It's Not a Sun, It's My Golden Core

At that moment, in the Canglan Realm. Countless eyes looked up toward the vault of heaven. Beside the vast, blazing sun, there had suddenly appeared a... miniature sun. Compared to the great sun, that little sun seemed utterly insignificant. Yet in the depths of the eyes of all who saw it, shock surfaced. "There's... another sun in the sky!" "What's going on? What kind of heavenly anomaly is this?" "This isn't an anomaly, it's real!" In the Arctic Ice Plains, a slumbering ice dragon opened its eyes. Its blue pupils glanced at the sun in the sky. "Did I sleep too long and start seeing things?" It rolled over and went back to sleep. In the Eastern Lands Imperial Saint Continent, a woman bathed in radiance looked up at the sky, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Which exalted being is this... projecting across the heavens..." Whenever a star appeared, it inevitably signified the rise of a new divine station. In the Central Heavenly Domain, a man in a white robe was fishing. Suddenly, his hands jerked, and the fishing rod snapped with a crack. He looked at the newly emerged sun, deep anxiety etched upon his face. "There cannot be two suns in the sky. Is some immortal or deity seeking to challenge that exalted one's station?" "Troubled times, these are troubled times indeed. I only hope the fallout does not reach this far. Time is running short, and it's time to migrate... If I don't leave soon, I'll be caught in the crossfire!" Countless gazes rested upon the extra sun in the sky, filled with awe and shock. Meanwhile, within the Divine Light Sect. The peak masters of each peak had gathered together, with True Monarch Kumu among the crowd. Everyone was staring at the sun in the sky. "Why did an extra sun suddenly appear?" "Completely baffling." "There must be some terrifying horror behind this!" "Cultivators shouldn't look at this sun for too long; staring at it will ruin your memory." "What? How could that even happen?" In the Divine Light Sect, the cultivators were engaged in heated discussion about the extra sun in the sky. At that moment, the voice of Sect Master True Monarch Kumu rang out: "What is the point of discussing the sun in the sky? Does it affect your cultivation? Will it help you break through realms? "I summoned you all here to discuss the Hundred Nations Blood War and the matter of the Palace of Light." Hearing this, the gathered peak masters fell silent and ceased their discussion of the sun. Even if there was an extra sun in the sky, didn't one still have to eat? Matters like that were not for minor cultivators like them to fret over. What they needed to consider were the matters directly concerning their own survival. "Kang Fulu has already stepped into the Golden Core realm, and Qi Yuan is the disciple of the Peak Master of Seven Colors Peak. Our Divine Light Sect absolutely cannot hand these two over!" "Right, we cannot surrender them!" "Hmph! The Palace of Light is overbearing in the extreme! Initiating the Hundred Nations Blood War—do they have no... morals left at all?!" "Sigh. Without any great expert to stand up for our hundred nations, this matter is likely set in stone!" Every person present felt downcast. Weakness was the original sin. The Palace of Light—a single faction suppressing a hundred nations. A hundred realms and over a thousand sects, yet none could put up any resistance. They could only let themselves be manipulated by the Palace of Light, reduced to mere pawns in the Hundred Nations Blood War. Great Shang suffered an even worse fate: it had been designated as the demonic faction in the Hundred Nations Blood War! Any cultivator who encountered the demonic faction could slaughter them by any means necessary. By now, factions surrounding the hundred nations were likely rubbing their palms in eager anticipation, preparing to loot a burning house, invade Great Shang, and plunder its resources. For Great Shang, this was an immense catastrophe. None of Great Shang's factions could escape it. Presently, all of Great Shang was in turmoil, and countless rogue cultivators were already preparing to migrate away from this war-torn land. "The hundred nations cannot produce even a single Purple Mansion mighty figure. How could we possibly fight the Palace of Light? "Kang Fulu and Qi Yuan possess high talent, but they still need time to grow. Even if Kang Fulu were to become a Divine Infant right this moment and Qi Yuan were to become a Golden Core, it would be utterly useless," an elder remarked, his voice saturated with helplessness. The hundred nations were simply too weak, lacking even a solitary Purple Mansion mighty figure. Even if they had one, it likely wouldn't alter the outcome. Within the Palace of Light, there were dozens of experts at the Purple Mansion Realm. It could be called the undisputed hegemon of Cuiyun Continent in the Eastern Lands. Of course, these elders did not know that the Palace of Light also possessed the Sovereign-rank Shocking Dragon Crown, a damaged Yin God Dharma treasure. Otherwise, they would have felt even more despair. Even a damaged Yin God Dharma treasure possessed enough power in a single strike to wipe Great Shang completely from the hundred nations with ease. That was a might that even Purple Mansion mighty figures could never withstand. "I received news from Lingtian Pavilion that a Bloody-Robed Sword God of the Divine Flower Society originally hailed from our hundred nations. "People from the Palace of Light humiliated the Bloody-Robed Sword God and forced his daughter to live in a doghouse. A dispute seems to have erupted between them. I only hope this matter can delay the Palace of Light's offensive." "The Palace of Light is truly detestable! Posing as the premier righteous leader of Cuiyun Continent, yet refusing to act human! "As the saying goes, one's troubles should not extend to wife and children. Forcing a young girl to live in a doghouse is vile to the utmost!" "Sigh, we all know they are disgusting, but what can we do?" "The Bloody-Robed Sword God is likely only at late Divine Infant; there's no way he could be a match for the Palace of Light." Everyone chattered anxiously, their faces clouded with gloom. Faced with the Palace of Light, they were simply far too weak. At that moment, on Seven Colors Peak. Qi Yuan looked at himself in the mirror, feeling rather melancholic. "Bai Ze, Daoist Yu, Nangong Dagou, Chen Huan, Zhang Sheng..." He reviewed the plot of the game in the Liufeng Realm once more, committing to memory all the names he needed to remember. As for the other useless memories, he circulated the Great Oblivion Heart Scripture and temporarily forgot them. "I'm finally an Origin Core Zhenren." "This time... I thought my mouth would awaken a special ability, but who knew... it was my eyebrows." After stepping into Qi Refinement, his eyes gained the ability to see hidden information. After his Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, his ears could hear strange sounds. Now that he had formed a Golden Core, he had acquired yet another ability: eyebrows that could divine fortune and misfortune. If his left eyebrow twitched, good things were on the way. If his right eyebrow twitched, disaster was about to strike. Indeed, not his eyes, but his eyebrows. This ability could be considered quite remarkable. After all, whenever he entered a game in the future, twitching his eyebrows before fighting a boss would let him know whether he should engage or not. It was practically a divine tool. He stepped out of his little wooden cabin, unable to keep from sighing. "Now that I'm an Origin Core Zhenren, continuing to live in a wooden cabin like Junior Sister lowers my standards and status. "Time to upgrade to a brick-and-tile house." Stepping away from the wooden cabin, he ran straight into his junior sister, Jiang Lingsu. Jiang Lingsu appeared weighed down by worry, heavy thoughts in her mind. "Senior Brother, did you see that? An extra sun has appeared in the sky!" Jiang Lingsu's worries stemmed directly from this. Back then, in the Qiankun Mirror, she had seen devastation across the realm and an endless rain of blood. She had not seen an extra sun in the sky. Now, a sun had abruptly appeared in the heavens. This meant heavenly secrets were shifting. She did not know whether this was a blessing or a curse. "A sun?" Qi Yuan had been wondering how to steer the conversation toward the sun in the sky once he met his junior sister. To his surprise, she brought it up directly. In that case, he wouldn't hold back. "That's not a sun, that's my Golden Core!" Qi Yuan pointed at the miniature sun in the heavens, brimming with high spirits. To gain wealth and status without returning home to show it off was like walking in the dark wearing embroidered robes. He had finally caught an opportunity to flex. Hearing Qi Yuan's words, Jiang Lingsu froze. The wisp of gloom in her heart vanished, replaced by a smile on her lips, her laughter causing the ample curves of her chest to tremble. "Senior Brother, you really know how to talk nonsense. "You can't go around saying things like that. "What if the god who projected that sun overhears you? They might come looking for trouble." "Truth rests in the hands of the few." Qi Yuan naturally didn't bother explaining. He looked up at that sun, a hint of reminiscence showing on his face. "Upon that sun, there is still someone..." Canary was still upon that star. "Senior Brother, your talent is quite good, but you've only just broken through into Foundation Establishment. "The Golden Core is still a hundred and eight thousand li away! "The vessel for forming a Golden Core is even more crucial than for Foundation Establishment. "Senior Brother, do you want to borrow some spirit stones from me to buy something expensive?" Jiang Lingsu was genuinely wealthy, possessing immense riches, and she was truly generous toward Qi Yuan. This time, Qi Yuan was filled with grandiose ambition, regarding wealth as mere dirt: "Can spirit stones buy a star?" They couldn't! And in that universe, there were still so many stars and planets waiting for Qi Yuan to devour. They were all free of charge, costing not a single copper! It would be a waste not to take them! "Senior Brother, my elder sister is coming over tomorrow. Just letting you know in advance." Jiang Lingsu dropped the topic of the Golden Core. "She is most welcome!" Qi Yuan said. After chatting for a while, Jiang Lingsu returned to her wooden cabin to cultivate. Qi Yuan murmured to himself, "An Origin Core Zhenren... is just like this?" He felt as though his daily life hadn't really changed at all. Taking a deep breath, he looked toward the palace pavilions atop Seven Colors Peak. Quiet and serene, bathed in cool moonlight, it resembled an immortal realm. He began to walk up. The restriction halfway up the mountain appeared before Qi Yuan. "Master, your disciple has reached the Origin Core." Qi Yuan's finger touched the restriction. The restriction that had once barred his path could no longer hold him back. Passing through the restriction, he walked slowly toward the palaces atop Seven Colors Peak. His heart gradually calmed. The summit of Seven Colors Peak was far colder than the mountainside. Sometimes it was sunny halfway up, while snow fell on the peak. Upon reaching the summit, Qi Yuan felt a faint chill. Amidst the swirling clouds and mist, white jade pavilions could be faintly discerned. This was his first time coming here. "Master?" He called out softly toward the palace ahead. His voice echoed within the palace and returned to his ears. Yet the figure of his master, Ruan Yixi, did not appear. "Wife?" Qi Yuan grew a bit bolder. Under normal circumstances, the clouds in the sky would have gathered by now, yet currently there was no response whatsoever. A faint trace of disappointment rose in Qi Yuan's heart. Just as expected. Beautiful women were all experts at lying. He entered the palace alone, wanting to search for traces of his master, Ruan Yixi. The grand palace was completely empty, without a soul in sight. It was dreadfully deserted, devoid of any worldly presence. It was as if no one had lived here for a thousand years. Just then, a jade token fell from the air and landed unerringly in Qi Yuan's palm. "Moon?" When he saw the character carved upon the jade token, Qi Yuan's pupils contracted sharply. The jade token was simple in design, carved with only a single character: "Moon." Yet that single character gave rise to boundless associations in his mind. [Moon Token: The token of Moon Goddess Yuanjun.] His fingers gripped the Moon Token as countless emotions flickered through his eyes. Memories of the Moon-Gazing Continent once again flowed through his mind. "So then, was that little grass's mutation related to Master?" His expression was complicated. Looking at the palace pavilions before him, he asked softly: "Master, have we met before?" "Or perhaps, we will meet in a future time." "Or perhaps, you have always..." Clutching the Moon Token, Qi Yuan felt a faint melancholy wash over him. Just then, a delicate fragrance wafted over, and Xiao Jia's graceful figure silently appeared. She grasped Qi Yuan's sleeve, and a wooden placard with the word "Snuggle" slipped from her sleeve. She seemed to be comforting Qi Yuan. The faint fragrance from Xiao Jia was exceptionally refreshing, like the gentle, lingering scent of a quiet evening—neither overpowering nor faint, yet soothing to the soul, making one ready to drift into dreams at any moment. Ning Tao's fragrance, on the other hand, was sometimes like an orchid in an empty mountain valley, light and sweet, and at other times like an intoxicating, alluring aroma, bewitching like a poppy, dragging one into indulgence, ravishing and tearing away, venting the sinful desires of the heart. "The Moon-Gazing Continent... Moon Goddess Yuanjun..." "Back then, who did the Great Sun encounter?" "Can I go back to... the Moon-Gazing Continent once more?" Perhaps he would find the answers there. ... Casting aside his countless worries, Qi Yuan once again entered the Divine Flower Society's jade slip. The Hundred-Day Plan to Destroy the Palace of Light was still ongoing. He needed to push forward swiftly. Most importantly, he was once again out of cultivation techniques. Now that he had stepped into the Origin Core realm, his progress with the Qi Yuan Scripture had ground to a halt. He needed his white moonlight from the Palace of Light to deliver techniques to him. Entering the forum, Qi Yuan clicked on the thread posted by his alternate account. Good grief, there were directly over a thousand replies. Qi Yuan gave it a cursory glance. It was full of members of the Divine Flower Society verbally attacking and denouncing the Palace of Light. "Sigh, even if they learned the clickbait style, their insults are far too restrained. "This forum doesn't censor profanity, so they could really let loose and swear!" Qi Yuan sighed in lament. Of course, he was just talking big; he wasn't particularly good at hurling abuse himself either. At most, he would type out a few asterisks to bluff and baffle his opponents. Qi Yuan exited the forum and returned to the group chat. "Respected bosses, this little newbie would like to consult you on a matter: if one's formed Golden Core runs outside the body, how can it be summoned back?" Qi Yuan pondered. His Golden Core was separated from him by an entire universe, wasn't it? The miniature sun in the sky was merely a projection of his Golden Core. Summoning it back into his dantian was definitely out of the question. With his small belly, shoving a Stellar Golden Core into it would surely blow him apart. However, if he could move his Golden Core over to this universe, then... using the power of his Golden Core would become much more convenient. Channeling his Golden Core across universes right now was simply... far too inconvenient. "Origin Celestial Venerable, you formed your Golden Core?" Rogue Immortal Venerable claimed to enter closed-door cultivation every single time, yet followed the group chat messages constantly. "Barely, barely," Qi Yuan said smugly. "This time, I led a hundred thousand Purple Mansions to sweep through tens of thousands of Sovereigns in the Myriad Demon Realm, barely managing to kill the big boss to form a... very, very powerful Golden Core." Fearful the chat members wouldn't understand, Qi Yuan intentionally substituted Sovereigns with Purple Mansions. "666," Rogue Immortal Venerable replied, speechless, having no choice but to imitate the style Qi Yuan used to talk in. A hundred thousand Purple Mansions? What kind of bullcrap was that? If you had a hundred thousand Purple Mansions, would you still secretly register an alt account to smear the Palace of Light? You would have just steamrolled right over them! Rogue Immortal Venerable felt that Origin Celestial Venerable's illness was growing increasingly severe. "You formed your core? That was fast. As expected of a peerless chosen!" Great Sun Flame Emperor chimed in, his words tinged with flattery. Iceberg Overlord Woman appeared in the chat after quite a while. She replied seriously, "A lost Golden Core... is indeed somewhat tricky to deal with. Where was it lost?" "Not in the Canglan Realm," Qi Yuan replied earnestly. The group fell silent. Rogue Immortal Venerable thought Origin Celestial Venerable could really brag. "Well... I have no solution either," Iceberg Overlord Woman answered truthfully. Then, thinking of something, she asked, "Origin Celestial Venerable, have you also been to other worlds?" "Mm-hmm," Qi Yuan nodded. He had visited the Moon-Gazing Continent, the Liufeng Realm, and that universe. "If I remember correctly, the Eastern Lands Heavenly Pride Roll has been moved up this time. "If you participate, Origin Celestial Venerable, make sure you get a good ranking. "This time, a new world entrance was discovered in the Eastern Lands. That world's energy level is very low, and the top thirty on the Eastern Lands Heavenly Pride Roll will all have an opportunity to go to that world," Iceberg Overlord Woman disclosed this important piece of information to Qi Yuan. Hearing this, Rogue Immortal Venerable grew excited: "There's such a good thing? That's an entire new world with limitless resources!" "Rogue, don't even dream about it. You'd better first think about how to make it onto the Heavenly Pride Roll. "The top thirty is something for Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment talents like Origin Celestial Venerable to consider," Iceberg Overlord Woman said bluntly. "Sob sob." Rogue Immortal Venerable felt that the weak had no right to speak. At this moment, Great Sun Flame Emperor said, "A few days ago, the Palace of Light released word inviting the Bloody-Robed Sword God to meet in the State of Chen. The expert who previously forced the Bloody-Robed Sword God's daughter to live in a doghouse—an expert at late Divine Infant—will apologize in person." Hearing this, Qi Yuan was taken aback: "Apologize in person?" Hadn't he just made that up out of thin air? Why on earth was the other party apologizing? Did someone actually step forward to take the blame? "It might be an apology, or it might be an attempt to force you to drop the matter. Origin Celestial Venerable, be careful not to fall into the Palace of Light's trap," Great Sun Flame Emperor warned. "Hmph! Now that I've formed an invincible Golden Core, what do I have to fear!" After forming the Stellar Golden Core, Qi Yuan's courage had grown significantly. Truth be told, even without using the power of his Golden Core, he wasn't afraid of a late Divine Infant from the Palace of Light. Back when he was in the late Foundation Establishment stage, he could already brutally slaughter late Divine Infant cultivators from the Palace of Light. "Origin Celestial Venerable, don't be reckless. Consider everything carefully," Rogue Immortal Venerable cautioned. On matters involving life and death, he was still quite prudent and looked out for Qi Yuan. Qi Yuan was touched: "Don't worry. The Hundred-Day Plan to Destroy the Palace of Light is proceeding in an orderly fashion. Feel free to take out as many usurious loans as you want!" Qi Yuan pondered whether, if the Palace of Light genuinely intended to apologize, he should seize the opportunity to borrow some high-interest loans or something. "What a shame. When I went to borrow more from them, they refused. Stingy bastards!" Iceberg Overlord Woman said. "Sister Iceberg Overlord Woman, how much did you borrow?" Great Sun Flame Emperor couldn't help asking. "Not much, just four million spirit stones." "..." "..." "...Not much..." Qi Yuan fell silent as well. Borrowing money without repaying it was truly an incredible way to get rich! Once he destroyed the Palace of Light, Sister Iceberg Overlord Woman, without doing virtually anything, would net four million spirit stones. Truly terrifying! "Origin Celestial Venerable, remember to update your progress on destroying the Palace of Light here at any time. Until the money is fully in hand, spending it just doesn't feel smooth!" Iceberg Overlord Woman said. "Don't worry!" Qi Yuan answered affirmatively. He decided to meet that late Divine Infant cultivator from the Palace of Light in his persona as the Bloody-Robed Sword God. Now that he had formed his core, it was time to strike against the Palace of Light... kill, kill, kill! He had struck with heavy fists in the game, and now that he had formed his Golden Core, he couldn't just keep being meek and timid in reality, could he? The prestige of his Stellar Golden Core would be broadcast to the world starting with the annihilation of the Palace of Light!