Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 179 - 156: The Best Is Yet to Come...

After listening to Wanchuan Ancestor's words, Lord Haihe remained silent, feeling as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, chilling his heart.

At this moment, he truly understood:

Yu Wen Tai, the Celestial Treasure Tower Master's true power and status, was beyond his imagination, and he could stand on equal footing with the Golden Core Ancestors!

Even his own master, a Golden Core Ancestor of the Fuhai Sect, was unable to deal with him. As someone with only late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, how many years would it take to exact his vengeance?

"Third-level Alchemist, Third-level Artifact Refiner..."

Lord Haihe murmured, his tone low and contemplative, suddenly realizing and firmly asking:

"Master, is it possible that the set of Soul Thought Beads was refined by Yu Wen Tai himself?"

"Correct, you've guessed rightly."

Wanchuan Ancestor sighed and said helplessly:

"Now you should know, we all have our concerns and sometimes have to yield a little to him..."

Lord Haihe understood completely upon hearing this.

Even the Soul Thought Beads were refined by Yu Wen Tai, so if he diverted some of the Soul Thought Aura, no one would be able to oversee him, and no matter how thoroughly investigated, no evidence would be found.

As long as it didn't affect the cultivation of the 'Realm Breaker,' the remaining Soul Thought Aura could be used any way Yu Wen Tai decided, and the Golden Core Ancestors could only tacitly accept this outcome.

"...So, is that just the end of it?"

Lord Haihe said bitterly:

"My Cangjiang Water Mansion was destroyed, my only promising disciple dead, and I almost died at the hands of Du Bu Daoist. The Haihe Association nearly collapsed entirely."

"Such a great vendetta, would it just end lightly like this?"

"Certainly not."

Wanchuan Ancestor shook his head and said:

"Rest assured, I have already sought justice for you and made him pay a sufficient price."

"Yu Wen Tai has agreed that when you are ready to break through to the Golden Core Realm, he will refine a 'Qianyuan Solidification Pill' for you, and he will provide the materials."

He paused before he spoke in a serious tone:

"A Qianyuan Solidification Pill can increase the probability of successfully forming a Golden Core by fifteen percent; it is an elite auxiliary Spirit Pill."

"You already have the Celestial Spirit Root's aptitude and are cultivating the 'Nine Seas and Myriad Rivers Scripture.' With this Spirit Pill and the other Spiritual Objects I've prepared for you, the probability of breaking through to the Golden Core Realm is up to sixty percent!"

Upon hearing this, Lord Haihe couldn't help but fall silent.

He certainly understood his master's thoughts; if they couldn't deal with Yu Wen Tai immediately, then it was better to use it as an excuse to gain some tangible benefits.

He had lived for over a hundred years and knew this was the most practical choice that benefitted him the most, but how could he swallow this grudge? To calmly act as if nothing had happened?

"Haihe."

Wanchuan Ancestor looked at him in silence and couldn't help but advise:

"A gentleman's revenge can wait ten years; you're still young, and there is plenty of time."

"The event has happened and is irreversible. To engage Yu Wen Tai head-on now would only benefit several other factions conveniently."

"Your own cultivation path is what matters most. If you can successfully break through to the Golden Core Realm, you can patiently wait for the opportunity to arise..."

As a Golden Core Ancestor of the Fuhai Sect, what mattered most to him was his disciple's cultivation path.

Once Lord Haihe broke through to the Golden Core, it would represent that the Fuhai Sect's tradition, passed down for a thousand years, had a successor, thriving for at least several hundred more years.

"...I understand."

Lord Haihe took a deep breath and said slowly:

"I will certainly remember Master's teachings."

"Please rest assured Master, I won't act impulsively out of momentary anger."

"That's good."

Wanchuan Ancestor nodded, showing a hint of relief in his expression.

......

Kang Continent, Yuan Mountain City.

Just a few days after Du Bu Daoist's death, significant changes occurred in Yuan Mountain City.

All signs and banners of Du Bu Alliance were taken down, replaced with those of the Haihe Association, as large numbers of Haihe Association disciples began to occupy the city.

"Ah..."

In the Deep Palace of Yuan Mountain City, Zhang Yao exhaled deeply, rubbed his forehead, feeling a bit exhausted.

Since leading the crowd to Kang Continent, he had hardly rested, continuously arranging various affairs to speed up the absorption of the remnants of Du Bu Alliance.

After working tirelessly until things began to stabilize, he finally found some time to rest, snatching a brief respite from his busy schedule.

"Being a leader isn't easy."

He sighed, reaching into his robe to take out two Storage Bags.

These two Storage Bags belonged to the Soul Cultivator Old Man Zeng and Du Bu Daoist. After the battle at the Water Mansion and the subsequent cleanup, these Storage Bags fell into his hands, and only today did he have time to open them and organize the contents.

"Let me see..."

He first opened Old Man Zeng's Storage Bag, probing inside with his Divine Thought.

"Hmm, there's quite a lot here, that old guy was rather wealthy."

Zhang Yao cleared out the Spiritual Artifacts, Spirit Pills, Treasure Materials, and miscellaneous items from the Storage Bag, then took out a Jade Scroll, showing an interested expression.

The Jade Scroll contained Old Man Zeng's cultivation technique, and after thoroughly reviewing it, he withdrew his Divine Thought, contemplating silently: 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"The path of Soul Cultivation is indeed original and ingenious."

"Unfortunately, cultivating the nature without cultivating destiny, a primary flaw in cultivation, this Soul Cultivation path overly emphasizes Divine Soul and Divine Thought, and its weaknesses are too apparent."

Thinking such thoughts, Zhang Yao increasingly felt this cultivation technique was useless, setting Old Man Zeng's Storage Bag casually aside.

Old Man Zeng's Storage Bag contained Spiritual Artifacts, Spirit Pills, Treasure Materials, and more, altogether worth more than ten thousand Spirit Stones, which would usually delight him greatly.

But today, Zhang Yao was no longer the impoverished person he once was.