Chapter 327. Obtaining Supplies, Celestial Star Jadeite (Spiritual Object)

Watching him break through the formation, Eldrin remarked with a hint of regret.

That cyan treasure pearl was a substitute tribulation treasure, capable of temporarily increasing a cultivator’s Golden Core flight speed tenfold. It could even ignore most formations, making it a first-rate life-preserving artifact.

With such a treasure to take the calamity in his stead, Eldrin knew pursuit would be futile, and so he abandoned all thought of giving chase.

Halting in his tracks, he stored away Eld Deng’s storage ring and several other treasures, a flicker of delight crossing his face. The storage pouch of a Golden Core, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) cultivator—the spoils of this battle far exceeded his expectations.

At that moment, Lyra descended from the sky. After casting a glance at the storage room, she remarked with a light laugh.

"Old Man Deng has now lost his physical body."

"Moreover, his remaining lifespan is limited, so it's unlikely he'll be able to cause any more trouble in the future."

Eldrin nodded. "For a Golden Core, Late Stage cultivator to reconstruct their physical form, it would require a full cycle of 60 years."

Moreover, it required the consumption of an exceedingly precious Nirvana Elixir (Pills) or the power of a Nirvana Pool (Cultivation Resource) to achieve rebirth.

Old Ghost Deng’s storage ring had fallen into their hands, and with no cultivation resources to speak of in the foreseeable future, reforging his physical body would naturally be fraught with countless hardships.

His remaining lifespan was less than 1 100 years. If he were to seize a body and start cultivation anew, a mere century of life would at most allow him to reach the late-stage Purple Mansion Realm. From then on, he could no longer be considered a threat.

Suppressing his thoughts, Eldrin turned his gaze toward the Barbarian Bull Demon King and the Deng Family Elder.

"Make haste and end this swiftly."

As their voices faded, the 2 figures shot forth on their swords, charging to kill the Barbarian Bull Demon King and the Deng Family Elder.

Both were merely at the early to middle Golden Core stage. Facing opponents that outnumbered them several times over, along with the joint assault of 2 powerful Patriarchs, they stood no chance of defying the heavens. Before long, they fell in the midst of the collective onslaught.

Of the 6 Golden Core realm enemies present, 5 had fallen and 1 had fled, bringing this great battle to its conclusion.

For the cultivation world of Chu Kingdom (Location), this was a great victory unseen in 3 100 years. They had slain 3 Demon Kings and the human traitors in 1 sweep, dispelling the gloom that had lingered for centuries.

The group retrieved the Taiyi Heaven-Sealing Formation (Formation) and began hunting down the demonic tribes within the Earth Lion Ridge.

The demonic races crumbled from that moment onward, and the pursuit and slaughter lasted for 3 full days and nights.

Eldrin personally took action. Seizing this rare opportunity, he slew 17 grand demons at the Purple Mansion realm in succession, allowing the sword soul of the 1000-Demon Slaying Sword to devour countless demonic spirits.

In this battle, the 1000-Demon Slaying Sword (Magic Treasure) devoured a vast number of demonic souls, among which even included the Earth Lion Demon King of Golden Core, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm).

According to Eldrin's (Person Name) estimation, once the 1000-Demon Slaying Sword (Magic Treasure) completely refined the demon souls, it should advance to the upper fourth grade.

Even among fourth-tier superior-grade swords, this blade would rank among the finest immortal weapons, worthy of becoming the ultimate trump card in Eldrin's hands.

And just as the demon tribes were routed, several Golden Core Elders wore expressions of delight. While arranging personnel to tally the spoils from Earthlion Ridge, they made their way into the Earth Elemental Vein deep within the ridge.

The Earth Lion Ridge's Earth Yuan Vein possessed a grade as high as Upper Tier-4, its treasures alluring enough to stir the hearts of even the most formidable Golden Core immortal clans.

After everyone entered the earth vein, Elder Wu couldn't help stroking his beard and remarking, "This earth vein is truly extraordinary. I reckon it can nurture 1 Earth Essence Pearl every 60 years."

"After this battle, your Heavenly Ruins Alliance will likely become the largest power in the Chu Kingdom."

"Hmm."

Eldrin also revealed a smile. A single 60-year cycle was enough to nurture an Earth Essence Pearl—no wonder the Earth Lion Ridge had managed to birth 2 Golden Core demon kings, the Azure Mane Lion King and the Golden Lion Mastiff, in just over 1 100 years.

The group had not ventured far into the earth vein when they discovered the spiritual spring eye of this Earth Element vein deep within its core.

Within that spring brimming with earthen essence, there unexpectedly nurtured several incomparably precious Grade-4 treasures.

Xavier (Person Name) looked up, unable to suppress his excitement as he spoke.

Earth Essence Pearl, Primordial Chaos Gold, Great Kun Mother Stone, Profound Earth Sinking Stone, Celestial Star Jadeite (Spiritual Object).

He called out the names of several treasures in succession, each 1 exceptionally rare and extraordinary.

Eldrin also felt a surge of excitement. Among these treasures, there was only 1 Earth Essence Pearl capable of assisting in breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

The other fourth-level heavenly treasures numbered 5 in total: 1 piece of Primordial Chaos Gold, 1 piece of Great Kun Mother Stone, 1 Deep Earth Sinking Stone, and those 2 pieces of Celestial Star Emerald Jade.

Among these treasures, the Earth Essence Pearl was naturally the most valuable, with a starting price of 2,000,000 spirit stones.

The Primordial Chaos Treasure Gold is a superior fourth-grade treasure metal with dual metal-earth attributes, typically valued at around 1,500,000 spirit stones.

The Great Kun Mother Stone is an earth-attributed gemstone, containing the Kun Origin Mother Qi. Its value is exceptionally precious, rivaling even that of the Chaos Origin Treasure Gold.

Thick Earth Sinking Stone was a heavenly treasure material as heavy as countless tons. If refined into a magic treasure, it could likely sink an entire mountain. Its value was also estimated at around 700,000 to 800,000 spirit stones.

The Celestial Jade was a unique fourth-rank treasure that emitted a starry radiance as brilliant as the constellations. Its starlight contained an extraordinary spirituality, capable of nourishing the vitality of spirit herbs and elixirs.

When refined into a fourth-tier jade vial, this artifact can extend the preservation period of medicinal pills by 3 100 years. If crafted into a jade box, it can similarly sustain the vitality of spiritual plants for 3 centuries.

Lyra stored these treasures away, then dispatched personnel to begin inventorying the spoils from the Ebon Ridge.

After a full 15 days of relentless work, the numerous cultivators finally managed to fully account for all their spoils and military merits.

And so on this day, Eldrin, Lyra, Elara, and several other Golden Core Elders including Xavier gathered together with joyous expressions, ready to divide the spoils from this battle.

Eldrin and Lyra sat at the head of the table, while Elara, Xavier, and the old clan leader were seated to the side.

Xavier glanced around and inquired curiously, "Where is Taiwu Zhenren (Person Name)?"

The Cerulean Peaks Range (Location) could not be left unattended for long, so he had already returned.

As if sensing his confusion, Lyra added, "When I asked for his assistance, I promised that after refining the Golden Core Formation Pill, I would give him 2 as compensation."

"Not only him, but also the Ziyuan Sect restraining the Demon Ape Ridge, and the Lin Clan of Qi Kingdom (Location) containing the Green Sparrow Demon King—we must deliver a Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object) to each of them."

Xavier gave a nod of understanding, finally realizing that Lyra had long since made arrangements to have the surrounding Demon Kings intercepted.

Now was not the era of the Beast Tide when all sides were embroiled in chaotic warfare. Launching an assault against the demon race was no simple matter. It was only through Lyra's deployment of multiple contingency plans that the Earthlion Ridge remained nearly devoid of demonic reinforcements in this battle.

Had the Deng Clan not suddenly descended upon the battlefield, the Earthlion Ridge would have been left isolated and vulnerable, easily crushed by their forces long ago.

Fortunately, this battle ended in a great victory, yielding 3 demon king inner cores in succession. Even after selling them to acquire 4 Golden Core Formation Pills (Spiritual Object), a considerable surplus would remain.

"Let us examine the spoils of this battle."

Eldrin smiled faintly, gazing at the crowd as he spoke.

As his words fell, he produced an account ledger and handed it to everyone present.

"This is the ledger for this campaign. Please review it first."

"All supplies and military merits are recorded within. We must also discuss the arrangements for the fallen."