Shennong Sequence

"The higher up the sect's leadership, the less they want these aristocratic families to become entrenched and expand their power within the sect. On the contrary, they want to undermine their foundations!"

"So if you really have evidence of being oppressed by aristocratic families, you can go to the Hall of Human Virtue and report it to the Taibai Pavilion, which is in charge of internal supervision and punishment!"

"At that time, not only will you be rewarded, but those aristocratic families will also reap the rewards!"

Zhao Yun gave this reminder for two reasons. First, he wanted to cause some "trouble" for those aristocratic families who were always thinking about his and Xin Ruyin's "secret," so that they wouldn't have time to do anything but cultivate and instead come to spy on him.

Secondly, it can also be seen as a way of returning the favor to Gongshu Tianming!

After all, Gongshu Tianming was willing to reveal the information about his employer, and this honesty after the fact is still worth responding to!

Therefore, informing them of the sect's rules of conduct will enable them to better utilize those rules to protect their own interests.

You should know that anyone who can survive in a place like the inner continent of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is full of strict rules, is a shrewd and adaptable person!
Once you know the rules, you'll naturally find a way to make a living!
Moreover, Gongshu Tianming and his group had previously suffered from information asymmetry, being unaware of the sect's rules and the backgrounds of powerful families. This led to them being coerced by those powerful families to come and investigate his secret with Xin Ruyin.

Now that this group knows the key information, they have entered the stage of turning the tables and causing trouble to protect themselves.

Subsequently,

Both sides rose to say goodbye and went their separate ways.

As Zhao Yun held the innate jade stone, about to step out of the Purple Qi Inn, a sudden movement came from his fingertips. He clearly felt an extremely condensed power surging within the innate jade stone, carrying a strong desire to break free, as if it wanted to break free from the restraints of his hand and fly away in a distant direction.

In the instant the unexpected happened, the pores on Zhao Yun's body surface opened slightly, and countless tiny world substances rapidly gathered in his palm, instantly condensing into a palm-sized "world bronze furnace".

Then, taking advantage of the situation, he pressed the innate jade stone into the furnace that was emitting a faint golden light, thus suppressing the jade stone.

Immediately afterwards, he activated the material transformation technique, and streams of magical power seeped into the interior of the innate jade stone along the furnace wall, gradually transforming the suddenly emerging special power in an attempt to refine it.

At the same time, seeing Zhao Yun's solemn expression, Xin Ruyin instantly sensed the situation through their connected thoughts.

Xin Ruyin gently moved her fingertips, and strands of warm and invisible aura quietly drifted towards Zhao Yun's palm, intertwining with the power of the World Copper Furnace.

With one person suppressing and the other guiding, the two worked together to temporarily suppress the abnormal movement in the innate jade stone, gradually sealing away the force that was trying to break free.

"I thought the Gao family was really willing to take out such a precious jade stone to lure out our secret."

Zhao Yun looked at the jade in the furnace, which had returned to calm, and said with a hint of sneer, "I didn't expect that you wouldn't even part with something as small as this!"

We'll remember the Gao family!

Following a glimpse of the mysteries of destiny, Xin Ruyin thought of something: "I wonder if the area where the Wanling Yudao Immortal Sect is located overlaps with the territory of the future Great Zhou Divine Dynasty."

I remember when we returned from the Yuan Tai Weak Water Ice Plain, many forces sent us invitations to purchase the resources we had, including the Gao family!
At the time, I also heard people say that the Gao family was a small, meritorious military family in the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty... I wonder if that future Gao family, a meritorious military family in the north, is the same Gao family within our sect that has been targeting us for countless ages, a bloodline that has survived for millennia?" Zhao Yun, upon hearing this, was also uncertain: "With countless ages separating us, no one can be sure of such a thing."

The strength of a clan may depend on one or two exceptionally talented individuals.

But decline is caused by the greed and corruption of countless people—like a giant tree gnawed by termites, seemingly deeply rooted, it may collapse overnight.

Therefore, any clan that can endure for a long history should not be underestimated; it must have its own means of survival!

Zhao Yun's gaze darkened slightly:
"Now that you mention it, we should be more wary of the Gao family, the military elites of the Northern Great Zhou Dynasty! If there is indeed a connection in their lineage, then this family's intentions are probably deeper than we think."

However, these are things that need to be considered much later.

Now, in this ancient era of the Myriad Spirits Imperial Dao Sect, we still have over ninety years to slowly pass...

These past ninety-odd years alone are longer than all the time we've spent in the first half of our lives combined. There's no need to rush into things like the future.

For now, let's focus on our cultivation...

After Zhao Yun and Xin Ruyin returned to the Dao Gong Treasury, Zhao Yun went straight to the Treasure Medicine Treasury, where their positions and authority had been reassigned earlier.

He intended to use the spiritual power of the array within the treasure trove to completely shatter the abnormal power hidden within the innate jade stone, thus eliminating any future troubles.

Furthermore, although this treasure medicine storehouse is only a branch storehouse under the jurisdiction of the Second Imperial Immortal City and an affiliation of the Dao Cultivation Storehouse, the power of the arrays and restrictions sealed inside is not to be underestimated and cannot be forcibly broken by ordinary cultivators.

In fact, in terms of protection level alone, this is at least a level of combat readiness comparable to that of immortals!

Even the hidden tricks left behind by a Golden Core cultivator can be instantly destroyed by this formation.

This confidence was the key to Zhao Yun's courage in accepting the innate jade stone...

Furthermore, the sect routinely uses these immortal-level combat reserves to guard precious medicines and facilitate cultivator transactions. While this may seem like a "waste of talent," it actually has a deeper meaning: if the sect were to face a crisis, these immortal-level combat reserves scattered throughout the various branch warehouses could instantly coordinate and unleash a super-powerful deterrent force. This would not only defend against external invasions but also protect the thousands of elite cultivators within the city, making it a well-planned and proactive strategy.

While Zhao Yun was mobilizing the spirit of the formation to help remove the restrictions within the innate jade stone,
Taking advantage of his identity as the treasure medicine storehouse manager, he brushed his fingertips across the rows of jade boxes containing spiritual herbs, sensing the spiritual essence flowing through various medicinal materials while meticulously recording their original structure, and then engraving it into the original information database of his own inner world with the power of his divine soul!
In this way, Zhao Yun can replicate these spiritual herbs at any time using the material transformation method, as long as he wants. However, currently, due to his cultivation level, he can only produce spiritual materials of the Foundation Establishment realm and below.

Furthermore, refining this piece of innate jade is by no means something that can be accomplished in a short period of time.

After all, innate matter is a treasure that transcends the mortal realm. Its quality is so high that it can even touch the realm of immortals. For a low-level cultivator like Zhao Yun, who is still in the Foundation Establishment stage, to refine it is not something that can be rushed. He can only rely on patience and perseverance to slowly refine it.

Then, using the "World Copper Furnace," the most powerful refining furnace that he could activate at his Foundation Establishment stage, as a foundation, he also drew upon the Yin-Yang Fire contained within the Dragon-Tiger Intercourse stage, creating a swirling, intertwined force of Yin and Yang.
The special innate substances hidden within the primordial jade were gradually refined, transforming it from a solid state into wisps of pure innate energy. (End of Chapter)