Chapter 28 The Variables between Heaven and Earth
When the Dark Blue Treasure Pearl came into Mr. Fan’s hands, he held it with two fingers just as Nezha did when he acquired it. Before long, his aged, withered hands began to tremble slightly.
"Sir, what exactly is this pearl?"
Had it not been for being in the Fengshen World and sensing the pearl’s extraordinary nature and its rich heaven and earth primordial energy, Nezha would never carry something that started glowing on its own.
His past life’s experiences told him that such things were more likely than not radioactive.
Mr. Fan took a couple of deep breaths to calm himself before asking, "In your fight with Li Gen, did you take him by surprise and kill him in one move?"
"More or less. The Qiankun Ring in my hand is a natural-born magic treasure, and as soon as I threw it, it smashed Li Gen’s brain and killed him."
Mr. Fan, hearing this, glanced once more at the golden bracelet on Nezha’s hand, and said in a deep voice, "If that’s the case, then it should be correct; this object is the golden core cultivated by the Yaksha Li Gen. Generally, when a Golden Core Realm cultivator dies in battle, they can destroy the golden core to prevent it from falling into the enemy’s hands, so a cultivator’s golden core is a rare treasure in the cultivation world."
"Golden core? Are you saying that Li Gen was actually a Golden Core Realm cultivator? But I didn’t see him using any special techniques, and his skills weren’t high. Is it truly because I acted too fast, or was he not adept at combat?"
In response to Nezha’s doubts, Mr. Fan shook his head and said, "Cultivators in this world are mostly at the God Absorption Realm, already able to manipulate heaven and earth primordial energy and perform many Daoist skills. In terms of combat power, there is not much difference between the Golden Core Realm and the God Absorption Realm, but they differ in a more essential aspect."
Mr. Fan coughed lightly and took a sip of tea before continuing, "Cultivation is inherently about defying the heavens. A mortal’s lifespan is only about a hundred years; even if they reach the God Absorption Realm, they live up to only one hundred twenty years. If they fall ill, their lifespan is even shorter. Only by forming a golden core, gaining a lifespan of five hundred years, can one truly see the boundless path of cultivation and step onto the road of longevity."