Yan Wushuang pursed her lips, recalling something Zheng Fa had said: "Zheng Fa once told me that he stood on the shoulders of giants..."
Xie Qingxue heard this, laughed, and said, "When there are no giants left to stand on in cultivation, does he intend to use these people to build a towering mountain range?"
She laughed for a moment, then suddenly sighed, "He really seems like he can."
Just at that moment, from the direction of Zheng Fa’s courtyard where she had been gazing, a golden sun suddenly leaped out. In the eyes of the two, this golden sun resembled a rising morning sun, containing some burgeoning power about to erupt.
They both knew that this was Zheng Fa’s Golden Core, though this Golden Core was more majestic, vibrant, and even... more intense than usual!
"Is Zheng Fa about to have a breakthrough?"
Yan Wushuang was stunned.
Xie Qingxue, however, said nothing, just watched Zheng Fa’s Golden Core, pressing her lips together.
Zheng Fa was indeed advancing.
He had been forming his Golden Core for some time, never slackening in his cultivation, gradually deepening his foundation.
But compared to his previous rapid progress, it was not as fast.
Today’s advancement, however, came in an unusual way beyond conventional wisdom:
With Xie Qingxue’s help, they now understood the first four transitions of the "Nine Reincarnation Golden Core Method," where the Yang Five Elements were complete.
He had just refined the Spiritual Material Particles from the Creation Jade Disc, initially forming a Five Elements Ring.
Once the Five Elements Ring was completed, the Creation Jade Disc underwent a transformation, containing five times more Spiritual Energy than before, with its gathering and dispersing unpredictable and ever-changing.
This was still a minor change.
The flow of Spiritual Energy within the Creation Jade Disc was smoother and more streamlined than before.
The abundance of Spiritual Energy brought greater storage space.
The smoother flow brought faster reaction speed—like an upgraded CPU.
What surprised Zheng Fa even more was that the little Nascent Soul man within his Golden Core took action, reaching out to the Creation Jade Disc, which then flew into the little man’s hands, embraced by it, as Spiritual Energy continuously flowed between the Jade Disc and the little man.
Zheng Fa could feel that the rate of forming the little Nascent Soul man within his Golden Core was more than five times faster than before!
Previously, according to his estimation, he was at least ten years away from fully forming his Golden Core, which was not fast, given that his Vigorous Evil Qi was thick, slowing down the forming speed of his Nascent Soul.
This was normal; cultivation naturally required building strengths gradually.
But now, after reforging this Creation Jade Disc, it seemed to have become an accelerator!
He was puzzled, looking at the Creation Jade Disc in the little man’s hands, and immediately discovered the clue, or rather, the reason—Wood Element Child Talisman!
In Zheng Fa’s theory, the Wood Element Child Talisman could form a bond equivalent to a DNA structure. Now that the Spiritual Material Particles in the Creation Jade Disc consisted of all five elements, all possessed the Wood Element Child Talisman, and against all odds, developed a self-replicating ability like DNA!
Without even needing guidance from Zheng Fa’s Divine Sense, the Creation Jade Disc was autonomously guiding the Golden Core, refining the Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Fiend Qi, condensing Spiritual Material Particles, and growing by itself.
In this way, Zheng Fa’s Nascent Soul man naturally benefited as well.
This thing seemed somewhat like... an automatic cultivation plug-in?
Zheng Fa was excited, wondering if, once the Nine Reincarnations were complete and the Creation Jade Disc became even stronger, it would be more effective?
If so, the days needed to consolidate his Golden Core might not even take two years, possibly even shortening to a year!
The changes in the Creation Jade Disc were invisible to outsiders.
But the change in Zheng Fa’s Golden Core cultivation speed was sensed by Xie Qingxue and Yan Wushuang.
"This..." Yan Wushuang, feeling the rapidly growing Nascent Soul man inside the Golden Core, trembled slightly and suddenly realized a problem: "If this continues, how long before Zheng Fa’s cultivation surpasses mine?"
Xie Qingxue turned back, looking at this junior brother with a look of pity.
"Three months..." She paused, then added another blow, "If his Cultivation Technique makes no other progress."
Yan Wushuang slowly widened his eyes.
When he first met Zheng Fa, they were both at the Golden Core stage, with Zheng Fa even in the Foundation Establishment stage.
By now, he was still at the Golden Core stage.
Zheng Fa, however, was about to surpass him.
He suddenly realized that he might be a bit useless!
Yan Wushuang raised his eyes, looking at his senior sister, feeling grateful—knowing that this senior sister was never one to comfort someone.
Xie Qingxue sincerely said, "Even if the Ancestor Master came, there would be nothing to be done; it is not your fault."
Yan Wushuang looked at this senior sister, feeling she was unreadable:
Hadn’t you previously criticized Zheng Fa on the Jiushan Forum?
Hadn’t you been cursing with your face when mentioning Zheng Fa before?
Why are you so changeable!
"The Ancestor Master..." Xie Qingxue touched the Qingping Sword, lowered her eyes, "Would also be pleased to have someone stronger than him."
In the sea region, Wuzhi from Leiyin Temple touched his sleeve, his face full of anticipation.
When the news of the Qingjing Bamboo in the Jiushan Realm reached Leiyin Temple, there was an uproar, even with intentions for Buddha to make a move, but in the end, it was decided to let him bring the sect’s Supreme Treasure instead.
He was excited, using the Divine Feet technique, traversing the vast sea in an instant, but due to his cautious nature, he continuously used the Heavenly Vision and Heavenly Ear techniques, ready for any surprises.
However, the sea region was calm now, with no signs of any great demons, seemingly very safe.
He was puzzled, becoming more vigilant, and further activated the Heavenly Ear technique.
Suddenly, Wuzhi stopped in his tracks, as if he discovered something, looked towards a place, with Buddha light shining in his eyes, murmuring after a while:
"Ascension ceremony?"
"Is the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor now ascending to the position of Demon Emperor? It seems a bit rushed..."
He hesitated for a moment, then turned to head somewhere, seeing more and more demon races gathering, busying themselves.
The Great Freedom Demon Ancestor’s cultivation was profound, so Wuzhi dared not get too close, simply spreading out his sleeve from which flew a golden bowl that rested over his head.
As he got closer, he saw a magnificent palace complex.
The base of the palace sat firmly on the seabed, with half of it exposed above the sea surface, and from the top view, the palace roofs appeared like individual small islands.
It was quite tall and even wider.
Wuzhi wanted to take a closer look, but then laughter echoed from the palace:
"From Leiyin Temple?"
"Why not enter the hall and pay respects?"