I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 382: Gold Core of the Purple Golden Toad

As Lin Qing thought about all this, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed. However, he knew that the matter of advancing from the third rank to the fourth rank was not something he could intervene in; he could only let nature take its course.

But judging from the situation of the dragon wanting to occupy the island, it shouldn't be far off.

Indeed, just three years later, Lin Qing, who was in the midst of cultivation, felt that the spiritual energy on the island was not right. It fluctuated like tides, sometimes high and sometimes low. He immediately stopped cultivating, but the spiritual veins were not damaged, which made him extremely happy. It seemed that the breakthrough of the spiritual veins was imminent.

And then this change continued for a whole year. Finally, one day, the spiritual energy stabilized, and the spiritual veins of the Purple Golden Mountain reached the lower grade of the fourth rank.

Reaching the lower grade of the fourth rank immediately increased the spiritual energy by a large margin. What made Lin Qing even happier was that he had already seen the spiritual marrow. Although it took thirty years to mine the spiritual marrow once, there was no doubt that it was of great help to his Lin family.

"Great." Lin Qing was overjoyed, but along with this joy, there was also a lingering worry that couldn't be dispelled.

Ever since that day when the Purple Golden Toad fell asleep, it had not awakened until now. Lin Qing didn't know if something had happened to it. This made him temporarily unable to feel as happy as he was about the breakthrough of the spiritual veins.

"Husband, the spiritual veins in this endless island seem to be stronger than those in the various states. Plus, we haven't even mined a spiritual stone yet, so it's no problem to supply a few more Gold Core cultivations." Yue Ruoyue said happily after sensing the enhanced spiritual veins.

Lin Qing nodded. Unlike the spiritual veins in Yunzhou that were used by many cultivators for cultivation, the spiritual veins in the Purple Golden Mountain were indeed stronger.

"Husband, if you're still worried about Xiaojin, don't be. I think it's probably a transformation happening in his bloodline. It should be a good thing. I've heard that some demonic beasts can sleep for hundreds of years when they break through to Gold Core." Seeing that Lin Qing didn't seem as happy, Yue Ruoyue's heart moved, knowing that he was still worried about the Purple Golden Toad. So she comforted him.

"I hope everything will be fine." Lin Qing said.

After spending these years with the Purple Golden Toad, Lin Qing had long regarded it as his own family member and naturally cared deeply about it.

But he also knew that his concern was useless, so he shook his head and continued to focus on his own cultivation. He was getting closer to the completion of the Gold Core.

In the endless sea, breakthroughs by demonic beasts were common. Smaller ones would emit spiritual energy anomalies in the surroundings during their breakthroughs, while larger ones could be felt within a radius of thousands of miles.

On this day, a huge vortex formed in the sky above the endless sea.

The spiritual energy within a radius of a hundred miles was gathered in the vortex, with electric sparks flickering within it. The low-level demonic beasts in the vicinity didn't dare to approach, as all the spiritual energy within them would be completely attracted away.

Powerful demonic beasts could tell that another demonic beast was breaking through to Gold Core.

Although they knew that this was a breakthrough to Gold Core, there were no demonic beasts going to disturb it. Unlike human cultivators, if there was no major grudge between demonic beasts, they wouldn't go to join in the fun during breakthroughs. If they disrupted the breakthrough due to joining in the fun, not only would the disturbed demonic beast hold a grudge, but other demonic beasts would also treat them as enemies.

Moreover, unlike human cultivators, most demonic beasts didn't have storage bags or similar items. The treasures they possessed were few, and most of them were personal treasures that only they could use. So there was even less reason for demonic beasts to join in the fun without any benefits.

"Boom!"

The vortex in the sky grew larger and larger, and beneath the vortex, a giant toad nearly ten zhang in size was crouching on the island, looking up at the vortex in the sky.

Not far from him, two human cultivators were constantly observing the scene.

Naturally, it was the Purple Gold Toad that broke through. What Lin Qing didn't expect was that the Purple Gold Toad woke up and reached its peak strength after swallowing the Dragon Core in the fifth year, immediately breaking through to the Gold Core stage.

Now that the vortex above his head had formed, the breakthrough was about to succeed, but this was also the most critical moment.

Unlike human cultivators, when demonic beasts break through to the Gold Core stage, they must undergo a tribulation. This tribulation is not only a test for demonic beasts, but also a great benefit that can greatly enhance their strength. Therefore, this tribulation can only be crossed by the demonic beast itself, and Lin Qing cannot interfere at all.

The vortex above his head finally grew to the point of covering the sky, and then a faint sound came from it, followed by a purple-red lightning bolt falling from the vortex.

This made Lin Qing, who was watching, feel a bit uneasy. This lightning seemed to be quite powerful.

"Boom!"

With a thunderous sound, Lin Qing relaxed. This lightning seemed formidable, but the Purple Gold Toad easily withstood it with its massive body, without any major harm.

And with the sound of this lightning bolt, as if a certain signal had been activated, lightning bolts began to fall one after another.

"Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!"

Sometimes three or four lightning bolts fell in succession, and sometimes seven or eight lightning bolts fell in a row. Each lightning bolt struck the Purple Gold Toad, causing its skin to crack and some areas to become charred.

But the Purple Gold Toad had no intention of escaping at all. On the contrary, its body grew even larger as it resisted the lightning.

What Lin Qing didn't know was that according to the Purple Gold Toad's potential, reaching the peak of the Foundation Building stage was already remarkable. Later, it gained some benefits in the ruins, which allowed it to break through to the Purple Mansion stage. However, after reaching the peak of the Purple Mansion stage, it became powerless in the face of the Gold Core stage. However, no one expected that it could actually devour a Gold Core stage dragon. This greatly increased its bloodline and allowed it to smoothly break through to the Gold Core stage.

But this left a side effect, which was that its bloodline became complex. At this moment, the lightning unknowingly helped it refine this complex bloodline, and it was unwilling to leave.

Countless lightning bolts fell, and it wasn't until a quarter of an hour later that they slowly began to diminish.

At this time, the Purple Gold Toad had no good place on its body, but it still looked up at the sky, as if waiting for something.

Lin Qing stared at the Purple Gold Toad without blinking. After the lightning disappeared, the vortex above its head began to spin faster, and at the same time, a pure spiritual energy poured down from the vortex, rushing towards the Purple Gold Toad.

The Purple Gold Toad became even more delighted, eagerly absorbing this pure spiritual energy.

At the same time, it was visible to the naked eye that its skin was shedding, and in no time, a new layer of skin had formed. With this new layer of golden skin, the Purple Gold Toad's body became even larger, reaching a size of nearly twenty zhang, almost like a small mountain.

This surprised Lin Qing, but he had also heard a legend. It was said that in ancient times, there was a kind of toad called the Devouring Heaven Toad, which could grow to a height of a thousand zhang and cover the sky when it moved.

(End of this chapter)