Chapter 72 – Nine-Revolution Golden Core Achieved, A Perfect Golden Core!

“As long as Protector Shadow and I form an alliance—where I supply her with pills and she covers for me while providing more medicinal herbs—we can drastically extend the simulation time!”

At this thought, Su Xing’s heart pounded wildly.

With extended simulation time, he could accomplish more, gain more cultivation time, or refine even more pills!

“I need to plan the next simulation carefully. How should I earn Protector Shadow’s trust?”

“But before that, let me choose this simulation’s rewards first!”

Su Xing turned his gaze to the reward options in the simulator.

【Fortune in Commerce】: Blue talent, priced at 100,000 energy points.

【Nine-Revolution Golden Core Quality】: A Nine-Revolution Golden Core, a golden core of perfect quality—the golden core of ancient cultivators, with no further room for improvement. After forming this core, the density of spiritual power within the body would be 2.5 times that of a superior-grade golden core cultivator, 5 times that of a mid-grade golden core cultivator, and 10 times that of a low-grade golden core cultivator! Priced at 600,000 energy points.

【Fifteen Years of Alchemy Experience】: Alchemy insights, priced at 150,000 energy points.

【1,000 Essence Nurturing Pills】: Pills that aid cultivators in cultivation while slightly improving the quality of their spiritual power. Priced at 10,000,000 energy points.

This simulation’s rewards weren’t a difficult choice. The Nine-Revolution Golden Core Quality was the very goal of Su Xing’s simulation this time—he had to choose it.

And the Fortune in Commerce talent was simply too critical for Su Xing. It would allow his Tarot Trading Company to develop rapidly, meaning he could obtain even more simulation energy.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Su Xing declared:

“I choose the blue talent Fortune in Commerce, and the Nine-Revolution Golden Core!”

【Ding! You have chosen to bring out the blue talent Fortune in Commerce. Cost: 100,000 energy points. Remaining energy: 1,946,666 points.】

【Ding! You have chosen to bring out Nine-Revolution Golden Core Quality. Cost: 600,000 energy points. Remaining energy: 1,346,666 points.】

Two successive chimes rang in Su Xing’s ears, and a mysterious aura appeared around his body.

Fortune in Commerce was a combination of business acumen and luck-type talents—invisible and intangible. Yet the instant the simulation reward was bestowed, Su Xing felt as though something extra had been added to him.

The Nine-Revolution Golden Core Quality, on the other hand, brought a visibly tangible improvement.

Su Xing’s aura surged upward by a noticeable margin. Seeing this, he quickly sat cross-legged and centered his mind.

Within his dantian, a golden core inscribed with five core markings began to glow brilliantly. An ancient core marking slowly etched itself onto the golden core, as though an invisible brush of the Great Dao was carefully painting it. When the sixth core marking was successfully drawn, Su Xing distinctly felt the spiritual energy within his body grow considerably denser.

Immediately after, the seventh and eighth core markings were inscribed in succession. The eight markings echoed one another from afar, the aura emanating from their patterns profoundly mysterious.

Then, that invisible brush of the Great Dao began inscribing the ninth core marking!

The instant the brush touched down—whether it was Su Xing’s imagination or not—he felt as though the positions of all the other core markings shifted ever so slightly downward, as if making room for the ninth marking!

The brush moved like a dragon and serpent in fluid motion, completed in a single breath. The ninth core marking slowly took form.

The instant all nine core markings were complete, Su Xing distinctly felt the spirituality of the golden core erupt outward. The nine core markings formed a seamless, natural whole, elevating the golden core’s aura by a tremendous degree.

A mysterious feeling suddenly welled up within Su Xing.

That is, golden core quality could be divided into five grades: low-grade, mid-grade, and superior-grade golden cores, then the eight-revolution golden core, and finally the Nine-Revolution Golden Core—an existence that utterly transcended the eight-revolution golden core.

The number nine was the most revered. The Nine-Revolution Golden Core was something that countless Golden Core stage cultivators had pursued across hundreds of millions of years.

The moment the Nine-Revolution Golden Core formed, Su Xing’s cultivation aura surged violently once more, the spiritual power in his dantian nearly erupting outward.

“So this is the marvel of the Nine-Revolution Golden Core… My spiritual power now is nearly double what it was before. Although I’ve never fought a Nascent Soul cultivator, with my current spiritual power, I probably wouldn’t fear an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator at all!”

“Even against a Grandmaster-stage Class User, as long as I learn two more offensive spells, I’d have the confidence to fight!”

What Su Xing didn’t know was that the benefits of the Nine-Revolution Golden Core went far beyond this.

The cultivators of ancient times all pursued perfect Qi Refinement and perfect Foundation Establishment.

The Nine-Revolution Golden Core represented a perfect golden core, and its function wasn’t merely to make a cultivator’s spiritual power stronger—it could also compensate for a cultivator’s innate deficiencies.

Su Xing had no master or lineage. He had been groping his way along the path of immortal cultivation entirely on his own, unaware that perfect Qi Refinement and perfect Foundation Establishment could allow him to travel further on the road of cultivation. This had left him with certain regrets and flaws.

However, with the formation of the Nine-Revolution Golden Core, Su Xing’s cultivation at the Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment stages was also retroactively perfected. His future cultivation would be smoother sailing, and he would be able to travel much further on the path of immortal cultivation.

Ancient cultivation texts stated: Those with a low-grade golden core may possibly become Nascent Soul cultivators.

Those with a mid-grade golden core can achieve Nascent Soul, but Spirit Transformation is hopeless.

Those with a superior-grade golden core may look forward to Spirit Transformation.

Each revolution of the golden core is a world unto itself.

Those with an eight-revolution golden core can become immortals of the mortal realm, living free and unfettered for tens of thousands of years.

Those with a Nine-Revolution Golden Core are one in a million—only those of extraordinary brilliance and talent can cultivate it. If achieved, eternal life may be within reach.

It was fortunate that Su Xing had pursued the Nine-Revolution Golden Core. Though it had consumed considerable time, it laid the foundation for all future cultivation. Otherwise, when Su Xing reached higher realms and tried to compensate for his innate deficiencies, it would be incomparably difficult!

After feeling the explosive surge in his cultivation, Su Xing remained excited for a long while before coming to his senses and beginning to talk himself down.

“Can’t get cocky! Absolutely cannot get cocky! A mere Nine-Revolution Golden Core cultivator—what does that even count for? I still need to cultivate steadily!”

Su Xing talked himself down several times until his excitement gradually subsided, though a trace of worry still lingered in his eyes.

“Sigh, when will I ever achieve sagehood? They say everyone below a sage is nothing but ants!”

After his routine self-imposed pressure session, Su Xing began contemplating his next plan.

“According to what happened in the simulation, one week from now, Capital City’s Lingyun Merchant Association will dump most of its assets. If I can acquire those assets, it would absolutely cause the Tarot Trading Company’s strength to skyrocket, and I’d have far more energy at my disposal.”

“Of course, the biggest problem right now is that I’m nowhere near having enough money. The Tarot Trading Company probably has less than a billion yuan in cash flow, but to acquire the Lingyun Merchant Association, even the first installment alone would likely cost over ten billion!”

“The most pressing priority is still to refine more pills and sell them for money!”

With that thought, Su Xing wasted no time rushing to the herb shop, where he purchased a massive quantity of medicinal herbs needed for pill refinement.

After buying enough herbs to pile into a small mountain, Su Xing immediately entered his Blessed Spirit Field and began refining pills.

“At a rate of one million yuan per Beauty-Preserving Pill, three million yuan per Premium Beauty-Preserving Pill, and five hundred thousand yuan per Healing Pill… I’d need to refine close to ten thousand pills and sell them all just to have enough for a preliminary acquisition of the Lingyun Merchant Association, right?”