A New Expedition, the Ten-Thousand-Year Arc!

"True Immortal of the Dao of Refining Realm!"

The immortals present murmured in hushed tones, their expressions shifting from momentary stunned silence to ecstatic joy. These were True Immortal of the Dao of Refining; they knew all too well what this meant.

Among all the heavens, most True Immortal do not have the ability to create Seventh-Tier artifacts. If they want to create an immortal artifact, they usually have to use a clumsy method.

That is achieved through the accumulation of time and resources. For example, Qin Lu's God Devouring Sword was not forged, but rather gradually improved to the level of a high-grade immortal artifact by continuously devouring souls and using the essence of the Great Dao over seven thousand years...

During this period, he even devoured the Primordial Spirit and bodies of a Golden Immortal and several Mystic Immortal.

That's how the God Devouring Sword was created!

For example, the two treasures of the Void Soul Spirit Race, the Holy Soul Jade Seal, are the product of the entire Void Soul Spirit Race spending tens of millions of years collecting souls and nurturing them bit by bit...

The superior-grade Profound Heaven Immortal Artifact, the Soul-Extinguishing Needle, is a treasure for destroying souls, continuously nurtured from the remnants of the souls of the fallen True Immortal of the Void Soul Spirit Race. It even incorporates a trace of the power of the Great Dao!

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After some clans' True Immortal perish, their natal Immortal Artifacts are inherited by future True Immortal, through time, resources, and inheritance...

This is how Profound Heaven Immortal Artifact are obtained throughout the heavens. Of course, there is another way: through plunder...

However, all of these methods come at a much higher cost!

This further highlights the scarcity of True Immortal in the Dao of Refining, as only a few Seventh-Tier immortal items are needed to forge high-quality immortal artifacts in a short time.

Furthermore, while immortal artifacts can be produced through some rudimentary methods, elixirs, talismans, formations, and some large objects can only be converted into cash by the abilities of True Immortal Dao of Refining.

Therefore, the value of a True Immortal Dao of Refining is self-evident!

For a faction or a group, the value provided by a True Immortal of the Dao of Refining Realm is comparable to, or even more important than, that of a Golden Immortal Golden Immortal.

Seeing the excited expressions on the faces of the immortals, the few Qin Humans True Immortal present remained remarkably calm. In fact, Qin Qianyu had become an immortal three or four hundred years ago, but he had never made it public.

In the past three or four hundred years, the Qin Humans's True Immortal have undergone a complete transformation!

Each of them possessed a mid-grade immortal artifact, and their reforged natal immortal artifacts also reached the level of mid-grade immortal artifacts.

This means that every Qin Humans True Immortal present possesses at least two mid-grade immortal artifacts...

Furthermore, Qin Zhenyu also hides a top-grade immortal artifact!

As for low-grade immortal artifacts, the Qin Humans Race no longer value them at all, and even plan to hold a Hundred Immortals Assembly in a while.

These Seventh-Tier immortal artifacts will be sold as auction items. Even Seventh-Tier immortal pills, formations, and talismans can be offered as gimmicks for the event!

It is evident that the Qin Humans Clan have now truly developed some solid foundation.

Whether it's the breakthrough in all skills brought about by the Dao of Refining True Immortal, or the treasure land of the Origin Spirit Mountain, both signify the rapid rise of the Qin Humans Race.

After a brief period of joy, the immortals present also increasingly recognized their identity as members of the alliance. The stronger the Qin Humans Race became, the more they, as alliance members, would naturally benefit!

Compared to some nomadic tribes, or even some powerful clans, the Vast Spirit Alliance is far superior; in some aspects, it has even rivaled some strong clans...

"Fellow Daoists, I fully understand your feelings, but haste makes waste. Take it slow, and you will achieve your goals."

"As members of the alliance, you can seek Qianyu's help with any future refining needs, and your needs will be prioritized over those of other forces."

"This is a benefit for all alliance members, but you need to prepare two sets of the required refining materials, and the remaining materials will be your reward."

"This is also one of the topics of this Vast Spirit Grand Assembly."

"The official explanation is that three sets of refining materials are needed, and any extra set will be split equally among those who make the introduction."

"On this point, I hope everyone will agree on the same thing. This also provides you with another avenue for profit. Fellow Daoists, do you understand?"

Upon hearing this—

All the immortals respectfully agreed, for this was Emperor Nether Immortal King bestowing benefits upon them and also profiting them, so naturally they all accepted!

With the bond of shared interests, the cohesion of this alliance instantly rose to a new level. Previously, the immortals had to be wary of each other, but now, contrary to the wishes of the immortals...

Each and every one of them wanted to uphold the alliance's rules!

They were even less willing to see a rift in the alliance than the Qin Humans Race, because compared to what the Qin Humans Race gained, these members were the real beneficiaries.

Seeing the reactions of the immortals, Qin Lu knew that he had achieved his goal of showing mercy and divine intervention this time. From the Intimidation at the beginning to the distribution of benefits now, it was easy to manipulate the little Mystic Immortal!

"In summary, this is the first topic of this grand discussion. Next, we will discuss the Immortal Hunting Expedition over the next ten thousand years."

Upon hearing this, the immortals' agitated emotions subsided, even though the matter of Dao of Refining True Immortal had indeed benefited them greatly.

But compared to the hunt for immortals, this is the real highlight, concerning the future development of the immortals 'Dao Path and the key to their rise to power!

Fortunately, most of the twenty-four True Immortal present had different Great Daos, so there was not much competition among them.

This was also a point that Qin Lu paid special attention to when selecting alliance members.

The Vast Spirit Alliance was already renowned, so it was impossible for only six True Immortal to have joined it. Qin Lu simply selected the six immortals who later joined the alliance.

By avoiding direct confrontations with the immortals of the alliance, conflicts within the alliance can be effectively reduced. For cultivators, any grudge can be resolved, but the enmity of obstructing one's path is an insurmountable obstacle.

Qin Lu screened allies in advance precisely to avoid this situation from occurring.

When a powerful force first begins to decline and collapse, it is often not due to external pressure, but rather because irreparable cracks appear within it, causing the entire force to crumble instantly and become disaffected.

Seeing that the immortals' gazes had once again converged, Qin Lu then began to speak eloquently, assigning tasks to them:

"Five hundred years from now, we will once again assemble an expeditionary force, with the expedition period also marked by a thousand-year timeframe..."

"And this time, our goal is even more ambitious!"

"This expedition will be led by Fellow Daoist Hu Feng and Crimson Yang Immortal, with eight True Immortal selected to accompany them: Dunkong, White Rhinoceros, Profound Yin, Yuhua Ming Qing, Anfeng, Li Liyuan, Yangui Gui."

"As for the other fellow cultivators, we will organize a new expedition five thousand years from now. Each expedition will consist of ten True Immortal, and each True Immortal will need to provide ten Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivators and one thousand Nascent Soul Cultivator..."

"With ten True Immortal, one hundred Divine Spirit Transformation, and ten thousand Nascent Soul, we will form the Vast Spirit Expeditionary Army to conquer the starry sea and hunt down True Immortal to seize their Dao!"

After hearing Qin Lu's arrangements, everyone nodded in approval. Although the scale of this operation seemed to be much smaller than the last one.

However, the combat power of the True Immortal was a whole level higher than in the last expedition. Just the three Immortals, Crimson Yang, Dunkong, and Bai White Rhinoceros, were all senior Mystic Immortal, plus Hu Feng, a Golden Immortal...

Their combat strength far surpasses that of the last great expedition!

However, the size of the expeditionary force has shrunk drastically, to only one-tenth of the previous size. The reason is that during the last expedition, many Spirit Transformation and Nascent Soul Cultivator were not trained by them at all.

They were more like Rogue Cultivator hired from all the heavens, the vast majority of whom were exiled races recruited from the Vast Spirit Star Domain.

This time, although it seems to have shrunk to one-tenth, all the cultivators participating in this battle are from their respective clans!

This is equivalent to distributing all the benefits among the cultivators, keeping the good stuff within the family. In addition, the greatly reduced number of people also means that each person can get a larger share of the resources.

In addition, drawing on the experience of the previous expedition, the expedition team kept everything simple, prioritizing efficiency and reducing unnecessary bulk.

A more systematic and standardized approach is the core element that truly enhances the strength of the expeditionary force; in comparison...

This expedition is a regular army; although the number of men is small, they are highly skilled, whereas the last expedition was a completely ragtag army.

The difference between the two is indeed quite significant.

However, it is undeniable that the more refined the rules are, the more it proves the explosive growth in the strength of the Vast Spirit Alliance!