187: Chapter 187: The Crisis of the Jade Maiden Palace, The Third Technique

Zhao Quanzhen sat on the main seat, his expression gloomy.

Grand Ancestor Tie Wuji crossed his arms, his eyes filled with irritation.

Grand Ancestor Zhou Yanzhen closed his eyes to rest his mind, his fingers still calculating.

Grand Ancestor Liu Xuanyin sat upright to the side, her expression calm with a faint smile hanging at the corners of her mouth.

"Let us all speak our minds," Zhao Quanzhen began. "You all know about the matter concerning those two at Dan Peak."

Grand Ancestor Tie Wuji snorted coldly. "So what if we know? With two Nascent Soul Cultivators holding down the fort, and Qinghe and Qinglian secretly protecting them, what can you do?"

Grand Ancestor Zhou Yanzhen opened his eyes. "Taking it by force won't work. But we cannot just let it go like this either."

Grand Ancestor Liu Xuanyin chuckled lightly. "Then in Grand Ancestor Zhou Yanzhen's view, what should be done?"

Grand Ancestor Zhou Yanzhen was silent for a moment. "Create chaos."

The three of them looked at him simultaneously.

Grand Ancestor Zhou Yanzhen said slowly, "The few of us have some connections within the Sects we are on good terms with. If we join forces to create some trouble and plunge Jade Maiden Palace into trouble both internally and externally..."

Zhao Quanzhen's eyes lit up. "You mean to let outside forces apply pressure and we make our move amidst the chaos?"

Grand Ancestor Zhou Yanzhen nodded. "If Jade Maiden Palace is besieged, Qinghe and Qinglian will inevitably have to guard the Main Peak. Can those two newly advanced Nascent Soul Cultivators at Dan Peak hold their ground?"

Grand Ancestor Tie Wuji frowned. "Colluding with outer Sects? That is a grave crime of betrayal against the Sect."

Zhao Quanzhen sneered. "You don't say, I don't say, who would know? Besides, we are not truly trying to destroy Jade Maiden Palace, just creating a bit of chaos. Once we obtain the dan bell, who would still care about these things?"

Grand Ancestor Tie Wuji fell silent for a moment and slowly nodded.

Grand Ancestor Liu Xuanyin smiled slightly. "I do happen to know a few friends who can help."

Zhao Quanzhen stood up, a ruthless look flashing in his eyes. "Then it is settled. Each of us will contact our manpower, and when the time is ripe, we will strike together. By then, Dan Peak will be in utter chaos, and we will take advantage of the chaos to break in and directly target Xiao Yuan!"

"Xiao Yuan?" Grand Ancestor Tie Wuji was slightly stunned. "Are you certain the dan bell is on him?"

Zhao Quanzhen sneered. "That day I personally searched him and found nothing. But after Yun Qingwan achieved Nascent Soul, he came out of her Immortal Cave, and his Realm increased by another notch. If the dan bell is not on him, who else could it be on?"

The three of them exchanged glances and slowly nodded.

Zhao Quanzhen looked toward the direction of Dan Peak outside the window, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Xiao Yuan, just wait. The dan bell will be mine sooner or later."

...

Xiao Yuan returned to the Immortal Cave, opened the Restriction, and pushed open the door of the Immortal Cave. Before he could even step inside, he froze.

Inside the Cultivation Room, six figures sat cross-legged with spiritual light circulating around their bodies, their auras as deep as an abyss.

Su Ruotong sat upright in the center, aloof and untainted by worldly dust;

Su Li's expression was tranquil, with faint chills circulating around her body;

Ye Qingcen closed her eyes, the aura on her body being astonishing;

Luo Ziyan's brows and eyes were gentle, her aura lingering and long; Liu Qingqing and Zhou Ruoxi similarly possessed long, lingering auras.

Emanating from this aura was the aura of a Golden Core!

All six people were at the Golden Core Stage!

Furthermore, their auras were steady, and their Realm was consolidated; none of them looked like they had just made a Breakthrough.

Xiao Yuan stood at the entrance, looking at them as a complex emotion surged in his heart.

He had stayed at Yun Qingwan's place for nearly two months. Not only had the six women completed their Core Formation themselves, but they had also consolidated their Realm so well.

Although it was inseparable from the golden pill condensation pill he gave them, the six women's own Aptitude and hard work were the key.

"You're back?" Su Ruotong was the first to open her eyes and spoke calmly.

The other five women also woke up one after another, and upon seeing Xiao Yuan, pleasant surprise flashed in their eyes.

"Xiao Yuan!" Ye Qingcen was the first to jump up, rushing over to grab his arm. "You're finally back! We waited outside Elder Yun's Immortal Cave for a long time and didn't dare to go in and disturb..."

Su Li silently walked over and stood by his side without speaking, but the gentleness in her eyes could not be concealed no matter what.

Luo Ziyan asked softly, "Is Elder Yun well?"

"Well, extremely well," Xiao Yuan nodded. "She has already achieved Nascent Soul, and her Realm has also been consolidated."

Although the six women had already known, hearing it personally from Xiao Yuan, an eyewitness, still made them unable to help but marvel.

"Elder Yun went from Mid Golden Core Stage Peak to Nascent Soul in just two months..." Liu Qingqing whispered.

Zhou Ruoxi nodded, a trace of shyness flashing in her eyes. "Senior Brother Xiao's Cultivation Technique is truly amazing."

These few lasses had obviously guessed something. After all, why would Xiao Yuan stay at Elder Yun's place for so long?

And then Elder Yun's cultivation improved so quickly?!

Ye Qingcen's eyeballs rolled, and she leaned closer to ask in a low voice, "Xiao Yuan, did you and Elder Yun... do that?"

This lassy was the most eccentric and playful!

Xiao Yuan gave a dry cough. "Matters of Cultivate, don't go prying blindly."

Ye Qingcen pouted, but the smile at the corners of her mouth could not be suppressed no matter what.

Xiao Yuan changed the subject and looked at the six women. "You all completed Core Formation? Why didn't you wait for me to return?"

His original intention was to wait for his own return and then act as a Protector for the six women.

After all, no matter how good the Medicinal Pill he gave was, there were still some risks for the six women during Core Formation!

Su Ruotong said calmly, "The quality of the golden pill condensation pill you gave us was too good, and our Foundation was also stable, so we tried to make the Breakthrough. We didn't expect to succeed on the first try."

Xiao Yuan sighed inwardly.

For the six women to complete Core Formation so quickly, besides the good Medicinal Pill, it was even more because their own Aptitude was not bad to begin with.

Needless to say for Su Ruotong, Su Li and Ye Qingcen were also naturally gifted; Luo Ziyan had dual Spiritual Roots, and Liu Qingqing and Zhou Ruoxi were the same. Being able to walk to this day also proved their potential.

"Since you have completed Core Formation, have you prepared your Lifebound Treasure?" he asked.

The six women exchanged glances and all shook their heads.

Ye Qingcen made a bitter face. "We were all waiting for you to return and didn't have time to prepare. Furthermore..." She paused. "We also don't know what kind of Lifebound Treasure to refine."

Su Ruotong chimed in, "Upon reaching the Golden Core Stage, both the main Cultivation Technique and supplementary Cultivation Techniques must be re-selected. We haven't decided yet."

Xiao Yuan thought for a moment. "You all Cultivate first; leave the matters of Magic Treasures and Cultivation Techniques to me."

Since he had the creation cauldron in hand, he naturally could not treat his women poorly. Items produced by the creation cauldron were definitely better than what they could refine and select on their own!

The six women were stunned.

Xiao Yuan asked the six women for the main Cultivation Techniques and supplementary Cultivation Techniques they had previously cultivated. Although the six women were somewhat startled and puzzled, they still gave them to him!

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yuan turned and walked into the Cultivation Room. "Wait for me a moment."

He closed the door, set up several isolation Formations, and flipped out six supreme-grade Spiritual Artifacts from the Creation Cauldron Space!

They were all plundered from the Tianyuan Secret Realm and had never had the chance to be used.

He also found the Cultivation Technique Jade Slips given to him by the six women and threw them all together into the creation cauldron.

"Purify." A thought moved in his mind.

Five-colored light lit up, and the supreme-grade Spiritual Artifacts rotated within the cauldron. The Impurities were stripped away bit by bit, and the spiritual light grew increasingly brilliant.

The Cultivation Technique Jade Slips also surged within the light, the text reorganizing and runic characters being reborn.

A moment later, six top-grade Magic Treasures glowing with spiritual light and six brand-new Jade Slips flew out. The quality of these six Magic Treasures was already infinitely close to a Spirit Treasure!

After the creation cauldron was upgraded, the quality of the things purified out was also astonishingly high. If he purified them one more time, Xiao Yuan had the confidence to purify them into Spirit Treasures.

However, the consumed energy—even with the ample energy in his creation cauldron nowadays—would probably not be able to sustain a top-grade Magic Treasure being purified into a Spirit Treasure!

After all, that was a Spirit Treasure, not Chinese cabbage. Even if it wasn't a Spirit Treasure, it was still something absolutely impossible for Golden Core Cultivators to possess.

More importantly, these top-grade Magic Treasures were growth-type. As the six women acknowledged them as their masters and nurtured them within their Dantian, there was even the possibility of them evolving into Spirit Treasures.

As for the Cultivation Techniques, they had been purified into top-grade Cultivation Techniques, with power dozens of times greater than the original. They could even directly Cultivate up to the Nascent Soul Peak, and even came attached with several Divine Ability arts and spells. Their power was astonishing!