I Have A Cultivation World - Chapter 2631 - 1202: Dao Fruit Pricing (Part 2)
Chapter 2631: Chapter 1202: Dao Fruit Pricing (Part 2)
Chen Mobai listened, and could not help but frown slightly, his gaze sharp: “Fellow Daoist, you wouldn’t happen to think that I’m someone who jokes around lightly, would you?”
The pressure of Divinity Transformation made Han Xingzi and Luoying Shangren feel their blood boiling, and even the Nascent Soul in the Sea of Knowledge at the Purple Mansion felt as if it were exposed under the blazing sun, with a burning sensation as if about to melt into water.
“Please calm your anger, Sect Master Chen, it’s like this…”
Unable to resist, Han Xingzi summoned the Taiyin Treasure Pearl, only barely resisting Chen Mobai’s Divinity Transformation pressure, and quickly began to explain his plan.
Originally, the reason they had moved the Three Veins of Ice Heaven to the northwestern bitter cold region of East Continent was because it was the burial site of the last Deity Transformation True Monarch, Jade Shatter, from the Ice.
That place was also where Jade Shatter True Monarch attempted Void Refining, but after failing, transformed into a terrifying ice-sealed mausoleum.
The Jade Shatter Hall where Han Xingzi resided was built by the disciples of Jade Shatter True Monarch, so aside from the majority of the Sacred Land’s heritage, it also possessed the Array Diagram for entering and exiting the ice-sealed mausoleum.
The Taiyin Dao Fruit was initially retrieved when Jade Shatter True Monarch’s disciples ventured into the ice-sealed mausoleum.
At that time, the Jade Shatter Hall still had the Dao Fruit Method of Refining, but it seemed the Taiyin Dao Fruit underwent peculiar changes during Jade Shatter True Monarch’s Void Refining attempt, suddenly erupting when her disciples refined it into their bodies, freezing them into ice sculptures.
Since then, Nascent Soul Cultivators of the Jade Shatter Hall no longer dared to refine the Taiyin Dao Fruit.
However, the exploration of the ice-sealed mausoleum never ceased.
Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Jade Shatter Hall, generation after generation, relied on the Array Diagram to enter the ice-sealed mausoleum to search for the remaining two Dao Fruits and new refining methods.
But as time passed, the inside of the ice-sealed mausoleum became increasingly formidable; even those Nascent Souls specialized in cultivating the Three Yin Scripture could no longer withstand the intense cold.
Moreover, due to relocating to the northwestern bitter cold region, resources became scarce, and Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Jade Shatter Hall dwindled. Out of necessity, the matter was disclosed to all three veins of Ice Heaven.
For thousands of years, the Nascent Soul experts of the Three Veins of Ice Heaven, having pledged the Daoist Heart Oath, entered the ice-sealed mausoleum under the guidance of the Jade Shatter Hall, searching for the lost heritage of Ice and the Three Yin Dao Fruits, yielding significant gains.
But as they could never reach the core of the mausoleum, both the heritage and the Dao Fruits remained deep inside.
The closest encounter happened during the last entry when Luoying Shangren, using the Secret Technique of Snow Mountain Sect, resonated with the Mysterious Yin Dao Fruit sealed at the mausoleum’s center.
“If Sect Master Chen’s Blue Luminous Ice Heart Jutsu can be borrowed, my junior will be able to draw out the Mysterious Yin Dao Fruit, and perhaps even retrieve the Shaoyin Dao Fruit, which I will then offer to Sect Master Chen in exchange for the Communicating Holy Spirit Pill.”
After hearing Han Xingzi’s plan, Chen Mobai showed a sudden realization, understanding why Luoying Shangren seemed withdrawn and sullen.
After all, she likely considered the Mysterious Yin Dao Fruit as her own.
And now, having to give it up for the sake of Han Xingzi’s potential Divinity Transformation, must be reluctant.
But since she had come today, it indicated that Han Xingzi had persuaded her. He believed it was with the prospect that using the Blue Luminous Ice Heart Jutsu might allow them to retrieve the remaining two Dao Fruits, leaving the Shaoyin Dao Fruit for Chen Mobai and keeping the Mysterious Yin Dao Fruit for herself.
However, Chen Mobai felt uneasy about the local customs.
Things borrowed often do not get returned.
Even with the Daoist Heart Oath, what if they perished inside the ice-sealed mausoleum? Wouldn’t he lose a valuable Fifth Rank Artifact for nothing?
“It’s fine to lend it, but I have one condition.”
Chen Mobai’s response made Han Xingzi’s face light up with joy, immediately asking about the condition.
“We don’t have much familiarity or trust built between the two of you and me, so how about we enter the ice-sealed mausoleum together? Once there, I will lend out the Blue Luminous Ice Heart Jutsu.”
Chen Mobai’s words made Han Xingzi and Luoying Shangren exchange glances.
They wanted to refuse, but knew they had no leverage to negotiate conditions with this Deity Transformation True Monarch.
“Agreed, but we hope Sect Master Chen won’t inform others about anything regarding the ice-sealed mausoleum.”
Han Xingzi gritted his teeth and agreed. Luoying Shangren looked surprised but thought, since the Jade Shatter Hall had shared the ice-sealed mausoleum with the Three Veins of Ice Heaven, she had no grounds to oppose.
“Naturally.”
Chen Mobai agreed easily, and Han Xingzi wouldn’t dare request him to pledge the Daoist Heart Oath. Chen Mobai’s reputation was the best guarantee.
Who didn’t know that the Eastern Wilderness Qing Emperor’s words were as good as gold.
Next, Han Xingzi took out a treasured Array Diagram, passed down from generation to generation in the Jade Shatter Hall, crucial for entering and exiting the ice-sealed mausoleum.
After Chen Mobai reviewed it, he understood but still asked some questions from his professional perspective as an Earth Master and Array Master.
Questions like the original source of the Sixth Rank Ice Spirit Vein? Whether the land changes over the millennia affected the local realm where the mausoleum was located? How did the realm of the mausoleum come about?…
Yet, many of these questions went unanswered by Han Xingzi.
No wonder they could not open the ice-sealed mausoleum even with the Array Diagram.
Chen Mobai thought that the Three Veins of Ice Heaven were somewhat incompetent, but refrained from saying it aloud.
But Han Xingzi and Luoying Shangren were already ashamed with their heads bowed.
“When will the mausoleum open?”
Chen Mobai finally asked a question Han Xingzi could answer.
“The entrance opens once every two sixty-year cycles. The next opening is in three months.”
After hearing this, Chen Mobai recalled the information he had gathered from Yuan Zhen about the Three Veins of Ice Heaven, and said to the two before him: “Previously, when Jade Shatter True Monarch perished, the Divinity Transformation cultivators from Dao Morale Sect and other Three Great Sacred Lands investigated and entered the ice-sealed mausoleum. Were you aware of this?”
Upon hearing this, Han Xingzi and Luoying Shangren were greatly shocked.
They really did not know about this matter.
“No wonder the East Continent’s Ancient Sacred Land!”
Han Xingzi had thought that their guarding of the mausoleum by the Three Veins of Ice Heaven was quite discrete. Unexpectedly, it had long been exposed under the watchful eyes of the Three Great Sacred Lands.
“Previously, the Dao Morale Sect and Star Heaven Dao Sect exchanged the Communicating Holy Spirit Pill and informed the other Sacred Lands, including my sect. Therefore, if I am to conduct the same trade with your Three Veins of Ice Heaven, they must be informed too.”
Chen Mobai brought up the matter because he remembered it.
Having already agreed with Han Xingzi, he needed his consent.
And upon learning the ice-sealed mausoleum had already been accessed by Dao Morale Sect and others, Han Xingzi naturally had no objections.
“Sect Master Chen, you may arrange it as you see fit.”
More surprised than anything at Chen Mobai consulting with him, Han Xingzi felt quite flattered.
“Alright, I will find you in three months.”
Chen Mobai nodded, then instructed Gu Yan to see off Han Xingzi and Luoying Shangren.
…
After informing the Dao Morale Sect and other Sacred Lands, Dustless and Da Kong had no objections. The former even sent records from Dao Morale Sect’s elders who explored the ice-sealed mausoleum using the Xuanji Instrument from above and below the sky.
As Nine Heavens Demon Morality Sect had sealed their mountain, Ni Yuanzhong’s response took several days but was also affirmative.
For them, Ice Heaven was already a relic.
However, if Han Xingzi succeeded in Divinity Transformation, they were willing to accept this Sacred Land’s resurgence.
After all, they were all part of the Righteous Path!
Having reviewed Dao Morale Sect’s records, Chen Mobai sent his Second Primeval Spirit ahead to the northwestern bitter cold region of East Continent, using the Heavenly Calculation Bead to scan all the mountains, terrains, and rivers, preparing in advance accordingly.
With his expertise as an Earth Master and Array Master, he quickly speculated the location of the ice-sealed mausoleum.
Three months passed swiftly.
Chen Mobai arrived at the agreed location, atop a towering, pure white snow-capped mountain, silver light flickered in his eyes, having already used the Void Evasion Technique to see the ice-sealed mausoleum hidden within.
And at that moment, his Heavenly Blessing subtly warned him.
