Chapter 4381: Nan Gong Dezhi's Reward

In a quiet manor in Phoenix City, Wang Qiulin, Nangong Yunxin, and Nangong Yuefei sat in a blue stone pavilion, enjoying tea and chatting leisurely.

Nangong Yunxin and Nangong Yuefei had been accompanying Wang Qiulin. They hadn't restricted him from contacting his family members, primarily to prevent him from leaking information about the Grand Unity Creation Cauldron.

"Daoist Wang, is great fortune coming my way soon?" Nangong Yunxin asked politely.

Wang Qiulin had divined his fortune and predicted that Nangong Yunxin would encounter great fortune.

"Indeed," Wang Qiulin replied, "but I'm not clear on the specifics. It might be related to the Grand Unity Creation Cauldron." He had divined the fortunes of the Grand Unity Golden Immortals whom the Nangong Immortal Clan had specifically nurtured. The divination results were identical: they were all destined for great fortune. Considering that the Nangong Immortal Clan was searching for the Grand Unity Creation Cauldron, Wang Qiulin guessed that their great fortune was connected to it.

Just as Nangong Yunxin was about to press for more details, he sensed something. He took out a golden, shimmering Dharma plate, and after activating a magic spell, Nangong Dezhi's voice rang out: "Yunxin, are you with young friend Wang?"

"Fellow Daoist Wang is right here with me, Ancestor. Do you have any instructions?" Nangong Yunxin replied.

"Come to Phoenix Palace," Nangong Dezhi instructed. "I have something to say to young friend Wang."

Nangong Yunxin assented, put away the golden Dharma plate, and they made their way to Phoenix Palace.

Nangong Dezhi was seated on the main chair, with Nangong Yueshuo and Nangong Yuwei standing beside him, both smiling.

Wang Qiulin was about to bow in greeting, but Nangong Dezhi stopped him.

"Dispense with the formalities," Nangong Dezhi said. "Young friend Wang, you've done very well. I'm rewarding you with a bottle of Essence Enhancing Pills and five pure seven-colored core crystals. The Essence Enhancing Pills have been refined with pure eight-colored core crystals, which can greatly boost immortal essence. Do not spread this news outside, understood?"

To be honest, if Wang Qiulin weren't a descendant of the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple, but rather a rogue cultivator like Old Man Golden Scale, Nangong Dezhi would certainly have silenced him to prevent the secret from leaking. An Upper-Grade Immortal Artifact refined with a mutated Primordial Spirit Treasure, capable of purifying core crystals from high-grade chaos beasts—no Grand Luo Golden Immortal wouldn't be tempted. If the news got out, it would cause considerable trouble. Cai and Yu had both met Nangong Dezhi, and since the Nangong Immortal Clan had intercepted the information from the Myriad Beasts Palace, there was simply no way to keep it a secret. Since Wang Qiulin was able to deduce the location of the Grand Unity Creation Cauldron this time, once he grew stronger, he could provide even greater assistance to the Nangong Immortal Clan.

"Daoist Wang," Nangong Yuefei said with an envious tone, "the Essence Enhancing Pills are our Nangong Immortal Clan's exclusive secret medicine. It's not easy even for me to obtain them."

Nangong Yuwei took out a cyan storage bracelet and handed it to Wang Qiulin.

"Thank you, Senior Nangong," Wang Qiulin replied. "This junior will not speak carelessly." Wang Qiulin agreed. It seemed Nangong Dezhi had indeed obtained the Grand Unity Creation Cauldron. He wondered if the treasure could purify nine-colored core crystals as rumored.

"Alright, if there's nothing else," Nangong Dezhi said, "you may return to Azure Lotus City. It's also fine if you wish to stay in Phoenix City for a while."

Wang Qiulin bowed respectfully and withdrew. Nangong Yunxin and Nangong Yuefei also left.

Nangong Dezhi flipped his right hand, and with a flash of green light, a small, foot-tall green pot appeared in his palm. Its lid was a lifelike green toad.

He had already tried it. The Grand Unity Creation Cauldron could indeed purify core crystals. However, purifying nine-colored core crystals required supreme-grade immortal essence stones for energy. Purifying a nine-colored core crystal from a Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage chaos beast consumed ten supreme-grade immortal essence stones, while purifying one from a Grand Luo Golden Immortal-stage nine-colored chaos beast consumed one hundred. Supreme-grade immortal essence stones were highly sought after even by Grand Luo Golden Immortals.

The higher the grade of the chaos beast and the more colors it had, the greater the energy contained within its core crystal, and the more energy was required for purification. Purifying an eight-colored core crystal from a Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage chaos beast required one supreme-grade immortal essence stone. The advantage of the Grand Unity Creation Cauldron was its time-saving capability. If one were to purify nine-colored core crystals using conventional methods, it would take too long. Compared to conventional methods, the Grand Unity Creation Cauldron saved both cost and time, which was already very impressive.

"Have Yunyan refine the nine-colored core crystals into the Nine-Turn Ginseng Pills," Nangong Dezhi instructed. "Nine-colored core crystals contain immense energy, which will significantly increase Changqing's chances of cultivating an immortal body."

The Nine-Turn Ginseng Pill was a Level-3 immortal pill, and its body-forging effect was excellent. Nangong Changqing had previously consumed Nine-Turn Ginseng Pills refined with eight-colored core crystals, but had failed to cultivate an immortal body.

Nangong Yuwei agreed. She then sensed something, took out a golden, shimmering Dharma plate, and after activating a magic spell, a panicked male voice rang out: "Ancestor Yuwei, someone has released news, claiming our family has obtained the Grand Unity Creation Cauldron, and that the Ancestor killed a Grand Luo Golden Immortal from the Chahar tribe."

"Understood. Ignore it," Nangong Dezhi said dismissively. "If they're bold enough, let them try to snatch it from me." In the cultivation world, strength was supreme. He possessed sufficient power, so he had nothing to fear. This matter could no longer be kept secret. He was certain the chaos beasts had released the information. If it couldn't be kept secret, then so be it. His clansmen assented.

Nangong Yuwei put away the golden Dharma plate and said, "If the Myriad Beasts Palace learns of this, they will surely resent us even more."

"As long as I am here, they won't dare to do anything," Nangong Dezhi declared. "Send people to collect supreme-grade immortal essence stones, and purify as many nine-colored core crystals as possible to cultivate our clansmen. Contact the leader of the Myriad Immortals Merchant Alliance; I want to purchase cultivation resources from them using pure core crystals."

"Ancestor, isn't this too hasty?" Nangong Yuwei asked, perplexed. If Nangong Dezhi did this, it would only confirm the news that the Nangong Immortal Clan had obtained the Grand Unity Creation Cauldron.

"We must be quick," Nangong Dezhi explained. "An Upper-Grade Immortal Artifact refined with a mutated Primordial Spirit Treasure—the news has already leaked, and it will likely reach the ears of the Kunlun Dao Ancestor. We might not be able to keep this treasure." An Upper-Grade Immortal Artifact capable of purifying nine-colored core crystals would allow more experts to emerge among immortals, thereby enhancing their overall strength. The Kunlun Dao Ancestor would undoubtedly intervene. The Grand Unity Creation Cauldron had the potential to advance into a Dao Artifact. Primordial Spirit Treasures were already rare, and mutated Primordial Spirit Treasures were even rarer. Nangong Yuwei assented.

"If there were no restrictions and one could directly use immortal essence to purify core crystals, that would be wonderful," Nangong Yueshuo said with a tone of regret. "I wonder if it can purify ten-colored core crystals."

"If the Grand Unity Creation Cauldron were to advance to a Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact, perhaps it could purify ten-colored core crystals!" Nangong Dezhi mused. "However, ten-colored chaos beasts are the ultimate form of chaos beasts. The difficulty of slaying a ten-colored chaos beast is immense. Bring all the high-grade core crystals from the treasury, and focus all efforts on purifying high-grade core crystals." He was unsure if the Kunlun Dao Ancestor would intervene. He had to quickly purify the core crystals, striving for maximum benefit.

Nangong Yuwei and Nangong Yueshuo readily assented, and left to carry out the order.