I became an immortal by synthesizing plants.

Chen Qingshan asked the Old Ancestor Qu Zhang for seeds of the Chenxing Tree.

With a casual wave of his hand, the seeds of the Star Tree floated in front of Chen Qingshan.

Ancestor Qu Zhang guessed, "Qingshan, you don't mean you want to combine the Chenxing Tree and the Xingchen Tree, do you?"

Chen Qingshan nodded.

Old Master Qu Zhang didn't say anything more, after all, Qingshan had his own decision.

When the two seeds appeared in Chen Qingshan's hands, the synthesis interface reappeared.

[Can be synthesized]: Star Tree, Star Tree.

[Synthesis Cost]: 80% of Tao Jin Niang Zhou's Qi Yun.

Chen Qingshan was startled and immediately put the spirit plant seeds back into his storage space.

This 80% of the fortune is really too important. We'll discuss it with the ancestor later, and then combine them after the matters between the two clans have been settled.

Ancestor Qiyuan, thinking that he could not delay Qingshan's cultivation, prepared to lead Wanling in a decisive battle against the Zhao clan.

The issues concerning these two tribes were resolved in one go.

Ancestor Qiyuan arrived at the border of Xiangyanghua Prefecture, accompanied by Huanlong from the Celestial Realm and Quan Lei.

"You have one month to relocate the people, spirit beasts, and spirit plants from this area. After one month, summon your ancestor!"

The voice of the Ancestor Qiyuan, carrying the pressure of a True Immortal Realm expert, slowly spread throughout the region.

The aftershocks of the battle in the True Immortal Realm have a wide impact, and Ancestor Qiyuan certainly doesn't want to affect those innocent spirit beasts and plants.

As for the Zhao clan members, Ancestor Qiyuan didn't care, because they weren't members of the Chen clan.

Zhao Jinbo and Zhao Zongyuan both heard this and looked troubled.

Zhao Zongyuan turned to Zhao Jinbo, who was standing to the side, and said, "Jinbo, go and relocate your clansmen and spirit beasts."

Subsequently, Zhao Zongyuan sent a message to Zhao Suling, wanting to ask him how to handle the matter.

A few days later, Zhao Suling brought two innate spiritual treasures to negotiate with Ancestor Qiyuan.

Above the clouds, Ancestor Qiyuan was full of confidence. Now the Chen family had two True Immortal Realm warriors, so attacking Xiangyanghua Prefecture would be a piece of cake.

Moreover, the Chen clan has three celestial immortals and five innate spiritual treasures, while the Zhao clan only has two celestial immortals and two innate spiritual treasures.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the old ancestor Qiyuan and Zhao Suling discussed for almost five days.

Finally, a decision was reached that the two Celestial Immortal Realms and True Immortal Realms would compete.

After the Chen family was defeated, they retreated to Taojin Niangzhou.

If the Zhao family loses, they must surrender two innate spiritual treasures and 90% of the territory and property of Xiangyanghua Prefecture. The grotto-heavens, blessed lands, spiritual plants and spiritual veins within the territory cannot be moved, but the rest can be relocated.

As for people and spirit beasts, they must all be relocated.

Although Zhao Suling felt aggrieved, there was nothing she could do; they now faced only two paths.

First, it was to compete with the Chen family.

Secondly, there is the option of fighting a decisive battle with the Chen family, but their strength certainly doesn't allow it.

Not to mention that the Chen family has a Celestial Immortal cultivator whose combat power is close to that of a True Immortal.

Ancestor Qiyuan returned to Sitian Pass with a smile and told the dragon-taming team about the results of their discussion.

Ancestor Quan Lei felt that the outcome of this discussion was quite good, as it would reduce casualties within the clan.

That way there will be less bloodshed.

The timeframe was set for five years from now.

During this period, the two tribes did not engage in warfare.

When the old master Qu Zhang heard the news, he was very happy and told Chen Qingshan.

Chen Qingshan was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Why not just wipe out the Zhao family directly, instead of having to compete with them?"

In response to Chen Qingshan's lack of understanding, Ancestor Qu Zhang explained, "Once someone reaches the True Immortal Realm goes mad, they can cause a catastrophe that destroys the world. The clan does not want any more casualties."

"Your Ancestor Quan Lei was afraid that Ancestor Zhao would go crazy, which is why you didn't eliminate the other party's Celestial Immortal. Otherwise, even that Celestial Immortal Zhao wouldn't have been able to withstand five moves from your Ancestor Quan Lei."

Chen Qingshan nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Actually, Chen Qingshan was quite satisfied with the result.

However, Chen Qingshan thought of his fallen clansmen and said, "What should we do with our fallen clansmen? Those Golden Core Realm clansmen just perished like that."

Ancestor Qu Zhang remained silent, as he was also reluctant to face this matter. He said, "The clan has established a system of compensation for those who die in battle, which can provide resources to cultivate three Golden Core Realm cultivators for their lineage or blood relatives."

After saying that, Ancestor Qu Zhang did not speak again.

Chen Qingshan didn't know what to say, after all, the dead cannot be brought back to life.

Then, Chen Qingshan suddenly thought of something and said, "Ancestor Qu Zhang, I can help my clansmen recover their bodies to some extent when they are undergoing the Golden Core Tribulation."

Ancestor Qu Zhang shook his head and said, "I know that you have mastered the Five Thunders and can throw a few landmines into them when the Heavenly Tribulation comes, but this is actually not good for them."

Chen Qingshan was puzzled. How could increasing the success rate of advancing to the Golden Core Realm not bring much benefit?

Seeing Chen Qingshan's confusion, Ancestor Qu Zhang explained, "The tribulations we experienced were not actually calamities, but rather a process of purification. While you are helping them, you are also diminishing the effect of this purification."

Chen Qingshan thought for a moment and suggested, "Then we can give it to the blood relatives of those Golden Core cultivators who died in battle. Not everyone has such high talent that they can easily pass the Golden Core tribulation."

Old Master Qu Zhang thought it was acceptable, but he would be responsible for formulating the plan and selecting the personnel.

After staying for a while, Ancestor Qu Zhang left.

The main reason was that Ancestor Qiyuan had returned from the border, leaving only Ancestor Huanlong and Ancestor Quanlei guarding Sitian Pass, and he needed to go over to discuss some matters with Ancestor Qiyuan.

It's about the issue of compensation for those killed in action. After all, it's heartbreaking to see any of our clansmen die in battle.

Upon arriving at the First Palace, Ancestor Qu Zhang took out the list of fallen soldiers, which contained names carved in gold seal script.

Ancestor Qu Zhang said with some grief, "Ancestor Qi Yuan, our Chen clan suffered 46 casualties and 42 serious injuries."

The old ancestor Qiyuan's pleasant mood vanished instantly, and he said dejectedly, "Send three portions of resources sufficient for each fallen clansman to their blood relatives or close relatives to advance to the Golden Core stage."

Perhaps ten resources wouldn't be enough to bring back a Golden Core cultivator, but even Ancestor Qiyuan couldn't do anything about it; the dead cannot be brought back to life, that's an established fact.

The resources were roughly what Ancestor Qu Zhang had estimated. Afterwards, he told Ancestor Qi Yuan about the plan Qingshan was going to use to help these people advance to the Golden Core stage.

Ancestor Qiyuan did not agree with this matter, as it would not only delay Chen Qingshan's cultivation but also cause him to be tainted by more karma.

Ancestor Qu Zhang nodded; he also opposed the matter.

A month later, Chen Qinghuai, who was in the Blessed Land of Stars, did not return to the Natural Palace, nor did he go anywhere else. Instead, he went to the Tallow Forest for quiet cultivation.

Chen Qingshan sent a message asking his father and mother to come over so he could help them refine their natal spirit treasures.

The location was chosen in the mangrove cave.

Chen Qingshan had only been away from the Mangrove Forest Cave for two years, yet many of the spiritual plants had already advanced to the second tier, emitting even more wood spirit energy.

The reason for choosing this location is that there is enough wood spirit energy, so there is no need to slowly collect spirit energy from the outside world.