The words fell.

Yi Nian Guan Shan stood motionless, speechless for a long time.

But after glancing at the towering dark giant tree at the center of the stone array, determination gradually rose in Yi Nian Guan Shan’s eyes.

"I will arrange for people to come in immediately."

Zang Qianjian smiled with satisfaction, "Fellow Daoist Yi Nian, those who do great things do not concern themselves with trivial matters. Even if you lose this Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, there are still the Hundred Floating Domains. If Master Sanxiang truly assists with soul takeover and rebirth, you should stand in a broader world. Shrinking in this corner place, the Golden Core Dao will only stagnate."

Yi Nian Guan Shan did not respond, turned and left, found Qu Wuyi and Bao Tiangai, and ordered: "You two go handle something. To make the upcoming counterattack of the Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks more effective, starting tomorrow, select ten thousand disciples of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks each month to enter the Grotto Heaven to train and cultivate, personally guided by me and Fellow Daoist Qi. Minimum Middle Stage of Qi Cultivation, maximum Foundation Establishment Perfection. Start with Qi Cultivation."

After finishing, Yi Nian Guan Shan added, "This is top secret. Also, open the Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks treasure vault. From today on, regardless of vassal forces or Loose Cultivators, they can earn contribution points by slaying enemies, which can be exchanged for cultivation techniques, Heaven and Earth spiritual objects, and even Foundation Establishment Pills and other strategic breakthrough items.

Furthermore, the incommunicable techniques of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks will gradually be made available, as long as they don’t involve the Golden Core Method. Use contribution points to attract Loose Cultivators to fight for Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks, and be ready to counterattack the Three Life Gates at any time."

Qu Wuyi and Bao Tiangai heard these words, exchanged a glance of joy, but then hesitated and confused when they thought about even the strictly controlled Foundation Establishment Pills being available for exchange through contribution points.

"Ancestor, isn’t this too much?"

"Foundation Establishment Pills and incommunicable techniques being exchangeable might not be beneficial for us. The cultivation resources in Divine Fall Mountain Range are already limited, and if Foundation Establishment Wanderers increase, the birth of Golden Core might increase too, and the people and forces beyond our control might also grow. In the long run, our biggest problem may not be external threats, but internal ones."

Qu Wuyi added, "Yes, Ancestor, one Wind and Cloud Immortal City is enough, if there are more..."

Yi Nian Guan Shan raised a hand to interrupt, "After this battle, even if ten Wind and Cloud Immortal Cities emerge, they will only submit beneath us."

Bao Tiangai and Qu Wuyi exchanged another glance and suddenly realized something, immediately looking towards Zang Qianjian’s direction.

Indeed.

With stronger Golden Core major influence backing.

What of ten Wind and Cloud Immortal Cities?

After Qu Wuyi and Bao Tiangai left, a voice faintly sounded, "Only using our own people?"

"I’ve screened all our people thoroughly, no traitors, so it’s safe to use them."

Yi Nian Guan Shan responded calmly.

...

In the following days, Qu Wuyi began quietly deploying the Qi Cultivation Perfection Cultivators into the Grotto Heaven. The sudden change in the contribution point rules of Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks also stirred up the entire Divine Fall Mountain Range.

Large numbers of Loose Cultivators began gathering instead of avoiding it. Previously they had no choice but to escape, but now participating in the war presents a chance to change their lives, a dream come true for the Loose Cultivators used to hardship.

At the same time, this move by Divine Extinction Thousand Peaks indicated a complete opening of the Foundation Establishment quota, greatly delighting the vassal forces’ Qi Cultivation Perfection Cultivators. Upon seeing that even Foundation Establishment Pills were available for exchange, they all joined the war.

The prior decline was suppressed, and with Bao Tiangai often appearing on the front line, it empowered the Loose Cultivators and vassals in the Divine Fall Mountain Range tremendously. For a while, the entire Divine Fall Mountain Range was filled with voices resisting the Three Life Gates.

As for the movement of ten thousand cultivators entering the Grotto Heaven each month, it was imperceptible, unnoticed by anyone.

Outside, Wen Jiu of Lengxi Mountain repeatedly attempted to use the Corpse Fate Technique for divination, but Yi Nian Guan Shan had already activated the magical artifact that blocks celestial secrets. Although he couldn’t divine anything, Wen Jiu didn’t care.

Silently nurturing the Law-Devouring Yin Insect, while cultivating the Blood Corpse Mushroom, and letting the Blood Demon Undying Bone disguise as Loose Cultivators to join the battlefield and harvest lifespans. Qi Refining Cultivators usually yield thirty to fifty years, not much, but not little either, so Wen Jiu directed the Blood Demon Undying Bone to focus on harvesting Qi Refining Cultivators, emphasizing quantity.

Moreover, the life and death of Qi Refining Cultivators didn’t concern the people of Three Life Gates, because the Celestial Demon Sea continuously supplied cultivators. To exaggerate, if ten thousand were killed today, twenty thousand might come tomorrow, as the resource-rich Divine Fall Mountain Range holds fatal attraction for Evil Cultivators from the hardship-ridden Celestial Demon Sea, akin to discovering an oasis by those long dwelling in the desert, an oasis ripe for conquest.

In the blink of two or three months, Wen Jiu casually inquired about the situation of the Celestial Extinction Ruins through Feng Jue. Shankui turned out to be a decent person, willing to share information, providing a miscellaneous explanation. Of course, perhaps due to Golden Core’s instruction, otherwise he wouldn’t have spoken so easily to outsiders.

Through Shankui and Feng Jue, Wen Jiu learned about the situation of those "lucky ones" from the Celestial Extinction Ruins, without exception, all who emerged have reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, including the Heaven Left Alliance Leader Ku Yue.

According to Shankui’s news, Ku Yue was directly received by Mo Palace upon coming out, and kept by their side. But Wen Jiu knew very well, even if Foundation Establishment Cultivators couldn’t see the anomaly within them, Golden Core Cultivators could. Why was Ku Yue still kept by their side, surely there was the presence of the Outer Path Hidden Demon Sect?

Perhaps they intend to use Ku Yue and others to make a point, since the Yin Demon Seed is akin to a Blood Corpse encountering a Blood Corpse Mushroom for Demon Cultivators. What could be more delightful than effortlessly gaining cultivation resources?