Chapter 592: Chapter 245: Breakthrough to Late-stage Golden Core

As the sun rose, a powerful Spiritual Qi Tide swept across the sea.

Xiao Chen immediately seized the opportunity, heading to the beach to begin his cultivation.

Since arriving at the Compassion Sea, taking advantage of the morning’s Spiritual Qi Tide to cultivate had become his daily routine.

After all, cultivating during this time was nearly three times as effective as usual, an opportunity he couldn’t afford to miss.

In the days that followed, Xiao Chen continued to focus on his cultivation as always.

He had obtained fifteen Demon Pills previously, and this was the perfect time to absorb them.

He also ate the Tier Three Spirit Fruits freely, maximizing his cultivation efficiency.

Su Li, on the other hand, had become a completely different person.

Before, she had spent her days either spacing out or staring at the sea, almost like a statue.

But now, she would take her Witchcraft Artifact and run off to the forest to pick flowers or go diving in the sea.

When she was in a good mood, she would even pick a "lucky" Sea Fish to bring back, cooking it for her and Xiao Chen to share.

Speaking of which, there were basically no seasonings on the island.

For the past century, Su Li had sustained herself almost entirely by absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

But that wasn’t a problem. Ever since that time he had cultivated with the Profound Fire Crow, Xiao Chen had gotten into the habit of carrying salt with him.

Combined with the Spirit Honey he had bought before, it was more than enough.

After all, high-end ingredients often require only the simplest cooking methods.

WHOOSH!

Another evening arrived. Xiao Chen had cultivated for six straight hours and was about to take a short break.

DING!

The Red Thread Bell rang.

Su Li had timed her return perfectly.

She was holding a starfish nearly half her size in her arms. "Let’s have grilled starfish today, shall we?"

Huh?

’Aren’t you supposed to steam these things?’

But Xiao Chen was never a picky eater. "Sounds good."

Cultivators possessed Spiritual Fire, so there was no need to chop wood. With a wave of his hand, he could start grilling immediately.

They could even sit and chat while the food cooked.

Su Li left the task of controlling the Spiritual Fire to Xiao Chen, then took out an intelligence report and began reading it softly beside him.

The flickering flames cast their elongated shadows on the ground.

"I can’t believe the Yi Family Ancestor is still alive."

Su Li sounded surprised. "I met him once, years ago. Even back then, he was over a thousand years old."

"He looked so ancient and feeble, like he could breathe his last at any moment."

"To think that a hundred years have passed and he’s still alive."

Flipping to the next page, she sighed with admiration. "And this Di Lang True Monarch actually broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm at the age of fifty-eight."

"The Cloud Sea Sword Pavilion is probably going to see a revival for a while."

*

A month of such peaceful days passed in the blink of an eye.

Soon, it was the fifteenth day of the second month.

This time, they had plenty of time to prepare. At Xiao Chen’s suggestion, the two of them gathered some Spirit Fruits and Spirit Fish as offerings.

They also built a temporary high platform out of stones to serve as an altar.

Although it still couldn’t compare to a real Moon Sacrifice Ceremony, it looked much more the part.

Meanwhile, after a month of accumulation, the Witchcraft Artifact should have stored up a considerable amount of Curse Power.

’Or perhaps it shouldn’t be called Curse Power anymore. It should be Moonlight Power.’

According to the inheritance vision he saw back then, the accumulated Moonlight Power could enhance the effects of the Blood Crystal.

Xiao Chen was very much looking forward to this.

He couldn’t wait to experience just how powerful the enhanced Blood Crystal would be.

「Midnight arrived as expected.」

Su Li raised the Witchcraft Artifact and nestled into his embrace, beginning to receive the inherited memories from her bloodline.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Xiao Chen couldn’t help but purse his lips.

’No wonder the Moon Witch Race ended up disappearing into the river of history,’ he thought.

’It was undoubtedly linked to their various strange rules and absurd practices.’

’Su Li has had the Witchcraft Artifact for a whole month and still can’t master it. What a complete hindrance.’

’It’s a good thing there are no enemies invading right now. Otherwise, how would she deal with them?’

’The person who designed this Witchcraft Artifact back in the day should have seriously reconsidered why they made it so complicated.’

’Take the popular Spiritual Artifacts of today, for example. They have both a normal form and a Spirit Ascension Form, which is very convenient for Early-stage Golden Core Cultivators.’

’But none of that mattered now.’

Xiao Chen wrapped his arms around Su Li, joining her in watching the inheritance visions.

This time, the inherited memories were different.

What appeared first were scenes of the Moon Witch Race in battle, involving numerous fights.

There were conflicts with other Witch Races and the Human Race, as well as scenes of clearing out various Demon Beasts to claim territory.

"Hiss... a Kunpeng!"

Watching the colossal creature leap from the sea and spread its wings to soar into the heavens, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but gasp.

’He’d thought it was just a legend. He never imagined there was a real Kunpeng in the Kunpeng Sea!’

’If the Kunpeng Sea really has a Kunpeng... does that mean... beef noodle soup actually has beef in it?’

’Ahem, that’s not important. The key point is that Divine Beasts actually existed in Ancient Times.’

’In that case, didn’t the Dragon-Slaying Sea from before mean that dragons really appeared in the Inner Sea back then?’

’The more critical question was, do any still exist now?’

At this thought, Xiao Chen couldn’t help but feel a flicker of anticipation. If he ever got the chance, he would love to witness those legendary Divine Beasts with his own eyes.

’Of course, it would be even better if, while witnessing them, he could also casually capture one as a Spirit Pet.’

’But accomplishing that last part would be no simple task.’

’Forget about Golden Core Cultivators; even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would likely struggle.’

Xiao Chen shook his head slightly, pulling his thoughts back. There was no need to dwell on such things right now.

The most urgent priority was to increase his own strength. Without sufficient Cultivation, everything else was just useless fantasy. Only by being prepared could he seize opportunities in the future.

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