Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

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There’s no need to go into details about the tribulation.

With the last bolt of Metal System Tribulation Thunder descending, Senior Sister An activated the Flying Smoke Sword, striking it directly and shattering it like lightning.

The Shushan cultivators watching nearby were all stunned.

So, was that it?

Since she chose to undergo her tribulation at Shushan Thunder Cave Plateau, naturally it couldn’t be hidden from sight. As soon as Senior Sister An’s tribulation began, many Shushan Sword Immortals arrived to watch the famous Weed-Cutting Sword Immortal’s Core Formation.

Ling Yunpo’s foresight was once again validated:

With Duan Shan and Fenhai, the four great Sword Immortals were present, ensuring the onlookers remained well behaved.

Even those who bore grudges against Qingluo Peak or had past disputes with An Zhisu only cursed her silently, wishing the tribulation lightning would strike her dead, daring not to openly express their malice.

According to Shushan’s rules, obstructing a fellow sect member’s Core Formation is a serious crime. However, had there been no one present to deter them, there might have been those who thought there was safety in numbers and would risk stirring up the crowd.

Thankfully, with the four powerful figures from Shushan presiding over the event, there were no unexpected complications.

As for An Zhisu’s tribulation, it was surprisingly smooth.

The Cloud-Parting Eight Trigrams Step was too powerful, its short-distance shifting so agile that the tribulation lightning had to repeatedly change direction, chasing her around.

Moreover, Ling Yunpo lent her his Myriad Bamboos Sword, which, when combined with the massive amount of Sword Qi it generated and An Zhisu’s Innate Sword Heart’s ability to calculate sword moves, quickly cleared away several waves of tribulation lightning.

Of course, the main reason was that this round of Five Elements Tribulation Thunder was too weak, not at all a match for An Zhisu.

As the number of onlooking Shushan Sword Immortals grew, a Golden Core True Person soon realized that the Heavenly Tribulation the Weed-Cutting Sword Immortal was undergoing was far from the intensity appropriate for a Third Grade Golden Core!

Could it be a Second Grade Golden Core?

When the Heavenly Tribulation finally ended, An Zhisu sat down in meditation, starting to resist the Heart Demon.

Now everyone could confirm that to encounter a Heavenly Demon during the Core Condensation Tribulation, it was undoubtedly the tribulation of a Second Grade Golden Core.

Th Weed-Cutting Sword Immortal’s Core Formation! And it was a Second Grade Golden Core!

The news spread swiftly. When it reached the Jade Capital Sect Leader, who was discussing important matters on the bottom level of the Demon Locking Tower with Long Eyebrow Immortal.

"Oh, Su Jian’s daughter has also formed a Second Grade Golden Core," said Long Eyebrow Immortal impassively.

"Since An Zhisu is also a Second Grade Golden Core, her potential may well be no less than Su Jian’s," said the Jade Capital Sect Leader, implying.

To be fair, although he was not pleased with Qingluo Peak’s continuous outpouring of talent posing a threat to his own line of inheritance, to want to completely eradicate them would be an act of utter folly.

"What good is a Second Grade Golden Core?" Long Eyebrow Immortal said coldly, "Steady as Dao Yan was, he was still seized by a Heart Demon, losing his soul; as genius as Seven Kills was, he too was ambushed by a Demon Cult Cultivator, nearly dying in seclusion."

"Whether it’s a stable Daoist foundation or natural talent for cultivation, no matter how excellent, if one’s character is not upright, they are still bound to meet a premature end."

"The so-called Sentiment Inquiry Path needlessly adds superfluous constraints to the Daoist Heart. As a Sect Guardian Immortal, I have a duty to pull these two back from the wrong path!"

The Jade Capital Sect Leader silently listened, sighing inwardly.

The world says that Shushan Sword Immortals are obstinate and tend to fixate, and it seems there is no room for argument.

With the foundation crooked, how can one expect the disciples to be flexible when even the Sect Guardian Immortal is so stubborn?

An Zhisu’s formation of a Second Grade Golden Core did not cause Long Eyebrow Immortal to reconsider. On the contrary, it made him more determined to correct their paths—a misdirected effort indeed...

"So, may I ask the Immortal," the Jade Capital Sect Leader asked calmly, "if these two refuse to repent, are you planning to execute An Zhisu as a warning to Ling Yunpo, or will you execute Ling Yunpo as a warning to An Zhisu?"

This question silenced Long Eyebrow Immortal.

One with an Innate Sword Bone, one with an Innate Sword Heart—both one-in-a-million cultivation geniuses. Now, there is the necessity to ruin one to protect the other, who could come up with such a scheme?

Not to mention, they both have Su Jian above them! How will your Direct Disciple view you then?

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After a long silence, Long Eyebrow Immortal finally spoke in irritation,

"I don’t believe they would be so obstinate and unreasonable!"

Jade Capital Sect Leader had nothing to say in response.

The conversation ended.

As news of Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu’s Core Formation spread one after another, the Emei Golden Summit lineage could no longer remain silent.

According to Shushan’s rules, a cultivator’s Daoist title is given after Core Formation by their master, who is also the Peak Master.

However, Su Jian was still in seclusion, so others from different peaks couldn’t overstep their authority to confer the title. Yet without a Daoist title, it would be too disrespectful for people to address Golden Core True Persons by their personal names... Thus, a resolution was still required.

After playing deaf and mute for half a month, Jade Capital Sect Leader finally sent over the Daoist titles.

Ling Yunpo, Daoist title "Qing Heng".

An Zhisu, Daoist title "Jiao Xiao".

Since their master Su Jian was in seclusion, the one who could confer Daoist titles to the two of them could only be Su Jian’s master, the Long Eyrow True Man.

For a time, everyone in Shushan was guessing and analyzing the profound meanings behind these two Daoist titles.

Only Ling Yunpo vaguely surmised that there might not be much significance to these titles.

My life-bound sword artifact is the Green Duckweed Sword, so my Daoist title is "Qing Heng".

Senior Sister’s life-bond swords artifact is the Flying Smoke Sword, which is red all over, thus her Daoist title is "Jiao Xiao".

The giving of these Daoist titles was not problematic; after all, most Shushan Peak Masters also conferred Daoist titles to their disciples based on their life-bound sword artifacts.

However, compared to the careful considerations of Ziwei Master, Shushan’s approach seemed far too casual and unsatisfactory by comparison.

In summary, having acquired the fragment of the Kunlun Mirror, and with Senior Sister An having perfectly completed her Core Formation, Shushan’s issues were temporarily at rest.

Next, it was time to read the Penglai storyline.

"Ah Jing, read the record!" Ling Yunpo commanded calmly.

[Node Three: Penglai Yuqing View, Heavenly Craft Workshop.]

[Character Identity: Luo Yan.]

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Back in Penglai Yuqing View, Luo Yan pretended to practice the "advanced Qi Refining Technique" called "Green Essence Purple Book," brought by Elder Shi Ding, while silently estimating the time.

After quieting down the Core Formation buzz around Qiu Changtian, Xu Yinglian, Ling Yunpo, and An Zhisu completely, he would then start preparing for his Core Formation, thus avoiding the same timing as them, which would prevent drawing unnecessary speculation.

As for the Pill Rank, Luo Yan had it figured out – "Second Grade Golden Core".

Firstly, Luo Yan’s situation was much safer than Ling Yunpo’s, with no need to conceal his talents.

Rather, if he were to form his core early and only achieve a Third Grade Golden Core, it wouldn’t be easy to explain to Elder Shi Ding.

After all, Elder Shi Ding had high hopes for him too.

Secondly, since Luo Yan was plotting to obtain the Heaven-Mending Stone fragment, he needed to find ways to elevate his status within Penglai Yuqing View.

Merely becoming the heir to the Heavenly Craft Workshop would surely be insufficient. Since the Heaven-Mending Stone fragment was in possession of the Sect Guardian Immortal Wan Xiang, Luo Yan must become a junior worth Wan Xiang Immortal’s attention, which would later justify his interactions with him.

Hence, Luo Yan planned to "disappear" for a while soon, to "accidentally enter a secret realm," where he "encountered an abundance of Purple Mansion miracles," and that would help him bridge the gap from a Third Grade to a Second Grade Golden Core.

While he was patiently laying low, he suddenly received a piece of news:

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The eldest senior brother, Linghu Chu, had returned after passing his Nascent Infant Heavenly Tribulation.