Golden Core is a Star, and You Call This Cultivation?

The Grand Council Master was moved.

He had never expected that the Ghost Supreme would obtain a compatible Heterodox Dao Fruit and step into the third layer of the Yang God Realm. Originally, a second-layer Yang God like the Ghost Supreme, who had comprehended a Supreme Truth, was comparable to a Realm Lord who had just entered the Realm of Rules. With the addition of a Heterodox Dao Fruit, once fully refined, his strength would undoubtedly increase significantly.

Such a Ghost Supreme was indeed more qualified to enter the Primordial Council than the Great Sun Supreme.

"This..." The Grand Council Master hesitated. "But I've already discussed this with the Great Sun Supreme. If I suddenly go back on my word, where would I put my old face?"

At his level of cultivation, his temperament couldn't be measured by ordinary standards. Sometimes he didn't care about face, and other times his reputation was more important than anything else.

"Senior Brother, if you're afraid of losing face, why not tell the Great Sun Supreme to go back and think about it for now? Later, when the Ghost Supreme finishes fusing with the Heterodox Dao Fruit and steps into the third layer of the Yang God Realm, he can host a Realm Lord grand assembly and come to our Supreme Truth Council to claim the Primordial Council. By then, the Great Sun Supreme will likely back down and say nothing more," the Second Council Master suggested.

The Grand Council Master hesitated. "Is that acceptable?"

Meanwhile, outside, Qi Yuan stood quietly, stretching lazily.

"I've always said that my home is missing a wall, and the Wall of Supreme Truth would be a good fit. But now it seems the Wall of Supreme Truth is a bit too ordinary."

He looked through the layers of barriers, his gaze falling on the Wall of Supreme Truth.

What had once seemed profound and mysterious to him now appeared quite ordinary.

"This so-called Primordial Council sounds impressive, but in reality, isn't it just a treasure of the Realm Lord, like the imperial jade seal on Earth? What's the difference? Does obtaining it mean you get the throne? That's just feudal superstition."

Qi Yuan muttered to himself.

Just then, a faint, subtle stream of light quickly flew toward him.

Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes, curious.

The faint stream of light, like a green dragon, silently landed on his wrist, seemingly trying to transform into a jade bracelet and wrap around his arm.

However, due to Qi Yuan's immense strength, the green dragon-like stream of light was immobilized.

"This is..."

[Primordial Council, a treasure of the Realm Lord, crafted by the disciples of the Immortal Dao's Dao Lord.]

"The Primordial Council?"

"Do I... truly have the Mandate of Heaven?"

Qi Yuan couldn't help but joke a little.

The Primordial Council was too enthusiastic.

Upon seeing him, it immediately tried to sneak into his clothes, completely lacking in restraint.

Was it trying to recognize him as its master?

"But I don't have a whip or candles. I don't know how to play those kinds of games..."

The Primordial Council, as if it had consciousness, transformed into a small dragon, wagging its tail like a puppy.

Seeing this, Qi Yuan finally said, "Sigh, it must have had a hard time in the Supreme Truth Council, which is why it ran to me as soon as it saw me. This isn't stealing or taking. It's rescuing it from its suffering."

As he spoke, Qi Yuan activated the recording function on his device to preserve evidence.

"Little thing, you'll follow me from now on."

After some thought, Qi Yuan decided not to stop the Primordial Council.

The Realm Lord treasure immediately emitted a sense of joy, transforming into a green dragon bracelet that wrapped around Qi Yuan's wrist.

He pulled his sleeve down, feeling a bit guilty.

"Indeed, I'm too thin-skinned. Even when doing good deeds, I feel embarrassed. I really want to leave the Supreme Truth Council as soon as possible."

"It's not that I'm guilty. It's just that I'm afraid the Primordial Counci will suffer if it stays in this place full of nightmares."

As he thought this, the figure of the Dragon Turtle Grand Council Master reappeared.

His expression was strange, and he avoided meeting Qi Yuan's eyes.

"Great Sun Supreme, what do you think of what I just said?" the Grand Council Master asked.

"Well..." Qi Yuan hesitated.

If it weren't for the Primordial Council's enthusiasm, to be honest, he wasn't very interested in entering it to improve his strength.

"There's still plenty of time. This epoch has 30 billion years left. Why don't you go back and think it over carefully?" The Grand Council Master's words carried a strong hint of wanting to send Qi Yuan away.

"Alright!" Qi Yuan was also eager to leave, a smile appearing on his face.

"Farewell."

"Farewell."

Watching the Great Sun Supreme leave, the Grand Council Master wiped the sweat from his forehead.

...

Shenguang Sect.

On the Seven Colors Peak.

Qi Yuan looked at the Primordial Council on his arm, curiosity in his eyes.

"There are benefits to entering. Should I give it a try?"

As the saying goes, a free Primordial Council is not to be wasted.

Moreover, he had now stepped into the Yin God Realm.

His current strength had reached the Creation Realm, and progressing further would be extremely difficult.

After all, the next step would be the fourth or fifth layer of the Yang God Realm.

Thus, after entering the Yin God Realm, Qi Yuan's cultivation had stagnated, and he wasn't sure how to improve his strength.

Of course, devouring stellar golden cores didn't count.

That was the Great Dao of the Golden Core.

The improvement of his main body's cultivation had yet to find a direction.

Cosmic rules?

Or mastering unique treasures?

Or strengthening his true spirit?

At present, he was still too weak.

If the Sole Hall suddenly went berserk, he wouldn't be a match and would surely be devoured by it.

Not to mention, if the Immortal World's Dao Lord suddenly came back to life, he would also be doomed facing a fifth-layer Yang God Dao Lord.

The strength of a Dao Lord was unimaginable.

"First, set a small goal: improve my strength... at least to the point where I can contend with a fourth-layer Yang God."

In the Divine Wood Universe, Qi Yuan could contend with the Black Heaven, partly because he was strong enough, and partly because of the Seven Human Enlightenment Lights.

Those Seven Human Enlightenment Lights were the seven primordial rules of the Divine Wood Universe.

In Qi Yuan's hands, they could unleash half the power of a fourth-layer Yang God.

Yet even so, he was still at a disadvantage against the Black Heaven.

If his master hadn't given him "Spring," his true spirit would have been lost and annihilated in the countless timelines of his battle with the Black Heaven.

So now, although he seemed strong, he was actually small and helpless.

"I hope to find a way to improve my strength within the Primordial Council."

"Even... if I can find news about the Divine Wood Universe... that would be good."

Looking at the Primordial Council, he immediately separated a strand of his true spirit and entered it.

Qi Yuan's consciousness blurred for a moment, then quickly cleared.

"Is this inside the Primordial Council?"

He looked up and saw that he was in an unknown space.

He couldn't sense the passage of time.

Looking up at the sky, it resembled a starry sky, with an endless sea of stars.

"Is this... the Cosmic Spirit Sea, a place to temper the true spirit?"

Qi Yuan's gaze fell on what looked like an ocean ahead, curiosity in his eyes.

This Cosmic Spirit Sea was what the Grand Council Master had mentioned—a place to temper the true spirit.

In the Cosmic Spirit Sea, countless waters were burning, and cosmic rules were being reborn or annihilated as the water burned.

Within it, a terrifying aura emanated.

If a first-layer Yang God entered the outer reaches of the Cosmic Spirit Sea, they would likely be burned to death by these flames.

A second-layer Yang God could only stay in the outer regions and not venture deeper.

"There are... people in the Cosmic Spirit Sea?" Qi Yuan was surprised.

With his powerful perception, he could naturally sense many auras within the Cosmic Spirit Sea.

"These aliens are quite open... they don't wear clothes in the Cosmic Spirit Sea."

Of course, he didn't examine them closely.

With his immense strength, about a third of the Cosmic Spirit Sea was within his perception.

If he wanted, he could see high-definition images of all those who weren't wearing clothes.

Of course, being a gentleman, he had no interest in peeping.

However, he knew that the beings in the Cosmic Spirit Sea were in a state of undress.

"Maybe I just have better upbringing. You should wear clothes in public places," Qi Yuan muttered to himself.

Although he was an orphan, whether he had good upbringing was debatable.

But since these were all aliens, no one knew his background, so he could say whatever he wanted.

"Aren't you the alien here?"

Just then, a clear female voice rang out.

A tall woman in a black bodysuit walked over. Her beauty was unparalleled, as if she had received all the favor of the Creator.

Her figure was also excellent. Although she didn't have the "hidden weapons" of his junior sister Jiang Lingsu, her proportions were still impressive.

Especially in the black bodysuit, her figure was perfectly accentuated.

However, this beauty gave Qi Yuan a strange feeling.

As his eyes scanned her, he immediately understood the depths of this woman.

She was a Realm Lord at the Realm of Rules, and the rule she mastered was... beauty.

Because of this, she was beautiful.

She embodied the concept of beauty.

Even if she looked strange, others would still find her beautiful.

The Divine Beauty Realm Lord glanced at Qi Yuan and said indifferently, "At our level, the body is just a vessel.

Moreover, the Cosmic Spirit Sea offers many benefits. Every moment, the spirit sea burns, and rules are annihilated.

To temper the true spirit, one must constantly resist these forces. There's no time to create clothing or other external items.

Not to mention, tempering the true spirit and sensing the rules require close proximity to the Cosmic Spirit Sea. Wearing an extra piece of clothing might reduce the chances of comprehension."

The Divine Beauty Realm Lord calmly explained to Qi Yuan.

"I see," Qi Yuan nodded. "But... I still have good upbringing."

Although the Divine Beauty Realm Lord's words sounded reasonable, asking him to undress in public... he couldn't do it.

"You must be here for the first time if you don't even know this rule. Your strength is probably average.

Since you look quite handsome, I'll give you a friendly reminder: don't go deeper than the 100th layer of the Cosmic Sea.

Also, stay away from those red and black lights.

They have bad tempers. Don't end up dying here before you've even tempered your true spirit.

If you die here... you can't be revived in your original universe," the Divine Beauty Realm Lord said with a smile.

After speaking, she undressed right in front of Qi Yuan.

In an instant, her clothes were gone, with no attempt to cover herself.

Her long legs, perky chest... and everything else exuded beauty, as if she were the most exquisite thing in the world, making one want to get close to her.

"You just... stripped like that?" Qi Yuan was also stunned. "You're not a Yang God, you're a living bodhisattva!"

Qi Yuan sighed.

Aliens were too bold.

The Divine Beauty Realm Lord's expression didn't change. "The body is just a shell... and in the Cosmic Spirit Sea, there aren't many humanoid beings like us."

The Divine Beauty Realm Lord's meaning was clear.

Everyone here was crossing species and races. Wearing clothes or not made no difference.

"We're both humanoid," Qi Yuan said.

"You're good-looking, which is why I'm like this. If it were someone else... hmph," the Divine Beauty Realm Lord said bluntly, without hiding anything. "Alright, enough chit-chat. I'm entering the Cosmic Spirit Sea."

With that, the Divine Beauty Realm Lord, completely naked, stepped into the Cosmic Spirit Sea.

Immediately, the water burned, and rules were annihilated. Qi Yuan observed the Divine Beauty Realm Lord's figure, watching her frown in pain, curiosity in his eyes.

"She's right. Wearing clothes is a disadvantage, but alas... I have good upbringing."

He wore a blood-red robe and stepped directly into the Cosmic Spirit Sea.

Inside the Cosmic Spirit Sea, the Divine Beauty Realm Lord covered her chest with her hands. When she saw Qi Yuan entering with his clothes on, she snorted. "Foolish."

Wearing clothes while entering not only required more true spirit to maintain but also increased the distance from the Great Dao and the rules.

It was too much of a loss.

However, a hint of disappointment flashed deep in her eyes.

Although the body was just a shell to her, if that handsome Realm Lord had stripped in front of her, she would have enjoyed the view.

Since Qi Yuan didn't undress, she didn't look anymore and focused on tempering her true spirit.

Meanwhile, Qi Yuan stepped into the Cosmic Spirit Sea.

Instantly, he felt the endless water burning.

Rules were collapsing and annihilating.

Terrifying forces continuously tore at his true spirit and his clothes.

In fact, if he hadn't maintained his strength, his clothes would have been burned away the moment he entered.

"This Cosmic Spirit Sea is impressive. I feel my true spirit has improved a tiny bit."

"But... it's too little, and the power... is too weak. It's lighter than a tickle."

The outermost layer was likely only suitable for Realm Lords who had just entered the Realm of Rules and second-layer Yang Gods.

No one knew how many layers the Cosmic Spirit Sea had, and neither did Qi Yuan.

But the deeper one went, the better the effects.

The 100th layer was where Realm Lords at the Realm of All Things could stay.

As for the 1,000th layer, that was for Realm Lords at the Creation Realm.

Without hesitation, Qi Yuan passed by many figures and headed deeper.

"Is this the 100th layer?"

"Why does it still feel like a tickle? It seems that alien's knowledge was too limited."

Qi Yuan muttered.

He was still wearing clothes as he entered the 100th layer.

In the outer reaches of the Cosmic Spirit Sea, the Divine Beauty Realm Lord's beautiful eyes flashed with surprise.

"He's actually at the Realm of All Things. A Realm Lord at the Realm of All Things coming to the Cosmic Spirit Sea for the first time? Interesting."

The Divine Beauty Realm Lord's eyes sparkled with curiosity.

"I wonder which path he follows?"

She didn't look anymore.

Once Qi Yuan entered the 100th layer, she could no longer track his movements.

As Qi Yuan entered the 100th layer, many beings in the Cosmic Spirit Sea sensed something and glanced at him.

"Another newcomer."

"This newcomer has some strength."

"He's actually wearing clothes. How foolish!"

"Hmph, who's interested in his stick-like figure?" a boar-like Realm Lord snorted.

"Hmph, Man Qi, you might not be interested, but I am," a female Realm Lord said, her eyes gleaming with a strange light—a light called lust.

"I bet he'll take off his clothes before the 200th layer," the female Realm Lord said, drooling as she spoke.

She was currently standing at the 260th layer.

Just then, a voice rang in her ears.

"Don't talk nonsense. I'm very chaste. My pure body won't be shown to just anyone."

As the saying goes, a man who doesn't uphold his chastity, who doesn't follow male virtues, won't be cherished by "big women" and won't get any dowry when marrying.

Besides, a good man is him, and he is Qi Yuan.