Chapter 625 - 5 Major Gains

Bai Zichen didn’t think Hong Xuan had the guts to deceive him.

It would be easy enough to verify their past relationship or whether he had contacted the Qingfeng Sect in advance.

“Then you must be quite familiar with the Holy Lotus Sect’s assets?”

Bai Zichen’s gaze was piercing. As far as he knew, the Holy Lotus Sect didn’t have many Core Formation Elders left, and each of them was shouldering numerous responsibilities.

If even half of the Core Formation Elders genuinely surrendered, they could probably take over the vast majority of the Holy Lotus Sect’s legacy.

Otherwise, trying to sort through the assets of a ten-thousand-year-old sect by himself would not only be a massive and tedious undertaking, but he also risked a large number of treasures slipping through his fingers.

“To inform you, True Monarch, aside from the Medicine Garden Secret Realm, which has always been managed independently by Qu Yang’s confidants, I have cataloged all other Sect assets. Furthermore, Master Ke, who is in charge of the Grand Library, is a good friend of this disciple. I have already instructed him to hand over the Grand Library to your esteemed Sect in its entirety, without a single Treasure missing.”

Hong Xuan took a Jade Scroll from his sleeve and raised it over his head. His tone was respectful, completely devoid of any hint of seeking credit or being self-important.

“You’ve been thoughtful…”

Bai Zichen accepted the Jade Scroll and, after a glance, exclaimed inwardly at the man’s talent. This was truly a hefty gift.

Starting with Qii Mountain, the first section detailed the distribution of all Spirit Land Cave Mansions throughout the mountain range, as well as the output of various ores and Spiritual Objects.

All they had to do was follow the map and coordinates, sending Sect Disciples to take possession of everything.

The second section listed the vassal forces in the Twelve Prefectures of the Central Province and their annual tribute quotas.

Those Core Formation Level forces each had their own unique products, which made Bai Zichen click his tongue in amazement.

For instance, there was a Spirit Fruit called the Profound Ice Wind Fruit, which grew in a crevice within a dark mountain ravine.

Both sides of the crevice were covered in thousand-year-old Profound Ice. Its depths were unfathomable, and at its narrowest point, it was only a palm’s width wide. Chilling winds and Evil Qi from the earth’s core frequently swirled within it.

It was in this precise environment that the Profound Ice Wind Fruit, which ripened every 60-Year Cycle, could be considered a Body Refining Holy Medicine.

Consuming one directly could save a Tier Three Body Cultivator a hundred years of arduous cultivation.

Several types of Tier Four Body Refining Elixirs required this fruit, and it had a significant effect on helping a Body Cultivator break through to Tier Four.

There were seven or eight other similar Spirit Fruits, each with immediate and powerful effects in a specific area. No Sect would ever think they had too many.

The Central Province was currently in chaos, and many Spirit Veins had already changed hands.

Only after the Qingfeng Sect established itself on Qii Mountain, declared its sovereignty, and pacified the situation in the Central Province could these revenue streams be stabilized.

The third section was the inventory of the Holy Lotus Sect’s Grand Library.

Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones: None.

Top-Grade Spirit Stones: Over seven hundred.

Miscellaneous Spiritual Stones: Equivalent to about thirteen million.

Spiritual Treasures: Four. Tier Four Talismans: Fifteen. Nascent Soul Pills: Three. Tribulation Crossing Secret Treasures: Two… The remaining Magical Treasures and Spiritual Artifacts, Mountain Formation Talismans, and various elixirs were innumerable.

In terms of Arrays, the most valuable was undoubtedly Qii Mountain’s Nine Palace Ruins Array, a Tier Four Top Grade formation.

When fully operational, it could protect the entirety of Qii Mountain.

This Array was a major reason the Holy Lotus Sect was able to hold out for a century, giving Qu Yang enough time to adapt after merging with the Snow Lotus.

Additionally, there were over ten Tier Three Array Plates in the treasury, all lying unused.

‘What a ten-thousand-year-old Major Sect! My own Sect’s wealth pales in comparison.’

Bai Zichen clicked his tongue in amazement. Take advancing to Nascent Soul, for example. No matter how far the Holy Lotus Sect had fallen, they could still prepare two or three sets of Spirit Medicines for the breakthrough.

If a truly exceptional disciple appeared, they could use the Nascent Soul Pill, a Tribulation Crossing Secret Treasure, and the Immortal Reception Platform, and the Sect would have another True Monarch.

A Nascent Soul Major Sect with a ten-thousand-year legacy was like a centipede that doesn’t perish even when dead. Unless it was completely annihilated, it could easily find an opportunity to rise from the ashes.

If not for the unprecedented situation in the Liang Country’s Cultivation Realm, where four Nascent Soul Sects occupied the corners, squeezing each other with no room for expansion, the Celestial Principle Sect would never have targeted the Holy Lotus Sect, which lacked a presiding Nascent Soul True Monarch.

In the past, during dark times when the Holy Lotus Sect lost its Nascent Soul True Monarch, they would at most have had to shrink their territory.

They could have weathered the storm just by relying on their Tier Four Array and Spiritual Treasures.

Although the Qingfeng Sect had produced two Nascent Soul True Monarchs in a row, that was due to the exceptional talent of Bai Zichen and Ge Cang themselves. It didn’t mean the Sect was on the right track to consistently cultivate Nascent Soul experts.

After them, the Core Formation True Men with the highest cultivation were only at the Mid-Stage Core Formation, still separated from even attempting the breakthrough to Nascent Soul by a Celestial Chasm.

As for the Spirit Medicines needed for the breakthrough, they had no leads whatsoever.

Fortunately, the Qingfeng Sect possessed the refining method for the Acquired Thunder God Pearl, a Tribulation Crossing Secret Treasure. In addition, Bai Zichen had made the Cave Profound Disaster Relief and Demon Extermination Scripture available in the Transmission Hall, exchangeable only by Core Formation True Men.

One absorbed the Thunder Tribulation, while the other swept away Heart Demons.

When it came to external aids for crossing the Nascent Soul Celestial Tribulation, very few sects could compare.

With the Eastern Domain fallen, cultivating the Cave Profound Disaster Relief and Demon Extermination Scripture was now only possible in the Central Domain.

“True Monarch, the Nine Palace Ruins Array has been operating at its highest level for years. Combined with the intense warfare, it’s a bottomless pit that devours Spirit Stones… All the Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones the Holy Lotus Sect had accumulated over generations were used up in this war.”

Hong Xuan thought Bai Zichen’s gaze held a different meaning and hurriedly explained with a flustered expression.

“The Sect Disciples couldn’t rest, constantly supplying the Grand Array with their Primordial Power. We had no choice but to distribute Spirit Stones to speed up their Magical Power recovery. During the most intense period of the war, we burned through a storeroom’s worth of Spirit Stones every day.”

“It’s normal for a war to consume millions of Spirit Stones.”

Bai Zichen felt a surge of relief, recalling how the war against the Ghost Spirit Sect had been a swift, decisive victory.

Otherwise, if it had dragged on for several years, the Qingfeng Sect of that time would never have been able to sustain the cost.

The fourth section of the Jade Scroll was about legacy scriptures. There were three Cultivation Techniques that led all the way to the Late-Stage Nascent Soul.