Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 271: Golden Core Formation

With a backhanded thrust, Lu Yang pierced the yu turtle’s solid dark green shell, ending its life.

A bashe snake[3] and a feiyi snake[4] flanked Lu Yang. Both were serpentine ancient demon beasts. Striking at the same time, they planned to coil themselves around Lu Yang and strangle him to death.

Lu Yang used Draw Underground Prison to drag the bashe snake around, then shrank into the ground. Since wielding the Qingfeng Sword underground was inconvenient, he covered his hands with true fire and attacked with the Arhat Fist. His punches were radiant, turning the soil into scorched earth. The bashe snake didn’t have the chance to react before its dantian was shattered by the Arhat Fist.

Subsequently, Lu Yang darted out from behind the feiyi snake, swallowing a Great Rejuvenation Pill to replenish his spirit energy while using the Qingfeng Sword to bisect the feiyi snake.

The Herding Sky Grass panicked. “I refuse to believe that so many Golden Core cultivators can’t take you down! You’re just at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Stop struggling and die!” It raised its voice to mask the fluster within.

Whether it was the hujiao tiger-dragon or the bashe snake, they were its most prized servants. Each possessed tremendous potential when they were alive and were nutrients second only to Lu Yang. Yet, Lu Yang had slain them all effortlessly with his fluid motions.

The Herding Sky Grass felt that Lu Yang was growing stronger—his control over power became more refined, his movements became lighter and more fluid, and his combat style became increasingly ingenious, allowing him to achieve victory with minimal cost.

I must stop this change!

It shifted its focus from the Everlasting Immortal Fairy to Lu Yang, directing more demon beasts to besiege him.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy had also noticed Lu Yang’s changes, and a sliver of a smile involuntarily found its way to her lips.

As more and more demon beasts attacked Lu Yang, they were either slain by him or had their dantian shattered by the Arhat Fist.

In comparison, Lu Yang’s physical condition was worsening. The continuous use of sword mantras and Arhat Fist drained his spirit energy at an alarming rate; even the constant consumption of Great Rejuvenation Pills couldn’t keep up with the depletion. Several Golden Core cultivators had also inflicted serious injuries on Lu Yang. His left arm was fractured, and his abdomen and back were slashed multiple times, with the deepest wounds exposing his white bones.

Drenched in blood, he staggered as he walked. If this went on, he would soon collapse from exhaustion, fulfilling the Herding Sky Grass’ wish.

This was supposed to be a good thing, but the Herding Sky Grass couldn’t bring itself to feel happy about it. It had noticed that despite Lu Yang’s increasing number of wounds, his eyes shone as brightly as the moon, especially conspicuous in the dark jungle.

“Why are you smiling? Why are you smiling?!” The Herding Sky Grass bellowed, finding Lu Yang’s smile to be derisive and mocking it.

Indeed, Lu Yang was smiling, and he was smiling very widely.

“Why can’t I smile? A horde of Golden Core cultivators is swarming toward me, yet they can’t defeat an Advanced Foundation Establishment cultivator. Shouldn’t I be happy?

“Am I too strong, or are these Golden Core cultivators too weak?”

Lu Yang strode toward the Herding Sky Grass step by step. Despite his heavy injuries and nearly stumbling several times, he still sent shivers down the Herding Sky Grass’ roots.

The Herding Sky Grass frantically commanded the demon beasts to attack Lu Yang, without caring whether it could control them precisely. I’ll squash this human prodigy to death if I have to!

Lu Yang didn’t even have the strength to wield his sword and resorted to his bare fists to fend off the demon beasts, resolved to exhaust every last ounce of his energy.

At the same time, the fog in his dantian grew thinner. Or rather, it wasn’t that the fog was thinning but that it was absorbed by the halo behind it, making the halo more complete.

Lu Yang seemed to sense where the fog had originated from. “Is it the combat experience I’ve accumulated from challenging those beyond my level in the jungle?”

His body was undergoing subtle changes. The wounds on his abdomen and back gradually healed and scabbed over, and his broken left arm miraculously reattached itself. His essence, qi, and consciousness merged into one like a torch burning fiercely, with new fuel constantly added and causing the flame to flare even higher.

The fog completely dissipated, revealing the true form of the halo—a full and richly colored golden core.

This golden core was profoundly mystical. Its appearance symbolized unbeatability, and as it rotated slightly, it swept away Lu Yang’s exhaustion.

Lu Yang felt an endless stream of power gushing out, far beyond what a Foundation Establishment cultivator could possess. The impact of this force easily broke through the bottleneck of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Golden Core Stage!

“Yazi beast,[5] kill it!”

A majestic demon beast stood out among the Golden Core cultivators. It was the demon beast, yazi. Born from the union of a dragon and a leopard, it had the body of a leopard and the head of a dragon. Holding a precious sword in its mouth, it glowered at Lu Yang.

This was a great demon comparable to the Nine-Infants Jiuying, one of the overlords of the jungle. But in front of the current Lu Yang, it was insignificant.

Lu Yang extended his index and middle fingers, pressing them together to form a fierce shadow of a sharp sword.

“Go.” The sharp sword shadow slashed down and then vanished.

The yazi dragon-leopard glared at Lu Yang. An extremely fine line of blood appeared on its head, stretching all the way to its tail.

Lu Yang blew gently, and the yazi dragon-leopard split in two and collapsed to both sides.

Just this sharp sword shadow alone surpassed the power of Lu Yang’s strongest Breaking Word Mantra.

“You’ve broken through to the Golden Core Stage!” The Herding Sky Grass stared at Lu Yang in disbelief. All the previous shocks combined paled in comparison to this moment. It had never heard of such a breakthrough method.

Lu Yang ignored the Herding Sky Grass’s astonishment; it no longer posed a threat. He was now studying his newly formed golden core.

“This golden core seems to contain many profundities I haven’t discovered. It’s also not recorded in ancient texts. In other words, this golden core is unique. How should I name it... I’ve got it! Let’s call it the Primordial Unity Golden Core!”

Just as Lu Yang finalized the name for his golden core, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s delighted voice rang in his ears.

“Isn’t this my Unbeatable Golden Core?!

“Lu Yang, you little hypocrite! You said you’d never form my golden core, but deep down, you still feel that my Unbeatable Golden Core is the most suitable for you!” Having dealt with the demon beasts around her, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy nudged Lu Yang with her elbow, winking at him with a beaming smile.

Lu Yang blurted out, “...What the heck?!”

1. The hujiao directly translates to “tiger (jiao) dragon,” and it has the body of a fish and the tail of a snake/dragon. ☜

2. As described here, the yu is a three-legged turtle-like creature that spits sand at people. ☜

3. The bashe is a giant snake in Chinese mythology. It was said to have swallowed an elephant and only spat out its bones after three years. ☜

4. The feiyi is a snake-like creature with two bodies connected to a single area. It was said to be sighted in places with drought. ☜

5. The yazi is a mythological creature with the head of a dragon and the body of a leopard. It is known to be brave and aggressive. It also typically holds a sword in its mouth. ☜