On the vast Cangyin Island, the sky was dark, and the roars of beasts echoed through the clouds.

A large number of rocks started to fall from the mountain cave residence, Ye Xuecang's lips were pale, and his face was full of bitterness.

Inside his body, the Golden Core had already shattered, and the True Essence scattered all over.

He had failed, just like his father did years ago.

It was the same ordeal, only in a different place.

And the Ye Family had already sacrificed so much for him and his father.

His Divine Sense fell on the island outside, where a gigantic Demon King and numerous Great Demons were charging onto the island.

This time, unlike the last, the Ye Family did not even have the Earth Dragon Demon King.

It was a massacre and a complete crush.

His father had activated the Secret Technique, barely holding off the Sea-covering Demon King at this moment.

"All elderly cultivators, stay behind to hold them off, young clansmen, leave first!"

It was the words from back then, only the elder who shouted them had stayed in the Taihang Mountains for good thirty years ago.

This time, it was his father, Ye Shengyi, who shouted them.

He felt even his physical body began to collapse, the aftermath of failing to break through Golden Core was huge, because Gathering Mansion and Condensing Pill required bringing the Purple Mansion to the extreme, and failing to form the pill made re-gathering the mansion extremely difficult.

Even if the Gathering Mansion succeeded, his cultivation would greatly diminish.

His father had experienced the same; it took him so many years to barely restore his cultivation, but he never had another chance to break through to Golden Core.

"Xuecang, go, you still have a chance!!" Ye Shengyi's voice rang out.

That sentence instantly pierced Ye Xuecang's heart.

Go?

In the past, he left as a younger generation; today, would he leave as an elder too?

He took out a token and used Transmission to instruct Ye Jingcheng on matters after his passing.

"Father, I'm not leaving!" Ye Xuecang shook his head.

The clan already had new hope; a sixty-year-old Purple Mansion cultivator was the most likely to restore the clan's glory.

What they needed was to preserve the clan's power as much as possible, leaving Ye Jingcheng with as strong a legacy as possible.

As a mere failure, what face did he have to leave again!

However, what puzzled Ye Xuecang was that the clan token was somewhat strange.

He began to activate the Beast Communication Pattern to directly draw strength, but in the next moment, he realized the power coming through the Beast Communication Pattern was extremely scarce.

Moreover, the severe pain in his body worsened.

The intense pain somehow cleared his mind again.

He remembered that the clan had arranged a Demon Luring Array here, with Tier Four Demon-enticing Grass.

The Sea-covering Demon King was still suffering from depleted life force and previous injuries...

"Is it still an illusion?" Ye Xuecang suddenly felt endless doubt.

Then he felt a sense of bitterness.

He knew he had somewhat become obsessed, perhaps because the entire clan's burden was on him.

It made him no longer calm.

"Let it go, whether our Ye Family breaks through or not today, we have successors!"

"However, today, I also have reasons I must break through!"

Ye Xuecang spoke calmly, controlling the Spiritual Energy in his body to continue condensing towards the Golden Core!

And as he condensed, the illusion before his eyes finally dissipated once more.

A Golden Core embryo appeared within his body, and the effect of the Gold Condensing Pill was entirely gone.

Cold sweat was still on his back, as the Heart Demon Tribulation was truly terrifying.

If not for the Gold Condensing Pill and his last thought of Ye Jingcheng, he might have followed his father's path.

However, at this moment, the True Essence within him became purer and fundamentally different from the Purple Mansion.

The surging True Essence made his aura unprecedentedly powerful.

He finally got a glimpse of the island's periphery.

Likewise, it was the Profound Yuan Water and Wood Array.

Ye Xuefan and Ye Shengyi were both fighting four Great Demons on their own!

Ye Shengyi's entire body shimmered with blood light, clearly from consuming an elixir; he single-handedly blocked a Golden Rhinoceros Great Demon and a Cyan Light Sparrow Great Demon.

The Golden Rhinoceros Great Demon was at the peak of Late Stage Third Tier, and the Cyan Light Sparrow Great Demon was also Late Stage Third Tier, while Ye Shengyi had already reached his twilight years.

Even with Late Stage Purple Mansion strength, he could only exert half of his power now, fortunately sharing the burden with a Mid-stage Tier Three Barbaric Fire Cyan Ox.

The Cyan Ox also performed to the extreme, transforming into a Crimson Fire Ox, its flames scorching dozens of miles and producing countless steam.

But under the constant attacks of the Cyan Light Sparrow, it was totally exhausted, unable to cause effective harm to the Cyan Light Sparrow.

On the other side, Ye Xuefan controlled the Array, blocking a Ghost-faced Shark and two Sword-tooth Shark Great Demons.

Three Great Demons stirring up chaos together, causing a tidal wave tens of meters high, repeatedly crashing towards the island.

The surging waves crashing against the Spirit Shield of the Profound Yuan Water and Wood Array, creating a thunderous roar.

Fortunately, Ye Xuefan kept using a Breaking Away Spear Magical Treasure to force the three demon sharks, preventing them from joining forces.

Especially the Late Stage Tier Three Ghost-faced Shark.

Many of the Ye Family's Foundation Establishment cultivators were combining against some Early Stage Purple Mansion Great Demons, not because they were arrogant, but because they had no other choice.

The disadvantage was inevitable, but not one person retreated.

Just then, on the mountain summit, Ye Xuecang's Golden Core finally condensed to the extreme, a dazzling golden light, emitting a unique Spirit Fragrance as if a pill had formed.

He felt his Divine Soul ascend to a new realm, with a celestial feeling he had never experienced before.

His boundless Divine Sense spread, as the aura of the Golden Core transformed into ripples, spreading in all directions.

"Golden Core, formed!"

Ye Xuecang wanted to take a step down.

But above his head, a Thunder Cloud had already fully formed.

The Thunder Cloud churned incessantly, covering more than half of Sea Heart Island.

This made Ye Xuecang's expression instantly change; a Thunder Tribulation could not have other Spirit Beasts and cultivators within its range, or it would intensify the power of the tribulation.

Even though Ye Xuecang's heart was bleeding, he remained guided by reason.

He could not move, he must overcome this Thunder Tribulation and overturn this sky!

From today on, the Ye Family would no longer merely be a Purple Mansion Clan!

This was his task.

He flew into the sky, striving to fly higher, wanting all Ye Clan members to witness together.

Their efforts had not been in vain.

He channeled True Essence throughout his entire body, forming a layer of True Essence Robe, and four Spirit Swords appeared in his hand.

All four Spirit Swords were Earth Attribute Spirit Swords.

The Golden Core Thunder Tribulation is different from the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation, with many variations and considerations.

The Golden Core Thunder Tribulation is simple and brutal: one lightning strike for a Lower Grade Golden Core, two for a Middle Grade, and three for an Upper Grade!

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In the distance, those Demon Beasts were already thinking of retreating. They were drawn here by the Spirit Fragrance released during the body's transformation, but now that the transformation is complete, regardless of whether Ye Xuecang survives the Thunder Tribulation or not, they have no chance.

Yet, several Great Demons seemed to be driven by anger and were unwilling to leave.

Wham!

Before the Thunder Tribulation descended from the sky, Ye Shengyi's body had already flown out like a kite with a broken string.

This caused Ye Xuecang's heart to clench.

But the Golden Rhinoceros Great Demon, without any hesitation, charged arrogantly towards Ye Shengyi once more.

Ye Xuecang couldn't help but want to close his eyes.

At that moment.

"Wretched beast, cease your arrogance!" Ye Jingcheng descended atop the Golden Falcon, accompanied by the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon, the Red Flame Fox, and the Turtle Ancestor.

The Golden Giant Sword was the first to strike.

The attention of the Golden Rhinoceros Great Demon was finally drawn away, refraining from continuing the charge towards Ye Shengyi!

However, it turned its gaze onto Ye Jingcheng and the Golden Falcon, transforming back into Golden Light, charging arrogantly.

The Golden Rhinoceros is immensely huge, but its speed is terrifying beyond imagination.

The formed golden unicorn Spirit Shadow seemed as if it could shatter anything.

Boom!

With a single charge, the Golden Rhinoceros not only smashed the plummeting Golden Falcon's Golden Sword into smithereens but also shattered Ye Jingcheng's Golden Radiance Mountain Shield into fragments of golden Spirit Shadow.

The Golden Falcon was instantly knocked flying, with a massive blood hole in its wing, severely torn, to the point where countless bones seemed shattered to bits, sustaining heavy injuries in an instant.

Ye Jingcheng, in great alarm, seized the chance to leap aside, wielding the Cyan Hong Sword to slash out first, followed by deploying the Spirit-Resolving Net over it.

But the Cyan Hong Sword bounced off the golden hide of the Golden Rhinoceros, and the Spirit-Resolving Net was also repelled by the Blade of Golden Light, unable to get close at all.

The Golden Rhinoceros was like a high-speed moving golden mountain, leaving people bewildered on where to strike.

The Turtle Ancestor, from the side, descended a massive rock, attempting to suppress the Golden Rhinoceros.

But with a roar, the Golden Rhinoceros thrust forward, shattering the rock, forming yet another golden Spirit Shadow, charging towards the Turtle Ancestor.

Boom!

The Turtle Ancestor, caught off-guard, was hit by the golden shadow, causing the turtle shell to show signs of denting, as if it was about to be shattered by the Golden Rhinoceros.

Fortunately, the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon and the Red Flame Fox provided cover, and Ye Jingcheng threw out the Celestial River Bead.

Still, no benefit was gained, and on the contrary, it was the Golden Rhinoceros breaking through everywhere.

The gap from Late Stage Purple Mansion to Early Stage Purple Mansion was too vast.

Only the Fireball of the Red Flame Fox instilled fear into the Golden Rhinoceros, especially the Cyan Yang Flame, which had never hit it once.

At this moment, the Red Flame Fox was also enraged, letting out two cries with its mouth wide open.

Four tails swaying in the air, conjuring four cyan-red fireballs in mid-air.

Attacking from four directions, the Golden Rhinoceros Great Demon could finally dodge no more.

It dodged three, unaware that all four Cyan Yang Flames were indeed real Cyan Yang Flames.

Previously, Fireballs needed substantial True Essence for potency, but the Cyan Yang Flame required no such thing.

As the last one landed on the Golden Rhinoceros' Golden Armor, the Cyan Yang Fire instantly surged several feet high.

With the emergence of the Cyan Yang Fire, the Golden Rhinoceros roared in extremity, continuously swiping its tail trying to smother the flames.

But each tail swipe on the fire only set the tail ablaze with greater ferocity.

The terror of the Cyan Yang Flame was beyond Ye Jingcheng's anticipation.

Yet this Golden Rhinoceros Great Demon was unquestionably formidable, continuing its reckless charges while Ye Xuefan lent assistance with the Profound Yuan Water and Wood Array's vine restraints.

The Demon King did not appear, and Ye Xuecang was breaking through.

At this moment, they naturally couldn't let the Golden Rhinoceros Great Demon escape.

Just then, Ye Haige and Ye Haisheng arrived from afar, carrying a Star-Eyed Iron Ape on their backs, which immediately engaged a Sword-tooth Shark.

Atop the mountain peak, the Thunder Tribulation finally descended.

Ye Xuecang rose with his Fourfold Sword.

Boom!

One sword seemed to cleave down the mountain, an act of Broken Mountain, but was ultimately torn apart by Thunder Light.

The second sword appeared immediately, this one with rivers hanging upside down, endless and unending—an act of River Breath!

Two swords went forth, dispersing much of the Thunder, and Ye Xuecang, with flesh and blood, endured the Thunder straight on.

The thunderclouds had not yet dispersed.

Indeed, Ye Xuecang was at least above Middle Grade Golden Core.

As predicted, within a dozen breaths, a lightning bolt as thick as a column condensed and smashed from the sky.

This time, Ye Xuecang once again drew out the third sword.

"This sword, nurtured for thirty years, though not a Sword Embryo, it is mine!" Ye Xuecang roared again in anger.

A sword slashed out, this sword seemed like a full moon in the sky, shining brightly.

One sword out, and the world lost its color.

This sword was Moon Slash.

Lightning intertwined and the Treasure Sword shattered, displaying unparalleled sword might that even Tier Three Magical Treasures couldn't bear.

Only Tier Four Spiritual Treasure could withstand it.

Ye Xuecang coughed up a mouthful of blood, yet showed no intention of retreating.

He once more wielded the fourth sword.

"This fourth sword has no name, it shall be Thunder Collapse!" Ye Xuecang shouted loudly.

The last sword revealed no form, just his four life-bound swords.

But today, collapsing thunder, celebrating the Golden Core!

Boom!

Sword light radiated, the Thunder split in two, and Ye Xuecang's body soared, absorbing all the Thunder.

In a moment, Ye Xuecang's presence completely solidified.

Why does a Pseudo Golden Core have a pseudo title—because it hasn't endured the Thunder Tribulation.

But now, Ye Xuecang's gaze swept over those Great Demons!

Instantly, all the Demon Beasts, including the Golden Rhinoceros Great Demon, trembled in fear!

Even though Ye Xuecang was severely injured in the Thunder Tribulation, even having a sword shatter.

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