Just as Lin Shuyi was gradually approaching the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, Qi Hanzhou also silently sat in meditation during a deep, quiet night, refining his breath. He successfully advanced to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment and overcame his tribulation.
Although he was only one step behind Lin Shuyi, who possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root, the Miao Xuan Sect finally took notice of this silent orphan who had always kept to himself.
Many of the once-proud geniuses who had entered the inner sect at the same time as him had gradually found themselves struggling to keep up and falling behind Qi Hanzhou.
Fu Yuan, who had just reached the peak of the Qi Refining stage, was shocked upon learning that Qi Hanzhou had successfully established his foundation. He simply couldn’t accept the fact that he had lost to an orphan with no backing.
But Lin Shuyi knew that if Qi Hanzhou hadn’t spent time secretly searching for spiritual herbs for him in this lifetime, he would have advanced even faster than in the original timeline.
Now, an even more serious problem lay before Lin Shuyi. That is whether he should attempt to advance to the Golden Core stage with his current physical condition.
Stepping into the Golden Core stage meant truly becoming an immortal. From that point onward, he would no longer need to take Fasting Pills or consume food; his body would be sustained entirely by the qu of heaven and earth.
The most crucial aspect of the Golden Core stage was that the qi within one’s dantian would solidify into a core.
Even whether one could later break the core to form a Nascent Soul and enter the Nascent Soul stage depended heavily on the quality of the solidified core formed during the Golden Core stage.
The descriptions of the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages in “The Vast Immortal Path” drew immense attention from readers.
Previously, everyone had thought that the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages were very powerful. But now, with the introduction of the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages, why did it feel like a version update, instantly giving everyone a new goal?
And suddenly, the previous version no longer seemed impressive anymore?
[But our Shuyi must reach the Golden Core stage, okay? Otherwise, if Hanzhou advances later and Shuyi dies first, I can’t even bear to imagine what would happen…]
[Exactly! In this lifetime, Hanzhou was finally raised the right way by Shuyi. If they can’t ascend together, Hanzhou will definitely go astray and blacken! Teacher Fish Soup Noodles, you can’t abuse him like that! Golden Core stage, Golden Core stage!]
For the devoted cultivation fans following the updates, they were eagerly anticipating the arrival of the Golden Core stage.
#I have already taken the lead and entered the Golden Core Stage. Fellow Daoists, no need to be too envious [sunglasses crying emoji]#
One particular comment in the comments section instantly caught the attention of countless readers.
The first to step into the Golden Core stage? Were they for real?
Yu Mian, who had just finished updating the latest chapter, froze for a moment when he saw the title of the comment. He immediately clicked on it, curious to see what this master had posted.
“Don’t tell me they’ve actually started cultivating using their mental sea again like with the Qi Refining stage? That’s way too dangerous!”
He had already included warnings at the end of every chapter, clearly stating that the content was purely fictional and not to be imitated.
If even after all that, readers were still attempting cultivation, he really wasn’t sure if he dared to write about the out-of-body experiences of the Nascent Soul stage in later chapters.
What if some die-hard fan actually tried using their mental sea to attempt an out-of-body experience?
Although Yu Mian was deeply worried as he clicked on the post, what popped up in front of him was a medical diagnosis.
‘Kidney stones?’ =.=
‘Ah, this?’
[OP: I’ve been dreaming every night that I successfully formed my Golden Core. Then my lower abdomen started hurting, so I went to the hospital for a check-up… and it turns out I really formed my Golden Core, TwT. Who can deny that kidney stones aren’t a form of Golden Core? This is the crystallization of my lifelong qi! I even asked the doctor to give my stone back, I plan to enshrine it.]
No matter how seriously this cultivation fan expressed their deep insights about “forming the core”, the replies from the readers were unanimous:
[Get out, before I find a weapon. Take your ‘Golden Core’ with you and roll.]
[Exactly! There’s no way I’m accepting that our Shuyi’s Golden Core stage is anything like this! (Screaming)]
A kidney stone dares to call itself a Golden Core?!
During the bustling days of The Vast Immortal Path’s serialization, “Star Beast World” magazine also received a submission that immediately caught the attention of the entire editorial team.
It was actually a story about mermaids.
And the author wasn’t even from the Federation but an outer star system reader.
“This story is so dreamy… On a full-moon night, mermaids sing beneath the deep sea, their voices gently soothing one’s mental power… But it seems like the author is making mermaids out to be too perfect. I’m starting to suspect they’re an extreme mermaid fan.”
After finishing the story, an editor sighed in admiration while also offering a serious critique.
After all, when “Star Beast World” accepted submissions, they also considered factual accuracy to some extent.
Back when Fish Soup Noodles wrote “King of Tian Mountains”, despite its whimsical premise of a human transforming into a small animal, all the details about the living habits of snow leopards were scientifically accurate.
In contrast, while this story about mermaids was beautifully written and highly captivating, it didn’t seem very objective. Every word carried an overwhelming sense of admiration.
“I think so too. The author is probably just a mermaid fanatic. Especially the part about a mermaid’s singing being so miraculous that it can soothe mental power?”
“Should we send back a revision request and ask the author to make some minor changes?”
After a serious discussion, the magazine’s editorial team decided to send a revision request.
So when Ke Ke, a little jellyfish descendant, received the revision request from the magazine, the aquatic descendants couldn’t help but let out incredulous cries.
“They actually think I’m writing a novel? This is clearly a true story!”
She had painstakingly decided to write an article to give those Federation people a small taste of the wonders of mermaids!
