Cultivating Through The Game-Chapter 595 - 331: Heading to the Demon Star

The promotion of the Green Peng squad did not encounter any surprises, just a few days' delay.

Shortly after Lu Yu and others returned to the Celestial Wind Camp, they were met with an investigation by the battle division of the Celestial Wind Academy. After a simple examination and some questioning, the investigators from the battle division left.

The main focus of the investigation was not how Lu Yu killed the Heart Snatcher, but how the Heart Snatcher crossed the defense line and entered the Yellow Zone Nine.

Generally, Heart Snatchers are confined to the Mystic Level battlefield, and Celestial Wind Academy aims to use this incident to check for gaps and vulnerabilities between the Mystic Level and Yellow Level battlefields.

"The Green Peng squad has officially advanced to a mid-level Celestial Tier squad," Wei Long announced the good news as he walked in from outside.

Although everyone was already aware of this outcome, they were still somewhat excited when the news came.

From this promotion trial, they also understood how vast the gap was between themselves and opponents at the Core Formation Realm; in battle, the members at the Qi Sea Realm mainly played supporting roles.

Even when forming the Dragon Formation, they couldn't confront opponents at the Core Formation Realm head-on.

Lu Yu, sitting in a chair, couldn't help but smile upon hearing Wei Long's words.

Suddenly, his smile paused momentarily, then quickly faded away as if nothing had happened.

The time to participate in the Demon Star Selection had arrived. He had just heard Zhao Tianjue's voice but didn't know where he was; the voice appeared in his mind as if Zhao Tianjue was hiding inside his head.

Lin Qingqing keenly noticed the change in Lu Yu's expression, glanced around but said nothing, while everyone else continued to cheer.

At dusk, Lu Yu stood on the balcony, watching the last remnants of twilight in the sky. Lin Qingqing walked out from behind him and leaned against the railing.

"Do you have something on your mind?" Lin Qingqing asked.

Lu Yu shook his head, saying, "No, it's just that I need to leave here for a while. I'm also not sure how long I'll be gone, and I haven't figured out how to tell you all yet."

Originally, Lu Yu planned to leave just a letter before departing, but since Lin Qingqing noticed the subtle changes in his expression, he decided to be upfront with her.

Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Lin Qingqing didn't express much surprise. Although she couldn't help but feel a bit of disappointment inside, she still said casually, "You can leave for as long as you want; the Green Peng squad always welcomes you back."

She and the others understood that a genius like Lu Yu couldn't stay with the Green Peng squad forever.

While everyone in the Green Peng squad was considered top-tier geniuses at the Celestial Wind Academy, there are always differences between geniuses, and often this disparity can be even more daunting than between ordinary people and geniuses.

To put it bluntly, after Lu Yu demonstrated such ability and talent, the members of the Green Peng squad felt unworthy to be his teammates.

For Lu Yu, the members of the Green Peng squad were slowing down his progress.

There's not much to say, so that night, Lin Qingqing communicated with the others. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The next morning when Lu Yu was preparing to leave, the Green Peng squad had already been waiting in the courtyard for some time. They didn't say any emotional words; Wei Long simply shook Lu Yu's hand and hugged him.

"The Green Peng squad always welcomes you back."

Lu Yu looked at everyone, nodded, and said, "I will come back."

With that, he took to the air, transforming into a streak of rainbow light that shot into the sky, disappearing from everyone's sight.

Lu Yu held the Demon Star Selection pass in his hand, which pointed to his next destination.

He didn't know what kind of place it was, and Zhao Tianjue hadn't mentioned it to him.

Now was a good time to attend the Demon Star Selection. Recently, while cultivating the Sevenfold Heaven of Ice and Fire, his Qi Blood had ceased to rise further, stagnating at 9,630 without further progress.

The total amount of Spiritual Power was nearing 270,000, and his cultivation improvement had significantly slowed. Even soaking in Spiritual Qi daily was no longer of much help.

Although he could still improve, it would take a long, grinding process, with the cost-effectiveness greatly reduced.

If there were no other methods to accelerate the growth of Spiritual Power, Lu Yu was about ready to step into the semi-step Core Formation Realm.

The semi-step Core Formation Realm isn't a realm between the Qi Sea Realm and the Core Formation Realm; it's just a term used to describe the process of forming a Core.

During this process, a Martial Cultivator's strength far exceeds that of peak Qi Sea Realm Martial Cultivators, hence the term semi-step Core Formation Realm.

In simple terms, the semi-step Core Formation Realm is the process of condensing internal Spiritual Power into a Golden Core.

This process requires a large amount of Spiritual Power and is a lengthy journey. The amount of Spiritual Qi a condensed Golden Core can hold is far greater than that of the Dantian at the Qi Sea Realm.

After the Spiritual Power solidifies into a Golden Core, the Core Formation Realm gains a miniature Eye of the Sea, capable of storing a vast amount of Spiritual Qi.

The peak output of the Golden Core depends on the limit of Spiritual Power during solidification.

When the Golden Core is being condensed, the higher the limit of Spiritual Power, the higher the maximum output of the Golden Core after successful condensation.

Therefore, the output of a Core Formation Realm Martial Cultivator is entirely dependent on the limit of Spiritual Power at the peak of the Qi Sea Realm when condensing the Golden Core.

A Core Formation with high base output naturally has strong attack and defense.

The limit of Spiritual Power during Golden Core condensation only affects the strength of the Golden Core; the true key to a Core Formation Realm's strength is the Natal Divine Soldier.

Even if the initial Spiritual Power is low but the Natal Divine Soldier is very strong, there's still a chance of defeating those Martial Cultivators with high initial Spiritual Power.

However, such Martial Cultivators are rare, because high initial Spiritual Power not only indicates good talent but also signifies abundant cultivation resources, and their Natal Divine Soldier wouldn't likely be weak.