Aside from these spirit monster cultivators, there were also so Human Clan Cultivators who, through the use of Divine Power, had hidden their forms. These cultivators all ca from the Big Islands of Bibo and Qingping, and they were all low-ranking disciples.
Although the resources were much more abundant than those of the disciples from smaller sects, they could not compare with a bunch of True Inheritors or disciples favored by their Masters. Therefore, if they could get so free opportunities and benefits, they wouldn't care about their dignity and had hurried over from afar.
However, not everyone here was hiding. Two groups of Alien Species were unashadly revealing themselves.
One group was those Nursing Woman Bird Demons.
The second was a group of charming and full-of-Immortal Qi, Spiritual Foxes.
Both sides looked down on each other and occupied two opposing clouds, bickering across the distance.
As they argued, tempers started to rise.
One of the leading Spiritual Foxes transford into a lightly-dressed young girl, still retaining her fuzzy ears and tail, and with a shake, she suddenly jumped up and exclaid,
"You flat-feathered freaks, this is Ascending Immortal Island, not your Nursing Woman Bird Cliff. When was it your turn to boss us around?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than a chorus of agreent ca from behind and all around her.
"That's right, that's right. We only ever heard about Master Tao keeping a bunch of Crystal Demons, plus a group of Dragon Species Demonic Species, and a clan of rfolk. Never heard of anything to do with you loud-mouthed freaks."
"Master Tao has been refining that Immortal Treasure for dozens of hours, and every half an hour, there would be Sun and Moon Essence, gold coins, and such spewing out in all directions. True Master is so generous to let us wait here, where those with fortune can find treasures. When was it your turn, Nursing Woman Bird Demons, to make a fuss about it?"
"That's right, True Master is a great disciple of the Duobao Lineage; so generous, he surely deserves lots of treasures and Longevity."
"It's said that you shaless Bird Demons took advantage of True Master's absence from the island, deceived that silly Dou Dou, and allowed yourselves to eat quite a few Longevity Immortal Peaches, already taking such a huge advantage. And yet you still compete with us hard-luck folks for blessings and benefits?"
One by one, these accusations managed to shift the montum towards denouncing the Nursing Woman Bird Demons.
The group of Female Demons on the cloud was so infuriated that their chests heaved and they struggled to speak fluently, only managing to utter "coo coo coo" sounds.
After a while, the leading Female Demon managed to speak up, retorting,
"Who... who stopped you from picking up the blessings and benefits."
"It's none of your business. We're only arguing with these flirty foxes. Master clearly didn't invite you, and yet you ca on your own. Isn't that shaful?"
Just as she finished, the White Fox girl raised her small head and imdiately snapped back,
"Pah! Our Princess Bai Yao heard that Tao Master wanted to host the Immortal Peach Banquet and knew that he was understaffed on the island, so she specially sent us over to help."
"You big-mouths love to pry into other's secrets, so you must be aware of the relationship between our Princess and Master Tao, right?"
The final blow was quite deadly, forcing the Nursing Woman Bird Demons to huddle together, whispering and discussing.
"This is bad; we're going to lose the argunt. Those flirty foxes have support."
"Princess Bai Yao is a registered disciple of Yunhua Immortal, and Master has always been esteed by Yunhua Immortal; it's normal for the two of them to have so relationship."
"I know that Princess Bai Yao t with Master before. Could it be that they saw eye to eye from that eting?"
"I don't believe it. Bai Yao may look fine, but she's not worthy of my Master... coo coo coo!"
After so deliberation, the Nursing Woman Bird Demons ca up with a new argunt and were about to return to quarrel with the Spiritual Foxes.
However, unexpectedly, at that mont, a sudden change occurred.
"Quack!"
A very pleasant scream suddenly resounded throughout Ascending Immortal Island and its surroundings.
Then, a massive, mountain-like, Three-legged Golden Toad leaped up and took a fierce suck at the moon hanging high in the sky.
Instantly, an incredibly vast moonlight showered down, and as it approached Ascending Immortal Island, it all turned into Jade Liquid, pouring directly into the toad's mouth.
The Golden Toad's belly, already large, swelled imdiately and emitted a ten-thousand-foot Golden Light. From a distance, the entire Ascending Immortal Island looked like a pot filled with treasures; in the center, the Golden Toad scread, and the fortune and treasure aura from all directions ca pouring in.
Upon seeing this scene, those spirit monster cultivators around the Immortal Island couldn't be bothered to care about the squabble between the Nursing Woman Bird and the Spiritual Foxes anymore.
All of them raised their heads, their eyes wide open, and their breathing beca more rapid.
In the next mont, everyone watched as the Golden Toad's belly swelled to its limit.
"Quack!"
Suddenly, there was another scream.
And then, he saw the Three-legged Golden Toad suddenly open its mouth, spewing out a vast amount of golden radiance, scattering in all directions.
Most of this radiance consisted of gold ingots as large as a human brain, along with copper coins touched by the aura of fortune and wealth, amidst which were also mixed so Treasure Beads and Jades condensed from moonlight...
Because these objects were infused with the aura of wealth, treasure, and fortune, they would be considered rare treasures anywhere in the Cultivation World.
Take those copper coins for instance; casually gathering a dozen or so, one wouldn't need to fuss over ritual refinent and casting, and could directly string them into a Money Sword capable of slaying demons and gathering fortune.
In the outside world, enough to incite skirmishes amongst nurous Loose Cultivators.
Yet here, they fell like sweet rain in all directions.
For a ti, various spirit monster cultivators were busy collecting their bounty.
Oddly, the scene was unexpectedly harmonious and orderly, without any chaos or bloodshed.
Every now and then, one could even hear these little spirits and Little Cultivators discussing amongst themselves:
"Master Tao truly is a generous man, the rumors are true."
"Indeed, let quietly tell you, my master is a servant beside Master Yan Demon, and he once told : even such a stern and imposing figure as Master Yan Demon, upon returning from the Absolute Immortal Sea, spoke highly of Master Tao in a rare occurrence, praising his vast Divine Power and pleasant nature, a man worth befriending."
"My sister is a Maid of Master Yang Jie, and she also told that Master Yang Jie has repeatedly praised Master Tao as no ordinary man."
"That's nothing, I've heard an even more outrageous rumor; it's said that during the recent Absolute Immortal Sea True Inheritor trial, Master Tao had acted to save Master Xuu Xun's life."
"Hiss!"
"Is that true?"
"A lie, surely, if Master Xuu Xun was in danger, anyone trying to save him would be seeking death."
"I didn't believe it at first either, but later I heard that these words were indeed spoken by Master Xuu Xun himself."
"Alas, I heard that Duobao True Monarch suddenly took a Foundation Establishnt Realm Disciple, and we were all quite dissatisfied. rely Foundation Establishnt, we are too, why don't we have such blessing... Now, seeing Master Tao's various Divine Powers, it's clear we had been ignorant, being noticed by a True Monarch is truly beyond comparison to ordinary people."
"That's you, I never thought so, I too was once a Loose Cultivator from the wilderness, and it was by using the Three Calamities thod that I managed to enter the Mountain Gate. I barely survived the first Calamity using a cunning thod. If you had heard about how Master Tao resisted the Three Calamities, you would know, he is certainly no ordinary man."
"Tomorrow on Ascending Immortal Island, there will be an Immortal Peach Banquet, it's said that eating the Longevity Immortal Peach not only extends one's lifespan but also increases one's fortune and destiny. Such Immortal Fruit, if one could taste even a single piece, tsk tsk, it must be indescribably wonderful."
...
While everyone was collecting treasures, the Three-legged Golden Toad, shrouded in ten thousand feet of Golden Light and having finished dispensing wealth, suddenly retracted.
It transford back into a glittering golden Treasure Bead and returned to the top of Immortal Mountain.
"Done."
Tao Qian, who had been sitting in ditation for hours, now opened his eyes.
He reached out his hand and cradled the newly refined Nine Toad Bead in his palm.
Although he had been Refining Treasure for such a long ti, and although he was far from giving birth to an Artifact Spirit, Tao Qian had now initially mastered the Nine Toad Bead. He was able to utilize many of its marvelous functions.
At this mont, if Tao Qian wished, he could make the Toad Bead larger than a mountain and absorb all the ingots and coins that had been spewed out earlier, along with the essence of the sun and the moon.
However, the current scene around Ascending Immortal Island was precisely what he had allowed, and naturally, he would not do sothing so miserly.
With a smile, Tao Qian put away the Toad Pearl.
Just as the treasures around him were almost all picked up, Tao Qian finally spoke, his voice reaching all around:
"If everyone is satisfied, you may leave now. I still have to refine another treasure, but this one will not spew out sun and moon essences or gold coins. Instead, it might bring so inconvenience and harm, and it would be regrettable if it affected any of you."
The mont Tao Qian's words were spoken, an extrely magnificent scene unfolded:
The previously hidden Crane Deer Essences, Flower Demon Butterfly Charms, Heavenly Girl Demon Foxes, Fish, shrimp, turtles, and toads, Jiao Dragon Spiritual Carps... along with the Disciples of the Lingbao from the lower ranks, all appeared at once, amidst clouds and waves, too nurous to count.
Having received many benefits from Tao Qian, they now appeared, thanked him with a bow, and then, without reluctance, dispersed in tacit agreent.
Watching this scene, Tao Qian mused:
"The Toad Pearl distributes wealth, dispensing many fine items yet also creating many good fortunes."
"No wonder the refining went so smoothly, delightful indeed."
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