Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 171 - 117: Thank You, Master. I Am Confident in Forming My Core!

Hearing Situ Jiang’s inquiry, Qi Chuan said, "Master, the liquid magical power within this disciple’s Dantian has now reached fourteen drops."

"Fourteen drops? When you first advanced to Foundation Establishment, how many drops of liquid magical power did you have?" Situ Jiang asked.

"When I first entered Foundation Establishment, it was thirteen drops of liquid magical power," Qi Chuan answered truthfully.

"Thirteen drops, huh, so from the time you first entered Foundation Establishment until today, you’ve increased by one drop of liquid magical power during this period... Hmm... that’s quite impressive, indeed," Situ Jiang pondered for a moment and said.

Not just quite impressive, it was actually very commendable.

Keep in mind, this is liquid magical power, not comparable to Qi Refining Realm; one drop of liquid magical power, when dispersed, translates to a large amount of gaseous magical power.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators, who want to condense a new drop of liquid magical power, must endure long periods of meditation practice, combined with elixir support, before they can achieve it.

Once you gather dozens of drops of liquid magical power, you can gradually attempt to break through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage; generally, even for a genius, this step takes at least ten years, and for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, it typically takes decades, or even a lifetime stuck at Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

From this, we can reflect on the high achievement of Qi Chuan managing to condense a new drop of liquid magical power in such a short time.

"It seems that during my last visit when I first met him, I sensed something different about Qi Chuan’s aura, a bit improved, and it was because he had condensed a new drop of liquid magical power, right?" Situ Jiang thought to himself about previous events.

With Qi Chuan’s cultivation speed being so rapid, it’s no wonder that he hadn’t long after advancing to Foundation Establishment Early Stage already been thinking about Core Formation.

Moreover, a talent like Qi Chuan, during the Foundation Establishment Middle and Late Stages, will find few hurdles, and he is very likely to reach those stages; he should aim for Core Formation. If he cannot form his core, it would be a regretful matter instead.

Situ Jiang didn’t want Qi Chuan to end up like him, whose years of cultivation only brought him to Foundation Establishment Perfection; although he was a Sect Leader, admired by many elders and disciples in the sect, ultimately, he was unable to form his core. Even using the treasures left by the Supreme Elder in the sect’s treasure vault only allowed him to barely achieve a Fake Pill, ending his journey there.

"Alright, let me tell you about this Core Formation matter!"

Thinking so, Situ Jiang sighed and said, "I’ll just speak to you about it, but as for whether you can achieve it, I can’t guarantee it, it’s all up to you."

In his mind, even though Qi Chuan had high cultivation talent, Core Formation was by no means something that could be achieved easily; if that were the case, among the Wind Moon Sect, Celestial Soul Hall, and the nearby Five Sects, each sect wouldn’t just have one Core Formation True Master.

"Alright, thank you, Master," Qi Chuan responded, bowing to Situ Jiang and showing an attentive expression.

As for whether he could achieve it, in truth, with the support of a Hundredfold Critical Strike and the numerous pill formulas inherited in his mind from the Celestial Pill Elder, he wasn’t worried, feeling somewhat confident.

"In fact, the so-called Core Formation is very simple; it’s just a single sentence, really," Situ Jiang gazed vaguely forward and narrated softly.

"That is, to compress the abundant magical power in the Dantian at Foundation Establishment Perfection from liquid to solid, forming a pill shape, thus reaching the realm of Core Formation True Master, enjoying a lifespan of over five hundred years!" Situ Jiang’s voice resonated clearly.

"Is it really that simple?" Qi Chuan asked in surprise.

"In general, it really is that simple!" Situ Jiang looked at Qi Chuan and smiled, "Breaking through from Foundation Establishment Perfection to Core Formation is actually less convoluted than breaking through from Qi Refining Tenth Layer to Foundation Establishment."

"From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment involves the transformation of the cultivator’s Spiritual Sense to Divine Sense and requires the unified effort of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, along with the assistance of a Foundation Establishment Pill, to jointly push the breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Realm."

"The most crucial point is that in the Qi Refining Realm, even at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer, one is essentially still a mortal; it’s just that their body possesses magic power as protection, making their physical vitality and lifespan stronger than ordinary mortals."

"At Foundation Establishment Realm, one can truly be considered a cultivator, contrasted with mortals, they are deemed ’extraordinary’, belonging to a higher level of life form, so breaking into this realm is more complex."

"Core Formation, however, is different!"

"To ascend to this realm, all efforts are just to compress the liquid magical power in the Dantian into solid form, that’s all."

"If you can achieve this step by yourself, then no external aid or extensive preparation is necessary; just cultivate normally, and once you reach Foundation Establishment Perfection, you can attempt the breakthrough to Core Formation on your own, without needing as many means as when contending for Foundation Establishment."

Upon hearing this, Qi Chuan was a bit surprised, having initially thought the Core Formation process would be extremely complicated and difficult to achieve, with numerous potential problems, yet hadn’t expected it was openly just that simple, merely compressing the liquid magical power in the Dantian to solid.

If that’s the case, wouldn’t he, equipped with a Hundredfold Critical Strike, find it quite easy to accomplish?

But after pondering, he felt something was amiss, and once more, asked Situ Jiang, "Then Master, if the breakthrough to Core Formation is so simple, just compressing the magical power from liquid to solid form, why is the number of Core Formation True Masters still so few? Is it purely because this compression process is extremely difficult?"

Upon hearing this, Situ Jiang looked at Qi Chuan with an approving gaze and said, "Indeed, that is exactly the case. You’re a teachable child."