174: Chapter 1: Destroyed the Blood Hidden Sect and seized countless spoils

"If not for this Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill, Blood Without Cliff might have escaped this time. After returning to the Qingya Mountain Range, I will first meet this Junior of the Chen Family who possesses considerable talent in the alchemical path. If he is truly a promising talent, even if it costs a great deal, I must cultivate him to the Golden Core realm." Chen Qingyuan mused in his heart.

Although the Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill is only a Second-Order Medicinal Pill, its effect of healing injuries and replenishing vital energy is extraordinary.

If not for this Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill in this battle, it would have been difficult to achieve victory today.

At this moment, Chen Qingyuan sat before the Blood Hidden Gate Sect hall, watching the numerous Foundation Establishment Juniors of the Chen Family enter and exit, scavenging the Blood Hidden Gate's resources.

Several hours later, Chen Yinlong and the others finally completed their scavenging of the Blood Hidden Gate.

"Old Ancestor, this battle yielded a rich harvest. Just now, we tallied the Blood Hidden Gate's treasury and seized over 300,000 low-grade spiritual stones, countless various Cultivation Techniques, secret arts, magic artifacts, Medicinal Pills, spiritual medicines, and spiritual materials." Chen Yinlong excitedly came forward to report to Chen Qingyuan.

Chen Qingyuan nodded upon hearing this. This amount of seized goods was nothing; the real prize was in the storage bag of the Blood Hidden Gate's Sect Master, Blood Without Cliff.

Furthermore, these seized goods did not include the wealth of the Blood Hidden Gate Foundation Establishment cultivators who were killed. If all the resources were combined, this battle could be said to have yielded a very rich harvest.

However, Chen Qingyuan was about to form his Nascent Soul, and all the spiritual medicines and materials needed for Nascent Soul Formation were already prepared. These temporary gains were no longer much to Chen Qingyuan.

The cultivation resources he would need after forming his Nascent Soul were also not something the current Chen Family could provide. Therefore, after he forms his Nascent Soul, the Family's resources will gradually shift, prioritizing the provision for the Chen Family's Foundation Establishment cultivators to refine their bodies and condense their Golden Cores.

"Old Ancestor, this battle also yielded over 30 Foundation Establishment souls, over a thousand Qi Refining souls, over a thousand catties of Cultivator spiritual blood, and hundreds of thousands of catties of Mortal blood. How should these demonic resources be handled?" Chen Yinlong did not dare to act on his own, as the Qingya Chen Family was a Righteous Path Family known for its spiritual farming.

If cultivation resources used by magic Cultivators like these are not handled properly, it will attract criticism and condemnation from other forces. However, these demonic resources are also quite valuable, and discarding them easily would be too wasteful.

Chen Qingyuan waved his hand casually and said, "No matter. Put them into the Chen Family's treasury. At the same time, the Blood Hidden Gate's magic Cultivation Techniques, secret arts, and classics should also be included in the Chen Family's secret collection and can be opened to the Chen Family's Juniors."

"Although my Chen Family is a Righteous Path Family, the cultivation of the Chen Family's Juniors should not be restricted to one style and should not be confined to old ways. These magic Cultivation Techniques and magic cultivation resources also have points of reference for the path to longevity and should not be generalized and discarded."

"At that time, we only need to supervise the Chen Family's Juniors well and ensure they do not indiscriminately kill the innocent or slaughter cities and destroy lands. Even if they cultivate demonic arts, what harm is there?"

Chen Yinlong nodded slightly, greatly agreeing with Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan's enlightened words. As long as it was beneficial to the Chen Family's development, even cultivating demonic arts was not unacceptable.

Although the cultivation resources used by magic Cultivators are all disdained by orthodox immortal Cultivators, there are also many magic cultivation forces with extraordinary strength in the cultivation world, and their power is comparable to that of Righteous Path forces.

If the Chen Family wants to develop, both the righteous and demonic paths should be involved to some extent. As for demonic cultivation resources like spiritual blood and souls, the Chen Family actually does not lack them. The Law Enforcement Hall kills countless rogue Cultivators every year, and over the long accumulation of years, the gains are not small.

Previously, these types of resources were secretly traded by the Chen Family. In the future, if there are clansmen in the Chen Family who cultivate magic Cultivation Techniques, they can be put into the treasury for them to exchange.

As for being criticized and condemned by other forces, what can they do?

"Old Ancestor, there are still many Mortal blood sacrifices raised by the Blood Hidden Gate here. How should they be handled?" Chen Yinlong asked, pointing to the tens of thousands of Mortals near the altar.

These Mortals have all witnessed the process of the Blood Hidden Gate being exterminated today. If they are released and return, and spread the word in the Mortal world, Mortals will lose their awe of immortal Cultivators in the future, which will be inconvenient for management.

"Order the Chen Family's Law Enforcement Hall to come and take over this Spiritual Vein. Since this Spiritual Vein was captured by my Chen Family, we cannot just hand it over to others for free. As for those Mortals, let them build shelters and live on the outskirts of this Spiritual Vein."

"Yes."

"Alright, now that matters here are settled, follow me to continue towards the Blazing Yang Desert." Chen Qingyuan directly ordered.

News of the Blood Hidden Gate being besieged by the Chen Family should not have spread yet. After all, the Blood Hidden Gate is a magic cultivation Sect, with rare sightings of rogue Cultivators in the vicinity, and there were no escapees among the Disciples stationed at the Blood Hidden Gate's base.

Therefore, before the news of the Blood Hidden Gate's destruction spreads, the Chen Family must rush to the Blazing Yang Desert with lightning speed to encircle and suppress the Gold Scorpion Gang.

At this time, at the Qingya Mountain Range's Main Spiritual Vein, Chen Jiancang finally met the Chen Family's Second-Order High Grade Formation Master.

He looked old and frail, nearing the end of his Lifespan, but his body emanated the powerful fluctuations of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Chen Yin Su smiled and introduced him to Chen Jiancang: "Jiancang, this is Uncle-Grandfather Chen Shan Shi. He is one of the few elders of the Shan generation in the Chen Family and is also the foremost person in Formation arts in our Chen Family. The Chen Family's Main Spiritual Vein's mountain protecting Formation, the Sky Thunder Landing Formation, was set up by Uncle-Grandfather Shan Shi back then."

"Junior Jiancang pays respects to Grand Uncle-Grandfather Shan Shi." Chen Jiancang quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

Most of the elders of the Shan generation were descendants of Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan, and some were adopted sons taken in by the Old Ancestor back then. However, most had no hope of forming a Golden Core and passed away peacefully at the end of their Lifespans.

The elders of the Shan generation still living were already few in number.

"Good, good, good, Jiancang Ah, I've heard your name from my father. You are already a Second-Order Alchemist at such a young age. The younger generation is formidable, truly formidable." Chen Shan Shi, with a pair of old and withered hands, patted Chen Jiancang's shoulder and said with a laugh.

"Grand Uncle-Grandfather, you overpraise me. Jiancang's humble talent being able to enter the Old Ancestor's notice is this Junior's fortune." Upon hearing that Chen Shan Shi was indeed Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan's son, Jiancang's attitude became even more respectful.

After all, as he knew, the generation of the Shan generation had pioneered through hardships and made great contributions to the Chen Family's development. Under the leadership of Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan, they fought battles everywhere, expanded territory, and only then did the Chen Family achieve its current scale and prestige of dominating the Qingya Mountain Range.

"Jiancang, there's no need to be so humble. Your ability to refine Second-Order Medicinal Pills is your skill; this is not something ordinary people can do." Chen Shan Shi's eyes were full of admiration. "Chen Yin Su told me that you need to improve the drawback of the Sky Thunder Landing Formation's Formation eye releasing the power of thunder and lightning, and you want to ensure that the Spirit Fields are not harmed by the power of thunder and lightning?"

"This is a small matter. Leave it to me." Chen Shan Shi said with a smile.

"When setting up the Sky Thunder Landing Formation back then, because the Formation could not withstand all the power of thunder and lightning it absorbed, we had to leave an outlet at the Formation eye to channel some of the dissipated power of thunder and lightning into the thick earth."

"However, now the foundation of the Sky Thunder Landing Formation has been tempered by a hundred years of heavenly thunder and can already withstand all the power of thunder and lightning. There is no need to channel the thunder and lightning anymore. I will now patch up this opening." Chen Shan Shi walked to the Formation eye and said to Chen Jiancang.

"Thank you for your trouble, Grand Uncle-Grandfather."