A Night of Desperation-Chapter 542: Dan Two

He saw Yu Hong opening his eyes, golden light shining from his body, as a Golden Core slowly emerged from his mouth, spinning and releasing rays of multicolored light.

.!!?” Yu Xuezi was dumbfounded, speechless.

Watching Yu Hong, he reminisced about the arduous hundred-year journey of his own Core Formation. An indescribable pang surged in his heart, causing his eyes to mist slightly.

“Master! Disciple has lived up to expectations! I have passed all trials, achieving Core Formation!!” Yu Hong stepped forward, clasping his fists and bowing, a smile on his face.

“Master, why are you….?” Seeing Yu Xuezi’s misty eyes, Yu Hong was somewhat puzzled.

“I… just got overly emotional.” Yu Xuezi paused, shaking his head with a long sigh.

A mix of joy and helpless sorrow surged within him.

He could finally understand why many cultivators from the same generation as the Immortal Seed ended up obscure.

Yeah.

Anyone seeing this terrifying speed of achieving Core Formation in half a year would think themselves worthless.

Years of hard cultivation, and the other party catches up in half a year…

This huge gap… even the strongest-hearted person would feel immense defeat.

“Good, very good!” Yu Xuezi patted Yu Hong’s shoulder.

Luckily, this is my disciple….

At this moment, an immense sense of relief filled his heart.

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True Wanxue Palace.

Amidst the ruins.

The emaciated Feng Xuezi quietly watched the silver Water Mirror Technique in front of him, showing the scene of Yu Xuezi and Yu Hong.

“Core Formation in half a year….” Feng Xuezi murmured.

“How long did it take you back then?” The Corrupt Traveler appeared beside him, asking with a strange laugh.

“Two years.” Feng Xuezi fell silent before giving his answer.

“Another Quan He is at Mid-stage Foundation Establishment. Not bad, very good. Though not as good as Yu Hong, still promising for immortality.” The Corrupt Traveler remarked with a smile.

“Perhaps, he really has a chance….” Feng Xuezi said solemnly.

“How’s the situation outside? Can it be held off?” The Corrupt Traveler changed the topic and asked.

“Not bad. Here is just a small breach. The spacetime rift is minor, and the pressure is low. The previous purification by the Purification Furnace somewhat agitated them.” Feng Xuezi replied coldly.

“The Black Disaster forces near us mainly involve the Heavenly Sun Sect and the Holy Tower. Be cautious of the Heavenly Sun Sect’s Evil Sun Radiation;it’s insidious.” The Corrupt Traveler reminded.

“No need for your reminder. If not for worrying about the ensuing chaos monsters, I would’ve long dealt with these two forces.” Feng Xuezi frowned. “You didn’t come just because Yu Hong formed his core, did you?”

“Why not?” The Corrupt Traveler laughed.

“Though surprising, a Golden Core cultivator is insignificant in the current situation.” Feng Xuezi responded.

“Alright, alright… indeed you guessed right. I came for this.” The Corrupt Traveler slowly extended his hand, revealing an apple-like fruit in his palm.

“Red Sky Fruit!!?” Feng Xuezi’s eyes instantly lit up with dazzling golden light.

He lunged but caught nothing.

“A complete, newly restored Red Sky Fruit….” The Corrupt Traveler said in a low voice, laced with a bit of sentiment, a bit of relief, and some inexplicable complex nostalgia.

“It’s him!?!?” Feng Xuezi instantly realized, rushing forward like mad, grabbing the Corrupt Traveler’s collar.

“It’s him….” the Traveler replied.

“Can’t believe it…..!!” Feng Xuezi released his hold, his body trembling slightly.

“Let me see again! Let me see again!!”

He urgently stretched his hand toward the Corrupt Traveler.

This time, the Corrupt Traveler didn’t refuse, gently placing the Red Sky Fruit in Feng Xuezi’s hand.

Feng Xuezi cautiously brought it to his eyes, near his nose, inspecting every detail like a nearsighted person, examining every pattern and texture.

“It is…. indeed the fully intact Red Sky Fruit! No damage!! No damage at all!!”

His body trembled, gazing up at the dark sky, letting out a silent long howl.

It took him a good ten minutes to calm his excited heart. He lowered his head and looked at the corrupt traveler.

“With the Red Sky Fruit, we can use the Mining Star as the core to continuously convert all surrounding Source Disaster Radiation into the Vitality Power we need! As long as we can withstand the counterattack of the Source Disaster, this will be the starting point of a brand new land of vitality!!”

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“The key is, can you withstand it?” the corrupt traveler retorted.

Feng Xuezi immediately fell silent.

This was indeed the crux of the matter.

“Back then, the Heavenly Venerates collaborated to create the Red Sky Fruit. It’s the only treasure that can completely convert all Source Disaster Power into the Cultivation Power we need. But soon, news came that the Heavenly Venerates had disappeared. I don’t believe that was an accident,” the corrupt traveler continued.

“You’re saying… the Source Disaster is intentionally designed?” Feng Xuezi frowned. “Those weak and insignificant rebel factions?”

“Of course they can’t manage that. Let alone the Heavenly Venerates, even you and I are not something they can easily deal with,” the corrupt traveler shook his head, “But the appearance of the Red Sky Fruit likely triggered the core resistance deep within the Source Disaster when used. Like a drop of water in boiling oil, the reaction would be extremely intense until the drop completely evaporated and disappeared.”

“If what you say is true, then it’s a hot potato. What use is it to repair?” Feng Xuezi frowned.

“Of course it’s useful. As long as we don’t fully activate the Red Sky Fruit, but only partially utilize its effects, we can stabilize this small area of Wanxue Palace. While waiting for Yu Hong and Quan He to grow up, we don’t know how many treasures we’ll have repaired by then. We can then use those to delve deeper into other Star Domains, searching for possible survivors.”

The corrupt traveler smiled.

“I used to think that apart from us, no one could survive this era. But Yu Hong’s appearance made me realize that many things in this world are beyond our expectations.”

“Alright! I’ll trust you once more. But I get to use the Red Sky Fruit,” Feng Xuezi said gravely.

“Agreed.” The corrupt traveler smiled, “Besides, the time rift that Yu Hong and the others came through is about to close. Should we notify them?”

“Up to you. When he becomes strong enough, opening the time rift himself and returning to his own time won’t be a problem,” Feng Xuezi said casually.

“Alright.”

“With the Red Sky Fruit, I can almost start rebuilding Wanxue Palace! Completely isolating the pollution and radiation, and our disciples’ conditions will be greatly extended! With the conversion reducing most of the stress, we can start repairing and reactivating the previous isolation and Defensive Arrays.”

For a moment, Feng Xuezi seemed to see the hope of rebuilding Wanxue Palace.

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Click, bang.

The door of the safe house was opened and closed.

Yu Hong walked in with a bunch of supplements given by his Master, senior brothers, and sisters.

At first glance, he saw Quan He sitting by the window, quietly looking outside.

“Why aren’t you cultivating, sitting here by yourself?” He put the things down and walked to Quan He’s side.

“Congratulations on breaking through to the Golden Core, becoming a Golden Core Cultivator, and taking a huge step up,” Quan He said with a smile, clasping her fists in congratulations. “I don’t have anything to give you, so I’ll just offer my verbal congratulations.”

“And congratulations to you for breaking through to Mid-stage Foundation Establishment,” Yu Hong replied with a smile.

“It’s a pity that in Master’s eyes, there’s only you. My little Mid-stage Foundation Establishment is nothing compared to the Golden Core,” Quan He said.

“That’s not true,” Yu Hong smiled, extending his right hand and opening his palm. A black wooden ring inscribed with the character “He” appeared in his hand.

“This is a gift from the teachers for you. They couldn’t find you earlier and guessed you were hiding here, so they asked me to bring it to you,” Yu Hong explained with a smile.

He tossed the ring over.

Quan He quickly caught it and probed it with her spiritual power, her face freezing in shock.

Inside were various cultivation resources, Elixirs, and hand-written notes of insights she would need.

Her expression softened slightly.

“I’ve just… never experienced this feeling.”

Indeed, she had always been the one others looked up to, and now, she had become the one looking up to Yu Hong.

Yu Hong’s speed was incredible…

Half a year to Golden Core — no matter how hard Quan He secretly cultivated, she couldn’t catch up.

She had secretly checked records in the Book Collection Pavilion, and such speed of half a year to Core Formation had only appeared in many top-tier Immortal Seeds.

In other words, even among Immortal Seeds, those with ordinary qualifications were no match for Yu Hong.

“Actually, it’s just the beginning that’s fast. I can’t quickly reach the higher realms. I was just quick at the start,” Yu Hong reassured.

“Ha, you don’t think I’ll get depressed, do you?” Quan He smiled.

“Glad to hear. By the way, after Core Formation, Master arranged for me a special task to temper my Dan Qi. For each of the Golden Core Third Levels, different special powers are needed to temper the Dan Qi and enhance its quality. So I won’t be able to stay in one place for long,” Yu Hong said.

“Are you going out?” Quan He asked.

“Yes. And I need to take the Black Black Spirit with me,” Yu Hong emphasized.

“Will I go too?” Quan He asked tentatively.

“What do you think?” Yu Hong smiled.

“So you’re kicking me out?” Quan He’s face turned tearful.

“Senior, you’re over a hundred years old.” Yu Hong dealt a crushing blow. “This expression is suitable for young people, not for you.”

“Ha… you brat, you’re no fun at all.” Quan He put her expression away, stood up, and clapped her hands.

“It’s just as well my safe house is ready. I constructed it like yours, based on the Black Black Spirit II structure. I was planning to find time to tell you.”

“Haha Yu Hong didn’t believe it. If he didn’t bring it up, Quan He would probably stay until he reached Nascent Soul.

He actually didn’t really want to drive her away. After all, Quan He still looked like a woman in her early twenties.

She had a curvaceous figure and a striking appearance, ranking among the top three of the women he knew.

Living with such a woman, especially one so bold and hearty, was actually quite nice. But the main reason was, after repairing the Red Sky Fruit, the corrupt traveler had returned a treasure he didn’t want anyone to discover.

So he had no choice but to ask Quan He to leave.