Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 65 - 64: True Inheritance Seat, Ice Glaze Dragon Scale Carp

Chapter 65: Chapter 64: True Inheritance Seat, Ice Glaze Dragon Scale Carp

"Have you heard? Half a month ago, Yun Qingyue, the leader of the twelve True Inheritance disciples of our Wind Moon Sect, successfully advanced to Foundation Establishment and was promoted to the rank of Elder in our sect!"

"What’s so surprising about that? Yun True Inheritance is the leader of the twelve True Inheritance disciples; advancing to Foundation Establishment is practically guaranteed and expected, isn’t it?"

"You’ve forgotten, with Yun True Inheritance being promoted to Elder, it leaves a vacant seat among the twelve True Inheritance disciples. I fear the True Inheritance selection ceremony will commence soon!"

"True Inheritance selection! Doesn’t this mean that all of us Inner Sect disciples have a chance?"

"Well, yes, but how does this concern you and me? Have you reached the Qi Refining Seventh Layer yet? The minimum requirement to participate in the True Inheritance selection is the Late Stage of Qi Refining!"

"Uh, no, but a vacancy in the True Inheritance seat doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll immediately start the selection, right? Usually, it takes about two years, maybe I’ll get my chance..."

"Give it a rest. You’ve been stuck at the peak of the Qi Refining Sixth Layer for a year now without any progress. Even if you’re given two more years, do you think you’ll be able to break through?"

"..."

The next day, in front of the Inner Sect Task Hall, Qi Chuan appeared, ready to enter. The two young Inner Sect disciples in front of him, who were also about to enter the Task Hall, were chatting with each other, and some of their conversation drifted into Qi Chuan’s ears.

"A vacancy in the True Inheritance seat?"

Hearing this news, Qi Chuan paused for a moment. He wasn’t interested in whether Yun Qingyue was a True Inheritance disciple or an Elder, but he was quite interested in the vacancy because only True Inheritance disciples could access Foundation Establishment Pills.

"I didn’t expect that right after I broke through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, I’d hear this news..."

"To participate in the True Inheritance selection requires a cultivation of at least Qi Refining Seventh Layer, but the selection might be delayed by two years. I wonder if I can break through again within these two years?"

"There should be a good chance..."

A hint of anticipation appeared in Qi Chuan’s eyes.

Having previously advanced from Qi Refining Early Stage to Qi Refining Middle Stage in Red Maple Valley, he wasn’t worried about himself advancing to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

All he needed was to refine his mana, from the current initial state of the Qi Refining Sixth Layer to the peak of the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.

Then, relying on the Golden Finger’s efficacy for breaking through bottlenecks, he could break through.

And with the Gathering Essence Pill and the Hundredfold Critical Strike, it would likely take him about a year to refine his mana to the peak of the Sixth Layer.

As for the minor bottleneck from Qi Refining Middle Stage to Late Stage, when he moved from Early Stage to Middle Stage, catching the inspiration opportunity for a breakthrough through the Golden Finger only took him three months.

Even though the bottleneck is more challenging in the Late Stage, five or six months should be enough, right? It might be even less.

Calculating like this, after advancing to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, he’d have more than half a year to prepare other means to handle the True Inheritance selection.

With the various methods at his disposal, as long as he gets to participate in the True Inheritance selection, his chances of successfully securing a True Disciple seat should still be considerable.

"Moreover, even if it comes to the worst, and I ultimately fail, it doesn’t hurt to try. If I don’t have the opportunity by then, so be it, I can wait for the next time; I just need to keep putting in effort."

Qi Chuan thought to himself.

He didn’t plan on definitely securing a True Disciple position this time but wanted to try; what if he succeeded?

Even if he didn’t succeed, with his current age and the cultivation and means he possessed, he didn’t have to worry about having no opportunities in the future. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

It can’t be that after Yun Qingyue, there won’t be another True Inheritance disciple advancing to Foundation Establishment in Wind Moon Sect for many years, right? It’s not like it’s Core Formation.

Thinking this way, Qi Chuan stepped into the Task Hall.

The reason why he came here was because, for quite some time, he hadn’t taken any Inner Sect tasks due to focusing on breaking through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer. He was behind on this year’s task quota, which was about to reach the deadline, so he figured he might as well take a task to complete it.

Upon entering the Task Hall, Qi Chuan browsed the task information on the four jade walls around him.

Currently, there were also many other Inner Sect disciples here to take tasks, and there was a bit of chatter and noise.

Many discussions were also about Yun Qingyue, the True Inheritance seat, and similar topics.

It seems this news will soon spread throughout the Inner and Outer Sects of Wind Moon Sect.

"This task... seems quite doable?"

At this moment, Qi Chuan noticed a task on the eastern jade wall.

[In the Profound Ice River, dozens of miles away, hunt a Tier One Middle Grade Demon Beast, the Ice Glaze Spirit Carp, and retrieve the ’Dragon Scale’ three inches behind its gills; one ’Dragon Scale’ earns five Inner Sect Contributions.]

It’s said that the formation of the Profound Ice River was due to a Profound Ice Spirit Vein buried beneath it, causing the river’s surface to be covered by a thick layer of ice year-round. The water beneath the ice is unusually cold and extremely unique.

However, the Spiritual Qi concentration is only typically of Tier One Lower Grade, with little value, except for a small section of the riverbed’s deepest part, where the Spiritual Qi concentration may reach Tier One Middle Grade.

Moreover, the Spiritual Qi is infused with traces of Profound Cold Qi, causing significant negative effects on Qi Refining Realm cultivators’ practice, making it even less favorable than ordinary Tier One Lower Grade Spirit Veins.

It might only be of great use to cultivators practicing Cold Attribute Cultivation Methods.

But then again, it’s rare for cultivators in the Early and Middle Stages of Qi Refining to practice Cold Attribute Cultivation Methods.

Even Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators, who might find the Profound Cold Qi in the Spiritual Qi appealing, would disdain the Tier One Middle-Lower Grade Spiritual Qi concentration.

Additionally, since the Profound Ice River is under Wind Moon Sect’s jurisdiction with no other forces occupying it, it remains largely unoccupied and scarcely visited.

However, beneath the ice, in the deep, cold waters, many Tier One Middle-Lower Grade Ice Cold Attribute Demon Beasts thrive.

The current task is to hunt the Tier One Middle Grade Ice Glaze Spirit Carp.

The Ice Glaze Spirit Carp, also known as the Ice Glaze Dragon Scale Carp, contains a trace of Flood Dragon bloodline, and every Tier One Middle Grade Ice Glaze Dragon Scale Carp has a special purple-gold scale three inches behind its gills. These scales are valuable for both Artifact Refining and Alchemy, hence cultivators jokingly nickname it "Dragon Scale."

However, the reality is far from the actual Dragon Scales.

"Most demon beasts under the Profound Ice River, including the Ice Glaze Dragon Scale Carp, possess Ice Cold attributes. My Fireball Technique, far superior to the Great Success Level, effectively counters them. Taking up this task shouldn’t be an issue."

Qi Chuan thought to himself.

His Fireball Technique has been at the Great Success Level for a long time now, and shortly it will advance to Perfection.

Generally, a Great Success Level Fireball Technique is quite a robust method among those in the Late Stage of Qi Refining, not to mention his.

Moreover, with his Qi Refining Sixth Layer cultivation, comparable to the physical body of top-tier Middle Grade Magical Artifacts, there’s nothing for him to worry about for this task, as the Ice Glaze Dragon Scale Carp generally only equates to the strength of cultivators in the Qi Refining Fifth and Sixth Layers.

The reason Qi Chuan didn’t take any sect tasks was that these tasks consume too much time, making it preferable to take a slightly safer external task.

This task seemed quite suitable.

Shwoosh!

With this in mind, Qi Chuan took out his Inner Sect Disciple Token, activated his mana slightly, and saw a beam of light shoot from the token, hitting the task listed on the jade wall, thereby taking it.