Chapter 582: Second Nascent Stage Practitioner

All the cultivators of the Wang family felt their hearts pound in their throats, staring unblinkingly at the massive vortex. If Wang Ruyan successfully advanced to the Core Formation stage, the entire Wang family would benefit.

Inside the secret chamber, Wang Ruyan sat cross-legged on a futon, her face filled with determination. Before her were two porcelain bottles and a cyan jade box. She took a deep breath, her fingers rapidly forming hand seals, creating profound incantations.

“Condense,” she uttered.

As her voice faded, a dazzling spiritual glow emanated from her body, generating a powerful suction force. A large amount of pure spiritual energy surged into the secret chamber and flowed into her body.

Wang Ruyan’s willow-like eyebrows furrowed slightly as she channeled the vast spiritual energy to converge in her Dantian. As the immense pure spiritual energy flooded Wang Ruyan’s body and gathered in her Dantian, it threatened to burst her. Her body rapidly swelled, alternating between hot and cold, as if countless fine needles were piercing her. She hastily took the Jade Purity Pill. A cool sensation arose in her abdomen, rapidly spreading throughout her body, flowing along her meridians. Her body gradually returned to normal, though her expression was somewhat contorted.

If someone were to observe Wang Ruyan’s Dantian with a Heavenly Eye Technique, they would find a small vortex of pure spiritual power within it. A continuous stream of spiritual power gathered into the small vortex. The vortex spun faster and faster, its size continuously shrinking.

An hour later, a gleaming cyan orb appeared in Wang Ruyan’s Dantian—the Golden Core. A cyan flame appeared out of thin air on the surface of the Golden Core, precisely the Core Flame that only Core Formation cultivators could condense. Under the tempering of the Core Flame, the Golden Core slowly shrank until it was the size of a pigeon’s egg, at which point it stopped shrinking. Wang Ruyan felt a warm current rapidly flow through her entire body. Everywhere the warmth touched, she felt incredibly comfortable. A layer of gray keratinous substance appeared on her skin, emitting a foul odor.

With the Golden Core formed, once she survived the lightning tribulation, she would be a true Core Formation cultivator.

Outside the secret chamber, Wang Changsheng’s gaze was fixed on a dark cloud several miles wide high in the sky, his eyes filled with worry.

Rumble!

An earth-shattering roar of thunder erupted from the dark cloud. Countless silver lightning serpents emerged, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder, creating an astonishing display of power. Wang Changsheng’s heart was in his throat; he dared not even breathe. Wang Qingqing tightly clutched Zhao Zheng’s hand, her expression extremely tense.

Rumble!

Dozens of thick silver lightning bolts shot out from the dark cloud, striking towards the secret chamber where Wang Ruyan was located. Just then, countless yellow mists rose from the ground, enveloping Wang Ruyan’s secret chamber. As time passed, thick silver lightning bolts continuously struck the yellow mist, which slowly dissipated.

After half a quarter of an hour, the yellow mist completely vanished, revealing a pale blue light barrier covering Wang Ruyan’s secret chamber. A tremendous roar of thunder resounded as two gigantic silver lightning pythons emerged from the dark cloud and lunged towards the blue light barrier.

Inside the secret chamber, Wang Ruyan’s face was pale. She held a blue formation plate, which emitted a piercing screech. Not long after, with a crisp crack, the formation plate shattered. Wang Ruyan hastily pulled out a cyan formation plate and infused it with an incantation. A large expanse of cyan spiritual glow appeared out of thin air, covering her secret chamber. Half a quarter of an hour later, the cyan formation plate also shattered.

Wang Ruyan’s beautiful face changed. With a raise of her hand, a small, shimmering blue umbrella shot out. With a gentle spin, it released a vast expanse of blue spiritual light that enveloped her entire body. Judging by the astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from the blue umbrella, it was clearly an embryonic magic treasure. With a deafening crash, her cultivation stone chamber splintered into pieces, and several thick silver lightning bolts struck the blue spiritual light. A series of thunderous roars erupted, and thick silver lightning bolts continuously shot out from the dark cloud, striking the blue spiritual light. After a short while, the small blue umbrella shattered into pieces and fell to the ground.

Wang Ruyan quickly conjured a gleaming cyan orb. As an incantation struck it, the cyan orb spun rapidly, releasing a vast expanse of cyan mist that enveloped Wang Ruyan. The cyan orb was also an embryonic magic treasure. Loud thunder resounded, and thick silver lightning bolts continuously struck the cyan mist.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the cyan mist dispersed, and the cyan orb fell to the ground, its surface covered in cracks. A thick silver lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking Wang Ruyan. A miserable female shriek rang out. At that moment, the dark clouds high in the sky also dispersed.

Two breaths later, the lightning dissipated, revealing Wang Ruyan’s figure. Wang Ruyan’s chest heaved, her face quite pale, and her clothes somewhat tattered. A powerful spiritual pressure emanated from her body. She took a deep breath, an ecstatic expression blooming on her face. From this moment on, she had officially become a Core Formation cultivator.

She stood up, her aura slightly unconstrained, sending a powerful wave of energy sweeping outwards, kicking up a large amount of dust. A familiar figure flew in and landed beside Wang Ruyan; it was Wang Changsheng.

“Wife, are you alright?” Wang Changsheng asked with concern.

Wang Ruyan smiled charmingly and said, “Husband, I’m fine. I succeeded! I successfully formed my core, haha!” Recalling her years of arduous cultivation, she was incredibly excited. After years of hard work, she had finally entered the Core Formation stage, taking a significant step on the path to immortality.

Wang Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, “It’s good that you’re fine. It seems the three sets of Tier 3 defensive formations were indeed useful.”

“I used two portions of the Core Formation spiritual items, and there’s still one Fu Jin Fruit left. If you hadn’t exchanged for two portions of Core Formation spiritual items with the Grand Unity Immortal Sect, I might not have been able to reach the Core Formation stage.”

Wang Changsheng smiled, embracing Wang Ruyan’s slender waist, and said with tender affection, “Silly girl, you are my wife. This is what I should do. You’ve just formed your core, so you should recuperate for a while. Later, we’ll hold a Core Formation celebration and truly enjoy ourselves.”

Wang Ruyan didn’t object. Having just entered the Core Formation stage, her aura was not yet stable, and she indeed needed some time to recuperate.

Wang Changsheng nodded, then soared into the sky. Hundreds of clan members looked up at him. Wang Changsheng looked at the hundreds of clan members and declared in an excited tone, “Heaven blesses our Wang Clan! From this day forward, our Wang family now boasts two Core Formation cultivators!”

The hundreds of Wang family cultivators were momentarily stunned, then erupted into thunderous cheers, their faces beaming with joy. With two Core Formation cultivators, the Wang family could now lead the clan much further. From now on, when Wang family cultivators ventured out, they would stand even taller with pride.

Wang Qingkai immediately sent people to distribute invitations, inviting allied forces to attend the Core Formation celebration.

“Congratulations, Ninth Uncle and Ninth Aunt, on reaching the Core Formation stage! Our family is becoming stronger and stronger.” Wang Qingjun offered his congratulations to Wang Changsheng, his expression deeply agitated.

Wang Changsheng, smiling broadly, replied, “The family doesn’t rely solely on us; it wouldn’t work without all of you either. You must cultivate diligently. In the future, you might also have the opportunity to reach the Core Formation stage. By the way, how is Qingshan doing?”