The Nascent Core Art was a method of refining a suitable medium—in this case, Hidden Dust Sand—into a cultivator's second Golden Core. This core could potentially advance and become a second Nascent Soul, hence the name Nascent Core. Once successfully refined, the Nascent Core was almost no different from a true Golden Core. In certain aspects, it even surpassed it, as it was not bound by the limitations of a cultivator's minor realms and possessed remarkable adaptability. Its ultimate potential depended solely on the tier of the medium. The peak-third-tier Hidden Dust Sand could hardly be more suitable for this purpose; as long as Luo Chen refined it well, he could remain at the fourth stage while his Nascent Core was at the late stage.11

What did that mean? It meant Luo Chen could immediately double his mana reserves, if not triple them, upon successfully producing the core. If he had possessed one during the last battle, he would never have been constrained by his mana. He could have unleashed large-scale spells without hesitation. Even if six or seven opponents had surrounded him, he would not have felt the slightest pressure. No matter how many enemies there were, he could have faced them with ease. Even this point alone was sufficient to make the Nascent Core Art worth tens of millions. If he were to develop the Nascent Core further and elevate it to a second Nascent Soul, its value would become simply immeasurable. At that point, it could no longer be weighed in spirit stones. 2

Moreover, Luo Chen now also had a Nascent Soul Pill formula, something that ordinary Adepts could only dream of obtaining. Nascent Soul was not a distant dream but a reasonable...0