Expanding Territory: Heavenly Ruins Province

With everyone's current strength, attacking Third-Order Spirit Vein would be relatively easy. Chen Nianzhi did not mobilize the Heavenly Python Treasure Ark, but instead borrowed Jiang Linglong's Azure Sun Treasure Ark.

This vessel is merely a small treasure ship, yet its speed far surpasses that of the Heavenly Python Treasure Ship. Moreover, due to the integration of Void Gemstone, it can carry three hundred people, making it a powerful tool for elite cultivators in surprise attacks.

Chen Nianzhi, piloting the Azure Sun Treasure Ark, led the Old Clan Leader and more than a dozen Purple Mansion cultivators, across hundreds of thousands of miles of territory, finally conquering the seven Third-Order Spirit Vein and five Earth Vein of Heavenly Python Lake.

The Purple Mansion Demon Beast within these Spirit Vein were either killed by Chen Nianzhi or escaped to the Demon Ape Mountain and Earth Lion Ridge territories after receiving advance warning. They were no match for the group and collapsed at the first touch.

There are nearly a hundred remaining Second-Order Spirit Vein, but Chen Nianzhi did not personally take action. This was a reward for the Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan, and they would handle it themselves later.

After driving out and killing almost all the high-level Demon Race within the Heavenly Python Lake area, Chen Nianzhi led everyone back to Heavenly Python Lake.

Upon meeting Jiang Linglong, they immediately convened a debriefing meeting.

During the assembly, Chen Nianzhi said with a smile, "After this battle, all the great demons above the Purple Mansion in the Heavenly Python Lake territory are either dead or have fled. There are no more high-level Demon Beast within this territory of hundreds of thousands of miles."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Jiang Linglong smiled. After the high-level Demon Beast in the Heavenly Python Lake territory were killed, all that remained were Demon Beast below the Foundation Establishment.

These Demon Beast are not very intelligent, but their numbers are almost inexhaustible. Even if a dozen or twenty Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan migrated here, it would still take hundreds of years to wipe out most of them.

If we want it to be like the Chu Kingdom, where ordinary people can live and multiply, it will probably take at least several hundred years of continuous cleanup.

However, in the next few decades or even centuries, the Heavenly Python Lake territory will definitely become a paradise for Human Race Rogue Cultivator and Qi Refining realm /Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After all, without the protection of high-level Demon Beast, these low-level Demon Beast would become easy prey for Rogue Cultivator and various Lineage. In the past, it wouldn't have been so easy to kill Demon Beast.

Getting back to the main point, seeing everyone's delighted expressions, Jiang Linglong distributed a set of account books to everyone.

"These are the compensations, battle achievements, and spoils of war."

Let's discuss the specific allocation.

Upon hearing Jiang Linglong's words, everyone looked at the account book with great joy.

Chen Nianzhi picked up the ledger and glanced at it. Even though he had expected it, he was still captivated the moment he saw it.

This war was a great victory for the Chu Kingdom, the first such victory in centuries. The State of the Chu Kingdom's territory alone increased by nearly a third, and the results far exceeded those of the past.

The seized materials can be divided into three categories: first, the flesh and blood Law Treasure in the hands of Demon Beast; second, heavenly materials and earthly treasures; and third, various fixed assets such as Spirit Mountain Earth Vein.

Among the loot, there were five Tier 4 Magical Treasure, over thirty third-tier Law Treasure, and the remains and inner cores of two Demon King.

Among those Tier 4 Magical Treasure, Chen Nianzhi obtained a Black Flood Dragon Immortal Sword and a Dao-Ruins Crown, both of which were Tier 4 Low-Grade Law Treasure.

Jiang Linglong also acquired two items: the Scarlet Scorpion Heart-Piercing Nail and the Scarlet Flame Golden Pearl. The last item was the Heavenheart Bracelet, which was Array Instrument from the Heavenly Python Lake.

Among these Tier 4 Magical Treasure, Chen Nianzhi directly exchanged the Black Flood Dragon Immortal Sword and the Scarlet Flame Golden Pearl. The Scarlet Flame Golden Pearl could be integrated into the Blazing Fire Return-to-Ruins Sword to enhance the sword's material and power.

The other items fell into Jiang Linglong's hands. These were Tier 4 treasures; even if she didn't use them, they could still be used as Array Instrument or exchanged for crucial resources with Golden Core realm cultivators.

Although two Tier 4 Demon Core were obtained in this battle, the Heart of Heaven Grass, another key ingredient for Golden-Core Formation Pill, was lost by the Heavenly Ruins Alliance. The Heart of Heaven Grass is worth more than one million Spirit Stone, and it is best to exchange it for an equivalent Tier 4 treasure in order to obtain it.

Although the others also had considerable battle merits, they couldn't afford to exchange them for Tier 4 Magical Treasure.

Although Xu Ganyang and Patriarch Fang, the two False Core realm cultivators, had made considerable contributions, it was not enough to exchange for Tier 4 Magical Treasure. Most importantly, their goal was to Golden-Core Formation Pill, so they naturally dared not use their merits.

There were over thirty third-tier Law Treasure. Chen Nianzhi replaced two Tier 3 High-grade Law Treasure with the rest, leaving them for the Lineage cultivators to use during their future tribulations. The rest were given to the many Purple Mansion cultivators and a few Foundation Establishment cultivators who had made great contributions.

The remains of the Black Flood Dragon Demon King were also given to Jiang Linglong, who planned to refine several Flesh Essence Treasure Pill, while the bones would be used to forge a second large War Treasure Ship.

Large War Treasure Ship require extremely high investment; even a Tier 4 Low-Grade Treasure Ship costs millions of Spirit Stone to build.

However, large War Treasure Ship are invaluable for attacking Spirit Mountain, and are also very suitable for large-scale troop deployment. They are also the primary tool for mortals to cross kingdoms and continents, so naturally, the more the better.

There were also quite a few flesh and blood cores of the Purple Mansion demon Demon Beast. Their flesh and blood were naturally divided among the various Purple Mansion Immortal Clan, and there were a total of fifteen cores.

These inner cores will be personally refined by Chen Nianzhi, and after the compensation is distributed, they will be exchanged among the various Lineage of the Chu Kingdom's cultivators.

After distributing the treasures and inner cores of the high-level Demon Beast, the group discussed the allocation of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

This time, the group occupied a Tier 4 Spirit Vein and a Fourth-Order Water Vein, with seven Third-Order Spirit Vein and Earth Vein remaining.

Among these Spirit Mountain Earth Vein, as many as seventeen Five-Elements Treasure Crystal, more than thirty pieces of various third-order heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and more than twenty Tier 3 Spirit Herb were seized, including six Ren Water Treasure Crystals.

It is foreseeable that conquering Heavenly Python Lake will greatly alleviate the scarcity of Ren Water Treasure Crystals in the Chu Kingdom.

"You can divide these treasures among yourselves."

Chen Nianzhi had already taken the most valuable Water-Origin Orb, so she naturally felt embarrassed to share these third-tier treasures.

However, the Chen Clan did not come away empty-handed. Five of their Purple Mansion cultivators participated in the Chen Clan battle, accounting for one-sixth of the Purple Mansion cultivators from the Heavenly Ruins Alliance. Moreover, they also had the Old Clan Leader, a False Core realm cultivator.

So the Old Clan Leader made the decision to exchange four Ren-Water Crystal for several third-tier heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

The remaining Tier 3 Spirit Herb will be refined into high-tier pills by Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong, who will then exchange them for battle merits.

Seeing everyone distribute the heavenly materials and earthly treasures, Jiang Linglong waved her hand and used her Law Power to construct a map of the 400,000-mile territory from Heavenly Python Lake to Heavenly Ruins Mountain.

Everyone looked at the virtual map and couldn't help but get excited.

The treasures of the past were merely fleeting riches; the Spirit Mountain and the Earth Vein were the Bu Xiu foundation for the enduring legacy of each Lineage.

Looking at everyone's expressions, Jiang Linglong smiled slightly and said, "Everyone, I have taken over this Heavenly Python Lake, and I plan to rename it Heavenly Ruins Lake, while this territory will be renamed Heavenly Ruins Province."

"Now that I have occupied Heavenly Ruins Lake, I will grant you the title of rank 3 or lower Spirit Mountain in Heavenly Ruins Province as a reward. Immortals and Rogue Cultivator cultivators under the Heavenly Ruins Alliance can exchange their Purple Mansion for these rewards according to their battle merits."

"It was agreed beforehand that 70% of the Tier 2 Spirit Mountain needed to be reserved for the Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan and Rogue Cultivator."