The exorcism began in America.-Chapter 326: Beginning the Breakthrough to Golden Core

What should we do?

This question instantly appeared in the hearts of all those unwilling to give in.

A large red serpent flickered in and out of existence beside them, and a few faint whispers drifted through the air.

"Samael~"

「Half a month later,」

Despite preparations being somewhat rushed, the sudden war finally broke out!

The first priority upon Heaven's arrival was not to find ways to harvest more faith or to attack the western continent. Instead, quelling the suddenly erupted war had become their most pressing task.

The faithful on the European continent could never have imagined it. Instead of the Lord's glory they had awaited, they were met with skies full of warplanes and missiles.

From the bunkers, voices rose, accompanied by faint whispers, echoing across this chaotic continent: "In times like these, we can only wage war!"

Meanwhile, a cold sneer echoed from Heaven: "Greedy humans can never discern the devil's temptation!"

The passage between the human realm and Heaven was slowly expanding.

「...」

One month had passed since Chu Feng advanced his Spirit Root in the mountains.

Throughout this month, he had sat cross-legged in the mountains, motionless. He resembled a lifelike stone sculpture. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Finally, today, a brilliant golden light gradually emerged from his eyes.

An invisible aura surged through the air. The animals in the mountains, as if sensing something, all turned and fled into the distance.

"'I've finally succeeded!' With a soft sigh, Chu Feng, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes.

Instantly, two dazzling beams of golden light shot out, piercing into the mountain wall before him.

Truly worthy of being a Top-Grade Spirit Root...

Chu Feng inwardly examined his current physique. His meridians had widened vastly, incomparable to their previous state. Even the resilience of the meridians had increased severalfold. Under Chu Feng's inner vision, the meridians gleamed with a moist luster, a complete transformation from before.

However, the expansion of his meridians and dantian had one minor consequence: the True Yuan that once brimmed throughout his body now only occupied a small portion of them. An internal sensation of emptiness made Chu Feng slightly uncomfortable. This craving for Spiritual Energy was something he seemed to have only experienced when he first chose the path of Immortal Cultivation.

Replenishing his True Yuan would undoubtedly require a significant amount of System Points. However, Chu Feng had already foreseen this. The True Sun Blazing Fire Formation Array Plate, currently in the hands of Jessica and the others, had indeed proven invaluable.

Nearly two months, coupled with Chu Feng's own accumulation, had resulted in a System Points balance on the system panel that gave him ample confidence. Over a million System Points! That should be enough even to break through to the Golden Core Stage, right?

After spending nearly 10,000 Points to fully replenish his True Yuan, Chu Feng didn't immediately begin Closed-door Cultivation to attempt Core Formation.

After all, this world was not a Cultivation World. The Way of Heaven in this world also seemed to show no particular favor towards him, the possessor of a Top-Grade Spirit Root. Under such circumstances, to attempt Core Formation, one had to make ample preparations. Without the aid of the Way of Heaven, Chu Feng dared not risk the slightest mistake.

I just wonder, after my breakthrough, will the Way of Heaven send down a tribulation similar to the Golden Core Tribulation in the Qingxuan World?

With this doubt in mind, his preparations were meticulous. After all, in the other world, he had witnessed quite a few Cultivators perish under Thunder Tribulations!

「Another month had passed in the blink of an eye.」

Chu Feng's preparations had finally come to an end.

As he put away the radiant, umbrella-shaped item before him, his confidence reached ninety-eight percent. But seeing his System Points dwindle to less than a million and his Divine Origin Substance to single digits, a pang of regret still flashed through Chu Feng's eyes. The System Points accumulated during this period, along with most of his saved Divine Origin Substance, had all been invested in several items that barely qualified as Magical Treasures. I hope nothing goes wrong!

After silently replenishing his True Yuan, Chu Feng closed his eyes and sank into deep meditation. He needed to adjust himself to his absolute peak condition before attempting the breakthrough.

「Not until the dawn of the third day did he finally open his eyes.」

His calm gaze swept over the surroundings, once again checking his preparations.

Confirming everything was in order, Chu Feng willed it, and instantly appeared within the system's dark chamber.

"Let's begin!"

At his command, the Points on the system panel began to plummet rapidly.

Countless strands of pure Spiritual Energy materialized from the void, enveloping him.

The True Yuan within his body began to circulate rapidly along a specific path, being compressed bit by bit into his dantian. Simultaneously, the surrounding Spiritual Energy, now almost tangible, finally found its destination, pouring into the figure seated on the cushion.

As he voraciously absorbed the Spiritual Energy, his dantian quickly filled to capacity. As time went on, the True Yuan within his dantian increased, and the pressure mounted.

Finally, when the pressure in his dantian reached a critical point, Chu Feng, already prepared, focused his mind. The True Yuan within him immediately changed course, beginning to circulate along a new, unfamiliar path.

The next second, a golden glint flashed. Amidst the countless viscous droplets of True Yuan within Chu Feng's dantian, a tiny golden particle, accompanied by a dazzling golden light, finally condensed successfully.

Next, the infusion of spiritual essence!

Gazing at the speck of golden light in his dantian, Chu Feng suppressed the surging excitement in his heart. He hastily drew upon his experiences from the other world, infusing a wisp of his spiritual essence into it.

Without this wisp of spiritual essence, the Golden Core, even if perfectly formed, would be nothing but a dead core. Moreover, in the future, when his divine soul took up residence in the Golden Core to nurture the Nascent Soul, this wisp of spiritual essence would be crucial for its guidance. Without this spiritual essence, even if a dead core was formed, any hope of further advancement would be nothing but a pipe dream.

With the infusion of spiritual essence complete, the most arduous phase of the Golden Core breakthrough was finally over. His remaining task was simply to continue strengthening the Golden Core.

As time trickled by in the system's dark chamber, the Golden Core within Chu Feng gradually grew rounder and larger. The price was the System Points on his panel, which were still rapidly decreasing.

But it had to be said, although the system's fees were somewhat steep, they were well worth the cost. The quality of the Spiritual Energy provided in the dark chamber truly made Chu Feng feel the price was justified. This Spiritual Energy was even purer than that found in the cultivation sites of the Qingxuan Holy Land.

He possessed a Top-Grade Spirit Root and had access to even purer Spiritual Energy. Perhaps only his Cultivation Technique was a tier lower, causing his Core Formation to take more time. Nevertheless, gazing at the incomparably brilliant Golden Core in his dantian, Chu Feng was filled with immense joy.

The quality of this Golden Core is so much better than the one I formed in the Qingxuan World!

It was perfectly round and full, without the slightest impurity. Faintly, one could even see strands of profound light circulating around the Golden Core.

The disparity resulting from the transformation of his Spirit Root was strikingly evident at this moment.