I Have A Cultivation World - Chapter 2501 - 1120
Chapter 2501: Chapter 1120
As soon as Chen Mobai stepped onto Mount Wudi, the aura of divinity transformation was sensed by everyone on the mountain.
Soon, Nascent Soul cultivators like Xiao Yuli flew out, “Greetings, Sect Master.”
“I heard that Brother Earth Virtue failed in his divinity transformation. My heart aches, so I came over to see him.”
Chen Mobai spoke, as Chen Lingming had said that Earth Virtue was dying, he thought that Earth Virtue was about to leave this world.
“Yes, Sect Master. Elder Earth Virtue is recuperating in the back mountain. I will take you there.”
Chen Lingming immediately led the way, being very familiar with the back mountain.
Before long, the two arrived in front of a stone house located against the mountain. Earth Virtue sensed Chen Mobai’s aura and, despite his severe injuries, leaned against the door waiting.
“Sect Master…”
Seeing Chen Mobai, Earth Virtue presented a bitter smile, struggling to salute, but was stopped by Chen Mobai.
“You failed in divinity transformation, and your Nascent Soul origin is nearly depleted. If not treated in time, your Nascent Soul will instinctively draw on your vitality to replenish itself and prevent dispersion…”
Under the resonance of Chen Mobai’s fifth rank Echoes in the Void, he instantly understood Earth Virtue’s condition.
Indeed, he was at death’s door.
But if he could steel his heart and allow the Nascent Soul to disperse, with his foundation, he could still live quite a while, though he would merely lose some lifespan.
“If the Nascent Soul disperses, my eight hundred thirty-seven years of cultivation will be for naught.”
Earth Virtue was aware of his own situation. He spoke with a deathly pallor, obviously still unwilling to give up.
“I respect your choice.”
Chen Mobai did not persuade further; he came today mainly out of concern that Earth Virtue might take the Primordial Dao Fruit to the grave with him.
Since Earth Virtue wished to seek death, he would not stop him.
“Sect Master, may I ask you a question?” Earth Virtue trembled as he sat down at the door frame, a look of hope on his face.
“Go ahead.” Chen Mobai.
“If I had a Communicating Holy Spirit Pill, do you think I could ascend to become immortal?” Even now, Earth Virtue was still thinking about divine transformation.
“It might be possible, but there’s less than a twenty percent chance.”
Chen Mobai spoke plainly. Though Earth Virtue was deeply cultivated and possessed the Primordial Dao Fruit, his foundation in Chen Mobai’s eyes was mediocre, and he had only learned the Yi Yuan Dao Scripture without truly understanding it.
The Communicating Holy Spirit Pill is not a panacea.
Just like Azure Fall Palace Master, who also failed.
Both Chen Mobai and Shenxi, Ni Yuanzhong succeeded in divine transformation mainly due to their solid foundations.
“Only twenty percent?” Earth Virtue’s face turned ashen, seemingly unwilling to believe.
“A twenty percent chance is already your highest probability. You are still far from divinity transformation!”
Chen Mobai laid out the harsh reality.
Earth Virtue’s foundation was in Earth Element Technique, and only after acquiring the Primordial Dao Fruit did he switch to cultivating the Yi Yuan Dao Scripture, essentially a half-hearted attempt. He only managed to master Hun Yuan True Qi, practicing skills like Primordial Five Elements Extinguishing Divine Thunder.
With such a foundation, expecting to transform into a deity with Yi Yuan Dao Scripture alone showed Earth Virtue’s impatience.
After all, he only had a few decades of lifespan left.
“Sigh…”
Earth Virtue finally seemed to accept reality, lowered his head with a long sigh, and then painfully activated his Divine Sense, extracting a gray Dao Fruit from his brow.
“Sect Master, this is the Primordial Dao Fruit. Since I have failed in divine transformation, I am not qualified to keep this anymore.”
Nearby, Chen Lingming witnessed this and couldn’t help but reflect internally.
Earth Virtue, despite possessing the heritage of Yi Yuan Dao Palace and repeatedly retreating in confrontations with Chen Mobai, ultimately lost all his stakes now.
This incident also made Chen Lingming realize a truth: losing once is often the beginning of an avalanche.
Do not expect to win it all back in the last gamble.
“Do you have any last wishes?”
After receiving the Primordial Dao Fruit, Chen Mobai also showed mercy, asking with a solemn voice.
“Just let me spend my remaining days here in the back mountain.”
Having lost everything he had, Earth Virtue seemed to finally come to terms, striking his palm on his brow to disperse the nearly transparent Nascent Soul in his Sea of Knowledge at the Purple Mansion. Instantly, he seemed to age by decades, resigned to his fate.
“Lingming, remember to visit Brother Earth Virtue during festivals in the future.”
Chen Mobai nodded, granting this request and even assigning someone to care for him in his old age.
“Yes, Sect Master.”
Chen Lingming nodded in agreement.
“Can Yi Yuan Dao Palace remain?”
When Chen Mobai was about to turn and leave, Earth Virtue suddenly asked a question.
Now that Yi Yuan Dao Palace is already a branch of the Five Elements Sect, if Chen Mobai wants to completely annex Yi Yuan Dao Palace and inherit everything from this former Holy Land, no one from Mount Wudi can stop him.
“After all, this is the Tao lineage left by the Yi Yuan Grandmaster in the East Land. As long as I am here, I will not let this name disappear.”
Although Chen Mobai enjoys fighting, he is not of the greedy character that desires to swallow all things of his opponents.
For now, the territory of the Five Elements Sect is rather good, managing the Three Regions of the Eastern Continent Frontier, and then plotting to expand into the neighboring Mysterious Sea and Desolate Sea.
The core of the Eastern Continent, the East Land, has been managed by the Nine Heavens Morality Sect and the other Three Great Sacred Lands for over ten thousand years. If the Five Elements Sect forcibly enters, they might be wary.
Leaving Yi Yuan Dao Palace as a branch here serves as a buffer.
Moreover, the Yi Yuan Grandmaster is still in the Spiritual Void Immortal Realm!
When Chen Mobai ascends in the future, he might still meet this Grandmaster. If Yi Yuan Dao Palace perishes by his hand, they might become adversaries.
“You, as a Sage of the Eastern Continent, your word carries great weight. With your assurance, I am relieved.”
Earth Virtue, after losing everything, actually recalled the grace received from the sect all his life and did not wish for Yi Yuan Dao Palace to vanish by his hand.
Having received Chen Mobai’s promise, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“Yi Yuan Dao Palace will flourish under my stewardship, more illustrious than any previous Grandmaster.”
Chen Mobai said this in conclusion, given he is currently considered the head of all Yi Yuan heritage, Yi Yuan Dao Palace could indeed leverage his reputation beyond the Five Elements Sect.
After finishing his speech, he asked the Artifact Spirit of the Primordial Clock if it wished to see Earth Virtue one last time, but the latter shook its head.
In the past, after Earth Virtue refined the Primordial Dao Fruit, the first thing he desired was to commune with the Primordial Clock.
At that time, the Primordial Clock had already discerned that his hope for Divinity Transformation was slim, thus giving no response.
Previously letting Chen Mobai give Earth Virtue a chance for Divinity Transformation was already considering his toil over centuries.
Receiving the message from the Primordial Clock, Chen Mobai nodded and left the back mountain with Chen Lingming.
In Yi Yuan Hall, all Nascent Soul Cultivators of Yi Yuan Dao Palace were gathered in one place.
Chen Mobai sat at the foremost position, with Su Ziluo standing behind him, Xiao Yuli and Chen Lingming seated on the cushions at his sides, followed by the masters of Wood Virtue Mountain, Lian Shui, Mysterious Water, and Yan Huo.
“Senior Brother Earth Virtue failed in his Divinity Transformation and is unable to manage the Primordial Dao Fruit; I’ll keep it temporarily.”
Chen Mobai primarily wished to convey this.
“Yes, Sect Master.”
The Nascent Soul cultivators present all nodded in unison.
Although according to the rules of Yi Yuan Dao Palace, the Primordial Dao Fruit should be refined by the Palace Master or Great Elder, no one dared mention this at such a time.
Even Xiao Yuli and Chen Lingming pretended it did not exist.
“Once I advance to Sixth Rank Artifact Refiner, I plan to assist the Primordial Clock in ascending. Then, I will draw eight to nine parts of Mount Wudi’s Sixth Rank Spirit Vein; prepare yourselves.”
Chen Mobai announced this matter again.
Xiao Yuli and others grimaced yet did not dare oppose, nodding once more.
“Yi Yuan Dao Palace has the true legacy of artifact refining left by the Grandmaster. However, with the passing of the former Palace Master and Great Elder Wu Ming, followed by Senior Brother Earth Virtue’s failed Divinity Transformation, the name of forefront Eastern Continent artifact refining is no longer held.”
“Coincidentally, I have insights into the Artifact Refining Technique, and plan to refine some Fifth Rank Magic Artifacts today. Those interested may assist with the fire.”
“Having more nominal Fifth Rank Artifact Refiners will at least preserve the face of the Grandmaster in the Upper Realm.”
As Chen Mobai’s words fell, Yan Huo immediately raised his hand to volunteer.
Currently, he’s the highest-level Artifact Refiner in Yi Yuan Dao Palace, yet only at the Fourth Rank.
If he could claim it, he could externally declare being a Fifth Rank Artifact Refiner. He might even comprehend the essence of Fifth Rank refining while assisting Chen Mobai.
But not only he thought so, every Nascent Soul present thought the same.
Seeing everyone raise their hands, even Su Ziluo behind him, Chen Mobai felt slightly speechless.
Are there no Artifact Refiners here who insist on achieving Fifth Rank Magic Artifact breakthrough through their own power?
No wonder Yi Yuan Dao Palace’s refining capability dwindles generation by generation.
These words remained only within Chen Mobai’s heart, leaving face to the crowd.
“Once the time is determined, I’ll have Elder Su notify you.”
Having said this, Chen Mobai rose and departed.
Su Ziluo immediately followed him out of Yi Yuan Hall; along the way, Yan Huo and other Nascent Soul cultivators of Yi Yuan Dao Palace hurriedly stood up and handed their message talismans to Su Ziluo.
[Su Saintess, during your previous visit to Yi Yuan Immortal City, I might have been somewhat discourteous. Please do not take offense.]
After handing over the talisman, Lian Shui secretly transmitted a message, causing Su Ziluo to inwardly sigh; indeed, one must follow the right master.
Returning to the Eastern Wilderness, just in time as Zhang Pankong was still there, Chen Mobai discussed the refining matter with him.
