Daqin Zhentiansi

I knew it was impossible for such a massive amount of resources to be given away for no reason!

Xuanzhen suppressed his wildly beating heart, his throat bobbed, and he took a deep breath. His words were filled with a sacrificial resolve: "Your Excellency's great kindness will be forever remembered by everyone in Yuntai!"

"But if ordered, we will offer up all the island's hidden treasures, its secrets, and even our own broken bodies—"

“No.” Zhang Yuan interrupted him, tapping the back of the chair lightly with his fingers.

Zhen Xuan, who was standing to the side, stepped forward and handed Xuan Zhen a jade slip that was shimmering with faint runes.

"I do not want your hidden treasures, nor do I need your cultivation techniques."

Zhang Yuan's gaze was sharp as lightning, seeing through the greatest and most irreplaceable value remaining on the Immortal Island.

"Your Qi cultivation methods are highly skilled in 'Nourishing Qi and Returning to the Origin,' and you are unparalleled in the world in the way of controlling, condensing, and purifying spiritual energy."

Xuanzhen subconsciously injected a wisp of divine thought into the jade slip. Instantly, his face went from excited and ecstatic to completely draining of color, turning deathly pale!
My body started to tremble slightly uncontrollably!

The total amount of spiritual energy beads required in the jade slip is enormous, and the required purity is extremely high.

In particular, the "Chaotic Yuanling Pearl," which requires 60% extreme purity and contains chaotic primordial energy, was like a bottomless black hole in the starry sky, instantly swallowing the hope that had just risen in his heart!

"This, this, Lord Marquis..." Xuanzhen's voice was dry and bitter, as if it had been sanded with sandpaper, carrying an almost unconcealable despair, "Even if, even if all three million disciples of Yuntai are proficient in this art, refining it day and night in shifts..."

"Working tirelessly, for thousands of years... I'm afraid..."

He swallowed hard before uttering the number that even he himself found unbelievable: "It would take thirteen thousand years to barely reach that number!"

This time, even for cultivators with long lifespans, is so long it's suffocating.

The cabinet was instantly plunged into even deeper despair.

Even the few remaining petrified parts on Granny Yuji's face seemed to crack open, and several alchemy masters awoke from their intoxication with the divine medicine, their eyes filled with horror.

Thirteen thousand years?

Can Penglai still exist for that long?

However, Zhang Yuan's response once again defied their expectations.

"Yes."

Two words, spoken with the calmness of accepting a dinner invitation.

"A ten-thousand-year pact can be established as a covenant with the Heavenly Way."

He seemed completely unconcerned about the terrifying number and the time span, his gaze sweeping over the speechless, stunned, and dreamlike upper echelons of Penglai.

"During this period, the resources you consume to restore Penglai's vitality and rebuild its combat strength can also be converted into cash and extended accordingly."

"What I'm asking for is the 'ability' of your Penglai Immortal Island to still be able to exquisitely refine, extract, and accumulate the vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth even in chaotic times."

"This is where your greatest value lies at this moment."

Despair transformed into a deeper, more profound shock, reaching the very depths of the soul!

Xuanzhen suddenly raised his head and stared in shock at Granny Yuji, who was also so shocked that she forgot to be petrified, and several other core elders!
A perpetual contract?

Was it made so easily and casually?
Just how incredible are the vision, the spirit, and the confidence of this Marquis of Qingyang and the Great Qin Empire?

Could it be that Yongtianzhou has become so powerful that it can disregard the passage of time and plan for the future?

To incorporate an ancient fairy island is like to acquire a usable tool.

At that moment, an unprecedented and weighty sense of destiny gripped Xuanzhen.

This is not just a transaction; it is the projection of a powerful and chilling will!

A sense of security of being truly under the wings of a behemoth, and a complex sense of awe at being swept up by its power and ambition, completely replaced all shock and ecstasy.

The fate of Penglai seems to have been firmly bound to the figure of "Marquis Qingyang of the Great Qin" in the blink of an eye.

Without the slightest hesitation.

Master Xuanzhen straightened his Taoist robe, which had been torn by demonic energy, pushed away the disciples who tried to help him up, and prostrated himself deeply in the most ancient and solemn posture, his forehead touching the cold floor tiles. His voice was filled with unprecedented solemnity and determination.

"Xuanzhen thanks Your Excellency for saving my life!"

"In the name of Penglai and the title of Yuntai, this contract is accepted!"

"Unwavering for ten thousand years! Life and death... No regrets!" Inside and outside the Qi Cultivation Pavilion, the Cloud Platform cultivators, regardless of their status or the severity of their injuries, looked at the mountain of resources and then at the sect leader kneeling on the ground, and an indescribable emotion rose within them.

Finally, everyone bowed deeply, like wheat fields swaying in the wind.

The sea breeze swept across the shattered palaces, and even the sobbing sound seemed to carry a hint of rebirth.

The Zhenhai Boat, with its pitch-black hull, floated silently, like a deity with downcast eyes, proclaiming the rebirth of an ancient fairy island.

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With the resource allocation and contract signing initially finalized, Zhang Yuan, accompanied by Xuanzhen and several other core experts, immediately ascended to a key ancient array altar on the island.

This place is connected to the core node of the ancient Zhenhai Formation.

start up!

The vast spiritual energy of the immortal island, along with several newly acquired ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and the essence of the five elements, was injected into the array altar as a supplementary energy source.

"Boom!"

A beam of light, thicker and more solid than the one that had previously connected to the Xianliang Imperial City, shot into the sky, breaking through the sky where demonic energy remained and piercing straight into the deep universe!
Within the pillar of light, the pure and ethereal mists of the immortal island intertwined with the iron-blooded and fierce aura of the Qin army.

Great Qin.

Qin Tianjian.

Star Observation Deck.

The core star map suddenly erupted with unprecedented light, and a huge light screen rapidly unfolded.

In the light screen, the scene of the fairy island surrounded by clouds, the vast sea and sky, and the remaining ruins is clearly displayed.

Zhang Yuan stood at the forefront, his figure as tall and straight as a spear, followed by several powerful Dao Seeking Realm experts, including Xuanzhen and Yuji, who were surrounded by immortal aura but whose energy was weak.

……

Yong Tianzhou.

The Great Qin Imperial City.

Inside the Purple Palace.

Emperor Yuankang, Ying Chuan, stood in the hall, his gaze calm and unwavering.

The light screen beside him lit up one after another, projecting the figures of Ying Wuji, Zhuang Zhou, and even the startled Bai Qi.

"Your subject, Zhang Yuan, Marquis of Qingyang of the Great Qin Dynasty and Chief of the Martial Defense Division," Zhang Yuan's voice rang out clearly across the endless sea, echoing between the Purple Extreme Palace and the array altar, "has led his troops to land on the Cloud Platform of Penglai Guard Island!"

Penglai?!
Gimbal!

A glint flashed in Emperor Yuankang's eyes.

Inside the Purple Palace, Zhuang Zhou's illusory figure visibly trembled!
That's the place he cares about!

"Thanks to His Majesty's great fortune and the soldiers' valiant efforts," Zhang Yuan's voice was resounding, "in the first battle, we defeated the main force of the extraterrestrial demons besieging Penglai, captured the Lava Great Sage alive, and killed countless others!"

After speaking, he stepped aside to make room for him.

Suppressing his excitement, Master Xuanzhen bowed to Emperor Yuankang in the light screen with the most ancient cultivator etiquette: "Master Xuanzhen of Yuntai, along with the remaining people, pays our respects to His Majesty the Emperor of Great Qin!"

"If it weren't for the divine intervention of Marquis Qingyang, Penglai would have fallen into the clutches of evil, and countless lives would have been lost!"

"The kindness of the Great Qin is like being reborn!" Granny Yuji and the others behind him also bowed deeply.

Inside the Purple Palace, all was silent.

Zhuang Zhou looked at the tragic state of Penglai and the disheveled state of Xuanzhen and the others in the light screen, then at Zhang Yuan, who was wearing the Great Qin black armor and had a profound aura, and then at Emperor Yuankang, who was calm yet dignified on the throne.

This Taoist giant, who seemed detached from worldly affairs and whose words implied that the immortal island was powerless to aid the Great Qin, displayed an incredibly complex expression for the first time—shock, emotion, and even…

There was a sense of realization after the demystification, a feeling that the understanding had been constantly rewritten since the appearance of the Great Qin.

The revered status of the Immortal Island seems to be fading in the face of the mighty Qin army, capable of conquering and rescuing across boundless seas, and its abundant resources.

The Qin Dynasty actually possessed the power to support the Immortal Island and even change the course of the battle in the Boundless Sea!
Marquis Qingyang has grown to this point! (End of Chapter)