Lingxiao Immortal Clan.

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"Furthermore, with our conquest of this Purple Miasma Mountain Range, all the territories under the control of the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan, one of the five superior evil ghost clans of the Ghost Realm, have fallen into the hands of my Cangxuan lineage."

Ling Pengyun secretly rejoiced.

As early as the beginning of the attack on the Purple Miasma Mountain Range, the Cangxuan lineage had already conquered all the remaining treasure lands of the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan and killed a large number of the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan's evil ghosts.

Even though the higher-ups of the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan were clever enough to arrange for some of the more talented Purple Miasma Evil Ghosts to go to the territories of other ghost-path forces to serve as seeds of enlightenment, they were still found and killed by the Cangxuan lineage.

Upon closer examination, the Purple Miasma Demon Clan was effectively wiped out after this single battle.

All the treasure lands under its command have fallen into the hands of the Cangxuan lineage, and there are also Ling clan spirit ghosts guarding those places. Even if the Ghost Domain's thousand-year-old boundless storm dissipates and the Ghost Domain closes, those places can still retain a good defensive force, making it difficult for ordinary forces within the Ghost Domain to take them away.

At that moment, Ling Pengyun immediately began to collect the corpses of the demonic beasts and the demonic cores of the evil spirits that had been killed earlier, along with a group of cultivators from the Cangxuan lineage and the Cangxuan Realm.

Among them, the most valuable items are the Heavenly Thunder Ghost Lord's Heavenly Thunder Ghost Spear, the fifth-order top-grade ghost battle formation that the five superior evil ghost clans obtained in their early years, the top-grade fifth-order superior ghost vein and the combined mountain protection formation in the Purple Miasma Mountain Range, and the four formation tokens that opened the secret realm ruins of the Dry Bone Ghost Sect.

The number of those tokens was quite good. If we add the one that the Cangxuan lineage had obtained from the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost King, we would have a total of five, enough to activate the formation leading to the Ghost Sect's secret realm ruins and enter it.

Although the protective formations and ghostly battle formations of the Purple Miasma Mountain Range were breached by the righteous cultivators, much of their essence was lost, and their power was greatly reduced.

However, as long as a high-level Ghost Dao array master repairs them to some extent with some Ghost Dao array spirit objects.

They can then recover to their peak.

Their power is quite impressive, at least at the level of a fully-fledged Nascent Soul cultivator.

The Ghost Path Battle Formation is a powerful weapon in battle.

That combined formation consisted of three top-tier fifth-order superior formations. When used together, its power was not much weaker than that of a battle formation, making it a treasure formation for defending the home.

Upon closer examination, they are all rare items, extremely uncommon even in the Heavenly River Realm, and therefore of high value.

The Heavenly Thunder Ghost Lord's Heavenly Thunder Ghost Spear is also exceptional. It is a top-tier fifth-order supreme ghost treasure, which is far more extraordinary than ordinary fifth-order supreme ghost treasures.

Even veteran late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators like Heavenly Thunder Ghost Lord temporarily gained the strength to approach the peak of Nascent Soul cultivation through this.

Therefore, this treasure can be considered a supreme treasure for fighting enemies of higher levels.

The top-tier fifth-grade ghost vein within the Purple Mist Mountain Range can nurture countless ghost energies, making it an excellent place to cultivate ghost-path spiritual plants, continuously bringing enormous profits.

"Our clan is skilled in the art of ghosts, and our Ghost Immortal predecessors have cultivated several fifth-tier Ghost Path spirit plant masters over the years."

'Under these circumstances, if we could obtain that ghost vein, our clan's foundation in the ghost path would be significantly strengthened.'

'Also, those ghost-path battle formations and other spiritual items are quite good...'

Ling Pengyun was extremely interested in the ghost veins and other spiritual objects in the Purple Miasma Mountain Range.

However, the victory in this battle was achieved through the combined efforts of the family and other forces such as the Star Sea Pavilion.

It would be difficult for the family to obtain all of such enormous profits.

However, since the family had contributed significantly in the past, they were entitled to a 30% share of the profits, which was quite good, the highest among all the major forces, and enough to acquire a lot of good things.

In the end, Ling Pengyun discussed the matter in detail with the other senior members of the family and then ordered a formation token and the most special fifth-grade ghost battle formation.

Although it is a demonic battle formation, only the demonic path can maximize its benefits.

Because it is much more complex than ordinary fifth-order top-grade formations, even a veteran fifth-order high-grade formation master like Elder Xingqing, with sufficient orthodox formation resources, was not confident in reforging it into an orthodox formation.

Fortunately, Elder Xingqing is confident that she can repair it.

Moreover, over the years, Ghost Immortal Lamp has cultivated many spirit ghosts for the family, and among them are quite a few powerful spirit ghosts.

Indirectly, those spirits were able to barely activate the battle formation and turn it to their own use.

Subsequently, Ling Pengyun, who was really envious of the fifth-grade superior ghost vein and the mountain-protecting formation of the Purple Miasma Mountain Range, but whose own share of the profits had been used up, followed the old rules and talked to Xinghai Pavilion and other forces about cooperating in the development of the ghost vein.

If this plan succeeds, the family can send a large number of spirits to guard it and gradually develop the ghost vein.

Moreover, in the next thousand years, most of the profits generated will also go to forces such as the Star Sea Pavilion.

But a thousand years later, that ghost vein and the mountain-protecting formation must belong to the Ling family.

The Star Sea Pavilion and other forces were well aware of the great benefits and convenience this matter would bring, so they immediately agreed to it.

That ghost vein, after all, is located within a special ghost realm, making it extremely unique. The ghost energy it produces contains a special and eerie aura.

Under such circumstances, even if they obtained that ghostly vein, it would be difficult for them to manage it perfectly.

Moreover, the once-in-a-millennium Limitless Storm of the Ghost Realm will soon close, and when that time comes, they will be reluctant to risk leaving behind a group of powerful warriors to guard this place.

After all, by then, the Ghost Realm will become a paradise for evil spirits, which will be extremely dangerous for righteous cultivators like them.

For various reasons, the benefits offered by the Ling family were quite substantial.

They even agreed that the remaining ordinary ghost veins of the Purple Miasma Evil Ghost Clan that they had previously obtained, and even the ghost veins that they could obtain in the future, would also be handled according to this plan.

This is a great thing for the Ling family.

Their worries were of no concern to the Ling family.

After all, the Ling family is powerful now, and not only does it have many spirits, but it also wields the Netherworld Blade.

Even if the once-in-a-millennium Limitless Storm of the Ghost Realm does not occur, the Ling Clan can still use the Netherworld Blade to break through space and freely enter and exit the Ghost Realm, which will bring extraordinary convenience.

"Given the current situation, my Cangxuan lineage will undoubtedly acquire a considerable number of ghost veins within the Ghost Realm in the future."

"Upon careful consideration, our clan can reap extraordinary benefits by collaborating on the development through that ghostly vein."

"That other ghostly battle formation is incredibly powerful. Once it recovers to its full strength, I'm afraid our clan wouldn't be much weaker even if we faced a top-tier Nascent Soul power like the Radiant Star Immortal Sect alone."

'As for that token, it's essentially the key to the Ghost Sect's secret realm ruins. Possessing it is equivalent to having the opportunity to access the Myriad Souls Ghost Realm.'

Ling Pengyun's eyes gleamed as he gazed at the newly acquired fifth-tier top-grade Ghost Dao Battle Array and the secret realm ruins array token. Meanwhile, other forces also coveted the Ghost Dao Battle Array.

However, since they are orthodox righteous forces and not skilled in the way of ghosts, even if they get their hands on it, they will find it difficult to activate it.

They then set their sights on the remaining treasures.

As for Xinghai Pavilion, it had made good contributions, and since the Xinghai Ancestor had just entered the perfect Nascent Soul stage and his spiritual treasure foundation was relatively weak, he managed to obtain that fifth-grade top-quality Silver Moon Mountain when he killed Silver Moon Bear Lord.

Apart from that, he had no other top-grade fifth-tier spiritual treasures, which was a deficiency and had a great impact on his strength.

He then obtained the fifth-grade top-quality Heavenly Thunder Ghost Spear of the Heavenly Thunder Ghost Lord, as well as a formation token.

He was also quite curious about the Myriad Souls Realm behind the Ghost Sect.

Moreover, with the Thunder Demon Lord, he now possesses two top-grade fifth-tier treasures.

However, like Ling Pengyun, he did not intend to leave those two treasures behind. After all, one of them was a supreme treasure of the demon race, and the other was a supreme treasure of the ghost path. He could not fully utilize their effects.

He then planned to use Silver Moon Hill as material to refine into the Star Sea Pavilion's fifth-grade superior "Star Sea Dragon Banner," while refining the Heavenly Thunder Ghost Spear into his natal fifth-grade superior Star Sea Flying Sword to solidify their foundation and attempt to help them break through to the fifth-grade supreme level.

Furthermore, the Star Sea Dragon Banner and the Star Sea Flying Sword have similar effects to the two supreme treasures of the demon race and the ghost path, and can complement each other.

This makes some sense.

Furthermore, the Star Sea Dragon Banner and the Star Sea Flying Sword are, after all, the Star Sea Ancestor's natal spiritual treasures.

If this matter succeeds, the strength of the Star Sea Ancestor will surely increase dramatically.

"However, this matter is somewhat difficult. The Silver Moon Hill and the Heavenly Thunder Ghost Spear can only gradually strengthen the foundation of my two treasures, but they cannot gradually perfect their artifact patterns. At that time, I will need to seek help from high-level artifact refiners such as Peng Yun and Fellow Daoist Jin Yu from the Golden Origin Immortal Sect, who once refined a fifth-grade top-quality arrow feather..."

Ancestor Xinghai pondered this matter silently, and then immediately told Ling Pengyun about it.

"Don't worry, Ancestor, I will definitely do my best to help you with this matter in the future."

"Moreover, Senior Jin Yu has extremely high attainments in weapon crafting. In addition, those two treasures are your natal spiritual treasures, and you are quite familiar with them. If you take the lead in perfecting the weapon patterns, it will bring some convenience. In fact, the success rate may even reach more than 50%."

Ling Pengyun said with a hint of confidence.

"A 50% probability? That's not bad."

Ancestor Xinghai had some expectations for this.

Subsequently, the Ling family and Xinghai Pavilion also received a considerable amount of ordinary good things.

While the Righteous Path Alliance and the Four Immortals Alliance did not receive the Ghost Dao Battle Array, they did receive some array tokens and a large number of rare fifth-tier mid-to-high-grade Ghost Dao spiritual items, so their gains were quite good.

A smile appeared on everyone's face.

"I've acquired quite a few mid-to-high-grade fifth-tier ghost-path flying swords this time, and their materials are extremely good. If I can melt them down, I estimate I can elevate the foundation of my True Origin Flying Sword to the peak of the fifth-tier high-grade, giving it a slight chance to break through to the fifth-tier supreme-grade."

'Moreover, by then, my swordsmanship skills will have improved considerably.'

'Even if I'm gone, thanks to the great advantage that that flying sword is connected to the core of our Righteous Path Alliance's supreme cultivation technique, our Righteous Path Alliance will still have a powerful weapon to deter all sides...'

The old Taoist priest Zhengyuan looked at the dozen or so fifth-tier, mid-grade high-level ghost swords he had deliberately acquired, his face full of delight.

In addition, although he has only been in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm for a few hundred years, he has encountered many opportunities with the Cangxuan lineage in recent years.

His net worth then gradually skyrocketed.

He had gathered enough refining resources early on and sought help from refiners like Ling Pengyun to reforge the Righteous Alliance's heirloom, the 'Zhengyuan Flying Sword,' to a fifth-grade superior quality.

Moreover, he also acquired several other high-grade fifth-tier spiritual treasures with good effects to keep by his side.

His current spiritual treasure reserves are extremely abundant, even more than those of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from a major power who possesses a full set of fifth-grade high-quality spiritual treasures.

Indirectly, his ambitions grew, and he intended to gradually enhance the foundation of the Zhengyuan Flying Sword, even to reforge it to a fifth-tier top-grade weapon.

However, relying solely on spiritual energy to nurture it would be too slow. In addition, given his considerable wealth, he decided to follow the extravagant approach of Ancestor Xinghai and Ling Pengyun, who used ghost treasures as materials to refine spiritual treasures.

'The benefits of following the Ling Clan and the Star Sea Pavilion are truly immense. I never imagined that our Four Immortals Alliance would be able to obtain so much pelt and blood from the Nascent Soul stage demon lords of the Silver Moon Barbarian Bear Clan.'

"Moreover, the demonic energy contained in those furs and blood is mild, making it easier to refine them into high-grade talisman paper and ink. Perhaps it won't be long before our Four Immortals Alliance can draw them into high-grade talismans, thereby exchanging them with powerful forces like the Ling Clan for some breakthrough treasures, seeking an opportunity to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

The current leader of the Four Immortals Alliance, Daojun Sixian, considering that his family was more skilled at drawing talismans, specially used his previous merits to obtain a large number of spiritual materials for drawing talismans, such as the fur and blood of the Silver Moon Wild Bear Clan's powerful members.

He was a middle-aged man with a scholarly air and quite good aptitude. He not only inherited the talismanic arts that the Four Immortals Alliance was good at, but was also a mid-grade fifth-level talisman master.

Moreover, he had already reached the peak of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm at a young age, making him the strongest member of the Four Immortals Alliance.

Even a hundred years ago, he attempted to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but unfortunately, he was unlucky and failed.

But he was not resigned to it.

Moreover, among the four major forces of the Cangxuan lineage, only the Four Immortals Alliance does not have any late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and the number of other experts is also relatively small, making its overall strength the weakest, which is indeed somewhat lacking.

The Four Immortal Dao Lords were extremely afraid that the Four Immortal Alliance would gradually fall behind the other Cangxuan lineage forces in the future, causing them to miss some opportunities.

In recent years, he and the Four Immortals Alliance have been trying to search for high-level spiritual objects to break through to the next realm, intending to continue their plans for the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

However, high-level breakthrough spiritual items are rare. Even though the Ling Clan and Xinghai Pavilion have strong foundations and reserves of such spiritual items, and they have a good relationship with the Four Immortals Alliance, the Ling Clan and Xinghai Pavilion are still reluctant to exchange them easily.

However, if the Four Immortals Alliance were willing to offer something as valuable as a fifth-tier talisman in exchange, they would be happy to do them a favor.

After all, the power of a fifth-tier talisman is quite impressive, at least comparable to a strike from an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.

If there are enough of them, they can pose a significant threat even to those in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm or those at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm.

...(End of chapter)