161: Chapter 161: Difficulties in Cultivating the Golden Core Realm

Since the Spiritual Qi problem was resolved, Wang Bin began preparing for secluded cultivation to attempt a Breakthrough.

He had been in the Golden Core Realm for five or six years, but had always remained at the Golden Core First Level. Now was a good time to try to Breakthrouh to the Golden Core Second Level.

After two months of secluded Cultivation, Wang Bin ended his Cultivation with a dark expression.

He failed to Breakthrough. This was the first time he had encountered a setback in a minor Realm Breakthrough since he stepped into the Cultivation World.

He had clearly prepared quite thoroughly, felt he had reached the Peak of the Golden Core First Level, and still had a lot of Spirit Liquid on hand. He originally thought that Breaking through to the Golden Core Second Level would be an easy matter.

However, the Breakthrough of a Golden Core cultivator was much more difficult than he had imagined, no wonder Golden Core cultivators could have a Lifespan of five hundred years.

When he was about to charge into the Golden Core Second Level, he noticed that his Meridians began to swell, seemingly unable to withstand the accelerated operation of his Cultivation Technique.

His Divine Sense also lacked stamina. These years, he had been busy upgrading the Kings Sword and manufacturing energy balls, and had not paid much attention to Cultivating Body Refining Cultivation Technique and Divine Sense Cultivation Technique.

This resulted in his Physical Body strength and Divine Sense never significantly improving, which also became an obstacle to his Breakthrough to the Golden Core Second Level.

However, since he had already reached the critical stage of being on the verge of success, he took a few drops of Spirit Liquid, intending to force a Breakthrough.

Who would have thought that a Meridian in his body would directly rupture, leading to the failure of the Breakthrough, and he himself was seriously injured.

Fortunately, he had Rejuvenation Pills on him, and coupled with the excellent healing effect of the Spirit Wood Heart Sutra, it only took him one month to fully recover.

This also served as a wake-up call for him; he almost forgot how his predecessor died.

Wang Bin finally estimated that without the help of external objects, purely through secluded bitter Cultivation, it would take a full forty years to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Second Level.

That's right, forty years. Golden Core cultivators Cultivate that slowly. Of course, it also had something to do with his poor talent.

This meant he would have to spend forty years to raise his Physical Body, Divine Sense, and spiritual power to the level of the Golden Core Second Level.

Forty years! This was no joke. If things continued like this, he probably had no hope of reaching the Nascent Soul Realm.

Moreover, the further he Cultivated, the longer it would take. Perhaps it would take over a hundred years to Breakthrough from the Golden Core Eighth Level to the Golden Core Ninth Level.

Helplessly, Wang Bin gave a few instructions at home, then went to West Sea City to purchase Medicinal Pills.

"What? Members can only purchase one bottle of Golden Core Medicinal Pill every ten years from the shop, and each bottle only has three pills!

Each bottle also costs three thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and third-Rank Mind Nourishing Pills are even more expensive, only three pills can be bought every ten years?

What's going on with your Four Seas Commerce League? Don't you want to make money? What kind of hunger marketing is this?"

Wang Bin was surprised by Elder Li's words. When doing business, there was goods and Spirit Stones to be earned, so why the restriction and hunger marketing?

Elder Li had probably seen this kind of reaction many times and explained with a smile:

"The main Spirit Medicine for refining third-Rank Medicinal Pills are all hundreds of years old. How can they grow so easily? Even if Cultivators have various means to accelerate their growth, it still takes decades or even hundreds of years!

Moreover, Alchemists also have success rate issues when refining.

What's more, most of the Medicinal Pills are consumed internally.

The Chu Family has a Secret Realm with a large number of Spirit Medicine, but they don't lack Spirit Stones, so they basically won't sell them. Do you understand now?"

Wang Bin understood instantly.

Large Families and Schools controlled the Spiritual Veins and mines, and in fact, also controlled the output of high-Rank Spirit Medicine.

And they didn't lack Spirit Stones at all. To obtain these precious Cultivation resources, one had to obey their commands and work for them!

Now that they were willing to sell a portion of the Medicinal Pills, it was highly likely they were afraid that newly promoted Golden Core cultivators would become desperate or simply switch to other forces.

Wang Bin realized that the further he Cultivated, the fewer Cultivation resources he would be able to buy.

It seemed he had to work harder to develop his Family, and his Family also had to start establishing a Medicine Garden and cultivating Spirit Medicine themselves.

However, Wang Bin still asked somewhat unwillingly:

"Elder Li, is there no other way to buy more Cultivation Medicinal Pills?"

"Yes! You can go to other shops to see. The Chu Family, the Li Family, and several other Families' shops also sell some third-Rank Medicinal Pills every year, but they all have various conditions and restrictions.

You can also try your luck at the Loose Cultivator market, or open a shop in West Sea City to long-term acquire various Spirit Medicine over a hundred years old, and then refine them yourself.

You can also go on adventures, gain experience, or even go to East Sea City to kill demons and earn merits for rewards.

There are quite a few ways to acquire them. Everyone has gone through this.

I have been Cultivating for three hundred years, and I am only at the Golden Core Eighth Level now, and I even have a dual Spiritual Root!"

Elder Li said, sighing, thinking that if he had been born into a large Family, he would have probably already Broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

"Is there no other way? I see that your shop doesn't seem to lack these Cultivation resources."

Hearing Wang Bin ask this, Elder Li smiled.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Qingmu, you are right.

Since our Four Seas Commerce League is open for business, we definitely have goods.

As I said before, with your current membership Rank, the Medicinal Pills you can buy are limited.

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. As long as you spend one million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones in our shop, you can upgrade to a Gold Member.

At that time, the Cultivation resources you can buy each time will increase tenfold, and you can also enjoy more discounts.

You have already spent one hundred twenty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones in our Four Seas Commerce League, you only need to spend another eight hundred eighty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

How about it, are you interested?"

Wang Bin's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing this.

One million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones converted would only be five thousand drops of Spirit Liquid. He himself had over four thousand drops, and Du Juan still had several hundred drops, which would definitely be enough.

He could produce Spirit Liquid himself; he could have as much as he wanted.

But this thought just popped up and was immediately dismissed, and at the same time, he became vigilant.

If he suddenly took out a million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, all kinds of troubles would definitely follow.

He was just a Cultivator who had just entered the Golden Core Realm, neither supported by a Family nor a key Cultivation target of a School. How could he be so rich?

At that time, someone would definitely target him.

At the same time, he also became more wary of Elder Li, looking at him helplessly and saying:

"You really think highly of me. I helped the Chu Family a lot before, and they helped me successfully form my Core and gave me some benefits.

But a million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, only a Nascent Soul Family could afford that, right?

I'll still buy a bottle of Golden Core Medicinal Pill, three portions of Body Refining Spirit Liquid, one third-Rank Mind Nourishing Pill, and a Low Grade Magic Treasure Flying Sword for traveling."

Walking out of the shop with the purchased items, Wang Bin's twenty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones were also spent.

These few Cultivation resources were simply a drop in the bucket for his Cultivation.

It seemed he had to find another way. Both his Cultivation plan and his Family's plan had to be adjusted.

If there was no stable Medicinal Pill to assist his Cultivation, relying solely on hard Cultivation, he probably wouldn't be able to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Middle Stage even when he reached his five hundred year Lifespan.