White Tiger Mountain.

"Junior Sister Qiuhui, have you made up your mind?"

Luo Sulan looked at Xu Qiuhui, "After all, Zuo Wen is the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion. Although he is still in a coma now, with the Treasure Pavilion's resources, there's a chance they can save him..."

"If he's dead, that would be the end of it. But if he comes back to life, and you've used this Primordial Spirit Pill, then our White Tiger Mountain will be infamous. Damaging our reputation for just one person..."

Li An has been in a coma for a month.

During this month, Xu Qiuhui has made preparations without hesitation.

Preparations to break through to the Core Formation stage!

Now, her condition is improving, and she's ready to break through.

The two pills refined by Zhang Deyi are in their possession, one is a regular Primordial Spirit Pill, and the other is an inferior pill.

Of course, Xu Qiuhui intends to use the regular pill.

But according to their agreement, the regular pill should belong to Li An.

"Senior Sister, Zhang Deyi is dead, and Zuo Wen was already unconscious midway, he doesn't know how many pills Zhang Deyi actually made."

Xu Qiuhui remained calm, "He sacrificed the success rate of other pills to refine a top-grade pill, yet failed. The top-grade pill wasn't formed, and the other Primordial Spirit Pills were ruined. Only this inferior pill remains, and giving it to Zuo Wen is not impossible."

She was determined to obtain this Primordial Spirit Pill.

She had no time left, nearing two hundred years old. If she watched another Primordial Spirit Pill slip by this time, she would regret it for life!

"Yes, only you and I know the situation of Zhang Deyi's pill refinement, but Zuo Wen isn't easily fooled. If you give him an inferior pill, will he let it go?"

Luo Sulan smiled subtly.

Xu Qiuhui said, "Once I successfully form my core, I will make it up to Master Zuo."

"Moreover, he's nearly two hundred years old, yet still only at mid-stage Foundation Establishment, with no hope for Core Formation in this life. By then, I'll try to find other treasures for him, which should earn his forgiveness."

Luo Sulan nodded, "These are the pills refined by Zhang Deyi, you can do what you want with them, but there's one thing to remember, I don't know the order of pill selection you and Zuo Wen agreed upon. You told me you had the first choice!"

As she spoke, she handed both pills to Xu Qiuhui.

Xu Qiuhui took the pills, her hand trembling slightly, overwhelmed with emotion.

That day, she began her seclusion, aiming to break through to the Core Formation stage—

...

Time flew by.

Li An remained comatose for four months.

This day.

In White Tiger City, suddenly layers of propitious clouds gathered, the sound of the Great Dao resonated.

Rumble!

In an instant, the Mountain Protection Array of White Tiger City fully activated, the spiritual qi between heaven and earth surged like the sea towards a specific direction on White Tiger Mountain.

The people in White Tiger City were astonished.

"Dense auspicious clouds, spiritual qi surging wildly, someone is trying to break through to the Core Formation stage!"

"It's coming from White Tiger Mountain, someone there is attempting to break through again... If successful, White Tiger Mountain will have another Core level cultivator!"

"Currently, White Tiger Mountain already has one Golden Core, one True Core, and two Fake Pill experts. Another one will significantly boost their power!"

"Many of White Tiger Master's disciples have reached late-stage Foundation Establishment. I wonder which one is breaking through now..."

The discussions were endless, with all eyes on this event.

And on White Tiger Mountain.

In a cave.

Xu Qiuhui sat cross-legged on a meditation mat, naked, surrounded by mountains of spirit stones.

Her body heaved violently, with spiritual power surging crazily within her.

The Spirit Gathering Array was in effect, and she had already reached that threshold, with vast source qi from the world rushing into her, compressing and condensing within her.

In the pool of her dantian, the spirit liquid roiled and condensed, boiling up into a high-speed spinning water ball above the dantian. The ball shrank and compressed while absorbing the influx of spiritual qi from outside.

As the water ball shrank, it started to solidify, and Xu Qiuhui heard the sound of the Great Dao in her ears, with its breath favoring her. This was the final step towards core formation—

Embrace the Great Dao, gain the aid of the Great Dao, to fully condense the Spirit Pill.

The water ball above the dantian gradually solidified, eventually transforming into a pale yellow solid True Core, with the breath of the Great Dao clinging to it...

"I've succeeded, I'm going to succeed... True Core!"

Xu Qiuhui was utterly ecstatic, driving her blood energy to fuse with this True Core.

This was the last step, blood energy merging with the True Core to stabilize it completely.

But it was at this moment—

Just as her blood energy touched the perfect True Core, it suddenly cracked—

An inexplicable wisp of blood energy disrupted her process.

During core formation, not a single flaw can appear, but now she was disturbed, and the True Core was damaged.

"No!"

Xu Qiuhui was shocked and stunned, but next came an inability to accept; she exerted all her strength, trying to salvage it...

But ultimately, the crack in the True Core was unstoppable, and within her dantian, it fell to ashes!

"Pfft—"

Xu Qiuhui suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood and opened her eyes, her face pale as she collapsed backward.

Silent tears streamed from her beautiful eyes, with only despair and sorrow left in her pupils.

It's over...

She knew her life was over!

Why, after a life of pursuing the Great Dao with such resolute determination, did she still fail...

...

"Junior Sister Qiuhui... failed?!"

"How could this be, the propitious clouds of the Great Dao had already reached the final stage, how did they suddenly disperse..."

"Quick, rescue her!"

On White Tiger Mountain, the crowd protecting Xu Qiuhui hurried towards the seclusion cave.

Luo Sulan, however, sighed softly, "The True Core failed, the True Core failed..."

...

The celestial phenomenon dissipated, the propitious clouds of the Great Dao vanished, and the spiritual qi ceased its influx.

Everyone in White Tiger City who was following this matter understood that the person attempting Core Formation had failed.

...

Three months after Xu Qiuhui's failure to break through, thousands of streaks of golden light burst forth from White Tiger Mountain.

The earth's qi surged wildly, with even more extraordinary cosmic phenomena. The propitious clouds regathered, with golden clouds appearing, casting golden rays.

On this day, White Tiger Master emerged from seclusion.

The news of a Golden Core of Full Prosperity spread, exerting pressure over all of White Tiger City, causing practitioners worldwide to feel palpable fear.

"Golden Core, this is the aura of a perfect Golden Core..."

"White Tiger Master, perfect and flawless..."

"An era of Nascent Souls is likely rising today... To have cultivated from a loose cultivator to a Golden Core, odds are they'll also become a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator. White Tiger Master truly possesses heavenly talent!"

The world marveled.

...

All of this, Li An, who was still in a coma, was unaware of.

However, after White Tiger Master emerged from seclusion, she sent her eldest disciple, Mo Xuan, to personally check on Li An and left many precious Second Grade pills for Li An's healing.

Another few months passed, and on that day, Li An finally slowly awoke from his deep slumber...

"The Pavilion Master is awake, the Pavilion Master is awake—"

The maid attending to him exclaimed in delight.

"Great, after a year and two months, the Pavilion Master has finally awakened!"

Outside, cheers rang out in waves...

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