178: Chapter 178 Cultivating a Golden Core?

The medicinal effect of the Condensing Affection Pill lasted for a full twelve hours.

When the last trace of the scorching medicinal power dissipated, the air in the room was already saturated with thick spiritual energy.

A faint mist swirled around the two of them.

Liu Qingyan's originally chaotic aura had long since calmed, and spiritual light seemed to faintly flow beneath her skin.

Occasionally, when she moved, a bit of excess spiritual energy would seep out.

Not only that, but something seemed to be slowly condensing at her Dantian.

Mo Zixing gently stroked her sweat-dampened long hair, but his gaze gradually became serious.

He could vaguely feel that the surrounding air was becoming increasingly oppressive.

A familiar pressure enveloped the entire Qingdan Peak.

This feeling... was too familiar.

With a thought, he brought up Liu Qingyan's System information interface to check it.

[Name: Liu Qingyan]

[Cultivation: 9th Layer of Crystallization]

On the interface, the four characters for 9th Layer of Crystallization were actually emitting a dazzling golden light.

Mo Zixing frowned slightly.

No wonder it felt so familiar.

When he had previously achieved a Breakthrough to the Heavenly Dao Golden Core, it was this exact atmosphere where the heavens and earth changed color and all things held their breath.

Although the current pressure was generally much weaker than it had been back then, the essence was exactly the same.

This was the precursor to the Lightning Tribulation for a Golden Core Stage Breakthrough.

Could it be... was she about to have a Breakthrough?

At a time like this?

Mo Zixing's mouth twitched, finding it somewhat absurd.

Liu Qingyan had been stuck at the 9th Layer of Crystallization for some time, always missing that final step.

There were no suitable Heaven And Earth Treasure.

He had previously thought about finding some Heaven And Earth Treasure for her to use for her Breakthrough once he was done with the soul-devouring sword.

But now, let alone finding a Heaven And Earth Treasure.

She hadn't even managed to keep her consciousness clear, yet she was actually going to have a Breakthrough at a time like this?

Mo Zixing frowned and decided to verify whether there were really tribulation clouds outside.

He deliberately loosened his hand from her waist, pulling the distance between them apart by an inch.

He cut off the channel of spiritual energy transmission.

Almost at that very moment.

The heavy pressure outside immediately began to weaken.

The changes in Liu Qingyan's Dantian also began to slow down.

What does this mean?

Mo Zixing raised an eyebrow.

It couldn't really be what he thought, could it?

As Mo Zixing withdrew, she only felt a sudden emptiness in her body.

She let out a soft moan and opened her hazy eyes: "Zixing?"

"I'm here."

Mo Zixing raised an eyebrow and hugged her tightly again.

Letting their chests press tightly together, he channeled pure spiritual energy into her body once more.

Rumble.

A dull clap of thunder came from deep within the clouds, and the sky outside the window grew even darker.

That familiar sense of oppression returned, and it was even more intense than before.

It seemed it really was because of him.

Mo Zixing at least confirmed one thing.

As long as his spiritual energy continued to flow within Liu Qingyan's body, the Breakthrough would continue to proceed.

He simply picked up the outer robe from the side and wrapped Liu Qingyan's exposed skin tightly.

With a thought, he used his spiritual energy to open the door.

Mo Zixing activated his Movement Technique and quickly took her to the summit of Qingdan Peak.

Looking up, the sky was already covered with dark clouds.

Thick black clouds pressed down on their heads, rolling ceaselessly, with streaks of silver-white lightning darting through the cloud layers.

Mo Zixing, holding Liu Qingyan, performed the experiment again.

He deliberately pushed Liu Qingyan a little further away, and the tribulation clouds immediately dimmed slightly.

When he pushed his spiritual energy back in, the tribulation clouds instantly surged even more violently.

"It really is like this."

Mo Zixing was truly speechless.

He looked down at Liu Qingyan in his arms, who was still murmuring his name.

He then looked up at the tribulation clouds that were following him overhead.

An absurd thought popped into his head.

Could it be... that he had replaced the role of the original Heaven And Earth Treasure?

Heaven And Earth Treasure?

Wait, [Medicine Spirit Body]!

He realized.

His Physique included a gold-quality [Medicine Spirit Body], which inherently carried a certain medicinal property.

When the two of them were Dual Cultivation, his spiritual energy poured into Liu Qingyan's body continuously.

Likewise, he was also continuously nourishing her with the medicinal power of his own [Medicine Spirit Body].

Liu Qingyan had already reached the edge of a Breakthrough, lacking only that final spark.

And his [Medicine Spirit Body] had happened to replace the medicinal property provided by a Heaven And Earth Treasure.

So that was it.

Mo Zixing suddenly understood, feeling both enlightened and unable to laugh or cry.

When others achieved a Golden Core Breakthrough, they would prepare various Heaven And Earth Treasure in advance, find a safe place, and wait in full battle array.

Yet Liu Qingyan, on the other hand, had done Dual Cultivation with him for twelve hours and was now about to have a Golden Core Breakthrough.

A Golden Core formed under these circumstances.

Would it really be a normal Golden Core?

...

The Elder of other peaks looked at the tribulation clouds over Qingdan Peak from afar, discussing it in hushed tones.

"Qingdan Peak, could it be that Liu Qingyan is about to have a Breakthrough?"

"That's impossible, right? With her previous Cultivate speed, how could she suddenly have a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage?"

...

In another room of the Qingdan Peak Sleeping Quarters.

Sect Master Bai Ruotong was lying by the window, watching the tribulation clouds overhead, and began to mumble with dissatisfaction.

She could tell that this was a Lightning Tribulation for the Golden Core Stage.

The intensity seemed a bit lower than Mo Zixing's time, but it was still at the level of a Heavenly Dao Golden Core.

Connecting this to the situation before she left, it seemed Mo Zixing had been helping Liu Qingyan prepare for a Breakthrough all this time.

Little Sect Master kicked her little legs and lay back down on the bed.

What's going on, I'm a bit envious.