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"..."

Chen Qiu, with a slightly pale face, sat cross-legged on a rock, introspecting the Golden Core that was slowly revolving above his Dantian, much like the Heavenly Dao Foundation, spinning automatically every moment.

Whenever the Spiritual Energy inside his Dantian was not full, it replenished Spiritual Energy; once it was full, it enhanced his Cultivation.

At this moment, on his Dantian,

numerous entries were engraved, along with twelve strands of Cloud Pattern, and... an Eight-petal Fire Lotus.

This did not look like an ordinary Golden Core, but rather an intricately carved work of art; he could clearly feel that the intensity of his Golden Core was somewhat outrageous. He didn't even need to step into the sixth layer of the Golden Core realm to be able to release his Golden Core from his body for an attack.

"Shoo!"

With a single thought,

the Golden Core within his Dantian instantly disappeared and appeared outside his body, transformed into a beam of Liu Guang that smashed towards the distant Deserted Forest, its speed even surpassing the scholar's Flying Sword. The Golden Core burrowed straight into the ground.

There wasn't an explosion or commotion like the scholar's Qinglian Sword Formation, almost no disturbance at all, nor was there any noise; he could just feel that with an effortless strike, without even exerting much force, the Golden Core had already penetrated hundreds of feet deep into the ground.

A very powerful single-target attack.

Were it to hit a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it would shatter their Protective Spirit Qi and pierce their body in the blink of an eye, of course... normally a Golden Core cultivator would not use a Golden Core to attack a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Even this effortless strike had enough power to nearly instantly kill an early-stage Golden Core cultivator.

Recalling the Golden Core, looking at it floating before him, marked with twelve strands of Cloud Pattern, Chen Qiu's expression was extremely complex. To be honest, he had not expected his Golden Core to reach the twelfth Grade.

Old Man Cao was at the Nascent Soul stage and a Guardian of the Array Repairer lineage. In his speech, he clearly knew many things that Chen Qiu did not, yet he only told him that Golden Cores peaked at the tenth grade, and even that tended to be the stuff of legends.

Almost no one had ever reached that goal.

So what was the situation with this... twelfth grade?

"Is there even such a thing as a twelfth-grade Golden Core?"

Brother Qiu, sitting to the side with a dazed expression, looked at the Golden Core that was slowly revolving in mid-air and murmured, "This Golden Core is really beautiful, feels like it's much more attractive than other Golden Cores."

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Though he was reluctant to use the word "beautiful" to describe a Golden Core, Brother Qiu's Golden Core truly was beautiful, its overall golden luster shining brightly. The Cloud Patterns and entries engraved on it, including the Eight-petal Fire Lotus, made the Golden Core resemble a fragile piece of art.

"I don't know either..."

The scholar shook his head in bewilderment: "In my original understanding, the highest grade of a Golden Core is the fourth grade. In the entire Da Xia Country, only one person's Golden Core grade reached fourth, and that is His Majesty himself."

"The fifth grade is the stuff of legends."

"It was only after meeting Brother Qiu that I learned Golden Cores could reach the tenth grade. I thought that was the absolute pinnacle, but now this twelfth-grade emergence is even more baffling..."

"Between Golden Cores of each different grade, the higher one is absolutely overwhelming."

"Among equal levels of Cultivation, if two Golden Core Great Powers were to collide their Golden Cores, a second-grade Golden Core could definitely smash a first-grade. Golden Core attacks and Divine Sense Attacks are the two most powerful attack methods that distinguish a Golden Core Great Power from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator."

"However, Divine Sense Attacks can be used against opponents of the same level or even when fighting above one's level, but Golden Core attacks are absolutely not used when fighting above one's level. Once the Golden Core is damaged, at the very least, it will require consuming a vast amount of precious materials to repair, and at worst, it could even result in immediate death."

"On the same level of Cultivation, a second-grade Golden Core would definitely shatter a first-grade Golden Core."

"If skipping a small realm, for example, a first-grade Golden Core at the second layer of the Golden Core could match a second-grade at the first layer, leading to mutual injury."

"But a first-grade at the third layer of the Golden Core could smash a second-grade at the first layer."

"As the Cultivation Realm advances, the strength of the Golden Core, Divine Sense, speed, and so on, all improve."

The scholar paused for a moment, his throat moving as he swallowed saliva before continuing, "With Brother Qiu's twelfth-grade Golden Core, even if Brother Qiu is at the first layer of Golden Core, shattering a Golden Core at the peak Great Perfection level would be no problem at all!"

"Of course... this is only in theory!"

"Because below the sixth layer of the Golden Core stage, Golden Cores are often as fragile as tofu, completely unable to withstand battle outside the body."

"Only once reaching above the sixth layer of Golden Core does the Golden Core become a crucial attack method for a Golden Core Great Power, one of the biggest reasons being because it doesn't dissipate in the air due to the opponent dodging swiftly after being locked on by Divine Sense like a Spell would."

"The Golden Core can continuously lock onto the enemy, maintaining maximal speed and strength."

"Moreover, the speed of the Golden Core is faster than many Spells, making it perfect for sneak attacks."

"As long as Brother Qiu fortifies your Sea of Consciousness, and adds the twelfth-grade Golden Core on top of that, even Golden Core Peak cultivators would not have a good way to handle you, only relying on their Cultivation Strength to oppress you."

"But... in terms of Cultivation Strength, indeed, those at Golden Core Peak Great Perfection have higher Spiritual Energy intensity than Brother Qiu at the first layer of Golden Core, but when it comes to endurance, those Golden Core Peak cultivators are no match for Brother Qiu."

"Really? That powerful?" Fat Long said, somewhat confused, "A twelfth-grade Golden Core could face a Golden Core Peak without fear? Surpassing nine grades?"

"Are you joking?"

The scholar rolled his eyes at Fat Long, irritated: "This is a twelfth-grade Golden Core we're talking about. I even suspect that even if we look back tens of thousands of years, no one has ever formed a twelfth-grade Golden Core."