A Bountiful Haul!

At the end of the passage was a large bronze door engraved with intricate skull patterns.

The gate is protected by a highly poisonous barrier.

True Person Qingshan stepped forward, waving his whisk. The pure Qi of Yi Wood transformed into fine needles, peeling away the toxins from the door bit by bit...

It took a full incense stick's time for the bronze gate to slowly open with a deep rumble...

The treasure vault of Yin Wind Valley was revealed before the two men and the bear.

It wasn't as magnificent as I had imagined.

The treasure vault of the Devil Dao Sect exudes a sinister and eerie aura.

The space is extremely large and is divided into three areas.

On the left side, boxes of low-grade Spirit Stone were piled up. Roughly estimated, there were no fewer than two hundred thousand. There were also two or three thousand mid-grade Spirit Stone. For a Golden Core sect, this was a considerable fortune.

In the central area, rows of wooden shelves were displayed. The shelves were filled with various Yin-attribute spiritual materials: century-old Corpse Sha Wood, Netherworld Cold Iron, White Bone Flower, and Blood Lingzhi. These materials were of little use to righteous cultivators, but they could fetch astronomical prices on the black market.

The area on the right contains Cultivation Method, Jade Slip, and Law Treasure. Most of these are insidious Dao Artifact, such as the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and the Blood-Transforming Saber.

"This Yin Wind Valley has certainly plundered a great deal of the people's wealth."

True Person Qingshan looked at the Spirit Stone with burning desire.

Shi Jian walked directly to the middle area, and with a wave of his large claw, he collected all the century-old Corpse Sha Wood and Blood Lingzhi into his possession.

Dao of Lightning is extremely strong, and he usually needs to consume a lot of Qi and Blood and blood for cultivation. The Blood Lingzhi is just right to replenish the physical body's consumption.

As for the Corpse Sha Wood, it can be used to exchange for resources with those demon Demon Race who cultivate unorthodox Cultivation Method.

"I'll take forty percent of the Spirit Stone, and the rest you two families will split equally," Shi Jian stated firmly. "I don't want the Cultivation Method or Law Treasure; they're all yours."

"But I need a handwritten copy of the Cultivation Method."

Yun Du and Qingshan had no objection to this allocation plan.

Shi Jian contributed the most, so it's only right that he takes 40% of the Spirit Stone stones.

Although demonic Cultivation Method cannot be openly practiced, one can take them back to the sect for reference, taking the essence and discarding the dross.

As for various magical Law Treasure, dismantling Law Treasure to extract spiritual materials can also yield a considerable fortune.

The spoils have been divided.

The Lord Rat, however, was frantically scratching at the wall.

"Ancestor, something's not right."

The Lord Rat pointed to the deepest part of the treasure vault, a stone wall. "There's nothing behind that. The Spiritual Qi seeps out from behind the wall."

Shi Jian stepped forward and knocked on the stone wall. The sound was dull, indicating that there was indeed a hidden layer.

He pointed his fingers like knives, lightning clinging to the tips of his claws, slicing through the stone wall as easily as cutting tofu.

The stone wall collapsed.

A surge of Spiritual Qi, so dense it almost turned into mist, rushed towards us.

This Spiritual Qi contained an extremely pure, cold, and yin energy, yet it was completely free of any Sha Qi energy, so clean that it brought peace to the mind.

The three of them peeked out.

Behind the stone wall is an underground cave, no more than a hundred feet in diameter.

In the center of the cave, there is a cold pool about three zhang in diameter.

The pool water was jet black, calm and still. Around the cold pool grew a patch of crystal-clear white grass, its blades covered with frost.

"Low-grade Blessed Land, Profound Yin Cold Pool!"

True Person Yun Du gasped, his voice trembling.

Blessed Land are the most crucial strategic resources in the cultivation world.

Even a low-grade Blessed Land is enough to sustain the Indestructibility of a Golden Core cultivator.

This Profound Yin Cold Pool not only nurtures the extremely precious ' Ice Soul Grass ', but its water is also an excellent spiritual substance for tempering Law Treasure and cleansing the soul.

It can also give birth to the Yin Dao Heaven and Earth Qi: the Profound Yin Transformative Life Qi!

"No wonder the Devil Cultivator of Yin Wind Valley have been able to stand firm in Black Sha Commandery for hundreds of years." True Person Qingshan's eyes shifted.

Facing this Blessed Land, the three of them began to breathe heavily.

Spirit Stone can be divided, spiritual materials can be divided, but how are Blessed Land divided?

This thing can't be taken away; we can only send people to guard it.

But to guard a Blessed Land deep in the heart of the Jin Kingdom is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Once the Wei Kingdom army retreats and the main force of the demonic path returns to reinforce, those left to guard this place will face certain death.

Even if they used their Divine Ability to move mountains and fill seas, it would cause a huge commotion. Otherwise, they would be blocked by the demonic forces and waste this Blessed Land.

"You can't take it with you."

"This place is deep within the Jin Kingdom; we cannot conquer it."

"What should we do then? Destroy it?" True Person Qingshan's face was full of heartache. Destroying a Blessed Land was simply a waste of resources and would incur divine retribution.

"It would be a shame to destroy it."

True Person Yun Du stroked the sword hilt, his mind racing. "The Wei Kingdom army is in Profound Province; they can plunder for at least another half a month."

"These two weeks are enough for us to squeeze every last drop of value out of this icy pool."

How to extract it?

"Gather all the Ice Soul Grass, uproot it completely," Yun Du said through gritted teeth. "As for the water in this Profound Yin Cold Pool... use storage Law Artifact to fill it up as much as possible. Fill it until it's dry!"

This is a classic case of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Uprooting the Ice Soul Grass and draining the pool, even if this low-grade Blessed Land isn't ruined, it will take hundreds of years to recover its vitality.

However, on enemy territory, this is already the approach that maximizes benefits.

"Let's do it." Shi Jian was too lazy to waste words.

He pulled out more than a dozen large-capacity Storage Bag and threw them into the icy pool, beginning to frantically draw water.

Yun Du and Qingshan carefully picked the Ice Soul Grass.

The rat demon army was also busy. The Lord Rat commanded hordes of giant rats to dig out the Mysterious Ice ores that had been soaked in cold air for years from the four walls of the cave.

We were busy for a full day and night.

The Profound Yin Cold Pool was completely drained, revealing the dried silt at the bottom. Not a single Ice Soul Grass remained, and even the walls of the cave had been scraped bare.

Only then were the two men and the bear satisfied. Just as they were about to leave, the communication Jade Slip on Shi Jian's waist lit up.

It was sent by Sun Mao.

As his Divine Sense probed in, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Shi Jian's thunderous eyes.

"Ancestor, Fenghe Sect has been defeated."

Sun Mao's voice rang out from the Jade Slip, filled with undisguised elation. "The Fenghe Sect's protective formation has been dismantled from within."

"Yan Qiu took all the elite troops with him, leaving only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators behind, who have already been killed."

"The sect's treasury is intact. The two low-grade Blessed Land, ' Fire Cloud Grotto ' and ' Crimson Slurry Pool,' are now in our hands."

"The Lineage ruling over the nine counties are taking over the entire Spirit Vein industry of the Fenghe Sect."

"Ancestor, we've struck it rich!"

Fenghe Sect's good news put Shi Jian in a great mood.

This move was the right one. Taking advantage of the chaos at Opening Yang Pass, when both the righteous and demonic factions were focused on the border and the counterattack, Cloud Temple quietly absorbed the entire foundation of a thousand-year-old sect.

Two inferior Blessed Land, plus the original White Cloud Temple.

Today, White Cloud Temple's resources and foundation have subtly surpassed the scope of ordinary Golden Core cultivators...

Given enough time to digest the information, it's not impossible to cultivate more Foundation Establishment cultivators, or even produce one or two more Golden Core Realm.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, is there any good news?"

Seeing that Shi Jian's breathing was steady, True Person Yun Du casually asked.

"Of course it's good news, Fenghe Sect has been safely captured."

Upon hearing this, Yun Du's face lit up with joy, but he suppressed it, knowing the importance of keeping a low profile and making a fortune quietly.

Putting aside any other gains from this battle.

Destroying the Fenghe Sect, a major thorn in their side, would be a great thing in itself. Furthermore, annexing the Fenghe Sect's thousand-year-old foundation would be an even greater achievement, even if the trip yielded no reward.

For White Cloud Temple, this is already a great victory!