Northern Frost Cultivation Realm, Ice God Hall.
Within the snow-white, silver-clad palace, a Nascent Soul Late Stage elder wore a troubled expression as he asked Ancestor Bingyi:
"Grand Elder, Moon Gazing Honored One is holding a God Transformation Ceremony this time. What should we select from the sect's treasure vault as a gift?"
Ancestor Bingyi glanced at the Nascent Soul elder, let out a long, deep sigh, and waved his hand helplessly. "Choose that piece of Fifth-Grade Upper-Rank Void Mystic Crystal."
The Nascent Soul elder was greatly alarmed. "Ah? That item? Absolutely not! It was passed down by the ancestors of our sect through the generations. It can forge a natal sword spirit; in the entire Human Realm, there is likely only this one piece."
"Didn't you say that once you broke through to the middle God Transformation Stage, you intended to refine it? How could you—"
"Alas! Foolishness! That Moon Gazing Island Lord is the youngest God Transformation cultivator in the entire Immortal Cultivation World. He has plenty of time to squander, and according to him, he is in no hurry to ascend to the Upper Realm."
Ancestor Bingyi sighed faintly before continuing.
"But this ancestor has little lifespan remaining. I cannot wait for another God Transformation cultivator to emerge among disciples of your generation before ascending to the Upper Realm. I fear that after Moon Gazing Island Lord's God Transformation Ceremony, this old man must immediately begin making preparations."
"The path to the Ascension Platform is one of unknown life and death."
"Nor is that all. Those other old ghosts are the same. By then, Moon Gazing Island Lord will be the only God Transformation cultivator left in the Human Realm. At a single command from him, would you not have to obediently offer up your resources?"
"Better