Chapter 4566: Small Gains

“That’s right! But achieving an immortal body at the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage is incredibly difficult. I even consumed a Sun and Moon Immortal Fruit, yet I still haven't managed to cultivate one.”

Duanmu Hai's face showed a hint of regret.

“Exactly. Once you reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, the cultivation resources that can help you achieve an immortal body require the crystal cores of Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level chaos beasts. Killing one of those is incredibly difficult.”

Nangong Yueshuo said with a sigh.

Nangong Dezhi had once killed a Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level nine-colored chaos beast, purified its crystal core, and commissioned a fourth-tier immortal alchemist to incorporate it into a fourth-tier immortal pill for body tempering. Nangong Yueshuo had taken that pill but still failed to achieve an immortal body.

In recent years, the number of Taiyi Golden Immortals in the Nangong Immortal Clan who have successfully cultivated immortal bodies has steadily increased. This is entirely due to the Taiyi Creation Pot, which has purified crystal cores, significantly saving both time and purification costs.

Nangong Changqing had deliberately delayed his breakthrough to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, hoping to first achieve an immortal body. He had managed to accomplish this as well.

The Nangong Immortal Clan currently boasts four Grand Unity Golden Immortals, but only Nangong Changqing has successfully cultivated an immortal body.

“While it’s difficult for most Grand Unity Golden Immortals, it shouldn't be a problem for Fellow Daoist Wang. Surely, his wife hasn't also cultivated an immortal body, has she?”

Immortal Lord Xuanhun said with a chuckle.

“Fellow Daoist Qin, you jest. Cultivating an immortal body is far from easy.”

Wang Ruyan denied it.

Naturally, she wouldn't reveal her true situation to outsiders; it's always wise to be cautious.

“Even without an immortal body, simply mastering the laws of the soul would be enough to give Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level chaos beasts a hard time.”

Mu Yan stated.

“On that note, Fellow Daoist Nangong, with both the Azure Lotus Immortal Couple now Grand Unity Golden Immortals, aren't you considering eliminating the Chahar Tribe?”

Duanmu Hai asked out of curiosity.

“Fellow Daoist Duanmu, you joke. The Chahar Tribe is not so easily dealt with. Fellow Daoist Wang and his wife's cultivation is still relatively shallow, and even with the addition of our Nangong Immortal Clan, annihilating the Chahar Tribe would not be an easy feat.”

Nangong Yueshuo replied modestly.

The Nangong Immortal Clan's leadership did indeed harbor intentions of eradicating the Chahar Tribe, but not at the present moment.

They were using the Taiyi Creation Pot to purify crystal cores from chaos beasts, cultivating more experts and helping more Taiyi Golden Immortals achieve immortal bodies. The longer they waited, the stronger the Nangong Immortal Clan would become. There was no need to initiate a war immediately; victory would be one thing, but defeat would be disastrous.

Furthermore, if the Nangong Immortal Clan were to attempt to destroy the Chahar Tribe, the other tribes under the Hunxie King's banner would not simply stand by; they would intervene. This could easily escalate, potentially transforming into a full-scale war between Kunlun Immortal City and the Hunxie King's Tribe.

Conversely, for the Chahar Tribe to grow stronger, they needed to perform sacrifices at the main tower of the Ten Directions Mother-Child Pagoda. These sacrifices required offerings, and given the Chahar Tribe's current strength, capturing a large number of immortals to serve as offerings would not be easy.

“Even if Fellow Daoist Nangong possesses such strength, the other tribes under the Hunxie King's banner would not remain passive. Should a true conflict erupt, it would no longer be merely a war between the Nangong Immortal Clan and the Chahar Tribe.”

Fairy Longyue stated.

“That's certainly true. However, with Fellow Daoist Wang and his wife both having advanced to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, the Chahar Tribe's future will undoubtedly be more difficult.”

Mu Yan's face was filled with envy.

“Madam Mu, since your Myriad Treasure City suffered heavy losses in its engagement with the Ba'erhu Tribe, perhaps you could consider greater cooperation with Fellow Daoist Nangong.”

Fairy Longyue suggested.

The Myriad Treasure Sect, observing the Nangong Immortal Clan's successful campaigns against the Chahar Tribe, had also dispatched forces to confront the Ba'erhu Tribe. However, they had suffered severe losses, including their Deputy Sect Master Du Jun, who was slain by Xiao, a nine-colored chaos beast that had undergone four mutations. The damage was substantial.

“Naturally. I only wonder if Fellow Daoist Nangong would still consider our Myriad Treasure Sect a worthy partner.”

Mu Yan replied with a light chuckle.

The Nangong Immortal Clan was no longer what it once was. Their campaigns against the Chahar Tribe had largely resulted in significant gains, including the capture of cities and territories. Most importantly, two Supreme Beings had emerged from the forces under the Nangong Immortal Clan, representing a powerful new asset. Furthermore, the Wang family immortals were capable of refining high-tier strategic materials such as Chaos Armor, Immortal-Slaying Arrows, and Immortal Puppets.

While some talents had also emerged from the forces under the Myriad Treasure Sect, they were merely Taiyi Golden Immortals and simply couldn't compare to the Wang family.

“Madam Mu, you're teasing. There's no question of looking down on anyone. It's only right that we cooperate in fighting the chaos beasts.”

Nangong Yueshuo's tone was cordial.

Myriad Treasure City bordered Phoenix Sky City, and a joint effort by the two major forces could yield greater benefits.

Mu Yan nodded. As if remembering something, her gaze fell upon Wang Changsheng. “Fellow Daoist Wang,” she asked curiously, “can you now refine supreme-grade Chaos Armor?”

The Myriad Treasure Sect could refine high-grade Chaos Armor, with a success rate of one in four attempts, which was considered quite good.

“Not yet,” Wang Changsheng replied. “I've heard that Fellow Daoist Shen can refine supreme-grade Chaos Armor.”

The Fellow Daoist Shen he referred to was Immortal Lord Myriad Treasure, the Sect Master of the Myriad Treasure Sect, who had not appeared in tens of millions of years.

“Senior Brother Shen can indeed refine supreme-grade Chaos Armor, but his success rate is extremely low,” Mu Yan admitted.

“Speaking of which, Fellow Daoist Shen hasn't appeared in many years. Has he advanced to the late stage?” Huangfu Yu asked curiously.

“I don't know,” Mu Yan shook her head. “Senior Brother Shen has been in seclusion, and I haven't seen him in many years either.”

“At our stage, advancing even a small realm isn't easy. Some fellow daoists get stuck at a bottleneck in the early stage for tens of millions of years. By the way, did Fellow Daoist Mei not come? Has his bottleneck still not been resolved?”

Nangong Yueshuo inquired.

“He still hasn't resolved his bottleneck. I last saw him a hundred thousand years ago, and he mentioned planning a trip to the Barren Immortal Realm for cultivation.”

Fairy Longyue responded.

“Fellow Daoist Mei? Are you referring to Immortal Venerable Cang Qiong?” Wang Ruyan asked.

Immortal Venerable Cang Qiong was quite renowned. He had cultivated for many years, encountering several bottlenecks in each major realm, which slowed his cultivation considerably. Despite this, he had still managed to advance to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage.

“Precisely. Does Madam Wang also know him?” Fairy Longyue asked.

“I don't know him personally, but I've heard of him,” Wang Ruyan replied.

“Fellow Daoist Mei's reputation precedes him,” Immortal Venerable Golden Ape chuckled. “Not just Madam Wang, but many Taiyi Golden Immortals have heard of Immortal Venerable Cang Qiong.”

Immortal Venerable Cang Qiong had been stuck at the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage for tens of millions of years. Even after advancing to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, he immediately encountered a bottleneck in the early phase, which contributed to his widespread renown.

After chatting for over half an hour, Fairy Longyue proposed an exchange of cultivation resources and was the first to offer items.

Wang Changsheng exchanged the corpse of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level nine-colored chaos beast with Mu Yan for two Purple Sky Divine Thunder Crystals, a Nine-Star Jade Kylin Stone, and a Nine Heavens Profound Gold Crystal. Wang Ruyan, in turn, used a fifty-million-year-old immortal herb to acquire some materials for refining fourth-tier immortal talismans.

Fourth-tier immortal pills and immortal wines that enhance immortal elemental power were highly sought after. However, Wang Changsheng did not offer any fourth-tier immortal wine for exchange, primarily because there were no materials presented that particularly piqued his interest.

Over an hour later, the exchange concluded, and the cultivators departed one by one, each returning to their own abode.

Fairy Longyue summoned Fairy Guihua and asked, “Has Fairy Bu not arrived yet? Is there no news of him?”

“Not yet, Master. Your disciple has already sent word to several of his close friends, and they said they would inform Fairy Bu.”

Fairy Guihua replied.

Fairy Longyue nodded. “I hope he can make it. You may go now and attend to your duties.”

Fairy Guihua acknowledged, turned, and departed.