Digesting the Gains

Upon hearing this, the two men paled slightly, and a sense of fear flashed through their hearts.

Xu Ganyang, having known Chen Nianzhi for many years, disregarded their differences in cultivation level and stood up, cupping his hands in greeting, saying, "Please teach me, True Lord."

Chen Nianzhi nodded and then said, "I can lend you my Spirit Treasure to help you overcome your tribulations, I can also rent you the Five-Vein Nascent Soul Formation, and I can even allow you to break through to the Fifth-Tier Spirit Vein in my Chen Clan."

"With these backup plans from my Chen Clan, your chances of breaking through to the Nascent Soul should be around 40-50%, and you should also have enough confidence to survive the Lightning Tribulation."

The two were overjoyed upon hearing this, but quickly calmed down.

Qiu Daoyi his hands in greeting and couldn't help but ask, "May I ask, senior, what is the price?"

"You're not stupid after all." Chen Nianzhi smiled and then said, "After you break through, you will become elders of the Heavenly Ruins Alliance. If we encounter a great battle in the future, you should also obey the orders of our Chen Clan without hesitation."

Qiu Daoyi's heart trembled slightly upon hearing this. Once he signed this agreement, he would become a guest elder of the Chen Clan, and the Chen Clan would be unable to stand aside if they encountered a major war.

A Nascent Soul True Lord holds an extraordinary position; such an existence is a highly respected figure wherever they are. It is indeed difficult to accept that they would be reduced to a mere foot soldier.

Xu Ganyang readily agreed, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect and saying, "Without the Chen Clan's help, I fear I wouldn't have even been able to break through to the Golden Core realm stage, and would have passed away hundreds of years ago. How could I have reached the threshold of the Nascent Soul as I am today?"

"A scholar will die for one who understands him. Such a profound kindness Xu Ganyang beyond my ability to repay. Even if you hadn't mentioned it, I would still be willing to be your pawn."

After hearing Qiu Daoyi gave a bitter smile. Without Chen Nianzhi's support, his hope of breaking through to the Nascent Soul was slim, and he would die within a few hundred years. At this point, considering his reputation after reaching the Nascent Soul stage was nothing but a joke.

With this thought in mind, he cupped his hands and said, "Fortunately, I have received the True Lord's support. If I achieve anything this time, I will definitely repay you with all my might in the future."

"No need for such formalities."

After the two signed the contract, Chen Nianzhi smiled and handed them two Nascent Soul Formation Pill.

It will take some time to refine the Nascent Soul Formation Pill. These two are the last two Nascent Soul Formation Pill in the Chen Clan's inventory, so they will be given to the two of them to help them break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

After bestowing the Nascent Soul Formation Pill, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, you're just like guest retainers of the Chen Clan. Unless it's something important, I won't easily order you around."

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After seeing the two off, Chen Nianzhi began refining the Golden-Core Formation Pill.

The number of Demon King Core seized this time was over sixty batches, an enormous quantity. Refining them all into Golden-Core Formation Pill would be no easy task.

Chen Nianzhi spent tens of millions of Spirit Stone to buy all the Heart of Heaven Grass and other auxiliary medicines from the Azure Luan Continent, and then began to refine the Golden-Core Formation Pill.

This time, the Golden-Core Formation Pill was jointly refined by Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong, with dozens of Alchemist responsible for processing the medicinal materials.

The most time-consuming and laborious task of processing medicinal herbs was taken care of, and with the combined Law Power of the two, a batch of Golden-Core Formation Pill could be refined in just half a month.

Even so, it still took Chen Nianzhi three years to complete these sixty-odd batches of Golden-Core Formation Pill.

After successfully refining the Golden-Core Formation Pill, Chen Nianzhi breathed a sigh of relief. After resting with Jiang Linglong for more than a month, they began to refine the Nascent Soul Formation Pill.

This wasn't their first time refining Nascent Soul Formation Pill; their experience and Alchemy Art had far surpassed what they had achieved before.

The first batch of Nascent Soul Formation Pill was made using the inner core of the Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor Chen Nianzhi. The Golden Rhinoceros Demon Emperor had a cultivation level as high as the third Third-Layer Nascent Soul realm, and his primordial energy was extremely abundant. They refined three Nascent Soul Formation Pill in this batch.

The second method used the inner core of the Azure Jade Demon Emperor, whose cultivation was even higher, reaching the Fourth Nascent Soul Layer Azure Jade Demon Emperor. This batch produced a total of five Nascent Soul Formation Pill.

Having obtained eight Nascent Soul Formation Pill, Chen Nianzhi happily put them away. Besides the Nascent Soul Formation Pill Daoist Zixu, the Chen Clan would have seven more Nascent Soul Formation Pill in stock.

With these seven Nascent Soul Formation Pill as a foundation, perhaps we can cultivate several Nascent Soul True Lord when suitable candidates are found in the future.

Upon hearing that Chen Nianzhi had successfully refined the Nascent Soul Formation Pill, Chen Changxuan was the first to approach her. Looking at the Nascent Soul Formation Pill, he exclaimed with delight, "I'd like to ask Qing Hao for a Nascent Soul Formation Pill."

Chen Nianzhi smiled and nodded, saying, "Among the cultivators in our Lineage at the Golden Core Ninth Layer, only Uncle Qing Hao remains. If we don't support him, who else should we support?"

The Chen Clan currently has over forty Golden Core realm cultivators, but the Chen Clan's rise to prominence is relatively recent, and most of the Lineage's Golden Core realm cultivators are no more than four hundred years old, with over 80% being only around three hundred years old.

Most of these Golden Core realm cultivators had broken through to the Golden Core realm less than a hundred years ago, and their cultivation levels were all in the early to mid-stages of the Golden Core realm late Golden Core stage. Only Chen Xianyan, Chen Xianling, and Chen Qinghao were in the late stage of the Golden Core stage.

Of the three, Chen Xianyan and her brother had just broken through to the Seventh Golden Core Layer, while only Chen Qinghao had cultivated to the Golden Core Grand Completion, making him the most suitable candidate to use the Nascent Soul Formation Pill.

Thinking of this, Chen Nianzhi gave the Nascent Soul Formation Pill to the Old Clan Leader, and then said cautiously, "Uncle Qing Hao's lifespan is already close to six hundred years old. I don't think his chances of breaking through in one go are very high."

"Please take good care of him and try your best to help him break through to the Nascent Soul before he turns eight hundred."

Chen Changxuan nodded. Eight hundred years old is a critical age. If one cannot break through to the Nascent Soul before eight hundred years old, one will need to use Longevity Pill to make up for lost lifespan.

However, each time someone takes the Longevity Pill, after Nascent Soul, they lose one more chance to extend their lifespan by a thousand years.

Thinking of this, Chen Nianzhi asked, "How are Qiu Daoyi and Xu Ganyang's breakthroughs going?"

Chen Changxuan shook his head, sighed, and said, "Xu Ganyang's foundation is insufficient; he has only broken through to the Pseudo-Nascent Soul realm."

"It was Qiu Daoyi succeeded, barely managing to forge Human Dao Nascent Soul."

Chen Nianzhi nodded upon hearing this. Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage requires a strong foundation and solid foundation. Xu Ganyang was only Low-grade Golden Core cultivator. Even with the help of the Nascent Soul Formation Pill and the Five-Vein Nascent Soul Formation, he only had a 30-40% chance of success, and his hope for breaking through was not high.

This made him a little worried about Chen Qinghao, so after pondering for a moment, he said, "There are still some Azure Lotus Seed in the clan. Let's send one to Uncle Qing Hao as well."

"I understand."

Chen Changxuan spoke, he took the Nascent Soul Formation Pill and hurriedly left.

After Chen Changxuan left, Chen Nianzhi looked at Jiang Linglong and said, "The Snow Origin Ginseng and Fire Origin Ginseng are now complete. I want to start the furnace to refine the Yin-Yang Ginseng Pill."

Jiang Linglong shook her head, her brow furrowing slightly, and said, "To refine the Yin-Yang Ginseng Pill, a Pill Formula is required, but unfortunately, we don't have one."

"It's alright." Chen Nianzhi smiled calmly and said, "As long as we know the main ingredient, deducing the Pill Formula shouldn't be a problem."

As Chen Nianzhi spoke, he took out the Snow Origin Ginseng and Fire Origin Ginseng and began to examine them.