Gold Core Is A Star, You Call This Cultivating Immortality?

Chapter 171: A New World, the Realm of Mortal Hearts

"The person behind the great calamity, is that the venerable sun?" Qi Yuan looked at the sun, deep in thought.

"Now, Ash Water World is suspended in the sky for two days."

The Old Man Without Heaven sat in a wheelchair, his eyes profound.

"Unfortunately, the second round of the Great Sun is too small. Otherwise, if the two clashed, we Ash Water World might have a chance to escape the calamity."

Qi Yuan was speechless as he looked at the Old Man Without Heaven. "You're the one who's small!"

He never liked being called small by others.

The Old Man Without Heaven seemed to not have heard Qi Yuan's words and murmured, "Born in Ash Water World, we have been hindered by the calamity too much."

"If we were to shatter the sun in the sky, wouldn't the calamity be gone?" Qi Yuan asked seriously.

The Old Man Without Heaven chuckled, "The calamity itself is already invincible in the world. Even if the great venerables of this realm join forces, they are not a match for the calamity. And... to kill the sun in the sky, one must at least be at the realm of the Sun God. Without ascending to the higher realm, it is impossible to break through to the Sun God. But once we ascend to the higher realm, we people of Ash Water World will be like meat on a plate."

Generally speaking, cultivators at the realm of the Yin God have the opportunity to ascend to the higher realm. The rules of heaven and earth in the higher realm are more perfect, and the world's origin is more abundant. To ascend to the realm of the Sun God, one must be in the higher realm. It is impossible to ascend to the Sun God in the lower realm.

"I have sat in seclusion for endless years and finally found a way out." The Old Man Without Heaven's wheelchair rolled as he stopped in front of a jade slip and picked it up.

"What way out?"

"We... become the nourishment for the calamity, marked by the round sun. It's all because our cultivation techniques... have problems," the Old Man Without Heaven said heavily.

Qi Yuan's expression showed surprise upon hearing this.

He had known that there were problems with the cultivation techniques. But this was the first time he had heard it from a native of Ash Water World. The Yin God he had encountered before had not mentioned it, and Qi Yuan also noticed that the cultivation techniques they practiced were also problematic.

It was interesting that only the Violet Palace mentioned it.

"If a new technique is created and cultivated to the realm of the Yin God, ascending to the higher realm, then... the calamity can be avoided," the Old Man Without Heaven spoke, his voice hoarse. "But, the new technique is too difficult, too difficult."

Qi Yuan had a sudden idea, "If the cultivation techniques left behind in Ash Water World from the higher realm are used, then there won't be any problems in cultivation, right?"

"Not so," the Old Man Without Heaven said, "according to ancient records, the supreme powerhouse of the past obtained a cultivation technique taught to him in a dream by a Sun God, and he cultivated all the way to the realm of the Great Venerable. However, he still... became nourishment for the round sun. The calamity even affected the Heavenly Dao will of Ash Water World. Even if the cultivation techniques obtained from the higher realm are used, they will inadvertently become nourishment."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yuan was astonished.

This calamity seemed truly unsolvable.

Fortunately, his Qi Yuan Scripture, although it had some minor problems in cultivation, would not become real nourishment.

"Unfortunately, after all these years of wasted effort, I still haven't created a new technique that can truly escape the calamity," the Old Man Without Heaven sighed deeply, his voice filled with endless desolation.

His purpose in establishing the Ascending Heaven Pavilion was to create a new technique to avoid the calamity.

Qi Yuan said, "Even if a new technique is created, at most only one or two cultivators can avoid the calamity. If the new technique is spread and the calamity and the round sun on top of our heads become aware of it, won't Ash Water World still... perish? So I believe that the calamity cannot be avoided, and avoiding it will not solve the problem. We need to face difficulties head-on, take the initiative, and resolve the calamity!"

Qi Yuan was impassioned.

With his increased strength, he had swept through the Eastern Land, obtaining a series of Primal Cores and Divine Infants.

At the Divine Flower Gathering, countless people praised him, and he was feeling a bit arrogant.

He had a feeling of commanding the world, where no heroes dared to defy him.

The Old Man Without Heaven looked at Qi Yuan and pointed in a direction.

"The calamity should be in that direction. It will take three months to reach there. Does the Great Venerable Wangyue want to go and see the calamity?"

Qi Yuan immediately looked in that direction.

Suddenly, his right eyebrow twitched uncontrollably.

The left eye twitched for wealth, and the right eye twitched for disaster.

If the right eye twitched normally, it would mean wealth.

But it was twitching too violently!

Qi Yuan couldn't deceive himself either.

"Forget it, let's leave the calamity alone for now," Qi Yuan decided not to break through to the Divine Infant realm and not to provoke the calamity.

"Can I make a backup of the cultivation techniques here? Is that alright?" Qi Yuan asked.

Once he emptied the cultivation techniques of the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, he could return to Seven Colour Peak in peace and play games without worries.

The game icon is almost loaded and only needs a few days of preparation time to enter.

Qi Yuan is now preparing to memorize all the spells so that he can continue to deduce the "Qi Yuan Scripture" in his spare time in the game.

Otherwise, if he doesn't make enough progress in the "Qi Yuan Scripture" with the spells, his strength will increase when he enters the game, but his techniques will be insufficient, and he will not be able to quickly improve his cultivation in the present world.

"Master Wangyue, do as you please," said the old man Wutian, pushing his wheelchair and leaving.

Qi Yuan then found himself in the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, collecting all the spells.

...

Seven days later.

On the Spirit Boat, Kang Fulu looked proud and said, "In the battle of the Eastern Land's geniuses, I fought against the heroes and didn't lose the glory of the Five Lights Holy Law!

Several geniuses from major sects stood in front of me, but I had no fear and defeated them squarely.

Now, I am ranked 498th on the list of Eastern Land's geniuses.

It's a pity you didn't participate in the battle of the Eastern Land's geniuses, otherwise, you would have seen the heroic appearance of your senior brother."

Qi Yuan looked at the few strands of white hair on Kang Fulu's head and knew that he had worked hard to achieve this in the battle of the Eastern Land's geniuses.

After leaving the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, Qi Yuan briefly instructed the Blood Robe Alliance and announced his seclusion. He then changed back to his original identity and returned to the Divine Light Sect with Qijian Jun.

Unexpectedly, they encountered Kang Fulu on the way back and traveled together.

"Unfortunately, I couldn't enter the top 100 of the Eastern Land's geniuses, nor could I bring back the treasure the sect master needed.

During this time, I have been secretly investigating, trying to find out who took that treasure, but unfortunately, I have had no results," Kang Fulu said disappointedly.

Qi Yuan smiled at his words.

If Kang Fulu could find out, it would be a big problem.

"Hey, you disappeared for a while, and how did your daughter grow up so much?" Kang Fulu looked at Qijian Jun beside Qi Yuan with curiosity.

Qijian Jun was playing chess with another little girl on the Spirit Boat. It seemed that she heard Kang Fulu's voice and turned her head to take a look.

"The past cannot be pursued," Qi Yuan couldn't be bothered to explain.

Qi Yuan looked at the approaching mountain gate and said to Kang Fulu, "Senior brother, I won't go see the sect master with you. I have to return to the mountain gate."

He waved his hand, and Qijian Jun ran over.

"I understand, I understand," Kang Fulu patted Qi Yuan's shoulder and said with deep meaning, "Junior brother, don't blame yourself. There are differences between people. Give yourself some time, and you will definitely be able to enter the top 100 of the Eastern Land's geniuses."

Kang Fulu was very excited.

Being able to enter the top 100 of the Eastern Land's geniuses this time was already an extraordinary performance.

Returning to the sect, he would definitely blind the eyes of the master and the sect master, right?

After all, in a poor place like the Great Shang Kingdom, a true dragon like him had finally emerged.

...

On Seven Colour Peak.

Qijian Jun held Qi Yuan's hand and looked curious, "Is this daddy's home?"

"Yes," Qi Yuan returned to Seven Colour Peak once again and felt a sense of peace in his heart.

Causing trouble outside might be cool, but home was the harbor of the soul.

"It looks beautiful here, suitable for seclusion," Qijian Jun said.

Qi Yuan gave his daughter a white look. Wasn't she saying that this place was remote?

Qi Yuan and Qijian Jun landed in front of a brick and tile house.

He looked at the neighboring wooden house with a strange expression, "Where is junior sister?"

Suddenly, his expression changed.

Because he felt a strong frosty aura emanating from junior sister's wooden house.

He walked in, and several talismans immediately ignited and formed a formation blocking Qi Yuan.

When junior sister was cultivating, she often used some talismans to guard the surroundings.

The power exerted by these talismans was close to that of a Divine Infant cultivator.

In the Great Shang Kingdom, they were considered top-level protective talismans.

Qi Yuan's gaze swept over them, and the top-level protective talismans shattered.

He turned his body and immediately saw Jiang Lingsu lying on the bed, wearing a thin veil. Her bare white arms and the snow-white neck were covered with a layer of faint frost.

She frowned, seemingly enduring some pain.

"Junior sister?" Qi Yuan's heart tightened.

He had always known that junior sister had a problem with her body and needed a water attribute Heavenly Spirit Root Violet Palace cultivator to solve it.

Unfortunately, even after establishing the Blood Robe Alliance and even suppressing the Eastern Land, he still couldn't find a water attribute Heavenly Spirit Root Violet Palace cultivator.

He reached out and grabbed Jiang Lingsu's arm.

A scorching breath swept through at that moment.

Using the Qi Refining of the Five Elements, Qi Yuan couldn't completely eradicate the root of Jiang Lingsu's illness, but he could alleviate her pain.

The heatwave swept through the wooden house, causing sweat to form on Jiang Lingsu's forehead, who was originally covered in frost. The frost on her body had long disappeared.

She weakly opened her eyes, with a hint of pity in her gaze. "Senior Brother..."

It seemed like she was thanking Qi Yuan.

"No need to speak." Qi Yuan continued to transmit spiritual energy, using this clumsy method to help Jiang Lingsu dispel the coldness in her body.

Jiang Lingsu opened her eyes, her slender arms wanting to move, trying to grab onto something.

"Don't move." Qi Yuan grabbed Jiang Lingsu's arm, preventing her from moving.

This rich lady had helped him too much. He had to take good care of her to repay her kindness.

"What do you want to do? Tell Senior Brother, Senior Brother will help you." Qi Yuan was very responsible.

A blush appeared on Jiang Lingsu's snowy face as she turned her head, unwilling to look at Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan looked puzzled.

What's wrong with Junior Sister?

"Daddy, this sister probably wants you to help her pull up her clothes." Qi Jianjun stood by the side, teasingly.

Jiang Lingsu, lying on the bed, had fair skin that was faintly visible beneath the pink gauze. Even while lying down, her graceful figure, with its abundant curves, couldn't be concealed. At this moment, one of her ample curves had protruded halfway, dazzlingly white.

Qi Yuan blew gently, causing Jiang Lingsu's clothes to cover her up.

Jiang Lingsu felt the warmth of Qi Yuan's breath, and her face turned even redder.

Who helps someone put on clothes like this?

But Qi Yuan was very proud, feeling that he had once again displayed his high emotional intelligence.

As the saying goes, men and women should not touch each other intimately. He didn't use his hands, avoiding touching things he shouldn't touch, and instead chose to blow gently.

"Junior Sister, no need to thank me." Qi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Jiang Lingsu's complexion improve.

At this moment, Jiang Lingsu seemed to have recovered a lot. She held her hand to her chest, her eyes still carrying the weakness of a sick beauty. "Senior Brother, thank you."

"Your condition is getting worse." Qi Yuan looked at his Junior Sister.

When he resolved the coldness in her body just now, he could feel that the coldness that had appeared had already accumulated for half a month.

It could be seen that Jiang Lingsu had endured half a month of pain.

During this half month, she had been lying on the bed, enduring the pain alone, without anyone to talk to.

This made Qi Yuan sigh. Even if she was a rich lady, she also had her own hardships.

"It's nothing, I'm used to it." Jiang Lingsu seemed to be very open-minded about these things, her expression relaxed. "Senior Brother, how did it go at the Eastern Land's Elite Ranking this time?"

"Fortunately, I didn't disgrace myself and made it onto the Eastern Land's Elite Ranking."

"Really?" Jiang Lingsu's face revealed a look of pleasant surprise. "Senior Brother, you truly live up to your name!"

Being able to make it onto the Eastern Land's Elite Ranking meant truly entering the stage of the Eastern Land. Even if Senior Brother went to the Jiang family, he would receive the solemn treatment of a prestigious family.

If it were the Senior Brother from before, going to the Jiang family to pay respects, he probably wouldn't even be able to enter the front gate.

"What major events have happened recently in the Divine Light Sect and the Great Shang?" Qi Yuan asked.

"If it's major events, there are two." Jiang Lingsu looked at Qi Yuan with a strange expression. "Two Violet Palace experts from the Blood Robe Alliance came to our Divine Light Sect and killed the elders of the Red Sword Sect."

At first, Jiang Lingsu had always thought that the Blood Robe Sword God was Senior Brother's alternate account.

But later, she discovered that the Blood Robe Sword God was truly too powerful.

The two were simply impossible to be the same person.

Now, the Blood Robe Sword God had established the Blood Robe Alliance and sent people to the Divine Light Sect. When Senior Brother sent a message saying that two subordinates were coming, it made her wonder.

But when she thought about how Senior Brother had spoken to her just now, in a friendly and approachable manner, without that overwhelming aura, and even occasionally when she threw a tantrum, Senior Brother responded normally.

She felt that she was overthinking things.

However, there was definitely a deep connection between Senior Brother and the Blood Robe Sword God.

Could it be that the Blood Robe Sword God was their Master?

Only in this way could it be better explained.

Of course, she still had a hint of suspicion in her heart that Senior Brother was the Blood Robe Sword God.

"What's the other major event?" Qi Yuan asked.

He already knew about the Blood Robe Alliance's matter.

"Demon Desire Sect had an internal conflict. The Divine Clan suddenly made a move and suppressed the Ji Clan, slaughtering all the Ji Clan disciples."

Jiang Lingsu said seriously.

Qi Yuan was somewhat surprised when he heard this.

He had been thinking that he would take care of the Ji Clan members of the Demon Desire Sect when he returned this time.

Now, he didn't need to take care of it himself, as the enemies of the Demon Desire Sect were gone?

Truly, the world was unpredictable.

"Senior Brother, this is..." Jiang Lingsu finally took a serious look at Qi Jianjun, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Earlier, she seemed to have faintly heard the little girl calling Senior Brother "Daddy".

"This is my daughter, Qi Jianjun."

"Daughter?" Jiang Lingsu widened her eyes, "Senior Brother, if I remember correctly, you should be less than twenty years old this year. How do you have such a grown-up daughter?"

"I have a game, and this is my in-game daughter," Qi Yuan said.

Jiang Lingsu was dumbfounded.

She remembered that in their clan, some people played games on jade slips, calling each other older brother, older sister, even father and daughter.

But those were... just for fun.

How could someone as young as Qi Jianjun have a daughter?

"Alright, Junior Sister, now that you're awake, Senior Brother will go back. Senior Brother still wants to continue playing the game. It's been too long since I last played, and I'm quite eager," Qi Yuan said, then hurriedly left.

In the room, only Jiang Lingsu remained, wearing a puzzled expression.

"Could it be that the little girl is an orphan adopted by Senior Brother and brought back?" Jiang Lingsu's maternal instincts overflowed a bit.

She got up, feeling a bit stiff from not moving for too long.

However, she was, after all, a Foundation Building cultivator, and this discomfort disappeared in an instant.

Suddenly, she thought of something and showed a strange expression.

"What about the talismans I set up at the door?"

Every time before she went into seclusion to cultivate, she would place some talismans around her for protection.

Now, the talismans were gone.

"How did Senior Brother bypass my talismans?" Jiang Lingsu was astonished, wearing a peculiar expression.

...

Mortal Realm.

Qingshui Village.

The emaciated villagers returned with numerous injuries on their faces.

The village chief, Yu Lei, was an old man with a hunched back, his pants rolled up to his knees, revealing legs as thin as sticks.

"We lost the village battle, what a shame!" he said.

A chubby man had a mournful expression, looking particularly sorrowful.

"The Stone Family Village has no sense of martial ethics. They actually believe in the new god!" a scholarly-looking man spoke disdainfully, expressing his contempt for the Stone Family Village's belief in the new god.

Mentioning the new god, the expressions on everyone's faces were not good.

For these villages, in order to have good weather and a good harvest, they had to offer sacrifices to the gods.

Qingshui Village had been offering sacrifices to the God of Dogtail Grass for decades, but there had been no response whatsoever.

According to the priest, the God of Dogtail Grass was probably starving to death.

It sounded absurd, but it was also normal.

After all, Qingshui Village had been extremely poor, and they had nothing to offer to the God of Dogtail Grass.

"Without the blessings of the gods, we can't defeat the Stone Family Village!" a man said.

The overall strength of Qingshui Village was greater than that of the Stone Family Village.

However, the Stone Family Village had a new god who could bless the villagers, which meant that the Stone Family Village's strength was much stronger than that of Qingshui Village.

This time, in the battle for water sources, Qingshui Village suffered heavy losses.

"Even if the God of Dogtail Grass blesses us, we still can't defeat the Stone Family Village. Their new god is too powerful!"

When the new god was mentioned, the villagers present showed a fearful expression.

"Then, should we also believe in a new god?" a villager asked tentatively.

"No!" the silent village chief, Yu Lei, spoke up, "No matter what, our Qingshui Village cannot believe in a new god, absolutely not!"

The people on the scene fell silent.

They all knew why the village chief reacted so strongly.

Unlike the old gods, the new gods required human sacrifices.

The new god of the Stone Family Village required a child to be sacrificed every month.

Such a thing was simply unacceptable to the people of Qingshui Village.

"Moreover, we are the descendants of the Ancient Clan. How can we believe in a new god?" Yu Lei said.

Hearing the words "descendants of the Ancient Clan," the villagers present showed proud expressions.

The Ancient Clan was known for being unyielding.

Once upon a time, when the heavens were blind, the great god of the Ancient Clan dared to challenge the heavens.

Now, in this chaotic era of new gods, how could they seek refuge in the new gods and live in fear?

"We, the descendants of the Ancient Clan, dare to challenge the gods, even if we have declined, our backbone should not bend!"

"Daring to fight against the heavens, daring to rectify the world, Ancient Clan cannot be humiliated!"

"Wuwu, I'm so hungry, Dog Egg, give me a steamed bun!"

"You, with your pure Ancient Clan bloodline, have the nerve to ask me for a steamed bun?"

(End of this chapter)