Seeking Immortality In The World Of Cultivation

Chapter 989: Chapter 696 Later Stage of Golden Elixir_2 Chapter 989: Chapter 696 Later Stage of Golden Elixir_2 Although it was difficult to slay the opponent, the increase in strength was far from insignificant.

A Late-stage Golden Core Cultivator, even when facing a Golden Elixir Great Perfection cultivator, would not be easily slain.

Even if defeated, there was a high probability of escaping with their life.

It could be said that

the gap between a Late-stage Golden Core Cultivator and a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator was evident here.

If a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator, when facing other Gold Core cultivators, still had concerns about their life,

then a Late-stage Golden Core Cultivator, even when facing a Golden Elixir Great Perfection cultivator, could still hold their ground in an equal discussion.

After all, even if they lacked strength and were defeated by that Golden Elixir Great Perfection cultivator,

it wouldn’t cause fundamental harm.

For a Golden Elixir Great Perfection cultivator to slay a Late-stage Golden Core Cultivator was still quite difficult.

And because of this,

not having to fear for their life even when facing a Golden Elixir Great Perfection cultivator,

a Late-stage Golden Core Cultivator could be considered fearless before anyone within the entire Golden Elixir Realm.

This was akin to a Qi Condensation Cultivator successfully breaking through to the Qi-refining late stage,

or a Foundation Establishment Cultivator breaking through to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

Within the entire major realm, there no longer existed anyone capable of crushing them.

Naturally, they no longer needed to desperately hide as they did in the early or middle stages.

With such strength, they could be called powerful within the entire Golden Elixir Realm.

After sensing his own strength,

and confirming that he had successfully broken through to the Later Stage of Golden Elixir,

He Song was satisfied in his heart.

However, immediately afterward, various thoughts flashed through He Song’s mind.

This time, He Song had only taken one Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill and already made a successful breakthrough.

This was somewhat different from his initial thought that he might need more Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pills to break through.

But it was a good thing nevertheless.

Originally, He Song had placed two Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pills in front of him, ready for use, simply as a precaution.

Now that he had broken through his bottleneck with just one pill,

the remaining Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill was naturally superfluous.

However,

He Song still couldn’t decide what to do with his leftover Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill.

The Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill was extremely precious.

If he were to put it up for auction, it might fetch an incredibly high price.

For those cultivators trapped by bottlenecks, with little lifespan left and finding it difficult to break through the Golden Elixir stage in their lifetime,

the existence of the Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill was their only chance for a turnaround.

For that opportunity,

He Song could even imagine just how much those Golden Core cultivators, who had long struggled to breakthrough, would be willing to pay for it.

Tens of thousands of Mid-grade Spirit Stones?

Even hundreds of thousands of Mid-grade Spirit Stones could be possible.

This would depend on the financial strength of the buyer and how desperate they were for the pill.

To enable their cultivation to successfully advance and thereby increase some lifespan, those Golden Elixir Masters would probably be willing to spend all their wealth.

After all, the Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill was invaluable and extremely hard to find.

Missing this chance, they might not know how many years it would be before another one appeared.

They did not have the time to wait any longer.

Which means,

if He Song were to sell this Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill outright,

he would definitely make a fortune.

This aligned with what He Song had previously considered.

From the moment he decided to attempt the refinement of the Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill, He Song had thought about this.

He also knew that once he successfully refined the pill, if he wanted to sell it afterward, it would certainly not result in a loss for him.

Even just by selling a single Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill,

he would be able to earn back the large amount of Spirit Stones he had initially invested and still have a surplus.

One must know that

in order to produce this batch of Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pills,

He Song had scoured the Treasure Pavilion’s treasury and the Sun Faction’s treasury,

and he had also obtained some rare spirit medicine from several friends, which are difficult for outsiders to find.

These items were extremely hard to acquire, even for the cultivators of the Treasure Pavilion.

Given this, the value of such an item naturally becomes apparent.

In such a situation, if He Song wanted to sell the only remaining Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill in his possession, he would undoubtedly not suffer a loss.

But, although the thought of selling the Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill flashed through He Song’s mind,

there was also a faint hesitation in his heart.

The Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill is extremely difficult to refine.

With the Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill in hand,

if someone close to him encountered a bottleneck in the Golden Elixir Realm and sought his aid,

having this pill could perhaps allow that person to successfully break through the current barrier and take their cultivation to the next level.

In doing so, it could be considered a huge favor.

How would the person who received this kindness from him repay it?

And if that person’s cultivation later reached higher realms, perhaps they would also provide considerable help to He Song because of this.

Although the probability of this happening was not large,

after such a thought flashed through his mind, He Song couldn’t help but start to hesitate.

On the one hand, there were hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of mid-grade spirit stones.

On the other hand, making someone owe him a huge favor.

These two options left He Song momentarily unsure of which to choose.

However,

as He Song continued to ponder deeply, his frown becoming ever tighter,

in a moment,

He Song’s expression gradually relaxed as something suddenly occurred to him.

There was no rush for this matter.

After all, he had just refined the Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill and had just broken through the bottleneck of the Late Stage of the Golden Elixir with its aid.

His cultivation had thus made the breakthrough to the Late Stage of the Golden Elixir Realm.

Of the two Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pills in his hand, one was reserved for Wei Fan.

As for the other one, since there was no immediate need for it, he might as well keep it.

If he ever found himself in need of spirit stones, or if someone close to him needed the pill, he could take it out then.

After all, the Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill would not lose its medicinal properties while stored in a jade bottle.

Whenever he decided to take it out, it would be the same.

In this way, it was better to consider it a part of his foundation, to be used when the time comes.

With such thoughts passing through his mind, He Song quickly reached a decision.

But soon,

after putting this matter behind him,

He Song continued to circulate the Violet Palace Refining Spirit Formulas, and he also quietly calculated the current time in his mind.

Initially, to refine the Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill, He Song made extensive preparations.

He not only informed Master Luo Jing, telling her of his plans to enter seclusive cultivation,

but also made a great deal of preparations within his cave mansion, in case of any contingencies.

After successfully refining the Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pill,

He Song wasted no time in taking the pill, consequently allowing his cultivation to break through to the Late Stage of the Golden Elixir.

Thereafter, he spent a considerable amount of time stabilizing his cultivation, leading up to the present moment.

All these efforts,

took up a significant amount of time.

He Song quickly calculated in his mind and learned how much time had passed.

Now,

it had already been a full five years since he spoke to Master Luo Jing about entering seclusive cultivation.

In five years,

He Song not only successfully refined a batch of Eight Treasures Breakthrough Pills

but also elevated his cultivation to the Late Stage of the Golden Elixir and had now stabilized it.

Taking all this into account, a glint of light flashed in He Song’s eyes.

He couldn’t help but sigh softly,

“Indeed.”

“In cultivating immortality, there are no years.”

“In the blink of an eye, a full five years have quietly passed.”

“Moreover, during these years that flew by in the blink of an eye, I didn’t notice the slightest bit.”

“Nor did I feel like I did anything that especially consumed time.”

“However, the passage of this time is unmistakable.”