My Master Knows It All

1406: Chapter 335_5 1406: Chapter 335_5 Immortal Bi Yue was momentarily speechless.

Just listen to Cao Zhen’s words—he accidentally reached the Golden Core Period Limit.

Others struggle untold hardships to reach the Golden Core Period Limit.

Yet Cao Zhen acted as though achieving it prematurely was a nuisance—and oddly enough, it seemed he wasn’t wrong.

Moreover, her own cultivation progress in the Eight Nine Mysterious Art had slowed down.

On one hand, the difficulty increased markedly as it advanced into the later stages.

On the other, she felt a peculiar resistance while cultivating the method, as if it was a hindrance sent by Heaven’s Will.

Now, she could confirm that the obstruction indeed came from the Heavenly Dao.

Her mana, too, had reached the Golden Core Period Limit.

As such, it wouldn’t be long before she would no longer be able to cultivate the Eight Nine Mysterious Art.

Meanwhile, Cao Zhen—after previously sustaining injuries that kept his mana from reaching the Golden Core Period Limit—seemingly regained the ability to cultivate the Eight Nine Mysterious Art.

Yet, in such a short span of time, Cao Zhen had already cultivated the Eight Nine Mysterious Art up to the Golden Core Period Limit—an accomplishment that was undeniably terrifying.

Having cultivated the Eight Nine Mysterious Art herself, she knew just how arduous the process was.

Even if Cao Zhen had practiced the Eight Nine Mysterious Art in his previous life and was merely retracing his cultivation path, the speed at which he achieved this was still enough to make one shudder.

Summarizing, Cao Zhen declared, “So now, my physical strength has reached the Golden Core Period Limit, and my mana is close to hitting that same limit.

I’m even stronger than I was before my injury.

Who dares to take me on in combat?

Even if someone has achieved the Golden Core Period Limit, they’re bound to perish—unless the opponent turns out to be someone like Xiang Ziyu, whose physical strength and mana both reached the Golden Core Period Limit.”

“That’s impossible.

Physical strength reaching the Golden Core Limit?

Even the All-encompassing Sect, renowned across the Eastern Wasteland as the foremost teaching in body refinement, has failed to produce anyone with a perfected physical strength at the Golden Core Limit—let alone others.”

“Currently, throughout the entire Eastern Province, it seems only you and Xiang Ziyu have managed to achieve the Golden Core Period Limit.”

Immortal Bi Yue eyed Cao Zhen and asked with a questioning look, “At what level of cultivation in the Eight Nine Mysterious Art can physical strength reach the Golden Core limit?”

She, too, practiced the Eight Nine Mysterious Art.

If both Cao Zhen and Xiang Ziyu could refine their physical strength to the Golden Core Period Limit, then it stood to reason she could achieve this as well.

If worse came to worst, she could always self-detonate one of her Golden Cores to make it happen.

Though detonating a Golden Core causes substantial harm and leaves one extremely weak for a time—

She was a member of Dragon Chant Sect, so losing a Golden Core was no big deal.

Within the sect, who would dare harm her?

As for the damage self-detonation inflicted—well, consuming pills would resolve that.

Dragon Chant Sect had an abundance of miraculous Spirit Pills, and besides, wasn’t Cao Zhen right here?

After some thought, Cao Zhen replied, “That depends on the individual’s circumstances.

Both Xiang Ziyu and I reached the Golden Core Period Limit after cultivating the Eight Nine Mysterious Art to Level Ten.

However, our physical strength was already quite strong prior to cultivating the Eight Nine Mysterious Art.

As for you, even if you cultivate the Eight Nine Mysterious Art to Level Ten, it might not be sufficient to refine your physical strength to the Golden Core Period Limit.

You would likely need Level Eleven Eight Nine Mysterious Art for that.

But Level Eleven marks the transition to the second cycle, and during the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth, that cycle may no longer be cultivatable.”

“My physical strength?” Immortal Bi Yue burst into laughter.

“How are you so sure my physical strength isn’t strong enough?

After all, I’ve had glimpses of fortune as well.”

She paused momentarily, then her expression turned serious as she asked, “What if I self-detonate a Golden Core and focus solely on cultivating the Eight Nine Mysterious Art?”

Cao Zhen was instantly thunderstruck.

“You’ve already reached the Golden Core Period Limit.

Why would you self-detonate a Golden Core?” What was wrong with all these people?

Each one seemed to harbor some kind of madness—all bent on playing around with Golden Core self-detonation.

“Naturally, it would be so I could refine my physical strength to the Golden Core Period Limit.

I have complete confidence that even if I self-detonate a Golden Core, I’d be able to re-cultivate it back to completion and once again reach the Golden Core Period Limit in mana.

By that time, I would be the third individual in the Eastern Province whose physical strength and mana simultaneously reached the Golden Core Period Limit.”

Cao Zhen sighed, “I just worry that by then, the Minor Era of Inversion of Heaven and Earth may have already concluded.”

“Even so, it would be worth it.” Immortal Bi Yue suddenly glanced at Cao Zhen with gentle affection.

“But I’ll depend on you for help, you know?

If I self-detonate a Golden Core, could you refine a Spirit Pill to assist me in recovery?”

Immortal Bi Yue’s coquettish tone, calling herself “your lady,” made Cao Zhen momentarily numb, and he instinctively nodded without even processing her words.

Meanwhile, Little Yin Dragon—perhaps disgruntled at being ignored by the two—leapt from Cao Zhen’s palm onto Immortal Bi Yue’s hand.

Its face full of dissatisfaction, it let out a series of cries, though whether aimed at Cao Zhen or Immortal Bi Yue was anyone’s guess.

Immortal Bi Yue suddenly snapped back to attention upon hearing Little Yin Dragon’s cries.

She asked, “Oh right, how many more days will it take for the pill to be completed?” Cao Zhen knew that even if he wanted to accept challenges, he would first need to finish crafting the pill for Little Yin Dragon.

Without even glancing at the Pill Furnace, Cao Zhen replied, “Three days should be more than sufficient.

Though, if you want it quicker, that’s possible too—it would just require adding more ingredients.

But I don’t think that should be necessary, do you?”

Immortal Bi Yue stared at him in stunned disbelief.

Cao Zhen’s pill refinement had already reached its final stages; the pill was about to take form.

Could ingredients still be added now to hasten the process?

To her, it felt like Cao Zhen was treating alchemy as little more than child’s play.

Soon, Immortal Bi Yue used the Sound Transmission Jade Pendant to respond to Yu Long.