For rogue cultivators, the need for spirit land during Qi Refinement or Foundation Establishment was not especially demanding. Even without a natural second-tier spirit vein, one could still construct an equivalent artificial land using a spirit-gathering formation and a great many spirit stones. That was exactly what Luo Chen himself had done in the past. But the amount of spirit energy required to attempt the Golden Core Realm was far beyond what formations and spirit stones could ever supply. Of course, if one possessed enough top-grade spirit stones, it would be another story. But "enough" was quite the tall order. Even combining all of Chu Kui's wealth with Luo Chen's savings, they could never gather that kind of fortune.1

For most rogue cultivators seeking to form a core, only three paths were open. They could attach themselves to a major sect and borrow a third-tier spirit land. They could spend an enormous sum of spirit stones to reserve a third-tier cave residence in an immortal city. Or, as a last resort, they could venture deep into the desolate wild mountains,...0