Chapter 506: Qingfu Coin
According to Wu Shang’s personal experience, attempting Core Formation by simultaneously channeling Earth Malevolent Qi and Celestial Gale Qi required a Golden Core that still retained its vitality. Only such a core could withstand the overwhelming impact.
Qin Sang had obtained Daoist Jiupao’s Golden Core a year ago, but in another nine years, it would lose its vitality from being separated from its host body for too long.
If he wanted to attempt Wu Shang’s method, it had to be done within these nine years. Otherwise, he would have to acquire a new Golden Core or a demonic core.
Defeating Daoist Jiupao had been challenging enough. How could obtaining another Golden Core expert’s core be any easier?
Thus, this nine-year window might be his only opportunity. Once the matter of Ziwei Palace was concluded and the Spirit Tide dispersed, the four Golden Core cultivators of the Demonic Qingyang Sect would return to their sect and likely remain there indefinitely.
Although Qin Sang used the Core Formation method passed down by Wu Shang, he had no desire to turn himself into a living corpse. That meant both a vital Golden Core and Celestial Gale Qi were indispensable.
Wandering Man gave Qin Sang a long, deep look. "Seems like you’ve thought this through thoroughly... But have you considered this: even if we manage to handle the remaining Golden Core cultivator, what about the Demonic Qingyang Sect’s protective array? That array was personally set up by their founding grandmaster over decades. It's protected the sect for generations and remains intact to this day. Even with the sect’s decline, no other demonic sect has dared covet their territory and that array is a big part of the reason."
Qin Sang had been lying low in Qingyang Market for years and had long since uncovered the inner workings of the Demonic Qingyang Sect. He had heard of the great array many times.
It was said that when the sect’s last Spiritual Infant cultivator passed into seated meditation, two other Spiritual Infant cultivators from rival sects attempted to attack.
At the time, the new sect leader was only at the late stage of the Core Formation Realm, and rather than seek help, he simply activated the grand array. That alone was enough to hold the line and repel both Spiritual Infant cultivators.
Afterward, neither of those two spoke of the encounter again.
From then on, the sect’s protective array earned its fearsome reputation.