Chapter 313 Refining the Treasure Ship, Developing Tianxu State

The Tianxu Province alone, with a territory slightly larger than the combined area of 3 provinces, nurtured rare resources such as spiritual herbs, mineral veins, and demonic beasts.

The 3 provinces needed the resources of Tianxu Province, while Tianxu Province required the cultivators from the 3 provinces—it could be said they relied on each other for survival.

However, this territory was far too vast, and the distance between the 2 parties too immense—a single round trip often entailed 5 or 6 years of arduous journeying.

For a Qi Refining cultivator with a lifespan of merely over a 100 years, this was far too protracted and arduous.

At this thought, everyone fell into deep contemplation.

Chen Changxuan swept his gaze over the assembly and declared, "Through several beast tide upheavals, we have successively seized over a dozen Third-Order Demonic Beast carcasses."

"If we gather a large quantity of first-grade spirit wood and don't prioritize speed or combat capability, we can refine some medium-to-large treasure ships."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces lit up with joy.

Xu Daoyuan (Person Name), who was also an artifact-refining master, nodded and couldn’t help but exclaim with delight, “If we use the bones of a third-order demon beast as the keel and incorporate a large quantity of low-grade spirit wood, we can forge a third-grade treasure ship.”

"This treasure ship is relatively weak in combat, with a speed of only 10 1000 miles per day, yet it is fully capable of carrying over 5 100 low-level cultivators."

Lyra's eyes lit up as she turned to Elara and asked, "How many third-order demon beast dragon bones do we currently have here?"

"Many of the bones were previously refined into magical instruments." Elara calculated briefly before stating, "Only 3 remaining skeletons are now suitable for crafting into a treasure ship."

"3 treasure ships alone are far from sufficient." Lyra shook her head, her gaze sweeping over the assembled crowd. "Your respective clans previously exchanged for some third-order demon beast remains as well. I wonder how much still remains in your possession now."

The old clan leader smiled faintly and replied calmly, "Our Chen Clan possesses 4 suitable third-order skeletons for forging a treasure ship."

Everyone spoke up 1 after another, and they discovered that the various great families of the Sky Ruins Alliance had a total of 12 demon beast skeletons among them.

12 demon beast skeletons were sufficient to craft 12 treasure ships, capable of transporting 6,000 cultivators in a single voyage.

Once these treasure ships are forged, they will be able to establish multiple routes within the territory of the Sky Ruins Alliance, thoroughly connecting the spiritual mountains of each great family.

Eldrin calculated and discovered that across the 4 provinces of the Sky Ruins Alliance, there were 37 third-grade spirit veins and over a 100 second-grade spirit veins.

There were over a 100 1000 cultivators here. Once these routes were established, even if each person were charged just 10 spirit stones, it would amount to an enormous profit.

If Qi Refining cultivators returned to their clan only once every decade, with an estimated annual flow of 20,000 visits, this would likely generate 200,000 spirit stones in revenue each year.

After deducting the cost of using the spiritual vein's energy to recharge the treasure ship's power, the annual profit still reached as high as 100,000 spirit stones. Over a century, this amounted to a business generating 10 million spirit stones in profit.

It must be understood that although the Chen Clan was 1 of the most elite Purple Mansion immortal families, possessing spirit veins and earth veins comparable to those of weaker Golden Core clans, their annual income amounted to merely 70 to 80 1000 spirit stones.

Everyone also did some calculations in their hearts, and all felt a stirring of interest.

Yet they understood full well that while the sum appeared vast, not just anyone could claim a share of the spoils.

With Lyra (Person Name), a Golden Core Ancestor, and Eldrin (Person Name), whose strength rivaled that of a Golden Core cultivator, present, this business opportunity would certainly never fall to them.

However, since the beast bones in his possession could be used to forge a treasure ship, Xavier couldn’t help but entertain some hope. He ventured to ask, “May I inquire, Elder Ancestor, how are the shipping routes and business operations of these treasure vessels arranged?”

Eldrin exchanged a glance with Lyra. After all, they still needed the treasure ships of these celestial clans. Thus, he declared, "For these shipping routes, the celestial clans possessing treasure ships may also claim a share of the business."

"You can contract the flight routes, but you must surrender 50 percent of the profits as the contracting fee."

Everyone nodded in agreement. There were 12 treasure ships in total, with the Chen Clan and Lyra (Person Name) accounting for 7, while immortal clans like the Pan Clan and Xu Clan could collectively construct 5.

For immortal clans like the Xus, possessing even a single treasure ship meant they could secure a handsome annual income of 5,000 spirit stones—a substantial gain despite surrendering half their profits.

Although this amount would still need to cover various expenditures such as stipends for clan members, distributing allowances to the clan was in itself a necessary expense.

What the great immortal clans truly fear is not the distribution of allowances, but the inability to afford them. If there are insufficient positions to assign to the clan's cultivators, that family would truly be consuming its resources without replenishment, inevitably destined to decline over time.

The Chen Clan and Celestial Ruins Mountain (Location) were no exception—operating the routes required cultivators, and safeguarding the treasure ships also demanded a considerable number of practitioners. A portion of these earnings would be allocated as official stipends.

Since they had decided to establish the route, the group immediately returned to the clan to begin gathering materials for refining the treasure ship.

Forging a massive treasure ship required the consumption of vast quantities of Tier 1 spirit wood. A single vessel demanded over 10,000 such timbers. Even with the Chen family's considerable influence, gathering so much spirit wood in a short time was nearly impossible.

Fortunately, the Greenleaf Bamboo from Mount Qingyang was renowned throughout the Chu Kingdom. Lyra had tens of thousands of them felled and gathered a massive quantity of Rank 1 spirit wood, finally securing all the necessary materials.

This third-grade treasure ship was not particularly difficult to forge, yet it demanded an immense amount of time and effort. Though Eldrin and Lyra did not personally oversee the crafting, they mobilized over a 100 artificers and formation masters from the Chen Clan and the Tianxu Alliance.

These artificers carved low-tier formation patterns onto each spiritwood plank, then a third-rank artificer took charge of the overall framework and design. After more than a year of meticulous work, they finally succeeded in constructing these 7 treasure ships.

The other major clans, though proceeding at a slower pace, also succeeded in refining theirs after expending over 2 years.

Once these treasure ships were forged, they immediately began operation, and cultivators from the 3 provinces began entering Tianxu Province.

For a time, with the influx of numerous cultivators, the development of Tianxu Prefecture accelerated severalfold. In just a few years, new small spirit stone mines had already been excavated.

Just as the major immortal clans' development of the Sky Ruins Realm was in full swing, all the high-level cultivators of the Sky Ruins Alliance had entered seclusion.

Xavier, Patriarch Fang, Elara, and the others were all nourishing their meridians, awaiting the next opportunity to assault the Golden Core.

The Old Patriarch also engaged in relentless arduous cultivation, striving to reach the Great Perfection of the Purple Mansion as soon as possible in order to assail the Golden Core Realm.

Eldrin (Person Name) finally carved out a rare moment from his hectic schedule to advance his final Natal Magic Treasure.

Now, his Sky-Severing Twin Swords, Earth-Sovereign Bell, and Water-Lotus Throne had all advanced to the fourth rank, leaving only the Magnetic Light Mirror yet to achieve its breakthrough.

This time, he and Lyra had obtained 4 Void Gems. 3 of them were refined into Teleportation Array Disks, while Eldrin kept the remaining 1 specifically for advancing the Primordial Magnetic Treasure Mirror.

This Magnetism Treasure Mirror counters all metal-attributed magical treasures and supernatural powers. If a Void Gem (Spiritual Object) is integrated into it, it will gain the wondrous ability to suppress and seal 1’s opponents.

Chapter 1 The biting cold wind swept across the mountain peaks, carrying with it the scent of snow and pine. A lone figure stood atop the highest cliff, his white robes fluttering in the wind like the wings of a crane. Yun Che (Person Name) closed his eyes, feeling the spiritual energy swirling around him. After 3 years of secluded cultivation, he had finally broken through to the seventh level of the 9 Revolutions Mysterious Art (Cultivation Method). The breakthrough had cost him nearly 50,000 spirit stones and over a 100 precious elixirs, but the result was worth every resource. "Young Master Yun," an elderly voice called from behind. "The sect master requests your presence." Yun Che turned to see Elder Ming (Person Name) standing respectfully several paces away. The old man's beard was whiter than the mountain snow, his eyes holding the wisdom of countless years. "What does Father need?" Yun Che asked, his voice calm despite the spiritual energy still coursing through his meridians. "The Heavenly Mystery Realm (Secret Realm) will open in 7 days," Elder Ming replied. "The sect master wishes you to lead our disciples there. Rumor has it that the Crimson Phoenix Feather (Divine Material) has appeared within the realm." Yun Che's eyes narrowed slightly. The Crimson Phoenix Feather was 1 of the legendary materials needed to refine the Supreme Nirvana Pill (Divine Pill). For thousands of years, cultivators had searched for it in vain. "How many disciples will accompany me?" Yun Che inquired. "30-7 from the inner sect," Elder Ming answered. "And 12 from the core sect, including young miss Ling'er (Person Name)." Yun Che nodded. "Prepare 100,000 spirit stones and 3 dozen recovery pills. We depart at dawn tomorrow." As Elder Ming bowed and retreated, Yun Che turned back to face the endless mountains. His fingers unconsciously traced the hilt of the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure) at his waist. The upcoming journey would be dangerous, but for a chance at the Crimson Phoenix Feather, he would risk even heavenly tribulation. Far in the distance, thunder rumbled as dark clouds began to gather. The wind picked up, whispering of ancient secrets and coming storms. Yun Che stood unmoving, his figure as steadfast as the mountain itself, ready to face whatever challenges heaven destined for him.