From Family Fisherman to Water Virtue True Immortal-Chapter 137: Golden Core True Master

"The Green Jade Li Family has arrived."

In attendance were all Great Cultivators, existences equivalent to ancestral figures in the eyes of younger Qi Refiners, naturally possessing exceptionally keen Divine Sense.

In an instant, Li Quanqing became aware of numerous probing gazes descending upon him.

The crowd’s stares varied, yet he had already grown accustomed to it; whenever he attended such gatherings, he always became the center of attention.

There was no helping it; who asked him to be so outstanding?

"Indeed, the Li Family has added another Foundation Establishment Cultivator, breaking through the realm successfully!"

"Remarkable, four Great Cultivators; the Li Family now has the momentum for a rise!"

"Such a young Foundation Establishment, said to have achieved breakthrough on his own, the Li Family possesses great fortune!"

"The Li Family also has a Foundation Establishment seedling named Li Quangeng, currently apprenticed in the Sword Sect, with great potential for breakthrough as well!"

For a time between the attending cultivators, various spiritual thoughts collided. Without actual words, they stirred ripples of wind in the night.

Clan Leader Li Zongyao slightly smiled, cupping his hands and speaking with a touch of satisfaction and pride: "As everyone sees, Elder Quanqing of my Li Family has succeeded in Foundation Establishment; we shall hold a grand ceremony, and I hope our esteemed friends here will honor us with their presence."

Those major forces on good terms with the Li Family naturally agreed one after another, to solidify relations.

"How coincidental; in my Situ Family, we also have a newly advanced cultivator who succeeded in self-conducted Foundation Establishment. How about an exchange of insights?"

Laughter rang out, and a throng of Foundation Establishment cultivators approached, as many as eight, all clad in the uniform of their family.

It was the Situ Family from Taiyuan Islands.

The Clan Leader of the Situ Family was a white-haired old man with an ancient tall hat, his features rugged, and he emanated a powerful dignity.

He stepped aside, revealing a man in his thirties behind him, fairly handsome but regrettably too arrogant, his mouth curved into a cold sneer of disdain.

As if to say that none of the family cultivators present were fit to carry the boots for the Situ Family.

The other Foundation Establishment members of the Situ Family weren’t much better, their expressions haughty, firmly believing that their family exhibited an invincible elegance and flourishing fate, soon to return to the ranks of the Golden Core Families.

"This is Situ Yu, a newly advanced Foundation Establishment Cultivator of our Situ Family, who has broken through the bottleneck and succeeded in Foundation Establishment on his own."

Situ Changqing spoke slowly. As the head of the family, he possessed the strength of Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, arguably the strongest present.

Self-conducted Foundation Establishment?

Li Zongyao snorted, thinking of the Foundation Establishment Pill that the Li Family had lost, and his complexion suddenly looked a bit unsightly.

Li Quanqing also found it unlikely, suspecting that the Situ Family had stolen that Foundation Establishment Pill and allowed Situ Yu to consume it.

"Nine Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators, and an Island Guardian Spirit Beast, the Taiyuan Mystic Turtle..."

Li Kunlun transmitted through Divine Sense, his tone more grave than ever before.

Even with the Li Family’s strength doubled, they were still outmatched in the face of the formidable Situ Family.

"Nine is the extreme number; to the extremes, things will reverse..."

Li Quanqing’s heart, instead, harbored another thought, looking towards the towering mountain peak that reached to the skies.

Would the Sword Sect, the great mountain that loomed over all Foundation Establishment families, allow anyone to pierce through the heavens?

Soon, all Foundation Establishment forces under the banners of Shuihua Sword Sect and Yanyue Sect had arrived, totaling more than fifty Great Cultivators.

Along with high-level Elders from the two Golden Core Sects, the number had already exceeded a hundred, truly astonishing.

Dang!!

The moon was at mid-sky, atop the mountain peak.

A long and melodious bell toll resonated, spreading far into the night, its ethereal and clear sound purifying the hearts of those who heard it.

"The True Master invites all elders to ascend the mountain."

A young cultivator, about twenty years old, riding his Flying Sword, with sword brows and starry eyes, stood out from the rest. Dressed as a direct disciple of the Sword Sect, he had already achieved the Qi Refining Great Perfection realm.

He tread upon sword light, speaking leisurely with an innate sense of superiority that came from being a descendant of a Golden Core Clan.

Li Quanqing, following the crowd, ascended the mountain peak. With several True Masters above, they naturally didn’t dare to tread air; they had to show respect.

Along the way, everywhere were the Sword Sect’s cultivators serving as guardians in all directions, enforcing the law. The least of them was at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

Each small team leader possessed the Cultivation of Qi Refining Perfection. In the Li Family, they could be considered high-ranking with significant authority.

Yet within the Sword Sect, they could only be said to have a modicum of status.

Without reaching the Foundation Establishment, they were ultimately no different from ordinary people.

At the summit of the mountain, towering palaces stood erect, built upon cliffs, overlooking the Canghai sea. Glazed tiles bathed in moonlight’s glow seemed as if the Heavenly Palace had descended to the mortal realm.

"Greetings to the True Masters!"

Li Quanqing entered the grand hall and respectfully saluted, casting a glance out of the corner of his eye, he immediately saw a man and two women sitting cross-legged in mid-air, wrapped in dawn’s light, possessing the grace of immortal sages.

The male cultivator had a unique, ancient appearance, with white hair and a youthful face, wearing a tall crown, behind him five Flying Swords spread like a peacock’s tail, flashing myriad lights.

It was none other than the Sword Sect’s Shuihua True Master, practicing the Tao of the Five Elements Flying Sword.

The other two female cultivators, one dressed in moon-white robes and the other in plain green robes, had strikingly beautiful faces, unparalleled in delicacy.

Enveloped in the radiance of moonlight, their demeanor was holy and transcendent, as if they were fairy maidens descending from the ninth heaven, their temperament cool and as pure as the moon.

These were Yanyue True Master and Suxin True Master.

"The Demon Clan is rampant, Hanhai unrestful, thanks to all for your powerful assistance, the Sword Sect is deeply grateful..."

The voice of Shuihua True Master echoed in the hall, full of pleasantries, enough to make people dozy.

As Li Quanqing’s mind wandered, the True Master finally got to the point: "The relic of the Whale Emperor Sect will soon break through its final core Array. To prevent the Demon Clan from causing trouble, everyone, please follow me for one more look."

Yanyue True Master nodded and gave a slight smile: "I shall make a move, escorting fellow cultivators on our way, to avoid being ambushed by the Demon Clan at night."

With a flick of her fingers, the moonlight around her suddenly shined brightly, transforming into a full moon, wrapping everyone and flying out of the hall, heading straight for the relic.

For so long, this was the first time Li Quanqing had entered this ancient relic.

After passing through that beam that reached the heavens, he immediately felt as if he had stepped into a dust-covered era of long ago, as if traversing back a thousand years.

Unfortunately, most of the relic had been emptied, leaving only the desolate gates.

After being scavenged several times, only broken walls and ruins remained, inducing sighs.

Atop this Third Rank Spirit Vein, the Sword Sect and Yanyue Sect had also joined forces to establish a towering Array, sealing off the area to defend against the sudden onslaught of the Demon Clan.

Several disciples and Array Masters from the Sects were busy at the heart of Whale Emperor Sect, attempting to break through an ancient Array that had lasted a millennium.

Li Quanqing looked up to see the area covered by an upside-down bowl, a Canghai Whale swimming above, bellowing, the guardian Array Spirit.

Now, this massive Array was being eroded and was on the brink of collapse, signalling the approach of the final battle.

After touring around with the group, Li Quanqing returned to the Workshop and dispersed.

Back at the Li Family’s residence, he couldn’t help but ask, "Clan Leader, what exactly is at the heart of Whale Emperor Sect? Shuihua Sword Sect seems so determined; a Golden Core Spiritual Item?"

Li Zongyao and Li Kunlun exchanged glances and spoke softly, "We suspect it’s the corpse of a Golden Core Peak Great Demon, the Canghai Whale Emperor."

"A Golden Core Demon, then there must be a Demon Core inside; no wonder..."

Li Quanqing’s eyes widened slightly, suddenly comprehending.

A Demon Core from a Third-rank Demon, after being refined, could be assimilated by a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator, with a chance of breaking through to the Golden Core Realm.

Such cultivators were known as False Core Cultivators.

Although limited to the early stage of the Golden Core for life, they still possessed the combat strength and longevity of the Golden Core Level, able to preside over the Sect for five hundred years.

"Shuihua True Master is advancing in age, and with two failed Golden Core Seed challenges in recent years, the Sect lacks successors; no wonder..."

Li Quanqing suddenly understood.