Chapter 40: First Grade Gold Core, Senior Brother Li Has Gold Core
“My husband has reached the breakthrough of the golden core stage,” said Li Su’s concubines present outside the main hall of the Li family.
The mortal concubines didn’t understand the situation yet. However, the female cultivators could tell.
Li Su must have achieved a breakthrough in the golden core stage. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be such a significant commotion.
Although they were only at the Qi-refinement stage, they knew the huge disparity between their level and the golden core stage. They hadn’t even seen a cultivator at the golden core stage, so they had no idea what it looked like. However, they could still sense the change in Li Su.
“Has our husband broken through the golden core stage?” Li Su’s concubines asked with joy.
After marrying Li Su, they had all become infatuated with him. Li Su’s charm was irresistible to them.
In their eyes, no other man had the slightest appeal to them. Their husband had actually reached the golden core stage!
In the eyes of ordinary people, they didn’t have a deep understanding of the realm of cultivators. Many people only knew that cultivators were immortals and were classified into different levels. For example, Li Su was a more powerful immortal than many others.
Some ordinary people might have heard of Qi-refinement and foundation building, knowing that foundation-building cultivators were more powerful than Qi-refinement immortals. But they didn’t know the specific details.
However, Li Su’s concubines had been with him for a long time, and he had also recruited dozens of female cultivators. Even the mortal concubines, through their exposure to this environment, had learned about the realms and status of cultivators.
In the Three Great Immortal Gates area, Golden Core Stage cultivators were extremely rare. Even among the Three Great Immortal Gates, they were few in number.
In the eyes of mortals, they were comparable to legendary figures. They had the power to control the world. Now, their own husband had become such a powerful cultivator!
Naturally, Li Su’s concubines were overjoyed. Each of them was genuinely happy for Li Su.
Inside the main hall, after Li Su broke through the golden core stage, he didn’t immediately leave. He needed to consolidate his progress.
“According to Elder Xue, a ninth-grade golden pill is only the size of a checker’s piece. An eighth-grade golden pill is slightly larger… If my golden pill is bigger than a goose egg, does that mean it’s a first-grade golden pill?”
Li Su’s golden core was indeed quite large. It was the size of a goose egg.
During his conversation with Elder Xue, which lasted several hours, Elder Xue did most of the talking. According to Elder Xue, when one just broke through the golden core stage, a ninth-grade golden pill would be the size of a checker’s piece.
Didn’t underestimate the size. Such a small ninth-grade golden pill was the dream of countless cultivators, but it was hard to obtain. Elder Xue didn’t know about checkers, so Li Su estimated its size based on his description.
This was only the beginning of breaking through the golden core stage. It was equivalent to a foundation-building cultivator condensing all their true essence into a golden pill, and the energy inside was incredibly pure.
As one’s cultivation improved during the golden core stage, the golden pill naturally became larger, and the energy inside became even more pure.
So Elder Xue comforted Li Su, saying that even if the grade of the golden pill was low, it didn’t matter. The cultivation level was the key.
Well, it was just a form of consolation.
In Elder Xue’s view, Li Su’s golden pill was likely not high-grade.
However, Li Su had just condensed his golden pill, which was even larger than a goose egg. This slight increase in size was due to the fact that a goose egg was oval-shaped, while the golden pill was perfectly round.
It was a perfectly spherical shape. With such a large golden pill, it had to be a first-grade golden pill!
The cultivator with the worst aptitude had finally produced the best golden pill. Li Su was overjoyed.
“System, don’t I get a reward for this?”
Li Su glanced at the system panel, but there was no reward.
Who said that this system brought blessings? Li Su achieved the breakthrough in cultivation on his own, and there was no reward.
There might be rewards for future breakthroughs, such as when the number of descendants reached 100,000.
“Congratulations on reaching the advanced Golden Core stage!”
After leaving the hall, Li Su’s concubines expressed their joy. Li Su’s descendants also arrived and were even happier than Li Su himself.
Their ancestor had become a renowned expert in the Golden Core stage!
In the eyes of these descendants, their admiration for Li Su, the patriarch of the Li family, grew stronger. The congratulatory voices from the descendants continued for a whole day.
“Namming, we will host a grand celebration three months from now and invite people from all over to attend. Send out the invitations and prepare for a large-scale event.”
With the task delegated, Li Su no longer had to worry about it. He then informed Ning Xiaoyu to distribute invitations to some independent cultivators and cultivation families. After making all the arrangements, Li Su left the Li family and headed to the Flying Immortal Sect.
As he had reached the Golden Core stage, he had to go back and inform the sect leader. Li Su wondered what expression the sect leader would have upon hearing the news.
Soon, Li Su entered the Flying Immortal Sect.
Disciples on duty came forward to greet him.
“Hey, Senior Brother Li, your aura…”
This time, a late Foundation Establishment stage disciple was guarding the mountain gate.
Li Su had seen him four years ago when he left the sect.
The late Foundation Establishment stage disciple immediately sensed the change in Li Su’s aura. Not only his aura but also his spiritual pressure had undergone a tremendous transformation.
Even a complete Foundation Establishment stage couldn’t compare to the aura and spiritual pressure of the Golden Core stage. It was a qualitative change.
Li Su didn’t intentionally release or suppress his spiritual pressure, so the late Foundation Establishment stage disciple felt a looming sense of oppression.
It made him feel like he was looking up at a towering mountain.
Senior Brother Li… Has he broken through to the Golden Core stage? An astonishing thought emerged in his mind.
Other Qi refining disciples in the vicinity noticed Li Su’s changes and became somewhat uncertain.
However, their perception wasn’t as pronounced as that of the late Foundation Establishment disciple.
“Brother Li, have you broken through to the Golden Core stage?” The late Foundation Establishment disciple finally asked.
Li Su responded with a casual “hmm.”
The late Foundation Establishment disciple’s eyes widened.
The eyes of the other refining period disciples around him also widened!