidable. Comparable to top-tier Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Gao Xuan is only twenty-seven years old. With proper cultivation, he might achieve Golden Core in the future. He is definitely a potential asset.

In the eyes of the noble families, Gao Xuan has become a highly sought-after person.

Huang Yingyue, Yuan Ping, Qin Fei, and even experts from the Zhao Family have all come to chat with Gao Xuan.

Their intentions were straightforward, inviting Gao Xuan to join them. Each faction offered quite generous terms.

Among them, the Zhao Family even promised Gao Xuan a Sixth-Grade Spiritual Artifact. Very sincere.

Gao Xuan responded politely, saying the matter was significant and he needed to consider it.

The competition among the five major families on Cloud Light Star is quite intense, yet overall it maintains a balanced state.

The Cao Family has been gaining momentum over the decades, causing dissatisfaction among other families. With the incident involving Cao Ye, the major families are looking to see the Cao Family's embarrassment.

Gao Xuan has been on Cloud Light Star for a few months, and Yuan Youyuan has been telling him gossip about the noble families every day. He has gained a basic understanding of the major families.

The competition within the Cloud Light Sanctuary is also fierce, but the major families keep things within bounds. There are also many moderates within the Sanctuary.

For example, Yuan Ping'an is a typical moderate, not affiliated with any noble family. Of course, the moderates are the weakest in power, the scarcest in resources, and unable to form alliances.

It is precisely because the moderates are so scattered that the noble families can tolerate their existence.

The problem is that all important resources are in the hands of the noble families: secret techniques, magical artifacts, potions, including various powers, wealth, etc.

For someone like Yuan Ping'an, who is content to be an ascetic Paladin with minimal external needs, it's natural to settle as a moderate.

To further advance in condensing the Golden Core, one must achieve perfection not only on the level of the divine soul, but also adjust and evolve the body.

The Sanctuary has a technique for body adjustment called Golden Body Reshaping, capable of creating over a hundred customized golden bodies for different situations, and the technology is very mature.

After reshaping the golden body, the body enters a new state, becoming exceptionally powerful. Even without forming a Golden Core, a cultivator's combat power can have a qualitative leap.

Golden Body Reshaping has strict requirements for divine soul power. If the divine soul power is insufficient, reshaping will destroy the divine soul foundation and could even obliterate the divine soul.

Only Foundation Establishment Cultivators who have reached the pinnacle can reshape the golden body.

On the other hand, only the Central Star Domain Sanctuary possesses this technology. The cost of Golden Body Reshaping is extraordinarily high, with many stringent conditions.

Outer Star Domain Sanctuaries like the Cloud Light Sanctuary only have one recommendation slot for Golden Body Reshaping every five years, which requires approval from the Holy Hall Headquarters and is not always granted.

This slot for Golden Body Reshaping is extremely important, and the major families fight fiercely over it each time.

Other related magical artifacts, secret techniques, including various potions, are extremely important cultivation resources.

With Gao Xuan's ability, he could achieve the Golden Core even without external resources.

He can cultivate his divine soul, and compensate for his body through Horizontal Training Golden Body. However, Horizontal Training Golden Body has very high demands on the body. Achieving results is not easy.

Horizontal Training Golden Body is, after all, a secret technique from a thousand years ago, and Gao Xuan had a sudden inspiration to comprehend it.

In terms of actual cultivation, it is relatively straightforward and crude. Using Horizontal Training Golden Body to strengthen the body and integrate it with his divine soul is a complex and arduous path.

Gao Xuan estimates he might need one or two hundred years to condense a Golden Core.

The time is too long, especially in a place like the Outer Star Realm, where competition accumulates and Evil Gods run rampant. Danger could come unexpectedly at any time.

The issue is that joining a noble family wouldn't guarantee access to these top resources either.

In cyberspace, Gao Xuan said to Yuan Youyuan, "What do you think I should choose?"

Over this period, they had grown quite familiar with each other. Although Yuan Youyuan was young, she was clever and had a better understanding of the Cloud Light Sanctuary. Gao Xuan was willing to discuss it with her.

Yuan Youyuan's bright eyes shifted slightly, with a smile that was not quite a smile, and said, "Of course, I hope you join our Yuan Family. However, once in our family, you must comply with the family's management. The reason we seek you out is because of your capabilities, wanting you to serve us."

"On the other hand, you are ultimately an outsider. No matter how hard you work, getting good resources will still be difficult."

She couldn't help but sigh, "Even as part of the direct lineage, I can't get very good resources. There are just too many people in the family."

Originally, Yuan Youyuan intended to bring Gao Xuan into the Yuan Family as her support. After more than two months of interaction, her thoughts had changed.

Gao Xuan nodded, acknowledging that Yuan Youyuan truly regarded him as a friend, speaking very candidly.

Yuan Youyuan thought for a moment and said, "I do have a clear path, but it's extremely dangerous. I don't know if you'd be willing... "