I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2447 - 1091_3
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Quite a number of Nascent Soul Elders had previously thought her aptitude was average, believing she ascended to Saintess solely through the Yuan family's backing, and they nursed considerable grudges. Yet now, with the full story revealed, shame washed over them all.
Becoming the Saintess, it seemed, demanded a profound sacrifice.
Their error in judgment stood clear.
Yuan Zhen offered a polite nod to the elders while acknowledging their bows in return, before taking her seat next to Ye Qing.
"Here's the catalog of gifts we talked about earlier. Does anything strike you as missing?"
Ni Yuanzhong passed a sheet from the Jade Scroll over to Yuan Zhen. He'd consumed a rare elixir from the Nine Heavens Demon Vibration Sect to hold his wounds at bay for the moment. Once the fallout settled, he'd enter closed-door cultivation.
Having reached Spirit Transformation, his role as Sect Master drew to a close.
Thankfully, Ye Qing's exceptional talents as a younger generation member put Ni Yuanzhong's mind at ease.
With most issues resolved, just the token of gratitude for Chen Mobai lingered.
Yuan Zhen scanned the Jade Scroll in short order, noting its array of scarce botanicals. Unless her memory failed, these matched the Five Elements Commerce Association's ongoing hunts in East Land for outside sales. Being mid-tier at minimum, they'd amassed only sparingly across the years.
Leveraging the Holy Land's deep roots and sway, the Nine Heavens Demon Vibration Sect had nearly secured the lot this round.
Still, Yuan Zhen sensed it fell a bit short.
Considering the lineup's highlights topped out at Rank-5 herbs, they offered little appeal to a Spirit Transformation powerhouse like Chen Mobai.
"The sect's vault holds a chunk of Rank-6 Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder Metal, I recall. Given Chen Mobai's status as East Continent's premier Artifact Refiner, presenting that as the centerpiece would genuinely reflect our sect's heartfelt intent!"
Yuan Zhen snapped shut the Jade Scroll and voiced her proposal.
Astonishment flickered across the faces of those gathered at her words.
"Our third-generation ascended ancestor bequeathed that relic."
"Its twin, the Nine Heavens Immortal Qing Shi, forged the Tai Peacekeeping Sword and elevated it from low to mid-grade..."
"Wouldn't that be an overabundance of goodwill!"
For an enduring holy land like the Nine Heavens Demon Vibration Sect, spanning millennia, treasures at Rank-6 remained scarce treasures, with the Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder Metal standing among the elite.
During his Ninth Level Heavenly Tribulation, as he forged his Dharma Aspect, the third-generation ancestor had seized it amid two Immortal Gold fragments descending from the Upper Realm. The Nine Heavens Immortal Qing Shi, aligning perfectly with the Tai Peacekeeping Sword's essence, had been loaned to a Southern State Spirit Transformation Artifact Refiner for its upgrade.
That very refiner had thereby attained Sixth Rank himself.
Had the leftover Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder Metal suited the sect's cultivation methods, it too would have served a similar fate as the Nine Heavens Immortal Qing Shi.
Today, it symbolized a prized cornerstone in the Nine Heavens Demon Vibration Sect's treasury.
Parting with it would stir unease among numerous Nascent Soul Elders.
In truth, Rank-7 Immortal Spirit Qi could build gradually, bolstered by the Tongtian Refining Road Tower and the Nine Heavens Demon Vibration Ancestor in the Upper Realm.
Yet the sole fragment of Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder Metal stood irreplaceable—once surrendered, it vanished forever.
"Old Ancestor, what's your take on this?"
A Nascent Soul Elder turned to Ni Yuanzhong for guidance.
This ordeal had transformed Yuan Zhen's standing within the Nine Heavens Demon Vibration Sect, placing her just below Ni Yuanzhong and Ye Qing, the incoming Sect Master. To challenge her view, only they held the authority.
Having shared their youths, Ye Qing and Yuan Zhen shared tight bonds with Chen Mobai as well; his quiet demeanor plainly signaled consent.
The final call now rested with Ni Yuanzhong, the Spirit Transformation elder.
"Include it!"
Those two crisp words were all Ni Yuanzhong uttered.
As a God-Transcending cultivator, none grasped Chen Mobai's prowess more keenly than he.
Freshly stepping into Spirit Transformation yet claiming such staggering feats, Chen Mobai was destined for Spirit Transformation's zenith, perhaps even ascension ahead.
Moreover, the Nine Heavens Demon Vibration Sect owed Chen Mobai a heavy burden this time around. Should this Rank-6 Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder Metal settle the score, Ni Yuanzhong deemed the trade more than fair.
It would safeguard against any future where their disciples yielded to the Five Elements Sect over this incident.
With Ni Yuanzhong's assent, the decision stood firm and unchangeable.
"On the matter of Immortal Spirit Qi, might our junior brother, when presenting the gifts, ask on the sect's behalf about Mr. Chen's interest in refining within our Tongtian Refining Road Tower?"
With this vital issue settled at last, Ni Yuanzhong produced a dark Jade Seal before the assembled Nascent Soul Elders and offered it to Ye Qing.
"The sect's reins pass to you henceforth, junior brother!"
Ye Qing stood with grave respect, approached Ni Yuanzhong, and accepted the black Jade Seal using both hands.
In that instant of possession, he assumed the mantle of Sect Master for the Nine Heavens Demon Vibration Sect.
By Holy Land tradition, a lavish rite ought to proclaim this shift to every power across East Continent.
Yet the Nine Heavens Demon Vibration Sect's precarious state forbade such extravagance, leading to a streamlined process. The internal handover sufficed, with announcements sent merely to peer Holy Lands and their East Land allies.
As the new Sect Master, Ye Qing's immediate duty involved assembling the Jade Scroll's gifts and journeying to the Eastern Wilderness.
Yuan Zhen yearned to join him, yet she couldn't ignore this fleeting chance to bolster her power.
In unleashing her utmost might against Yuan Qingque's arrival, her Taoist Body had been pushed to Rank-5 forcibly. His exit now saw that elevation gradually waning.
So Yuan Zhen devoted these days to cultivation upon the Tongtian Refining Road Tower's summit.
She labored to anchor her Fifth Rank Forged Body stage and intensify the Nine Heavens Dao Fruit's forging in this fleeting prime.