408: Chapter 407 Exploring the Golden Entries

Looking at this characteristic, Qin Changsheng's eyes were filled with joy.

Ordinary Golden Core Cultivators are limited by the mixed quality of their core and unstable Foundations, facing numerous barriers when attempting to Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm later, with Opportunity, background, and Comprehension Ability all being indispensable.

Among more than a thousand Golden Core Cultivators, at most only one can successfully form a Nascent Soul; those who fall, get stuck at a Realm, or experience Cultivation regression are countless.

However, the Golden Core is extremely pure and the Dao rhyme is perfect, completely solidifying the Foundation of Cultivation and forcefully increasing the success rate of condensing the Nascent Soul by 70%.

As long as he Cultivates steadily and finds some Materials for forming the Nascent Soul, the Breakthrough will be almost natural, and there will be no more major shackles on the path ahead.

[2, Cultivation Speed increased by five times.]

The Golden Core inherently possesses the best characteristics for absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, forming an invisible traction force for Spiritual Qi around him.

Spiritual Qi scattered between Heaven and Earth, pure spiritual objects, and Heaven And Earth Treasure will all be autonomously and rapidly absorbed and converted by the core.

Compared to Purple Core Cultivators, Qin Changsheng's future Cultivation Speed is directly increased by five times; the hard work of ordinary Cultivators over several years can be completed by him in just a few days, and his Cultivation efficiency is terrifying.

[3, Mana Foundation increased by twenty times]

In the same Golden Core Realm, the mana reserves and purity are the core of the gap in combat power.

The Golden Core is condensed to the extreme, and every strand of spiritual power has been tempered, removing all mixed Impurities.

At this moment, the total amount of mana in Qin Changsheng's body is twenty times that of his previous Purple Core state. His Foundation is extremely thick, and his endurance, spiritual power sustainability, and explosive power far exceed those of Cultivators at the same level; they are simply not on the same level.

[4, No Cultivation Bottleneck within the Golden Core Realm.]

Ordinary Golden Core Cultivators, from the First Layer of Golden Core to the ninth layer, have Realm barriers at every stage, requiring time to accumulate, comprehend Dao rhyme, and break through shackles. If they are not careful, they will be stuck in a Bottleneck for years or even decades, unable to make progress for life.

However, the Golden Core is perfect and flawless, with Dao rhyme running through the entire process, completely erasing all Cultivation barriers in the Golden Core Realm.

From now on, Qin Changsheng can proceed unimpeded in his Cultivation within the Golden Core Realm, steadily breaking through to the Peak, without needing to deliberately comprehend the Breakthrough, as it will come naturally.

[5, All Spell power increased by five times.]

The core is the source of all Spells, and the Foundation determines the upper limit of the arts.

The spiritual power driven by the Golden Core is domineering, pure, and rich in Dao rhyme, blessing all Spells and Divine Ability.

Whether it is the basic Spirit Control, movement techniques, or the ultimate Divine Ability like the Nine Heavens thunder, the power will be steadily increased by five times.

The thunder Spell that was previously enough to kill a Golden Core Stage 5 Red-Robed Old Man in seconds now has an even more terrifying power. No one at the same level can block it, and killing across levels is even easier.

[6, Mind is clear, never disturbed by Heart Demon.]

On the path of Cultivation, the Heart Demon tribulation is a fatal death trap for countless Cultivators. Love, hate, anger, greed, killing intent, persistence, and delusions can all breed Heart Demons, disturbing the mind, destroying the Dao Foundation, and even causing Qi Deviation and death.

The Golden Core comes with dust-free Dao rhyme, which can stabilize the Divine Soul, clear the spiritual platform, automatically isolate all false thoughts, and suppress the restlessness of the mind.

From now on, whether fighting, training, or in secluded Cultivation, Qin Changsheng can keep his original heart clear, completely eliminating the hidden dangers of Heart Demons, making the path of Cultivation steady and without danger to the Divine Soul.

Looking at the six characteristics of the Golden Core, Qin Changsheng's eyes were full of joy.

With these characteristics, Qin Changsheng's Cultivation Speed will be greatly improved.

Moreover, his probability of forming a Nascent Soul will also be greatly improved.

...

The days of Cultivation passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

Over the past year, Qin Changsheng had been cultivating in the Cave-Heaven Blessed Land.

After more than a year of day and night of hard Cultivation, Qin Changsheng's Cultivation base had ushered in a huge transformation.

The originally stable Fourth Layer of Golden Core Realm broke through layer by layer, climbing steadily and stepping firmly into the Golden Core Stage 5 Realm.

This Speed of progress, if placed in the eyes of ordinary Cultivators, is simply shocking and incredible.

Ordinary Golden Core Cultivators, limited by Realm Bottlenecks, spiritual power purity, and Cultivation Speed, often take years or even decades to barely break through, and may not reach the third level of the golden core in their entire life.

But Qin Changsheng is completely different. He has cultivated an unparalleled Golden Core, with a five-fold Cultivation Speed increase, and the Heaven-Defying characteristic of having no Bottlenecks in the Golden Core Realm, making his path of Cultivation smooth and unimpeded.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is crazily absorbed, purified, and converted by his core, with efficiency far exceeding that of his peers. One year of hard Cultivation is worth decades of hard work for others.

Not only is his Realm rising rapidly, but over the past year, his comprehensive strength has also continued to skyrocket.

Relying on the five-fold Spell Enhancement characteristic of the Golden Core, the power of all his Divine Ability and Spells has been iteratively strengthened with the improvement of his Cultivation.

The thunder secret technique, which was previously enough to instantly kill the Golden Core Stage 5 Red-Robed Old Man, now has even more terrifying power, with spiritual power Foundation and killing momentum many times stronger than before.

At the same time, the twenty-fold thick mana Foundation makes his spiritual power endurance, explosive power, and Pressure resistance firmly at the top of his level, crushing those of the same level, and fighting across levels is easy.

In addition, the Golden Core's characteristic of calming the mind and isolating Heart Demons kept his spiritual platform clear and free of distracting thoughts throughout the year of hard Cultivation. His Cultivation state was always at its Peak, his Foundation was polished to be more solid and stable, without any floating flaws, and every Realm was condensed to the extreme.

The Realm is stable, the Spells are perfected, and the Foundation is perfect.

But compared to the various improvements in his own Cultivation, what Qin Changsheng is looking forward to most at this moment is not the Breakthrough of his existing strength, but the arrival of a new year.

On this day, he can draw a new Golden Trait again.

If he draws a powerful Golden Trait, Qin Changsheng's strength will be greatly improved.

[Lifespan: +∞]

[Cultivation: Golden Core Stage 5 (120000/1400000)]

[Golden Core Grade: Golden]

[Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Returning Origin Art (Perfection)]

[Vajra Body Refining Art: Perfection]

[Spell: Fire Snake Technique (Perfection), Fire Shield Technique (Perfection)]

[Sword Flight Technique: Perfection]

[Mountain Splitting Blade: Perfection]

[Movement Technique: Wind Chasing Lightning Technique, Perfection]

[Lifebound Treasure: Dragon Abyss Sword * 10]

[Golden Core Divine Ability: Law Manifestation Heaven and Earth]

[Treasure: Spirit Jade Prayer Mat, dongtian pearl, spirit suppressing pearl, Golden Light Spirit Stone, Golden Silk Inner Armor, bixia pendant]

[Spiritual Root: Top-grade Five Spirit Roots]

[trait Draw Count: 1]

[trait: Immortality, Substitute Death, Breath Concealment, Exchange, Sharing, Rebirth, Instant Spellcasting, Body Refining, Speed, Teleportation, Disease, Teleportation, Poison Resistance, Alchemy, Heart Demon, Insight, Armor Break, Disguise, Disguise, Sensing, Photographic Memory, Affinity]

[Heavenly Dao Trait: Cultivation, External Incarnation, Intelligence, Divine Sense, Source of Mana, Mana Absorption, Fire God, Thunder God, Innate Divine Strength, Qi and Blood, Storage Space, Blade God, Enhancement, Blade God, Repair, Bleeding, Sword Domain, Copy, Slow Cultivation, Law Manifestation]

"Start drawing!"

Qin Changsheng took a deep breath and began to draw a new Golden Trait.

As his thoughts moved, brilliant golden light suddenly surged in the void in front of him, and endless golden light intertwined and entangled, converging into a Golden Trait light screen flowing with supreme Dao rhyme.

The next moment, the trait light screen fully expanded, and a line of gilded characters clearly emerged.

Investigation.

The trait information was imprinted into his mind, and the analysis was extremely clear.

[Investigation: Golden Trait]

[Active trait. After activating the trait's ability, it can ignore Cultivation concealment, hidden Cultivation Techniques, and Disguise secret techniques, directly investigating the Cultivator's true body, and Insight into all secret information of the target, including true identity, Cultivation Realm, Foundation, and hidden strength. All Disguise cannot escape in front of this investigation ability.]

Knowing the complete attributes of this trait, a bright light flashed in Qin Changsheng's eyes, and he was quite satisfied.

On the path of Cultivation, human hearts are treacherous, and Secret Realms are hidden with countless Disguise and killing opportunities. Many dangers often stem from the unknown.

With this investigation talent, from now on, he can distinguish truth from falsehood, identify Foundations at a glance, avoid traps, and see through Disguise, which has infinite value. To verify the power of this brand-new trait, Qin Changsheng immediately moved his mind and actively activated the [Investigation] talent.

He looked into the distance, locking onto his External Incarnation—Hu Nan, whom he had already deployed outside for secret training.

In an instant, an invisible investigation force penetrated the Void Realm, crossed the distance barrier, and accurately fell on Hu Nan.

Without any hesitation, a clear and transparent attribute panel instantly appeared in Qin Changsheng's field of vision, with concise and straightforward information, without any concealment.

[Hu Nan: Qin Changsheng's External Incarnation]

[Cultivation: Golden Core Stage 5]

[Divine Ability: Law Manifestation Heaven and Earth]

[Secret Technique: Longyuan Sword Domain]

[Status: Normal]

[Treasure: None]

All information was clear at a glance, with identity, Cultivation, and Foundation all revealed.

Qin Changsheng took a deep breath, then sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, and began to plan his future path.

Now that his Realm, Foundation, and talent are all ready, it is the best time to steadily improve and plan for the long term. He has set four most important Cultivation matters in his heart, which are interlinked, paving the way for reaching the top of the Dao.

First, compete for the Spirit Stone Secret Realm and forcefully win the ownership of the Secret Realm this year.

On the path of Cultivation, resources are the Foundation. Whether it is tempering Spells, nourishing the Golden Core, or polishing Magical Artifacts, it is inseparable from the support of massive Spirit Stone.

Now that his Cultivation has skyrocketed, he still needs to continue to improve his Realm and solidify the Foundation of the Golden Core. The resource consumption is huge.

The Spirit Stone Secret Realm is a top-level resource treasure land, containing massive pure Spirit Stone, which is a continuous supply of Cultivation resources.

Only by completely winning the Spirit Stone Secret Realm and monopolizing the resources of the Secret Realm can he accumulate enough Spirit Stone and have enough capital to start strengthening the heaven-grade magical tool in his hands.

The stronger the Magical Artifact, the more solid his own combat power Foundation will be, and he will have more confidence in fighting across levels and venturing into dangerous places later. This matter is his top priority resource layout.

Second, fully investigate and collect clues about heavenly dao fragment.

This heavenly dao fragment is a treasure that can upgrade a Golden Trait to a Heavenly Dao Trait.

He needs to inquire everywhere, search for traces, and accumulate heavenly dao fragment to pave the way for the advancement and transformation of all his Golden Traits, and completely unlock the supreme potential of his talent.

Third, widely collect Insights on forming the Nascent Soul.

Although the Golden Core has a 70% success rate for forming a Nascent Soul, almost crushing peers, Qin Changsheng has always been cautious and never relied on stability and slackness.

Forming a Nascent Soul is a major life-and-death barrier on the path of Cultivation. One wrong step may result in damage to Cultivation and the collapse of the Golden Core.

A 70% success rate is not foolproof. Only by being fully prepared can one perfectly break through the Realm.

Therefore, he needs to collect a large number of Insights, Breakthrough experiences, and key points for avoiding pitfalls from Peak Golden Core Cultivators, integrate them, and supplement his own cognition of forming a Nascent Soul.

Accumulating sufficiently deep Insights on forming a Nascent Soul and thoroughly understanding the laws of breaking through the Realm is the only way to push his grasp of forming a Nascent Soul to Perfection and steadily take the critical step toward the Nascent Soul Dao.

Fourth, set off to Qingyun Tower of the Azure Cloud Sect.

This is his most urgent travel plan at the moment, which has two major uses.

First, Qingyun Tower has a deep Foundation and is well-informed. It contains maps of Secret Realms and Cultivation Intelligence from all over the world. He can use this to inquire about the specific entrance, opening time, internal layout, and information of strong competitors of the Spirit Stone Secret Realm, so as to lay out in advance and seize the Opportunity for the competition for the Spirit Stone Secret Realm.

Second, and most importantly, this trip is just right for testing the brand-new Golden Investigation trait on the spot.

The Azure Cloud Sect gathers masters and is full of hidden talents, and there is no shortage of Cultivators who hide their Cultivation and have trump cards. It is just the right time for him to personally test the limit power of the Investigation trait, verify its Heaven-Defying ability to see through Disguise, gain Insight into secrets, and find out the true body, and completely figure out the wonderful use and boundaries of the new talent.

...

Azure Cloud Sect.

Qingyun Tower.

Every few years, many Golden Core Cultivators will come to the Azure Cloud Sect for a gathering.

At this gathering, not only can one hear a lot of news, but one can also Exchange some special treasures.

Qin Changsheng came here to inquire about whether there is any news about heavenly dao fragment and the Spirit Stone Secret Realm.

When Qin Changsheng stepped into the pavilion, more than a dozen people were already seated.

These dozen or so Cultivators were scattered in various seats, sitting quietly and adjusting their breath, not speaking to each other, and the atmosphere was exceptionally solemn and mysterious.

These people were dressed uniformly in pitch-black tight-fitting black clothes, with dense fabric that restrained spiritual power, firmly locking the aura around their bodies without revealing any flaws.

Everyone wore an ancient-style mask on their faces, covering their entire faces, revealing only cold and indifferent eyebrows and contours, completely masking their true appearance.

With black clothes on their bodies and masks covering their faces, under layers of Disguise, no one could distinguish their origins, appearance, or identity.

Although no one deliberately released Pressure, the faintly revealed Foundation aura was enough to prove that this group of Cultivators with hidden identities were all Golden Core powerhouses.

Ordinary Cultivators standing here, facing a group of Golden Core experts who were hiding their heads and showing their tails, would only be full of fear and know nothing, unable to distinguish the truth and reality of the other party, and unable to judge whether the other party was an enemy or a friend.

But all these secrets were meaningless in Qin Changsheng's eyes.

He possessed the Golden active trait [Investigation], and his talent was unique, specifically designed to see through all Disguise and falsehoods in the world.

Qin Changsheng's gaze swept across the audience calmly. Without needing to deliberately form seals or cast Spells, and without needing to activate spiritual power, just relying on the Heaven-Defying ability of the trait itself, he instantly penetrated the mask, black clothing, and aura Disguise of the crowd.

The true Cultivation, hidden strength, and true identity of these dozen black-clothed Cultivators, as well as various secret information that was deliberately concealed, were all clearly and accurately imprinted in his mind, with nowhere to hide.

The truth that others could not see, he could understand at a glance; the secrets that others could not detect, he could know with a single thought.

[Name: Jiang Lijuan]

[Cultivation: First Layer of Golden Core]

[Divine Ability: None]

[Secret Technique: Blood Escape]

[Magic Treasure: Qinghong Sword]

[Status: Normal]

...

[Name: Chen Erniu]

[Cultivation: third level of the golden core]

[Divine Ability: Sensing]

[Secret Technique: Teleportation]

[Status: Slow Cultivation, Reincarnation of Soul Transformation]

[Purpose: Come to Qingyun Tower to find a way to solve Slow Cultivation]