155: Chapter 155 The Earth and Metal Elements of the Earthly Branches Depart One After Another

The moment Yuan Feng returned to Luoyun Mountain, he learned the news that Blood Rose had attacked Luoyun Mountain.

"Fortunately, on a whim, I had Zhu Xiao upgrade the Mountain-Protecting Formation, otherwise, we would have been in trouble."

Since no information popped up on the System Panel indicating the death of any Cultivators from the Chen Family main lineage, Yuan Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

"The choice I made earlier—to trick... I mean, invite Great Masters Heaven Forger and Feng Cong to become Guest Elders of the Chen Family—now seems like a perfectly correct decision."

Although Yuan Feng knew Great Master Heaven Forger was extraordinary, he hadn't expected him to possess a pseudo-magic treasure. He could only sigh at how wealthy and powerful Artifact Refiners were.

Anything associated with the Golden Core or Magic Treasures is inevitably linked to Golden Nature.

And Golden Nature is a Divine Item that is extremely precious and rare.

When a Five Methods Purple Mansion Cultivator dies seeking the Golden Core, the vast majority of their essence turns into golden ash; only a small fraction is qualified to leave behind Golden Nature.

As for the Golden Nature produced after a Golden Core True Monarch perishes, most of it does not circulate, because Golden Nature can house the Golden Core True Monarch's Primordial Spirit, allowing them to continue existing in the world for a long time after death.

The three strands of Golden Nature auctioned at the Xuan Prefecture City auction were somewhat special, having been obtained from the three Golden Core True Monarchs slain by Venerable Shu Xuan.

And this is another way to acquire Golden Nature: slaying a Golden Core True Monarch!

However, Golden Core True Monarchs are not so easy to kill, unless one can seize an absolute advantage or use power that transcends the Golden Core level.

Otherwise, if a Golden Core True Monarch cannot win, they can still flee; as long as their Golden Nature remains, they can recover.

"Uncle Yuan, this was found in the Storage Ring of that Demonic Cultivator named Blood Rose."

At this moment, Chen Zhuxiao came to the Back Mountain Cliff and took out a Storage Ring.

Yuan Feng took it, probed it with a trace of Divine Sense, and after examining it carefully, his brows furrowed involuntarily.

"The Mother-Child Spirit Gathering Blood Sacrifice Demonic Embryo Art... Is this a Demonic Path Cultivation Technique of the Blood Fiend Demonic Sect?"

Just by looking at the name, he knew this Cultivation Technique was nothing good; it was extremely wicked.

"That's right. According to Great Master Heaven Forger, cultivating this Technique requires the Blood Sacrifice of nine hundred and ninety-nine pregnant women who are six months along, in order to condense a demonic fetus."

"After achieving initial entry, every ten years requires another Blood Sacrifice of the same number of pregnant women to nourish the demonic fetus, until one sixty-year cycle passes, at which point the demonic fetus can reach Major Achievement."

"Once the demonic fetus reaches Major Achievement, it gains sentience and can serve as the Demonic Cultivator's second Clone. If the main body perishes, the Primordial Spirit can be transferred onto the demonic fetus Clone, allowing them to live another lifetime."

The more Chen Zhuxiao spoke, the colder his tone became, and the thicker the murderous intent in his eyes grew.

In his view, the methods used by the Demonic Path Cultivators of the Blood Fiend Demonic Sect were utterly cruel, and even ten thousand deaths could not atone for their sins!

"For the pregnant women required for the Blood Sacrifice in this Cultivation Technique, the higher their cultivation level, the better the effect, I presume."

Yuan Feng quickly scanned the Mother-Child Spirit Gathering Blood Sacrifice Demonic Embryo Art and roughly understood the core principles of this Demonic Technique.

"Zhu Xiao, you brought this to show me. Are you suggesting that Blood Rose didn't die, but revived through the demonic fetus?"

Chen Zhuxiao nodded. Startling bolts of thunder light pulsed around him, and his eyes transformed into Thunder Pupils. He desperately wished he could immediately and completely execute Blood Rose.

As a Divine Thunder Sword Cultivator, he naturally upheld integrity, punished evil, and promoted good, especially when dealing with Demonic Path Cultivators.

"When Blood Rose made a move against the Chen Family, Karma was already formed. One day in the future will be the time for the consequence, and the grievances between the Chen Family and Blood Rose will be settled."

Yuan Feng said this, golden yao power surged in his hand, shattering the Mother-Child Spirit Gathering Blood Sacrifice Demonic Embryo Art into dust, which scattered with the wind.

A Demonic Path Cultivation Technique like this cannot be allowed to remain.

"I understand, Uncle Yuan."

Chen Zhuxiao nodded. After this incident, he had decided to enter seclusion to attempt a Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion Realm, vowing not to emerge until he succeeded.

"Oh right, on my way back, I killed two Five Methods Purple Mansion Cultivators. One was from a local Xuan Prefecture Family, and the other was named Blood Calamity, who should be Blood Rose's older brother."

As Yuan Feng spoke, he took out the Storage Rings of the two Five Methods Purple Mansion Cultivators, probed them with his Divine Sense, and began checking his haul.

Chen Zhuxiao, standing nearby, couldn't help but be stunned upon hearing this. Uncle Yuan had gone to Xuan Prefecture City and killed two Five Methods Purple Mansion Cultivators on the way back?!

Of course, he was astonished. Five Methods Purple Mansion Cultivators weren't common weeds; they were Great True Persons standing at the Violet Palace Peak, each one a powerful figure dominating an entire Prefecture.

After Yuan Feng inspected them, he found that the resources inside the Storage Rings of Old Master Zhu and Blood Calamity were not abundant; they were considered relatively poor among Five Methods Purple Mansion Cultivators.

Fortunately, Old Master Zhu's Storage Ring contained a Sixth-grade Xu Earth Cultivation Method, as well as the complete cultivation methods for five Xu Earth Divine Abilities, which was a pleasant surprise.

The Sixth-grade Xu Earth Cultivation Method left behind by this Xu Earth Five Methods Cultivator is called the Barbarian Suppressing Northern Scripture, which is somewhat different from the Sixth-grade Xu Earth Cultivation Method he obtained at the auction, the Great Xu Earth Quaking Origin Canon.

This Sixth-grade Cultivation Method was founded upon the concept of the Barbarian Suppressing Pass in the extreme north. The Xu Earth magical power cultivated emphasizes suppression and profound weight.

It is worth mentioning that after cultivating the Barbarian Suppressing Northern Scripture, the Sixth-grade Xu Earth immortal foundation produced is the [Barbarian Suppressing Pass]. When advancing to the Purple Mansion Realm, the Barbarian Suppressing Pass immortal foundation will sublimate into the Barbarian Suppressing Pass Divine Ability, saving a significant amount of time carving Divine Ability Dao Patterns.

A Cultivator who achieves the Purple Mansion Realm using the Barbarian Suppressing Pass Divine Ability can choose to sense the primary Xu Earth position, [Suppressing the North], when seeking the Golden Core, thereby condensing Golden Nature and achieving the Golden Core.

Aside from the Barbarian Suppressing Northern Scripture, there was nothing else particularly noteworthy in Old Master Zhu's Storage Ring.

Scattered throughout were a few Xu Earth-attributed Spiritual Artifacts, some Xu Earth Spiritual Items, and some Spirit Pills used by Xu Earth Purple Mansion Cultivators during cultivation.

"Hmm? What is this?"

Yuan Feng's mind stirred, and he retrieved a Dragon-Patterned Jade Box.

"...That old ghost from the Zhu Family actually managed to bid for that strand of Xu Earth Golden Nature."

The moment the Dragon-Patterned Jade Box opened, an aura of profound, boundless weight permeated the air. The entire Back Mountain Cliff seemed to be tinged with yellowish-brown, and the Void Realm solidified considerably. An ordinary Purple Mansion Cultivator's full-power strike likely wouldn't even be able to shatter the Void Realm here.

"Golden Nature?!"

Chen Zhuxiao was dumbfounded. Uncle Yuan had gone out once and actually managed to obtain such a treasure.

"Xu Earth Origin Suppressing Central Solid Nature... Perhaps we can ask Great Master Heaven Forger to use this strand of Golden Nature as the core to forge a pseudo-magic treasure, which can serve as the Earth Element formation base for the Five Elements Spirit Controlling Revolving Heaven Great Formation."

Yuan Feng suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Luoyun Mountain's Mountain-Protecting Formation is based on a Spiritual Vein, converting pure Spiritual Qi into Five Elements Qi, which is used to condense five Five Elements Formation Spirits.

If they could forge five pseudo-magic treasures related to the Five Elements, then upon activating the great formation, with the Five Elements revolving and the five strands of Golden Nature intermingling, it might even be able to withstand the arrival of a true Golden Core True Monarch.

The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. Yuan Feng told Chen Zhuxiao his idea.

The latter was stunned for a moment upon hearing it, then nodded, also agreeing that it was feasible.

"Uncle Yuan, that is a brilliant insight!"

Subsequently, Yuan Feng handed both Storage Rings and the Dragon-Patterned Jade Box containing the Xu Earth Golden Nature over to Chen Zhuxiao, instructing him to handle the arrangements.

He believed that the latter could handle everything properly.

Thus, Chen Zhuxiao walked out of the Back Mountain Cliff with a heavy heart, determined to finalize all arrangements before entering seclusion.

After Chen Zhuxiao left, Yuan Feng visited the courtyard of the former Family head, Chen Fufeng. They drank tea and chatted until dark before Yuan Feng departed.

"Given the Chen Family's rate of development, it won't be long before I can evolve my Bloodline again and complete the cultivation of my final Divine Ability!"

Yuan Feng returned to the Back Mountain Cliff, leaped onto a large tree, sat cross-legged facing east, and began circulating his Qi and Cultivating.

On the other side, the members of the Chen Family were busy with their respective tasks.

Although Blood Rose's attack on Luoyun Mountain did not result in casualties, many buildings were damaged and required timely repair.

Chen Zhuyuan, having been too still for too long, realized his shortcomings deeply. He decided to travel down the mountain, refine his cultivation, and gain combat experience.

Liu Luojun and Huang Shanrou naturally planned to go with him. The two women had spent most of their time on Luoyun Mountain, like flowers nurtured in a greenhouse; if they never experienced wind and rain, how could they see the rainbow?

As dawn broke, the three descended Luoyun Mountain and flew toward the area outside Liyuan Commandery.

Within Liyuan Commandery City, due to the Chen Family's prestige, even Purple Mansion True Persons were polite and deferential, so training there would be ineffective.

Therefore, the three decided to go somewhere farther away, preferably a chaotic region, so they could better temper themselves.

Chen Zhuqing and Jiang Yunlei also had this plan. They had been spurred on by Blood Rose's attack, realizing that their Foundation Establishment cultivation could no longer protect the Family.

Only by mastering Divine Abilities and achieving the Purple Mansion Realm could they contribute effectively to the Family.

However, the place they intended to go was not another commandery, but the Tianli Mountain Range.

As their cultivation increased, an inexplicable calling began to emerge, constantly urging them to return to the Tianli Mountain Range and enter the Legacy Blessed Land under the Tianchen Lineage once more.

The two Spiritual Artifacts they had brought out from the Legacy Blessed Land were also behaving this way, as if they could no longer restrain themselves and wanted to leave on their own to return to the Legacy Blessed Land.

After careful consideration, the couple decided to follow their hearts and make another trip to the Tianli Mountain Range.

Before leaving, Chen Zhuqing specifically took Jiang Yunlei to the Back Mountain Cliff to meet Yuan Feng.

After Yuan Feng learned they were heading to the Legacy Blessed Land, he pulled out three strands of hair and gave them to Chen Zhuqing, instructing her to activate them if she encountered irresistible danger.

Following this, Chen Zhuqing and her husband also left Luoyun Mountain and headed toward the Tianli Mountain Range.

They planned not to return home until they achieved the Purple Mansion Realm. When they came back, they would return as Purple Mansion Cultivators of the Taiyin and Taiyang Path!

Since then, the only members of the Chen Family main lineage remaining on Luoyun Mountain were Chen Fufeng and his wife, Chen Zhuxiao, Chen Zhuxiu, and the three members of the Xian generation.

Not long after, Chen Zhuxiao, the current Family Head, announced he was entering seclusion to attempt a Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion Realm, vowing not to emerge until he succeeded.

Chen Fufeng became the acting Family Head, managing the Chen Family's affairs on behalf of Chen Zhuxiao.

Great Masters Heaven Forger and Feng Cong also had their hands full.

The former was speechless with surprise upon seeing the Xu Earth Golden Nature and immediately agreed to use this strand of Golden Nature to refine an extremely special Xu Earth pseudo-magic treasure.

The latter, meanwhile, happily took the collection of medicinal ingredients Yuan Feng had purchased at the Xuan Prefecture City auction and went off to practice Alchemy.

Just like that, time flowed by, and six years passed.