Chapter 125

The battle for the spiritual lands of Cloud Net Mountain ended in an astonishing manner!

Over two hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators died, six at late stage and sixty-six at early-mid stage!

The remaining one hundred thirty-two Foundation Establishment cultivators all paid spirit stones to preserve their lives!

And all this was accomplished by only six cultivators who had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage!

As soon as the news spread, the West Chu Cultivation World was shaken!

The Baiyi Six Heroes, who previously only had slight fame in the Qi Condensation stage, this time completely subdued all Foundation Establishment cultivators!

Even those late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators could not help but feel secretly alarmed; in one battle six late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators fell, one of whom possessed a seven-pattern natal magic treasure, yet he too fell.

Although the cultivation world rumors that they fell beneath a third-tier formation, these late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, upon hearing this, all scoffed and shook their heads: could the shattered second-tier spirit vein of Cloud Net Mountain possibly support the operation of a third-tier formation?

Regarding this battle, opinions vary, but it is undeniable that from now on a new force will rise in West Chu.

Even if some forces were dissatisfied, the Alliance Envoy's parting words 'Not bad!' caused all forces to temporarily hold their thoughts.

But soon, the thoughts they had restrained directly dissipated.

On the third day after the Alliance Envoy's departure, the spirit qi of the Cloud Net Mountain Range erupted completely! The originally shattered second-tier spirit vein overnight became a top-tier second-tier spirit vein, only half a step away from third-tier!

With a top-tier second-tier spirit vein, the power of a third-tier grand formation can be exerted at eighty percent.

Such a grand formation can crush all Foundation Establishment cultivators!

At the main peak of the Cloud Net Mountain Range, Wang Ping and his companions gathered in a simple hall.

Zhang Zuo excitedly reported the changes that had occurred overnight in the Cloud Net Mountain Range:

The Forty-two Peaks of Cloud Net Mountain gave birth to four thousand mu of first-tier spirit fields, two hundred mu of second-tier spirit fields, over a thousand first-tier spirit trees, and five second-tier spirit trees!

Over ten thousand first-tier spirit medicines! Three hundred twenty spirit fruit trees!

Five spirit springs! Over a hundred second-tier spirit medicines!

Listening to Zhang Zuo's report, Wang Ping and the others' faces showed astonishment!

This is literally a treasure trove; possessing such a treasure trove, from now on they need not rush east and west, risking entry into ruins!

As long as they guard Cloud Net Mountain, each person will gain at least one hundred thousand spirit stones per year!

Especially Wang Ping and Liaoru, being alone without family burdens, the spirit stones they earn belong entirely to themselves!

Tie Lanshan excitedly said: 'From now on we are no longer loose cultivators; with Cloud Net Mountain as our foundation, we certainly have hope of reaching the Golden Core Dao!'

Golden Core! Zhang Zuo and the others' eyes burned with fervor; this realm is probably the lifelong pursuit of ninety percent of cultivators in the cultivation world.

"Don't forget, the real big haul hasn't appeared yet!" Wang Ye hehehe laughed.

Wang Ping, Tie Lanshan hearing this, laughed in succession.

Tie Lanshan laughed and said: 'This time, perhaps one-tenth of the wealth of the West Chu Cultivation World has gathered in our hands! This is an astonishing fortune, and also a source of danger!'

Liaoru Grand Master exclaimed in surprise: 'One-tenth! Actually there is so much?'

Zhang Zuo smiled and said: 'Grand Master, you do not know: over ninety percent of West Chu's spirit stone veins are controlled by Foundation Establishment cultivators; adding the fallen Foundation Establishment cultivators this time, their number accounts for about one-seventh of the current West Chu Cultivation World! This is also the result of the Alliance's support over the past ten years! Many Qi Condensation Great Perfection cultivators have stepped into Foundation Establishment, and we are among the beneficiaries; otherwise, this proportion would be even higher!'

Wang Ping nodded and said: 'Carrying such immense wealth, we will likely become the target of everyone's envy; therefore, besides staying extremely low-key, we must also purchase some life-preserving talismans, elixirs, formations, and exotic treasures, etc.'

Liaoru Grand Master nodded and said: 'What Brother Lan says is reasonable; as long as we survive the first ten years, relying on the spirit vein and abundant spirit stones, we can definitely enter the early Foundation Establishment stage; then, relying on the seven-pattern natal magic treasure, even late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators can fight us a round; relying on the power of formations, even a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator coming here would not fare well. The poor monk has decided not to break through to the late stage and never to step out of the Cloud Net Mountain Range.'

"Hahaha! The Grand Master's words exactly suit my heart! I too have decided to close off and painstakingly cultivate, not breaking through to late Foundation Establishment, and never to leave the retreat!"

Ouyang Hua laughed loudly.

Tie Lanshan looked around at everyone and said: 'I have already notified the Chief Steward of the Treasure Hoard Pavilion; he will come here in the next few days. If you have any items you need to purchase, you may freely trade with him then!'

"That's excellent! Next we should also distribute the spoils!" Wang Ye laughed.

Zhang Zuo laughed and said: 'If so, let us begin the distribution, starting with those spoils: first, the life‑money of one hundred nine early‑stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and twenty‑three mid‑stage Foundation Establishment cultivators!'

"The life‑money for early‑stage Foundation Establishment cultivators totals eighteen million spirit stones, the remainder made up with materials; for mid‑stage Foundation Establishment cultivators it totals five million spirit stones, the remainder made up with materials!"

"The Foundation Establishment cultivators we slew together yielded nine million spirit stones, ten low‑grade magic treasures, ten medium‑grade magic treasures, one seven‑pattern upper‑grade magic treasure, and assorted magical implements! Their value is hard to estimate; we must wait for the Treasure Hoard Pavilion's personnel to come and appraise them personally!"

This time we together obtained 21,000,000 spirit stones! That day we gave each of the five alliance envoys 1,000,000 spirit stones, so finally there remained 16,000,000 spirit stones!

Wang Ping had been in closed-door cultivation these past few days, so he wasn't clear on the exact figures; upon hearing Zhang Zuo report the exact numbers, he couldn't help blurt out:

Over twenty million spirit stones! Does this count as us having looted the Xichui cultivation realm?

Hehe! About the same! Plus those materials, added together it's about the same! Wang Ye hehe laughed.

Those materials, if anyone needs them, they can pick them out themselves; any leftovers, if nobody needs them, will be sold to the Treasure Hoard Pavilion! The spirit stones will be evenly divided among us, each getting about 2,700,000 spirit stones! Zhang Zuo spoke.

Ouyang Hua said with a smile: "What are we waiting for? Let's divide the spirit stones and pick the materials!"

Hahaha! Let the selection begin!

Although the Xichui cultivation world is barren, it still has some good things; at least Wang Ping has gathered enough fivefold refined gold, a large amount of wood- and fire-attributed spirit materials, and also gathered enough materials to refine a flying magic treasure, which is the magic treasure he has always wanted to refine.

The idea has long existed, but it's just lacking materials!

This time he directly gathered everything; additionally, the spirit medicine needed for the next stage of cultivating the Soul-Eating Butterfly he has basically finished collecting, lacking only a set of five-hundred-year Soul-Condensing Flowers, which surely the Treasure Hoard Pavilion must have!

This wealth-dividing conference lasted a full two hours, and everyone showed a look of contentment.

Next, we will begin the most important matter: choosing a mountain peak.

Without a doubt, the spiritual aura of the highest peak of Yunluo Mountain is astonishing; in this place, among the six people, four of them thought that only Lan Ming and Daoist Lan Ning could choose it, but who would have thought that Wang Ping directly spoke up:

I want the mountain peak with the largest area on the west side!

Upon hearing this, several people showed looks of surprise; although that western mountain peak has a considerable area, its spiritual aura is somewhat inferior to the other seven peaks! Tie Lanshan was about to speak, but Wang Ping directly said:

I like tranquility; moreover, practicing the Qingdi Changsheng Gong requires a large amount of spiritual wood and herbs for auxiliary cultivation, so that mountain peak is quite suitable for me! No need to persuade me further!