Jade Spring Sect.
After returning from White Water County, Chen Shuangbai brought back another child.
He is the youngest child in Chen Mingxuan's lineage, and also Chen Shuangbai's grand-nephew, named Tianjun.
This child was born with a robust and chubby face, and a pair of large, bright eyes that revealed a cleverness... Most importantly, he was exceptionally gifted, the best prospect the Chen Household had produced in the past sixty years.
Chen Shuangbai patted the child on the head, but instead of keeping him under his tutelage, he sent him to the tutelage of Yuan Bikong Shi Yubai.
He was Shi Yubai's eldest disciple, relying on the protection of his master and the sect. In addition, he was also quite talented. After a few years of seclusion, he broke through to the Golden Core, making him a rising star in the Jade Spring Sect.
Upon learning that Chen Shuangbai was coming, Yuan Bikong was half apprehensive and half delighted.
When Yuan Bikong learned that his Dao Child brother was a junior member of his family who wanted to become his disciple, he agreed after only a brief consideration.
"Senior brother, shouldn't we assess this child's aptitude first?"
Chen Shuangbai joked.
Yuan Bikong narrowed his eyes and smiled, "I still trust Dao Child's judgment."
"It just so happens that I only have one disciple right now, and I'm also thinking of taking on another one."
"Since they've practically offered themselves up, how could I possibly refuse?"
Chen Shuangbai smiled, then gently pushed Chen Tianjun, who obediently knelt down on the spot with a crisp sound, which startled Yuan Bikong.
" Chen Tianjun pays respects to his master!"
Yuan Bikong accepted his three bows, then personally helped him up. He channeled his Law Power into the jade, examining it closely, and indeed found it to be a beautiful piece. He was even more satisfied and turned to Chen Shuangbai, saying:
"Rest assured, Dao Child, once you become my disciple, I will impart all my knowledge and skills without reservation."
Chen Shuangbai cupped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother."
After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Yuan Bikong, Chen Shuangbai took his leave.
For Chen Shuangbai, there are still ties to the mundane world.
The White Water Chen Clan is his origin and his source; he cannot completely disregard the White Water Chen Clan for the sake of his Dao Path.
However, besides being born into the White Water Chen Clan, he also had many other identities, such as the Dao Child of the Jade Spring Sect and the Far-Reaching Luminous Sword Immortal of the Vast Waves Alliance...
Having borne the glory, one must also bear the responsibility that comes with it.
He will take care of the White Water Chen Clan, but not too much.
Otherwise, if in a few years it becomes like the Xuanxiao Sect in the Zhao Kingdom, with two factions—master and disciple, and aristocratic families—competing against each other... then he, the Daoist disciple, would be a sinner for all time.
The destruction of the Celebrated Origin Sect dealt a heavy blow to the Holy Origin Alliance.
For a time, undercurrents surged within the Holy Origin Alliance, and people were filled with unease.
Meanwhile, the Vast Waves Alliance was overjoyed.
At this point, someone suggested that they should press on and take advantage of this rare opportunity to launch a full-scale attack on the Xu Kingdom's Transformation Sect and the Yong Kingdom's Parting Hate Gate.
However, this proposal was put on hold after a brief discussion among the True Lord.
Ultimately, it all comes down to the deterrent power of those in the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
Nascent Soul Late Stage... If a real battle were to break out, at best half a country would be destroyed, at worst the earth's veins would be disturbed, endangering hundreds of thousands of innocent lives.
If the Vast Waves Alliance is an alliance of demonic cultivators, then this method can be adopted without a doubt.
But that's not it...
"Don't pursue a cornered enemy."
With the help of the precious pill and the healing assistance of several True Lord, True Lord Jihai's injuries have gradually improved, he said in the council hall.
"Let's halt our offensive for now and proceed cautiously... Let's thoroughly digest the resources left by the destruction of the Celebrated Origin Sect before planning our next move."
When the topic turned to taking a bite out of the Celebrated Origin Sect's resources, all the True Lord present couldn't help but smile knowingly.
After all, who is born liking war?
War is merely a means to an end.
Ultimately, it all stems from coveting the Spirit Vein, mineral deposits, medicinal herb fields, markets, and other cultivation-related industries held by the other party.
In this respect, both the Vast Waves Alliance and the Holy Origin Alliance share the same starting point.
Therefore, in the coming period, how to distribute these spoils of war reasonably and as fairly as possible is the most important issue among the Nascent Soul True Lord of the Vast Waves Alliance.
At this moment, the alliance leader, True Lord Jihai, becomes especially important!
Whether he can win over the public will depend on this.
However, all of this had little to do with Chen Shuangbai.
At this moment, he was in a demonic market in the West Kingdom, which originally belonged to the Celebrated Origin Sect. He held the three Toad Stone he had finally obtained and a slight smile appeared on his face.
"After all these years, we've finally found these three."
Among Chen Shuangbai's many Divine Ability, [ Fallen Toad Light ] is quite powerful during the Foundation Establishment and even the Golden Core stage.
It not only has the power to reduce damage, but it is also the nemesis of restrictions and formations. However, now that it has reached the Nascent Soul, it is gradually falling behind.
To refine this Divine Ability, one must find Toad Stone, also known as Toad Crystal, which is formed inside the body of a toad-like spirit.
However, the number of toad demons is too small, and even fewer are capable of producing Toad Stone.
These three were discovered by fortuitous opportunity when Ding Chengyu took over the territory of the Celebrated Origin Sect, and he then notified Chen Shuangbai to come and search for them.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Ding."
Ding Chengyu smiled but didn't say anything more.
Chen Shuangbai simply found a hill nearby, used his magic lineage to create a temporary cave abode, hung the [ Swaying Moon Sunken Cold Treasure Mirror ] under the cave ceiling, and slowly refined the three Toad Stone.
Several days later.
With a thought, the golden-white halo between Chen Shuangbai's brows suddenly changed, like a sign of a lunar eclipse. A stream of light, white on the outside and black on the inside, flew out from it, landed on the cave wall in front of him, silently passed through it, flew out of the cave abode, and flowed and rose in the mountains.
With another thought, the stream of light returned to the space between his brows.
Chen Shuangbai roughly estimated the power and sighed softly, "It's become much stronger, but it's still not enough."
Fortunately, although many of the treasures of the Celebrated Origin Sect were looted after its mountain gate was breached, the overall foundation of a major demonic sect with thousands of years of history still surprised and delighted the Vast Waves Alliance.
Ding Chengyu, under the decree of True Lord Jihai, has great autonomy over the disposal of the spiritual resources obtained by the Jade Spring Sect.
This was both because of his unwavering loyalty and because he himself had no children or disciples, making him trustworthy.
He sent people to deliver a lot of spiritual resources that Chen Shuangbai had specifically requested, which allowed Chen Shuangbai to hone his Divine Ability.
Chen Shuangbai accepted them one by one, and after he had completed the tempering of [ Fallen Toad Light ] and [ Dew-Drinking Radiance ], which enhanced the two Divine Ability he had gained from Foundation Establishment, he...
He took something out.