The Strong Join Forces, Time to Divide the Cake!

The Purple Firmament Peak.

The thunderclouds never dissipated, and purple lightning flashed like dragons through the clouds.

Shi Jian transformed into a size of about ten feet and lazily lay on a huge blue stone. Floating in front of him was a jade box covered with sealing talismans.

With a flick of its claws.

The talisman fell off, and the box lid popped open.

A wisp of vibrant green energy, brimming with boundless vitality, slowly drifted out. This was the priceless treasure seized from the secret realm: the New Wood Myriad Splendors Qi!

"Wood gives birth to thunder, and thunder tempers wood."

"If this thing is driven into the earth's veins, your mountain will truly become a force to be reckoned with."

Purple Firmament's phantom appeared in mid-air and smacked its lips.

Shi Jian didn't respond.

He opened his mouth and spat out a bolt of purple-gold lightning, enveloping the wisp of Qingmu energy, and slammed it down towards the core of the earth's vein below.

Boom!

The entire Purple Firmament Peak trembled violently.

Strange vines were sprouting from the cracks in the rocks, which had been scorched black by lightning, at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The vines are purple and blue, with faint arcs of electricity dancing between the leaves, achieving a strange balance between abundant vitality and violent destructive power.

The water level in the Thunder Pool at the summit suddenly rose three feet, and the thunder liquid changed from deep purple to a profound purplish-blue, emanating a pressure several times stronger than before...

The entire mountain exudes a powerful vitality.

Countless lightning- Spirit Plant began to grow, gradually enveloping Purple Firmament Peak in greenery, and countless plants and trees grew wildly!

The once barren soil now seeped forth wisps of spiritual liquid, eventually coalescing into streams that flowed and rushed through the mountains...

"Almost there."

Shi Jian looked up and gazed towards the distant south.

The strange stone forest in the Clear Wind Mountain Range, which is shrouded in thunderclouds all year round, is the lair of the Lei Huan. Only by uprooting that place and filling it into Purple Firmament Peak can the essence of the Thunder Pool be considered complete.

As he was pondering, ripples appeared on the array.

A beam of white light pierced through the thunderclouds and landed steadily on the mountaintop.

True Person Yun Du flicked his whisk, his gaze sweeping over the drastically changed mountain peaks around him, and his eyelids twitched involuntarily...

He could clearly sense that the concentration of Spiritual Qi on this mountain peak was approaching that of the Sword Cloud Main Peak of White Cloud Temple. Although it was not quite there, it was almost at the third level.

This bear demon has one trump card after another.

"Fellow Daoist Shi's skills are beyond my reach."

"Given time, this Purple Firmament Peak will likely become another Blessed Land for my White Cloud Temple," Yun Du said with a smile as he stepped forward.

Shi Jian straightened up and pointed to the stone bench opposite him.

"Seeing the host's polite manner, please sit down."

The two sat facing each other.

Yun Du picked up his teacup, skimmed off the foam, took a sip, and then smoothly got to the point:

"Now that things are settled, it's time to get down to business."

"With that old dog Yan Qiu taken away by Old Monster Mu, the Fenghe Sect is leaderless and won't dare to show its face for a while. White Cloud Commandery is now safe."

"Peaceful?"

"Master, have we gone through all this trouble just to retire here in White Cloud Commandery, guarding a small plot of land?"

Shi Jian's sudden question made Yun Du pause and put down his teacup.

"What does Fellow Daoist mean?"

Shi Jian tapped the stone table with his claws, lightning crackling at his fingertips as he carved a simple map onto the stone surface.

"Fenghe Sect is protected by Old Monster Mu, so we can't touch them, but what about Qingzhou Commandery?"

A glint of insight flashed in Yun Du's eyes, and he immediately understood.

"Qingzhou Commandery, Azure Light Gate."

"Good."

Shi Jian's voice was deep and pointed as he said, "The Azure Light Gate excels in business, is proficient in planting methods, and is also skilled in various immortal arts."

"True Person Qingshan of the Azure Light Gate is a renowned third-tier alchemy master, but in recent years, they have overstepped their bounds."

"The Clear Wind Mountain Range are located at the border of the two prefectures, yet they have always wanted to annex them and incorporate them into the territory of Qingzhou Commandery..."

Yun Du his beard, lost in thought.

White Cloud Temple and Azure Light Gate have no personal grudges; in fact, they often cooperate.

However, Azure Light Gate only has one True Person Qingshan at the Early Golden Core, while their White Cloud Temple currently has two Golden Core cultivators in charge.

Things are different now.

With Shi Jian's arrival, the balance of power for this Golden Core Realm Lightning Bear has completely shifted, and the stronger side will undoubtedly gain more spoils – this is only natural.

"Clear Wind Mountain Range, Great Maple Mountain Range."

Shi Jian drew two large circles on the stone table with his claws, then connected them tightly together:

"These two mountain ranges, together stretching for eight hundred miles, if they were completely connected and transformed into one unified territory..."

"You intend to merge the Clear Wind Mountain Range into the Great Maple Mountain Range, and then, in the name of the Upper Sect's Beast Pasturing Mountain, seize this territory?"

Yun Du picked up the conversation, giving Shi Jian a deep look.

"Fellow Daoist has quite an appetite!"

"You want to encircle the entire 800-mile mountain range?"

Shi Jian said calmly, "Although White Cloud Commandery can support both of us, fellow Daoist, don't you have any ambitions to expand our power?"

"If we can swallow up this 800-mile-long Beast Pasturing Mountain, it will become the private domain of my White Cloud Temple, and no one will be able to set foot in it..."

He paused for a moment, then threw out his chips.

"I only need 30% of the spiritual minerals and spirit medicine from the mountains."

"The remaining 70% will all go to White Cloud Temple. In addition, 70% of the profits from the Qingshan every fifty years will also be shared with the temple."

Yun Du was moved.

Seventy percent of the resources in the Eight Hundred Mile Mountain Range are enough to double the foundation of White Cloud Temple, and may even be able to cultivate one or two more Golden Core cultivators!

As for sealing off the mountain range, they refused entry to Rogue Cultivator and other forces.

This kind of offensive thing can be completely blamed on the Supreme Purity Sect. The Beast Pasturing Mountain was a task assigned by the Supreme Purity Sect, and no one dares to say anything.

The requirements of the superiors are a matter of course.

Anyone who dares to disagree can go and reason with the Supreme Purity Sect themselves.

This is an incredibly profitable business.

"That old patriarch of the Azure Light Gate is no pushover."

Yun Du tapped his fingers on the table, making a final, tentative move:

"That True Person Qingshan is a master alchemist with extensive connections. If we offend him, our White Cloud Temple will likely suffer the consequences."

"We are all cultivators; there's no grudge that can't be resolved. It's simply a matter of insufficient mutual benefit..."

"If the benefits are sufficient, we can sit down and discuss things calmly."

Shi Jian spoke calmly, saying that since the goal was to expand the pie, there was still room for negotiation; cultivation was nothing more than the division of interests...

If the benefits are sufficient, everything is negotiable.

Yun Du smiled; he actually agreed with the suggestion...

Might makes right, that's the rule in the cultivation world. But if it's about joining forces to make money, there's really no need to go to war.

The Clear Wind Mountain Range are quite large, but they are not the Supreme Purity Sect's grazing grounds. Whether it's Rogue Cultivator or forces of all sizes, they can all enter to gather resources.

If it can be integrated with the Great Maple Mountain Range, the entire area can be incorporated into the Beast Taming Land.

This would eliminate the Rogue Cultivator and the profits shared by various forces, thus increasing the overall pie. In that case, the Supreme Purity Sect would receive more tribute, which would naturally be a welcome outcome.

As for the remainder, Shi Jian took 30%, White Cloud Temple took a portion, and finally, a share was distributed to Azure Light Gate...

Overall, the two factions took the benefits from the lower-level cultivators, and then the profits were divided among the three factions, although in the end, the three factions didn't earn much.

But at least compared to the past, it will bring an additional 10% to 20% of the benefits.

This is a good thing!

Merchants often say: A merchant should only earn limited profits; if he goes too far, everyone will kick him when he falls.

At this point, Shi Jian and Yun Du reached an agreement.