For Tian Yizi and Yan Yue, the other ancestral figures of various factions genuinely felt immense envy.
They understood clearly that to achieve a breakthrough in the Martial Path, reliance on the Jade Cauldron Sect was essential. Otherwise, their cultivation would reach its limits, and only by integrating into the Jade Cauldron Sect could they go further.
Therefore, after discussion, these factions collectively approached Lin Chen's Second Soul Division, proposing to join the Jade Cauldron Sect.
To this, Lin Chen was naturally pleased, so he agreed.
Otherwise, none would have today's cultivation achievements.
Thus, the original six factions of the Eastern Domain, upon joining the Jade Cauldron Sect, became its six major armies.
Although Xu Ma'an was the Sect Leader of the Jade Cauldron Sect, he saw how the younger generation, like Xu Lianyu, Zhao Rushi, Zhao Yijing, and Wang Yilin, achieved breakthroughs faster than he did, so he, like Lin Chen, became a hands-off leader.
Because Liu Qingxia had previously managed the affairs of the Jade Cauldron Sect on behalf of Xu Ma'an, the heavy responsibility continued to fall on her shoulders.
To this, Lin Chen could do nothing about Xu Ma'an.
After all, that old guy was Lin Chen's father-in-law, and Lin Chen couldn't just beat him up.
If he really did so, Xu Lianyu and Yang Yuemin probably wouldn't let it slide.
By then, if Xu Ma'an complained to those two, Lin Chen would surely get a headache.
And as the previous factions joined the Jade Cauldron Sect, its expenses instantly skyrocketed.
Previously, they had to earn resources from the Jade Cauldron Sect through military merits. Now, having become the War Department of the Jade Cauldron Sect, in addition to exchanging military merits for various resources, the Jade Cauldron Sect had to actively disburse a portion as their expenses and training materials.
This sharply increased the expenses of the Jade Cauldron Sect, causing Zhao Lingxi much distress.
However, fortunately, the rewards these War Departments brought to the Jade Cauldron Sect were also evident. With the increased investment in resources, the armies formed by the original six major sects saw significant strength improvements.
Previously, the six major sects could not compare to the original War Department of the Jade Cauldron Sect, but after joining and gaining abundant resources, they developed quickly, matching the strength of the original War Department of the Jade Cauldron Sect.
Lin Chen handed over materials worth one hundred million Low Grade Spirit Stones to Zhao Lingxi, instructing her to trade them for Spirit Crystals at the Bright Moon Commerce Guild in the Eastern Domain.
After all, the most cost-effective way to illuminate those Star Maps inside the Primordial Myriad Transformation Cauldron was to exchange various Heavenly and Earthly Treasures for Spirit Crystals.
Lin Chen wanted to convert all the resources he had into Spirit Crystals, but currently, in the eyes of others, he was still on the Tianliu Continent.
If Lin Chen exchanged too many treasures and drew attention, it would be troublesome if his presence here was discovered, leading to unpredictable problems.
So to keep a low profile, Lin Chen only exchanged some Heavenly and Earthly Treasures at the Bright Moon Commerce Guild in the Eastern Domain, wishing not to let those in the Central State know.
In fact, even Heavenly and Earthly Treasures worth one hundred million are considered a terrifying fortune.
But the Eastern Domain's Bright Moon Commerce Guild had cooperated with the Jade Cauldron Sect before, and they already knew the Jade Cauldron Sect had a way to travel to the Huangyu Continent.
Thus, if questioned, the Jade Cauldron Sect could completely claim these treasures were acquired from the Huangyu Continent, thus avoiding suspicion.
Let Zhao Lingxi exchange for one hundred million Spirit Crystals, while Lin Chen instructed the Second Soul Division to build a Defense Array Wall with the remaining Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.
As for the Red Soul Hall, Lin Chen always felt apprehensive, more precisely about the mysterious presence inside the Black Tower of the Red Soul Hall.
The Red Soul Hall has battled with the Jade Cauldron Sect for many years, continuously dispatching Blood-colored Demon Beasts for attacks, proving that the Red Soul Hall is far from simple.
Therefore, Lin Chen never forgot the plan to construct a defensive formation on the Eastern Domain Border.
Currently, the resources from the Huangyu Continent are falling short of the Jade Cauldron Sect's requirements for building the defensive array on the Eastern Domain border.
Of course, it's not that the Huangyu Continent's resources are insufficient, but Lin Chen has not deployed a significant force of the Jade Cauldron Sect for exploration on the Huangyu Continent.
After all, the current priority of the Jade Cauldron Sect is development. Deploying too much force to explore the Huangyu Continent could lead to unknown casualties, something Lin Chen doesn't want to see.
The construction of the border defense array by Lin Chen was initially meant to guard against the Red Soul Hall, but now, learning about the existence of the Dark Dynasty from the Yunlong Heavenly Palace, which is only separated from the Eastern Domain by a mountain range.
Lin Chen had to be cautious early on, so having a border defensive array would provide resistance if the Dark Dynasty's army truly attacked the Eastern Domain, allowing the border defense array to play its role.
Without the border defensive array, facing the army of the Dark Dynasty, the current strength of the Jade Cauldron Sect would stand no chance.
But with the construction of the border defense array by Lin Chen, the situation would change.
Soon, Zhao Lingxi returned to the Jade Cauldron Sect, bringing with her nine million Low Grade Spirit Crystals and one billion Supreme Grade Spirit Stones.
Even for the Bright Moon Commerce Guild, taking out one hundred million Low Grade Spirit Crystals at once was challenging. To buy the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures from Zhao Lingxi, the Guild offered all the Spirit Crystals they currently held.
The Eastern Domain branch of the Bright Moon Commerce Guild hadn't seen such a significant transaction in a long time.
After selling the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, Zhao Lingxi immediately handed the Spirit Crystals to Lin Chen and then went on to devise a comprehensive plan on how to use the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures valued at one hundred million.
According to her plan, with such a wealth of treasures and cultivation resources, the Jade Cauldron Sect would not worry about cultivation resources for at least ten years.
Inside the Descension Cave Mansion, Lin Chen sat cross-legged, and above his head, anomalies appeared. Countless mysterious cyclones transformed into nine vortices, spinning continuously, emanating an incredibly powerful and ancient aura.
Thunder roared, and purple lightning suddenly manifested above the cyclones, dancing in the sky like thunder dragons. Follow current novels on noⅴelfire.net
The Aura of the Great Dao that Lin Chen comprehended gave rise to anomalies in the sky at this moment.
The Spirit of the Cave Mansion, Xiaoyu, looked pale as a sheet, witnessing all the anomalies in the sky, trembling in fear at the extraordinary phenomena Lin Chen's breakthroughs caused each time.
Lin Chen's cultivation of the Great Dao far surpassed that of the Cave Mansion, so each time Xiaoyu worried that this cave world would be shattered by the pressure of the anomalies resulting from Lin Chen's breakthroughs.