Kong Yang had at most only a few hundred years of lifespan remaining.

A few hundred years of lifespan might seem incredibly long to mortals, but to cultivators in the Immortal Ascension Realm, it was merely a fleeting moment.

Just as he had said himself, if Kong Yang fell again, he would forever lose the chance to reincarnate and cultivate anew.

This was not like the time before, when he had suffered severe injuries from touching the karmic backlash of the Kongshan Sect's destruction.

The backlash of the laws of heaven and earth would directly cause dao resonance erosion for True Person Caiyun.

Even if the degree of dao resonance erosion for an Immortal Ascension Realm cultivator was minimized, theoretically, the maximum lifespan for such a cultivator was only one hundred thousand years.

Once the dao resonance was completely worn away, it meant that everything had turned to dust and smoke, vanishing from heaven and earth forever.

In other words, even with the possibility of reincarnation and re-cultivation, the theoretical maximum lifespan of an Immortal Ascension Realm cultivator was still only one hundred thousand years.

Of the thirty-one cultivators at the Immortal Ascension Realm and above on the Chenping Continent, only seven remained active in this era.

After receiving Chen Yan's promise, Kong Yang actually felt a slight sense of relief in his heart.

Giving the Kongshan Sect a little guidance.

For Realman Du Cang, who had now become the "Steward of Chenping Continent," it was merely a matter of a single word.

He had invested too much heart and soul into the sect he had come from.

Kong Yang extended his right hand, and the low, murmuring chant of the lingering resonance of the immortal path slowly rose. Then, the bronze tower, which currently appeared to be only the size of a palm, materialized in True Person Caiyun's palm.

The Abyssal Tower then rose from Kong Yang's hand and finally landed in Chen Yan's sleeve, where it disappeared.

"One more thing."

Chen Yan continued.

"I want to request a person from the Kongshan Sect."

Request a person?

This was something Kong Yang had never expected.

Given the heights at which both he and Chen Yan now stood, asking for someone based on past friendship was almost impossible.

"Who is it that Realman Chen wants?" Kong Yang asked.

"A disciple of Mingxiao Peak," Chen Yan said.

A disciple of Mingxiao Peak?

Kong Yang really couldn't figure out what connection Realman Du Cang, who had cultivated and lived in the Kongshan Sect for over a decade, had with Mingxiao Peak.

He possessed all the memories of when he was Lu Li.

So Kong Yang remembered that Chen Yan had started from humble beginnings in the Outer Court. He had become the personal disciple of Lin Qifeng, the Outer Court Elder at the time, after being caught up in Huo Mu's scheme. Then, due to the "cheating" incident in the outer court competition, he was transferred to Kongyuan Mountain.

On Kongyuan Mountain, because of his achievement in creating the "Purple Mansion Kongshan Art," he became the chief disciple of Kongyuan Mountain. After that came the Heavenly Summit Mountain Cataclysm and the Outer Court Cataclysm.

From beginning to end, Chen Yan seemed to have no connection whatsoever with Mingxiao Peak, yet now he said he wanted a disciple from Mingxiao Peak...

Kong Yang suddenly remembered something.

He recalled that the current Scripture Hall Elder of Mingxiao Peak seemed to be a female cultivator surnamed Cheng, who was about the same age as Chen Yan and also came from the Outer Court.

Could it be...

"Could the Mingxiao Peak disciple Realman Chen wants be that Scripture Hall Elder surnamed Cheng from Mingxiao Peak?" Kong Yang asked.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan did not immediately respond.

Then he shook his head.

"No. If that person's position hasn't been reassigned, he should still be serving at the ferry on Mingxiao Peak," Chen Yan said.

"The person I want is named Qiguan Jin."

Although Kong Yang's face remained expressionless, he was actually quite surprised inside.

Because he had no idea who Qiguan Jin was.

The reason Chen Yan wanted to bring Qiguan Jin to Du Cang Mountain was simple: whether it was rebuilding and renovating Du Cang Mountain or its subsequent management, they needed talent like Qiguan Jin.

Even though Chen Yan could use the Great Derivation Art to endlessly derive various immortal materials, treasures, spirit stones, and other resources.

But without restraint, it would likely lead to more conflicts.

Therefore, an excellent manager was crucial for the future coordination of Du Cang Mountain.

Chen Yan had always considered Qiguan Jin a talent.

Back when he handled the accounts at the Mingxiao Peak ferry without any major errors, it was already evident.

Seeing that Kong Yang did not immediately respond, Chen Yan smoothly continued, "Of course, when I ask True Person Kong for someone, I naturally won't do it for nothing. I will pay the appropriate compensation."

"Saying that, Realman Chen, is being too distant," Kong Yang said calmly.

"Don't you want to know what the compensation is?" Chen Yan said.

"I believe you definitely won't refuse."

"...Kong Yang remained silent.

"Nine thousand years ago, True Person Kong tried to reverse cause and effect, changing the fate of the Kongshan Sect's destruction, and paid a very heavy price. That price wasn't just severe damage to your own Dao Basis, but also meant that the Mountain-Shaking Bell, which you had painstakingly nurtured for the Kongshan Sect, could no longer break through its rank to become an immortal artifact," Chen Yan said.

"But now, the time has come."

...

The Mountain-Shaking Bell.

As the Kongshan Sect's sect-protecting treasure, it had always been kept by the Grand Elder Council of the Kongshan Sect.

Three days later, Realman Du Cang, Chen Yan, would upgrade the Mountain-Shaking Bell, transforming it into a true immortal artifact, a sect-protecting treasure truly worthy of the Kongshan Sect's status on the Chenping Continent.

Within a little over two months, Chen Yan had successively visited the four great sects: Star Heaven Sect, Lingxiao Temple, Wind Ravine Valley, and the Kongshan Sect.

As for the Western Region of the Chenping Continent, the difficulty for Realman Sun-Eroding to rebuild the Mirage Palace was far greater than the difficulty for Chen Yan to renovate Du Cang Mountain.

After all, Liang Huan couldn't borrow people from the other five great sects, nor could he take out countless spirit stones and various materials like Chen Yan.

Of course, with the prestige of the Mirage Palace and Realman Sun-Eroding as an Immortal Ascension Realm cultivator, it would be simple to get the cultivation sects in the Western Region to provide labor and resources.

But a conservative estimate suggested it would take at least five thousand years for the Mirage Palace to reach half its size before its destruction.

Even if the destroyed Mirage Palace were rebuilt, it would already be far behind the other four great sects. If not for Chen Yan's insistence that the Chenping Continent must have five great sects, even with Realman Sun-Eroding still alive, the Mirage Palace would basically have no hope of ever matching the other four.

If, aside from Mr. You, one were to consider the most vicious enmity among the current Immortal Ascension Realm cultivators on the Chenping Continent, it wouldn't be the grudge over treasure robbery between True Person Caiyun, Kong Yang, and Realman Sun-Eroding, Liang Huan.

Instead, it would be the enmity between Liang Huan and those two Ascended Immortals from Heavenly Summit Mountain.

After all, just a few years ago, it was Gu Jing who broke through the restrictions of the laws of heaven and earth and used dao resonance to destroy the Mirage Palace.

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