Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 460 - 245. Booty and... Battle Covenant!_2

Of course, those matters could wait.

First, they needed to sweep clean the Lin Clan Ancestral Land.

Elder Lei was quite satisfied with the results.

Celestial Master Tang, on the other hand, was far from pleased.

She hadn’t found many items useful to her.

"Considering their geographical environment and cultural heritage, the Jiangzhou Lin Clan truly captured the essence of mountain and water. This outcome was to be expected," Lei Jun consoled her.

Tang Xiaotang smacked him on the back of the head. "You’ve clearly benefited the most, so stop acting coy!"

Lei Jun smiled.

Indeed, I’ve reaped significant rewards.

The most valuable items recovered from cleaning the Lin Clan Ancestral Land included:

Black Tortoise Heavy Iron: an extremely rare Refined Metal, incredibly hard to find anywhere in the world, its value immeasurable.

Xingluo Flowing Frost: a treasure of the Confucian Sect, used in many important rituals, yet it was exceedingly scarce.

Milky Way Crystal: this crystal, often associated with the term ’Star River,’ does not actually originate from the Nine Heavens Star River. Instead, it comes from the waterfalls of the Kuanglu Mountains. It is a rarity seen perhaps once a century, requiring a millennium of accumulation to yield even a tiny amount.

Mountain God Jade: also from the spiritual Kuanglu Mountains, it is rich in Spiritual Power and deeply nourishing, a renowned treasure in the Cultivation World. The Jiangzhou Lin Clan had barely enough for their own use, so they rarely sold or lent it out.

Xuanguang Fine Gold: like Black Tortoise Heavy Iron, it is an exceedingly rare, top-choice metal—a unique and precious treasure. Ordinarily, even an inch of it would be considered priceless, yet the Jiangzhou Ancestral Land contained a large quantity, measurable by the foot.

Of these, Lei Jun himself could make use of three or four.

Both Black Tortoise Heavy Iron and Xuanguang Fine Gold could be used to forge Sword Pellets.

During the previous battle in Jiangzhou, although he had continuously slain Lin Clan experts like Lin Lang, Lei Jun already felt his original Sword Pellets were no longer adequate.

After all, his cultivation and Mana had both increased, and his Primordial Magnet Force had surged accordingly, requiring more suitable materials to channel it.

As for Xingluo Flowing Frost, what Lei Jun found most interesting about this treasure was that, besides being a ritual material for the Confucian Sect, it was also one of the carrier materials for the Confucian Sect’s "Seeing the Words as if Seeing the Person Technique."

It inherently possessed the ability to diffuse and transmit Spiritual Energy and doctrinal principles.

Lei Jun’s mind was clear, sparks of inspiration flashing one after another, instantly generating numerous ideas for improving his Heaven’s Sight Earth’s Hearing Talisman using the Xingluo Flowing Frost.

He could ponder the specific methods and compare which plan was better in detail after returning to Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Moreover, a treasure like Xingluo Flowing Frost would also be useful to his fellow disciple Chu Kun.

As for the Milky Way Crystal, perhaps his master Yuan Mobai could study it.

His master was researching the transformations of Yin Yang, water, and fire, and this Milky Way Crystal was precisely the kind of Spiritual Object that could aid his work.

The Mountain God Jade had a broader range of uses; almost all cultivating disciples of the Dragon Tiger Mountain Celestial Master Mansion could make use of it.

For Lei Jun, this Spirit Jade, an essence of the great mountain, contained not only an abundance of earth-aligned Spiritual Energy and life force capable of nourishing all things, but it was also useful for his daily cultivation and could be used to forge Magical Treasures.

Lei Jun had long considered reforging the Supreme Pure Golden Bamboo, elevating it from a Magic Artifact to a Magical Treasure, once he reached the Upper Three Heavens cultivation.

Nourished by Kui Ox Blood, the Supreme Pure Golden Bamboo already possessed a solid foundation.

If Mountain God Jade could also aid in its nurturing, the quality of the reforged Magical Treasure would be even more outstanding.

Besides major treasures like Mountain God Jade and Xingluo Flowing Frost, the Lin Clan Ancestral Land also held many other Spiritual Objects, including Mountain Water Crystal, Nayuan Stone, Black Pine Dust, and Cloud Knit Hemp.

Among these, Mountain Water Crystal and Nayuan Stone could both be used by cultivators for their cultivation. There was a considerable quantity, enough for all disciples of the Celestial Master Mansion to share in the benefits.

Black Pine Dust and Cloud Knit Hemp were top-grade raw materials that the Jiangzhou Lin Clan used for making their ink and paper.

Confucian Ink and Confucian Paper are quite different from Taoist Talisman Ink and Talisman Paper.

However, Black Pine Dust and Cloud Knit Hemp, as primary ingredients, were universally applicable.

The Jiangzhou Lin Clan could use them to produce Confucian Ink and Confucian Paper.

Yet, by adding different auxiliary materials and employing different processes and techniques, equally excellent Taoist Talisman Ink and Talisman Paper could be produced.

There were past precedents for this.

It was just that the primary sources of Black Pine Dust and Cloud Knit Hemp were largely under the control of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, and their outflow was strictly regulated. Therefore, the Celestial Master Mansion had previously not given these materials much consideration.

Now, naturally, they represented a significant windfall.

As for the future, since the Lin Clan would no longer be allowed to establish a foothold in Jiangzhou, without hostile parties hindering them, the circulation of various materials would become far less troublesome.

This trip was truly a case of ’the cannons roar, and gold pours in’... Lei Jun reflected.

His heart suddenly stirred. Oh? There’s news from Youzhou.

Tang Xiaotang’s gaze immediately shifted to him.

The conflict in Youzhou ultimately did not escalate.

Under the mediation of Prince Huayang Zhang Rui and Chu Yu, both sides had temporarily ceased hostilities.

"Ye Yan, the Clan Chief of the Qingzhou Ye Clan, has also arrived in Youzhou," Lei Jun said softly. "In addition, it’s rumored that Elder Huang of the Pure Yang Palace is, in fact, still not in the best of health."

Tang Xiaotang was somewhat surprised. "Really?"

Previously, the Empress had decisively issued a decree, inviting Master Huang Xuanpu of the Pure Yang Palace out of seclusion, thereby making Ye Moquan, the Clan Chief of the Jinzhou Ye Clan, wary.

Ye Moquan had already considered personally visiting the Pure Yang Palace.

While they mutually constrained each other, he also intended to gauge Huang Xuanpu’s true capabilities.

Unexpectedly, he suddenly received news that Xu Yuanzhen was pursuing Lin Huan all the way back to the Youzhou Lin Clan Ancestral Land.

The old Clan Chief of the Jinzhou Ye Clan had immediately changed course and headed north.

Elder Huang of the Pure Yang Palace, acting on the Empress’s request, had also rushed to Youzhou without hesitation.

The outcome once again surpassed their expectations.

Xu Yuanzhen had actually breached the Youzhou Lin Clan Ancestral Land, a place they had fortified over many years, in a remarkably short time.

Ye Moquan had rushed over, barely managing to arrive in time.

Yet, in the end, Lin Huan was still injured by Xu Yuanzhen.

Subsequently, Huang Xuanpu, the Sect Leader of the Pure Yang Palace, and Ye Yan, the Clan Chief of the Qingzhou Ye Clan, both arrived in Youzhou.

Thanks to the mediation of Chu Yu and Prince Huayang Zhang Rui, a massive conflict—one that could have surpassed the scale of the previous Southern Wilderness turmoil—was ultimately averted.