Wizard: I Have a Cultivation System

Chapter 584: Chapter 31: Casting the Golden Core with Yin and Yang Qi

Cheris’s residence was on the 13th floor of the skyscraper and occupied the entire level.

She personally led Murphy down the hallway and pushed open a door whose style was completely different from her office.

"Here, your room."

Murphy stood at the doorway, his gaze sweeping across the room.

The room was spacious and exquisitely furnished.

A soft, handmade rug lay on the dark hardwood floor. A large bed was set against the window, dressed in deep gray silk bedding.

Near the window was a desk, and next to it, a small bookshelf, currently empty with no books on it.

The most eye-catching feature was a painting on the wall.

It was a simple landscape painting depicting a serene forest. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

Murphy’s gaze lingered on the painting for a moment.

Cheris noticed his gaze and said with a smile:

"Like it? I picked it out especially for you. This way, you can see a forest every morning when you wake up. It’ll put you in a good mood."

Murphy didn’t answer.

Because the forest felt incredibly familiar.

The contours of the trees, the dappled light and shadow, the tranquility that permeated the air like a mist.

It was identical to the forest he had seen when he stepped into the Nightmare World.

Just then, a small figure suddenly appeared in the painting, deep within the cover of the leaves and branches.

It was a little girl.

She wore a small floral dress, her feet were bare and fair, and her flaxen hair was neatly done in two braids, the ends tied with faded ribbons.

She stood on a forest path within the painting, facing outward, and raised a small hand in a gentle wave.

A sweet, pure smile was on her face.

It was Lisette.

Murphy’s eyes met the little girl’s in the painting. Her large, clear, jade-green eyes curved into crescents.

She opened her small mouth and silently mouthed a word.

Murphy read her lips.

"Brother."

Murphy calmly withdrew his gaze, his expression impassive.

He ignored the little girl in the painting and instead looked at a door to the side.

The door’s style matched the room, with a dark wood panel and an exquisite brass handle.

Cheris followed his gaze, the corners of her lips turning up slightly.

"That’s my room."

She paused, leaned in a little closer, and lowered her voice.

"If you can’t sleep in the middle of the night, you can come find me."

Murphy glanced at her and said placidly:

"I sleep very well."

Cheris blinked. "That’s not a given. Some people get insomnia in a new environment."

Murphy didn’t respond.

Cheris didn’t seem to mind.

"Alright, I won’t disturb you anymore. Get some rest."

She turned to walk toward her room, but after two steps, she looked back.

"Oh, by the way, this room is very soundproof. No one will hear anything you do."

After saying that, she pushed open the door, walked inside, and gently closed it behind her.

Murphy stood at the doorway, watching the closed door in silence for a moment.

Then he turned, sat cross-legged on the bed, closed his eyes, and began his Cultivation.

The knowledge contained within the [Inner Alchemy Golden Core: "Initial Glimpse"] began to flow deep within his consciousness.

’What exactly is a Golden Core?

’In the eyes of mortals, the Golden Core is an important milestone on the Immortal Path, a symbol of power, and a ticket to long life.

’In the texts of Cultivators, the Golden Core is described as a mystical existence, "the confluence of yin and yang, the clash of dragon and tiger, forming a sacred embryo."

’Explained in classical texts, the theories are overly complex and obscure, exceedingly profound, too poetic and romanticized.

’Murphy preferred to understand it another way.

’The so-called Golden Core is an artificial organ.

’An artificial organ formed from the coalescence of cognition, thought, and soul.

’It is different from natural organs like the heart, liver, and kidneys, which are made of flesh and blood and are responsible for maintaining the body’s physical functions.

’The Golden Core is responsible for sustaining the voyage of the great ship named "Self" in the depths of the Source Sea.

’Before ascending to the Golden Core realm, a Cultivator’s consciousness—the Dark Energy and Dark Matter that constitute the "Self"—is scattered throughout the body, entangled with flesh and blood.

’At that time, they have their physical bodies as an anchor, their senses for orientation, and their worldly passions and desires as their impetus.

’A core part of them has not yet transformed into unobservable matter.

’Although their consciousness is also slowly tearing apart, the speed of that tear is slow enough to be negligible.

’However, once one ascends to the Golden Core realm, the situation changes completely.

’The very core of the Self begins to transform into unobservable matter, and thus a great tear becomes inevitable.

’The Golden Core is an existence born to prevent this great tear.

’This is the true meaning of the "Unity of Spirit and Body."

’It is no longer the soul dwelling within the body, but the soul and body fusing completely to become a new, unified, inseparable whole.

’And the Golden Core is the core of this whole.

’An artificial organ composed entirely of unobservable matter.

’In that unobservable world called the Source Sea, made of Dark Energy and Dark Matter, the Golden Core is the captain’s bridge of that great ship, the fixing point for that anchor chain, the lighthouse that guides the way.

’All memories, cognitions, thoughts, and emotions are condensed within the Golden Core.

’They exist stably, through a special structure, special Dao Patterns, and a special method.

’Therefore, the process of the Inner Alchemy Golden Core is, in essence, forging a new, more powerful organ for oneself, one capable of bearing the Self.

But there was more to it than just this knowledge.

The Inner Alchemy Golden Core technique naturally imparted more than just these abstract concepts.

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