With Lu Yang’s explanation, everyone finally realized they had made a huge mistake—the black “golden core” they had been examining for half a day wasn’t a golden core at all.0

However, they couldn’t be entirely blamed. The excessive bile secretion leading to the formation of gallstones in Mountain-Shouldering Boars only happened to those minimally at the Golden Core Stage. Since the Eagle Mountain Five Heroes never had the chance to be in close quarters with Golden Core demon beasts, it was understandable that they weren’t aware.0

Most importantly, who would have thought that Golden Core cultivators could develop gallstones?2

“That’s perfectly normal,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy replied in a matter-of-fact tone. “Mortals develop ordinary gallstones, so it’s only natural that Golden Core cultivators develop Golden Core gallstones. It makes perfect sense.3

“You just lack experience. You know about viruses, right? Those things that live in your body and make you sick? I’ve witnessed cases of cultivators growing stronger, only to have their viruses grow stronger too. Ever seen a Nascent Soul cultivator catch...3