Conscripting Cultivators

After distributing the treasure mirrors, Jiang Linglong arranged the troop deployment before letting everyone go back to make final preparations for the battle.

"Nephew, please wait."

Chen Nianzhi walked out of the temple and hadn't gone far when she heard a familiar voice.

He turned around and saw that the person who came was Meng Xinghe. This great-uncle was looking at him from a distance and greeted him with a smile.

Chen Nianzhi exchanged a glance with the Third Elder, then quickly stepped forward and said politely.

"Greetings, Uncle."

"Ah, my dear nephew, your cultivation is progressing so rapidly!"

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Meng Xinghe got straight to the point. "I see that you have broken through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, nephew. Could it be that you have obtained the Qingyuan Pill?"

"That's right." Chen Nianzhi didn't hesitate and asked directly, "I obtained a Azure Origin Ganoderma a while ago and refined it into two Qingyuan Pill."

Upon hearing that he mentioned there were two, Meng Xinghe's face lit up with surprise, and he couldn't help but rub his hands together and ask.

"I wonder if there's anything left?"

"There is indeed one left."

Chen Nianzhi nodded. The effects of the Qingyuan Pill only last for a little over ten years, and now there are less than ten years left.

The two Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Lineage, Chen Qinghao and Chen Qingwan, have just broken through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. It will probably take them more than twenty years to reach the Foundation Establishment Late Stage stage.

Therefore, he wouldn't mind trading away this Qingyuan Pill; if it were traded to his great-uncle Meng Xinghe, it would be even better.

Upon hearing that he also mentioned Qingyuan Pill, Meng Xinghe couldn't help but smile.

"Nephew, I would like to purchase a Qingyuan Pill from you. Is that possible...?"

Over the past thirty years, Meng Xinghe has purchased two Foundation-Building Pill for the Lineage, adding two Foundation Establishment cultivators to the Lineage Lineage.

However, the cost was that the Lineage's treasury was almost emptied, and Meng Xinghe was so poor that he was stuck at the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer for more than 20 years.

This great-uncle is ten years older than Chen Changxuan, and is now over 150 years old. More than 50 years ago, his cultivation level was the same as the Old Clan Leader Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer, but now he is only at the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer, which is a huge difference.

The Old Clan Leader's aptitude was similar to this person's, except that the Chen Clan's ancestral Blazing Sun Soaring Void Art was more advanced than the Meng Clan's Cultivation Method, and the Spirit Vein of Qingyuan Mountain were of a higher grade.

Most importantly, Chen Qinghao managed the Lineage business very well back then, and the Lineage's finances improved significantly.

Back then, they first bought a Jade Marrow Pill to save the Old Clan Leader twenty years of cultivation. Not long after, they obtained a Azure Origin Ganoderma on Spirit Mountain, which allowed the Old Clan Leader to break through two realms in just a few years, directly widening the gap between them.

Meng Xinghe is still stuck at the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer and cannot make any progress, while the Old Clan Leader, with the support of Chen Nianzhi, has successively obtained Spirit Peach, Dark Jade Pill and Blazing Fire Crystal, and has unknowingly already stepped halfway into the Purple Mansion Realm.

"In the path of cultivation, besides natural talent, fortuitous opportunity is of paramount importance."

A thought flashed through Chen Nianzhi's mind, then she smiled and said, "Since Uncle has spoken, then this Qingyuan Pill can naturally be given to you."

Thank you so much.

Meng Xinghe rubbed his hands together excitedly, took out a handful of Spirit Stone, and said, "I spent a lot of Spirit Stone a few years ago to buy Foundation-Building Pill for Xingwan, and now I only have a little over three thousand Spirit Stone left."

"I know the Qingyuan Pill is very overpriced, it should sell for around four thousand Spirit Stone, right? How about I owe you a thousand Spirit Stone first?"

"Uncle, what are you saying?" Chen Nianzhi smiled slightly and quickly shook his head, saying, "Our two families are related by marriage. A few years ago, my nephew Xian Ling even married your great-granddaughter. Why be so formal?"

"I'll give it to you for the original price of three thousand Spirit Stone."

"This..." Meng Xinghe was a little embarrassed, but still shook his head and said, "This amount of Spirit Stone is not small, how can I be greedy for such a bargain?"

Chen Nianzhi handed over the Qingyuan Pill, then smiled slightly and said, "It's a good thing for my Chen Clan that my great-uncle can break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage."

"The Beast Turmoil is about to begin, and we might need Uncle Qing Meng to look after our Chen Clan then."

In the end, Meng Xinghe could not refuse and bought the Qingyuan Pill for three thousand Spirit Stone.

After receiving the Qingyuan Pill, Meng Xinghe showed joy. He had been honing his True Essence for twenty years, and even without the Qingyuan Pill, he should be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage within a dozen years.

Now that I have obtained the Qingyuan Pill, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage is practically a certainty, and there shouldn't be any major unexpected events.

Thinking of this, he solemnly promised, "If the Chen Clan is in danger during the Beast Turmoil, I will definitely provide full support."

"..."

After bidding farewell to Meng Xinghe, the two did not linger and flew back to Qingyuan Mountain on their swords.

After returning to Yu Commandery, the Foundation Establishment elders of the Chen Clan met and held a meeting with the heads of the major Lineage in Yu Commandery. Then they began to mobilize cultivators from house to house to participate in the Beast Turmoil.

More than a hundred large and small immortal clans throughout Yu Commandery will each have to draw 65% of their cultivators to participate in this Beast Turmoil.

Of these, about 30% of the cultivators, approximately 3,000 people, will go to Heavenly Ruins Mountain Heavenly Ruins Mountain assist in resisting the Demon Beast.

The remaining 35% were conscripted to Yuyang Market, under the unified command of Heavenly Ruins Mountain, to guard this Cultivation Market and resist the invasion of Demon Beast.

As for Rogue Cultivator, they do not have Lineage to guard, and their relatives usually number no more than a hundred. Often, multiple Rogue Cultivator share a Tier 1 Spirit Vein.

With the current Beast Turmoil, they naturally no longer need to guard the low-level Spirit Vein where the Spiritual Qi is pitifully thin. They have basically all been conscripted to Yuyang Market and Heavenly Ruins Mountain.

The six great immortal clans jointly summoned the cultivators of Yu Commandery. Naturally, the cultivators in Yu Commandery dared not disobey. With the Beast Turmoil approaching, even if they had fled to the Border Province, they would still be conscripted to participate in the war.

A very small number of cultivators fled to the deep mountains, unwilling to participate in the resistance against the Demon Beast, but their names were recorded.

There are only three or four thousand independent Rogue Cultivator in Yu Commandery. Leaving aside those who participated in the Beast Turmoil, there are only about a hundred who escaped. Basically, they can be registered directly by acquaintances pointing them out.

Although there won't be any post-mortem accounting, the major Marketplace of the Border Province will refuse entry to him in the future, and fellow cultivators will despise his actions and mostly be unwilling to associate with him.

Recruiting cultivators is a time-consuming and laborious task. Even with the combined efforts of the six Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan of Yu Commandery, it took more than a year to complete the recruitment before a portion of them were transferred to Heavenly Ruins Mountain.

Just a few days before this large army set off, the eight Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Chen Clan met in Peaceful Sun City. This was the first formal meeting between the eight Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Chen Clan.

Even Chen Qingwan has withdrawn from Yuyang Market. Now that Yuyang Market has gathered thousands of Qi Refining Cultivator, it is naturally safe for the time being.