My Golden Core is a Star, do you call this cultivating?

Chapter 260: Hmph, Scheming, Stingy Woman

“Preparing for the great calamity?”

Upon hearing this, the Yin Gods present all wore grave expressions.

The great calamity was like a sharp sword hanging over the head of every Yin God.

When that sword fell, not a single Yin God believed they could escape unscathed.

Great Sovereign Wu Jun’s face tightened as he looked at Qi Yuan. “Please, Senior, explain in detail!”

If it had been the Blood-Robed Sword God speaking of this in the past, he would have dismissed it outright.

But Qi Yuan’s displayed strength was undoubtedly at the mythical level.

And not just any mythical level—he stood at the pinnacle of the Canglan Realm, making him qualified to speak about the great calamity.

“In fact, the cultivation techniques we practice are poisonous…” Qi Yuan began, explaining to the Yin Gods present about the toxicity of their cultivation techniques and the original intent behind establishing the Original God Sharing Society.

After hearing Qi Yuan’s words, the Yin Gods looked at each other, their expressions varied, but none responded.

Having witnessed the Blood-Robed Sword God’s strength, Great Sovereign Wu Jun believed Qi Yuan’s words somewhat. His face changed slightly, “There’s such a thing?”

“Are none of you going to voice your opinions?” Qi Yuan asked the six Yin Gods.

“This is a serious matter, and I need to go back and verify it first,” one Yin God replied, “Once verified, I will surely give you an answer, Senior!”

It was clear he didn’t believe Qi Yuan’s words and was unwilling to hand over any cultivation techniques.

Going back to verify was just an excuse. How long would such a verification take—ten thousand years?

The other Yin Gods mostly expressed similar sentiments.

Qi Yuan turned to Great Sovereign Jasmine, looking expectant, and said, “You love me so much; why not take out the Mythical Treasure to support my start-up? When I succeed, I surely won’t treat you unfairly!”

Qi Yuan was painting a rosy picture for Great Sovereign Jasmine.

Great Sovereign Jasmine smiled tactfully. “This matter is of great importance; I can’t decide alone. I’ll consult with others and then give you an answer.”

Qi Yuan was quite disappointed, “It seems you don’t love me enough after all.”

This Great Sovereign Jasmine, always claiming to love him, yet wouldn’t even lift a finger.

Hmph, a scheming and stingy woman!

At this moment, the Seven Wounds Elder squinted and spoke softly, “This old man is quite interested in the Original God Sharing Society and is willing to donate some cultivation techniques.”

Qi Yuan’s eyes lit up, “You’ve got a keen eye. Follow me, and you won’t lose out!”

The Seven Wounds Elder chuckled, “In a few days, I will have someone send the techniques to the Seeking Dao Palace.”

“No problem.” Qi Yuan was in a good mood.

Now, the Original God Sharing Society finally had a member.

“In a while, I will create a jade slip for our Original God Sharing Society, which will contain some of the techniques I upload.

The techniques you give me will be converted into points, which you can then use to exchange for useful techniques on the slip,” Qi Yuan enthusiastically explained to his new member.

The task of creating these jade slips was naturally given to the Seeking Dao Palace.

The wealth of one Great Sovereign like Feng Jun would surely not compare to that of the entire Seeking Dao Palace.

“Sounds good, sounds good,” the Seven Wounds Elder agreed amiably, seemingly not caring much about the techniques on the jade slip that Qi Yuan had mentioned.

“Seven Wounds Elder, if you have friends, could you also spread the word? I’ll reward you with points,” Qi Yuan continued with his enthusiasm.

It’s always hard to get started.

But then again, pyramid schemes on Blue Planet could expand greatly without any tangible products. The Original God Sharing Society, with the name of the Original God behind it, should be able to flourish in the Canglan Realm. If it couldn’t, then… it would mean the Original God was incompetent.

Afterward, Qi Yuan explained the point system to the Seven Wounds Elder.

The techniques provided to Qi Yuan were divided into two types: one type could be made public and included in the society’s jade slips for members to exchange, offering more points; the other type was for Qi Yuan’s viewing only, also rewarded with more points.

Everyone chatted happily, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

…

About two quarters of an hour later, the Seven Wounds Elder and Great Sovereign Jasmine, along with the other Yin Gods, left the Seeking Dao Palace.

The Seven Wounds Elder, wearing a hemp robe and hunched over, slowly transformed into a stream of light.

At this moment, Great Sovereign Jasmine’s figure appeared, causing the Seven Wounds Elder to stop.

“Seven Wounds Elder, do you believe the Blood-Robed Sword God’s words?” Great Sovereign Jasmine asked curiously.

The idea of poisonous cultivation techniques was too shocking.

To be honest, Great Sovereign Jasmine had initially been skeptical.

But recalling the person who mentioned the Dark Sun, she began to have her doubts.

Could it really be true?

However, even if it were true, Great Sovereign Jasmine wasn’t willing to get involved in such a dangerous situation.

If the Dark Sun had already made a move, Qi Yuan was surely doomed.

Joining the Original God Sharing Society now might provoke retaliation from the Dark Sun.

Of course, even knowing this, she wouldn’t warn the other Yin Gods.

She would rather see more of them die.

“Does it matter whether I believe it or not?” the Seven Wounds Elder replied nonchalantly, “This old man doesn’t have many years left to live. I might not survive the next great calamity, so giving away my techniques doesn’t matter much.”

“Unexpectedly, you’re so carefree. It’s admirable,” Great Sovereign Jasmine couldn’t help but sigh.

The Seven Wounds Elder seemed to think of something and blurted out, “Since you admire me so much, why not give me the Mythical Treasure? With the Mythical Treasure, maybe this old man could survive the great calamity!”

Great Sovereign Jasmine was stunned upon hearing this.

She didn’t expect to hear such a familiar phrase again.

“Goodbye,” Great Sovereign Jasmine said coldly, feeling displeased, and chose to leave.

The Seven Wounds Elder chuckled, his expression deepening, and his figure disappeared at that moment.

…

Five days later.

Within the Seeking Dao Palace, Qi Yuan opened his eyes and looked at the jade slip handed to him by Great Sovereign Wu Jun.

The jade slip recorded the progress of the Original God Sharing Society.

“Our Original God Sharing Society finally has its home!”

Thinking of this, Qi Yuan felt excited.

Over the past few days, the Seeking Dao Palace had been working tirelessly to create the jade slips Qi Yuan wanted.

“This is the main jade slip. All the techniques will be recorded here,” Great Sovereign Wu Jun said seriously.

The main jade slip was a Yin God artifact, extremely precious, personally refined by Great Sovereign Wu Jun.

“Yes, very good. With this, I no longer have to worry about being silenced.”

Recalling how he was silenced in the Mythic Flower Association, Qi Yuan ground his teeth in frustration.

The head of the Mythic Flower Association—he would remember this.

“The other jade slips have been sent to all the Yin Gods in Feng Tianyu, each receiving one.

Any sect or faction of medium size or above that wants a jade slip can receive one as well,” Great Sovereign Wu Jun reported.

He had accepted his fate now.

Qi Yuan was unbeatable.

So, it was best to just let Qi Yuan take over.

Serving a mythical figure was no disgrace.

Qi Yuan nodded and looked at Great Sovereign Wu Jun. “You’ve done well. Now… how is the inauguration ceremony for the Original God?”

Establishing the Original God Sharing Society naturally required guests to attend and celebrate.

Now, the headquarters of the Original God Sharing Society was set up within the Seeking Dao Palace.

“Three days ago, the invitations were sent out. The celebration the day after tomorrow will be attended by all the Yin Gods of Feng Tianyu, and even some from the Demon Beast Domain.

Additionally, some medium-sized sects have shown great enthusiasm to join the Original God Sharing Society as regular members!” Great Sovereign Wu Jun stated.

This was quite normal.

These regular sects didn’t have many profound techniques.

Except for their secret techniques, they could upload a bunch of techniques to the Original God Sharing Society and exchange them for the society’s techniques.

After all, the techniques Qi Yuan uploaded to the jade slips included heavenly-grade techniques.

For non-Yin Gods, where could they get their hands on a heavenly-grade technique?

Therefore, many medium-sized sects focused their attention on the Original God Sharing Society, hoping to acquire heavenly-grade techniques.

As for the ordinary Yin Gods, they didn’t have much demand; most were just watching the show, apart from a few who were genuinely interested.

“It seems I’ve won the support of the grassroots,” Qi Yuan mused, “Unfortunately, 99.8% of the wealth is controlled by 0.2% of the people.

Those Yin Gods are the real fat sheep.”

At this point, Qi Yuan’s eyes sparkled.

Great Sovereign Wu Jun felt a chill, seeing the predatory gleam in Qi Yuan’s eyes.

“It’s hard to get Yin Gods to hand over their techniques,” Great Sovereign Wu Jun hinted, “Unless you give them the Mythical Treasure.”

Great Sovereign Jasmine’s possession of the Mythical Treasure had drawn many covetous gazes.

Qi Yuan, however, possessed mythical-level combat power—alive and well, and far more valuable than any Mythical Treasure.

“The Mythical Treasure is with Great Sovereign Jasmine. Are you suggesting I sacrifice my looks?” Qi Yuan hesitated.

Seeing that his hint hadn’t worked, Great Sovereign Wu Jun had nothing more to say.

Then, Qi Yuan’s gaze became determined again. “Human hearts are full of genuine feelings. My charismatic personality moved the Purple Mansion cultivators of the Seeking Dao Palace, and it will certainly touch other forces. They will definitely join our Original God Sharing Society and hand over their techniques!”

Qi Yuan always believed he belonged to a lawful good alignment. With the deeds he did, on Blue Planet, they’d call him a saint... No, he was male; they’d call him a saint king.

Great Sovereign Wu Jun was left speechless.

Did you move the Purple Mansion cultivators? No, you scared them stiff!

“Has the news of the Original God Sharing Society reached the other domains of the Seeking Dao Palace?” Qi Yuan inquired.

Aside from obtaining techniques and utilizing their influence, one of his major reasons for coming to the Seeking Dao Palace was to use their reach to spread the Original God Sharing Society to other domains.

The Seeking Dao Palace was spread across twenty domains in the Canglan Realm, covering more than half of its regions.

Great Sovereign Wu Jun’s expression was complicated, “I’ve reported the matter to headquarters. They said they’ll send someone to deliver the response during the celebration.”

“The day after tomorrow?” Qi Yuan muttered, “I hope everything goes smoothly for the Original God Sharing Society.”

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the celebration day for the Original God Sharing Society arrived.

Feng Jun, as the manager of the Original God Sharing Society, wore a broad smile, warmly greeting all the guests.

Even when he encountered Great Sovereign Jasmine, he greeted her with a smile, not letting their past conflict affect his cordiality.

The celebration was joyous, with fifteen Yin Gods attending.

Most of these Yin Gods were from Feng Tianyu, with a few from the Demon Beast Domain.

At this moment, the Seven Wounds Elder sat aside, looking like a lazy old tortoise.

“Seven Wounds Elder, this Blood-Robed Sword God is indeed extraordinary. There are even several top-grade heavenly techniques in the jade slip,” a young Yin God spoke.

This young Yin God was named Long Can, of noble descent, with a father who was also a Great Sovereign.

“Heavenly-grade top techniques?” The Seven Wounds Elder was surprised.

The techniques he practiced were middle-grade heavenly.

He had seen top-grade heavenly techniques but never possessed one.

Hearing that the Blood-Robed Sword God had top-grade heavenly techniques and shared them, he was indeed surprised.

“Great Sovereign Jasmine, did you perhaps give the Mythical Treasure to the Blood-Robed Sword God?” the Seven Wounds Elder joked.

Great Sovereign Jasmine smiled faintly, “The Mythical Treasure is the foundation of my standing; why would I give it away?

Who knows, maybe the Blood-Robed Sword God has a Mythical Treasure of his own; otherwise, why would Great Sovereign Wu Jun be so submissive?”

The Seven Wounds Elder said nothing further and immersed his divine sense into the jade slip.

He showed a complex expression. “If only I had encountered these techniques when I was younger. It’s a pity that these techniques are of no use to me now.”

The techniques were excellent, but he couldn’t use them.

Top-grade heavenly techniques were already the limit in the Canglan Realm.

A Yin God’s path was set, and they couldn’t easily switch techniques.

That’s why the Original God Sharing Society hadn’t drawn much attention, except for some techniques to exchange for their subordinates.

But for a Yin God, their concern was the great calamity; who cared about subordinates?

Perhaps only a legendary divine technique could truly shake these Yin Gods.

But... divine techniques didn’t exist in the Canglan Realm.

Divine techniques were just myths.

For the Blood-Robed Sword God to offer top-grade heavenly techniques was already unexpected.

He glanced at the techniques and simply sighed.

Unlike the Yin Gods, the leaders of the medium-sized sects who received the jade slips were wide-eyed with excitement upon seeing the techniques inside.

For those not yet at the Yin God level, switching techniques was quite common.

Within the Seeking Dao Palace, everyone seemed to be having a good time.

Even the Purple Mansion cultivators managed to force smiles on their faces.

Hosting someone else’s opening ceremony on their turf and acting as waiters—they felt bitter but had no choice but to comply.

Just then, Qi Yuan stepped out, smiling brightly. “I didn’t expect so many people to come this time. It seems you all have high hopes for the future of our Original God Sharing Society.”

With so many people here, if they all handed over their techniques, along with the ones Shen Wushen had brought from the Upper Realm, Qi Yuan felt he could complete the Nascent Soul section of his “Qi Yuan Sutra.”

Of course, the Foundation Establishment chapter would require as many techniques as possible.

“Greetings, Senior Blood-Robed Sword God!”

“The Original God Sharing Society gathering techniques is a blessing for the Canglan Realm!”

The Yin Gods offered their compliments.

The atmosphere was harmonious and congenial.

After some pleasantries, Qi Yuan finally got to the point.

“The purpose of the Original God Sharing Society is clear to everyone here: it is to prepare for the great calamity.

So, I need an endless supply of techniques, and I also need you all to contribute some techniques! The techniques from our Original God Sharing Society are also available for you to exchange!”

Qi Yuan said seriously, his smile bright.

“I wish to contribute a hundred jade-grade techniques.”

“Three profound-grade techniques!”

“Seven profound-grade!”

The Yin Gods voiced their support one after another.

However, the highest-grade techniques they offered were profound-grade; no one offered a heavenly-grade.

The Seven Wounds Elder’s eyes flickered, “This old man wishes to contribute eight heavenly techniques, along with several other techniques.”

Eight heavenly techniques had already emptied him out.

Upon hearing the Seven Wounds Elder’s words, the Yin Gods present had slight changes in their expressions.

Still, they didn’t change their stance, clearly not placing much hope in the Original God Sharing Society.

Great Sovereign Jasmine smiled gently, “The Feng Palace is lacking in techniques, so there are none to offer.

Instead, I’ve specially created a jade-grade technique to present to the Original God Sharing Society.”

Hearing this, Qi Yuan was momentarily stunned and glanced at Great Sovereign Jasmine.

For some reason, he recalled those on Blue Planet who criticized their boyfriends or girlfriends for giving cheap handmade gifts.

At that moment, he also felt like criticizing Great Sovereign Jasmine.

Hmph, a stingy woman!

The other Yin Gods couldn’t help but want to laugh but held back.

Great Sovereign Jasmine’s action… what did it mean?

Qi Yuan resisted looking at Great Sovereign Jasmine. He had high emotional intelligence, good emotional management, and never lost his temper in important situations.

He looked towards the Yin God envoy from another domain of the Seeking Dao Palace, his face full of anticipation.

In truth, he was most hopeful that the Yin Gods from other domains of the Seeking Dao Palace would understand his sincere intentions, unite together, and fight against the great calamity.

At this moment, the Yin God envoy stood up, a hint of regret on his face, and said, “Blood-Robed Sword God, the Four Generals of the Lei Clan under the Dark Sun are on their way. It’s best… to end this ceremony.”