Fantasy: I Receive Critical Chance For Compensation When I Give Away Fateful Encounters - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Breakthrough to the Early-stage Golden Core Realm!

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Su’en and Ye Lingyun barely noticed as time whooshed by, immersed as they were in their cultivation. A month flew by, and the contest between both cities, families, and sects, had arrived.

Chen Wu led his clansmen in waiting outside of Su’en and Ye Lingyun’s courtyard. He knew that the two Exalted Sect members were in seclusion, so he did not dare to disturb them. However, today was the day of the duel between the two families. If both Exalted Sect disciples failed to show up, it would be as good as the Chen family admitting defeat.

Brimming with anxiety, Chen Wu busied himself with pacing around the courtyard, afraid of intruding on Su’en and Lingyun.

“Don’t worry, Father. The two Exalted Disciples wouldn’t have forgotten about the duel. Let’s continue waiting!” Chen Ziling urged, noting her father’s distressed expression.

“What other choice do we have?” Chen Wu sighed and nodded.

Meanwhile, in his quarters, Su’en opened his eyes.

An even more powerful aura surged out from his body. Cracks appeared in the array formation cast by the Energy Suppression Disc, as if threatening to shatter!

“The early-stages of the Golden Core Realm!”

Su’en’s lips curved into a broad grin. He had finally broken through!

As expected of the Divine Spirit Fruit, the spiritual energy within it was even richer than he had imagined. Without the ten-thousand-year-old fruit, he wouldn’t have been able to advance from the late-stages of the Crystallization Realm to the early-stages of the Golden Core Realm in just a month, even after his spiritual juice had been Crystallized.

He extended his hand, and Divine Lightning Sword Qi gradually condensed and manifested at his fingertips.

Compared to before, the sword formed by his Divine Lightning Sword Qi was surrounded by a powerful aura, so vivid that even the lightning patterns on the blade were visible.

This was the difference between True Qi and True Essence–a yawning gulf of power.

“With my Heaven Realm cultivation technique–the Divine Lightning Sword Technique–I wonder if I’ll be able to go up against a Golden Core master!”

Of course, if the Golden Core master in question had cultivated an Earth-rank cultivation technique, the answer would be a decisive ‘no’. However, some of the sect elders in the Heavenly Domain were only at the Golden Core Realm, with mere Profound-rank cultivation techniques. Golden Core or not, Su’en was sure he was stronger than these cultivators.

He retracted the Divine Lightning Sword in his hand and looked at his Energy Sea, in which floated a golden sphere.

This was the Golden Core!

A steady stream of vitality emerged from the Golden Core Mountain, filling his Energy Sea.

Golden Core Realm cultivation focused on refining one’s newfound vitality into nourishment of one’s Golden Core, gradually enriching the latter. Golden Cores were ranked from first-grade to ninth-grade. Once a Golden Core reached the ninth-grade, it could nurture a spirit embryo. This would then pave the way to enter the Spirit Convocation Realm. However, it was a challenging process that demanded much time and resources.

Su’en’s current Golden Core was at the second-grade. As for why his cultivation was so rapid, it was mainly because his foundation had been stable within the Foundation Establishment Realm–and, of course, the aid of the ten-thousand-year-old Divine Spirit Fruit. Without them, it would have probably taken him decades.

“BOOM!”

As Su’en put away the Energy Suppression Disc, a powerful presence came from outside the building, traveling towards his courtyard.

He could hear the noise of buildings collapsing, punctuated by terrified shrieks.

When he sensed the source of the aura, Su’en looked delighted.

“The aura of the Crystallization Realm. Looks like my junior has also successfully broken through.”

He walked out of the door and was greeted by a cloud of dust. His junior’s quarters were next to his; after the building had collapsed, the courtyard connecting their quarters had also crumbled.

The aura of a cultivator’s breakthrough was not so easily suppressed. Often, it would radiate out into their surroundings. The higher the realm one broke into, the more earth-shaking the resultant power. It was why he’d chosen to use the Energy Suppression Disc before going into seclusion. Without it, once he had broken through to the Golden Core Realm, the aura that had erupted from him might have collapsed all the buildings within hundreds of thousands of feet. It might even have killed some mortals, or individuals of low cultivation levels.

Mainly because this was the mortal world, not the Heavenly Domain, and the framework of the two were different.

In a flash, Su’en appeared in front of Chen Wu and his retinue, shielding them from Ye Lingyun’s aura.

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief behind him. Most of them were only at the Qi Refinement Realm, except Chen Wu, who was at the Foundation Establishment Realm. But even he was only at its early-stages; if the aura had pierced him, it would kill him on the spot. Only an Exalted Sect member could withstand it.

“Thank you, Exalted Disciple!”

After coming back to his senses, Chen Wu hurriedly bowed to Su’en in gratitude. But when he saw the buildings that had collapsed around him, there was resignation in his eyes.

“It was an oversight on my part. I forgot to warn her.” Su’en felt bashful–he had assumed his junior would know to set up her Energy Suppression Disc before her seclusion, so he had failed to remind her.

He looked back at the destroyed building, just in time to see a slender figure emerge from the dust. Protected by an aura of blue True Qi, the dust didn’t drift towards them.

It was Ye Lingyun, who had successfully entered the Crystallization Realm. When she caught sight of Su’en, she quickened her pace and ran toward him, smiling.

“Senior, I did it!”

“Impressive!”

Su’en nodded in satisfaction. Just as he had planned, his junior had broken through. Advancing from the Foundation Establishment Realm to the Crystallization Realm came with a more apparent power leap than breaking through from the Crystallization Realm to the Golden Core Realm. He of all people knew that well.

“What happened?” Ye Lingyun was motionless for a moment as she took in the rubble around her. Then her face turned red and she blurted, “My apologies. I forgot I’m not in the Heavenly Domain anymore!”

In the Heavenly Domain, the aura of a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator breaking through to the Crystallization Realm wouldn’t leave a scratch on the buildings of the Dao Sect. Ye Lingyun was so used to cultivating in the Dao Sect that she had forgotten she was currently in the mortal world.

“Don’t worry about it, Exalted Disciple,” Chen Wu said as he approached her. “Compared to your increase in power, the Chen family considers this damage an honorable sacrifice!” At first, he had been at a loss, but the Exalted Disciple’s breakthrough had restored his spirits. He was even more confident they would be able to win ownership of the spirit stone mine today!

Smiling, Su’en glanced at Chen Wu. This family was an interesting one indeed.

“Exalted Disciple, it’s almost time. Shall we leave?” Chen Wu asked.

“Of course. Lead the way!”