Chapter 430 - 229: Celestial Calculation Imprisoning the Profound Nether

Lin Qianyin’s strength was something Liou Yuan understood.

If it were a real showdown, apart from Lan Chenyu, no one in the Five Extremes Mountain could actually claim to defeat her easily.

"Fortunately, Lin Qianyin mostly came to vent her anger this time and didn’t intend to go all out, otherwise it would have been quite troublesome for me."

Thinking like this, Liou Yuan cautiously looked around to make sure he didn’t see the figure carrying a longsword, then he shook his head and walked back to his cave residence.

Liou Yuan’s cave residence had already been destroyed by a single sword from Lin Qianyin.

Looking at the ruins of the collapsed cave, Liou Yuan sighed, scratched his head, and bluntly said that one’s own actions lead to one’s own demise.

Gong Linqing stood among the ruins, waiting for Liou Yuan’s return, and suggested, "My lord should report this to the Disciplinary Hall. I’m sure they’ll teach that female cultivator a lesson."

"What Disciplinary Hall? I am part of the Disciplinary Hall," Liou Yuan waved his hand, indicating to Gong Linqing not to bother.

"Anyway, the Spiritual Power in this cave residence couldn’t keep up with my cultivation speed."

"When I go into seclusion for Foundation Establishment, I certainly need to switch to a cave with more abundant Spiritual Qi. It’s just as well that it’s destroyed. Let the people from Zhe’an Tower and Yanluo Sect argue among themselves."

Liou Yuan thought casually, then asked Gong Linqing to first go to Zhe’an Tower and select another cave residence for him, promising to follow afterward.

Meanwhile, as Gong Linqing left, Liou Yuan took the opportunity to retrieve the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone from the ruins and placed it into his Storage Ring.

"Keeping it in the Storage Bag might not be safe. The Storage Ring is certainly more reassuring."

"In the future, I can carry this Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone with me."

Liou Yuan mumbled to himself, then dug out the two Array Discs from the formations, clearly indicating his serious intent to relocate.

While Liou Yuan was placing the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone into the Storage Ring and heading to Zhe’an Tower,

he was completely unaware of the subtle changes occurring within the Storage Ring due to the presence of the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone.

A certain ancient cultivator’s remains named Su’e, which Liou Yuan had collected into his Storage Bag but never found a suitable place to rest, began to emit a faint blue light in the instant the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone entered the Storage Ring, drawing the stone onto the remains.

The spiritual glow of the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone continuously infused into the remains.

A subtle vitality quietly sprouted from within the remains.

None of this was known to Liou Yuan.

Together with Gong Linqing, under the guidance of a disciple from Zhe’an Tower, he selected a B-class cave residence near the peak of the fifth mountain.

The B-class cave residence is the best among the outer sect; it’s close to the trajectory of the stars.

According to the Zhe’an Tower disciple, cultivators at the peak of the Qi Cultivation Realm nearing a breakthrough usually choose such Spiritual Qi abundant cave residences to aid their push to Foundation Establishment.

For instance, the recently promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators like Lan Chenyu and Lao Xiuyuan had rented this level of cave residence.

Liou Yuan entered to sense it and felt that the Spiritual Qi condensed in this B-class cave was more than twice that of his previous residence.

The price, naturally, was also more than double that of Liou Yuan’s previous cave, requiring sixty contribution points annually.

Fortunately, Liou Yuan was currently flush with resources, and he directly rented the cave for three years at sixty contribution points per year.

He didn’t know how long the second level, Sinking Star, would take, but according to Liou Zhen, it generally took between one to two years at the shortest, and four to five years at the longest.

Liou Yuan had confidence in his talent and believed that three years would be completely sufficient.

After paying the one hundred and eighty contribution points required for the cave rental,

Liou Yuan’s contribution points decreased from nine hundred and two to seven hundred and twenty.

Excluding the points needed tomorrow for purchasing Wood Spiritual Qi, he still had a surplus of two hundred and forty.

"Cultivation is really expensive. Without family support, even a disciple backed by Five Extremes Mountain can’t handle it."

"No wonder my brother is so poor."

Liou Yuan couldn’t help but lament how costly cultivation was.

Despite the expense, necessary expenditures couldn’t be skimped on. Breaking through to Foundation Establishment was a major event, so Liou Yuan naturally chose the best environment for the breakthrough.

Since the large sums were already spent, Liou Yuan didn’t mind spending some smaller amounts.

He let the Zhe’an Tower disciple take Gong Linqing to select a Cave E residence close to his own.

After all, Gong Linqing was his attendant disciple, and Liou Yuan would inevitably need him in the future, so he wouldn’t treat him poorly.

Since his own cave would be in isolation, he couldn’t let Gong Linqing stay inside permanently, so he chose to solve the problem by spending money.

Furthermore, this level of cave only cost ten contribution points per year, and Liou Yuan paid without batting an eye.

However, Gong Linqing felt overwhelmed by the unexpected favor.

It was rare for disciples from Five Extremes Mountain to be so attentive to their attendant disciples.

He was already extremely fortunate to be reassigned to Five Extremes Mountain and even provided with a cave residence—it was unbelievable to outsiders.

But under Liou Yuan’s insistence, Gong Linqing accepted, leaving with tears of gratitude.

"Heh, it’s just some small favors. One shouldn’t be stingy. If he works for me in the future, he’ll be more industrious, won’t he?" Liou Yuan chuckled, closing the stone door of the cave.

The relocation of the cave was naturally something Liou Yuan had to inform his brother Liou Zhen about.

After notifying Liou Zhen through the Thousand-mile Ear, Liou Yuan took out the two Array Discs he had previously dug out from the old cave and began setting them outside the cave.

He busied himself until late at night.

Before the next day’s dawn, Liou Zhen found the location Liou Yuan had indicated through the Thousand-mile Ear.

It seemed that Liou Zhen hadn’t been affected by being chased by Wan Dongling the previous day.

The two brothers met and didn’t say much. With a flick of his long sleeves, Liou Zhen enveloped Liou Yuan and soared into the sky, heading straight for the Inner Sect.

Outer Sect disciples were not allowed into the Inner Sect, but if accompanied by an Inner Sect disciple, the gatekeeping cultivators would not obstruct them.

Liou Zhen took him to meet the steward in charge of distributing and managing the sect’s treasury, whose name was Wang Zhuoqun.