In the quiet cultivation chamber, Luo Chen sat cross-legged after freshening up. His eyes burned with focus as a jade slip floated in front of his eyes, streams of characters cascading down like a waterfall. The words were so familiar that he could recite them backward. 1

After years of hesitation, he had finally made a decision.0

A five-colored core is a core formed from all five elements of a spirit root. Although wood is the main attribute, fire also accounts for two-tenths. Technically, if I just consider how difficult it is to practice and master, and how much longevity it will give me, I should continue with wood as primary and cultivate using Flourishing Azure Unified Heart. But longevity is not immortality, and before I reach the realm of sharing heaven and earth's lifespan, as they say, any number of extra years is entirely meaningless without the power to preserve my life.4

After cultivating the Withering-Flourishing Fire that devoured his life force and caused his lifespan to plummet, Luo Chen's...10