Both sides influence each other; it's a mutually dependent relationship.

...

In the Saintess Palace, Chen Zhixing chatted idly with Qin Zhenzheng about various topics, expressed his stance briefly, and then left.

Nothing interesting.

It's clear that this young girl intends to coax some privileges from our family ancestor's position, trying to also win over Chen Zhixing.

Of course, she isn't planning to go overboard, just hoping to share a bit of the benefits.

In cultivation, resources are needed everywhere. If she can access Peak Realm resources while still in the True Self Realm, even if she can't use them for now, she can exchange them with other uncles for more usable resources to cultivate.

Therefore, Qin Zhenzheng felt quite speechless about Chen Zhixing's lack of interest, and when Chen Zhixing showed his intention to leave, she pretended to be very reluctant.

Of course, Chen Zhixing wouldn't pay attention to that.

Not to mention that her taking over the Saintess position at this time doesn't bring any major benefit to the Chen Family, even if it did, Chen Zhixing wouldn't hand over resources that could be exchanged with Mo Qingyue to her.

On the one hand, it's against the rules.

On the other hand, it's too unprofitable.

Just like last time, Chen Zhaosheng brought the Fire Spirit Lotus to the Celestial Saint Palace, wanting the Elders to help with alchemy. Because he found the wrong person, he lost so many resources.

Why?

Isn't it because the one handling it wasn't the ancestor Chen Tianyuan, who is so senior he can ignore rules, nor was it Chen Daoyan, the actual Patriarch who was supposed to interact with the previous generation's Saintess of the Celestial Saint Palace?

When connections are wrong, losing resources is deserved.

The Chen Family has already grudgingly accepted this loss once. Now, with Mo Qingyue becoming an Elder, naturally, they won't make the same mistake again.

After leaving the Celestial Saint Palace.

On his family's dragon ship, Chen Zhixing thought about the information obtained from the young girl Qin Zhenzheng, and couldn't help but ponder.

"Clearly with the Descent approaching and the Celestial Saint Palace even taking over the territory of Qing State, why do both Saintesses show such carefree composure, as if the matter doesn't concern them?"

Chen Zhixing was a bit puzzled.

According to the Chen Family records, whenever such a time comes, especially in the decade before the Descent arrives, it's usually when the Holy Sons and Holy Daughters of the Three Great Sacred Lands emerge, openly recruiting people, visiting sects one by one, and ultimately forming a considerable outer force of the Sacred Land to explore the Otherworld together.

Why is the Saintess of this generation so relaxed?

Not only did she not mention it to Chen Zhixing, but she even had time to lounge in the Saintess Palace eating mangoes....

"Surely there's some serious issue." Chen Zhixing teased.

Back at Ziwei Mountain.

He told Chen Zhaosheng about this matter, and Chen Zhaosheng's expression turned rather peculiar.

"You said the one taking over the Saintess position is... Qin Zhenzheng?"

"Yes, the young girl is lively and cheerful, just looks very festive."

Chen Zhaosheng: "..."

By the year, she's even a few months older than you!

Shaking his head to clear away unreliable thoughts, Chen Zhaosheng explained: "If it's her, then there's no problem. That girl is lazy and complacent; this Saintess position should have belonged to her master, but her master probably refused, so it fell to her."

Speaking to this point, Chen Zhaosheng felt slightly guilty and added: "Just consider her nonexistent. After all, I spent ten years in the Celestial Saint Palace and never saw her exert any effort, whether in cultivation or networking. She just meets the minimum standard. Right, as long as she doesn't get scolded, that's enough; this girl's got no ambition."

"Someone like that can be a Saintess?" Chen Zhixing was amused by Chen Zhaosheng's remark and picked up a Fire Spirit Lotus Seed for a bite.

Chen Zhaosheng winced as he watched this action.

Just one bite, and ten thousand Spirit Stones were gone.

Don't be angry, don't be angry; these are things Chen Zhixing earned back himself, he can waste them however he wants, there's plenty more at home anyway.

After calming himself, Chen Zhaosheng exhaled:

"You can't really say that. For Qin Zhenzheng, she's probably just a figurehead. It's actually her master, Qin Yi, who's handling these matters, including connecting the sects and Noble Families to form a coalition, jointly resisting the Otherworldly demons.... Putting Qin Zhenzheng in the Saintess position is just a formal gesture."

"Oh, I see." Chen Zhixing nodded, then another figure suddenly appeared beside him.

This figure quickly stepped out of the Longevity Hall and vanished at the entrance.

Chen Zhaosheng couldn't help but pause, then his expression changed dramatically and said: "What crazy idea did you just come up with?"

He was scared by Chen Zhixing's unpredictable moves.

Seeing this, Chen Zhixing couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"I was just thinking that since there's nothing to do, I should focus on cultivating and strive to break through Longevity as soon as possible."

"And 'it'..."

"Went to cultivate for me."

Chen Zhaosheng: "???"

Could it really come to this!!?

"Why are you so surprised? Once a thought is born, it's essentially a part of me that's been split off. As long as I retrieve it before it disappears, whatever it gains during this period will naturally be mine.... Is that strange?"

While saying this, Chen Zhixing looked at Chen Zhaosheng with a 'you might not be that smart' expression.

Chen Zhaosheng: "..."

Don't be angry, don't be angry.

Can't beat this little rascal, getting angry is useless.

After calming himself, Chen Zhaosheng curiously asked again: "Since you can do this, why not split more off? If you could divide more cultivational thoughts, then your cultivating speed...."

"I already did."

As he spoke, another figure emerged from behind Chen Zhixing and then walked out of the hall towards the back mountain.

"There, this is the three hundred and sixty-seventh one. I guess after today it can reach five hundred, and given some more time, the number of thoughts can probably increase to three thousand. Hmm, three thousand thoughts would roughly be my limit."

While speaking, Chen Zhixing rubbed his forehead and continued: "These thoughts can't be casually split off either. When they are split off, they carry a portion of my mana. Splitting them out requires a large amount of resources just to restore mana, and because I keep splitting off mana-carrying thoughts, I can't cultivate directly myself, having to rely on reclaiming them to improve my realm.... Not sure if it's a loss or gain, let's test it and see the results first."

"It sure needs testing; if it really works, it might save you a lot of time, Zhixing." Chen Zhaosheng paid no attention to the resources Chen Zhixing mentioned being consumed, knowing it would definitely be a vast amount. However, compared to Chen Zhixing's cultivation growth, consuming some resources is acceptable.

Such a large Chen Family raises so many people and earns so many resources, isn't it all to help Chen Zhixing save time and improve cultivation?

Moreover, during this period, he hasn't heard of Chen Zhixing taking any resources from the family treasury.

.....

Chen Zhixing needs resources to cultivate and restore mana.

Yet he hasn't extracted from the family treasury.

So where exactly did his resources come from?

Ziwei Main Peak.

Back mountain.

Within the Ziwei Divine Prohibition, amidst the beautiful scenes of carved beams and painted pillars, hundreds of 'varied' Chen Zhixing figures are each minding their own business.

Reading.

Admiring paintings.

Describing scenery.

Fishing.

Singing.

Calculating celestial trajectories.

Yes, hundreds of identical yet 'distinctive' Chen Zhixing figures.

Then.

Every once in a while, when one of the figures begins to fade.

A streak of starlight descends from the sky, causing his body to become solid again.

The Ziwei Divine Prohibition!

Chen Zhixing is utilizing the Ziwei Divine Prohibition to replenish the mana consumed by the thoughts during cultivation.

How come Chen Zhaosheng, sitting in the Longevity Hall, hasn't sensed any of this depletion of the Ziwei Divine Prohibition?

It's worth noting that Chen Zhaosheng also has partial authority over the Ziwei Divine Prohibition.

Why?

Under the willow tree, in the pond.

A large fish suddenly emerged from the water, starting to stare intently at Chen Zhixing with its dead fish eyes.

"Chen Family brat, you want us dead with this."

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