"This pill has such powerful medicinal efficacy!"
Seeing Chen Junting finish refining the pills, Gu Tianchen also undid the spatial lockdown. But the moment the lockdown dissipated, the pill's medicinal fragrance wafted toward them. Just taking a subconscious breath made it feel as if all the pores in their bodies had opened, greedily absorbing the heaven and earth essence within the fragrance.
Instantly, Gu Tianchen and Wu Feng were shocked by the effects of the pills Chen Junting had refined this time.
When they walked closer, they saw that these pills were entirely translucent and milky white, each carrying a hazy mist. With a total of twelve of them looking quite extraordinary, Wu Feng couldn't help but ask, "What is this pill called?"
"Qiankun Creation Pill."
As he spoke, he beckoned with his hand.
He took out a jade gourd and, under Wu Feng's "greedy" gaze, stored the twelve pills inside.
This number made the corners of Chen Junting's mouth turn up.
Obviously, he was very satisfied.
Adding the pill he had obtained from the Qiankun Asking Love Valley, there were now a total of thirteen Qiankun Creation Pills.
That was enough to distribute; he didn't have to worry about anyone not getting one.
Just as he shook the gourd and planned to put it away, he saw Wu Feng drooling as she stared at the gourd in his hand, which immediately made Chen Junting laugh out loud.
Smack—
"Ouch, what are you doing!?"
He knocked down with two fingers without mercy, but even at a moderate speed, this guy Wu Feng was so distracted by the gourd—or rather, the pills inside—that she couldn't react in time. She could only cover her head and let out a cry of pain.
"Why?"
"You almost had your eyeballs popping out!" Chen Junting retracted his fingers and said with a vexed smile, "Besides, everyone gets a share of the Qiankun Creation Pill, do you need to act like this?"
"I was just looking, really..."
Rubbing the spot on her head that was flicked, Wu Feng muttered. Then she threw the matter to the back of her mind, and instead asked with an excited look, "Brother Junting, I saw that you only practiced a little bit before refining this Qiankun Creation Pill; is this pill relatively easy to refine?"
Hearing this, Chen Junting gave her a faint glance.
This guy—hearing her surprisingly not call him "Sword Bastard" and instead change her tune to "Brother Junting," he, who knew her nature well, immediately knew she was definitely harboring ideas related to this pill. "What? Do you want to refine pills too?"
"Of course."
Wu Feng patted her chest, looking confident.
"I saw it's nothing more than controlling fire. Then wouldn't I be perfect for refining pills? When the time comes, I'll refine a thousand of these pills!"
Pfft—
At this boastful remark, even though he knew this girl Wu Feng was exaggerating, Chen Junting couldn't help but laugh out loud.
But just as he laughed, Gu Tianchen couldn't help but slap his own forehead, then dragged his hand down his face, saying with a speechless expression:
"A thousand pills?! Are you eating them as food!"
Understanding the sarcasm, Wu Feng still remained stubborn.
"I don't see why not."
And so, their so-called "argument" provided a performance for Chen Junting, who was watching the drama unfold on the sidelines. It wasn't until quite a while later, when they themselves felt they had joked enough, that they finally stopped.
Besides, with the matters here concluded, there was no need for them to continue staying here. Going back, bringing the Qiankun Creation Pills for everyone, and then going into secluded cultivation one by one to continuously improve their cultivation was the right way to go.
So Chen Junting routinely told the Aromatic Silk Beauty to "take good care of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well," and then casually instructed it to plant the seeds or leftover roots of the heavenly treasures he had brought back from the Valley of Life—which the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well didn't originally have—and to tend to them properly.
After the instructions were given, Gu Tianchen opened a "Door of Void." It didn't take long before the three of them had returned to the sect.
But the moment they returned, opening the door, before he could even step into his residence, Chen Junting was rooted to the spot by the scene before him.
Good lord!
Not only was Ning Tian in his courtyard, but besides the group of sect geniuses like Huo Yuhao, Ji Juechen, and Ye Guyi, even the Sect Master Ning Bowen and the three Supreme Elders in charge of guarding the sect were all present at this moment.
Moreover, the moment he entered, all their gazes turned to him. It looked as if they were specifically waiting for him.
What kind of day was this?
"Is there something going on?"
"Why is everyone gathered here? Don't tell me you knew in advance that I was returning from refining pills, and you're specifically waiting for me here?"
As the last joking question fell, Chen Junting's gaze naturally swept over the crowd.
Not long after, amidst Ning Bowen's complex yet uncontrollably excited and joyful, slightly emotional words, "You kids have accomplished a great undertaking," he noticed that three subtle yet noble marks had appeared on the brows of Ye Guyi, Dugu Xin, and Xiao Xiao. Shockingly, these were the imprints of divine inheritances!
"So you guys also received divine inheritances."
A remark that was within expectations blurted out from Chen Junting's mouth. The word "also" within it was caught by Ning Bowen and the others; they exchanged glances with one another, all turning their heads sharply with expressions of disbelief yet thinking it made perfect sense.
Forcibly suppressing his excitement, Ning Bowen asked, "Little Chen, do you mean that one of the children, Little Feng and Tianchen, or perhaps both of them, have similarly received divine inheritances?!"
"That's right."
They were all family here; there was no need to hide it.
So Chen Junting naturally admitted it right away.
In an instant, Ning Bowen seemed as if he was struck by something, even beginning to mumble and mutter, "A full seven people, seven people have gained the favor of deities and possess the aptitude to become gods. Ten thousand years ago it was Shrek, now it's our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's turn. My generation is enough to bring honor to our ancestors..."
Words similar to this continued without end for a while.
Of course, no one chose to interrupt him.
Ye Xuanji and the others were equally excited, but not to the extent of Ning Bowen. Yang Zihan patted her husband's shoulder, seemingly comforting him, while Zhang Ming remained silent, as if calming his own turbulent emotions. Only Ye Xuanji looked proudly at her disciple, because they had just learned from Ning Tian why the divine inheritances had descended one by one.
It was because of her disciple!
"Good, good..."
When Chen Junting walked up to her, Ye Xuanji couldn't stop patting his shoulder. Besides feeling gratified, she also cast part of her gaze toward Ning Bowen. "No wonder Bowen is so happy."
Chen Junting also expressed understanding toward this, and then asked, "Master, do you want me to call Old Gu and Little Feng over too?"
"Call them over, we can't leave them out."
Since his Master had said so, Chen Junting immediately had someone notify Gu Tianchen and Wu Feng to come to his residence for a bit. It didn't take long before the two arrived, and what welcomed them was a barrage of questions and greetings. It took a full half an hour before it finally stopped.
Originally, Ning Bowen wanted to hold a grand banquet to celebrate before he left, but it was vetoed by a single sentence from Chen Junting.
Because the continent was not peaceful right now; if the matter of the divine inheritances leaked out and was learned by that hidden group of Holy Spirit Cult remnants, they might cause trouble over it.
Hearing this, Ning Bowen, who had almost lost his reason due to joy, instantly woke up and couldn't help but secretly curse himself for getting carried away.
However, since the banquet couldn't be held, Ning Bowen made another decision: the sect's full resource tilt.
"...As long as it can help you become gods, the sect's resources will unconditionally tilt toward you few. So you can break through with peace of mind; the sect will handle all trivial matters and resources. All affairs must make way for the path to godhood!"
One had to know, in the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, even if your status was extremely high, it was very difficult to achieve a full tilt of resources. After all, a sect with ten thousand years of inheritance had a large family and a big business; not only were there many matters, but there were also many middle-tier disciples to maintain, and similarly many higher-ups of the older generation, so sect resources could only be divided layer by layer.
But now it was different.
Ning Bowen's words meant that as long as Chen Junting and the others needed it, the sect would allocate what they required even if it meant temporarily reducing or even cutting off the resources of others.
As for whether it would cause dissatisfaction, everything would be borne jointly by him as the Sect Master and the three Supreme Elders present. Perhaps, the other five currently in office would also have to be counted in.
Of course, the actual situation wouldn't be this exaggerated.
The resources given to them by the sect would generally be quite sufficient. But since the Sect Master had said so, Chen Junting, as the leader, naturally wouldn't decline or be polite, directly accepting it in one breath.
It just so happened that he indeed had something he needed the sect's help with. That was, before inheriting the god positions, everyone had to be fully equipped with soul bones, right?
Thinking of this, Chen Junting spoke up. "...So regarding the matter of equipping them with a full set of soul bones, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble the Sect Master. Moreover, every single soul bone must be at least at the ten-thousand-year level. Of course, it would be best if they were over fifty thousand years."
"No problem, leave this matter to the sect."
Ning Bowen didn't hesitate and agreed at once.
Were fifty-thousand-year soul bones easy to find?
Of course not!
Even though the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been passed down for a full ten thousand years, and under the accumulation of successive Sect Masters and Supreme Elders, ten-thousand-year soul bones numbered in the double digits, they were still heavy treasures. Let alone the so-called fifty-thousand-year and above soul bones, which also had to match their attributes and various body parts! Even soul bones of this level were difficult to buy, even if the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wanted to.
In the end, they had a price but no market!
Regarding this, Chen Junting naturally expressed understanding.
So even though Ning Bowen agreed, Chen Junting still said, "Sect Master, I know that finding a complete set of suitable soul bones for them is a difficult task. So if you really can't find suitable ones, then finding the most top-tier metals or ores and similar materials is also fine. As long as they can carry energy of fifty thousand years or more, I can also manufacture these materials into artificial soul bones for them to absorb."
"Alright."
Hearing this, Ning Bowen, who had just been under pressure, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he also knew about the matter of artificial soul bones and understood what level of materials was required to make fifty-thousand-year soul bones, it was at least easier than directly finding suitable soul bones.
This matter could ultimately be solved by throwing money at it. And as long as it could be solved with money, it wasn't a problem for the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
After Ning Bowen and his group left, only Huo Yuhao and the others remained. Of course, Ji Juechen was not here, because he hadn't received a divine inheritance.
Back then, after Chen Junting finished communicating with the God of Destruction, he had placed the choice of "whether to inherit the God of Attack's god position" or "to work hard in the future to see if he could create a Second-Class God Sword God god position that suited him better" in front of Ji Juechen.
And the result was naturally within Chen Junting's expectations.
Ji Juechen chose to work hard first, to see if he could step by step ascend to the absolute pinnacle of the Dao of the Sword.
Regarding his purity in the Dao of the Sword, Chen Junting felt ashamed of his inferiority, and of course, chose to respect it.
Anyway, if he didn't succeed in the future, he could just seek out the God of Attack's inheritance throne then.
But then again, although Ji Juechen wasn't present just now, he couldn't be left out of what came next.
So Chen Junting looked at Gu Tianchen, troubling him to make a trip. "Old Gu, go call Old Ji, and while you're at it, call Ziyan and Qiuqiu over too."
"Alright."
Gu Tianchen opened three Doors of Void in a row; he didn't even need to move himself. Reaching in and gently pulling, he dragged Ji Juechen, who was currently practicing his sword, over. Right after him came Nan Qiuqiu, who happened to be cultivating, and Jing Ziyan, whose hair was a complete mess.
"Hey, what's the big idea!?"
Jing Ziyan struggled, not only constantly trying to drill back into the Door of Void, but also yelling, "I'm in the middle of soul tool research! Why are you dragging me over here now!? Quick, quick! Let me go back!"
This left Gu Tianchen looking helpless, and then, at Chen Junting's signal, he closed all the Doors of Void at once.
At the same time, "Hmm?"
Ji Juechen, who had just been vigilant with a sharp gaze, instantly relaxed his eyes when he saw that Gu Tianchen was the one who made the move. And seeing his girlfriend constantly struggling, he also took the initiative to step forward.
Not long after, Jing Ziyan also quieted down.
As for the remaining Nan Qiuqiu, she slowly woke up from her cultivation. Seeing that she was almost surrounded by a circle of people staring at her, even with her extroverted personality, she couldn't help but feel a wave of awkwardness.
Then she walked over to Ye Guyi's side and asked, "Is there something important? Why was I suddenly brought here?"
This question also voiced the confusion of Ji Juechen and the others.
Chen Junting gave an explanation, "Here's the thing. A while ago, I went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and used quite a few heavenly treasures to refine a furnace of pills called the Qiankun Creation Pill."
Saying this, he took out the jade gourd and placed it in front of everyone. Everyone's gazes couldn't help but be drawn to the jade gourd.
"The medicinal efficacy of this pill is extremely powerful; even for a Super Douluo, it will provide a massive improvement. It was made precisely for everyone to use."
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