Daqin Zhentiansi

Sensing Zhang Yuan's killing intent, many soldiers on the Zhenhai ship looked up.

Our lord rarely displays such murderous intent. Is he about to unleash a massacre that will wipe out our entire race?
……

Yangqi Pavilion.

The enormous shadow of the Zhenhai Boat loomed over the devastated Yuntai Immortal Island.

Inside Yangqi Pavilion, the atmosphere was even heavier than the scorched earth outside the window.

The smoke from the sandalwood incense could not conceal the weakness and anxiety that permeated the air.

Master Xuanzhen stroked the broken handle of his whisk, his ashen face showing even deeper wrinkles: "Fellow Daoist Qingyang, the demons are rampaging, and the island's treasury has been burned to ashes. Right now... the Star Gold and Shoushan Red Copper needed to maintain the remnant array, and the Five Elements Essence and Spiritual Marrow Jade Heart needed to repair the Zhenhai Pillar's origin... are all completely cut off."

Zhang Yuan, sitting in the head seat, remained calm, which made the atmosphere in the pavilion even more oppressive.

Master Xuanzhen sighed softly, his voice hoarse, each word seeming to weigh down by a thousand-pound burden: "Our disciples have exhausted their immortal jade, and many of the seriously injured are only clinging to life with elixirs. The alchemy room has been sifted clean, even the dregs have been sifted out..."

“The elders,” a pain flashed in his eyes, “have already begun refining the last bit of their original demonic core with their soul fire… to forcefully sustain those core array eyes…”

After the words were spoken, there was a deathly silence.

Only the sea breeze outside the window howled, as if weeping.

Granny Yuji pursed her lips tightly, making the petrified half of her face appear even more stiff.

Several grandmasters of alchemy stood like clay or wooden statues, their eyes blankly fixed on the embers still burning in the furnace, their robes stained with blood and gunpowder.

"Crying for food" is not just a metaphor; it is the heavy reality weighing on everyone's heart.

The legacy of the Immortal Island, a foundation built over millions of years, has reached its limit, and it is now in dire straits, needing to burn its divine soul to sustain the last spark of life.

Zhang Yuan sat in the main seat, his black robe as dark as ink, his face as somber as water.

He didn't speak, nor did he even lift his eyelids; he simply flicked his sleeve.

This action is like a silent command.

Yin Jiuyou, standing in the shadows behind him, silently took half a step forward, and a jade scroll shimmering with warm spiritual light slid out from his wide robe sleeves.

With a soft "whoosh," the jade book unfolded and expanded in mid-air, transforming into a huge light screen list that almost covered half of the attic!

The names and numbers listed on it were enough to make the hearts of cultivators on the immortal island race!
But this is only the prologue!
At the same time, a deep, thunderous military order rang out in the square outside the pavilion!

"Open the box!"

Yu Wanjun's voice boomed like a war drum.

The Xuanjia soldiers, who had been lined up and waiting for orders, moved upon receiving the command.

With a dull thud of mechanisms opening and a heavy thud as they landed, one after another, the enormous storage chests sealed by talismans were suddenly flung open!

“Buzz——!!!”

In an instant, the entire Yuntai Immortal Island seemed to be struck by an invisible hammer!

The violent torrent of spiritual energy, like a volcano suppressed for millennia, suddenly erupted from the box, converging into a visible pillar of spiritual energy that shot into the sky, instantly dispersing the remaining demonic clouds above!
The light was so intense that even the light streaming through the portholes into Yangqi Pavilion was tinged with a magnificent halo!

Mithril, Star Gold, Crimson Copper Mother...

A torrent of basic and rare spiritual materials piled up like a mountain inside the box, their metallic luster dazzling to the eye.

Especially the astonishing amount of Star Gold, which shimmered with a purer and denser brilliance of shattered diamonds than the starry night sky!

A cultivator from a celestial island, skilled in crafting artifacts, glanced in the direction of his family's treasure vault, his expression somewhat stiff.

There once was a small, fist-sized piece of Star Gold ore there, which was treasured as a priceless gem.

At this moment, against the backdrop of the vast sea of ​​starlight and gold in the square, that precious treasure dimmed like a candle flame against the blazing sun, humble and laughable.

The essence of the five elements, the jade heart of spiritual marrow, the king of medicines for ten thousand years...

Boxes of precious spiritual treasures shone brightly!
One of the medicine chests, specially placed at the entrance of the pavilion, had just been opened, revealing the ancient dragon blood ginseng, nine-leaf resurrection grass, and earth core jade marrow mushroom... These divine medicines, which had only been seen in legendary ancient prescriptions, instantly swept through the entire Qi Nourishing Pavilion with a surging tide of life essence mixed with a rich medicinal fragrance!

"Ice Jade Box, quickly retrieve my Ice Jade Box! Don't let the medicinal aroma dissipate!" A grandmaster of alchemy, with his white hair and beard and who always valued his demeanor above all else, had completely lost his composure at this moment.

His eyes were bloodshot, his voice was hoarse and shrill, and he lunged at the medicine box like an arrow released from a bow.

His calloused hands trembled as he reached for the medicinal herbs, nervously muttering the names of long-lost, forbidden elixirs.

"Heavens! The Nascent Soul Guiding Pill! No, no, with these, the Longevity Pill is also within reach! There is hope!"

The other alchemists and weapon makers could no longer maintain their composure, and the sound of their gasps blended into a tidal wave.

"hiss--"

"This, how is this possible?!"

Some people were so excited that their faces turned bright red, as if bathed in the glow of the sunset.

Some people turned pale, stunned and disoriented by the immense wealth.

Rare fruits and exotic flowers, rare treasures from the deep sea, demon cores and demon materials...

Various rare materials were piled up like mountains, colorful and surrounded by spiritual energy.

Pure Immortal Jade!

Hundreds of millions of kilograms of immortal jade were piled up into a huge square array, emitting pure spiritual energy so thick that it almost condensed into a liquid vortex, emitting a deep and pleasant hum.

The mere inhalation of the dissipated spiritual energy by the surrounding cultivators caused their depleted mana to swell slightly!

The Celestial Array, the Pure Moon Glazed Cauldron...

Dozens of powerful artifacts were carefully placed in the center of the rune array.

They themselves exude a powerful aura and mysterious radiance, and now, set against the backdrop of the "material mountain," they appear even more extraordinary!

The appearance of these precious treasures caused Master Xuanzhen's hand to tremble violently.

The broken handle of the whisk fell onto the jade brick with a "thud," but he seemed not to notice.

Granny Yuji stiffly turned her head, her petrified cheeks twitching slightly, her pupils dilating as if they were about to pop out of their sockets!

Inside and outside the Yangqi Pavilion, time seemed to freeze for a moment.

Immediately following was an absolute silence, born from the shock of being struck by such overwhelming wealth!

Only countless greedy yet deeply reverent gazes remained, welded like nails to the dazzling sea of ​​light in the square.

They even deliberately kept their breathing soft, afraid of disturbing this miraculous scene.

The overseas fairy island's proud accumulation of hundreds of thousands of years?
It probably doesn't even amount to one-tenth or one-hundredth of what is currently "part of the spoils"!

"This is part of the spoils obtained by the Qingyang Marquis's Mansion of the Great Qin during their patrol of the Eastern Region and their sweeping of the Demon Realm." Yin Jiuyou's voice finally rang out, calm and undisturbed, breaking the almost frozen air.

Zhang Yuan nodded, as if there were only some miscellaneous items piled up in front of him.

With these supplies, Penglai's urgent needs can be temporarily relieved. Zhang Yuan slightly raised his hand, pointing to the magnificent sea of ​​supplies outside the door.

"General Yu Wanjun will leave behind top weapon refiners and alchemists from the Army's Spirit Weapon Division and the Nine Suns and Great River Sects to help you restore the core materials needed to repair the array's core and reshape the treasure as soon as possible."

"Ecstasy" is not enough to describe the feelings of Xuanzhen and the others at this moment; it was a strong sense of dizziness brought about by the huge shock of surviving a desperate situation!
Ecstasy, excitement, awe, disbelief...

A mix of emotions swirled on their faces, and the surviving elders were almost ready to kneel and perform the full kowtow on the spot!
"Yes——"

This single word, a turning point, instantly put everyone's hearts in their throats.

"These resources didn't fall from the sky; they were all seized from the enemy by the blood and sweat of our Qin warriors." Zhang Yuan's gaze swept over Xuanzhen and the others, his calm demeanor carrying an undeniable power. "What you obtain must be exchanged for something of equal value." (End of Chapter)