194: Zhang Chenshan is about to form a pill

"The Souls of Foundation Establishment cultivators you exchanged this time are from the Blood Hidden Gate. Cultivators from such magic Cultivator Sects are generally quite skilled in the path of the Soul, so you need to be cautious when using them," Chen Shan'ao continued.

"Yes, Granduncle Chen, don't worry." Chen Jiancang nodded. He didn't believe these two Souls could pose a threat to him.

One must know that in the cultivation world, not all Cultivators are skilled in the path of the Soul.

After a normal human dies, their Soul will be drawn into the Underworld within half an hour.

Some Cultivators who have practiced simple Soul techniques can have their Souls briefly linger in the human world even after death. However, this time generally does not exceed seven days.

Some Cultivators with profound cultivation and powerful Souls can exist in the world for a long time even after their physical bodies die. These Souls, possessing strength equivalent to their physical bodies, are ghost Cultivators.

If these two Souls had the strength to become ghost Cultivators, it would be impossible for them to be captured in a Soul Gathering Bottle and serve as magic Cultivator resources available for exchange in the Chen Clan treasury.

Moreover, Souls like these two Blood Hidden Gate Cultivators exchanged by Chen Jiancang, if they hadn't been kept in a Soul Gathering Bottle, would likely have already been drawn into the Underworld.

Therefore, Chen Jiancang felt there was no need to be on guard.

Chen Jiancang walked towards his home with the supplies.

Just then, within the core area of the Main Spiritual Vein, thunderclouds suddenly gathered, and terrifying heavenly thunder power condensed above the Main Spiritual Vein, as if it would descend from the sky at any moment.

"This is... someone in the Chen Clan is about to break through a Realm?" Chen Jiancang looked up at the sky in confusion.

"I wonder which senior it is? I hope they can successfully break through."

At this moment, Chen Jiancang was not the only one in the Main Spiritual Vein who noticed the unusual celestial phenomenon.

In the Hundred Pill Hall, a middle-aged Foundation Establishment cultivator wearing a green pill robe walked out of the main door, his brows tightly furrowed as he stared intently at the thunderclouds in the sky.

"A few days ago, thunder gathered to the northeast of the Qingya Mountain Range. That kind of heavenly might was countless times stronger than ordinary heavenly thunder, far from what Golden Core thunder tribulation could compare to. If I didn't know there was no third-order Spiritual Vein there, I would truly suspect that Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan of the Chen Clan had already condensed his Nascent Soul there."

"But the might of the thunder today certainly indicates someone is about to break through to the Golden Core Realm. Could it be that because the Hanhai Li Family has been unwilling to lease their Spiritual Vein for Chen Qing Yuan to condense his Nascent Soul, Chen Qing Yuan wants to quickly cultivate a Golden Core Cultivator to support the Chen Clan before his lifespan ends?" Liu Yuan, the Deacon of the Hundred Pill Hall, stroked his beard and pondered in his heart.

"This matter is no small thing; I must report it to the headquarters as soon as possible." Liu Yuan dared not delay in the slightest and turned to enter the innermost secret chamber.

He carefully took out a bronze statue from his storage bag, reluctantly lit three special incense sticks, and offered incense and prayed.

A wisp of green smoke rose into the air, and in less than a quarter of an hour, the bronze statue strangely moved.

"Liu Yuan, has there been a change in the Qingya Mountain Range?" The bronze statue issued a majestic inquiry.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, thunder gathered in the Qingya Mountain Range today. It should be someone attempting to break through to the Golden Core Realm. This subordinate did not dare to act on his own, which is why I burned incense to report," Liu Yuan quickly replied.

"Oh?"

"Heh heh, it seems this Chen Qing Yuan is getting a bit anxious. He's preparing a retreat for the Chen Clan. If he cannot condense his Nascent Soul and break through, once his lifespan is exhausted and there's no Golden Core Cultivator guarding the Chen Clan, it will likely be quickly divided up by other forces." The bronze statue chuckled, a look of understanding appearing on its bronze face.

"Then, Old Ancestor, should I continue to observe the situation here?" Liu Yuan asked for instructions. "If someone in the Chen Clan breaks through to the Golden Core Realm, won't that..."

"It's fine. Even if this Chen Clan member successfully breaks through, they will only be at the Early Stage of Golden Core. It won't affect the overall situation much."

"As long as the Hanhai Li Family doesn't relent, Chen Qing Yuan can only waste his lifespan. The day his lifespan is exhausted will be the day the Chen Clan perishes. You continue to guard the Qingya Mountain Range, and if there are any other developments, report again."

After the bronze statue finished its instructions, the wisp of green smoke above its head dissipated, and it returned to being an ordinary, cold bronze statue.

The same scene occurred in several other forces, including the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

None of the forces cared whether the Chen Clan would gain another Golden Core Cultivator; they were all waiting, waiting for Chen Qing Yuan to show himself.

As long as Chen Qing Yuan compromised with the Li Family's demands, the outcome of failing to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm would be without suspense. After all, with the Li Family proposing such an excessive demand, they naturally wouldn't just watch Chen Qing Yuan break through.

The Li Family would definitely use covert means during Chen Qing Yuan's Nascent Soul thunder tribulation to sabotage his Nascent Soul condensation.

Otherwise, if Chen Qing Yuan were to miraculously condense his Nascent Soul and successfully break through, he would definitely not let the matter rest.

So they were waiting, waiting for the day Chen Qing Yuan died.

At that time, this Qingya Mountain Range would be a grand feast, to be carved up by various Golden Core forces.

So, what difference would it make if the Chen Clan gained a Cultivator at the Early Stage of Golden Core now?

At this moment, within the Sky Thunder Landing Formation, an aged figure swallowed a Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill. Blood energy swirled around him, instantly replenishing all his depleted vital energy.

If Chen Jiancang were here, he would immediately recognize that the person preparing to undergo tribulation was none other than Uncle-Grandfather Chen Shan Shi, the Chen Clan's only second-order High Grade Formation Master, who had helped him fix the issue of thunder leakage at the core of the Sky Thunder Landing Formation.

Chen Shan Shi sat cross-legged, doing his best to improve his condition.

And not far away, Old Ancestor Chen Qing Yuan stood guard.

"Shan Shi, with the Blood Nourishing Muscle Generating Pill to replenish your vital energy, and this Water-Fire Two-Aspect Pill, your success rate for breaking through to Golden Core is as high as eighty percent. Now you just need to face the thunder, use the life-giving power of the thunder to compress the spiritual energy in your Dantian and Qi Sea into a Golden Core, and you will break through to the Golden Core Realm."

At this moment, Chen Qing Yuan, who had already broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage, calmly explained his experience of breaking through to the Golden Core Realm to Chen Shan Shi.

"Father, don't worry, Shan Shi knows what he's doing."

As Chen Qing Yuan's son, Chen Shan Shi had also reached the end of his lifespan.

However, he had been at the peak of Foundation Establishment for a long time. If the Chen Clan's resources hadn't been prioritized for the Old Ancestor, he would likely have broken through to Golden Core long ago.

Now that Chen Qing Yuan had broken through to Nascent Soul and hadn't leased the third-order Spiritual Vein from the Hanhai Li Family, a large amount of resources was saved.

The Chen Clan easily used these resources to purchase a Water-Fire Two-Aspect Pill from the Ten Thousand Treasures Building. With years of refinement and the aid of the Medicinal Pill, Chen Shan Shi was confident in his Breakthrough to Golden Core.

At this moment, Chen Shan Shi looked up at the sky, where a white bolt of thunder was still gathering power.

"As long as I can withstand this wave of heavenly thunder, I can temper my Golden Core."

Chen Shan Shi took out several formation stones and casually threw them out, setting up a second-order Gathering Spirit Array around himself.