Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1169: Chapter 455: Core Formation!_3 Chapter 1169: Chapter 455: Core Formation!_3 “Cultivate ‘Wind-Calming Wave’ diligently, and even if it’s useless for Core Formation, it’s greatly beneficial for my overall cultivation,” Luo Chen said to himself, reinforcing his determination to continue cultivating this secret technique.

With this resolve, his daily routine had completely stabilized.

He focused on cultivating “Bead Curtain Lock,” supported by “Wind-Calming Wave,” ensuring he never missed a day to increase the Spirit Power within his body.

Time slowly passed in such arduous cultivation.

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“It’s fast!”

“Indeed, it’s very fast!” Luo Chen felt exhilarated in the cultivation room.

He noticed that his speed in splitting the Main Soul and stringing Spirit Beads was getting faster.

Previously, it took a month to complete the first two steps to condense a single Spirit Bead.

But as he became more skilled in splitting himself and threading the Divine Soul filaments with Spirit Liquid more precisely, this time was reducing.

Now, it took just twenty days to condense a Spirit Bead.

Moreover, Luo Chen felt there was still significant room for improvement.

As for the pain from splitting the soul?

“Chop and chop, and you get used to it,” Luo Chen quipped, seemingly unperturbed.

But in reality, how could it be easy to become accustomed to such a thing?

It was merely that his willpower was growing stronger, allowing him to consciously disregard the pain.

“Maybe, by the time I reach Foundation Establishment Stage Finalization, I could have cultivated ‘Bead Curtain Lock’ to the Completion Stage?” Luo Chen started dreaming about the future, filled with beautiful hopes.

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However, two years later, Luo Chen encountered difficulties in these hopes.

Luo Chen’s eyes were tightly closed, his body trembling continuously.

Waves of Spirit Power Fluctuations billowed from him unremittingly.

Dressed in ink bamboo white robes, which rustled as if stirred by an invisible wind.

“Chu Kui did not deceive me!”

“Thirty-six, that’s the limit!” In his Sea of Qi, thirty-six Spirit Beads spun round and round.

Their powerful momentum seemed to create a Spirit Pressure unique to Golden Core Cultivators, pushing the Spirit Liquid in the entire Sea of Qi to its limits.

Each bead spun wildly, trying to absorb and devour more Spirit Power to enlarge itself.

But doing so… the consequences were that the balance was going to be broken!

“How can this be?”

“According to the secret technique records, thirty-six for Minor Accomplishment, one hundred and eight for Medium Accomplishment, and three hundred sixty-five for Completion Stage, and all have been achieved by others.”

“Why can Chu Kui and I only cultivate to the Minor Accomplishment Realm?”

“This won’t do. Either I voluntarily disperse the Spirit Beads, or I must attempt Core Formation. But with the former, all previous accomplishments would be wasted, and the latter is still far from the best opportunity for Core Formation.”

One question after another surfaced in his mind.

Luo Chen was extremely frustrated.

Just then, the Lan Ke Black and White Chess hidden within his body emitted layers of halos, calming Luo Chen down.

This was the marvel achieved after five years of refining the Lan Ke Black and White Chess using the secret technique “Wind-Calming Wave,” reaching Grandmaster Level Proficiency.

It didn’t need to be actively stimulated; it would passively activate when Luo Chen’s thoughts became too tangled.

The turmoil gradually subsided.

Even though some thoughts still emerged, Luo Chen had already become much calmer.

A speculation came to mind.

“Luo Yun Sect, has held something back!”

This speculation didn’t come from nowhere.

From the Cultivation Insight obtained through trading with Tian Xingzi, authored by the Golden Core Ascendant Master Linghu Jie, he had briefly mentioned the origin of the “Bead Curtain Lock” technique.

“The technique of ‘Bead Curtain Lock’ was acquired by our sect’s ancestor from a secret realm, accompanied by Three Skills and Two Techniques, with which our ancestor established Luo Yun Sect’s heritage. Cultivating this technique is agonizing and incredibly difficult. If combined with another Divine Soul heritage secret technique of our sect, it would be optimal…”

That’s right!

Three Skills and Two Techniques!

Although unsure of the specifics, “Bead Curtain Lock” indeed needed to be paired with another Divine Soul heritage secret technique.

“If that’s the case, perhaps the Minor Accomplishment Realm is the limit for those of us who forcefully cultivate without the matching secret technique.”

Luo Chen opened his eyes and let out a wry smile.

This also explained why the Luo Yun Sect could so generously offer the Great Technique of Core Formation to Rogue Cultivators on the battlefield.

Without the matching secret technique, the Minor Accomplishment state of ‘Bead Curtain Lock’ would at most equate to the Medium Grade Golden Core Secret Art.

At least, that was how he felt now.

If these thirty-six Spirit Beads were used for Core Formation, the effect would be nearly identical to reversing the “Cleanse Origin Pill Formula” after reaching Completion Stage.

“If it’s just like this, I’m not content!” Luo Chen’s expression darkened as he searched for a remedy.

Core Formation now? No need to think about it, outright rejection!

Disperse one Spirit Bead, maintain thirty-five, then cultivate to Foundation Establishment Stage Finalization, replenish the thirty-six Minor Circulations, and use that to break into the Golden Core Period?

That could be considered.

“Actually, there’s another way. I could disperse all thirty-six Spirit Beads, then still perform daily Main Soul splitting, gathering three hundred and sixty-five filaments. Then during the rush of Core Formation at Foundation Establishment Finalization, I could instantly condense three hundred and sixty-five Spirit Beads and break into the Golden Core Period.”

This idea, it must be said, was outrageously bold.

But indeed, there was a sliver of feasibility.

However, the risks involved were far too great.

Just the act of gathering the necessary number of Spirit Beads to match the celestial stars during Core Formation was extremely difficult to accomplish.

Luo Chen shook his head abruptly, suppressing this dangerous thought.

Were there any other methods?

Luo Chen racked his brain, relying on the knowledge he had accumulated from years of reading, continuously thinking of solutions.

“Perhaps, I could still try dispersing the thirty-six Spirit Beads, then continue to condense and string them daily, grinding the technique proficiency. Maybe after reaching Perfection with ‘Bead Curtain Lock,’ the System might be able to derive a complete method of cultivation?”