Chapter 63: Two Years, Nascent Soul Realm
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Every profession in Prometheus came with extremely lucrative ways of life.
It was because of this immense potential for vast returns that anything related to any profession costed a fortune, even for the low-level commodities!
This was all to say that Azmodeus did not have many options when it came to having a general guide for the way of Formations and Runes. Thus, he would mostly be relying on his own ability to comprehend 'something from little to nothing' and the supplementary effects from his understanding in 'Alchemy's Essence'.
These supplements from Alchemy's Essence were extremely abstruse and typically ambiguous. However, if he put his all into improving the quality of the basic Formation and Rune manuals that he had, then he was capable of edging ever closer to a state of balance between all three professions.
This was one of the main reasons why it took 4 months just to achieve a state of perfection and balance. In return, the foundations of all three professions and his cultivation could work in conjunction with each other, all while constantly improving themselves.
Of course, this was all to solidify and consolidate the foundations. In a way, it was just another form of filling holes, or any potential holes that may appear in the present or future.
Once again, this went even further toward articulating the point that juggling two, let alone three professions, was a nigh impossible task for any average cultivator.
Furthermore, it put immense levels of pressure on anyone insane enough to attempt such an impossibility—enough that even the most iron-willed of heavenly geniuses would be wailing on the ground like babies if they were fortunate enough to make it to the coalescing process.
Speaking of the coalescence of a cultivator's existence…
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Well damn… This isn't good in the slightest, huh…?
Azmodeus was currently being burned by an immensely powerful Qi that originated from within himself.
The outermost layer of his skin, including the skin on his face, had already been seared beyond recognition.
He didn't even look like a human…
Despite the extreme amount of excruciating pain he was experiencing, the nonchalant expression on his burnt face never left him.
His level of aloofness had already reached a degree beyond anything possessed by your average Golden Core Formation Realm Cultivator. After all, the various Traits that he had assimilated into his existence had significantly reduced the amount of damage he could take.
Furthermore, it also increased his pain resistance to an almost inhuman degree!
However, this was one of the better side effects, as it meant that he could take on just about anything thrown at him without so much as making a single peep.
But it wasn't like everything was all puppies and flowers, as along with these boons came the plethora of diminishers that were added to his already inexpressive personality.
Slowly but surely, this caused the past him to dissapear...
A new version of himself seemed to appear every single day. And as the Traits within his existence constantly evolved with his increased cultivation, a young man ready to take on the vicissitudes of time emerged from his adolescent shell.
Nevertheless, like the passing of the seasons or the shedding of a cicada's outer self, the minutes turned into hours; the hours turned into days, and the days rolled over onto weeks and months…
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Two years later…
"I see…"
A voice unlike the childish one from before came out of the mouth of a young man.
Possessing an otherworldly appearance with red streaks staining his raven black hair, he observered the surroundings that he felt like he hadn't seen in ages.
After two years of Azmodeus staying inside the Pill Cauldron of the Evil Cultivator, he improved his cultivation to the Early Nascent Soul Realm!
Furthermore, he had also gotten his Alchemy, Formation, and Rune Master Ranks to the Early-Earth Rank, allowing his profession ranks to far outweigh the value of his cultivation...!
On top of that, over this last period of time, he had his light gray Core transform into something superior—into a genuine Golden Core!
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The Golden Core and Nascent Soul Realms.
5. Golden Core Formation Realm:
In this realm, you will need to compress your core and expand it an appropriate number of times to progress.
It is the same process as the Core Formation Realm, meaning that you will also need to improve the quality of your 'Core' from its original 'murky gold' color to a 'bright gold' color.
This will be the first initiation of a genuine 'golden core'.
The Golden Core Formation Realm is split up into five minor realms, with each minor realm indicating another milestone that your Golden Core has achieved.
Namely, those minor realms are:
Early Golden Core Formation Realm → [1 Meter Condensed Golden Core (Murky Gold Color)]
Middle Golden Core Formation Realm → [20 Meter Condensed Golden Core (Less Murky Gold Color)]
Late Golden Core Formation Realm → [100 Meter Condensed Golden Core (Mild Gold Color)]
Peak Golden Core Formation Realm → [1,000 Meter Condensed Golden Core (Almost Shiny Gold Color)]
Half-Step Nascent Soul Realm → [10,000 Meter Condensed Golden Core (Resplendently Shining Gold Color)]
6. Nascent Soul Realm:
To break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, you will need to reach the absolute peak of the Half-Step Nascent Soul Realm. After reaching this stage in your cultivation, you can begin to form a miniature version of yourself inside your Dantian space—a miniature version that will start out as a baby and sit atop your Dantian.
To advance through the Nascent Soul Realm, you will need to develop the 'phases' of your Nascent Soul from 'Infant' to 'Limit of Adulthood'.
Those specific realm breakthroughs are as follows:
Early Nascent Soul - 'Infant Development Phase'
Middle Nascent Soul - 'Child Development Phase'
Late Nascent Soul - 'Teenage Development Phase'
Peak Nascent Soul - 'Adult Development Phase'
Half-Step Soul Transformation Realm - 'Absolute Adult Development Phase'
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Azmodeus being in the Early Nascent Soul Realm meant that he not only possessed a resplendently shining golden core, but he also had his very own Nascent soul, which sat atop his Dantian Space.
However, that was just the subsequent result of an eventuality that came along with the level of Cultivation Talent he possessed.
The real progress came from his Alchemy, Formation, and Rune Master Professions.
Of which, every single one of them had reached a point where the authority he could gain from revealing any single one of them would be comparable to what a Peak Soul Transformation Realm Expert had on Prometheus!
After all, Sky Rank proficiency profession masters on this planet were capable of assisting even those who were half a step into the Void Refining Realm!
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