With a shake of her body, the old immortal crane transformed into a beautiful red-haired woman. Her skin was smooth and she looked like she was in her thirties.
Waving her robes casually, the old immortal crane extended a thousand feet and brought Su Zimo before her in the blink of an eye.
"Congratulations, senior."
Su Zimo was truly happy that the old immortal crane was able to break free from the shackles of Heaven and Earth and regain her lifespan.
With the addition of a Dharma Characteristic expert to Misty Peak, there would definitely be many itinerant cultivators joining the territory of Great Zhou in the future – the rise of sects was inevitable.
"I should be the one thanking you."
The old immortal crane smiled and looked at a forest outside Misty Peak. "Little Chen must have been informed by someone from the fiend sects for him to be able to rush over in time. It must have something to do with you, right?"
Su Zimo remained silent.
"I don't have any prejudice against the fiend sects. Head over there and take a look. Someone's been waiting for you for a long time," The old immortal crane pointed to the forest in the distance and said with a smile.
"Alright."
Su Zimo nodded and spread his spirit wings, speeding towards the forest.
In the depths of the forest, a beautiful figure in pink stood tall. Her black hair flowed like a waterfall and her long dress accentuated her curvaceous figure perfectly.
The veil on the girl's face had already been removed, revealing a devastatingly beautiful face as she looked over with a smile.
"Thank you."
Approaching, Su Zimo remained silent for a long time before saying those two words.
"Pfft!"
Demoness Ji could not help but burst into laughter.
Blinking her eyes playfully, she shuffled in front of Su Zimo with light steps.
A subtle fragrance wafted over.
Their cheeks were only inches apart and Demoness Ji's breath smelled like orchids as she asked, "How are you going to thank me?"
With that said, she bit her red lips and looked at Su Zimo expectantly, seemingly begrudging.
Su Zimo lowered his gaze like an old monk in meditation. Not daring to meet her gaze, he took half a step back instead.
After half a year, Demoness Ji's bewitching arts had become even more terrifying.
Su Zimo lamented internally, "Seems like she obtained quite a bit of opportunity back in the Human Emperor's Palace."
"I won't tease you anymore."
She returned to normal and smiled, replying in a relaxed tone, "You don't have to thank me. After all, you've saved my life before."
Su Zimo breathed a sigh of relief.
Pondering for a moment, she whispered, "You offended so many people in the ancient battlefield. Why didn't you join the fiend sects with Senior Shura? That senior's temperament is cold and he doesn't recognize anyone. I think he treats you quite differently. "
Su Zimo shook his head.
She continued, "There's still 20 years before the intermediate ancient battlefield opens. Misty Peak doesn't have the strength to break through the barrier of the intermediate ancient battlefield. When the time comes, remember to look for me. I'll bring you in. "
"We'll talk about this later. Anyway, there are still twenty years. There's no hurry."
"Then … I'm leaving?"
"Yes."
When Demoness Ji saw that Su Zimo had no intention of keeping her, she harrumphed softly in annoyance.
She had just turned around when Su Zimo's voice sounded with some hesitation.
"What does a tripod of Pure Maiden Sect mean?"
Demoness Ji's back was facing Su Zimo as a look of embarrassment flashed through the depths of her eyes. However, she concealed it quickly and turned around, asking with a fake smile, "What do you think it means?"
There was a saying in the cultivation world that tripods were used by evil sect cultivators to capture members of the opposite sex as tripods for dual cultivation in order to raise their cultivation realms.
Tripods were almost equivalent to slaves and most of them had tragic endings, dying from exhaustion of their Yin and Yang energies.
Naturally, Su Zimo had heard of that saying before. However, he did not believe that was the meaning of a tripod of Pure Maiden Sect.
"I don't know," Su Zimo shook his head.
Demoness Ji chuckled. "A tripod is used for cultivation."
When he saw that she was clearly unwilling to elaborate, Su Zimo did not probe further.
"I'm leaving,"
With her back facing Su Zimo, she waved and said, "I'll tease you next time."
Looking at her back view, Su Zimo took a deep breath of air and turned to leave as well, heading towards Misty Peak.
This time round, he intended to enter seclusion to form his core upon his return!
Su Zimo wanted to form his core for both the immortal and demonic paths!
…
Night fell.
Misty Peak, a cave abode.
Su Zimo assumed a lotus position with his eyes shut.
He had been sitting there for an entire day, motionless like a statue.
Although it seemed like there was no progress, in reality, Su Zimo was making preparations to ensure that nothing went wrong.
The first sentence of the Core Formation section was only ten words long.
Bind the ape, lock the horse, subdue the dragon and tiger!
This was the first and most crucial step of the Core Formation section.
With a single thought, it was as restless as an ape.
The undulation of his will was akin to a wild horse galloping through the wilderness.
One had to bind the ape, lock the horse and even subdue the dragon and tiger with unparalleled determination!
All Dharmic arts were accessible.
The immortal sects had no distracting thoughts and were extremely calm. The Buddhist sects' words and Buddhist proclamations were, in essence, a guide to bind the ape and lock the horse!
Young cultivators were inexperienced and impulsive – it was the hardest to bind the ape and lock the horse.
Most of the elderly had experienced the vicissitudes of life and were able to see through the mundane world relatively easily.
Although Su Zimo was not old and was not even 30 years old yet, he had experienced many ups and downs in his life and had lingered on the brink of life and death multiple times.
His will was firm and unshakable.
Su Zimo looked at his nose with his eyes and nose with his heart. Looking up and down, their hearts were interconnected and he focused on his Intent Lattice.
Turning a blind eye, hearing a deaf ear, in between thoughts and without thoughts, he used his supreme willpower to tie down the heart monkey, lock down the mind horse, and subdue the dragon and tiger!
After entering a meditative state, the first six sections of the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness flowed through his mind at a steady pace.
From the initial Body Tempering, Tendons Transformation, Bones Strengthening, Marrow Cleansing, Organs Refinement and Seven Orifices …
The Core Formation section stated, "Refine the qi of the five organs and consume the light of the seven luminaries!"
The seven luminaries referred to the seven orifices.
Time passed and more than ten days and nights passed.
Within the cave abode, the demonic qi around Su Zimo increased and the seven orifices on his head shone with a bedazzling divine light.
His skin, flesh, tendons, marrow, organs and orifices formed a perfect Major Heavenly Cycle that circulated continuously.
Gradually, the demonic qi within and outside of his body began to gather towards the center of Su Zimo's chest.
After cultivators formed their Qi Foundation and formed their cores, their Jin Dan would be condensed an inch below their navel where their qi sea and dantian were.
But now, the location of Su Zimo's Inner Core was clearly different for his demonic cultivation!
It was in the middle of his chest and was extremely close to his heart.
The scarlet demonic qi was endless and gathered continuously in Su Zimo's chest. It spun continuously like a gigantic vortex that was gradually materializing!
Be it demons or humans, core formation was an extremely important step on the path of cultivation!
This was the conclusion of one's previous cultivation.
Once one's core formation was formed, they would break free from the shackles of Heaven and Earth for the first time and their lifespans would increase exponentially.
If they failed, everything would be over!
Su Zimo was motionless and his black hair fluttered without wind. One after another, ancient demons appeared around him with torrential ferocity and menacing fangs while their eyes shone with a scarlet glint.
The ancient demons paused for a moment before returning to Su Zimo's body and were sucked in by the scarlet vortex in his chest!
Su Zimo's aura turned increasingly terrifying!
As the crimson vortex shrouded him, his flesh underwent another baptism and evolved once again.
Su Zimo's flesh expanded and his bones vibrated, buzzing as though metal was clashing.
His tendons quivered like a thunderbolt that was shuddering!
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