Chapter 190: Chapter 142: Five Elements Immortal Root, Entry Path to Perfection, Constructing the Dao Embryo! (Seeking Monthly Votes~)
Though the Southern Territory Song Clan had been weakening for a long time, with the Heritage Secret Realm in their possession, an explosive growth in strength was imminent.
After the younger generation had undergone a baptism of their bloodlines, the quality of their Immortal Bones was bound to greatly improve, significantly increasing the likelihood of prodigies emerging within the clan.
If the Southern Territory Song Clan were to produce a Tongxuan, their prospects were already completely foreseeable, surely not weaker than the current Eastern Territory Song Clan, possibly even stronger.
The higher-ups of the Eastern Territory Song Clan were fully aware of this, but at the moment they were utterly helpless.
Chu Zheng no longer intended to discuss matters with them; even holding the Immortal Ascension Method in hand, he couldn't give it away.
The only opportunity had already been missed by Song Shengming.
"Clan leader, this situation is all because of my stubbornness. If I had sent a message back to the clan earlier, perhaps..."
Song Shengming's eyes were full of remorse. His death mattered little, but now that he had hindered the clan's prospects, he had no face to meet the ancestors after his death.
Upon hearing this, Song Tingkui asked softly, "Do you think Chu Zheng would have a way to repair the Jade Wall?"
Song Shengming shook his head in bitterness, such an impossible occurrence was beyond his imagination.
"I can't imagine it either."
Song Tingkui took a deep breath and said slowly, "So even if you had sent a message to our clan, my choice would have been the same as yours."
It wasn't just the method to fix the Jade Wall that was out of his comprehension, but the person Chu Zheng himself was somewhat unfathomable.
Not yet twenty years old, having entered the Immortal Path just two years ago, yet he possessed such cultivation, capable even of crossing a major realm and defeating a Cultivator at the Soul Condensing Realm Perfection, all while being the Saint Heir of a Holy Land.
Such cultivation aptitude, alongside such a noble status, if placed on Song Tingkui himself, it wasn't about despising everything, but most of the Cultivation practitioners in the Cangyun Realm would hardly be worth his attention.
However, from Chu Zheng, he saw not a trace of arrogance.
From the moment he met Chu Zheng, all he ever perceived from him was calm.
Despite acquiring such a valuable Secret Realm, he hadn't kept it to himself but had given it to the Southern Territory Song Clan, a reason deeply difficult to fathom.
"Clan leader, what should we do next?"
Now, Song Shengming felt somewhat at a loss, his usually clear mind clouded.
"Didn't Geng Yiyang say it? Where we came from, we go back to. Our Song Clan was born in the Southern Territory, now, it's time to return."
Song Tingkui's gaze was profound, "Let the Eastern Territory be left for those two families to fight over."
"Clan leader..."
All the high-level members of the Song Clan were visibly shocked; these words meant that they were completely abandoning the Song Clan's foundations in the Eastern Territory.
"Keeping the family lineage going is the right path. What direct line, side branches, aren't they all named Song?"
Song Tingkui turned around, and in the next instant, his figure merged into the void and disappeared from sight, leaving only an echo behind:
"When the Song Clan produces another True Immortal, we will all be one family again."
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As the current decision-maker of the Southern Territory Song Clan, less than half a day after the Secret Realm closed, Song Xiao compiled the trials' results of the clan's participating members into a book, together with all resources obtained, and presented it to Chu Zheng.
Martial Arts and Secret Techniques, Elixir and Magical Treasure, all without any reservations.
Among the disciples who participated in this first trial, several had obtained Martial Arts and Secret Techniques, but only Song Pingjun had received the Immortal Ascension Method.
Although his Immortal Bone had not been promoted in the Blood Pool baptism, his performance in the assessment trial was exceptionally outstanding, obtaining not only the Divine Yuan Transcendence Sutra but also a Fourth Order Spirit Pill and a High Quality Magic Treasure.
[Divine Yuan Transcendence Sutra (Eighth Order/Incomplete): A True Immortal created this cultivation technique based on the insights he gained from transcending tribulations, divided into upper and lower volumes, Divine Origin and Transcendence, respectively. It can partially neutralize the power of Heavenly Tribulations and can potentially be cultivated up to a Nine Tribulations True Immortal.
With your current abilities, it's impossible to repair.]
The Immortal Ascension Method obtained by Song Pingjun was incomplete, only up to the Tongxuan Secret Realm, the remaining part would require his cultivation to reach Tongxuan and another entry into the Secret Realm for assessment to have a chance at obtaining it.
The Divine Yuan Transcendence Sutra had no specific attribute bias, but the section on constructing the Celestial Foundation was sufficient for Chu Zheng.
For the Martial Arts and Secret Techniques, Chu Zheng kept a copy, while the remaining Elixir and Magical Treasures were returned the same way they came, also sending back a batch of Low Grade Magic Treasures, and subsequently issued a secret order to the Song Family.
To collect all possibly accessible remains from Ancient Times, including but not limited to fragments of Magic Treasures, incomplete manuscripts, broken beads, shattered jade, and even scrap metal.
For Chu Zheng, these items might contain extremely precious Wonderous Treasures. Most of his time was to be spent on cultivation, without the time to scour the world for remnants of Ancient Times, delegating this task to the Song Family could not be more suitable.
In today's Taixuan, aside from a few old antiques on the verge of death and Fu Quanliang, the oldest barely ten years old, they could not be relied upon in the short term; he needed a hand that could act in the outside world.
This was also a fundamental reason he aided the Southern Territory Song Clan; cultivating a force by himself was too slow in showing results; he didn't have the time or energy. The Song Clan, an almost complete product, was just right.
Not too powerful to control; gathering up scattered bloodline branches over a few years could be greatly useful.
Chu Zheng had all resources returned, while also gifting a set of Magic Treasures, naturally eliciting gratitude from the cultivators of the Song Family.
Song Xiao promptly arranged nearly a hundred young members to go out, ostensibly to travel but in reality to covertly help Chu Zheng gather remnants from Ancient Times.