Gains from Comprehending the Dao

The Old Clan Leader, Chen Nianchuan, and Ya Ya surprised everyone by surpassing the crowd with their profound cultivation and Dao Fruit, thus gaining the qualification to comprehend the Ancient Desolate Inscription.

Chen Xianyan's cultivation was slightly weaker, having just reached the Fourth-Layer Golden Core stage, but she still managed to secure the pre-selected spot given to her by Daoist Zixu.

For a time, four out of the ten spots for the Dao Discussion Assembly were taken by the Chen Immortal Clan, which was truly enviable.

After another ten days or so, the group finished comprehending the inscription and emerged from their Seclusion Chamber with joy on their faces.

Looking at their expressions, Chen Nianzhi knew they had gained a great deal, so she smiled and asked, "How does it feel?"

"I've gained a great deal." The Old Clan Leader stroked his beard and smiled. "This time, I've organized my cultivation thoughts, and I feel that the confusion I've had for many years has been resolved. My future cultivation will be much smoother."

"In addition, my Tai Bai Star Orb has already been developed to the state of perfection, and I have only just begun to understand the methods of its Spirit Treasure Chapter."

"However, Array Instrument of the Spirit Treasure level are extremely complex, often requiring hundreds of years to deduce. If we want to quickly deduce them to the Spirit Treasure level, we will need your help."

Chen Nianzhi smiled and nodded. Deducing Life-bound Spirit Treasure is already extremely difficult, let alone an entire set of Spirit Treasure.

The Old Granduncle's Tai Bai Star Orb possesses Bu Fan potential, but relying solely on his own strength, it would take at least ten Jiazi (60 years) to successfully deduce it, and that's assuming he breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage.

However, the best option would be to wait until Chen Nianzhi breaks through to the True Lord realm and then help him deduce his Life-Bound Array Instrument in his spare time.

Because Chen Nianzhi's comprehension far surpasses that of ordinary people, and he has had many experiences in deducing his Life-bound Spirit Treasure, it will likely be much easier for him to deduce his natal spiritual treasure after breaking through to Nascent Soul Life-bound Spirit Treasure. Moreover, the array patterns he studies in deducing Array Instrument will also be of great benefit to him.

"Uncle, don't worry, I'll lend you a hand when the time comes."

As Chen Nianzhi spoke, her gaze turned to Chen Nianchuan and the others.

Seeing him look over, Chen Nianchuan calmly nodded and said, "During this seclusion, I didn't deduce Divine Ability or Spirit Treasure; I was simply organizing my own cultivation Dao Fruit."

"It went relatively smoothly. I compiled my years of cultivation experience and created a Cultivation Method that best suits me, which I named the Demon Tribulation Ancient Scripture."

Chen Nianzhi's eyes flickered slightly. Her cousin's natural talent wasn't particularly outstanding, but over the years his perseverance and comprehension had become increasingly remarkable.

In his early years, he gradually came to understand his own Daoist heart, and his cultivation progressed more and more rapidly.

He had been developing his Cultivation Method for many years, and now he was taking this opportunity to perfect it, making up for his shortcomings one by one. It seems that he is truly growing stronger.

Ya Ya and Chen Xianyan, who were standing nearby, also gained a great deal, completing the organization of their own cultivation Dao Fruit and completely understanding the doubts they had had about cultivating their minds for many years in one day.

Ya Ya also comprehended several ice-attribute Divine Ability, and Xian Yan thus understood her own path of cultivation.

Seeing that the group had gained a great deal, Chen Nianzhi smiled and said, "Now that you've finished comprehending it, let's head back."

"Good."

"Please wait a moment, True Person."

Just as the group was about to leave, two figures arrived.

The newcomers were Sikong Yu and Qing Zhai. They bowed to the Old Clan Leader and the others, then bowed to Chen Nianzhi and said, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Chen."

"No need for such formalities."

Chen Nianzhi smiled and asked calmly, "Have you thought it through?"

Sikong Yu and Qing Zhai exchanged glances, then, somewhat embarrassed, said, "To be honest, we do want the Spirit Mountain's Earth Vein, but we don't have enough Spirit Stone..."

Hearing their words, Chen Nianzhi's eyes flickered slightly. It turned out that the reason why Sikong Yu and his wife had not agreed was because they were short of money.

As the saying goes, even a hero can be brought down by a penny. Although the two were Golden Core True Person, they had a large family of descendants who needed their care.

They were Rogue Cultivator Golden Core realm cultivators, without any valuable possessions, yet their entire family needed to consume a large amount of Spirit Stone to cultivate.

Over the years, they have worked hard and traveled far and wide, and they dare not spend the Spirit Stone they have acquired lavishly. They are even reluctant to buy Tier 4 cultivation pills, which is why it takes them seventy or eighty years to increase their cultivation level by one level.

If it weren't for Daoist Zixu taking them in and renting them Spirit Vein Cave Abode at an extremely low price, they probably wouldn't even have had a chance to cultivate Spiritual Qi.

Even with such careful budgeting, the Spirit Stone they had accumulated were far less than those of the Chen Clan's Golden Core realm. Naturally, they couldn't afford a large sum of Spirit Stone, let alone enough to purchase Spirit Mountain Earth Vein worth tens of millions of Spirit Stone.

After listening, Chen Nianchuan and the others were also somewhat moved.

They lacked sufficient industries to support their cultivation, and they didn't have enough clansmen to earn Spirit Stone for them.

For these Golden Core realm Rogue Cultivator, unless they possess a profound Cultivation's Hundred Arts, maintaining their own cultivation is already a difficult task, let alone reaching a higher realm.

It was precisely because they were so short of Spirit Stone that the couple had been too embarrassed to ask for help before.

Now that Chen Nianzhi was about to leave, the couple finally couldn't resist and shamelessly came to her door.

Looking at everyone's expressions, Sikong Yu gave a wry smile and said, "May I ask, True Person, we wish to take over Spirit Mountain, but we do not have enough Spirit Stone. I wonder if it is possible to repay this Spirit Stone in installments?"

Everyone remained silent until Chen Changxuan finally spoke, asking, "How do you plan to repay this debt?"

"Could you...?"

Sikong Yu hesitated, but Qing Zhai spoke first, "We wish to purchase the Spirit Mountain and Earth Vein of the Savage Bull Ancient Plains, to be repaid in installments over two hundred years."

"Impossible."

Chen Changxuan quickly shook his head and decisively refused.

The Spirit Mountain and Earth Vein of the Savage Bull Ancient Plains are worth more than 20 million Spirit Stone. The reason they offered a 50% discount was to recoup a large sum of Spirit Stone in one go.

If the other party still wants to repay in installments over two hundred years, why not use that two hundred years to develop the area ourselves? Two hundred years is enough time for them to recoup seven or eight million Spirit Stone, and they can also obtain a complete Spirit Vein, which can bring huge profits every year.

Moreover, two hundred years is too long. If a major upheaval were to occur, it's uncertain whether the Chen Clan would even be able to survive.

Seeing Chen Changxuan's decisive refusal, Sikong Yu quickly pulled him back and said, "Fellow Daoist, don't worry, we can also pay you some interest."

"If you repay it over two hundred years, I can give you two Tier 4 Magical Treasure as a deposit, or I can offer an additional five million Spirit Stone as interest."

After listening, Ya Ya transmitted her voice to Chen Nianzhi, saying, "Sikong Yu and his wife don't have many Spirit Stone, so they must be killing a lot of Demon Beast."

"If we allow him to occupy the Savage Bull Ancient Plains, it will also be quite effective in helping our Chen Kingdom clear out the Demon Beast."