Chapter 241 : The Green Sun Mountain's Legacy

Among these thirteen Spirit Veins [natural conduits of spiritual energy within the earth], the most precious was naturally the Fourth Rank Middle Grade Spirit Vein [a high-quality spiritual energy source capable of supporting Golden Core cultivators] located at the Green Sun Mountain Dao Field. This single Spirit Vein was sufficient to sustain the cultivation of several Golden Core, Late Stage [advanced stage of the Golden Core realm] cultivators.

Upon the Spirit Mountain [a mountain imbued with spiritual energy], thousands of *mu-area* [one Mu-area equals six hundred sixty-six point six seven square meters] of Spirit Farmland [land enriched to grow spiritual crops] had been cultivated. After a millennium of careful stewardship, it was planted with vast quantities of Spirit Medicine [plants imbued with spiritual energy, used in alchemy], including highly valuable specimens of Fourth Rank Treasure Medicine [extremely rare spiritual herbs of the fourth rank].

Relying on these thousands of *mu-area* of Spirit Farmland, the Green Sun Sect would open their alchemy furnaces every ten years to refine three to five batches of Foundation Establishment Pills [pills that aid in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm]. The Liu the Ancient Ancestor's alchemy skill was somewhat lacking; from those three to five batches, he could typically produce fewer than twenty Foundation Establishment Pills.

In the future, with Lyra Jiang handling the refinement, the yield of these Foundation Establishment Pills would likely double.

Beneath Green Sun Mountain lay a Fourth Rank Low Grade Underground Fire Vein [a subterranean channel of potent fiery spiritual energy]. Every ten years, this Underground Fire Vein would naturally give birth to one Separated Flame Crystal [a crystallized essence of intense, separated flame energy] and a significant quantity of Third Rank Treasures [valuable materials of the third rank].

Furthermore, within this Underground Fire Vein, one Fire Essence Treasure Pearl [a pearl containing the pure essence of fire] would be born every three Jiazi-time [one Jiazi-time equals sixty years], and approximately every century, it would also produce one Fourth Rank Treasure [a rare treasure of the fourth rank].

The other twelve Third Rank Spirit Veins were scattered across the Chu Kingdom. Among them were two Third Rank High Grade Spirit Veins: the Cloud Sun Ridge and the Origin-Starting Mountain. The remainder were of middle or low third rank. By prior agreement, these twelve Third Rank Spirit Veins, along with five Third Rank Earth Veins [earth-aligned spiritual energy veins], were to be divided among the major immortal clans that participated in the campaign.

For this campaign, the Three Great Purple Mansion Immortal Clans from Bianzhou, the Three Great Purple Mansion Immortal Clans from Yang Province, and the Five Great Purple Mansion Immortal Clans from Qing Province—eleven Purple Mansion Immortal Clans [powerful clans led by Purple Mansion realm cultivators] in total—each received one Third Rank Spirit Vein.

The Chen Clan had rendered significant merit and was allotted the Third Rank High Grade Spirit Vein at Origin-Starting Mountain, along with the Third Rank High Grade Underground Fire Vein [a potent subterranean fire-aligned spiritual vein of the third rank, high grade] beneath it.

With this Underground Fire Vein, the Chen Clan would gain an additional Separated Flame Crystal every thirty years, establishing a substantial new source of wealth. Enjoyed this chapter? Read more at audio-novel dot com.

The second source of gains was the scriptures within the Scripture Repository. Having been passed down for a millennium, the Green Sun Sect had amassed over a thousand cultivation arts, more than a dozen divine abilities, and the refinement methods for seventeen different Life-Bound Magical Treasure [a cultivator's personally forged and soul-bound enchanted artifact].

These arts spanned from the Qi Refinement [the initial stage of drawing spiritual energy into the body] realm all the way to the Golden Core [the stage where a cultivator condenses their spiritual power into a solid, golden core] realm. Among them were over one hundred volumes of Foundation Establishment Cultivation Art [techniques for solidifying one's spiritual foundation], twenty-seven kinds of Purple Mansion Cultivation Art [advanced arts for building and expanding one's internal spiritual palace], and seven distinct methods for Golden Core Realm cultivation.

Of these seven arts, only two were capable of guiding a cultivator to the Golden Core, Late Stage. One of these was named the Green Sun Demon-Suppressing Scripture.

This was a Pure Yang Cultivation Art [a technique harnessing the unadulterated, masculine energies of heaven and sun] of the Fire-Wood Attribute [a dual-element affinity], created by the Green Sun Sect Founding Patriarch. It was profound enough to potentially lead a practitioner to the very peak of Golden Core Great Perfection.

The other was called the Heavenly Heart Mind-Derivation Scripture. This art focused on the cultivation and refinement of spiritual consciousness and could guide one to the Golden Core Eighth Layer. It, too, had been pioneered by a venerable senior of the Green Sun Sect in ages past.

Lyra Jiang surveyed the assembly, her expression serene. "According to our prior agreement," she stated, "a Purple Mansion Immortal Clan [a clan with at least one cultivator who has reached the Purple Mansion realm] may select three Purple Mansion Realm cultivation arts."

"Those clans whose members fought at the Purple Palace, Late Stage may exchange that for one Golden Core Realm art. After you have sworn the Heart Demon Blood Oath [a binding magical vow where breaking one's word invites inner demons and spiritual backlash], you may inscribe a copy."

Unbridled joy blossomed on every face. For individuals like Percival Pan and Varen Wei, the immediate priority was naturally to complete their clan's collection of Purple Mansion Realm Cultivation Art.

However, those with deeper foundations, such as Xavier Xu, Qian the Ancient Ancestor, and Fang the Ancient Ancestor, seized this once-in-a-millennium opportunity to exchange for a Golden Core Realm cultivation method.

After all, a Golden Core Realm Cultivation Art was a treasure one might seek for a lifetime yet never find. For a clan at the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan level, such profound knowledge was nearly impossible to obtain through ordinary means.

To obtain a Purple Mansion Cultivation Art [a profound method for cultivating the spiritual core known as the Purple Mansion] at this very moment is an immense stroke of fortune, a chance encounter born from the cataclysmic fall of the Green Sun Sect. Such an opportunity truly comes but once in a thousand lifetimes.

After the group exchanged their cultivation arts, they began the most crucial exchange of all—the division of resources.

Whether it be a Spirit Vein [a geological formation that concentrates and emits spiritual energy] or a cultivation art, the benefits they bring are realized over the long term. The immediate boost to one's strength, however, lies in the spoils of war seized in this very battle.

The spoils from Green Sun Mountain were broadly categorized as Spirit Stone [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy, used as currency and for cultivation], Magical Treasure [an enchanted artifact used by cultivators], Pill [a refined medicinal pellet that aids cultivation or healing], and a vast assortment of Spiritual Object [objects imbued with or beneficial to spiritual energy] of varying grades.

This single battle had claimed the lives of several thousand cultivators from the Green Sun Sect, including six combatants of Purple Mansion [the third major realm of cultivation, where one forms a spiritual core mansion] strength.

The total number of Spirit Stone seized exceeded one million, four hundred thousand. From this immense sum, Lyra Jiang claimed one million for herself. The remainder was allocated as rewards.

There is little need to dwell on the First and Second Rank Magical Treasures. The true prize was the forty-seven Third Rank Magical Treasure captured. Among these treasures, a full nine were of Third Rank High Grade [the pinnacle quality for artifacts of the Third Rank] quality.

The Third Rank low and middle-grade Magical Treasure were swiftly exchanged among the participants. With over thirty Purple Mansion cultivators having taken part in the battle, nearly every one of them managed to acquire one or two Third Rank Magical Treasure.

The remaining Third Rank High Grade Magical Treasure, however, were in a league of their own.

For the Golden Core Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the perilous trial of heavenly lightning one must endure to form a Golden Core] is notoriously difficult to survive. The birth of almost every Golden Core Cultivator [a cultivator who has formed a solidified spiritual Golden Core, the fourth major realm] necessitates the sacrificial destruction of several Third Rank High Grade Magical Treasure to withstand the tribulation's fury.

It was precisely for this reason that, even after accumulating over a thousand years, the number of Third Rank High Grade Magical Treasure [a top-tier enchanted artifact of immense power] currently existing within the Chu Kingdom numbered merely between sixty and seventy.

Among the more than thirty Purple Mansion Immortal Clan [powerful cultivation families whose patriarchs have reached the Purple Mansion Realm] in the Chu Kingdom, a treasure of this caliber was, without exception, significant enough to serve as a Clan-Suppressing Supreme Treasure [a foundational artifact used to protect and ensure the longevity of a clan] for any family.

Each of these nine Third Rank High Grade Magical Treasure was a renowned artifact within the Chu Kingdom, every one of them a name that carried weight and could be counted among the kingdom's most notable treasures.

Such treasures were an exceedingly rare choice, whether employed as a Protective Magical Treasure [an artifact designed primarily for defense] or reserved for the future to aid in weathering the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the cataclysmic lightning ordeal faced by cultivators during major breakthroughs].

Exchanging a glance, the Old Patriarch and Eldrin Chen acted first, immediately expending their accumulated merit points to claim two of the Third Rank High Grade Magical Treasure: the Kunwu Earth-Fortress Bell [a mighty bell imbued with the unyielding power of earth] and the Gold-Jade Demon-Piercing Shuttle [a swift, piercing projectile weapon forged from gold and jade].

Deeming this insufficient, Eldrin Chen then produced another portion of merit to secure the Dark Gold Immortal Sword [a sword of shadowy, potent metal], intending to preserve it as part of the clan's foundational reserves. Your portal to cultivation novels: http://www . audio-novel.com.

Watching three of the nine Clan-Suppressing Supreme Treasure vanish so quickly, the others hurriedly presented their own battle merits to make their exchanges.

Since both Xavier Xu's Heavenly Gold Fire Dragon Shears [a pair of divine shears capable of severing even dragons] and his Life-Bound Magical Treasure [a personal artifact bonded to a cultivator's soul and cultivated alongside them] were offensive in nature, he decisively traded for a Defensive Magical Treasure: the Violet Qi Mist Veil Barrier [a protective barrier that manifests as an ethereal, violet-hued mist].

Having lost a Purple Palace, Late Stage [a cultivator at the advanced stages of the Purple Mansion Realm] elder in battle, Qian the Ancient Ancestor received two Magical Treasure as compensation, which included the formidable Heavenly Dragon Slash [a weapon or technique embodying a dragon-slaying strike].

Fang the Ancient Ancestor exchanged for the Yang Fire Divine Thunder Net [a net that unleashes a blazing, thunderous attack against multiple foes], a potent Magical Treasure excelling in area-of-effect assaults, which he considered a most satisfactory acquisition.

Among the remaining Spiritual Object [enchanted items used by cultivators], there were still three Five Elements Treasure Crystals [crystals containing the refined essence of the five elements] in stock. Eldrin Chen also exchanged for one Yi Wood Crystal [a crystal imbued with the essence of the First Wood element] in one go.

The group then exchanged more Spiritual Object and Magical Treasure [powerful enchanted artifacts], depleting their battle merits almost entirely. Only then, satisfied, did they return to their respective clans.

After distributing the treasures, Eldrin Chen did not leave immediately.

Lyra Jiang led him to the Back Mountain of Green Sun Mountain, stopping before a fiery-red fruit tree.

"A Fire Spirit Fruit Tree [a spiritual tree bearing fruit infused with fire essence]," she said.

Eldrin Chen's eyes flickered slightly, a trace of astonishment passing through them.

The Fire Spirit Fruit Tree was a Fourth Rank [a grade corresponding to the Golden Core realm] Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root [a rare spiritual plant born from the convergence of heaven and earth's energies]. It contained Fire Spirit Creation Power [the creative power inherent to the fire element], a vital resource for the cultivation of a Golden Core Cultivator [a master who has formed a Golden Core, the condensed essence of their cultivation].

Having spent many years with Lyra Jiang, he had gradually come to understand the profound mysteries of cultivation within the Golden Core Realm.

A cultivator's Golden Core [the condensed golden essence of one's cultivation, foundation for the Nascent Soul] was, in essence, the embryonic form from which the Nascent Soul [the spiritual infant, a higher form of existence] would eventually evolve. To nurture the Nascent Soul at this stage, besides continuously tempering it with spiritual energy, it was best to supplement the Golden Core with Creation Power [the fundamental power of genesis and transformation].

That Creation Power was the advanced nourishment urgently needed by both the Golden Core and the Nascent Soul. It was contained only within a few exceptionally rare treasures, such as Five Elements Treasure Crystals.

The spiritual fruit borne by the Fire Spirit Fruit Tree is infused with the essence of Fire-attributed Creation Power [the fundamental force of generation and transformation inherent to all things]. Consuming such a fruit can replenish the Creation Power within a cultivator's Golden Core [the third major stage of cultivation where spiritual energy condenses into a solid, golden core], significantly accelerating the cultivation progress of a Golden Core Cultivator [a practitioner who has reached the Golden Core realm]. This chapter is provided by audio—novel.com. Support the original.