Chapter 300 219: A Great Harvest
Da Li, Hai Continent.
"Boom..."
The massive Floating Island on the sky slowly descended from the heavens and stopped over a sea area.
The many high-ranking members of the sects, especially the elderly sect members in the middle and late stages of Foundation Establishment, excitedly looked at the familiar sea area, tears streaming down their faces:
"We're back... We've returned again!"
For people like them, being driven out of Da Li like stray dogs was an unforgettable trauma.
Having spent so many years in Dayu, they had only recently managed to gain a foothold when the Golden Core Ancestor, pillar of the sect, died. Now, being able to return to their homeland is already the best outcome.
"Hah!"
Zhang Yao took a deep breath and slowly withdrew his palm.
After adjusting his breath for a moment, he erased the mark he left in the Array Core.
The entire Floating Island on the sky, rather than being a super Magical Treasure, is more appropriately described as a gigantic Spiritual Artifact.
The protective power of the floating island is indeed Third grade, surpassing most defensive Magical Treasures, but it's too cumbersome to be used in combat.
Even with Zhang Yao's Magical Power, maneuvering it was quite taxing; it took half a month to drive it back to the Hai Continent of Da Li. For other Golden Core Ancestors, it would take at least one or two months.
"If someone could wield this thing like a hammer, even Nascent Soul Old Monsters would have to retreat!"
Zhang Yao suddenly thought of this, and couldn't help but let out a silent laugh.
Using this gigantic Floating Island on the sky as a hammer to smash would indeed be terrifyingly powerful, but the material of this thing is far inferior to a real Magical Treasure, likely to shatter with one strike.
"Ancestor!"
At this moment, many high-ranking members of the Fuhai Sect flooded in, expressing their gratitude in a cacophony.
"Enough."
Zhang Yao waved his hand and said:
"I am preparing to return to Qingxu Palace; you all should handle your affairs well from now on."
"As for those few sects of Lingyang Sect, I will give them a warning. You must try to restrain your sect members and disciples, and avoid causing trouble."
With those words, he swung his sleeve, leapt forward, turning into a startling white rainbow, and disappeared into the horizon in an instant.
......
Several hours later.
On Pingdu Peak, within Qingxu Palace.
"The Ancestor has returned!"
With Zhang Yao's return to Qingxu Palace, the attendants inside the palace began bustling about.
Inside the main hall:
"Hmm..."
Zhang Yao picked up a cup of Spirit Tea, sipped it, and casually asked:
"I was away for these months; nothing major happened in the Da Li Cultivation Realm, right?"
"Reporting to Ancestor, nothing major happened."
The beautiful attendants on both sides lowered their eyes and responded softly.
"Good, no issues."
Zhang Yao waved his hand, indicating:
"You may go."
"If True Yang Ancestor and the others come, don't inform me, just take them to the front hall directly."
"Yes."
The two attendants responded and retreated.
After they left, Zhang Yao took out a large number of Storage Bags and a dazzling array of various Magical Treasures.
In the battle of Jade Divine Palace, he was actually the only true survivor; the inheritance of the other eight people had all fallen into his hands.
"Too many Magical Treasures, can't finish consuming them."
Zhang Yao sighed, and first picked out the various Magical Treasures.
Each Golden Core Ancestor possessed more than one Magical Treasure, the most being Wan Chuan Ancestor, who had as many as twelve Magical Treasures.
Of course, some of these Magical Treasures may be their Lifebound Magical Treasures, extremely powerful in their hands, but in Zhang Yao's possession, they were of little use.
"This staff is nice, it seems to be Man Tian Sheng's weapon..."
Zhang Yao picked up a golden long staff, tried it out, found it quite heavy, probably weighing several thousand pounds.
This weight is merely the inherent weight of the material, not comparable to the black stone he acquired, yet still several tens of times heavier than regular copper and iron.
"Body Refining Weapon, rarely seen indeed."
Zhang Yao infused Magical Power and Divine Thought into it, investigating the internal Array, and quickly gained insights.
Body Refining Weapons are a special category within Magical Treasures; generally simple and brute-force in function, they require less Magical Power to activate, the material is much sturdier and reliable than regular Magical Treasures, and the construction cost is significantly higher.
For example, the metal long staff in his hand has simple internal Arrays that enhance and increase weight, capable of augmenting the staff's weight from several thousand pounds to over a hundred thousand pounds.
The terrifying weight of over a hundred thousand pounds, combined with the Divine Power of high level Body Refining Cultivators, would be enough to smash a small hill with a single swing, ordinary defensive Magical Treasures wouldn't be able to withstand many strikes before losing their spiritual essence or even sustaining damage to their core.
Unfortunately, its owner died in a sneak attack, unable to display his full strength despite possessing substantial skill.
"It's good, if other Magical Treasures are like desserts, this is the main dish, it counts for several."
Zhang Yao was quite satisfied, put it away, and continued checking the remaining items in Man Tian Sheng's Storage Bag.
A hundred years ago, this person was just an ordinary middle stage Foundation Establishment Body Refining Cultivator, yet in such a short century, he rapidly advanced and eventually achieved the Golden Core Realm, surely due to a fortunate encounter.
He rummaged through the Storage Bag for a while, but didn't find much, only discovering the Body Refining Cultivation Technique "Profound Gold Technique" that Man Tian Sheng practiced.
"The Magic Skill is quite mundane, it's the orthodox Daoist Sect's Body Refining Profound Skill, following the path of 'transforming the body into a furnace, melting gold to refine the body'."
Zhang Yao flipped through it once, and as he drew a conclusion in his mind, a guess emerged:
"Embedding in Body Refining also requires a large amount of precious Spiritual Gold, perhaps he used up all his fortune from that fortuitous encounter?"
The strength of high level Body Refining Cultivators also comes from a heap of resources; the various precious Spiritual Materials and Treasures needed for them to advance are more than tenfold those of cultivators at the same Realm.