Chapter 778: Golden Core Ascendant (Part 2)

So back then, he decisively slaughtered the seven-colored bird, fed its True Spirit Essence Blood to Gugu, and as for its beast soul and remaining materials, he stored them away, planning to use them later for puppet crafting.

Upon hearing Li Ji’an’s inquiry, Gugu anthropomorphically puffed out its chest; a flash of green around its body accompanied by a purer demon qi was released.

Li Ji’an instantly sensed that its bloodline had significantly improved, now stepping into the ranks of Earth Grade bloodlines, barely matching its current identity as a Golden Core Great Demon.

“Not bad.” A hint of satisfaction flashed in Li Ji’an’s eyes.

Gugu croaked a few more times, passing messages to Li Ji’an.

Li Ji’an understood and nodded; it turns out the benefit from the True Spirit Essence Blood of the seven-colored bird caused the bottleneck at mid-stage Golden Core to loosen, giving hope to advance to late-stage Golden Core.

After checking Gugu’s state, Li Ji’an instructed, “Continue digging a hole beneath this secret chamber and build an underground palace for your own cultivation; you’ll cultivate here quietly in the future.”

As for whether Gugu might be exposed, Li Ji’an is no longer too concerned.

After all, since Gugu arrived at One Realm, it hasn’t been involved in any significant causation.

And even if he wanted to keep this secret now, it would be quite difficult.

This place is Qinglan Sect’s territory, and under True Monarch Xuanji’s watch, the grand array covering the entire Sky Roaring Peak was crafted by him personally.

If True Monarch Xuanji wanted to pry, it couldn’t be hidden at all.

Thankfully, he trusts Gugu’s Qiankun space implicitly.

Back then, Ning Sujin’s Nascent Soul and Primordial Spirit were right next to him, alongside Gugu, yet she couldn’t comprehend anything regarding Gugu’s Qiankun.

Thus, he can completely hide some special secrets within Gugu’s Qiankun, without fear of being discovered.

After settling Gugu, Li Ji’an sat cross-legged to collect his thoughts and began cultivating in earnest.

Time flies; ten years pass in an instant.

During this decade, Qinglan Sect kept its promise; not a single person disturbed his cultivation.

Even True Monarch Qingxiao’s original promise was entirely fulfilled; periodically, sect disciples would deliver additional cultivation elixirs, providing substantial aid for his cultivation.

Actually, Li Ji’an had already stocked a large number of spirit pills when leaving the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm, never worrying about a shortage of pills.

With Qinglan Sect’s additional support now, his cultivation progress greatly exceeded expectations.

On this day, within the secret chamber, Li Ji’an’s eyes suddenly opened and closed.

In an instant, a faint golden glow flickered from his eyes, and an overwhelming surge of magical power erupted, sweeping through the entire chamber.

“Late-stage Golden Core!” Li Ji’an sensed the raging magical power within his body, a trace of delight appeared on his face.

He had finally broken through to the late-stage Golden Core.

He was further delighted that, at the moment of breaking through to late-stage Golden Core, his divine sense underwent a qualitative transformation, evolving from divine sense to primordial spirit.

Compared to the previous divine sense, the current primordial spirit seemed to stand above the heavens, possessing a perspective that overlooks all beings.

In the Sea of Consciousness, a blurred silhouette slowly condensed. Just with this primordial spirit, his perception range covered a thousand miles; any movement couldn’t escape his “eyes.”

The primordial spirit not only had a wider perception range but also a more straightforward, clear perception, far surpassing the previous divine sense.

Moreover, his progress in body cultivation was equally gratifying.

The Artifact Spirit of the Jade Water Pearl, Ink, since coming to One Realm, specifically settling in the Tier Four Dao Field of Qinglan Sect, became increasingly vigorous.

The daily absorption of water-element spirit charm increased by thirty percent compared to the Great Marsh Cultivation Realm.

This caused Li Ji’an’s body cultivation progress to be faster than expected, breaking through to Tier Three Late-stage Body Cultivator realm two years ago.

Puppetry skills also steadily advanced over these ten years.

With a primordial spirit now on par with a Nascent Soul True Monarch, he’s capable of attempting to craft Tier Four Quasi-Puppets.

During these ten years of skill refinement, he successfully crafted two Tier Three High-Level Puppets, whose combat power far exceeded previous Tier Three Mid-Stage Puppets.

On the other side, Gugu also successfully broke through to mid-stage Golden Core five years ago, with demon qi becoming more refined, greatly increasing its strength.

Just as Li Ji’an’s breakthrough aura spread, a multitude of anticipated primordial spirits and divine senses probed over.

The most formidable among them were two primordial spirits of Nascent Soul True Monarchs, belonging to True Monarch Xuanji and True Monarch Qingxiao.

They were followed by two divine senses of late-stage Core Formation Ascendants and over a dozen divine senses of mid-stage Core Formation True Mans.

Li Ji’an neither concealed nor hid, actively dissipating the isolating array around the chamber, completely revealing his late-stage Golden Core aura.

Soon, True Monarch Xuanji’s primordial spirit transmitted a message within his mind, with a hint of approval in the tone: “Congratulations Chang’an friend on advancing to the late-stage Golden Core.”

True Monarch Qingxiao wasn’t too surprised by his advancement.

She believed Li Ji’an’s progress likely owed much to the spirit pill support she provided over the past decade.

She followed suit with primordial spirit congratulations, then changed the topic, inquiring secretly about his advancement in puppetry skills.

With a thought, Li Ji’an took out a newly crafted Tier Three High-Level Puppet, presenting it to True Monarch Qingxiao’s primordial spirit perception.

Sensing the Tier Three High-Level Puppet’s aura, True Monarch Qingxiao’s primordial spirit noticeably fluttered, her tone filled with joy: “It’s already Tier Three High-Level! Excellent, truly excellent!”

Subsequently, congratulatory voices from Sect Leader Changgeng and numerous sect elders followed one after another, collectively congratulating him on ascending to the late-stage Golden Core Ascendant realm successfully.