A Favor Owed
Chen Nianzhi closed the treasure box, her eyes slightly thoughtful.
After a moment of silence, he looked at Ancestor Mo and said, "This Star Dao Enlightenment Stone has a special use. If it were to be used by Nascent Soul True Lord in dire need, it might be worth a Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure."
"However, my Chen Clan has Enlightenment Tea Tree, so we don't urgently need Star Dao Enlightenment Stone. I'm afraid I can only offer you a starting price of sixty Heavenly Crystal."
Ancestor Mo had actually anticipated this, but he still pondered in his heart, "I don't know many True Lord, and I can hardly trust anyone."
"With my current cultivation level, even if I were to sell this item to another True Lord, I'm afraid I would be manipulated to sell it at an extremely low price, and it might even provoke them to make a move."
"This Chen True Lord is indeed righteous and fair in his dealings with others, and sixty Heavenly Crystal are enough for me to break through to the Nascent Soul."
With this thought in mind, Ancestor Mo said, "Let's go with Senior's price."
Chen Nianzhi took out a Nascent Soul Formation Pill and handed it to Ancestor Mo, then calmly said, "I'll sell you this Nascent Soul Formation Pill for thirty-five Heavenly Crystal. For the remaining twenty-five Heavenly Crystal, would you like Heavenly Crystal or other treasures?"
The Ancestor Mo took the Nascent Soul Formation Pill, then cupped his hands and said, "This junior has already made up his mind. He wants to use the remaining Heavenly Crystal to rent a Fifth-Tier Spirit Vein to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. I wonder if senior could lend this Fifth-Tier Spirit Vein to this junior?"
"Rent Spirit Vein?"
Chen Nianzhi frowned. Cultivators need to consume a large amount of Spiritual Qi to break through to the Nascent Soul.
If there is insufficient Spiritual Qi, failure is very likely, and even if one manages to break through, the foundation will be unstable, requiring three hundred years of recuperation to fully consolidate one's cultivation.
The reason why Skystar Zi was killed by Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong despite their higher level was mainly because Skystar Zi's foundation was unstable, in addition to the fact that the two had several Demon-Refining Supreme Treasure.
However, relying solely on the Spiritual Qi provided by Tier 4 Spirit Vein is far from sufficient to solidify the foundation of Nascent Soul.
If Ancestor Mo wanted to break through in Tier 4 High-Grade Spirit Vein, he would probably need to consume a full 50 million Spirit Stone to replenish his Spiritual Qi in order to completely stabilize his cultivation.
The loss of these Spirit Stone would have been much more cost-effective if the Spirit Mountain had been rented.
However, renting Spirit Mountain for a breakthrough requires absolute trust. The reason why Ancestor Mo made up his mind to rent the Chen Clan's Spirit Mountain was because he trusted Chen Nianzhi's character.
After all, given the grudges between Ancestor Mo and the Chen Clan, if Chen Nianzhi had really wanted to deal with him back then, he probably wouldn't be alive today.
With this thought in mind, Chen Nianzhi smiled and said, "Renting Spirit Vein is no problem. I can even lend you a Spirit Treasure to help you through your tribulation."
"However, once you break through to the next level, you should owe me a favor."
Ancestor Mo revealed a hint of joy. If he had Spirit Treasure to overcome the tribulation, his chances of breaking through to the True Lord True Lord realm would be extremely high. "True Lord, if you are willing to lend me Spirit Treasure to overcome the tribulation, I will follow your lead after my breakthrough."
"No need for formalities. Now that you've broken through, we're all peers."
Chen Nianzhi calmly lent the Supremacy Sword to Ancestor Mo, then said, "Go and break through."
After receiving the Spirit Treasure and expressing his gratitude repeatedly, Ancestor Mo left the main hall.
After he left, Chen Changxuan came in. He looked at Chen Nianzhi and pondered, "This Ancestor Mo has obtained the Nascent Soul Formation Pill and borrowed the Supremacy Sword. I'm afraid his chances of breaking through to the Nascent Soul this time are extremely high."
"However, using Spirit Treasure to undergo Spirit Treasure will also diminish its power. After lending this item to him to overcome the Lightning Tribulation, the Spirit Treasure will probably need two or three Jiazi (60 years) to fully recover."
Chen Nianzhi remained calm, shaking his head as he said, "My actions are not only for his sake, but also for the sake of my Lineage and the Human Race."
"With the Abyssal Demon Calamity drawing ever closer, every additional True Lord our Human Race gains adds a bit of strength, increasing our chances of withstanding the Abyssal Demon Calamity."
"When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. By making a new friend, a True Lord, our Chen Clan will have more support in the future."
The Old Clan Leader nodded in agreement, acknowledging that social interactions among cultivators were also necessary.
The reason why the Ji clan leader attained the Pure Yang Dao was not only due to his own connections, but also because of the favors left by the Ji clan in the past.
In the Eastern Wilderness, whether it is the Long River Dao Lord who founded the Long River Holy Land, the Lin Clan, the number one immortal clan in the Eastern Wasteland, or even the Primordial Spirit Dao Lord of the Star Palace.
When they broke through to higher realms, many of them had received support from the Ji Clan's Primordial Spirit Dao Lord.
It was precisely for this reason that when Ji Daoyan broke through to the Primordial Spirit stage, these Dao Lord took care of him and helped him block the prying eyes of the demonic Primordial Spirit.
Chen Nianzhi borrowed the Spirit Treasure from Ancestor Mo today to establish a Karmic Retribution, since Ancestor Mo is Middle-grade Golden Core with a very high chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul.
Even if Chen Nianzhi doesn't care about the Karmic Retribution of a True Lord, it will still be enough to greatly benefit the younger generation of the Chen Clan family cultivators.
Thinking of this, the Old Clan Leader sighed and said, "In the past, I only focused on the Chen Clan's small plot of land, afraid that others would take advantage of it. Only today do I realize that I was still thinking like a small family."
"You have finally grown up and become a backbone of the Human Race, and you have begun to consider the overall interests of the Human Race."
Chen Nianzhi smiled and then said, "True Lord Haoran has been preaching on Heavenly Spine Mountain for many years, and countless cultivators have benefited from it. He is a true great power of the Human Race."
"I intend to follow suit and, starting three years from now, preach in Azure Lotus Isle every hundred years thereafter, explaining the path ahead to cultivators and recounting the mysteries of the challenges of cultivation."
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Ancestor Mo had the foundation of Middle-grade Golden Core cultivator, so his chances of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage were already quite high. After obtaining the Nascent Soul Formation Pill, his chances increased even more.
Therefore, his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul was a close call, and after about half a month, he finally managed to overcome the Nascent Soul tribulation with the help of the power of the Spirit Treasure.
After successfully surviving the tribulation, Ancestor Mo was naturally filled with gratitude. Without the help of Spirit Treasure, even if he managed to break through, his two natal Life-bound Magical Treasure would probably have been destroyed in the Lightning Tribulation.
Now that his Life-bound Magical Treasure still exists, he has saved himself the trouble of retraining Life-bound Magical Treasure, and his chances of advancing to Spirit Treasure in the future have increased.
After Ancestor Mo broke through, Chen Nianzhi's cultivation returned to tranquility, and three years passed in the blink of an eye.
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Heavenly Ruins Province, Heavenly Affinity Commandery, Clear River Isle.
The cultivation Immortal Realm of the Chen Kingdom has been established for over 130 years. Compared to the barren land of yesteryear, Chen Kingdom now boasts a considerable number of immortals.
The Chen Kingdom is divided into nine provinces and thirty-six prefectures, inhabited by numerous immortal clans, including five major Golden Core realm forces and sixty-three Purple Mansion Immortal Clan.
In addition, tens of thousands of Foundation Establishment Qi Refining realm Immortals lived and multiplied there, eventually creating a prosperous Immortal Realm cultivation.
The Lu Clan of Clear River Isle is one of the thirteen Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan of Heavenly Affinity Commandery.
Inside the main hall deep within Clear River Isle, an old man and a young man sat facing each other.
The young man looked at the old man with some doubt and asked, "What brings you here today, Ancestor?"