Chapter 727 Distributing Treasures, Bountiful Harvest

He swept his gaze silently over the crowd, his eyes lingering for a moment on the Green Abyss Sword (Magic Treasure) in Eldrin's (Person Name) hand before suppressing the chilling intent within him. "I must express my gratitude," he said. "You have eliminated a formidable enemy on this emperor's behalf."

"Until we meet again, my friends."

The Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) ultimately did not take action. Baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, it soared into the depths of the void.

Only after the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) had departed did the crowd finally draw a deep breath.

Lyra collected the spoils, her expression brimming with excitement as she remarked, "It seems your prediction was correct. The Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor is all too eager to throw stones at the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor when he's down."

"If not for the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) hiding in the shadows today, that Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) might truly have managed to escape."

Eldrin shook his head and said with a light laugh, "In the eyes of the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor, the Golden-Winged Roc is his ultimate nemesis on the path to enlightenment. By comparison, we are far less significant."

Without another word, the group swiftly cleared the battlefield before proceeding to assault the remaining dozen or so spirit mountains.

In this battle, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan was nearly annihilated. Of the 6 Nascent Soul, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm) demon monarchs, only 1 managed to escape.

However, judging by the direction in which the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) departed, I'm afraid the last 1 is also unlikely to survive.

Eldrin had his forces capture Golden Wing Peak, then led his men toward Divine Bird Peak, intending to fully seize the territory of the Golden-Winged Great Peng race.

Without an infant demon emperor of the Golden-Winged Roc Clan (Monster Race) to hold the fort, they naturally stood no chance against the assault. Before long, all 4 spiritual mountains had been captured.

After all 4 spirit mountains had been conquered, Eldrin gathered with the others in the Divine Phoenix Peak's Demon Emperor Hall.

Eldrin (Person Name) sat upon the foremost seat, his gaze sweeping over the dozen or so Nascent Soul True Lords present. A faint smile graced his lips as he remarked, "Now that the great war has concluded, let us deliberate upon the spoils garnered from this conflict."

"So it shall be."

Everyone nodded, unable to suppress their rising excitement.

Seeing this, Eldrin casually handed an account book to the group and said with a light laugh, "These are the spoils from this battle. Take a look first."

The 3 True Monarchs of the Heavenly Star Sect opened the ledger and glanced at it, unable to suppress faint smiles.

According to the official records, their spoils were divided into 3 main categories: fixed assets such as spiritual mountain veins, magical treasures and demon beast materials, as well as spiritual herbs and similar resources.

Fixed assets were the most crucial part of this, including 4 fifth-order spirit mountains and 2 fifth-order earth veins.

Among the 4 fifth-order spirit mountains, Golden Wing Peak, Earth-Shaking Valley, and Blazing Fire Island were all lower-grade fifth-order spiritual veins, with only Divine Bird Peak possessing an upper-grade fifth-order spiritual vein.

Between the 2 earth veins, a low-grade, fifth-tier Wood Vein lay beneath the Golden Wings Peak, while the earth vein beneath the Divine Bird Peak was a high-grade, fifth-tier Gold Essence Vein.

Seeing this, Eldrin said directly, "Among these spiritual mountain ranges, our Chen Family will take the Divine Bird Peak and Golden Wing Peak. What do you think?"

"I have no objections."

Lingxu Fairy was the first to speak. "The Chen Clan's demand for the Divine Avian Peak is within our expectations."

Among these several earth veins, the Divine Bird Peak, which possessed a fifth-rank, upper-grade spirit vein and earth vein, held value far exceeding the combined worth of the other 3 spirit mountains. When the Chen Family claimed Divine Bird Peak and Golden Wing Peak, no 1 present could raise any objections.

17 Nascent Soul cultivators participated in this battle, 7 of whom were True Monarchs from the Chen Clan. Moreover, all 4 late-stage Nascent Soul combatants were members of the Chen Clan, making their dominance in the spoils an anticipated outcome.

The Chen Clan took the lion's share, while the Celestial Star Sect and the Eldrin (Person Name) made their moves in succession, securing the Valley of Earth's Tremors and the Blazing Fire Island respectively as their secondary sanctuaries.

With the fixed assets now fully divided, everyone turned their attention to the next item.

In this battle, they slew 5 Eldrin (Demon Emperor)s, obtaining 5 Eldrin (Demon Emperor) bodies, 4 Eldrin (Demon Emperor) Nascent Souls, and 10 Magical Treasure)s.

Among the 5 Demon Emperor bodies, aside from the physical form of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast), only 1 possessed a Nascent Soul, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm), while the remaining 3 were all Demon Emperors at the Nascent Soul, Early Stage (Cultivation Realm).

Among the 10 spiritual treasures, 2 were superior-grade artifacts, while the rest were middle or lower-grade items—none of which meant anything to Eldrin.

Among those 2 superior spirit treasures, 1 was a massive golden dagger-axe. This artifact was forged from fifth-grade Mystic Gold, utilizing an exceptionally large amount of material. Eldrin estimated it could be reforged into 2 immortal swords of the same grade.

The second statue was a golden war armor. This treasure was called the ‘Mysterious Gold Unbreakable Armor’ (Magic Treasure). It was also forged from secret gold and was a superior-grade defensive spirit treasure.

Apart from these 2 superior spirit treasures, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) possessed no other superior spirit treasures.

But do not assume the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) was impoverished. The reason he possessed only 2 superior-grade spirit treasures was his ambition to refine 2 Quasi-Pure Yang Spiritual Treasures (Magic Treasure).

The amount of high-grade materials used in crafting this Mystic Gold Unbreakable Armor and the golden great halberd was so substantial that it could have been refined into 4 or 5 superior spirit treasures.

At that time, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) had only recently broken through to Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm). Given another 1 or 2 100 years, he would likely have been able to refine 2 Quasi-Pure Yang Spiritual Treasures (Magic Treasure).

By that time, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) would have greatly increased his power, making it far more difficult to deal with him.

With 2 superior spiritual treasures in hand, Eldrin naturally had no other choice to make.

He took the Mystic Gold Impervious Armor and the golden great dagger-axe, then said with a smile, "These 2 treasures are crafted from exceptional materials. I intend to study them thoroughly to see if I can advance my artifact forging skills to the Quasi-6th-rank level."

"The remainder, choose amongst yourselves."

Hearing this, the assembly naturally had no objections and proceeded to divide the remaining 8 spiritual treasures among themselves.

Lyra cast a glance at the remaining fleshly body and Nascent Soul of the Demon Emperor, then retrieved only the feathers and corporeal form that had reached the Half-Step Primordial Spirit cultivation realm. The rest they left untouched.

The plume of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) was extraordinary, still imbued with the innate divine ability of the Quasi-Pure Yang realm—the 'Golden-Winged Divine Light Slash'. It might be possible to refine a Quasi-Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure (Magic Treasure), and Lyra (Person Name) naturally could not bear to abandon it.

After the crowd had thoroughly divided up the Yao Emperor’s physical remains, Eldrin declared plainly, “My alchemy skills are the highest among us. This Yao Emperor’s nascent soul shall be mine.”

"You provide the supplementary materials for the Nascent Soul Formation Pill (Spiritual Object), and I'll handle the refinement. Once completed, I'll give half of the Nascent Soul Formation Pills (Spiritual Object) to you. How does that sound?"

After some brief consideration, everyone nodded in agreement to this request.

After dividing the spoils, only a dozen or so fifth-order spirit herbs remained among the high-grade treasures the group had obtained.

Eldrin selected 2 Tribulation Transcendence Blooms and 4 Soul Nurturing Grasses from among them, which already counted as a considerable harvest.

That Soul-Nurturing Herb was 1 of the key auxiliary ingredients for refining the Soul Elixir, making it exceptionally valuable. Clearly, it was a treasure prepared by the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor (Demon Beast) for his future breakthrough to the Soul Formation realm.

After the treasures were divided, the Sect Master of the Heavenly Star Sect cupped his hands and said, "I must arrange personnel to control the spirit vein, so I shall not linger here any longer."

"Likewise, I must return to arrange for the acquisition of that spirit mountain."

Lingxu Xianzi (Person Name) also rose to her feet, preparing to take her leave.

"Then I shall not detain you any longer."

Eldrin smiled faintly and rose to see his guests off.

After the crowd had dispersed, Chen Ethan approached Eldrin and whispered, "Uncle Eldrin, there seems to be something remarkable within the earth vein."