Chapter 381. Golden Core, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm)

In truth, not only Sect Leader Qian, but all the others present felt somewhat tempted by the Void Gem (Spiritual Object).

Unlike ordinary magical treasures, the Void Gem (Spiritual Object) is exceptionally rare—far scarcer than even fourth-tier artifacts.

Eldrin (Person Name) furrowed his brow before speaking, "You may only exchange 1."

"Agreed."

Sect Leader Qian nodded. In this battle, the Vast Heaven Sword Sect had only dispatched 2 Golden Core cultivators.

Moreover, Ling Changxu was merely at the Golden Core, Early Stage (Cultivation Realm). It could be said that their participating forces numbered only 1-third of the Sky Ruins Alliance, with combat strength falling short of even that fraction. To secure 1 Void Gem (Spiritual Object) was already a considerable achievement.

After distributing 1 Void Gem (Spiritual Object), there remained 5 Void Gem (Spiritual Objects) along with the formation disk. Yan Ziji (Person Name) claimed 1 for herself, then took 4 fourth-tier magic treasures.

Lady Yan Zi would reach the Great Perfection of the Golden Core Realm in a few more years, making these fourth-tier magical treasures even more crucial for her.

The remaining Taiwu Zhenren contributed the least in this battle, merely taking a single Grade 4, medium-tier magic treasure.

All that remained in Eldrin's possession were 4 Void Gems (Spiritual Object), an array formation disk, and 3 fourth-tier magic treasures.

By the time Feiye the Nightbane (Person Name) successfully refines the Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object), it is estimated that the Chu Kingdom (Location) will obtain 6 or 7 more Golden Core Formation Pills (Spiritual Object). They believe they can then distribute them according to each contributor's level of effort.

After distributing these treasures, Eldrin said, "Let us discuss matters concerning the cultivation of a fourth-order spirit mountain and the deployment of the teleportation formation."

"To cultivate a fourth-tier, lower-grade spirit mountain requires an expenditure of 10,000,000 spirit stones. Let us each take shares in the venture."

"Very well…"

After a lengthy discussion, the group concluded that withdrawing 10 million spirit stones in 1 go would be too heavy a burden. Thus, they decided to involve the Zi Mansion immortal clans of Chu Kingdom (Location) to share this expenditure.

According to the collective plan, the Golden Core clans present would jointly contribute 5,000,000 spirit stones, while the remaining 5,000,000 would be shared among the Zi Palace clans of Chu Kingdom.

In the end, the Golden Core Immortal Clans would hold 70 percent of the shares, while the Purple Manor Immortal Clans of Chu Kingdom (Location) would jointly hold the remaining 30 percent.

According to the collective plan, once this spiritual mountain was fully established, it would become the largest cultivation market in Chu Kingdom (Location). Moreover, the teleportation array would generate immense annual profits for Chu Kingdom (Location).

Moreover, by mastering this teleportation array, they effectively gained control over the economic and trade rights among the 6 nations.

Many specialties from other kingdoms, which previously required years of arduous travel for Foundation Establishment cultivators to procure and often commanded exorbitant premiums in the Chu Kingdom, could now be delivered within an astonishingly short timeframe.

According to everyone's calculations, the combined revenue from the teleportation array usage fees of the new spirit mountain, future taxes from the Chu Kingdom's largest cultivation market, along with various other miscellaneous incomes, would amount to an annual revenue of 300,000 spirit stones.

Once the plan was settled, the group chose Qiyuan Mountain right next to Qingyang Mountain as their spiritual mountain.

After nearly a full year of tireless efforts, the spiritual mountain's ascension was finally accomplished. A teleportation array was then established, linking the 3 kingdoms of Qi, Yan, and Cang.

Of course, none of these required Eldrin's personal attention.

He traveled with Lyra (Person Name) to Tianxu Island in Yan Kingdom (Location), where he directly set up a teleportation formation connecting Tianxu Island to Qingyang Mountain.

With this teleportation array now in place, the Heaven's Ruin Sect and Green Sun Mountain were permanently linked, greatly enhancing the safety of Eldrin and Lyra once more.

After dealing with these matters, the beast uprising was finally and completely quelled.

After the Beast Tide had subsided, Eldrin regained its former tranquility.

He began poring over ancient texts, contemplating his own path of cultivation while systematically organizing his techniques and supernatural abilities.

Over the years, he had cultivated quite a few spells and supernatural abilities, yet he had never found the time to practice any escape techniques—a notable weakness in his repertoire.

Now that his techniques had been fully consolidated and breaking through to Golden Core, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) remained impossible in the short term, he resolved to devote himself to mastering an escape-type mystical art.

Moreover, he had decided that once Lyra broke through to the Golden Core, Late Stage, the 2 of them would leave Jizhou and journey through the Eastern Wastelands. Thus, cultivating an escape technique was also a precaution for unforeseen circumstances.

The Chen Clan possessed quite a few escape techniques, yet only the Golden Flame Evasion could truly be considered a superior method.

This evasion art ranked among the most supreme escape techniques, 1 that manifested with majestic righteousness and overwhelming grandeur when executed.

Moreover, its conceptual foundation was exceptionally profound, theoretically holding the potential to be further deduced into a grand supernatural power. A genius would remember it in but a second. Since Eldrin (Person Name) intended to cultivate an escape-type supernatural power, it was only natural that he chose this extraordinary evasion technique.

However, comprehending this divine ability was no easy feat. It took Eldrin a full 3 years to thoroughly grasp its mysteries, followed by another 2 years to successfully cultivate it.

Having mastered the Golden Flame Evasion, Eldrin immediately put it to the test. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a brilliant golden blaze that streaked across the void, inadvertently traversing a distance of several 1000 li in an instant.

"This divine ability is truly profound and wondrous."

Eldrin's gaze flickered slightly, sensing that this evasion technique still held vast potential for further refinement.

Once this supreme divine ability advances further, it is highly likely to step into the realm of a grand divine ability.

His current cultivation level was ultimately somewhat lacking; he was still far from being able to deduce a great divine ability.

Suppressing his thoughts, Eldrin returned to Spirit Isle Lake.

As soon as he returned to Spirit Isle Lake (Location), Lyra (Person Name) concluded her cultivation session. She exclaimed with delight, "Today I feel my spiritual power has become remarkably harmonious. It's time to attempt the breakthrough to Golden Core, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm)."

"Truly?" Eldrin's face lit up with delight before he declared, "I shall guard your cultivation."

"Good."

Lyra nodded, then returned to her secluded cultivation chamber with the long-prepared Cloud-Returning Creation Elixir.

With her foundation, breaking through to the Golden Core, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) posed no difficulty. Merely 3 months later, she emerged from the seclusion chamber.

Watching Lyra (Person Name) break through to Golden Core, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm), Eldrin (Person Name) excitedly grasped her hand and asked, "How do you feel?"

"My mana has increased by 50 percent. With just a bit more refinement, it will approach the level of a False Infant cultivator."

With a faint smile, Lyra (Person Name) remarked that given her foundation as a Great Perfection Golden Core cultivator, her spiritual power had already rivaled that of a Golden Core Perfection expert when she broke through to the sixth layer of Golden Core.

His magical power had now surged by another 50 percent. Such profound power was already approaching that of a False Infant cultivator at the lower-tier Golden Core stage.

However, it is generally difficult for those with an inferior Golden Core to cultivate to the False Infant realm, so most False Infant cultivators possess a more profound spiritual energy than hers.

But Lyra possessed a Dao Body. Once she refined a Life-Bound Demon-Subduing Treasure through the nourishment of her Lunar Immortal Physique, her strength would likely rival half a Nascent Soul cultivator.

At this thought, Eldrin asked excitedly, "Shall we strike the Demon Ape Mountain now?"

"Not in haste."

Lyra shook her head. "That Demonic Ape Mountain is no less formidable than the Demon's Den Cave. With our current strength, even if we don't rely on a Demon-Subduing Supreme Treasure, it would be difficult to eradicate it. After all, it would take at least 1 Demon-Subduing Supreme Treasure to suppress the power of the demonic spring."

"Moreover, 20 years ago, to shatter the 7 Evils Demon Skull, the power of the Mirror of the Vast Heaven (Magic Treasure) was severely depleted. If we rashly enter the Demon Cave now and accidentally become trapped, the consequences would be disastrous."