Luo Chen had shown complete confidence in front of Sima Huiniang when speaking of Core Formation. Yet was that truly the case?4

Of course not. 0

Luo Chen was going to prepare thoroughly before attempting Core Formation; he would ensure he had absolutely everything ready, from the traditional triad of vital essence, qi, and spirit to secret arts and pills. Yet the Golden Core Realm stood as the true dividing line between the low-tier and high-tier cultivators of this realm, and was hardly something easy to predict. Nascent Soul sects with millennia of heritage trained disciples from the outset with complete cultivation systems, able to carry one from Qi Refinement all the way to Nascent Soul. Aiding that process were appropriate secret arts, spirit medicine, spirit lands, and guidance from elders. And even so, those sects were filled not with countless Adepts but with countless failures.8

Even among the chosen Dao Scions of those sects, there was no lack of people who failed to form their cores. Did those major sects not grant their favored Dao Scions...3