"The *Feng Ling* Wood meets my requirements, I'll take it. What do you want to exchange for it? Just name it," after pondering for a moment, Ancestor Tianfeng looked at Zhang Ling and said with a smile.
"It's my honor that this spiritual wood can catch the Senior's eye. This junior would like to exchange for..."
Although Ancestor Tianfeng's character had passed his assessment, Zhang Ling did not immediately reveal his identity, as this kind of probing could cause dissatisfaction.
Now was not a good time, and to act, one had to do the complete performance to avoid attracting attention. Therefore, Zhang Ling made up a list of several spiritual items he wanted to exchange for.
Thus, he and Ancestor Tianfeng conducted a transaction in the pavilion. After about fifteen minutes, both sides were generally satisfied. Zhang Ling, once again led by the young attendant, left Ancestor Tianfeng's cave abode.
Accompanied by Wu Minghan, he toured the Haoyuan Sect, which gave Zhang Ling a better understanding of the current state of the Haoyuan Sect.
Several hours later, Zhang Ling bid farewell and left. Of course, he didn't really leave but found a place nearby to hide.
At this moment, he was holding a milky-white jade bottle with a yellow spirit talisman attached to it, containing a rather precious pill, the 'Haoyuan Pill'.
Opening the jade bottle, he saw a light yellow pill lying inside, only the size of a broad bean, but shrouded in pure spiritual power. This pill was not one of the items he had just asked Ancestor Tianfeng to exchange for.
The item he had requested to exchange for was a rare treasure refining material, Violet Essence Copper. This material was also rare, but for Nascent Soul cultivators, it was possible to collect some if they spent the time.
In terms of value, three pounds of Violet Essence Copper was about the same as the *Feng Ling* Wood he had taken out. And Zhang Ling had only asked to exchange for two pounds of Violet Essence Copper, which was already considered a loss.
Zhang Ling wasn't just randomly asking to exchange for Violet Essence Copper. These materials were what he wanted to collect.
Because the Black Bone Claw had absorbed the blood essence of the Ancient Giant, its power had increased significantly. However, according to the Void Demon True Lord's refining method, it was still not completely refined. It still lacked several rare materials such as Grand Astral Gold Essence, Violet Essence Copper, and Ten Thousand Year Profound Wood.
Zhang Ling naturally wanted to completely refine this treasure, and its power would definitely increase greatly. It might even be no weaker than a spiritual treasure. Among the several materials still lacking, Violet Essence Copper was the easiest to find.
Unfortunately, Ancestor Tianfeng did not have this material. Just now, the man had even specifically asked the young attendant to check the sect's treasure vault, but they had not collected this material.
Then he asked him to exchange for another treasure. Zhang Ling changed three kinds of materials of similar value, but Ancestor Tianfeng didn't have any of them.
Although the materials he mentioned were rare, collecting them would only take some time. It stood to reason that the Haoyuan Sect already had considerable power and should have collected some.
Subsequently, Ancestor Tianfeng helplessly revealed that the sect had originally collected some materials such as Violet Essence Copper. But unfortunately, a few years ago, an old friend wanted to refine a treasure, and many materials were exchanged away.
Zhang Ling didn't know if this was true or false, but at the time, Ancestor Tianfeng's expression didn't seem to be lying. In the end, Ancestor Tianfeng took out the Haoyuan Pill to exchange for the *Feng Ling* Wood.
Zhang Ling had never heard of the Haoyuan Pill, but Ancestor Tianfeng introduced it as a secret spiritual pill of the Haoyuan Sect, a breakthrough pill that could increase the probability of forming a Nascent Soul. This kind of pill had a fatal attraction for any Golden Core cultivator.
Although Zhang Ling didn't need it, since he had already taken out this kind of pill, he couldn't refuse, so he agreed to the transaction.
Looking at the Haoyuan Pill in the jade bottle, he felt that the spiritual power contained within was indeed helpful for Golden Core cultivators to condense a Nascent Soul. Although it was not as good as the Nascent Soul Pill, it was not much different.
A Nascent Soul old monster was willing to trade this kind of pill with a Golden Core cultivator. It seemed that he was a very easy-going cultivator. In that case, the Haoyuan Sect was indeed suitable for his cultivation.
Zhang Ling made a decision to visit again in a few days with his true cultivation and return to the Haoyuan Sect.
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Five days later, Zhang Ling, without any concealment, approached the Haoyuan Sect's mountain gate with his true appearance and cultivation. The moment he revealed his Nascent Soul cultivation, he immediately alarmed many cultivators of the Haoyuan Sect, almost causing the Haoyuan Sect to activate its mountain protection array.
Ancestor Tianfeng personally came out to greet him and asked his purpose. When he said that he had also come from the Haoyuan Sect in his early years and wanted to rejoin the sect, Ancestor Tianfeng was extremely shocked, looking incredulous. Finally, they talked in detail.
This time, the detailed discussion did not take place in Ancestor Tianfeng's cave abode but in a side hall on the main peak.
They talked for more than an hour. When Ancestor Tianfeng confirmed that he was indeed from the Haoyuan Sect, he was overjoyed and immediately summoned a sect meeting.
He summoned all the Golden Core elders in the sect to the main hall and announced that Zhang Ling had become the third Supreme Elder of the Haoyuan Sect.
This naturally caused an uproar among the elders, but it was followed by joy.
Ancestor Tianfeng even proposed to hold a sect entry ceremony for him, inviting high-level cultivators from other sects to witness it. Zhang Ling didn't like this kind of scene and shook his head repeatedly when he heard this. Ancestor Tianfeng tried to persuade him many times, but when he saw that he was showing impatience, he gave up.
During this period, unknown to Zhang Ling, Ancestor Tianfeng specially sent several disciples to carefully investigate his situation again.
When he learned that he had advanced from Foundation Establishment to Nascent Soul cultivation in just over two hundred years, he was shocked again. Even cultivators with very good qualifications would need at least three to four hundred years to advance to Nascent Soul cultivation.
Over two hundred years was not impossible, but only those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots were likely to do so.
Zhang Ling was not a Heavenly Spiritual Root, so he must have had great opportunities. This was enough to attract the attention of some old monsters.
Fortunately, Ancestor Tianfeng didn't care too much about these things. After all, those who could condense a Nascent Soul had some opportunities. Instead, he valued this Zhang Shidi who had suddenly returned to the sect even more.
This was actually a little thought that Zhang Ling had before to test Ancestor Tianfeng.
Half a month later, the sect entry ceremony was still held, but everything was simplified. Only the forces of Cangyun Kingdom, Tianyang Kingdom, and Yuanfeng Kingdom were notified.
The three countries were originally a small alliance of cultivation forces. Originally, there were nine major sects, but after the Demonic Giant Sect and the Joyful Union Valley disappeared, there were already seven major forces.
Zhang Ling's entry into the sect was much simpler, but it still shocked several forces. There were also many cultivators who came to observe the ceremony, and the entire Haoyuan Sect was lively for several days. He even received many congratulatory gifts.
Zhang Ling knew that holding the sect entry ceremony was not for show.
But to announce that the Haoyuan Sect had a third Nascent Soul cultivator, which was a symbol of a significant increase in power and a kind of deterrent. He also understood this kind of thing.
The only strange thing was that he didn't see the other Nascent Soul cultivator in the Haoyuan Sect surnamed Lin. Ancestor Tianfeng also explained this.
"Zhang Shidi, don't be surprised. Lin Fei Shidi has recently gone to the Northern Ice Plains to look for a spiritual object and won't be back in a short time. However, I have already notified him. I think Lin Shidi will be able to return to the sect soon, and it won't be too late to introduce him to you then."
Zhang Ling smiled and naturally wouldn't dwell on such a small matter.
After the sect entry ceremony, Ancestor Tianfeng also specially led him to inspect the Haoyang Mountain Range, allowing him to choose a spiritual vein as his cave abode.
Zhang Ling was not polite and opened up his cave abode on a small cloud peak on the eastern side of the Haoyang Mountain Range, and the surrounding hundred miles were designated as his cave abode area.
Small Cloud Peak was not considered tall and steep, but it was also a thousand feet high. The spiritual vein in the mountain was not large, but it also reached the level of a high-grade spiritual vein.
This place was a top-grade medicinal field in the sect for cultivating spiritual herbs and was originally a forbidden area.
Zhang Ling took this place as his cave abode, and Ancestor Tianfeng had no objection. He even waved his hand and assigned several medicinal fields on Small Cloud Peak to his name, becoming private property.
Ancestor Tianfeng also specially introduced that becoming an ancestor of the sect did not have too many restrictions. Usually, he didn't have to do anything, just cultivate in peace. The annual offerings were also quite a lot.
If there were any treasures or materials that needed to be collected, he could directly order his disciples and sect disciples, which could save a lot of time.
In this way, Zhang Ling smoothly returned to the Haoyuan Sect and became a Supreme Elder of the Haoyuan Sect all at once. From then on, the Haoyuan Sect firmly established itself as the number one force in the three countries, and the entire sect's disciples also benefited greatly.
In the following period, Zhang Ling often exchanged ideas with Ancestor Tianfeng. Ancestor Tianfeng also provided many solutions, really treating him as a Shidi of many years.
From Tianfeng Shixiong, Zhang Ling benefited a lot and gained a lot of insights and help in cultivation.
At the same time, some secret books and techniques of the sect were naturally open to him. Some of them were helpful to his cultivation.
Thus, Zhang Ling settled down and began to cultivate peacefully.
