Chapter 771 -26: Taiyi True Immortal, the Path of the Inner Core
Meanwhile, within Gouchen Celestial Palace.
Compared to the tranquility of a few days ago, this place has completely turned into a battlefield, far more intense than the outside.
Looking around, the originally orderly structures have become ruins.
The roars of gods and mountain people rise and fall, echoing continuously over Gouchen Celestial Palace.
Even Ying Long, who serves as the strongest warrior, began to gasp uncontrollably after days of combat.
Under the cover of Ying Long’s enormous wings that shield the sky, hundreds of gods and elite mountain people fight on the frontline.
The remaining mountain people form battle formations, cooperating and covering each other, providing ample logistics support for the entire war.
This support includes but is not limited to pills, talismans, and arrays.
Upon noticing casualties, the mountain people spare no effort to pull frontline fighters into the logistics array, healing them at the fastest speed.
Thanks to this sufficient logistical support, Gouchen Celestial Palace has yet to witness any human fatalities.
In contrast, those apostles formed from starlight have already piled their corpses throughout half of Gouchen Celestial Palace.
Everywhere that can be seen, most of the buildings are demolished by those falling corpses, with only a few actually destroyed by combat.
Perhaps enraged by the mountain people’s tenacious resistance…
Or perhaps threatened by Gouchen’s actions…
In the sky over Gouchen Celestial Palace, enveloped by the radiance of infinite stars.
An extraordinarily twisted point in space-time spontaneously appears, drawing more starlight to Gouchen Celestial Palace.
Roar!
From its appearance to its permeation throughout Gouchen Celestial Palace, the starlight took less than a single breath to successfully anchor the palace in its current orbit.
This means Gouchen Celestial Palace has left the system of All Heaven Star Gods, unable to operate autonomously like other stars.
“Such a grand gesture, they truly reckon us worthy!”
Silently, Lu Huaijin’s figure appeared atop Ying Long’s head.
As the orchestrator of the Cloud Summit Celestial Palace Plan, Lu Huaijin knew better than anyone what this scene meant.
A newly ascended Star God is attempting to forcibly descend here, using His star authority to exile Gouchen Celestial Palace.
Clearly, it’s not something a single Star God can accomplish.
He must have obtained the consent of a considerable number of Star Gods to exile a growing star.
Of course, if the current Gouchen Celestial Palace had a true owner, a Star God equally ascended.
Then His arrogant act is no different than courting death on the opponent’s turf.
“We cannot let His true form descend!”
A deep voice emanated from Ying Long’s mouth, accompanied by the sound of thunder and storm.
Two apostles attempting to seize the opportunity to sneak attack were blown to pieces by the violent wind and thunder without getting close.
Regrettably, the apostles here now are mere avatars.
Destroying them only consumes starlight and primordial qi, unable to truly kill their beings within the stars.
“Of course, I know, the question is how to stop His true form from descending!”
Gazing at the gradually emerging reflection of Shanggui Star in the sky, the Celestial Eye on Lu Huaijin’s brow had unknowingly opened.
Under the gaze of this Celestial Eye, the pervasive starlight was no longer dense but full of flaws.
Only the reflection of Shanggui Star became increasingly clear in Lu Huaijin’s view.
“This is an authentic Pathfinder, a genuine Taiyi True Immortal.”
“If you succeed in your pathfinding, we might stand a chance.”
“But we are now merely Loose Immortals, far from being a match for a True Immortal.”
Although not fond of categorizing individual strength with Loose Immortal, True Immortal, and Golden Immortal distinctions.
Yet at this deadlock in the battle, Lu Huaijin couldn’t think of words that more straightforwardly illustrated the power gap between the two sides.
“Didn’t you once say that cultivation realm doesn’t measure individual strength?”
“Moreover, we walk the Daluo Dao; our methods far exceed these Taiyi True Immortals.”
Speaking, Ying Long suddenly opened his mouth wide, a dragon pearl as brilliant as a star tore open the sky, directly crashing onto Shanggui Star’s reflection.
Whoosh—Boom!
In an instant, the originally illusory reflection quivered.
The apostles manifested by the stars wailed; the weaker ones even saw their forms directly collapse.
[Alchemy Dao taboo? Artifact Refining of the human body?]
His pupils suddenly constricted; Lu Huaijin immediately recognized the dragon pearl’s essence.
Just as Gouchen carved the Qiankun Talisman on Feng Long, this dragon pearl is a similar artifact.
Only Ying Long used his own harvested Heaven and Earth Essence Qi and Essence of Sun and Moon to refine an “inner core,” unlike the materials of other creatures.
Compared to the cultivation avenue taught by Li Boyang, this “inner core Dao” is seemingly a shortcut.
Using the self as a tripod furnace, continually combining Heaven and Earth Essence Qi with Life Essence Qi to further refine a unique “inner core.”
Depending on the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi utilized, these “inner cores” yield differing effects.
Such as body refining, qi gathering, healing, extending life, longevity…
Considering this “inner core” is refined using the self as a tripod furnace, it is exceptionally compatible with the cultivator.
Unlike those externally consumed pills, there’s no need to consider toxicity and side effects.
However, Ying Long clearly doesn’t need this “inner core” to grant him additional attributes now.
For Ying Long already stands at the pinnacle of countless cultivators.
Hence, this dragon pearl boasts no typical pill effects; instead, represents an extreme purity of aggression.
In other words, this dragon pearl is not pure pill, but a hybrid of alchemy and artifact refining method, proof of Ying Long forging a new path.
“Using pills as magical treasure—you learned this from Golden Horn, didn’t you!”
Taking a deep, cool breath, Lu Huaijin thought for a long while, could only deduce that Golden Horn is likely adept at this method.
After all, the primary function of pills is encapsulated in the word “medicine.”
Across the entire Hundred Lands Mountain Range, only Golden Horn enjoys refining all sorts of chaotic things into “pill,” eagerly tossing them to Silver Horn.
In Golden Horn’s words—Alchemy Dao isn’t such a cumbersome thing!?
“Don’t worry about where I learned it; just tell me if it works!”
With a slight upward curl of his lips, Ying Long didn’t anticipate his refined “inner core” to be so powerful.
This is his first time using the inner core in battle; only inscribed with the Life Talisman and Transformation Talisman.
“It is indeed useful but not as effective as imagined.”
Looking at Ying Long, whose face was filled with pride, Lu Huaijin, after a brief silence, jokingly said as usual.
“If this ‘pill’ shatters, does it mean the time and effort you spent are wasted?”
“According to the master’s oft-repeated words, does this count as ‘thousand years of cultivation ruined in one day’?”
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