Golden core realm

"System! Open my personal stats panel."

Personal stats:

Name: Ning Qi

Race: Human

Title: Sect Master of the Taohua Sect

[ Passive: Effect - Have the aura around the host that causes those who don't exceed more than 3 levels to feel intimidation and makes them unable to move. Those who are affected by the aura will die over time. But the host can withdraw or release his aura with just a thought ]

Range: 10 meters and not effective on those who don't have cultivation]

Cultivation: Golden Core Realm Level 1 (2700/10000) *XP required for leveling up [the host undergoes a qualitative change every 9 levels].

Life Span: 28/500

Health: 31500/31500 (cannot increase with stats) (can only increase with particular requirements and leveling up) [900 points every level up in the Golden core realm]

Body stats:

Strength: 189 (18.9 tonnes)

Agility: 186 (1.8 km/sec) [5.5 times the speed of sound]

Intelligence: 182.2

(The standards for the golden core realm start at 180 points, and each level will have an increase of 20 stats.)

Special Stats: (Available: 0)

Time affinity ( Earthly ): level 0 (6/10)

Law Ability :

Time shifting (passive): The host can shift an object's state from present to future. The host can only manipulate an object's state for up to 3 seconds of its future.

Range: 100 meters (outside of this range, the host loses the ability on the object).

Darkness affinity (Earthly): level 0 (0/10)

Martial Techniques:

1. [Divine Strengthening Technique - Stage 2]

2. [Endless Fist Technique - level 2]

Skills: 1. Master-level hand-to-hand combat techniques - UPGRADABLE (27/100)

2. Master-level Gun mastery - UPGRADEABLE (7/100)

Unique ability: Eye of spirit.

[Overall Strength Rating:

Normal mode: Can be able to win against a golden core realm level 1 cultivator pretty easily. Can also be able to hold for one or two moves against a golden core realm level 2.

Divine mode:

Stage 1: Can easily defeat a golden core peak cultivator.

stage 2 - Can Kill anyone under the nascent soul stage.

Law Mode:

Normal mode - Can kill anyone under the nascent soul realm pretty easily.

Divine Law mode stage 1 - Can easily kill a person at the nascent soul realm level 2 with a full-out shot.

Divine Law mode stage 2 - Can easily kill a person at the nascent soul realm level 4 with a full-out shot.

Note: Evaluation isn't done with the Endless Fist Technique as the technique depends on many factors.]

"Woah! Nice one, system." Ning Qi exclaimed as he saw his stats panel with a detailed analysis.

"Five hundred years of lifespan! That's around 20 generations or so. I'm inching closer and closer to immortality, hehe!!"

"Omg! That's damn tanky health. Almost six times the speed of sound... I believe even the fastest bullet is only four times, and that is at the muzzle release."

"I shouldn't need to worry about any guns anymore, even if they fire at my blank point. Whoop!"

Ning Qi analyzed and cried out a bit with joy, as he finally doesn't have to worry about guns in this world anymore.

Not to mention his health, which can probably withstand many of those bullets without being seriously injured.

And what's more, he can now warp his entire body with spiritual energy to completely fend off those bullets. Even normal-range bombs won't be able to harm him if he stands still.

One more ability that golden core realm cultivators have is the ability to release their spiritual energy through their bodies without any mediums to support them.

But they may not be able to control it as well and as quickly as they can with the medium supports.

"Hm! System, why has my normal law mode regressed, and divine law modes are also only able to go up to nascent soul real level 4 at best?"

Ning Qi asked as he finally reached the last section of his stats panel, the strength evaluation.

He is a bit confused as to why his law mode, which was able to kill a cultivator at golden core realm level 2 while he was in foundation establishment realm level 1 is unable to kill a nascent soul realm level 2 anymore.

His new 'divine law modes' should have the strength to kill anyone under the soul formation level. His second stage divine law mode may even have the strength to one-shot a soul formation realm-level 1 cultivator.

Ning Qi is still satisfied with his current strength, which is already a bit over the top for his age and the amount of time he 'cultivated'. He just felt there may be a proper reason for this.

[Ding! Qi Foundation, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core Realms are three realms where the cultivators cultivate the spiritual energy of the same essence. But once a cultivator reaches the nascent soul realm, their spiritual energy essence will become higher.]

[A golden core realm 5 cultivator's entire spiritual energy by amount can match a Nascent Soul realm cultivator's spiritual energy standards. The quantity vs. quality effect is at work. As such, the host using the divine mode stage will reach the peak of the golden core realm, which is only sufficient to go against the level 2 nascent soul realm cultivator after using the law ability.]

[In the Divine Stage 2, the host will have spiritual energy twice that of a golden core peak, which is enough to kill a level 4 Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.]

"Aha! The nascent soul realms are truly a bit different compared to those under them. But the gap is truly getting bigger and bigger with each level. If a nascent soul realm is already that powerful, then those undergoing soul transformation will be monsters and those above them?... Forget it."

Ning Qi pondered for a moment and felt it was a bit too early for him to gauge all those levels. Even though he has the strength of the nascent soul realm now, his original level is still the golden core realm level one, with 10000 experience needed for each level.

"System! Release all the notifications now." Ning Qi commanded as he finally understood his strength.

[Ding! The system finds that disciple Kang Xia has successfully broken through to the first level of the Qi refining realm, and the host is issued with a 1000% XP bonus.]

[Ding! The system finds that disciple Wen Fen has successfully broken through to the first level of the Qi refining realm, and the host is issued with a 1000% XP bonus.]

[Ding! The host learned to not give up on the betterment of the future and successfully endured all the pain during the recent cultivation. The system appreciates that the host chose the correct path and achieved the 'Path of Defiance'.]

[Ding! The system is issuing a reward for the host... Two possible rewards are chosen for the host... A flying sword and a set of guns that currently using made of Netherworlds Yin metal. Please choose one of them.]

"Ah? Why are you giving guns as rewards? I already have a good pair with me."

Ning Qi asked, surprised because the system does not make mistakes easily, at least not yet.

[Ding! The host has the ability to fly with his flying sword, but his primary weapon is his gun. Even though the host already has guns, those guns that currently using will become unusable or broken once the host uses the golden core level of spiritual energy, the amount is too much for them to handle.]

"Hm! I thought I'd be able to use them for a long time..." Ning Qi pondered and felt bad that those two beautiful guns would be wasted so soon.

"System! When can I naturally fly without the need for a flying sword? And also, what is the use of those two guns that you mentioned in the gifts?"

After pondering for a bit, Ning Qi decided to find the pros and cons of each before making a decision.

He doesn't want to just recklessly decide, as flying means a better chance at escaping danger, and also, is any person in the world able to restrain themselves from the allure of flying in the vast skies?

But he also needs better weapons for his strength, as his law ability is completely dependent on them. One side is escaping strength or chasing strength, while the other side is his combat ability, he can't choose rashly between them.

[Ding! Any cultivator can fly naturally as soon as they reach the nascent soul realm. However, the amount of resistance they will face from natural laws will allow them to expend more spiritual energy than those at higher levels. But going for 1000 miles or so will still be easy, even for a level nascent soul realm cultivator.]

[The guns chosen as rewards by the system are made of a metal that can only be found in the Netherworld. Even though the Netherworld Yin metal isn't the strongest metal there... But no other metal on earth can match it. The host can use both until the peak of the True Qi condensation realm.]

Ning Qi went silent for some time, as he felt an internal struggle. He truly wanted to feel how it would be in the skies, but in the end, he shook his head.

"System! Choose guns as my reward. Also, I still don't understand what these paths are yet. Do they lead to something when I reach their end?"

Ning Qi asked, as he still needs to explore a lot of things in the system. He felt kind of bewildered whenever he thought of words like divine, law, rules, paths, etc.

[Ding! The host has successfully received the reward. The guns are the same model as the previous host used. A set of 10 magazines made of the same metal are also issued to the host as a complimentary gift. But the host can use some other strong bullets on earth as substitutes too.]

[As for the host's query, the host doesn't have enough authority.]

System notifications sounded, making Ning Qi smile wryly. But he expected that much, as he even felt those words were a bit too high for him right now to ponder on.

[Ding! Congratulations to the for successfully completing the second stage of the divine strengthening technique.]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully completing the second level of Endless Fist Technique.]

As soon as those two notifications came, Ning Qi flipped his left hand upwards and slowly caressed the second divine mark, which stood side by side with the first one.

Both the marks are completely white, and there is enough space for the third one beside them.

[Ding! While cultivating, the host received three missed calls from Yi Ran, a loved one... ]

The system explained everything to Ning Qi as to how it was handled.

"I never expected he would be able to track them down that quickly... He is here right now, right?"

Ning Qi felt anger washing over him as he heard the system. But soon he calmed down, as he had already expected that much. He just didn't expect that guy to go for his friends instead of him.

Even though he calmed down, his eyes were still filled with a chilly coldness. The only thing he can't stand is someone going after his loved ones.

He took his mobile phone as he made his way out. He saw three missed calls from Yi Ran and some other messages from his friends. Seeing the time was already 11 pm, he didn't call her or Li Ping right away, instead, he slowly climbed to the second floor.