Refining the Tianhe Renshui Sword

The other Foundation Establishment elders have also made great progress.

Chen Qinghao is over 110 years old, is the most diligent in his cultivation and now has the highest level of cultivation. He is about to reach the threshold of the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer.

If things continue at this pace, Chen Qinghao should be able to break through to the Purple Mansion around the age of 125, which is more than a decade faster than the Old Clan Leader's first attempt.

Chen Qingwan was delayed for several years in order to refine her Life-bound Magical Treasure, and she is still at the eighth level of Foundation Establishment, but it looks like she will be able to break through to the ninth level within ten years.

Among the others, Chen Nianchuan has accumulated a wealth of merits. After exchanging for Jade Marrow Pill and Qingyuan Pill, his cultivation has progressed the fastest. Not long ago, he also stepped into the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer. It seems that he can cultivate to the Foundation Establishment Grand Completion in his early 100s.

Xian Ling Xian Yan, the siblings, broke through to the Foundation Establishment in the same year as Nianchuan. However, they were a step behind due to a lack of resources in the first twenty years, but it is estimated that they will also be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage within five years.

However, they are both much younger, only seventy years old now, and it is estimated that they will be able to break through to the Purple Mansion for the first time when they are around one hundred years old, so their lifespan is still quite sufficient.

Besides these few cultivators who started earlier, Ya Ya and Chen Xianye's cultivation progress was even faster.

Chen Xianye Self-Foundation Establishment at the age of twenty-four, and is now in his forties. In just twenty years, his cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, and he is almost at the threshold of the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer.

Putting aside the fact that the Jade Marrow Pill added one realm, he broke through three realms in twenty years, which means he broke through one realm every seven years.

Generally speaking, even if Foundation Establishment cultivator with Two Element Spiritual Root has no shortage of resources and cultivates diligently with all their might, it will still take ten years to break through to a higher realm.

The reason he was able to progress so quickly was not only due to his diligent cultivation, but also largely due to the two hundred Spirit Clam Pearl he obtained from Heavenly Python Lake.

In any case, at this rate, Chen Xianye should be able to attempt his first breakthrough to the Purple Mansion around the age of seventy.

This is not much different from Chen Nianzhi's breakthrough to the Purple Mansion at the age of sixty-three, and can be considered quite outstanding.

Ya Ya has Variant Spirit Root. Generally, people with Variant Spirit Root take seven years to break through a realm during the Foundation Establishment Realm. However, Ya Ya is not lacking in Spirit Clam Pearl, and she broke through a cultivation level in just five years.

She broke through the Foundation Establishment at the age of twenty, and in just fifteen years, she has already broken through three more levels, reaching the Foundation Establishment Fourth Layer.

This was because Chen Nianzhi felt that her cultivation was too fast and that her foundation might be unstable, so she kept the Jade Marrow Pill for her.

"Call..."

Shaking off the thought, Chen Nianzhi sensed the Hongmeng Purple Qi within her body, and felt slightly more at ease.

Speaking of this Hongmeng Purple Qi, it's quite strange. No matter how high his cultivation level is, the amount of Hongmeng Purple Qi he transforms each day is only a wisp, and it hasn't increased or decreased over the years.

Over the years, he has been breathing in and out Hongmeng Purple Qi almost every day, but there have always been times when it is inconvenient, so this breath of Hongmeng Purple Qi was three years late, and he finally completed his accumulation at the age of eighty-three this year.

"Now that we have the ninth breath of Hongmeng Purple Qi..."

"Then it's time to forge the Heavenly River Ren-Water Sword."

With this in mind, Chen Nianzhi immediately began refining this fourth natal Life-bound Magical Treasure.

The Heavenly River Ren-Water Sword and the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword are one yin and one yang, respectively. The forging method of this sword is also modeled after that of the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword, and the forging process is quite similar.

Chen Nianzhi had already forged the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, so forging the Heavenly River Ren-Water Sword now was just a natural progression.

He spent only seven days refining the Heavenly River Gold, and then incorporated the Ren-Water Crystal into it.

Forging the sword body and inscribing the array patterns did not take much effort. Only refining the Five Elements Essence was a time-consuming and laborious task. It took him a month to refine the Heavenly River Ren-Water Sword to the third-tier low grade.

Seeing that the immortal sword had been forged, Chen Nianzhi seized the opportunity and exhaled a breath of Hongmeng Purple Qi.

The Hongmeng Purple Qi that had been painstakingly accumulated was consumed again, which indeed caused a slight transformation in the foundation of the Heavenly River Ren-Water Sword, raising the upper limit of its grade by one rank.

"Sing--"

A sword's cry rang out, and the Heavenly River Ren-Water Sword transformed into a clear, crystalline blue sword aura that flew out and landed between Chen Nianzhi's eyebrows.

Chen Nianzhi flew out of Spirit Isle Lake, tested the power of the Heavenly River Ren-Water Sword, and then showed a hint of satisfaction.

Although it is only a third-tier low-grade sword, it contains a vast and mighty power of Ren Water. A casual strike of its power actually cut a thousand-foot sword mark into the earth, which shows how powerful it is.

"A fine sword."

He exclaimed with delight, then returned to Spirit Isle Lake.

Although the Heavenly River Ren-Water Sword was successfully forged, it still needed to be upgraded to Tier 3 Mid-grade before it could be combined with the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword.

After working for more than three months and expending tens of thousands of Spirit Stone worth of Ren Water and Gengjin Metal Essence, Chen Nianzhi finally upgraded the Heavenly River Ren-Water Sword to the Tier 3 Mid-grade.

After forging the immortal sword, Chen Nianzhi did not stay at Spirit Isle Lake, but directly flew to Peaceful Sun City on her sword.

"..."

"Try this year's new tea."

"This is a third-grade Enlightenment Tea, it's extremely precious."

Behind the Clan Affairs Hall in Peaceful Sun City, the Old Clan Leader poured Chen Nianzhi a cup of tea.

Chen Nianzhi took a sip and felt a sense of Zen welling up in her heart. In an instant, she felt refreshed and seemed to have entered a state close to enlightenment.

"Good tea."

Setting down her teacup, Chen Nianzhi asked, "The Chu Kingdom Barter Fair will be held in a little over three months. Are you going?"

"You can go."

The Old Clan Leader took a sip of tea, then put it down.

"There are still 80,000 Spirit Stone in the clan treasury. Take more Spirit Stone with you, and also take a few third-tier treasures that you don't need, so you don't miss out on what we need to buy."

"Um."

Chen Nianzhi nodded and said calmly, "There's something I'd like to tell you."

"Oh."

The Old Clan Leader's brow twitched, awaiting his next words.

Chen Nianzhi glanced at the Old Clan Leader and said directly, "There is only one Geng-Metal Crystal left in the Lineage."

"You mean the selection of a candidate?" Chen Changxuan asked, frowning as he said, "Logically speaking, Qing Hao has Metal-Water Dual Spirit Root, so he should be able to use this item to break through to the Purple Mansion within fifteen years."

"Although Nianchuan has Three Element Spiritual Root, he has no shortage of resources after Self-Foundation Establishment. He will probably be able to break through to the Purple Mansion within twenty years."

"According to the rules you set, if the differences aren't significant, it's better to prioritize training Nianchuan, who can Self-Foundation Establishment."

You're mistaken. I'm not doing this for them, but for you.

Chen Nianzhi shook her head and said seriously, "In a few years, you will be able to cultivate to the perfect Third-Layer Purple Mansion realm, and it's time for you to break through to the Purple Mansion."

"So I was thinking, if we can't buy the Cloud-Pattern Creation Pill at this Exchange Fair, then we'll use that Geng-Metal Crystal to refine a batch of Cloud-Pattern Creation Pill for you."

"This..."

The Old Clan Leader frowned and said, "A cultivator at the Purple Mansion has a lifespan of four hundred years. I am only a little over one hundred and eighty years old now, and my lifespan is still quite sufficient. There is no need to rush."

"Breaking through to the Mid-Purple Mansion realm sooner will greatly increase the chances of Core Formation. If one lingers in the Early Purple Mansion realm for decades, it will be too late to regret it later."

Chen Nianzhi spoke in an unyielding tone, then added after a moment's thought, "Moreover, when I returned from Heavenly Ruins Mountain recently, Linglong implied that she would take action against the Azure Sun Sect within fifteen years."

Is this really true?

The Old Clan Leader's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but stand up solemnly.

Chen Nianzhi nodded, then added, "You don't need to worry about Uncle Qing Hao and Nianchuan either."

"The next Five Elements Crystal from Cangkun Mountain will be formed within ten years, and this time it's our turn to get it."

"The Geng-Metal Crystal from the Geng-Metal Earth Vein Darksteel Mountain can also be formed within twenty years, and there will definitely be gains in the attack on Azure Sun Mountain."