My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

After roughly forty-nine days, the Dao Lord Assembly came to an end.

All the Dao Lords gradually departed, and Qi Yuan was no exception.

However, before he left, one of the Dao Lords stopped him.

"Little friend, wait a moment."

"Old man, what do you want?"

Qi Yuan turned to look at the Dao Lord, who had an ordinary appearance.

This Dao Lord was none other than the Dao Lord of the Dog Path.

His face was so plain that it would be easily overlooked in a crowd, lacking any sense of presence.

"Little friend, your talent is something I've rarely seen in my life. Perhaps you look down on the Dao Lord realm and are considering reincarnating your true spirit.

The Dao Lord of the Dog Path spoke with a grave expression.

"I have lived for an unknown number of years and have seen too many true geniuses.

They were stuck at the Realm Lord stage, unwilling to break through, and ultimately chose to reincarnate their true spirits.

Among the Realm Lords who chose to reincarnate their true spirits, just the ones I know of number seventeen thousand two hundred."

The Dao Lord of the Dog Path showed a look of reminiscence.

Most of these Realm Lords had extraordinary talent. Some chose to reincarnate their true spirits voluntarily, while others did so at the behest of a Dao Lord.

Some of these Realm Lords even had the potential to master a path and reach the Dao Lord stage.

However, becoming a Dao Lord meant entering a cycle, so they preferred to reincarnate their true spirits instead.

"Among those who reincarnated their true spirits, there were even double-digit Dao Lords. Yet... not a single one has returned," the Dao Lord of the Dog Path sighed.

His talent was average, but his most unique trait was his ability to survive.

Those Realm Lords and Dao Lords included many geniuses who chose to reincarnate their true spirits in search of a new path.

But to this day, not a single one has returned.

This speaks volumes.

It suggests that none of them managed to break through beyond the Dao Lord stage.

It seems that the success rate of reincarnating one's true spirit is extremely low.

Or perhaps, it is a dead end.

The Dao Lord of the Dog Path came to warn Qi Yuan specifically because he feared that Qi Yuan, like those genius Realm Lords, would look down on the Dao Lord realm and ultimately choose to reincarnate his true spirit.

"Who provided the method for reincarnating one's true spirit?" Qi Yuan couldn't help but ask, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"All those who achieve enlightenment become omniscient and omnipotent. The method for reincarnating one's true spirit is one of them," the Dao Lord of the Dog Path replied.

Hearing this, Qi Yuan's gaze remained calm.

After achieving enlightenment, one would become nearly omniscient and omnipotent, gaining access to vast amounts of information, including the method for reincarnating one's true spirit.

"The path of reincarnating one's true spirit is shrouded in mist. Little friend, your talent is extraordinary, and you have already transcended. You can afford to wait a bit longer for the results," the Dao Lord of the Dog Path said.

His words were sincere.

In the past, he had thought the same way.

He had waited for the results of other Realm Lords and even Dao Lords who had reincarnated their true spirits.

But after waiting for who knows how long, he still hadn't seen any results.

The universe had restarted countless times, and he had watched the same people, the same stories, day after day.

Now... he was finally growing tired and restless.

"Alright, don't worry. I won't use the method to reincarnate my true spirit until I break through to Yang God," Qi Yuan replied seriously.

He naturally wouldn't choose to reincarnate his true spirit. He had the game jade slip to take him to other worlds.

His opportunity to break through to Yang God lay in the next world.

Currently, he was only at the Yin God stage, yet his combat power was close to the fourth and fifth layers of Yang God. How strong would he be after breaking through to Yang God? It was unimaginable.

Could he defeat an omniscient and omnipotent Dao Lord?

"This time, I don't know what lies ahead after reincarnating my true spirit..." The Dao Lord of the Dog Path's plain face showed a smile. "The heavens and earth remain unchanged, and time cycles endlessly. One day, I'll share a drink with you, little friend."

After surviving for so many years, he was finally ready to take a risk and break through his limits.

"How about you drink wine, and I'll have juice?" Qi Yuan replied.

He never smoked or drank.

The Dao Lord of the Dog Path was momentarily stunned, then laughed. "Alright."

With that, the Dao Lord of the Dog Path's figure dissipated from the Ethereal Realm.

Only Qi Yuan remained.

"The Yang God realm?" His gaze was complex.

...

Twelve more years passed in the blink of an eye.

During these twelve years, many things happened.

Qi Yuan had collected countless cultivation techniques from various universes.

It could be said that, at this point, Qi Yuan was least lacking in cultivation techniques.

He had mastered various paths, systems, and secret arts.

In fact, these techniques were likely enough to revise the Qi Yuan Scripture up to the Yang God stage.

Of course, while the quantity was sufficient, it still lacked a central guiding principle.

As for Yang God, Qi Yuan hadn't yet figured out how to proceed.

During these twelve years, perhaps due to Qi Yuan's good luck, the White Profound Palace Master had mysteriously died.

It would likely take another epoch for a new White Profound Palace Master to emerge.

Another interesting thing happened.

A hidden Great Supreme Truth cultivator, ambitious and scheming, had pledged allegiance to Realm Lord Ghost and urged him to take action against Purple Fate Heaven and Qi Yuan, aiming to unify the Immortal Realm.

When Realm Lord Ghost heard this, his face turned pale, and he immediately captured the Great Supreme Truth cultivator and sent him to Purple Fate Heaven to apologize.

At the same time, fearing a similar incident, he specifically announced at the gates of Purple Fate Heaven that Qi Yuan was the strongest in the world, far surpassing him in both realm and strength.

When this news spread, the Immortal Realm was shaken.

Among them, the happiest was undoubtedly Purple Fate Xiaolu.

Upon hearing this news, she made a banner that read, "Senior Brother Blood Robe is stronger than Black Sword, number one in the Immortal Realm," and paraded it outside An Xunlu's cave every day.

Back when Qi Yuan had destroyed the Taihuang Palace, she had done something similar.

But An Xunlu had been stubborn, claiming that although Black Sword was currently weaker than Qi Yuan, he might become the number one in the Immortal Realm in the future.

Now, with Senior Brother Blood Robe even subduing Realm Lord Ghost, his strength was undeniable.

So, she came to show off again, looking for opportunities to bicker with An Xunlu.

Of course, these were all trivial matters.

For Qi Yuan, the most noteworthy thing was:

"I never thought... that all the stars in this universe would become my Golden Cores."

As his strength increased, the speed at which Qi Yuan's Golden Cores devoured stars also accelerated.

In the end, he had condensed an almost infinite number of stellar Golden Cores.

The aura of the Golden Cores within his body was terrifying.

In fact, if Qi Yuan wanted, his Golden Cores could break through to the fourth layer of Yang God, existing across past and future.

"This universe is still expanding, and stars will continue to be born. This means... my stellar Golden Cores haven't reached their limit."

Over the years, Qi Yuan had also discovered the unique aspects of this universe.

This universe was very similar to the universe of Blue Star, constantly expanding at a speed far exceeding that of light.

In contrast, the Immortal Realm, the Heavy Origin Universe, and the other universes where Dao Lords resided, or those accessed through the Cosmic Void, were mostly fixed in size, except for newly born ones that were still expanding.

They were vast but not infinite.

"Who created the path of Yang God?"

Qi Yuan suddenly wondered, feeling puzzled.

"Forget it, if I can't figure it out, I won't think about it."

Qi Yuan decided to stop pondering.

At that moment, a silver-white, fluid-shaped spaceship flew past him.

"After speeding up the flow of time... I never expected civilization to develop so quickly. Spaceships are already a thing."

This spaceship was a product of the Ember Federation.

Qi Yuan had transformed the Nascent Souls within him into deities to care for the beings he had created during his world-opening.

At the same time, he had used his divine abilities to accelerate the flow of time on these planets.

Occasionally, he would also drop some seeds of technology and immortal cultivation.

The results were impressive.

Now, this universe was home to countless beings.

Civilizations like the Ember Federation, capable of short-range interstellar travel, were no longer rare.

Some immortal cultivation civilizations had also developed well, even giving rise to Yin God stage beings.

Some planets were quite peculiar, having taken unique paths of transcendence.

These paths of transcendence were something even Qi Yuan had never seen before. Although weak, they seemed to have a bright future.

Of course, most beings were still confined to their planets, living in primitive or agricultural eras.

"Am I the creator god, the maker of this universe?" Qi Yuan thought to himself.

He looked at his stellar Golden Cores, lost in thought, then vanished once again.

This time, he appeared at the Shenguang Sect.

"Senior Brother, you're back?"

"The Myriad Transformations Society sent these cultivation jade slips and some strange artifacts for you."

Jiang Lingsu carried a large pile of storage bags, swaying as she walked, looking quite strained.

But this was the advantage of having a large chest—it could support the weight.

If it were Canary, she would have had to use magical techniques to carry them.

"Alright." Qi Yuan took the storage bags, and a flood of information poured into his mind.

He had gained even more cultivation techniques.

No matter what, more techniques were always better.

As for the strange artifacts, they were special items that even Realm Lords couldn't decipher.

But most of them... could be easily understood by a Dao Lord with a single glance.

"Senior Brother, in a few days, it will be the Fish Cloud Gathering. Many people will come to Great Shang. Do you have time to go with Sister Jinli, Sister Ning Tao, and Little Sister Canary?"

Jiang Lingsu spoke, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Although she had spent the past dozen or so years almost constantly with Senior Brother, often discussing cultivation techniques and seeking his guidance on cultivation issues, Senior Brother was always busy, with endless tasks to attend to.

She had known Senior Brother for less than two hundred years. As a cultivator, she was still in the honeymoon phase, wishing she could cling to him every day, or, to put it crudely, be "drilled" by him every day.

Qi Yuan raised an eyebrow, about to respond, when suddenly he received a message: "I need to go to the Sole Hall. If I return in time, I'll join you for the Fish Cloud Gathering."

With that, Qi Yuan vanished once again.

...

Seventh Heaven of the Immortal Realm.

The space here was unstable, with chaotic spatial currents swirling about.

This was a place where living beings could not survive.

Even cultivators at the first and second layers of Yang God would struggle to survive here.

At this moment, several figures had gathered in the Sole Hall.

The Sword Keeper, Nameless, stood with a cold expression, exuding an aura that warned others to stay away.

The others were either dazed or exuded extraordinary auras.

"I heard another Ming Sovereign Token has been issued. Doesn't that mean we have another competitor?" a disheveled woman asked, her voice enigmatic.

"What's this newcomer's background?"

"Tu Ri, this newcomer seems to have some connection with you. Back when you severed your evil thoughts and condensed them into the Great Sun, that Great Sun was killed by him," an old man said with a hint of schadenfreude as he looked at Tu Ri.

Behind Tu Ri, Tai Ri stood quietly, surprised by the news.

After the Taihuang Palace was destroyed by Qi Yuan, he had been forced to flee to the Sole Hall.

Later, he was nearly devoured by the spirits of the Sole Hall.

Unexpectedly, Tu Ri had taken a liking to him and saved him.

Tu Ri took him as a disciple, and only then did Tai Ri learn that above the Supreme Truth was the Realm Lord stage.

There were also vast differences among Realm Lords.

For example, his master, Tu Ri, was a Creation Realm Lord, arguably the strongest among those present.

Tai Ri never expected that the Ten Thousand Suns Supreme, Qi Yuan, would also receive a Ming Sovereign Token.

This meant that Qi Yuan had broken through to the second layer of Yang God and reached the Realm Lord stage.

In just a hundred years, it was terrifying.

Tu Ri snorted. "Hmph, the Great Sun was my evil thought. If I hadn't been asleep, I would have killed it myself. This junior helped me kill the Great Sun, so I should be thanking him."

Through his disciple, Tu Ri had learned some information about Qi Yuan, and he was also surprised. He never expected that after sleeping for so long, another genius had emerged in the Immortal Realm, someone who could break through to the third layer of Yang God while still in the Sixth Heaven.

This showed that his talent was extraordinary.

However, no matter how talented he was, his cultivation time was still short, so he couldn't compare to Tu Ri.

The other old monsters shared Tu Ri's thoughts and didn't pay much attention to Qi Yuan, the new Realm Lord.

Their competitors were each other.

Qi Yuan had just broken through to the Realm Lord stage and was still inexperienced. It would be difficult for him to pass Ming Sovereign's trials, obtain the treasure transformed from Ming Sovereign, and seal the Dao Fruit of the Immortal Realm's Dao Lord.

Although Realm Lord Ghost had admitted that Qi Yuan was far stronger than him, to the other Realm Lords present, that was because Realm Lord Ghost was too weak.

"Are you all here?" At that moment, Qi Yuan's figure appeared, his expression calm.

When Tai Ri saw Qi Yuan, his gaze sharpened.

It was indeed him.

He sighed inwardly.

Back in the Supreme Truth Society, he had been radiant, slightly overshadowed by Qi Yuan, but he had been confident he could surpass him.

But now, he hadn't even reached the Great Supreme Truth stage, while Qi Yuan was already a Realm Lord. The gap between them had grown so vast.

The others also looked at Qi Yuan.

The old man who had been gloating earlier said with a sly tone, "This fellow Daoist is a bit late."

"Oh, some friends sent me some cultivation techniques, and I got absorbed in reading them on the way. I didn't realize I was late. My apologies," Qi Yuan said sincerely.

Because it was true.

One of the techniques was called The Dual Cultivation of Yin and Yang, which could enhance cultivation with almost no side effects.

On the way, Qi Yuan had been thinking about whether to try it with Junior Sister Jiang Lingsu to boost her cultivation.

"At your level, there are still friends who can send you techniques that satisfy you?" Tu Ri asked curiously.

The gap between the third and second layers of Yang God was enormous.

In his opinion, the cultivation techniques of the Immortal Realm were crude and simplistic.

"Yes, more than one," Qi Yuan replied honestly.

The six Realm Lords present fell silent.

The gloating old man's eyes flashed with disdain.

As expected, this new Realm Lord was inexperienced, treating the techniques of the Immortal Realm as treasures.

His disdain, of course, didn't escape Qi Yuan's notice.

"That look in your eyes—are you looking down on me, or the techniques my friends sent?" Qi Yuan asked directly.

The old man's expression froze.

He hadn't expected his subtle disdain to be noticed so quickly.

Since the other party was also a Realm Lord, he didn't want to offend him too much, but he still had his pride, so he said, "I'm looking down on... your friends."

Hearing this, Qi Yuan couldn't help but say, "Sigh, I never thought my Dao Lord friends would be so disrespected."

At the mention of "Dao Lord," the Realm Lords present all showed slight changes in expression, but none of them took it seriously.

Dao Lord friends?

How could that be?

He must be joking.

After all, beings of that level wouldn't have friends.

Even if they did, they would likely be of the same level.

"Hey, Dao Lord of the Wu Path, this guy is looking down on you. What do you think?" Qi Yuan said softly.

At that moment, an enigmatic and profound aura descended in the Sole Hall.

A "Wu" character appeared.

When the Realm Lords present saw this "Wu" character, they were all filled with terror and shock.

This aura...

Then, the "Wu" character turned to look at the sly old man.

The old man instantly felt as if he had fallen into an icy abyss.

This feeling... how many years had it been since he last felt it?