Chapter 241 : The Verdant Sun's Hidden Treasures
Among these thirteen Spiritual Vein [a subterranean channel that concentrates and emits spiritual energy], the most precious was naturally the Fourth Rank Mid-Grade Spiritual Vein located at the Path-Field of Green Sun Mountain. This single Spiritual Vein was potent enough to sustain the cultivation of several Golden Core Late Stage cultivators.
Upon the Spirit Mountain [a mountain imbued with concentrated spiritual energy], thousands of *mu-area* [one Mu-area equals six hundred sixty-six point six seven square meters] of Spiritual Field [land enriched with spiritual energy for growing spiritual plants] had been cultivated. After a millennium of careful stewardship, it was planted with a vast array of Spirit Herb [plants that absorb and store spiritual energy], including numerous highly valuable fourth-rank precious herbs.
Relying on these thousands of *mu-area* of Spiritual Field, the Verdant Sun Sect would open their alchemical cauldrons every ten years to refine three to five batches of Foundation Establishment Pill [a pill that aids a cultivator in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm]. The Patriarch Liu's alchemical skill was somewhat lacking; from those three to five batches, he could typically produce fewer than twenty Foundation Establishment Pill.
In the future, with Exquisite Jiang handling the refinement, the yield of these Foundation Establishment Pill would likely double.
Beneath Green Sun Mountain, there also flowed a Fourth Rank Low-Grade Underground Fire Vein [a subterranean channel of concentrated fire-attribute spiritual energy]. Every ten years, this Underground Fire Vein would naturally condense one Solar Fire Crystal [a crystalized essence of solar fire energy] along with a significant quantity of third-rank treasures.
Furthermore, within this Underground Fire Vein, once every three Sixty-Year Cycle [a cycle of sixty years], it would give birth to a Fire Essence Treasure Pearl [a pearl containing the pure essence of fire]. Approximately every century or so, it would also produce a single fourth-rank treasure.
The other twelve Third-order Spiritual Vein were scattered across the lands of the Chu Nation. Among them were two Third Rank Superior Grade Spiritual Vein: Cloud Sun Ridge and Origin Source Mountain. The remainder were all of middle or lower third-rank grade.
According to the prior agreement, these twelve Third-order Spiritual Vein, along with five Third-Rank Earth Vein [subterranean veins of earth-attribute spiritual energy], were to be divided among the various Immortal Clan [powerful cultivation families] that participated in the campaign.
From this war, the three great Violet Sanctum Immortal Clan of Border Province, the three great Violet Sanctum Immortal Clan of Solar Province, and the five great Violet Sanctum Immortal Clan of Qing Province—eleven clans in total—each received at least one Third-order Spiritual Vein. The Qian Immortal Clan secured two for themselves.
The Chen Clan had accrued significant Merits [credit for contributions, often used for rewards] and was thus allotted the Third Rank Superior Grade Spiritual Vein at Origin Source Mountain, along with the Third Rank Superior Grade Underground Fire Vein that lay beneath it. Experience the full epic at audio-novel.com (official site).
With this Underground Fire Vein, the Chen Clan could henceforth obtain an additional Solar Fire Crystal every thirty years, establishing a significant new source of wealth for the clan.
The second major gain was the scriptures from the Scripture Pavilion. Having been passed down for a millennium, the Verdant Sun Sect had amassed over a thousand cultivation arts, more than a dozen Divine Ability [powerful supernatural techniques], and the crafting methods for seventeen different types of Lifebound Magical Treasure [magical treasures that grow and bond with their cultivator's life force].
These cultivation arts spanned from the Vital Essence Refinement [the initial stage of cultivating one's vital energy] all the way to the Golden Core Realm. Among them were over a hundred volumes of Foundation Establishment arts, twenty-seven Violet Sanctum arts, and seven cultivation arts for the Golden Core Realm.
Of these seven arts, only two were capable of reaching the Golden Core Late Stage. One of them was called the Green Sun Demon-Suppressing Scripture.
This was a fire and wood attribute Primordial Solar [a foundational cultivation art type] cultivation art, created by the founding patriarch of the Verdant Sun Sect. It could even lead a cultivator to the realm of Golden Core Perfection.
The other was named the Heavenly Heart Mind-Derivation Scripture. This art focused on spiritual sense cultivation and could reach the eighth layer of the Golden Core realm. It had also been pioneered by a senior expert of the Verdant Sun Sect in the past.
Exquisite Jiang looked at the assembled cultivators, her expression calm. "According to our prior agreement," she stated, "the Violet Sanctum Immortal Clan [a clan with cultivators at the Violet Sanctum realm] may select three Violet Sanctum Realm cultivation arts."
"Those Immortal Clan [a clan with a history of producing immortal cultivators] who participated in the battle with a Violet Sanctum Late Stage cultivator may exchange their selection for one Golden Core Realm cultivation art. After you have sworn the Heart Demon Blood Oath [a binding magical oath that invokes inner demons if broken], you may make a single copy."
Expressions of wild joy appeared on everyone's faces. Cultivators like Percival Pan and Varen Wei naturally chose first to complete their clan's collection of Violet Sanctum Realm cultivation arts.
Meanwhile, those with deeper foundations, such as Xavier Xu, Patriarch Qian, and Patriarch Fang, seized this once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity to exchange for a Golden Core Realm cultivation art.
After all, Golden Core Realm cultivation arts are treasures one encounters by fate, not by seeking. Given the level and capabilities of a Violet Sanctum Immortal Clan, it is fundamentally difficult for them to have the opportunity to come into contact with such things.
To obtain a Violet Sanctum cultivation art at this moment was to seize a heaven-sent opportunity born from the cataclysmic destruction of the Verdant Sun Sect. It was truly a chance that comes once in a thousand years.
After the group exchanged their cultivation arts, they began to trade for the most crucial resources.
Whether it was a Spiritual Vein [a natural conduit of concentrated spiritual energy] or a cultivation art, these were assets that would yield benefits over the long term. The immediate spoils of war that could truly boost their strength right now were the liquid assets they had seized.
The liquid assets seized from the battle at Green Sun Mountain consisted mainly of Spirit Stone [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy], magical treasures [enchanted artifacts used by cultivators], elixirs [spiritual pills], and a large quantity of Spiritual Object [objects imbued with spiritual energy] of varying grades.
In this battle, they had slain several thousand cultivators from the Verdant Sun Sect, including six combatants of Violet Sanctum strength.
The total number of Spirit Stone seized exceeded one million four hundred thousand. Exquisite Jiang took one million of these, while the remainder was used for rewards.
There is little need to discuss the Second Rank magical treasures. Just the Third-Rank Magical Treasure seized numbered forty-seven. Among these treasures, nine were of Third Rank Superior Grade quality.
The Third-Rank Magical Treasure of middle and lower grades were quickly exchanged among the group. Nearly every one of the thirty-plus Violet Sanctum cultivators who participated in the battle received one or two such treasures.
The remaining Third Rank Superior Grade Magical Treasure, however, were extraordinary.
Because the Golden Core Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the devastating lightning tribulation required to form a Golden Core] is so difficult to survive, the birth of almost every single Golden Core Cultivator [a cultivator who has successfully formed a Golden Core] necessitates the shattering of at least several Third Rank Superior Grade Magical Treasure [powerful enchanted artifacts of the highest third rank] to block the calamity.
Precisely for this reason, even after accumulating resources over centuries, the number of Third Rank Superior Grade Magical Treasure currently existing within Chu Nation [the Chu Nation, a sovereign human state] numbers merely between sixty and seventy.
Among the more than thirty Violet Sanctum Immortal Clan [powerful cultivation clans led by Violet Sanctum stage experts] within Chu Nation, a treasure of this rank is, in any family, sufficient to serve as a Clan-Suppressing Supreme Treasure [a supreme artifact that safeguards a clan's legacy].
Each of these nine Third Rank Superior Grade Magical Treasure is a renowned and named treasure within Chu Nation, each one ranking among the most famous.
Such treasures, whether used as personal protective artifacts or reserved for weathering future Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the heavenly trials of lightning that test cultivators at major breakthroughs], represent an exceedingly scarce and precious choice.
Exchanging a glance with Eldrin Chen, the Old Patriarch [the venerable elder of the Chen Clan] immediately used his accumulated Merits [a metaphysical currency representing virtuous deeds and good karma] to exchange for two of the Third Rank Superior Grade Magical Treasure: the Kunwu Bulwark Earth Bell [a mighty bell forged from Kunwu metal, renowned for its defensive earth-element power] and the Gold Jade Demon-Slaying Shuttle [a swift, piercing shuttle crafted from gold jade, designed to slay demons]. The story continues at audio-novel*com.
Feeling this was not enough, Eldrin Chen produced another portion of Merits to claim the Dark Gold Immortal Sword [a sword forged from dark gold, imbued with immortal sharpness], intending to preserve it as part of the clan's foundational heritage.
Seeing three of the nine Clan-Suppressing Supreme Treasure already claimed, the others hastily stepped forward to exchange their own battle merits.
Since both Xavier Xu's Golden Fire Dragon Shears [a pair of shears that unleash golden fire in the shape of a dragon] and his Lifebound Magical Treasure [a magical artifact bound to a cultivator's life force] were offensive in nature, he decisively exchanged for a defensive treasure: the Violet Aura Veil Barrier [a protective barrier that manifests as a shimmering veil of violet spiritual energy].
Having lost a Violet Sanctum Late Stage [a high-level expert at the late stage of the Violet Sanctum realm] elder in battle, Patriarch Qian received two treasures as compensation, which included that formidable Heavenly Dragon Slash [a weapon or technique capable of a slash with the power of a heavenly dragon].
Patriarch Fang exchanged for a Blazing Third Fire Divine Thunder Net [a powerful enchanted artifact capable of unleashing area-of-effect attacks]. This item was a formidable group-combat magical treasure, and could be considered a significant gain.
Among the remaining Spiritual Object [objects imbued with spiritual energy], there were still three Five Elements Treasure Crystal [crystals containing the refined essence of the five primal elements] in stock. Eldrin Chen also exchanged for one Supple Wood Crystal [a crystal brimming with the vital essence of the Wood element] in one go.
The group exchanged more Spiritual Object and magical treasures, depleting their military merits almost entirely, before returning to their respective clans with hearts full of satisfaction.
After the treasures were divided, Eldrin Chen did not depart immediately.
Exquisite Jiang led him deep into the Hinter Peaks of Green Sun Mountain, stopping before a fiery-red fruit tree.
"A Fire Spirit Fruit Tree [a spiritual tree bearing fruit infused with the essence of fire]," she said.
Eldrin Chen's eyes flickered slightly, a trace of astonishment passing through them.
The Fire Spirit Fruit Tree was a fourth-rank Worldly Spiritual Root [a rare plant that draws upon and concentrates the spiritual energy of the world]. It contained the power of fire-attribute Creation [the primordial life-giving and generative force], a vital resource for the cultivation of Golden Core Cultivator [cultivators who have condensed their spiritual energy into a solid Golden Core].
Having spent many years with Exquisite Jiang, he had gradually come to understand the profound mysteries of cultivation within the Golden Core Realm.
A cultivator's Golden Core [the solidified core of spiritual energy] was, in essence, the embryonic precursor to the Infant Soul [the nascent spiritual form of a higher-stage cultivator]. To nurture this core and eventually give birth to an Infant Soul, one needed not only to continuously nourish it with spiritual power, but it was also optimal to supplement it with the Creation force specific to the Golden Core stage.
That Creation power [the fundamental life-giving and world-shaping energy] is precisely the high-grade nourishment urgently needed by Golden Core and even Infant Soul cultivators. Only a few exceptionally precious treasures, such as the Five Elements Treasure Crystal, contain it.
The Spirit Fruit borne by this Fire Spirit Fruit Tree are fruits imbued with the fire-attribute Creation power. They can replenish Creation power for Golden Core cultivators, accelerating their cultivation speed. This chapter appears courtesy of audio-novel .c om.