Master Yunyang had already made up his mind, and with a wave of the duster, he smiled and said to Gu Yuan.
The Soldier Fighting Hall, responsible for external expeditions? Reward the Red Moon River’s Northern Boundary Water Vein?
Gu Yuan’s heart stirred, revealing a hint of joy.
Cyan Peak Daoist School spans thousands of miles, exploiting countless spiritual ore resources. A portion is used to train the disciples, while another large portion naturally supports the Golden Core and Daoist Embryo cultivators of the school.
Within the sect’s territory, the Golden Core cultivators seldom venture out and can focus on their cultivation, thanks to the sect’s support.
Currently, the Daoist school has nine Golden Core cultivators, each overseeing a hall, such as the Human Resources Hall, Pill Furnace Hall, Celestial Craft Pavilion, and Mountain Shifting Hall.
Each hall has numerous disciples and a dedicated "Spiritual Ore Blessed Land." The outputs are partially handed over to the sect, with the remainder considered the hall’s "private property."
It is precisely this mineral support that allows the Golden Core cultivators to sustain their daily cultivation.
However, it merely supports daily cultivation.
To progress further, personal effort is unavoidable.
Compared to ordinary loose cultivators and small sect Golden Cores, they are already considered wealthy.
At the very least, there’s no worry about spiritual materials for ordinary Tier Three seals and pills.
"Thank you, Dean!"
Gu Yuan bowed again, smilingly expressing his gratitude.
"The honor of the Golden Core, so it should be."
"You broke through to Golden Core; as the Dean, I naturally cannot remain indifferent."
"I see your Sword Dao comprehension is extraordinary, and your character is valiant and progressive. This three-thousand-year-old Purple Sky Golden Thunder Bamboo shall be your gift. It should be able to forge an upper-class Sword Pill!"
Master Yunyang stroked his beard with a smile and then flicked his hand. From within the bamboo lodge flew a two-foot-long peculiar bamboo shimmering with purple-gold electric light.
This Spirit Bamboo is about two feet long, its body dazzling with golden light, yet its bamboo pattern exudes an ethereal purple glow, utterly mystical.
A Tier Three upper-class spiritual material!
Purple Sky Golden Thunder Bamboo!
This bamboo naturally bears the Purple Sky Thunder Pattern, capable of unleashing thunder, and contains the power of Golden Yi. It is exceedingly firm and possesses wood-attribute power, vibrant with life force.
The Sword Pill crafted from this bamboo is not only unmatched in sharpness but also capable of emitting thunder light, immensely powerful.
The most critical aspect is that if faced with a powerful enemy and damaged, it can slowly be repaired with Wood Spirit Qi.
This is the Sword Pill most compatible with Gu Yuan’s Golden Bamboo Sword.
"Thank you, Dean!"
Gu Yuan was overjoyed, unable to resist thanking once more.
"No need for excessive courtesy!"
"Having achieved the Golden Core, you now have sufficient understanding of the Heaven-Earth Spiritual Mechanism and your root bone. I won’t comment further on your cultivation techniques; in the Transmission Hall, true scriptures and secret techniques are all open to the Golden Core. Feel free to select at your leisure!"
Master Yunyang smiled lightly, then cast an exotic Mana seal onto Gu Yuan’s Golden Core Token, following which he waved his duster, indicating a desire for him to leave.
Having secured the treasure, Gu Yuan naturally did not linger, performed a respectful bow, and slowly departed.
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The Cyan Peak rose tall and majestic, solemn and awe-inspiring.
At its summit sits the Zhengyang Hall, overseeing the entire Nine Rivers Marsh, its vantage point unparalleled, making it the foremost of all halls.
Beneath it, amidst the lush, layered forests, stands a seven-layer high Cyan Jade Treasure Tower.
Surrounding the Treasure Tower, no cultivators stand guard, only several dozen ancient trees, coiled like dragons, stand to the left and right.
The leaves withered, the mountain forest perpetually shrouded in a chilling murderous aura.
Gu Yuan’s Escape Light flashed, and before long, he flew out from the Cyan Heaven Secret Realm, landing before the Cyan Jade Treasure Tower.
Cyan Peak Daoist School, the core secret land, Transmission Hall!
Gu Yuan had visited this place several times, and on his previous visits, it only appeared solemn, with a murderous aura lingering, but its profound mysteries remained indescribable.
However, after breaking through to the Golden Core, Gu Yuan’s perception of everything became significantly sharper.
Those several dozen ancient trees, coiled like dragons, were the Array Hubs.
Countless illusory Array Patterns extended from the crevices of the cliffs, reaching deep into the cliff’s end, seemingly drawing upon the spiritual mechanism of the entire Cyan Peak Mountain.
Any anomaly before the Transmission Hall, the spiritual mechanism would surge, and the Grand Array would activate, forcibly stripping the vitality of all living beings in mere moments.
This appears to be a Tier Four Array attached to the Mountain Protection Array of the Daoist School.
Moreover, the Cyan Jade Treasure Tower of the Transmission Hall itself is an Exotic Treasure, seamless and integral, impossible to enter without the Token, even for Golden Core cultivators.
"Ding!"
This time, Gu Yuan did not bow or salute; instead, a light step made the Golden Core Token at his waist automatically emit a brilliant glow, guiding him into the Transmission Hall.
"Swish!"