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Lin Yuan faced the dozens of scrutinizing gazes, calmly picked up his teacup, took a light sip, and only then set it down unhurriedly.

"Since Senior is so gracious, this Junior will say a few words."

He stood up slowly, scanned the entire hall, and his voice, though not loud, clearly entered everyone's ears.

"Your endless arguing is nothing more than whether to fight or make peace, and how to protect or even seize more of the Blood River Spirit Mine. But has anyone thought about why we are fighting?"

"Naturally, it is for Spirit Stones! For resources! For the prosperity of the Sect!" One-Eyed Elder answered without a second thought.

"Well said." Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

"And what happens after the Sect is prosperous?"

Once this question was asked, everyone was stunned.

After prosperity? Naturally, it is to continue to be prosperous and dominate the Eastern Region.

Lin Yuan seemed to see through their thoughts, a curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Your vision is still fixed on this small patch of land in the Eastern Region, fighting to the death over a single spirit mine. Even if you win in the end, it will be a pyrrhic victory. When that time comes, what will you use to guard this foundation?"

He paused, changed his tone, and an intangible Aura emerged.

"Why not change your perspective? Rather than fighting to the death over the Blood River Spirit Mine, why not have the six Sects jointly mine it and divide it according to the effort contributed? With the help of these resources, the strength of the six Sects will surely leap forward within a hundred years."

"By then, I suspect you will no longer have your eyes set on the small Eastern Region."

He raised his hand and pointed to the north.

"To the north of the Eastern Region lies the Vast Cold Domain, where three great Sects reside. To the west is the vast Azure Wolf Grassland, dominated by two great tribes. To the south, there are the Ten Thousand Mountains where Yao Beasts run rampant. Although these places are not as wealthy as our Eastern Region, they are by no means barren."

"When we are strong and well-equipped, why can't we expand outward, seize larger territories, and obtain more resources? It is not impossible to even cross the Azure Wolf Grassland and go to the Central Divine Land. Must we fight until we are battered and exhausted in this small pond over one or two fish?"

His words, like a great bell, struck hard at the heart of every Elder.

The main hall was silent as death.

They had never thought that the chess game could be played like this.

Lin Yuan said this on the surface, but deep down, he had a bigger plan. If he were willing, he could completely raise his Alchemy, Formation, and Talisman skills to the First-Grade Realm.

Then, using this as a foundation, he could rapidly strengthen the entire Yin Corpse Sect, suppress the other five Sects, and let the Yin Corpse Sect stand alone.

But that would cost Lin Yuan too much effort.

Right now, he needed time, a peaceful environment to develop steadily.

As long as his Cultivation improved.

At that time, he could integrate the six Sects, twist them into one rope, establish an unprecedented super power with him as the supreme leader, and completely control the entire Eastern Region.

"Good! Well said!" Old Ancestor Xuan Yin slapped the armrest suddenly, his face full of approval.

His Nascent Soul was injured, and his Lifespan was running out. If the war started again, he feared that he...

Lin Yuan's words touched his heart.

What the Yin Corpse Sect needed most now was to recuperate and grow quietly.

Moreover, with Lin Yuan, a First-Grade Alchemist, the Yin Corpse Sect would continuously produce high-level Cultivators, and it would not be impossible for the Yin Corpse Sect to become the number one Sect in the Eastern Region.

He looked at Gu Zheng, his gaze gentle: "Zheng'er, what do you think?"

Gu Zheng's cold phoenix eyes looked deeply at Lin Yuan, a mix of pride and tenderness intertwined in her gaze.

She stepped forward, her voice clear and cold: "Elder Lin has great foresight, and I also agree."

"However, the Blood River Spirit Mine is located at the border between our Sect and the Misty Immortal Sect. Because of this, our Sect has lost the most Disciples. Joint mining is fine, but the Yin Corpse Sect and the Misty Immortal Sect should rightfully take the larger share!"

Her words both defended the Sect's interests and gave the Elders in the hall a way out.

"That's right! We lost so many people, it is only right that we take more!"

The pro-war Elders immediately found an excuse. The sentiment of avoiding war was already spreading, and now it was just going with the flow.

Old Ancestor Xuan Yin nodded with satisfaction: "Since that is the case, let it be decided this way. I will write a letter to meet Situ Piaomiao and test her attitude."

The meeting ended, and the crowd dispersed, but their hearts were still agitated.

Gu Zheng walked to Lin Yuan's side very naturally, reaching out to hook her arm into his, a fragrance lingering at his nose.

The two walked side by side under the corridor. Gu Zheng turned her head, her phoenix eyes curiously sizing him up.

"As a Body Cultivator, how did you improve so quickly?"

Lin Yuan paused, pulled her into an empty corner, pressed her against the corridor pillar, and smiled wickedly: "You can't tell just by looking. Why don't... you test it yourself?"

Before Gu Zheng could react, he had already picked her up by the waist, turned into a blur, and disappeared in the direction of Tingfeng Courtyard.

An hour later, the Quiet Room was filled with spring.

Lin Yuan stretched, feeling his bones and muscles relaxed, his Qi and blood surging like a tide.

The effect of this Asura Demonic Body was immediate. He felt as if he had returned to eighteen years old instantly; his waist was no longer sore, his legs were no longer weak, and he could fight a hundred battles without defeat!

"By the way, to cultivate this Body Cultivator Cultivation Technique to the Golden Body Realm, I need to use the Golden Body Pill. The Pill Formula and Materials for this pill..." Lin Yuan looked at Gu Zheng, who was tidying her messy clothes beside him.

"I will find a way." Gu Zheng sat up, elegantly tucking a strand of messy hair behind her ear, then glared at him. In those cold, sharp phoenix eyes, there was now a hint of indescribable charm.

"However..."

Her movements paused, her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"However what?"

"From now on, I'm afraid I will have to trouble you to help me with Alchemy."

Gu Zheng rubbed her temples, a look of helplessness appearing on her cold face.

"Grandfather has already started letting me take over Sect affairs. The Yin Corpse Sect seems powerful, but in reality, it is full of cliques, each doing things their own way, and the resource allocation has long been a mess."

"I want to cultivate a group of confidants who only listen to me, to completely twist the Sect into one rope. I need you to help me refine a batch of high-level Medicinal Pills to win over their hearts."

Lin Yuan understood.

In any large power, it is impossible for the inside to be solid as a rock.

Moreover, helping Gu Zheng build her power was also helping Lin Yuan build his own power.

He curled his lips and leaned in with a wicked smile: "Asking me to do Alchemy requires a price."

Gu Zheng's pretty face flushed slightly, she rolled her eyes at him again, and scolded: "My person is already yours, what else do you want?"

She paused, her tone suddenly becoming extremely serious: "If you really want it, I can even give you the Yin Corpse Sect!"

Lin Yuan: "..."

This was said in such a way that he suddenly didn't know how to respond.

Gu Zheng looked at his dumbfounded expression and couldn't help but chuckle, her mood seeming to improve a lot.

She tidied her clothes, stood up, and turned back to remind him before leaving.

"By the way, you showed your face in the main hall today. Those Core Formation Elders in the Sect are all wily old foxes. I expect trouble will come to your door in the next few days."

"What do you mean?"

"You'll know in a moment!"

Gu Zheng kept him guessing, her figure flickered, and she disappeared from the Quiet Room.

Trouble?

Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows. What trouble could there be?

Just as he stepped out of the Quiet Room and hadn't had time to brew a pot of tea, a glimmer of light appeared outside the Restriction of the courtyard.

An old man with white hair and beard, a refined face, and wearing a gray robe appeared out of thin air.

This person's Aura was heavy; he was already at the Late Core Formation Stage Perfection, and he was a very Senior veteran in the Sect, Elder Wei.

He looked at the tightly closed courtyard gate, a flash of hesitation and struggle on his face, but it was finally replaced by a touch of determination, and he stepped forward to knock on the door.

But before his foot could land, the space beside him distorted, and another figure appeared.

The visitor was an old woman with a hunched figure, leaning on a white bone staff. Her face was covered with corpse spots, but her eyes were sharp, and she was another Late Core Formation Stage Elder, Granny Long.

"Heh... Old Ghost Wei, you old immortal, your legs are quite fast." As soon as Granny Long spoke, her voice was as hoarse and unpleasant as a night owl.

Elder Wei looked back at her, his brows locked: "Granny Long, I don't have time to bicker with you. Hurry up. If we are any later, those other old dogs will probably smell the scent and all come!"

As soon as his voice fell, as if to confirm his words, lights flickered one after another outside the courtyard.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Figures appeared one after another. In the blink of an eye, seven or eight people had gathered at the entrance of Tingfeng Courtyard.

That hot-tempered One-Eyed Elder, the gaunt-faced Law Enforcement Elder, the fat figure... without exception, they were all Core Formation Stage Cultivators who had attended the meeting in the Xuan Yin Hall today.

None of them were fools.

A few days ago, there was a vision in the sky above Black Stone City, with a seven-colored pill cloud covering the sky, and the fragrance of medicine spreading throughout the city.

Immediately following that, Gu Zheng had a powerful Breakthrough and stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm.

Then, the Sect suddenly had an unheard-of Supreme Guest Elder, whose status was actually equal to the Old Ancestor.

As long as these clues were connected, an answer that would make everyone crazy was about to emerge!