Chapter 4136 — Foundation Establishment Perfection!
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Therefore, even though Nantian Jiguang had succeeded in his bid to break through to the Profound Ascension stage, he could only entertain such a hope in vain—there was absolutely no chance of him contending for the seat.
Yet exceptions exist in all things. Di Xingdao's unhealed injuries and long absence had left the Deputy Island Lord seat beneath him teetering on the verge of collapse, which not only gave everyone a pretext but also let Nantian Jiguang glimpse a sliver of hope that he might take his place.
With bribes and lobbying up and down the hierarchy, plus the Central Merchants' Association as his powerful backer, Nantian Jiguang was determined to seize the position of Deputy Island Lord of the Central Island—he would have it at all costs!
While Nantian Jiguang and Si Haitao conspired in secret over the Deputy Island Lord seat, over at the Heaven Pill Pavilion, Wei Zhao was busy with secluded cultivation for his breakthrough.
So long as Wei Zhao could successfully break through to the Golden Core stage, he would be confident in refining a Gestation Golden Core for Di Xingdao. And once Di Xingdao's strength could recover swiftly in the short term, then with his domineering power—enough to instantly slay Profound Ascension experts—no one would dare covet the Deputy Island Lord seat beneath him. Before absolute strength, all schemes and intrigues were nothing but jokes.
Of course, all of this was predicated on Wei Zhao successfully forming his Golden Core. And to leap from the peak of late Foundation Establishment straight to the Golden Core stage—the difficulty and risk of such a jump were truly more than ordinary people could bear.
In the early stages of his secluded cultivation, Wei Zhao progressed fairly smoothly. After adjusting his condition to its peak, the first step he took was to consume top-grade Foundation Establishment Golden Cores—and three of them at once!
Within mere moments, the intensity of the true qi within Wei Zhao's body surged by a notch, instantly breaking past the peak of late Foundation Establishment and pressing straight toward the realm of Foundation Establishment Perfection.
In the Foundation Establishment realm, every peak was an exceedingly difficult threshold to cross—from early peak to mid-stage it was so, from mid-stage peak to late stage it was so, and from late-stage peak to Perfection, it was likewise so.
Fortunately, Wei Zhao had quite a few top-grade Foundation Establishment Golden Cores on hand. The Exquisite Heart-Devouring Grass was rare on the North Island, but quite common on the Central Island, and Cai Zhongxuan had helped Wei Zhao procure some as well. Coupled with his own innate talent and foundation, this threshold that had stalled countless people for decades or even a lifetime was, in his hands, pierced through almost the instant he touched it.
Had he stopped at this point, Wei Zhao would have been a bona fide Foundation Establishment Perfection expert. Yet for Wei Zhao, whose ambition was to leap levels and strike at the Golden Core stage, this was merely the most basic preparatory phase—it did not even count as an appetizer.
Immediately after, before the surging true qi within his body could stabilize, Wei Zhao at once began the second step—also the most critical step of this breakthrough: consuming a top-grade Golden Core Golden Pill!
This was the method Di Xingdao had taught him. Strike while the iron is hot—riding the momentum of having just broken through to Foundation Establishment Perfection, while the true qi within his body was at its sharpest and most vigorous, he would assault the Golden Core stage in one decisive push.
This was precisely why Di Xingdao had suggested Wei Zhao leap levels to strike at the Golden Core. Though it appeared far riskier and more difficult than proceeding step by step, in truth, for a truly heaven-gifted genius, the success rate was not lower at all—it was actually higher!