234: Chapter 218 234: Chapter 218 Jiang Family Head felt the swelling sensation, his body was extremely uncomfortable, yet his heart was filled with immense joy.
This powerful life force was repairing some of the injuries his body had suffered, as well as some of the faint foundational strengths within him.
What surprised him even more was that his original Spiritual Root was changing amidst the potent vitality.
This transformation excited him beyond measure, turning his already excellent Spiritual Root into something even better, with a unique quality.
This was one of the reasons those with exceptional Spiritual Roots cultivated faster than others, and at his age, he envied those with special talents.
The former advantage of being from a top-tier family, yet still only capable of reaching and remaining stuck at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
He and the other Elders felt the same, having been stagnant at the Foundation Establishment Stage for many years with little hope for further progression, which even if forthcoming, would take a very long time.
Feeling the spiritual energy of the Cultivation World growing weaker, he feared that within his lifetime, he wouldn’t be able to become an ancestor like the one in his family, who after all was at the Golden Core Stage.
Within Jiang Family Head’s storage ring were Golden Spirit Elixirs, which he had bought a long time ago with the idea of using them to enhance his Golden Core.
As his body had already swollen to the size of a large balloon, he endured the discomfort, using the potent energy within him to circulate through the meridians of his entire body.
His body ached everywhere due to the strong energy, causing pain in every part of it.
The pain was followed by a comforting sensation, as though he was experiencing pain and pleasure at the same time.
For cultivators seeking the Path of Longevity, the journey inherently goes against nature—what was a little pain compared to that?
Some people, in order to train their bodies, constantly forged them to be stronger.
The hardships they suffered were unknown to others who only saw their success without witnessing their struggles.
Jiang Family Head intended to take a Golden Spirit Elixir to help him endure the pain and attempted to open his storage ring.
Before he could open the storage ring to retrieve the Golden Spirit Elixir, the Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection barrier had already been broken through by the formidable life energy.
Jiang Family Head was ecstatic, having dreamed of becoming a Golden Core Cultivator, yet had not expected that his wish would be so easily fulfilled that day.
With just one pill, he could become a Golden Core cultivator, something many other alchemists could not achieve.
He believed it was probably the immense power of a supreme pill that made the energy so favorable.
Not content with just the early stage of Golden Core, he used the remaining energy to solidify his cultivation base and continued to push towards the middle stage of the Golden Core.
Perhaps it was because he had not advanced his cultivation base for many years and the accumulated energy within his body was strong, or perhaps the pill’s power was too great; as he broke through the barriers over and over again, he shattered the mid-stage Golden Core barrier on his tenth attempt.
He longed to shout for joy as he consolidated his cultivation base and consumed another Nourishing Soul Pill.
When Jiang Family Head took the pill, his body felt stronger, but his head ached slightly.
After consuming the pill, his head felt comfortable, and his Divine Sense also strengthened, picturing a Golden Core in his mind.
Previously, his Divine Sense could only cover a range of one or two miles; now, he sensed up to ten miles away.
While experiencing the enhancement of his Divine Sense, he noticed that a large hole had been made in the room between him and the Elders.
The other Elders were still engrossed in their practice, and he was shocked—before their cultivation, the room had been intact.
So, had the room been blasted open while they were cultivating?
He could smell the scent of Burst Talismans in the room and fearfully released a ring of light in preparation to ward off any attackers.
Yet strangely, there was no movement at the hole, and it seemed improbable that someone would make a hole in their room without using it to launch a sneak attack.
Jiang Family Head looked curiously at the hole and soon sensed that someone seemed to be protecting them.
An invisible ring of light surrounded the room, even encasing the hole.
He probed below the hole and felt several familiar auras.
With his now enhanced Divine Sense, he recognized them as their enemies: Patriarch Huang and three other Elders.
Jiang Family Head glared fiercely and whispered in a secret voice towards the hole,
“Old Huang, you are all so despicable for repeatedly attempting to ambush us.
Did you think we’d still be here letting you attack us?
Haha, don’t you know we’ve got backing now?”
Patriarch Huang, upon hearing this secret voice, was shocked by the robustness of the Qi that made his ears buzz, realizing that Jiang Family Head must have advanced to the Golden Core Stage.
This speculation made him clench his teeth in frustration; that old man Jiang was so lucky to have increased his cultivation level, surely due to some collusion with Jiang Tang.
They had lost their chance to ambush; even if they entered the shop, they would only take a beating.
“Let’s go…” Patriarch Huang’s face was livid with rage, thinking to himself when had an ambush ever failed?
He secretly communicated with the three Elders, and they retraced their way through the sewer back to their own shop.
What they did not realize was that they were being followed by a Divine Sense, not the avatar of Jiang Tang, who was just responsible for protecting the few people and had no intention of killing Patriarch Huang and his group at that moment.
Jiang Family Head’s Divine Sense tracked the old fools to their hideout.
To say that he didn’t seek revenge would be impossible; it was just that they were currently too busy to deal with it.
Jiang Family Head planned to grow stronger within the protection of this room before he could fend off any potential robbery or surprise attacks.
Feeling constantly pursued and attacked was too oppressive.
Coming to Immortal Venerable City had exposed him to many more powerful beings; it was a dangerously cutthroat place, and venturing outside was even riskier.