Chapter 1023 - 312: Demon Path Golden Core (3)

"He Yi."

With his deep call, a dark purple mist suddenly emerged from within his body.

The graceful figure of Celestial Demon He Yi appeared in the room.

"Are you sure?"

Facing He Yi’s gaze, Shen Chongxu nodded slightly and said, "Can’t delay any longer."

"Searching for the Five Elements Secret Realm requires strength, and the troubles my brother is currently facing also require strength."

"If I keep waiting like this, who knows when I can share his burden..."

Celestial Demon He Yi’s expression was somewhat complicated, she then lightly spoke, "The ’Primordial Golden Seal’ is a fragmented scroll, I myself have never cultivated it."

She waved her hand to set up a layer of ghostly purple barrier around and continued:

"You needn’t worry too much. Whether the Ancient Demon Cultivator will receive golden nature from Heaven’s reward is still uncertain."

Shen Chongxu nodded.

He Yi had mentioned this to him before.

For safety’s sake, he hadn’t chosen to risk attempting it then.

After all, if he accidentally received golden nature from Heaven’s reward upon breaking through to the Golden Core, even if he successfully stripped it away in the future, the loss would be considerable.

Plus, since the Five Elements Secret Realm has not been found, he hasn’t hurried to enhance his strength, instead letting it settle at the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm.

It was only after talking with Shen Chongming earlier and sensing the pressure on him that such thoughts arose in his mind.

"Let’s give it a try."

"If gold tendency reward appears when I break through, you can also try to block it from entering my body."

He Yi nodded.

After some consideration, she added, "And your master..."

The Golden-haired Monkey doesn’t know about the "Gold Dandelion Conspiracy." If it tries to block the golden nature from entering the body, it might think she has "betrayed."

After all, in their understanding, the Immortal Golden Nature is the most crucial thing for a Golden Core Cultivator.

A Golden Core Cultivator without golden nature doesn’t count as truly in the Golden Core Realm.

"It’s fine, I can go somewhere else to break through."

"As long as it’s not present, it won’t stop me."

The connections behind the golden nature conspiracy are too large, and he has not fully understood the details of the Golden-haired Monkey yet.

Even if it’s very good to him now, he cannot gamble with matters concerning the entire Shen Family’s fate.

For now, he can only keep it a secret, and later, when he confirms there’s no issue, he can apologize to it.

"That works too."

"When do you plan to start?"

Celestial Demon He Yi, after slight contemplation, felt this plan was feasible.

"Right now."

Shen Chongxu is not someone who likes to procrastinate; decisions are naturally implemented immediately.

"Qianrou, pack up, we’ll leave in a moment."

Turning to face Wushi Qianrou, Shen Chongxu spoke in a deep voice.

"Yes, Master."

Wushi Qianrou was also someone who could be absolutely trusted.

Her true form, the Netherworld Dog Filth Furnace, was now Shen Chongxu’s life-bound magical artifact; as the Artifact Spirit, Wushi Qianrou couldn’t possibly betray him.

The preparation for breaking through to the Purple Mansion from Fetal Breathing doesn’t require much.

A few spirit crystals, array plates, and some Descent Dust Pill used by Outer World Cultivators to enhance the breakthrough chance—these things were prepared in advance for him by the Golden-haired Monkey.

Previously, when the cultivators of Yangnao Land broke through from Fetal Breathing to Golden Core, they didn’t have such things as Descent Dust Pills; although Shen Chongxu felt he might not need them, bringing them wouldn’t be troublesome.

Wushi Qianrou, like his personal maid, managed all the daily affairs meticulously.

This time, packing up was naturally quick.

After ensuring everything was properly prepared, Shen Chongxu took him to the Golden-haired Monkey’s residence.

This time, he only informed the Golden-haired Monkey that he was going out for a while.

And the Golden-haired Monkey merely thought he was going to search for the Five Elements Secret Realm again, without much thought.

Using Wind Manipulation, he left the Nameless Island, heading further east.

To avoid detection by the Golden-haired Monkey during his breakthrough, he needed to leave the sea area within a ten-thousand-mile radius of Nameless Island.

Thus, even if any disturbance occurs later, it wouldn’t be sensed.

The master and servant duo traveled for several days, eventually finding a deserted island nearly twenty thousand miles away from the Nameless Island.

Once they designated this deserted island as the location for the breakthrough, Shen Chongxu immediately worked with Wushi Qianrou to inspect the island and its surrounding sea area, ensuring no strong sea demon beasts would disturb him later.

He then took out several array plates and set up some defense arrays on the island.

After choosing to retreat, Celestial Demon He Yi also emerged from his Sea of Consciousness to guard the island with Wushi Qianrou.

Time passed day by day.

In the blink of an eye, it was more than a month.

Before the collapse of the Yangnao Land Dao, Shen Chongxu’s cultivation had already reached the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm.

With cultivation techniques like the ’Primordial Golden Seal’ of Ancient Demon Cultivators, his cultivation was very solid, allowing him to break through without much sedimentation needed.

Now, he has forcefully settled in the Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm for more than ten years, making the breakthrough naturally smooth.

A large amount of primordial demon qi gathered in the Dantian, quickly condensing into a perfect spherical Inner Core.

Accompanying the perfection of the Inner Core, his aura also began to connect with Heaven.

The manifestation of such Heaven’s phenomenon instantly made Celestial Demon He Yi’s expression serious.

According to her understanding, Shen Chongxu follows the path of Ancient Demon Cultivators, absorbing primordial demon qi close to Chaos Qi during daily cultivation.

In such circumstances, breaking through to a mere Golden Core Realm should not cause any Heaven’s phenomenon.

The appearance of Heaven’s phenomenon proves that this so-called "Heaven" has not been deceived by the ’Primordial Golden Seal,’ and has noticed Shen Chongxu’s ongoing breakthrough.