Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

The appearance of the Ghost King initially went unnoticed by the cultivators of Maple Leaf City.

Because everyone was fighting the monsters on the city walls to protect the Yuantian Lantern.

Until a shrine rose up deep within the Zixiao Sect.

The shrine shone with a fiery golden light, enveloping the entire Maple Leaf City.

The strange beings outside the city wall, who were attacking the Yuantian Lamp, were extremely afraid of the light from the shrine and all retreated several feet, ceasing their attack on the Yuantian Lamp.

The cultivators guarding the Yuantian Lanterns, seeing the strange phenomenon cease its attack, did not feel relieved; instead, they all became tense.

"This is the divine light of the shrine! The Demon King has appeared!" someone exclaimed.

"With the protection of the shrine, the Demon King should retreat, right?" a newly established cultivator said, his face pale.

"Don't panic, and don't peek into the shrine, or the divine light will blind you."

At this moment, on the inner city wall, the Core Formation cultivator Fairy Mengyue hurriedly spoke up to remind them.

After her reminder, the cultivators resisting the strange phenomenon on the city wall looked back at Maple Leaf City, but they did not look up at the sky, nor did they peer into the shrine.

This spared 99% of the monks guarding the eastern city wall from the pain of blindness.

However, some people ignored the advice and insisted on taking a look at the shrine and the Ghost King, including several Foundation Establishment cultivators.

As a result, without exception, their eyes bled and they lost their sight, emitting screams of agony.

On the city wall, Jiang Yun turned around, preparing to look up and see what the shrine and the Ghost King were.

Just then, Fairy Mengyue's voice rang in his ears.

He then resisted the urge to peer into the shrine and the Demon King, keeping his eyes fixed ahead and not looking up.

Immediately afterwards, he heard screams coming from the city wall.

"This shrine is so grand and imposing, we can't even look at it?"

Jiang Yun couldn't help but frown.

In this world, shrines and eerie things are not good things.

At this moment, above Maple Leaf City.

Just as the Demon King was about to make a move, a shrine rose up, and its figure vanished in an instant.

What the cultivators of Maple Leaf City didn't know was that this Ghost King had not received any treasures bestowed by the Ghost Emperor.

Otherwise, Maple Leaf City's fate tonight will be exactly the same as Lingyun City's back then.

After the Demon King retreated, the divine light emanating from the shrine completely subsided, then transformed into a long rainbow that plunged into the depths of the Purple Cloud Sect.

As the divine light dissipated, the eerie forces lurking outside the city launched another attack on the Yuantian Lantern.

"The Demon King has retreated, kill!"

With a sharp shout, Fairy Mengyue commanded all cultivators to continue guarding the Yuantian Lamp.

Seeing the Ghost King retreat, the cultivators relaxed and rejoined the battle, fighting fiercely against the monsters.

"Now that the Demon King has retreated, we should be able to get through this Blood Moon safely."

Jiang Yun withdrew his thoughts and began to oversee the Yuantian Lantern, directing his clansmen in battle against the strange creatures, keeping them all outside the city.

After three hours of fierce fighting, dawn broke, and all the strange occurrences vanished.

Maple Leaf City survived the Blood Moon unscathed, narrowly escaping danger.

After the blood moon, Maple Leaf City once again came to a standstill, with everyone recuperating.

The usually bustling mission hall was almost deserted at this moment.

Meanwhile, the Zixiao Sect began distributing contribution points during this period.

In response to the Blood Moon, the Zhou family mobilized one False Core Ancestor, two late Foundation Establishment cultivators, and countless mid- and late-stage Qi Refining clansmen, earning a total of 5,000 contribution points.

Jiang Yun will receive 1,000 contribution points.

Not long ago, he handed over his identity token to Zhou Hongde and collected contribution points at the Mission Hall.

On this day, Zhou Hong received his contribution points and returned his identity token to Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun accepted the identity token and glanced at it.

Zhou Yun, Contribution Points: 29423

With this addition of 1,000 contribution points, his total contribution points have reached nearly 30,000.

Zhou Hongde was not surprised to see that Jiang Yun had so many contribution points.

After all, he knew perfectly well about Jiang Yun selling three different pill formulas back then.

Seeing Jiang Yun accept the identity token, Zhou Hongde smiled and said, "It's been over thirty years since you became a Dan Hall elder, hasn't it?"

"almost."

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Yun replied.

At the age of 113, he was officially promoted to a second-tier superior alchemist, and then passed the alchemy hall's examination to become an alchemy hall attendant.

He is now 144 years old, and exactly 31 years have passed since then.

Thirty-one years have passed, and Zhou Hongde is now 189 years old.

His cultivation level was the same as Jiang Yun's; he had also reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.

Zhou Hongde nodded and said with satisfaction, "Since you joined the Pill Hall, the family no longer needs to pay 1,500 contribution points every year."

"Over the past thirty years, you've saved the family 45,000 contribution points, enough to exchange for two and a half Gathering Yuan Pills!"

Jiang Yun smiled upon hearing this, wondering why Zhou Hongde was bringing it up at this moment.

Zhou Hongde continued, "You know that in Maple Leaf City, contribution points are far more important than spirit stones."

"After all, earning spirit stones is easy, but earning contribution points is not."

At this point, Zhou Hongde took out two storage bags and handed them to Jiang Yun, then explained:

"There's nothing the family can do to help you right now, and your position as an honorific in the Pill Hall is also for the family's sake."

"Now the family doesn't have to hand over contribution points every year, all thanks to you."

"This is 300,000 Yuan Stones, and there are also 30 mid-grade Yuan Stones. Keep them all."

Jiang Yun thought for a moment.

He needs to break through to the third-tier alchemist level, and he does need a large amount of spirit stones to purchase medicinal herbs.

These Yuan Stones can be accepted, and accepted with a clear conscience.

As Zhou Hongde said, the 45,000 contribution points saved for the family over the past 30 years are far more valuable than 300,000 yuan stones.

"In that case, thank you very much, clan chief."

"However, there's no need for mid-grade spirit stones; let's save them for the family to nurture the next generation."

Jiang Yun smiled and accepted the two storage bags.

One of the storage bags also contained thirty mid-grade spirit stones.

These mid-grade elemental stones are extremely useful for Foundation Establishment cultivators in their cultivation.

So he took out thirty mid-grade spirit stones and returned them to Zhou Hongde.

"Alright." Zhou Hongde nodded, and said with a wry smile, "I'm currently struggling with the matter of training the next generation."

"Now I am 189 years old. Without the fortune of my ancestor, I am afraid that I have no hope of forming the Golden Core."

"Now that you are already a Dan Hall Elder, it is naturally impossible for you to continue as the clan leader. Right now, the clan urgently needs to cultivate new Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Jiang Yun pondered for a moment and said, "Isn't there a Gathering Yuan Pill? If there are any promising talents, just give them a Gathering Yuan Pill."

"Exchanging contribution points for Gathering Yuan Pills is the most cost-effective, since it offers the hope of adding another Foundation Establishment cultivator to the family."

"Over the past thirty years, the 45,000 contribution points you saved for the family have already been exchanged for two Gathering Yuan Pills."

Zhou Hongde shook his head and sighed, "The family now has three Gathering Yuan Pills, but unfortunately there are no good candidates."

"There is no one like you, a genius in alchemy or weapon crafting."

"After Zhou Yiyan, no one in the clan has ever had dual spiritual roots again."