Incandescent White

In the combined workshop and cultivation chamber. Holding the spatial storage treasure containing a full four hundred thousand Pure Yang Great Pills, Yaoguang adjusted his mental state. In his mind, cultivation experiences and breakthrough insights from the Constant Light realm to the Crimson Golden Core flowed past like running water, practiced and digested until not a single detail was missed. The next moment, he directly took out three Pure Yang Great Pills and swallowed them. At the same time, he unleashed the Kunpeng Sky-Devouring Technique. The medicinal potency of the Pure Yang Great Pills was utilized almost to one hundred percent, pouring swiftly into the stellar flame ignited within his body. As he cultivated continuously, the scale of this stellar flame grew larger and larger, its temperature rising higher and higher, and its pressure intensifying as well. Behind him, a phantom projection hundreds of meters in diameter emerged. Visible heat waves and scalding temperatures continuously dispersed in all directions. Fortunately, this cultivation chamber originally belonged to a Crimson Golden Core expert of the Cloud Firmament Sword Sect. As the chamber's formations were triggered, the high temperatures, heat waves, and intense light did not escape outside; instead, they were guided and channeled by the formations, converted into energy that sustained the operation of the other formations. Yaoguang's cultivation continued unabated. Pure Yang Great Pills were absorbed and refined one after another. Throughout this process, the scope of the phantom projection grew steadily larger. As the phantom image grew stronger and brighter, it suddenly seemed to touch a critical juncture, and the fiery light began collapsing inward. Yaoguang knew this was the key to forming a stellar core... No! It was the key to forming a Golden Core! Having rehearsed this process countless times in his mind, he guided this power toward the condensed form of a Golden Core with effortless ease. In less than three months, and expending fewer than a thousand Pure Yang Great Pills, the form of the Golden Core completely stabilized. If he were to release his Golden Core at this moment, the radiance and blistering heat it unleashed would be enough to sweep across a radius of over a dozen li, even in an environment like Beihai Star—a high-energy world equivalent to a "solid state." "Crimson Golden Core. Achieved," Yaoguang murmured. Just like his earlier breakthrough to the Constant Light realm, it happened naturally and smoothly, without the slightest hint of a bottleneck. "Continue." Without taking any rest, Yaoguang kept ingesting Pure Yang Great Pills, guiding his Golden Core's state toward the transition into a Radiant Sun Golden Core. As for stabilizing his cultivation realm? Unnecessary! The various nuances of the Crimson Golden Core realm were already second nature to him. Running the entire Golden Core felt completely effortless and without the slightest hitch. Even if veterans who had spent hundreds of years immersed in the Crimson Golden Core realm were to face him, they wouldn't be able to pick out the slightest flaw. Pure Yang Great Pills were refined one after another through his Kunpeng Sky-Devouring Technique into energy of supreme purity and a quality far superior to spiritual energy, causing the newly condensed Crimson Golden Core within him to expand rapidly. For any object, the greater its volume, the stronger the pressure exerted by its structure upon its interior. This forces the object to continually adjust its structure and enhance its density. Such was the transition from a Crimson Golden Core to a Radiant Sun Golden Core. At this stage, an ordinary Star God Body could hardly bear the physical pressure exerted by the Golden Core's energy. Fortunately, Yaoguang's Star God Body had already opened one hundred and eight acupoints; all it lacked was energy replenishment. With the infusion of the Pure Yang Great Pills' energy, starlight gleamed brilliantly within acupoint after acupoint. An astral force field formed by a full one hundred and eight primary stars was entirely contained within the cultivator's body, forging his physical structure into something as dense and resilient as a white dwarf star. Of course, owing to the presence of his Life Force Field, his body did not actually spin frantically or release energy like a true white dwarf star, nor did it crush a planet with terrifying gravitational potential; rather, his bodily structure simply rivaled such a celestial body. "Right now, even without deploying my astral force field, I could stand at the epicenter of a nuclear explosion and emerge completely unscathed... No! The energy of a nuclear blast is merely released in an instant; it counts for little. Even if I lived deep within a star, constantly enduring the extreme heat and fusion inside, I would remain completely unharmed." Yaoguang sensed his fully replenished Star God Body. If he were still living in the Cangwu Great World right now, even if a Golden Core were to self-detonate and release enough energy to destroy the entire Cangwu Great World, he would still survive without issue. In other words, even if those Golden Cores of the Cangwu Great World flipped the table, he had nothing to fear. "Still... with my strength after forming the Crimson Golden Core, backed by the triple configuration of the Swimming Dragon Sword, Two Realms Ruler, and Heaven-Sealing Stele, I could cut down seven or eight of those Radiant Sun Golden Core Battle Immortals in a single exchange. The rest would be locked inside my Heaven-Sealing Stele before they could even resist. Their desire to self-detonate and destroy the Cangwu Great World to take me down with them would be nothing but a pipe dream." Mulling this over, Yaoguang refocused his mind entirely on condensing the Radiant Sun Golden Core. Having completed the metamorphosis of his Star God Body, he could now withstand far more energy and pressure. Coupled with an abundant supply of Pure Yang Great Pills... Finally! In just one year, Yaoguang completed the transformation from a Crimson Golden Core to a Radiant Sun Golden Core. The scorching heat generated by the immense pressure transformed the flames radiating from the Golden Core in his body from crimson to golden yellow. The radiance blazed with such brilliance that none could look upon it directly. "Radiant Sun Golden Core," Yaoguang murmured to himself. His mind drifted back to the shock he felt when he first heard about the Radiant Sun Golden Core years ago. Back then, he could scarcely imagine that someone's power could rival the blazing sun in the sky. Yet today... He, too, had reached this level. And compared to those Battle Immortals whose Golden Cores were exceedingly unstable, he was consummate in every single aspect. If he were tasked with wiping out those Radiant Sun Golden Cores now, he wouldn't even need the Heaven-Sealing Stele. Unless they scattered across every corner of the Cangwu Great World, thirty-three Radiant Sun Golden Cores would be butchered like vegetables in a matter of moments, with not a single survivor. If he also deployed a secret art like the Origin Disintegration Art—designed specifically to undermine the stability of a Radiant Sun Golden Core—he might even obliterate all thirty-three Radiant Sun Golden Cores in a single strike. Whether from the Wuji Astral Palace or the Immortal Alliance, all their Golden Cores combined wouldn't even get the chance to self-detonate. "Radiant Sun Battle Immortals are too weak. They no longer serve as a suitable benchmark. My current benchmark..." Yaoguang paused, then slowly uttered a name: "Jiang Tianzun." Jiang Tianzun, True Disciple of the Taiyi Immortal Sect. Only an Azure Blue Golden Core of such caliber could pose a threat to him. Yet... It was merely a threat. With the power of the Swimming Dragon Sword, Two Realms Ruler, and Heaven-Sealing Stele, even if he could not defeat this True Disciple of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, he was confident enough to retreat unscathed. However... "Still not enough. I have top spirit treasures and quasi-Dao artifacts, but Jiang Tianzun was taken as a disciple by a Void Shattering Grand Elder of the Taiyi Immortal Sect. It's entirely possible he has been bestowed top spirit treasures, quasi-Dao artifacts, or even a Dao artifact. Therefore, the Radiant Sun Golden Core realm is still not enough!" Yaoguang reined in his thoughts, quickly calming himself from the joy of breaking through to the Radiant Sun Golden Core realm. He slowly took out Pure Yang Great Pills, swallowing them one by one. Immediately, his natal Golden Core, already radiating golden light due to volume and pressure, blazed furiously once more and continued to expand outward. The expansion continued for a short while before Yaoguang paused. He turned his gaze toward the cultivation chamber's defensive formation. "The formation won't hold." After all, this was merely a cultivation chamber built by a Crimson Golden Core; containing the power of a Radiant Sun Golden Core was already pushing its limits. To proceed further with his transformation into an Incandescent White Golden Core... The release of energy would undoubtedly reduce the entire chamber to ashes. Destroying the cultivation chamber was one thing, but crucially, his cultivation chamber was set up alongside his workshop. If the workshop was destroyed, he would have to reassemble many of his artifact crafting tools. "I'll have to borrow Long Wuyin's cultivation chamber." With his cultivation momentum interrupted, Yaoguang stood up in mild annoyance. However, his current Star God Body was not yet sufficient to support an Incandescent White Golden Core—or even an all-out burst from a Radiant Sun Golden Core. Next, he would need to spend time opening all one thousand and eighty acupoints across his body, elevating the Star God Body to a new level. This step would evidently take a considerable amount of time. Therefore, changing locations was necessary anyway. Right then, he concluded his session and sent a message to Li Hanqiu. Upon receiving his message, Li Hanqiu was quite astonished. "You... you've already come out of seclusion? So fast?" "Not quite. It's just that my current cultivation chamber can no longer contain the leaking power of my cultivation, so I'd like to switch places with True Monarch." "Can't contain it?" Li Hanqiu started slightly, then quickly realized what that meant, joy flashing across his eyes. "You're going to make a push for the Radiant Sun Golden Core realm?! I previously guessed that with your foundation in the Dharma Idol and Star God paths, the evolution from Constant Light to Crimson Golden Core wouldn't stump you at all. But I didn't expect your breakthrough to be so effortless! Good! Wonderful! Truly wonderful! Come, come, the cultivation chamber is yours! I look forward to seeing just how far you can go." "Many thanks, True Monarch," Yaoguang replied. After quickly packing up, he surged forth like a star streaking across the sky, carrying blistering heat and immense energy, landing directly on the main peak formerly inhabited by Long Wuyin, the Incandescent White Golden Core elder of the Cloud Firmament Sword Sect. Here, Li Hanqiu had already packed his things and vacated the cultivation chamber. "Come, don't waste any cultivation time. Keep going." Yaoguang nodded slightly and entered the cultivation chamber. Inside, he first adjusted the chamber's formations. Then, using the energy of the Pure Yang Great Pills, he began opening acupoint after acupoint. One hundred and fifty, two hundred, two hundred and fifty, three hundred, three hundred and sixty-five... In less than a year, he completed opening three hundred and sixty-five acupoints, advancing his Star God Body to the fourth tier. He then refined Pure Yang Great Pills with the Kunpeng Sky-Devouring Technique, completely filling every single acupoint. "Fourth-tier Star God Body." Yaoguang moved his limbs once more, a broad smile gracing his face. "Effortless! Effortless! Too effortless! I never imagined cultivation could be so easy, or breakthroughs so swift!" In theory, a fourth-tier Star God Body allowed a Radiant Sun Golden Core to unleash its full might without restraint. However, his Dharma Idol had long reached perfection; with the advantage of spirit refining giving him even more flawless control over his Golden Core, he could have achieved the full release of Radiant Sun Golden Core energy even with a third-tier Star God Body. Now that his Star God Body had reached the fourth tier... It was sufficient even to bear the unleashed power of an Incandescent White Golden Core. "In less than three years, I've cultivated directly from the Constant Light realm to a Radiant Sun Golden Core! But this is just the beginning. With ample resources, I am nowhere near my limit!" Yaoguang glanced at the massive hoard of Pure Yang Great Pills remaining... "Again! Since the Star God Body is already at the fourth tier, I might as well open all one thousand and eighty acupoints in one fell swoop, cultivate the fifth-tier Star God Body, and only then condense the Incandescent White Golden Core!" Breaking through three realms in three years! Such palpable progress could easily become addicting! Carrying the anticipation and joy of feeling his power grow every moment, he threw himself back into opening the acupoints of his Star God Body! Four hundred! Six hundred! Eight hundred! One thousand! Three years! Opening one thousand and eighty acupoints! Another year to fill all one thousand and eighty acupoints! Fifth-tier Star God Body, complete! And with the fifth-tier Star God Body achieved, forging the Incandescent White Golden Core was child's play! Two years later, accompanied by yet another trembling of the cultivation chamber's formation, a stellar phantom blazing with an incandescent white light projected outward. Incandescent White Golden Core, breakthrough!