Chapter 256
256 Kong Tong doesn’t believe
Putting everything aside, this [ spirit gathering Holy Palace ] was something that could directly increase the strength of the family’s cultivators. It could play a very important role when they needed to gather resources and train top-tier cultivators.
He had to build it.
However, the 3000 karma Kasaya was very expensive.
If it were not for the start of the conquest mode and the fact that the North Army had been fighting rather smoothly in the North barren forest for the past six months, Lu Qing might not have been able to fork out so many karma in one go.
However, it didn’t seem to be a big problem now.
He had more than 6000 karma on hand, and he had more than 9000 karma in the prize pool for the conquest mode. When the war was over and the karma was calculated, Lu Qing would definitely not be short of the 3000 karma needed to build the spirit-gathering holy temple.
Moreover, this spirit-gathering temple could only be built after the war was over. On the one hand, it was still a time of war, and karma was useful. It would be stupid to spend half of it to build the spirit gathering temple. Now that it had been built, no one was using it.
After thinking about how to arrange the [ spirit gathering temple ], Lu Qing’s gaze shifted to the third four-star rare exchange option.
Level 4 resource: increase Spirit Meridian
[ it can be used on a level-three spiritual heritage to start the process of upgrading to a level-four spiritual heritage. The upgrading process took ten years. During this period, one had to use a specific method to set up a formation to nourish the spiritual veins. It costs 10000 spirit stones to maintain the formation every year. [ activating this exchange item requires 2000 karma. During the process of upgrading, an additional 600 karma will be required every year. ]
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He had finally obtained a four-star spiritual heritage upgrade.
Lu Qing had wanted to get his hands on this exchange option for a long time.
If the Lu family wanted to continue to develop, they would have to have their own level-four spirit Meridian sooner or later. He could either cultivate it himself and restore Yuyan mountain to the level of a level four spirit vein or find a level four spirit vein outside and move his clan there.
Lu Qing only considered moving for a moment before he gave up on it.
Lu Qing had already invested a lot in Yuyan mountain. It was too difficult to move. Moreover, a building like the spiritual Peak’s Holy tower and a secret realm like ‘beyond the starry sky’ couldn’t be moved.
A more reliable choice would be to continue using Yuyan mountain as the base of the main Lu clan and occupy a level four spirit vein outside. This would allow the cultivators who had a chance of developing into the Golden core stage to guard the place.
But relatively speaking, the best way was still to upgrade Yuyan mountain to the fourth level.
However, the investment required to nurture and upgrade a spirit vein was too huge. The Lu family could afford to invest in spirit stones now, but it would take a long time to cultivate them. If he waited slowly, even if it wasn’t a daylily, it would be too late.
Of course, Li Yanling was the only one in the clan who needed level four spirit Qi for cultivation, and there were other ways to do so. Li Yanling spent more than half of her time in the sect. He didn’t spend much time on Yuyan mountain, and there were also ancient ruins and secret realms that had been upgraded and had level four spiritual energy.
However, it was still inconvenient. After all, the secret realm could only be opened once every six months.
Moreover, based on Lu Qing’s previous thoughts on Lu chaoxi’s cultivation, chaoxi would probably be preparing to break through to the gold core realm in a few years. He definitely had to make preparations for the improvement of his spirit meridians.
Similarly, after the end of the war, they had to immediately start on this.
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While Lu Qing was checking the various rewards and contents in his system, the cultivators from the North Army were busy in Eagle Valley.
The higher-ups of the North Army had already passed down an order-three days later, they would set off and leave this place.
This news made the middle and lower-level cultivators of the North Army feel extremely confused and confused.
He was too anxious.
The battle with Eagle Valley had just ended, and now was the time to reap the benefits. Everyone was busy cleaning up the battlefield and the entire Eagle Valley. There were a lot of benefits hidden in it. For example, the materials from the dead monsters, the fact that these monsters lived in Eagle Valley, and their wealth might be hidden in their residences; For example, the herb garden and treasure vault in the Eagle Valley.
These things needed to be excavated by cultivators.
A mere three days Kasaya had many hidden things that could not be fished out. Furthermore, the North Army had paid a huge price to kill more than two thousand demonic beasts in Eagle Valley. Extracting all sorts of materials from their bodies was not something that could be done in three days.
Previously, Lu tingchou and the others, who were in charge of the logistics of the cultivator Army, had made a rough estimate. They estimated that after the battle in the North barren forest ended, the entire Army might obtain five to six hundred thousand spirit stones.
This number might seem exaggerated, but just the three level three demonic Eagles alone would be able to produce half of it.
The demonic core of a level three demonic beast could be used to make a foundation building elixir. Moreover, the success rate of the demonic core of the middle and late stage of level three was much higher.
The effect of the early stage level three demonic cores was similar to that of the Golden Lotus, and each furnace produced five demonic cores on average. On average, the middle stage could produce six demon cores. Later on, they could form eight.
These were all average values. If the alchemist’s technique and luck were good, it was possible that a late-stage demon core could drop ten foundation building pills.
The two demonic cores were worth about 150000 spiritual stones in total. As for the peak level three demonic core, it could be used to refine an external elixir. It had the effect of assisting initial enlightenment cultivators to break through to the Golden core. Although it was much worse than a real golden core, just this effect alone was worth 100000 spirit stones.
In addition, the feathers and beaks of the three demons could be used to make magical artifacts, and they could be made into very good magical artifacts.
In addition, they had their own equipment.
Just from these three tier-three demonic beasts alone, he could get a profit of almost 300000 spirit stones.
As for the other three hundred thousand, half of it came from the materials from the first and second tier demonic beasts, as well as their personal wealth. The other half was filled with all sorts of demon race materials, medicinal herbs, heavenly materials and earthly treasures within Eagle Valley.
It was easy to collect the wealth of a level three demon. If not, he could take the entire corpse and slowly decompose it.
However, the various treasures stored in Eagle Valley had to be slowly found. This was especially different from the divine Deer Forest. In Eagle Valley, almost every inch of land had been baptized by the flames of war. Many places had been blown up, so a lot of wealth was hidden under the ruins. It would take time to find it. Including the bodies of more than two thousand demonic beasts, it would also take time to strip them.
Three days was really not enough.
But on this matter, the attitude of the commanders was very firm.
No matter how much wealth he would lose, it was only three days. He would get as much as he could and leave.
The people below did not understand and had some complaints when it was carried out. However, with the prestige of the entire North Army Command center and the high level cultivators unanimously requesting this, there was nothing much to say. They could only bury their complaints in their hearts.
After some calculations, the profit of three hundred thousand spiritual stones would become two hundred thousand, and there would be a loss of about one hundred thousand spiritual stones.
But even with such a huge loss, this was all they could do.
Otherwise, they would not be able to spend their lives.
Lu Qing had already told Lu chaoxi and Li Yanling about the Demon king’s arrival.
Li Yanling was the most anxious.
After all, she was still a cultivator of the sect. Furthermore, her teacher was also in danger.
However, under Lu Qing’s persuasion, she was still able to maintain a relatively stable state of mind and listen to the arrangements.
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On the third day after Eagle Valley was completely cleared, the North troops boarded the large airboat and headed south at full speed.
Along the way, Li Yanling passed on the news of the Demon king’s arrival to hai Sande and Daoist Kong Tong. She also gave them her own suggestion: He hoped that the three armies would be able to gather together and retreat from the North barren forest.
Originally, they represented the country of Yan and attacked the east side to contain the enemy.
They had already achieved this goal very well.
To the East of the demon beasts in the North barren forest, the Flying Cloud state’s three armies had attacked the demon beasts until they could not find the North. Many important demon tribes had suffered destructive attacks. Under such circumstances, the demons in the East were unable to provide support to the main battlefield in the West.
Although the cultivators of the Feiyun state hadn’t reached the deepest part of the territory yet, they had already shown great respect to their allies.
On the contrary, the Army of cultivators in the Feiyun state was in big trouble.
The two big demon kings, Yin Liang and lang Luan, weren’t easy to deal with.
What they needed to do now was to preserve their own forces under the attack of the two monster Kings. That would be enough.
Therefore, according to Li Yanling, Lu chaoxi, and Lu Qing’s agreement, the cultivator Army of the Feiyun state did not need to go any further. There was also no need for them to fight against the two Greater Demon kings in their away ground. At this time, after retreating from the northern wilderness forest, the cultivators of the Feiyun state had perfectly achieved their strategic goal of pinning down the enemy in the East, regardless of whether the two demon kings were chasing after them or not.
They had lured the demons of the North barren forest to send two peak Tier 4 demon kings over from the main battlefield. What else did they want? No one could criticize them for not playing well.
Halfway through their journey, they first received a reply from hai Sande. He agreed to this point and discussed with the North troops about the corresponding rendezvous point.
After that, they received a reply from Kong Tong.
In Kong Tong’s letter, he had shown some hesitation.
Unlike hai Sande, old ancestor hai still trusted his disciple, whom he had raised up.
But Kong Tong was different.
There were two level-four peak-stage great demon kings coming to find trouble with him? And they even wanted to retreat because of this?
Kong Tong didn’t know if he should believe it or not.
Logically speaking, the North troops were their own people, they were allies, and they had to believe such important information. However, he knew about the situation in the Feiyun state. The relationship between the two parties was complicated. They were not simply allies.
Li Yanling and hai Sande wanted the three armies to gather together and retreat from the northern wilderness forest.
This forced Kong Tong to think a little more.
The Crown Prince, li Chengzong, and Yunxiao sect’s golden core elder, Wang Cong, were currently supervising his West Army.
Earlier on, the two armies in the North, hai Sande and Li Yanling, had received many good news. As for the West troops, they were the main force of the Feiyun state’s cultivator Army. Whether it was in terms of numbers or quality, the two troops in the North were not as strong as them. In fact, when the Army had entered the North barren forest, crown prince Li Chengzong had clearly said that he, his subordinates, and Wang Bei would all follow the orders of Kong Tong.
Under these circumstances, the West Army’s battle could not be considered smooth.
This already made the Crown Prince a little dissatisfied.
Although Kong Tong, as the sect leader of the Qingfeng sect, didn’t have to pay too much attention to the Great Yan Dynasty, this matter was still somewhat embarrassing.
If the battle ended just like that, then under the contrast of hai Sande and Li Yanling’s two armies, his side would appear very dim. Furthermore, the cultivators who had come along with them did not gain much benefit from the war. On the other hand, he heard that the North Army had earned a lot of money. This comparison would be a blow to his reputation.
If they went back like this, the Lu and hai families might become even more influential in the Feiyun state.
This was an outcome Kong Tong did not want to see.
Right now, they were besieging a demon clan settlement and were about to take it down. If they were to give up and withdraw, all their initial investments would be in vain. The profits that they were about to take down would also be gone. This would definitely make the cultivators of the West Army unhappy.
It was precisely because he had anticipated such a situation that Kong Tong muttered in his heart, ” Were the Lu and hai families bluffing?
He wanted to take this opportunity to lie to him and make a false military report.
In any case, in Li Yanling’s letter, she said that she had intercepted the news. Two demon kings had come, but they had no way of verifying the entire news. Even the words in the letter were filled with uncertainties like ‘maybe’,’ maybe’, ‘probably’.
Later on, even if he wanted to punish him for lying about military intelligence, he wouldn’t be able to do so.
With such a conflicted mentality, Kong Tong sought out crown prince Li Chengzong and Yunxiao sect’s golden core elder Wang Jie to discuss this matter and express his attitude of not wanting to withdraw the troops.
He also said that even if there were two demon kings, he and Wang Yan could fight them together.
Wang Qian was a bit more cowardly.
He was a mid-stage golden core cultivator, but he was not confident that he could deal with a peak level-four Demon King. In his opinion, although Kong Tong was only at the ninth-stage golden core realm, he had only just broken through and had not reached the peak. He was also no match for a peak third-stage Demon King.
The two of them couldn’t beat Yin Liang and lang Luan together.
But Kong Tong was very insistent, and he used another matter to convince li Chengzong.
“The Crown Prince has been in the North barren forest for half a year, and it’s not that he hasn’t made any contributions, but the amount of contributions he has right now is obviously not enough. It’s hard to tell if the Demon King attack is true or false. Even if it’s true, with fellow Daoist Wang Xi and I working together, we can protect ourselves for a while. Also, Your Highness can issue the order with me to request hai Sande and Li Yanling to meet up here. With the power of four golden core cultivators, even if two peak-stage demon kings come, they might be able to fight them.”
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4k, good night everyone