As one of the foremost major sects in the Jade Cauldron Domain, Green Pill Valley possessed a third-tier spirit vein of notably high grade. In essence, it was a large, top-grade spirit vein that was channeled into the five peaks that enclosed the Inner Pill Valley before extending outward to dozens of surrounding mountains.8

Such wonderful terrain had stirred envy in countless small sects. Yet Green Pill Valley suffered in its own way: The sect housed far too many cultivators. Even with the occasional casualties among Foundation Establishment disciples, their numbers still hovered around a thousand. 0

Had it only been this, the burden might have been tolerable. Unfortunately, Green Pill Valley also had a large number of Adepts. The sect could allocate only five third-tier top-grade cave residences and ten low-grade ones. With Dan Yangzi and Tao Wan forming their cores in succession, the available cave residences quickly fell short.0

Most of the time, several Adepts had to be sent to cultivate in artificial third-tier cave residences within the major immortal cities. This was also why Green Pill Valley felt compelled to join the Frontier War despite its stability—they hoped to seize a third-tier spirit vein in the new domain. The size did not matter; it merely needed to serve as an outpost for the sect.5

Even so, Green Pill Valley still arranged a proper, natural third-tier low-grade cave residence for Luo Chen. They even...0