Transmigrating as a Crazy Villainess, She Becomes Invincible by Slacking Off - Chapter 64

Ruan Dongling had no experience with Core Formation, nor had she ever considered that she might directly advance to the Golden Core realm in one go!

Even after breaking through two minor cultivation realms in quick succession, the spiritual energy within her showed no signs of slowing down. Countless streams of spiritual energy, drawn by her Purple Dao Foundation, swirled endlessly within her Dantian.

Ruan Dongling was frantic, sweat beading on her forehead. She had no idea how to form her Golden Core, and this sudden development had caught her completely off guard. If she didn’t act quickly, she feared the overwhelming spiritual energy would burst her Dantian!

In that case, her legend would surely spread throughout the Cultivation World…

The tale of the ultimate fool who didn’t know how to convert spiritual energy and whose Dantian exploded from the excess!

Forced to act, Ruan Dongling steeled her resolve and began guiding the spiritual energy toward her Dantian.

The vortex of spiritual energy within her Dantian was now spinning faster and faster, drawing in ever greater quantities of spiritual energy.

Forcing herself to remain calm, she recalled the descriptions from the books and began guiding the swirling energy toward her Dao Foundation.

Core Formation was the process of transforming one’s Dao Foundation into a Golden Core. The first step was to destroy the Dao Foundation itself. Then, using the fragments of the Dao Foundation as a foundation, she would fuse them with the vast spiritual energy to condense the Golden Core!

Ruan Dongling cleared her mind and began to bombard her Dao Foundation with the swirling vortex of spiritual energy.

To her surprise, the violently rotating vortex caused no damage to the Dao Foundation. Instead, the vortex itself dissipated slightly.

Ruan Dongling noticed that the spiritual energy consumed in the collisions hadn’t vanished. Instead, it condensed into droplet-like formations that were absorbed by the Dao Foundation.

Her spirit jolted with realization, and she immediately repeated the process, colliding the condensed spiritual energy vortex with her Dao Foundation again.

Unbeknownst to Ruan Dongling, as she broke through, the once cloudless sky above the Secret Realm suddenly erupted with lightning and thunder, transforming day into night in an instant.

Streaks of purple Heavenly Thunder flickered through the clouds, their deafening roars reverberating across the heavens.

A thundercloud radiating purple light rapidly moved across the sky, drawing all the purple Heavenly Thunder into its swirling mass.

The terrifying pressure of heaven and earth sent shivers down the spines of every cultivator in the Secret Realm.

When had they ever witnessed such a spectacle?

“What… what’s happening? Is a cultivator about to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm?”

“But the cultivators who entered this Secret Realm are at most at the Foundation Establishment Stage! How could anyone be breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm?”

“Could someone be breaking through to the Golden Core Realm?”

“It’s said that peerless geniuses attract the Purple Firmament Thundercloud when breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm! I’ve never heard of anyone attracting thunderclouds when breaking through to the Golden Core!”

“What on earth is going on here?!”

Within the Secret Realm, the cultivators were shaken to their cores by this spectacle. They scrambled for safe hiding places, desperate to avoid being caught in the crossfire of such a terrifying Thunder Tribulation.

The cultivators exchanged panicked glances, none of them understanding what was happening in the Secret Realm.

Just as their anxiety reached its peak, the thunderclouds that had blanketed the sky rapidly dissipated.

Moments later, the bright sunlight returned, and the oppressive atmosphere finally lifted.

The cultivators emerged from their hiding places, gazing up at the sky with lingering apprehension, still unable to fathom the meaning of what they had witnessed.

Ruan Dongling repeatedly collided the vortex of spiritual energy with her Dao Foundation. After countless cycles, when the spiritual energy was nearly exhausted, her Purple Dao Foundation remained completely unscathed.

As everything settled, Ruan Dongling’s Dao Foundation glowed with an even more brilliant, crystalline luster, its purple hue intensified.

The originally square Dao Foundation now had its eight sharp edges slightly dulled, as if they had been shaved off.

The spiritual energy liquid, once condensed from the vortex, had completely merged into the Dao Foundation.

Observing the changes in her Dao Foundation, Ruan Dongling felt a sudden realization.

It seemed her situation differed from others. She couldn’t destroy her Dao Foundation; instead, she had to gradually condense it into a Golden Core, requiring an immense amount of spiritual energy.

Yet Ruan Dongling also knew that she now feared Golden Core cultivators not at all.

The ability to liquefy spiritual energy was a hallmark of Golden Core cultivators, and she had already mastered this technique.

This meant her spiritual energy reserves were more than ten times greater than those of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

In the Foundation Establishment Stage, she was now absolutely invincible!

However, breaking through to the Golden Core Stage would require her to absorb far more spiritual energy than other cultivators.

The spiritual energy she had just absorbed would have been sufficient for an ordinary cultivator to break through to the Golden Core Stage, but for her, it had only slightly altered the shape of her Dao Foundation.

At this rate, she estimated she would need another opportunity like today’s to truly break through to the Golden Core Stage.

The experience of Core Formation today would also make her future breakthroughs smoother and more successful.

For now, Ruan Dongling preferred things as they were. As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she was easily overlooked, which made it easier for her to accomplish many things.

This suited her perfectly. Ruan Dongling, the Sixth Brother, relished this feeling.

I’m weak? That’s just an act!

After completely absorbing and converting the spiritual energy, Ruan Dongling finally exhaled a long, turbid breath and opened her eyes.

She saw Ao Cang circling her, wagging his tail and shaking his head. “Sister, you’ve gotten even stronger! That’s amazing!”

The Silver Treasure Fox, its fox-like eyes narrowed in delight, crouched at the entrance of the tree hollow, wagging its tail at Ruan Dongling.

Ruan Dongling tried to pull Ao Cang into a hug, but he nimbly twisted away, evading her clutches.

She keenly sensed a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy emanating from Ao Cang’s body!

“Wow! Xiao Si, you can absorb spiritual energy now! You can cultivate!”

Hearing this, Ao Cang unconsciously raised his head a little higher.

“This venerable one was already strong…”

“Eee, the Little Fox seems stronger too!” Ruan Dongling glanced at the Silver Treasure Fox and noticed its internal spiritual energy had become much more condensed.

Calculating the time, Ruan Dongling realized it was already noon on the second day of their entry into the Secret Realm. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, news about the Earth Treasure Azure Profound Grass should arrive by tomorrow morning!

“Xiao Die? Xiao Die, are you there?”

“Xiao Die, when will the Earth Treasure Azure Profound Grass mature tomorrow?”

Ruan Dongling asked this mainly to gauge how much time they had left.

If she could, she wouldn’t waste a single minute.

Returning cultivation like this was more valuable than any opportunity.

If she had another twelve hours, she could gain another eight years of cultivation!

“I don’t know…”

After a long silence, the Purple Heart Butterfly finally spoke.

It turned out it didn’t know the exact maturation time either.

Ruan Dongling considered the situation. She figured that the competition for the Earth Treasure Azure Profound Grass would be fierce immediately after it matured, making that a poor time to strike.

She’d have to wait at least until the various factions had clashed once.

By her calculations, that would take at least several more hours.

This meant she still had plenty of time.

Ruan Dongling took out another Sleep-Aid Pill, hesitated for only a moment, and swallowed it.

What the hell!

Every second in this Secret Realm was precious—she couldn’t afford to waste any!

Moments later, Ruan Dongling drifted back into slumber.

The cultivators, who had finally calmed down, once again felt the surge of spiritual energy.

“What… what’s happening again?!”

“This Secret Realm is full of bizarre occurrences! It’s terrifying! I’m never coming back here again!”

“Too scary… again and again…”

The cultivators collectively groaned inwardly.