Chapter 220: Pill Prescription
Chapter 220: Pill Prescription
When Meng Zhang and Guang Hong Daoist returned to Twin Success Valley's secret base, several Foundation Building period cultivators, who had stabilized their injuries, arrived here as well.
From the chaotic situation around, it was evident that the remnants of Twin Success Valley had fled in a hurry, without enough time to organize properly. Apart from the items carried off in storage bags by the Refining Qi period disciples, there were many other treasures in this secret base.
Spirit stones were scattered everywhere, magical objects were concealed in hiding corners, and ancient books were strewn about randomly. Guang Hong Daoist led the people in a thorough search, leaving no corner unchecked.
After finding all the spoils of war, they began the process of dividing them. Zhao Jiudou had made a prior agreement not to participate in the distribution, as he only sought to exterminate the remnants of Twin Success Valley. So he could only watch as others obtained their respective shares.
The actual spoils obtained from this secret base were less than they had expected.
During the distribution, the group intentionally let Guang Hong Daoist have a larger share. Before they set out, Guang Hong Daoist had an agreement with Gu Tanghai that if they discovered the Lesser Foundation Building Pill prescription, they would share it with Shi Family.
When cleaning up the spoils, they did find the Lesser Foundation Building Pill prescription. The alchemy technique used by Forest Spring Watch was ordinary, and they had sought help from Shi Family on many occasions. Therefore, Guang Hong Daoist honored their agreement and decided to share it with Shi Family.
For Shi Family, although their Second Rank Alchemist, Shi Changqing, could already refine the true Foundation Building Pill, acquiring the necessary materials for it was challenging. Even the Flying Swan Sect had to rely on the materials left behind in the Mirage Secret Realm by Purple Gold Sect to obtain most of the ingredients, not to mention Shi Family. The last time they managed to gather the required materials was thanks to Meng Zhang's help.
Furthermore, the success rate of Shi Changqing's Foundation Building Pill refinement was too low, resulting in significant losses. Though the Lesser Foundation Building Pill's efficacy was not as potent as the Foundation Building Pill, the difficulty of refinement and the scarcity of materials were not as great as the latter.
Shi Weida was very satisfied to obtain the Lesser Foundation Building Pill prescription, which he had been eagerly anticipating.
The other Foundation Building period cultivators also made some gains, big or small. Guang Hong Daoist was generous and shared the spoils, ensuring that everyone benefited.
After the exposure of this secret base, it lost its maximum value. However, it still served as a foothold in Demon Wind Gobi, which was good. This place belonged to Forest Spring Watch.
The biggest regret of this operation was that Dan Yihu managed to escape. However, with his strength, he couldn't cause much trouble.
Zhao Jiudou's mission was mostly accomplished. Establishing a secret base here was not easy, and with Twin Success Valley's strength, it was unlikely for them to operate more secret footholds. Even if there were some hidden disciples and followers of Twin Success Valley, they wouldn't be a significant threat.
Of course, Zhao Jiudou couldn't simply return to Flying Swan Sect like this. He would try to continue pursuing Dan Yihu, aiming for a higher mission completion rate to gain better recognition from the sect. Meanwhile, he would also make efforts to search for any remnants of Twin Success Valley.
After the group returned to the surface, they went their separate ways with their respective disciples.
When Meng Zhang was flying back to Fuzhao Valley on a flying boat, Deep Earth Spirit General had already returned.
When Hu Jing noticed that the sandworm had lost contact and informed Meng Zhang, he immediately passed on the message to Deep Earth Spirit General, who was secretly lurking nearby.
Deep Earth Spirit General was skilled in Earth Escape Spell and excelled in hiding, so he had not been detected all this time.
Upon receiving Meng Zhang's message, he rushed to the location. Although he was a bit slower, he wasn't too late.
When Guang Hong Daoist and Meng Zhang were chasing down the remnants of Twin Success Valley, Dan Yihu, and two other Foundation Building period cultivators from Twin Success Valley, along with some invading Foundation Building period cultivators, were engaged in a battle, creating a window of opportunity.
Deep Earth Spirit General took advantage of this window and sneaked into Twin Success Valley's secret base.
Due to time constraints, Deep Earth Spirit General could only take some valuable items and didn't have time to thoroughly search the place.
By the time the others arrived after the battle, Deep Earth Spirit General had already evacuated without exposing his whereabouts.
After seizing a considerable amount of loot, Deep Earth Spirit General didn't delay further and directly returned to Taiyi Sect.
Now that Meng Zhang was back, they both took stock of their gains.
First, Deep Earth Spirit General's priority was Twin Success Valley's ancient books, many of which were recorded on jade slips.
Unfortunately, time was too tight, and Deep Earth Spirit General couldn't take all the ancient books. The jade slip containing the Lesser Foundation Building Pill prescription was left behind.
The most valuable items were several alchemy furnaces and refining furnaces. There was even a Second Rank alchemy furnace and refining furnace respectively.
As for the magical objects and symbols collected randomly, they were not worth mentioning.
In fact, the wealth stored in this secret base of Twin Success Valley far exceeded people's imagination. Because Dan Yihu had a magic tool with a large storage capacity, he had taken away a lot. Deep Earth Spirit General had entered first and looted some items, so what was left for the others was considerably reduced and not enough.
This operation to exterminate the remnants of Twin Success Valley had also made Taiyi Sect quite wealthy, gaining many advantages.
In the following days, Meng Zhang pretended to be recuperating and stayed in Taiyi Sect, no longer going out. He began to slowly clean up the various ancient books they had acquired.
Twin Success Valley had survived for hundreds of years, and their inheritance had its unique characteristics. The ancient books contained a lot of valuable information, and reading them proved to be beneficial for Meng Zhang.
With rare moments of tranquility, Meng Zhang also calmed his mind and started reading various Daoist scriptures.
Being familiar with the scriptures was only the first step; the next step was to study and comprehend them conscientiously.
Among the disciples, there were only a few who could earnestly recite and study the scriptures like him.
Although reciting the scriptures was a daily task set by the Sect Master, many disciples did it perfunctorily, just going through the motions.
Meng Zhang couldn't do much about it. If others were not willing to learn, he couldn't force them to do so.
Meng Zhang could only sigh inwardly; this was a matter of personal affinity.
Among the disciples, several who had gained his favor performed well in this aspect.
Niu Dawei, who was always honest and obedient, even if he didn't fully understand, diligently recited the scriptures and patiently comprehended them according to Meng Zhang's guidance.
Wen Qiansun, being older and having a rich life experience, had been through many ups and downs in life and was familiar with worldly affairs. When reciting the scriptures, he gained unique insights and easily immersed himself in them.
Yang Xueyi always trusted Meng Zhang very much. Since Meng Zhang requested everyone to recite the scriptures more, she also obediently complied.
With her excellent perception, as long as she comprehended more, she would eventually reap the rewards.
As for others, their performance in this aspect was not entirely satisfactory.
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