Concern for the Sect's Legacy

Experiencing the wondrous effects of the Three-Treasure Glazed Armor, Jiang Linglong said with some delight, "Once I break through to the Golden Core Grand Completion stage, the depth and purity of my Law Power will approach seventy percent of that of Human Dao Nascent Soul."

"If I can obtain the blessing of this Three-Treasure Glazed Armor, my Law Power might even surpass that of first Nascent Soul layer of the Human Dao Nascent Soul."

Chen Nianzhi also revealed a hint of joy. If Jiang Linglong's Law Power was comparable to that of Human Dao Nascent Soul, then with her Great Divine Ability and the power of the Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure, she would be able to contend against a Nascent Soul True Lord.

It is sufficient to maintain the combat power of Nascent Soul True Lord at least until the power of the Three-Treasure Glazed Armor is exhausted.

With this thought in mind, Chen Nianzhi said happily, "After we leveled Demon Ape Mountain and obtained the Star Fragment, we'll prioritize upgrading your Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword."

"With the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword in your hand, your strength will increase greatly, and dealing with Scarlet Flame True Lord next time will not be difficult."

"Um."

Jiang Linglong nodded in agreement. Back then, Ji Feixue, with her Golden Core Grand Completion High-grade Golden Core and the Nine-Heavens Demon-Suppressing Bracelet Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure), was able to hold her own against Nascent Soul Cultivator in a brief exchange.

Her Innate Great Luo Golden Core Law Power is far superior, and now that she has the Three-Treasure Glazed Armor, her strength is no weaker than Ji Feixue's.

If she were to break through to the Golden Core Grand Completion, her Law Power would increase by 30%, and if she were to further upgrade her Life-Bound Immortal Sword, the Heavenly Ruins Immortal-Slaying Sword, then even a Human Dao Nascent Soul in the Nascent Soul Early Stage would likely find it difficult to deal with her.

Remembering the Star Fragment, Jiang Linglong suppressed her joy at advancing to Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure and immediately stood up, saying, "Time is of the essence; let's level Demon Ape Mountain first."

"Good."

Before the news of the Three-Treasure Glazed Armor's advancement could spread, the two directly took the Teleportation Array back to Spirit Isle Lake.

Upon arriving at Spirit Isle Lake, Jiang Linglong's eyes flickered slightly, and she said, "Judging from this season's Spirit Peach, it seems that within thirty to fifty years, the Spirit Peach Tree will be promoted to the Tier 4 High-Grade."

"Yes, it's time to make some preparations."

Chen Nianzhi nodded. Once the Spirit Peach Tree advances to the Tier 4 High-Grade, its potential will be exhausted.

To advance further, he would need to consume three breaths of Hongmeng Purple Qi. Although he had accumulated a considerable amount of Hongmeng Purple Qi over the past three hundred years, and still had twenty-one Hongmeng Purple Qi remaining, it was only enough to advance seven times.

He already possesses five Life-bound Magical Treasure, and upgrading these Life-bound Spirit Treasure will require fifteen [items/items].

Moreover, according to his calculations, if he used three breaths of Hongmeng Purple Qi when breaking through to the Nascent Soul, it would likely allow the Nascent Soul's rank to break through the upper limit, taking it a step further than the Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul stage and becoming the legendary Daluo Nascent Soul.

"This Hongmeng Purple Qi is not quite enough."

Chen Nianzhi sighed. Over the years, he had been controlling the use of Hongmeng Purple Qi and consciously accumulating it, because he understood that he would need a large amount of Hongmeng Purple Qi Hongmeng Purple Qi to advance to his Life-bound Spirit Treasure or even Pure Yang Supreme Treasure in the future.

Fortunately, he is only at the Golden Core Middle Stage realm, and there is still some distance to go before breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm. He should be able to accumulate some more, and if he doesn't abuse the Hongmeng Purple Qi, it should be just enough.

Suppressing his thoughts, Chen Nianzhi did not linger at Spirit Isle Lake. They directly rode their flying swords towards Demon Ape Mountain.

Yu Commandery is close to the Purple Abyss Sect, and Spirit Isle Lake is only 700,000 li away from Demon Ape Mountain. The two of them flew at an extremely fast speed on their swords, and arrived outside Demon Ape Mountain in just three days.

"You've finally arrived!"

Upon seeing their arrival, Qian True Person said with delight.

Chen Nianzhi nodded, stepped forward, glanced at Demon Ape Mountain, and said with a solemn expression, "What's the situation?"

"The Devil Cultivator tested us twice, but we repelled them both times."

The Old Clan Leader calmly said, "This time, the Chu Kingdom is truly powerful and well-equipped, with more than a dozen Golden Core realm cultivators alone."

Such formidable strength is close to the peak of the Chu Kingdom's power more than five hundred years ago, on the eve of the Abyssal Demon Calamity.

It wouldn't be easy for the Demon Ape Mountain alone to break through so many powerful blockades.

In the void not far away, the sect leader of the Azuregreen Immortal Sect, Taiwu True Person, was directing cultivators to set up an array.

The Demon Ape Mountain is actually quite far from the Azuregreen Mountains, but the Azuregreen Immortal Sect volunteered for this battle, and this man, who is over eight hundred years old, personally brought the Azuregreen Formation Plate to this place.

Chen Nianzhi stepped forward, her expression slightly somber, and asked, "How is the True Person's health?"

"Cough cough."

"Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Chen. My body can still hold on for a few more years."

Taiwu True Person, with his white hair and beard, coughed as he spoke to Chen Nianzhi.

This surviving elder of the Azuregreen Immortal Sect wasted too much time trying to break through to the Middle-grade Golden Core stage, and even had to take a third-tier Longevity Pill to extend his lifespan before he could succeed.

Now, with less than thirty years left to live, he still struggles to accumulate the last bit of strength for the Azuregreen Immortal Sect.

Taiwu True Person's cultivation has now reached the sixth Golden Core tier, but instead of wasting Spirit Stone to purchase the Creation Returning-Cloud Pill to break through to the late Golden Core stage, he made a will to leave his wealth to the immortal sect.

Back then, the Azuregreen Immortal Sect suffered a great upheaval, and it was only thanks to him that it has achieved its current state. He almost single-handedly pulled the Azuregreen Immortal Sect from destruction to its current state with three Golden Core realm cultivators in charge.

Such a highly respected elder cultivator held great prestige in the Chu Kingdom, and even the Golden Core True Person present showed him considerable respect.

With this thought in mind, Chen Nianzhi said, "I am very happy that you, True Person, could come this time. After the great battle is over, I will give your Azuregreen Immortal Sect two Core Formation treasures as compensation."

"There's no need for that."

Taiwu True Person shook his head, calmly and naturally saying, "I understand you want the Star Fragment. We've only come to do you a favor, so our Azuregreen Immortal Sect doesn't need any reward for participating in this battle."

He paused slightly, then continued, "I only hope that after I pass away, if any of the descendants of the Azuregreen Immortal Sect are unfilial, I will ask you to take care of them."

Hearing this, Chen Nianzhi sighed inwardly. This Taiwu True Person was nearing the end of his lifespan, yet he was still concerned about the lineage and tradition of the Azuregreen Immortal Sect.

This is the complete opposite of the Taicang True Person who switched to demonic Demonic Path, murdered his dao companion of hundreds of years, and betrayed his sect.

'If Taiwu True Person had broken through to the Golden Core realm Azuregreen Immortal Sect, would the situation be very different now?'

Thoughts flickered in Chen Nianzhi's mind. With the Taiwu True Person, if he hadn't pursued the Middle-grade Golden Core, he should have already cultivated to the Golden Core Grand Completion or even the Pseudo-Nascent Soul realm.

If the Old Devil of Taicang had not become the sect leader, without the priority supply of resources from the Azuregreen Immortal Sect, he might not have been able to cultivate to the late Golden Core stage back then, and might not have been able to make that battle change so drastically.

Unfortunately, without the aid of external aids, each failure to break through to the Golden Core realm required a full sixty-year recovery period. Taiwu True Person failed to break through to the Golden Core realm stage four times in a row, forcibly relinquishing the position of sect leader that should have belonged to him to the Old Devil of Taicang.