Chapter 404 : Creation Supreme Treasure
Chapter 404: Creation Supreme Treasure
‘The Daoist Son’s status is noble. Angering the Ancestor might not be a problem, but I am a sinner who betrayed the sect. Would I not suffer the consequences as well?’
Jiang Yuyan subconsciously pursed her lips, as if she had already seen the Death Star flashing.
Unexpectedly, the Ancestor did not become angry. He merely smiled and asked in return, “Ziang, do you know how difficult it is to obtain a Nascent Soul Formation Pill?”
“For the sect to refine a batch of Nascent Soul Formation Pills, it requires gathering nine fourth-order high-grade Profound Medicines, eighty-one third-order high-grade treasures, and then having a fourth-order Profound Alchemist spend sixty years, drawing upon Heavenly Stellar Profound Flame and matching the timing and location of heaven and earth. Only then is there a thirty percent chance of successfully refining a batch.”
“Even so, after one batch is successfully refined, the number of Nascent Soul Formation Pills produced will not exceed three. Therefore, the sect’s reserves have always been in shortage.
“If they were exchanged according to merit points, some Golden Core Elders within the sect could wait three or four hundred years and still might not obtain a single pill.”
“Giving you two pills, this old man can agree in principle, but can you, Ziang, endure the criticism within the sect?” The Ancestor asked with great interest.
There were no fewer than a few Nascent Soul True Monarchs and Golden Core Elders within the sect watching closely for Nascent Soul Formation Pills.
Especially those Golden Core Elders who had hopes of becoming True Monarchs. They were even less willing to miss any opportunity to obtain a Nascent Soul Formation Pill.
If the one pill obtained by Shaoyuan was also included, then the entire sect’s third-generation Nascent Soul Formation Pill allocation would have been taken by the Daoist Son’s lineage. It could be imagined how much controversy and resistance this would cause.
“If disciple cannot even endure a little criticism, how can disciple prove the Dao and become a True Monarch?” Chen Beiwu’s gaze was sharp as he spoke decisively.
He had inherited True Monarch Shang Yi’s assets.
There were many heavenly materials and earthly treasures within the storage ring, but there was not a single Nascent Soul Formation Pill.
“Very good.”
Zhu Wuya slightly nodded. With a wave of his sleeve, another streak of light fell before Chen Beiwu.
Seeing this scene, even though Jiang Yuyan had already somewhat expected it, she still felt a trace of envy.
Different people had different fates; different umbrellas had different handles.
If she had become Zhu Zhenren’s disciple back then, her current fate would certainly have been completely different.
“By the way, how have you prepared your Heavenly Stellar Pure Qi?” Zhu Wuya asked with concern.
“Thank you for your concern, Ancestor. During these years of traveling outside, disciple was fortunate enough to obtain a strand of high-grade Heavenly Stellar Pure Qi.” Chen Beiwu did not conceal it, nor was there any need to hide it.
“Good.”
After finishing the proper matters, Zhu Wuya nodded and looked toward Jiang Yuyan for the first time.
“According to sect rules, those who kill their master and betray the sect must have their cultivation methods abolished, their Dao foundation removed, sink into the Cold Water, and suffer the soul-devouring torment of the Cold Prison until their soul scatters and spirit disperses. You should know this as well, Ziang.”
Chen Beiwu stepped forward and bowed. “Although Jiang Yuyan committed a grave mistake, there were reasons behind it. She established a great merit by protecting Dan Star Market from falling. I hope Ancestor can give her a chance to live.”
“Establishing merit while bearing guilt?”
The Ancestor shook his head, his tone calm. “Are sect rules a joke? If this precedent is opened, how will you convince others in the future? This is the grave crime of killing one’s master!”
Chen Beiwu’s tone remained neither humble nor arrogant. “Beyond rules, there is also human consideration. If the sect does not even give those who were forced into betrayal by circumstances any chance to atone, then Golden Core Elders who were coerced by enemy sect cultivators and know there is no path of return after betraying the sect will inevitably commit even more extreme actions, causing greater losses to the sect.”
Hearing this, the Ancestor lowered his eyes and formed hand seals with one hand to perform divination.
Warm winds flowed throughout the hall, yet Jiang Yuyan, despite possessing the Crow Perching Spirit Body, felt a chill spread through her body.
The Daoist Son had promised to spare her life, but if the Ancestor refused to agree, she would ultimately still be unable to escape death.
Only Chen Beiwu remained calm, quietly waiting for the Ancestor’s reply.
“Regardless, for the sake of the sect’s reputation.” The Ancestor raised his head and looked toward Chen Beiwu. “Jiang Yuyan must still die to atone for her crime and give the sect’s Golden Core Elders an explanation.”
Chen Beiwu was slightly stunned and wanted to continue speaking.
He had not expected the Ancestor to be so persistent.
The reason Jiang Yuyan had fallen into such a situation was partly the sect’s responsibility as well.
“Daoist Son, please do not continue pleading for this concubine.”
Jiang Yuyan took a deep breath and interrupted Chen Beiwu’s words. Her eyes looked toward Zhu Wuya.
“Death is death. Disciple truly has committed a crime, but disciple has never regretted killing Yuzhao Li. That person was not my master. She never was!”
“Quite a bit of courage. No wonder Yuzhao Li died by your hands.”
Zhu Wuya extended a finger and lightly pointed toward Jiang Yuyan.
The latter closed her eyes and quietly awaited death.
After a long while, Jiang Yuyan opened her eyes and discovered that the Gu worm within her body had suddenly fallen silent. Her eyes were filled with surprise.
“Ziang, since you insist on protecting her, from this day onward, you shall bear this karma. There is no longer a Jiang Yuyan in this world.”
At this point, Zhu Wuya looked toward Chen Beiwu.
“If one day she takes the wrong path and commits an act that harms the sect, you should know how to deal with it.”
“Disciple will personally take action and cleanse the sect.”
Chen Beiwu let out a sigh of relief and stated that he planned to leave the sect in two days to find a suitable place to form his Nascent Soul and enter seclusion.
The Ancestor closed his eyes and did not speak again, clearly showing an approving attitude.
Chen Beiwu tactfully took his leave and brought Jiang Yuyan away from Supreme Unity Hall.
“This villainous role has ended up being played by this old man.”
Only after Chen Beiwu’s figure disappeared did Zhu Wuya let out a light laugh.
Jiang Yuyan was an intelligent person. From beginning to end, she had never revealed Mirror Moon’s scandal to the outside world.
Considering this point, and understanding that Jiang Yuyan’s betrayal of the sect had other hidden circumstances and she had acted out of necessity, he had turned a blind eye and refrained from sending Nascent Soul True Monarchs to capture her.
Now that the Daoist Son had stepped forward, him taking one step back was harmless.
After all, the future of the sect would ultimately need to be carried by the Daoist Son, and he also needed to give him some face.
With this thought, the anticipation in Zhu Wuya’s eyes faded, replaced by a trace of regret.
Zhu Wuya spread open his palm. Above it, eighty-one jade divination sticks shone brilliantly.
To break through to Divine Transformation, he had deduced astral phenomena more than ten thousand times, yet every divination result showed certain death without hope of survival.
“The Great Dao is fifty, Heaven derives forty-nine, and one escapes!”
Zhu Wuya slowly stood up. The aura around his body resonated with the Five Elements qi throughout the entire hall.
Even if there was no hope of survival, so what?
He was skilled in divination, but he did not believe in fate!
Even if the path to becoming a Divine Transformation True Venerable was a dead end, he would still seek life through death and prove the Dao to become a True Venerable.
However, the sect currently had no Nascent Soul Perfection True Monarch guarding it. Fearing that the sect’s Dao inheritance would be lost, Zhu Wuya had never dared to take that final step.
“Ziang, do not disappoint this old man!”
A barely audible sigh slowly echoed within the hall.
……
After leaving the hall, Jiang Yuyan closely followed Chen Beiwu.
“Why are you following me?” Chen Beiwu raised an eyebrow.
His promise had been fulfilled, and he had obtained the Nascent Soul Formation Pills. Now, he only needed to handle the matters of the Beast Taming lineage before he could return to the Immortal Alliance and enter seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.
“Does the Daoist Son need a Nascent Soul Formation Pill? This concubine knows of the inheritance secret realm of the Supreme Void Formation Sect and the location of the Nascent Soul Formation Pills.” Jiang Yuyan brought up the old matter again.
According to the Daoist Son’s arrangement, she needed to remain in the Beast Taming lineage of the sect these years, devote herself to cultivating disciples, and not leave.
However, the problem was that after betraying the sect and receiving protection from the Demon Sect, she had not done so without paying a price.
At this moment, within her spiritual platform sea of consciousness and Immortal Golden Core, there was a Gu worm residing within each, shaped like cinnabar and as fine as dust. Once she committed an act of betrayal against the Demon Sect, her apertures would seal and her Core would shatter.
Even if the Ancestor personally acted to isolate the Golden Aperture Gu’s perception and force it into slumber, it remained a hidden danger.
She wanted to completely resolve this Gu worm. Seeking the Daoist Son’s help was undoubtedly the best choice.
“No need. You only need to do what you should do.”
Chen Beiwu gave Jiang Yuyan a deep look, then activated his escape light and departed.
If the Supreme Void Formation Sect’s inheritance secret realm was so easy to enter, the inheritance and Nascent Soul Formation Pills within would have already been taken.
Conversely, if the secret realm was too dangerous, why would he take the risk?
After all, although secret realms contained opportunities, they were always accompanied by enormous risks.
Having learned from previous lessons, Chen Beiwu had no intention of recklessly entering an ancient Dao sect secret realm with unknown dangers.
Such secret realms carried the risk of a Nascent Soul True Monarch falling at any moment, let alone him, who was not yet a Nascent Soul True Monarch.
“The Daoist Son truly is cautious!”
Looking at Chen Beiwu’s departing figure without turning back, Jiang Yuyan felt disappointed but also relieved.
Dual cultivation with the Crow Perching Spirit Body could assist a Golden Core True Person in forming a Nascent Soul.
Having been coveted by too many Golden Core True Persons, she was also afraid that the Daoist Son would become the next Zhou Bo’en.
Now it seemed she had judged a gentleman with a petty person’s heart!
The Daoist Son seemed to have no interest in her at all.
……
The next morning, Beast Taming lineage.
Myriad Beast Valley.
Because of the Battle of the Three Realms, the number of cultivators remaining within Myriad Beast Valley was extremely small.
As the Vice Lineage Master, Shu You held great authority. She only needed to remain within the sect to coordinate the Beast Taming lineage disciples and did not need to personally go to the frontline to fight.
“Master, is this amount of force acceptable?”
Within the quiet chamber, incense smoke curled upward.
Chen Beiwu closed his eyes and lay upon Shu You’s thighs. A pair of slender, fair hands gently pressed his head. The force was neither light nor heavy, perfectly balanced.
“Mm, it is fine.”
Listening to the warm and gentle voice beside his ear, Chen Beiwu felt extremely relaxed.
Time passed easily, and people’s hearts changed easily.
After more than fifty years without seeing each other, Shu You had already become a Golden Core Elder of Mirror Moon Sect.
Even so, Shu You’s attitude remained as respectful as before, without the slightest arrogance.
“Master, I heard that you suppressed the Three Hundred Solar Radiance Army and three Red Sun Generals, and also assisted True Monarch Chengyuan in suppressing True Monarch Shang Yi of Azure Spirit Sect. Is this matter true?”
After reporting the current situation of the Beast Taming lineage, Shu You appropriately revealed curiosity on her face.
Chen Beiwu slightly frowned, knowing that the sect’s higher-ups had deliberately spread the news. Otherwise, it would not have spread so quickly.
“That is correct. What, are you interested in True Monarch Shang Yi?” Chen Beiwu asked with interest.
“Yes. This concubine heard that True Monarch Shang Yi was one of the Ten Great Pill Kings of the Yellow Derivation Realm and once refined a premium Nascent Soul Formation Pill. Since the sect successfully suppressed True Monarch Shang Yi this time, does that mean we can obtain many Nascent Soul Formation Pills?” Shu You’s tone was very straightforward.
Human desires were endless, and cultivators were the same.
After forming Foundation Establishment, one wanted to form a Golden Core. After successfully forming a Golden Core, one wanted to form a Nascent Soul.
Before her master, she had nothing to hide.
If her master needed it, she could sacrifice her life at any time. Why could she not reveal the ambitions in her heart?
“You want a Nascent Soul Formation Pill?”
Chen Beiwu opened his eyes. Without activating his divine sense, what entered his sight was a pair of softness, and he could not see Shu You’s expression.
“Yes. Not only me, the Golden Core Elders of the sect’s seven lineages are all investigating the news.”
Shu You slightly bent down. Her breath was fragrant as she continued massaging.
“True Monarch Shang Yi’s storage ring did not contain any Nascent Soul Formation Pills, only some fourth-order Profound Medicines. If he had any, I would not have needed to ask the Ancestor for one.” Chen Beiwu revealed the information.
Hearing this, Shu You’s heart skipped a beat. Her gaze toward her master was filled with disbelief.
What was going on?!
Wasn’t True Monarch Shang Yi killed by Supreme Elder True Monarch Chengyuan?
“You guessed correctly. Remember to keep this secret and do not reveal it.” Chen Beiwu spoke calmly.
Over these years, Shu You had managed the Beast Taming lineage very well, creating considerable influence among Mirror Moon’s seven lineages.
Because of this, Chen Beiwu had used his divine ability to seize a great deal of fortune, causing the Heavenly Fortune Purple Dragon within the Primordial Chaos Heaven and Earth to become increasingly powerful.
“Gulp.”
Shu You swallowed. Her entire person was stunned.
She deeply understood her master’s personality and would not doubt this in the slightest.
But suddenly hearing such an unbelievable matter, she found it difficult to accept for a moment.
“Tomorrow, I will leave the sect and enter seclusion to prove the Dao as a True Monarch.”
Chen Beiwu changed the subject and drew a grand promise. “If you can continue increasing the strength of the Beast Taming lineage and make it the faction second only to the Main Lineage among Mirror Moon’s seven lineages, then I can grant you a Nascent Soul Formation Pill.”
“This concubine will definitely not disappoint Master!” Shu You’s eyes lit up, and a feeling of gratitude rose in her heart.
The goal set by her master was difficult, but it was not completely impossible.
“One Nascent Soul Formation Pill is nothing. As long as you handle matters well, I have never mistreated those around me.” Chen Beiwu said indifferently.
Compared to the vast status and fortune of the Beast Taming lineage, one Nascent Soul Formation Pill was certainly nothing.
Of course, Chen Beiwu currently did not have any extra Nascent Soul Formation Pills in his hands. That did not mean he would not have any in the future.
True Monarch Shang Yi’s storage ring did not contain Nascent Soul Formation Pills, but it did contain the nine main materials required to refine them.
However, refining Nascent Soul Formation Pills required too much time. Chen Beiwu simply could not wait, which was why he requested them from the sect.
Considering his parents’ future cultivation, and to prepare against unforeseen circumstances, Chen Beiwu had already handed the main materials for refining Nascent Soul Formation Pills to Senior Sister Wan’er long ago.
Senior Sister Wan’er’s alchemy skills were extraordinary. Even if she failed twice in refining Nascent Soul Formation Pills, as long as she succeeded once, it would still be a huge profit.
On the contrary, little Xuele had some minor objections. It wanted to cultivate fourth-order Profound Medicines for some time before handing them to Senior Sister Wan’er, but this idea was mercilessly rejected by Chen Beiwu.
At this moment, Zhiling, who had always been lying in Chen Beiwu’s arms, slightly twitched its ears and looked toward Golden Egg not far away.
“Ahem.”
Golden Egg coughed twice and spat out an ancient seal from its mouth.
“You may leave first.”
Chen Beiwu sensed something and stood up, looking toward Shu You.
Shu You nodded and left without hesitation, taking the initiative to close the door.
“How is the research going?” Chen Beiwu asked solemnly.
Golden Egg’s innate profound ability 【Three Forms Furnace】 could even refine fourth-order Profound Treasures. This was the first time he had encountered a Profound Treasure that Golden Egg could not refine.
“This thing is very strange. I cannot refine it at all.” Golden Egg was puzzled.
It could even suppress and kill True Monarch Shang Yi. It never expected that it would be helpless against the Profound Treasure left behind by him.
“Woof?” (Could it be a Heaven-Piercing Profound Treasure?)
Iron Egg guessed.
“Impossible.” Golden Egg decisively rejected it.
Even if it was a Heaven-Piercing Profound Treasure, using the Three Forms Furnace to refine it would still allow it to sense some information. It would not be completely without clues.
“Ying?” “Na?” (Could it be a Creation Supreme Treasure?)
Zhiling and Xuele looked at each other and spoke in unison.
“If this thing really was a Creation Supreme Treasure, how could it possibly not even have a Creation Artifact Spirit?”
Golden Egg shook its three dragon heads together and continued rejecting the idea.
Chen Beiwu moved his divine sense and picked up the ancient seal, carefully examining it.
Unlike before, when there had been no reaction at all, a profound and obscure stream of information suddenly surged into his Purple Mansion.
‘Control life and death reincarnation, command the rise and fall of all things.’
‘Creation Supreme Treasure, Nine Lives Nine Ages Seal!’