True Immortal Chaosheng’s eyes lit up instantly when he heard True Immortal Cang Jing’s words, "You respect our sovereignty?"

Elder Cang Jing nodded, "Appropriate respect is still very necessary."

"Appropriate?" True Immortal Chaosheng understood the other party’s context and smiled wryly, "Sorry, I must fight for the best conditions."

Elder Cang Jing realized what changes her hand had underwent, naturally she was able to take control well, "Stop while you’re ahead!"

She stated blandly, "I am seeking for better cooperation between the two sects and to strengthen the common understanding regarding the sovereignty of fundamental resources. Therefore, I would concede a portion of interests, but it is not for you to bargain."

Anyway, she opened the door, and True Immortal Chaosheng seized the opportunity and jumped in. His demand was "not high", claiming a thirty percent stake.

If it weren’t for the support from Yi Jue and Feng Jun, and if there weren’t any free shares involved, Elder Cang Jing felt thirty percent stake was completely acceptable—apart from the issue of fundamental resource sovereignty, Taixu Sect, as a powerful deterrent, could, indeed, help fend off many unnecessary troubles.

Speaking of this, Xuanshui Sect wasn’t afraid of trouble, but also didn’t like it, after all, the main task of cultivators is cultivation.

But now, she had already given out seven percentage points of free shares, Jin Wuer three, Feng Jun two, and Yi Jue two, and these three parties had demonstrated support capabilities, she definitely refused, and counter-offered to one percent.

Finally, both parties settled on one and a half percent, plus the free shares of Feng Jun and others, Xuanshui Sect’s actual control of shares was seventy-eight percent, only twenty-two percent had been given away, which was very cost-effective.

Moreover, what Xuanshui Sect conceded to Taixu Sect was not free shares, but also required Taixu to send people to participate in the Spirit Stone mining, and... they could also station accountants and have the qualification to inspect the financial records.

True Immortal Chaosheng’s bottom line defense, in reality, was only one percent; this condition was not considered the worst, though he stated he couldn’t make decisions alone and had to report back to his sect.

This wasn’t an excuse; he indeed couldn’t make decisions on his own, for his power in the Ice Plate was considerable because it is exceedingly remote, which meant that if the power wasn’t great enough, emergency decisions could be hard, potentially causing losses to Taixu.

Even though he had quite a space to act on matters of finance, this small-scale Spirit Stone mine involves fundamental resources, combined with collaboration with Xuanshui Sect, he indeed didn’t have the decisive power.

Elder Cang Jing actually understood his predicament, but she ultimately had her own stance. Thus, she stated that this was the bottom line she could accept; if Taixu’s elders wanted more, then they’d have to discuss the issue of fundamental resource sovereignty further.

The elder from Taixu Sect was also courageous—key was that this person had followed Yi Jue to fight in Lingmu Sect. While his relationship with Yi Jue wasn’t very close, he usually fawned over Yi Jue.

As for the reason, it was simple: Yi Jue was recognized as a candidate for Nascent Soul emergence, but his age was too advanced, making emergence improbable, yet his disciples and further pupils were numerous, requiring some care.

So, when conditions permitted, he was willing to help Yi Jue more—even though Yi Jue might not emerge, she would still have over two thousand years of Nascent Soul lifespan, which is still worth cultivating a good relationship.

In his mind, the lower limit was actually one percent stock; now True Immortal Chaosheng talked it up to one and a half percent, which fully satisfied him—as the cooperating party isn’t a secret realm clan but one of the top sects, Xuanshui Sect, wouldn’t they want face too?

However, he nevertheless added a condition, miners must be recommended by Taixu Sect, and they should be well-cared for—even top sects don’t pay much attention to ordinary people, but they are aware that there are many idle people with poor talent around the sect, having various relations with the sect.

Solving these idlers’ work would always earn some goodwill from fellow disciples, simultaneously reducing the sect’s resources outflow, not to mention Xuanshui Sect footing the bill for it—is there any reason not to do it?

Elder Cang Jing complained about the additional condition for a while, then agreed to it.

Actually, this site was merely a training point for Xuanshui Sect, where most disciples came for cultivation and training, lacking many idlers, and without much interest in developing here; otherwise, they wouldn’t allow outsiders to hunt in the buffer zone.

Previously, mining required recruiting from surrounding areas, disciples had to guard and supervise, also cumbersome; now consuming some idle resources for Taixu Sect, it didn’t matter, whoever the miner is mining.

As for raising the payment a bit, it’s reasonable, Spirit Stone can resolve loads of issues—organized miners are truly worry-free.

Thus, things were settled smoothly, and then the elder from Taixu Sect contacted Yi Jue again, wanting to extend some good graces to her by indicating he had already done his best.

Unfortunately, True Immortal Yi Jue was still in seclusion and didn’t respond.

After coordinating these matters, Elder Qing Ji expressed to Xia Nichang that if she could stay on the Ice Plate to guard the Spirit Stone Mine, it would be ideal. First, to help oversee it with Feng Jun and her two senior brothers, and second, to hunt some ice attribute creatures on the Ice Plains.

In the Jinwu Sect, many cultivate the Fire System, although not as absolutely as the Crimson Phoenix. However, ice attributes are beneficial to those cultivating the Fire System; opposites can complement each other, as is the nature of all things.

Feng Jun visited Yiyao, which resulted in three True Immortals being placed under house arrest. Jing Quan even jokingly remarked that he could be called the "Nascent Soul Killer," and for some reason, this title quickly spread.

True Immortal Jing Quan was very forthright in his actions this time. Considering his disciple’s situation, Feng Jun suggested, while I’m here at Tianqin, let your disciple go to Yiyao, and I can help him with deduction—after all, he won’t go to the Taixu Sect’s mountain gate.

Jing Quan initially thought this would be a matter to discuss slowly, but Feng Jun was straightforward and ready to go immediately. Thus, he quickly contacted his disciple, though unfortunately, the disciple was in closed-door training and could only be informed when he occasionally emerged.

Feng Jun was curious, asking, isn’t your disciple without hope for the Nascent Soul? Why continue to train behind closed doors?

In truth, Jing Quan’s disciple Mo Li had not given up on forming a Nascent Soul. However, in the eyes of others, it appeared a futile struggle, leading to ridicule as a "resource waster," thus outwardly claiming to be in retreat to heal injuries.

Mo Li was injured while protecting his master during a disastrous trial, where Jing Quan had chosen the wrong target, placing many disciples of the Taixu Sect in danger and nearly getting trapped. Mo Li fortunately helped him out.

Thus, helping his disciple achieve the Nascent Soul had become a mental blockade for him.

Feng Jun inquired about the situation, discovering it was a combination of healing and forming the Nascent Soul. He explained his deduction rules, allowing Mo Li to gather relevant treasure information without delaying matters.

Following this, Feng Jun took Xia Nichang to Blazing Flame to cancel her leave and then registered the hunting trial on the Ice Plate as an entry task for Nascent Souls.

This trip resulted in a delay of another three days. When Xia Nichang returned to Blazing Flame, she was surrounded by four True Immortals.

True Immortals Qinghuang and Qian Shu were present, along with two other True Immortals who were Feng Jun’s former bodyguards and two minority shareholders of the Spirit Stone Mine. Upon hearing Xia Nichang would be guarding the mine, they naturally expressed their gratitude.

Only True Immortal Qian Feng did not appear, yet Feng Jun sensed a weak Divine Sense intermittently focusing on him, likely from this True Immortal. However, there was no killing intent in this Divine Sense, so Feng Jun chose to ignore it.

Feng Jun received news from Jing Quan once returned to the Ice Plain that all treasures were prepared, Mo Li had arrived at Yiyao, and asked when would be convenient for Feng Jun to visit—people who are straightforward in their actions rarely inspire significant resentment.

Feng Jun immediately went over, accompanied by Qing Ji and Cang Jing, deducing that Mo Li’s situation was quite severe. The problem lay in his old injuries impairing his foundation, making recovery impossible overnight.

Mountain Master Feng provided the optimal treatment plan, which was costly and required at least thirty years for complete recovery. Post-recovery, further adjustment would be necessary to reach the best state for Nascent Soul formation, taking approximately fifty years.

Mo Li was currently six hundred and ninety years old, so fifty years later, he would be seven hundred and forty, and given his not-so-great natural talents, albeit having high comprehension, the risk of forming a Nascent Soul was substantial.

However, Master Mo Li was relatively unconcerned about this result, believing that as long as he could repair his foundation, forming the Nascent Soul at seven hundred and forty wouldn’t be too late—he would still have the courage to try even at eight hundred and forty.

Feng Jun could only remark, your mindset is really good. When you feel your recovery is sufficient, you can approach me, and I’ll aid in deducing how to form the Nascent Soul.

This visit to Tianqin wasn’t short; it lasted approximately seven to eight days. Feng Jun not only retrieved auction profits but also resolved Spirit Stone Mine issues, even selecting the supervisors.

Returning to White Pebble Beach, the aura among peers continued, and the latest to advance was an Outlying Perfection cultivator from Yuangang Sect, using a Qinggang Sect cavern.

Recently, Feng Jun’s associates have been quite busy, mainly due to their cultivation on Earth Realm for half a year; now, arriving at Kunhao, they ought to relax and also assist in server setup.

Yu Qingzhu brought a root server over, and after research by Luohua’s people, they decided to suitably promote some Earth Realm concepts and entertainment in Kunhao, as Feng Jun had now greatly changed and need not conceal himself as before.

After repeated verification, Mountain Master Feng had the capacity to repeatedly kill True Immortals, suggesting his association with a small world wouldn’t provoke excessive greed, especially a small world lacking Spiritual Energy.

Yet, introducing films at this stage seemed premature, though single-player and LAN games were feasible; therefore, Feng Jun brought over ten thousand mobile phones and ten thousand laptops.

The whereabouts of "Luo Dan" remained a mystery. Customizing such items might lead to MAC address tracking, but Feng Jun was truly unconcerned, for no one was capable of catching them.