Sixteen Years in Seclusion, the Clan Leader Reaches the Purple Mansion Late Stage

The Fang Immortal Clan exhausted their resources and borrowed 500,000 Spirit Stone from the Qian Clan, finally raising 2 million Spirit Stone to buy one.

Xu Ganyang took out all his wealth, the wealth he had accumulated over three hundred years. However, he didn't have any Cultivation's Hundred Arts, and he had also suffered considerable losses in his own cultivation. He only had less than 100,000 Spirit Stone left.

Left with no other choice, he sold all the low-to-mid-grade third-tier magic Law Artifact he possessed, but he only managed to accumulate a little over 300,000 Spirit Stone.

The Xu Clan naturally did everything in their power to help Xu Ganyang. In order to purchase this Golden-Core Formation Pill, each of the more than 6,000 cultivators in the Xu Clan contributed a large sum of Spirit Stone, and the 500,000 Spirit Stone accumulated in the clan treasury were also emptied.

Then he sold more than a dozen third-tier magic Law Artifact he had accumulated over the years, and only then did he manage to raise more than 1.4 million Spirit Stone.

At this rate, unless they sell off their Lineage's wealth or their most prized family treasure, they won't be able to raise the money.

Xu Ganyang was reluctant to sell his Lineage's assets or part with the family's most treasured possession, so he approached the Chen Clan and borrowed 600,000 Spirit Stone from the Chen Clan, using his shares in the Cangkun Mountain Earth Vein as collateral.

According to the mortgage agreement, the profits from this Earth Vein belonging to the Xu Clan over the next fifty years will belong to the Chen Clan.

The Xu Clan owns 55% of Cangkun Mountain. The first and second-tier materials produced by the Cangkun Mountain Earth Vein each year can bring them more than 10,000 Spirit Stone in revenue, which alone brings considerable benefits to the Chen Clan.

In addition, every thirty years, a Ji-Earth Crystal is born in the Spirit Vein, along with some third-tier earth-attribute heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

These items are all extremely valuable, many of them being treasures that require a premium to acquire. Chen Nianzhi calculated that their value should be around 300,000 Spirit Stone, which can be considered as the Chen Clan's interest.

The Xu Clan, having received the money, happily purchased the Golden-Core Formation Pill and continued to gather resources and treasures for Xu Ganyang. It seemed they were prepared to do everything in their power to help Xu Ganyang break through to the Golden Core realm stage before the Beast Turmoil.

With a single loan of 600,000 Spirit Stone, the Chen Clan's accumulated Spirit Stone over many years were almost completely depleted.

Fortunately, the Lineage's financial situation is currently very good, with tens of thousands of Spirit Stone saved up every year in recent years, so they are not in too dire straits.

After all, the Chen Clan Lineage's business empire is now second to none among the Purple Mansion Immortal Clan of the Chu Kingdom.

The Tier 3 Upper-grade Spirit Vein and Subterranean Fire Vein of Origin Mountain alone can bring the Lineage an income of 30,000 Spirit Stone every year, not to mention the several other Spirit Mountain Earth Vein.

Thanks to the gradual increase in their assets over the years, even with five Purple Mansion, dozens of Foundation Establishment, and thousands of Qi Refining Cultivator, the Lineage can still live a very comfortable life.

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After returning from Qingyuan Mountain, Chen Nianzhi gave the Blazing Fire Crystal to Chen Xianling and then began her secluded cultivation.

Now that his cultivation has reached the Fifth Purple Mansion Layer for many years, it's time for him to reach the threshold of the Sixth Purple Mansion Layer.

After three months of seclusion, he finally broke through to the Sixth Purple Mansion Layer.

Having reached this point, his Law Power was comparable to that of a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Purple Mansion, and his combat strength had once again made a significant leap.

"It seems like breaking through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage is a sure thing before the Beast Turmoil."

Chen Nianzhi smiled slightly. Once he broke through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage, his strength would definitely experience a significant increase.

Although he had broken through to the Sixth Purple Mansion Layer, he did not relax his cultivation. Instead, he began to cultivate the Azure Void Body-Refining Art.

The Azure Void Body-Refining Art is a unique body refining technique of the Azure Void Sect. Although the Azure Void Sect is not particularly skilled in body refining, it is still a top-tier body refining technique inherited from Nascent Soul sect and remains one of the best in the Chu Kingdom.

Although a cultivator's True Essence and Law Power can also temper the body, the process is relatively slow because it is gentle in nature and not specifically designed for body tempering.

Chen Nianzhi's body was tempered by the Hongmeng Purple Qi, so his physical strength was actually not weak. Sooner or later, he would be able to cultivate his physical body to the Great Perfection of Purple Mansion realm.

However, this process takes a considerable amount of time, and cultivating the Azure Void Body-Refining Art now is merely accelerating this process.

"With the help of the False Core realm Demon King's Flesh Essence Treasure Pill, my physical body will surely achieve great success in cultivation this time."

Chen Nianzhi took out the Flesh Essence Treasure Pill of the Blue Lion Mastiff and muttered to herself without making a sound.

He swallowed the Precious Pill in one gulp and began to continuously activate the refining technique.

With a deafening roar, the Flesh Essence Treasure Pill, once swallowed, transformed into a vast surge of vital energy that filled his entire body. As he absorbed this immense energy, his physical strength rapidly increased.

"..."

Time flies, and years pass like flowing water.

On this day, Chen Nianzhi woke up from her seclusion and, after calculating with her fingers, realized that she had been in seclusion for sixteen years.

Sixteen years have passed in the blink of an eye. During these years, he has devoted himself to seclusion and rarely comes out of his Seclusion Chamber.

Unbeknownst to him, his physical body had already reached the Great Perfection of Purple Mansion, and his cultivation was about to touch the threshold of the Purple Mansion Late Stage.

If he were given another year or two to adjust his condition and accumulate some Law Power, he would be confident that he could break through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage.

During the years he was in seclusion, both the Chu Kingdom and the Chen Immortal Clan underwent constant changes.

After three months of seclusion, Chen Xianling attempted to break through to the Purple Mansion for the second time. This time, he successfully broke through after consuming a Blazing Fire Crystal, becoming the sixth Purple Mansion cultivator in the Lineage.

At only 117 years old, Purple Mansion was considered exceptional. Although he did not break through to the Purple Mansion on his own, due to his abundant lifespan, he might have a chance to break through to the Golden Core realm in the future.

Five years later, the Old Clan Leader completed his cultivation and, after consuming two Violet-Qi Cloud-Pattern Pill, broke through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage.

Ten years later, Lin Qianshu, Xu Ganyang, and Patriarch Fang all attempted to break through to the Golden Core realm realm, but they were all still one step short.

Fortunately Golden-Core Formation Pill was indeed worth the high price of two million Spirit Stone. Although they did not succeed in breaking through, they took the opportunity to break through to the False Core realm realm.

False Core realm cultivator were to attempt to break through to the Golden Core realm realm again, they would have a 30% chance of success. The three of them now have a better chance of breaking through to the Golden Core realm in the future.

Especially Lin Qianshu, who has Variant Spirit Root, has a 20% chance of breaking through even without external aids. Now that she has broken through to the False Core realm, if she can obtain another Golden-Core Formation Pill next time, her chances of breaking through to the Golden Core realm should be quite high.

Although this is only Low-grade Golden Core, breaking through to the Golden Core realm realm sooner may provide an additional opportunity to attempt the Nascent Soul Realm in the future.

In fact, with Lin Qianshu's talent, she could try to break through to the Golden Core realm realm without the help of external objects, but the chances of breaking through would be greatly reduced.

Most importantly, the Golden-Core Formation Pill can stabilize the False Core realm, giving cultivators a 100% guarantee to remain in the False Core realm stage.

Without the aid of Golden-Core Formation Pill Core, there is only a 50% chance that one will remain at the False Core realm stage after a failed breakthrough. If one cannot remain at the False Core realm stage, then the breakthrough will have been a waste of effort.

Another point is that if one fails to break through to the Golden Core realm stage by using external aids such as the Golden-Core Formation Pill, one only needs to recuperate for thirty years. However, without external aids, one will inevitably suffer severe damage upon failure.