Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 587 People from the Upper Realm

The message token lit up in the afternoon.

Simplicity and simplicity.

"The Nascent Soul Master Uncle of Mingyuan Sect has descended through the spatial passage. A welcoming banquet will be held tomorrow at noon in the council hall on the main peak of Tianyue Sect. All the patrons will attend."

The wording is concise, with no unnecessary information.

Li Yuan put away the token and continued cultivating until the next morning.

They transformed into streaks of light and left the Misty Forest Market, flying towards the Tianyue Mountains.

Upon arriving at Tianyue Market, the atmosphere was different from usual.

The shops on both sides of the main street remained open as usual, but the patrol frequency of the Tianyue Sect disciples had clearly doubled. Every hundred feet, there was a group of three Foundation Establishment cultivators on duty, all wearing newly made robes and with serious expressions.

Li Yuan ascended the mountain along the dedicated path on the north side of the market, heading towards the main peak of Tianyue Sect.

The spiritual pattern guide signs on both sides of the passage have been redesigned, changing from the bluish-white of the Tianyue Sect to a deeper indigo blue.

The council hall is located halfway up the southern side of the main peak. It is a newly built gray-white stone hall. More than ten Golden Core cultivators, all of whom are retainers and elders of the Tianyue Sect, have already gathered in the square in front of the hall.

Li Yuan landed at the edge of the square, his gaze sweeping over the people present.

Xuanpu stood in front of the palace gate, his one arm behind his back, his face calm.

The wooden joints of his prosthetic arm gleamed faintly in the sunlight. Two elders of the Tianyue Sect stood beside him, their spiritual energy fluctuating at the late Golden Core stage.

Lin Zhao was also there, standing on the other side of the square, wearing a light blue robe, talking quietly with a young Golden Core disciple of the Tianyue Sect.

At noon, the palace doors slowly opened from the inside.

A surge of spiritual energy emanated from within the hall.

Calm. Profound. There is an insurmountable gap between the level of spiritual power and that of a Golden Core cultivator.

Nascent Soul.

However, the quality of his spiritual energy was far purer than that of the other Nascent Soul cultivators Li Yuan had previously sensed. Its purity was extremely high.

The accumulation of hundreds of years of cultivation in the upper realm.

A middle-aged male cultivator walked out of the hall.

He wore a dark blue robe, the style of which was the same as Lin Zhao's but more luxurious, with golden spirit patterns embroidered on the cuffs and collar.

He had a slender face with distinct features and a restrained brilliance in his eyes. He possessed a calm and composed demeanor, exuding an understated yet authoritative presence.

The appearance of a Nascent Soul in its early stages.

The male cultivator stopped in front of the palace gate, his gaze sweeping over the Golden Core cultivators in the square.

"Elder of the Mingyuan Sect's Dharma Transmission Hall, Zhou Heng."

He introduced himself, his voice not loud, but clearly transmitted to everyone's ears through spiritual energy.

"Please, everyone, refrain from formalities. Enter the hall."

The Golden Core cultivators in the square entered the hall one by one.

The council hall was spacious, with the main seat placed on a high platform at the far north, flanked by several rows of seats on either side. Zhou Heng took his seat in the main seat, while Xuan Pu sat on the lower right side of the platform.

The welcoming banquet was simple and without any formalities. After the spiritual fruits and wine were served, Zhou Heng directly stated the purpose of his trip.

"The management of the spatial passage is officially taken over by the Mingyuan Sect from today onwards. This includes the daily maintenance of the passage, the approval of personnel entry and exit, and..."

I am in charge of all material delivery and dispatch.

His gaze turned to Xuanpu.

"The daily affairs of Tianyue Sect will still be managed by Fellow Daoist Xuanpu, as before. However, all matters involving the passage must be reported to me for approval first."

Xuanpu nodded.

"Secondly, the Mingyuan Sect will establish a formal lower realm base in the Tianyue Mountains. I will be fully responsible for the selection, construction, and personnel allocation of the base. The Tianyue Sect will simply need to cooperate."

"Third, the scope of disciple selection has been further expanded. It is no longer limited to disciples of the Tianyue Sect; qualified young cultivators from surrounding states are welcome to apply. The selection criteria will be set by the Mingyuan Sect."

All three announcements have been made.

The Golden Core cultivators present had varying expressions. Most of the elders of the Tianyue Sect remained calm, clearly having known the contents beforehand. A few elders looked thoughtful.

The banquet was short, lasting about an hour before it ended.

Li Yuan came out of the council hall and walked down the stone steps.

"Fellow Daoist Li."

Lin Zhao's voice came from behind.

Li Yuan stopped and turned around. Lin Zhao quickly followed, holding a cup of spirit wine in his hand.

"Shall we take a walk?"

The two walked slowly along a stone path on the south side of the main peak. Newly planted spiritual trees lined both sides of the path, their branches and leaves flourishing under the nourishment of the spiritual energy emanating from the spatial passage.

"Uncle Zhou has a good temper," Lin Zhao said.

"If it were someone with an impatient personality, today's announcement would probably be more than just three pieces of news."

"What is the scale of the Mingyuan Sect in the Upper Realm?" Li Yuan asked directly.

Lin Zhao did not shy away from the topic.

"The Grand Sect. The Grand Sect of the Upper Realm."

He paused for a moment, as if considering his words.

"The sect leader is at the Refinement of Void realm. There are also two elders at the Refinement of Void realm, more than twenty elders at the Nascent Soul stage, and over a hundred at the Nascent Soul stage."

Refining the void.

This realm is recorded in the ancient books of the Xuan Yuan Sect ruins in Baihe Prefecture. Above the Nascent Soul stage is the Void Refinement stage, and above the Void Refinement stage is the Tribulation Transcending stage.

"What about undergoing tribulation?"

"Very rare." Lin Zhao shook his head, his tone tinged with seriousness.

"There aren't many cultivators undergoing tribulation in the entire Upper Realm. Moreover, the tribulation stage is very special, and the help that sects can provide is extremely limited. Spirit stones, pills, and magic artifacts have negligible effects once you reach the tribulation stage. Cultivators undergoing tribulation can only rely on themselves to comprehend the Heavenly Dao, accumulate foundation, and then wait for the tribulation to descend."

He took a sip of the spirit wine.

"Therefore, most Tribulation Transcending cultivators are solitary and do not reside permanently in sects. Many Tribulation Transcending cultivators have even outlived their sects."

Cultivators undergoing tribulation are neither supplied with resources by the sect nor subject to its control. At that level, the relationship between cultivators and sects is more like a loose nominal one than one of subordination.

The two walked to a viewing platform at the end of the stone path.

From here, you can overlook the entire Tianyue Market and the new city under construction on the outskirts of the market.

"What is the value of the lower realm to the Mingyuan Sect?" Li Yuan asked.

"Resources and talent." Lin Zhao leaned against the stone railing.

"Although the spiritual energy in the upper realm is abundant, the number of cultivators is also large. Good mines, spiritual fields, and secret realms have long been divided up by the major powers. Although the spiritual energy in the lower realm is thin, it has the advantage of large space, less competition, and a low level of resource development."

"An exclusive spatial passage means a resource-rich area with no competition. Minerals, spiritual plants, and raw materials for elixirs will double in value after being transported from the lower realm to the upper realm."

"In terms of talent, the lower realm occasionally produces cultivators with exceptional talent. The environment with scarce spiritual energy can actually forge a stronger character and foundation. Such cultivators, when sent to the upper realm for training, have greater potential for growth than many disciples born and raised there."

Li Yuan nodded.

There is enough information.

The Mingyuan Sect is a major sect in the upper realm, with three members at the Void Refinement stage. Its role in the lower realms is that of a resource hub and a source of talent. It has very few members at the Tribulation Transcending stage and these members do not rely on the sect for advancement.

Thank you.

"It's nothing," Lin Zhao smiled. "These things aren't secrets in the Upper Realm; it's just that cultivators in the Lower Realm can't access them."

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The two parted ways at the observation deck.

Lin Zhao returned to the direction of the main peak, while Li Yuan descended the mountain along the stone steps.

Before leaving Tianyue Market, Li Yuan went to the contribution exchange office and casually mentioned the Lu family's matter.

The Tianyue Sect steward in charge of the liaison noted down the Lu family's situation and contact information, indicating that he would forward it to the procurement department for evaluation.

The task has been undertaken; whether it succeeds or not depends on the internal procedures of the Tianyue Sect.

Transforming into a beam of light, it left the Tianyue Mountains and flew towards the direction of the Misty Forest Market.

As the streaking light swept across the sky above Liangzhou, the permanent entry for spatial perception automatically activated.

The spatial fluctuations southeast of the Xuanyou Sect ruins are still present. The source's location has shifted by about fifteen zhang since the last calibration, but the direction remains northeast.

The drift trajectory is gradually accumulating data.

After calibrating it three or four more times, we should be able to deduce the motion pattern.

Li Yuan noted down the data and then withdrew the spell.

The light continued its journey and landed in the Misty Forest Market.

The stone door to the seclusion chamber was closed.

The third-order spirit-gathering array within his body activated, and high-purity spiritual energy flowed into his dantian.

The cultivation continues.