Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

He was still lacking the following materials for his Tenth-grade Golden Core.

Ten arbitrary grade entries, two Nascent Soul corpses, nine Second-grade Golden Cores, one Eight Desolate Fruit, and one stem of Evil Wood.

That part about ten arbitrary grade entries was the least of his worries, now that he was at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment. He still had three small realms to go before reaching the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment, which meant he could obtain three more entries, plus he could still use the Heavenly Dao Retrospective Talisman once, making it four entries.

Together with some less useful entries, by gathering some entry jade slips, he could easily muster up ten useless arbitrary grade entries for use as pill refining materials.

There was no difficulty in this.

But those two Nascent Soul corpses... He really had no idea where to procure them unless he succeeded in obtaining them through two more inheritances. He doubted he had the ability to pass other inheritances' trials.

Nine Second-grade Golden Cores meant that he needed the Golden Cores of nine Heavenly Prides like the scholar.

As for the remaining Eight Desolate Fruit and Evil Wood, they were heaven and earth treasures that he had never even heard of.

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"..."

The corners of Chen Qiu's mouth twitched slightly. The difficulty was truly extraordinary, but he couldn't deny that the allure of the 'Tenth-grade Golden Core' was enormous. He really wanted it. If he hadn't had the Seven-colored entry, it might be another matter, but having the most challenging part completed yet giving up now would be like spurning a gift from the heavens.

That would be inviting celestial retribution.

With his current foundation, as long as he wished and stepped into the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment, he could become a Fifth-grade Golden Core anytime, an unprecedented occurrence in the history of Da Xia Country.

But...

"Brother Qiu."

The scholar excitedly said, "This Third-grade Golden Core is perfect for you, just needing three Golden Cores as the pill refining materials. Though not as good as Fourth-grade, it's still much better than Second-grade."

"Dumbass."

Fat Long said irritably, "Didn't you hear the Heavenly Dao Decree just now? It granted Brother Qiu a whiff of Heavenly Dao Destiny. With such a treasure, he's definitely aiming for the Fifth-grade Golden Core. If you're going to form a core, aim for the strongest in Da Xia!"

"But a Fifth-grade Golden Core requires a Nascent Soul corpse, and there are none in Da Xia Country. Who can obtain a Nascent Soul corpse from the depths of the Endless Desert?"

"How did His Majesty of Da Xia get a Nascent Soul corpse? If he could get one, so can we."

"You're being unrealistic," the scholar shook his head. "A Nascent Soul corpse is out of the question. A Third-grade Golden Core is already very powerful, making a fine starting point. With that, your speed of cultivation and power in the Golden Core Stage will be much stronger than your peers, enough to be invincible at the same level."

"To my knowledge, there are only a few people in the whole Da Xia Country who have a Third-grade Golden Core."

"It's only slightly below His Majesty's Fourth-grade Golden Core. Aside from him, no one's Golden Core ranks higher than Third-grade."

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"..."

Chen Qiu ignored the ongoing argument between Fat Long and the scholar, already having secretly made up his mind to elevate his Cultivation to the peak of Foundation Establishment, and then gradually seek the rest of the materials he was missing.

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A mere Heavenly Dao Spiritual Treasure, he'd come for it next year!

He had been preparing in the next few days to use Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills to see if he could rapidly enhance his Cultivation. He aimed to reach the Golden Core early stage before the start of the Heavenly Pride Leaderboard competition, where with his combat power and trump cards, he was confident there wouldn't be much problem sweeping through to the top three.

Now it seemed,

Forming the core would have to wait. Like the Tao Foundation, the Golden Core was part of the foundation of Cultivation; the stronger, the better.

A Heavenly Dao Spiritual Treasure had to make way in front of a Tenth-grade Golden Core.

After a long while,

Chen Qiu didn't keep it secret but calmly turned to the scholar and Fat Long saying, "I have a Nascent Soul corpse. After passing the Magic Practitioner inheritance, the predecessor passed away leaving his Nascent Soul corpse to me."

"Ah?"

"Ah?"

The scholar and Fat Long abruptly stopped their argument, standing still in shock, before their eyes lit up with excitement, exclaiming, "Then what are we waiting for? A Fifth-grade Golden Core is a sure thing!!!"

"What are we waiting for? Brother Qiu, I've been saving the Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills I collected these past days just for you."

"Let's aim for a Fifth-grade Golden Core before the Heavenly Pride Leaderboard starts, and completely crush those Heavenly Prides!"

Just moments ago, they had been debating the possibility of obtaining a Nascent Soul corpse, and now that was no longer an issue.

Chen Qiu shook his head, paused for a moment, and continued in a calm, soft voice.

"I also have the Heavenly Dao Foundation and a Seven-colored term."

"Ah?"

This statement stunned the still excited scholar and Fat Long into silence. They both checked the jade slip in their hands again,

It was only after a moment that Fat Long, with a shaky voice, said, "Brother Qiu, you have a Seven-colored entry?"

He knew about Brother Qiu's Heavenly Dao Foundation.

Back when he had failed to reach Foundation Establishment 999 times outside Fufeng City, the Heavenly Dao was impressed by Brother Qiu's perseverance and granted him the Heavenly Dao Foundation, but he really didn't know that Brother Qiu actually had a Seven-colored entry.

"A Seven-colored entry..."

The scholar subconsciously sat down with his legs crossed on the ground, not surprised by the Heavenly Dao Foundation because he had one as well. But a Seven-colored entry... that was beyond his comprehension. He had never even seen anyone with a Red or golden entry, let alone Seven-colored.

Though pink entries were just behind Seven-colored entries,

pink entries were an anomaly—all of them being of the unlimited growth type without upper limits, even rarer than the Red entries which were not as high-grade as pink ones.

As for Seven-colored entries, they were mentioned nowhere in historical records, nor did anyone even speculate on their effects. Mainly, it was impossible to guess without knowing the effects of Red and golden entries.