Chapter 506 - Forming the Golden Core
Su Zimo put away the storage bags of Liang Heng and the others.
Although Cang Lang and the others were Golden Cores before their death, they were now dead and their bodies were weak.
Conjuring a demon fire from his fingertip, Su Zimo burned all five corpses into ashes in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace behind.
After settling that, Su Zimo returned to his residence.
He wanted to make his breakthrough in this courtyard.
Opportunities were required for breakthroughs of major cultivation realms.
It was a mysterious feeling in one’s mental state, similar to adrenaline rush.
At that moment, if Su Zimo were to take a long journey back to Ethereal Peak, he could very likely lose out on the timing of that precious opportunity.
A still rock wasn’t alive and neither was a running river.
The most primal and natural state of life was only manifested through a combination of stillness and movement.
The existence of life was activity.
Motions are a way of representing life while stillness was a method for nourishing life.
In truth, the formation of a Golden Core was a process born out of nothing by instilling stillness into motion.
To begin with, spirit qi did not exist within one’s body. However, after years of cultivation for a strain of spirit qi to appear, it could then gradually grow stronger and turn into a liquid form which could course through the eight meridians with firm strength.
Eventually, it would flow into the sea and return to the dantian, forming a silent and still Golden Core.
Things would happen naturally and logically.
At that moment, life would undergo an unprecedented change in quality. By interweaving motion and stillness to condense a Golden Core and nourish life, one’s lifespan could be extended.
To begin with, life was something that was produced out of nothing.
Eventually, it would enter an eternal slumber after its vibrancy.
Producing something out of nothing, entering stillness after motion – that was an interpretation of life.
In truth, the formation of a core was the understanding of one of life’s obscurities and as such, gaining an extension in lifespan.
That was the true meaning of core formation!
Once one creates a Golden Core, one’s lifespan will not be decided by nature!
That was the most famous mantra of core formation and also hinted at its true essence.
For Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the chances of them condensing a Golden Core was more than 80% as long as they unlocked five spirit meridians.
Even so, there were still people who failed.
They did not fail in core formation, but in the comprehension of the true meaning behind core formation.
Throughout history, generations and generations of seniors and predecessors passed down their personal experiences of breaking through to the Golden Core realm.
However, Dao was something that was incorporeal. It couldn’t be explained clearly, touched or seen – even if one knew what was going on, it was useless.
The only way for them to transcend mortality and break out of their mold was through personal comprehension!
As time passed by, Su Zimo’s aura turned increasingly terrifying as his black hair swayed gently without any wind.
His lifespan was extending endlessly!
Two hundred years…
Three hundred years…
Five hundred years!
Su Zimo’s understanding of core formation had not only affected himself; subconsciously, another life in the courtyard was affected!
Behind him, the peach blossom tree was shrouded by an invisible ‘Dao’ and it grew. Its trunk grew thicker and its branches extended.
One after another, pink buds blossomed in the blink of an eye.
The petals scattered around Su Zimo’s vicinity.
Instantly, the petals that scattered grew into new flowers and the entire process was mysterious, akin to a dream.
The peach blossom tree swayed gently.
If Su Zimo were to open his eyes right now, he would be able to sense that the peach blossom tree was exuding an emotion of joy!
It had gained sentience!