Chapter 19 Xiao Yueying Reaches Core Formation, Golden Light Spreads Thirty Thousand Miles East!

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed. Everyone in the Xiao family was extremely tense. Whether it was the elders or ordinary disciples, they would glance up at the sacred peak in the back mountain every so often.

There, nestled within the peak, was the Xiao family’s finest cultivation chamber. Xiao Yueying was in seclusion there, attempting a breakthrough.

Over these seven days, nearly every disciple in the Xiao family had come to know that she was in closed-door cultivation, striving to reach the Core Formation stage. This was the most important event in the family at the moment.

Many elders had volunteered to guard the back mountain, protecting her during this critical time.

Even the proud and aloof Grand Elder checked on the chamber’s condition every day—he was more concerned about her than he was about his own grandson.

“It’s been seven days already. Why is there still no change?”

“Could it be that the young lady failed and is too embarrassed to come out?”

“Who said there’s no change? The Spirit Gathering Formation is consuming spirit stones at a tremendous rate—it shows the young lady is at the crucial moment of her breakthrough.”

“There’s nothing we can do but wait and pray for her success.”

“If she really breaks through to the Core Formation realm, our Xiao family will truly soar to new heights!”

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In the main hall of the Xiao family, the elders were deep in discussion. Some were anxious, some nervous, others worried or full of hope—emotions varied from one to another.

Xiao Ding, seated at the head of the room, finally couldn’t hold back anymore. He stood up and said, “I’ll go check the back mountain again.”

Xiao Yun replied, “That’s a good idea. At such a critical stage of the young miss’s closed-door cultivation, nothing from the outside must disturb her.”

After speaking, he added a command, “Send someone to the inner treasury to fetch another hundred mid-grade spirit stones and deliver them to the young miss.”

Another hundred mid-grade spirit stones?

The expressions of the elders all shifted slightly.

In the past seven days, Xiao Yueying had already used up two hundred mid-grade spirit stones. Although consuming a great number of spirit stones was justified when trying to break through to the Core Formation stage, the fact that she had been attempting it for a full seven days without success had begun to shake many people’s confidence.

If the breakthrough failed, wouldn’t it all be for nothing?

Just then, a terrifying energy suddenly erupted from the back mountain, sweeping through the entire Xiao family estate!

“What is that…”

All the Xiao family elders rose solemnly to their feet. Xiao Ding was the first to rush out and looked toward the sacred peak behind the mountain. There, countless streams of golden spiritual energy were gathering in the sky, stretching for tens of thousands of li, covering the entire sky.

It was as if the heavens themselves had been dyed gold—As if a golden path had been laid across the firmament. Those golden streams of spiritual energy paused briefly in the sky, and then, as though summoned, surged down in a mighty torrent toward the back mountain’s sacred peak.

In an instant, the entire mountain summit—hundreds of meters tall—was completely engulfed in golden light. Those golden rays of light gradually converged into a giant over a hundred meters tall, clad in golden battle armor. The figure’s face was somewhat indistinct, but one could vaguely see that it bore a 70–80% resemblance to Xiao Yueying.

The golden giant faced southeast and suddenly opened its mouth, swallowing all the tens of thousands of miles of golden light in one gulp. After that, the entire golden giant slowly dimmed and eventually disappeared completely.

Golden light surged in from the east for thirty thousand miles, majestically entering the Divine Peak!

This scene was truly too shocking—everyone in the Xiao family stood frozen like statues.

“Has the young miss… succeeded in breaking through?”

After a long while, one of the elders asked hesitantly.

The Grand Elder Xiao Yun furrowed his brows and said, “This is indeed a breakthrough phenomenon, but I’ve never heard of golden light appearing when breaking through to the Core Formation Realm. This pressure is also far stronger than that of an ordinary Core Formation cultivator!”

“That’s right. I visited the Holy Capital last year and met a fourth-layer Core Formation noble who had condensed a sixth-grade Crimson Core. Even his pressure wasn’t this terrifying,” Xiao Ding said solemnly.

The elders were all shocked again. Stronger than the pressure of a fourth-layer Core Formation cultivator with a sixth-grade Crimson Core?

What kind of core did the young miss form?

Could it be… a Purple Core?

Cores are divided into four colors: Gray, Green, Crimson, and Purple.

Each color is further divided into nine grades—first grade being the highest, ninth grade the lowest. A sixth-grade Crimson Core is already considered top-tier in the Chixiao Divine Dynasty.

Most Core Formation cultivators condense only a Gray Core, and only a few manage to form a Green Core. The grade of the core is extremely important for cultivators at the Core Formation stage. It not only affects their combat power but also determines their future achievements.

A cultivator who forms a Gray Core will have little to no hope of ever reaching the Nascent Soul stage, unless they encounter some heaven-defying opportunity.

However, those who form a Green Core have a chance to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. The higher the grade, the greater the chance of advancement.

If one can form a Red Core, it’s truly remarkable—they can be called a true prodigy with boundless potential. Such individuals are extremely rare even across the entire Chixiao Divine Dynasty.

Even the lowest-grade ninth-grade Red Core offers a breakthrough chance several times higher than that of a first-grade Green Core. As for the cores above that—Purple Cores—only four words can describe them.

Beyond all value!

It is said that those who manage to form a Purple Core are almost guaranteed to reach the Nascent Soul stage—unless they die prematurely—and even have a strong chance to reach the Soul Severing realm.

Why is it referred to as a “legend”?

Because geniuses who can form a Purple Core are unimaginably rare. They’re almost never seen in the entire Eastern Wasteland, and even in the Chixiao Divine Dynasty, only one person has ever done it.

Feng Hen, a core disciple of the Immortal Spirit Ancient Sect!

Three years ago, Feng Hen attempted his Core Formation breakthrough and successfully forged a seventh-grade Purple Core, creating a sensation across most of the Southern Domain. The Empress of Chixiao personally received him and praised him as the number one prodigy of the Chixiao Divine Dynasty. Thanks to him, the Immortal Spirit Ancient Sect gained massive fame.

With Feng Hen, a peerless prodigy who has condensed a seventh-grade Purple Core, the Immortal Spirit Ancient Sect will soon produce another Nascent Soul stage powerhouse. At that time, the sect’s influence might even surpass that of the imperial court!

This was also the reason many elders had previously treated Xiao Yueying coldly—because she had suddenly lost her cultivation, causing the Xiao family to lose Feng Hen as a potential son-in-law. But now, things are different.

Not only has Xiao Yueying regained her cultivation, but she has reached even greater heights. She might even become the second person in the Chixiao Divine Dynasty to pioneer the path of the Purple Core—a peerless genius!