Innate Immortal Seed

Chapter 451: Chapter 440: Sun Element Copper Bone

The Ancestor Hall at the Qingfeng Sect’s Mountain Gate.

The main doors were tightly shut. Over twenty Foundation Establishment Elders stood guard outside, all waiting patiently.

As the most powerful group within the Sect, they had already been standing for several hours, yet no one dared to utter a single word of complaint.

This was because the ones meeting behind closed doors were the pillars of the Qingfeng Sect: the Core Formation Ancestors.

These days, aside from the old guard left over from the previous era, one generally needed a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation to secure an Elder position.

In recent years, even several Core Formation Seeds at Foundation Establishment Perfection had emerged one after another.

It was foreseeable that in the coming decades, Core Formation True Men would spring up like mushrooms after rain, a large batch emerging in succession.

”Sect Leader, the Martial Uncles have been deliberating behind closed doors for several hours. What important matter could it be... Could it be that they’ve made progress on establishing the new Puppet Hall and are discussing the regulations?”

A short, chubby Cultivator craned his neck and asked, mustering his courage.

Chen Shanyan was the most talented in the Alchemy Dao among all the disciples the Qingfeng Sect had recruited in the past century, becoming a Tier Two Peak Alchemist at a young age.

What was even more commendable was that his aptitude for Cultivation was also excellent; he had already reached Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment in his fifties.

He had been specially granted the position of an Elder in the Pill Hall, giving him a rather transcendent status within the Sect.

As soon as he spoke, the other Elders all perked up their ears, their eyes glancing over in his direction.

The establishment of a new Puppet Hall meant at least two more Elder positions and an uncontested blue ocean of opportunity.

Ever since the Tier Four Puppet legacy was sent to the Transmission Hall, the content for the first two tiers had been made available to all disciples for free.

The Tier Three section required contribution points for exchange, while the Tier Four section could only be bestowed with the approval of the Ancestors.

However, in such a short time, even the most outstanding disciples had only just reached the level of a Tier Two Puppet Master.

They were still a world away from being able to use the more advanced parts of the legacy.

But the calls to establish the Puppet Hall were growing louder and louder.

”This matter is for the True Men to decide. We need only await their decree.”

Tong Huan lowered his gaze and gave no response.

Of course, he knew that the matter being discussed in the Ancestor Hall was far more important than the Puppet Hall.

The meeting had been convened by his own master, one of the Qingfeng Sect’s only two Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

It wasn’t until the sun began to set that the great doors of the Ancestor Hall slowly swung open, revealing a deep, dark corridor within.

...

”I may be gone for a hundred years this time. There are some things I need to instruct you on in advance, lest something go wrong when neither Brother Ge nor I are in the Sect.”

Bai Zichen sat alone in the main seat, flanked by Wei Dao, Zhou Suqing, Lu Songx, and Longx Longx.

Among them, Zhou Suqing had experienced a blessing in disguise. While recovering from her injuries, she had a breakthrough and became a Tier Three Top-Grade Array Master.

In any case, a consensus had been reached: from now on, she would not be allowed to leave the Sect’s grounds to face enemies under any circumstances.

A Foundation Establishment Perfection disciple like Lii Guizhen, who excelled at Combat and was proficient in Thunder Skills, would not be much less effective than Zhou Suqing in a direct confrontation.

But within the Sect, with an Array to rely on, she wouldn’t fear even seven or eight Core Formation True Men.

With Zhou Suqing operating the Grand Array, the Mountain Protection Array’s destructive power could be increased by thirty to forty percent out of thin air.

Furthermore, the consumption of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power would be on a completely different level compared to when the array operated on its own.

”These are my gains from sweeping through the Demon Caves. They mainly consist of Spiritual Objects that Foundation Establishment Cultivators can use—enough to support the Sect even if the number of Foundation Establishment Disciples multiplies several times over. However, many of them are Demon Path Magical Artifacts and will need to be reprocessed and refined.”

With a wave of his long sleeve, Bai Zichen caused several hundred storage bags to appear on the ground, forming a small hill.

The Demon Cultivators from the Nine Nether Cave, the Piyao Cave, and the Netherworld Cave were all slain, and the sum of all the spoils is here.

He had given them a cursory look beforehand; all told, there were about thirty Top-Grade Spirit Stones, as well as a few Sword Refining Materials that he could use himself.

This was already quite impressive. With Great True Monarch Bai’s current standards, it was rare for anything below the level of a Spiritual Treasure to catch his eye.

”Also, have someone seal away these six Tier Three Demon Pills to prevent their Spiritual Qi from dissipating. The Pill Hall is to refine an extra batch of Foundation Establishment Pills every few years to cope with the surge in Qi Refining Perfection Disciples.”

With Zengguang Immortal City operating normally, the Thousand-Year-Old Golden Crown Lingzhi had reappeared at auctions.

However, the average transaction price had risen by another twenty percent compared to previous years.

The Qingfeng Sect was doing everything possible to acquire the Thousand-Year-Old Golden Crown Lingzhi, even listing a price in its own Market that was nearly as high as the auction price.

Thanks to the Spirit Stone Ore Vein deep within the volcano, life in the Sect had become much easier, and the budgets for the Five Halls and Eight Chambers had all been increased significantly.

But one could never have too many Foundation Establishment Pills.

These six Demon Pills were obtained by Bai Zichen from slaying an Odd-Shaped Tier Three Demon Beast in the Lotus Secret Realm.

”News of my ascension to Nascent Soul will likely spread throughout the Northern Domain soon. If anyone comes to visit in the future, tell them all that I have gone to the Central Domain to travel... As long as Brother Ge and I are safe and sound out there, the Sect will be as stable as Mount Tai, and no one will dare to target us openly.”

He delivered a long string of instructions all at once. The four Core Formation True Men all nodded in agreement, listening intently.

”Junior Martial Uncle Bai, if a powerful Nascent Soul enemy comes to our door, how should we respond?”

The Qingfeng Sect was now operating on a different level than in the past; the adversaries they might encounter were no longer just a few sects from the Liang Country Cultivation Realm.

With the two Nascent Soul True Monarchs away, the burden fell upon his shoulders. Wei Dao felt the immense pressure, like an ox carrying a heavy load.

”Unless it’s a lone wolf with no ties, if a Nascent Soul Cultivator comes to our door to bully the weak, it wouldn’t be excessive for Brother Ge and me to retaliate in the most extreme manner... Before I leave, I will put in place a measure to deter troublemakers, which should be enough to scare off any reckless Cultivators.”