"Isn’t it a bit far-fetched? How could such violent spiritual energy from the heavens and earth be refined?"

Qingqing felt a bit worried.

Even though Xia Liu has unparalleled talent, with just a Foundation Establishment Peak, it’s not possible for him to refine the spiritual energy from hundreds of miles around, is it?

Moreover, this spiritual energy has already gathered into something like a river.

Such power requires at least the Nascent Soul Stage.

"Indeed, even a Golden Core Stage practitioner can’t refine such terrifying spiritual energy in a short time. I’ll adapt to the situation shortly so that nothing unexpected happens to him."

After speaking, Li Yun gave Qingqing a strange look.

"Qingqing, you seldom care about people, except for me, it seems..."

"Grandma! Stop guessing wildly, I just don’t want to see him, he..."

Qingqing couldn’t finish her sentence, her head lowered, her cheeks already flushed with redness.

Her heart was racing wildly.

The unprecedented feeling left her confused.

In any case, she just didn’t want to see Xia Liu fail.

At this moment, if he fails, the result for Xia Liu might be his meridians breaking apart!

"Haha, when I first brought you along, you were just a little one. I must admit, Qingqing has grown up."

"Grandma, stop teasing me and hurry to check on him. Don’t let any accident happen."

Qingqing quickly changed the subject.

She didn’t want to talk more about Xia Liu.

At this moment, above the firmament, Xia Liu sat securely amidst the black clouds.

The Thunder God Body Heart Technique was operating covertly, and instantly, a lightning mark appeared on his forehead.

The crackling sounds resounded from his body.

Xia Liu naturally realized the power of the gathered spiritual energy within hundreds of miles.

Therefore, he had to push his physical body to the extreme!

"Is this a body training technique?"

Li Yun was a bit surprised; Xia Liu was indeed mysterious. With Foundation Establishment Cultivation, he actually possessed such terrifying physical strength.

If her guess was correct, even a Golden Core Late Stage cultivator couldn’t break through Xia Liu’s physical body!

"Could it be the ancient cultivators’ body training technique?"

"Yes, in the ancient cultivation world, many cultivators practiced body training techniques, but later, cultivators primarily pursued powerful strength, and the strength of the physical body was set aside."

Qingqing nodded: "With powerful strength, one can defend oneself with it, so body training techniques have little use."

"Qingqing, your thought is not wrong, but it depends on the person. Like Xia Liu at this moment, even a Golden Core Late Stage cultivator would find it extremely difficult to break his physical body."

Li Yun was sure about this point.

The body techniques Xia Liu practiced were definitely extraordinary!

"What a monster..."

Qingqing could only say so much.

Aside from calling him a monster, she didn’t know how to describe this abnormal fellow.

"Refine!"

With a deep exclamation, Xia Liu’s hand art activated.

Instantly, the spiritual energy gathered into a river began to wash over his body.

The spiritual energy from heaven and earth surged into every meridian of his body.

Witnessing such a scene, even Li Yun gasped in surprise.

She recalled how cautious she had been with heaven and earth’s spiritual energy during her Foundation Establishment Stage.

She wouldn’t have dared to absorb spiritual energy so recklessly.

Xia Liu truly refreshed her understanding of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The overbearing Five Elements Mantra operated at high speed.

The spiritual energy rushing into Xia Liu’s body was almost instantly refined.

Eventually, it traveled through all his meridians and rushed into the dantian.

In the central part of the dantian, there was a Phantom Round Elixir much larger than that of ordinary cultivators, suspended.

After refining the Extreme Cold Flame, Xia Liu had already condensed a false elixir.

Relying on the final power of the Extreme Cold Flame, he further gathered the spiritual energy of the Eight Desolations.

Xia Liu planned to form his core in one go!

One ancient hour, two ancient hours.

Ten ancient hours passed.

At this moment, Xia Liu was completely submerged by the river of spiritual energy.

His figure couldn’t be seen, nor could his energy be detected.

Li Yun could see it.

She also knew that Xia Liu was probably going to succeed, so she wasn’t worried.

"Grandma, how is it? Is Brother Xia about to succeed?"

This was the tenth time Qingqing had asked Li Yun.

"Qingqing, you ask every ancient hour. He indeed captivates you..."

When saying this, Li Yun felt a kind of indescribable sense of loss.

It was as if a raised daughter was suddenly getting married.

With closed eyes, she could always see the image of her daughter still in swaddling clothes.

Every day after cultivation, she would hold her, rubbing her chubby cheeks with her own face...

"Grandma, if you keep talking like that, I won’t take care of you anymore!"

"If you don’t take care of me, you don’t take care of me. My foundation has now recovered."

"Grandma! Don’t abandon me, I’m still very useful!"

Qingqing cried pitifully.

Boom!

Just as Qingqing and Li Yun were exchanging jokes, a sudden thunderous roar echoed from above the firmament.

The wind and clouds within a hundred miles surged, as if greeting the arrival of a strong being!

"What is that!"

"Golden Core Mid-Stage! No wonder he’s called a monster!"

Li Yun exclaimed.

"Is this the power of the Golden Core Stage?"

Xia Liu clenched his palm, an overwhelming pressure dissipating the surrounding black clouds.

Spreading further, it even reached beyond a hundred miles!

With a single thought, the wind and clouds within a hundred miles calmed.

Truly achieving the feat of turning Heaven and Earth with a flip of his hand!

"Such strong energy and divine sense! He’s probably not an ordinary Golden Core Stage!"

Qingqing marveled in awe.

"Indeed, if he forms his core, he would be the number one beneath the Nascent Soul!"

"Number one beneath the Nascent Soul!"

Faced with this statement, Qingqing fell silent.

Nobody knew what she was pondering.

"Senior!"

"Congratulations, Young Friend Xia!"

Li Yun cupped her fists in congratulation.

"Hehe, succeeding in forming a core, Senior’s help was undeniably great!"

"Now now, this is your fortune. I’m the one who should thank you for the opportunity to repair my foundation."

"Dear heroes, could you grant this young lady some fortune, so I can also advance?"

Qingqing gazed sentimentally at Li Yun and Xia Liu.

Her grandmother had healed her injuries, Xia Liu had advanced to the Golden Core.

Only she was standing still.

So pitiful.

"Qingqing, within three years, you should be able to fully unseal, and then perhaps even I won’t be your match."

"Hmm?"

Hearing Xia Liu’s words, Li Yun and Qingqing both froze.

How did he see through that!

"You, how did you see through it!"

Coming to her senses, Qingqing asked in alarm.

"Back then, I cultivated too rapidly, leading to an unstable foundation, so I sealed my own cultivation to start over. I understand the principle."

After advancing to the Golden Core, Xia Liu saw through a lot compared to before.

For instance, Qingqing’s physical strength was clearly Golden Core Late Stage.

Moreover, her meridians were incomparable to those of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Proficient in Spirit Formation, Xia Liu even sensed the aura of sealing from her dantian location.

"Truly a rare talent! Xia Liu, you are definitely the most outstanding young person I’ve ever met."

"Grandma, he is indeed outstanding, but shouldn’t he not be considered a young person? His real age might already be several hundred years."

"Ahem, ahem, don’t misunderstand, Qingqing. My real age should be under thirty."

Specifically, Xia Liu had forgotten, but the effect of the Age-Halting Fruit was that his appearance wouldn’t change for five hundred years.

"Oh? In that case, Young Friend Xia, do you have a Dao Companion? In the Cultivation Realm, having a Dao Companion to cultivate with results in rapid progress."