Infinite Professions

Chapter 183 - 91: Core Formation (Double - ) (Part 3)

The Immortal Martial Spirit Three Techniques, when cultivated together, have already reached the human limit, allowing one to directly form a Nine-Transformation Golden Core without the need for further cultivation.

But aside from the Immortal Martial Spirit, he also cultivated the Self Transformed Sovereignty and Root of All Methods.

As mentioned earlier, this Enlightenment Demon Skill enables one to nearly reach the stature of an immortal demon, allowing them to see their own shortcomings and completely overcome them, reaching a realm beyond human capability.

The two combined, complementing each other, helped him form this twelve-transformation Great Dao Golden Core, beyond human reach, and also due to the Breaking Extreme, attracted the Heaven and Earth Tribulation at the Tier Five level.

This is the consequence of defying the heavens.

However, Shen Hex had no regrets. Even if the Fish Dragon Earth Spirit Array was pierced by celestial thunder, potentially dropping from a Tier Five Spiritual Land to a Tier Four or even Tier Three Spiritual Land, he did not mind.

Because compared to this twelve-transformation Great Dao Golden Core, a mere Tier Five Spiritual Land is utterly insignificant.

One to three transformations, Low Grade Golden Core, can form a Nascent Soul.

Four to six transformations, Mid-grade Golden Core, hopes to achieve Divinity Transformation.

Seven to nine transformations, Top-grade Golden Core, a stance of a True Immortal.

What about the twelve-transformation Great Dao Golden Core?

In this world, Shen Hex hadn’t gathered much information.

But in the real world, there were some records.

The twelve-transformation Great Dao Golden Core, as long as one does not perish midway, is sure to become a True Immortal in the future, with even prospects of reaching the Dao Realm.

Dao Realm, what is the Dao Realm?

Shen Hex did not know, those material descriptions only went so far.

However, it is speculated to be above a True Immortal.

Such merit, how could a piece of Spiritual Land compare?

...

After cleaning up the aftermath, Shen Hex did not join the disciples in a celebratory feast, but returned to his place of seclusion in the name of consolidating his cultivation.

The grand feast lasted three days, both a celebration and a reward.

After all, during his extended seclusion, affairs on the island were handled by the disciples. Even if there were no merits, there were hardships. Furthermore, since he crossed the tribulation and broke the Earth Spirit Array, causing spiritual energy to leak, some compensation and incentives were needed to prevent discouraged hearts.

But this feast did not require his presence, and at this critical juncture, he lacked the leisure and interest.

Returning to his place of seclusion, he once again looked at the professional panel.

Zhong Chuan (Shen Hex)

Profession: Immortal.

Longevity: 225/8000.

Cultivation: Immortal Martial Spirit, Dao Golden Core (Three Methods and Five Tiers)

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Cultivation breakthrough, greatly increasing longevity!

Looking at the eight-thousand-year longevity limit, Shen Hex gained further insight into the weight of this Dao Golden Core.

Golden Core Realm, and already eight thousand years of longevity?

What about Nascent Soul Divinity Transformation, Returning Void Integration, Mahayana Tribulation?

"It’s said that even common cultivators, upon reaching the Mahayana Realm, only have lifespans of several ten-thousand years, and only by crossing the tribulation to become an immortal can they enjoy the Longevity Dao Fruit, yet they still face the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations."

"In forming the Dao Golden Core, achieving eight thousand years at Tier Five, there’s a chance to enjoy longevity early."

"Even if not in the future, the current eight thousand years of longevity is already remarkably useful!"

"Self Transformed Sovereignty and Root of All Methods!"

Shen Hex’s eyes sharpened, and he resumed his demon skill practice, entering the Free Heaven Realm.

But this time, he no longer sought to comprehend subsequent cultivation methods, but shifted his focus to Pill Talisman Array and the hundred skills of cultivation.

It’s not that he didn’t want to cultivate, but that he couldn’t cultivate anymore.

Three years of arduous cultivation to achieve the Golden Core consumed a large amount of resources, and over the three years of intensive cultivation, the high-tier pills and high-tier spiritual objects seized from demon cultivators had been completely used up.

The remaining low-tier resources were entirely insufficient to support the breakthrough of the Dao Golden Core to the Nascent Soul.

Furthermore, with the destruction of the Fish Dragon Island’s Spirit Array, even if he wanted to cultivate, there weren’t enough resources to supply.

So, this time, he shifted the focus of his enlightenment to the Path of Pill Talisman Array and the hundred arts cultivation methods, preparing to enhance various arts and then venture out from the island to resolve issues in the inland cultivation realm.

What connection is there?

Of course, there’s a connection.

The knowledge in these hundred arts of cultivation significantly affects his combat power and relates directly to his future methods in magical combat.

So...

"Advanced Alchemy Technique!"

"Advanced Rune Technique!"

"Advanced Artifact Skill!"

"Advanced Array!"

Immersed in the Free Heaven Realm, Shen Hex comprehended the advanced techniques downloaded from the real world, raising each of the hundred arts to the Fifth Rank Realm or higher.

This hundred skills of cultivation are like martial arts and immortal techniques alike, Tier One to Four being foundational, Tier Five to Eleven being advanced, and Tier Twelve and above being ingenious and supernatural, skills of immortals and demons.

What Shen Hex is now comprehending are the advanced techniques at Tier Five, the subsequent ones he has not yet purchased.

But this was already enough, as the Tier Five Art Technique was profound and vast. Even a Core Formation Cultivator of the Righteous Immortal Sect like Xuanji Zi had only reached a fourth-tier understanding in array formation, illustrating the difficulty in practicing these hundred arts methods.

Of course, this also related to the effort he put in, as cultivators fundamentally base their practices on cultivation. Devoting too much effort to the hundred skills of cultivation could potentially neglect the core, making advancement difficult and leading to expended longevity, ultimately achieving nothing.

But Shen Hex had no such concerns. Longevity was an exceptionally cheap resource for him, and he had boundless energy. With the Ten Thousand Dao Root Source Great Method, whatever he cultivated was as if divinely aided, with infinite lifespan and energy.

"No wonder everyone despises demon cultivators."

"Shortcut methods indeed provoke envy and aggravation."

"Without the power of a profession, I wouldn’t dare to engage with it."

A trivial thought crossed his mind and then dissipated like smoke.

He continued enlightenment and continued cultivation.

In such a manner, who knows how long, Shen Hex finally woke up, feeling a sudden weakness, a withering decay.

His hair turned white, his visage haggard, transforming from a young cultivator to an old and decayed one.