Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 843: Chapter 345: Three Core Formation Methods, Verifying the Great Dao Path!_3

“The Understanding of Nanshan”

That was exactly the condition Tao Wen had offered when he first asked Luo Chen to take action.

Although it wasn’t a Core Formation Secret Technique, it was still written by Tao Family Ancestor, Ascendant Master Nanshan, after his Core Formation – a compilation of his experience with Core Condensation.

As the seventh generation Sect Leader of Qingdan Valley, and a Golden Core Ascendant Master from two hundred years ago, his Core Condensation Experience was still timeless, even to this day.

The content, although not overly verbose or convoluted, was concise in its wording.

Luo Chen read it very slowly, pondering deeply whenever he encountered a key point.

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Often, a single sentence or phrase gave him substantial revelations.

For now, this was only his first pass, and he was just skimming the text.

In the deep quiet of the night,

Luo Chen sat on the meditation cushion in the Quiet Room, his face betraying a thoughtful expression.

The Cultivator’s Golden Core is the culmination of a cultivator’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit – truly a great elixir within the human body!

It’s the result of a lifetime’s cultivation, boiled down to this singular great elixir.

Thus, it is called “Dan”

For a Pill Refiner, this metaphor couldn’t be more apt.

But as with Pill Refinement Techniques, which have various schools and skills,

there are also numerous doctrines for cultivators to condensate the Golden Core.

And in this Core Condensation Experience by Ascendant Master Nanshan, he clearly proposed the concept of three doctrines.

The Simple Technique of Core Formation, where Kan and Li invert, water and fire complement, metal and wood fluctuate – and the Dao can be expected.

The Medium Technique of Core Formation, where the sun and moon in the furnace make creation self-evident, something is born from nothing, where the dragon and tiger converge.

The Great Technique of Core Formation, where essence of heaven and marrow of earth, Yin Spirit and Yang Soul, the Star Fight of Zhou, all encapsulate the universe.

These three techniques differ in rank, which implies a difference in their quality.

But according to Ascendant Master Nanshan, the three techniques differ only in difficulty, without significantly affecting post-Golden Core period cultivation.

Put simply, the Simple Technique requires the simplest conditions, yet the actual condensation of the Golden Core is the most challenging.

The Great Technique is the hardest to execute, but when it comes to condensing the Golden Core, the success rate is the highest.

No matter which Core Formation Technique is used, once a Golden Core is achieved, there’s no distinction in quality, and the Nascent Soul Path can be anticipated.

Of course!

That’s the theory, at least. Whether there are distinctions, Luo Chen doesn’t know.

This copy of “The Understanding of Nanshan” is clearly not complete either, as the portions containing the Core Formation Secret Techniques have been deliberately omitted.

Based on what he’s seen so far, he could vaguely understand one of the techniques.

“The Dragon Phoenix Tribulation Secret Technique represents the Simple Technique of Core Formation. It requires only two Third Order Pills for assistance, and upon executing this Secret Technique, one could attempt to break through to the Golden Core Period.”

“However, the Dragon Phoenix Tribulation Secret Technique only increases the success rate of Core Formation by a mere ten percent.”

“This exactly aligns with Ascendant Master Nanshan’s description of the Simple Technique of Core Formation.”

“Simple requirements, difficult core forming.”

As for the other two techniques, Luo Chen currently couldn’t understand them.

But judging from the descriptions in “The Understanding of Nanshan,” they likely have a significant connection with Spirit Qi and the Divine Soul.

Chu Kui had once mentioned offhandedly that the Divine Soul Endowment is especially important during Core Formation.

“No rush, no rush!”

“I’m only at the Fifth Level of Foundation Establishment, which is far from the Foundation Establishment Stage Finalization required for Core Formation. Just take it slow.”

Luo Chen carefully placed the copy of “The Understanding of Nanshan” into the deepest part of his Storage Bag.

He planned to take it out and read it whenever he had the chance.

Maybe in the future, as his Dao Cultivation advances, he’d naturally come to understand parts that were currently baffling.

“After I go back, I’ll try to get some literature related to Core Formation from Jueqing Fairy. She definitely won’t give up Secret Techniques, but such things are mere general knowledge for Golden Core Cultivators, she shouldn’t be stingy with that.”

“With the knowledge of others, I can polish my own. By collecting several more, my subsequent actions can be more purposeful.”

These thoughts streamed through his mind.

Afterwards, Luo Chen gathered his thoughts, gradually entering a state as tranquil as an ancient well.

His cultivation, which the Seed Cultivator Battle had delayed for quite some time, needed to be picked up again.

In the silent chamber, the only presence was the solitary and silent figure of the Red-Robed Taoist.

It was a long while before a prolonged exhalation could be heard.

And the dense Heaven and Earth Qi nearby seemed to be grasped and snatched away, continuously rushing into Luo Chen’s robust physique.

His cultivation level, stagnant for a month, was gradually starting to climb again.