The Way of Thunder, also one of the Great Ways of heaven and earth, is a Great Way that excels in speed, on par with Light Flow and Swift Wind. Although it is not outstanding in terms of offense, Zhang Fan does not care.
Currently, whether it is offense, domain, or burst, Zhang Fan is already extremely strong. Speed has always been his weakness. Once he encounters a strong opponent who is good at speed, if his domain cannot trap the opponent, then the initiative will be entirely in the opponent's hands.
Although Zhang Fan did not cultivate the Way of Thunder in his previous life, he had some understanding of it. After all, once a cultivator masters a Great Way to perfection, they need to explore various aspects to forge the path most suitable for themselves.
This time, Zhang Fan felt completely relaxed and at ease. Carving nine Golden Core Dao patterns of the Way of Thunder was no difficulty for him.
In less than a month, nine Golden Core Dao patterns, each exuding a different thunderous intent, were carved onto the primordial core formed by the Zi Wu Yuan Guo.
Some Golden Core Dao patterns were filled with the intent of destruction, some emanated wisps of spatial intent, while others were tinged with a trace of flame, as if born of lightning and fire...
After carving the nine Golden Core Dao patterns, Zhang Fan did not stop. He took out a pile of auxiliary spirit pills and swallowed them one by one, preparing to break through to the Golden Core realm.
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Unknown to Zhang Fan, as he condensed his second primordial core, in the Milky Way galaxy, on an outer space planet called Dayan Star, the cultivators who had fled to the Wu Shan Star Domain encountered a life-threatening crisis again.
"Stop!"
Black Flame King was over a zhang tall, with a majestic physique, clad in a black feather robe resembling armor. He stood in the void, and endless dark red flames spread outwards from him.
The thirty-odd starships that were fleeing to the Wu Shan Star Domain suddenly slowed down considerably, with only a handful managing to break through the domain's obstruction and escape.
More than twenty starships were trapped within the domain, surrounded by endless dark red flames, unable to move.
Although starships were extremely fast, their controllers were too weak. In Black Flame King's hands, they were like children, with no power to resist. Only a few starships at the edge of the domain managed to escape.
"Hahaha!"
The cultivators who escaped looked back at the surging flames with lingering fear. Then, they exchanged glances and burst into hearty laughter.
"Hurry back to the Wu Shan Star Domain and report the news to the Tianji Pavilion immediately. With such important intelligence, we might be able to earn millions of spirit crystals."
Tianji Pavilion was a giant in the Wu Shan Star Domain, primarily engaged in the business of collecting and selling intelligence. The Heavenly Ranking of the Wu Shan Star Domain was compiled by Tianji Pavilion and widely recognized.
The escaping cultivators excitedly rushed towards the Wu Shan Star Domain, eager to sell the intelligence to Tianji Pavilion as soon as possible. Meanwhile, those trapped in the domain were filled with despair, unaware of what fate awaited them.
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Zhang Fan had lingered in the Nascent Soul Condensation stage for too long, accumulating sufficient foundation. Although he had not broken through the limit of the highest grade Golden Core, it allowed him to condense a second primordial core, which Zhang Fan felt was enough.
As the auxiliary spirit pills entered his body, a surge of spiritual power spread throughout him. Zhang Fan quickly mobilized his primordial core, continuously absorbing and converting the spiritual power from the transformed spirit pills.
Simultaneously, he circulated the cultivation method of the 'Ten Absolute Heavenly God Record' and began the transformation of his primordial core into a Golden Core.
Zhang Fan had experienced this process before, and it was quite familiar to him. However, what was different this time was that he had to circulate two primordial cores simultaneously, allowing both to break through at the same time.
As the primordial cores continuously absorbed spiritual power, golden light gradually began to appear on their surfaces. Zhang Fan knew that once this golden light completely covered the primordial cores, he would have officially entered the Golden Core realm.
Although it would normally take half a year to break through, due to the two primordial cores, the process was doubled, taking Zhang Fan a full year to completely transform both primordial cores into Golden Cores.
*Whoosh!*
Zhang Fan stood up and gently stretched his body. He clenched his fist lightly and felt an explosive power surge within his palm.
Two highest grade Golden Cores rotated above his dantian. One Golden Core emanated a sharp sword intent, while the other was filled with destructive power. This immense power made it difficult for Zhang Fan to gauge how strong he could become solely through his magic power.
After condensing two highest grade Golden Cores, Zhang Fan glanced at the others still cultivating in seclusion in the garden. He then stepped out of the Golden Light Immortal Mansion and saw Xue Jing sitting alone by the island, fishing, looking quite relaxed.
"Broken through to the Nascent Soul stage?"
Zhang Fan stepped forward and arrived beside Xue Jing. Looking at Xue Jing's completely transformed demeanor, he couldn't help but laugh.
Xue Jing's skin was like white jade, and his handsome features carried a hint of sharp ferocity. However, after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, this sharp ferocity was completely restrained, making him appear like a scholar filled with elegant charm.
Hearing the voice, Xue Jing realized someone was beside him and was startled. He looked up and saw Zhang Fan, quickly standing up and respectfully saying, "Thank you, master, for your fulfillment. It is because of you that I could condense a golden Nascent Soul."
Nascent Soul stage cultivators, like Golden Core cultivators, were divided into three grades and nine ranks. After a third-grade Golden Core cultivator entered the Nascent Soul stage, their Nascent Soul would be black, like Lin Yun's.
After a second-grade Golden Core cultivator entered the Nascent Soul stage, their Nascent Soul would be silver. And after a first-grade Golden Core cultivator entered the Nascent Soul stage, their Nascent Soul would be golden, considered the strongest Nascent Soul.
"This is something you earned yourself. You don't need to thank me."
Zhang Fan waved his hand and then added, "Come, let me see how strong you are now."
"This, perhaps, isn't quite appropriate," Xue Jing said with a peculiar expression. Although he admitted that his master was indeed a peerless prodigy, whose combat power before even condensing a Golden Core was comparable to an ordinary cultivator who had passed their second Nascent Soul tribulation, Xue Jing was different. He had condensed a Nascent Soul from a first-grade Golden Core, and his strength was comparable to an ordinary three-tribulation Nascent Soul cultivator. How could Zhang Fan be his opponent?
Seeing Xue Jing's expression, Zhang Fan knew what he was thinking and chuckled, shaking his head. "If you can harm me in the slightest, I will bestow upon you a Heaven-grade Blood Spirit Pill."
"Heaven-grade Blood Spirit Pill?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Jing's blood-red eyes immediately brightened.
"Let's go, this place is not suitable for combat. We'll go to the sky."
Zhang Fan, seeing Xue Jing's slightly excited expression, suppressed his amusement and then soared into the sky, flying thousands of meters high.
"Such speed!"
Xue Jing watched Zhang Fan's lightning-like speed and couldn't help but exclaim in awe. He had now entered the Nascent Soul stage, yet his speed was far inferior to Zhang Fan's.
"It seems master has also condensed a Golden Core."
Xue Jing guessed in his heart. He believed that given his master's talent and the assistance of the Zi Wu Yuan Guo, he should have condensed a highest grade Golden Core.
However, he could never have imagined that Zhang Fan not only condensed a Golden Core but also condensed two highest grade Golden Cores.
Two highest grade Golden Cores were not simply a case of one plus one equaling two.
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