The Rise of the New, the Passing of the Old

Of course, only one in a billion Golden Core realm cultivators can achieve this, Variant Spirit Root is a seed for Golden Core realm, which is already unattainable for countless people.

Even if one forges the Great Luo Golden Core, becoming an immortal is still a distant dream; there is only a slight possibility of achieving immortality, and the chances of success are not necessarily great.

"The Path to Immortality is long and arduous, fraught with difficulties."

"The only thing I can do is to take each step carefully."

Chen Nianzhi muttered to himself, then confirmed the participants for this battle with the others.

Apart from Xian Yan, Xian Ling, and Qing Hao who remain behind, all the Purple Mansion cultivators, including Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader, will participate in the battle.

Fifty Foundation Establishment cultivators will be mobilized, and five thousand Qi Refining Cultivator will be drawn from the ranks.

With so many people being mobilized for the war, it would take more than a day to draw them away, but the Council of Elders naturally handle the matter.

Chen Nianzhi and the Old Clan Leader arrived at Azure Sun Mountain. With the Beast Turmoil imminent, Jiang Linglong summoned the various immortal clans under the Heavenly Ruins Alliance to discuss how to deal with this battle.

Upon arriving at the Heavenly Ruins Alliance, the two discovered that the leaders of the various immortal clans had also arrived.

Upon arriving at the Reception Hall of Azure Sun Mountain, Chen Nianzhi discovered that there were more than twenty Purple Mansion cultivators present.

After more than a hundred years of development, the Purple Mansion cultivators under the Heavenly Ruins Alliance have recovered to their former glory. At this time, the dozen or so Purple Mansion Immortal Clan under Sky Ruins Alliance have a total of nearly fifty Purple Mansion cultivators.

Among them, the Chen Clan, with nine members at the Purple Mansion, is naturally the strongest lineage, followed by the Fang Clan and Xu Clan.

Since then, after many years of development, the Xu Clan now has four Purple Mansion cultivators, including Xu Ganyang, who is at the False Core realm.

The Fang Family is even more advanced, now possessing five Purple Mansion cultivators, the leader of whom is Fang Qingmei, the False Core realm Patriarch Fang.

Among the remaining immortal clans, the strongest is the Qian Immortal Clan. The Qian Clan patriarch has now passed away, and together with Qian Xingming, who died at the hands of Lin Mohe, they have lost two Purple Mansion Late Stage in the past few decades.

However, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Relying on the pensions and accumulated resources, the Qian Clan cultivated three more Purple Mansion cultivators.

In terms of the number of the Purple Mansion cultivators alone, the Qian Clan still has six Purple Mansion cultivators, second only to the Chen Immortal Clan. However, without False Core realm cultivator to oversee them, they are ultimately no match for the major immortal clans that have risen in recent years.

After greeting Xu Ganyang, Patriarch Fang, and the others, Chen Nianzhi looked at Xu Daoyuan and smiled.

"Fellow Daoist Xu has now reached the Purple Mansion Late Stage, truly a cause for celebration."

"How can anyone compare to the two of you who have made such rapid progress?"

Xu Daoyuan smiled politely. He was about the same age as the Old Clan Leader, just over 250 years old, and had already cultivated to the Seventh Purple Mansion Layer. He was likely to have a bright future ahead of him.

A hundred years ago, when this person was at the Third-Layer Purple Mansion realm, the Old Clan Leader was only at the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer. But a hundred years later, the Old Clan Leader has already reached the Eighth Purple Mansion Layer, clearly having surpassed him.

This is because the Spirit Peach Tree has countless uses, and the preciousness of the Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Root is beyond question. Any Purple Mansion Immortal Clan obtains one will experience a direct surge in their spiritual foundation.

After all, even the lowest-grade Tier 4 Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Root is a foundation that only Golden Core Immortal Clan can possess.

Thanks to the nourishment from the Spirit Peach Tree, the Old Clan Leader's cultivation progress is actually quite fast. At this rate, he will most likely be able to break through to the Golden Core realm stage around the age of 270 or 280.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Nianzhi greeted everyone with a smile.

Besides Xu Ganyang, Pan Boyuan of the Pan Clan also made progress in his cultivation, breaking through to the Seventh Purple Mansion Layer.

This person, after all, possessed Variant Spirit Root. It is said that he broke through the threshold of the Seventh Purple Mansion Layer by consuming only one Violet-Qi Cloud-Pattern Pill.

Besides the familiar faces from Border Province, Chen Nianzhi also noticed some new faces and fewer familiar ones.

Time flies, and although cultivators of the Purple Mansion have long lifespans, they will eventually reach their end.

New Purple Mansion are born, and old Purple Mansion cultivators pass away. In the Great Wilderness of the Chu Kingdom, there are always those who rise and those who fall.

Chen Nianzhi saw two new late-stage Purple Mansion cultivators: one was Wang Qingxuan from the Prince of Boyang's family, and the other was Su Qianming, the patriarch of the Su Clan of Qingzhou.

When Wang Qingxuan was at the Purple Mansion Banquet when Wei Xuyuan broke through, her cultivation had already reached the fifth level of the Purple Mansion. Now, seventy or eighty years later, she has finally broken through to the Seventh Purple Mansion Layer.

However, this person's lifespan is already over 370 years. Even if he takes the Longevity Pill, his lifespan is already limited, and his hope of breaking through to the Golden Core realm in the future is almost nonexistent.

Su Qianming has some connection with Su Mingwei, Jiang Linglong's disciple. It is said that Su Mingwei is Rogue Cultivator who came from the Su Immortal Clan, but the two have now severed ties.

After greeting everyone, Chen Nianzhi noticed that Jiang Linglong Jiang Linglong already walked over, so he went up and stood next to her.

The two exchanged a glance, Jiang Linglong smiled and said, "It seems you've gained quite a bit from your seclusion this time."

"Hmm." Chen Nianzhi nodded, calmly taking her hand and saying, "You've gained a lot from cultivating the Five-Element Divine Thunder this time. You can also try cultivating the Pure-Yin Five-Element Divine Thunder in the future."

Is that so?

Jiang Linglong's eyes flickered slightly; Pure-Yin Five-Element Divine Thunder was even rarer than Pure-Yang Five-Element Divine Thunder.

Over the years, she has only found three divine thunders: Yi Wood, Ding-Fire, and Xin Metal. The remaining Ji Earth and Kui-Water Divine Thunder are quite rare and are said to have been lost. At least in the Ji Continent, they are very difficult to find.

"Take a look at this first."

Suppressing her thoughts, she handed a letter to Chen Nianzhi.

Chen Nianzhi took the letter and read it, finding it to be detailed intelligence about the strength of the Demon Race.

The two exchanged a few words briefly, then walked to the main seat. Jiang Linglong glanced at everyone before getting down to business.

"Gentlemen, now that everyone has arrived..."

"Let's discuss a strategy to deal with this Beast Turmoil."

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly quieted down, their eyes fixed on the two of them as they waited for what they would say next.

Chen Nianzhi frowned, folded the letter, and then casually handed it to everyone before speaking.

"Everyone, this is the intelligence report on the Demon Race in this battle. Please take a look."

Everyone quickly took the letter and read the information. Soon, a solemn expression appeared on their faces.

According to the letter, Heavenly Python Lake and Earth Lion Ridge received covert support from Azure-Wave Lake, resulting in a significant increase in their strength compared to previous years.

First, the Earth Lion Ridge Earth Lion Demon King of Earth Lion Ridge has greatly increased his cultivation level. It is said that after consuming the inner core of a high-level Demon Beast, his cultivation level has reached the late Golden Core stage.

The cultivation speed of Demon Beast is slightly slower than that of Human Race. The Earth Lion Demon King broke through to the Golden Core Middle Stage in just over a hundred years. The fact that he broke through three levels of cultivation so quickly to reach the late Golden Core stage shows that Azure-Wave Lake did indeed play a significant role.

Besides that, there's the Golden Lion Mastiff. The Golden Lion Mastiff under the command of Earth Lion Ridge are a variant of the Demon Mastiff Clan, equivalent to Variant Spirit Root among the Human Race.

This fiend broke through to the False Core realm decades ago, and recently passed the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation, breaking through to the Golden Core realm Demon King.