Chapter 467 : Founding a Nation of Immortals

Yet after a moment's contemplation, Eldrin Chen shook his head once more. "With our current strength, attempting to establish a new Great Continent is still somewhat beyond our reach."

"I understand that as well,"

Violet Consort Yan nodded in agreement, yet a faint smile graced her lips as she continued, "Although the territories we currently hold are vast, they are all untamed wilderness, untouched for countless eons."

"It will require at least several centuries of effort to achieve even the initial stages of development, to meet the conditions for founding a nation and establishing a continent."

"During that span of time, I trust you will have already broken through to the Infant Soul Realm [the stage where the nascent soul is formed]. By then, formally founding a nation and establishing a continent should pose no significant difficulty."

Violet Consort Yan laid out her plan in a measured, persuasive tone.

Ethereal Mistress Ling also revealed a smile, then stated calmly, "Establishing a continent is not yet appropriate, but we can certainly begin by founding a nation first."

After listening to their counsel, a flicker of understanding passed through Eldrin Chen's eyes. Regardless of whether the Demon Race acknowledged it or not, the three Fifth Rank Spiritual Veins [sites of exceptionally potent spiritual energy] were now firmly under their control.

In the time to come, they could mobilize their forces and, relying on these Spirit Mountains [mountains rich in spiritual energy], gradually develop these cultivation nations step by step. Ultimately, founding a nation and establishing a continent would be a natural progression, like water flowing downhill.

With this realization, Eldrin Chen smiled and proposed, "Then let us deliberate on the division of the national borders." Discover more cultivation stories at http://www . audio-novel.com.

"Very well."

Violet Consort Yan's beautiful eyes held a smile. After some discussion, the group quickly delineated their national borders.

According to their division, the nation under the control of the Chen Immortal Clan was named Chen Nation. The kingdom founded by Violet Consort Yan was called the Feast Kingdom, while Ethereal Mistress Ling established the Ling Nation within the Immortal Realm.

The Great Kun River served as the border between Chen Nation and Ling Nation. The Feast Kingdom was separated from both Chen Nation and Ling Nation by the Violet Abyss Mountain Range.

Once the borders were settled, Chen Nation came to dominate five vast Demon King Territory: the Heavenly Ruins Continent, Earth Lion Prefecture, Savage Ox Ancient Plain, Crimson Scorpion Ridge, and the Heavenly Ark Mountain Range.

In addition, it claimed one-third of the Great Kun River and the expansive territory of the Verdant Lotus Isle, which spanned over a million Li-length [one Li-length equals five hundred meters].

Considering that the Chen Clan's foundational strength lay in Yu County, Eldrin Chen made the decision to incorporate the Border Province Cultivation World into Chen Nation as well.

After the division was complete, Eldrin Chen realized that the territory occupied by Chen Nation was now fully twice as large as that of the Chu Nation.

With their domains settled, Exquisite Jiang remarked with a smile, "If we count the Great Kun River and the Violet Abyss Mountain Range, we have increased the landmass of Ji Continent by sixty to seventy percent."

"Developing such a vast expanse of territory will be no easy task, however."

Ethereal Mistress Ling shook her head with a bitter smile. Developing a nation required not only a vast amount of manpower but also a long and arduous stretch of time.

Two millennia ago, the Chu Nation Cultivation World was still a barren wasteland, teeming with nearly countless Demon Beasts [monstrous creatures that have absorbed spiritual energy and gained supernatural powers].

The prosperity seen today was only achieved through the relentless pioneering efforts of generations of cultivators over those two thousand years, a process that claimed an untold number of demonic and monstrous lives.

Nowadays, the Chu Nation Cultivation World harbors almost no above the Foundation Establishment level. Low-level cultivators wishing to slay beasts to earn Spirit Stones [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy, used as currency and for cultivation] must cross the Heavenly Ruins Mountain Range and venture into the Heavenly Ruins Prefecture or the Earth Lion Prefecture.

Contemplating the difficulties of developing new territory, Violet Consort Yan's beautiful eyes flickered. "I must return first to arrange for my disciples to begin the reclamation work. I shall not linger further."

"Then I shall not overstay my welcome either," Ethereal Mistress Ling said with a gentle smile.

After seeing them off, Eldrin Chen summoned the Golden Core Cultivator [cultivators who have condensed a Golden Core, the third major realm] from both his clan and the Heavenly Ruins Sect.

Before long, Old Patriarch, Kael Chen, and the other Golden Core experts had all gathered on Verdant Lotus Isle.

Elara Lin had been exceedingly busy lately. She had just returned from cleansing a Demon Race Spirit Mountain [a mountain imbued with potent spiritual energy] in the Savage Ox Ancient Plain. Seeing the cultivators from the Chen Clan and Exquisite Jiang's lineage assembled, she asked curiously, "Master, for what matter have you summoned us?"

Exquisite Jiang motioned for everyone to be seated before speaking unhurriedly. "We have already discussed with Violet Consort True Lord and Ethereal Mistress True Lord and have decided to establish a new cultivation nation."

"To establish a nation…" [to found a sovereign state]

Upon hearing this, everyone present revealed expressions of joy.

Eldrin Chen also nodded and then said, "The reason I have gathered you all today is precisely to discuss the matter of establishing a nation."

The primary purpose of this gathering was to allocate the Spirit Mountain [mountains imbued with spiritual energy] within the territory of the Chen Nation, and also to find more cultivators to assist in developing the Chen Nation Cultivation World [the cultivation society of the Chen Nation].

Currently, the number of cultivators within the Chen Clan has surpassed eighty thousand, yet this manpower is still far from sufficient to establish such a vast cultivation nation.

Furthermore, a significant portion of the Chen Clan's personnel is dedicated to managing shops across the Ji Continent, purchasing Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] for Eldrin Chen and Exquisite Jiang. This chapter is provided by *audio-novel.com*. Support the original.

Therefore, to successfully establish a new cultivation nation, they still need to attract more cultivators to come to the Chen Nation and take root there for generations to come.

Observing their expressions, Eldrin Chen spoke, "Currently, within the Savage Ox Ancient Plain, we still have three unassigned Fourth-Rank Spirit Mountain [mountains with fourth-tier spiritual energy concentrations]: the Crimson Scorpion Ridge, the Savage Ox Ancient Plain itself, and the Heavenly Ark Mountain Range."

"I intend to offer these three Fourth-Rank Spirit Mountain for sale at half price to Golden Core Cultivator [cultivators who have formed a Golden Core, their spiritual foundation], encouraging them to settle within the Chen Nation Cultivation World."

"As for the third-rank Spiritual Vein [subterranean currents of concentrated spiritual energy], any Violet Sanctum [cultivators who have opened their Violet Sanctum, a higher spiritual sea] clan willing to relocate their entire lineage here can purchase them at thirty percent of the standard price."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Setting aside the Heavenly Ruins Prefecture and the Earth Lion Prefecture, the Chen Nation was a barren wasteland. Surviving within its borders carried a far greater risk of danger than residing in a more settled interior region like the Chu Nation.

Yet peril and opportunity were two sides of the same coin. The chance to purchase a Spiritual Vein [a subterranean channel of concentrated spiritual energy] for a mere thirty percent of its usual price was a deal that would be considered a tremendous windfall for the vast majority of cultivation clans.

Furthermore, while the Chen Nation teemed with countless savage beasts, the Golden Core Demon King [a demonic beast that has formed a Golden Core] had already fled. The powerful great demons of the Violet Sanctum Realm [the third major cultivation realm] were formidable, but they also represented a crucial source of Foundation Establishment Pills [pills that aid in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm].

As long as one could survive, the annual gains from slaying Demon Beasts alone would far surpass the profits earned from painstakingly managing Spiritual Fields [fields infused with spiritual energy for growing special crops] and shops within the Chu Nation.

With this thought in mind, Eternal Profound Chen spoke up. "The battle at Demonic Ape Mountain left Xavier Xu's physical body utterly destroyed. The Xu Clan has suffered grievous losses."

"He is now over six hundred years old, and his cultivation has only reached the Golden Core 4th Tier. Once he reforges his fleshly form, his Path [the lifelong journey and philosophy of a cultivator] will likely be cut short."

"We should grant them a Fourth-Rank Spirit Mountain [a mountain with a spiritual vein of the fourth rank] as a reward."

"Xavier Xu?"

Eldrin Chen's eyes flickered slightly, a sigh passing silently through his heart.

This great war had been exceptionally brutal. Even the Golden Core Cultivators of the Chen Clan, who watched each other's backs, had paid a heavy price. How much worse, then, for a clan with shallower foundations like the Shyu Immortal Clan?

This time, Xavier Xu's physical body was destroyed. He should have entered the Nirvana Pool [a mystical pool capable of reforming a cultivator's flesh] of the Ji Clan to reconstruct his form. However, the Ji Clan's Nirvana Pool is currently being used by a certain True Lord [a high-ranking cultivator title] and is temporarily unavailable for outsiders.

Even Lior Chen had to use a Nirvana Pill [a rare elixir for bodily restoration] to recover his physical form. Naturally, Xavier Xu currently has no means to obtain the treasures needed for his own bodily reconstruction.

Thinking of this, Eldrin Chen said, "Then let us grant Crimson Scorpion Ridge as a reward, bestowing it upon his Shyu Clan."

Eternal Profound Chen nodded and spoke again, "Our clan currently lacks Nirvana Pills. Now that we possess a Fifth Rank Spiritual Vein [a high-grade source of ambient spiritual energy], if fate provides the opportunity in the future, we should prepare to begin crafting our own Nirvana Pool."

"A Nirvana Pool..."

Eldrin Chen's eyes flickered with thought. Typically, long-established Infant Soul Immortal Clans [powerful clans led by cultivators of the Infant Soul realm] would undertake the creation of a Nirvana Pool. This chapter appears courtesy of audio~novel.com.