Chapter 365. Obtaining the Ancient Furnace Heaven-Mending Elixir (Spiritual Object)

Yan Zi Ji possessed a single spiritual root and owned merely 2 peerless magic treasures, which was why she also had her eyes on these 4 peerless artifacts.

Lyra and Eldrin exchanged a glance before handing 4 supreme-grade magic treasures—including the Black Gold Ancient Alms Bowl and the Violet Haze Canopy—to Yan Zijī (Person Name).

"You possess a single spiritual root, yet lack sufficient natal magic treasures in your grasp."

"These 4 treasures shall aid you in transcending the Heavenly Tribulation of Thunder. I leave them to you."

Yan Zijie shook her head and handed the Violet Mist Veil to Lyra (Person Name): "Your Sunpeak Suppression Pagoda was destroyed in this battle. You should keep at least 1 defensive treasure."

"No need."

Lyra smiled faintly and said, "Back when we were in Elder Deng's clutches, we obtained 2 sets of Crimson-Gold Glazed Armor. To this day, 1 set remains unused in our possession."

Hearing this, Yan Zi Ji finally stored away this peerless magic treasure.

Having obtained 4 supreme-grade magic treasures, a look of delight spread across Yan Zi Ji's face. With these treasures gained from this battle, she was now highly confident in weathering the heavenly tribulation. All that remained was to cultivate her cultivation base to the peak of the Golden Core realm.

Yan ZiJi took several peerless magic treasures, while the remaining Ancient Furnace Heaven-Mending Elixir (Spiritual Object) and 2 Void-Shattering Treasure Talismans naturally fell into the hands of Eldrin (Person Name) and his wife.

The Ancient Furnace Heaven-Mending Elixir (Spiritual Object) possessed extraordinary efficacy, its value far surpassing that of 4 supreme-grade magical treasures. This treasure was intended by the 2 to be reserved for Elara (Person Name).

The members of the Chen family, such as Kael (Person Name), were quite promising and likely wouldn’t need this item. As for whether Lior (Person Name) and the others could even break through to the Golden Core Realm, that remained uncertain—let alone being able to afford such a priceless treasure.

Although Elara had also journeyed with the 2 of them to this day, she had after all provided significant assistance during numerous major battles along the way.

Apart from her true disciple Elara, Lyra's other students were merely nominal disciples. Now, aside from Su Mingwei and Liu Rumeng who had already passed away in meditation, even their disciples and grand-disciples had no use for such a precious treasure.

Lyra also felt a hint of delight. Having accompanied her for so many years, Elara was essentially both mentor and friend—their bond even resembled that of soul sisters.

Now that she and her husband had a bright future ahead, if Elara were to pass away prematurely, she would likely grieve for a long time.

The remaining 2 Void-Shattering Talismans were taken by Eldrin and Lyra, 1 each—these were supreme treasures for escaping mortal peril.

With this treasure in hand, 1 could instantly flee tens of thousands of miles away, potentially even escaping the pursuit of a Nascent Soul True Lord.

After dividing the treasures, the group returned to Chu Kingdom. However, the moment they arrived back at Spirit Isle Lake, Lior urgently sought them out.

"Word has just arrived that Fairy Ji is preparing to storm the Demonic Abyss Cavern."

"Oh."

Eldrin's eyes flickered slightly. Freya had been guarding the Demonic Abyss Cavern for 1 100 years, and throughout this century, she had consistently employed a fifth-grade formation to refine the demonic energy within the cavern.

Moreover, Eldrin was well aware that Freya had stationed herself at the Demon's Abyss Cave precisely to harness its formidable energies, tempering her own cultivation in order to strengthen her chances of forging a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul.

Now that Freya was finally prepared to completely eradicate the Devil's Abyss Cave, it seemed she believed her strength was sufficient and the time had come to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

At this thought, Eldrin said, "Since we must fight, then we must go all out."

"Uncle Lior, please arrange to mobilize personnel and recruit cultivators at Qi Refinement, Late Stage or above from all provinces and prefectures."

"Understood."

Lior nodded slightly. With the old clan leader still in seclusion to mend his foundations, and Eldrin preoccupied with refining the Golden Core Formation Pill, these matters would have to be handled by their Council of Elders.

After seeing off Lior, Eldrin and Lyra immediately headed to Mount Qingyang to begin refining pills.

Their first endeavor was refining the Returning Clouds Tribulation-Breaking Pill, which aided in breaking through to Golden Core, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm). With Eldrin (Person Name) and Lyra (Person Name)'s alchemical skills, crafting this pill no longer posed significant difficulty.

The 2 joined forces in the refinement, aided by a fourth-tier earth fire. In merely 1 month's time, they successfully completed this cauldron of pills.

Moreover, this time he had successfully refined a full 6 Cloud-Sundering Calamity Pills. Among fourth-tier master alchemists, this success rate could already be considered quite remarkable.

After successfully refining the Returning Cloud Calamity-Transcending Pill, the 2 opened the cauldron once more to concoct the Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object). By utilizing the Earth Lion Demon King's inner core and 2 stalks of Heavenly Heart Grass, they produced a full 7 pills from this single batch.

"With these 7 Golden Core Formation Pills (Spiritual Object), our inventory of Golden Core Formation Pills (Spiritual Object) finally has a considerable surplus."

Eldrin gazed upon the 7 Golden Core Formation Pills, a faint smile gracing his lips.

In previous years, they still had 3 Golden Core Formation Pills (Spiritual Object). However, over the past 30-some years, Su Mingwei had consumed 2 of them in succession yet failed to achieve a breakthrough. Now, only 1 Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object) remained in their inventory.

In just a few more years, the Chen Clan cultivators would begin attempting Golden Core formation 1 after another, yet the Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object) had unexpectedly become a pressing issue.

With these 8 Golden Core Formation Pills (Spiritual Object) as their safeguard, they should suffice for Lior (Person Name), Chen Caleb (Person Name), Chen Qingwan, and the others to use over the next 1 100 years.

Lyra gazed at the 8 Golden Core Formation Pills being put away, then sighed softly. "With Mingwei's 2 failed attempts, it appears her path will reach its end at the Golden Core stage."

"I shall provide her with 1 more Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object). If she still fails to break through to the Golden Core Realm, she might as well retire in peace."

Eldrin listened quietly from the side. Su Mingwei had failed to form her Golden Core twice in succession and already owed Lyra 4,000,000 spirit stones. With 1 more pill, the debt would reach 6,000,000 spirit stones.

The couple were immensely wealthy, and this Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object) had been refined from a demon king they personally slew. An ordinary Golden Core realm cultivator at the early or middle stage would likely have long been unable to sustain such expenditure.

This was simply unavoidable. Su Mingwei and Chen Qingwan shared similar temperaments, and both possessed the dual spiritual roots of Fire and Wood.

Now over 3 100 years of age, should she fail yet again, others would surely voice their discontent. After all, both the Chen Clan and the Celestial Ruins Sect housed numerous Eldrin cultivators—all covetous eyes fixed upon the Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object) in days to come.

As for the cultivators, both the Sky Ruins Sect and the Chen Clan had expanded remarkably over the years.

Among the disciples and descendants of Lyra (Person Name), there were already over 2 100 Foundation Establishment cultivators, among whom 5 or 6 had reached the Purple Mansion realm.

Although the Chen Clan had only 80-some Foundation Establishment cultivators, over half of them had achieved Foundation Establishment through their own efforts. As a result, the proportion of Purple Mansion cultivators far surpassed that of the Tianxu Sect, already exceeding 17 or 18 individuals.

In truth, after several centuries of development, the Chen Clan now boasted a mortal population exceeding 30,000,000, with over 40,000 Qi Refining cultivators among their ranks. Yet, their Foundation Establishment practitioners numbered merely 80-some individuals.

Generally speaking, the ratio of Foundation Establishment cultivators in a Foundation Establishment clan is approximately 1 in 300, while in a Purple Manor clan, Foundation Establishment cultivators account for about 1 in 200 of the total cultivators.

The Chen Clan's 1-in-5-100 probability of Foundation Establishment was pathetically low even among established cultivation clans, primarily because a vast number of cultivators had chosen to attempt breakthrough through self-guided methods.

The Chen Clan had so few Foundation Establishment cultivators precisely because many with decent aptitudes had stumbled at the threshold of self-initiated foundation building—this included even 2 geniuses bearing unique spiritual roots.

Behind every successful self-established Foundation Building, there often lie 8 or 9 cultivators who failed and perished—a price far too staggering to bear.

However, the Chen Clan had cultivated a tradition of self-attained Foundation Establishment, where many cultivators looked down upon those who relied on the Foundation Establishment Pill (Spiritual Object). The status of these 2 groups within the clan was not on the same level.