Chapter 141: Breakthrough! Origin Pill Realm

By refining the medicinal potency of the Golden Sun Fruit, Chen Mu had greatly advanced his bloodline power and acquired the bloodline divine ability of the Solar Bloodline, the Great Sun Lucid Flame.

Furthermore, after digesting these nine Golden Sun Fruits, Chen Mu's comprehension and application of the *Ancient Scripture of the Great Sun* reached a higher level. At this moment, he had prepared everything and was merely waiting to break through to the Origin Core Realm and forge the Purple-Gold Origin Core.

After a day of regulating his breathing, Chen Mu began preparations to冲击 the Origin Core Realm. In fact, when he had previously consumed and refined the Golden Sun Fruits, he could have already broken through to the Origin Core Realm. He had deliberately suppressed his realm and chosen not to breakthrough solely so that he could utilize the full medicinal efficacy of the Golden Sun Fruits to activate his bloodline prior to the advancement.

Now that he had activated his bloodline power to the greatest possible extent, Chen Mu had no reason to continue suppressing it. Consequently, he immediately entered the state of realm breakthrough.

He scattered numerous low-grade origin stones within arm's reach so that he could immediately pick them up for absorption and utilization during the breakthrough. After all, the amount of origin qi consumed during such a breakthrough was immense, and having origin stones for replenishment was naturally the best choice.

Chen Mu's aura climbed steadily, and he soon crossed the boundary between the Origin Foundation Realm and the Origin Core Realm, stepping into the early stage of the Origin Core Realm as smoothly as water flowing into a channel without any obstruction.

His body was frantically absorbing the surrounding origin qi, forming an origin qi vortex with his physical body at the center.

This was still not enough. The foundation of origin power within Chen Mu's body was being compressed to its absolute limit, and the consumed origin qi simply could not be replenished quickly enough. Therefore, Chen Mu immediately grabbed a low-grade origin stone and began frantically absorbing from it.

This frantic compression of the origin power foundation was precisely the sign of core formation. The origin qi within his dantian was continuously being drawn upon by this constantly condensing agglomeration of origin power. If Chen Mu failed to replenish it in time, the origin qi in his dantian would likely be completely hollowed out.

These streams of origin qi slowly transformed into a mist and finally became liquid, adhering to the prototype of the origin core condensed from the origin power foundation. Soon, it was absorbed by the prototype, transforming into a part of it.

At the very beginning, the volume of this origin core prototype was still very small, only about the size of a rice grain. However, as it frantically absorbed such a massive amount of compressed liquid origin qi, its volume gradually grew larger.

This tiny origin core prototype was already flickering with a faint purple-gold light. One could be certain that what Chen Mu was forging was noneresonant with ordinary cores; it was a Purple-Gold Origin Core.

At this moment, Chen Mu closed his eyes tightly, his expression extremely solemn. This was because it had reached the critical period. If he wanted to stabilize this Purple-Gold Origin Core prototype so that it would not shatter and ruin all his previous efforts, he had to continuously maintain the current state of absorbing origin qi without a shred of carelessness.

As time passed, while Chen Mu continuously supplied origin qi to maintain the stability of the origin core, the volume of the Purple-Gold Origin Core gradually increased. Its luster also became increasingly bright and full, and the purple-gold color grew ever more dazzling and brilliant.

After two hours of stabilization and tempering, the Purple-Gold Origin Core finally took definitive shape. It was no longer an irregular ellipsoidal shape, but rather a rolling bead of purple-gold, polished to absolute perfection.

The moment this Purple-Gold Origin Core took shape, Chen Mu's imposing aura climbed to an unprecedented height. Based purely on his momentum alone, he would definitely not lose to those ordinary cultivators in the middle or late stages of the Origin Core Realm. Even against the most top-tier genius disciples of the same realm across the entire Azure Firmament Continent, Chen Mu was capable of suppressing them by a narrow margin.

Presumably, the disciple with the most outstanding talent in the Azure Firmament Continent could at best forge a Purple-Gold Origin Core. As for Chen Mu, because he had consumed nine degraded Golden Sun Fruits, he had prematurely unlocked a portion of his bloodline power that was otherwise impossible to unlock at this realm.

For instance, the Origin Foundation Realm could at most unlock ten percent of the Ancient Clan's bloodline, yet due to consuming heavenly treasures, he had exceeded expectations and activated twenty or even thirty percent. Such an occurrence could only be chanced upon and never sought; heavenly treasures capable of activating bloodline power like this were rarer than phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

However, Chen Mu was fortunate enough to encounter the Golden Sun Scarlet Tung Tree right before forging his core. If he had not obtained this Golden Sun Scarlet Tung Tree, Chen Mu would likely have only been able to forge an origin core of the Golden Core quality. While such a Golden Core could reach the ultimate degree, it could never attain the level of a Purple-Gold Origin Core.

Fortunately, Chen Mu's foundation was considered quite decent. Following the enhancement and elevation provided by his bloodline, the quality of this Purple-Gold Origin Core could be considered top-tier. Its internal quality was evenly distributed and solid, and whether it was the luster, aura, size, or the degree of external roundness, it was first-rate.

Yet, this "first-rate" was merely restricted to the category of the Purple-Gold Origin Core; no matter how outstanding, it still could not reach the ranks of the Nine-Colored Origin Core.

With the origin core successfully formed, Chen Mu finally exhaled a breath of exhaustion. His nerves had been taut the entire time, terrified that some mishap would occur. Now that the origin core had solidified, Chen Mu finally laid down the heavy stone weighing on his heart.

Looking at the rolling Purple-Gold Origin Core spinning within his dantian, Chen Mu wore a complex expression. After all, an origin core with such a surging aura was actually only second-rate; he couldn't help but wonder what the first-rate Nine-Colored Origin Core actually looked like.

Clearly, Chen Mu still felt some reluctance. After all, everyone yearned to achieve the absolute best, but reality often fell short of expectations. The resources Chen Mu currently possessed were only sufficient to forge a second-rate quality origin core like the Purple-Gold Origin Core. As for the legendary first-rate, he could only dream about it.

Sighing, he ceased dwelling on it. Dwelling on it was useless; one could only accept the current reality and keep moving forward. What did not belong to oneself ultimately could not be obtained.

After the origin core was formed, Chen Mu did not stand up immediately. Instead, he continued to sit cross-legged in place to stabilize his realm. Having just broken through, his aura was still rather floating and required him to calm his mind and adjust himself accordingly.

Spending an entire hour, Chen Mu replenished the consumption incurred during the breakthrough, and his aura gradually stabilized, losing its floating edge.

Chen Mu stood up, stretched lazily, and felt the surging and flowing Yang origin qi within his body, as well as the Purple-Gold Origin Core condensed from pure Yang-attribute origin qi. This sense of solid power left Chen Mu immensely satisfied.

Upon completing his breakthrough and emerging from seclusion, he immediately sent word to Chen Haoran and Chen Feng to report his safety, informing them that he had smoothly advanced to the early stage of the Origin Core Realm.

Chen Haoran and Chen Feng were overjoyed. This also ignited a surge of drive within Chen Feng; after all, based on the cultivation theories Chen Mu had shared with him, for an early-stage Origin Core cultivator's aura to be this formidable, he deeply anticipated reaching Chen Mu's realm in the future. Thus, Chen Feng mustered all his strength, found a quiet chamber, and began his own cultivation.

Chen Haoran also looked upon Chen Mu's current achievements with envy. If not for his advanced age, he would certainly have followed Chen Feng's example, discarded his current realm, and begun a re-cultivation. After all, although he was also in the Origin Core Realm, his actual strength was inferior to Chen Mu's before the latter's recent advancement. Now that Chen Mu had broken through to the Origin Core Realm, Chen Haoran stood even less chance of comparison.

Presently, aside from perusing ancient texts, cultivation manuals, and other books within the Abiding Immortal Residence, Chen Haoran had nothing left to do. With his poor foundation, continuing to cultivate along his old path would be a waste of effort; it was better not to cultivate at all.

Chen Haoran felt utterly helpless. After all, he could not leave; once outside, he possessed no ability to protect himself, and virtually anyone in the same realm could instantly annihilate him in a flash.

Moreover, Chen Mu in the Azure Firmament Continent could not be compared to his standing in the Yuanyao Continent. In the Yuanyao Continent, Chen Mu could walk sideways as an overlord, and no one dared to provoke him.

Upon arriving at the Azure Firmament Continent, however, Chen Mu was merely an ant. Those powerful beings could wipe him out with a flick of their fingers, and whenever he encountered a slightly formidable existence, he could only flee for his life.

For instance, during this recent trip to the Floating Dust Taoist's immortal cave, he had various tracking marks planted on him by Origin Infant Realm experts, and was chased everywhere by Soul Formation Realm experts. Chen Mu could barely look after his own safety; if he were to go outside, wouldn't that just be adding to the chaos?

Yet, thinking of how his two sons were able to keep pace with the cultivators of the Azure Firmament Continent filled him with heartfelt relief. For his two sons to come from such a small place and rival the same-level cultivators of this immensely powerful continent was already a source of immense pride for Chen Haoran.

Therefore, whether he himself could re-cultivate and step back onto the path of cultivation no longer mattered. What truly mattered was the future of his two sons.

Nevertheless, although Chen Haoran thought this way, Chen Mu still attached great importance to the matter of Chen Haoran re-cultivating in the future. After all, Chen Haoran was his father, and his innate talent in the Yuanyao Continent was considered exceptionally high. If he were to re-cultivate after firmly laying down his foundation, should he not also be able to condense a Golden Core or a Purple-Gold Origin Core?

Relying on the heritage of a minor family in a secondary city within the Yuanyao Continent, Chen Haoran had forged a Azure Core of top-tier quality in that realm. This in itself proved that his talent was remarkably dazzling; after all, using thirty-six Heavenly Gang origin veins to successfully forge a Azure Core was extremely rare even within the Azure Firmament Continent.

Of course, in the Azure Firmament Continent, no one would break through into the Origin Foundation Realm with only thirty-six origin veins. But to genuinely use the opening of thirty-six origin veins to construct the foundation of origin power and subsequently forge an origin core—even just achieving a Azure Core would be an immensely difficult feat.

Therefore, Chen Mu's future plan was to thoroughly master that black bead. Even if he could not fully master it, he needed to be able to manipulate the breath of life to prolong his father's lifespan.

However, because his mastery of the black bead was still merely scratching the surface, Chen Mu was still incapable of operating feats such as extending one's lifespan.

Aside from mastering the black bead, the other option was to search for heavenly treasures capable of extending life. After all, if he failed to master the life-prolonging techniques for a long time, heavenly treasures that could extend one's years were also an excellent choice.

Naturally, this was far simpler and more brutal than manipulating the black bead, but such heavenly treasures were priceless, extremely rare, and difficult to find—even mighty experts guarded them jealously, wishing nothing more than to hide them away securely.

Thus, neither of these options was achievable at the current stage. Yet, as long as he could extend his father Chen Haoran's lifespan, he could allow him to cast aside his cultivation and start anew. Under the environmental conditions of the Azure Firmament Continent, within a dozen years or so, he would undoubtedly be able to cultivate back to the late stage of the Origin Core Realm.

With Chen Haoran's talent, Chen Mu estimated that as long as he forged a Golden Core quality core and did not fall midway—surviving the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and the Eight-Nine Heavenly Tribulation—reaching the Mahayana Realm was entirely feasible.

This estimation of Chen Mu's was a judgment he had formed after listening to the insights of Rou'er and Blood-Heaven. Furthermore, he still remembered a specific remark: some of the supreme mighty figures in the Immortal Domain actually did not open all one hundred and eight origin veins during their foundational stages, and their origin cores were merely of Golden Core quality; it was only later that they utilized special methods to open up the one hundred and eight origin veins retroactively, though the quality of their origin cores remained unchanged.

Both the quantity of origin veins and the quality of the origin core were important, but origin veins could still be opened up in the later stages, allowing the volume of absorbed and released origin qi to expand and strengthen. However, the quality of the origin core—which served as the core of origin power—could never be altered once set.

At least up to the present day, he had never heard of anyone who could elevate the quality of their origin core. People had only ever researched methods like the Second Origin Core or the Second Origin Infant to increase the total volume of origin power.

Yet, that was merely total volume. As for its quality, unless the quality of the second origin core surpassed the first, the quality of one's origin qi would not become any higher.