Chapter 731: Dividing the Dan

In the Fire True Hall, there was indeed a cultivator who had reached the Foundation Establishment Completion stage, but that person was too old, already over two hundred years old, and certainly had no possibility of forming a Golden Core. Among Sheng Zhaoxi's fire lineage, the only disciple with current potential was Tan Rong.

“That’s certainly not a problem. At that time, it will be based on the amount of contribution. As long as Junior Niece Tan contributes enough to the Five Elements and Five Meridians, I can make the arrangements.”

Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. Since the Five Elements and Five Meridians were to be reintegrated, if he wanted to control them as easily as moving his arm, he would certainly need to ensure superficial equality in resource distribution. After all, he would still need the Five Elements and Five Meridians to help him condense the Five Elements Essence Qi. Zhou Hua now had the Five Elements Spirit Fruits and no longer needed the Five Elements Essence Qi to achieve great success with the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, so there was no need to hold onto that technique.

“Then I thank Junior Brother in advance.” Sheng Zhaoxi was very pleased after hearing this.

In previous years, the Divine Wood Sect and Huantian Valley openly cooperated in collecting materials for the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill. Therefore, major powers across the entire Eastern Wilderness had generally learned something about this Golden Core forming elixir. After all, other Golden Core forming spiritual items in the Eastern Wilderness were all less reliable than the last. When Chen Mobai produced a full seven Golden Liquid Jade Return Pills, even someone with the composure of Cong Zhilun and Tian Linggen felt a slight tremor of excitement, and their breathing quickened.

“You are too greedy.” Tian Linggen first expressed his opinion, because among the seven Foundation Establishment Completion cultivators, Quan Shanlin and Yin Qingmei were his disciples, and Xie Yuntian was his direct descendant. Shuixing Ling shook her head, rejecting the proposal. The purpose of the Jade Return Pill was to provide elixirs to the cultivators in the sect most likely to form a Golden Core. After all, Fu Zongjue's current status was entirely due to Shuixing Ling's diligent management before forming her Golden Core. Even if she directly decided the ownership of the seven Golden Liquid Jade Return Pills, the two would not have any other opinions. When Yu Huandan received the jade slip, his hands trembled slightly. Yu Huandan, as a Nascent Soul of the Dharma Body, did not need them.

No wonder, after his family split, he repeatedly visited Jinma Immortal City as a disciple of Patriarch Hunyuan but was always turned away. He had originally thought Patriarch Baiwu favored Sheng Zhao, who had inherited the mantle. Only now did he realize it was simply because Cong Zhilun didn't possess the Hunyuan Shengqing, making him worthless in Patriarch Baiwu's eyes. Junior Brother's decision was final. After Shuixing Ling left the Fire True Hall, she quickly forgot about the matter. “You have already passed on the Spirit Transformation Immortal Scripture of my Longevity Sect. Just cultivating that alone would likely take all your lifelong effort to achieve great success. There’s no need to delay you further with the Hunyuan Shengqing.” “As for the Earth-aligned Congzhi and Congzhilun fruits, I plan to save them for when your two disciples form their Golden Cores.”

When Sheng Zhao imparted the teaching, he naturally also imposed restrictions. It was more fitting for Yu Huandan to mediate than Shuixing Ling. If Zhuo Ming's Golden Core formation was not based on enlightenment, she wouldn't be as stable as Luo Yixuan. At that time, besides the Earth-aligned Zhou Ye, Shuixing Ling was considering whether she could refine another batch of Golden Liquid Cong Zhilun pills.

Upon hearing Cong Zhilun speak of Patriarch Baiwu's past attempt to forcibly seize the Hunyuan Shengqing, Yu Huandan couldn't help but sigh with emotion. If Sheng Zhao hadn't revealed that matter, he would never have known. Although the opening of the One Yuan Secret Realm primarily involved Sheng Zhao and Shuixing Ling, those seven jade pendants were also crucial, and they had originally been sold to the Fire True Hall. Previously, he had planned that if Cong Zhi formed a Nascent Soul before Shuixing Ling, he would obstruct her path, even at the cost of his own life.

No wonder the Snow Peak Bai clan's tea, after supplying Cong Zhilun for his Golden Core formation, was always insufficient. For the seven individuals sponsored by Cong Zhilun and Tian Linggen, Ling Guoxi, as a refiner, was not particularly favored. Due to his vigorous internal fire energy, he needed to consume cooling teas for neutralization, and the Snow Needle Immortal Buds were the most suitable for this. “Junior Brother, you’ve worked hard!” After hearing this, Tian Linggen also reacted, saying with a bitter smile. “In the future, if Sheng Zhao forms a Nascent Soul, I will no longer obstruct him.”

Therefore, upon hearing that she had a chance, Tan Rong, who was nearby, suppressed her excitement, and with steady hands, picked up the teapot and poured for both of them. Shuixing Ling was very familiar with the tea; it turned out to be Snow Needle Immortal Buds. “Junior Brother, I’ll accompany you on a trip to Jinguang Cliff and Fengyu Dock.”

“The sect currently has seven Foundation Establishment Completion cultivators. Coincidentally, there are also seven pills here, so let’s distribute them directly to them.” If it succeeded then, it could also be kept, and perhaps later, he could find an opportunity to gift it to Qing Nan at the immortal sect.

“In my opinion, the three of us should come forward for this matter. Let's set a deadline for exchange, and at that time, the seven individuals with the highest sect contributions will qualify to exchange for the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pills, giving all disciples a fair and just opportunity to compete. How about that?”

The same applied to Fengyu Dock and Nu River; after all, the Divine Wood Sect fruits were not particularly useful to Nu River. He felt that he would probably never have the chance in his lifetime to witness the full form of the Hunyuan Cong Zhilun. One couldn't simply confiscate the assets and exterminate the Snow Peak Bai clan just because they did business with the Fire True Hall after the unification of the Five Elements and Five Meridians, could they?

“Senior Brother, this is the cultivation method for Hunyuan Cong Zhilun…”

“Yan Shaoyin refined a significant quantity of Golden Liquid Jade Return Pills this time; there are a total of seven. Senior Brothers, do you have any good ideas on how to distribute them?” After Yu Huandan finished his lament, he uttered that sentence. After all, he was already a mortal enemy of Sheng Zhao!

However, Shuixing Ling didn't know that this was because Meng Hong and Luo Xue’er were both his disciples. Shuixing Ling could not openly favor them, but the meaning of that statement was clearly expressed. Who would have thought that after a hundred years of twists and turns, he would ultimately obtain that coveted supreme divine ability from Cong Zhi, effortlessly, by relying on an outstanding junior? Shuixing Ling nodded. Their Wood Lineage had basically monopolized the largest gains from the One Yuan Secret Realm.

After saying all that, Shuixing Ling engraved the Hunyuan Shengqing, which she had organized, onto a jade slip and handed it to Yu Huandan. Tian Linggen's eyes lit up. He needed those precisely for refining the Eight-Armored Heavenly Generals, so he unceremoniously took some of each. “As for this Golden-aligned Zhou Ye, I plan to give it to Senior Brother Mo. What are your opinions, Senior Brothers?”

After discussing that matter, Shuixing Ling then took out eight Five Elements Zhou Hua fruits. Upon hearing this, Cong Zhilun nodded magnanimously, and Tian Linggen certainly wouldn't object. After discussing the Hunyuan Shengqing, Cong Zhilun then presented the gains from his trip to Huantian Valley. Therefore, Shuixing Ling gave Cong Zhixi quite a few seventh-tier spiritual materials at the Fire True Hall, and over at Jumuling, this also greatly benefited Yu Huandan. Upon hearing this, Cong Zhilun, who was nearby, spoke up on behalf of his disciple.

After distributing the eight Zhou Hua fruits, Shuixing Ling then took out the seventh-tier spiritual materials obtained from the One Yuan Secret Realm. Upon leaving Yan Country's territory, Shuixing Ling traversed multiple teleportation arrays, quickly reaching Jumuling, where she returned Yu Huandan's jade pendant to him. Both nodded directly. Mo Douguang could also receive one, but it would require exchanging a Hunyuan Stone. That item held extraordinary significance for him; it was even the core of Jinguang Cliff's spirit vein. It was also uncertain if he would be willing to make the exchange. Similar to Yu Huandan and Tian Linggen, Cong Zhilun also shamelessly spoke up for his own disciple. After all, in the Tianhe Realm, immortal cultivation families were accustomed to playing subtle games and had many hidden retreats, which was very common. However, if that were the case, Yue Zutao and Zheng Deming would be excluded. “I’ll thank Junior Brother Mo on his behalf first,”

Actually, if Luo Yixuan were to form a Golden Core, it would be a near certainty even without the Divine Wood Sect fruits. However, since she was her own disciple, Shuixing Ling prepared the Divine Wood Sect fruits for her to ensure 100% success.

“Besides Foundation Establishment Completion cultivators, the sect also had Meng Hong and Luo Xue’er, two Outer Path Golden Core cultivators. If they used the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pills in conjunction with the Golden Core Transposition method, their success rate for forming a Golden Core would be even higher.” The Azure Emperor Longevity Scripture was already a grand cultivation path. If Yin Qingmei were to further divide her attention to the Hunyuan Shengqing, even with the Yuan Dao Fruit, it would likely result in fruitless efforts and wasted energy on both ends. As it concerned the grand path of Golden Core formation, both of them shamelessly vouched for their own people in front of Cong Zhilun. After hearing this, Cong Zhilun was very happy and expressed his gratitude to Shuixing Ling. “Can Qingmei practice it?”

Moreover, those auxiliary spiritual items for Golden Core formation were basically designed to complement the cultivation methods of various major sects. Even so, their effectiveness was far inferior to that of the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pills, which were suitable for all cultivators. Regarding this, he had actually not given up hope when his family split. Although to this day, only Chen Mobai has successfully formed a Golden Core relying on these Golden Liquid Jade Return Pills, this has already made Foundation Establishment cultivators throughout the Eastern Wilderness extremely covetous.

The former was Shuixing Ling's direct descendant, and the latter had performed tasks for him, counting as half an insider, and moreover, was a rogue cultivator who had joined the sect. Shuixing Ling intended to make them a prime example.

“This method requires at least a Yuan Dao Fruit for cultivation. The orthodox method also strictly requires an Earth-aligned Heavenly Spirit Root. However, Senior Brother Mo's unorthodox method, although it takes Yuan Dao Fruits of the other five elements, would require ten, or even dozens, of times the effort to master.”

Ever since he embarked on cultivation, he had often witnessed his master, Patriarch Hunyuan, displaying his heroic demeanor with the Hunyuan Straight Qi. He had always hoped to receive the inheritance of that supreme divine ability. Shuixing Ling had nothing to hide from Yu Huandan. She informed him, one by one, of all the content regarding Hunyuan Shengqing that she had comprehended and that Sheng Zhao had imparted. “I never thought that fellow, Cong Zhi, would still carry such a grievance.” “Hmm!” Now that he knew the truth, he felt that Junior Brother wasn't so annoying after all. Unfortunately, due to his insufficient spiritual root aptitude, even after Patriarch Hunyuan's demise, Yu Huandan had never received a single word of the Hunyuan Shengqing transmission.

The Snow Blowing Palace used Ice Marrow Clear Jade and fourth-tier Water Mist Ice Crystals, while Huantian Valley had a set of three-tier elixirs specifically targeting the physical body, spiritual power, and divine sense, respectively. Regarding this, Cong Zhilun also did not voice approval, but instead added two other people.