"This matter can only be resolved if the Sect Leader speaks, but how can such a significant figure concern himself with such trivial matters..."
E Yun refused the benefits, yet did not forget his main purpose.
"Alas!"
Upon hearing him speak thus, everyone began to sigh in disappointnt, as none among them could prompt Chen Mobai to speak.
After waiting a while, seeing the dejected expressions of those present, E Yun made eye contact with one of the Foundation Establishnt patriarchs of a cultivator family, who imdiately understood.
"Is there really no way? May True Person E please point us in the right direction."
These words were directed at the Liu family’s patriarch, Liu Jingxian. Because of a stroke of luck with Liu Wenbo, the sect master of Xiao Nanshan, the family prospered smoothly for these past years, relying on the Foundation Establishnt Trithings, resulting in the ergence of five new Foundation Establishnts.
Though Liu Jingxian was growing elderly and nearing his end, thanks to Liu Wenbo’s connections, he had procured nurous elixirs from Danxia Pavilion, elevating his cultivation level to Foundation Establishnt Completion, thereby aspiring to attempt Core Formation.
However, Golden Elixir Spiritual dicine was beyond Liu Wenbo’s reach, as it had been insufficient even for the Five Elents Sect previously.
Now, with four grains released by Chen Mobai, even with Liu Wenbo’s help, Liu Jingxian could not compete with others.
Facing the thought of only having a few years left to live, his sole regret was the yearning to attempt Core Formation. Liu Jingxian once more turned to Liu Wenbo, who then, recalling how vital the family’s support was for his acceptance under Chen Mobai, thought of a potential opportunity and introduced Liu Jingxian to the Acting Sect Leader, E Yun.
As Chen Mobai’s eldest disciple, Liu Wenbo held knowledge of many matters concerning his master, among which there was one that Chen Mobai continually pondered. Originally intending to deal with it later due to its complexity, Liu Wenbo considered the aftermath of the Northern Abyss conference where Golden Liquid Jade Pills were auctioned, believing it presented a pri opportunity.
That was to consolidate the Eastern Wilderness’s spirit veins not yet under the Five Elents Sect.
Over these decades, under Chen Mobai’s Heavenly Blessing Response Earth Spirit realm, all undiscovered and undeveloped spirit veins within the Eastern Wilderness lands were now located and occupied by the Five Elents Sect.
These were all ownerless, but being within the Eastern Wilderness’s territory ant they belonged to the Five Elents Sect.
Among these, there were seven Rank-4 spirit veins, twenty-six Rank-3, one hundred forty-seven Rank-2, six hundred fifty-six Rank-1, plus thousands of lower-grade ones with weak spiritual energy.
Chen Mobai marked all of these, individually embedding them into the Array Plates and Flags of the Sky Curtain Ground Network. He personally handled the high-ranked spirit veins because their cores contained corresponding grades of Heavenly And Earthly Treasures. For the low-ranked spirit veins, disciples from the Formation Division and Spiritual Vein Division of the Five Elents Sect were dispatched.
Previously, when the Five Elents Sect had fewer elite cultivators, most of the spirit veins discovered by Chen Mobai lay idle.
At that ti, a Foundation Establishnt cultivator with favorable relations and strong backing could even claim a Rank-3 spirit vein as their arena’s sub courtyard. Golden Core cultivators were even better equipped, having their pick of Rank-4 spirit veins.
For the older generation, people like Sheng Zhaoxi had different prospects compared to the new generation. Yin Qingi’s Liu Jia Mountain, Luo Yixuan’s Cold Jade Lake, and Jiang Zongheng’s Loquat Valley, under the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation’s comprehensive spirit qi delivery, now were about to ascend to Rank-4 Superior Grade spirit veins.
But now things were different. Golden Core cultivators could select up to Rank-3 spirit veins at best, while so heterodox Golden Core Cultivators of ordinary background were forced to settle with Rank-3 lower-grade spirit veins.
Previously, the Five Elents Sect provided Rank-4 cave abodes in Northern Abyss City for Golden Core cultivators; now, these too were uniformly downgraded to Rank-3 choices, with no access to Northern Abyss City housing.
However, compared to Foundation Establishnt cultivators, Golden Core cultivators at least received a house and a spirit vein sub courtyard from the sect.
For decades, following the widespread release of Foundation Establishnt Trithings, there was a boom in Foundation Establishnts within the Five Elents Sect. Consequently, newly elevated Foundation Establishnt cultivators only received remote suburban Rank-2 cave abodes from the sect; the Rank-2 spirit vein sub courtyard benefits were directly abolished.
For disciples of the Five Elents Sect, having or lacking a sub courtyard arena entirely distinguished their lifestyles.
Although these sub courtyard arenas nominally belonged to the Five Elents Sect, the spirit fields, dicine fields, and spirit beasts within were managed by these disciples. Successful managent could yield annual profits exceeding basic entitlents.
The most quintessential example was Han Zhiling.
As a Foundation Establishnt cultivator, she occupied the Heavenly Peng Mountain sub courtyard with a Rank-4 spirit vein, earning over a thousand spirit stones annually despite receiving only one percent of the profits.
This led to much internal criticism among other Five Elents Sect cultivators, especially those among Golden Core cultivators who couldn’t access Rank-4 spirit veins.
However, during assemblies of the Three Halls and Twelve Divisions, nobody dared to bring this matter up.
Everyone knew of Han Zhiling’s prestigious background: she was the future Nascent Soul Zhuo Ming’s sole legitimate disciple, the third-generation eldest disciple of the Xiao Nanshan lineage, and her tenure at the Heavenly Peng Mountain sub courtyard was to oversee Chen Mobai’s Five-Cornered Ancient Maple.
Even other Nascent Souls of the Five Elents Sect greeted Han Zhiling warmly upon eting her.
Now, within the Five Elents Sect’s domain in the Eastern Wilderness, no spirit veins remained vacant, and the scope included in the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation was unprecedentedly vast.
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