Inside the Star Dou Hall, a white-robed Daoist sat cross-legged in ditation.
Silent and motionless, as if he were imrsed in eternal stillness.
After an extended silence, he suddenly exhaled a breath of turbid Qi.
This protracted rhythm of breathing would undoubtedly have made others uncomfortable, yet it exuded a profound cadence on this Daoist, reminiscent of the ancient Xuanturtle absorbing Heaven and Earth Qi.
Suddenly.
The Daoist slowly opened his eyes.
Feeling his current state, he revealed a relieved smile.
"Indeed, prolonged focus on artifact refining greatly impacts cultivation. Thankfully, my foundation is stable enough to recover."
To refine the Demon Emperor’s tamorphosis, Luo Chen had spent an entire year.
Just before that, he had barely broken through to the sixth layer of the Golden Core stage.
What should have been a chance to capitalize on his newfound advancent turned into prolonged artifact refining, which severely drained his spirit and physique.
Moreover, indiscriminately consuming top-grade True Fla Pills as restorative pills left a significant amount of fire toxins accumulated within his Sea of Qi.
This had gone unnoticed while he was imrsed in refining.
It was only after nurturing the artifact and returning to his regular cultivation rhythm that Luo Chen realized the anomaly.
His newly attained sixth-layer Golden Core realm was on the verge of regression.
In response, Luo Chen first employed the Slaying Dragon Technique to expel the fire toxins from his body, consud various supplents, and rested for about a month before restoring his body to normal condition.
Afterward, he restrained himself and practiced cultivation for two months, finally stabilizing his realm.
At this mont, the words [Golden Core Sixth Layer 1/100] quietly displayed on his attribute panel brought Luo Chen a sense of imnse security.
"The artifact is already forged; what’s left is nurturing it and engraving arrays. My schedule has suddenly opened up."
"Three months of recuperation have restored my essence, Qi, and spirit to their peak, but I cannot afford further complacency."
Gazing at the attribute panel, Luo Chen began to plan his next steps.
The ti spent awaiting the completion of the artifact could not be wasted; he had to find sothing to occupy himself.
The first priority, undoubtedly, was cultivation.
Luo Chen divided his regular cultivation into two parts.
Qi Refinent and Body Refinent.
In terms of combat power, Body Refinent took precedence, but for pursuing the Path of Longevity, Qi Refinent cultivation was equally indispensable.
Luo Chen, using his previous cultivation speed as a benchmark, made a rough estimate.
With the "Phoenix Nirvana Sutra" as his natal Qi cultivation technique, a large supply of Ascendant-grade True Fla Pills for support, and the optimal environnt of Star Dou Hall’s third-order top-grade Spirit Land, his training efficiency was on par with that of a Heavenly Spirit Root cultivator.
Finally, Luo Chen arrived at an approximate tiline.
"Ten years!"
"If undisturbed by external matters, secluding myself within Penghu Star Dou Hall would allow to reach the seventh layer of the Golden Core stage in just ten years, achieving the level of a genuine Great Cultivator!"
Previously, advancing from the fifth to the sixth layer of the Golden Core stage had been projected to take six to seven years.
Yet it ended up taking nine years in total.
The extra two to three years were due, firstly, to taking on sentinel tasks at the Quyang Defensive Line, where the Spirit Qi environnt of the cave mansion was rely third-order lower grade, significantly slowing his cultivation.
Additionally, he had devoted so effort to improving "Myriad Paths Confluence," repeatedly adjusting his Body Refinent thods, which had also impacted his body.
Ultimately, these factors resulted in a three-year delay before breaking through to the sixth layer.
Magic and Body Double Cultivation proves to be such a challenging path.
Immortal cultivators often disregard the physique, yet the physique undeniably affects cultivation efficiency.
Cultivating both simultaneously inevitably leads to conflicts. Even with Luo Chen’s attribute panel assistance, he still had to pay a significant price.
Fortunately, the adjustnts to "Myriad Paths Confluence" had already succeeded, so it should no longer hinder his normal cultivation.
At present, he possessed combat power comparable to a Great Cultivator. After ten years, he would solidify that level genuinely, and his combat prowess would grow even more terrifying.
If the artifact’s arrays were engraved successfully, granting him a defensive magic item forged from the Demon Emperor’s tamorphosis.
By then, Luo Chen might proudly declare: "Unless a Nascent Soul appears, who can stand against !"
Of course, such aspirations remain confined to speculation for now.
For the mont, the path must be taken step by step.
After Qi Refinent cos Body Refinent.
[Ancient Desolation Third Order 81/100]
Gazing at the attribute panel, Luo Chen calculated the remaining amount of Black Emperor Ointnt.
"It should be enough to reach the perfection of the third-order Body Refinent, right?"
He was uncertain.
This invented path of Body Refinent had started smoothly. Later, he substituted fire for lightning to accelerate the process and recently combined internal and external refinent through pseudo-toolcasting, yielding flawless results.
At least, flawless within the scope of Luo Chen’s current vision and understanding.
Yet overall, the path still carried a rough and uncultured nature. Even the System’s classification did not provide layered distinctions like the Golden Core stage; instead, it rely categorized the process by the broad boundary of Ancient Desolation Third Order.
This lack of finer layers made it challenging for Luo Chen to gauge overall progress clearly.
Moreover, as with any Great Dao cultivation, progress becos exponentially harder as one advances.
Between the progress bar’s current state of eighty-one and the perfection mark at one hundred, Luo Chen had no firm idea how much resource consumption would be required.
"For now, I’ll take it one step at a ti!"
This path lacked precedent or clear guidelines, leaving Luo Chen no choice but to navigate it by trial and error.
After Qi Refinent and Body Refinent, Luo Chen turned his attention to the Arrays section.
Fourth-order Formation: Yin Yang Liu Jia Array
This was a composite formation, with the third-order Two Forms Array as its core, supplented by six third-order defensive arrays.
The six third-order defensive arrays had all been cultivated to Grandmaster Level, and he had crafted six suits of Mysterious Armor as their respective cores.
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