The Demon Lord of All Forms

Chapter 113 Black Emperor Xuanming Pill

Compared to the current Great Ruins, Gu Changyuan's strength was insufficient, and he could only compress it little by little, at a speed that was agonizingly slow.

Above the Great Ruins, water essence condensed.

The Xuanwu divine beast was born from the water spirit. Between the tortoise and snake, a great power far beyond Gu Changyuan's control suddenly erupted, tearing the Great Ruins to shreds.

Countless fragments tumbled through the ruins like shattered stars, then, drawn by the power of the Xuanwu divine beast, collapsed toward the center, gradually condensing into a phantom golden core.

When the Golden Elixir is first formed, it is illusory and blurry, like the moon in the mist, flickering and fading.

Gu Changyuan's consciousness trembled, and his own essence, like a river bursting its banks, poured continuously into the illusory golden core, propelling it to actively devour the remaining fragments in the Great Ruins.

The dark water, demonic energy, and tribulation lightning power were all drawn into the Golden Core, transforming into nourishment for it.

Gu Changyuan took out a pill from his sleeve. It was pure gold with fine, flowing patterns on its surface and emitted a warm medicinal fragrance.

The Divine Assistance Pill is a top-grade elixir treasured by the Yellow Heaven Sect. It can remove impurities from the Golden Core when a cultivator forms it, improving the quality of the pill by half a grade. This pill was personally refined by Feng Daochen when he was alive, and there are only three in the entire Yellow Heaven Sect.

Gu Changyuan put the pill into his mouth. As the liquid entered his abdomen, a warm medicinal power surged throughout his body and seeped into his golden core.

The radiance on the surface of the golden pill became even purer, and a few wisps of fine impurities were forced out by the medicinal power, turning into green smoke and dissipating.

A wisp of crimson flame flew from the direction of the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Pillar, passed through the void, and landed on the Golden Core.

The Vermilion Bird Fire, the primordial fire of the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Pillar, is renowned for burning all things.

Gu Changyuan took a wisp of it and used the Vermilion Bird Fire to burn away the remaining impurities in the golden pill.

The golden elixir hissed as it burned under the intense heat of the fire, and a layer of fine cracks appeared on its surface before quickly healing. With each round of cracking and healing, the texture of the golden elixir became more solid.

Deep within Gu Changyuan's consciousness, the Wheel of Rebirth turned, and the pure souls of thousands of people transformed into silvery-white specks of light, merging one by one into the Golden Core.

Pure soul power surged into the golden core. Instead of increasing in size, the golden core was compressed, solidified, and underwent a qualitative change, with its energy becoming increasingly powerful.

Time passed by, bit by bit.

The Xuanwu divine beast on the Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar gradually dimmed, the flow of the dark water slowed down, and all the fragments in the Great Ruins had been devoured by the Golden Core. The Great Ruins disappeared, and in its place was a fist-sized Golden Core, which floated in Gu Changyuan's dantian and slowly rotated.

The Golden Elixir was entirely black, as if it had been polished from the purest obsidian, with fine golden patterns flowing across its surface, like golden rivers flowing across the black night sky.

Inside the Golden Core, a void thirty-three feet in diameter could be vaguely seen. This was the Great Ruins, which had now merged with the Golden Core. Countless water essences roared and surged in the void, transforming into black dragons that roamed and coiled within the Golden Core.

First-grade Golden Elixir, Black Emperor Profound Nether Elixir.

The moment the Golden Core was formed, the Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar suddenly trembled violently, the inscriptions on the pillar shone brightly, and the Xuanwu Divine Beast let out a deafening roar. The patterns on the tortoise shell cracked, the scales on the snake's body peeled off, and the divine beast's body twisted and reassembled in the light, transforming into a majestic god as powerful as the heavens.

Clad in black robes and crowned with an ancient face, the great god exuded boundless majesty. Floating behind his head was a treasure map that contained countless black water waves. As the map unfolded, the black water surged and the waves rolled, weaving together to form a vast world in which stars rose and fell, the sun and moon revolved, and all things were born and died.

The great god opened his eyes, which were filled with endless depth and coldness. The moment his gaze fell upon the mountain, the clouds above the entire Yellow Heaven Divine Mountain suddenly froze, and the water vapor in the air condensed into countless fine ice crystals, which shimmered with a ghostly blue light under the starlight.

Centered on the Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar, endless water vapor and clouds intertwined and surged, transforming into a huge vortex. Within the vortex, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and Xuanming Tribulation Lightning exploded in the clouds, illuminating the entire sky with a blazing white light.

Above the sky, clouds and water condensed, and a deep river surged from the void. The river water was as black as ink, roaring and surging without beginning or end, stretching across the sky as if tearing a rift in the entire sky.

The Black Emperor God and the Black River appeared in the void for only a brief moment before disappearing just as suddenly as they had arrived. The Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar returned to calm, the inscriptions on the pillar dimmed, and the Xuanwu Divine Beast sank back into the pillar.

But this one-moment anomaly was enough for everyone on the entire Yellow Heaven Divine Mountain to feel it.

Inside the White Tiger Palace, Xuan Mobai suddenly stood up, his gaze piercing through the palace gates to the great god and the Blackwater River appearing in the northern sky. His face showed astonishment, and his voice was filled with barely suppressed shock: "The Core Formation phenomenon can actually cause changes in the clouds and water of the entire Yellow Heaven Divine Mountain! Without a doubt, it's a First-Grade Golden Core!"

Inside the Xuanwu Palace, Qin Youwei also raised her head at that moment, looking at the swirling clouds and water outside the window that had not yet completely dissipated, her face filled with excitement.

A first-grade golden elixir means that as long as Gu Changyuan cultivates step by step, he is 100% guaranteed to pass the first nine heavenly tribulations, and even if he succeeds in passing the second nine heavenly tribulations, he has a 50% chance.

As long as Gu Changyuan survives the Second Nine Heavenly Tribulation and becomes a Great True Man, the Yellow Heaven Sect will be able to lift its mountain closure and regain its foothold in Cangzhou.

On the Xuanwu Heavenly Pillar, Gu Changyuan slowly opened his eyes. In his dantian, the Black Emperor Xuanming Pill slowly rotated, and with each rotation, a wisp of pure demonic energy surged out, nourishing his meridians and body.

At this moment, Gu Changyuan's cultivation had advanced from the Refining Spirit Realm to the Golden Core Realm, crossing the biggest hurdle on the path of cultivation.

Gu Changyuan paid no attention to the changes in Xuan Mobai and Qin Youwei's emotions, nor did he look at the swirling clouds and water that had not yet completely dissipated. With a stomp of his foot, his figure, like a black lightning bolt, swept across the summit of Huangtian Divine Mountain and descended into the depths of Huangtian Palace.

Behind the hall was a dark passage, the walls on both sides of which were covered with array patterns, with flames of blue, red, white and black flowing within the patterns.

Gu Changyuan passed through the passage and arrived at a secret chamber. The door of the secret chamber was made of solid iron, and a small Qiankun Four Symbols Yuan Magnetic Array was engraved on the door. Four-colored flames intertwined and flowed on the door, sealing the entire secret chamber tightly. This was a forbidden area known only to the successive leaders of the Huangtian Sect.

Gu Changyuan raised his hand and pressed it against the door. His golden core spun within him, and a wisp of Black Emperor Xuanming power surged from his palm, seeping into the great formation.

The array patterns flickered for a moment, then slowly cracked open, and the iron gate slid open silently.

The secret chamber was not large, with walls made of meteorite iron and several luminous pearls embedded in the walls, emitting a faint glow. In the center of the chamber, a small Qiankun Four Symbols Yuan Magnetic Array was in operation, with four-colored flames intertwining to form a cage, and a perfectly round stone ball floating in the center of the cage.