Discussing Compensation, Taking Stock of the Spoils
"Haha, that's exactly what I was waiting to hear."
Everyone laughed heartily; the banquet was a resounding success, with both hosts and guests thoroughly enjoying themselves.
After everyone left, Chen Nianzhi found two Five-Vein Jade among the seized supplies and had them delivered to the Ji Immortal Clan to repay the two Fire-Vein Jade they had borrowed.
He then transplanted the Purple Marrow Divine Fruit Tree and several spirit medicine to the Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wilderness, before summoning several True Lord from the Chen Clan for a meeting.
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Inside the main hall of Immortal Apricot Island, Chen Nianzhi looked at the Old Clan Leader and asked, "Old Granduncle, you were in charge of this battle, so please tell us how it is going."
"This battle..."
Chen Changxuan nodded, handed out an account book to the group, and then said with a wry smile, "This battle has resulted in heavy casualties."
As everyone looked at the account books, a solemn expression appeared on their faces.
The ten years leading up to this battle can be described as the most frustrating battle in the history of the Chen Clan.
In the first five years of this great war, the conflict was limited to those below the Nascent Soul, and both sides were quite restrained. However, the Vast Sea still suffered great losses, with several Golden Core realm cultivators falling one after another.
Chen Nianchuan killed the Azure Jade Demon Emperor in a fit of rage because the Human Race had suffered repeated defeats, and even Meng Xingwan had perished. That's why he acted recklessly.
After that, the war escalated to the Nascent Soul level, Chen Clan could only be trapped on Immortal Apricot Island. The Vast Sea Cultivation World was completely defeated, and almost half of the Vast Sea was completely occupied. Countless Human Race cultivators perished, and countless mortals became food for the Demon Race race.
Furthermore, Devil Cultivator took the opportunity to cause chaos, turning countless cultivation islands into dead zones, resulting in the loss of nearly 40% of the cultivators and mortals in the Vast Sea.
For many places in the Vast Sea Cultivation World, this was not just a case of nine out of ten houses being empty, but rather the extinction of the entire immortal race and the entire Spirit Isle.
"More than 1.3 million cultivators from the Vast Sea perished in the battle. Among them, the number of cultivators below the Foundation Establishment has not yet been fully counted, but more than 600 cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage and 47 Golden Core realm cultivators have also fallen."
Chen Changxuan sighed, his face showing some heartache, and said, "It is my Chen Clan's incompetence that has failed to protect the billions of Human Race in this Vast Sea."
Chen Nianzhi's heart trembled upon hearing this. The Vast Sea had endured a thousand years of demonic chaos and had finally managed to recuperate for several decades, but unexpectedly, it had returned to its former state in a single day.
He sighed, and after a long while said, "How many Purple Mansion Demon Cores and Demon King Golden Cores did we obtain this time?"
"We have slain sixty-three Demon King, more than eight hundred great demons of the Purple Mansion realm, and countless low-level Demon Beast remain."
When the topic of their achievements came up, the Old Clan Leader became unusually enthusiastic, recounting them in detail as if they were his own treasures.
Chen Nianzhi listened intently for a long time before speaking, "This battle was also caused by my Chen Clan, and the cultivators who died in the battle should be given more compensation."
"Alright, we'll compensate the fallen Golden Core realm cultivators with three Golden-Core Formation Pill, and the fallen Purple Mansion cultivators with three Five-Elements Treasure Crystal."
The others nodded in agreement, but the Old Clan Leader frowned and said, "In that case, I'm afraid we'll suffer some losses, and our reserves of Heart of Heaven Grass are somewhat insufficient."
"Let me refine the Golden-Core Formation Pill," Chen Nianzhi said, then added, "With my Alchemy Art, the success rate of refining the Golden-Core Formation Pill will far exceed that of a Tier 4 Alchemist, so there will be no loss."
"I will have someone purchase the Heart of Heaven Grass from the Flying Feather Pavilion in the Azure Luan Continent Phoenix Continent. The Flying Feather Pavilion has a grotto- Grotto-Heaven Spirit Treasure as its spirit medicine garden, where a large number of spirit medicine are cultivated as its foundation. I believe that gathering enough for dozens of batches of Golden-Core Formation Pill should not be a problem."
Chen Changxuan nodded. With Chen Nianzhi's Alchemy Art, refining the Golden-Core Formation Pill was naturally the best choice, but it would only take up some of his precious time.
After discussing the compensation, Chen Nianzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Both the Vast Sea and the Chen Kingdom's cultivation Immortal Realm contributed significantly to this battle, and everyone suffered heavy losses."
"I plan to offer one or two Nascent Soul Formation Pill as a reward, which can be considered as spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones, to motivate and enhance the loyalty of the various immortal races to us and their enthusiasm for participating in the war."
Do you have any suitable candidates?
The group exchanged glances, and Chen Changxuan said, "The head of the Vast Sea Lineage, and Xu Ganyang are both suitable candidates."
Everyone else nodded in agreement. Chen Nianchuan then said, "The Qiu Immortal Clan had eight Golden Core realm cultivators, and five of them died in this battle."
"Clan Master Qiu Daoyi is also Pseudo-Nascent Soul realm cultivator. He lent a hand when I killed the Azure Jade Demon Emperor."
It turned out that Qiu Daoyi had cultivated a Great Divine Ability called the Six Harmonies Spatial-Sealing Seal, which sealed off the Azure Jade Demon Emperor's retreat at a crucial moment.
The Xu Immortal Clan suffered similar fates, with heavy casualties in this battle. Even Xu Clan Xu Daoyuan perished, and Xu Ganyang was also severely injured.
After listening, Chen Nianzhi sighed and said, "Then it's settled. Summon them over later."
He then asked, "Brother Qingci hasn't returned yet?"
"Hmm." Chen Changxuan nodded, and after a while said, "He left Ji Continent to travel more than twenty years ago, and there has been no news of him since."
Chen Nianzhi remained silent for a long time before saying, "He is Middle-grade Golden Core and also a guest of my Chen Clan. Let's leave him a Nascent Soul Formation Pill later."
After discussing these matters, Chen Nianzhi began to tally up the spoils of the trip.
After several major battles, he amassed a considerable amount of spiritual treasures, making him one of the wealthiest Nascent Soul True Lord.
During their time at Purple Jade Lake, they obtained three Tribulation-Crossing Flower, two Myriad Poisons Fruit, and several Tier 5 spirit medicine.
Only one of the Tribulation-Crossing Flower has matured; the other two have been transplanted to the Lineage's Spirit Mountain.
Looking at the Tribulation-Crossing Flower, Chen Nianzhi pondered and said, "This Tribulation-Crossing Flower is a key item for cultivating the Nirvana Tribulation-Transference Art. Old Granduncle, you should keep it."
Chen Changxuan shook his head, resolutely saying, "I've been staying in the Lineage for many years, so this Tribulation-Crossing Flower isn't of much use to me. You can wait until the next Exchange Fair to buy it. You should keep it for yourself."
Upon hearing this, Chen Nianzhi pondered for a moment, and felt that Chen Changxuan's words made sense, so she said, "The Lineage has planted several Tribulation-Crossing Flower, which will mature within three hundred years at the fastest."
"The next Exchange Fair is in a few decades, and I will purchase one for you as soon as possible."
Having said that, he still gave the Tribulation-Crossing Flower to Ya Ya.
After dealing with the Tribulation-Crossing Flower, Chen Nianzhi found a Fire Origin Ginseng among several Tier 5 spirit medicine. She smiled and said, "I obtained a Snow Origin Ginseng in the Far-Northern Icefields, and now I have this Fire Origin Ginseng. It seems I can refine the Two-Elements Treasure Ginseng Pill."
Everyone was slightly pleased upon hearing this, as the Two-Elements Treasure Ginseng Pill could increase the cultivation level of Nascent Soul Cultivator, making it a highly beneficial Precious Pill for everyone.