192: Chapter 192 Preaching and Instruction: The Embryonic Formation of the Holy Palace

"From today onward, you are the first generation... core disciples of my [Ice Phoenix Palace]!"

Lin Qingzhi's cold, emotionless, yet supremely majestic voice resonated like a decree from a celestial god in the ears of the one hundred 'lucky ones' who had just passed the triple trial!

"Thump! Thump!"

Without any hesitation!

Those hundred disciples, though ragged and covered in wounds, with blazing flames burning in their eyes, all knelt down in unison!

Facing the Girl in White Robes who floated in mid-air like a deity, they exerted all their strength and let out the most fervent, most pious shout of their lives!

"Disciples pay respects to the Palace Master!"

"We are willing to go through fire and water for the Palace Master, unafraid of death!"

The sound, like a tidal wave, echoed across the Summit of Mount Shu for a long time!

Lin Qingzhi quietly observed the excited and fanatical young faces below. A hint of satisfaction flashed through her phoenix eyes, which were always as cold as frost.

She slowly raised her right hand and gently pressed downward.

Instantly, the earth-shattering roar came to an abrupt halt!

"From today onward, I will impart to you the supreme immortal technique—the [Profound Ice Qi Condensation Art]!"

"This technique is based on the Xuan Realm's top-tier [Ice Phoenix Nirvana Sutra], modified to be the most suitable foundation cultivation method for you to practice on Blue Star, where the spiritual energy has just begun to recover!"

"Comprehend it well!"

With that, she pointed her fingers like a sword and pointed toward the hundred disciples below from a distance!

"Buzz—!"

One hundred streams of 'information flow,' invisible to the naked eye and condensed from her incomparably pure 'Divine Soul Power,' instantly shot out from her fingertips!

Then, with perfect precision, they submerged into the sea of consciousness between the brows of the one hundred disciples!

"Boom—!"

Those hundred disciples only felt as if their brains had been struck by a world-creating thunderclap!

An ancient scripture filled with profound mystery and boundless aura, along with all its cultivation methods, circulation routes, and precautions... everything was clearly imprinted deep within their fragile souls, as if forcibly 'copied'!

This... what kind of heaven-defying method was this?!

A miracle!

This was simply a miracle!

After a brief moment of shock, the hearts of the one hundred disciples were instantly filled with endless ecstasy and gratitude!

They no longer had any hesitation!

They immediately sat cross-legged and began racing against time to comprehend this supreme immortal technique capable of changing the destiny of their entire lives!

And, just at this moment—

"Cough, cough..."

I, the 'Logistics Minister,' should also make my entrance.

I slowly walked out from the [Myriad Demon Palace], cleared my throat, and attracted everyone's attention.

Then, under the curious and reverent gazes of everyone, I moved my thoughts.

"Rumble!"

A 'small mountain' piled high with various spiritual-light-flashing 'heavenly materials and earthly treasures' suddenly appeared before everyone!

Within it were the 'treasures' accumulated over a thousand years, plundered from the [Thousand-Year Rat King]!

- There were countless 'spoils of war' seized by Lin Qingzhi and me during the 'locust plague' of 'primitive accumulation'!

And there was the [arid ruins core] that I confiscated from the 'Magician,' which still exuded the pure aura of the [Desolate Ruins]!

Although these items were considered insignificant 'trash' in the eyes of Lin Qingzhi, the former 'Empress,'

To these 'Blue Star natives' who had never seen the world, this was simply a priceless treasury capable of driving any top-tier force to madness!

"Hiss—!"

Sounds of gasping in cold air rose one after another!

All the disciples who were meditating nearly had their eyeballs pop out when they saw this 'mountain of treasure' exuding an outrageously wealthy aura!

They never dreamed that the 'sect' they had just joined could be so obscenely wealthy!

And I, looking at their expressions filled with shock and envy, felt an immense sense of satisfaction as a 'nouveau riche'!

"Now, I announce."

I imitated Lin Qingzhi's air of superiority and spoke lightly to the hundred disciples below, who were already completely won over by the charm of 'money':

"Every core disciple may receive one [Body Tempering Pill], one [Qi Condensation Pill], and one [Low-Grade Magical Tool] from here!"

"Those whose cultivation breaks through the 'Essence Rank' may additionally receive one [Mid-Grade Magical Tool]!"

"Those who make significant contributions to the sect may even receive a [High-Grade Spirit Tool] personally refined by the Palace Master!"

As I announced these tempting 'employee benefits,' the hundred disciples below went completely wild!

"Heavens! Am I dreaming? We get pills and magical tools right after joining?!"

"High-Grade Spirit Tool! That's a treasure that even the 'big shots' in the [Dragon Soul Bureau] dream of!"

"Wuwuwu... I feel like the most correct decision I've made in my life was joining the [Ice Phoenix Palace]!"

"From today on, if anyone dares to speak ill of our [Ice Phoenix Palace], I will be the first to fight them to the death!"

I looked at the agitated disciples below, who were practically itching to shed their blood and sweat for the sect, and felt a pleasure befitting a 'capitalist.'

Lin Qingzhi, however, paid no mind to this.

She slowly descended from mid-air.

She casually picked up a few seemingly ordinary, mutated 'Blue Star herbs' from that 'mountain of treasure.'

Then, with her fingers like a sword, she used the void as a 'pill furnace' and her pure 'Ice Phoenix Divine Fire' as the 'furnace flame'!

She actually began her alchemy performance, full of 'art' and 'violent aesthetics,' right in front of everyone!

Countless medicinal herbs were purified, extracted, and fused under her precise control, which could be called a 'miracle'!

In less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn!

Over a hundred round and plump [Body Tempering Pills], emitting a rich medicinal fragrance, descended like rain, landing precisely in the hands of every disciple!

And during the process of refining the pills, Lin Qingzhi's cold phoenix eyes suddenly lit up slightly!

She discovered that one of the mutated 'Blue Star native herbs' she had never seen before—a 'Frost Vein Grass' with ice-blue patterns—actually produced an extremely marvelous 'chemical reaction' when fused with the other herbs!

It actually increased the medicinal efficacy of this batch of [Body Tempering Pills] by at least... thirty percent!

"Interesting."

A hint of interest curved the corner of Lin Qingzhi's mouth.

It seemed this rapidly evolving planet still hid many surprises that even she had not yet discovered.

And just as she was contemplating how to promote these 'local specialties,' the disciples below, who had swallowed the pills, had already begun their 'marrow washing' process, filled with 'pain' and 'rebirth'...

"Ah—!"

"So... so painful! I feel like my bones are about to be crushed!"

"Endure it! This is the supreme fortune bestowed upon us by the Palace Master!!"

"I feel... I'm about to break through!"

After enduring an hour of pain comparable to 'human purgatory,' the hundred disciples finally completed their first 'metamorphosis' in their lives!

Although they were all enveloped by a layer of black, foul-smelling 'impurities,'

Their eyes, however, shone with an unprecedented brilliance!

They could clearly feel the surging power within their bodies, which was several times stronger than before!

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

They knelt down again in unison!

This time, there were no distracting thoughts in their eyes.

Only the purest, most fanatical faith remained!