I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives

Another month passed. On this day, above the Pill Furnace Peak, the spiritual qi suddenly surged like a tide.

The spiritual qi, originally scattered over a hundred-mile radius, seemed to be drawn by an invisible giant hand, turning into silver-white waves converging at the peak.

Layer upon layer of spiritual qi clouds enveloped the entire mountain, even refracting the sunlight into colorful halos. Spirit patterns condensed in the air, continuously entwining and spiraling!

Li Yuan stood on the viewing platform at the foot of the mountain, with his fingertips trembling slightly from excitement.

He looked at the ever-growing tide of spiritual qi above and quickly sent a message to several senior and junior brothers within the sect:

"Second Senior Brother is about to form his core! The phenomenon has appeared; this time it will surely succeed!"

The news spread as if it had wings, with streaks of rainbow light flying from all corners of the sect, landing around the viewing platform.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivators paused and looked on with envy and expectation in their eyes.

Li Guishou was the most senior disciple of the Pill Furnace Peak, having reached Foundation Establishment Perfection for many years and possessing a Tier Three Demon Pill. He had secluded himself years ago to refine his foundation.

Even the Master Sect Leader had said, "He has a sixty percent chance of forming a fake pill."

The current phenomenon made everyone feel even more confident.

"Look at this spiritual qi tide, dense but not agitated, clearly a sign of a solid foundation!"

A late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator pointed above, his tone confident:

"The greatest taboo in forming a fake pill is chaotic spiritual qi; this stability guarantees success!"

Another cultivator added:

"It's not just stable!"

"Hall Master Li has profound depth; coupled with a Tier Three Demon Pill, even if there's a slight attribute mismatch, the refinement should easily suppress the evil qi, making success almost certain."

Listening to the discussions, Li Yuan's anticipation grew even more.

He was close to this step himself, and witnessing his Second Senior Brother's core formation today was a great inspiration for him.

He was over fifty years younger than his Second Senior Brother and still had many opportunities ahead.

Not long after.

A dazzling Li Fire rainbow light streaked across the sky; it was the Dragon Void Daoist arriving from Fenghua Immortal City. He landed in the center of the viewing platform with Chen Sheng and Fang Lingxiao.

The Dragon Void Daoist glanced at the spiritual qi tide above, his brows faintly furrowing as he instinctively summoned a token with his fingers.

Fang Lingxiao leaned forward, excited:

"Master, do you see this phenomenon? Isn't Second Senior Brother almost there?"

"The spiritual qi concentration is even better than in our simulations!"

The Dragon Void Daoist remained silent, his gaze fixed on the spiritual qi clouds above.

Beside him, Elder Li quietly asked a nearby disciple:

"How long has it been since the phenomenon began?"

The disciple respectfully answered:

"Reporting to Elder, it has been half an hour."

Elder Li's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise.

In normal fake pill formation, the spiritual qi tide would begin to disperse within half an hour, forming a "Pill Domain."

But the current spiritual qi tide, though dense, remained within the peak's range without any sign of dispersal.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw the Dragon Void Daoist wave his hand, clearly indicating he wanted to wait a little longer.

Time passed slowly, and the discussions on the viewing platform gradually quieted down.

The once excited cultivators now showed signs of confusion on their faces:

"What's happening? Why isn't the spiritual qi tide expanding?"

"Yes, even for a fake pill, by now the Pill Domain should have appeared..."

Li Yuan's heart gradually sank.

He had studied countless core formation cases, never had he seen a spiritual qi tide maintained without changes for such a long time.

He instinctively glanced at the Dragon Void Daoist, only to find his expression growing increasingly solemn, with faint stagnation in his surrounding aura.

A quarter of an hour later, an abrupt change occurred!

The spiritual qi tide above burst like a punctured balloon, suddenly dissipating; the once boiling spiritual qi receded instantly, and the spirit patterns in the air turned into points of spirit light, vanishing into the world.

The spirit light around also dimmed gradually, and the entire Pill Furnace Peak returned to a calmness that felt somewhat eerie.

Fang Lingxiao's eyes widened, filled with disbelief:

"Failed?"

"How could this be! At least a fifty percent chance! How could Second Senior Brother's foundation fail?"

As soon as he finished, a golden rainbow shot from the peak, and the Dragon Void Daoist transformed into a stream of light entering the peak, holding a black token, quickly deactivating the protective array at the peak.

In no time, he descended holding a barely-breathing figure—Li Guishou.

At this moment, Li Guishou's face was as pale as paper, his magic robe soaked with blood, black blood continuously oozing from his seven orifices, his eyes bloodshot, with tears mixed with blood trickling from the corners.

He looked at the surrounding senior and junior brothers, his lips trembling, struggling to utter a sentence:

"The Immortal Dao is vast, yet so harsh to me!"

As his words fell, he spewed a mouthful of blood, his head tilted, and he lost all vitality.

The Dragon Void Daoist's body paused for a moment, his arms slightly tightening around Li Guishou.

The viewing platform fell into a dead silence, with all the cultivators bowing their heads, none daring to speak.

A true inheritor at Foundation Establishment Perfection, one who was hopeful of becoming a great power in fake pill formation, fell at the final step of core formation, truly heart-wrenching.

Elder Li stepped forward, gently patted the shoulder of the Dragon Void Daoist, his tone laced with regret:

"Daoist friend, please accept my condolences."

"Core formation is inherently difficult; success and failure are determined by the heavens, do not blame yourself too much."

The Dragon Void Daoist gently nodded, his fingers flicking out a wave of spirit light, placing Li Guishou's remains into a jade coffin.

Then, he turned and flew towards the Danxin Cave Mansion, his silhouette particularly lonely.

Fang Lingxiao wanted to chase after him to offer comfort, but was stopped by Li Yuan, Chen Sheng, and Li Changyang.

Li Yuan spoke softly, his voice slightly hoarse:

"Let Master be alone for a while."

"Second Senior Brother's death was a huge blow to him."

Not just for the Dragon Void Daoist, but also a significant blow to Li Yuan himself.

Core formation is too difficult!

Li Changyang sighed:

"We thought Second Senior Brother's core formation was all but certain, yet we didn't expect that even with fate, the path of fake pill is this perilous."

Chen Sheng stood silently on the side, his heart filled with shock.

This was the first time he had witnessed a core formation failure!

Every step on the path of cultivation could be a chasm of life and death.

He looked at the Dragon Void Daoist's back, suddenly recalling what his Second Senior Brother once said:

"For the sake of the Dao path, even if I perish, it is worth it."

But right now, the Dao path seemed incredibly harsh.

Li Yuan looked towards the peak's direction, muttering to himself:

"A step away, yet worlds apart."

"Seeing Second Senior Brother like this today, I realize the Golden Core Realm is even farther than I imagined."

...

Inside the Danxin Cave Mansion.

The Dragon Void Daoist sat on the main seat, holding a yellowed portrait, depicting his master.

The white-browed elder in the portrait had an authoritative gaze, seemingly watching him silently.

The Dragon Void Daoist sat like this for two days and nights, motionless, the spiritual qi in the cave dwelling becoming stagnant.

After two days, he summoned Chen Sheng, Fang Lingxiao, and others, briefly arranged Li Guishou's aftermath, then transformed into a golden rainbow and left the sect.