Chapter 121: Golden Core Level 12_2
Another year passed, and Lu Yi reached the Golden Core Peak. With his foundation, he naturally broke through the Heavenly Dao limitation with ease and entered the Golden Core Eleventh Layer.
After the breakthrough, Lu Yi also obtained that piece of Tao Jade.
It was a palm-sized beautiful jade shining with seven-colored flowing light, its interior flickering with mysterious Tao patterns. It clearly rested in Lu Yi's hands, yet it seemed to merge with heaven and earth, as if it could disappear at any moment, evidently an extremely precious Tao Treasure. Explore stories on My Virtual Library Empire
This Tao Jade, like the Tao Spirit Pearl, also contained innate Tao patterns, but the patterns within the Tao Jade were clearly more profound and numerous.
Lu Yi carefully stored this Tao Treasure, a valuable item he needed for his breakthrough into the Nascent Soul Realm.
Afterward, Lu Yi resumed his cultivation.
Three years later, Donggong Ming Yue broke through to the Golden Core Realm, causing a sensation in the White Cloud Sect. Although Donggong Ming Yue was somewhat older than Liu Ningshuang had been at her breakthrough, she was still an extraordinary genius who could also dominate the Eastern Domain in the future.
The Ling Luo Peak Master's three disciples, each more monstrously talented than the last, made the other Peak Masters green with envy, yet they were powerless to do anything about it.
A few months later, Lu Yi finally completed his accumulation and once again broke through a layer of Heavenly Dao limitation, reaching the Golden Core Twelfth Layer.
At this Realm, even Lu Yi needed to spend quite some time to break through.
Though this was still frighteningly fast compared to average cultivators.
During this time, a major event occurred, and news reached the White Cloud Sect.
In the Northern Territory Demon Land, Qingqiu Hua, the successor of the Demon Emperor, made successive breakthroughs in cultivation after obtaining the Nine-tailed Demon Emperor's inheritance, reaching the Unification Realm with unimaginable speed, shaking the entire Demon Land and even causing a stir in other Great Domains.
After all, such a rapid increase in cultivation was unheard of, even for a reincarnated Immortal starting anew.
Some speculated that Qingqiu Hua not only received the Nine-tailed Demon Emperor's inheritance but also her full cultivation, requiring only integration to breakthrough directly.
Others said that Qingqiu Hua had obtained the Essence Blood of the Nine-tailed Demon Emperor, elevating her lineage to that of the Nine-tailed Immortal Fox.
No matter the reason, the commotion caused by Qingqiu Hua was too great, attracting the entire Tianming's attention, with many elders from the Immortal Sect Holy Lands turning their gazes towards her.
Even the forces hostile to the Qingqiu Fox Clan carried out many assassination attempts, with the most terrifying one involving a Tribulation Crossing Practitioner who took action and reached the Qingqiu Ancestral Land; ultimately, the practitioner left, and everything returned to calm.
No one knew what had happened that day, but not long after, Qingqiu Hua wielded an Immortal Artifact left by the Qingqiu Clan, and in a single strike turned a Unification Realm powerhouse, who even had hopes of becoming an Immortal from the Azure Dragon Clan, into flying ashes.
This set the entire Demon Land in turmoil; the Azure Dragon Clan was not weaker than the Qingqiu Clan, and for Qingqiu Hua to take such decisive and fierce action, even deploying the Immortal Artifact meant to suppress their Ancestral Land, it's conceivable this had the Qingqiu Clan Elders' support.
The implications of this were profound.
Many cultivators discussed that the Tribulation Crossing Practitioner who entered the Qingqiu Ancestral Land must have been one of the Azure Dragon Clan's elders.
Otherwise, even given Qingqiu Hua's exceptional talent, the Qingqiu Clan seniors would not have allowed her to act so recklessly.
This was a declaration of war.
The Demon Land became exceedingly lively, and cultivators from the other Great Domains watched the drama with glee, hoping they'd beat their brains out.
When Lu Yi heard this news, he felt a bit regretful.
That fox spirit Qingqiu Hua really is fierce... to have not died in such a situation...
Lu Yi just hoped that Qingqiu Hua had forgotten their past unpleasantness and wouldn't come to trouble him; otherwise, he would feel somewhat anxious.
One day, not far from the White Cloud Sect's main gate in the sky, snow filled the air within dozens of miles, along with flashes of golden sword light.
Boom!!
A roaring sound erupted and the violent aftermath blew away the falling snow, with the dark clouds in the sky dispersing as a result.
Lu Yi and Liu Ningshuang stood opposite each other. Lu Yi was surrounded by golden sword light, while Liu Ningshuang's snowy hair danced in the wind. Lingering waves of Spiritual Energy encircled them, and the twisted sky was slowly settling.
Liu Ningshuang lightly exhaled a breath of cold air, her aura considerably weaker, and looking at Lu Yi, who stood before her like an incomparable Sword Immortal, she smiled wryly, "Junior Brother, you've improved too quickly; I am completely no match for you now."
Lu Yi smiled slightly, "Senior Sister, your pace of cultivation isn't slow either, having reached the Nascent Soul Sixth Layer. The advantage I have over you lies in Conception."
Liu Ningshuang's fine eyebrows creased slightly as she sighed lightly, "Grasping Conception is difficult; even for me, there has been little progress recently, and it will still take some time to reach ninety percent of the Heart of Ice."
Lu Yi nodded thoughtfully and said, "Senior Sister, this might be useful to you."
As he spoke, Lu Yi produced the Ice Spirit Pearl.
Liu Ningshuang, seeing the Ice Spirit Pearl emitting faint chills, was stunned. Her cool and beautiful face showed surprise, "Is this the Ice Spirit Pearl?"
Lu Yi smiled and nodded, "Yes, I obtained it by chance some time ago. I'm giving it to you, Senior Sister."
Liu Ningshuang's expression became complicated as she looked back at Lu Yi, "Junior Brother, this Ice Spirit Pearl is too precious. Even the Cold Glass Sword is not as valuable as this pearl. It would be best if you kept it for yourself."
No, it really is of no use to me...
Lu Yi mentally retorted.
Although the Ice Spirit Pearl could indeed help him understand the Heart of Ice, he could clearly improve through practice tasks; why waste a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure like this?