Chu Xuan was laden with treasures aplenty.
As for the treasures needed for foundation building, they were even more numerous.
He did not mind bestowing some items he no longer needed to Huang An.
Given Huang An's disposition, stepping into the Foundation Establishment stage might well bring some surprises.
Of course, if he failed to advance, it would matter little.
It would merely be a move in passing.
Contented, Chu Xuan swiftly departed.
...
At the Hundred Refinements Sect, atop Original Dao Peak, Shang Tianjue stood at the summit, gazing northward.
A step behind him, an elderly crone with wispy hair and wrinkled skin stood respectfully.
This crone was the Nascent Soul ancestor of the Hundred Refinements Sect, Miao Zizai.
Miao Zizai whispered, "Young master, it is too soon for you to act. Every ten years, the Feather Transformation Palace communicates with all Nascent Soul cultivators of the eastern, western, northern, and southern territories through the Heavenly Patrol Mirror.
With the current efforts to locate you and the second young master, these exchanges will undoubtedly become more frequent. The death of Shentu Jin will sooner or later come to the attention of the Feather Transformation Palace."
Shang Tianjue did not respond immediately but said calmly, "Elder Miao, are you afraid?"
Miao Zizai smiled, "My life, young master, was one you dug out from a pile of corpses. If you demand it now, it is yours."
Shang Tianjue spoke evenly, "Elder Miao, in three years, the extraterritorial battlefield will open."
Miao Zizai was startled, then as if struck by a thought, a brilliant light sparked in his eyes.
...
"To be ranked among the fifth-level cultivation sects, one must have a cultivator at the Deity Transformation stage. The Heavenly Dao Immortal Alliance grants such sects the right to enter the extraterritorial battlefield.
Additionally, contributing extremely rare treasures can also earn one the privilege to enter. The extraterritorial battlefield opens every five hundred years, and each opening requires a large number of Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators to clear the field.
The benefits of the extraterritorial battlefield are numerous, foremost being the plethora of cultivators' corpses, followed by fragments of magical treasures, and various ancient and lost techniques and scriptures..."
Chu Xuan positioned himself comfortably, flipping through an aged tome.
Following the destruction of the Heaven Burning Sect, their library had been plundered by lesser sects and rogue cultivators.
Chu Xuan had arranged for Song Junjie and Qian Tang to acquire many books.
Such a major sect indeed held many secrets, even unknown to Chu Xuan.
For instance, this extraterritorial battlefield, scarcely known among Golden Core cultivators.
After all, it opens once every five hundred years. And the lifespan of a Golden Core cultivator also spans merely five hundred years.
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Nonetheless, the existence of the extraterritorial battlefield is no taboo.
It's simply that its knowledge is not widespread, known but to a few.
"I wonder what kind of place it truly is; should the opportunity arise, it might be worth exploring," mused Chu Xuan.
Primarily, he wished to witness different landscapes, having no interest in the corpses of cultivators.
...
Two months blinked by, unusually tranquil.
In the abrupt demise of the Heaven Burning Sect, vast vacuums emerged within the Yue Kingdom. Lesser sects were nearly at each other's throats.
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