《A World of Cultivation I Possess》


 Chapter 1 – Immortal gate fifth High School

    ¡¾Name: Chen Mobai¡¿


    ¡¾Age: 18¡¿


    ¡¾Realm: Qi Refining Fifth Layer¡¿


    ¡¾Spiritual Root: Gold 23, Wood 27, Water 23, Fire 17, Earth 10¡¿


    ...


    In a classroom by the window of the fifth high school of the Immortal Gate in Danxia City, a handsome young man took out his slim and jade-like phone and opened his personal interface data.


    Just as the new school year began, the homeroom teacher wanted to check the progress of their cultivation during the break. Chen Mobai edited some of the content that needed updating.


    He connected to the teaching network and was about to send his personal panel to the homeroom teacher when he heard a voice in his ear.


    "Hey, you actually went into seclusion and practiced during the break, and broke through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer."


    After his desk mate sent his own panel, he glanced at Chen Mobai''s and saw that he had filled in "Qi Refining Fifth Layer" in the realm column, his tone slightly sour.


    Although the content on the personal interface was filled in by oneself, the school could easily verify its authenticity through various exams. Basically, no one would fill it in randomly because if caught falsifying, it would be recorded in the file, affecting future academic advancement and even the allocation of war resources in the future.


    Within the Immortal Gate, punishment for deception was quite severe.


    "I''m different from you. I have a true spiritual root, and as long as I work hard, I will definitely cultivate faster than your pseudo-spiritual root."


    Chen Mobai spoke with a hint of pride. Besides being taken by his mother to the temple during the break, he spent the rest of his time in seclusion at home, finally breaking through the bottleneck with the help of elixirs and advancing to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.


    "Your spiritual root attribute can actually be classified as a true spiritual root, it''s so unfair."


    His desk mate was angry, but there was nothing he could do. That was the Immortal Gate''s rule.


    If the spiritual root attribute exceeded 20, it was considered to have that attribute. When he was in his mother''s womb, the heavens didn''t pay attention and allocated his talent a little more evenly, with four attributes, so he was classified as a pseudo-spiritual root.


    But in reality, his spiritual root attribute points were not much different from Chen Mobai''s, and they were more or less the same.


    "Well done, many people have improved during the break."


    At this time, the homeroom teacher had finished looking at everyone''s panel, and a rare smile appeared on his usually serious face.


    Then, he praised each student who had made progress by name, including Chen Mobai.


    The homeroom teacher''s praise made two beautiful female classmates in front of him turn their heads, and made Chen Mobai unable to resist raising his head and chest, looking very pleased with himself.


    The Qi Refining Fifth Layer realm was already in the top twenty of the entire class. Now that he was in his third year of high school, if he worked hard, he might be able to advance to another level before the Immortal Gate''s college entrance exam.If one reaches the sixth level of Qi Refining, there is no hope of entering the top four prestigious academies, but it is still possible to hope for the second-tier academies. The third-tier academies, such as the local Danzhu Chixia two major academies, are even more certain.


    As long as one can enter the academy after the college entrance examination, they will not be recruited by the Immortal Gate to participate in the opening war within ten years. There may be hope for Foundation Establishment.


    "Finally, I want to commend Song Zheng and Yan Bingxuan here. I never thought that in my lifetime, I could still bring out two students in the later stage of Qi Refining."


    Chai Deyun became a homeroom teacher six years ago. This class was the first one he had fully taught, and he was feeling sentimental. He put down his tablet with emotion written all over his face. His usually serious gaze suddenly became gentle, and he looked at the two students who stood up with everyone else in the classroom.


    They were the two academic leaders of their class and had the most outstanding spiritual roots. They did not disappoint expectations and had entered the seventh level of Qi Refining before the college entrance examination.


    With such results, they were basically stable in the second-tier academy and could strive for Foundation Establishment within ten years. If they succeeded, they would become Golden Elixir cultivators. Even in the Immortal Gate, they would be the objects of key cultivation.


    Chen Mobai also looked envious. Unlike him, who had a fake spiritual root, Song Zheng and Yan Bingxuan had genuine spiritual roots, with one of their spiritual root attributes exceeding 40. Cultivating the techniques related to that attribute would be twice as effective.


    "Okay, class is over for today."


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    Hearing the bell ringing from the highest building in the school, Chai Deyun collected the test papers and announced the end of class.


    All the students immediately dispersed.


    Even Chen Mobai, who only took his phone, jumped out of the window and headed straight to the cultivation room. Fortunately, he had made a breakthrough during the holiday retreat, and his speed had increased by three points. He arrived at the cultivation room before most people.


    He did not have time to choose and saw an empty cultivation room with an open door, so he rushed in.


    "Beep."


    Chen Mobai used his electronic student card on his phone to swipe the card, and the word "vacant" on the electronic screen at the entrance of the cultivation room disappeared instantly, and then the door slowly closed.


    "Damn!"


    Outside the door, a student who was a step too late cursed and quickly ran to another empty cultivation room.


    It was not their fault that they were so eager.


    It was because spiritual energy was hard to come by.


    After six thousand years of development by the Immortal Gate, the resources on the Earth Star were almost depleted. All the spiritual veins and elemental energy in the territory occupied by the 36 caves and 72 blessed lands had been nationalized. The spiritual energy that remained between heaven and earth was at most enough for cultivators to maintain their basic breathing and breathing exercises. If cultivators wanted to absorb spiritual energy to cultivate, they had to pay the Good Deed fee to the Immortal Gate.A first-grade lower-level spiritual vein''s spiritual energy is transported to the dwelling cave, and 10 Good Deed points are required to be paid every month.


    Chen Mobai is at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and the first-grade lower-level spiritual energy is of no use to him.


    The first-grade middle-level spiritual energy requires 20 Good Deed points per month.


    And for the first-grade upper-level spiritual energy, the monthly Good Deed cost has reached 40 points.


    For Chen Mobai, the amount of first-grade middle-level spiritual energy can only help him stabilize his cultivation and make slight progress. If he wants to improve quickly, it''s best to use the first-grade upper-level spiritual energy.


    Of course, it would be even better if he had access to second or even third-grade spiritual veins.


    But that''s just wishful thinking.


    Feeling the concentration of spiritual energy in the cultivation room, which is about three square meters in size, Chen Mobai opened the spiritual energy testing software on his phone.


    After waiting for nearly a minute, the value on the screen finally stopped changing.


    ¡¾Spiritual Energy Value: 10¡¿


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    According to the rules of the Immortal Gate, a spiritual energy value of 1-10 is a first-grade spiritual vein.


    A spiritual energy value of 10-100 is a second-grade spiritual vein.


    A spiritual energy value of 100-1000 is a third-grade spiritual vein...


    And so on. The highest grade in the whole Immortal Gate is said to be the cave where the two Deification ancestors reside, which is a sixth-grade spiritual vein.

 Chapter 2 – Turtle shell

    "Sure enough, the school''s benefits are great. The Qi Refining room of the first-grade superior level can be used for free for two hours every day."


    Chen Mobai thought that during the vacation, in order to break through, his mother used the Good Deed to upgrade the spiritual veins at home to the first-grade superior level. Even so, his spiritual energy value was only 7, occasionally fluctuating to 8 or 9.


    And this Immortal Gate Fifth High School was built on a third-grade inferior spiritual vein, with a total of three hundred practice rooms.


    After all, these students are the future of the Immortal Gate and cannot be left hungry.


    There are three hundred practice rooms, one hundred for each grade, corresponding to the first-grade lower, middle, and upper level spiritual energy.


    The high school seniors are the most hardworking. The concentration of spiritual energy in the practice room has reached the top level of the first-grade.


    The practice room is very simple, with a square shape and only a cushion on the middle bluestone floor.


    Chen Mobai didn''t waste any time. He put his phone away, turned on the auxiliary practice recording mode, sat on the cushion, and began to refine the spiritual energy.


    Since he had just broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining and his realm was unstable, he did not practice the Five Elements Inner Gong during these two hours. He only practiced the most basic Qi cultivation technique.


    Warm currents flowed through his meridians, and the pale white spiritual energy in the practice room, like a dragon, poured into Chen Mobai''s mouth and nose, merging with his increased spiritual power, slowly blending and transforming into his true strength.


    He immediately became intoxicated with this feeling, unable to extricate himself.


    Time passed slowly.


    "Ding!"


    The soul-suppressing charm in the practice room awakened Chen Mobai from his practice. Even though he was reluctant to leave, he thought of the classmates who had been waiting in line outside for a long time and could only pick up his phone and walk out of the practice room in three steps.


    As soon as he came out, a female classmate who was behind him rushed in and swiped her card to close the door.


    Not only him, but also the other ninety-nine high school seniors walked out of the practice room reluctantly.


    Among them was Chen Mobai''s desk mate, Lu Hongsheng.


    "Hey, you''re lucky. You actually got into the first batch."


    After greeting each other, Chen Mobai found that Lu Hongsheng''s eyes were a bit gloomy and depressed.


    "Do you know what I saw just now?"


    "What?"


    Chen Mobai knew that Lu Hongsheng couldn''t keep a secret, so he waited for him to speak.


    "I saw Song Zheng enter the second-grade spiritual vein practice room."


    "The second-grade spiritual vein? Isn''t that exclusive to teachers? Who gave their practice room to Song Zheng?"


    In the school, there are not only practice rooms for students, but also high-end practice rooms exclusive to teachers.


    Except for the third-grade practice room exclusive to the principal who is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even teachers need to queue up for the ten second-grade practice rooms.


    If Song Zheng can enter the second-grade practice room, it means that a teacher has given him their practice resources. S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Who else could it be? It must be Old Man Ding. He has failed to establish a Foundation twice, and his time is running out. He is focused on the education career and sees Song Zheng as having the hope of entering the Four Great Dao Institutes, so he gave him his share of the second-grade practice room."


    When Lu Hongsheng said these words, he was so envious, jealous, and hateful that he wished he was Song Zheng.


    "It''s so unfair. The school doesn''t even care."Between the two of them talking, several classmates nearby also heard. One male student was indignant.


    Although there was no fairness in society, the upper class in school still maintained a certain level of fairness and justice.


    Although the teacher gave the cultivation resources to the students, even though it was the teacher''s share, the true ownership of the cultivation room still belonged to the school. It was unfair to the students, and if it was reported to the academic affairs office, it would at least cause a stir.


    "You don''t understand. I heard that Song Zheng has already formally joined Teacher Ding''s sect during the vacation and registered in the inheritance hall of the Immortal Gate Education Department. They are now master and disciple. Even if the academic affairs office interferes, the master can still give resources to the disciple."


    A female classmate said with an unwavering expression to the male classmate who wanted to report.


    Song Zheng had a good appearance and was a young genius. He was quite popular among the girls.


    Chen Mobai also envied him.


    If he practiced for a semester on the second stage of spiritual root, he was confident that he could advance to the sixth level of Qi Refining. Students of this level couldn''t enter the four major academies, but it was still possible to enter the second-level academy, and the third-level academy was even easier to select.


    He was also a true spiritual root, so why didn''t any teacher take notice of him?


    It could only be said that even among true spiritual roots, there were high and low levels.


    "You guys talk, I''m going home. See you tomorrow."


    Chen Mobai still had an enterprising spirit, although he also felt unfair in his heart, he had no intention of participating in these disputes.


    After using up his free time in the school''s cultivation room, he hurried home. After all, his mother had spent a lot of money to buy a first-grade superior spiritual root for half a year, just so he could get a good score in the college entrance examination.


    He couldn''t waste it.


    When he got home, there was no one there.


    His parents were working hard to support the family, especially since they had rented a spiritual root for half a year. They worked overtime more often and could only come home very late every day.


    Chen Mobai first cooked a pot of spirit rice, and then in his mother''s workshop, he cut large yellow paper into small talisman paper with a standard length of 12 cm and a width of 6 cm.


    By the time the spirit rice was cooked, Chen Mobai had already cut more than a hundred blank talisman papers.


    He counted twelve sheets per pack, stacked them one by one, tied them with a special spirit rope, and put six packs into a packaging box.


    This kind of large talisman paper cost one Good Deed, and after packaging, it could be sold for two Good Deeds. After conversion, it was probably one Good Deed of handmade money per box.


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    To subsidize the family, Chen Mobai would do some work that he was capable of.


    He neatly arranged the two packaged boxes on the table, plus the eight boxes he had previously cut, which made a total of ten, filling the entire table.


    He took out his phone and took dozens of photos from different angles, then selected several better ones and put them on the online trading market opened by the Immortal Gate.


    According to common sense, someone would make an offer within a week, and then Chen Mobai would choose the highest bidder to sell.


    Because he couldn''t afford the teleportation fee, he limited his items to face-to-face transactions in Danxia City.


    The transportation in the city was developed, and his student card could ride for free.


    After eating the full and plump spirit rice, Chen Mobai used a cleaning spell to clean up the pots and pans, and then entered his bedroom.Although there was a cultivation room specially built at the mouth of the underground spirit vein in his home, Chen Mobai still preferred to practice Qi Refining in his own room.


    After all, as long as the door of the cultivation room was open, the first-grade spirit qi would spread to every room in the house. Even if the windows were open, the overall sealing and prohibition of the house would firmly lock the spirit qi from the earth vein within the room, so there was no need to worry about waste.


    Of course, as a result, the concentration of spirit qi in the house was not as high as that in the cultivation room of the school.


    But Chen Mobai was already very satisfied.


    He resisted the urge to check his phone and watch live streams, not thinking about the dancing and singing fairy girls, calming his mind, and sitting cross-legged on his bed, preparing to practice. Suddenly, he saw the turtle shell on the bedside table.


    "Mom really, why did she bring this unlucky thing over here!"

 Chapter 3 – Water mansion

    When Chen Mobai saw the turtle shell, he felt a slight pain in his healed right hand.


    Here''s what happened.


    Half a month ago, he had just broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining. His superstitious mother was happy and took him back to their ancestral temple in the deep mountains to light incense for good luck in his college entrance exam.


    Then, some bastard pushed him from behind as he was lighting incense, causing him to stumble and grab onto a turtle shell that was placed in front of a statue. The shell, which had been smoked by incense for many years, was not clean, and it cut his right hand, leading to an infected wound that left him weak and unable to stand for two weeks.


    Because her precious son was in the hospital, his mother naturally refused to let it go and argued with the temple''s abbot for the 188 Good Deeds earned from lighting the incense. But the old monk was not easy to deal with, or maybe the temple was just poor. No matter how much Chen Mobai''s mother argued, the monk refused to refund the Good Deeds and only gave her two talismans to ward off evil spirits.


    Feeling indignant, Chen Mobai''s mother took the turtle shell and said she would burn it to dispel her son''s bad luck. But the shell had not been burned yet.


    In the city, it was forbidden to start fires, and all unused resources had to be recycled and buried in the Earth Vein Spiritual Axis by a geomancer using special methods to maintain the generation cycle of the Earth Element Star Spirit Qi.


    Only companies or organizations that had obtained permits for alchemy or refining were allowed to start fires.


    Chen Mobai rolled his eyes and stood up to throw the turtle shell into the trash can, hoping that the geomancer would bury this bad luck item tomorrow.


    But as soon as he touched the shell, a silver light flashed by, and he was suddenly enveloped by it and disappeared from his room.


    ...


    He didn''t know how long it had been.


    Chen Mobai regained consciousness and slowly got up.


    He found himself not in his own room, but in a mysterious cave.


    He didn''t know where the cave was, but he was sure of one thing.


    He was underwater.


    Looking up, he saw a blue expanse.


    The entire cave was surrounded by a thin ellipsoid spherical light shield, and when fish and crabs in the water hit the shield, they bounced off like rubber.


    After waiting for almost ten minutes, no senior expert appeared, so Chen Mobai slowly turned around to explore. Sear?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Upon careful inspection, he found that it was a small underwater cave.


    The place where he was standing should be the front hall of the cave, with a pedestal in each of the four corners, each with a formation flag inserted into it. Together with the main pedestal in the center of the cave behind him, they formed a simple water-avoidance formation.Thanks to Chen Mobai''s diligent study of Formation class, he was able to identify the second-tier middle-grade Formation of this cave. Apart from gathering spiritual energy, avoiding water, hiding, and protection, there was no other harmful function.


    He cautiously tested the Formation according to what he had learned in school, and only after about an hour of confirmation did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.


    After making sure that the cave was not a trap, Chen Mobai waited for another half an hour before starting to move.


    As expected, the cave was very small, with only three side halls besides the main hall. The middle one should be the cultivation room, but he didn''t know if anyone was inside. Chen Mobai took out a "Wooden Armor Talisman" from his pocket and held it in his palm. This was his life-saving talisman that could withstand attacks from cultivators at the sixth level of Qi Refining after activation.


    With the talisman in hand, he felt a little safer. Chen Mobai then took out a coin and gently rolled it towards the door of the side hall.


    Zi!


    As soon as the coin rolled to the door, a blue electric light flashed, turning the jade-like coin into a mist.


    Seeing this scene, Chen Mobai felt heartbroken. This one-yuan coin was worth as much as a Good Deed. It was the basic unit of currency on the Di Yuan Star, made by crushing dried spiritual stones and blending them with other minerals and metals. A point of spiritual energy was infused into it for anti-counterfeiting purposes.


    Chen Mobai only had five yuan of pocket money per week and had worked hard to earn eighty points of Good Deed for himself. Losing a coin like this made him hesitate.


    After waiting for a while and seeing no movement from the middle side hall triggered by the prohibition, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but try again. He searched his whole body and found that the coin was the only thing he could use to test, so he reluctantly rolled another coin towards the other two side halls.


    Zi!


    Hua!


    Two completely different sounds and lights made Chen Mobai widen his eyes. The prohibition on the door of the left side hall was the same as the one in the middle side hall, and the coin was directly vaporized by the blue electric light.


    But the prohibition on the door of the right side hall was completely different. It manifested as a deep blue water ripple, pushing the coin back like a ripple. Chen Mobai stepped aside, allowing the coin to roll back until it stopped. He then took out another coin and hit it precisely, confirming that there was no residual prohibition on the coin before putting it away.


    He approached the door of the right side hall, cautiously testing it several times before finally confirming that the prohibition on the door was not harmful and began to try to crack it. However, Chen Mobai had no talisman to break the prohibition, and his cultivation technique was only the Five Elements Inner Skill taught in school, used to lay a foundation.


    "If I had known, I would have bought that ''Water Sword Talisman'' that I had been eyeing for a long time."After trying for a long time, Chen Mobai still couldn''t break the water wave restriction on the door, and he couldn''t help but feel a bit regretful. In his shopping cart on the Immortal Gate''s trading market, there were many items he wanted to buy.


    Among them was a water sword talisman worth 30 Good Deeds, a middle-grade first-order talisman, which was suitable for his Qi Refining fifth level.


    He felt the strength of the water wave restriction on the side hall door and thought it was about the same as the "Wood Armor Talisman" in his hand. If he used a "Water Sword Talisman," it should be enough to break the restriction.


    After thinking through all his knowledge, Chen Mobai really had no other options.


    He could only return to the main hall of the water mansion, sit on the central flag base where he had woken up, and begin meditating to recover the mana he had consumed while attempting to break the water wave restriction.


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    "Huh?"


    As soon as he started meditating, he was so shocked that he jumped up, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and opened the software to test the concentration of spiritual energy.


    ¡¾Spiritual Energy Value: 60¡¿


    "This place is actually a middle-grade second-order spiritual vein."


    Chen Mobai became even more frightened. This water mansion was either a wealthy family''s private residence or a higher-ranking cultivator''s cave dwelling. If they saw him, a stranger, appearing here, they would definitely not be friendly.


    "How did I end up here?... Right, that turtle shell..."


    Chen Mobai finally remembered the key point, but he searched the entire water mansion''s front hall that he could access, even turning over the pots of flowers and plants, but he couldn''t find the turtle shell.


    "It''s over, how am I going to explain this to my parents?"


    After waiting another hour and checking the time, Chen Mobai felt that his parents would be home from work soon, so he could only take the last resort.


    He dialed 911.


    He hoped that the law enforcement cultivators of the Immortal Gate could locate his mobile phone and rescue him from this water mansion.

 Chapter 4 – Return to City

    "How should I explain when I call for help? That I was brought here by a turtle shell? That I was kidnapped? Or that I got lost?"


    Just after Chen Mobai nervously dialed the phone number of the Immortal Gate''s law enforcement department, something shocking happened.


    His phone had no signal!


    He couldn''t make a call!


    Even at the bottom of the sea, several kilometers deep on the Elemental Star, the Immortal Gate''s celestial star coverage could be reached.


    Chen Mobai even heard a fifth-order formation master proudly say on TV that even two thousand years ago, during the war that opened up the world, Immortal Gate cultivators who entered the depths of the earth could still receive signals from the Elemental Star, maintaining communication between each cultivator.


    Where was he exactly?


    Chen Mobai was completely perplexed!


    He had thought through all his knowledge reserves and even explored every safe place in this water palace, tapping every brick on the ground.


    But in the end, Chen Mobai could only sit helplessly on the ground in the front hall, unable to find any clues to leave.


    Just as he was about to resign himself to meditate and cultivate, his phone screen suddenly lit up with a silver light, catching his attention. Sear?h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Huh?"


    He found that there was suddenly a software icon on his phone that he had never downloaded before.


    The icon was a small green turtle.


    Below it was the software name:


    [Turtle Treasure]!


    What was this?


    Chen Mobai instinctively moved his finger to the software icon, wanting to uninstall it. He couldn''t allow software he didn''t know to appear on his phone.


    Then, a red font popped up on the screen saying [Unable to uninstall].


    What was going on?


    His phone was out of control!


    Chen Mobai was so angry that he was about to shut down and restart the phone when a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him.


    Could this Turtle Treasure... be the turtle shell!?


    He quickly clicked on it and opened the software.


    The action went smoothly without any problems.


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    There was a simple homepage with only three function buttons - [Teleport], [Return to City], and [Proxy].


    Chen Mobai was both shocked and delighted, but still a little uneasy. After confirming that there was no explanation, he pressed the [Return to City] button according to his own understanding.


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    As he pressed the Return to City button, a line of text suddenly appeared on the phone screen.


    Just as Chen Mobai was still thinking about what counted as a disturbance, a burst of silver light suddenly flashed, surrounding him and spiraling out of the void, taking him away from the water palace.


    "I''m back already?"


    After the silver light had faded, Chen Mobai found himself standing in the room again, his hand resting on the turtle shell.


    "Swish."


    He quickly withdrew his hand, then retreated back to the bed, taking out a sword that his father had bought him when he was a child in a cave scenic area.


    The sword was shiny, but it was a child''s model, only thirty centimeters long, and looked like a toy.


    In the room, it was quiet for about two minutes.


    Chen Mobai stared at the turtle shell. Just as he was thinking about how to deal with it, the sound of the front door opening came from downstairs.


    It was his mother coming back.The familiar sound of opening and closing doors let Chen Mobai know who was coming.


    Because there was a sign hanging on the door of Chen Mobai''s room that said "cultivating," his mother did not come up to disturb him, but he still heard the familiar grumbling voice.


    "This child, I told him to practice breathing in the cultivation room at the spiritual vein, but he still likes to stay in his own room..."


    Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not go downstairs.


    He gently put the children''s version of the Demon-Slaying Sword back into its sheath, and then used light body technique to land in front of the turtle shell, carefully examining it.


    ...


    The next day.


    Chen Mobai went downstairs with a tired spirit, ate the carefully prepared breakfast under his mother''s nagging, and then hurriedly caught the bus with his backpack.


    After the morning self-study session, an old man dressed in plain clothes walked into the classroom on time.


    "Hello, Teacher Ding!"


    After the students stood up to greet him, Old Man Ding nodded calmly.


    "Today, we will continue to explain the solidification of defensive spells..."


    The Immortal Gate textbook divides all the content that cultivators need to learn into four subjects.


    They are [Arts], [Pills], [Tools], and [Formations]!


    After these four subjects are subdivided, there are dozens of courses and specialties. For high school students, it is necessary to choose one subject as the main course and lay the foundation for their future learning.


    It is equivalent to the science and humanities division in high school before the Earth entered the world of cultivation.


    But now there are four subjects to choose from for cultivation.


    After all, if you want to pass the entrance exam for those great Dao academies, in addition to the basic score of the college entrance examination and the realm of cultivation, the most critical factor is the examination of the academy itself.


    And Chen Mobai''s class has all chosen [Arts] as their main subject.


    He didn''t know why others chose this subject, but he chose Arts simply because it was the cheapest.


    The rest, whether it is Pills, Tools, or Formations, requires certain resources and Good Deeds to practice or even improve.


    But Arts is the most straightforward.


    Just one word: practice!


    And Arts can choose to become a talisman master as the advanced route, which is also a very promising career among all the skills of cultivation.


    Chen Mobai has always aspired to become a talisman master since he was young.


    He has a family foundation, and his mother works in a talisman paper production factory. Under her influence, he also has some experience, and he can shorten some time in the future when he starts practicing.


    Old Man Ding is named Ding Jinglue and is a well-known cultivator in Danxia City.


    His aptitude was also decent when he was young, with a three-attribute spiritual root, slightly better than Chen Mobai.


    He had an average score on the college entrance examination and barely entered the local Danzhu University. But he was tenacious, and after twenty years of hard study at Danzhu University, he passed the ascension exam in the top ten academies and was included in the academy out of turn.


    But his achievements came too late.


    Even though he entered the Pure Yang Academy and practiced to the Qi Refining stage before the age limit of sixty, and also obtained the Foundation Establishment secret method, he still failed.


    After using up the opportunity for Foundation Establishment in the Pure Yang Academy, Ding Jinglue suffered for another twenty years and returned to the Qi Refining stage again, and then made a great effort to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.


    Unfortunately, he still failed.After two attempts, all his potential was exhausted, and Ding Jinglue returned to his birthplace, Danxia City, and became a teacher.


    Before Foundation Establishment, he was wholeheartedly devoted to cultivation. However, after returning to his roots, he found himself with more time to study the various arts of immortality.


    Among them, Ding Jinglue had a profound understanding of the path of magical techniques since it didn''t require any capital. However, his lecturing skills were average, and most people would feel drowsy while listening.


    Usually, Chen Mobai didn''t pay much attention, but today was different.

 Chapter 5 – Technique to enhance spiritual roots

    When Ding Jinglue announced the end of class, everyone in the classroom rushed to the practice room. Chen Mobai pretended to fall behind and didn''t catch up with the first group, then stomped his foot and sighed, using the excuse of going to the bathroom to sneak into the teacher''s office.


    In the Immortal Gate teaching, there were only morning classes and self-study in the afternoon. After class, students crowded into the practice room, and teachers were no exception. Except for the old cultivators like Ding Jinglue who had exhausted their potential and were destined not to establish a foundation, others like Chai Deyun were practicing outside of class, racing against time.


    However, even so, only Ding Jinglue gave up his spot in the second-stage Qi Refining practice room. Chen Mobai thought that there should only be Ding Jinglue in the teacher''s office at this time, but when he arrived at the door, he found that there was already a classmate inside besides himself. It was not Song Zheng, the inheritor of Ding Jinglue''s teachings, but Yan Bingxuan, another genius in their class who had reached the later stage of Qi Refining.


    With a beautiful face without makeup, long hair down to her shoulders, and a school uniform that couldn''t hide her tall figure, Yan Bingxuan lightly frowned when she saw Chen Mobai standing at the door, then bowed slightly to Ding Jinglue and left. Chen Mobai nodded at Yan Bingxuan as she walked out, and she hesitated for a moment before responding with a nod as well. Although they were in the same class, they only had a nodding acquaintance.


    However, Chen Mobai felt that compared to last semester, Yan Bingxuan''s personality and temperament seemed to have become colder. Like matching her name, this genius cultivator made herself more and more indifferent.


    "Chen Mobai, why are you here instead of waiting at the practice room? Why do you have time to come to me?" Ding Jinglue thought he was a relatively humorous person. Chen Mobai smiled and walked in with him.


    "Well, my mother hired a tutor to teach me how to apply spells in practice in order to get a good score in the college entrance examination. Yesterday, he left me with a homework assignment to crack a water-like defense prohibition, but I am really dull and have no way to do it, so I came to ask for your help, Mr. Ding."


    After Chen Mobai finished speaking, Ding Jinglue didn''t doubt him. After all, the best way to improve spell cultivation was through continuous practice. Although the school taught a wide range of content, it was indeed not as good as some private tutors in specific spells and prohibitions.


    "Your mother is quite generous. Private tutors are not cheap." Ding Jinglue searched for the origin of the water prohibition in his spell database according to Chen Mobai''s description, while casually asking.


    "My mother has high expectations for me, and I can only work hard. Thank you very much, Mr. Ding." Chen Mobai couldn''t say much, he could only be evasive, and then told Ding Jinglue in detail about his attempts to test the water prohibition with coins in the Water Palace.


    "According to your description, it is very likely that this prohibition is formed by solidifying these three spells." After Ding Jinglue gave up on establishing a foundation, he focused all his energy on education. He was very attentive to Chen Mobai, who took the initiative to seek advice. He pulled out three spells from his spell database and sent them to Chen Mobai''s personal database address.


    Flowing Water Cover, Surging Wave Curse, and Scale Wave Art.


    "I have sent the specific spell content and cracking methods to your personal database. Go home and try it out yourself. If it still doesn''t work, you can write a report and send it to me." Chen Mobai saw that Ding Jinglue had packaged the documents of these three spells and sent them to his interface address, and thanked him repeatedly.


    If you wanted to download the information of these three spells from the Immortal Gate spell database, you would need to pay thirty points of Good Deed.Moreover, without Teacher Ding Jinglue, who is extremely knowledgeable in spell research, Chen Mobai would have to search the vast ocean of the internet by himself, not knowing how many days and nights it would take.


    The school''s benefits are really great!


    Chen Mobai sighed from the bottom of his heart, which is why they attach so much importance to the college entrance examination. S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    If one can be admitted to those great academies, not only can they obtain spells, but even secret methods for breaking through realms, divine abilities, and immortal techniques can be obtained for free.


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    On Earth''s Elemental Star, due to the influence of a previous mechanical civilization, there is basically no barrier to knowledge.


    As long as one''s cultivation reaches the late stage of the Elemental Infant, they can obtain the Deification secret method passed down by the Immortal Gate for free.


    It is precisely because of this atmosphere that the Immortal Gate can still give birth to Deification ancestors in the resource-depleted domain of Earth''s Elemental Star.


    "By the way, Teacher Ding, was Yan Bingxuan also here to consult you on spells just now?"


    Before leaving, Chen Mobai thought of what had just happened and asked subconsciously.


    "Her? After entering the late stage of Qi Refining, she seems to have decided to transform her dual-attribute True Spiritual Root of Gold and Water into an Ice Spiritual Root and is consulting me on the insights of purifying and upgrading her spiritual root."


    Chen Mobai didn''t expect to get an answer, but Ding Jinglue said it directly, causing the former to widen his eyes in shock.


    "This... can spiritual roots be transformed and upgraded?"


    "Oh, you haven''t reached that level yet, but it''s not a problem to tell you in advance."


    Ding Jinglue tapped on his keyboard a few more times, selected a document, and sent it to Chen Mobai.


    "The reason I was able to be admitted to the Pure Yang Academy was that I had secluded myself in the Danzhu Academy for twenty years, transforming my spiritual root into the Three Yang Body, which is a variant of the mutant spiritual root."


    "However, after twenty years of hard work, although my spiritual root has become top-grade, the time left for me to achieve the perfection of Qi Refining was insufficient."


    "You all know the story of my later years. Even with the Three Yang Body, I failed to establish my foundation twice and exhausted my potential."


    Chen Mobai briefly skimmed the document on spiritual roots sent by Ding Jinglue and understood the reason.


    On Earth''s Elemental Star, due to the lack of resources, the powerful figures of the Immortal Gate can only devote themselves to researching spells and cultivation techniques, hoping to improve the overall quality of Immortal Gate cultivators.


    Six thousand years ago, Master Tianbo created the "Gold Pointing Technique", which could enhance the Gold attribute of spiritual roots. When cultivated to the peak, it could transform an ordinary pseudo-spiritual root below 20 into a Gold ¡¾Heavenly Spiritual Root¡¿.


    Up to now, the Immortal Gate has more than a dozen secret techniques that can purify and enhance spiritual roots.


    Even secret techniques for transforming into Ice Spiritual Roots, Thunder Spiritual Roots, and Wind Spiritual Roots are widely circulated in various academies and colleges.


    "The better the spiritual root, the faster the cultivation. But if you spend time on improving your spiritual root, the time for Qi Refining will be reduced accordingly. I am a negative example."


    "Therefore, the Immortal Gate has regulations that this content will not be taught in classrooms before college to prevent you from being distracted."


    "After entering college, all the major academies and colleges have secret techniques for purifying and enhancing spiritual roots suitable for their own inheritance, but whether to practice them still depends on the individual."

 Chapter 6 – Five Elements Technique

    Chen Mobai checked the time. There was still over an hour before the first batch of students in the cultivation room finished, so he wasn''t in a hurry to leave. Instead, he began to ask more about the purification and enhancement of spiritual roots. S~ea??h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Yan Bingxuan''s family must have a master who knew that her spiritual root could be transformed into an Ice Spiritual Root through the ''Condensation Frost Technique''. Therefore, she started working towards this goal from the beginning of her cultivation."


    "The lower the realm, the less time and resources are consumed in the purification and enhancement of spiritual roots."


    "She is already in the late stage of Qi Refining at a young age. It is conservatively estimated that she can attempt Foundation Establishment three times, so she wants to transform into an Ice Spiritual Root before reaching the perfection of Qi Refining."


    "Once successful, she can enter the Natural Academy of the Ten Great Academies without examination. If she goes a step further, she may not be unable to pass the assessment of the Four Great Taoist Academies and rise to the heavens in one step."


    The Four Great Taoist Academies were founded by the five Deification ancestors who established the Immortal Gate.


    Every graduate is a high-ranking member of the Immortal Gate''s future.


    Over the past thousands of years, the success rate of Foundation Establishment among students of the Four Great Taoist Academies has exceeded 80%.


    For Danxia City, a blessed land on the edge of the Immortal Gate, the last person to be admitted to the Four Great Taoist Academies was the Red Robe Taoist master Yu Tianguang a hundred years ago, who has now successfully formed his Golden Core.


    After leaving Old Man Ding''s office, Chen Mobai waited for about ten minutes and became the second batch of people to enter the cultivation room.


    After placing his phone and turning on the auxiliary cultivation recording mode, he sat quietly and began to operate the Qi Nourishing Technique again, refining the spiritual power enhanced by the elixir for his own use.


    Time slowly passed, and the Soul Calming Mantra woke Chen Mobai up as usual.


    He walked out of the door of the cultivation room, and only a dozen unlucky ones from the third batch were left outside.


    Looking around, he saw his desk mate Lu Hongsheng and a few classmates he usually got along with. They greeted each other and then went home separately.


    Usually, these close friends could have some spiritual tea and play some small games to practice magic after school.


    But after entering the third year of high school, all these recreational activities were cancelled.


    The intense pressure of further studies made Lu Hongsheng, who was usually lazy due to his inferior spiritual root, start to work hard.


    Before going home, Chen Mobai bought a box of glass beads for practicing spiritual power rotation at a convenience store on the roadside.


    After getting home, while waiting for the food to cook, he cut some more small talisman papers and logged onto the online trading platform, only to find that there was only one fellow city cultivator bidding.


    18 Good Deeds.


    It was a bit low, but Chen Mobai would have agreed to the deal as usual, as his products were made in a small workshop and were definitely cheaper than those in regular stores.


    But today he wanted to explore the water mansion from the turtle shell teleportation again, so he didn''t rush to do business.


    After eating and cleaning up, Chen Mobai returned to his room.


    He took the turtle shell in his hand and observed it carefully, but it was still the same as last night, just an ordinary old turtle shell, full of traces of smoke and fire, without any spiritual energy.


    If it weren''t for yesterday''s magical journey, Chen Mobai would never believe that this thing was actually a space artifact.


    He put the turtle shell in the drawer of the bedside table, took out his phone, and clicked on the app called "Turtle Treasure".


    After exploring it all night yesterday, he had some understanding of this "Turtle Treasure".


    There are three functions. "Town Portal" is self-explanatory, it''s to return here.


    As for whether this town refers to his room or the place where the turtle shell is, it remains to be verified.


    Another function closely related to "Town Portal" is "Teleportation", which, according to Chen Mobai''s understanding, was the culprit that sent him to the mysterious water mansion yesterday.


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    The last one, "Proxy", he had no clue about.


    Obviously, the three functions can''t be used unlimitedly. Only when the virtual buttons of these three functions in the software are raised can they respond when touched. Now only "Teleportation" is lit.


    Last night, Chen Mobai waited until three o''clock in the morning and found this. He used teleportation again and went to the water mansion.


    However, he still got nothing, but after cultivating in the second-order spiritual land for a night, the aftereffects of taking the elixir had been worn away by five or six tenths.


    Chen Mobai estimated that if he closed himself off and cultivated in the water mansion for another two or three days, he could almost eliminate the hidden dangers of breaking through by taking the elixir, and then practice the Five Elements Technique again to enhance his Qi Refining realm.


    It was for this reason that Chen Mobai plucked up the courage to go to the water mansion again and even tried to break the prohibition in the back hall.


    This is a second-order medium-grade spiritual land. To rent such a level of earth vein spiritual energy in the Immortal Gate, it costs 160 Good Deeds per month.


    Converted, every day Chen Mobai cultivates in the water mansion is equivalent to freeloading 5.33 Good Deeds. Poor him, working hard to cut talisman papers, he only earns twenty or thirty Good Deeds a month.


    Thinking about it this way, it''s no wonder Chen Mobai looks down on the small business of his online workshop.


    "According to the time of the two round trips yesterday, the cooldown time of this ''Teleportation'' should be 6 hours, while ''Town Portal'' is longer, requiring 10 hours. The cooldown start time is from the last use..."


    Chen Mobai calculated the time points of his two experiences last night in his heart and came to a preliminary conclusion.


    Half an hour later, exactly ten hours had passed since he teleported back in the morning, and the "Town Portal" button lit up in his eyes.


    This way, if he finds something wrong, he can come back immediately.


    Chen Mobai immediately hung a "Do Not Disturb" sign on his door, locked the door from the inside, took a deep breath, and clicked on the raised "Teleportation" button on the Turtle Treasure app on his phone.


    "Do you choose to teleport to location 1 (unnamed)?"


    Chen Mobai clicked "Yes".Then, a silver light flickered, and he seemed to turn into light, disappearing from the room after about five or six seconds.


    He looked up.


    Chen Mobai found himself in a familiar underwater environment, suppressing the joy from his heart.


    Although he didn''t know where he was, at least, he now had a secret base of the second-order middle grade.


    He took out a box of glass beads he had prepared in advance, and poured his spiritual power into it. The originally transparent beads began to glow with a variety of colors. This was because Chen Mobai practiced the Five Elements Technique, and his spiritual power was a fusion of five attributes.


    The Five Elements Technique was a foundational method created by a Deification ancestor of the Immortal Gate after a thousand years of contemplation. Any cultivator who practiced it would automatically transform it into the spiritual power attribute most suitable for themselves. It was like a tailor-made Qi Refining technique for each cultivator, perfectly matching their physique and spiritual root.


    For example, Chen Mobai''s spiritual root attributes were: Metal 23, Wood 27, Water 23, Fire 17, Earth 10.


    Therefore, the spiritual power he generated from practicing the Five Elements Technique would be 23% metal attribute, 27% wood attribute... perfectly adapted to his spiritual root attributes.


    Moreover, these Five Elements spiritual powers would cycle and generate each other, promoting the advancement of his cultivation level during practice. This was the biggest reliance for the Immortal Gate to enable everyone to cultivate in the resource-poor land of Di Yuan Star.

 Chapter 7 – Complex prohibition

    However, the Five Elements Technique is not omnipotent.


    For cultivators like Chen Mobai, whose spiritual root attributes are not significantly different, the Five Elements Technique is a supreme mystical technique. The spiritual power cultivated not only matches their own constitution but also progresses at a decent pace.


    But for those cultivators with superior spiritual root attributes, it is quite mediocre.


    For instance, cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots only need to cultivate a single attribute of spiritual power. This not only doubles their efficiency, but their magical power is also pure, and they face fewer bottlenecks when breaking through realms.


    Generally speaking, every cultivator is born with 100 points of spiritual root attributes.


    Within the territory of the Immortal Gate''s blessed land, every cultivator needs to undergo a precise spiritual root examination at a third-grade hospital before starting Qi Refining. They must confirm their spiritual root attributes and receive a spiritual root evaluation report from the hospital before they can enroll in school.


    Take Chen Mobai for example: Gold 23, Wood 27, Water 23, Fire 17, Earth 10.


    The Immortal Gate stipulates that as long as one''s spiritual root attribute exceeds 20, it means they possess that attribute''s spiritual root. Chen Mobai has Gold, Wood, and Water spiritual roots, and he is barely classified in the sequence of "True Spiritual Roots".


    This is what makes his desk mate, Lu Hongsheng, quite disgruntled. Lu Hongsheng''s spiritual roots are: Gold 8, Wood 25, Water 23, Fire 22, Earth 22.


    In reality, there is little difference between him and Chen Mobai. However, because his spiritual root attributes are more evenly distributed, the hospital classified him as having four attributes of "False Spiritual Roots".


    As for the so-called "Heavenly Spiritual Roots", it means that one of the five elements'' spiritual root points exceeds 80!


    This means that even Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivators will have the other four types of spiritual roots in their bodies, but they are extremely rare.


    As for the theoretically perfect Heavenly Spiritual Root with 100 points, there has been no record of it in the countless years of the Immortal Gate.


    The spiritual power cultivated through the Five Elements Technique will automatically match each cultivator''s spiritual root attributes. Even for Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivators, the cultivated spiritual power will be mixed with some other four elemental attributes, like some unnecessary impurities.


    The same principle applies to cultivators with different spiritual roots.


    However, all of this is completely unimportant to Chen Mobai.


    He operates the Five Elements Technique taught by the school, infusing his Five Elements spiritual power into the glass bead, causing the bead to emit a rainbow light, as if a halo was floating up from his palm.


    This glass bead is a small toy for exercising control over spiritual power. At the first level of Qi Refining, one can control one bead. With Chen Mobai''s current strength at the fifth level of Qi Refining, he should be able to control five beads at the same time, at will.


    However, he had just entered the fifth level of Qi Refining, and his realm was not yet stable, so he didn''t push himself.


    According to the information given by Old Man Ding, he controlled four glass beads to fly towards the right side hall.


    With a splash.


    A ripple of water appeared, bouncing the first arriving glass bead away. Then a second ripple, a third ripple, each bouncing away the glass beads that flew in...


    Chen Mobai held his phone, looking at the three spell descriptions given by Old Man Ding, with a worried expression.


    He found that the water ripple prohibition in this side hall actually had the characteristics of the Flowing Water Shield, the Surge Curse, and the Scale Wave Technique. With his current realm, to break this complex prohibition, unless he used a powerful talisman, he could only wait until he reached the later stage of Qi Refining to try.


    "Forget it, I should focus on cultivation first. There will be plenty of time to explore this Water Mansion in the future."


    In the end, Chen Mobai checked the time and decided not to waste this second-grade medium-quality spiritual land. He sat cross-legged in the center of the main hall and began to meditate and cultivate.


    Today, he had sent a text message to his parents in advance, saying that he was going to retreat in his room and not to disturb him.


    The pure water-element spiritual energy turned into blue light particles, which were refined by the Five Elements Technique. After the cycle of the Five Elements generating each other, it turned into the spiritual power most suitable for Chen Mobai''s spiritual roots and constitution, slowly circulating throughout his body, nourishing the meridians and acupoints that were forcibly opened due to taking the elixir.


    Within the Immortal Gate, although resources are scarce, thanks to thousands of years of management, plus the resources plundered from wars, the variety of spiritual herbs is basically complete. Moreover, according to the geomantic omen of the blessed land, they are cultivated to be quite good.


    Alchemy, as one of the four major sciences of the Immortal Gate, combined with medicine, allows the properties of medicinal materials to be perfectly utilized. This is the foundation for the Immortal Gate to support three hundred million cultivators with a single star of earth element.


    The Immortal Gate has basically all types of elixirs. S§×ar?h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However, there is one type of elixir that is rarely refined, and that is the Foundation Establishment Pill.


    This ancient pill formula is also collected by the Immortal Gate, but it was banned from being refined by the Immortal Gate five thousand years ago. Not because there is a problem with the pill, but because it is too wasteful.


    The Foundation Establishment Pill is a third-grade inferior spiritual medicine, and the main ingredient for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, the Jade Marrow Golden Mushroom, is a third-grade superior. Using it to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill is simply a waste of resources.


    Moreover, the Jade Marrow Golden Mushroom can be used to refine a pill called "Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill", which can assist Foundation Establishment cultivators in forming their Golden Elixir.


    If the Immortal Gate had abundant resources, and the Jade Marrow Golden Mushrooms were continuously grown in the medicinal garden waiting to be harvested, then it would be acceptable to use a small amount to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill while refining the "Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill".


    But the problem is that the Immortal Gate does not have many resources. Although the variety of spiritual herbs is complete, only two blessed lands can cultivate the Jade Marrow Golden Mushroom. It''s not enough to refine the "Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill", so how could they waste it on refining the Foundation Establishment Pill?


    Although the lower-level cultivators disagree with this rule of the Immortal Gate, the biggest difference between the cultivation civilization and the mechanical civilization is that the upper echelons decide everything.


    The value of a Golden Elixir Taoist master exceeds ten Foundation Establishment cultivators. Given a single Jade Marrow Golden Mushroom, should it be used to refine the "Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill" or the "Foundation Establishment Pill"?


    The answer is obvious.


    It is for this reason that for cultivators of the Immortal Gate, the difficulty of Foundation Establishment is even greater than ascending to heaven.


    In ancient times, at least there was the Foundation Establishment Pill to look forward to. But now, 99% of cultivators can only rely on themselves to break through.


    This is why the cultivators of the Immortal Gate all want to enter the Dao Academy.


    Because in the Dao Academy, although they also do not refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, they can refine the next level of auxiliary pills for Foundation Establishment. Moreover, there are many secret methods to increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment, not to mention the experience of Foundation Establishment, which is countless. They can always find one that matches themselves.The Purple Fire Pill that Chen Mobai used to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining was produced by the Chixia Academy in Danxia City, and only a hundred pills were released each month.


    Chen Mobai was able to secure the purchasing qualification because he had established a relationship with a senior student from the Chixia Academy while selling talisman papers. This senior student happened to work part-time as a customer service representative at the Chixia Academy''s online flagship store and managed to pull some strings internally.


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    Every type of pill requires corresponding instructions for consumption and a credit endorsement.


    In the ancient times before the Immortal Gate, many cultivators suffered worse than death because they recklessly consumed pills.


    Now, if a pill is not produced by a reputable pharmacy, no cultivator would dare to consume it if it lacks instructions, a signature from a pill refining master, and a qualification certificate.

 Chapter 8 – Blue Arrow Talisman

    The Immortal Gate inherited many systems from the civilization of the previous generation on the Diyuan Star. For example, any medicine put on the market must indicate all the ingredients contained in the medicine on the packaging.


    In other words, the prescription for each medicine must be attached to it.


    But if one wants to rely on the prescription attached to the medicine instructions to produce the finished product, it is basically impossible.


    The combination of modern pharmaceutical technology and alchemy is so complicated that it cannot be explained even if one talks about it for three days and three nights. Therefore, although the prescriptions for medicines are public knowledge, the pharmaceutical industry is still a monopolized industry.


    However, each major university and academy spends enormous resources to research and develop new medicines, and they deserve to make money. Otherwise, there would be no one willing to invest in the pharmaceutical industry just relying on the subsidies from the Immortal Gate.


    The Purple Fire Pill of the Chixia Academy is a medicine specifically designed for breaking through the mid-stage of Qi Refining.


    Among them, the success rate of taking the Purple Fire Pill is the highest when breaking through from the fourth layer of Qi Refining to the fifth layer, with a success rate of about 60-70%. However, when breaking through from the fifth layer to the sixth layer, the success rate is directly cut in half, with only about 20-30%.


    Moreover, if a cultivator with a lot of water spiritual roots takes it, the effect is reduced by another half, while if a cultivator with more wood and fire spiritual roots takes it, the success rate can be increased by another 10%.


    But even so, the Purple Fire Pill is still the most popular medicine among the same level of medicines.


    Because of its mild nature, the Chixia Academy has been constantly improving the production process of the Purple Fire Pill for hundreds of years and has achieved the perfect level of no toxicity.


    After taking it, it only takes ten days to half a month to dissolve the sequelae of forced breakthroughs by using the Immortal Gate''s popular Qi cultivation technique.


    Chen Mobai was lucky.


    Because the Purple Fire Pill is mainly made from the "Ziyang Kui" unique to Danxia City, which contains a trace of Yang Fire Purple Qi. If it is dissolved with water spiritual Qi, it can achieve twice the result with half the effort.


    This Water Mansion happened to be built on a second-grade medium-grade water spiritual vein, where the water spiritual Qi was the most abundant.


    Two days later.


    Chen Mobai opened his eyes with a look of surprise.


    Feeling the spiritual power in his body as agile as his fingers, he confirmed that his Qi Refining fifth layer realm had been completely stabilized.


    It was even earlier than he expected, which could only mean that he had underestimated the water vein''s spiritual Qi of the second-grade medium-grade.


    But he couldn''t blame himself. After all, he was just an ordinary child from an ordinary family and had never practiced in a spiritual land of this level before. Sear?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He took out the box of glass beads he had bought before.


    One, two, three... until the fifth one emitted a dazzling light and flew slowly from his palm, Chen Mobai showed a happy smile.


    Now, he might really be able to practice to the sixth layer of Qi Refining before the college entrance examination.


    He stood up and stretched lazily.


    Chen Mobai once again looked at the Water Mansion.


    It was still the same as usual, with no change.


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    In the past two days, he had consulted Old Ding again, using the excuse that his private tutor saw his rapid progress and increased the difficulty of his coursework, and came up with this complex ban problem.


    Old Ding thought that he had been very helpful in teaching Chen Mobai and was even more pleased after inquiring carefully about the characteristics of the complex ban, combining his teaching experience, and giving two ways to crack it.The first method is similar to what Chen Mobai had in mind. It uses powerful ban-breaking talismans to strike at the weakest point of the restriction and break it with force.


    The second method is to use cleverness to break the complex restriction. Although it is powerful, it is a combination of multiple spells that are interlinked and very precise. If one of them is broken, the others will be stuck due to the disappearance of one of the spells.


    If the person who set the restriction is of average level, even if one of the spells is broken, the remaining ones will conflict with each other and automatically collapse.


    Old man Ding was quite proud and gave Chen Mobai the second solution. He needed to use a magical tool infused with wood attribute spiritual power to cut off the supply of spiritual energy from the water veins of the water palace. Then, after the compound restriction was revealed, he could use the corresponding method to break it one by one.


    However, Chen Mobai was broke and the only magical tool he had was the children''s version of the demon-slaying sword hanging in his room. Because it was enchanted with a light spell, it barely qualified as a low-grade ornamental tool.


    After looking at the trading market on the Immortal Gate website, he found that the cheapest wood attribute magical tool that met the requirements cost 500 Good Deeds. He could only resort to the first method of breaking the restriction.


    Chen Mobai took out three talismans with blue long arrows engraved on them from his pocket, feeling distressed. This was a mid-grade first-tier "Blue Arrow Talisman" worth 35 Good Deeds each.


    After consulting with Old man Ding for two days, Chen Mobai knew that the best way to deal with unfamiliar water attribute restrictions was to use wood attribute spells or talismanic magical tools to break them. According to the Five Elements, using fire to attack water was the most effective.


    However, once the power of the water attribute restriction exceeded the initial estimate, the violent reaction of the water and fire spiritual energies would affect the ban-breaker. If one was not careful, they would be in trouble.


    Wood restrains water, and the stimulation of water attribute spiritual energy is not as intense as that of fire attribute spiritual energy. Even if the restriction''s power is abnormal, the aftermath will not be too intense.


    The power of the "Blue Arrow Talisman" was not much different from the "Water Sword Talisman" that Chen Mobai had previously put in his shopping cart. After casting it, the "Water Sword Talisman" would condense into a transparent flowing long sword, flexible and versatile, and could last for up to fifteen minutes. After the "Blue Arrow Talisman" was released, blue long arrows would be condensed according to the caster''s cultivation level, and up to six could be released in one breath. Chen Mobai was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, so he could release five long arrows.


    Although it was a bit wasteful, he had no choice. This was the most suitable talisman for breaking the restriction.


    In order to achieve success in one fell swoop, Chen Mobai not only used up all his savings but also sold all the blank talisman paper he had accumulated in his spare time, just to barely gather enough Good Deeds to buy these three "Blue Arrow Talismans."


    "If there is nothing valuable inside after breaking the restriction, I will be bleeding losses." Chen Mobai muttered to himself, gathering the spiritual energy in his body. He even took out his "Wood Armor Talisman" and infused it with spiritual energy to pre-activate it, in case of any accidents during the ban-breaking, and to prevent being impacted by the aftermath.


    Splash!


    Just at this moment, the sound of water rushing and splashing came. In Chen Mobai''s incredulous eyes, the spherical light shield that enveloped the entire water palace opened a gap and two figures fell down.An old man and a young man.


    The old man had gray hair, holding a black flag, but his eyes were full of sharpness.


    The young man had an ordinary appearance, wearing a brown robe, and as soon as he landed, he kept a two-meter distance from the old man.


    The two of them and Chen Mobai, who was standing in the front hall, formed a triangle, each looking at each other.

 Chapter 9 – East Wilderness

    "Young man, why are you in my master''s cave dwelling?"


    The oldest man was the first to recover, raising the black flag in his hand and asking with a furrowed brow.


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai felt a pang of alarm, his face showing embarrassment.


    In the Immortal Gate, it was forbidden to probe another''s cultivation level without their permission, so he had no idea of the two men''s realms. However, sensing the fluctuations of spiritual power, he figured they were not much different from his own.


    Moreover, the way this old and young pair entered the cave dwelling suggested they had the correct key.


    Although he had unintentionally entered the water mansion, he had occupied this treasure land for cultivation for a few days. Now, being caught red-handed by the disciples of the owner, he felt somewhat embarrassed.


    "Please forgive me, elder. I entered unintentionally and will leave immediately."


    Chen Mobai wanted to leave, but upon seeing the unfamiliar posture of the old and young pair who entered the water mansion, a thought flashed through his mind, and he halted his actions. Sear?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "I see, the Azure Water Formation shows no signs of damage. If the young man says he entered unintentionally, it must be true."


    The old man waved the black flag in his hand, checked the large formation protecting the entire cave dwelling, confirmed that the restrictions on the three side halls were intact, and breathed a sigh of relief. He nodded at Chen Mobai.


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    "I will open the formation now, and you can leave."


    As he spoke, Chen Mobai saw a two-meter-wide hole appear in the light shield covering the entrance of the main hall of the water mansion. However, the water outside did not rush in, as if blocked by an invisible force.


    Under the gaze of the old and young pair, and their obvious intention to see him off, Chen Mobai, despite his doubts, nodded and walked towards the hole.


    Buzz!


    Just as Chen Mobai was about to step through the light shield, a green light, like ink spilling from the sky, poured out from his clenched palm, forming a wooden armor that enveloped his entire body.


    Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!


    Three yellow-brown long needles appeared out of nowhere, their tips glowing with a dark yellow light, and stabbed into the wooden armor in front of Chen Mobai.


    "Is it just for trespassing into a private house? You actually used such a vicious method, is there no law anymore!"


    Chen Mobai turned around and saw the ordinary-looking young man holding a needle box in one hand and forming a seal with the other, his eyes cold. He was instantly furious.


    On the Earth Star ruled by the Immortal Gate, the laws of the previous civilization were upheld.


    Murder was a serious crime.


    If it weren''t for the fact that the "Wood Armor Talisman" had been pre-activated by Chen Mobai and automatically triggered when attacked, he might have been killed on the spot.


    "Don''t just stand there, do something!"


    Seeing his magical weapon blocked and Chen Mobai''s murderous intent, the brown-robed young man was afraid that the other party might have some mutually destructive method. Although he was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he didn''t want to waste too much spiritual power before breaking the restriction.


    So, while pulling out three more long needles from the needle box, he shouted at the old man.


    "Fine, watch my Divine Thunder!"


    The old man roared, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. He waved the black flag in his hand at Chen Mobai, then threw out a dark blue talisman from his sleeve.


    But the direction the talisman was aimed at was the brown-robed young man.


    With a loud thunderclap, the brown-robed young man cursed and then forcibly reversed his spiritual power, turning the flying needles that he had been controlling to shoot at Chen Mobai towards the old man.


    As Chen Mobai looked on in confusion, the brown-robed young man was hit by the old man''s Divine Thunder and fell down unwillingly.


    His flying needles were blocked by the power of the water mansion formation controlled by the old man''s waving black flag.


    With a "ding ding ding" sound, the flying needles fell onto the floor tiles, their tips piercing straight in, showing their sharpness.


    "Hahaha, with your third-rate inheritance from the Flying Probe Sect, you actually want to share the harvest of this secret realm with me. This is the lawless East Wilderness."


    The old man laughed loudly, waving the black flag in his hand again, controlling the Azure Water Formation to try to kill Chen Mobai. But the power of the latter''s "Wood Armor Talisman" had not yet been exhausted, blocking the oncoming water wave.


    "Where exactly is this place? East Wilderness? There''s no such place among the thirty-six heavens and seventy-two blessed lands of the Immortal Gate?"


    Chen Mobai was initially immersed in the shock of the old man and the young man turning against each other and trying to kill each other. But the burning heat in his palm as the spiritual power of the Wood Armor Talisman was exhausted brought him back to his senses.


    The old man''s cultivation level was unknown, but the black flag in his hand was the core of the water mansion''s large formation, capable of controlling the power of the entire formation.


    Although the Azure Water Formation had no killing power, if Chen Mobai were trapped like the brown-robed young man and hit by a thunder talisman, he would surely meet the same fate, dead beyond dead.


    At this critical moment of life and death, Chen Mobai did not hesitate and activated a prepared Green Arrow Talisman.


    Sssss...


    Five green long arrows appeared out of thin air like vines, covering the area where the old man was at an extremely fast speed."Hmph, if we were outside the Water Mansion, I would have definitely retreated."


    The old man chuckled, confidently waving the black flag in his hand. The power of the Azure Water Formation was activated, transforming into invisible ripples, which halted the four green arrows that were about to hit him in mid-air.


    "You little brat, how did you cultivate to the fifth level of Qi Refining with such poor aim..."


    Just as the old man was about to seal the entrance and trap Chen Mobai to death, his face suddenly froze.


    He found that he had lost control of the Azure Water Formation. He saw the light shield at the entrance, which was about to be sealed, stop. But Chen Mobai, who could have escaped from the Water Mansion Formation, was standing at the entrance, pulling out two more green arrow talismans, coldly staring at him.


    "How does this kid know about the ''protection'' of this formation flag?"


    The old man looked around and couldn''t help but shudder.


    It turned out that the green arrow talisman of Chen Mobai and the four spirit arrows aimed at him were just a diversion to attract his attention.


    Another arrow that seemed to have missed its mark had landed on a formation base not far from him, breaking the formation flag inserted on it.


    Although the Azure Water Formation was a second-order Formation, it had no defense against attacks from within the Formation.


    Chen Mobai, who had already figured out the Water Mansion, took advantage of this and broke one of the formation flags, causing the smoothly running formation to immediately jam.


    The old man''s face turned ashen. He glanced at the three side halls behind the Water Mansion, but feeling that the talismans in Chen Mobai''s hand were about to be activated, he gritted his teeth and prepared to retreat.


    His cultivation was only at the third level of Qi Refining.


    If it weren''t for the black flag in his hand controlling the core of the Azure Water Formation, he wouldn''t dare to take action against the brown-robed youth and Chen Mobai.


    But at that moment, the sky was filled with flickering green light. The two green arrow talismans in Chen Mobai''s hand had been activated, and ten spirit arrows formed in the air, aiming at the old man.


    "Young man, no, senior, please show mercy..."

 Chapter 10 – Suspicious and cunning villain

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    The old man begged for mercy while slapping two protective talismans that he had treasured onto his body. Upon seeing how ruthless Chen Mobai had been towards his companion just now, he hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and activating the two green arrow talismans in his hand. At the same time, five glowing beads rose up behind him, radiating colorful spiritual energy that looked like magical artifacts.


    "Watch my green arrow talismans," Chen Mobai thought that the old man who had just attacked the brown-clothed youth was a suspicious and cunning villain, so he faked an attack. While the two green arrow talismans exploded in front of the old man, ten spiritual arrows aimed at the yellow and blue shields that had risen around him, and behind the scenes, Chen Mobai also controlled the five glass beads to emit spiritual energy fluctuations, making them look dazzling like magical artifacts.


    As expected, the old man looked suspicious. He hesitated for a moment before biting his teeth and believing in his years of experience in fighting, making what he thought was the correct judgment. He believed that the two green arrow talismans that Chen Mobai had used were just a distraction and that the real killer move was the five colorful beads that emitted spiritual energy fluctuations like magical artifacts.


    In the end, he activated both first-grade middle-ranked defense talismans, which he used to save his life, and forcibly withstood the ten spiritual arrows. At the same time, the old man also threw out a black flag, which mobilized the spiritual energy of the water spirits that the Azure Water Formation could still control, turning them into surging water currents that swept over the colorful glass beads that were flying towards him from another direction.


    However, as soon as the spiritual energy turned into water currents touched the colorful beads that Chen Mobai had thrown out, they turned into flying dust like plaster powder.


    "Damn it, I fell for it. This brat is so cunning!" The old man had just thought of this when ten green spiritual arrows, which had condensed most of Chen Mobai''s spiritual power, had already hit the two defense talismans in front of him one after another, causing him to step back step by step. The yellow and blue shields on his body flickered like underpowered light bulbs.


    The old man was only at the third level of Qi Refining. Although he had rich experience in fighting and a good family background, he did not have the power of the Water Palace Formation and fell into the trap of empiricism, being calculated by Chen Mobai. At this time, the spiritual power in his dantian was almost completely drained by the two defense talismans, but even if he couldn''t hold on, he had to withstand it.


    The old man took out a bottle of spiritual energy-recovering pills, ignoring the waste and side effects, and swallowed them all in one breath. Then, his face turned red, but his spiritual energy fluctuation suddenly increased by a large margin. The yellow and blue shields also seemed to have received enough spiritual power and began to operate normally.


    Bang! Bang! Bang! Seven green spiritual arrows were blocked one after another and dissipated after exhausting their strength. The yellow shield on the old man''s body also reached its limit and turned into a ground of yellow light, disappearing.


    But at this time, the old man was happy instead because based on his years of experience in fighting, he had already estimated that his other water attribute defense talisman could completely block the remaining three spiritual arrows.


    He had killed a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining before with the third level of Qi Refining.


    Just as the old man was thinking about how to counterattack and kill Chen Mobai to monopolize the Water Palace, he suddenly realized something. "Wait, this brat was calculating me from the beginning!"


    The old man wanted to adjust his position, but it was too late. Chen Mobai''s spiritual power erupted, and the remaining power of the green arrow talismans exploded at once. Three green long arrows heavily hit the blue shield on the old man''s body, pushing him back three steps again.


    It was these three steps that made the old man''s back touch the stone door of the side hall in the middle of the Water Palace.


    Sizzle!The deep blue lightning restriction was triggered, shattering the old man''s desperate expression and the blue light shield that held most of his power. Then, without any hindrance, it entered his body, exploding him into pieces amidst his screams.


    "Huff, huff..."


    Chen Mobai breathed heavily, not only because of the exhaustion of his spiritual power, but also because he had witnessed a living person die in front of him for the first time. S~ea??h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Although he had seen countless such scenes in movies and TV shows.


    But never before had he felt such an indescribable impact.


    His mind was blank.


    Although neither person was killed by him, both had an indirect connection to him.


    Feeling dizzy, Chen Mobai sat down on the ground.


    He didn''t know how long it had been when a fish with rolled-up eyes landed beside him, splashing water. It was only then that Chen Mobai finally came to his senses.


    The Formation had been broken when one of its flags was shattered by his green arrow talisman.


    The hole that the old man had opened was now like a permanent fixture, never to be closed again.


    The fish had been drifting in the water, and by chance, it had entered the hole, lost the protection of the water current, and used up all its strength to jump to Chen Mobai''s side, rolling its eyes and dying.


    "I need to find a way to repair this protective Formation."


    Chen Mobai muttered to himself. He still didn''t know where this place was.


    According to the old man, it was a place called "Donghuang."


    There was no law and order here.


    If others were to discover this underwater mansion, Chen Mobai felt that reasoning with them would be useless.


    Therefore, it was best to repair the Formation and hide the underwater mansion again.


    However, Formation was notoriously difficult to master. Among the four subjects of techniques, pills, artifacts, and formations, Chen Mobai had worked hard in all of them, but his results were average.


    He walked to the flag that he had broken and wrapped it with a rope, standing it up again.


    But it didn''t work.


    With a sigh, Chen Mobai saw the black flag that the old man had crushed earlier. A flash of inspiration struck him, and he used his levitation technique to control the black flag from a distance, replacing the broken one.


    After waiting for a quarter of an hour, there was still no response.


    Chen Mobai racked his brains, recalling all the knowledge he had learned about formations in the classroom.


    Finally, he thought of an example that his teacher had mentioned.


    Formations were like intricate machines. After fixing a problem and replacing a part, they needed to be reactivated by injecting spiritual power, just like powering up a new device for a test run.


    Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment. After all, he was not a professional Formation master, and he was afraid that the activation step would be dangerous.


    However, thinking of the tremendous help the second-order mid-grade spiritual land had provided for his cultivation during these three days in the underwater mansion, he gritted his teeth and decided to take the risk.


    He injected spiritual power into the black flag.


    Still no response.


    No, the activation should be at the main flag.


    Chen Mobai remembered another piece of knowledge and walked to the central formation base in the front hall, pouring in his spiritual power.


    Hum!


    Then, to his delight, the hole in the Formation began to slowly shrink, eventually disappearing completely.


    It really worked.

 Chapter 11 – Harvest

    Seeing the formation start to operate again, Chen Mobai finally breathed a sigh of relief.


    He wanted to sit down and rest, but the sight of the two corpses in the mansion made him lose his mood.


    Every time he closed his eyes, he could see their faces, eyes wide open in death.


    However, Chen Mobai had no experience in dealing with corpses. He paced back and forth in the hall, saw the fish that was burping, and wondered if he should throw the bodies into the water outside the formation for the fish to clean up.


    But after careful consideration, Chen Mobai shook his head.


    Although he didn''t know where this wilderness was, he had been obsessed with various detective dramas since he was a child and felt that the fish here should not be so fierce as to completely destroy the bodies.


    To prevent the bodies from floating to the surface and being discovered by the cultivators of this wilderness, Chen Mobai felt that it would be safest to completely erase the traces of the two people in this mansion.


    But how to erase them?


    Chen Mobai walked around with a worried look on his face, thinking about burning them. But even if the temperature was high enough in this enclosed space, he, an ordinary high school student, couldn''t bring himself to cremate the bodies.


    In the end, he walked over to the old man''s shattered corpse, suppressed his body''s instinctive reaction, and was about to turn around and leave when he saw the sealed stone door of the side hall.


    "Right, I can use the restrictions here."


    Thinking back to the first time he used a coin to test and was vaporized by the blue electric light, Chen Mobai felt that his idea should work.


    Without delay, he took action.


    Mainly because Chen Mobai really didn''t want to stay with the corpses any longer.


    He used his most proficient levitation technique to lift one of the old man''s arms, then threw it towards the stone door of the middle side hall.


    With a "hiss" sound!


    Sure enough, without the protection of spiritual power and shield, the blood-stained arm was directly turned into a large cloud of blood mist under the impact of the blue electric light, slightly staining the floor tiles red. The blood stains splashed on the stone door triggered the power of the restriction.


    Zzz...


    Next, the entire mansion was immersed in the constant flashing and extinguishing of the electric light.


    After going back and forth five times, the old man''s corpse was finally cleaned up.


    Chen Mobai was surprised to find that the restrictive power on the stone door of the side hall seemed to have weakened a bit.


    "It seems that the restrictions of the side hall and the spiritual veins of the entire mansion are not connected, which makes it much easier to break the restrictions."


    A good formation master would link the important buildings to the spiritual vein formation when setting up the defensive formation. As long as the formation is not broken and the spiritual veins are not scattered, the restrictive power on the building will immediately recover even if it is worn away.


    This Bishui formation is not bad, but it''s clear that the person who set it up just bought the formation disk and flags and copied them.


    After dealing with the old man''s corpse, Chen Mobai found a blood-stained cloth bag on the floor tiles. Following the principle of caution, he used the levitation technique to lift the cloth bag into the air, then poured out everything inside.


    A pile of stuff.


    In addition to more than a dozen neatly cut pieces of gold, there were two books, three bottles of elixir, a short knife, and a set of robes for changing clothes.


    Chen Mobai''s breath quickened when he saw the gold. Although its value was not as high as in the previous civilization, it was still a cultivation material in the Immortal Gate. Whether it was used as gold powder for writing and drawing symbols after special processing, or as gold essence after refining, it had a big market.


    These more than a dozen pieces of gold, roughly estimated, were worth more than 800 Good Deeds. If handled well, they could yield nearly a thousand Good Deeds.


    Chen Mobai, who had never had so much money since he was a child, was a little unsettled.


    He picked up the two books and flipped through them. One was the old man''s cultivation method, called "Black Water Technique". Chen Mobai put it down after a glance, as it was not the time to study it.


    The other book made him breathe heavily when he saw the title.


    "Detailed Explanation of the Bishui Formation - From Beginner to Expert"


    This was actually the instruction manual for the defensive formation of the entire mansion. Chen Mobai had originally thought that the old man was lying when he said he was the disciple of the master of this mansion, but now that he saw this book, he thought it might be true.


    However, this formation book was a bit thick, and Chen Mobai looked at his phone and saw that there was only an hour left before class, so he didn''t study it in detail.


    At this time, he thought of another problem, which was whether he could take these things with him when he returned to the city.


    With this question in mind, he began to deal with the body of the brown-robed youth.


    With experience this time, he first used the levitation technique to flip it up and down, and sure enough, he found six hidden pockets in the cuffs of the brown-robed youth.


    A bottle of elixir, two pieces of white jade, a foldable hand crossbow, and a handbook for disciples of the Flying Probe Sect.


    After opening the palm-sized needle box in the brown-robed youth''s hand and collecting his scattered earth-yellow flying needles, Chen Mobai happily brought over the things in the old man''s cloth bag and piled them together.Subsequently, Chen Mobai treated the corpse again with the stone door prohibition, turning it into gas. He used the old man''s spare robe as a rag, wiping all the blood-stained areas in the water mansion.


    The floor tiles in front of the side hall were meticulously cleaned of blood stains using the robe and a levitation technique. He even collected the fish. Sear?h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Everything was restored to cleanliness, and Chen Mobai felt a sense of accomplishment as if he had tidied up his own home.


    He sat down in the middle of the main hall, in front of the pile of spoils he had painstakingly collected.


    The old man''s cloth bag was also stained with some blood. Chen Mobai found it unlucky and didn''t use it. He took off his own top, spread it on the floor tiles, and then placed the items on it one by one.


    Finally, he touched the two jade-white stones. A gentle and pure spiritual energy flowed into his body through the meridians in his palm, like a warm current. Chen Mobai couldn''t help but shiver, almost crying out in comfort.


    "Could this be... a spirit stone!"


    If the previous items had only excited Chen Mobai, then these two jade-white stones completely made him lose his composure.


    You must know, these things in the Immortal Gate were as valuable as gold in the civilization on the Earth Origin Star.


    However, due to the scarcity of resources on the Earth Origin Star, all the spirit stone mines had been fully explored and were not allowed to be mined except during wars.


    Even so, according to the latest financial report of the Immortal Gate, the storage of spirit stones on the entire Earth Origin Star was already precarious.


    If it weren''t for a genius who emerged from the Immortal Gate two thousand years ago, who invented a unique technique to infuse depleted spirit stones with spiritual energy, making them reusable at eighty percent of their original state, the Good Deed system of the Immortal Gate would have completely collapsed due to the lack of enough spirit stones for exchange.


    Even so, only during wars would the Immortal Gate allow cultivators to exchange spirit stones at the bank with Good Deeds.


    Ten thousand Good Deeds were equivalent to one lower-grade spirit stone.

 Chapter 12 – Chan Si

    Chen Mobai''s parents worked hard for a year, but in the end, they only earned about 100,000 Good Deeds.


    And now, the two spiritual stones in his hand were equivalent to his mother''s income for a year and a half.


    No wonder he was a little overwhelmed.


    In fact, Chen Mobai had never touched spiritual stones in his life. If it weren''t for the detailed descriptions of spiritual stones in textbooks and movies, he might not even recognize them.


    At this moment, Chen Mobai felt that this water palace might no longer be within the jurisdiction of the Immortal Gate.


    He suppressed his trembling hands and placed the spiritual stones on his clothes. Then he took out his phone and took photos of the first thirty pages of "Detailed Explanation of the Azure Water Formation."


    Chen Mobai was afraid that he wouldn''t be able to bring these things back when he returned to the city. sea??h th§× N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    By taking photos of the book with his phone, he could at least study the knowledge in school.


    He tied up his clothes and hugged them in his arms, then Chen Mobai opened the "Turtle Treasure" app on his phone and pressed the return to city button.


    After a flash of silver light, Chen Mobai opened his eyes and found himself sitting on his bed.


    Looking at the clock on the wall, there was still half an hour before class.


    The heavy feeling in his hands made him even more excited.


    He brought everything back!


    He opened his clothes and laid out the items on the floor one by one. After confirming them again, Chen Mobai couldn''t contain his excitement and couldn''t help but jump on the bed and do a somersault.


    Fortunately, the soundproofing prohibition was set up when the house was being built, otherwise the noise alone would have definitely awakened his parents.


    After venting his excitement, Chen Mobai opened his closet and pushed the spiritual stones, crossbow, and short knife to the back where they wouldn''t be easily noticed.


    Then he took out his backpack that he hadn''t used in a long time and put the gold and books in it.


    Finally, there was the needle case used by the brown-clothed youth.


    Chen Mobai hesitated. This thing was undoubtedly a real magic weapon, but he didn''t know what grade it was.


    He also didn''t know how to use it. The best way was to sell it online directly.


    But for the Immortal Gate''s online market, the trade of second-hand magic weapons required a certification.


    Over eighty percent of cultivation items, especially magic weapons, were second-hand goods.


    In order to ensure the order of the magic weapon market, the Immortal Gate issued certificates to cultivators who passed the magic weapon appraisal qualification exam, and stipulated that a certification from an appraiser was required before each magic weapon trade.


    Each trade required a new appraisal to determine the wear and tear of the magic weapon and its usage period.


    Of course, official regulations were one thing, and actual trades were another.


    Especially for first-grade magic weapons, some inferior ones were not even worth the cost of hiring an appraiser, so there were still some "three-no" products circulating in the market.


    But the appraisal step was essential if one wanted to trade magic weapons and sell them at a high price.


    Especially for second-grade and above magic weapons, due to their enormous value, most cultivators would only dare to buy them after an appraiser had examined them.


    That was why "appraiser" was one of the most studied professions among cultivators.After purchasing three Green Arrow Talismans, Chen Mobai was broke and couldn''t afford to hire a certified appraiser with Good Deed points. So, he could only put the needle case aside for now and deal with it later when he had more money or when he had figured out how to use it.


    However, despite his initial thoughts, Chen Mobai still brought the needle case with him to school. It was the first true magical tool he had ever owned in his life.


    With his backpack full of wealth, Chen Mobai went downstairs, threw the fish into the water tank, heated up two pieces of wotou for breakfast, and headed straight to school.


    Today happened to be the day when the teacher who taught Formation came to class.


    The teacher''s surname was Chan, and she was a young intern teacher. It was said that she was also a cultivator at Danzhu University.


    Although this teacher''s qualifications were the lowest in the entire fifth high school of the Immortal Gate, Chen Mobai felt that her teaching level was one of the best... if not the best.


    If it weren''t for the fact that the school had a principal at Foundation Establishment level teaching, Chen Mobai wouldn''t have added the "if not the best" part.


    Perhaps because of her young age and her level of thinking that was similar to that of her students, at least every time she explained Formation, she did so in a way that was easy to understand, with vivid examples.


    It was precisely because of this that even though Chen Mobai didn''t usually pay much attention to Formation, he could basically remember everything that Chan had taught.


    Thanks to this, Chen Mobai was able to repair and restart the Azure Water Formation.


    Chan was not bad-looking, and had a good figure, but she didn''t smile much and was quite serious when she taught. Otherwise, she would have been even more popular.


    However, among cultivators, there were basically no ugly people.


    After all, for generations, they had been cultivating immortality and their bodies had evolved to become almost perfect. Spiritual roots were something that Heaven arranged, purely based on luck, and there was no way to control it. But having a beautiful appearance would only delay a few years of Qi Refining practice.


    Some cultivators even deliberately went to hospitals to have plastic surgery to prove their firm belief in cultivating immortality, making themselves extremely ugly to show that they had no other distractions besides the Dao.


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    For example, Chen Mobai had an uncle from his family who was exceptionally handsome in his youth. When he was selling things on the street, someone accidentally filmed him and posted the video online, making him an overnight internet celebrity.


    But he was determined to cultivate, and in the face of countless film and television companies that came to him, he went directly to the hospital and had his face made ordinary and unremarkable.


    Although his spiritual root aptitude was ordinary, he was admitted to the Ling Shu University in the top 120, and now he buried himself in the mountains and veins, excavating the relics of ancient cultivators and conducting protective research.


    The morning Formation class quickly passed as Chen Mobai focused on reading "The Azure Water Formation Detailed Explanation". After class, he pretended to lag behind and slipped into Chan''s office.


    Using the same excuse, he said that his parents had hired a private tutor for his high school entrance exam, and he had a few post-class assignments on Formation renovation and maintenance that he needed to complete independently. However, he was a slow student and couldn''t figure it out, so he had to come to the teacher for help.


    But Chan was different from Old Man Ding. After listening to Chen Mobai''s words, she took the Azure Water Formation grade that he had written on the draft paper and furrowed her brows slightly.


    "With your level of ability, would a private tutor dare to leave you with a second-grade Formation assignment?""However, regarding the issue of the formation''s maintenance and renovation, and its operation after that, my private tutor has actually taught me everything about the whole formation."


    Chen Mobai tried to explain.


    "Oh..."


    Chan Si glanced at him and smiled meaningfully, but she didn''t say much. She picked up her pen, ready to answer all the questions on the draft paper, showing off her strength as a teacher.


    However, after reading through the entire paper, she found that she was at a loss with her own knowledge base.


    "Huh, the formation your private tutor taught you, why is it contrary to the mainstream of the Immortal Gate? It''s almost like two different systems."

 Chapter 13 – Needle box

    "Ah, what''s the difference? Aren''t they all the same?"


    Chen Mobai''s knowledge of formations was limited to what he learned in class. As for the Azure Water Formation, he just thought it was slightly more advanced than the ones explained in the usual classes, but there was no fundamental difference.


    How could they be two different systems?


    "On Earth, all the resources for cultivation have been nationalized. All the spiritual veins of the thirty-six heavenly caves and seventy-two blessed lands have been unified by the Deification ancestor using supreme treasures."


    "Therefore, on Earth, people generally don''t study formations that require the insertion of formation flags into spiritual veins. However, this knowledge is the foundation of formations, so we, as formation teachers, will explain it in high school classes."


    "But in reality, formations that require the extraction of spiritual vein power and are above the second order have become dust in history. The direction of formation development supported and guided by the Immortal Gate and various Taoist academies is to borrow the power of natural phenomena and the sun, moon, and stars."


    After Chan Si finished speaking, Chen Mobai finally understood. It turned out that the Azure Water Formation, which needed to be rooted in water veins, was extremely rare in the entire Immortal Gate.


    It wasn''t that the formation was difficult, but it was hard to get permission from the Immortal Gate''s Department of Natural Resources to extract the power of the spiritual veins within the Immortal Gate''s territory for formation.


    "Perhaps the private tutor my mother hired was a cultivator who had participated in the opening of the sea area, so he was quite persistent in formations that required water veins."


    Chen Mobai tried to explain, Chan Si looked at him suspiciously, but did not delve into it.


    "Give me your phone number."


    "Huh?"


    Chen Mobai didn''t expect Chan Si to suddenly ask for his number, and he was a little taken aback.


    "I only have a slight understanding of formations. In recent years, teaching at your school has made up for my foundation in this area. This Azure Water Formation is a bit beyond my ability, and I need to go back and ask for advice. There is a senior professor in the field of formations at Danzhu Academy for exchange, I will go back and consult him. Give me your phone number, we can add each other as friends, and I will forward you the answer as soon as I have it."


    Chen Mobai didn''t expect Chan Si to be so modest. He was clearly a teacher who taught formations, but he said he only had a slight understanding.


    "Thank you, Teacher Chan."


    After saying that, Chen Mobai immediately took out his phone and added Chan Si as a friend.


    Just as he was about to leave, he felt a bit embarrassed. He scanned the thirty pages of detailed explanations of the Azure Water Formation stored on his phone into a text document and sent it to Chan Si, saying it was reference material given to him by the private tutor.


    "Okay, with these, I should be able to give you an answer in a couple of days. After all, the way of formations, myriad changes all come from the same origin."


    Chan Si''s eyes lit up when she saw the document Chen Mobai sent over. She took out her own paper and pen and began to calculate and simulate the operation of the Azure Water Formation, seemingly intending to first use her own ability to see if she could deduce all the mysteries of the formation.


    Seeing her immersed in her work, Chen Mobai didn''t dare to disturb her. He left and closed the door for her.


    He originally wanted to give Chan Si the original copy of "Detailed Explanation of the Azure Water Formation" for reference, but considering that the origin of this thing might be outside the territory of the Immortal Gate, and it was evidence that he might be a murderer, he decided to be cautious.


    So after thinking it over, he decided to go back and scan the content of the entire book into a document, one word at a time, eliminating all possible traces of exposure, and then send it to Chan Si.


    After leaving the office, Chen Mobai planned to go straight home.


    He now had a second-order mid-grade spiritual vein treasure land, and he looked down on the school''s first-order spiritual energy cultivation room.


    But after thinking about it, it''s better not to attract attention.


    The Fifth High School of the Immortal Gate is a national school. The students who study here are basically from ordinary families. Even geniuses like Song Zheng and Yan Bingxuan, who are in the late stage of Qi Refining, cherish the two hours of free time every afternoon.


    There are three students who have reached the eighth level of Qi Refining and have given up the school''s cultivation room time. The top-tier first-order spiritual energy is somewhat insufficient for them. Their parents have helped them rent a second-order lower-grade single cultivation room outside, and they leave school directly after morning classes. Sear?h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    So, if Chen Mobai doesn''t use the school''s cultivation room, it will definitely attract attention if people find out.


    Qi Refining cultivators can''t cultivate for more than eight hours a day, otherwise their meridians and dantian won''t be able to bear it. Chen Mobai doesn''t plan to waste time here.


    So in the school''s cultivation room, he took out the handbook of the Flying Probe Sect disciple dropped by the brown-robed youth to read.


    It was only twelve pages thin.


    It spent a lot of space introducing the history of the Flying Probe Sect. The founder was a disciple of the Flying Sand Sect in the Ten Directions Hall. After successfully establishing his foundation, he left the sect because he had no hope of forming his golden core.


    The last two or three pages were all about how the founder of the Flying Probe Sect came to the Eastern Wilderness and established a foundation that lasted for three hundred years, and his story of dominating the eight directions.


    Then, there were the rules that all major sects have, such as not deceiving the master and destroying the ancestor, not doing evil, etc.


    These were of no use to Chen Mobai. Only the page about the sect''s benefits let him roughly know the origin of the spirit stones.


    Joining the Flying Probe Sect, apart from the responsibilities of the sect, naturally also comes with the annual distribution of spirit stones.


    Disciples in the early stage of Qi Refining can receive five spirit stones a year; those in the middle stage of Qi Refining can receive ten spirit stones; and those in the late stage of Qi Refining can receive twenty.


    This brown-robed youth was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, already at the peak of the middle stage. Ten spirit stones were hardly enough for his cultivation. He must have been trying to earn extra income, conspiring with the old man to open this underwater mansion, hoping to make a fortune.


    However, he didn''t expect that he would be killed by the old man in the underwater mansion before he had a chance to show off his skills.


    The last page was the signature of the brown-robed youth and the stamp of the Flying Probe Sect.


    This sect manual was printed in the year 6478 of the Yuan Era.


    The Yuan Era?


    It must be the local calendar of the Eastern Wilderness!


    At this point, Chen Mobai had a vague idea about the location of the underwater mansion.


    This place called the Eastern Wilderness should have plenty of spirit stones.


    If he could achieve a high level of cultivation in the future, he would definitely leave the underwater mansion and explore the land.


    After reading the disciple''s manual of the Flying Probe Sect, Chen Mobai took out the needle box, gently opened it, and tried to refine it.


    There were twelve earthy yellow flying needles neatly arranged inside. He infused his spiritual power into them, and one by one, the flying needles rose. In the end, with all his effort, a total of ten flying needles combined with his spiritual power and slowly ascended.


    It seemed that at the sixth level of Qi Refining, one could control all the flying needles?


    Chen Mobai thought so. He was at the fifth level of Qi Refining and could control ten needles. If he fully refined them, it would be just right to use.


    However, he had never controlled a magical instrument before. After only three minutes, he found that most of his spiritual power had been consumed, and the ten flying needles fell uncontrollably.


    "No wonder he always launched them three at a time."


    Chen Mobai recalled the scene of the brown-robed youth casting spells, realizing how wrong he was. Even if one could lift twelve flying needles at the sixth level of Qi Refining, to control them smoothly, one would probably need to be at least at the seventh level of Qi Refining.


    After he meditated to recover his spiritual power, he tried again to control three flying needles. Although he managed to keep them in the air for a quarter of an hour, the earthy yellow long needles were incredibly stiff and unresponsive.


    Wouldn''t it be nice if there were a matching refining mantra?

 Chapter 14 – Wu Wan

    After fumbling with the needle case for a while, Chen Mobai finally finished his two-hour detention.


    Without the soul-suppressing spell ringing, he directly opened the door and walked out.


    Only the last group of unlucky students were left outside.


    Chen Mobai didn''t see any familiar classmates, which saved him the trouble of greeting them. He just picked up his backpack and left the school.


    He didn''t go home right away, but instead took public transportation with his student card to a large comprehensive raw material trading market in the east of the city.


    Chen Mobai''s mother worked at a talisman factory, and he had been taken there to play for a few years when he was young, so he was very familiar with the process of this small factory.


    The boss was a second-level talisman master who ran a talisman shop in the city and opened a talisman accessory factory to save costs. The large talisman paper that Chen Mobai cut was bought by his mother at an internal discount.


    Although the scale of the talisman factory was not large, it had everything, including brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, but materials like gold dust, which were rarely used for drawing talismans, were purchased from outside.


    If Chen Mobai remembered correctly, the store that supplied gold dust to the talisman accessory factory was here.


    The memory of cultivators was basically good, and after asking three people, Chen Mobai accurately found Wu Ji Gold Shop in the corner of the trading market.


    "Hello, customer, do you have any needs?"


    As soon as he walked in, a young cultivator holding a book behind the counter immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile.


    "Do you buy gold?"


    Chen Mobai went straight to the point. He had already checked the latest price of gold published on the Immortal Gate website before coming here to sell it. Even if he lost a little, he was prepared to accept it.


    But the young cultivator did not bargain. After taking the gold, he put it on a professional device to measure the parameters and then gave Chen Mobai the purchase price of 843 points of Good Deed according to the market price. sea??h th§× n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Your gold quality is good. It seems to have been refined with spiritual power by a cultivator. Let''s make it an even 850."


    Chen Mobai felt that the boss was easy to deal with and immediately nodded.


    After the transaction, when Chen Mobai saw the extra 850 Good Deed in his account, he suppressed his excitement and was about to leave when he suddenly saw the book the young cultivator had put on the counter.


    "Is the boss also an appraiser?"


    Chen Mobai curiously asked. It was well known that the qualification certificate exams of the Immortal Gate were arranged in increasing order of the first level, second level, and so on. If he was reading the content of the second-level appraiser, he must have passed the first level.


    "The exam questions were relatively simple two years ago, and I barely passed."


    The young cultivator modestly said, and then handed him a business card.


    [Wu Wan]


    [Manager of Wu Ji Gold Shop]


    [Certified first-level appraiser of Immortal Gate]


    After reading it, Chen Mobai felt a deep respect.


    Most of the professional certificates of the Immortal Gate were strictly selected and assessed before being issued by the authorities.


    A first-level appraiser represented the mastery of knowledge of appraising most artifacts and tools below the second level, and only then could they be registered and certified.


    The young boss in front of him, who looked young, could issue a certificate for all first-level artifacts, and the results of the certification would be recognized by all trading markets.


    "Master Wu, I happen to have an artifact that my ancestors obtained during the war, which I discovered while cleaning up the old house during winter vacation. Due to its age, no one in the family remembers much about it. Can you help me appraise it?"Chen Mobai took out a needle case from his backpack. Wu Wan''s smiling face turned serious as he put on a pair of disposable gloves from his cabinet and then took the case from Chen Mobai.


    "Guest, do you want a preliminary appraisal or a thorough one for this artifact?"


    Wu Wan''s words left Chen Mobai confused. Shouldn''t the appraisal be a one-step process?


    Realizing that he was a complete amateur, Wu Wan explained to him that the appraisal of this artifact was divided into three levels.


    The first level was observation, where the appraiser determines the artifact''s grade, material, and refining technique.


    The second level requires specialized instruments to determine the remaining lifespan of the artifact and whether there are hidden defects.


    As for the third level, it tests the appraiser''s ability to infer the artifact''s refining technique and create a perfect spell that can fully unleash the artifact''s power.


    The fees for appraisal increased with each level.


    "However, for most artifacts, especially first-grade ones, only the first level of appraisal is needed."


    After Wu Wan''s explanation, Chen Mobai finally understood the intricacies of the appraisal process.


    The price for a first-grade artifact was limited, but the market was vast, and profits were meager. Apart from genuine high-quality artifacts, most appraisals only required the first level. Moreover, many shops only needed a certification from an appraiser to sell, and they wouldn''t spend a lot of money on a thorough appraisal.


    Chen Mobai asked about the price, and since Wu Wan was a new appraiser with few achievements and not enough points, his fees were lower.


    "Your artifact is a mid-grade first-grade one, so I''ll charge you 200 Good Deeds."


    After touching it, Wu Wan had a rough idea of the needle case''s grade and gave a price that made Chen Mobai wince.


    That was enough to buy six Blue Arrow Talismans.


    But when he thought of his stiff movements while controlling the flying needle and the danger of the Eastern Wilderness where the Water Mansion was located, Chen Mobai gritted his teeth and agreed.


    After agreeing on the price, Wu Wan put the needle case on a workbench in the corner of the shop and began the appraisal with his professional knowledge.


    First, he measured the spiritual power intensity to confirm the grade.


    "The refining technique is a bit obscure, but judging from the overall spiritual power fluctuations and materials, it''s a mid-grade first-grade artifact."


    Wu Wan then took out an A4-sized Immortal Gate certification paper and filled in his judgment of the grade and materials in the blank spaces.


    "The needle case is carved from a single magnetic stone. If you want to know the specific type and place of production, you need the second level of appraisal."


    Chen Mobai immediately shook his head. It wasn''t necessary.


    "The flying needle is made of a mixture of several metals with intense magnetic reactions. Even if you want to conduct a second-level appraisal, I can''t do it here because it requires specialized instruments."


    "This artifact is also clever, requiring little spiritual power."


    "The key to controlling it lies in this needle case. As long as you can control the magnetism skillfully, you can easily control the flying needle."


    Wu Wan was indeed a professional appraiser. Without injecting any spiritual power, he explained the refining technique and usage tips of this needle case based on his knowledge reserve.


    Thinking of how he had ignored this needle case in the school''s cultivation room and had been pouring spiritual power into the flying needle, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but feel embarrassed.No wonder he only managed to control it for three minutes before his spiritual power was exhausted, thinking it was due to his insufficient cultivation.


    It turned out that the method was wrong, no wonder the effort was in vain.

 Chapter 15 – Fabricate transactions

    "Guest, if the information is correct, I will now stamp it with my professional seal."


    In the shop, Wu Wan handed the hard paper certification form filled with information about the owner of the magical instrument to Chen Mobai for confirmation. He then solemnly opened a safe and took out a red seal. There was no need for ink, he just stamped it directly onto the certification form, and a large red oval-shaped seal with the words "First-level Appraiser" appeared on it.


    Inside the seal was Wu Wan''s name in regular script, with a series of numerical symbols arranged in a half-circle above and below it.


    "This series of numerical symbols is a random anti-counterfeiting code generated each time the seal is stamped. After I take a photo of this certification form and register it on the Immortal Gate website, anyone who enters this series of numerical symbols can see this certification form."


    After receiving the needle case and certification form, Chen Mobai first checked it on his own phone, but found that the page that popped up was blank, which made him puzzled.


    "I haven''t uploaded it yet?"


    Wu Wan smiled bitterly, but then logged into the electronic archive of the appraisers on the Immortal Gate website with his own account and uploaded the certification form of the needle case.


    Chen Mobai tried again and finally saw the relevant page.


    "Master Wu, thank you."


    After paying 200 points of Good Deed, Chen Mobai received the needle case.


    "Xiao Chen, if you want to sell this magical instrument, you can hang it in my store, which can help me accumulate some points. If you agree, I can not only refund your Good Deed, but also help you complete the ritual of using this magical instrument for free."


    When filling out the information of the owner of the magical instrument just now, Wu Wan already knew Chen Mobai''s name. Knowing that he was still a student and only eighteen years old with little social experience, an idea suddenly came to his mind.


    In the Immortal Gate, due to the shortage of resources, almost everyone who embarked on the path of cultivation would be troubled by spiritual energy and materials. Many of them would rely on the Immortal Gate website to open their own online stores to make money.


    Although Wu Wan had obtained a certificate as a first-level appraiser, he was still struggling for resources to establish a foundation among Qi Refining cultivators.


    In addition to this ancestral shop, he also made magical instruments himself.


    After all, appraisers could not make a fortune, and every cultivator who learned about appraising knowledge at the beginning must have wanted to become a magical instrument maker.


    The personal stores on the Immortal Gate website rely on the exchange of Good Deed points to accumulate points. The more points they accumulate, the more they can exchange for official profound martial arts, spiritual pills, and magical instruments.


    The Immortal Gate, which is in charge of the Yuan Star and upholds the order of the previous civilization, has still experienced economic crises several times, despite the deification of the ancestor who suppressed the heavens and the earth.


    The main reason is that there are not enough spiritual stones. During the war, when cultivators have Good Deed points in their accounts, they immediately go to the bank to exchange them for spiritual stones, even if they cannot use them all, they will still keep them for future generations.


    As a result, no matter how many spiritual stones the national bank has in reserve, it cannot withstand the rush of billions of cultivators.


    Thus, an economic crisis arises.


    Although the Immortal Gate has issued laws prohibiting the exchange of spiritual stones, raised the exchange rate, and even came up with a secret technique to re-infuse spiritual energy into depleted spiritual stones, the laws of market economy still cannot be eliminated, even if the ancestor who deified has the power to control the world.


    However, the Immortal Gate has gathered countless geniuses and wise men under its three halls and four departments for thousands of years. There are countless people with wisdom and insight beyond measure.A thousand years ago, someone proposed that the 84,000 Daoist books in the national library of the Immortal Gate should be made available for all cultivators to exchange for points. These points must be obtained by spending Good Deeds in the market of the Immortal Gate.


    For example, Chen Mobai purchased three Green Arrow Talismans online, spending 105 points of Good Deeds, which increased his personal account by 105 points.


    This policy caused the previously stagnant market economy of the Immortal Gate to become instantly popular. In just ten years, 90% of the spiritual stones stored by the people had flowed back into the national bank, replaced by the Good Deed points in everyone''s accounts.


    Offline transactions can also earn points, but both buyers and sellers must pay taxes to the Immortal Gate''s tax bureau.


    For example, if Chen Mobai paid Wu Wan 200 Good Deeds for an appraisal fee, and wanted to exchange it for points, he would have to pay a 20% consumption tax to the Immortal Gate. Actually, this 20% tax is 10% for both the buyer and the seller, but the person receiving the money would definitely not want to do this unless Chen Mobai paid an additional 20 Good Deeds to Wu Wan.


    After all, only consumption generates points, not receiving money.


    Therefore, before any transaction on the market of the Immortal Gate, it will be confirmed whether the consumer needs points. If so, the tax will be added to the total price in advance.


    The Immortal Gate does not force anyone to pay taxes, it is all voluntary.


    But Chen Mobai is obviously not that kind of person.


    He doesn''t need points yet.


    "Wu Master, what do you mean? I don''t understand."


    Chen Mobai was a little confused. Only consumers can earn points. Even if this magic weapon is sold in Wu Wan''s store, it has nothing to do with him, right?


    "I am an appraiser, it is normal to make money with my own abilities. If you sell this magic weapon to me, and then I use my professional knowledge to complete the needle''s sacrificial training method, the selling price will naturally double. Am I right?"


    After Wu Wan finished speaking with a smile, Chen Mobai shivered and felt a chill on his back. S~ea??h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Wu Master, this is a fictitious transaction and it is illegal."


    For points, fictitious transactions are common. Although taxes must be paid to the Immortal Gate, it can make a magic weapon generate points twice.


    In the official flagship store of the Immortal Gate website, there are often spirit medicines that increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment released for auction and purchase with points.


    Wu Wan has already been planning for this and has accumulated a lot of points.


    But this behavior is similar to tax evasion in the mechanical civilization before the Elemental Star. If caught, the Immortal Gate will punish cultivators to the point of bankruptcy.


    "Many people do this, and the Immortal Gate turns a blind eye to this for the sake of economic circulation. If the tax revenue is low at the end of the year and the higher-ups are not satisfied, they will only go after the rich who have more money. You can rest assured."


    "If you agree, I guarantee that this needle can be sold for more than 80,000 Good Deeds."


    Seeing that Chen Mobai was a little hesitant, Wu Wan added more weight. Although he looked young, he was already 45 years old. If he didn''t try to establish his Foundation soon, his chances of success would become smaller and smaller.


    Next month, the flagship store of the Immortal Gate will release a batch of pulse-protecting pills, spirit medicines for ascending, and Qi-gathering liquids, all of which can increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment.Wu Wan was still 300,000 points short to bid for one of the items.


    On ordinary days, he wouldn''t dare to fabricate transactions and deceive others for points. But now, with the great Dao right in front of him and his hands somewhat tight, he wanted to try any opportunity to get more points.


    What if he was lucky and succeeded in Foundation Establishment?


    "This magical tool is a family heirloom. If I were to sell it, I would need to consult with my family''s elders first."


    Chen Mobai was a good student and tactfully refused.


    Wu Wan didn''t say much, only showing a face of regret. Anyway, he was just trying to take advantage of Chen Mobai''s youth and see if he could deceive him.

 Chapter 16 – Black Water Technique

    People can be so wicked.


    Chen Mobai sighed inwardly as he stepped out of Wu''s Gold Shop.


    No wonder many cultivators would rather pay a higher price to shop at those branded stores. At least they wouldn''t try to pull every customer into illegal activities.


    In the Immortal Gate, it was common to make fictitious transactions for points, but that was usually done among acquaintances, representing a mutual hold of each other''s secrets. Chen Mobai and Wu Wan had only done business once, and there was not even a shred of trust between them.


    Chen Mobai was still young. Given his current cultivation progress and the second-order spiritual land of the Water Mansion, he was definitely capable of achieving Qi Refining perfection and making a shot at Foundation Establishment. There was no need for him to take risks yet.


    After this transaction, Chen Mobai, who had originally planned to stroll around a bit more, was no longer in the mood.


    After taking public transportation home, Chen Mobai, now a wealthy man, decided to treat himself. He didn''t cut any more talisman paper, and he didn''t even cook. Instead, he ordered a spicy hot pot.


    While waiting for the delivery, Chen Mobai scanned the entire book of "Detailed Explanation of the Azure Water Formation" into a document and sent it to Teacher Chan. Then, he took out the book "Black Water Technique" and started reading.


    This was a typical water attribute Qi Refining technique, with nine levels, which could be practiced all the way to Qi Refining perfection. It also recorded three accompanying spells.


    They were the Water Control Technique, Water Elemental Shield, and Ice Technique.


    The three spells were progressive. The "Water Control Technique" was the simplest, but mastering it required quite some time.


    Once proficient in Water Control, one could manipulate refined Spirit Water to form a Water Elemental Shield to protect oneself. It was a kind of spell that could replace defensive magical instruments and was popular among low-level cultivators.


    The last "Ice Technique" was the most difficult.


    According to the description in "Black Water Technique", one first had to condense one''s spiritual power into a breath of cold ice, then combine it with the Water Control Technique to freeze the refined Spirit Water into any shape one wanted, for either attack or defense.


    Although this technique was simple, it had its own system. Moreover, when practicing the three spells, it could in turn promote the improvement of the Qi Refining realm.


    "Not bad, not bad. If it weren''t for my water spiritual root attribute being only 23, I would want to switch to this immediately."


    Several major hospitals in the Immortal Gate had conducted experiments together. If one''s spiritual root attribute exceeded 33 points, the efficiency of practicing the Five Elements Technique would be lower than that of a single attribute Qi Refining technique.


    For someone like Chen Mobai, who was about to be classified as a pseudo-spiritual root talent, the Five Elements Technique was the most suitable in terms of cultivation progress and efficiency of refining spiritual energy.


    The greatest value of this Black Water Technique for Chen Mobai, apart from reference, was the three spells it recorded.


    Although knowledge within the Immortal Gate was shared, it required points to exchange.


    Moreover, before exchanging spells from the Immortal Gate, one had to swear an oath that they could only practice themselves and could not teach others. sea??h th§× N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The only ones who could openly teach spells were schools.


    The Levitation Technique, Cleaning Technique, and Qi Nourishing Technique that Chen Mobai knew were taught in school. However, most students were instilled with the idea of prioritizing cultivation from a young age, and the spells they were keen on practicing were only for daily convenience.


    After all, the Earth Elemental Star was too peaceful. There were many cases of petty theft and tax evasion, but major incidents involving murder and harm were rarely heard of.


    Only when a war was imminent would cultivators start practicing spells for combat.


    In peaceful times, students in school were all focused on Qi Refining, improving their realm, and hoping to achieve Qi Refining perfection and make a shot at Foundation Establishment as soon as possible.


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    Just as Chen Mobai was comparing the Water Elemental Shield with the Flowing Water Shield given by Old Ding, the doorbell rang.


    The delivery had arrived.


    Chen Mobai went into the kitchen, poured the spicy hot pot into a bowl at home, and was about to serve a bowl of Spirit Rice to eat when he suddenly saw a fish in the sink that had been gutted but still looked a bit familiar.


    Eh, wasn''t this the fish he brought from the Water Mansion? He had been in a hurry in the morning and had thrown it into the sink after dealing with the spoils of war.


    He had originally planned to come back in the evening and not waste it, making a bowl of boiled fish. But after selling the gold and making a fortune, Chen Mobai had forgotten about it.


    It must have been his mother who had dealt with it when she left.


    Thinking this, Chen Mobai looked at the fish meat, which was faintly pinkish white in the transparency. He raised his knife and cut the fish into pieces, then turned on the heat and poured his spicy hot pot into the pot as the soup base, and put the fish slices in one by one.


    After all the hard work, the moment the tender and spicy fish meat entered his mouth, Chen Mobai squinted his eyes in satisfaction.


    After eating his fill, he didn''t waste any time and teleported directly into the Water Mansion.


    First, he made a round around the Water Mansion and found no changes from when he left. Then he walked under the formation flag, sat on the cushion he brought, and began to refine the rich spiritual energy of this second-order water vein...The next day.


    During class, Chen Mobai was looking at his phone screen with a strange expression.


    He had a habit of recording his cultivation sessions with his phone, then importing the footage into an app called "Cultivation Aid". He would compare the current session with previous ones, identify differences, correct mistakes, and adopt strengths.


    However, it had been half a year since the "Cultivation Aid" app had popped up any notifications. This meant that his current cultivation time and posture were optimal, leaving no room for improvement.


    But this morning, a notification suddenly popped up.


    [Detected that the spiritual power cultivated by the user last night contains 2 more points of water attribute than usual. Please confirm the reason.]


    The Cultivation Aid app could identify differences, but it wouldn''t analyze the reasons. That was up to the user to figure out and provide feedback.


    Chen Mobai thought back to his cultivation session yesterday. It was exactly the same as his previous sessions in the Water Mansion, even the position hadn''t changed, he was still on the same cushion.


    Unable to figure out the reason, he could only conduct more experiments.


    That day, Chen Mobai started recording again and cultivated in the Water Mansion all night. His Five Elements Skill had improved.


    [Detected that the spiritual power cultivated by the user last night contains 2 fewer points of water attribute than yesterday. Please confirm the reason.]


    Another notification popped up.


    Chen Mobai was sure that something was different about him the day before yesterday. The "Cultivation Aid" app was developed by the Dance Instrument Academy among the Four Great Daoist Academies. After hundreds of years of adjustments, it was very reliable.


    If the app wasn''t wrong, then what exactly had happened to him?


    Chen Mobai fell into deep thought, recalling all his experiences from the day before yesterday.


    Attending class, consulting teachers, reading and experimenting in the cultivation room, selling gold...


    When he thought of Wu''s Gold Shop, Chen Mobai''s eyebrows furrowed slightly. But he was sure he hadn''t had any physical contact with Wu Wan, they had merely talked and made a deal.


    His memory traced back again, ordering takeout, eating fish, having dinner, returning to the Water Mansion to cultivate, then coming back to class!


    A complete cycle clearly emerged in Chen Mobai''s mind. He thought about what was different that day that could affect the adaptive spiritual power cultivated by his Five Elements Skill. The most likely explanation was a change in his spiritual root attribute points.


    Takeout!?


    Chen Mobai thought of the food he had eaten. It was possible that it could affect his spiritual root, but it shouldn''t have. He had secretly ordered takeout several times before and the Cultivation Aid app had never popped up any notifications.


    Could it be... there was something wrong with that fish.

 Chapter 17 – Return to Spirit Water

    After class.


    Chen Mobai didn''t fall behind at all. Relying on his improved speed after consolidating his realm, he managed to secure a spot in the first batch of practice rooms.


    He needed to quickly go to the Water Mansion to verify whether it was the fish that caused the ripples in his otherwise calm cultivation.


    During the two hours in the practice room, he didn''t waste any time and diligently read the email Chan Si had sent him.


    After receiving the full content of "Detailed Explanation of the Azure Water Formation", this Formation teacher did not disappoint him. After understanding and integrating the content, he created a detailed Formation disassembly courseware. Starting from the five basic Formations that make up this second-order Formation, gathering spirits, concealment, complexity, water control...


    Having personally worked on the "Azure Water Formation", Chen Mobai easily absorbed the information.


    He compared his own exploration and experience with the Formation flags in the past two days, and the extremely detailed explanations in the courseware. His understanding of this second-order Formation instantly deepened.


    Two hours passed quickly.


    The alarm rang, waking Chen Mobai from his immersion in learning.


    "Teacher Chan can actually teach in such an engaging way."


    Murmuring to himself, Chen Mobai thought of Chan Si''s usually dry lectures in class, and didn''t realize that it was because he was not interested in what was taught in class.


    People are like this, even cultivators. As long as it''s something they''re interested in, they would want to understand it thoroughly, even if it means staying up all night.


    As he left the practice room, Chen Mobai stretched lazily and looked around, suddenly freezing in place.


    For some reason, he was very lucky.


    The person coming out of the practice room on his left was Yan Bingxuan.


    After a few days, the temperament of this class beauty seemed to be even colder. She should have officially started cultivating the "Frost Condensation Method", beginning to transform her spiritual root into ice.


    On Chen Mobai''s right was another genius in their class, Song Zheng.


    He probably didn''t manage to secure a spot in the second-order practice room in the first batch today, so he came to this first-order practice room instead.


    "..."


    Chen Mobai wasn''t in the same circle as the two of them and didn''t know how to greet them.


    After an awkward silence, it was Song Zheng who spoke first.


    "Yan Bingxuan, I still think your choice is wrong. With your qualifications, if you focus on improving your realm and learning this semester, you can at least participate in the entrance exam of the Four Great Dao Academies. You might even leap over the dragon gate and soar to the sky." sea??h th§× N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However, Song Zheng completely ignored Chen Mobai and spoke to Yan Bingxuan with a calm face.


    "Summer insects cannot speak of ice!"


    In response, the increasingly cold Yan Bingxuan uttered a proverb that made Song Zheng frown and almost lose his temper.


    "I have received Master Ding''s inheritance and also have the method to transform my spiritual root physique into a Triple Yang body. But I believe my limit is not the Pure Yang Academy. Only the Four Great Dao Academies are where I should go."


    Song Zheng''s words made Chen Mobai silent.


    This guy is so confident.


    If he could get into one of the top ten academies, the Pure Yang Academy, his mother would brag about it to the neighbors for a lifetime.


    As for the overly confident Song Zheng, Yan Bingxuan, who was always sparing with her words, uttered another proverb.


    "Frog in the well!"


    Song Zheng''s anger was getting a bit out of control.


    Chen Mobai checked the time and didn''t bother greeting the two who ignored him. He walked out between them.


    "Tsk tsk, I bet they''re going to settle this at the sports field."


    But before Chen Mobai could leave, he was stopped by his deskmate, Lu Hongsheng. In no time, a group of classmates gathered around them, all watching Song Zheng, who was clenching his fists and asking Yan Bingxuan for a magic exchange.


    Fighting is naturally not allowed in school.


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    But magic exchanges are encouraged.


    And between top students, they often use this as an excuse to prove who is the strongest.


    "I have something to do today, so I''ll leave first. Tell me the result of their fight later."


    Although Chen Mobai was also interested in watching the exchange between the only two Qi Refining late-stage top students in the class, he thought about his schedule for the night and decided not to waste precious time on spectating.


    Lu Hongsheng, whose attention was all on the two top students, casually agreed. By the time he reacted, Chen Mobai had already disappeared.


    "This kid has been acting a bit strange lately."


    "Yeah, he''s the one who runs the fastest after practicing."


    "Could he be dating someone?"


    The two pretty girls at the front desk spoke one after another, causing Lu Hongsheng to jolt, realizing that it really seemed like that.


    "Let''s go, Yan Bingxuan agreed."


    But before they could delve deeper, Yan Bingxuan had already turned around with a cold smile and headed towards the sports field.


    For magic exchanges, to avoid damaging the venue, they have to be held in places where the school has set up restrictions.


    The sports field is one of them.


    After Chen Mobai left the school, he immediately put this minor matter behind him.


    On his way home, he saw a pharmacy and walked in.


    The pharmacy wasn''t big, but it was quite well-stocked. However, strangely, there was no one behind the counter.


    Chen Mobai could only walk around by himself and look for what he wanted to buy.


    "Hello, is anyone there?"


    But after looking around, he couldn''t find the spiritual power test paper, so Chen Mobai shouted towards the back door.


    "I''m coming!"


    A crisp response sounded, and then the back door was pulled open. A girl in white clothes and pants, with her hair tied up and wearing a white hat and mask, walked over. Although only half of her face could be seen, Chen Mobai was attracted by her pair of black, bright eyes that were full of charm and spirit.


    Chen Mobai had never seen such clear and pure eyes before, just like her clothes, pure and flawless.


    "Hello, customer, what do you need?"


    "Where is the spiritual power test paper? I couldn''t find it."


    "Wait a moment, I''ll get it for you from the cabinet."


    The girl in white had exceptionally delicate features, her skin was as white as snow, and she wore a mask, a beauty-enhancing artifact, which made Chen Mobai couldn''t help but take a few more glances at her when he spoke.


    After their conversation, the girl in white turned and walked towards the counter at the entrance. Her figure was graceful, but the faint scent of medicine that wafted from her made Chen Mobai frown and cover his nose with his fingers.


    He had suffered from a serious illness when he was a child and had taken medicine for several years, so he didn''t like the smell of medicine.


    "How many do you need?"


    The girl in white came over with a box of opened spirit power test strips. At this moment, she noticed Chen Mobai''s action of blocking his nose with his right index finger, and her bright black eyes paused for a moment.


    "Five will be enough, thank you."


    Chen Mobai extended his other hand and picked out five strips from the box the girl was holding, then quickly walked to the entrance to scan and pay.


    "I''m sorry, I was refining ''Rejuvenating Spirit Water'' in the back. My extraction skills are not up to par, so I smell strongly of medicine."


    The girl''s words came from behind. Chen Mobai turned around and saw her standing in place, not following him, with an apologetic look in her eyes.


    "Oh, are you an alchemist?"


    According to the rules of the Immortal Gate, only those who have passed the alchemist profession examination are allowed to refine medicine.


    There are various methods of refining elixirs, but on the planet of Di Yuan, the most popular method is water-based alchemy.


    Because fire-based alchemy would vaporize some of the spirit energy in the medicinal materials, which is somewhat wasteful. Water-based alchemy, on the other hand, emphasizes extraction, has high utilization rate, and the medicine is mild. Most of the medicinal liquids, whether taken orally or injected, not only take effect quickly but also have virtually no side effects.


    "Rejuvenating Spirit Water" is a first-grade medicinal liquid that can be taken orally and can restore the spirit power of Qi Refining cultivators.

 Chapter 18 – Orient Loong Carp

    "My teacher is an alchemist, but due to my age, I don''t have a certificate yet."


    The girl in white spoke. Not every cultivator could apply for the certificate of Immortal Arts. The Immortal Gate set age and professional restrictions to filter applicants and reduce the workload each year.


    For instance, high school students like Chen Mobai did not meet the first requirement - age.


    The girl in white was in the same situation.


    The only downside of water method alchemy was its time-consuming nature. A single alchemist found it hard to oversee the entire process.


    Therefore, although the Immortal Gate stipulated that only alchemists could concoct medicines, apprentices assisting with some simple auxiliary medicines was an accepted practice within the industry.


    Chen Mobai figured that the girl in white was likely an apprentice pharmacist in training.


    He thought of the Spirit Water refining method recorded in the Black Water Technique, but he had no clue about it. He wanted to ask for advice, but it felt inappropriate to do so without reason. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Excuse me."


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    In the end, Chen Mobai uttered these two words, turned around, and left the pharmacy.


    "What a strange person."


    Qing Nv felt that Chen Mobai wanted to ask something, but for some reason, he didn''t.


    Watching the young man disappear around the corner, she shook her head, turned around, and continued to extract medicinal materials in the back hall.


    ...


    Water Mansion.


    Chen Mobai nervously pulled out the black formation flag, and the huge hemispherical light shield above his head began to fluctuate slightly.


    He immediately followed the method of circulating qi mentioned in Chan Si''s courseware, infusing his spiritual power into the formation flag. Then, with his other hand, he made two sets of simple gestures.


    Splash!


    In no time, the originally flawless huge light shield caved in a two-meter diameter hole in the direction pointed by the black flag.


    Suppressing his excitement, Chen Mobai reinserted the formation flag and walked to the entrance of the formation he had opened.


    He reached out his hand, trembling slightly, extended beyond the range of the light shield, and touched the water outside.


    Cool and silky.


    After playing with the water and confirming there was no danger outside, Chen Mobai began to stick half of his body out.


    Since he had not practiced any water-avoiding spells, he could only rely on his long breath to endure.


    Even so, he caught a glimpse of the scenery outside the Water Mansion.


    It was a lake of unknown size, at least he couldn''t see the edge at a glance. At the bottom of the lake, a kind of blue-glowing water grass grew, which was particularly eye-catching in the dark environment.


    Among the water grass, there were blue carps frolicking back and forth.


    Chen Mobai confirmed that it was the same kind of fish he had eaten.


    He lifted the needle box in his hand, ran the Five Elements Technique, infused spiritual power, and a golden light shot out.


    Although he was still a bit stiff in using this magical instrument, under Chen Mobai''s unreserved spiritual power, it was a straight shot, requiring no skill. The flying needle directly pierced the blue carp that didn''t have time to escape.


    Seeing his successful catch, Chen Mobai raised his other hand. Two glass beads, accompanied by his infusion of the Five Elements Technique''s spiritual power, flew out like two colorful rainbows, clamping the slowly descending blue carp.


    After retrieving the food and the flying needle, Chen Mobai pulled out the black flag again and resealed the entrance of the Water Mansion.


    He first carefully observed the blue carp in his hand, noticing a deep blue line on its back, like a tendon, and two long whiskers beside its mouth. It felt cold to the touch, like holding an ice cube.


    "This carp looks a lot like the Orient Loong Carp, a second-level protected spirit beast of the Immortal Gate."


    Chen Mobai muttered to himself. The bloodline of the Orient Loong Carp originated from a blue dragon in the deep sea, which was captured with great difficulty when the Immortal Gate opened the sea area.


    It was said that after cooking the Orient Loong Carp in a special way, cultivators could absorb a trace of the water dragon''s aura contained in its flesh and blood, randomly increasing their water spiritual root by 1-5 attribute points.


    But the Orient Loong Carp of the Immortal Gate was only raised by the Kunpeng Dao Institute and was regarded as a forbidden delicacy by the Elemental Infant. Twenty years ago, this senior even put the wild Orient Loong Carp on the latest list of protected spirit beasts of the Immortal Gate, prohibiting cultivators from killing it for food.


    Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he couldn''t resist the temptation and took out the short knife he got from the old man.


    The Immortal Gate stipulated that wild Orient Loong Carps were protected spirit beasts, but farmed ones could be eaten.


    These blue carps were somewhat similar to the Orient Loong Carp, but there were differences. They had no spiritual aura, and since they were raised outside the Water Mansion, they could be considered farmed.


    Scaling, gutting, slicing, Chen Mobai''s movements were very skilled, done in one go.


    This short knife was not a magical instrument, but it was extremely sharp. He had tried cutting gold with it, and it was as easy as cutting tofu, using it to slice fish was a bit of an overkill.This time, he planned to eat it chilled, even bringing ice cubes and seasonings from home.


    However, the fish meat was already icy cold, so he could skip the chilling process.


    Chen Mobai even brought a can of carbonated drink. If he had a wine glass, the sense of ceremony would be maxed out.


    It was a pity that he was the only one eating.


    A slight regret accompanied the icy, tender fish meat into his mouth. Paired with the aged vinegar he bought online from Wangwu Cave, an indescribable sour and numbing comfort bloomed on his taste buds.


    As the fish meat entered his stomach, a cool sensation spread throughout his body, causing Chen Mobai to shiver. Then came a feeling of utter satisfaction, as if he had taken a cold bath on a hot day, comfortable and refreshing.


    After finishing his meal, Chen Mobai belched. The first thought that came to his mind was: it was such a waste to have cooked the previous fish.


    Of course, he didn''t forget his main task.


    After cleaning up with a cleansing spell, he sat on the cushion and circulated the Five Elements Technique for a full cycle.


    The adaptive spiritual power he cultivated had not yet returned to his dantian when Chen Mobai intercepted a portion of it and injected it into the newly purchased spiritual power test paper.


    This was a simple tool for measuring spiritual roots, but it was only for practitioners of the Five Elements Technique.


    In the Immortal Gate, everyone was a cultivator. Basically, every child was taught the art of Qi cultivation and immortality from the enlightenment stage. To measure spiritual roots more simply and quickly, the Medical Palace invented this kind of spiritual power test paper.


    As soon as Chen Mobai''s spiritual power was absorbed by the test paper, it instantly dyed five colors. Then, a string of numbers appeared on the paper according to the proportion of the five elements'' radiance.


    ¡¾Gold 23, Wood 27, Water 25, Fire 17, Earth 10.¡¿


    As expected, his water spiritual root had increased by 2 points.


    Chen Mobai confirmed this, and next, he would conduct more experiments.


    Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he stood up again and activated the Azure Water Array.


    Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!


    Golden streaks of light lit up outside the water mansion, and the green carps that were eating water grass inexplicably became food in Chen Mobai''s stomach.

 Chapter 19 – Proxy

    In the classroom.


    Chen Mobai sat by the window, looking depressed.


    He had almost thought he could change his fate when he ate nearly a dozen blue carp, each of which increased his water attribute spiritual root by two points. He thought he could become a water spiritual root with dozens of them.


    But he forgot one thing. The "Auxiliary Cultivation" software detected that his adaptive spiritual power fluctuated only for one day, and it returned to normal the next day.


    Reality is cruel.


    The power contained in the blue carp can only last for one day.


    That day, he ate eight of them in one breath, and his water attribute spiritual root soared to 39 points. Chen Mobai had never experienced such a feeling of cultivation before.


    The efficiency of absorbing spiritual energy was nearly twice as high as before. In addition to the improvement of spiritual root attributes, he practiced on the second-order water vein. The combination of the two almost made Chen Mobai have to switch to "Black Water Technique."


    Fortunately, he was always cautious and waited for a day.


    As a result, the second day, he was not at ease in the school''s cultivation room and tested his spiritual power with a test paper again. He found that his water spiritual root attributes had dropped again.


    He didn''t believe it and went back to the water palace that night, grabbed five blue carp and made sashimi.


    His water spiritual root soared again, but after practicing for a night, it fell again.


    But there is also good news. Chen Mobai ate a lot, and the power of the blue carp was unconsciously strengthened by his spiritual root.


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    After five days of crazy eating, nearly forty blue carp were eaten, and Chen Mobai''s water attribute spiritual root fluctuated up and down like a stock market curve, finally stabilizing at 30 points, and never rose again.


    Of course, it didn''t fall either.


    After all the ups and downs, Chen Mobai''s water attribute spiritual root permanently increased by 7 points.


    [Name: Chen Mobai]


    [Age: 18]


    [Realm: Qi Refining Fifth Layer]


    [Spiritual Root: Gold 23, Wood 27, Water 30, Fire 17, Earth 10]


    [Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Technique]


    [Skills: Levitation, Cleansing, Spiritual Power Shield, Qi Nourishing Technique, Water Control Technique]


    He hesitated for a moment and manually changed the water attribute number 30 back to 23 on the spiritual root column of his personal panel software on his phone.


    He already had a feeling that it was better not to let anyone else know about the water palace incident.


    Although there is no shortage of spells and medicines in the Immortal Gate that can increase and improve spiritual roots, there are not many that can immediately improve water spiritual root attributes like this. It is almost equivalent to 20-30% of the effect of the blue dragon carp of the Kunpeng Taoist Academy.


    The blue dragon carp can permanently improve a cultivator''s spiritual root with each one eaten. The Kunpeng Taoist Academy once used this to cultivate a water alchemy genius with amazing comprehension from 33 points of ordinary water spiritual root to 80 points of divine water spiritual root. This was widely promoted in the Immortal Gate, and Chen Mobai saw it on TV news every day when he was a child.Although the blue carp in this water mansion cannot compare to the Qinglong carp, accumulating them over time has permanently increased Chen Mobai''s water spiritual root attribute by 7 points. Once this is made public, it will definitely cause a sensation.


    Because the Qinglong carp is regarded as a delicacy by the Elemental Infant realm cultivators, no one has been able to eat it in the past twenty years.


    However, Chen Mobai is not concerned about this matter at the moment. He opened his "Auxiliary Cultivation" software and looked at the five auras above his profile picture in the upper right corner, falling into contemplation.


    Last night, the "Proxy" button on the Turtle Treasure software suddenly lit up and protruded. He couldn''t resist his curiosity and clicked on it.


    Then, the "Auxiliary Cultivation" software on his phone changed.


    Five rings were added to his profile picture.


    Resources are scarce on the Earth Element Star, but every thousand years, the inevitable Opening War occurs. To defend their homeland, thirty-six Tian Gang satellites orbit around, forming a super-large array.


    And these thirty-six Tian Gang satellites also provide all the networks and communications for the Immortal Gate on ordinary days. Each satellite is also a supercomputer, but most of their computing power is used to extract cosmic spiritual energy, which is then supplied to three hundred million cultivators for their cultivation.


    Therefore, to avoid wasting computing power, the permissions that each realm cultivator can use in each software are different.


    For example, Chen Mobai, at the fifth level of Qi Refining, can only use the most basic functions of various software on his phone.


    Taking the "Auxiliary Cultivation" software as an example.


    If Chen Mobai reaches the Foundation Establishment realm, he can not only analyze and watch the videos in the database of Golden Elixir realm cultivators'' cultivation of the Five Elements technique, but also correct his own mistakes in cultivation and learn the most correct methods and tips for cultivating the Five Elements technique.


    The software permissions of the Immortal Gate are displayed intuitively through auras.


    For example, if one is at the first level of Qi Refining, there will be one aura above their profile picture.


    So, the question is, do these five auras refer to the permissions of the fifth level?


    What realm is the fifth level equivalent to again?


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    He has directly become a Deification Ancestor.


    There are only two Deification Ancestors in the entire Immortal Gate.


    Couldn''t this Turtle Treasure proxy be a little more low-key? It would have been enough to give him the third level of Golden Elixir realm permissions. How could it directly give him the full permissions of the fifth level?


    As Chen Mobai was feeling anxious and uneasy, several cultivators in a certain office of the Bu Tian Dao Academy were also worried as they looked at the sudden influx of data below.


    "Could it be that the Ancestor has awakened? Taking on a mortal form and entering the human world?"


    With the sudden appearance of a user with fifth level permissions, as the developer of the Auxiliary Cultivation software, Shi was not only surprised but also a little afraid.


    It should be noted that the two Ancestors have been in seclusion for more than three hundred years without any movement, and his software was only developed two hundred years ago.Although there were five levels of authority, it was actually only perfected up to the third level.


    This was because he himself was only at the Golden Elixir realm. As for the higher level, there were only a dozen or so Elemental Infant experts even in the Immortal Gate. Moreover, they would be in seclusion for decades, and the only thing that could assist their cultivation was the cultivation videos and guidance from the Deification ancestor.


    Before the Deification ancestor uploaded his own content, the highest realm that the "Cultivation Assistant" software could help with was the Golden Elixir realm.


    So, when the first fifth-level user appeared, Shi was both excited and terrified.


    "Check the location using the backend, and then we''ll go to the scene to determine who it is. It might be a hacker who cracked the authority of your software."


    As an investor, the boss remained calm, and his words immediately settled the restless cultivators who were thinking of how to please the ancestor.

 Chapter 20 – Qingping

    As a result of the investigation, Shi frowned directly.


    "It''s showing that it''s not within the jurisdiction of the Immortal Gate?"


    He reported this result to the big boss, who was always calm and collected, but the big boss was stunned for a moment and almost thought that the worker was fooling him.


    "Our authority for the satellite can only locate the Immortal Gate''s blessed lands. Since we can''t find the address, it must be outside the Immortal Gate."


    After Shi finished speaking, the big boss nodded slightly.


    "Okay, I understand. Keep an eye on this account at all times and notify me immediately if there is any other news."


    They couldn''t be 100% sure it was the ancestor of the Deification stage, so they didn''t want to disturb the Elemental Infant cultivators in seclusion and could only do this for now.


    After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.


    ...


    Chen Mobai was still worried about being locked in by the "assisted cultivation" operator and being questioned by the Immortal Gate''s security cultivators.


    Two days passed without anyone looking for him, and he finally relaxed.


    That night, Chen Mobai entered the Water Palace again, feeling satisfied with the pure spiritual energy permeating the surroundings.


    Thanks to this second-grade blessed land and his diligent cultivation, his cultivation level steadily improved.


    At the current rate of progress, he should be able to attempt to break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining in about two months.


    But for him, this progress was still a bit insufficient.


    In his class, there were already two Qi Refining cultivators at the seventh level, and there were a total of twelve cultivators at this level in the whole grade, all of whom had been recommended to the two local universities.


    Compared to them, Chen Mobai, who was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, was completely inadequate.


    Not to mention the three godly students at the eighth level of Qi Refining who were likely to be the pride of the Four Great Institutes.


    Expanding the scope to the entire Danxia City, there were countless geniuses in both private and public schools.


    The genius with the highest spiritual root in the Immortal Gate''s No.1 High School had already been pre-selected by the Gou Mang Dao Institute during enrollment. In addition, two other geniuses with different spiritual roots had also received exemption notices from the Natural Academy.


    It was said that there were students at the ninth level of Qi Refining in other high schools, but many of them were hiding their abilities, waiting to make a name for themselves in the college entrance examination and be selected by the Four Great Institutes.


    "If only my spiritual root was a bit better."


    Chen Mobai sighed. Although the main purpose of the Immortal Gate was "man conquers the heavens," as long as one had excellent comprehension and amazing luck, contributed in the opening of wars and received rewards from higher-ups, one could directly transform into a spiritual root of the heavens and then advance rapidly to become an ancestor. This kind of thing was shown on TV every day. However, the number of people who could actually do it was very few.


    While sighing, he picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of chilled fish next to him, feeling very satisfied with the cool and refreshing sensation.


    He took out the last piece of spiritual power test paper and measured his spiritual root attribute. As expected, his water spiritual root had increased by 2 points, although it was only temporary.This is near the Water Mansion, and he caught the last green carp.


    Probably because he caught too many before, there are no green carp within a radius of one li, and this one is the one he caught yesterday and kept frozen until now.


    Chen Mobai didn''t feel regretful, after all, these green carp are delicious and also enhance his spiritual root attribute.


    He didn''t waste the effectiveness of the fish meat and took the opportunity of the improvement of his spiritual root to start practicing the Five Elements Technique.


    In the end, he still didn''t change to the Black Water Technique. Apart from not having reached 33 points in water attribute spiritual root, there is no follow-up to this Black Water Technique.


    Although the Five Elements Technique is very ordinary, the spiritual power cultivated is balanced and harmonious, and there are no obstacles to changing to any other techniques. Moreover, if you don''t mind weak combat ability, you can also use points to exchange for the Foundation Establishment and Golden Elixir parts of the Five Elements Technique in the Immortal Gate National Library.


    The person who has ever cultivated the Five Elements Technique to the highest realm is a Elemental Infant named Qingping from the Butian Taoist Academy.


    However, after Qingping broke through to the Elemental Infant with the Five Elements Technique, he immediately switched to other techniques because he couldn''t beat anyone at the same level.


    Thinking of the legend that Qingping likes to bully the weak, Chen Mobai suddenly picked up his phone before practicing the technique, opened the auxiliary training software, and then filled in "Five Elements Technique" in the top search bar.


    After entering "Five Elements Technique", he remembered that the phone cannot receive signals in this Water Mansion.


    He couldn''t help but smile self-deprecatingly and was about to put down his phone and start practicing hard.


    Suddenly, a loading circle appeared on the screen, and then with a swipe, the circle turned into a turtle shell, finally filling the entire interface, as if it had connected to the signal, and thousands of search results appeared.


    "This..."


    Chen Mobai felt a little dry in his mouth because he saw that the first headline on the first page of the search results was:


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    Trembling, he clicked on the screen. At this time, Chen Mobai didn''t care about exploring why there was suddenly a signal in the Water Mansion.


    With a swipe, the internet speed was very fast.


    Chen Mobai clicked into a video website-like interface, and the title was the same as what he saw outside.


    This is a video collection!


    There are a total of twenty-eight videos, each with a very intimate subtitle.


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    ¡¾The First Layer of Qi Refining of the Five Elements Technique¡¿


    ¡¾The Second Layer of Qi Refining of the Five Elements Technique¡¿


    ¡¾The Third Layer of Qi Refining of the Five Elements Technique¡¿


    ...


    Until the last one: ¡¾The First Layer of Elemental Infant of the Five Elements Technique¡¿


    Chen Mobai eagerly scrolled to the interface of ¡¾The Fifth Layer of Qi Refining of the Five Elements Technique¡¿ and clicked to open it.


    "Hello, classmates, this is your teacher Qingping. Today we will continue to explain the fifth layer of the Five Elements Technique.""Please turn to page twenty-six of the Five Elements Technique textbook. Before we begin this lesson, I will go over the homework from yesterday."


    "Although this basic Qi Refining technique is simple, the knowledge it contains is extremely rich. It can even be said to be the number one Qi Refining technique in the Immortal Gate, and it is also the foundation of the Immortal Gate. This is why the Immortal Gate mandates that all cultivators must practice the Five Elements Technique when they start their cultivation."


    "Even cultivators with heavenly spiritual roots must cultivate the Five Elements Technique to the seventh level before they can switch to cultivating techniques of their own attributes. So, what is the reason behind this? In this lesson, I, Teacher Qingping, will explain it to you in detail."


    ...


    Chen Mobai couldn''t help but speed up the video playback to twice its normal speed, as Qingping was too long-winded.


    However, after watching the 45-minute instructional video, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but be intrigued and listened to Qingping''s explanation of the Five Elements Technique cultivation process again at normal speed.


    Afterward, he couldn''t wait to sit cross-legged on the cushion.


    Chen Mobai felt that he could now reach the sixth level of Qi Refining within a month.

 Chapter 21 – Spiritual Root Theory

    The Taiyi Medical Palace has conducted extensive research on the relationship between spiritual roots and cultivation speed, and finally compiled a medical treasure book called "Spiritual Root Theory."


    Research shows that there is a proportional relationship between spiritual root attribute points and cultivation speed.


    Each normal-born cultivator has 100 points of spiritual root attributes under the condition of sufficient innate vitality, and then the qi distribution is allocated into the five elemental attributes, which is the "spiritual root" that every cultivator has.


    The amount of elemental spiritual root attributes determines the efficiency of cultivating techniques.


    For example, if a genius with amazing qi distribution allocates all 100 points to the wood elemental spiritual root, which is the legendary perfect wood elemental Tianling root, then his cultivation of wood attribute techniques is twice as fast as an ordinary person.


    What originally took 100 years to cultivate, he only needs 50 years.


    Chen Mobai''s current spiritual roots are: gold 23, wood 27, water 30, fire 17, and earth 10.


    Taking his highest water attribute spiritual root as an example, if he cultivates the Black Water technique and applies it to the formula of the Spiritual Root Theory, the efficiency of refining spiritual energy is only 1.3 times that of an ordinary person.


    Of course, the specific efficiency of cultivation also depends on the concentration of spiritual energy, the mindset of the cultivator, and whether there are auxiliary spiritual objects, etc., and cannot be generalized.


    Calculating in the most ideal state, according to Chen Mobai''s talent, if he wants to break through to the sixth layer of Qi Refining with the Five Elements technique, it will take at least half a year.


    But the Water Palace is a second-grade medium-grade spiritual land, and the concentration of spiritual energy is five to six times that of a first-grade superior-grade spiritual land. The efficiency of cultivation here is like riding a rocket compared to studying at school or at home.


    However, even so, due to the limitations of his spiritual roots, according to Chen Mobai''s previous calculations, he still needs about a hundred days, almost before the college entrance examination, to barely reach the sixth layer of Qi Refining.


    This was before watching the video of Qingping Shangren''s lecture.


    As expected of an Elemental Infant, even though he only explained the most basic Five Elements technique and rambled on a lot of irrelevant things at the beginning, once he entered the actual content of the technique, Chen Mobai had a sudden enlightenment.


    It turned out that when the spiritual power circulates to this meridian, it needs to rotate seven times counterclockwise in the orifice, which can easily break through the obstruction.


    When absorbing spiritual energy through the three orifices of the mouth and nose, it is necessary to repeatedly move back and forth at the twelve floors of the throat, which can intercept impurities in the external spiritual energy through the twelve sections and prevent them from entering the meridians until the end of the technique when the waste gas in the throat is expelled.


    For example, when the refined spiritual energy is gathered into the dantian sea of qi, it can enter in a clockwise manner.


    Because clockwise is forward, it can help condense spiritual power, and laying the foundation for future foundation establishment, which can increase the success rate by ten percent.


    Similarly, counterclockwise is backward and scattered, and when the spiritual power runs through some narrow and blocked meridians, it cannot be forced through and needs to be dispersed into thin and soft qi, slowly moving forward.


    After finishing the cultivation, Chen Mobai watched the videos of the Five Elements technique and the first and second layers of Qi Refining again, and realized how rudimentary his understanding of this basic technique was.


    Seeing that it was almost morning, he reluctantly closed his phone.However, during his cultivation that night, Chen Mobai had already used the offline download function to download all 28 videos of Qingping Shangren''s explanation of the Five Elements Technique onto his phone.


    This offline download function was only available to users above the third level of auxiliary cultivation. Chen Mobai was now a fifth-level user, so it was natural for him to have this function.


    But just in case, when he went to class today, he turned off his phone''s mobile network to avoid being found by the operator who provided auxiliary cultivation.


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    "Do you know that Yan Bingxuan dropped out of school?"


    Before the teacher came in the morning, Chen Mobai''s desk mate Lu Hongsheng leaned mysteriously towards him and couldn''t hide the news, blurting it out.


    "Why? The college entrance examination is coming up, did she drop out because she couldn''t handle losing to Song Zheng?"


    "Very likely. She''s usually aloof, and this time she can''t bear to lose face after losing, so she just dropped out."


    "That shouldn''t be the case. She''s lost before."


    "Maybe dropping out is just an excuse, and she''s secretly working hard at home."


    The two beautiful desk mates in front also came over, and the ones at the back didn''t want to be left out. Instantly, a gossip circle formed around Chen Mobai and Lu Hongsheng.


    Chen Mobai could only roll his eyes. If it were in the past, he would have participated too, but now he was in his third year of high school and needed to work hard. He didn''t want to waste time on gossip.


    He wanted to make a name for himself and soar to the sky...


    Just then, Yan Bingxuan walked in, and the gossip circle immediately quieted down.


    With her cold gaze, Yan Bingxuan looked over, and Chen Mobai indicated his innocence. He didn''t participate in the discussion at all. But the beautiful Yan just looked at him for two seconds before returning to her seat, silently packing up her things, picking up her blue backpack, and leaving the classroom.


    The classroom was quiet for about ten seconds, and then everyone began to speak in high-pitched voices and whisper to each other.


    Even the classmates who were half-skeptical about Lu Hongsheng''s news couldn''t help but look surprised at them, causing Chen Mobai''s desk mate to puff up his chest with pride.


    Click.


    Chen Mobai stood up, dragging his chair and making a sound as he did.


    "Where are you going? Class is starting soon."


    Lu Hongsheng asked strangely.


    "I forgot my textbook. I''m going to borrow one from the library."


    After saying this, Chen Mobai avoided the more ridiculous gossip speculations that followed and left.


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    Unfortunately, hardly anyone came to this library.


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    Only those who forgot to bring their textbooks would come here to borrow them with their student cards for half a day and return them after school.


    Chen Mobai wouldn''t have come to this library if he didn''t want to spend 10 points of his credit to download the electronic version of the Five Elements Cultivation Technique from the Immortal Gate National Electronic Library.


    Yesterday, he had benefited a lot from listening to Qingping Shangren''s lecture, but when he reviewed the previous content, he found that it had become somewhat blurry. He felt it necessary to get the original textbook of the Five Elements Cultivation Technique and review the video content again.


    "One copy of the Five Elements Cultivation Technique, borrowed with a student card, free for a month."


    The librarian was a teacher wearing round-framed glasses. She skillfully took Chen Mobai''s student card and swiped it.


    Just as Chen Mobai was about to leave with his thanks, someone suddenly walked into the library entrance.

 Chapter 22 – Mysterious Ice Method

    Long hair draped over her shoulders, her jade-like face was cold and aloof. It was Yan Bingxuan.


    She was carrying a backpack and holding a book. When she walked in, she ran into Chen Mobai. Her head tilted slightly, seeming quite surprised.


    "I forgot to bring my textbook, so I came here to borrow one."


    Somehow, being looked at by her clear, spring-like eyes, Chen Mobai felt a bit guilty and spoke first.


    Yan Bingxuan looked at the Five Elements Cultivation book in his hand, her clear pupils slightly narrowed, seeming puzzled.


    Hadn''t this basic cultivation method been taught in the first year of high school?


    However, Yan Bingxuan had no intention of probing Chen Mobai''s actions. She lifted her snow-white, round chin, nodded lightly in response, and then stepped past him to the female teacher who managed the book borrowing and returning records.


    "Returning a book."


    After saying these two words, Chen Mobai turned his head just in time to see the book she was returning.


    "Frost Condensation Method"!


    It was the cultivation method that Old Man Ding had mentioned, which could transform one''s spiritual root into an ice spiritual root.


    "You finally decided to return it. You''ve borrowed this book for almost a year, haven''t you?"


    The female teacher with round glasses seemed to know Yan Bingxuan. After receiving the Frost Condensation Method, she joked a bit. The latter rarely showed a hint of a smile, like a spring rain, which made Chen Mobai, who had only seen Yan Bingxuan''s cold face in the past year, amazed.


    "I heard you dropped out of school. Have you made up your mind?"


    While processing the book return, the female teacher asked casually, which made Chen Mobai''s heart stir. He had a vague feeling that he knew the real reason why Yan Bingxuan dropped out of school.


    "Yes!"


    Yan Bingxuan only answered with one word, but her firm belief was like a plum blossom blooming in the frost, dazzling and stunning.


    For the first time, Chen Mobai felt the charm of this classmate.


    It was not her aloof temperament like a snow lotus blooming on a mountain top, nor her tall figure beyond the average high school student hidden under her cold appearance, but her firm belief in her own path.


    This kind of persistence, once determined, would go all out and never look back!


    No wonder she could become a top student and reach the seventh level of Qi Refining at the age of eighteen.


    With such a firm and unyielding spirit, even if her spiritual root aptitude was poor, even if she didn''t get into college and was sent to participate in the frontier war, she would surely succeed in the end, right?!


    Just as Chen Mobai was thinking this, the female teacher had already processed the return of the "Frost Condensation Method" and handed Yan Bingxuan''s student ID back to her.


    "I don''t need it anymore."


    But she just looked at it nostalgically, then shook her head and turned to leave.


    Yan Bingxuan reached the door and saw Chen Mobai standing there. Their eyes met, she hesitated for a moment, then nodded, as if to say goodbye to their brief half-year of being classmates.


    They were not in the same class in the first and second year of high school. They were only put together when they chose their subjects in the third year.


    It was a not too big, not too small kind of fate.


    "After reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining, you can give up practicing the Five Elements Cultivation and start practicing other cultivation methods that suit your spiritual root attributes. What did you choose?"


    Chen Mobai suddenly asked.


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    After learning about the method of improving spiritual roots from Old Man Ding, he had specifically searched for this knowledge online. He knew that although the method of improving spiritual roots was a method, it was more like a spell.


    Cultivators need a long time and persistent cultivation. Sometimes, they may not see any improvement in their spiritual root attributes in a month.


    Many pioneers would advise cultivators to find a cultivation method that matches their spiritual roots to practice. This way, they can not only prevent their realm from falling too much, but also promote each other with the method of improving spiritual roots, achieving the best of both worlds.


    "Mysterious Ice Method."


    Yan Bingxuan answered subconsciously, then realized, why did she answer?


    "See you if fate allows."


    Hearing her answer, Chen Mobai''s original intention to give her the "Black Water Method" faded. Since she had made up her mind to choose this path, she must have arranged everything. Even if she hadn''t thought of it, her parents must have prepared for it.


    The "Mysterious Ice Method" was obviously prepared for the ice spiritual root. It seemed that he was overthinking.


    Watching Yan Bingxuan''s departing figure, Chen Mobai turned back.


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    The female teacher with round glasses was about to put the "Frost Condensation Method" on the shelf when she heard Chen Mobai''s voice. She pointed hesitantly at the book in her hand: "This one?"


    "Yes."


    "This is a book from the A section. If a student wants to borrow it, they need a note from the main subject teacher."


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai nodded lightly, recalling what Old Man Ding had said. Although there were many methods to improve spiritual roots, to prevent students with weak self-control from indulging and wasting precious time on building a foundation, they were generally only allowed to access this knowledge after they had entered college.


    "I understand, thank you, teacher."


    The female teacher with round glasses had a good impression of the polite Chen Mobai. She thought he had feelings for Yan Bingxuan and wanted to find common ground through this. To prevent Chen Mobai from wasting his cultivation time, she specifically mentioned something.


    "Bingxuan''s great-aunt is a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Natural Learning Palace, and it''s said that she''s about to attempt forming her Golden Elixir. This is a matter of life and death, so she plans to train a successor before that. Bingxuan is one of the candidates. If she can successfully cultivate the Frost Technique and form an ice spiritual root, then she will most likely be the one."


    After hearing the teacher''s words, Chen Mobai was stunned for a moment, then realized that she had misunderstood. However, he knew that she meant well, reminding him that he was still young and should prioritize cultivation. If he could establish his foundation, he would have over a hundred years to pursue other things.


    "A complete Foundation Establishment, I doubt there''s even one in the whole Danxia City."


    Although the Immortal Gate has an orderly inheritance and is a cultivation civilization, it still can''t avoid the clustering effect. Cultivators with better talents usually go to those big cities with high-level spiritual veins.


    Danxia City has two academies and a very rare fourth-order fire vein, but apart from cultivators whose cultivation has reached the limit of Foundation Establishment, none would stay here for long.


    Cultivators who have completed their Foundation Establishment and are hopeful of forming their Golden Elixir are even more so.


    "Although our city doesn''t have a complete Foundation Establishment cultivator, we do have two Golden Elixir Taoist masters."


    Hearing Chen Mobai''s sigh, the teacher, who was born and raised in Danxia, couldn''t help but speak up.


    Indeed, among the seventy-two blessed lands of the Immortal Gate, some don''t even have a Golden Elixir Taoist master.


    But their Danxia City has two, each presiding over one of the two academies. One is the Red Robe Taoist master who returned to his roots, and the other is Taoist master Shi Qing, who uses the fire vein of Danxia City to refine magical tools.


    "If only I could listen to a lecture by a Golden Elixir Taoist master. Just one lecture might give me the confidence to attempt Foundation Establishment."


    The teacher was also at the peak of Qi Refining, but she had always been afraid to attempt Foundation Establishment. If a Golden Elixir Taoist master told her she could succeed, she might be able to muster the courage to try.


    But a Golden Elixir Taoist master is of such high status, they can be said to be the sky of Danxia City!


    Not to mention her, a mere high school teacher, even the students of the two academies might not have the chance to meet them.


    Just then, the bell for class rang.


    Chen Mobai immediately excused himself, took his Five Elements Manual, and hurried back to the classroom.


    He put on his wireless earphones and opened the Five Elements Manual lecture video he had downloaded offline the night before. To avoid being seen by his desk mate, he turned off the screen of his phone, which was disconnected from the internet, and hid it under his textbook.


    The slightly verbose words of Qingping Shangren sounded in his ears, and Chen Mobai''s fingers accurately swiped across the screen without looking.


    Fast forward!

 Chapter 23 – Sixth level of Qi Refining

    Inside the Water Mansion, Chen Mobai sat upright on a cushion.


    A glow representing the Five Elements emerged on his face, flashing one by one, and finally transformed into a deep earthy yellow color.


    This indicated that the Five Elements technique had completed a cycle, then turned into a platinum color, and from gold to water... The Five Elements were continuously generating and transforming. After nine major cycles, a bead of sweat appeared on Chen Mobai''s forehead.


    After a month of cultivation, under the nourishment of the second-tier spiritual energy in the Water Mansion, his Five Elements technique had finally reached the peak of the fifth level.


    When the time was ripe, he needed to break through in one fell swoop.


    This was what Qingping Shangren had taught. Chen Mobai now regarded every word spoken by this Elemental Infant master as a sacred decree. Without any hesitation, feeling that he was on the verge of a breakthrough, he swallowed the Purple Fire Pill that he had been holding in his mouth.


    Although this breakthrough pill only had an efficiency of twenty to thirty percent for breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, it was the best that Chen Mobai could afford.


    There were thousands of Immortal Gate pills and Spirit Water, but those that could help cultivators break through their realm barriers were always the most sought after.


    In ordinary pharmacies, such pills were not sold at all. Even if they were, they could only increase the success rate by five to ten percent at most.


    Ordinary cultivators could only hope for the pills released by large pharmaceutical factories or the official flagship stores of the Immortal Gate from time to time, which were basically high-quality products.


    The Purple Fire Pill was one of them.


    After the pill entered his stomach, the sugar coating on the surface was instantly dissolved by spiritual power, and then a gentle Yang energy spread out, instantly permeating his entire body.


    Chen Mobai''s Five Elements technique, which had been operating to its limit, suddenly advanced to the sixth level as if it had been pushed.


    But this did not mean he had successfully broken through.


    It was easy to break through, but the most important thing was to stabilize the realm after the breakthrough and prevent it from falling back.


    A wisp of purple energy faintly emerged from his brow.


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    The purple energy rose slightly, like fireworks, but it seemed to be about to extinguish at the next moment.


    This indicated that the medicinal power was beginning to be exhausted, and the Five Elements technique had only completed more than half of the major cycle. If he could not complete a full cycle, it meant that this breakthrough had failed.


    But Chen Mobai was not in a hurry. He stabilized his mentality and placed his hand on a spiritual stone beside him.


    Although it was his first time refining a spiritual stone, he had searched for a lot of content on this aspect in the auxiliary cultivation software, and he had already understood the key points and taboos.


    With the help of the spiritual stone, Chen Mobai''s realm, which was about to slip, stabilized again, and he even completed a major cycle quite easily.


    He had reached the sixth level of Qi Refining!


    Opening his eyes, Chen Mobai, who was always calm, couldn''t help but burst into laughter.


    His hard work over the past month had not been in vain.


    Of course, although he was able to break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining due to various factors, he knew that the biggest credit for breaking through within a month was the lecture videos of Qingping Shangren.


    The Elemental Infant realm powerhouse, with his profound understanding, explained the Five Elements technique of Qi Refining so thoroughly.


    Over the past month, Chen Mobai had been watching his videos at school during the day, applying what he learned at the Water Mansion at night, coupled with the spiritual energy of this second-tier treasure land, and the assistance of the Purple Fire Pill and spiritual stones. He felt that if he couldn''t break through, he would really be a fool.


    "Should I prepare to change my cultivation technique?"


    After being excited for a while, Chen Mobai quickly calmed down and returned to reality.


    The Immortal Gate had a rule that all cultivators must practice the Five Elements technique when they start Qi Refining. When they reach the seventh level of Qi Refining, they can choose to continue practicing the Five Elements technique or switch to other techniques.


    The advantages and disadvantages of the Five Elements technique were very obvious. For cultivators with average spiritual root attributes, it could keep their cultivation speed not slow, but their combat power was average. However, the adaptive spiritual power of the Five Elements technique could be seamlessly converted into any attribute technique.


    Chen Mobai''s mother, Tang Pancui, practiced the Five Elements technique. She had been stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining for many years, but she had a good mentality.


    Chen Mobai''s father, Chen Xinglan, had switched to a technique called "Melting Fire Technique", which he had paid to learn at the Chixia Academy. He was now at the eighth level of Qi Refining and worked in a workshop of a magical tool factory. The company provided free accommodation with first-tier top-grade spiritual energy to its employees. To save money, he spent most of his time living in the company.


    The national library of the Immortal Gate had an artificial elemental spirit. As long as you input your spiritual root attributes, it would automatically match the most suitable cultivation technique.


    It only cost 1 point to try this feature.


    Chen Mobai had tried it when he was bored before, and the result given by the artificial elemental spirit was the Five Elements technique, which made his face turn green on the spot.


    This meant that although he was a true spiritual root, he was basically no different from a pseudo spiritual root.


    But now it was different.


    Thinking of this, Chen Mobai took out his phone and opened the app of the Immortal Gate National Library.


    But soon he found that his phone had no signal.


    "I almost forgot, only the ''Auxiliary Cultivation'' app, which is represented by Turtle Treasure, has a signal here..."


    Chen Mobai checked the time. Although it was still early, he decided to go back early.After breaking through with the Purple Fire Pill, one cannot cultivate for a while and can only nourish the meridians with Qi nourishing techniques. However, Chen Mobai used the pure spiritual energy from the spirit stone for the latter half of his cycle, which seemed to neutralize all the yang fire effects of the pill. He didn''t feel the sense of fullness in his meridians that he had when he broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.


    It was as if he didn''t need to nourish his Qi, and his sixth level of Qi Refining was already completely stable.


    However, to be on the safe side, Chen Mobai did not continue to cultivate today.


    There was no rush, cultivating immortality also required a balance of work and rest.


    Just as he put away the spirit stone that he had drained, a sudden pop-up appeared on his phone screen.


    "Do you want to enable the proxy?"


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    After a brief surprise, Chen Mobai thought of the great help Qingping Shangren''s lecture videos had been to him, and was about to click "Yes".


    But just as his finger was about to press down, a sudden flash of insight reminded him of the fifth-level halo after being proxied in the "Assisted Cultivation" app, and his face instantly turned pale.


    His hand shook, and he was so scared that he immediately clicked "No".


    This was the National Library, the foundation of the Immortal Gate, not some software from a small workshop.


    Once he became a fifth-level user of this National Library, even if the three major halls of the Immortal Gate turned the entire Earth Star upside down, they would find him.


    But giving up this proxy, Chen Mobai felt quite regretful.


    He quickly opened the Turtle Treasure app and found that the "Proxy" button was protruding and lit up, indicating that it could be used, and he couldn''t help but breathe a sigh of relief.


    How exactly was this feature triggered?


    Chen Mobai thought of his recent breakthrough to the sixth level of Qi Refining. Could it be that each breakthrough could activate it once?


    But why did it take several days last time?


    Was it because this breakthrough was perfect and the realm was stable?

 Chapter 24 – Replenishing Qi Spirit Water

    Chen Mobai was in a dilemma.


    Without a doubt, if he allowed the turtle treasure to manage his account at the National Library, the help it would provide would certainly surpass that of the second-rate software for assisting cultivation.


    The Immortal Gate had a very strict hierarchical system. The higher one''s cultivation level, the higher the privileges one could enjoy.


    And the National Library, without a doubt, was one of the core treasures of the Immortal Gate. It housed 84,000 Daoist books, claiming to encompass everything. As long as a cultivator reached a certain level, they could access the corresponding cultivation insights and techniques.


    Even the seven techniques that could be cultivated to the Deification realm, passed down by the Immortal Gate, were included.


    However, only those at the Elemental Infant stage could view this part of the content.


    Chen Mobai knew that one should only do what was within their capabilities. He was just a small Qi Refining sixth layer cultivator. Even if the Deification technique was placed in front of him, he could only look at it but not cultivate it.


    But humans are curious creatures.


    If the turtle treasure really managed to upgrade his privileges to the fifth level, wouldn''t he be able to browse all the content in the National Library?


    Although downloading the full version still required points, it was a Deification technique after all. He would be happy just to read the beginning.


    However, he still had some sense.


    He felt that he needed a foolproof plan to ensure that the Immortal Gate wouldn''t trace it back to him before proceeding with the proxy.


    Chen Mobai opened his user interface at the National Library. His account name was a line of ancient poetry that he thought was cool when he was young:


    "In the future, I shall be the Green Emperor!"


    Looking at it now, it was a bit childish, but since only he knew about it, he had been too lazy to change it over the years.


    There was a small checkmark next to his account, indicating that he had passed the real-name verification.


    If this account was upgraded to a fifth-level user, the Immortal Gate would be able to find his home by the end of the day. He decided to take it slow.


    After calming down, Chen Mobai got up, packed his things, and prepared to leave the Water Mansion.


    Breaking through to the sixth layer of Qi Refining today was a great joy. He couldn''t be greedy and bring about his own downfall.


    He packed the tin box that had wrapped the Purple Fire Pill, the Spirit Stone that had turned gray after being drained, and his own bottles and snack bags, planning to take them home for waste sorting.


    With his backpack on, he was about to press the return key on his phone when he saw the three side halls that had been closed all this time.


    He had been so engrossed in his cultivation these days that he had almost forgotten about the three side halls in the Water Mansion.


    Leaving aside the two side halls sealed by the thunder law prohibition, the water wave prohibition formation could now be attempted to be broken.


    "I''ll buy some more Green Arrow Talismans and break it in the next few days."


    Chen Mobai muttered to himself, then disappeared in a flash of silver light.


    At school.


    While the teacher was lecturing, Chen Mobai and most of the students were minding their own business.


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    The teachers knew this, so they didn''t care and just went on with their lectures.


    Generally, there were two types of cultivators who became teachers. One was those who were old and had no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, like Ding Jinglue.


    The other was those who wanted to take the opportunity of teaching to revisit the four arts of techniques, pills, tools, and formations, while earning some Good Deeds. For example, their class teacher Chai Deyun and Formation teacher Chan Si. The former was stuck in his cultivation, while the latter had taken on the teaching task of Danzhu Academy. She was also studying formations, using the opportunity of teaching to further solidify her foundation.


    Chen Mobai was shopping online.


    The "Green Arrow Talismans" he bought last time worked very well, so he placed another order in the same shop.


    This time he had money, so to ensure success, he bought ten at once. Although half of the money in his card was gone, he didn''t feel bad about it. After all, these Good Deeds were gained without any cost.


    He also bought two more Wood Armor Talismans.


    Spending money felt great.


    Chen Mobai was also incredibly lucky, managing to snatch two bottles of "Qi Replenishing Spirit Water" that had just been put on the shelf by the Sentence Mang Dao Academy. It was a middle-grade first-level product that could quickly fill up the cultivation level after a breakthrough.


    For example, Chen Mobai had just broken through to the sixth layer of Qi Refining. If he cultivated the Five Elements Technique by absorbing spiritual energy on his own, it would take about two years to reach the peak of the sixth layer of Qi Refining and attempt to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining.


    But by taking the "Qi Replenishing Spirit Water", this process could be significantly shortened.


    According to the prescription, taking one bottle and cultivating in a place with abundant spiritual energy could achieve the efficiency of ten days in one day.


    That is to say, if Chen Mobai took this "Qi Replenishing Spirit Water" every day, he could shorten the two years to 70 days and reach the peak of the sixth layer of Qi Refining.


    Many so-called young geniuses were "fed" with this "Qi Replenishing Spirit Water".


    However, there were pros and cons.


    Firstly, the price was not cheap, costing 200 Good Deeds per bottle.


    Secondly, taking this "Qi Replenishing Spirit Water" to shorten the cultivation time would naturally result in an unstable foundation. The time needed to break through the bottleneck would be much longer than those cultivators who improved step by step through cultivation.The bottleneck of minor realms was manageable, but if it came to the major hurdle of Foundation Establishment, if the foundation was unstable, failure was almost guaranteed.


    Chen Mobai hadn''t initially planned to buy this, but after breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, he felt that if he put in some effort, he might have a chance to advance to the seventh level of Qi Refining before the college entrance examination.


    The latter stage of Qi Refining was a completely different story. It basically guaranteed admission to the top ten college palaces. Even if the foundation was a bit unstable, he could find ways to make up for it in the future.


    Qingping Shangren had always said, realm comes first.


    This Elemental Infant master had experienced over three hundred battles since he started cultivating, and he had never been defeated. What he relied on was his high realm.


    When he was at the Foundation Establishment stage, he fought against Qi Refining cultivators. When he reached the Golden Elixir stage, he defeated those at the Foundation Establishment stage. After reaching the Elemental Infant stage, he only took action against Golden Elixir Taoist masters, never engaging in combat with cultivators of the same realm.


    Chen Mobai felt that what Qingping Shangren said made a lot of sense.


    In his battle at the Water Mansion, if he hadn''t been in the middle stage of Qi Refining and the old man was only at the third level of Qi Refining, he might not have been able to win.


    Therefore, improving one''s realm was the most important thing.


    That''s why he decided to buy the "Qi Replenishing Spirit Water".


    He was also lucky. This was a best-selling item. Every time it was put on the shelf, it would be sold out within a minute. Each account was limited to five bottles. If Chen Mobai hadn''t been refreshing the official flagship store of Jumang Dao Academy just then, he might not have been able to get it.


    It was a pity that he was short on funds, otherwise he could have bought all five bottles. Even if he didn''t use them himself, he could resell them and make a small profit of a hundred Good Deeds.


    As he was feeling regretful, Chen Mobai heard the bell signaling the end of class.


    In the school''s cultivation room, he didn''t watch Qingping Shangren''s Five Elements Cultivation lecture video this time. Instead, he searched for videos on breaking through restrictions. Relying on his high privileges, he found over three hundred methods to break through restrictions similar to the Water Ripple Restriction.

 Chapter 25 – Heavenly River Realm

    In addition to the videos, there were over a thousand articles, all boasting that their own prohibition-breaking methods were the best.


    Chen Mobai set a filter, first selecting authors at the Elemental Infant level.


    Instantly, only two videos and six articles remained.


    After carefully reading them, he felt dizzy.


    The explanations were too advanced. What the Elemental Infant masters considered basic prohibition-breaking techniques were like a book from heaven to him.


    Helpless, he could only search among the authors at the Qi Refining level.


    But there were too many. In the end, he could only choose to read the ones with the most views first.


    Anyway, it would take two or three days for the Green Arrow Talisman to be delivered to him. Chen Mobai slowly began to compare the prohibition-breaking methods of various eccentric individuals on the auxiliary cultivation software, selecting the ones suitable for him to study thoroughly.


    For those he couldn''t understand, he would ask Old Ding for help. The latter was always willing to share his knowledge.


    By the time the talisman and Spirit Water arrived, Chen Mobai was full of confidence in breaking the prohibition.


    Inside the Water Mansion.


    He first tested the Formation Flag to ensure that the power of the Azure Water Formation was not connected to the prohibition. Then he activated the Green Arrow Talisman to start breaking the prohibition.


    The result proved that his preparations were quite thorough.


    After three Green Arrow Talismans struck, the door of the right side hall shattered. This was due to the power of the Water Wave Prohibition disappearing, and the power of the Green Arrow Talisman not yet exhausted.


    Chen Mobai quickly waved the Formation Flag in his hand, using the Azure Water Formation to pick up the fragments of the shattered stone door one by one and piled them up in the front hall.


    Then he used a cleaning spell to clean up all the dust.


    Holding the Formation Flag in one hand and a Wood Armor Talisman in the other, he walked to the now open door.


    The side hall was small, similar to a study. Apart from a large wooden table measuring 2 meters by 3 meters, the three walls were lined with bookshelves filled with bamboo slips, books, and fine paper.


    Chen Mobai flicked six glass beads into the hall, rolling them around to ensure there was no residual prohibition power before entering.


    He came to the large wooden table, which was casually covered with a stack of white paper, a pen holder with three different sized brushes, and an inkstone with dried ink on it, indicating that it hadn''t been used for a long time.


    There was also a book on the table with two lines on the cover.


    "Bibo Mansion Account Book"!


    "First Yuan Era 6425"!


    In the lower right corner was a signature: Liu Yanpei of the Five Elements Sect.


    After looking at the desk, Chen Mobai looked around and found that most of the books on the shelves were account books, some recorded local customs, and some introduced spells, alchemy, magical instruments, and formations. He even saw the "Black Water Technique" among them.


    There was a stool under the large wooden table. Chen Mobai went over and sat down.


    He picked up the account book on the table and opened it.


    January, purchased a new batch of 200 Blue Blood Carp fry from the Liu family of cultivators, bought 7 Silver Edge Jade Bamboo plants and 2 Gold Edge Jade Bamboo plants from Green Bamboo Ridge, costing a total of 370 spirit stones. S~ea??h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    February, purchased 200 pounds of fish fry feed and 50 bottles of Spirit Water for cultivating Jade Bamboo in the South Creek Market, costing a total of 120 spirit stones.


    March, purchased 300 pounds of fish fry feed in the South Creek Market, 2 Silver Edge Jade Bamboo plants died due to poor cultivation, bought 5 bottles of Spirit Water for pest control, costing a total of 70 spirit stones.


    April, 400 pounds of feed, 20 bottles of Spirit Water, costing a total of 80 spirit stones.


    May, ..., one Gold Edge Jade Bamboo plant died...


    The account book ended in October, and there was no income recorded throughout.


    It seemed that the person keeping the accounts had something to do and left the Bibo Mansion.


    Chen Mobai got up and went to the bookshelf on the wall. Comparing the dates, he indeed found the account book for the previous year, the First Yuan Era 6424, and not just for that year, but for twenty consecutive years on this row.


    He took ten books and returned to the table, starting to flip through them from the beginning.


    It wasn''t until he reached three years ago that he finally saw some income.


    In August of the First Yuan Era 6423, 50 Blue Blood Carps matured into lower-grade first-level, 30 were supplied to the sect, and 20 were sold at the Heavenly Feast Building in the South Creek Market, earning 200 spirit stones.


    September, sold 70 lower-grade first-level Blue Blood Carps, earning 700 spirit stones.


    October, sold 20 lower-grade first-level Blue Blood Carps, earning 200 spirit stones.


    ...


    After reading ten years of account books, Chen Mobai had reason to suspect that the person keeping the accounts might have embezzled quite a bit.


    But at this time, he finally knew that the green carp he had eaten was actually called "Blue Blood Carp". The fry was worth 1 spirit stone, and after three years of cultivation, it could be sold for 10 spirit stones.


    He flipped through other books and finally learned the origin of this Water Mansion.


    Named "Bibo Mansion", it was a subsidiary courtyard of the Five Elements Sect, a major sect in the Eastern Wilderness. The Bibo Lake where it was located was a second-grade spiritual vein. Every year, the cultivation of Blue Blood Carp and Jade Bamboo could earn some spirit stones.


    However, as a major sect in the Eastern Wilderness, the main reason for sending disciples here to open a mansion was not to earn spirit stones, but to satisfy the appetites of the upper-level ancestors.


    These Blue Blood Carps and Jade Bamboo shoots, after being skillfully prepared by a master chef, were considered a delicacy.


    After a Golden Elixir Taoist master of the Five Elements Sect tasted it once, he could never forget it. Coincidentally, Bibo Lake was suitable for fish farming and bamboo planting, so he issued this long-term task within the sect.


    A Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator named Liu Yanpei, in order to accumulate spirit stones to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills, accepted this task and stayed in Bibo Mansion for twenty years.He was diligent and hardworking, buying fish fry and bamboo seeds every year, even learning the craft of a spiritual beast tamer, all in order to make an impression in front of the Golden Elixir Taoist master.


    After reading the books on the shelf about local customs, Chen Mobai finally understood where he had arrived.


    This place was no longer the Earth Origin Star.


    Instead, it was a cultivation world called "Heavenly River."


    No wonder his phone couldn''t receive any signals, and he didn''t know how far this "Heavenly River Realm" was from the Earth Origin Star.


    Chen Mobai quickly accepted the existence of this different world, because the highest level of war initiated by the Immortal Gate was world creation.


    However, such a level of war, if not handled carefully, could lead to the destruction of nations and worlds. Therefore, after knowing that he was in another cultivation world, he decided to be more cautious and carefully hide himself.


    But then another problem arose.


    How did he end up in this world?


    What exactly was that turtle shell?


    According to the Flying Probe Sect manual he had read from the brown-robed youth, it was now the year 6478 of the Primordial Era, while the account book of Liu Yanpei, a disciple of the Five Elements Sect, stopped at the year 6425 of the Primordial Era.


    That is to say, Liu Yanpei had left this water mansion more than fifty years ago.


    The old man who claimed to be Liu Yanpei''s disciple should know something, but he was already dead.


    Chen Mobai looked at the sky as it was about to dawn, took two books from the shelf that he hadn''t read, and prepared to go home.


    At this moment, he had a sudden realization.


    "Wait, since I''m no longer on the Earth Origin Star, I don''t have to worry about the Immortal Gate investigating me."

 Chapter 26 – Turtle Immortal

    Chen Mobai took out his phone and opened the "Turtle Treasure" app.


    Just as he was about to press the glowing "Proxy" button, he remembered something.


    He exited "Turtle Treasure", opened the "National Library" app, and logged out of his account.


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    "I wonder if it will work without an account?" he muttered to himself.


    Chen Mobai pressed the "Proxy" button, and the screen immediately returned to his phone''s home page.


    ¡¾Please select a proxy software¡¿


    Huh?


    Last time, it directly selected "Cultivation Aid". Could it be that when the "Proxy" function is enabled, if you are using a certain app, it will automatically proxy. If you start from the "Turtle Treasure" app, you need to manually select.


    Without thinking too much, Chen Mobai clicked on the icon of the "National Library" app.


    Then another interface popped up.


    ¡¾No account detected, unable to proxy, create a new account?¡¿


    This function is quite user-friendly!


    Chen Mobai clicked ¡¾Yes¡¿.


    When entering the account name, he thought for a while. The first thing that came to his mind was: "Peach Blossoms Bloom with the News".


    It perfectly matched his previous username, "If I Were the Green Emperor in the Future", forming a complete poem.


    But after thinking about it, he felt it might expose him, so he decided not to be so poetic. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Finally, an idea flashed in his mind, and he entered two characters:


    Turtle Immortal!


    After the new account was registered, the proxy was activated.


    He saw a cute little turtle appear in the center of the "National Library" app he had opened. After spinning around, it entered his user avatar in the upper right corner.


    However, this time the situation was different from when he proxied "Cultivation Aid". The little turtle struggled to crawl around his avatar, seemingly the protective power of the "National Library" far exceeded that of "Cultivation Aid", and it couldn''t be done in one fell swoop.


    Eventually, his authority was raised to almost four rings, and then it couldn''t move anymore and disappeared.


    Third-tier user.


    This represents a Golden Elixir Taoist master.


    Seeing this, Chen Mobai let out a sigh of relief, but he was also a little disappointed.


    The "Turtle Treasure" is not omnipotent, it seems there are forces in the Immortal Gate that can suppress him.


    But this is just right. If he were to be promoted to a fourth-tier user, the Immortal Gate would definitely investigate and immediately know that his new alias, Turtle Immortal, is suspicious.


    After all, in the entire Immortal Gate, all Elemental Infants are well-known. Suddenly a mysterious Turtle Immortal appears, it''s too suspicious.


    Suppressing his thoughts, Chen Mobai excitedly opened the successfully proxied "National Library".


    He didn''t know what the difference was between his previous first-tier authority and the current third-tier authority.


    The interface didn''t look any different.


    He looked at the user instructions, and his eyes lit up after just reading the beginning.


    If you are a first-tier user, you don''t have much choice when facing the National Library. You can only read whatever cultivation method it gives you. But as a third-tier user, you have a great deal of freedom.


    As long as you input your thoughts, expected goals, and even the resources you have on hand, the artificial spirit of the "National Library" will synthesize various conditions, compare the 84,000 Taoist books in the collection, and list thirty cultivation methods for you to choose from according to priority.


    In a way, ninety-five percent of the National Library is open to third-tier users.


    After all, going up, fourth-tier users, or Elemental Infants, can count the number of useful Taoist books and cultivation methods on their fingers.


    Chen Mobai suppressed his excitement, entered his spiritual root attributes in the input bar, and then pressed the search key.


    Thirty cultivation methods appeared instantly.


    Five per row, six rows in total.


    The first one was still the "Five Elements Method"!


    Chen Mobai opened it and found that it was the complete version, which could be cultivated to the Elemental Infant chapter. He was about to download it when a pop-up window appeared.


    ¡¾Insufficient points, unable to download¡¿


    It seems that even the most noble users can''t freeload.


    Third-tier users can get a 30% discount, but unfortunately, Turtle Immortal is a new account with no points.


    However, Chen Mobai planned to take full advantage of all the benefits, so he was quite balanced in his mentality. He exited the Five Elements Method interface and continued to look down.


    "Immeasurable Method", "Water Flower Sword Canon", "Mysterious Yin Great Method", "Nine Curves Diagram", "Ten Thousand Rivers Book", "Jade Purity Scripture", "Pure Yang Scroll"...


    Each one had a bigger name than the last, and the further down, the more outrageous they became.


    The "Jade Purity Scripture" is the highest method of the Taiyuan Academy and one of the only seven methods in the Immortal Gate that can cultivate the Elemental Spirit.


    The "Pure Yang Scroll" is not to be outdone, it is the supreme method of the Pure Yang Academy and also an Elemental Spirit method.


    But after looking further down, Chen Mobai understood one principle.


    All methods lead to the same goal.


    Although there are 84,000 Taoist books in the National Library, basically all these books are derived from the seven Elemental Spirit methods. No matter what your spiritual root is, if you want to achieve the Great Dao, you will eventually have to walk on these seven paths.


    Chen Mobai is now a third-tier user, so the artificial spirit gives him at least the cultivation methods that can form an Elemental Infant, and assumes that he has a bit of potential to cultivate an Elemental Spirit. So, based on his spiritual root attributes, the "Jade Purity Scripture" and "Pure Yang Scroll" were inserted among the thirty cultivation methods.


    Among them, the "Jade Purity Scripture" can be said to be the ultimate version of the Five Elements Method, which does not require high spiritual root attributes, and is even best if the five elements are balanced.


    However, the "Jade Purity Scripture" is extremely difficult to cultivate, and can only be comprehended after cultivating an Elemental Infant.


    So when Chen Mobai excitedly clicked into it, he found that his authority was not enough, and he could only see the general outline and table of contents.


    Feeling disappointed, he read through the introductions of the thirty cultivation methods from beginning to end, trying to find the one that suited him best."The Boundless Virtue", a cultivation method from the Natural Learning Palace, produces pure and powerful mana. It is invincible among the same realm in a magic duel, but it requires a huge amount of spiritual energy and the cultivation speed is slow.


    "The Water Brilliance Sword Canon", a sword cultivation method from the Mountain and Sea Learning Palace, condenses water into a sword, refines the sword into a formation. Once successful, it can easily face multiple enemies. If it is on the water, it is even unbeatable.


    ...


    Just by looking at the introductions, each one seems more powerful than the last, making Chen Mobai, who has some difficulty making choices, very hesitant.


    But soon he was relieved.


    This new account of the "Turtle Immortal" has zero points.


    He can''t download any of these thirty cultivation methods.


    Even his main account "Green Emperor" only has over 3000 points, which means he has only spent 3000 Good Deeds from childhood to now. Nearly 1000 of them were added a few days ago when he bought Green Arrow Talismans and Spirit Water online.


    There''s no choice, there are simply not many places where he needs to spend money.


    Chen Mobai opened the last one, "Pure Yang Scroll".


    Although this cultivation method is also a primordial spirit method, compared to the high threshold of "Jade Purity Scripture", it is progressive, and the advancement route is very clear and straightforward.

 Chapter 27 – Immortal Technique: Mending the Sky

    From the first to the fifth stage, the "Pure Yang Scroll" is divided into five major chapters, corresponding to the five major realms of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core Formation, Elemental Infant, and Deification.


    Moreover, the most valuable aspect is that the "Pure Yang Scroll" does not require high spiritual root attributes for cultivation.


    However, there is one prerequisite.


    That is, it requires the cultivation of a corresponding Daoist body.


    This Daoist body is called the "Pure Yang Daoist Body"!


    The cultivation of the "Pure Yang Daoist Body" is also divided into levels, ranging from One Yang to Nine Yangs, with every three Yangs forming a threshold. Only when it is fully cultivated can it be considered "Pure Yang".


    For example, to establish a foundation, one must first cultivate a Three Yang Body.


    To form a golden core, a Six Yang Body is required.


    For the Elemental Infant realm, a Nine Yang Body must be cultivated in advance.


    Upon reading this, Chen Mobai found something familiar.


    Wasn''t the Three Yang Body the technique that Old Man Ding painstakingly cultivated to enhance his spiritual root when he was young? No wonder after he succeeded, the Pure Yang Academy directly recruited him without an examination.


    Unfortunately, Old Man Ding ultimately failed to establish his foundation.


    But isn''t the Three Yang Body a Daoist body? What does it have to do with enhancing the spiritual root?


    Chen Mobai, puzzled, wanted to continue reading, but found that he didn''t have enough points. He could only view the outline and table of contents of the Pure Yang Scroll, and couldn''t see the specific method of cultivating the Three Yang Body.


    Cursing inwardly, he found another way.


    He opened the "Assisted Cultivation" software and entered "Pure Yang Daoist Body" to search.


    As expected, all laws lead to the same conclusion.


    Over two hundred pages appeared in a flash. It seemed that there were quite a few in the Immortal Gate who cultivated the Pure Yang Scroll, providing so many reference examples.


    Chen Mobai opened a video at the top of the search page. It was from a Golden Core Taoist master, who signed his name as "Shaoyang".


    "This Pure Yang Daoist Body, although it is the cultivation of a Daoist body, is based on the spiritual root."


    "The difficulty of cultivating the ''Pure Yang Scroll'' is actually on par with the ''Jade Purity Scripture''. However, after Yuan Yang Ancestor achieved Deification, he felt the difficulty of the Dao and thus created the cultivation method of the Pure Yang Daoist Body for the ''Pure Yang Scroll'', greatly lowering the threshold for cultivation."


    "This Pure Yang Daoist Body, from the birth of One Yang to the sublimation of Nine Yangs, requires 27 points of wood attribute spiritual root, 27 points of water attribute spiritual root, and it''s best if the fire attribute spiritual root is above 20 points. In this way, when it is fully cultivated, it can basically be confirmed to be a 100-point fire attribute Immortal Spiritual Root."


    ...


    After listening to the explanation of this Shaoyang Taoist master, Chen Mobai understood why the Three Yang Body is also a technique for enhancing the spiritual root.


    It turns out that the original version of the "Pure Yang Scroll" also had a high threshold for cultivation. It required a baby born at a Yang year, Yang month, Yang day, and Yang hour, with a pure Yang Eight Characters, that is, a Pure Yang Body, to cultivate.


    Since the Immortal Gate established its Daoist lineage on the Earth Origin Star, the upper echelons have calculated the time and birth Eight Characters, encouraging the cultivators below to procreate. There have been quite a few Pure Yang Bodies.


    One of them who achieved great success was Yuan Yang Ancestor, the founder of the Pure Yang Academy.


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    However, he was also a great sage who was devoted to cultivating the younger generation and immersed in the education industry. In order to spread the Pure Yang Daoist lineage widely in the world and make it accessible to most cultivators, he created the cultivation method for the Pure Yang Body.


    That is the "Pure Yang Daoist Body"!


    Yuan Yang Ancestor was born in the Mending the Sky Daoist Academy and had personally experienced the power of the "Immortal Technique: Mending the Sky". He was inspired by it.


    This "Immortal Technique: Mending the Sky" was comprehended by an ancestor of the Immortal Gate from the Heavenly Book of the Upper Realm. Once used, it can reshape a cultivator''s spiritual root attributes, which is truly against the heavens.


    For example, Chen Mobai''s spiritual root attributes before he ate the Green Blood Carp.


    Metal 23, Wood 27, Water 23, Fire 17, Earth 10.


    The sum of these five elemental spiritual root attributes is exactly 100, which is allocated by heaven and depends on luck.


    However, the "Immortal Technique: Mending the Sky" can artificially change this allocation.


    In layman''s terms, it''s like re-rolling the points.


    If Chen Mobai were to be affected by the "Immortal Technique: Mending the Sky", he could specify one attribute and then distribute the points of the other four elemental attributes to the selected one.


    For example, if he likes wood the most, he can wash Metal 23, Water 23, Fire 17, and Earth 10 all into non-attribute, and then distribute them all to the Wood Spiritual Root, directly possessing a perfect 100-point Wood Attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root.


    This kind of 100-point spiritual root has another name in the Immortal Gate, called the "Immortal Spiritual Root".


    No one with this kind of spiritual root has ever been born, only the "Immortal Technique: Mending the Sky" can achieve this. S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Yuan Yang Ancestor received the baptism of the "Immortal Technique: Mending the Sky", reshaping his spiritual root into a 100-point fire attribute Immortal Spiritual Root.


    The "Immortal Spiritual Root" combined with the "Pure Yang Body" makes cultivation incredibly fast.


    In just five hundred years, he achieved the Elemental Spirit, making him the fastest Deification Ancestor recorded in the Immortal Gate.


    Unfortunately, this Immortal Technique can only be used by Deification Ancestors, and it consumes a lot of vitality.


    Therefore, in the past thousand years, no one has had this kind of fortune.Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Chen Mobai finished watching the video of Taoist Master Shaoyang explaining the Pure Yang Method. Only then did he understand why it required 27 points of wood spiritual root, 27 points of water spiritual root, and ideally more than 20 points of fire spiritual root.


    The way of heaven is to reduce the surplus and supplement the deficiency.


    The cultivation of this Pure Yang Method is precisely to reduce "water and wood" and supplement "fire".


    According to the theory of the five elements generating each other, one''s water spiritual root points are transformed into wood spiritual root, which is then transformed into fire spiritual root, ultimately achieving an effect similar to the "Immortal Technique¡¤Mending the Sky".


    The cultivation of each Yang depends on the cultivator''s talent, comprehension, and resources. At most, 3 points of water spiritual root and 3 points of wood spiritual root can be reduced, but in the end, 9 points of fire spiritual root can be increased through the Pure Yang secret method.


    If the Nine Yangs are sublimated, and each time the luck is good, and 9 points are added, then in the end, even a cultivator without a fire spiritual root will eventually have 81 points of heavenly fire spiritual root.


    If one originally has 20 points of fire spiritual root, the two combined would directly soar to 100, elevating one''s spiritual root to the Immortal Fire Spiritual Root.


    Upon seeing this, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but feel excited, and he glanced at his spiritual root attributes.


    His wood spiritual root was exactly 27 points, and his water spiritual root was originally 23. After eating the Green Blood Carp, it had become 30 points, perfectly meeting the requirements for cultivating the Pure Yang Method.


    Then he looked at his fire spiritual root, 17 points.


    This was a bit of a disappointment.


    When the Nine Yangs are sublimated, the total would be exactly 98 points, just 2 points short of the Immortal Spiritual Root.


    Chen Mobai had already imagined himself cultivating the Pure Yang Method, achieving Deification, sweeping across the world, and becoming a supreme ancestor.


    Then he watched a few videos on cultivating the Three Yang Body, and it was like a bucket of cold water poured down, chilling him to the bone.


    "The fastest cultivator to achieve the Three Yang Body was a cultivator named Mingyang. He spent 12 years. He then spent another 39 years to cultivate the Six Yang Body, and finally spent another 86 years to cultivate the Nine Yang Body. But by that time, his lifespan was insufficient, and he lacked the strength to break through to the Elemental Infant realm, and eventually died of old age."

 Chapter 28 – Elemental Yang Sword

    Although the planet Di Yuanxing had entered the era of cultivation civilization, and everyone''s lifespan had significantly increased, there was still a limit.


    The Medical Palace had conducted extensive research on lifespan.


    After sampling the lifespan of a hundred thousand normal cultivators, they concluded the lifespan limit for cultivators at each realm.


    Qi Refining cultivators generally lived for two Jiazi, which is 120 years.


    Foundation Establishment cultivators lived for four Jiazi, 240 years.


    Golden Elixir cultivators lived for eight Jiazi, 480 years.


    Elemental Infant cultivators doubled that, sixteen Jiazi, which is 960 years. S§×ar?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Of course, these data were not absolute and varied from person to person, but this was the average lifespan of normal cultivators.


    If one practiced special techniques, properly maintained their health, or consumed life-extending elixirs, it was possible to live an extra one or two Jiazi.


    As for Deification cultivators, due to the scarcity of examples and lack of sufficient samples, the Medical Palace did not publish this information.


    However, according to the previous lifespan pattern, it should be thirty-two Jiazi, which is 1920 years, a lifespan of two thousand years.


    Chen Mobai''s biggest dream was to successfully reach Foundation Establishment before the age of 60.


    The Medical Palace had also conducted research on the success rate of cultivators breaking through major realms, concluding that the success rate was highest before half of one''s lifespan had passed.


    For example, if a Qi Refining cultivator wanted to reach Foundation Establishment, it was best to do so before the age of 60. This was the peak of the human body. After this age, no matter how well one maintained their Qi Refining, all bodily functions would begin to decline significantly.


    Originally, Chen Mobai felt that he had only a one percent chance of reaching Foundation Establishment before the age of 60. Now, even with the opportunity of the mysterious turtle shell, he felt that the possibility was only ten percent.


    In the Immortal Gate, where everyone cultivated, there were three hundred million cultivators.


    Among them, only one in a hundred could reach the ninth level of Qi Refining.


    Among those at the ninth level of Qi Refining, only one in a hundred could successfully reach Foundation Establishment. The Medical Palace found that over ninety percent of those who successfully reached Foundation Establishment were young people who did so before the age of 60.


    Once past 60, with insufficient Qi, blood, and essence, those who successfully reached Foundation Establishment either had opportunities or were favored by heaven.


    Foundation Establishment was already this difficult, and reaching Golden Elixir was even more challenging. The success rate for this realm was one in a thousand.


    As for the higher realm of Elemental Infant, it was needless to say, an era might not even produce one.


    The current Elemental Infant cultivator in the Immortal Gate was an old antique accumulated over a thousand years and a hundred eras.


    Chen Mobai, with his average aptitude, originally had little confidence in reaching Foundation Establishment before the age of 60. If he spent another ten or so years cultivating the Three Yang Body, he felt that he would basically have no chance.


    So even though he was very interested in the "Pure Yang Scroll", considering many factors, he felt that he should honestly practice the "Five Elements Technique".


    The good example of Qingping Shangren was right in front of him. If he could reach Elemental Infant by charging all the way with this most popular Qi Refining technique, and then switch to cultivating the Jade Purity Scripture, it would not be a bad path to immortality.


    Old Ding was a bad example that should serve as a warning.


    After persuading himself a few times, Chen Mobai suppressed the impulse to exchange the "Pure Yang Scroll¡¤Qi Refining Chapter" with a large number of Qing Emperor points after going out.


    However, even though he thought so, he couldn''t help but download the video of the Shao Yang Taoist master explaining the cultivation of the "Pure Yang Body".


    At least it could kill time during class today.


    "It just so happens that today is Old Ding''s class, I can ask him about the Three Yang Body."


    Murmuring to himself, Chen Mobai pressed the return key.


    In the office.


    "Teacher Ding, you are a disciple of the Pure Yang Academy. What''s the difference between the University Palace and the Four Taoist Academies?"


    After class, Chen Mobai, as usual, lagged behind. When he turned into the office to ask how to crack the thunder method prohibition, he casually asked out of curiosity.


    "Actually, in terms of student scale and teaching strength, the top-ranked University Palaces are not much different from the Four Taoist Academies."


    Old Ding, who loved to teach, shared what he knew after hearing Chen Mobai''s question.


    "So, the difference lies in the techniques?"


    Chen Mobai asked again, trying to steer the conversation towards the "Pure Yang Scroll".


    "The Taiyuan Academy and the Pure Yang Academy also have Deification techniques, which are not inferior to the inheritance of the Four Taoist Academies."


    Old Ding shook his head.


    "So what''s the difference?"


    Chen Mobai didn''t dare to directly mention the Pure Yang Body, so he could only follow Old Ding''s words.


    "The Four Taoist Academies have the oldest inheritance, and each has a Deification foundation. The founders of the Ten University Palaces are basically from the Four Taoist Academies, so even if they surpass them for a while, they all keep their place and dare not claim to be the fifth Taoist Academy."


    "What are the Deification foundations of the Four Taoist Academies?"


    These things were all speculated on the internet, with various opinions. Chen Mobai thought that Old Ding knew, and in order to bring the topic back to the Pure Yang Academy, he continued to ask.


    "These are top secrets, only the top masters know the exact situation. However, the two Deification ancestors of the Immortal Gate, one came from the Weapon Taoist Academy, and the other studied in the Mending the Sky Taoist Academy when he was young, and is now the honorary dean of that academy."


    The origins of the two Deification ancestors were known to all.


    "However, I do know that the Pure Yang Academy has a fifth-grade top-tier Yuan Yang Sword, which can also be classified as a Deification foundation!"Just as Chen Mobai was worrying about how to steer the conversation back, Old Man Ding began to talk about his time at the Pure Yang Academy.


    "In the entire Immortal Gate, there are only three flying swords of the fifth order superior grade. This Elemental Yang Sword was created by the Elemental Yang Ancestor before his Deification, burning all his life''s Dao fruits. It has already become sentient."


    "The Elemental Yang Ancestor''s eldest disciple once wielded this sentient flying sword. Below the Deification, it could be slain with a single sword."


    "However, to cultivate this sword, one needs at least the cultivation of an Elemental Infant. Moreover, if one cultivates it for many years, it will greatly deplete one''s essence and energy, which is not conducive to cultivation. Therefore, when I entered the academy, this sword had already been sealed and enshrined in the hall. I was fortunate enough to pay my respects once."


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai felt a sense of sorrow.


    A grand fifth order superior grade flying sword was sealed away simply because no one was cultivating it.


    "Isn''t it said that those who cultivate the Pure Yang Body are full of essence and energy? Why can''t they cultivate an Elemental Yang Sword?"


    "That''s only if the Pure Yang Body is fully cultivated. Even an Elemental Infant with the Nine Yang Body can''t withstand the Elemental Yang Sword''s constant absorption of spiritual energy. If they are struggling with their own cultivation, how could they possibly spare half of their daily cultivation for the flying sword?"


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    Old Man Ding rolled his eyes, his words making Chen Mobai feel empathetic.


    If it were him, before achieving the Dao, he would never agree to give half of his daily hard-earned spiritual energy to the Elemental Yang Sword, even if this sword was a Deification treasure.


    Moreover, only an Elemental Infant could cultivate the Elemental Yang Sword, and all Elemental Infants aimed for Deification as their first goal. How could they waste half of their cultivation time on a single sword?


    "Isn''t it said that if a magical treasure doesn''t receive spiritual energy for a long time, it will fall in grade? In this case, wouldn''t the sacrifice of the Elemental Yang Ancestor be wasted?"


    "Don''t worry, every fifth order magical treasure is a material cultural heritage of the Immortal Gate. Every year, the Immortal Gate will allocate a batch of spirit stones from the national bank to the Pure Yang Academy to nourish the Elemental Yang Sword so that it does not fall in grade. It''s just a pity that these spirit stones are earmarked and can only be used for this specific purpose. Otherwise, the Pure Yang Academy could at least save half of the cultivation time for the students who are cultivating their bodies."

 Chapter 29 – Insufficient points

    "Can spiritual stones shorten the cultivation time of the ''Pure Yang Body''?"


    Chen Mobai widened his eyes in disbelief.


    "The ''Pure Yang Body'' is actually a type of cultivation technique, and any cultivation technique cannot be without spiritual energy. The reason why it took me twenty years to cultivate the Three Yang Body is because I wasted time refining spiritual energy when transforming my spiritual root. If I had spiritual stones to assist me, I could at least save ten years of hard work."


    Old man Ding did not hide anything and shared his twenty years of experience studying in the academy with Chen Mobai.


    So, when cultivating the Pure Yang Body, spiritual energy is also needed to transform the spiritual root. Without spiritual stones, once one''s own spiritual power is exhausted, one needs to transform and absorb spiritual energy at the same time, which is twice the effort for half the result.


    Why didn''t Taoist master Shaoyang mention this in his video?


    Chen Mobai was puzzled after hearing this, but he quickly realized.


    The spiritual stones on Earth were basically nationalized, and ordinary cultivators didn''t have any.


    Since they didn''t have any, there was no need to mention it.


    In that case, the "Pure Yang Scroll" was not unattainable for Chen Mobai.


    There was indeed no way to obtain a large amount of spiritual stones in the Immortal Gate, but it was different in the Tianhe Realm.


    According to the account book of Bi Bo Lake that Chen Mobai had read, the cultivation world there didn''t seem to lack spiritual stones. Even a third-rate sect like the Flying Probe Sect could distribute spiritual stones to each disciple as benefits.


    However, if he wanted to obtain spiritual stones, he would have to leave the Water Mansion and get in touch with the real cultivation world in the Tianhe Realm.


    Thinking about this, Chen Mobai hesitated again.


    He thought of the two cultivators from the Tianhe Realm who had died in the Water Mansion not long ago. Their ruthless betrayal and backstabbing seemed to be the norm, and their words also spoke of the chaos and disorder in the East Wilderness.


    The Tianhe Realm seemed to be a dark age of cultivation still in the feudal civilization, and dangers might be everywhere.


    He wouldn''t be killed as soon as he left the Water Mansion, would he?


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    Chen Mobai muttered to himself, then asked how many spiritual stones were needed to cultivate the "Pure Yang Body".


    "I''m not sure about that. After all, I only heard about this from my senior, and I haven''t experienced it myself. It might be necessary to look up some ancient books to confirm."


    Old man Ding frowned and shook his head.


    About five thousand years ago, spiritual stones were still circulating normally in the market. In that era, there were cultivators who used spiritual stones to cultivate the Pure Yang Body. However, it might take some effort to find such ancient information.


    Chen Mobai nodded, deciding to go back and look for it. If the required spiritual stones were not many, he would consider cultivating the "Pure Yang Scroll" after the late stage of Qi Refining.


    Knock! Knock! Knock!


    At this moment, there was a knock on the door.


    "Come in."


    As soon as Old man Ding''s voice fell, his disciple Song Zheng opened the door.


    "Master."


    Song Zheng first bowed to Old man Ding at the door, very respectful, then looked at Chen Mobai, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, seemingly puzzled as to why he was here.


    "Old man Ding, I''ll come to ask you about the prohibition of thunder magic next time."


    Chen Mobai was very observant and didn''t stay any longer, not wanting to disturb the master and disciple''s conversation.


    Although they were classmates, his relationship with Song Zheng was just average, mainly because the latter was devoted to cultivation and basically didn''t waste time on socializing.


    The two nodded at each other, which was considered a greeting.


    After leaving the office, the first batch of senior students in the cultivation room had not yet come out, so Chen Mobai returned to the classroom, opened his phone, typed in keywords, and searched for the relationship between the Pure Yang Body and spiritual stones.


    In the end, he found a related post on a forum.


    The title of the post was: "How long does it take to cultivate the Pure Yang Body?"


    It seemed to be a new student of the Pure Yang Academy asking for advice from his seniors.


    There were over fifty replies to the post, one of which was from a Pure Yang student with good family conditions, mentioning that using spiritual stones could shorten the cultivation time of the Pure Yang Body.


    ¡¾My ancestors participated in the opening war and left some spiritual stones in the bank. After I was admitted to the Pure Yang Academy, my family was very excited and took them all out for me to use for cultivation. Based on my own experience, here are some data for reference.¡¿


    ¡¾For the One Yang Body, if you want the best effect in transforming the spiritual root, you need 9 spiritual stones. These 9 stones should be used in the order of spiritual root transformation for the best effect, and in the end, you can basically increase 9 points of fire spiritual root. This stage takes one month.¡¿


    ¡¾The Two Yang Body requires many more spiritual stones. Since my family didn''t have enough, I had to refine some spiritual energy myself to get through this stage, which took a year and three months in total.¡¿


    ¡¾The Three Yang Body was cultivated purely through hard work without spiritual stones, and it took six years to achieve some results.¡¿


    This anonymous cultivator, in the process of the Three Yang Body, was five years shorter than the shortest time of cultivating the Pure Yang Body without using spiritual stones, compared to Taoist master Mingyang.


    Chen Mobai was instantly tempted.


    "First, go outside the Water Mansion to see if I can get some spiritual stones. If I can, I''ll try to cultivate."


    Chen Mobai, who had originally planned to stay out of trouble, still couldn''t resist.After all, there were only two months left until the college entrance examination. His hope of breaking through the late stage of Qi Refining was very slim. If he could cultivate into a body of pure Yang, he might receive an admission notice from the Pure Yang Academy.


    Thinking of this, he couldn''t help but log into his account at the National Library, only to be told that he didn''t have enough points to exchange for the Qi Refining section of the "Pure Yang Scroll".


    "Huh, why does the Qi Refining technique require so many points?"


    In Chen Mobai''s memory, the Qi Refining section of the Five Elements Technique only required 500 points. He had over 3000 points in his account, which should be more than enough to exchange for the Pure Yang Qi Refining section.


    But when he checked, he found that it required 10,000 points.


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    The Foundation Establishment section required 100,000 points, the Elemental Infant section required 1,000,000 points, the Divine Transformation section required 10,000,000 points, and the Deification section required a whopping 100,000,000 points. Moreover, each section required the corresponding cultivation level to download.


    For example, Chen Mobai''s account at the National Library, Qing Emperor, was verified as a Qi Refining cultivator. Even if he had 100,000,000 points in his account, he could only download the "Qi Refining" section of the "Pure Yang Scroll".


    "I''ll sell that spirit stone first. The Jumang Dao Academy has been stocking Spirit Water every day recently, which I can buy with the Good Deed points from the sale. Then, I can use the Spirit Water to increase my cultivation while using the points earned from spending to exchange for the Pure Yang Qi Refining section."


    Although Chen Mobai was usually not very proactive, he was always decisive when it came to his own cultivation.


    A spirit stone in hand was just firewood, but it became a treasure when used.


    He decided that, under the primary premise of breaking through the late stage of Qi Refining, if possible, he would also cultivate the Pure Yang body.


    Of the two spirit stones he obtained from the Water Mansion, one was consumed when he broke through the sixth layer of Qi Refining. The other, which was still intact and unopened, could be exchanged for 10,000 Good Deed points at the National Bank.


    If he put it on the market, due to the demand exceeding supply, he could at least make an extra one or two thousand Good Deed points.

 Chapter 30 – Spirit stone exchange

    But in the end, Chen Mobai decided to go to the bank for the exchange.


    Not for any particular reason.


    Because when you exchange spirit stones at the bank, the Immortal Gate gives you points.


    The more you exchange, the more points you get. The point system was originally developed by the Immortal Gate to nationalize all the spirit stones from the public.


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    A piece of spirit stone, after being exchanged, the bank gives 10,000 points. After spending it, another 10,000 points are credited, which is double the profit.


    After school, he walked into the branch of the national bank in Danxia City.


    "Hello sir, how can I assist you?"


    In the bank, a sweet-smiling short-haired lady in uniform saw Chen Mobai standing in front of the ticket machine, looking a bit hesitant, and immediately came over to ask warmly.


    "It seems that the service I want to handle is not listed here."


    "May I ask what service you need, sir?"


    "Spirit stone exchange."


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    The short-haired lady kept her smile, looking apologetic.


    "No, you misunderstood, I said spirit stone exchange, not exchanging for spirit stones."


    "Ah¡­"


    Chen Mobai shrugged when he saw her smile stiffen as she realized her mistake.


    It took her a few seconds to recover, then she cautiously confirmed.


    "So, is it to exchange spirit stones for Good Deeds?"


    "Yes!"


    "I''m sorry, please sit here for a while, I''ll call the manager."


    The short-haired lady immediately raised her hand, guiding Chen Mobai to a small cubicle separated by transparent glass. After he sat down, she even poured him a cup of tea.


    At this time, a gentleman in a suit who had received the news came over. After entering the door, he first extended his hand to Chen Mobai and introduced himself.


    "Hello sir, I am¡­"


    An hour later, Chen Mobai walked out of the bank with a satisfied expression.


    The business of spirit stone exchange has always been the bank''s top priority. Chen Mobai took out his spirit stone for the other party to appraise first, confirming that it was unused, and the rest was much easier.


    First, he explained the origin of this spirit stone.


    Chen Mobai brought up his ancestors again, saying it was saved during the war of opening up, and now it has been passed down to him.


    The bank just recorded it and didn''t really investigate.


    After confirming that Chen Mobai was a good citizen with no credit issues, the process began.


    Although Chen Mobai just sat there and had someone handle everything for him, it still took a full hour for the Good Deeds and points to be credited to his account.


    Chen Mobai originally wanted to exchange the used shell of his spirit stone as well. The Immortal Gate has the technology to infuse spirit energy, so he thought they should also buy it.


    However, the man in the suit told him that this service was the same as exchanging spirit stones, only available during the war of opening up.


    Chen Mobai could only feel regret.


    But looking at the five-digit balance shown in the latest text message on his phone, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but laugh.


    He had never had so many Good Deeds before.


    But he didn''t get carried away. After being happy, he first exchanged for the Pure Yang Qi Refining chapter from the national library using his large Emperor Green account. But it was not convenient to read on the way, so he could only glance at it roughly.


    When he was almost home, he saw the pharmacy where he bought the spirit power test paper last time.


    The Three Yang Body cultivation would transform the spiritual root, and the degree of transformation depends on the spirit energy and luck, so it''s best to monitor the value at all times.


    Chen Mobai thought for a moment and walked in.


    "Hello¡­ Oh, you''re here?"


    He was about to call out when he saw no one at the counter, but he didn''t expect the white nurse-dressed girl he saw last time to come out from the back door carrying a large iron pot and a large box of small glass tubes.


    "Um, I set up a small Formation at the door. When someone comes in, it will automatically prompt in the back pharmacy."


    The girl saw that it was Chen Mobai, remembered the last time, first put the things in her hand on the counter, then performed a cleaning spell to remove the medicinal smell from her body, before coming over to greet him.


    She was still wearing a mask, her face was not clear, but her eyebrows were delicate, her eyes clear. After making eye contact with her, Chen Mobai felt calm, and the restlessness in his heart due to sudden wealth unknowingly dissipated.


    "What are you buying? Spirit power test paper again?"


    "No, do you have a spirit measuring instrument here?"


    "This thing is expensive, are you running a tutoring class?"


    The girl looked at Chen Mobai with confusion in her eyes. Spirit power test paper is a disposable product, but a spirit measuring instrument is different, it can be used continuously. Generally, only those who run a tutoring class for young cultivators would buy this thing, because it needs to be used in large quantities, teaching according to their aptitude.


    "I need to practice a technique to enhance my spiritual root, and I need to constantly monitor my spiritual root attribute points."


    For some reason, facing the girl''s clear eyes, he didn''t want to lie.


    "Technique to enhance the spiritual root? Is there such a technique?"


    The girl seemed to be about the same age as Chen Mobai, and hadn''t gone to college yet, so she didn''t know about the technique to enhance and purify the spiritual root.


    "Yes, my spiritual root aptitude is average, and the college entrance examination is coming soon. The hope of breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining is slim. I can only see if I can make some progress on the spiritual root, hoping to get extra points to enter the top ten college palaces."


    After listening to Chen Mobai''s words, the girl nodded, squatted in front of a medicine cabinet, and then took out a well-packaged spirit measuring instrument from the drawer.


    "580 Good Deeds."Upon hearing the price, Chen Mobai''s mouth twitched, wondering if he had acted impulsively.


    The spiritual power test paper cost five Good Deeds each, and with the price of this spiritual testing instrument, he could have bought over a hundred of them.


    However, after some thought, he realized that if he were to cultivate a Pure Yang Body, this instrument would be indispensable. Always using disposable spiritual power test papers wasn''t very environmentally friendly. Gritting his teeth, he paid for it.


    Seeing Chen Mobai''s struggle to pay, Qing Nv realized that he wasn''t from a wealthy family, and a thought crossed her mind.


    "Why doesn''t he haggle?"


    She had initially planned to give him a discount of 10 Good Deeds if he haggled.


    However, she wouldn''t voluntarily give a refund to a generous customer. Hearing the ding of the payment notification on her phone, her clear eyes squinted in a smile.


    After confirming that Chen Mobai had no other needs, she walked to the counter, picked up the large iron pot with one hand, and poured the freshly brewed Spirit Water from the spout into small glass bottles. She then sealed the bottles with wooden stoppers and cast a "Sealing Spell" to ensure that the Spirit Water wouldn''t leak.


    "Is it the Rejuvenating Spirit Water again?"


    Chen Mobai thought of what she had said last time and wondered. He didn''t ask, as they had only interacted twice and weren''t very familiar with each other.


    Holding the spiritual testing instrument, he walked straight out of the pharmacy.


    However, he couldn''t shake the feeling of familiarity from the scene of the young girl pouring the Spirit Water.


    What was it that felt so familiar?

 Chapter 31 – A word of true teaching is worth a thousand books of false teaching

    Returning home, Chen Mobai unwrapped the spirit-testing instrument, activated it with a surge of spiritual power, and after confirming that it was functioning properly, he tucked it into his small backpack.


    However, he didn''t rush to the Water Mansion today.


    Instead, he took out his phone and ordered some clothes.


    Since Chen Mobai planned to interact with the cultivators of the Tianhe Realm, the first step was naturally to blend in with them, and his attire couldn''t be too conspicuous.


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    Although his school uniform was quite plain, it was a completely different style from the old man and the young man who died in the Water Mansion last time. Recalling their outfits, Chen Mobai chose a set of gray and white ancient clothes online.


    After ordering the ancient clothes, he didn''t forget about the shoes.


    Finally, he looked in the mirror and found another inconsistency.


    His neat buzz cut was completely incompatible with the ancient clothes, so he had to order two long wigs and some hair accessories. Finally, his equipment was complete.


    However, it would take at least two more days for the delivery to arrive at his home.


    Today, Chen Mobai could only meditate and practice Qi Refining in the Water Mansion, he couldn''t go out.


    In a flash of silver light, he returned to the Tianhe Realm.


    Feeling the spiritual energy of the water veins around him, which was several times denser than at home, he couldn''t help but take a deep breath and sat down on the cushion.


    He took out his phone and began to read the Pure Yang Qi Refining Chapter.


    The document began with a page of "Viewing Instructions".


    Although all the techniques in the National Library are exchanged by cultivators using points, they can only be practiced by oneself and cannot be taught to others. If you agree with this view, you can check the box and continue reading.


    Chen Mobai naturally agreed, which was a small oath of Dao heart.


    If a cultivator breaks the rules and gives the downloaded techniques to others to practice, it will go against their own heart.


    The more it spreads, the more obstacles there will be in the Dao heart in the future.


    It doesn''t matter much when the realm is low, but once it comes to major barriers like Golden Elixir or Elemental Infant, it is very likely to trigger inner demons, and all efforts will be wasted.


    Therefore, although it is easy to acquire techniques and knowledge in the Immortal Gate, it is basically the cultivators themselves who exchange points or Good Deeds for them.


    Chen Mobai first read the Pure Yang Qi Refining Chapter from beginning to end, compared it with the Five Elements Technique he practiced, and found that it was indeed more profound, and he couldn''t understand it all at once.


    Of course, this could also be because Chen Mobai had watched Qingping Shangren''s lecture videos several times recently, and his understanding of the Five Elements Technique was very thorough.


    He still needed to attend classes seriously.


    He opened the "Assisted Cultivation" app, selected the column of the Shaoyang Taoist master, and began to systematically learn and understand the Pure Yang Qi Refining Chapter with his annotations.


    Like the Black Water Technique, the Pure Yang Qi Refining Chapter comes with three accompanying spells and the Three Yang Body for transforming the spiritual root.


    The spells are Ignition Technique, Flame Manipulation Technique, and Fireball Technique.


    The first thing to talk about is naturally the Three Yang Body, which is the foundation of the foundation and the most important.


    After listening to it once, Chen Mobai suddenly realized.


    Indeed, a word of true teaching is worth a thousand books of false teaching. The parts he didn''t understand when reading the book became clear after listening to the detailed explanation of the Shaoyang Taoist master.


    The transformation of the Three Yang Body''s spiritual root first requires the water spiritual root to be transformed into the wood spiritual root, and then the wood spiritual root to be transformed into the fire spiritual root. The subtle differences between these two steps, if not for the explanation of the Shaoyang Taoist master, even if Chen Mobai figured it out by himself and succeeded, the efficiency of the final transformation would definitely not be high.


    Old Ding''s transformation of the One Yang Body''s spiritual root was like this, and in the end, the increased fire attribute of the spiritual root was only 6 points. Although it was only 3 points away from the maximum of 9 points, perhaps it was this 3-point deviation that led to his failure in Foundation Establishment.


    So after listening, Chen Mobai, in order to make sure he didn''t miss anything, found two more videos of Golden Elixir Taoist masters explaining the Pure Yang Scroll, and after comparing them, he gained a lot.


    "If I can break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, it''s not impossible to practice the Pure Yang Scroll."


    Chen Mobai muttered to himself. Among the 84,000 Daoist scriptures in the Immortal Gate, although the Pure Yang Scroll is not the best in combat and its cultivation speed is only average, it is a broad and straight path, and it has rich experience from predecessors. Many obstacles and bottlenecks in cultivation have experience to follow, which is most suitable for people like him with high authority.


    With this thought, his determination to leave the Water Mansion became even stronger.


    He must earn enough spirit stones in this Tianhe Realm.


    "But the most important thing next is to advance to the seventh level of Qi Refining."


    Perhaps because he used spirit stones to break through, after Chen Mobai advanced to the sixth level of Qi Refining, he didn''t feel his spiritual power was floating like when he took the Purple Fire Pill before.


    But he was always cautious, so he used the Qi Nourishing Technique to cultivate for two days, until today when he felt the spiritual power in his meridians was at his command, he decided to take the "Qi Replenishing Spirit Water".


    Opening the compartment of his backpack, he took out two glass tubes as long and thick as his fingers.


    The tubes were corked, and inside was a colorless liquid, the Qi Replenishing Spirit Water.


    Chen Mobai uncorked it and drank it in one gulp.


    It tasted like plain water, but it contained a faint bitter medicinal taste, which he found hard to accept.


    After drinking it, he closed his eyes and began to sit cross-legged.


    The Five Elements Technique was activated, and instantly, a sense of hunger for spiritual energy came from all the meridians and acupoints in his body. The dense spiritual energy in the Water Mansion, like strands of smoke, rushed into various parts of Chen Mobai''s body.


    Chen Mobai felt that his efficiency in cultivating spiritual power had increased nearly tenfold. The spiritual energy of the water veins gathered around him continuously, faintly turning into mist, making him look hazy, but there was a warm and colorful treasure light emanating from his skin, which was a sign of profound cultivation of the Five Elements Technique.


    Ordinary cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining didn''t have this kind of aura when they activated the Five Elements Technique.


    It was thanks to this place being a second-order medium-grade spiritual vein treasure land that the spiritual energy was abundant.


    If it were at home, at least half of the medicinal power of the Qi Replenishing Spirit Water would be wasted.


    Six major cycles later, the misty aura of Spirit Water around Chen Mobai began to slowly dissipate, and the efficiency of refining the aura returned to normal levels.


    This indicated that the medicinal power of the Spirit Water had been completely exhausted.


    He circulated two more cycles, but he couldn''t bear the tortoise-like cultivation efficiency compared to before, so he stopped and opened his eyes.


    "It''s a pity that this thing needs to be snapped up. Although I have exchanged spirit stones for Good Deed, I don''t know if I''m still lucky enough to grab it." S§×ar?h the n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Chen Mobai still had a bottle of Spirit Water, but he could only take one bottle a day, so he planned to put it back in his backpack.


    Just as his hand touched the glass tube containing the Spirit Water, his eyes suddenly widened.


    Wasn''t this glass tube the same model that the girl in the white nurse uniform at the pharmacy used to fill with a large iron pot?


    No wonder he felt that the scene was very familiar, it turned out that he was familiar with this glass tube.


    She wasn''t packaging "Return Spirit Water", but "Spirit Water"?


    Aren''t these things all directly sold by the Sentence Mang Dao Academy? How could her small pharmacy be able to refine it?

 Chapter 32 – Chen Xinglan

    The Qi Refining Spirit Water, although only a first-grade elixir, its formula was written on the glass bottle. However, only the cultivators from the Sentence Mang Dao Academy and the Imperial Medical Palace within the Immortal Gate could master its refinement.


    The young girl in the white nurse uniform hadn''t even started college yet, and was about the same age as Chen Mobai. It was unlikely that she had extracted and mixed it herself.


    Chen Mobai recalled his two purchases at the pharmacy.


    The girl had mentioned having a master who was an alchemist.


    It was likely that she was just assisting, the Spirit Water was refined by her master, and she was responsible for the final bottling process, which he happened to witness.


    Chen Mobai speculated in his heart.


    He picked up the empty glass tube and put it in his backpack.


    Then he took out the needle box.


    He had had this magical tool for over a month now. After learning that it was controlled by magnetism, he spent his free time in the school''s cultivation room, either studying or exploring the use of this magical tool.


    His hard work paid off, and he was now quite proficient in using the needle box and the twelve flying needles.


    Three needles at once was his standard attack.


    In this state, very little spiritual power was needed to perfectly control the flying needles with the magnetic force of the needle box. The speed could be fast or slow, and at its fastest, it could achieve the effect of a bullet. He had tested it, and at this speed, the flying needles could easily pierce the floor tiles of the water mansion.


    Chen Mobai could manage up to six needles at once.


    Any more than that was not impossible to control, but it would not be as effortless. Instead, they would interfere with each other, and the power would drop sharply.


    However, he had never tested the true power of this set of magical tools in actual combat, so he was unsure of its capabilities.


    The Immortal Gate had been peaceful for a long time. If he wanted to test the power of the magical tools, he could only go to those specialized clubs, but they all charged fees. Chen Mobai didn''t want to waste his Good Deeds on this.


    As he was about to put away the needle box after practicing for a while, Chen Mobai suddenly had a thought.


    He took out his phone and entered the keyword "magnetism" into the auxiliary cultivation app. Sure enough, he found several documents on controlling magnetism with spiritual power, and even two demonstration videos.


    After spending two hours reading all the documents and watching the videos, Chen Mobai made great progress. He was now able to control eight flying needles at the same time with the needle box.


    He felt that if he could fully digest the experiences of others in controlling magnetism that were uploaded, he would soon be able to fully control the twelve flying needles.


    Unfortunately, it was almost dawn on the Earth Yuan Star, and Chen Mobai had to rush to class.


    "Sigh, I actually feel like going to school is slowing down my cultivation progress."


    Chen Mobai suddenly understood why Yan Bingxuan had dropped out of school. After reaching the late stage of Qi Refining, the free cultivation room provided by the school was of little use, and the knowledge could be slowly made up after entering university.


    After all, in the Immortal Gate, realm was the most important thing.


    If it weren''t for the fact that representatives from the Dao Academies and Learning Palaces would set exam questions on techniques, elixirs, and formations during the college entrance examination, and select students based on their performance, those geniuses in the late stage of Qi Refining probably wouldn''t even bother coming to school.


    "I wonder what the focus of this year''s exam will be?"


    Everyone''s college entrance examination paper was the same, but the scores were just the threshold for the various Dao Academies and Learning Palaces.


    Only if the college entrance examination score was high enough and one''s own realm met the minimum requirements, could one choose to fill in the Dao Academies and Learning Palaces as their aspirations.


    Then there were the entrance tests of the Dao Academies and Learning Palaces themselves. Last year, half of them tested formations.


    Chen Mobai felt that the probability of testing techniques this year was very high. However, although he chose the technique major, his grades were always mediocre. Even if he hit the jackpot, it probably wouldn''t be of much use.


    "Sigh, I should focus on breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refining first."


    Once he broke through to the late stage of Qi Refining, even if his college entrance examination scores were not ideal, he should be able to get into the last few of the top ten academies. It would be a great honor for his family, and it would make his parents happy for a long time.


    After returning to his room, Chen Mobai pretended to have just woken up. After washing up, he was about to go to school when he noticed that his father was actually making breakfast in the kitchen.


    "Eh, Dad, did you take a day off? I thought you said the factory was busy recently?"


    Chen Mobai''s father, Chen Xinglan, was a middle-aged man with a square face. He was neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin. Although father and son didn''t see each other often, they had a very good relationship.


    "You''re up early. I''m almost done here, go call your mom."


    Chen Xinglan didn''t stop his hands, turned off the fire, and brought a pot of steamed egg yolk buns to the dining table.


    "I''m here, no need to call."


    Tang Pancui came down from the second floor with a basket of laundry to be washed. Her voice arrived before she did.


    "Son, how''s your cultivation going recently?"


    At the breakfast table, the family of three were enjoying a rare meal together.


    Chen Xinglan casually asked about Chen Mobai''s cultivation progress. The latter didn''t hide anything and said that he had broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining.


    "Eh, didn''t you just advance to the fifth level of Qi Refining during the summer vacation? How come you''ve broken through again in just over a month?"


    Chen Xinglan had originally planned to share the good news while asking about his son''s cultivation, but he didn''t expect Chen Mobai to give him a piece of good news first.


    "It seems like it was during the summer vacation, after paying respects at the temple in my hometown, I had a sense of enlightenment, and my understanding of the Five Elements Technique suddenly deepened."


    Chen Mobai''s words were half-true, half-false. However, after saying this, he felt that it might be necessary to visit his hometown again during the winter vacation.


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    Since the turtle shell came from that temple, perhaps the abbot who had a falling out with his mother over a stick of incense, was a hidden expert.


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    Tang Pancui completely forgot her previous curses about the temple when Chen Mobai was hospitalized because of the turtle shell. She began to talk incessantly about the legends she heard about the temple when she was a child.


    Chen Xinglan had no interest in these stories. He gently coughed to interrupt her, and a Qi Refining Ninth Layer aura burst out from him.


    "Dad, you''ve broken through."


    Chen Mobai''s face was full of excitement.


    Chen Xinglan''s aptitude was slightly better than his, with the highest Fire spiritual root reaching 34 points. However, he failed the college entrance examination and had to repeat a year before he was admitted to the local Chixia Academy.


    Unfortunately, one step behind led to falling behind at every step. He stayed at Chixia Academy for ten years and barely broke through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer before he had to join the expedition to explore the sea.


    However, every cloud has a silver lining. It was during the sea exploration that he met Tang Pancui. The two fell in love and got married.


    Ten years after the exploration, Chen Xinglan brought Tang Pancui back to Danxia City, and the following year, Chen Mobai was born.


    It was the birth of his child that elevated Chen Xinglan''s state of mind, allowing him to break through to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.


    Now, when Chen Mobai was eighteen years old, he finally reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.


    Next, he could start preparing for Foundation Establishment.

 Chapter 33 – Foundation Establishment treasures

    "I''m 57 years old this year, with only three years left until the age of 60. Although I know the possibility of foundation establishment is low, this is my only chance in life. I won''t be content if I don''t give it a try," Chen Xinglan said regretfully over the dinner table.


    Every cultivator in the Immortal Gate who breakthroughs to the ninth level of Qi Refining before the age of 60 will generally try to establish a foundation.


    "Dad, I hope to see you become a true cultivator after foundation establishment," Chen Mobai said.


    Only after foundation establishment can one truly enter the threshold of cultivation and be called a "true cultivator."


    "It''s a pity that you broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining too late. If it had been a few years earlier, you might have been better prepared," Tang Pancui said with a look of regret.


    One can attempt to establish a foundation with just the ninth level of Qi Refining, but the success rate is higher after reaching the perfect ninth level.


    "It''s okay. I know my success rate is less than 10%, but I have to try. After breaking through yesterday, I already told my boss that I''m resigning. For the next three years, I will go into seclusion at the Chixia Academy and use my chance to establish a foundation," Chen Xinglan said optimistically.


    Chen Mobai and Tang Pancui could only nod in agreement since this was Chen Xinglan''s only chance to establish a foundation.


    "You graduated almost thirty years ago, I wonder if the Chixia Academy still recognizes you as a student!" Tang Pancui hesitated, feeling uncertain.


    In the Immortal Gate, whether it''s the Four Major Dao Institutes, the Ten Major Academies, or the 120 sub-institutes, the main students who have been officially admitted will be provided with a chance to establish a foundation.


    This chance includes a third-grade low-level spiritual vein cave and drugs that can improve the success rate of foundation establishment, except for foundation establishment pills, which are forbidden in the Immortal Gate. Instead, they have developed a set of medicinal formulas that can replace foundation establishment pills.


    These formulas are the "Three Treasures of Foundation Establishment" - the Pulse-Protecting Pill, the Spirit-Elevating Powder, and the Qi-Condensing Liquid.


    The "Pulse-Protecting Pill" can save the life of a cultivator who fails to establish a foundation.


    The "Spirit-Elevating Powder" can increase a cultivator''s spiritual sense in a short period, making it easier for them to control the surging spiritual power.


    The "Qi-Condensing Liquid" can promote a cultivator''s spiritual power liquefaction. If all the spiritual power in the dantian is liquefied, it means that foundation establishment has been successful.


    These drugs are all called the "Three Treasures of Foundation Establishment"!


    The official flagship store of the Immortal Gate releases a batch every so often, which can be obtained for free with points. However, the online pharmacy of the other sub-institutes requires Good Deeds to purchase, with an average price of 800,000 Good Deeds per drug. Even at such a high price, they are still in short supply and need to be grabbed quickly.Because every time the three treasures of foundation establishment are successfully refined, the various small and large academies of the immortal gate must first take their share before the rest can flow into the market.


    And after the academies take their share, it is naturally used by their own students.


    Although Chen Xinglan has graduated for thirty years, since he has never reached the ninth level of Qi Refining before, the opportunity for foundation establishment has always existed in the school and has not been used.


    If he doesn''t break through successfully in this lifetime, it will automatically become invalid, and the academies will not recognize the inheritance of this opportunity by future generations.


    After all, immortal gate resources are scarce.


    So even if it is based on the principle of not wasting, Chen Xinglan will definitely try foundation establishment.


    "Which of the three treasures of foundation establishment do you want, Dad?"


    Chen Mobai asked. The Red Cloud Academy only provides one of the three treasures of foundation establishment, and the choice is in the hands of the cultivator.


    "Choose the Pulse-Protecting Pill."


    Tang Pancui spoke first, which is also the choice of 99% of people.


    After all, given Chen Xinglan''s situation, the possibility of successfully establishing a foundation is really not high. In this case, the first choice is the life-saving "Pulse-Protecting Pill."


    "Okay, I''ll listen to you."


    This is also Chen Xinglan''s idea. He really has no confidence in himself.


    "There is still nearly one million Good Deeds in the family account. You can also buy a ''Qi Condensing Liquid'' from the academy with this. With this, you can at least take the step of foundation establishment."


    Tang Pancui spoke again. As a disciple of the academy, this is the advantage. When you establish a foundation for the first time, if you have enough Good Deeds, you can also use your own money to buy the remaining two treasures of foundation establishment.


    Of course, this is only available for the first time.


    If you fail to establish a foundation later, you have to find a way to buy it in the market by yourself.


    However, Chen Xinglan shook his head. Although he and his wife have worked hard all their lives to save up Good Deeds for the foundation establishment, the original intention was to use it when establishing a foundation.


    But Tang Pancui has been stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining for more than thirty years and has given up. Although Chen Xinglan has now reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, the success rate of establishing a foundation is extremely low, and he does not want to waste this savings.


    "No need, save this money for our son to use when he establishes a foundation in the future. He is now at the sixth level of Qi Refining and can definitely enter the academy. We will work hard for another ten years and save up 1.6 million Good Deeds to give him a complete set of the three treasures of foundation establishment. Maybe my Chen family can produce a true cultivator who establishes a foundation after a hundred years."


    Chen Xinglan''s words made Chen Mobai unable to help but have red eyes, but he immediately stood up and shook his head.


    "Dad, you should use it yourself. I want to enter the academy and the academy will provide the three treasures of foundation establishment when I establish a foundation. You don''t need to prepare for me."As the top and oldest university in the Immortal Gate, the Four Great Daoist Institutes naturally offer the best student welfare, providing a complete set of Foundation Establishment treasures.


    In the Ten Great Academies, students receive two of the Foundation Establishment treasures.


    In the one hundred and twenty schools, such as the local Danzhu and Chixia Academies, students only receive one kind of treasure.


    For this reason, every student strives to enter the Four Great Daoist Institutes as their ultimate goal.


    According to the Taimei Academy''s sampling, a complete set of Foundation Establishment treasures, when taken by a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator, has a 10% chance of successfully establishing their foundation.


    It took a lot of persuasion from Chen Mobai to finally convince Chen Xinglan to use his savings to purchase the "Qi Condensation Liquid."


    "Alright, alright. Since my son has such ambition, I, as his father, will not refuse."


    Tang Pancui, witnessing the deep bond between the father and son, couldn''t help but feel envious. Her eyes welled up with tears, and Chen Mobai quickly changed the topic.


    "So, Dad, when are you going to Chixia Academy?" Sear?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    During the Foundation Establishment process, the academy provides a third-order low-grade spiritual vein cave dwelling for two years. Chen Xinglan would definitely not waste these two years and would likely wait until the very last day to initiate the Foundation Establishment.


    "The day after tomorrow. I''ve already informed Baolan and Yulan about this matter, and I want to say goodbye to them."


    Chen Mobai''s grandparents passed away early, but they had three children: Chen Xinglan, Chen Baolan, and Chen Yulan.

 Chapter 34 – Pick up

    Chen Baolan was the uncle who almost became an internet sensation due to his stunning looks. His spiritual root aptitude was similar to Chen Xinglan''s, but without the burden of love and family, he had reached the peak of Qi Refining nine years ago and attempted Foundation Establishment. Unfortunately, he failed.


    Chen Yulan, on the other hand, married a wealthy merchant in the city and had a daughter.


    "When will uncle be back?"


    Among the three siblings, only Chen Baolan was frequently away. His return would complete the family gathering. Tang Pancui asked.


    "He''ll be on the plane the day after tomorrow morning and should arrive in the afternoon. I''ve already arranged with Yulan. We''ll have dinner together at our place the day after tomorrow as a farewell for me."


    "Stop talking about farewells, it''s bad luck."


    Listening to his parents'' conversation, Chen Mobai wondered what he could do.


    "By the way, Dad, I managed to get a bottle of ''Qi-Boosting Spirit Water''. You can take it to Chixia Academy."


    He remembered the bottle he hadn''t used yet and immediately took it out of his bag.


    "Oh, you''re lucky to get this. But this is a mid-grade first-order one. For someone at the ninth level of Qi Refining, it can only shorten the Qi Refining time by two or three days. You should keep it for yourself."


    Chen Xinglan took a look and shook his head, handing it back to Chen Mobai.


    "Qi-Boosting Spirit Water" is the most traded medicine in the Immortal Gate every year. It has six grades in two orders, with varying prices, suitable for cultivators at different levels of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment.


    Chen Xinglan was at the ninth level of Qi Refining. This mid-grade first-order "Qi-Boosting Spirit Water" was ten times more effective for Chen Mobai, but for him, it only had two or three times the effect.


    "Don''t worry, Dad. Whenever I have time in the next two years, I''ll keep an eye on the flagship stores of those big pharmacies. As soon as they release a top-grade first-order Qi-Boosting Spirit Water, I''ll grab it."


    Chen Mobai regretted not using Turtle Treasure to proxy the Immortal Gate network.


    Although having high authority on the Immortal Gate network didn''t help much, you still had to grab it. But at least the flagship store would notify you in advance when it would be on sale, and you just had to compete with other users for speed and luck.


    "I''m glad you''re thinking about it, but your own cultivation is the most important. And didn''t you say you were going to Da Dao Academy? You''ll be leaving Danxia City then."


    "I can just mail it to you after I get it."


    Chen Mobai grumbled, but he knew that Chen Xinglan was telling the truth.


    "The most important thing in cultivation is to focus. If you''re always thinking about grabbing Qi-Boosting Spirit Water, it will definitely delay your cultivation. This will make me feel guilty. This state of mind will affect the Qi, and I will definitely fail in Foundation Establishment."


    Chen Xinglan said seriously, making Chen Mobai have to nod and promise. If he got into a good Dao Academy, he would focus on his own cultivation.


    However, when he said this, he was thinking of the girl in the white nurse''s uniform.


    "By the way, I saw the staff in the Changqing Pharmacy at the street corner filling Qi-Boosting Spirit Water. Can I buy it directly there?"


    Chen Mobai asked his parents.


    "Don''t even think about it. The owner of Changqing Pharmacy is a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a second-order alchemist certified by the Immortal Gate. He has signed a twenty-year supply agreement with Baoping Pharmacy, the largest pharmacy in Danxia City. All the pills and Spirit Water he refines can only be supplied exclusively to Baoping Pharmacy, and he can''t even sell them in his own store."


    As expected, his mother knew everything about the neighborhood. Tang Pancui''s words made Chen Mobai hang his head in disappointment.


    "He''s a Foundation Establishment cultivator, why is he selling himself!"


    "What do you know? Baoping Pharmacy has been authorized by Ju Mang Dao Academy to distribute their products. It''s a national chain of large pharmacies. And if an alchemist wants to progress, he needs to consume a huge amount of materials. Without the support of a large pharmacy, where would he get the chance to practice?"


    Tang Pancui really knew a lot. She spat and started lecturing Chen Mobai. S~ea??h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After listening, Chen Mobai gave up completely.


    He thought he had found a way to buy "Qi-Boosting Spirit Water".


    "Dad, have you exchanged for the Foundation Establishment chapter of the Melting Fire Technique?"


    He remembered this and asked. This technique from Chixia Academy could be cultivated up to the Golden Core stage and was a technique focused on refining tools.


    "I exchanged it the day I broke through the ninth level of Qi Refining. By the way, son, have you decided on the cultivation technique after the seventh level of Qi Refining? Is it still the Five Elements Technique?"


    Chen Mobai didn''t hide anything from his parents and told them he had chosen the Pure Yang Scroll. However, he didn''t mention that he had already exchanged it. After all, ten thousand points was not a small amount, and it was a bit difficult to explain, so he simply didn''t mention it.


    "Oh, you''re ambitious. Actually, the two academies in our Danxia City were also split from the Pure Yang Academy. If I cultivate the Melting Fire Technique to the end, it can also be included in the path of the Pure Yang Scroll. But the cultivation of the Pure Yang Body is really too torturous, you have to think it over."


    When Chen Xinglan was in Chixia Academy, he had seen many classmates cultivating the Pure Yang Body, and the successful ones were few.


    "If I cultivate the Three Yang Body and establish the foundation, it can increase the success rate by 10%. I''m aiming for this."Chen Mobai voiced his thoughts. His lifelong dream was to successfully establish his foundation. Although the cultivation of the Pure Yang Body consumed a lot of time, it could increase the success rate of cultivators when breaking through major realms.


    Now that he had obtained the opportunity of the turtle shell, he was confident that he could reach the perfection of the ninth level of Qi Refining before the age of 60. He decided to put some effort into increasing his success rate of Foundation Establishment.


    If he could find enough spirit stones in the Tianhe Realm, then the Pure Yang Scroll would be the most suitable cultivation method for him.


    "In that case, I won''t say anything more. Let''s do this, I''ll have your mother transfer ten thousand Good Deeds to you," Chen Xinglan said.


    The rules of the Immortal Gate stated that everyone''s points were personal and could not be shared. However, Good Deeds could be transferred. Chen Xinglan asked Tang Pancui to transfer ten thousand to Chen Mobai, which meant he wanted him to accumulate the points needed to exchange for the Pure Yang Qi Refining Scroll in his account.


    "No need, you''re about to go to Chixia Academy for Foundation Establishment, it''s time for you to use the Good Deeds. I''ve just reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, it''s still early for me to break through to the later stage of Qi Refining. Besides, when I need to use Good Deeds, I will naturally ask mother..."


    After much persuasion, Chen Mobai finally stopped Chen Xinglan''s somewhat posthumous behavior.


    The family of three chatted for a while, until it was almost time for the last bus to school. Chen Mobai was then rushed out of the house by his parents.


    After school that day, Chen Mobai did not go to the Water Mansion.


    The family was together for a rare occasion. Tang Pancui got off work early, bought a lot of food, and showed off her cooking skills.


    Chen Xinglan was in high spirits and even drank two bottles of wine.


    Chen Mobai didn''t like the taste of alcohol, but he also accompanied his father in drinking two cups.


    After class on the third day, Chen Mobai didn''t pretend anymore and directly skipped the school''s cultivation room.


    He was going to the airport to pick up his uncle, Chen Baolan.


    As usual, he used his student card and took public transportation.


    But as soon as he entered the airport, he noticed something was wrong.


    Why were there so many people?

 Chapter 35 – Jade Phoenix Opera Troupe

    Chen Mobai looked around and immediately understood the reason. Many young male and female cultivators were holding different styles of cheering signs, each with different names, but Chen Mobai saw two names he knew: Meng Huang''er and Jiang Yuyuan.


    "It''s actually the Jade Phoenix troupe that has come. They are the number one drama troupe in the Immortal Gate."


    The Immortal Gate inherits the previous civilization, so naturally there are many entertainment activities, and with the blessing of cultivation, there are countless handsome men and beautiful women. Those who have emerged as stars in this civilization are the drama masters.


    Among them, the Jade Phoenix troupe is the most outstanding drama troupe in the Immortal Gate in the past ten years.


    Meng Huang''er, who sings Qingyi, and Jiang Yuyuan, who sings Xiaosheng, performed the drama "Stepping on the Moon" on last year''s Spring Festival Gala, which instantly became popular throughout the Immortal Gate. The Jade Phoenix troupe, centered around them, has been singing and performing in various parts of the country in recent years, harvesting one wave of faith after another.


    "Nephew, wait a while."


    Just as Chen Mobai was thinking about whether to join the crowd and join in the fun of chasing stars, a gentle and familiar voice sounded in his ear.


    Turning his head, a middle-aged man in a gray suit with slightly white sideburns came from not far away, carrying two suitcases.


    It was his uncle, Chen Baolan.


    "Uncle, we haven''t seen each other for two or three years, right?"


    Chen Mobai immediately ran over and helped with the luggage.


    "Two years, three months, and eighteen days. Big brother has finally reached the ninth level of Qi Refining and reached this step."


    Chen Baolan only let Chen Mobai carry one piece of luggage. The relationship between the uncle and nephew is also very good, and they chatted and walked outside the airport.


    "Their flight has arrived."


    "Hurry, hurry, at Terminal 2!"


    "Finally, I can see the real male god."


    "Meng Huang''er, the eternal Taiyin fairy."


    ...


    At this moment, the young men and women waiting for the Jade Phoenix troupe inside the airport suddenly became active and ran towards another terminal. If it were not for the prohibition of spells inside the airport, many cultivators would have jumped up.


    "Why, do you also want to see them?"


    Chen Baolan saw Chen Mobai''s footsteps stop and couldn''t help but ask with a smile.


    "Who wouldn''t want to see the male and female gods of the entire Immortal Gate."


    Faced with his relatives, Chen Mobai naturally wouldn''t be coy and admitted generously.


    "Look at what this is."


    Chen Baolan took out a stack of things from his pocket and handed it to Chen Mobai. When he saw it, he couldn''t help but widen his eyes. S§×ar?h the Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "It''s the drama tickets of the Jade Phoenix troupe. This thing is harder to grab than the three treasures of Foundation Establishment. Where did you get it from?"


    "Boss Bian happened to be on the same flight as me, and our seats were together. We chatted quite happily, and he gave me these tickets."


    "Who is Boss Bian?"


    "Bian Yiqing, the leader of the Jade Phoenix troupe, the number one actor in the Immortal Gate thirty years ago, and also the master of Meng Huang''er and Jiang Yuyuan."


    After Chen Baolan finished speaking, Chen Mobai remembered that Bian Yiqing was the childhood male god of his parents'' generation. His song "Wandering Dragon Startling Dreams" was even invited to perform at the Immortal Celebration Ceremony, and the playback volume of that video is still in the top three on the entire network.


    "Uncle, your luck is too good."Chen Mobai couldn''t help but sigh. Bian Yiqing was a national master and a renowned expert in the Immortal Gate. He was also a teacher at the Dance and Instrument Academy, and was recognized as a grandmaster within the Immortal Gate.


    "It''s not really luck. A few days ago, our school unearthed some artifacts from an ancient ruin that needed an expert from the Dance and Instrument Academy to identify them. Bian Boss''s Jade Phoenix Opera Troupe happened to be performing in nearby Taibai City, so he came over and we got to know each other."


    "Then today on the plane, we met again and had a good chat. He gave me ten tickets."


    Chen Mobai immediately checked the ticket platform and found that the Jade Phoenix Opera Troupe would be performing twenty shows in Danxia City. His tickets could be redeemed at any time as long as he registered his seat online.


    "We have three people in our family, three in my little aunt''s family, and one for you, uncle. That''s seven tickets. Can I sell the remaining three?"


    Chen Mobai immediately booked a show for tonight, as his whole family was present. However, he had ten tickets, which was too many. He thought about selling them on his personal store.


    "It''s up to you. I already gave you the ten tickets."


    Chen Baolan laughed and walked out of the airport.


    In the evening, Chen Xinglan and Chen Baolan had already started drinking at the dinner table, while Tang Pancui was still cooking. When Chen Mobai heard the doorbell ring, he knew it was his cousin''s family.


    "Brother, I''ve reached the fourth level of Qi Refining."


    At the door, a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl saw Chen Mobai and her eyes lit up. She had a pretty face, fair skin, and a head of black hair tied up in a Ling Snake bun, which was the most popular hairstyle in the Immortal Gate recently. She looked lively and agile.


    She was Chen Mobai''s cousin, Wang Xinying.


    "Oh, that''s impressive. It won''t be long before you surpass your brother, right?"


    Chen Mobai couldn''t help but reach out and touch her Ling Snake bun.


    "It looks good. My mom helped me tie it."


    Wang Xinying was happy to receive her brother''s praise.


    "Uncle, aunt, come on in."


    There were two more people at the door, Wang Xinying''s parents. The man had a muscular body and a face full of flesh, while the woman wore a purple-red jacket and a high bun, looking rich and plump.


    They all smiled when they saw Chen Mobai.


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    "Little Bai is so polite, unlike your father."


    When Uncle Wang Jianyuan pursued Chen Yulan, Chen Xinglan mistook him for a street thug harassing his sister and beat him up with a broom after school in a back alley. After beating each other up, they started to curse at each other.


    As they cursed, Chen Xinglan realized he had beaten the wrong person, but the fight had already happened. Wang Jianyuan also realized that this person was his uncle, so he could only admit defeat.


    Even after Chen Yulan got married, the two still had a bit of a grudge and would argue every time they met.


    "Alright, today is my big brother''s big day. Let''s go in and say less."


    Chen Yulan looked at her husband with a hint of complaint.Wang Jianyuan was good at everything, but he held grudges. He still remembered the incident where Chen Xinglan had beaten him up and mentioned it every day, probably never forgetting it until the day he died.


    "Hmph, isn''t it good to be an honest Qi Refining cultivator? Some people just can''t recognize their own place and insist on going for Foundation Establishment."


    However, Wang Jianbai completely ignored him and began mocking as soon as he entered the room.

 Chapter 36 – Divine Consciousness

    Chen Xinglan and Wang Jianyuan had another squabble, but under the pacification of siblings Chen Baolan and Chen Yulan, they started a drinking contest.


    At the dinner table, the adults formed one circle, while Chen Mobai and his sister Wang Xinying formed another.


    "What do you think this is?"


    Chen Mobai presented the tickets to the Jade Phoenix Troupe''s performance. Wang Xinying, being at the age of idolizing stars, was infatuated with Jiang Yuyuan. She screamed with excitement on the spot.


    "Brother, you''re the best! Even my dad couldn''t get these tickets. Lili was bragging about having tickets today..."


    Wang Xinying jumped up from her chair and snatched the tickets from Chen Mobai''s hand.


    "These were given by Uncle Er. If you want to thank someone, thank him. I''ve already booked tonight''s show. Dad, Uncle, you should drink less."


    Chen Mobai knew that once Chen Xinglan and Wang Jianyuan started drinking, they would drink a lot, so he had already booked the Jade Phoenix Troupe''s performance.


    "You two youngsters go ahead. We old folks are past the age of chasing stars."


    Wang Jianyuan directly picked up the wine bottle and filled Chen Xinglan''s empty glass. Tang Pancui and Chen Yulan were chatting on the side, too lazy to interfere, and let them be.


    "This Jade Phoenix Troupe is Master Bian''s place. Tonight is the first show, maybe he will also perform."


    Chen Baolan understood Chen Mobai''s intentions and spoke with a smile.


    "Master Bian? Which Master Bian?"


    "Who else could it be? It''s Bian Yiqing, the dreamer of the dragon!"


    "What?!"


    Before Chen Xinglan and Wang Jianyuan could react, Tang Pancui and Chen Yulan, who were eating sunflower seeds on the side, couldn''t sit still.


    "What time does it start? Eat quickly. If you miss Master Bian''s opera, see how I''ll deal with you when we get back."


    Tang Pancui''s words were directed at Chen Xinglan. Although Chen Yulan didn''t say anything, her narrowed eyes and the look she gave Wang Jianyuan carried the same meaning.


    In less than half an hour, the whole family was rushed out the door by the three women.


    At the entrance of the Danxia Theater, there was already a long line of carriages.


    Their group of seven people queued for more than ten minutes before they could finally enter.


    "We actually got front row seats, thank you Uncle Er."


    Wang Xinying, led by Chen Mobai, was the first to find their seats. She immediately pulled her brother to sit in the middle.


    "The tickets given by Master Bian should have the best view, except for the few boxes above."


    Chen Mobai looked around and indeed saw a circle of boxes on the second floor. However, only two of them had lights on. One of them had the curtains open, and he could vaguely see two figures.


    "Hey, isn''t that Master Bian?"


    Chen Baolan recognized one of the people in the box as Bian Yiqing.


    "I wonder if it''s the Red Robe Taoist Master or Master Shi Qingzhen who could make Master Bian pay a personal visit?"


    In the entire Danxia City, only these two Golden Elixir Taoist masters could make Bian Yiqing, the grandmaster of opera, pay a personal visit.


    "It''s a man, it should be the Red Robe Taoist Master."


    As they were guessing, the theater suddenly darkened.


    Then a young actor came on stage and gave an opening speech.


    Chen Mobai listened for a moment and found that the actor was indeed extraordinary. His voice was clear and crisp, and he seemed to be a female actor. She first apologized.


    "Tonight, due to the fatigue of travel, Teacher Meng and Teacher Jiang have some problems with their voices and are unable to perform."


    "What?!"


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    As soon as her words fell, the people in the theater who had waited in line to get in couldn''t sit still. They stood up and made a commotion.


    "What are we here to watch then?"


    "***, refund!"


    Amidst the cursing, a handsome young man descended from the sky, like a dragon soaring through the air, stunningly beautiful.


    "I''m really sorry for this incident."


    "In order not to disappoint the audience, I, Bian, will perform tonight."


    "If you insist on listening to the ''Moon Walk'' by my two disciples, then the tickets for this show can be postponed to the twenty-first day."


    Bian Yiqing''s appearance instantly silenced the audience.


    Except for a few young people who insisted on seeing Jiang Yuyuan and Meng Huang''er, most of the older people were excited.


    "It''s actually Master Bian!"


    "We hit the jackpot. Master Bian hasn''t performed in twenty years, right?"


    "No, he performs a few lines at the annual celebration of the Dance Instrument Academy. You can find the videos online."


    "It''s worth the trip!"


    In the theater, only a dozen young people didn''t understand their parents'' enthusiasm and insisted on refunding their tickets for a later show.


    "I want to see Brother Jiang Yuyuan..."


    Wang Xinying was the same, pouting her lips. Although Bian Yiqing was also handsome, her heart was already taken by her brother.


    "Don''t worry, I have more tickets."


    Chen Mobai immediately comforted her. As Bian Yiqing began to sing, the song "Spring Banquet" was like a clear and lively stream, graceful and pleasing to the ear; sometimes poignant, sometimes deep, like the first ray of sunshine after a cold winter, penetrating the heart. It instantly captivated the somewhat restless Wang Xinying.


    "What is this..."


    Chen Mobai, who had been casual, felt the Qi in his body begin to flow and tremble with the song "Spring Banquet". It was like lying on a massage chair, being gently stroked by the music, feeling a tingling pleasure, and he couldn''t help but indulge in it.


    He felt as if his soul had left his body, like a feather, fluttering in the wind.


    It was like a dream, yet he had a clear self-awareness. S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He seemed to have touched a different realm under the guidance of the opera.


    In this realm, all the content of the Qi Refining chapter of the Five Elements Technique that Qingping Shangren had taught him was integrated in his mind.


    The Qi in his body rose with the opera, but he firmly controlled it, following the path of the Five Elements Technique, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, all at his will.


    After one song, another followed. After twelve songs, Bian Yiqing had already left the stage, but the people in the theater were still in a daze.


    By the time Chen Mobai woke up, his parents were already waiting for him.


    Wang Xinying had fallen asleep and was being carried by Wang Jianyuan.


    "How do you feel? Not everyone has the opportunity to hear Master Bian''s Dream Song."Chen Xinglan asked, Chen Mobai took a moment to sense his spiritual power. It hadn''t increased much, he was still at the realm of the sixth level of Qi Refining.


    However, something was different.


    "Close your eyes and try to see yourself!"


    Chen Xinglan suggested.


    Chen Mobai, suspecting something, immediately closed his eyes. Then, amidst the darkness, he saw a myriad of colors.


    This was the Five Elements spiritual power within his Dantian Qi Sea.


    "How is this possible, this is the ''Divine Consciousness'' that only appears in the late stage of Qi Refining!"


    Chen Mobai opened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.


    The bottleneck of the seventh level of Qi Refining was the stage that trapped the most cultivators, Tang Pancui had been stuck at this stage for thirty years without any progress.


    The reason was that to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, one needed to grasp their own ''Divine Consciousness''.


    He had grasped it just by listening to a tune?

 Chapter 37 – Dream Shocking Melody

    "You are still under the effect of the ''Dreaming Song'' for now, but it will degrade soon," Chen Xinglan''s words were like a bucket of cold water poured over his head, making him feel disappointed.


    "But you can take this opportunity to feel your divine sense. When you break through next time, you can follow this feeling and it will be much easier," he continued.


    "Can I download this Dreaming Song online and listen to it every day? That way, I can always be practicing my divine sense," Chen Mobai thought of a good idea, his face full of hope.


    "You are thinking too much. The Dreaming Song is not just music, it is an auxiliary cultivation method passed down by the Immortal Gate. It evolved from the ''Shocking God Song.'' Only by listening to it in person and with the singer''s wholehearted dedication can it have such an effect," Chen Baolan shook his head. Chen Mobai was not the first to have this idea.


    "What is the Shocking God Song?" Chen Mobai asked again.


    "It is the Immortal Gate''s top auxiliary divine skill. After listening to this song, a great cultivator in the Elemental Infant stage can experience the realm of self-deification. Unfortunately, no cultivator has been able to practice it for two thousand years. Master Bian is the closest to mastering it among the sound path grandmasters, but his spiritual root is not good enough, and his cultivation is limited to mastering the Dreaming Song," Chen Baolan explained.


    After hearing Chen Baolan''s explanation, Chen Mobai gasped in shock.


    "Then why not use the Immortal Art of Mending the Sky to refine Master Bian''s spiritual root? A grandmaster who masters the Shocking God Song would be invaluable to our Immortal Gate, and might even produce more deified ancestors," Chen Mobai suggested, thinking of what the upper echelons of the Immortal Gate might be thinking. S§×arch* The N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "The Immortal Art of Mending the Sky can only be performed by deified ancestors, and the two deified ancestors have been in seclusion for more than three hundred years," Chen Baolan said, and Chen Mobai understood.


    Master Bian was a sound path genius who emerged only fifty years ago. Compared to the deified ancestors who lived for thousands of years, he was insignificant.


    "Meng Huang''er and Jiang Yuyuan spiritual roots are said to be very excellent. Their talents in sound path are not inferior to Master Bian. They are the true Dao seeds that the Immortal Gate found after searching through the thirty-six cave heavens and seventy-two blessed lands," Chen Baolan continued.


    "If they can reach the Elemental Infant stage, the Immortal Gate''s Shocking God Song can be played again."


    "The upper echelons of the Immortal Gate are waiting for them to grow up, so they let Master Bian lead the Jade Phoenix troupe on a national tour. While helping the cultivators across the country, they are also accumulating blessings and merits for the future. The goal is for one of them to reach the Elemental Infant stage," Chen Baolan, who often followed the Spirit Pivot Academy''s scientific expedition team, knew more than Chen Xinglan and the others.


    "Helping cultivators across the country?" Chen Mobai caught the key point and looked at Chen Baolan in confusion.


    "Why do you think the Jade Phoenix troupe is working so hard to tour the country, and why do they have to perform twenty shows in every cave heaven and blessed land? Do you think they are just doing it for a few Good Deeds?" Chen Baolan asked rhetorically, and Chen Mobai nodded subconsciously. Wasn''t that the case?"The layout of the upper level of the Immortal Gate is huge. Just think about it, since Master Bian''s song ''Startling Dream'' can allow you to grasp the divine sense that can only be cultivated in the later stage of Qi Refining, how could it be kept a secret? With such a blessing, it should naturally benefit the masses and all living beings."


    "After Master Bian became famous thirty years ago, he was arranged by the Immortal Gate to tour the country. He worked hard alone and helped most of the talented Qi Refining disciples of the Immortal Gate to awaken and comprehend their divine sense."


    "Otherwise, why do you think that Master Bian, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, can become a teacher at the Dance Instrument Academy and be respected by everyone? It''s because most of the mid-level Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Immortal Gate today were awakened by his ''Startling Dream'' during his eight-year national tour."


    "After hearing Chen Baolan''s explanation, Chen Mobai felt a deep respect for Bian Yiqing, the master of opera. Although the Immortal Gate promoted him, Bian Yiqing spent eight years touring the thirty-six heavens and seventy-two blessed lands just to awaken the Qi Refining disciples of the Immortal Gate of his parents'' generation thirty years ago. His great achievements can be considered those of a saint in the world."


    "In that case, Meng Huang''er and Jiang Yuyuan are also following in Master Bian''s footsteps, awakening us disciples of the Immortal Gate."


    Chen Mobai thought of this and realized that he had underestimated his sister Wang Xinying''s enthusiasm for chasing stars. His own vision was too narrow.


    "Their cultivation is still shallow, but with Master Bian''s guidance, they will eventually become accomplished cultivators. Last year, they were admitted to the Dance Instrument Academy without an exam and are now studying while touring. I hope that one of them will be able to cultivate the ''Startling God Song'' in the future."


    While saying this, Chen Baolan lacked confidence. The Elemental Infant realm was too difficult to achieve, even for those with spiritual roots. Although Meng Huang''er and Jiang Yuyuan had outstanding spiritual roots, the possibility of them cultivating the Elemental Infant was considered slim according to the predictions of the observatory.


    If it were not for a few Elemental Infant cultivators who were too eager for the ''Startling God Song'', the Immortal Gate would not have invested such a huge amount of resources in them.


    Of course, Chen Baolan did not tell Chen Mobai these things, as he did not want to discourage his nephew''s enthusiasm for cultivation. If Chen Mobai knew that Meng Huang''er and Jiang Yuyuan''s chances of cultivating the Elemental Infant were slim, he, an ordinary True Spiritual Root cultivator, would have even fewer opportunities in the future.


    "If one day, I could listen to Meng Huang''er sing to me every day, that would be great."


    Chen Baolan had no idea what his nephew was thinking now. If he knew about Chen Mobai''s wish, he would definitely roll his eyes. Even the three main hall masters of the Immortal Gate might not have such treatment.


    Chen Mobai knew that he was being too idealistic, but he was still a young man. Although his will to cultivate was firm, some worldly desires had not dissipated with the passage of time and the improvement of his cultivation level. Perhaps when he was in his seventies or eighties, he would look back on his thoughts today and laugh at his youthful fantasies."Let''s go, it''s rare that we got to hear the Dream Shocking Melody today, let''s go celebrate."


    At this moment, Chen Xinglan had already called for Chen Baolan and Wang Jianyuan to have a few more drinks. Chen Baolan gladly agreed, but Wang Jianyuan shook his head, indicating his daughter who was already asleep on his back.


    "You guys go ahead and drink, I''ll take Xinying home to rest."


    Wang Xinying''s cultivation was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Although she had also experienced the Dream Shocking Melody, she certainly hadn''t grasped the divine sense. However, the benefits were not small. After a good night''s sleep, her realm, which she had forcibly broken through with the help of medicinal pills, might become stable.


    Chen Mobai helped call a taxi and sent his uncle''s family on their way.


    Before Chen Yulan left, she handed the prepared gift to Chen Xinglan.


    "Big brother, this is a little token of appreciation from Jianyuan and me for your breakthrough to the ninth level of Qi Refining. Don''t mind his usual rudeness towards you, he''s actually quite happy for you."


    "Let''s go, why are you talking so much!"


    Wang Jianyuan, feeling a bit embarrassed, closed the front door of the car while holding his daughter.

 Chapter 38 – Support

    Early the next morning, Chen Baolan packed his bags and left.


    He left behind a book of insights from his Foundation Establishment period and gave a jade pendant to Chen Xinglan. The pendant had the effect of calming the mind and, when worn, could increase the spiritual consciousness of a Qi Refining cultivator by twenty to thirty percent.


    This was equivalent to a quarter of the effect of taking a Spirit Ascension Pill. It was a chance opportunity that Chen Baolan had obtained during an excavation of ancient ruins.


    Chen Xinglan accepted it without any pretense. After all, it was a gift from his own younger brother. However, he also said that after his Foundation Establishment, whether he succeeded or failed, he would return it to Chen Baolan, who laughed and nodded in response.


    As for Wang Jianyuan and Chen Yulan, they gave a big gift.


    It was directly eight hundred thousand Good Deeds. They originally planned to buy one of the three treasures of Foundation Establishment as a gift, but they couldn''t get it, so they could only give Good Deeds.


    However, Chen Xinglan and his wife naturally refused to accept it. Even if they were siblings, they felt ashamed to accept such a large amount of Good Deeds.


    Tang Pancui got up early in the morning to return the eight hundred thousand Good Deeds, which she had reluctantly accepted at the theater entrance the night before.


    "Son, go buy some hangover medicine for your dad. I''m going to your aunt''s house first."


    After seeing Chen Baolan off, Tang Pancui hurriedly took the bus.


    Chen Xinglan had drunk too much the night before and his alcohol tolerance was average, so he was still not sober.


    "Got it."


    Chen Mobai had a casual breakfast, then asked his homeroom teacher for a day off.


    Chai Deyun was very responsible. After seeing the message, he specifically called to ask what was going on. After all, the college entrance examination was imminent, and every day was important. However, after learning that Chen Mobai was taking his father, Chen Xinglan, to Chixia Academy for Foundation Establishment preparation, he politely congratulated him and approved the leave.


    He went to the Evergreen Pharmacy at the street corner again.


    Chen Mobai had experience this time. He walked in and waited for a while, and the young girl in a white nurse''s uniform came out. However, this time she didn''t have a large iron pot in her hand. It seemed that she was still busy extracting the medicinal liquid, and fine sweat beads were visible on the edge of her mask.


    "What do you need this time?"


    After two transactions, the two were familiar with each other. The girl first removed the medicinal smell from herself, then came over and asked.


    "Hangover medicine."


    "How much do you need?"


    "One box."


    "30 Good Deeds."


    Chen Mobai took the Spirit Water for hangover relief that she took out from the medicine cabinet and immediately took out his phone to pay by scanning the code.


    "I think I saw you packaging ''Qi Supplementing Spirit Water'' last time?"


    Seeing that the girl was about to go back to the back room, he finally couldn''t help but ask.


    "You''re talking about that. It was refined by my teacher. It''s exclusively supplied to Baoping Pharmacy. Even if you want to buy it, I can''t sell it to you."


    Qing Nv obviously knew what Chen Mobai wanted to ask, and directly blocked his idea.


    "Isn''t there any surplus? I heard online that every time an alchemist refines, they make an extra ten percent just in case they can''t meet the quota."


    But Chen Mobai was still not giving up. If there was enough Qi Supplementing Spirit Water, his father might be able to reach the ninth level of Qi Refining within two years on the third-grade inferior spiritual vein.


    "There is a surplus, but my teacher sells it to his old customers who he has known for many years. Even I can''t get a share."


    Qing Nv shook her head, saying something that made Chen Mobai have to give up the idea of buying Qi Supplementing Spirit Water from here.


    "That''s a real pity."


    Holding the packaged hangover medicine in his hand, Chen Mobai thanked Qing Nv and turned to leave.


    "If you trust me, I can actually refine this Qi Supplementing Spirit Water."


    At this moment, a soft voice came from behind him, making him turn around immediately.


    "You! Can you refine it?"


    "I should be able to refine the first-grade one. Although I haven''t passed the official assessment of the Immortal Gate''s alchemist, I have learned most of the basic knowledge."


    "But alchemists rely on practice to gain true knowledge. No matter how well you grasp the knowledge, you still need to refine it before you can use it."


    "Oh, okay then."


    Qing Nv was just talking. Seeing Chen Mobai looking at her with a face full of distrust, she didn''t explain any further.


    "Wait, can you really refine it?"


    Seeing Qing Nv lifting the curtain to the backyard and about to turn around and leave, Chen Mobai couldn''t stand still. He asked with a desperate hope.


    "Except for the final step of blending the medicinal liquid, which my teacher always does personally, I have gone through the basic steps and processes more than a dozen times. The success rate can reach eighty to ninety percent."


    "What do I need to do to cooperate with you?"


    After recovering from his shock, Chen Mobai''s high EQ returned. He didn''t ask any further about how confident she was about the final step, but humbly asked what he could do."You provide the materials, I''ll practice with them. If I succeed, they''re all yours. If I fail, the loss is on you."


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    Qing Nv''s words plunged Chen Mobai into deep thought.


    After all, they had only conducted three transactions, and their trust foundation was not deep.


    With Wu Wan''s previous experience as a lesson, Chen Mobai was now wary of anyone who opened their doors for business.


    "I''m a bit busy today. Are you free after school tomorrow?"


    Chen Mobai decided to think it over carefully. The opportunity was rare, but Qing Nv seemed to be about his age. Even if she had been refining pills from a young age, her skills couldn''t be too high. Although he had some Good Deeds now, he didn''t dare to waste them.


    Everyone knew that supporting an alchemist''s cultivation was the most expensive!


    If the refining failed, the raw materials could still be partially extracted by a machine for reuse.


    But if a batch of pill refining failed, it would be completely scrapped and utterly unusable. However, the Spirit Water replenishment method of pill refining, as long as the process of extracting the medicinal liquid didn''t go wrong, even if the final blending step failed for the first time, it could be slowly experimented with. It had a much higher tolerance than the fire method of pill refining.


    "I''m not too free either, I have to complete the task assigned by my teacher."


    The last time Qing Nv saw Chen Mobai buying a spirit testing instrument without bargaining, she thought he must come from a wealthy family. She was planning to apply for the first-level alchemist of the Immortal Gate and needed to practice the water method of pill refining in advance. Hearing that Chen Mobai needed to buy Spirit Water, she subtly brought it up.


    However, this was her first time asking for support, and she was a bit unfamiliar with it.


    As things came to a head, seeing Chen Mobai''s lack of enthusiasm, she also began to back off a bit.


    "I have two tickets to the Jade Phoenix troupe, for Meng Huang''er and Jiang Yuyuan''s Moon Stepping Melody, front row seats, considered the best seats outside of the box."


    Chen Baolan had given him ten tickets, seven of which were used by his family yesterday. He promised to give one to his cousin Wang Xinying, leaving him with exactly two. He thought that the girl in front of him, who was about his age, would be interested in the Jade Phoenix troupe.


    But he completely underestimated Jiang Yuyuan''s appeal to all the young girls in the Immortal Gate.


    As soon as Chen Mobai finished speaking, Qing Nv''s eyes lit up.


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 Chapter 39 – Green paulownia

    Qing Nv couldn''t resist the charm of the Jade Phoenix troupe and agreed to Chen Mobai''s proposal.


    After exchanging contact information, Chen Mobai returned home with a hangover cure.


    At this time, his uncle Wang Jianyuan had already arrived in his cargo truck. Chen Xinglan was moving to the third-tier spiritual vein cave dwelling at Chixia Academy for two years, so naturally, he had a lot of luggage to bring.


    When Chen Mobai arrived home, Chen Xinglan and his wife were busy moving things. After drinking the hangover cure Chen Mobai had bought, Chen Xinglan seemed a bit more energetic.


    "I won''t drink again next time."


    Although he said this, Chen Mobai felt that if they had another family gathering, Chen Xinglan would still drink a lot.


    With many hands making light work, the bedding and clothes were quickly packed. Chen Xinglan comforted Tang Pancui, whose eyes were slightly red, and picked up his luggage.


    "Alright, my son will send me there. You just wait at home."


    After the old couple said their goodbyes, Chen Mobai took the passenger seat.


    Chen Xinglan originally intended to go alone, but Tang Pancui was worried, and Chen Mobai wanted to see Chixia Academy, so he went along.


    Wang Jianyuan''s driving skills were excellent, and they arrived at their destination in less than an hour, despite the nearly forty-kilometer journey.


    "Is this Chixia Academy?"


    Chen Mobai looked at the buildings nestled in a large grove of plane trees, feeling the extremely rich spiritual energy in the air, and couldn''t help but take a deep breath.


    "Cough...cough..."


    Then he couldn''t help but cough violently.


    The spiritual energy here contained a hint of heat, which was a bit too much for his throat, unaccustomed as he was to the twelve-story tower.


    The spiritual vein here was a fire vein, which naturally made it difficult for Chen Mobai, who had been nourished by the water vein recently, to adapt.


    "Do you see that spiritual peak?"


    Chen Xinglan got out of the car and pointed to the highest mountain in the deepest part of the plane tree forest. The peak was shrouded in clouds, but they couldn''t hide the top of the spiritual peak, where a huge plane tree stood, seemingly connecting heaven and earth.


    "Is that the jade plane tree that has survived for more than four thousand years?"


    Danxia City, as one of the seventy-two blessed lands of the Immortal Gate, originated from this fourth-tier top-grade plane tree. It witnessed the rise of the Immortal Gate and took root and multiplied on this mountain range, gathering spiritual energy, suppressing the earth veins, and transforming an ordinary dead volcano into the current fourth-tier spiritual vein.


    It can be said that without this spiritual root immortal wood, there would be no Danxia City today.


    "The top of that spiritual peak is where Master Shi Qing practices. My Foundation Establishment cave dwelling this time is at the foot of the mountain."


    Chen Xinglan had already applied for a return to school for Foundation Establishment on the official website of Chixia Academy and received approval. Since cars were not allowed inside the school, the three of them carried their luggage and walked to the foot of the spiritual peak.


    Before entering the cave dwelling, they naturally had to register with the teacher in charge. Luckily, that person turned out to be Chen Xinglan''s classmate, who had stayed at the school after graduation to handle miscellaneous affairs.


    After reading the content of the school''s stamped approval, he immediately arranged for a vacant third-tier lower-grade cave dwelling.


    "The school hasn''t changed much in thirty years. You know where the cafeteria is. If you want to save some Good Deeds, you can prepare your own Inedia pills."


    With a familiar person helping, everything went smoothly. Under his guidance, Chen Xinglan reissued a campus card. With this, he could swipe his card to enter the cave dwelling and even enjoy most of the facilities and benefits of Chixia Academy, such as auditing classes, the library, and even the shops selling elixirs, magical instruments, and spiritual talismans exclusively for students.


    "Thanks, Old Yan."


    This old classmate of Chen Xinglan''s, named Yan Xiang, helped him reissue his campus card and even brought something from his office for Chen Mobai.


    "This is your son, right? I didn''t prepare anything for our first meeting, so I''ll give you this young plane tree."


    Yan Xiang was a very kind middle-aged man. This was a small green plane tree with only two leaves. After getting his father''s permission, Chen Mobai reached out and took it.


    "When you enter Chixia Academy, all students will receive a branch of a plane tree, which they must take care of until graduation. After graduation, you can take it with you or plant it in the school if you don''t want to spend too much time on spiritual cultivation. This plane tree forest was created in this way."


    Yan Xiang pointed to the lush plane tree forest all over the mountains, looking proud. After speaking, he had other things to do and left first.


    "Alright, we won''t bother you anymore. If you need anything, call me. It''s convenient for me to drive over."


    Wang Jianyuan moved the gifts into the cave dwelling and saw that it was getting late, so he planned to leave.


    "Let''s have a meal together. I just reissued my card, and the food in the Chixia Academy cafeteria is excellent."


    Chen Xinglan suggested this, but Wang Jianyuan shook his head, saying that he had a business deal in the afternoon and needed to rush back, so Chen Mobai naturally had to leave as well.


    At the school gate, father and son said goodbye. Just as Chen Mobai was about to get in the car, he saw a familiar face.


    "Teacher Chan, what are you doing here?" S§×ar?h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    It was Chan Si, who taught Formation classes at school. She was wearing a red dress today and looked very beautiful. But she was a student at Danzhu Academy, so seeing her at Chixia Academy surprised Chen Mobai.


    However, she was not alone; there was another man in a green shirt with her.


    "Is it you? Shouldn''t it be class time now?"


    Chan Si was also surprised to see Chen Mobai at Chixia Academy.


    "I''m here to send my dad..."After explaining, Chan Si nodded in understanding. He glanced at the young green paulownia sapling in Chen Mobai''s hands and wished Chen Xinglan success in his Foundation Establishment with a smile.


    "I am here on my master''s orders to introduce this senior brother to Taoist Master Shi Qing."


    The man in the green robe also smiled and nodded at Chen Mobai, without introducing himself.


    After the greetings, Chen Mobai remembered that Wang Jianyuan had to rush back for something. He didn''t interact much with Chan Si. After thanking him again for the previous incident with the Bishui Formation, he got into the car.


    "Is he your student?"


    The man in the green robe asked after Chen Mobai left.


    "Yes, he has a good character, but his aptitude is just average."


    "Oh, really? Did I misjudge?"


    "What?"


    Chan Si didn''t understand the meaning of the man in the green robe''s words. The latter had a secret technique in his cultivation that could sense the fluctuations of divine consciousness. He felt a familiar yet chaotic sense from Chen Mobai.


    It was the feeling of a cultivator who had just broken through the late stage of Qi Refining and had not yet precisely grasped his divine consciousness.


    He thought that Chen Mobai, being so young, had already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.


    "I remember that he had just broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining at the beginning of this semester. According to his spiritual root aptitude, it''s impossible for him to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining in just one month, right?"


    Upon hearing this, Chan Si recalled Chen Mobai''s aptitude and expressed his doubts. The man in the green robe agreed and didn''t think too much about it.


    "I select students for the Immortal Gate, so I''m a bit sensitive in this area. Maybe I was mistaken."


    After saying this, the man in the green robe shook his head. He had been pondering over what questions to set for this year''s college entrance examination these days, and his mind was tense. It was possible that he might have sensed something wrong.


    "Let''s go. You will be confined in the coming days, and you won''t be able to come down from Lingfeng until after the college entrance examination."


    "To be able to enjoy the fourth-order spiritual vein, I couldn''t ask for more."


    Chan Si led him to a cave dwelling near the waist of the mountain where the jade-green paulownia was located. There were eight lower fourth-order cave dwellings here. The man in the green robe, as the question setter for this year''s college entrance examination, was isolated in one of them.


    "I wonder when the people from the Taoist Academy and the Academic Palace will come. After I finish setting the questions, they still have to review them."


    Upon hearing this, Chan Si just smiled without saying anything.

 Chapter 40 – Set foot on the land of the Tianhe Realm

    After returning home, Chen Mobai first placed the pot of Qingtong seedlings on the balcony. He wanted to water them, but was afraid of drowning them.


    He checked his phone to see how to take care of them, but found that everyone had different opinions.


    One thing they all agreed on was that it''s best to grow them in a place with abundant spiritual energy. The more abundant the spiritual energy, the faster they would grow.


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    This Qingtong seedling was one of the few immortal gate''s spiritual trees that could be infinitely upgraded. The highest grade is the fourth-grade top-quality jade wutong in Danxia City.


    However, although the potential of the Qingtong seedling is unlimited, its growth is extremely slow.


    This jade wutong in Danxia City was planted by a third-grade spirit value husband. It is said that it took 200 years for the Qingtong seedling to grow from a first-grade spiritual tree to a third-grade one.


    After the Qingtong seedling survives, it will comb the earth veins by itself, enhance spiritual energy, and complement each other with the spiritual land. However, if it grows in a fourth-grade spiritual land from the beginning, this jade wutong will not take more than 4,000 years to become a fourth-grade spiritual tree.


    When Chen Mobai saw the abundant spiritual energy, he naturally thought of his own water mansion.


    In the shimmering light, he teleported to the Tianhe realm.


    He placed the Qingtong seedling on the desk in the side hall, then opened the Bishui Formation and poured a pot of water at the root outside the protective shield.


    Online, it is said that this is the easiest spiritual tree to take care of. It only needs to be placed in a place with abundant spiritual energy and watered regularly. After the Qingtong seedling blooms and bears fruit for the first time, watering can be avoided, and it will grow by itself.


    After this Qingtong seedling grows, it will be full of treasures.


    The bark and leaves of the tree can be used to make talisman paper, the juice can serve as ink, and it can also drive away insects. The tree is also a good material for making musical instruments and boxes. However, the most valuable are the flowers and fruits, which are the main medicine for refining the first-grade top-quality pill, Qinghuo Dan.


    This Qinghuo Dan is one of the few immortal gate''s pills that can enhance divine sense. For cultivators in the Qi Refining period, it is one of the most precious pills.


    Thinking of divine sense, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but close his eyes. The effect of the Dream Song was still there, but it was not as clear as last night. The spiritual power he saw seemed to be covered with a layer of gauze and was no longer transparent.


    According to Chen Baolan''s reminder, the effect of Dream Song can last for three to four days. During this time, it is better not to cultivate spiritual power, but to contemplate the mind and feel the generation of divine sense and the touch of seeing through the fog.


    Divine sense is the sixth sense beyond the five senses, originating from the heart sea and forming in the sea of consciousness.


    After the cultivator cultivates divine sense, he can check the state of his body in his body and, when spiritual power is running, he can compare it with the correct route in the cultivation technique book for correction, so as to refine spiritual energy in the most perfect state. sea??h th§× N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The stronger the divine sense, the more body parts can be checked. Once the Foundation Establishment is successful, this divine sense can even leave the body to observe the outside world.


    Many spells that dispel illusions are based on divine sense.


    At present, Chen Mobai has just been stimulated by divine sense and can only check his dantian and qi sea, feeling the fluctuation and rotation of spiritual power.


    This rotation of spiritual power is what he heard when listening to Qingping''s lecture. Running spiritual power in this way can help to condense, but he did not know the specific situation without divine sense before.


    Today, with divine sense, he found that this rotation of spiritual power was as slow as a turtle and formed an irregular, flattened shape.


    "When I really cultivate divine sense in the future, I have to correct it well," Chen Mobai murmured to himself.With these thoughts in mind, he opened the auxiliary cultivation software and entered the keywords "divine sense" and "Qi Refining stage" for a search.


    There were fewer results this time, only two pages with a dozen or so posts.


    After all, those who could post and upload on the auxiliary cultivation software were at least Foundation Establishment cultivators. By that time, they generally wouldn''t care about cultivating divine sense during the Qi Refining stage.


    Fortunately, there were still some Foundation Establishment cultivators who, for the sake of their juniors or disciples, had researched the tricks of cultivating divine sense during the Qi Refining stage.


    Chen Mobai, not wanting to waste the effects of the Dream Shocking Melody and unable to cultivate spiritual power, decided to study these posts carefully.


    After reading them, his brows furrowed slightly.


    There were two different paths to cultivating divine sense in these two pages of posts.


    One was the orthodox way of cultivating the body and mind, nurturing the spirit, until the power of thought blossomed and naturally merged into divine sense. Those who followed this path could exchange the "Thought Nurturing and Divine Casting Technique" in the national library.


    The other was a slightly more aggressive approach, using a specially made thought-incense to stimulate one''s own spirit to leave the body.


    This path believed that a person''s divine sense was naturally present in the depths of the brain, but was sealed due to the influence of acquired energy. However, divine sense was the master of the human body, and its nature was active. It only needed a little catalyst to reactivate it.


    However, Qi Refining cultivators had weak divine sense and couldn''t leave their bodies for long periods like Foundation Establishment cultivators. So when practicing this method, someone needed to be present to extinguish the thought-incense as soon as one''s spirit left the body.


    After several activations and out-of-body experiences, the cultivator would naturally grasp their divine sense, making it a long-term stimulating cultivation method. Those who followed this path had chosen a unique name: "Divine Sense Fitness."


    "Isn''t this just like listening to the Dream Shocking Melody every day? But listening to the melody is enjoyable, while this seems more like torture."


    Chen Mobai understood instantly. He then checked the stimulating cultivation method in the national library and found it to be called "Exciting Divine Sky Travel Technique." However, it required Foundation Establishment cultivator privileges to exchange.


    It was clear that the Immortal Gate did not encourage this method, so unlike the orthodox "Thought Nurturing and Divine Casting Technique," Qi Refining cultivators could download it for just 1000 points.


    Chen Mobai liked to exercise, but he had never put it into action.


    Relying on his high privileges, he looked at the table of contents and outline of the "Exciting Divine Sky Travel Technique" and found that the thought-incense used for refining was actually a second-grade elixir. He immediately gave up on the idea.


    Second-grade elixirs were controlled by the Immortal Gate and could only be purchased by certified Foundation Establishment cultivators.


    It seemed that the "Exciting Divine Sky Travel Technique" was a method used by families with Foundation Establishment elders to unlock divine sense for their juniors.


    After thinking for a while, Chen Mobai decided to do today''s main task.


    He got up and opened his backpack, which contained ancient-style wigs and costumes that he had ordered online to resemble the style of ancient times.


    These items had arrived yesterday, but he only had the chance to try them on today after sending Chen Xinglan to the Chixia Academy.


    The size was no problem. Wearing the ancient costume and the wig, he looked like a handsome young man.


    After checking his attire in the small mirror in his hand and making sure there were no flaws, Chen Mobai took a deep breath and opened the great array of the Water Mansion.


    He was finally going to set foot on the land of the Tianhe Realm.

 Chapter 41 – Nanxi Fang Market

    Nanxi Fang Market.


    As one of the larger Qi Refining markets in the southern part of Yun Country, one of the nineteen countries in the Eastern Wasteland, there were always a lot of customers.


    So when Chen Mobai entered here, he didn''t attract anyone''s attention. Only two Qi Refining first level youths greeted him, exchanged a glance, and then one of them retreated, giving the business to the one in hemp clothing.


    "Does this senior need a guide? I know all the shops here, even the things sold on the stalls today."


    Chen Mobai looked at the person in front of him who was about the same age as him, feeling doubtful.


    [Why is his cultivation so low?]


    If this was in the Immortal Gate, being at such an age and only at the first level of Qi Refining, he wouldn''t even make it to high school and would be directly expelled.


    Moreover, the spiritual energy level in this market was not low, it was at the middle grade of the first rank.


    But he definitely wouldn''t ask this question and instead asked another question with some embarrassment.


    "Is there a fee?"


    "Ten gold per day."


    Hearing this, Chen Mobai thought of the dozen or so gold pieces he got from the old man''s package, understanding that this was also the currency unit for cultivators. He just didn''t know how much gold was needed to exchange for a spirit stone.


    He wanted to ask more, but was afraid of exposing himself by asking these common sense questions, so he could only shake his head and refuse.


    "Senior, please consider it again. I also know some channels for selling stolen goods in this market."


    Seeing Chen Mobai refuse, the hemp-clothed youth became a little anxious and said something that made even Chen Mobai embarrassed.


    Is this place so lawless?


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    But he was really short of money, so he could only refuse again and then quickly leave.


    The hemp-clothed youth looked at his back with disappointment.


    "Liu Ge, this person looks unfamiliar, but he seems to be at the later stage of Qi Refining, and his clothes are densely stitched but extremely neat. He probably has a big background."


    The Qi Refining first level youth who had retreated earlier walked over. He had been observing Chen Mobai all along, carefully examining the ancient costume set he had ordered online, and expressing admiration for the neat stitching done by the machine. Only the big cultivator families would pay such attention to their attire.


    "He doesn''t have the natural disdain for us wandering cultivators that those big cultivator families have. He might be a disciple of the Seven Great Sects."


    Based on the few words he exchanged with Chen Mobai just now, and comparing it with the people from the cultivator families he had dealt with before, Liu, the hemp-clothed youth, shook his head and came to what he thought was a correct conclusion.


    "A disciple of the Seven Great Sects? How could they come to our Yun Country? Are they sending people to investigate because they think we''re not paying enough tribute every year?"


    "Forget it, pretend you don''t know. Anyway, if the sky falls, we wandering cultivators just run away and hide in the mundane world."


    Hearing this, the youth nodded.


    The Eastern Wasteland was always chaotic and lawless. Killing for treasure and seizing opportunities was the norm.


    Even the big sects above would have friction and fierce battles every few decades. They wandering cultivators had long been used to it.Unfortunately, these newcomers who had just stepped into the world of cultivation thought they had a chance at immortality, but instead found themselves struggling in a world where they couldn''t even afford a complete Qi Refining technique.


    Chen Mobai, however, was unaware of this, as his industrial-style ancient clothing was mistaken for that of a disciple from the Eastern Wilderness Sect.


    From the account books of Bibo Lake, he learned about Nanxi Fang Market.


    Liu Linpei, a member of the Five Elements Sect, had been doing business here for twenty years and had dealt with many local cultivation forces. He recorded these things in order to hand them over to future generations when they went to the Immortal Gate for Foundation Establishment.


    However, fifty years ago, he disappeared from Bibo Lake and never returned.


    Chen Mobai searched through all the books in the side hall and found a book that recorded local forces and specialties. He had been planning to go out and take a look, but it wasn''t until today that he finally made up his mind to follow the map and come here.


    He was afraid that things might have changed over the past fifty years, but to his surprise, this market, which was established by local cultivation families and small sects, still existed and was thriving.


    As he walked along the main street of the market, he saw not only shops selling elixirs and magic tools, but also many restaurants, accommodations, and even a Formation shop selling formation flags and plates.


    He wanted to go in and take a look, but these shops had few customers, and he didn''t have any money, so he decided to go to the place where the stalls were set up and learn about the market situation.


    Apart from the more than twenty golden shops on this street, there were stalls selling all kinds of strange things in every corner of the market.


    Although Chen Mobai had no gold or spirit stones, he still walked around with great interest, learning about the price common sense of this world.


    It turned out that low-level Qi Refining cultivators basically traded in gold, and spirit stones were also extremely precious to them.


    The exchange rate between gold and spirit stones was usually ten thousand gold for one spirit stone, but if you really wanted to exchange, the spirit stone would be more valuable and would have a premium.


    Most of the stalls traded in gold, and only a few involved spirit stones, which were only used by cultivators above the fourth level of Qi Refining.


    Chen Mobai saw a stall selling books, and a complete Qi Refining technique was actually divided into three volumes for sale.


    He thought this was very strange until he saw the same Qi Refining technique being sold layer by layer at another stall.


    The nine levels of Qi Refining were divided into nine volumes, and one volume cost one spirit stone. Business was still good, and most wandering cultivators could only afford one volume.


    Chen Mobai was very tempted, as he could easily download this Qi Refining technique for free, but he didn''t dare to sell it, as he had made a small dao heart oath every time he downloaded it. If he passed it on to someone else to cultivate, he would invite heart demons in the future, which would not be good.


    However, he did have a book that was not downloaded from the Immortal Gate.


    "The Black Water Technique"!


    He walked around the stall and found that this technique was also for sale, and the price was not cheap.


    It was priced at eight spirit stones, and if he wanted accompanying spells, he would have to pay even more spirit stones."Water Control Technique" 2 spirit stones, "Water Element Shield" 3 spirit stones, and surprisingly, there was no "Ice Technique" for sale. After asking, Chen Mobai found out that the stall owner didn''t have a complete version, and it could only be cultivated up to the 7th layer of Qi Refining.


    Chen Mobai took a deep breath to calm himself down.


    He recalled that he seemed to have a few bottles of elixirs among the spoils he had obtained before.


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    He didn''t recognize these things and didn''t dare to consume them, but if he put them up for sale, there might be someone who could identify them.


    Where did he put those elixir bottles?


    It seemed like they were placed in the bottom drawer of his bedside table. He would bring them over when he went back this time.


    Chen Mobai wandered around the magical tool stalls again. He didn''t need to ask for prices; just by standing there for a while, he saw many cultivators bargaining with the stall owners. He silently noted the prices in his heart and compared them with the needle box he had obtained.


    Similar-grade magical tools were actually worth 30 spirit stones.

 Chapter 42 – Thought Nurturing Divine Casting Technique

    After understanding most of the market prices, Chen Mobai felt a bit unsettled.


    Only now did he realize that what he thought were ordinary items could actually be worth so many spirit stones.


    No wonder the cultivators of this world openly discuss selling and leasing. Killing and arson were as common as wearing a golden belt. He had merely picked up the packages of two ordinary Qi Refining cultivators and ended up with nearly fifty spirit stones'' worth of resources.


    Unfortunately, when he came ashore to the Nanxi Market, he was only interested in understanding the market conditions and gathering information.


    Because the impression left by the Eastern Wilderness was of a lawless and cruel cultivation world, he only brought items that could be used for combat this time, such as the needle box from the Flying Probe Sect disciple, the hand crossbow, and the old man''s short knife.


    Although he was a bit reluctant, magical tools were external objects. Nothing could compare to exchanging them for spirit stones and using them to enhance his own cultivation level.


    However, Chen Mobai was cautious by nature and did not rashly set up a stall to sell.


    He clearly remembered that the needle box was a magical tool of the Flying Probe Sect. According to the sect''s disciple handbook, there were Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge. Moreover, the needle box was a rare magical tool in the entire Eastern Wilderness. If he ran into a disciple of the Flying Probe Sect, he wouldn''t be able to explain himself. They would definitely think that Chen Mobai had killed for treasure.


    He didn''t dare to sell the needle box for now, but the hand crossbow and short knife were different.


    He found that there were quite a few stalls selling these two items in the market, especially the hand crossbow, which was very popular in the market for low-level Qi Refining cultivators.


    Probably because cultivators below the third level of Qi Refining couldn''t withstand a crossbow bolt.


    These crossbow bolts were not ordinary iron-headed arrows, but specially made bolts with sharpness, explosion, and wind techniques applied.


    However, because crossbow bolts were not as convenient to carry as talismans, they were much cheaper. They were sold for ten taels of gold each in the market.


    Arrows were consumable, but crossbows were different. If you bought a good one, it could be used for a long time.


    The hand crossbow that Chen Mobai got from the disciple of the Flying Probe Sect was of decent quality. It was foldable, not only convenient to carry, but also reinforced with solidity and aiming techniques. It was durable and accurate.


    After another round at the various stalls, Chen Mobai determined the market price.


    500 taels of gold.


    The short knife was completely worthless, selling for two taels of gold each. He saw that they were generally used for trimming fingernails and were usually given away as extras when buying and selling magical tools.


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    Out of caution, Chen Mobai did not immediately sell the Black Water Gong and the hand crossbow. Mainly because gold was not very useful to him, and if he brought too much back to the Immortal Gate, it could easily attract the attention of the market regulatory department.


    After all, the resources of the Immortal Gate were limited, and gold mines were even under national control. If too much flowed into the market, causing price fluctuations, it would definitely attract attention.


    Therefore, the best and safest method was to convert all the proceeds from the sale into digestible spirit stones.


    Before leaving, he went to the stalls selling pills, but there were fewer people here. He observed that all the stall owners selling pills had a sign: defective products handled by a certain pharmacy.


    Basically, no one claimed to have refined the pills themselves. It seemed that both worlds had the same attitude towards pills.


    If they were not made by a famous pill refining master, they basically dared not eat them.


    As for products without a brand, manufacturer, or address, they had to be sold with the sign of a large pharmacy, otherwise, few cultivators would ask for the price.


    It seemed that it would be difficult to sell those few bottles of pills.


    Chen Mobai thought of the spoils of war he had stashed in the bottom drawer of his bedside table and couldn''t help but shake his head.


    After understanding the general situation, he didn''t linger any longer. He left the Nanxi Market in the twilight.


    At the entrance, he met the raggedy young man who wanted to make money as a guide again. The boy lowered his head humbly when he saw Chen Mobai. This attitude made Chen Mobai, who had intended to greet him, pause, then he couldn''t help but shake his head and smile.


    "Indeed, our ancient Yuanxing had a point in breaking with the old ways. This kind of feudal old society is not right."


    But he was just a visitor, a mere Qi Refining sixth-level cultivator, and he wouldn''t point fingers at the social environment in which others had grown up.


    Chen Mobai left the market gate without a word, disappearing into the Formation fog.


    There was a Formation outside the Nanxi Market, but its power was not fully activated. It was only aimed at mortals, preventing them from getting close.


    On the way back, Chen Mobai had a sudden thought.


    If he didn''t go to the Water Mansion to click on "Return to City", could he still succeed?


    He stopped, found a deserted valley, took out his phone, and sure enough, the "Return to City" button in the Turtle Treasure app was still lit up and protruding, ready to be pressed.


    That is to say, in the Tianhe Realm, he was not limited to the Water Mansion. As long as he had his phone, he could go home anytime, anywhere.


    Then the question arose again?


    If the "Return to City" location changed, would the next teleportation be here? Or would it still be the Water Mansion?


    Chen Mobai thought for a while, but in the end, he didn''t try.


    He returned to the Water Mansion.


    However, on the way home, he had a sudden inspiration and went to the side hall.


    This way, he could see where he would appear the next time he came.


    If he still appeared in the main hall, it meant that the teleportation location was fixed. If he appeared in the side hall, it meant that wherever he was when he returned to the city, that''s where he would be teleported back to.


    In the flickering silver light, Chen Mobai returned home.


    He felt that he had overlooked something in his logical thinking about "Teleportation" and "Return to City", but after thinking and thinking, he couldn''t figure out what he had missed, so he could only shake his head and give up for now.


    Looking at the time on his phone, it was almost dinner time.


    His mother had gone to work in the afternoon, and he had to cook dinner himself in the evening.


    But he was used to it anyway.


    While cooking the spirit rice, Chen Mobai logged into his main account, Qing Emperor, at the National Library on his phone.


    He used his points to download "Nurturing Thoughts and Casting Gods".


    Although he was interested in the fitness-style method of spiritual consciousness cultivation and wanted to give it a try, he had no choice. He couldn''t buy the second-order Thought Incense, and the large Green Emperor couldn''t exchange for the "Divine Spirit Soaring Sky Technique", so he could only follow the orthodox path.


    However, this was also good, as the spiritual consciousness cultivated in this way was harmonious and didn''t require daily incense burning to stabilize.


    While cooking, Chen Mobai read through the "Thought Nurturing Divine Casting Technique" once, and compared it with the experiences uploaded by the experts on the auxiliary cultivation software, he had roughly understood it.


    However, even with the experience of predecessors, his practice was still very difficult.


    To nurture thoughts, one must first "enter meditation", and after entering meditation, one needs to "visualize".


    This visualization could be anything in the world, but according to the experience of predecessors, it was best to visualize a scene that matched one''s mood.


    This scene should be powerful, but not too shocking, which was a very contradictory statement.


    Fortunately, there was a detailed explanation on the auxiliary cultivation software: visualizing powerful things could make a cultivator''s thoughts grow rapidly; but if it was too shocking, it would cause fluctuations in the mind and intense emotional ups and downs, which would be more harmful than beneficial.


    Therefore, when a cultivator visualizes, they need to grasp the degree themselves.


    Reflecting on his own experiences, Chen Mobai scratched his head, and finally thought of the "Jade Phoenix Tree" he saw this morning.

 Chapter 43 – Qing Nv

    The Biyu Wutong, a rare fourth-tier superior spiritual wood in the Immortal Gate, is equivalent to the Elemental Infant stage in the cultivation realm.


    However, it is extremely difficult for spiritual wood to achieve enlightenment. Even with an enormous amount of spiritual energy comparable to the Elemental Infant stage, the Biyu Wutong has not yet developed spirituality. Since it was upgraded to the fourth tier a thousand years ago, it has indeed improved the fire vein level of the Chixia Academy and expanded its range, but there has been no trend of spiritual transformation.


    This spiritual wood perfectly meets the conditions of being powerful yet not shocking.


    Chen Mobai began to meditate and contemplate with peace of mind.


    However, the first step of "entering meditation" stumped him.


    Perhaps he had experienced too many things recently, and the complex thoughts in his mind had obviously increased. It was a bit difficult to suppress all these thoughts and maintain a clear mind.


    Fortunately, the predecessors of the Immortal Gate had anticipated Chen Mobai''s situation. The "Mind Nurturing God Casting Technique" started with a "Heart Calming Spell". He recited it silently a few times, and about two hours later, he finally realized the state of a clear mind and absolute silence.


    In this silent state, Chen Mobai contemplated the towering tree he saw today.


    He didn''t know how long it had been, but he felt as if his mind was like a seed. After a long sleep, the silent vitality began to bloom, and a green sprout slowly broke through the ground from the cracks in the earth.


    This process was interesting. All of Chen Mobai''s perceptions seemed to have turned into this green sprout. While absorbing the nutrients from the earth, it was also yearning for the sunlight outside. The feeling of moving forward and breaking through the soil, despite the fatigue, made him feel his mind growing all the time.


    He had a feeling that when this green sprout completely broke free from the earth''s shackles, it would be the day his divine consciousness was cultivated.


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    This process might take some time, but the satisfaction of seeing his progress at every moment filled Chen Mobai with joy.


    After a night of contemplating and casting the divine, Chen Mobai woke up feeling mentally exhausted, but his soul was clearer than ever, as if all the dust in his heart had been swept away.


    "This Mind Nurturing God Casting Technique is indeed a proper path. All I need to do is meditate every day, and over time, I will naturally cultivate my divine consciousness."


    Chen Mobai was excited, but he didn''t know that many Qi Refiners at the sixth level would be stuck at the first step of "entering meditation". It usually takes a period of time to practice the Heart Calming Spell, as short as ten days or as long as several months, to cut off the distractions in the mind and sense the revival of the mind.


    He was still under the effect of the Dream Shocking Melody, and his mind had already been awakened, so he was able to enter the door overnight.


    Chen Mobai didn''t know these key points, but Chen Baolan did, so he reminded him not to practice spiritual power these days, but to feel the divine consciousness. However, the latter didn''t expect that his nephew, with his deep opportunities, could successfully enter meditation by contemplating the "Biyu Wutong".


    After eating something casually in the morning, he spent the whole morning in school with his eyes closed, resting.


    By the time school was over at noon, Chen Mobai had regained his spirits and felt that his learning efficiency on the auxiliary cultivation software had increased.


    "No wonder cultivators always advocate realm first. I''m just beginning to sense divine consciousness, and my learning progress is twice as fast as before. If those who have achieved divine consciousness and can leave their bodies are Foundation Establishment cultivators, wouldn''t their efficiency be several times higher!"


    With the improvement of the realm, the efficiency and progress of learning knowledge in the same amount of time far exceed that without divine consciousness.


    That''s why Immortal Gate cultivators only divert their attention to the hundred arts of cultivation when they are stuck in a bottleneck, trying to learn by analogy.


    Who would work if they could concentrate on cultivating?


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    For example, Chen Mobai wants to get "Qi Replenishing Spirit Water", not only can he quickly improve his realm, but he can also help his father to perfect the ninth level of Qi Refining.


    So after thinking for a long time, he finally decided to cooperate with Qing Nv.


    Although there are many alchemists in Danxia City, there are only a few second-tier alchemists. Since Qing Nv can become a disciple of the owner of the Evergreen Pharmacy, her talent in alchemy must be very good.


    Chen Mobai also checked the formula of the Qi Replenishing Spirit Water on the medicine bottle. The materials on it are all first-tier. He looked up the price online, and it costs about 6000 Good Deeds to produce a pot of spirit water concentrate. If successful, a pot of concentrate can produce 50 tubes of Qi Replenishing Spirit Water.


    According to the price of the last rush purchase, 200 Good Deeds per tube, the profit is very considerable.


    But as everyone knows, the initial investment of an alchemist is the largest. Whether it can be cultivated is not certain. If it is finally cultivated, it may seek a higher position.


    But Chen Mobai didn''t have time to learn. The teacher in the school who taught alchemy was just a first-tier spiritual pharmacist. Because a first-tier alchemist can earn more by working in a pharmaceutical factory, the Fifth High School has limited teaching resources and can only hire a spiritual pharmacist to mainly teach the cultivation and preservation of medicinal materials.


    Even so, it was the principal who personally took action to invite this spiritual pharmacist from Danzhu Academy.


    If it weren''t for the resources of the Tianhe Realm, Chen Mobai would definitely not consider supporting an alchemist.


    But now, he wanted to give it a try.


    Because the elixirs that can be circulated on the market from the Immortal Gate are too hard to grab, even the Foundation Establishment cultivators have to abide by this rule. Therefore, many high-level cultivators will cooperate with alchemists for mutual benefit.


    But this kind of trust requires a long time of cooperation.


    Chen Mobai didn''t know if he could trust Qing Nv.


    But isn''t all trust cultivated from nothing?After school, he first went home to change out of his uniform. Seeing that the time was about right, he headed towards the Evergreen Pharmacy.


    "Hello..."


    As he walked in, Qing Nv was already standing behind the counter waiting. She was dressed in a casual white shirt, her long hair slightly curled. Seeing Chen Mobai, she greeted him with a smile.


    Since there was no need to extract medicinal liquid today, she wasn''t wearing a mask. Chen Mobai finally got a clear look at her face. Her skin was as white as snow, her face was delicately oval-shaped, with a cute nose and red lips. Paired with her bright and clear eyes, sweet smile, and the small dimple by her mouth, her whole demeanor was pure and slightly childish.


    "I''m sorry, it seems I''m late."


    "No, no, no, I also came after school. Let''s go have a meal first, my treat."


    Qing Nv had managed to get tickets to the Jade Phoenix troupe and seemed very happy. She took the initiative to invite Chen Mobai to dinner.


    "If you leave, will the shop close?"


    As soon as Chen Mobai finished speaking, Qing Nv grabbed her small bag and shouted towards the back door, "Master, I have something to do today, so I''m leaving early. Please look after the shop."


    "Alright, just remember not to stay out overnight."


    A deep, aged voice came from the back door, presumably the owner of the Evergreen Pharmacy. His words made Qing Nv''s cheeks turn red, and she couldn''t help but spit out a retort.


    "What are you talking about? We''re just going to have a meal and watch a play!"


    She stepped out from behind the counter, and Chen Mobai finally got a full view of her graceful figure. Her waist was slender, and she was wearing blue denim shorts, along with a pair of washed white canvas shoes. They accentuated her straight and long legs, full of vitality.


    Under the sunlight at the entrance, her entire being was as white as beautiful jade, flawless.


    "By the way, I still don''t know your name?"


    She asked.


    "Chen Mobai!"


    "I''m Qing Nv."


    "What''s your surname?"


    "I don''t have a surname, just call me Qing Nv."

 Chapter 44 – Main medicine, auxiliary medicine

    Chen Mobai was puzzled.


    In this world, were there people without surnames?


    However, seeing that Qing Nv had already walked far away, he didn''t ask and followed her.


    "This restaurant''s grilled fish is particularly delicious. I only treat myself to a meal here when I get paid each month."


    Chen Mobai followed Qing Nv to a small shop in the corner of the city. She was familiar with the place and quickly grabbed the menu, intending to order a spicy dish, but then she remembered that she was treating him today.


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    "I''ve never eaten here before, you order. Just make sure it''s not too spicy."


    Hearing Chen Mobai''s words, Qing Nv quickly changed her order to a salt and pepper flavored grilled fish. She also added lotus root slices, bean sprouts, and glass noodles as side dishes, and finally ordered two soft drinks.


    "How is it? The taste is not bad, right?"


    Qing Nv was enjoying her meal. Chen Mobai took a bite and found the side dishes indeed tasty, but the fish was just average.


    After all, he had been eating Blue Blood Carp every day recently. The delicious taste of that fish was so irresistible that even the Golden Elixir Taoist masters in the Heavenly River Realm couldn''t resist it. The ordinary farmed fish here at the Immortal Gate couldn''t compare.


    "It''s okay."


    Chen Mobai could only give a fair evaluation. Qing Nv gave him a glance, seemingly implying that he lacked emotional intelligence, but it didn''t stop her from enjoying her meal. She ate three-quarters of the large pot of fish.


    "Do you like grilled fish a lot?"


    Chen Mobai asked Qing Nv, who was drinking her soft drink to cleanse her palate.


    "Yes, the first time I ate out, it was here. I felt that this was the most delicious food in the world."


    "Next time, I''ll catch a fish myself and use the ingredients from this restaurant. I guarantee it will taste better."


    In the Azure Cloud Lake where the Water Mansion was located, although he had eaten all the Blue Blood Carp, there were still some descendants of the Blue Blood Carp. The taste might not be as good as the original, but it was definitely better than the fish from this restaurant.


    Hearing this, Qing Nv didn''t know how to respond and was stunned.


    Because the boss was cleaning their table, the situation became very awkward.


    Who would criticize the restaurant''s fish right in front of the owner!


    Qing Nv confirmed that the young man in front of her had average emotional intelligence.


    "The play is about to start, let''s go."


    Qing Nv, who originally wanted to sit for a while and discuss their future cooperation, had to find an excuse to pay the bill immediately and leave with Chen Mobai.


    "Do you have a cheap source for the raw materials of the Spirit Water?"


    The two had to find a quiet coffee shop to discuss their cooperation.


    "No, all the medicinal materials in our shop are delivered by the Treasure Bottle Pharmacy. My teacher is responsible for writing the list, and I check and sign for it."


    Qing Nv shook her head.


    "I looked at the prescription, and it mainly consists of three main medicines and four auxiliary medicines. The main medicines are easy to find in online pharmacies, but there are so many brands of auxiliary medicines, I don''t know which one is right?"


    Chen Mobai took out his unopened bottle of Spirit Water and handed it to Qing Nv.


    The three main medicines are Huang Jing, Bai Zhu, and Fang Feng.


    Since it''s only for refining first-grade Spirit Water, ten years of medicinal power is enough. These are common medicinal materials that can be bought as long as you have Good Deeds.


    The four auxiliary medicines are different: dextrin, mannitol, flavor corrector, and Spirit Sealing Agent.


    These seem to be industrial raw materials, with all kinds of brands, and it''s hard to know which one is good.


    "Dextrin from this brand, mannitol from this manufacturer is good, the flavor corrector from this factory is sweet, and if you''re going to use the Spirit Sealing Agent immediately after refining, you can buy the cheapest one from this brand..."


    Qing Nv was indeed professional. She had Chen Mobai open the Immortal Gate website and pointed out which store he should buy from. She had obviously planned for this for a long time.


    "I can understand from the name that the Spirit Sealing Agent is used to prevent the medicinal effect of the Spirit Water from dissipating after packaging. What are the other three auxiliary medicines for?"


    "Dextrin is used to fuse the medicinal power of the three main medicines. Mannitol makes it easier for the body to absorb, and the flavor corrector is for flavoring. The original solution is very bitter, and it''s hard to take if you don''t add this."


    "So, can we not add the flavor corrector?"


    Chen Mobai asked another question, which made Qing Nv choke.


    "It''s not impossible, you can save 500 Good Deeds, but are you sure? You don''t like the taste of medicine, do you? I''ve tasted Spirit Water without the flavor corrector, it''s super bitter."


    Qing Nv was still persuading, and Chen Mobai hesitated. He really didn''t like the taste of medicine.


    "Alright, for the first batch of Spirit Water, let''s go with the configuration you''re most familiar with. How do we solve the issue of tools and location?"


    "Well, I can borrow my teacher''s medicine pool and cold extraction machine for now. If he finds out and disagrees, you''ll have to figure something out."


    The two discussed some details, and Qing Nv helped Chen Mobai choose some main medicine stores online. Some of the medicinal materials in her teacher''s pharmacy were purchased from these stores, so their quality was trustworthy.


    Chen Mobai didn''t say much and directly placed the order according to her instructions. He filled in the address and recipient as Changqing Pharmacy and Qing Nv. Since she was the one who signed for the packages at the store, she wasn''t afraid of her teacher finding out.


    After buying all three main medicines and four auxiliary medicines, more than half of the 10,000 Good Deeds that Chen Mobai had exchanged for Spirit Stones were gone.


    "How many bottles do you think you can make with one batch?"


    Chen Mobai took the unopened bottle of Spirit Water on the table and asked.


    "Between 10 and 20 bottles."


    "Cough, cough..."


    Chen Mobai, who was drinking coffee, almost choked.


    "Doesn''t that mean we''re bound to lose money?"


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    "There''s definitely some investment in the early stage, but don''t worry, once I get the hang of it, you''ll make a lot."


    Qing Nv clenched her slender fingers, patted her chest, and looked confident.


    Chen Mobai could only sigh.However, there was no other choice. The resources of the Immortal Gate were scarce. If one wanted to use Spirit Water or even higher-grade elixirs without limit, it was best to support an alchemist.


    He could only hope that Qing Nv, the woman in front of him, was worth his investment.


    "Let''s go, let''s go, we can enter the theater now."


    At this moment, Qing Nv checked the time and immediately urged Chen Mobai. She couldn''t wait to watch the "Moonwalk" performance by the Jade Phoenix troupe.


    Inside the theater.


    Chen Mobai sat in his seat with an embarrassed expression.


    He had overlooked one thing.


    "Brother, is this your wife?"


    To his left was his cousin, Wang Xinying, who had taken one of his tickets and decided to come today to watch Jiang Yuyuan.


    She widened her eyes, sizing up Qing Nv, who was sitting on the right side of Chen Mobai, with her stunningly beautiful face.


    The latter''s pretty face turned slightly red, and she lowered her head, a little at a loss under the innocent questioning of the young girl.

 Chapter 45 – Ask for directions

    Chen Mobai was a bit at a loss.


    He wanted to explain that they were just ordinary friends, but shouldn''t it be the girl''s job to deny it? However, Qing Nv just kept her head down, her slender and snow-white fingers intertwined, silent.


    Fortunately, at this time, the entire theater went dark.


    A clear and long opening shout made Wang Xinying immediately turn her head to look at the stage.


    The two leading actors of the Yu Huang troupe were on stage.


    First came out was Jiang Yuyuan, who played the young male lead. He was indeed handsome and elegant, and even more rare was that he was shirtless, revealing his masculine body with eight abdominal muscles. He was both handsome and muscular, truly the number one young male lead of the Immortal Gate.


    But Chen Mobai was a male and just watched, listened, and savored the play with an appreciative attitude.


    Then Meng Huang''er came out, which made him brighten up.


    She was dressed in a Chinese dress, draped in a white veil-like gown, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with clear eyes and high beauty. The plum blossom hairpin adorned her smooth forehead, and her exquisite and delicate melon seed face had two crescent-shaped blushes, which complemented her snow-white lead makeup and made her even more graceful and holy.


    "The Story of Stepping on the Moon" was well-known, and the goddess played by Meng Huang''er finally flew to the moon with sadness. Although he knew it was such a tragedy, after watching it, Chen Mobai still empathized and had an indescribable sense of sadness.


    "After immersing myself in the play with all my heart, my consciousness, which was about to fall silent due to the loss of the effect of the Dreaming Song, was indeed awakened again."


    However, Chen Mobai came to listen to the music not only to see Meng Huang''er, the number one green dress of the Immortal Gate, but also for his own cultivation.


    The Dreaming Song of Bian Yiqing helped him open the door to consciousness cultivation, but this was not something he had cultivated on his own. At this point, it had already lost its effect. Even with the technique of nurturing thoughts and forging gods, he gradually felt that the speed of his visualization was getting slower.


    Since one song was not enough, he naturally had to continue with another song.


    Fortunately, he still had a ticket. Although Bian Yiqing was not singing, since the two leading actors of the Yu Huang troupe had such a reputation and were entrusted by the Immortal Gate, their play must have some effect of the Dreaming Song. Chen Mobai came to listen.


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    Sure enough, there was a lot of gain.


    When Jiang Yuyuan and Meng Huang''er thanked the audience, he stood up from the bottom of his heart and applauded loudly.


    Not only him, but also Wang Xinying and Qing Nv beside him, and even thousands of people in the theater stood up, thanking the two who sang a perfect song, and the cheers were like waves, endless.


    It wasn''t until more than ten minutes after the two leading actors of the Yu Huang troupe left the stage and confirmed that they would not return that the cultivators in the theater reluctantly stood up and began to leave.


    "Let''s go, I''ll take you home first."Chen Mobai didn''t like to queue up and be crowded, so he waited until most people had left before he got up and said to Wang Xinying, "It''s okay, bro, my dad will come to pick me up. You can send my sister-in-law."


    However, Wang Xinying flashed through countless TV dramas she had seen in her mind and skillfully made an assist, "Just call me sister."


    At this time, Qing Nv finally reacted and felt a little embarrassed, so she asked Wang Xinying to change her name, "Hello, sister. See you next time." Sear?h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    When Wang Xinying spoke, she winked at Chen Mobai. But the latter still worried and called his uncle Wang Jianyuan to confirm that he was waiting in the parking lot. He also asked Qing Nv to wait at the door for a while. Chen Mobai personally took Wang Xinying over and sent her to her family''s hands.


    "Remember, don''t tell your parents."


    "I understand, bro. After all, you will basically break up when you reach college age. But this sister looks pretty good, don''t be too scumbag."


    Before getting on the car, Chen Mobai repeatedly reminded and Wang Xinying patted her chest and made a promise, but her words made Chen Mobai knock her little forehead.


    "What are you talking about? Am I that kind of person?"


    After Chen Mobai and his uncle Wang Jianyuan said hello and watched them leave, he turned back again.


    "Sorry for keeping you waiting."


    Qing Nv, like when they left, stood still in place.


    "No, it''s only been a while. Your sister is cute."


    "Where, she''s very mischievous..."


    At this point, the two suddenly became awkward because they had finished talking about their cooperation and watching the play, and couldn''t find a topic.


    "I''ll send you back."


    "No need, I can take the bus back by myself."


    Qing Nv took out a student card from her small bag, and Chen Mobai took a look. It was from Danxia City Immortal Gate''s top high school, which had the highest admission score. Does she have good spiritual roots? By the way, I don''t know what level of Qi Refining she is.


    "Let''s go together. Although the security in Immortal Gate is good, there may be fallen evil cultivators running around here. It''s dark already, and two people walking together can have a companion."


    Chen Mobai''s words made Qing Nv couldn''t help but look at him more. In fact, she just wanted to find a wealthy person to support her alchemy practice, but now it seems that there is a little bit of a romantic meaning.


    No, no!


    She must be reserved!


    "Then let''s go." Although she thought so in her heart, the words she said were different.The two walked side by side to the bus station platform and waited for ten minutes before finally catching a bus. Chen Mobai originally wanted to take a taxi, but Qing Nv shook her head, saying it was too wasteful.


    After boarding the bus, they sat in the last row of seats, still feeling awkward and not saying a word.


    "I''ve arrived, I''ll get off first."


    Five stops later, Qing Nv got up first.


    "Okay, see you tomorrow."


    "Um, you can come over after dinner, my teacher won''t be in the store at that time."


    Qing Nv hesitated for a moment, and gently said as she passed by Chen Mobai.


    Two stops later, Chen Mobai also arrived home.


    As soon as he got off the bus, a young man in a blue and white robe asked for directions.


    "Hello, can you tell me how to get to Changqing Pharmacy?"


    "Turn left at the intersection ahead and go straight to the end. However, the pharmacy is closed at night."


    Qing Nv might be there on ordinary days, but she definitely wouldn''t be there today. According to her, her teacher Gu Changfeng always left work at five o''clock sharp and never stayed a minute longer.


    "Oh, I see. Thank you."


    The young man in the blue and white robe thanked Chen Mobai very politely.


    "If you want to buy medicine, you can wait for this bus to take you two stops, and you''ll see another pharmacy when you get off."


    "Thank you."


    The young man in the blue and white robe still smiled gently and thanked him. Then he didn''t leave, but waited at the bus station platform, seemingly accepting Chen Mobai''s suggestion to go to another pharmacy.


    "This person seems very strong."


    Chen Mobai was still under the effect of the Moon-Stepping Melody, his divine sense active. He could faintly feel that this young man who asked for directions was like a boundless sea, unfathomable.

 Chapter 46 – Map

    Within the Immortal Gate, it was generally considered impolite to openly probe someone''s cultivation level.


    However, Chen Mobai had experienced the spiritual power of his father, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining. He felt that even Chen Xinglan couldn''t exert as much pressure as the young man who had asked him for directions at the bus stop.


    Could he be a Foundation Establishment cultivator?


    Back home, Chen Mobai couldn''t stop thinking about the young man at the bus stop.


    The more he thought about it, the more it felt wrong.


    The young man was extremely polite and somewhat old-fashioned, which was characteristic of Foundation Establishment cultivators who were hundreds of years old.


    If he really was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, then his act of asking for directions was very strange.


    There were three hundred million cultivators in the Immortal Gate, but those who reached the Foundation Establishment stage had truly embarked on the path of cultivation. Most cultivators served those at the Foundation Establishment stage.


    Although Danxia City was a remote blessed land, it had a permanent population of over a million. Among these million Qi Refining cultivators, there were less than fifty Foundation Establishment cultivators. These people controlled the economy, power, and resources of Danxia City. It could be said that the entire city''s cultivators were creating value for them.


    For example, the owner of the artifact factory where Chen Mobai''s father worked was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a second-order artifact refiner.


    The owner of the talisman factory where Chen Mobai''s mother worked was also a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a second-order talisman maker.


    Although the Immortal Gate advocated equality for all beings, in reality, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one''s lifespan would increase significantly, and the efficiency of learning under the completion of divine consciousness would also increase. If one was willing to work hard, they could basically control most of the wealth.


    Qi Refining cultivators simply couldn''t compete with Foundation Establishment cultivators. Even if it was fair and just, they couldn''t keep up in terms of time, let alone after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, they would generally master one of the hundred arts of cultivation.


    For the same talisman, if the creators were a Qi Refining cultivator and a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even if the latter''s price was slightly higher, most cultivators would still buy the one made by the Foundation Establishment cultivator.


    Not to mention elixirs and artifacts.


    It could be said that the group of Foundation Establishment cultivators were the half-owners of Danxia City. Except for Qing Nv''s master, who was said to have a strange temper and a solitary personality, and only opened a pharmacy to maintain his craftsmanship, the rest were all superior beings. Having a car when going out was the most basic.


    Why would a Foundation Establishment cultivator need to take a bus and ask for directions?


    Unless he was... a foreigner.


    As Chen Mobai thought about it, his thoughts began to spread. He wondered if the young man who asked for directions was a friend of Qing Nv''s master. After all, they were both Foundation Establishment cultivators, and he might have come to visit an old friend.


    But he quickly realized and began to practice the Calming Heart Mantra while lying in bed.


    Under the influence of the Moon-Stepping Melody, his divine consciousness became active again, and his thoughts began to multiply, making his heart restless.


    However, he did not practice the "Mind Nurturing and God Casting Technique".


    Because he had decided to make full use of the cultivation room time at school, and he was going to the Nanxi Market again tonight.


    With a flash of silver light.


    He returned to the Water Mansion again. Looking around, he couldn''t help but feel emotional.


    He was in the side hall.


    That is to say, the teleportation could only send him to the place where he last left, not necessarily in the main hall of the Water Mansion.


    However, it would be best to verify this outside the Water Mansion.


    Chen Mobai changed into his ancient-style suit, put on a wig with the help of a mirror to ensure there was no modern aura, opened the Azure Water Array, and went ashore.


    The Azure Cloud Lake was not far from the Nanxi Market, but even with his full effort in the Levitation Technique, it still took him an hour.


    It would be nice if he had a car.


    Thinking this, Chen Mobai arrived at the entrance of the market again.


    He spent the day familiarizing himself and did not rashly sell anything. He left when it was almost time.


    But this time he didn''t return to the Water Mansion, instead, he found a deserted cave and clicked on the return button.


    The next day after school, when he clicked on the teleportation button, a prompt popped up on the screen.


    "Unusual location detected (Unnamed), continue teleportation?"


    Huh?


    A new screen appeared on the Turtle Treasure software, and Chen Mobai clicked "Yes".


    With a flash of silver light, Chen Mobai opened his eyes and found that he was not in the Water Mansion this time, but in the deserted mountain where he had returned yesterday.


    Now he could confirm.


    The place he teleported to was the place where he last left.


    However, Chen Mobai noticed something different. This time when he clicked on the teleportation button on the Turtle Treasure software, a map-like thing appeared. Although it was still monotonous, there was a droplet-like lake symbol, which should represent the Water Mansion, and a newly appeared earthy yellow triangle, which should be his current location.


    He clicked on the symbols on the map with his phone and found that they could be named.


    So he renamed the blue droplet as "Water Mansion" and the earthy yellow triangle as "Deserted Mountain".


    "In the future, if I travel all over the Tianhe Realm, this blank map should be filled, right?" Chen Mobai thought to himself.


    After studying the newly discovered function for a while, he went to the Nanxi Market again. Since it was close, it only took him twenty minutes.


    This time, besides the stall area, he also visited the big shops.


    These places didn''t accept gold, they started with spirit stones.


    However, the quality and grade of the items sold were far superior to those on the street stalls.


    In a pharmacy called Hundred Herbs Pavilion, he saw a familiar bottle, identical to the one he got from the old man. He asked a shop assistant and found out that it was a "Gathering Yuan Pill" used by mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators to enhance their spiritual power. There were twelve pills in a bottle, sold individually for one spirit stone per bottle.


    He wanted to find the bottle style of the Flying Probe Sect disciple, but he couldn''t find it. He thought it might be something internal to their sect.


    "Senior, would you like to buy some Gathering Yuan Pills? Our pills at the Hundred Herbs Pavilion are personally refined by the alchemy master of Huitian Valley. They are famous throughout the East Wilderness."The shopkeeper was a Qi Refining third layer cultivator. Seeing Chen Mobai''s attire, he thought he had a potential customer and enthusiastically introduced his products.


    "The Gathering Yuan Pill is of no use to me."


    "Well, we also have Gathering Spirit Pills, which are used to enhance the realm of Qi Refining in the later stages. The price is not expensive, only 8 spirit stones per bottle."


    "I just took a pill to break through my realm, and I''m still stabilizing it..."


    Chen Mobai couldn''t keep up the act and had to find an excuse to leave.


    He then strolled around other magic weapon shops and formation flag shops.


    In a bookstore, he picked up a book titled "Introduction to the Major Sects of the Eastern Wilderness" to understand the common knowledge here. He stayed until the shopkeeper couldn''t help but want to drive him away, and then he left the Nanxi Market.


    Since he would be spending most of his time here in the future, he didn''t return to the Water Mansion this time, but went to the nameless barren mountain and clicked to return to the city.


    By the time he returned, it was getting dark.


    After dinner, he went out for a stroll and ended up at the Evergreen Pharmacy. Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He walked into the shop and waited for a while. Qing Nv came out from the back door, looking puzzled when she saw him.


    "Why are you dressed like this? I almost didn''t recognize you."


    "I admire the ancient style."


    Chen Mobai was too lazy to change his clothes when he came back, so he went out in his ancient-style outfit. After all, there were quite a few people in the Immortal Gate who dressed like this.


    "By the way, I have a few bottles of pills that I got from the blind box market. You''re a professional, can you help me check them?"


    When Chen Mobai went out, he took out the four bottles of pills that he had stored at the bottom of his cabinet. Although he knew that three of them were Gathering Yuan Pills, he still wanted a professional to identify them.


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    "These pills are poisonous!"


    But Qing Nv''s conclusion made Chen Mobai''s face change.

 Chapter 47 – Wealth Plan

    "Poisonous!?"


    Chen Mobai''s face was filled with astonishment.


    This was clearly a Gathering Yuan Pill, used for enhancing one''s cultivation level, how could it possibly be poisonous?


    "The poison content is far beyond the standard. Let me see which pharmacy produced it. I''ll play the good citizen and report it."


    Qing Nv said, looking at the bottom of the pill bottle, indeed, various information was engraved on it.


    ¡¾Outer Sect Disciple of Huitian Valley, Lu Yuxuan¡¿.


    "Huitian Valley? Is it the Huitian Pharmacy from Kuo Cang cave? But isn''t that place specialized in refining Spirit Water?"


    Qing Nv''s face was filled with confusion. Chen Mobai wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly changed the subject to avoid her discovering any problems.


    "What do you mean by the poison content exceeding the standard? Does it mean that these bottles of pills are all defective?"


    "The Immortal Gate Drug Administration has regulations that all manufactured pills must have a poison content of less than 0.1%, which means it can''t be detected by common equipment. Cultivators can easily neutralize this standard level of poison by circulating their spiritual power. However, the poison content in these three bottles of pills you have is far beyond the standard, almost reaching 5%. Although consuming them can enhance your cultivation level, you would at least be weak for half a month."


    After hearing this, Chen Mobai felt extremely fortunate. It was a good thing he was cautious and didn''t consume pills of unknown origin.


    However, thinking about it, he felt sorry for the cultivators in the Tianhe Realm. Even such pills cost one spirit stone per bottle and were still in high demand.


    Indeed, it was better here in the Di Yuan Star.


    "This bottle has slightly less poison, only about 2%. It''s probably used for restoring spiritual power, so the medicinal properties are milder."


    Qing Nv opened another bottle of pills that Chen Mobai got from a disciple of the Flying Probe Sect. This bottle had no markings, it was a product without any information. She took a little with a small spoon and put it in her mouth, using her tongue to discern the medicinal effects and poison content.


    "Aren''t you afraid of the poison?"


    Chen Mobai widened his eyes at her action.


    "A little bit won''t hurt. Besides, we alchemists are basically also pharmacists. We have to deal with poison all our lives and have specialized techniques to neutralize it."


    Among the many arts of cultivation, one is being a pharmacist, which is a profession that specializes in identifying pill information, providing prescription according to the cultivator''s spiritual root and constitution, and helping to break through and enhance cultivation levels.


    Generally speaking, outstanding alchemists are also excellent pharmacists.


    Qing Nv seemed to be quite accomplished in this aspect. After tasting, she took out the paper and pen hanging on the wall and quickly wrote several lines.


    "Here, this is the efficacy of the two types of pills I identified. It''s best not to take them, better to throw them away."


    In Qing Nv''s eyes, these two types of pills were defective products from the pharmaceutical factory. They should have been destroyed, but were taken out by unscrupulous merchants and dumped on the market.


    "Alright, I''ll dispose of them when I get back."


    Chen Mobai naturally nodded in agreement, then asked if the raw materials for the Qi-restoring Spirit Water had arrived. S§×arch* The N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Four auxiliary herbs have arrived, one of the three main herbs has arrived, and the other two will arrive tomorrow. Do you want to come in and see the extraction process?"


    Qing Nv invited. Chen Mobai had always been interested in alchemy, so he nodded and followed her to the back of the pharmacy.


    Unexpectedly, he felt a little nervous.


    When they got inside, it was an open-air courtyard with eight large vats, half of which were covered.


    "Here."


    Qing Nv handed over a package. Chen Mobai saw it was a mask, nodded and obediently put it on.


    "The Bai Zhu has been soaking. It should take about a night for all the medicinal properties to be soaked out. I also need to pour the medicinal liquid into the cold extraction machine for concentration before my teacher comes tomorrow morning."


    Chen Mobai followed Qing Nv to a vat that was sealed. She opened the wooden lid, and the sealing spell instantly failed. A strong medicinal smell accompanied by a puff of smoke gushed out.


    However, the mask was indeed very magical, completely isolating the annoying medicinal smell outside his nostrils, so he couldn''t smell it at all.


    "Is the water used for soaking specially made, or is it just ordinary Tianliu water?"


    "It''s Tianliu water."


    Qing Nv was a bit surprised that Chen Mobai actually knew this professional term.


    "My teacher mentioned it in class, saying that this kind of water has the lowest cost and the effect of soaking and extracting medicinal liquid is also good."


    Chen Mobai said, looking at the large vat of soaked herbs, he nodded to Qing Nv to quickly cover it.


    "Although I can''t smell it, I still feel a bit uncomfortable..."


    Before he could finish his sentence, a bell hanging under the eaves of the courtyard suddenly rang.


    "There''s a customer, I''ll go greet them first."


    After Qing Nv covered the vat, she signaled Chen Mobai to sit on the vine chair in the courtyard for a while, then hurriedly headed towards the front shop.


    In less than two minutes, she came back.


    "Oh, that was quick?""He''s a classmate of my teacher, who happened to be on a business trip from Huayang Dongtian to Danxia City, so he came to visit. But since the teacher is not here, I didn''t dare to give him the teacher''s contact information rashly, so I let him leave a business card, which I will give to the teacher tomorrow."


    As Qing Nv spoke, she took out a jade business card with a blue background and black characters, which looked like a piece of art.


    Chen Mobai glanced at it and saw the two lines of text on it.


    [Lan Haitian]


    [Second Order Alchemist]


    For some reason, he thought of the young man who asked for directions last night. Could it be him?


    "He''s pretty much as you described, he looks young, but you can tell he''s a traditional person."


    Qing Nv nodded, confirming Chen Mobai''s guess.


    A second-order alchemist is likely to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Chen Mobai asked a few questions and then put it out of his mind.


    "I''ll go first then, if there''s anything you need help with, just let me know."


    The two had already become friends and were currently in the stage of building trust, both wanting to show their best side. Qing Nv also nodded lightly and saw Chen Mobai out.


    After returning home, Chen Mobai placed an order online, using nearly half of the over three thousand Good Deeds left in his card.


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    He was stocking up.


    After two days of on-site investigation of Nanxi Market, he already had a preliminary plan to make money.


    The technology here in Di Yuan Star is advanced, while Tianhe Realm has abundant resources.


    If he didn''t act as a middleman, it would simply be a waste of this unique difference between the two realms.


    As for what to sell, he made a decision after much consideration.


    Both realms need large pharmacies to produce elixirs, and only then would cultivators dare to buy them. Although he knew that the quality of the Spirit Water in the elixirs from Di Yuan Star far exceeded that of Tianhe Realm, because it was too superior and the quality was too good, he dared not sell it.


    Qing Nv didn''t know the origin of Huitian Valley, but he had seen it in the "Introduction to the Great Sects of the East Wilderness". It was one of the seven major sects and the number one sect in the East Wilderness for refining elixirs.


    Even the elixirs produced by Huitian Valley had such elixir toxicity, the elixirs he sold were almost toxin-free. As soon as a cultivator took them, they would be able to feel it. If it caused a sensation, it would definitely attract the suppression of Huitian Valley.


    This did not conform to his principle of low-key development in the Tianhe Realm.

 Chapter 48 – Wood Spirit Talisman Shop

    Elixirs cannot be sold.


    What''s left for trade are cultivation methods, which are restricted by the Dao Heart, and formations, which are too high-end and are usually purchased by large companies as a whole set.


    As for magical instruments, he didn''t have enough start-up capital.


    So, the only thing left was "talisman".


    The Immortal Gate''s development of talismans can be said to be at its peak, applying them to all aspects of society. Many people within the Immortal Gate, in order to focus on cultivation, would not distract themselves by practicing minor life spells such as cleaning spells or disease removal spells.


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    And talismans are the solidification of spells.


    The talisman factory where Chen Mobai''s mother worked, its biggest annual income was from the "Flying Talisman".


    Flying is every human''s dream, but Qi Refining cultivators cannot master the flying spell, so this talisman became the most purchased product.


    In the Immortal Gate, life talismans like flying talismans, cleaning talismans, and guiding talismans are the best business.


    On the other hand, talismans like the Wood Armor Talisman and Green Arrow Talisman that Chen Mobai always bought were unpopular products because there was little conflict within the Immortal Gate.


    Because of the low demand, the price never went up.


    But it was different in the Tianhe Realm.


    Talismans like guiding talismans and cleaning talismans, which couldn''t be used in battle, were all considered trash.


    The business opportunity that Chen Mobai saw was this.


    He swept up all the stock in the Wood Spirit Talisman Shop he had previously bought from. The shop owner seemed to be a talisman maker who specialized in wood. The shop had first-grade lower-level talismans like the Deadly Poison Talisman, Entangling Talisman, Wood Shield Talisman, Wood Prison Talisman, and Detoxification Talisman, all priced at 15 Good Deeds each.


    Before Chen Mobai got the opportunity with the turtle shell, he made pocket money by cutting talisman paper. A dozen cut small talisman papers, which were the raw materials for these first-grade lower-level talismans, could only be sold for 2 Good Deeds.


    However, this couldn''t be said to be the shopkeeper''s greed. After all, the main consumption of talismans was "ink". Different talismans required different ink dyes, which needed to be mixed. The process was very complicated. If one was not careful, they might have to start all over again.


    Of course, the ink needed for middle and low-grade talismans could basically be produced on a factory assembly line, but the ink for high-grade talismans still needed to be mixed by the talisman makers themselves.


    For this reason, the lowest price for a first-grade upper-level talisman had soared to 500 Good Deeds each.


    Chen Mobai looked at the only four talismans in the shop.


    Revival Talisman, Wood House Talisman, Wood Spirit Talisman, and All Grass and Trees are Soldiers Talisman.


    Among them, the "Revival Talisman" was like an upgraded version of the Spirit Water, which could restore consumed spiritual power and remove all negative conditions from the body, returning it to its peak state in a very short time. It was priced at 500 Good Deeds each.


    The "Wood House Talisman" was the best-selling life talisman. When used during a spring outing, a wooden house that could be lived in would appear instantly.


    It could also be customized into a one-room, one-room and one-living room, two-room and one-living room, three-room and one-living room, and even with a large courtyard according to the needs during the making of the talisman. The price was customized according to the needs, starting from 1000 Good Deeds for a one-room.


    Chen Mobai had never heard of the "Wood Spirit Talisman". He read the introduction and couldn''t help but marvel.


    After using it, the wearer could experience the cultivation speed of a wood spiritual root during cultivation. However, it was a pity that the effect only lasted for an hour, and the price of the talisman had soared to 5000 Good Deeds.


    The last All Grass and Trees are Soldiers Talisman was the only attack talisman, but the price was lower, only 3000 Good Deeds.


    In addition to these four first-grade upper-level talismans, there was also a second-grade lower-level talisman, the treasure of the shop.


    Yimu Divine Thunder Talisman.


    It was also an attack talisman, but the price was lower, only 50,000 Good Deeds.


    In the Nanxi Market, Chen Mobai had asked about the price of this kind of talisman, and it basically started at fifty spirit stones.


    He wanted to buy a Wood House Talisman and build a barren mountain in the Tianhe Realm into his second base outside of the Water Mansion, but the price of the Wood House Talisman was too high, so he had to give up for now.


    Chen Mobai bought 20 of each of the five first-grade lower-level talismans, and finally bought one Revival Talisman, which cost a total of 2000 Good Deeds.


    Seeing the rapidly decreasing balance in his card, he felt a different kind of satisfaction after spending money.


    These things could be resold in the Tianhe Realm, basically at a tenfold profit rate.


    With dreams of making a fortune, it took Chen Mobai a long time to calm his mind and cultivate his spirit.


    The next day.


    After returning from school, Chen Mobai first went to the Evergreen Pharmacy. All the medicinal materials were ready, and Qing Nv began to show her skills.


    He didn''t disturb her much and left immediately.


    Since the talismans were purchased online, it would take some time for them to be delivered to his home. So, today, Chen Mobai could only do some preliminary preparations for setting up a stall.


    At the same time, he took the opportunity to deal with all the junk on him.


    Nanxi Market.


    This time he didn''t see the Liu-named young man in hemp clothes, he must have gotten a job. But the other young guide from last time was there. He brightened up when he saw Chen Mobai, but seemed to remember something and didn''t dare to come over.


    But Chen Mobai needed his help and waved at him.


    "Senior, you''re looking for me."


    With a nervous heart, Qi Er came over and first saluted Chen Mobai. S§×arch* The ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "I have some things I want to sell, but they''re a bit of a mixed bag. Setting up a stall would be too slow. Do you have any channels?"


    "Do you want it to be fast, senior, or slow?"


    "What do you mean by fast, and what do you mean by slow?"Chen Mobai''s interest was piqued, and he continued to ask.


    "If you want to sell quickly, naturally, you should sell directly to the twenty-six shops in Nanxi Market. As long as there''s no issue with the origin of the goods, they won''t turn anyone away. If you''re not in a hurry, you can consign them to the stalls. The stall owners will give you half of the spirit stones based on the value of the goods. The remaining half will be settled after they sell the consigned goods and take a 10% commission."


    The so-called stall owners were the most reputable among those who set up stalls in Nanxi Market.


    In reality, these people were also disciples of the six major forces, which facilitated their control over the entire Nanxi Market.


    Qi Er explained these details to Chen Mobai.


    "Which are the six major forces?"


    If it were before, Chen Mobai would definitely not ask such a common-sense question. But the last time he came, he already knew that there were often cultivators from other countries in this market, pretending to be foreigners so as not to attract attention.


    "Our Yun Country has four local Foundation Establishment families. You might not be familiar with them, but you must know about the Five Elements Sect and the Divine Wood Sect."


    Chen Mobai did know. They were mentioned in the introduction to the major sects of the Eastern Wilderness. Both were one of the seven major sects. The Divine Wood Sect had split from the Five Elements Sect, and disciples from the two sects would usually fight when they met.


    "Good, I''ll give you this short knife. I have a Qi Refining technique and a few bottles of elixirs that I need to deal with. There''s definitely no issue with their origins. Do you think those big shops will accept them?"


    Qi Er took the short knife that Chen Mobai handed over, his eyes slightly brightening. Although this item wasn''t worth ten taels of gold, if he could help this senior complete the deal, the latter might be pleased and give him more rewards. Therefore, he began to help with full enthusiasm.

 Chapter 49 – 22 spirit stones

    "May I ask the name of your cultivation method, senior?"


    "It''s the Blackwater Method."


    "I see, you might not get a good price for it, senior, as the first seven levels are quite common in the market."


    "My method can be cultivated up to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and it also comes with three additional spells. It can be practiced all the way up to Foundation Establishment."


    Upon hearing this, Qi Er immediately patted his chest, promising to sell it at a good price.


    "However, if you trust me, senior, you can sell this method to Old He. He specializes in selling cultivation methods at his stall. He has always wanted to collect the complete Blackwater Method, and he knows the value of a complete nine-level method with three accompanying spells. Even if you sell it to a stall owner, it will probably end up being resold to him. It''s better to skip the middleman."


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai''s eyes lit up.


    Indeed, it made sense to sell things to these local snakes. He also knew the old man who sold the Blackwater Method, the same person who sold the seven-level Blackwater Method in the market.


    If Chen Mobai were to set up a stall selling the nine-level Blackwater Method, it would be a blatant attempt to steal his business, which would certainly offend him greatly. It would be better to sell it directly to him, not only could he exchange it for some spirit stones, but also earn a favor.


    Qi Er led Chen Mobai to a stall, where they first chatted with an old man with a goatee and a thin face. Soon, the three of them got down to business. sea??h th§× N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Good, I''ve checked the first seven levels, it''s the original."


    The old man, named He Qun, was at the seventh level of Qi Refining. He took the newly copied eight-level cultivation method book from Chen Mobai and carefully compared it. After confirming that there was no problem with the method, he nodded.


    "I''m selling this complete Blackwater Method to Senior He, how much do you think it''s worth?"


    "How much do you want to sell it for?"


    "One price, twenty spirit stones, how about it?"


    Chen Mobai had spent quite a bit of time in front of He Qun''s stall in the past few days, and he knew the price he sold the Blackwater Method for. The price he offered was right at the limit, causing the latter''s eyelids to twitch, and he habitually began to bargain.


    "Fellow Daoist, among the loose cultivators, those who need the ninth level of Qi Refining are few. Although your Blackwater Method is complete, it''s difficult to practice and not easy to sell. Moreover, I already have the first seven levels and two spells of this method. You want to sell it to me for 20 spirit stones, isn''t that a bit excessive?"


    Chen Mobai had no experience in bargaining, and he was stunned by He Qun''s words, not knowing how to respond.


    "Senior He is joking. This Blackwater Method may not be easy to sell for others, but isn''t it just right for you?"


    At this point, Qi Er spoke up, taking over the conversation.


    "Oh, what do you mean by that?"


    He Qun narrowed his eyes, looking at Qi Er with a veiled threat. The latter was slightly taken aback, but thinking of his slim hopes of cultivation, he decided to take a gamble. If he didn''t, he feared he would be stuck at the lower levels of Qi Refining for the rest of his life, so he plucked up the courage to speak.


    "Senior He seems to be practicing the Blackwater Method, right? This method should be something you want to collect in its entirety, no matter what. After all, for us loose cultivators, only by reaching the ninth level of Qi Refining can we join one of the seven major sects and have a chance to get a Foundation Establishment Pill."


    Upon hearing this, He Qun''s eyes widened, and he gave Qi Er a cold stare.


    "Senior, isn''t it true that the later levels of this method are more valuable? And after mastering the Ice Spell, this method can truly show its greatest effect, right?"


    After Qi Er spoke, Chen Mobai also came to his senses. He stepped forward, blocking He Qun''s cold gaze. The latter felt his cultivation level and reluctantly nodded.


    "Fine, 20 spirit stones, but you have to swear that after you sell this Blackwater Method to me, you won''t sell it to anyone else."


    Chen Mobai thought for a moment. Although he felt that selling this method for 20 spirit stones was a bit of a loss, he had already decided to focus on the talisman business. It made sense to get the startup capital as soon as possible, so he immediately nodded.


    "Here."


    He Qun counted out twenty spirit stones from his grey cloth bag and reluctantly handed them to Chen Mobai, who immediately handed over the ninth level of the Blackwater Method and the Ice Spell.


    After both parties checked the goods, they looked at each other. Then Chen Mobai smiled and waved his hand, leaving the stall with Qi Er.


    Next, he sold three bottles of Gathering Spirit Pills with the Huitian Valley mark to a cultivator who specialized in selling pills at his stall. However, because they were second-hand, even though the medicinal properties hadn''t lost much, they could only be sold for 2 spirit stones.


    Even so, Chen Mobai was very satisfied.


    The remaining bottle of Returning Spirit Pill had no mark on the bottle. Although the pill-selling cultivator also identified that there was no major problem, he refused to buy it no matter what.


    Finally, the crossbow was sold for 450 taels of gold with Qi Er''s introduction, and he also helped to exchange it for a gold ticket at the Five Elements Sect''s silver shop.


    While selling the pills, Chen Mobai had a thought about making a fortune.


    Could he collect the empty bottles of Huitian Valley''s pills and substitute them with his own?However, this was just a thought. He still wanted to conduct business in an upright and honest manner. The education he received since childhood on Earth Yuan Star made Chen Mobai understand that a good reputation is the key to continuous wealth.


    "You''ve worked hard today. I''ll give you this talisman as a token of appreciation."


    Chen Mobai, with 22 spirit stones and a stack of gold tickets in his pocket, was in a good mood. He took out a Green Arrow Talisman and gave it to Qi Er.


    "Thank you, senior. If you have such tasks in the future, feel free to find me. There''s no one in Nanxi Market that we''re not familiar with."


    Although Qi Er didn''t know the grade of the talisman, he knew that even the lowest-grade talisman on the market would cost hundreds of gold. Without any hesitation, he immediately accepted the Green Arrow Talisman from Chen Mobai, his face beaming with joy.


    "By the way, you offended He Qun today. Will he cause trouble for you?"


    Before leaving, Chen Mobai remembered this matter. He didn''t want Qi Er to get into trouble because of it.


    "Don''t worry, senior. Although our cultivation levels are low, we have backers. Our guild leader is a guest of the Liu family, a well-respected figure in Nanxi Market. Old man He is always patient, he won''t take action against me over such a matter."


    Qi Er patted his chest, boasting about his backing.


    "The Liu family? The one that cultivates the Blue Blood Carp?"


    Chen Mobai thought of the account book recorded by Liu Yongpei, which specifically mentioned this family. The Blue Blood Carp fry in Biyun Lake were all purchased from this family.


    "Yes, it''s the Liu family, one of the four Foundation Establishment families in Nanxi Market. It''s said that they''ve already connected with the Five Elements Sect. A few years ago, the Liu family even sent two true spiritual root talents to the Five Elements Sect. It seems they''ve completely taken sides."


    Qi Er said mysteriously. Chen Mobai didn''t understand any of this and could only laugh it off.


    However, reminded by this, before he left, he went to the largest bookstore in the market and bought the unfinished "Introduction to the Major Sects of the Eastern Wilderness", along with "Introduction to Local Cultivation in Nanxi", "Distribution Map of Cultivation Powers in Yun Country", and so on.

 Chapter 50 – Cultivating divine consciousness

    After purchasing the books, Chen Mobai left the Nanxi market.


    After he left, two cultivators emerged from the shadows of the street.


    "Should we follow him?"


    "He Qun said he''s at least at the sixth level of Qi Refining, possibly hiding his true cultivation level, he could be a late-stage Qi Refiner."


    "Then let''s not follow."


    "Let''s wait a bit longer. Judging by his attire, he might be from a major sect. We''ve finally settled down in this market, it''s not worth exposing ourselves for twenty Spirit Stones."


    ...


    Because he was carrying a large sum of money, Chen Mobai didn''t return to the city through the wilderness, but went back to his Water Mansion.


    He sat on a cushion, looking at the twenty-two neatly cut, crystal-clear Spirit Stones in front of him, feeling unprecedentedly pleased.


    If he took these back to Di Yuan Star and exchanged them at the bank, they would be worth 220,000 Good Deeds.


    However, Chen Mobai would definitely not take these Spirit Stones to the national bank. That would be blatantly inviting the Immortal Gate to investigate his unexplained wealth.


    He took two stones and put them in his backpack, leaving the rest in the Water Mansion.


    Before going home, he didn''t forget to water the Qingtong sapling.


    The leaves seemed a bit greener than before, probably due to the decent spiritual energy in the Water Mansion. S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    With that thought, Chen Mobai pressed the return key and, amidst a flash of silver light, returned to his room.


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    Good news kept coming.


    The next day at school, he received a message from Qing Nv.


    She said that all the medicinal herbs had been cold-extracted, and only the final step of blending was left.


    Chen Mobai, who thought he would be nervous, found himself surprisingly calm. This was probably what they meant when they said that a man''s confidence grows with his wallet.


    Fortune favors the brave.


    In the school''s cultivation room, Chen Mobai practiced the "Nurturing Thoughts and Casting God Technique" as usual. Unbeknownst to him, he had broken through a bottleneck. The seed he visualized had sprouted a green bud.


    In that instant, he finally completely grasped the transformation of his mind.


    "This is... divine consciousness!"


    Having experienced it once before, Chen Mobai was very calm this time. In the cultivation room, he introspected himself. The colorful spiritual power was slowly rotating like a vortex, but this vortex was a bit distorted and not round enough.


    After cultivating his divine consciousness, he could actively correct the circulation of spiritual power within his body.


    Following the tips explained by Qingping Shangren, Chen Mobai slowly sent his spiritual power into his Dantian in a right-handed rotation, then corrected the originally skewed vortex. After a cycle, the vortex, which was somewhat angular, was no longer protruding.


    He felt that in a while, he could completely shape the spiritual power vortex in his Dantian. By then, the Five Elements Technique would automatically help condense spiritual power, saving a lot of effort.


    According to the Five Elements Technique''s courseware, if the spiritual power vortex is shaped, it could even increase the probability of Foundation Establishment.


    Chen Mobai took Qingping Shangren''s words as gospel. Now that he had cultivated his divine consciousness and could take this step, he felt that his spiritual power seemed a bit more refined.


    "When the Qi Refining Spirit Water is blended and given to my dad, I''ll tell him about this too."


    Muttering to himself, his phone alarm rang. It was time to leave the school''s cultivation room.


    Chen Mobai got up and left.


    "I heard that the representative of the Mending the Sky Academy has arrived today."


    "The representative of the Dancing Weapon Academy is said to be Master Bian."


    "So only Sentence Mang and Kunpeng of the Four Great Academies are left. But they should be coming soon. After all, they need a lot of time to arrange their own entrance exams."


    As soon as he came out, a large group of students who had also finished their cultivation time gathered in twos and threes, exchanging the rumors they had heard after their cultivation.


    "I finally reached the fifth level of Qi Refining!"


    A joyful shout rang in his ears. Chen Mobai looked over and found that it was his desk mate, Lu Hongsheng.


    "Awesome, awesome."


    "Congratulations, you''ve finally stopped being the bottom."


    Two female classmates in the class teased, which was met with a scolding from Lu Hongsheng.


    "Being fat later doesn''t count as being fat, being fat later will collapse the bed. My breakthrough is a result of accumulated efforts and natural progression. Unlike some people who need to take pills to break through, their foundation is unstable. I don''t even know if they have stabilized their realm by now."


    As Lu Hongsheng spoke, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally fell on Chen Mobai. He had always been unconvinced of the latter''s breakthrough to the fifth level of Qi Refining during the holiday.


    He had been holding his breath for a while, wanting to prove himself.


    Moreover, he was a believer in the non-pill-taking faction, believing that the spiritual power cultivated in this way was pure, and that it would be much easier to transform spiritual power into liquid during Foundation Establishment, increasing the success rate of Foundation Establishment.


    "Old Chen, I broke through today. Do you want to go out for a good meal?"


    Seeing that Chen Mobai ignored him, Lu Hongsheng deliberately came over, clearly wanting to show off.However, Chen Mobai''s current realm was much higher. He had already cultivated his divine consciousness. As long as his spiritual power was sufficient, he could easily step into the seventh level of Qi Refining. This created an indescribable gap between him and his classmates who were still in the middle stage of Qi Refining.


    "Let''s do it another day, I have plans with a friend today."


    As Chen Mobai spoke, he turned to leave.


    "A friend? Besides us, do you have other friends? I''m in a good mood today, let''s go together."


    Lu Hongsheng walked over, trying to stop Chen Mobai.


    However, the latter didn''t even pause. He released his sixth level Qi Refining spiritual power, instantly crushing the aura that Lu Hongsheng, who had just reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, was recklessly emitting.


    "How is this possible..."


    After his aura was crushed, Lu Hongsheng, who was standing in front of him, stumbled.


    Chen Mobai reached out and steadied him by the shoulder.


    "You can''t let your emotions fluctuate too much when you just break through, or you''ll easily fall back."


    After saying this, he let go of his classmate and left the cultivation room.


    "When did this guy break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining!"


    Lu Hongsheng stood in place, muttering to himself, his face full of disbelief.


    "Sixth level of Qi Refining!? It might be even higher."


    Song Zheng came out. He had also just left the cultivation room and was planning to leave, but he didn''t expect to witness such a scene.


    Others might not have noticed, but as a seventh level Qi Refiner, he had felt the active fluctuations of divine consciousness on Chen Mobai.


    This was a sign of cultivating divine consciousness, indicating that the bottleneck of the late stage of Qi Refining had been broken through.


    "It seems that besides Yan Bingxuan, there is another person in the class worth paying attention to."


    Song Zheng thought of Chen Mobai frequently visiting Old Ding''s office, pondered for a moment, then turned to find his own teacher.

 Chapter 51 – On his first day of setting up a stall

    After leaving the school, Chen Mobai arrived at the Evergreen Pharmacy.


    He originally wanted to help, but Qing Nv said she wanted to perform the final step of water method alchemy alone, so she could concentrate better and be more efficient.


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    Left with no choice, Chen Mobai could only wish her good luck and take his leave.


    Since he couldn''t be of any help here, he decided to go to the Tianhe Realm to make money.


    When he got home, he opened the package that had been delivered. As expected, it was the spirit talismans he had purchased from the Wood Spirit Talisman Shop. The shopkeeper had neatly bundled them according to their types and placed them in a beautiful wooden box.


    Chen Mobai took out one of each type to feel them. After confirming there were no issues, he happily confirmed the receipt on his phone.


    With a click, he teleported to the Water Mansion.


    He hadn''t practiced Qi Refining here for a while, and he strangely felt that the spiritual energy seemed to be denser.


    However, now that he had cultivated his divine consciousness, he could focus on the cultivation of the Five Elements Technique. He also brought with him another tube of Spirit Water that he had snatched up but hadn''t used yet.


    But looking at the sky, he decided to go to Nanxi Market first.


    Because the market closes at night, cultivators prefer to practice Qi Refining at night, not wasting this golden time to do business.


    When he arrived at the market again, Chen Mobai ran into Qi Er at the entrance. The latter immediately came over to greet him and asked about setting up a stall.


    "If you want to set up a stall, you need to apply to the market manager first, pay a spirit stone as a fee, get a blanket, and then find your spot according to the number on the blanket, and then you can do business."


    After hearing Qi Er''s explanation, Chen Mobai understood that setting up a stall was not as free as he thought, it was also under the management of the market.


    Moreover, one spirit stone could only cover one month. If you want to continue after a month, you have to pay another spirit stone.


    The only good thing was that no deposit was required. After all, most of the people in Nanxi Market were individual cultivators, poor as church mice. Many of them got their goods from unspeakable channels, then set up stalls to sell them, and they could usually sell most of them in a month.


    After earning spirit stones, they would retreat to their rented caves to cultivate. When the spirit stones were used up, they would come out to restock and set up stalls again.


    Hearing Qi Er say that most of the cultivators here were like this, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but sigh at the carefree and resigned nature of the cultivators in the Tianhe Realm.


    The stall manager in the market, named Wu Hong, was a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator from one of the four local cultivating families, the Wu Family.


    For such a person, the small stalls were not a concern at all. After Chen Mobai paid a spirit stone, he was issued a blanket.


    "Wu Hong is one of the six managers of Nanxi Market who dislikes troublemakers the most. But if there is trouble on the stall, his methods are the most ruthless. He will directly expel the troublemaker from the market. And if the person has no backing, they basically won''t see the sun the next day."


    Qi Er''s words didn''t seem to notice Chen Mobai''s silent face.


    "This Tianhe Realm really lacks order."


    Having grown up in a civilized and orderly place like Di Yuan Star, Chen Mobai always felt out of place in the cultivation environment of the Tianhe Realm.


    However, he could only comfort himself that as long as he minded his own business and conducted his business honestly without causing trouble or meddling in others'' affairs, he would be fine.


    "Senior, there''s one more thing. Are the spirit talismans you sell made by yourself or purchased from elsewhere?"


    As Qi Er led Chen Mobai towards the stall that specialized in selling talismans, he asked.


    "They are sold on behalf of a friend of mine."


    "I see, each trade in the market has a stall head, and the stall head for the spirit talisman business is named Jia Sui. He himself is an excellent talisman maker. If you want to sell top-grade first-order spirit talismans, it''s best to give him a heads up."


    Although Qi Er''s words weren''t very clear, Chen Mobai understood after a moment''s thought.


    Top-grade first-order talismans were traded with spirit stones, and the market for this was obviously already occupied. If Chen Mobai wanted to get a piece of the action, it would be best to give a heads up to avoid misunderstandings.


    "Do you know anything about this Jia Sui?"


    "He used to be a helper at the Shenmu Sect''s talisman paper shop. After the shopkeeper who brought him returned to the sect, he set up his own stall. Because of his connections, he can get talisman paper, talisman skin, and spirit ink at cost price. Most of the cultivators in the market who make their own talismans will get their supplies from him. It''s said that he gives kickbacks to every shopkeeper of the talisman paper shop, so we consider him a person of the Shenmu Sect."


    After listening, Chen Mobai fell silent again.


    Could kickbacks be discussed openly?


    "Senior, we''re here, right here."


    At this point, Qi Er pointed to a corner of the eastern street of the market.


    On the side of the road paved with green bricks, there was a rectangle drawn with white lines, with "East 19" written in the middle.Chen Mobai spread out the blanket he had rented with a piece of Spirit Stone on the white line drawn frame. It fit perfectly, without a single discrepancy.


    On the side, there were three other stalls, each adorned with spirit talismans. Two men and a woman, all cultivators, turned their gazes towards him.


    "Cough, I am Chen Guixian, a newcomer here trying to make a living. I hope for your guidance in the future," Chen Mobai introduced himself with a name he had thought up beforehand. He raised his hand to greet the three fellow talisman sellers around him, earning three rolls of eyes in return.


    "Senior, I''ll be leaving first. If you need anything, you can find me at the entrance of the market."


    After leading the way, Qi Er immediately bid his farewell. Seeing this, Chen Mobai quickly handed him ten taels of gold.


    The money he earned from selling the hand crossbow, 400 taels converted into vouchers, and 50 taels for daily use. He had spent 30 taels on books yesterday, leaving him with 20 taels.


    Qi Er accepted the money without any hesitation, smiling as he did so.


    Chen Mobai stood on the street, displaying two of each of the five types of lower-grade first-order spirit talismans he had bought from the Wood Spirit Talisman Shop. He then placed a mid-grade first-order Green Arrow Talisman on the stall.


    He had initially wanted to display the Wood Armor Talisman as well, but decided to hold off on it until his business picked up. Besides, it was a life-saving talisman, and he thought it best not to reveal it just yet.


    However, reality proved that he was overthinking.


    By sunset, the three fellow vendors had packed up their stalls, but he hadn''t managed to sell a single talisman. S~ea??h the N?vel?ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    On his first day of setting up a stall, Chen Mobai made no income. He dejectedly packed up his talismans, rolled up his blanket, and left the market with his head hung low.


    However, once he returned to the Water Mansion, he managed to pull himself together.


    He consumed the Qi Refining Spirit Water and began his long-overdue meditation.


    Under his control, the multicolored adaptive spiritual power corrected some minor deviations and routes. Following the tips taught by Qingping Shangren, he completed the full cycle of circulation.


    The light blue spiritual energy, like a mist, enveloped the center of the main hall of the Water Mansion, surrounding Chen Mobai. It made him look like an immortal who dines on the morning dew and evening glow.

 Chapter 52 – Fail

    "Here!"


    Early in the morning, Qing Nv called Chen Mobai over and handed him sixteen tubes of Spirit Water.


    "I don''t have much experience, so I only managed to mix this much."


    As Qing Nv said this, her pretty face turned slightly red, appearing somewhat embarrassed.


    "You''ve done very well. Rest well, I''ll bring you the next batch of medicinal herbs in a few days."


    Looking at the results, they had probably lost over two thousand Good Deeds, but Chen Mobai still comforted her with a smile. After all, his Good Deeds came easily, and he didn''t feel the pinch.


    "Thank you."


    Upon hearing the gentle words of the young man in front of her, Qing Nv couldn''t help but lift her lowered head and rub her slightly red eyes.


    Chen Mobai comforted her a few more times, then asked for leave from his homeroom teacher.


    He was going to the Chixia Academy to deliver the Spirit Water to his father, who was in seclusion, as well as a copy of his Foundation Establishment insights, which ranked high on the auxiliary software.


    Taking the bus, it took Chen Mobai nearly an hour and a half to reach Chixia Academy.


    Fortunately, this place was also one of the tourist attractions of Danxia City, so no procedures were required to enter, otherwise, Chen Xinglan would have to come out to meet him.


    At the foot of Biyu Lingfeng, Chen Mobai ran into Yan Xiang, who had given him the Qingtong seedlings.


    "He''s usually out around noon."


    Yan Xiang had a friendly expression on his face, holding a roster in his hand, seemingly checking something.


    "Hello, Uncle Yan. Are you busy? Can I help with anything?"


    Chen Mobai asked politely, and the latter immediately waved his hand, indicating that he could handle it.


    "The representatives of the Dao Institute and the Academy are staying on Lingfeng, right? I need to prepare their daily meals. There are some dietary restrictions to pay attention to, so I just need to check the ingredients."


    After Yan Xiang spoke, Chen Mobai finally understood. Unbeknownst to him, half of the semester had already passed.


    There were probably about forty-five days left until the college entrance examination.


    "How about it, are you confident about getting into the Dao Institute and the Academy?"


    "I''ll do my best."


    Chen Mobai was not arrogant, and he was very humble. Mainly because he had been busy exploring the Tianhe Realm recently and hadn''t done his homework for a long time, he didn''t have much confidence in his knowledge reserves.


    However, he had now cultivated his divine consciousness, and his learning efficiency had greatly increased. As long as he worked hard during this period, he should be able to catch up.


    But while the college entrance examination score line was easy, the entrance exams of the major Dao Institutes were the most difficult hurdle.


    Especially the entrance exams of the four major Dao Institutes, which were notoriously difficult every year. Many years, there were no qualified candidates, and not a single one was admitted from Danxia City.


    However, it was precisely this attitude of preferring to lack than to admit indiscriminately that made getting into the four major Dao Institutes the lifelong dream of every student of the Immortal Gate.


    Creak!


    At this moment, the wooden door of Chen Xinglan''s cave dwelling opened, and he walked out.


    "Didn''t I tell you to focus on the college entrance examination? Why are you wasting your time here?"


    Chen Xinglan first greeted Yan Xiang, and after the latter left, he frowned and scolded his son.


    "I managed to get some Spirit Water, so I brought it to you. Also, here are some Foundation Establishment insights I collected online. Take a look when you have time."


    Chen Mobai handed Chen Xinglan ten tubes of well-packaged Spirit Water, as well as a notebook he had printed at a print shop.


    "Son, I appreciate your thoughtfulness, but I hope you understand that your success would make me happier and prouder than my own Foundation Establishment."


    Chen Xinglan said seriously to Chen Mobai, who looked into his father''s eyes for a long time before lowering his head.


    "I understand, Dad."


    "This Spirit Water is of middle-grade first-order, its effect is minimal for me, but since it''s your intention, I''ll accept half of it. As for the Foundation Establishment insights, there are at least a thousand copies in the library of Chixia Academy, all of which are insights of the ''Melting Fire Jue'' that shares the same origin with me. Don''t waste your time on these things in the future, just work hard. If you can get into one of the top ten academies, your mother and I will be proud of you for a lifetime."


    After a good talk with his son, Chen Mobai understood Chen Xinglan''s feelings.


    For a father, his son''s success is more pleasing than his own.


    Chen Mobai couldn''t understand, probably because he didn''t have a son.


    However, he didn''t argue with his father, just nodded silently.


    After having lunch together, the father and son parted ways. Chen Xinglan returned to his cave dwelling to continue his seclusion.


    Chen Mobai stood at the bus stop, waiting for public transportation.


    "Young man, I didn''t expect to see you here again."


    At this moment, a familiar voice rang out.


    Chen Mobai turned his head and saw the young man in the blue and white robe who had asked for directions at his doorstep. He greeted him with a smile.


    "Hello, are you a student here?"


    Chen Mobai also nodded in response, then asked.


    "I''m just here to visit a senior who teaches here. I haven''t asked for your name yet. I''ve only been in this Danxia blessed land for a few days, and I''ve run into you twice. It seems we''re quite fated."


    "My name is Chen Mobai, a student at the Fifth High School of the Immortal Gate!"


    If he were in the Tianhe Realm, Chen Mobai would definitely not dare to reveal his identity, but on the Earth Elemental Star, as a disciple of the Immortal Gate, he was quite open.


    "My name is Lan Haitian."


    As soon as Lan Haitian gave his name, Chen Mobai remembered the business card in Qing Nv''s hand. It seemed to say that he was a classmate of the owner of the Changqing Drugstore, so he might really be a Foundation Establishment cultivator.


    Chen Mobai thought to himself, without showing any change in his expression.At this moment, the bus back to Danxia City arrived, and Chen Mobai bid farewell to Lan Haitian.


    "My bus is here, I have to go." S§×arch* The ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    If it weren''t for today''s matters, Chen Mobai would have liked to chat with Lan Haitian a bit longer.


    "Until we meet again."


    After bidding farewell, Lan Haitian headed towards the highest spiritual peak of Chixia Academy.


    "You''re late, we''ve been waiting for you."


    Under the canopy of the jade-green phoenix tree, several people were already seated. Seeing Lan Haitian arrive, a young man in a white suit couldn''t help but frown.


    "Sorry, I was up late last night chatting with a senior brother I hadn''t seen in a long time, and I lost track of time."


    Lan Haitian apologized sincerely.


    "Alright, now that everyone is here, let''s take a look at this year''s papers."


    The Taoist master in a red robe sitting in the main seat nodded, signaling the man in a green shirt beside him to hand out the copied papers to the representatives of the four Taoist academies and several school palaces.


    "Isn''t Taoist Master Shi Qing supposed to preside over this?"


    "She had a breakthrough a few days ago and closed herself off for cultivation, leaving the matter to me."


    As he said this, the Taoist master in the red robe looked quite frustrated.


    ...


    In Danxia City, Chen Mobai, carrying a large bag full of exchanged gold, arrived at Wu''s Gold Shop where he had previously done business.


    "Cough cough... It''s you..."


    However, the condition of Wu Wan greatly surprised Chen Mobai.


    The once full-faced, elegant young man now looked thin and pale, his hair white. It was as if he had suddenly aged from a young man to middle-aged.


    "I failed in my Foundation Establishment, my essence blood was depleted, and my Qi Refining realm also fell from perfection. I''m sorry you had to see me like this."

 Chapter 53 – Expulsion from the sect

    Although he knew that the success rate of Foundation Establishment was very low, Chen Mobai was still greatly shocked when he saw a failed case.


    He still remembered the first time he saw Wu Wan, holding a book scroll, exuding an elegant demeanor, and treating people with a warm and friendly manner.


    If it weren''t for the later attempt to fabricate transactions to earn points, Chen Mobai''s first impression of him would have been very good.


    "Are you selling gold?"


    "Yes, take a look at these, how much can they sell for?"


    Chen Mobai didn''t ask about the specifics of Wu Wan''s failed Foundation Establishment. After the latter spoke, he immediately placed forty gold bars that he had exchanged from the Wuxing Sect''s silver shop in Nanxi Market on the table.


    "Hold on, let me get a scale."


    Wu Wan coughed lightly and took down the magical scale from the shelf, which was specifically used to measure the weight and purity of gold.


    Since the gold used for transactions between cultivators in the Tianhe Realm was refined with spiritual power, there was no problem with its purity.


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    "The price of gold has risen a bit, these are priced at 4300 Good Deeds, how about it?"


    "No problem, let''s go with this price."


    Chen Mobai nodded, and the two quickly completed the transaction.


    "Did you sell that needle box?"


    After Wu Wan settled the account, he suddenly asked another question.


    "No, I''m using it myself."


    "If you have any artifact appraisal work in the future, you can come to me again, I''ll give you a discount."


    "Alright."


    After Chen Mobai agreed, he bid farewell and left Wu''s Gold Shop.


    He wondered if Wu Wan could cultivate to the perfection of Qi Refining again before the age of 60. If he could, he would certainly not give up the opportunity to attempt Foundation Establishment again.


    Many cultivators in the Immortal Gate, in order to establish their foundation, do not consider marriage before the age of 60.


    For example, Chen Mobai''s grandparents, both of whom attempted Foundation Establishment twice before the age of 60. Only after they passed the age limit did they start to consider passing on their lineage and forming a family. This is why, after giving birth to Chen Xinglan and his two siblings, the two elders, who had depleted their vital essence, passed away when Chen Mobai was very young.


    This is one of the two mainstream factions within the Immortal Gate.


    One believes that having attachments will inevitably lead to failure on the path of immortality. The other believes that only by embracing the world can one achieve Deification and transcend the mundane world.


    Chen Mobai had seen debates between cultivators of the two factions on many forums and had pondered this issue himself.


    If possible, he naturally wanted to focus on cultivation and ignore worldly matters. But if he had to give up his family and friends, and abandon his emotions to achieve Foundation Establishment, he would definitely be unwilling.


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    Unconsciously, he had returned to the vicinity of his home.


    Looking up, it was Changqing Pharmacy.


    He couldn''t help but smile slightly. After selling the gold, he now had a balance of over 6000 Good Deeds in his card, which was just enough to buy the medicinal materials for another pool of Spirit Water.


    However, to avoid attracting the attention of the Immortal Gate''s regulatory department by trading too much gold, he was planning to investigate the medicinal market in the Tianhe Realm to see if he could purchase the three main medicinal materials there.


    The four auxiliary materials are all industrial raw materials that can only be produced on Earth. Fortunately, they are cheap and not only needed for refining medicine. Buying more should not attract attention.


    Suppressing his distracting thoughts, Chen Mobai stopped thinking too much.


    His own cultivation progress was the reality. As long as there was enough Spirit Water refined by Qing Nv, he, who had already cultivated his divine consciousness, could advance to the seventh level of Qi Refining before the entrance exam of the Four Great Daoist Academies.


    He entered Changqing Pharmacy and waited for a while.


    But Qing Nv didn''t come out.


    Huh?


    Had the small formation in the backyard that signaled her failed?


    After waiting for a while longer and still not seeing anyone, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but call out.


    "Is anyone there!"


    After shouting three times, just as Chen Mobai was about to call Qing Nv, an old man with a high nose, deep eye sockets, and wearing a purple robe came out. He glared at Chen Mobai irritably.


    "What''s all the noise about, not even letting people take a nap!"


    "Excuse me, are you Elder Gu? I''m a friend of Qing Nv."


    Qing Nv had once mentioned her master''s name. Chen Mobai remembered the Foundation Establishment expert clearly and asked politely after bowing.


    "Hmph, don''t bother coming here to look for her in the future. I''ve already expelled that ungrateful disciple from my tutelage!"


    "What!"


    Chen Mobai''s eyes widened in disbelief.


    "What do you mean by that, Elder Gu? What happened to Qing Nv?""Listening to your voice, I remember now. You''re the little boss who sponsors my unworthy disciple''s pill refining, aren''t you? Hmph, don''t you know that every alchemist''s furnace and cauldron are their own personal taboos? That miscreant tricked you into being the scapegoat, I could pretend not to know, but she shouldn''t have practiced with my cauldron. Committing such a taboo, expulsion from the sect is the least of her worries. If it were in the past, I would have crippled her cultivation!"


    "Just because of this, what kind of feudal and conservative thinking is this!"


    Upon hearing Gu Changfeng''s eerie words, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but raise his voice, defending Qing Nv.


    "You audacious brat, daring to speak to me like this."


    Gu Changfeng was furious, the powerful spiritual power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator burst forth, making it difficult for Chen Mobai to breathe, his legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.


    Under the invisible heavy pressure, the anger in Chen Mobai''s heart gradually dissipated, clarity emerged in his mind, and he couldn''t help but speak again.


    "Elder Gu, Qing Nv used your cauldron to refine pills because I asked her to. If you''re angry, I can compensate for your loss, even help you build a new cauldron. Qing Nv is innocent, if you expel her from the sect, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life."


    "Hmph, big talk. Do you know how many Good Deeds are needed for the smallest cauldron?"


    "I don''t know, please tell me, Elder. Even if I don''t have enough Good Deeds at the moment, I won''t default."


    "My cauldron in the shop is a second-grade lower-tier, it costs eight hundred thousand Good Deeds."


    "In that case, please give me an account number. Once I have enough, I will transfer it to you. I only ask you to reconsider."


    Hearing this, Gu Changfeng squinted his eyes. At some point, he had withdrawn his spiritual pressure, and Chen Mobai could breathe freely again.


    "It''s too late. I have already cancelled her disciple registration at the Ministry of Education''s Heritage Hall. Now she is no longer my disciple."


    After saying this, he waved his sleeve, a powerful spiritual force pushed Chen Mobai out of the pharmacy.


    "Don''t come here again, you''re not welcome."


    "Then can you tell me where I can find Qing Nv?"


    Bang!


    His question was answered with a heavy door slam.


    Chen Mobai naturally couldn''t break through the door sealed by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so he could only turn around and head towards Qing Nv''s residence in his memory.


    He remembered the platform where Qing Nv got off when they went to see the Jade Phoenix troupe.


    It was two stops away from here, he didn''t have time to wait for the bus, so he used a levitation technique to hurry on his way.


    Inside the pharmacy, Gu Changfeng watched Chen Mobai''s hurried departure, his face silent. He turned his head to look at the blue and black jade card on the counter.


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 Chapter 54 – Clean up

    Chen Mobai called Qing Nv, but she didn''t answer.


    He searched the platform where she got off, but it was like finding a needle in a haystack, yielding no results.


    At this moment, he blamed himself for not getting off the bus with her and escorting her home.


    It wasn''t until his internal spiritual power was exhausted and he could no longer maintain his levitation technique that Chen Mobai, panting heavily, sat down on a roadside stone, contemplating all the information he had about Qing Nv.


    "That''s right, she''s a student at the First High School of the Immortal Gate. She should be at school at this time."


    Chen Mobai had taken the day off. He checked the time and found that it should be the free usage period for the school''s cultivation room. If that was the case, Qing Nv''s phone would definitely be in do not disturb mode.


    He waited until his internal spiritual power had somewhat recovered, then took a bus towards the First High School of the Immortal Gate.


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    "If none of you have any issues, then let''s finalize this year''s exam papers."


    At the peak of the Spirit Mountain, the red-robed Taoist master made the final decision after coordinating everyone''s opinions.


    "Yuan He, you can make some changes according to these suggestions."


    Upon hearing the Taoist master''s words, Yuan He, who was in charge of setting the questions, immediately stood up and nodded, then collected all the revised papers from the four major Taoist academies and several school representatives.


    "I''ll leave first."


    "Alright."


    After Yuan He left, the red-robed Taoist master began the main topic of the day.


    "What tricks are you planning to play in this year''s entrance exam for your Taoist academies and schools?"


    The college entrance examination score is used to filter out those without a spiritual root. Only after meeting the college entrance examination standard can one apply to the four major Taoist academies and ten major schools according to the score line. Only after these sixteen have made their selections does it come to the turn of schools like Chixia Danzhu.


    Every year, the entrance exams set by the four major Taoist academies and ten major schools can be combined or tested separately.


    However, to save public resources, they are usually conducted together.


    In one assessment, many checkpoints are set up, and then scores are given based on everyone''s performance. If someone is favored by one of the four major Taoist academies, they naturally get the first pick. If two academies are interested in the same student, then it''s up to the student to choose.


    However, this has never happened in Danxia City.


    Only in those top-ranked major cave heavens are there spiritual root Taoist seeds that all four major Taoist academies can''t help but compete for.


    "There''s an order from above this year, so I don''t need to rack my brains. Taoist master, please see, this is the dean''s reply."


    Lan Haitian spoke first, smiling as he handed a letter to the red-robed Taoist master, who took it and couldn''t help but marvel.


    "This is strange, how did the old guy come up with this?"


    The young man in the white suit frowned, but he also took out a letter. This was given to him by his teacher when he left the Taoist academy, and it also specifically designated this year''s entrance exam content.


    "Taoist master, this is from our department head."


    The red-robed Taoist master took it and looked at it, his eyes widening in surprise. He then looked up at the other representatives of the Taoist academies and schools.


    These people hesitated for a moment, then simultaneously took out envelopes. The red-robed Taoist master flicked his finger, and all the envelopes fell into his hands. His divine consciousness left his body and read all the contents, his face full of disbelief.


    "This is indeed a rare entrance exam in history."


    After reading all the identical contents on the envelopes, the red-robed Taoist master''s expression calmed down. As a Golden Elixir Taoist master, he also saw some of the upper echelons'' intentions from this entrance exam.


    "I see, let''s arrange it according to this. The location will be my Danzhu Academy."


    After the red-robed Taoist master finished speaking, several representatives of the schools stood up and excused themselves, followed by the four major Taoist academies.


    After everyone had left the mountain, a woman''s voice rang out from the wooden house at the top of the Spirit Mountain.


    "Thank you for your hard work, Master Yu."


    "Tsk, now I know why you''re hiding. Did you know about this in advance?"


    "Sort of, but I''m indeed at a critical stage in my cultivation and can''t move. I can only trouble you."


    "Alright, I''ll take over the college entrance examination, but the affairs of the Law Hall are not within my jurisdiction. You''ll have to solve it yourself, senior sister."


    After the red-robed Taoist master finished speaking, a person who had originally left the mountain returned.


    "Law Hall''s Lan Haitian pays his respects to the two Taoist masters."


    Lan Haitian, who had met Chen Mobai twice, solemnly saluted the red-robed Taoist master and the Taoist master in the wooden house, Shi Qing.


    "I was wondering how the Kunpeng Taoist Academy could possibly send you, a Golden Elixir Taoist seed, to Danxia City to handle the entrance exam. Tell me, is it the academy''s order, or the hall master''s command?"


    The red-robed Taoist master, as a Golden Elixir cultivator, had also heard of Lan Haitian''s fame. He was one of the most likely to form a Golden Elixir in the next generation, on par with the Fairy of Qiongzhi from the Natural School.


    Because Lan Haitian was also a law master in one of the three halls of the Immortal Gate, the Law Hall, his reputation was even higher than that of the Ice Spirit Root from the Natural School, who was devoted to cultivation.


    "It''s the hall master''s command."


    Facing the two Golden Elixir Taoist masters, Lan Haitian didn''t hide anything and answered truthfully.


    "What''s the matter?"


    The red-robed Taoist master asked again, but Lan Haitian just shook his head with a bitter smile.


    "This matter is internal to the hall, I''m afraid I can''t let the Taoist master know."


    "Alright, then I''ll leave first."


    Although the red-robed Taoist master was very curious, he was a person devoted to cultivation and didn''t dare to really get involved in the affairs of the Law Hall. Upon hearing this, he immediately laughed and set up his escape light, disappearing from the top of the Spirit Mountain.


    "I understand the hall master''s intentions."


    After Lan Haitian delivered a scroll to the wooden house, he received this sentence from Shi Qing Taoist master. Although the latter didn''t say anything more, he had already understood the Taoist master''s meaning.


    "Yes, junior bids farewell."


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    After Gu Changfeng closed the door, he was about to continue refining medicine, but as soon as he stepped into the backyard, he found an unexpected guest.


    A person wearing a Thunder God mask was standing on the vat in the center of the courtyard, looking down at him from above.


    "Why are you here?""Why did Lan Haitian come looking for you?"


    "He was assigned as the chief examiner for Kunpeng Dao Academy in Danxia City this year. Knowing that I was living in seclusion here, he came to catch up."


    "That''s truly terrifying."


    Upon hearing this, Gu Changfeng furrowed his brows, "What do you mean by that?"


    "You know it too, Lan Haitian has killed many of us. I tremble with fear whenever I hear his name."


    Gu Changfeng grew impatient, "What are you trying to say?"


    "To avoid being found by Lan Haitian, I can only cut off the clues here with you."


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    Gu Changfeng''s eyes widened in anger, his majestic spiritual power surged, and a medicine furnace flew out from the courtyard, transforming into a light shield that enveloped him.


    But at the same time, a thunderbolt lit up the clear sky.


    A purple lightning bolt burst from the void above Gu Changfeng''s head, turning his skull into ashes.


    After killing Gu Changfeng, the man in the Thunder God mask jumped out of the medicine vat, picked up the former''s phone, and dialed a number: "The person has been dealt with, you come and clean up."


    "He has a female disciple, she might know something, aren''t you going to deal with her too?"


    This sentence came from the phone thrown on the floor, but the man in the Thunder God mask had already disappeared from the spot.

 Chapter 55 – Forbidden techniques

    At the entrance of the Immortal Gate''s top high school.


    Chen Mobai found a milk tea shop and ordered a cup of fresh lychee juice to slowly drink. He played with his phone while watching the school gate.


    Just now, Qing Nv finally replied to his text message.


    As he had guessed, she was practicing in the cultivation room before, and her phone was in the mode of assisting cultivation, so everything was on silent.


    Now that her cultivation time was over and she saw the message, she immediately replied.


    "Don''t look for me anymore!"


    Chen Mobai hesitated when he saw this text message, then edited a reply and sent it.


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    "I''m right at the entrance of your school."


    "What do you want?"


    Qing Nv instantly replied again. Chen Mobai felt that she was strange. He just wanted to apologize to her for being expelled from the sect, but it seemed like she was thinking of something bad.


    "What do you want to drink? I''ll order for you, and you can come out and drink it."


    After a long while, probably two or three minutes later, Qing Nv finally replied.


    "Wait!"


    Inside the school.


    Qing Nv picked up her small school bag and was about to leave. A young boy in school uniform with a sunny smile walked over.


    "I''ll walk you home."


    "No need, I made plans with a friend."


    Qing Nv shook her head and left.


    The sunny boy didn''t mind, as he had been rejected more than once.


    Qing Nv, who walked out of the school gate, wore a mask and a small round hat on her head. If it wasn''t for Chen Mobai being familiar with her appearance with the mask, and if she hadn''t come closer, he might not have recognized her.


    "I''m sorry about being expelled from the sect."


    Chen Mobai handed the juice in his hand to Qing Nv, sincerely apologizing first. After all, not everyone had the qualification to be accepted as a disciple of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If Qing Nv was expelled from the sect, it would leave a stain on her entire life.


    "Let''s go somewhere else to talk."


    After Qing Nv took the juice, she looked around to make sure no one recognized her, then waved at Chen Mobai. The two of them got on a bus together and left.


    "What''s wrong?"


    Since it was the time after school, the bus was crowded with people. Chen Mobai and Qing Nv could only stand close to each other. He was curious, but Qing Nv just shook her head and didn''t speak, seeming to be in a low mood.


    Finally, they arrived at the grilled fish restaurant that Qing Nv liked the most.


    "There are too many people who know me in school. If my classmates see me with someone from outside the school, there will definitely be gossip."


    At this point, Qing Nv finally spoke, saying something that made Chen Mobai feel strange.


    "Are you famous in school?"


    "More or less, I''m considered one of the most well-known students."


    "Oh."


    After hearing this, Chen Mobai looked at Qing Nv''s beautiful face after she took off her hat and mask, and nodded gently.


    He thought that Qing Nv, being in the Immortal Gate''s top high school, should be the school beauty. Plus, she was a disciple of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and her Qi Refining cultivation level might not be low, so she became famous.


    "I went to Changqing Medicine Shop today to find you. Senior Gu said that you violated the taboo of alchemists by secretly using his medicine pool, so he has already expelled you from the sect. Is this true?"


    At this point, Chen Mobai had already calmed down from his initial emotional turmoil and first confirmed the information he knew with Qing Nv.


    He wondered if Gu Changfeng was joking, as he felt that the relationship between the master and disciple seemed quite deep based on their conversation last time.


    "Yes, there is indeed such a taboo among alchemists. Generally, they won''t use other people''s medicine furnaces and medicine pools, but there is an exception, which is between master and disciple."


    "Usually, when the master''s disciple graduates, the master will give the disciple the medicine furnace and medicine pool they have used, symbolizing that the disciple''s skills have reached a certain level. The teacher had already said that he would give me the set of alchemy equipment in the medicine shop when I graduate."


    "He knew two days ago that I was using his medicine pool to blend the medicine, and he didn''t say anything. But today, he suddenly became furious and expelled me without any explanation..."


    At this point, Qing Nv''s eyes turned slightly red, her lips pursed, and she trembled slightly.


    "I''m sorry, it''s probably because of me."


    After listening, Chen Mobai could only apologize again.


    "It''s not your fault. It''s probably because I didn''t work hard enough usually, and my teacher''s accumulated dissatisfaction with me finally erupted today, leading to this situation." Qing Nv shook her head, blaming herself instead. "After eating, I will go to the medicine shop and sincerely apologize to my teacher, hoping that he can forgive me."


    "Um..."


    After hesitating for a moment, Chen Mobai still didn''t mention that Gu Changfeng had said that her master-disciple relationship had been revoked at the Inheritance Hall of the Ministry of Education.


    "What''s wrong?"


    "Nothing, let''s eat first."


    The boss obviously recognized them, but he could only smile and serve the customers.


    After they finished eating, they took the bus to the nearby bus stop of Changqing Medicine Shop.


    But as soon as they got off the bus, they found that something was wrong with the atmosphere around them.


    "Police business, no entry for unrelated people."


    When they reached the street in front of Changqing Medicine Shop, they found that it had been sealed off. Enforcement cultivators in black and blue uniforms were coming in and out. When they approached, one of them immediately stepped forward to stop them.


    "This is my master''s medicine shop. What happened?"


    Qing Nv looked anxious as she watched the sealed-off medicine shop. She wanted to rush over, but there was still a trace of reason in her heart that prevented her from doing so.


    "Oh, in that case, come with me first. I''ll consult with the leader."


    The enforcement cultivator nodded when he heard Qing Nv''s words and released the cordon.


    Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment, then followed them in. The enforcement cultivator thought he was also Gu Changfeng''s disciple, so he didn''t stop him.


    As soon as the two entered, they saw Gu Changfeng, whose hands were handcuffed, being escorted out.


    "Teacher!"


    "Why are you shouting? You''re no longer my disciple."


    Gu Changfeng saw Qing Nv who wanted to run over but was stopped, and gave her a stern look.


    "Are you both Gu Changfeng''s disciples?"


    At this time, the leading enforcement cultivator walked over. He was a middle-aged man with a dignified appearance. Just as he was halfway through his sentence, a female enforcement cultivator with ear-length hair walked over and handed him a document.


    "According to the response from the Inheritance Hall of the Ministry of Education, she has indeed been revoked of her master-disciple relationship with Gu Changfeng."


    After the middle-aged man finished reading, he frowned and looked up at Qing Nv, who heard this sentence with wide eyes, unable to believe it.


    "Take them both away. After all, they used to have a master-disciple relationship, and it''s possible that forbidden techniques were taught."


    After saying this, he looked at Chen Mobai again, confirmed with his colleagues beside him, and the nearby residents immediately relaxed.


    "Leave your phone number. We may need your assistance in the investigation later."


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 Chapter 56 – Purple Cloud Palace

    "Suicide?"


    Chen Mobai looked at the person who came with an expression that said, "Are you kidding me?"


    "Yes, it seems that he went astray in his cultivation, his divine sense reversed and burst his head, the initial scene matches these characteristics."


    Two forensic doctors wearing white coats and masks stood beside Chen Mobai, one of them, a woman, said seriously.


    "I''m Yin Lin, and this is my assistant, Xin Kangfu. The dead cannot be revived. Please accept my condolences..."


    The female forensic doctor was comforting Chen Mobai when the voice of the middle-aged law enforcement cultivator leading the team sounded.


    "As unrelated personnel, please leave the scene."


    After confirming the accuracy of the files handed over by his subordinates, he immediately arranged for personnel to take Qing Nv and Chen Mobai out.


    "Teacher, no, this is all fake, it''s impossible..."


    Qing Nv''s emotions seemed to be on the verge of collapse. It seemed that she had a deep relationship with Gu Changfeng. She struggled to rush towards the headless body lying in the courtyard.


    "Bind!"


    The middle-aged cultivator raised his right hand and formed a seal. A binding spell was immediately cast, and an invisible binding force kept her in place.


    "If you destroy the scene, you will be held accountable."


    He seemed to be well-intentioned as well. After Qing Nv stopped moving, he released his spell and then gestured to Chen Mobai to take Qing Nv away.


    "There are too many doubts about this matter. Let''s leave first and find a way to investigate on our own."


    Chen Mobai walked to Qing Nv''s side. She stood there blankly, looking at Gu Changfeng, who was covered with a white cloth again. Tears kept falling uncontrollably, wetting her school uniform.


    "Let''s go."


    Seeing the law enforcement cultivators approaching, Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment, held Qing Nv''s hand, and turned to lead her away. At this moment, she seemed to still be in a daze and let him take her out of the pharmacy.


    "Oh, little brother, what a coincidence to meet you here."


    At the entrance of the pharmacy, Chen Mobai heard someone greet him. He looked up and saw Lan Haitian. Sear?h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Are you a law enforcement cultivator?"


    Chen Mobai saw the law enforcement cultivators guarding outside letting him in and thought he was also an investigator.


    "In a way, yes."


    Lan Haitian nodded lightly.


    The Zhengfa Hall controls all the armed forces of the Immortal Gate. When necessary, even the law enforcement officers are under their jurisdiction.


    Chen Mobai didn''t say much. After all, he wasn''t familiar with Lan Haitian. After greeting him, he led Qing Nv past him and left.


    "Mr. Lan, you''re here."


    Inside the pharmacy, the middle-aged cultivator who heard the commotion came out and saw Lan Haitian, showing a respectful expression.


    "Do you have any preliminary results?"


    "Yes, the forensic doctor believes that he died due to going astray in his cultivation."


    "Went astray in cultivation!" Lan Haitian frowned when he heard this and walked to the body, lifting the white cloth. "What evidence is there?"


    "Yin Lin, this is Mr. Lan from the Zhengfa Hall. He has some questions for you."


    The middle-aged cultivator immediately called the professional over. The female forensic doctor nodded and began to explain her judgment.


    "Three years ago, there was a similar body over at the Wangwu Cave. My teacher dissected it, and the result was that he died from practicing forbidden techniques. His divine sense exceeded the limit that the Purple Mansion could contain, causing his head to burst."


    Yin Lin handed the printed materials prepared by her assistant to Lan Haitian, but he directly shook his head and refused.


    "I handled that body three years ago."


    "Ah!"


    Yin Lin didn''t expect this. She thought Lan Haitian didn''t trust her judgment.


    "I wrote the final summary and filing report for that case. I know better than you the cause of his death."


    Because he knew, Lan Haitian became even more excited.


    "Interesting. I thought it was just a simple old case, but now it seems to be connected to a series of earlier cases."


    Muttering to himself, Lan Haitian covered the white cloth again and stood up.


    "Mr. Lan, does that mean the cause of death may not be going astray in cultivation? Should we perform an autopsy with professional equipment and issue a determination report?"


    Yin Lin sensed the disharmony and reviewed the preliminary autopsy report. She found several suspicious points that she hadn''t paid attention to before and suddenly became interested in Chen Mobai, who had just claimed it was a murder.


    This guy is also suspicious!


    "What about the background investigation report?"


    At this moment, Lan Haitian asked the leading law enforcement cultivator, whose name was Yin Zhu. He was an experienced investigator and had already prepared it. As soon as he was asked, he immediately handed it over.


    "Gu Changfeng, 167 years old, a second-rank alchemist, originally from Huayang Cave, settled in Danxia City eighteen years ago."


    "He lived in the Baoping Pharmacy for fifteen years, earning resources for cultivation through alchemy. Three years ago, he rented this courtyard and opened the Changqing Pharmacy."


    "He usually had a female apprentice who worked part-time at the pharmacy, but this morning, he expelled her from the premises."


    Hearing this, Lan Haitian interrupted.


    "This is suspicious. Did you investigate further?"


    "Because the forensic doctor preliminarily determined that he died from going astray in cultivation, and she also came just now and seemed genuinely unaware, I think it''s not necessary to waste precious police resources."


    After hearing this, Lan Haitian glanced at Yin Zhu, who had a slight sweat on his forehead. Just as he was about to wipe it off, Lan Haitian spoke again.


    "The cause of death is indeed unrelated to her."


    After saying this, Lan Haitian exchanged numbers with Yin Zhu and asked him to send all the information in electronic format.


    "You can close the case normally. Don''t mind me."


    "So, is it concluded as suicide or homicide?"


    "That depends on the determination report issued by the forensic doctor."


    After hearing Yin Zhu''s words, Lan Haitian smiled ambiguously and left the scene.


    "It''s rare to see someone faster than you."


    Walking into an alley, Lan Haitian suddenly stopped and looked at the white-suited man blocking his way.


    "Oh, it seems like you know something from what you said?"


    "After all, I also had a position in the Zhengfa Hall, so I know a little about the inside story." The man in the white suit spoke and then asked intentionally or unintentionally, "But since Gu Changfeng protected his disciple by expelling her before he died, it means there must be a clue on her. What are you going to do next?"


    "Don''t you think this behavior is too obvious?"


    Lan Haitian said again.


    "Are you suggesting that Gu Changfeng deliberately used his own death to divert our attention to his disciple?"


    "Maybe he didn''t expect to die himself."


    "Is he really related to the Purple Cloud Palace?"


    Lan Haitian didn''t answer anymore. He walked up to the man in the white suit, who hesitated for a moment before stepping aside and letting him pass through the alley.

 Chapter 57 – God Swallowing Technique

    Chen Mobai escorted Qing Nv home, where she invited him to stay for a while. S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    This was a single apartment in Danxia City. After asking, he learned that Qing Nv had been orphaned since childhood and grew up in an orphanage.


    At the age of fifteen, due to her outstanding performance in a Q&A session, she was taken as a disciple by Gu Changfeng, who came to give a lecture at her school. She then started working at Changqing Pharmacy. With the help of her master, she rented this apartment and began living alone.


    Chen Mobai took a look around. As it was a public rental house, the facilities were quite basic, with only the most basic supply of first-grade lower-quality spiritual energy.


    "To me, my master is like a father," Qing Nv said, her eyes reddening again. Perhaps due to the hardships she had endured since childhood, she was mentally resilient and her emotions were stable, unlike the breakdown she had in the store.


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    Chen Mobai comforted her for a while longer. Seeing that it was getting late, he decided to leave.


    Qing Nv got up and saw him out. Then, in the empty room where she was alone, she squatted down with her back against the door. After hearing the footsteps outside fade away, she hugged her knees, buried her head, and began to sob quietly.


    Upon reaching the ground floor in the elevator, Chen Mobai walked out of the main entrance and came face to face with a strange man wearing a mask.


    However, the eccentric attire of the young people from the Immortal Gate was not uncommon, so he didn''t pay much attention.


    "It seems to be on the seventh floor," the man muttered as Chen Mobai passed by him.


    The seventh floor? Wasn''t that where Qing Nv lived? There were also three other apartments, probably her neighbors.


    With this thought, Chen Mobai turned to glance at the masked man, who was just entering the elevator.


    Their eyes met as the elevator doors slowly closed.


    "Ding!"


    Chen Mobai frowned as he watched the numbers on the electronic screen start to jump, indicating the elevator was ascending.


    "That kid, there''s something off about his gaze," the masked man muttered to himself in the elevator. His mask had a "fear curse" on it, causing ordinary people to lower their heads and avert their eyes as if they couldn''t see him.


    But Chen Mobai showed no fear.


    "Ding!"


    The seventh floor arrived, and the masked man stepped out of the opening elevator doors. He raised his right hand, and a pair of crescent-shaped hooks flew out from his sleeve. He walked up to Qing Nv''s door and knocked lightly.


    "Who is it?" came Qing Nv''s slightly hoarse voice from inside.


    "I''m your new neighbor, just came to say hello."


    "Okay, but I''m not available today. Please visit another time."


    Qing Nv''s voice came from inside the door. The masked man tilted his head slightly and responded with a tone of regret, "That''s a shame."


    Buzz!


    The crescent hooks lit up with a clear light, ready to cut open the door, when a vast, invisible spiritual power suddenly surged from behind.


    Someone''s behind me!?


    The masked man was startled and turned around, only to be met with a huge palm pressing heavily on his face, shattering his mask and immobilizing his entire body.


    Crack!


    Hearing the noise, Qing Nv, with red and swollen eyes and a puzzled look on her face, opened the door and stepped out, only to see the shattered mask on the ground.


    After looking left and right and finding nothing unusual, she closed the door again.


    Back at home, Chen Mobai pondered over the whole incident.


    The coroner said that Gu Changfeng died from a cultivation deviation, and the law enforcement cultivators agreed with her judgment. Could it really have been suicide?


    Thinking of this, Chen Mobai searched online for information about Gu Changfeng''s death, but found nothing.


    Finally, he went to the Water Mansion. On the cultivation aid software, he entered keywords like "head explosion", "divine consciousness", and "suicide". As expected, with his fifth-grade user privileges, he found a very mysterious post.


    The post was made by a third-grade anonymous user.


    The title was: "On the Possibility of Improving the God Devouring Forbidden Technique"


    Forbidden technique?


    In the Immortal Gate, there were some powerful techniques and secret methods that had severe side effects after cultivation. These were known as forbidden techniques, which, as the name suggests, were prohibited from cultivation.


    Chen Mobai first read the post. The poster''s writing was not very good, as if assuming that the readers knew about the God Devouring Forbidden Technique, and directly wrote a long paragraph of his own speculation and improvement plan.


    However, the post mentioned that the biggest problem after cultivating the God Devouring Forbidden Technique was the inability to control the sudden surge of divine consciousness, which exceeded the limit of the Purple Mansion''s sea of consciousness and could result in a head explosion.


    Chen Mobai thought for a moment, then opened the National Library''s software and entered the keyword: God Devouring.


    Indeed, a technique appeared.


    "God Devouring Technique - Fragment": An ancient evil way secret method, using one''s own divine consciousness as a divine seed, injecting it into the sea of consciousness of a cauldron cultivator. When the cauldron is fully formed, the divine consciousness can travel and control the qi, refining the divine consciousness out of the body, returning to one''s own divine consciousness, until the divine consciousness travels in the vast void, achieving the great law.


    After reading the beginning, Chen Mobai found it very intriguing and clicked in to read more, but a prompt popped up: Insufficient authority, insufficient points, unable to exchange.


    After his small account, Turtle Immortal, was represented, he was already a third-grade user of the National Library, equivalent to a Golden Elixir Taoist master, and he still didn''t have enough authority?


    Chen Mobai looked at the small print at the bottom of the "God Devouring Technique", and sure enough, it said that only fourth-grade users could view the full text with points.


    No wonder it''s a forbidden technique, the threshold is so high.


    Chen Mobai had no choice but to give up.However, it wasn''t entirely without gain. He now knew that if one practiced the "God Swallowing Technique", they would end up like Gu Changfeng, dying from a burst head due to demonic possession.


    And then, the problem arose again!


    Practicing the "God Swallowing Technique" required a cauldron. Over the years, Gu Changfeng only had one disciple, Qing Nv. Could it be...


    Thinking of the worst possibility, Chen Mobai slightly furrowed his brows, feeling the need to find a way to verify whether there was a so-called "God Seed" planted in Qing Nv''s sea of consciousness.


    However, even if he verified it, he had no way to deal with it.


    Gu Changfeng was a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If he really did something to Qing Nv, what could he, a mere Qi Refining sixth layer cultivator, do?


    A sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart. This was the first time he desperately needed power.


    If his previous cultivation was just to meet his parents'' expectations and the self-satisfaction and joy after his own breakthrough, then now, Chen Mobai''s cultivation had an additional desire to shake off this feeling of powerlessness.


    He sat on the cushion in the Water Mansion, took out a tube of Spirit Water that Qing Nv had refined, looked at it for a while, and with a determined look in his eyes, he uncorked it and drank it all in one gulp.


    For seven consecutive days, Chen Mobai caught up on the lessons he had missed by using his newly developed divine sense during class, cultivated his mind in the school''s cultivation room, chatted and shared his thoughts with Qing Nv after school, and went to the Water Mansion to cultivate after returning home. In his spare time, he also read the books he had bought from Nanxi Market.


    Whether it was knowledge, cultivation base, or even divine sense, all were steadily improving.

 Chapter 58 – Return to the market

    "Taoist master, this is the report on the case of Gu Changfeng."


    At the peak of Lingfeng, in front of the wooden house, Lan Haitian respectfully held up the report he had written.


    A majestic divine consciousness emerged from the wooden house, scanning through the entire report in an instant.


    "Did we only catch a minor character?"


    "Yes, it seems he was thrown out to test us. We used the Smell God Talisman on him, but we didn''t get any useful information."


    That night, Lan Haitian was guarding Qing Nv on the rooftop. After Chen Mobai left, he was lucky enough to catch someone. However, it seemed that the person behind the scenes had anticipated that he might use Qing Nv as bait, so the person they sent was insignificant.


    "Well, let it be. After all these years, it''s normal not to have any gains, right?"


    Inside the wooden house, Taoist master Shi Qing spoke calmly, as if he had anticipated Lan Haitian''s fruitless result.


    "May I ask, Taoist master, how should we deal with Gu Changfeng''s disciple?"


    "Hmm? Do you need to consult me on such matters?"


    Hearing the slightly displeased tone of Taoist master Shi Qing, Lan Haitian could only smile bitterly and take out his phone. He sent the internal information of Jumang Taoist Academy, which he had obtained illegally, to the Taoist master in the wooden house: "This is Qing Nv''s file, please review it, Taoist master."


    "Oh, I didn''t expect it to be her." Taoist master Shi Qing was surprised after reading it, "In that case, it''s quite possible that Gu Changfeng had been to the Purple Cloud Palace."


    "If I hadn''t received definite news, I wouldn''t have come here personally."


    After Lan Haitian finished speaking, the peak of Lingfeng fell into silence.


    "The disciple designated by Jumang Taoist Academy, I can''t interfere. Shang Qing should know about this, you go and discuss it with her."


    "I''ve already talked to her, but she''s very firm. I''m afraid you''ll need to talk to her personally, Taoist master."


    "I see, call her here in my name."


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    After getting the approval of Taoist master Shi Qing, Lan Haitian immediately turned on the loudspeaker and made a call to the representative of Jumang Taoist Academy who had come to Danxia City this time.


    After a while, a woman with an ordinary face and dressed like a countrywoman arrived. She first looked at Lan Haitian with disgust, then respectfully saluted the Taoist master inside the wooden house.


    "Shang Qing pays her respects to the Taoist master."


    "Qing Nv may be related to the Purple Cloud Palace. Lan Haitian has been tracking this matter for thirty years and wants to take her into Kunpeng Taoist Academy for personal protection. What do you think?"


    At the level of cultivation and status of Shi Qing, there was no need for beating around the bush. He went straight to the point.


    "After all, it''s just a possibility. If there''s definite evidence, I naturally won''t object."


    Shang Qing didn''t directly confront him, but expressed her refusal tactfully.


    "Alright, I understand. Let''s leave it at that."


    Shi Qing didn''t insist on his status either. After all, what Shang Qing said made sense. It was just a possibility.


    Lan Haitian could only sigh regretfully. He could only lament that Gu Changfeng had set up a good game. Even if he died accidentally, he had already found a good place for his disciple.


    However, this clue might not be impossible to continue investigating.


    Thinking this way, Lan Haitian and Shang Qing both bid farewell and left Lingfeng.


    ......


    Water Mansion.


    After Chen Mobai finished his cultivation for the day, he felt the increasingly round and three-dimensional spiritual vortex in his Dantian Qi Sea and nodded slightly in satisfaction.


    But when he counted the unopened Spirit Water in his bag, he found that there was only one tube left, and his face became worried.


    During this period, due to his company and comfort, Qing Nv had gradually come out of the grief of losing her master, and she had become even more diligent and hardworking than before.


    Probably because of Lan Haitian''s hint, the final verdict issued by the forensic autopsy was no longer self-immolation due to deviation in cultivation, but murder.


    This had become a major case.


    But it also gave Qing Nv a huge motivation to pick herself up. She volunteered to help Chen Mobai refine medicine to earn tuition and living expenses.


    According to her plan, she wanted to enter the Great Dao Academy, achieve success in cultivation, find out the truth, and personally avenge her master. Chen Mobai naturally encouraged Qing Nv''s idea, but also tactfully said that it didn''t matter if she didn''t get into the Four Great Dao Academies, the Ten Great Learning Palaces were not bad either.


    To this, Qing Nv just smiled.


    Then their conversation returned to the topic of refining Spirit Water.


    Because Gu Changfeng had revoked Qing Nv''s master-disciple relationship in the Heritage Hall of the Ministry of Education before his death, she couldn''t inherit the legacy of Changqing Pharmacy. The price of the medicine vat and other things was not expensive. Buying a small cold extraction machine could barely meet the needs of refining first-grade elixirs, although the efficiency was a bit slow.


    But the medicine pool and the pill furnace were indispensable and expensive key tools.


    Among them, the medicine pool was usually a spiritual spring that the alchemist had nurtured for a long time with water method alchemy, gradually improving its grade. S~ea??h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    The medicine pool of Changqing Pharmacy was connected to the Spirit Water of the Immortal Gate Water Bureau. Just the cost of the Spirit Water every year required tens of thousands of Good Deeds.


    As for the pill furnace, many alchemists had them custom-made by artifact refiners according to their own habits.


    Qing Nv had a mid-grade first-level pill furnace, which was a gift from Gu Changfeng when she refined her first elixir. It was just enough to refine Spirit Water.


    The current problem was to find a medicine pool.


    These days after school, Qing Nv had been visiting various pharmacies in Danxia City, hoping to find one that had been unused for a long time and could be rented.


    Chen Mobai had become accustomed to the rapid improvement in his cultivation efficiency after taking Spirit Water. If this elixir was gone and he had to return to the slow speed of refining spiritual energy as before, the gap would be too great for him to accept.


    As he was about to return to the city, Chen Mobai saw a thick stack of talismans in his bag.


    These were the talismans he had prepared to make a fortune at the Nanxi Market. Unfortunately, reality was a bit cruel. He was a bit thin-skinned and had no business after setting up a stall for a few days. He was a bit disheartened. Just as Gu Changfeng had an accident, he was too busy and simply didn''t go anymore.


    "It''s been a long time since I''ve been there. I''ll go take a look tomorrow."With the intention of gaining more experience, Chen Mobai once again donned his ancient-style attire the next day. With a cloth bag hanging from his waist, he arrived at the Nanxi market, a place he hadn''t visited for nearly half a month.


    Surprisingly, he didn''t see Qi Er at the entrance. Perhaps he had business to attend to today.


    With this thought in mind, Chen Mobai first strolled around the market, finding that nothing had changed since his last visit. Then, he walked over to his own stall.


    One of the three people who used to set up stalls nearby was missing, leaving only a bearded young man and a woman in yellow. The other one might have made enough money and rented a cave for cultivation.


    Chen Mobai greeted his two stall neighbors without noticing their strange expressions. He gracefully set up his own blanket, then skillfully arranged the spirit talismans one by one.


    "Fellow Daoist, how much for your Green Arrow Talisman?"


    After he had set up, the woman in yellow suddenly came over and asked.

 Chapter 59 – Shenmu Sect

    "One thousand taels of gold."


    Chen Mobai had done some research in the market. The average price of a lower-grade first-order talisman was 100 taels of gold, the average price of a mid-grade first-order talisman was 1,000 taels of gold, and the average price of a high-grade first-order talisman was one spiritual stone.


    So, he instinctively quoted the average price.


    Only after he finished speaking did he realize why he hadn''t had any business before. He hadn''t marked the prices, forcing people to ask. Naturally, business wouldn''t be good.


    "I''ll buy as many as you have."


    The woman in the yellow dress''s eyes lit up after hearing this, and she pointed at the "Green Arrow Talisman" that Chen Mobai had laid out on his stall.


    Chen Mobai had six left, but her words made him suspicious, and he didn''t dare to sell them all.


    "There are only two left."


    "Here, these are gold notes."


    The woman in the yellow dress took out two large notes from her sachet. Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment, but since he had already spoken and set up his stall, he couldn''t go back on his word.


    He took out another talisman from his bag, along with the one on the blanket, and gave them both to her.


    "My name is Zhuo Ming, I''m a talisman maker. We can exchange ideas in the future."


    After saying this, the woman in the yellow dress took the two Green Arrow Talismans, packed up her stall, and left with her belongings.


    Chen Mobai was left in confusion.


    At this moment, another thin young man with a long beard came over. He squatted down at Chen Mobai''s stall and began to pick through the remaining lower-grade first-order spiritual talismans.


    "She could probably sell that Green Arrow Talisman for two or three thousand taels each."


    The bearded young man suddenly said. Chen Mobai stroked his chin, completely clueless about what had just happened.


    "A few days ago, Qi Er followed a team of rogue cultivators to hunt Snow Rhinoceros in Dream Swamp. He used a mid-grade first-order talisman, breaking the beast''s legs and making a great contribution."


    After he finished speaking, Chen Mobai finally understood what was going on.


    It turned out that it was because of the Green Arrow Talisman he had given to Qi Er. So when Zhuo Ming saw him finally set up a stall, she couldn''t help but take the initiative and pick up a bargain.


    "How many do you have left? Pack them all for me."


    The bearded young man explained before pointing at the five lower-grade first-order talismans on the blanket.


    Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment. According to his original pricing, it should be 100 taels each, but now it seemed that his talismans had made a name for themselves through Qi Er. Perhaps he should raise the price.


    "May I ask your name, fellow Daoist?"


    "Lu Shu."


    A quick look at " will leave you more fulfilled.


    The bearded young man waved his hand and gave his name.


    "To be honest, I have no idea what price I should set for my talismans in the market. Could you give me some advice? These five talismans can be considered as a consultation fee."


    Lu Shu was taken aback by Chen Mobai''s idea, then he clicked his tongue in admiration.


    "Where did you come from, rogue cultivator? Judging by your cultivation, you should be a Qi Refining sixth layer cultivator, you should know all about these things." S~ea??h the N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "When I was young, I accidentally saw a cultivation method carved on the wall of a cave. I stumbled upon cultivation and only recently found this Nanxi Market. I''m ashamed to say that I didn''t even know about spiritual stones before."


    Chen Mobai''s words made Lu Shu nod. He then picked up the five lower-grade first-order talismans on the blanket, asked about their effects and power, and began to set prices.


    "This one is a Binding Talisman..."


    The two of them asked and answered, spending nearly half an hour.


    "I''ve made a profit. If these five talismans were sold on the island in Dream Swamp, they would be worth at least a thousand gold. I''ll give you this book as a return gift."


    Lu Shu took a book from his blanket and threw it to Chen Mobai. The latter took a look and saw that it was "Shenmu Sect''s Talisman Making Insights".


    "Judging by the style of your talismans, you should have a wood spiritual root. The Shenmu Sect is a top talisman making sect in the East Wilderness. They recruit a batch of disciples every ten years. With your cultivation at such a young age, if you master these talisman making insights in advance, you might be able to join the Shenmu Sect and get a Foundation Establishment Pill."


    Chen Mobai originally thought that this book was useless to him. Even if he wanted to learn talisman making, he would only study the skills of the Earth Origin Star. But after hearing Lu Shu''s words, he was stunned and couldn''t believe it.


    "Foundation Establishment Pill? Does the Shenmu Sect actually distribute Foundation Establishment Pills to their disciples?"


    "Of course, otherwise how could they be a major sect in the East Wilderness? Isn''t it because they have a Golden Elixir ancestor who can get the third-grade alchemist from Huitian Valley to share the Foundation Establishment Pills he refines with them?"


    Lu Shu misunderstood Chen Mobai''s meaning. What he meant was, isn''t the main ingredient of the Foundation Establishment Pill better used to refine Elixir Pills, which are more efficient and less wasteful?


    But Chen Mobai quickly came back to his senses. Isn''t this even better!


    This is not the Earth Origin Star, maybe the resources and spiritual herbs here are abundant, and they just want to waste them!


    He immediately picked up the book "Shenmu Sect''s Talisman Making Insights" and asked Lu Shu when they would be recruiting disciples next.


    "According to the ten-year cycle, it should be next year."


    Lu Shu wasn''t sure, after all, he planned to join Liu Jia Mountain to learn puppetry, and selling talismans was just for living.


    "Thank you."


    Chen Mobai stood up and thanked Lu Shu. The latter was a bit puzzled as to why he was so formal, but he nodded in acceptance.After making a profit of five talismans from a second-hand book, Lu Shu closed his stall, saying he was going to try his luck in the Dream Swamp, hoping to hunt some monsters.


    Compared to setting up a stall in the market, hunting monsters is the legitimate way for cultivators in the Tianhe realm to earn resources.


    A lower-grade first-order spirit beast, if sold in the Heavenly Meal Building with its meat well preserved, is worth at least one spirit stone.


    For this reason, after hunting a Snow Rhinoceros with a team using a green arrow talisman, Qi Er received two spirit stones. It was like a pie falling from the sky, a huge profit.


    After Zhuo Ming and Lu Shu left, Chen Mobai set up his stall for a while longer.


    Soon, the cultivators in the market who had heard the news rushed over and bought all of his nearly one hundred lower-grade first-order talismans. After receiving Lu Shu''s advice, Chen Mobai raised the price of each talisman to 200 taels of gold.


    After selling everything, along with the gold ticket given by Zhuo Ming, he went to the silver shop of the Five Elements Sect and exchanged it for two spirit stones.


    Leaving the market with his gains, Chen Mobai returned to the Water Mansion. He took out the introduction to the Eastern Wilderness Sects that he had bought earlier and began to read carefully about the Shenmu Sect.


    The Shenmu Sect, a branch of the Wood Vein of the Five Elements Sect, split from the Five Elements Sect fifty years ago when the ancestor of the Mixed Yuan passed away. The sect is located in the Giant Wood Ridge, with a fourth-grade upper-class spirit vein. Their unique skill is the "Longevity Sutra". After practicing, each breakthrough in a major realm can extend life by one cycle.


    This technique is good, it prolongs life.

 Chapter 60 – Ren Water Thunder Method

    In the Eastern Wilderness, there are nineteen nations.


    There are seven major cultivation sects in total, namely , , , , , , and .


    Among them, the was originally the overlord of the entire Eastern Wilderness. However, fifty years ago, after the only Elemental Infant ancestor passed away, a split occurred in the five veins of inheritance, and Golden Light Cliff and Divine Wood Sect were separated from it.


    But even a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, the Five Elements Sect is still the most powerful force in the Eastern Wilderness.


    In the entire Eastern Wilderness, these seven major sects monopolize the supply of Foundation Establishment pills. The rest of the individual cultivators or cultivation families, or even the descendants of small sects, if they want Foundation Establishment pills, they have to seek from these seven major sects.


    Among them, individual cultivators usually try to directly join one of them, become a disciple of the seven major sects, and after making enough contributions to the sect in the future, they can exchange for Foundation Establishment pills.


    The descendants of cultivation families and small sects can exchange for them with precious resources such as spirit stones and spirit medicines.


    Every once in a while, the seven major sects will release a batch of Foundation Establishment pills to supply the cultivation forces below.


    In addition to the above, there are also markets opened by the large foreign trade associations, which will occasionally leak some Foundation Establishment pills to open up the market in the Eastern Wilderness.


    Nanxi Market, located in Yun Country, was previously a subsidiary force of the . After the split, it became the border between the two sects. After several battles, the two sects each supported two cultivation families, controlling the mortal forces while slowly harvesting the cultivation resources of Yun Country.


    Among them, in order to ensure their absolute position, the two major sects would come to Yun Country every ten years to recruit cultivation seedlings with spiritual roots into their sects.


    The , being the supreme emperor of Yun Country, has deep roots among the mortals. Every time a child with a spiritual root is measured, the parents will basically send them to the Five Elements Sect instead of the Divine Wood Sect.


    The leader of the is also very smart. Seeing that they can''t compete with the Five Elements Sect in the secular world, they simply turned their attention to the individual cultivators. The disciples recruited in this way not only have some foundation themselves, but also save a lot of spirit stones in cultivation, and there is no need to waste time looking for needles in a haystack among the mortals.


    The only drawback is that the individual cultivators are of mixed quality, not as reliable as the disciples recruited by the Five Elements Sect from a young age.


    Of course, this is not to say that the Five Elements Sect does not recruit individual cultivators. It''s just that they are very strict, and it is said that individual cultivators who join the sect will go through a heart-questioning and god-examining process to ensure that the people who join the sect have no other intentions.


    After Chen Mobai finished reading the introduction of the , he looked at the again, compared it with the account book in the Water Mansion, and vaguely knew why Liu Yanpei never returned fifty years ago.


    Fifty years ago, the only Elemental Infant in the Eastern Wilderness, the Mixed Yuan ancestor of the Five Elements Sect, passed away. Subsequently, the two major mountains of the Golden Vein and Wood Vein inheritance split from the sect, and there must have been a bloody storm at that time.


    Liu Yanpei might have been summoned back to the Five Elements Sect under such circumstances, and then perhaps encountered internal strife and fell victim to a deadly plot.


    In the following twenty years, it was a fierce battle between the Five Elements Sect and the split Golden Light Cliff and Divine Wood Sect. This second-order spiritual vein Water Mansion had no value during the war and was naturally forgotten.


    "If explained this way, it basically makes sense."


    Chen Mobai sat in the Water Mansion, summarizing the information he had read in the past few days, such as "", "", "", etc., in his mind, forming a timeline and analyzing the reason why this Water Mansion is now vacant.


    "But in the past twenty years, the Five Elements Sect has accepted the split of Golden Light Cliff and Divine Wood Sect, and the pattern of the seven major sects in the Eastern Wilderness has been formed. This Water Mansion must be recorded in the internal sect files of the Five Elements Sect. Will they come to take it back?"


    But after having this thought, Chen Mobai, who originally felt safe in the Water Mansion, suddenly became a little restless.


    "After all, this is the spiritual vein of the Five Elements Sect. If they see me, an outsider, occupying it, they will definitely not be happy. Maybe, I should try to join the Five Elements Sect!"


    Chen Mobai has developed some feelings for this secret base of the Water Mansion, and it''s a bit hard for him to leave.


    However, joining the Five Elements Sect is not an easy task. If he is really questioned and the existence of the Earth Elemental Star is exposed, it may cause a war between the two realms.


    "However, before leaving, I still need to find a way to open these two side halls. I wonder what''s inside?"Having clarified his short-term goal in the Tianhe Realm, to join the Shenmu Sect, and his long-term goal, to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill, Chen Mobai stood up and turned to look at the two side halls sealed by the thunder method.


    The power of these two prohibitions had reached the first-grade superior level, which was the strongest method of Liu Yanpei, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining.


    It was called the "".


    This was also the complementary spell of the Black Water Skill, which Chen Mobai learned from the cultivation notes left by Liu Yanpei in the study side hall.


    The cultivation notes of the Black Water Skill left by Liu Yanpei in the study also recorded that he once saved a young man who fell into the water nearby. Seeing that he had a spiritual root, in order to free himself from the heavy task of raising fish and planting bamboo, he took the young man as a nominal disciple and taught him the Black Water Skill.


    This "Ren Water Thunder Method" is a prohibition formed by drawing the spiritual energy from the water veins. However, it is not connected to the large array, and only needs to persistently attack with spiritual symbols to wear down the power of the prohibition until it disappears.


    Originally, Chen Mobai thought that everything in this water mansion would eventually belong to him, so he was not in a hurry. He planned to wait until the later stage of Qi Refining, practice a powerful spell, and slowly crack it.


    But now it seems that he has to spend some money to buy some powerful spiritual symbols or magical tools.


    In this side hall, Chen Mobai knew that one of them must be planted with jade bamboo, but he didn''t know whether it had withered or grown more lush after fifty years of neglect.


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 Chapter 61 – Four Qi Pavilion

    Chen Mobai seemed to be having a streak of good luck recently.


    In the Nanxi market, his talismans had opened up a new market. After returning to Di Yuan Star, Qing Nv also brought good news.


    The Baoping Pharmacy had an unused alchemy room, fully equipped with a medicinal pool and other facilities, ready to start producing Qi Refining Spirit Water again.


    This news greatly relieved Chen Mobai.


    Without this Spirit Water, his cultivation speed had significantly slowed down, leaving him, who was used to high efficiency, a bit at a loss.


    However, after Qing Nv started the second production of Qi Refining Spirit Water, Chen Mobai faced another problem.


    Where would he get the Good Deeds for the next purchase of main and auxiliary medicines?


    Although he currently had 24 spirit stones, he was a bit hesitant to go to the bank to exchange spirit stones for Good Deeds.


    The production of a mid-level first-order Qi Refining Spirit Water would take about five days.


    The alchemy room rented from Baoping Pharmacy was for a month. Qing Nv suggested that it would be best to make full use of it, buy more medicinal materials, and within this month, produce enough Qi Refining Spirit Water to support Chen Mobai''s cultivation to the seventh level of Qi Refining.


    According to Qing Nv''s efficiency, at least three more sets of medicinal materials were needed.


    Chen Mobai thought and thought, but in the end, he had no good solution. He could only take a spirit stone, go to the Wuxing Sect''s silver shop in Nanxi market to exchange for gold, and then find Wu Wan.


    "The quality of the gold is the same, but I can only buy the same amount as last time, which is 40 pieces, priced at 4300 Good Deeds."


    After Wu Wan weighed and measured the purity, he looked at the hundred gold bars in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and decided to be a good person, only taking 40 of them.


    "Oh, Master Wu, what do you mean by this?"


    Chen Mobai was a bit confused and asked.


    "You know, gold is a resource controlled by the Immortal Gate. All of us gold shops have registered with the Immortal Commerce Bureau. Before we get our business licenses, we were told that if the same person trades gold with us for more than 10,000 Good Deeds, we need to report to the market supervision department and the law enforcement police department."


    After Wu Wan finished speaking, Chen Mobai broke out in a cold sweat.


    "Thank you, Master Wu."


    He thanked Wu Wan solemnly. The latter waved his hand lightly, put on gloves, put the 40 gold bars on the scale into his safe, and then transferred 4300 Good Deeds to Chen Mobai via mobile phone.


    "You have traded gold with me twice, and you are only 4850 points away from the 10,000 Good Deeds limit. If you really lack Good Deeds, I can buy 5 more, just within the limit of 10,000."


    "But if the Immortal Commerce Bureau randomly checks my small shop''s accounts at the end of the year, your transaction that just hits the 10,000 Good Deeds limit will be too conspicuous and may be targeted for investigation."


    "So my suggestion is to trade 40 pieces this time. Even if I am selected for inspection, I have several customers like you. After doing the account books and tax bills, the Immortal Gate will basically turn a blind eye."


    After failing to establish his foundation, Wu Wan seemed to have seen through it and seemed to be ready to devote himself to appraisal and business. So he began to treat people sincerely, carefully instructed Chen Mobai on trading gold, and actively reminded him.


    "Of course, if you are in a hurry to use Good Deeds, I can introduce you to some of my colleagues. You just need to be careful not to exceed 10,000 Good Deeds. However, if you, a new face, go to trade gold, some bosses will report to the Immortal Gate just in case."


    After hearing this, Chen Mobai was very scared. sea??h th§× n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    His stuff was a bit shady to begin with. If he was really targeted by the relevant departments of the Immortal Gate, it would be disastrous.


    "I forgot to mention, if you register a company, you can avoid this limit of 10,000. Then our transactions will be on a business-to-business basis. At the end of the year when points are returned, there will even be discounts."


    Wu Wan suggested another method, but Chen Mobai immediately shook his head.


    He was only eighteen years old. If he rashly registered a company specifically for gold trading, wouldn''t that attract more attention?


    Before leaving, Chen Mobai thanked Wu Wan again, and at the same time, he gave up the idea of exchanging gold from the Tianhe Realm.


    Since it didn''t work here, he could try the idea he had before.


    Nanxi market.


    Dressed in ancient-style clothes, Chen Mobai walked into a shop opened by a local cultivation family.


    Due to its location on the edge of the Dream Swamp, Yun Country was rich in spiritual energy. Many cultivation families relied on water veins to open medicinal fields, which could be used to cultivate alchemists and also sold to large alchemy sects like Huitian Valley.


    Moreover, after cultivating thousand-year-old spiritual medicines, they could exchange them for Foundation Establishment Pills, so basically, the cultivation families here would open a medicinal field as a family heirloom.


    But Huitian Valley only accepted high-quality medicinal materials, so a lot of low-grade medicinal materials harvested after maturation fell into the local market shops for sale.


    This three-story shop called "Four Qi Pavilion" was one of the four Foundation Establishment families in the market, the Lou family''s business.


    Chen Mobai heard from Qing Nv that medicinal materials have four different medicinal properties: cold, hot, warm, and cool, called Four Qi. The name of this shop probably came from this.


    "Are you buying spiritual herbs or spiritual pills?"


    As soon as he entered the door, a beautiful female cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining greeted him. She looked at Chen Mobai''s exquisite clothes and smiled.


    "I have three types of herbs that my elders need for alchemy, but I don''t know what they are. Can you help me see if you have them here?"


    Chen Mobai took out the three main medicines for refining Qi Refining Spirit Water from Qing Nv and handed them to the female cultivator of the Four Qi Pavilion. She nodded, took a tray to receive the medicinal materials.


    "These are Baiji, Chuidu Grass, and Zheri, three very common spiritual herbs. We have them all in our shop. How much do you need?"


    The female cultivator seemed to know a lot about medicinal materials. After carefully looking, smelling, and touching, she smiled and named three medicinal materials that were completely different from those on Di Yuan Star.


    "How much do they cost?""These are the most common medicinal herbs, but they start at one spirit stone per pound, and the price is the same for all three types."


    Chen Mobai did some calculations. One pound of medicinal herbs could be refined five times. Even if Qing Nv could only successfully produce ten tubes each time, it would be enough to support his cultivation to the seventh level of Qi Refining.


    The price was completely acceptable. With these, he only needed to buy four kinds of auxiliary herbs from Di Yuan Star.


    "Then let''s buy a pound of each first."


    Upon hearing this, the beautiful female cultivator''s smile remained unchanged, and she immediately invited Chen Mobai to the second floor.


    Only after listening to her introduction did he learn that the second floor was where spirit herbs and medicinal herbs were sold. The third floor was where their family''s self-refined spirit pills were sold. They had just stocked a new batch of Spirit Gathering Pills and wanted to promote them to see if Chen Mobai was interested.


    However, the spirit pills in the Tianhe Realm were all over the standard for pill toxicity. Chen Mobai dared not buy them. After taking the medicinal herbs and paying the spirit stones, he left directly.

 Chapter 62 – Spirit Essence

    Treasure Vase Alchemy Room.


    Chen Mobai looked at the sign at the entrance, took out the visitor card given by Qing Nv, and the guard let him in after a quick scan.


    "You''re just in time. This is the successfully blended Spirit Water. Just pour it into the containers and seal it."


    As one of the top pharmacies in Danxia City, the rented Treasure Vase Alchemy Room was fully equipped. Qing Nv, dressed in a white lab coat, handed a pot of standard Qi-replenishing Spirit Water to Chen Mobai, pointing to a dozen glass tubes slotted into a rack on the table next to them.


    "What about the rest?"


    Chen Mobai put down the three large bags of medicinal herbs he was holding, took the teapot to start sealing, and looked at the other half of the medicinal liquid that had been separated in the pool.


    "These raw liquids contain excessive amounts of toxic elements. After collection, they need to be put into special sealing bags. Before leaving, hand them over to the recycling staff of the Treasure Vase Pharmacy. They will collect and destroy them."


    As Qing Nv spoke, she took out a rolled-up plastic sealing bag from a cabinet on the wall. After infusing it with spiritual power, it immediately inflated and turned into a square sealing bag.


    "You''ve improved. There are 20 tubes this time."


    Chen Mobai steadily poured the diluted Spirit Water from the teapot into the standard glass tubes, then sealed the bottle.


    "The equipment in this alchemy room is better than my previous teacher''s, and after having hands-on experience once, I''ve definitely improved. If it weren''t for my unfamiliarity with the equipment in this alchemy room, I could have produced 25 tubes, nearly a 50% success rate."


    Qing Nv said, having already sealed the non-standard raw liquids and placed them in a trash can marked with the word "poison".


    "Is this the next batch of medicinal herbs? Let me take a look."


    As she spoke, Qing Nv opened the three main herbs that Chen Mobai had brought from the Tianhe Realm, took a sniff, and her eyes lit up.


    "The age and medicinal properties of these herbs are more abundant than the ones we bought online before. Next time, we might be able to produce 30 tubes."


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai also smiled. He had been worried that the things from the Tianhe Realm might not meet the standards here.


    "However, these herbs have been poorly preserved, and some of their medicinal properties have been lost. They need to be used as soon as possible." sea??h th§× N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After confirming all three herbs, Qing Nv gave Chen Mobai some not-so-good news.


    But this was to be expected. After all, the alchemy technology on Earth had reached its peak, with different preservation methods for different properties of herbs. Some even had specially adjusted temperature-controlled medicine warehouses to preserve the medicinal properties to the best extent.


    In the Tianhe Realm, at most, they could only ensure dry, ventilated, and cool conditions. If they could preserve most of the medicinal properties, it would already be a hard-earned result for those cultivation families.


    "By the way, how does your teacher usually charge the Treasure Vase Pharmacy for selling this Qi-replenishing Spirit Water?"


    Chen Mobai asked again. He was planning to buy a powerful talisman to break the Water Mansion''s Water Thunder Formation, but he was short of Good Deeds.


    "My teacher only charges for processing. The party A provides the medicinal herbs. Regardless of the final yield, he charges 1000 Good Deeds each time."


    "1000 for each time, that''s easy money."


    Upon hearing Chen Mobai''s words, Qing Nv took out a calculator and did some calculations for him.


    "The Treasure Vase Pharmacy has its own medicinal fields and factories. The cost of the main and auxiliary herbs is probably no more than 2000."


    "My teacher''s success rate in refining mid-grade Qi-replenishing Spirit Water is generally over 95%. He gives them 40 tubes each time. According to the market price of 200 Good Deeds per tube, that''s 8000 Good Deeds."


    "Deducting the processing fee of 1000, the material cost of 2000, and various channel costs, the Treasure Vase Pharmacy makes at least 4000 Good Deeds profit each time."


    After hearing this, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but sigh, "Selling medicine is really profitable."


    "But we can''t ignore the cost of maintaining such a large scale for the Treasure Vase Pharmacy, as well as the salary costs of the medicinal fields and factories. But anyway, selling medicine is recognized as the easiest industry to get rich in the Immortal Gate."


    Among the four disciplines of the Immortal Gate - talisman, elixir, artifact, and formation, talismans representing spells are only popular in daily life, and due to low barriers to entry and high competition, they basically only have a slim profit margin.


    The same goes for artifacts. Combat artifacts basically can''t sell for much. Only cooking artifacts and transportation tools like airships and cars can make money.


    Formations are even more high-end products, basically custom-made, full-house orders, emphasizing a brand. There are very few manufacturers in this field.Only the field of elixir medicine has developed to an extreme maturity, and it is indispensable for everyone''s cultivation breakthrough. However, the Immortal Gate strictly controls the threshold, continuously raising the standards. After thousands of years of internal competition, among the six major pharmaceutical giants that have emerged, there is the Baoping Medicine Shop.


    These pharmaceutical giants can basically be considered monopolies. If it weren''t for the Immortal Gate''s strict control of prices, ordinary cultivators like Chen Mobai might not even be able to afford them even if they managed to get their hands on them.


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    "It''s a pity that we''re not refining Qi-replenishing Spirit Water for Baoping Medicine Shop, otherwise they would provide ''Spirit Essence'', which would guarantee a success rate of over 80% each time."


    Qing Nv looked at the original liquid in the trash can that needed to be disposed of and couldn''t help but sigh.


    "Spirit Essence? What is that? Is it also a kind of auxiliary medicine?"


    Chen Mobai asked.


    "Yes, it''s similar. It''s an auxiliary medicine used by those big pharmacies specifically to filter out pill toxins. The reason why the master can achieve a success rate of over 95% each time, apart from his superb skills, is also because of the ''Spirit Essence'' provided by Baoping Medicine Shop."


    "Can this ''Spirit Essence'' be bought?"


    "You''re thinking too simply. This ''Spirit Essence'' is the fundamental reason why these pharmaceutical giants have emerged from the thousands of years of competition in the Immortal Gate. Even if an ordinary pharmacy has a fourth-order alchemist, due to the lack of Spirit Essence, they can only shine for a hundred years at most, and they can''t compete with them."


    Chen Mobai thought of the countless alchemists in the Immortal Gate, big and small, but these alchemists, in order to reach a higher level, would eventually join one of the six major pharmaceutical giants.


    "Is this ''Spirit Essence'' only available in the six major pharmacies?"


    "Not necessarily. This ''Spirit Essence'' is made by crushing spirit stones that have been depleted of spiritual energy. You can collect a little from various channels, but only the six major pharmacies, backed by either the Immortal Gate or the Four Great Dao Institutes, have a massive reserve of spirit stones."


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai was instantly stunned.


    "What did you say?"


    "What?"


    "Spirit Essence is made from spirit stones that have been depleted of spiritual energy! Can that thing be reused like this!"


    Chen Mobai was once again moved to tears by the frugality of the cultivators on Earth.

 Chapter 63 – Heavenly Spiritual Root

    Chen Mobai remembered that he still had a used spiritual stone in the drawer of his room, and immediately ran back to get it with great enthusiasm.


    "This stone, when crushed into spirit essence, can filter the poison of two original elixirs, but it also requires a reactant."


    Qing Nv didn''t ask why Chen Mobai had such a thing at home. She had already assumed that her benefactor''s ancestors must have been great cultivators, and now he was a somewhat fallen young master.


    "Can the reactant be purchased?"


    "It''s very cheap, 100 Good Deeds can buy a large jar, which can be used to combine 50 spirit essences."


    Qing Nv''s words made Chen Mobai breathe a sigh of relief. He didn''t have many Good Deeds left. The three main ingredients for refining Spirit Water could be bought in the Tianhe Realm, but the four auxiliary ingredients could only be bought on the Earth Yuan Star. His Good Deeds could only buy enough for three uses.


    "Do we not need a flavor corrector?"


    Qing Nv checked the auxiliary ingredients and found that this one was missing. Chen Mobai shook his head, indicating that he had run out of pocket money and couldn''t afford it, so he had to save a bit here.


    "Then I''ll first refine a batch of Spirit Water without the flavor corrector. You can try it first. If you can bear it, we''ll continue like this for the next few batches."


    As she said this, Qing Nv felt a lingering fear. She had tasted that flavor before, and it was unbearably bitter.


    Chen Mobai nodded, but he was thinking about going to the Nanxi Market to buy some used spiritual stones. He packed up the 20 tubes of Spirit Water that he had successfully refined this time and prepared to leave.


    "By the way, you''re the same age as me, how''s your college entrance exam preparation going?"


    At this moment, Chen Mobai remembered this and asked with a hint of concern.


    "It doesn''t matter whether I take the exam or not, I''ve already been recommended by the school."


    "Really? Which university have you been recommended to?"


    "Jumang Taoist Academy!"


    "Oh, that''s a good university... Wait, what Taoist Academy did you say..."


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    "Jumang Taoist Academy. Why else do you think the Baoping Pharmacy would rent this alchemy room to me? I''m basically using my own school''s facilities."


    "..."


    After a long silence, Chen Mobai looked Qing Nv up and down carefully. He remembered when he went to find her at the Immortal Gate High School, she had to wear a mask and a hat to cover herself when she came out of the school.


    He had originally thought it was because she was beautiful and had many pursuers in the school.


    Now it seemed that she was probably too famous within the school.


    "Now I understand why Valley Master Feng, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, couldn''t help but take you as his disciple when he came to the school to give a lecture. A spiritual root of heaven, even a Golden Elixir Taoist master would probably not be able to resist."


    Chen Mobai sighed, lamenting his previous confusion.


    "That''s not necessarily the case. Although the Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivates quickly before forming the elixir, it is precisely because there are no obstacles or bottlenecks in the early stage that the success rate of forming the Elemental Infant is actually lower than those with ordinary spiritual roots who cultivate step by step. Among the Elemental Infants in the Immortal Gate, only four started with the Heavenly Spiritual Root. So if resources are abundant, my future achievements may not be as great as yours."


    Qing Nv shook her head, her words leaving Chen Mobai speechless.


    You should know that not long ago, his lifelong goal was to hope to successfully establish the Foundation in his lifetime.


    "What''s your current cultivation level?"


    "Qi Refining Sixth Level."


    Chen Mobai felt a little better when he heard this, the same as him.


    But when he thought about the fact that Qing Nv''s single apartment only had a first-grade lower-level spiritual energy, she should only be able to practice Qi for two hours a day in the school''s practice room.


    Being able to cultivate to the Qi Refining Sixth Level under these conditions, the Heavenly Spiritual Root was indeed extraordinary.


    "Then you''re busy, I''m going back to review."


    "Okay, come back tomorrow to get the Spirit Water. After filtering the elixir poison with the spirit essence, we should be able to mix about fifteen more tubes."


    Chen Mobai nodded, encouraging himself in his heart. Now that he had the opportunity of the Tianhe Realm, if he really became a major trader between the two realms in the future, the resources of spiritual stones would be endless.


    Although he was not a Heavenly Spiritual Root, his future was promising.


    The next day, Chen Mobai first went to the Nanxi Market, where he happened to meet Qi Er at the entrance. He was very grateful, saying that without the Green Arrow Talisman, he would have died in the Dream Swamp.


    As they were talking, Qi Er wanted to give Chen Mobai the 2 spiritual stones he had obtained as a reward, but the latter shook his head and did not accept.


    Then, Chen Mobai asked Qi Er to help him see if he could buy some used spiritual stones, preferably the kind that had exhausted their spiritual energy.


    Although Qi Er found it strange, he took on the task. In less than half a day, he had collected all the used spiritual stones from the small scattered cultivators in his circle, a total of 17.


    Qi Er said he had paid 10 taels of gold for each spiritual stone, and Chen Mobai nodded, giving him a 500-tael gold note.


    These spirit essences were completely enough for Qing Nv to refine, so Chen Mobai didn''t stay in the market any longer.


    Stimulated by the fact that Qing Nv had already been recommended to Jumang Taoist Academy, he began to study even harder than before in the next two months.


    After getting enough Spirit Water, he stopped wasting time on setting up stalls and focused on studying and cultivating, hoping to get a good score in the college entrance exam.


    If he couldn''t get into one of the four major Taoist academies, he should at least get into one of the top ten college palaces.


    Let''s set a small goal first, the Pure Yang Academy!


    So, Chen Mobai began the most diligent two months of his life.


    Every night he practiced Qi in the Water Mansion, and when he came back during the day, he listened attentively to the classes at school while reviewing the basic knowledge of the four subjects he had fallen behind in the past three years.


    Cultivating divine consciousness, or opening the orifice as the ancients said, opened the door of wisdom.


    The spells, formulas, talismans, and formations that used to feel obscure and difficult to understand, he could slowly comprehend after reading and writing them a few times. Coupled with frequent visits to his teacher''s office and the guidance of these public servants, his foundation gradually solidified and his knowledge became increasingly profound.


    However, what surprised Chen Mobai the most was the breakthrough in his realm.


    Perhaps it was because he had never given up on the cultivation of the Mind Nurturing God Casting Technique, his divine consciousness had been refined early on, and the bottleneck of the late stage of Qi Refining no longer existed. Coupled with the endless supply of Spirit Water refined by Qing Nv, and the second-order spiritual energy of the Water Mansion, he finally broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining naturally, with the spiritual vortex in his Dantian overflowing, a week before the college entrance examination.


    Having reached this step, Chen Mobai finally had the confidence to strive for the entrance examination of the Four Great Daoist Academies.


    However, after reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining, there was still a very important question before him.


    Should he continue to cultivate the "Five Elements Technique", or switch to the "Pure Yang Scroll"?

 Chapter 64 – Proxy Immortal Gate Network

    Water Mansion.


    He opened his personal panel.


    ¡¾Name: Chen Mobai¡¿


    ¡¾Age: 18¡¿


    ¡¾Realm: Qi Refining Seventh Layer¡¿


    ¡¾Spiritual Root: Gold 23, Wood 27, Water 30, Fire 17, Earth 10¡¿


    ¡¾Cultivation Method: Five Elements Cultivation¡¿


    ¡¾Skills: Levitation Technique, Cleaning Technique, Spiritual Shield, Qi Nourishing Technique, Water Control Technique, Water Elemental Shield¡¿


    The Five Elements Cultivation, although mediocre, has one advantage, that is, it can use spells of any attribute.


    Although Chen Mobai did not practice the Black Water Technique, in the Water Mansion, an environment with unique advantages, he still practiced the three spells recorded above.


    Among them, the "Water Control Technique" is the simplest and has become proficient by now.


    The "Water Elemental Shield" was originally just a beginner''s path, but after cultivating the divine consciousness, it made rapid progress. Now, it only lacks the condensation of a kind of Spirit Water called "Black Water" to be able to cast it.


    Only the last "Ice Technique" has always been elusive, so he did not include this spell in his skill list.


    After thinking about it, Chen Mobai felt that it was better to be cautious about cultivation. He decided to continue practicing the "Five Elements Cultivation". After being admitted to the Dao Academy, he would ask the professors there.


    If he could be admitted to the Pure Yang Academy, there would be no doubt that he would directly switch to the "Pure Yang Scroll".


    What if he had a burst of luck and was admitted to one of the four major Dao Academies? There might be better cultivation methods than the "Pure Yang Scroll"!


    Anyway, the Five Elements Cultivation can be seamlessly transformed into any Five Elements attribute cultivation method, and it''s never too late to switch.


    Like Qingping Shangren, after forming an infant with the Five Elements Cultivation, he switched to the Yuqing Scripture of the Divine Soul Cultivation Method. Although he was known as the weakest in the same realm, at least among those geniuses of his time, only he reached such a realm.


    In terms of achievements, Qingping Shangren has already suppressed ten generations of Immortal Root Dao seeds, and even the Divine Transformation is hopeful.


    Chen Mobai took Qingping Shangren as a mirror, understood this issue, and instantly had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.


    Anyway, the college entrance examination is in a week, and he doesn''t have enough time to cultivate the Three Yang Body. He can put it aside for now and consider this issue after the entrance examination of the major Dao Academies.


    Then he remembered something, opened the Turtle Treasure, and sure enough, the [Agent] button was protruding and glowing.


    "Breaking through to the seventh layer of Qi Refining, I can act as an agent for another software, which one should I choose?"


    He returned to his application list, scrolled down, looked and looked again. He was inclined to choose the "Immortal Gate Net", a comprehensive shopping software, but he was also very interested in the "Immortal Gate Spell Library".


    The Immortal Gate Spell Library collects all the spells of the four major Dao Academies, ten major academies, and one hundred and twenty mansions of the Earth Star.


    It is said to have a million spells.


    Together with the "National Library", they are known as the two great secrets of the Immortal Gate. It is said that some divine powers enlightened by the Divine Transformation ancestors from the heavenly books are also collected in it, such as the Immortal Technique¡¤Mending the Sky.


    However, after careful consideration, Chen Mobai still chose the "Immortal Gate Net".


    Because he doesn''t have much pursuit for spells right now.


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    He clicked on the [Agent] of the Turtle Treasure, then selected the icon of "Immortal Gate Net". The cute turtle pattern appeared again in the center of the screen. After spinning around, it entered the newly registered user avatar in the upper right corner.


    It''s still the Turtle Immortal.


    After the agency was completed, Chen Mobai opened the interface of this new account and saw that it still only had third-level permissions.


    It seems that the software developed by the Immortal Gate has different protective forces from those of the civilian sector.


    But third-level permissions are enough.


    Chen Mobai opened the page of the official flagship store of the Immortal Gate, and sure enough, there were many new permissions.


    For example, free shipping. Normally when he buys things, he only dares to buy from Danxia City or nearby cities, because the shipping cost from other major cities is sometimes almost equal to the value of the goods themselves.


    This is because the original oil and gas resources of the Earth Star have been exhausted. Now, vehicles and airplanes are driven by Spirit Liquid and Spirit Stones. If you want to travel quickly, the price is very expensive.


    In addition to free shipping, you can also know the information of the items that can be grabbed one month in advance.


    But the most powerful privilege of third-level users is that every month you can select one item released by the official of the Immortal Gate, it can be a pill or a magic weapon, and reserve it for yourself before the grab.


    That is to say, the moment the grab starts, this item will appear on your order page. The official assumes that you have grabbed it, and you just need to check out.


    After seeing this, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but marvel.


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    But he could only look at it, and he didn''t dare to use this privilege at all.


    Because as long as he uses this account to buy something once, he will immediately be exposed.


    However, knowing the information about the items released by the various flagship stores on the Immortal Gate Net one month in advance is already very useful for him.


    But Chen Mobai guessed that the information that can be known through the agent should be those arranged in advance by the backend. If the flagship store has temporary changes, it probably won''t be included.


    Thinking about it, he began to browse the list of pills that the official flagship store of the Immortal Gate will release in the next month.


    On the 5th, 18th, and 26th of next month, the three treasures of Foundation Establishment will be released at different times in the morning, afternoon, and evening.


    Chen Mobai was excited. If he could grab them and sell them, he could at least make a 20% profit. According to the official price of 800,000 Good Deeds each, that is to say, if he grabs one, it is a pure income of tens of thousands of Good Deeds.


    But the problem is, he doesn''t have that much capital to grab.But after knowing this information, he could slowly figure out a solution.


    At worst, he could post online, claiming that he had secured a spot but didn''t have the money to buy it. If anyone needed it, they could transfer the money to him and so on.


    Although this seemed a bit like a scam, as long as he found a familiar person to vouch for him, there would always be someone in need.


    For example, Wu Wan, who was a businessman, should have a wide network.


    Although Chen Mobai had been diligently cultivating during this period, he was also thinking about how to make money on Di Yuan Star.


    Exchanging spirit stones and selling gold were absolutely out of the question.


    He had also thought about selling the Qi-replenishing Spirit Water refined by Qing Nv in his online shop, but since Qing Nv was not yet qualified to take the alchemist certification exam, even if the Spirit Water she refined met the standards, no one would dare to buy it.


    On Di Yuan Star, cultivators preferred to buy elixirs from the six major pharmaceutical factories'' direct supply stores, followed by those opened by famous alchemists. The remaining small pharmacies could only do some business among acquaintances.


    The pharmacy opened by Gu Changfeng, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, didn''t do well in business, let alone Chen Mobai.


    Therefore, becoming an agent for the Immortal Gate network was a decision he made after careful consideration, in order to solve his financial difficulties on Di Yuan Star.


    He had tasted the bitterness of being penniless for a month now, and the Qi-replenishing Spirit Water without any flavor enhancers was just too bitter.

 Chapter 65 – Spirit Ascension Powder

    There''s only one day left until the college entrance examination!


    Inside the classroom, the usually stern head teacher, Chai Deyun, began to passionately emphasize the importance of the college entrance examination to all the students.


    "According to statistics, the success rate of Foundation Establishment for students of Danzhu Chixia Academy is 2%. That is to say, only two out of a hundred people can successfully establish their foundation."


    "For students of the top ten academies, the success rate of Foundation Establishment is 20%. Taking our class of 49 people as an example, if all of them were admitted to the top ten academies, then ten people would successfully establish their foundation. What an honor that would be."


    "I don''t need to say much about the benefits of successful Foundation Establishment, do I? Not only will your lifespan greatly increase, but you can also apply to the Immortal Gate for a second-order spiritual vein, or even access the Immortal Gate''s spell library. You can consult more powerful spells and stronger cultivation methods in the national library."


    "After Foundation Establishment, even if you are equivalent to the principal of your alma mater, I guess the principal would happily give up his position to you."


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    Chen Mobai listened to Chai Deyun''s words, playing with his phone with his head down. S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He was trying to purchase the "Spirit Ascension Powder" that the official flagship store of the Immortal Gate released today. Although he knew in advance that it would be on sale at 9:38 in the morning, he had been refreshing and waiting since 8:30.


    After all, there are not a few Golden Elixir Taoist masters in the Immortal Gate. Although they have lost all interest in the Foundation Establishment treasures, what if their juniors need them?


    However, he was lucky. Perhaps his sincerity moved the Immortal Gate. He quickly placed an order the moment the ten thousand "Spirit Ascension Powder" went on sale, and successfully grabbed one.


    If he wasn''t in the classroom, Chen Mobai almost couldn''t help but jump up in joy.


    "What''s making you so happy?"


    However, his expression caught the attention of his desk mate. Lu Hongsheng, who had completely forgotten about the previous incident, asked in a low voice.


    "I casually browsed the Immortal Gate''s website today and happened to come across a batch of newly listed ''Spirit Ascension Powder''. I was lucky and managed to grab one."


    Chen Mobai didn''t hide anything and happily showed Lu Hongsheng the unpaid purchase success page on his phone screen.


    "Your luck is really against the heavens."


    Lu Hongsheng''s eyes widened, and he spoke with a somewhat sour tone.


    At this time, the head teacher on the stage had finished speaking and it was time for a break. The two beautiful female students in front of them who heard the conversation turned their heads in disbelief to look at Chen Mobai. The latter shrugged and let the students around him see the order page on his phone.


    Afterwards, everyone looked at Chen Mobai with envious eyes.


    One student who was quick to react took out his phone and started to make a purchase. It seemed like a chain reaction, everyone started logging onto the Immortal Gate''s website, hoping to grab some of the newly listed Spirit Ascension Powder.


    The first female student to react regretfully slapped the table.


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    Lu Hongsheng, who was the first to know, banged his head against the wall. If he had tried to grab one right after Chen Mobai notified him, he might have been able to get one.


    Whether he could afford it or not was another matter, there were plenty of people who would help him pay.


    The only one in the class who remained still was Song Zheng.


    He believed that he could at least be admitted to one of the top ten academies. At that time, he would be able to get two of the Foundation Establishment treasures for free during his first Foundation Establishment. If he had enough Good Deeds, he could also buy them from the school to complete the Foundation Establishment treasures.


    Therefore, Song Zheng had no interest in a mere "Spirit Ascension Powder".


    The commotion here also attracted the head teacher who was about to pack up his textbooks and leave. When he found out that Chen Mobai had grabbed a "Spirit Ascension Powder", he couldn''t help but show a different color on his face. If it weren''t for the fact that he still had his first opportunity to establish his foundation in the academy, he might have wanted to buy it from this student.


    However, some quick-thinking students had already taken out their phones and quickly spread the news.


    After all, there were quite a few teachers in the school who were at the ninth level of Qi Refining.


    Before the second class, Chen Mobai suddenly received a text message.


    The sender was Chan Si.


    ¡¾I have a senior sister who is preparing for Foundation Establishment. If you want to sell the ''Spirit Ascension Powder'' you have, you can consider me.¡¿


    Chen Mobai didn''t expect the first person to approach him to be this teacher. He had intentionally let the whole class know, after all, selling to the school''s teachers is always better than selling to strangers.


    Although the teaching staff of the Fifth High School of the Immortal Gate is average, these teachers who can be hired to teach them are all top choices in terms of moral cultivation. Selling to them, there''s no need to worry about them defaulting on payment.


    If it were another teacher, Chen Mobai would definitely hold out for a higher price.


    But since it was Chan Si who sent the message, he considered it for a while and then replied with a ¡¾Okay¡¿.


    It''s a good thing that old man Ding''s time has passed and he doesn''t need the Foundation Establishment treasures anymore. Otherwise, if both of these teachers wanted to buy the Spirit Ascension Powder, he really wouldn''t know who to sell it to.


    After class, the head teacher, Chai Deyun, called Chen Mobai to the office.


    He was introducing another teacher who also wanted to buy the "Spirit Ascension Powder", but Chen Mobai said he had already promised Chan Si. After hearing this, the former left regretfully.


    "If I remember correctly, Teacher Chan has not established his foundation yet. If needed, he can purchase the complete Foundation Establishment treasures from Danzhu Academy."


    Chai Deyun suddenly asked when the other teacher left. Chen Mobai was taken aback, then replied that Chan Si was buying it for a senior sister. After hearing this, Chai Deyun nodded in understanding.Chan Si was teaching a class in the neighboring class today, and they were both in the school. They agreed to meet after the morning classes ended.


    "The three treasures of Foundation Establishment are usually sold at a premium of about 20% in the market. How about I transfer you 160,000 Good Deeds?"


    In the office, Chen Mobai nodded after hearing Chan Si''s words.


    Among the three treasures, the demand for "Spirit Ascension Powder" was slightly less. After all, compared to "Vein Protection Pill" and "Qi Condensation Liquid", there were many other pills and magical tools that could replace it. Even if he gave it to Wu Wan to sell, it might not reach this price.


    After Chen Mobai modified the delivery information of the order, he handed it over to Chan Si for payment. The latter took his card number and transferred him 160,000 Good Deeds without hesitation.


    Seeing the new balance notification from the bank, Chen Mobai, who had never had so many Good Deeds before, was a bit shaky.


    He laughed at himself for being inexperienced, getting so excited over just 160,000 Good Deeds.


    "By the way, the college entrance examination is in two days. How are your preparations?"


    Chan Si suddenly asked about this. Chen Mobai modestly smiled.


    "There should be no problem for me to take the entrance exam for the top ten academies of the Four Great Daoist Institutions."


    "Oh, congratulations then. But this year''s entrance exam is a bit special, I''m afraid your chances of passing are slim."

 Chapter 66 – Question sets from previous

    "I can''t reveal the specifics, but it will be announced in a few days after the college entrance examination."


    Chan Si was very tight-lipped, so Chen Mobai could only suppress his curiosity and leave her office.


    In the cultivation room of the school, Chen Mobai didn''t waste any time.


    After practicing the "Nurturing Mind and Casting Divine Art" for a while, when he felt his mental energy starting to tire, he stopped and searched online for the entrance exams of various major Daoist academies in the past few years.


    Last year''s entrance exam was a nine-level formation set up by representatives of various Daoist academies. The difficulty of the formations ranged from simple to complex, with one level connected to the next. To be admitted to the four major Daoist academies, one had to decipher seven formations.


    However, among all the students in Danxia City, the best result was the deciphering of six formations. In the end, that student could only go to the Observing Stars Academy among the ten major academies.


    Chen Mobai frowned as he read this. He was not completely ignorant about formations. During this period of time, with the relentless guidance of Chan Si, he had already mastered the second-level Azure Water Formation in the Water Palace.


    Drawing on this knowledge, he was confident that his proficiency in formations ranked in the top three in his class.


    So he confidently used 100 points to download the entrance exam question bank of the Immortal Gate for the past ten years.


    Nine formations in a row, like pearls.


    The names of these questions were quite good, Chen Mobai silently praised in his heart. Then he took out his stationery from his schoolbag and prepared to calculate the formations, starting to do the questions.


    Half an hour later, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and reluctantly put down the paper and pen in his hand.


    He barely deciphered the first two formations, but when it came to the third formation, the knowledge and formation patterns involved had already exceeded almost half of his knowledge and surpassed the content of the nine-year compulsory education textbooks.


    According to last year''s results, deciphering two formations would allow him to choose to enter the Immortal Gate''s 120th Mansion.


    In other words, Chen Mobai''s level stopped here.


    But Chen Mobai himself definitely wouldn''t admit this. He believed that the school taught too little about formations, and he had no interest in formations on weekdays, so he didn''t bother to study and expand his knowledge in this area.


    So he switched to a set of entrance exam questions from two years ago.


    That year, the Sentient Path Academy tested the cultivation technique of a certain spiritual medicine. Within a month, this spiritual medicine had to be upgraded from the first level to the second level.


    Chen Mobai was not familiar with spiritual values, so he skipped it directly.


    The Dance Instrument Academy gave each registered student a six-liang iron essence and required them to refine it into a flying sword with a grade of at least the second level.


    He skipped it directly as well.


    The entrance exam for the Mending the Sky Academy was to repair a defective formation disk...


    Why was it still a formation? Skip!


    With his last hope, Chen Mobai looked at the entrance exam question for the Kunpeng Academy: each student had to take a piece of second-level jade and draw talismans on it, collect the essence of thunder and fire, and after the talismans reached the second level, they could be admitted.


    He continued to skip with a blank expression, and opened the entrance exam question from the year before last.


    The variety of questions that year was even greater. Each group of ten students had to work together to cultivate a spiritual vein, cultivating it from the first level to the second level. This process would be recorded by someone. If the cultivation was successful, the representatives of the academy would score each person in the team in terms of leadership, cooperation, and skills.


    Still a complete failure, not a single person was admitted to the four major Daoist academies.


    Two years ago, three years ago...


    After Chen Mobai finished reading the entrance exam question sets from the past ten years, his face was filled with a dazed expression.


    There wasn''t a single year of the entrance exam that he knew.


    But Chen Mobai himself didn''t have much hope of being admitted to the four major Daoist academies. His goal had always been the ten major academies.


    To be precise, the Pure Yang Academy and the Tai Yuan Academy.


    After all, based on his spiritual root talent, the artificial elemental spirit in the National Library suggested that Chen Mobai follow the path of the "Pure Yang Scroll" and the "Jade Clear Scripture," which had a slight possibility of cultivating the primordial spirit.


    He had to believe in the country.


    Comforting himself in this way, Chen Mobai looked at the entrance exam questions for the Pure Yang Academy and the Tai Yuan Academy when they were tested separately.


    Finally, he had a little confidence.


    At least, unlike the entrance exams of the four major Daoist academies that required a cultivation level of at least the second level, the requirements of the ten major academies for their students were only top-notch knowledge at the first level. Only when there were more applicants in a certain year would the requirements be raised to the second level. S~ea??h the n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    However, after reading the question sets from the past ten years, Chen Mobai also discovered some patterns.


    If the entrance exams of the four major Daoist academies and the ten major academies were combined, they would generally include the four major disciplines of spells, pills, instruments, and formations. After all, these were the basics, and it was easy to distinguish the talents of students from these aspects.


    If they were tested separately, then all kinds of strange things were possible.


    For example, the Pure Yang Academy focused more on state of mind, while the Tai Yuan Academy valued background and strong divine consciousness. The Five Thunder Academy exempted those with Thunder Spiritual Roots from the entrance exam, and the Natural Academy exempted those with Spirit Spiritual Roots. The Mountain and Sea Academy would select sword cultivators...


    Chen Mobai set his first choice as the Pure Yang Academy, the second choice as the Tai Yuan Academy, and the third choice as the local Chixia Academy.


    As for the four major Daoist academies, after reading the question sets from previous years, he really didn''t have much confidence.


    After looking at the time and realizing there was still some time left, Chen Mobai started browsing the flagship stores of various major sects on the Immortal Gate website.


    He was interested in a second-level lower-grade "Mysterious Yang Purple Fire Talisman." The official flagship store of the Pure Yang Academy would release a hundred of them at 6:45 tonight.


    Priced at 68,000 Good Deeds.


    The timing was a bit awkward, as Chen Mobai would usually be in the Water Palace by that time, but he could understand.In order to take care of every cultivator as much as possible and give everyone a chance, the Immortal Gate, constrained by the limited resources of the Earth Elemental Star, releases items such as elixirs, talismans, and magical instruments at unpredictable times.


    This means that in the 1440 minutes of a day, good items could be put on the shelves of the major flagship stores at any minute.


    Although constantly keeping watch would certainly allow one to snatch up good items, elixirs like the Three Treasures of Foundation Establishment, which are most welcomed by Qi Refining cultivators, are only put on the shelves three times a month. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot stay awake all month, staring at the screen waiting for items to be put on the shelves.


    This is the greatest fairness that the Immortal Gate can achieve under the circumstances of resource scarcity.


    Chen Mobai set an alarm for himself to remind him to snatch up the "Mysterious Sun Purple Fire Talisman" produced by the Pure Yang Academy tonight.


    After leaving school, he decided not to cultivate today.


    The college entrance examination is in two days, and even if he were to cultivate, he wouldn''t be able to calm his mind.


    He called Qing Nv and asked her to have dinner with him tonight.


    He had promised her before that he would treat her to grilled fish.


    After returning home, Chen Mobai went to the Water Mansion and caught two descendants of the Azure Blood Carp. He didn''t kill them, but directly handed them over to the enthusiastic owner of the grilled fish shop.


    After Qing Nv finished eating, she couldn''t stop praising the meal.


    She said that she had never eaten such delicious fish in her life.

 Chapter 67 – College entrance

    On the day of the college entrance examination, Chen Xinglan specially rushed over from Chixia Academy to cheer for his son.


    Compared to his parents, Chen Mobai appeared relaxed as he entered the examination room with his admission ticket and stationery.


    Since he cultivated his divine consciousness, he had been reviewing the knowledge in his textbooks and had mastered everything within two months.


    Although he couldn''t say he fully understood everything, he had a thorough understanding of all the knowledge points. When encountering corresponding questions, he could easily recall the relevant content from his memory.


    On the first morning, there was the arts paper.


    Chen Mobai smoothly filled it out from beginning to end, except for a slight pause on the last question.


    This question involved knowledge beyond the scope of high school, but Chen Mobai was well-prepared. Using his knowledge, he deduced the missing parts of the spell and completed it. Although it couldn''t be considered the standard answer, he filled in all the blanks.


    Amidst the worried expressions of the students around him, he calmly handed in his paper and left.


    In the afternoon, there was the alchemy paper.


    Although he hadn''t studied it in detail, he had learned some knowledge beyond the textbooks during his time with Qing Nv. After writing down everything he knew on the paper, he didn''t bother to think anymore and stopped writing until the bell for handing in the paper rang.


    On the second morning, there was the artifact paper.


    He had no clue about the last question, so he could only do his best to fill it in.


    Lastly, there was the formation paper.


    Chen Mobai smoothly finished writing the second-to-last question and then approached the last question with a try-it-out attitude.


    After experiencing three papers, he already understood the pattern. The last question would involve knowledge beyond the textbooks, and this was where he could score high.


    Each paper was worth 100 points.


    Based on the previous year''s score cutoff, generally, a score above 330 would allow one to apply to the top ten academies and participate in the entrance exams. The qualification for the four major academies last year was 350 points.


    However, these scores fluctuated depending on the number of people taking the exam.


    At this moment, Chen Mobai finished reading the last question on the formation paper. It was only after reading it that he couldn''t help but show a pleased expression.


    [10. Please provide at least two methods to repair the incomplete Fu Hai Formation Plate below, and then fill in the effects of the five formation flags of the Fu Hai Formation in the order of appearance to form a complete formation in the form of Figure 1. (This question is worth 20 points, no points will be deducted for wrong answers.)]


    "If I can score above 90 on this paper, I will definitely treat Teacher Chan to a meal."


    Chen Mobai muttered to himself and took out his ruler. Based on his understanding of the Azure Water Formation, he applied it to the Fu Hai Formation. First, he completed the drawing of the entire formation and then answered the question based on the diagram.


    Formations may vary, but the Fu Hai Formation was exactly the same as the Azure Water Formation, a second-level formation rooted in water veins.


    Chen Mobai recalled the functions of the Azure Water Formation flags and then matched them with the names of the Fu Hai Formation flags given in the diagram.


    Lastly, he wrote down the methods to repair the formation plate. He happened to have repaired the Azure Water Formation before and, to confirm that he hadn''t made any mistakes, he had also searched for similar answers online and consulted Chan Si.


    Chen Mobai was a person who prepared for the worst. He was afraid that the Azure Water Formation would have problems again, so he had stored more than two methods to repair the formation in his mind.


    For the incomplete formation plate of the Fu Hai Formation mentioned in the question, Chen Mobai chose the two most suitable methods from his memory and filled them in satisfactorily.


    This formation paper took him the longest to write and was the most mentally exhausting. He barely finished it five minutes before the bell for handing in the paper.


    After double-checking with his divine consciousness, he finally put down his pen with relief.


    Regarding the last question on the formation paper, although Chen Mobai was quite confident, the Azure Water Formation was a formation from the Tianhe Realm. Although he had used his knowledge of the Earth Element Star to understand it with the help of Chan Si, there were still differences between the Fu Hai Formation and the Azure Water Formation.


    Out of the 20 points, if he could get 15, he would already be satisfied.


    Out of the four papers, 320 points were based on textbook knowledge, and he was confident that he could score full marks. Except for the last question on the artifact paper, which he had no clue about and could only fill in as much as possible, he believed he could score some points on the arts and alchemy papers.


    If he performed well, he might be able to barely reach 350 points and qualify for the entrance exams of the four major academies.


    For cultivators who had cultivated their divine consciousness, the moment they finished the exam, they could already estimate their scores with a high degree of accuracy.


    Chen Mobai was the same.


    However, he didn''t go over the questions. He wanted to leave himself some hope so that he wouldn''t spend the entire vacation in a bad mood. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After the college entrance examination, the entire Immortal Gate Fifth High School was filled with various emotions. Chen Mobai leaned against a pillar in the corridor, watching his classmates'' intense fluctuations between laughter and anger, suddenly feeling a bit out of place.After cultivating his divine consciousness, all these emotions had transformed into nourishment for his divine consciousness, making him constantly calm, but also gradually losing the joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness that ordinary people should have.


    Is this what cultivation is!?


    Suddenly, Chen Mobai understood why those with higher cultivation levels preferred to stay away from society.


    But he had a feeling that this was not right.


    If cultivation made one lose their humanity, then what was the point of becoming an immortal?


    Or was it that immortals were supposed to renounce worldly desires and cut off all ties with the mundane world?


    While he was deep in thought, a pair of eyes landed on him. Chen Mobai looked up and saw Song Zheng.


    They nodded at each other and then left the noisy classroom together, heading to the outdoor playground.


    "You''ve just cultivated your divine consciousness, it''s normal to feel a bit uncomfortable. To avoid this, Yan Bingxuan and I decided to act a bit aloof and limit our interactions with you guys," Song Zheng began. It turned out that it wasn''t just Chen Mobai, they were also like this.


    "My master said that most cultivators in the Immortal Gate cultivate worldly desires. Those who want to become hermits usually end up dying in seclusion."


    Hearing Song Zheng''s words, Chen Mobai couldn''t help but laugh. However, considering the scarce resources on Earth and the spiritual veins controlled by the Immortal Gate, if one really chose to live in seclusion in the mountains without a supply of spiritual energy, they might indeed end up like that.


    Song Zheng asked again.


    Chen Mobai looked surprised. He wasn''t close with Song Zheng.


    "My master said you often ask him about magic. If you''re willing, we can call each other brothers. If we can go to the same academy in the future, we can look out for each other."


    "Only if I can solve the last big question on the scroll, otherwise my score might not reach 350."


    At this point, the always proud Song Zheng suddenly sighed, showing a gloomy expression that Chen Mobai had never seen before.


    "I''m probably going to choose the Pure Yang Academy or the Taiyuan Academy. I just don''t know if they''ll accept me."


    Chen Mobai also spoke. Although he wasn''t close with Song Zheng, the old man Ding was very good to him.


    "My three choices are: Taiyuan Academy, Nature Academy, and Heavenly Book Academy. I hope we can go to Taiyuan Academy together."

 Chapter 68 – Dueling

    When Chen Mobai and Song Zheng came back, the whole class looked at them in surprise.


    Song Zheng''s arrogance was well-known in the class. When Yan Bingxuan was still there, the two would target each other. But after Yan Bingxuan dropped out, Song Zheng became a lonely and arrogant person, basically ignoring anyone in the class.


    "Alright, we''re just waiting for you two, please take a seat."


    On the podium, the class teacher Chai Deyun saw Chen Mobai and Song Zheng and gestured for them to return to their seats.


    "I have good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"


    Probably because he saw that this group of students he was leading was about to leave, Chai Deyun, who was usually serious, made a rare joke.


    "Good news!!"


    The students all said in unison.


    "This year, the top ten academies are expanding their admissions and will lower the score threshold for Qi Refining sixth level. If you''re lucky, you might also be admitted."


    As soon as Chai Deyun finished speaking, half of the students in the class started cheering, but Lu Hongsheng next to Chen Mobai deflated. He was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, so even if the top ten academies expanded their admissions, it had nothing to do with him.


    "The good news is over, time for the bad news."


    At this point, Chai Deyun spoke again, and everyone in the class looked up at him. He cleared his throat.


    "The entrance exam content for the Four Great Dao Institutes and the top ten academies has already been sent to major high schools the day before yesterday. For students who have been diligently cultivating, it may be a bit difficult. I didn''t tell you before because I was afraid it would affect your mentality for the college entrance examination, but now it''s a good time to inform you."


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    Upon hearing this, the hearts of most of the students tightened, including Song Zheng and Chen Mobai.


    "The theme is two words: Battle!"


    "It''s a test of your spell cultivation. Each person can''t use magical tools, elixirs, formations, and can only rely on spell battles. The students who make it to the back will be scored by representatives from the Four Great Dao Institutes and the top ten academies."


    "But the specific order and rules of the battles still need to wait for the score line to come out and for the arrangements to be made by the Danzhu Academy. It''s possible that the applicants from the Four Great Dao Institutes and the top ten academies will be separated for the battles based on the score line."


    After listening to Chai Deyun''s words, everyone was dumbfounded.


    Battle!


    It seemed that such a simple and crude entrance exam hadn''t appeared in nearly a hundred years. Were they selecting students with excellent battle talent?


    "Does this mean a big war is coming?"


    Song Zheng muttered to himself, but then his eyes lit up. He was a disciple of Ding Jinglue, and his expertise was in spells. Even Yan Bingxuan was no match for him.


    If it really was a battle, then entering the academy he desired would be almost guaranteed.


    If the score line was high enough, there might still be hope for the Four Great Dao Institutes.


    "Teacher, can talismans be used during the battles?"


    Chen Mobai suddenly raised his hand and asked a question.


    "In theory, talismans are solidified spells and fall within the scope of battles. But if talismans can be used, it would be too advantageous for those students from wealthy families with long-standing legacies. I think they will be prohibited. The specifics will still need to be announced by the Danzhu Academy."


    Chai Deyun hesitated for a moment before answering.


    His words were the same as what Chen Mobai had in mind.


    Talismans were classified as part of the art department by the Immortal Gate, but because they only required a small amount of spiritual energy to activate and didn''t require preparation time, if they could be used without restrictions, it would basically be a clear path for those rich kids.


    Chai Deyun then answered several more questions from the students before looking at the 49 familiar faces below with a sigh.


    "Although I want to accompany you all the way, the road has its end, and from now on, you will have to walk it yourselves."


    After saying this, Chai Deyun announced the end of class for the last time.


    Then, he suppressed the feeling of reluctance in his heart and turned to walk towards the door.


    "Stand up!"


    As soon as the class monitor spoke, all the students stood up and bowed deeply to the class teacher who had accompanied them for three years.


    Chai Deyun paused for a moment, but then quickly left the classroom, seemingly not wanting his emotions of parting to affect the students.


    Feeling the strong emotions rising in his heart, Chen Mobai closed his eyes and meditated after cultivating his divine sense, only to find that his divine sense had increased by ten percent. He finally understood why the mind would sublimate after a great enlightenment.


    Every intense emotion would drive their growth.


    No wonder it was often shown in TV dramas that after the protagonist in cultivation reached a bottleneck, regardless of gender, they would go to the mortal world to temper their hearts. It was indeed a breakthrough method. Of course, it could also lead to complete downfall and a shattered state of mind.


    "How about we have a farewell dinner for the whole class the day after tomorrow?"


    At this time, the class monitor Mo Simin stood up and shouted to the whole class. Most of the students cheered, while a few socially anxious ones hesitated but didn''t refuse.


    "Old Chen, come along. We''re about to go our separate ways, and who knows when we''ll meet again."Lu Hongsheng came over, being a person who enjoyed lively atmospheres. Seeing that Chen Mobai had no reaction, he immediately began to persuade him.


    The two beauties at the front table, Pu Jiangxue and Yu Shu, also came over to persuade him. sea??h th§× NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After some thought, Chen Mobai nodded in agreement.


    On the other hand, Song Zheng simply refused. He wanted to take this time to practice a powerful spell.


    In the end, his determination was still stronger.


    Chen Mobai watched as Song Zheng decisively got up and left, shaking his head with a bitter smile.


    He wasn''t lacking in emotional intelligence, but to be someone with high emotional intelligence, one would inevitably have to compromise and cater to others. Therefore, he usually expressed his thoughts directly, just like the first time he went to eat grilled fish with Qing Nv.


    For cultivators, having clear thoughts meant having no source for inner demons.


    If one harbored many frustrations, they would definitely stumble when breaking through in the future, even shattering their state of mind.


    "I''ll leave first. Once you''ve decided, just let me know the time and place."


    Chen Mobai said to Lu Hongsheng, then got up and left. The latter opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but somehow, thinking of the scene when Song Zheng and he had walked in together, he vaguely understood something and finally nodded silently.


    After returning home, Chen Mobai searched for information about dueling in the Immortal Gate entrance exam.


    Sixty-nine years ago, a dueling competition was held during the entrance exam of Wangwu Cave Heaven.


    The final winner was a student from a military family.


    After all, dueling, in layman''s terms, is fighting.


    And the best at fighting are definitely soldiers. Although there haven''t been any life-or-death battles in the Immortal Gate''s army in recent centuries, the martial spirit of dueling has always been present. Practicing fighting every day would definitely make one formidable in dueling.


    In the end, Chen Mobai found an interview with the winner.


    "If you want to be good at dueling, actual combat is the most important. Three years of spell practice is not as good as three solid months of military training. You only see my victory, but you don''t see the numerous scars I''ve accumulated from training and healing since I was young."


    The winner''s name was something Chen Mobai actually knew - Lan Haitian.

 Chapter 69 – Ice Technique

    Duel of Spells.


    Chen Mobai was pondering how he could improve in this aspect. He decided to put aside the matter of talismans for now. The various Daoist academies and schools of the Immortal Gate would not indulge the rich young masters. Even if they were capable of using talismans, there would certainly be restrictions.


    So, the first thing he needed to do was to cultivate some spells suitable for combat.


    With this in mind, he opened his personal panel.


    ¡¾Name: Chen Mobai¡¿


    ¡¾Age: 18¡¿


    ¡¾Realm: Qi Refining Seventh Layer¡¿


    ¡¾Spiritual Root: Gold 23, Wood 27, Water 30, Fire 17, Earth 10¡¿


    ¡¾Cultivation Method: Five Elements Cultivation¡¿


    ¡¾Skills: Levitation Technique, Cleaning Technique, Spiritual Shield, Qi Nurturing Technique, Water Control Technique, Water Elemental Shield¡¿


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    The only ones that could be used for combat were "Spiritual Shield", "Water Control Technique", and "Water Elemental Shield".


    Among these, "Water Elemental Shield" required refining a type of Spirit Water called "Black Water". The refining method was recorded in the notes left by Liu Yanpei, which involved the use of "Water Control Technique". However, this made Chen Mobai frown.


    According to the notes on the Black Water Technique, refining Black Water required finding a spiritual spring that had been soaked in the spiritual energy of water veins for a long time. Then, using the Water Control Technique to extract its essence, and further refining it with spirit stones and six types of medicines from the Tianhe Realm, the whole process would take at least a month.


    About 20 days after the college entrance examination, he would be able to check his scores. Adding the preparation work for the grouping registration after the score line was released, he estimated that he would have exactly one month of preparation time.


    But even if Chen Mobai was lucky enough to succeed in refining Black Water on his first try, he had no intention of wasting a precious month on this process.


    He needed to practice at least one powerful offensive spell. After all, the spells he currently knew, whether it was the Spiritual Shield or the Water Elemental Shield, were all for defense. The Water Control Technique was more of a supportive spell.


    Perhaps it was because the Immortal Gate had been peaceful for too long, Chen Mobai had always felt that there was no need to cultivate violent spells.


    Even if he needed to fight, he could use talismans instead. Who would have known that this year''s entrance exam for the Daoist academies and schools would adopt such a simple and crude method as "Duel of Spells".


    The current situation forced Chen Mobai to cultivate an offensive spell.


    He immediately opened the "Immortal Gate Spell Library" app, hoping to find a spell that was suitable for him, could be quickly mastered, had decent power, and could ideally form a system with the skills he currently knew. Sear?h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    But he was just a Qi Refining cultivator, and he didn''t have the authority to let the artificial spirit of the "Immortal Gate Spell Library" make such precise judgments for him.


    At this moment, Chen Mobai began to regret why he didn''t choose to proxy the "Immortal Gate Spell Library" when he broke through to the seventh layer of Qi Refining.


    But it was too late for regrets now, he could only look for help on the cultivation assistance software.


    He searched for the most powerful spell that a Five Elements Cultivator could practice.


    A lot of results came up, but most of them were second-tier spells or above that he couldn''t practice. Some Five Elements Cultivators also shared the spell systems they had built from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment.


    But after reading them, Chen Mobai was greatly disappointed.


    Most of them were not geared towards combat. Many were for the convenience of cultivation. Although there were a few combat spells, none of them could be mastered in just a month.


    Moreover, to form a system that was both offensive and defensive, he would need to practice at least two spells, which he didn''t have time for.


    After searching online, Chen Mobai had no choice but to return to the Black Water Technique.


    The spells recorded in this Qi Refining technique of the Tianhe Realm, from "Water Control Technique" to "Water Elemental Shield", and then to "Ice Technique", were all progressive and formed a complete system. After the "Ice Technique", there was also the "Water Thunder Technique" left in the notes by Liu Yanpei.


    However, Chen Mobai had no interest in this Water Thunder Technique. He just hoped that he could master the "Ice Technique" within a month.


    According to Liu Yanpei''s notes, the "Ice Technique" also required water to cast. If "Black Water" was used, the power would double.


    Black Water again!


    Chen Mobai felt a toothache just thinking about these two words.


    But he soon thought of a good solution that would allow him to obtain Black Water without having to refine it himself.


    When Chen Mobai sold the Black Water Technique to Old Man He, he clearly remembered that Qi Er said he was practicing this technique. And since he was at the seventh layer of Qi Refining, he must have mastered the Water Elemental Shield.


    Based on this assumption, coupled with the special social environment of the Tianhe Realm, He Qun would definitely try his best to increase his combat power. He might even have refined Black Water.


    With this thought, Chen Mobai immediately went to the Nanxi Market from the Water Mansion, hoping to try his luck and see if he could buy some.


    He Qun, who was selling cultivation methods at his stall, was stunned when he heard Chen Mobai''s words. He then shook his head and refused.


    "You guessed right, I did refine a few bottles of Black Water. But these are my trump cards.


    Chen Mobai tried to persuade him with a thick face, but Old Man He was annoyed by him and directly offered a sky-high price of 20 spirit stones per bottle, which immediately discouraged him.


    "Kid, don''t blame me for being heartless. It''s just that refining Black Water is too difficult.""I need to gather six types of medicinal herbs and hire an alchemist to refine them. Old man Liu''s alchemy skills are not refined, he fails three times before he can succeed once, and he charges me one spirit stone for his service."


    "Adding up all the costs, a bottle of Blackwater costs around five spirit stones. And as you know, the power of the Blackwater technique can be greatly enhanced with the addition of Blackwater. I''m planning to go to Dream Swamp to hunt Cold Snakes. Once I succeed, I won''t be afraid of anyone at the same level."


    He Qun also knew Chen Mobai and knew that he had many powerful talismans. He didn''t want to refuse outright, so after quoting an exorbitant price, he explained further.


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai became even more depressed. If he didn''t sell the Ice Technique to Old Man He, the latter probably wouldn''t value Blackwater so much.


    All he could say was, what one eats and drinks is all predestined.


    But soon, Chen Mobai noticed another piece of information in Old Man He''s words and immediately asked.


    "Yes, the gallbladder of the Cold Snake carries a true sense of ice. It has the talent to spit frozen water arrows. After taking a few, most cultivators who practice the Blackwater technique can comprehend the Ice Breath and then cultivate the Ice Technique."


    "It can be dangerous, but it can also be safe. It depends on which area you go to and whether you go alone or in a group."


    Chen Mobai asked the question he cared about the most.


    After reading the interview article about Lan Haitian''s victory in the combat competition and his admission to Kunpeng Dao Academy, he knew that actual combat was the best way to practice. There were no actual combat conditions on Earth, but there were plenty in the Tianhe Realm. Now that he knew the shortcut to the Ice Technique, he felt that heaven was helping him make up his mind.

 Chapter 70 – Wuxingzong Store

    He Qun nodded affirmatively after hearing it.


    "Of course, in the Dream Swamp, if you want to gain something, you basically need to battle with demonic beasts."


    "The deeper you go, the stronger the demonic beasts become, and the greater the rewards you get after winning. Demonic beasts above the second rank have inner cores, which are essential for alchemy. All major sects are willing to pay a high price to purchase them."


    "If many wandering cultivators want to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills from major sects, they can only venture deep and hunt demonic beasts of the third rank or higher to obtain inner cores."


    Chen Mobai was shocked to hear this.


    He did not expect that alchemy in the Tianhe Realm would involve the use of demonic beast inner cores, which was completely different from the methods in the Diyuan Star.


    But upon careful consideration, he could understand it. The demonic beasts that have reached a certain rank in the Diyuan Star are basically rare and precious. Most of them are on the verge of extinction and have been listed as protected spirit beasts by the Immortal Gate. Even if they are not killed for their cores, causing any harm would still be big news.


    It seems that the alchemy methods in the Tianhe Realm have their merits if the toxicity of the pills is up to standard.


    With this in mind, Chen Mobai asked how to get to the Dream Swamp.


    "I happen to be forming a team to hunt the Cold Snake. If you are willing to follow my command, I can take you with us."


    He Qun had some understanding of Chen Mobai. He knew that Chen Mobai was at least at the sixth level of Qi Refining and had many powerful talismans. If he could join his team, it would be a great help.


    "When will we depart, fellow Daoist?"


    Chen Mobai was tempted, but he didn''t immediately agree for caution''s sake.


    "Three days from now. Including you, there will be a total of seven people. After hunting the Cold Snake, the rewards will be divided equally. But the snake gallbladder belongs to me. If there is any price difference, it will be compensated with spirit stones."


    "I will consider it and give you an answer tomorrow, fellow Daoist."


    After saying this, Chen Mobai left He Qun''s stall.


    Then he asked Qi Er about He Qun''s reputation in the Nanxi Market. He found that it was decent. Most of the cultivators who went out with him could safely return, with only occasional casualties. But in the Dream Swamp, it was already considered a high survival rate team.


    Chen Mobai felt relieved. Just at this moment, one of his neighbors who had been away returned. It was Lu Shu. Chen Mobai asked him a question.


    "Speaking of Old He, he seems a bit suspicious."


    "Oh, how so?"


    Chen Mobai widened his eyes and leaned closer to Lu Shu.


    "The survival rate of his team members is too high. Although I only operate on the outskirts of the Dream Swamp, I know that most teams suffer some casualties each time they enter. But his team can almost guarantee that everyone returns safely. I''ve always found this strange."


    After hearing Lu Shu''s words, Chen Mobai began to ponder the reasons behind it.


    There were only two explanations for the team members to return safely: either they didn''t venture into areas beyond their capabilities, or the average cultivation level of the team was high, they were well-prepared, and they had excellent cooperation to deal with unexpected situations.


    Lu Shu shook his head after hearing Chen Mobai''s analysis and mentioned a possibility that made Chen Mobai shudder.


    "Maybe it''s a team specifically created to build a good reputation and attract outsiders to join." S§×arch* The n??el Fire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Hearing this, Chen Mobai thought of the situation when he entered the Water Mansion. The old man and the young man who were originally cooperating suddenly turned hostile towards each other during the distribution of the spoils. It sent a chill down his spine.


    No, he had to be more cautious.


    After thanking Lu Shu, the latter also gave him some tips for going to the Dream Swamp and handed him a short biography.


    "The Dragon Subduing Chronicle of the Primordial True Immortal Yunmeng River"


    It was a palm-sized book that Lu Shu used to pass the time while operating his stall. He gave it to Chen Mobai since he had finished reading it. After thanking him, Chen Mobai put it in his pocket.


    "By the way, Brother Lu, do you know anyone in the market who cultivates the ''Blackwater Technique''?"


    Chen Mobai asked another crucial question.


    In this Eastern Wasteland, where the strong preyed on the weak, cultivators generally practiced defensive spells. If someone had cultivated the ''Blackwater Technique'' to the later stage of Qi Refining, they would have refined some black water in their bodies.


    "There are quite a few. After all, this technique was passed down by the Water Vein of the Five Elements Sect. It has a complete system and orderly inheritance. However, if wandering cultivators want to cultivate this technique and reach Foundation Establishment, they must join the Five Elements Sect. It is also a means for these major sects in the Eastern Wasteland to control wandering cultivators."


    "I have some impression of the Blackwater Technique. I saw a cultivator from the Five Elements Sect display it in the Dream Swamp. But I don''t know if this thing can be traded."


    "By the way, there are shops opened by the Five Elements Sect in the market. You can go and ask."


    Lu Shu''s words reminded Chen Mobai, and he immediately bid farewell and eagerly walked towards the large shops on the central street of the market.The Five Elements Sect was one of the ruling powers in the Nanxi market, owning five shops here. They dealt in spirit stones and gold, elixirs and spiritual herbs, talismans, magical tools, and formations. They were a large and prosperous family with substantial strength.


    Chen Mobai went to the shop selling elixirs and spiritual herbs.


    "Dear customer, you mentioned Blackwater. Indeed, we have it within our sect and it can be exchanged, but I''m afraid we don''t have it in stock in this shop. I''m sorry," said the shopkeeper, a middle-aged man at the sixth level of Qi Refining. He wasn''t arrogant like those from major sects and showed a face full of apology after hearing Chen Mobai''s request.


    "Shopkeeper, is it possible to get it from your sect''s headquarters?" Chen Mobai asked, only to be met with a shake of the shopkeeper''s head.


    "Sir, we don''t have the authority to transfer goods. The items in the market are surplus from our sect, which we are tasked to handle. This Blackwater you''re asking for is basically only useful to those with water veins. Even if we have extra, it would only be sent to the market in Dream Swamp."


    After hearing the shopkeeper''s words, Chen Mobai understood. It seemed that he had no choice but to go to Dream Swamp. But he definitely couldn''t hitch a ride with He Qun.


    Before leaving, he asked about the price of Blackwater within the Five Elements Sect. It was not cheap, costing ten spirit stones per bottle. This was the internal price. If sold in the market outside the sect, it would cost at least fifteen spirit stones.


    "Thank you, shopkeeper."


    After obtaining the information he wanted, Chen Mobai found He Qun at his stall and told him that he had something to do and would not be joining his team to hunt cold snakes in Dream Swamp. He Qun frowned upon hearing this but didn''t say much.


    Chen Mobai didn''t care about his thoughts. Following Lu Shu''s guidance, he found a caravan in the market that dealt with spirit camels.


    There were three ways to get to Dream Swamp.


    One was to walk there by oneself; the second was to hitch a ride with these cargo caravans; and the third was to spend spirit stones to use the teleportation formation, which cost ten spirit stones per use.

 Chapter 71 – Teleportation array

    It would be a waste of time to walk by himself, and Chen Mobai doesn''t know the way.


    Chen Mobai wanted to experience the teleportation array, but the price of 10 spirit stones was too expensive.


    So the only option left was to take the caravan, which only cost 1 spirit stone, but it would take five days on the road.


    There are four major cultivation families in Nanxi Fang City: Liu Family, Wu Family, Lou Family, and the last one is the Luo Family, which specializes in breeding spirit camels.


    Only Foundation Establishment cultivators can fly for a long time using a flying vessel, but these people are already the pillars of their respective cultivation families, so how could they transport goods? It would be beneath their dignity.


    That''s why the spirit camels were bred. These spirit beasts can grow up to the second rank, have strong endurance, can travel a hundred miles a day, carry heavy loads of thousands of kilograms, and run continuously for seven days and nights without rest.


    The Luo Family has contracted most of the logistics business in Nanxi Fang City with this skill.


    Due to the special environment in Dream Swamp, it is impossible to grow spirit rice there. Therefore, every once in a while, they need to transport goods to the nearby major cities of the Cloud Kingdom.


    In addition to their own cultivated spirit rice, the Luo Family also packages and sells Liu Family''s spirit fish, Wu Family''s spirit wood, and Lou Family''s spirit medicine. Of course, they are also responsible for charging and escorting people to Dream Swamp.


    After Chen Mobai paid the deposit, he received a ticket.


    Looking at the time on it, he found that it was three days later.


    Could it be that He Qun is also taking this caravan?


    Just to be sure, Chen Mobai asked the ticket collector. The latter did have an impression of He Qun, after all, he had booked tickets for six people at once, which was considered a big customer.


    After confirming that He Qun was indeed in the same group as him, Chen Mobai frowned and considered for a moment. For safety reasons, he chose to refund the ticket, which earned him a disdainful look from the Luo Family cultivator.


    But it was still 1 spirit stone, and since Chen Mobai didn''t plan to take the ride, he had to refund it.


    After getting the deposit back, he didn''t waste any more time and went straight to the teleportation array in the market.


    This was a small teleportation array set up by the Five Elements Sect. However, fifty years ago, during the internal turmoil, it was occupied by the Divine Wood Sect. The two factions fought several times before reluctantly reaching a consensus.


    This teleportation array officially belonged to the Five Elements Sect, but the income from each teleportation had to be split fifty-fifty with the Divine Wood Sect.


    Chen Mobai reluctantly paid 10 spirit stones and waited for nearly an hour before a group of ten people was gathered.


    In a flash of silver light, he noticed something strange.


    How is this similar to when Turtle Treasure teleported him from the Earth Origin Star to the Tianhe Realm?


    Could it be?


    Is this Turtle Treasure a movable teleportation array?


    Chen Mobai felt that he had figured out the key point. Just at this moment, there was a bright light in front of him, and their group had already arrived in the market of Dream Swamp.


    "We''ve arrived."


    The person in charge of guarding counted the number of people and found that there were exactly ten people. He nodded and checked a form.


    Chen Mobai followed most of the people out of the teleportation array and found himself on an island.


    There were endless lakes all around, with abundant water vapor.


    He took a breath and felt that there was at least mid-grade first rank spiritual energy in the air, nodding in approval.


    He walked around the island and found that this market was not much different from Nanxi Fang City. But he was already mentally prepared for this.


    Lu Shu had told him that in the land of Dream Swamp, due to the numerous islands and vast lakes, there were many markets scattered on various islands. These markets were collectively called the markets of Dream Swamp.


    The island they were teleported to was just a foothold for the Cloud Kingdom''s cultivation world in this place.


    The deeper they went, the more prosperous the market would be.


    And in the center of Dream Swamp, close to the Cloud Kingdom''s Five Elements Sect''s water veins, was the headquarters of Fengyu Dock.


    But that was also the most fiercely contested area. If it weren''t for the suppression of the seven major sects, those third rank demonic beasts would have long broken out and ravaged the Eastern Wilderness.


    Chen Mobai didn''t stay here and, following Lu Shu''s instructions, found a boat with the Liu Family''s mark on it at the pier, heading to the largest nearby island, Qingguang Island, which was also operated by the Divine Wood Sect.


    On this island, rows of neatly planned wooden houses stood on the spiritual fields.


    This was one of the footholds for cultivators in Dream Swamp. The Divine Wood Sect would provide protection, and this island was a blessed land with second rank high-grade spiritual veins, allowing for both rest and cultivation.Chen Mobai asked about the price and found that a place abundant with spiritual energy would cost 10 spirit stones per month. With his meager funds, he could only afford to rent a cave dwelling with the least amount of spiritual energy. The manager didn''t mind, and after happily collecting one spirit stone, he led Chen Mobai to the lowest part of the island''s backside.


    "Fellow Daoist, this place only accumulates water when it rains, but the spiritual energy is quite good."


    Chen Mobai sensed the spiritual energy around him and found that it was of the first-grade superior level, which made him feel slightly better.


    After sending off the manager, he activated the formation of the cave dwelling. Immediately, a green light shone on a stone at the entrance, indicating that someone had moved in and was under the protection of the Shenmu Sect.


    Chen Mobai looked around the interior. The wooden house was a single-story structure with a bed, a table, and three stools. It was quite simple.


    He went out to observe the surroundings and found that nearly half of the places were occupied. His location was not ideal, and the wooden houses on both sides were empty.


    However, he preferred the quiet.


    After cleaning up with a cleaning spell, Chen Mobai went out to explore the market on the Green Light Island.


    Due to the large number of people, there were even more items here than in the Nanxi market.


    But the prices were even higher.


    Chen Mobai inquired about the Black Water and was lucky. The Shenmu Sect''s spiritual medicine shop actually had it for sale, but the price was 15 spirit stones, which he couldn''t afford.


    It seemed that before honing his combat skills, he needed to earn money first.


    He had to go back to his old trade.


    Setting up a stall.


    Setting up a stall here was different. He didn''t need to pay a fee to the Shenmu Sect, he just needed to find a place that no one else wanted.


    Chen Mobai laid out the blanket he had brought from the Nanxi market in a corner and displayed a stack of talismans.


    At first, he was worried that, like in the Nanxi market, there would be no discerning customers. However, he soon found that the cultivators of Dream Swamp were completely different.


    Because they often fought with monsters, talismans were in high demand. Almost every cultivator could distinguish the quality of talismans.


    The quality of Chen Mobai''s talismans was naturally superior. In a short while, he had sold half of the low-grade talismans he had bought from the Wood Spirit Talisman Shop a few days ago, and all the mid-grade talismans were sold out.


    Even the only first-grade superior Resurrection Talisman was bought by a Qi Refining ninth-level cultivator for 3 spirit stones.


    With 13 spirit stones and 20,000 gold tickets in hand, Chen Mobai immediately went to the Shenmu Sect''s spiritual medicine shop and bought a bottle of refined "Black Water".


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 Chapter 72 – Blackwater system

    Inside the wooden house.


    Chen Mobai looked at the black water on the table that he had used all his belongings to buy, feeling a thousand emotions.


    If he wasn''t in a hurry to use it, he would never spend so many spirit stones.


    He hoped that the effect would satisfy him.


    He opened the bottle, and a cool mist surged up. Looking inside, although it was called "black water", it was actually very clear and had a faint medicinal fragrance. The Shenmu Sect was a major sect in the Eastern Wasteland, and the things they sold were guaranteed to be of good quality.


    Chen Mobai used the "Water Control Technique", and the black water in the bottle turned into a thin line, like a necklace falling into his palm.


    After talking with Lu Shu, he also understood the origin of this black water technique. It was one of the seven Qi Refining techniques of the Five Elements Sect''s water veins, and it could be cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage. Although it was not the most powerful technique of the water veins, it was still one of the well-known water-based techniques in the Eastern Wasteland.


    The core of this technique was in the refinement of the "black water". The subsequent advancement of spells and even the refining of one''s own magic treasure all relied on the continuous advancement of this "black water".


    Chen Mobai had no intention of switching to this technique, but he found the construction of its spell system very interesting.


    In the Tianhe Realm, due to the collapse of rituals and music and the chaos of order, cultivators often fought each other. Therefore, the focus of the techniques here was on the breakthrough of realms and the construction of complementary spells and magic tools that could enhance combat power.


    This black water technique was a typical technique in the Tianhe Realm. "Water Control Technique" was the foundation, followed by the core "black water". After the black water was refined, it could be used for defense with the "Water Yuan Shield", then for offense with the "Cold Ice Technique", and finally advanced to the third-level spell, the "Ren Water Thunder Technique".


    And all spells were based on the black water.


    Chen Mobai began to use the "Water Yuan Shield". The black water in the palm of his hand dispersed and floated up to the middle of the room, forming a thin water barrier like a cicada''s wings, according to his will.


    Compared to the basic spell of the Immortal Gate, the Spiritual Energy Shield, the Water Yuan Shield was more flexible.


    The Spiritual Energy Shield released all of one''s spiritual energy at once, forming a shield that covered the whole body without any blind spots. However, the disadvantage of this spell was obvious. After using it, all of one''s spiritual energy would be exhausted, which was very wasteful.


    This was a defensive spell that all members of the Immortal Gate were required to cultivate, in order to save their lives in case of accidents.


    The advantages and disadvantages of the Spiritual Energy Shield were very obvious.


    The Water Yuan Shield was different. It was controlled by the black water in the bottle. As long as one''s thoughts flowed and the opponent''s attack route was accurately predicted, all defensive power could be placed on the path of the incoming attack in advance.


    If the "Spiritual Energy Shield" was a foolproof full-body defense, then the "Water Yuan Shield" was a predictive advance defense, and the spiritual energy consumption of the latter was only one percent of the former.


    In other words, in order to use the "Water Yuan Shield" well, Chen Mobai still needed to improve his own combat level.


    He took out the needle case and prepared to test the defensive power of the Water Yuan Shield.


    Fortunately, he had cultivated his divine sense, so he could easily do two things at once.


    With a "chirp" sound, the yellow flying needle, repelled by the magnetic force of the needle case, shot out like a bullet and turned into a stream of light, piercing into the Water Yuan Shield in front of Chen Mobai, which was placed in front of the wooden house pillar.


    The faint, translucent water barrier, under the sharp attack of the flying needle, seemed to be filled with elastic gel, taking on the sharp shape of the needle. But under the continuous infusion of his spiritual energy, it never broke, and instead trapped the flying needle in the water barrier.


    After the magnetic force on the flying needle was exhausted, it lost all its force and fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.


    Chen Mobai looked at the undamaged water barrier, which had only deformed into the shape of a needle, and nodded in satisfaction.


    Now he had the needle case for offense and the Water Yuan Shield for defense. It should be relatively safe for him to move around in the outskirts of the Dream Swamp.


    With this thought in mind, he tested the defensive limit of the Water Yuan Shield and the offensive limit of the needle case. S§×arch* The novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After reaching the late stage of Qi Refining, this magic tool was already easy for him to control.


    Half an hour later, Chen Mobai had a clear understanding of the power of the needle case and the Water Yuan Shield, and he put both items away.


    The twelve flying needles scattered throughout the wooden house returned to the needle case under the magnetic attraction, making crisp sounds. The black water, controlled by the Water Control Technique, fell into the jade bottle like a string of water droplets.


    According to Liu Kengpei''s cultivation notes, there were limitations to the use of this black water. After using the Water Yuan Shield hundreds of times, the medicinal and spiritual energy contained in it would be excessively consumed and needed to be re-extracted and blended, otherwise it would be unreliable.


    After taking a rest and restoring the consumed spiritual energy in his body, Chen Mobai began to practice the "Cold Ice Technique".


    This spell also required black water. Using the Water Control Technique, the black water could be transformed into any shape he needed, and then he could condense his spiritual energy into a breath of cold ice, freezing the black water or turning it into an ice wall for defense, or turning it into an ice knife for slashing, or even condensing it into ice arrows for shooting. It was very versatile.


    However, this spell consumed more black water than the Water Yuan Shield. After freezing and melting repeatedly twenty times, the black water needed to be re-blended.


    Chen Mobai had just bought this bottle of black water and felt a bit reluctant to use it for practicing the Cold Ice Technique, but in order to improve his combat level, he had to master this spell. If necessary, he could work a bit harder and later sell some spirit talismans over here.


    According to Liu Kengpei''s cultivation notes, he raised the spiritual energy in his dantian and exhaled a breath of qi from the position of the Twelvefold Tower. With a "huh" sound, a stream of qi sprayed out of his mouth and fell onto the black water that had been shaped into a stick by the Water Control Technique in front of him.


    With a sigh, Chen Mobai felt that he really had no talent for spells. He had been practicing this breath of cold ice since breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, but it had never been effective.


    Not to mention freezing the water into ice, he hadn''t even seen a trace of frost.However, he was also complaining that the records of spells in the Tianhe realm were not detailed enough. If they were like the teachers at the Di Yuan Star School, who not only drew diagrams when explaining spells, but also paired them with diagrams of the human body''s meridians and spiritual energy circulation, and even made more detailed video explanations, would he fail to practice this Ice Spell?


    At this moment, the alarm on his phone rang.


    It was time for Chen Mobai to go home.


    He turned off the alarm, and in the wooden house on the Green Light Island in Dream Swamp, he clicked on "Return to City".


    "I need to buy more talismans. I have some money now, but it''s a pity that I didn''t get the ''Xuanyang Purple Fire Talisman'' last time. The Pure Yang Academy is too stingy, they only released a hundred."


    Chen Mobai, who had returned to his room, was muttering to himself while starting to wash and change clothes.


    Today was the farewell dinner with his classmates.

 Chapter 73 – Stock with goods

    After changing into casual clothes, Chen Mobai picked up his phone and headed out. As he walked, he placed an order for talismans on his phone, grateful that he had cultivated his divine sense and was not afraid of bumping into things. S~ea??h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He went to the Mu Ling Talisman Shop again. After selling the Ascending Spirit Powder to Chan Si''s senior sister, he now had a substantial amount of legitimate money. He scanned through the talismans that he had previously wanted but couldn''t afford.


    He bought all the talismans of the First Grade Lower and First Grade Middle, spending a total of 11,600 Good Deeds.


    Then, he bought two "Wooden House Talismans," a First Grade Upper talisman. He was planning to go to the Dream Swamp to battle with the demonic beasts and train. There was a possibility that he might not be able to return to Qingguang Island. If he had to stay on a deserted island, having this talisman would at least protect him from the wind and rain.


    He also bought five "Recovery Talismans" that could restore spiritual power and remove negative effects. In Nanxifang Market, they were valued at 2 spirit stones, but in the Dream Swamp, they could be sold for 3 spirit stones. Here, they were priced at 500 Good Deeds. Ignoring the exchange rate, it was a 60-fold profit, which was incredible.


    Unfortunately, the shop only had 5 in stock.


    There was also the "Grass and Wood Soldiers Talisman" that he had previously wanted. Although it was most powerful in places with lush vegetation, Chen Mobai knew that there were also many water plants in the Dream Swamp, so it could still be useful. However, the shop only had 3 in stock, which was too few.


    After a series of orders, Chen Mobai almost bought out the entire Mu Ling Talisman Shop.


    Except for the mediocre "Wood Spirit Talisman" and the second-grade "Wood Thunder Talisman," which was the shop''s treasure.


    He spent money happily, but it seemed that the shopkeeper was scared. They directly sent a message through the Immortal Gate website''s backend:


    [Dear customer, is there a problem with your emotions? Do you need to shop to vent? Although our talismans have good effects when used, they cannot cure a depressed mood.]


    What does this have to do with anything!


    Chen Mobai replied directly:


    [Your talismans are great and very popular in my hometown. I''m going to wholesale them and sell them in my hometown.]


    [Thank you so much! Your purchase has allowed me to earn enough money to send my younger siblings to college this year. I will pack your items separately and send them via express delivery.]


    The shopkeeper was quite good, efficient.


    Thinking this, Chen Mobai started browsing the Immortal Gate website''s flagship stores for talismans, elixirs, and magical tools that would be released in the next month. He set the date for purchasing the three treasures of Foundation Establishment on the 18th and 26th of this month. He also paid special attention to talismans similar to the "Mysterious Yang Purple Fire Talisman." Unfortunately, offensive talismans were not popular in the Immortal Gate. The only one he saw was the "Golden Light Sword Talisman," which would be released on the 15th. However, this talisman was of the Second Grade Upper and could be used three times. Its price was almost comparable to one of the three treasures of Foundation Establishment.


    Chen Mobai thought he was already rich, but after seeing this, he realized he was still poor.


    Helpless, he could only turn back to the Mu Ling Talisman Shop and grit his teeth as he bought the shop''s treasure, the "Wood Thunder Talisman."


    [Dear...]


    The shopkeeper sent another message through the backend. This Wood Thunder Talisman had been on the shelves for two years and had only been sold once before Chen Mobai bought it.


    This talisman cost 50,000 Good Deeds, more expensive than buying all the First Grade talismans.


    The shopkeeper was afraid that Chen Mobai had made a mistake, so they specifically confirmed it with him through the backend.


    [Please send the talismans I just bought along with this one.]


    There were many shops selling talismans on the Immortal Gate website, but there were only a few that offered free shipping in Danxia City. Chen Mobai was sentimental and had a good impression of this Mu Ling Talisman Shop. He had used their talismans once and felt they were good, so he didn''t want to waste time looking at other shops.


    [Thank you so much for your generosity. As a token of appreciation for being such a big customer, I''ll give you a "Wooden House Talisman" with three rooms and one living room.]


    The shopkeeper was good, understanding.


    Thinking this, Chen Mobai sent another message.


    [I''ve already bought two of those Wooden House Talismans, and one room is enough for outdoor use. Three rooms and one living room are too wasteful. I noticed that your "Wood Spirit Talisman" has been on the shelves for two years and hasn''t sold a single one. How about giving me that talisman instead?]


    [...]


    The shopkeeper replied with ellipses, seemingly speechless.


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    While Chen Mobai was muttering to himself about how stingy the shopkeeper was, they sent another message.


    [Okay.]


    The shopkeeper was really good, easy to deal with.


    After completing his purchase, Chen Mobai went to a hot pot restaurant. As soon as he walked in, he saw many classmates sitting in groups of two or three. When he entered, Lu Hongsheng immediately waved at him. The classmates sitting around this table, as well as a few others he usually got along with in class, had already taken their seats.These were the classmates Lu Hongsheng usually hung out with.


    "Old Chen, I heard from the class monitor that Yan Bingxuan will also be here today."


    As soon as he sat down, Chen Mobai heard a surprising piece of news.


    "Didn''t she drop out?"


    "She did drop out, but the bond between classmates still exists. The class monitor called her. She initially said she wouldn''t come, but somehow, she said last night that she would."


    Lu Hongsheng whispered the secret he had learned from the class monitor.


    Chen Mobai thought of Yan Bingxuan refining her ice spiritual root. Wouldn''t that be a perfect opportunity to consult her about the ice breath technique?


    Just as they were talking, the beautiful Yan Bingxuan walked in. She looked around, hesitating where to sit. The class monitor, Mo Simin, who was in charge of reception, immediately went up to greet her and finally led her to a table full of girls.


    "See, didn''t I tell you she would come?"


    Lu Hongsheng pointed at the seated Yan Bingxuan, looking smug, as if showing off his accurate information.


    Chen Mobai ignored him, opened the class group chat, found Yan Bingxuan''s avatar, and directly sent her a private message about his difficulties in practicing the ice technique.


    Then he put down his phone.


    After a while, Yan Bingxuan looked up and met his gaze. Chen Mobai nodded, indicating it was him.


    ¡¾I''m not good at explaining things in words. If you have time after dinner, I can let you feel my ice spiritual power.¡¿


    Chen Mobai saw her reply and felt the warmth of friendship.


    Just then, another group of young boys and girls walked in. Upon asking, it turned out they were also senior high school students, here for a farewell dinner after their college entrance examination.


    "Wow, Old Chen, look, she''s so beautiful."


    Chen Mobai, who was browsing the Immortal Gate website, was called by Lu Hongsheng. He looked up and was stunned.


    "What a coincidence?"


    Qing Nv, who had just walked in from the door, was not wearing a mask or hat this time. Her stunning beauty attracted everyone in the room. After she came in, she also saw Chen Mobai, paused for a moment, and then came over to greet him.

 Chapter 74 – Scumbag

    Feeling the intense gazes around him, Chen Mobai became a bit restless.


    "Well, it''s quite a coincidence that your class is also here for a farewell dinner."


    As soon as he said this, Qing Nv couldn''t help but laugh.


    "Let''s talk after dinner, I''m going upstairs first."


    The students from Immortal Gate High School had reserved a private room on the second floor. After greeting Chen Mobai, Qing Nv was about to turn around and go upstairs.


    "I have an appointment after dinner, and some other things to do. Let''s arrange another time."


    However, remembering that he had just made an appointment with Yan Bingxuan to learn the "Ice Art", Chen Mobai quickly declined Qing Nv''s invitation to chat after dinner.


    This statement stunned everyone present, including Qing Nv. However, she was well aware of Chen Mobai''s character. He never had tactful words for things he didn''t care much about, so she could only shake her head helplessly.


    "Alright, call me when you''re free."


    Since Chen Mobai had broken through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, the first-grade middle-level Spirit Water was of no use to him. Therefore, Qing Nv had been refining the first-grade high-level one recently. However, due to lack of experience, she failed many times. But she was lucky yesterday and successfully mixed one tube with the help of spiritual essence. She wanted to celebrate at a fish grill with her benefactor.


    In fact, she wanted to eat the fish that Chen Mobai brought from the water mansion. The taste was indeed unforgettable.


    "Okay, I''ll call you in a few days."


    Chen Mobai thought that he would be focusing on practicing the Ice Art and honing his fighting skills in the Dream Swamp, or selling things to earn spirit stones. He probably wouldn''t have time to return to the water mansion, so he postponed the date.


    His dismissive words made Lu Hongsheng, who was sitting next to him, gasp in disbelief. He stared at Chen Mobai as if he was seeing him for the first time, looking incredulously between Qing Nv and Chen Mobai.


    Not only him, but also the boys and girls from Immortal Gate High School who came in with Qing Nv. Some of the boys couldn''t help but clench their fists, looking coldly at Chen Mobai, who had lowered his head to play with his phone after speaking.


    "Qing Nv, is this your friend?"


    A handsome boy walked over. He was wearing a white robe and trousers, and his upright posture made him stand out.


    "Uh, yes, he is my..."


    At this moment, Qing Nv also felt that it was inappropriate to greet him. If she said that Chen Mobai was her benefactor, wouldn''t it cause more misunderstandings among her classmates? But if she said he was just a friend, would it make Chen Mobai think she was being too casual?


    For a moment, Qing Nv didn''t know how to introduce him.


    "Well, we are very good friends."


    At this time, it was Chen Mobai who spoke up to ease the situation. He put down his phone, raised his head, and looked at the handsome boy.


    "Nice to meet you, my name is Gong Xiangyu, and I''m Qing Nv''s class president."


    As soon as he introduced himself, the classmates around Chen Mobai couldn''t help but look at him.


    His name was well-known among all the high schools in Danxia City.


    He was a super genius who had been consistently ranked first and had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. He was considered the most likely candidate to enter the Four Great Dao Academies in the past decade.


    "Wait, she is Qing Nv!"


    However, at this moment, Pu Jiangxue, the beautiful classmate sitting next to Chen Mobai, caught the more crucial name. She widened her eyes, looking incredulously at the stunning girl standing in front of her.


    Her shout brought most of the classmates back to their senses!


    "Qing Nv? Do you all know her?"


    However, not everyone knew the name of the Heavenly Spiritual Root. Lu Hongsheng was a bit confused, thinking that everyone in Chen Mobai''s girlfriend''s class already knew about her.


    "Idiot, she is the Heavenly Spiritual Root who got a guaranteed admission to Ju Mang Dao Academy!"


    Yu Shu, sitting next to Lu Hongsheng, couldn''t help but push him and told him about Qing Nv''s background.


    The rest of the class who didn''t know about Qing Nv all gasped! sea??h th§× N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    They all turned to look at the girl standing in front of Chen Mobai.


    Since Gong Xiangyu had introduced himself, Chen Mobai also stood up. Under the gaze of all his classmates, the two shook hands.


    "I hope to meet you in the entrance exam of the Four Great Dao Academies."


    Gong Xiangyu said with a slight sting.


    Chen Mobai replied with one word.


    Then the two groups went their separate ways.


    Qing Nv apologized to Chen Mobai with a bow, then followed her classmates upstairs.


    When they left, the remaining people in the class were all in an uproar.


    "Damn, Chen, you''ve been hiding pretty deep!"


    Lu Hongsheng was the first to speak, scolding the two for not telling him about their relationship as good friends for three years.


    "We''re just good friends, nothing more."


    Chen Mobai immediately defended himself. His relationship with Qing Nv was indeed just friendship.


    Sometimes, people like Lu Hongsheng who stir things up can make a friendly situation awkward. He and Qing Nv got along well in their cooperation, and he didn''t want any misunderstandings.


    However, no one believed his truth. The classmates around him all looked at him with envy and jealousy. They all thought Chen Mobai was showing off subtly.


    So, this farewell dinner began under everyone''s envious gaze at Chen Mobai.


    In the end, Chen Mobai couldn''t stand it anymore. He paid his share to the class president and left early.


    "I also have something to do, so I''ll leave first."


    After Chen Mobai left, Yan Bingxuan also stood up and excused herself.


    However, the rest of the class didn''t connect her with Chen Mobai. After all, in their minds, Chen Mobai now had Qing Nv, the Heavenly Spiritual Root, and would definitely not provoke other women.


    "I''m sorry to trouble you."


    At the entrance of the hot pot restaurant, Chen Mobai saw Yan Bingxuan coming out and said apologetically.


    "It''s okay, I didn''t want to attend this kind of event in the first place. It''s just that the teacher told me to experience this kind of emotion before going to the Natural Learning Palace. He said it would become a valuable emotional foundation in the future, so I came."


    Yan Bingxuan nodded indifferently, pointed to a milk tea shop across the street, and suggested they go there to talk in detail."Let''s change the location. If our classmates see us sitting together, there will be more rumors."


    Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment, then said something that surprised Yan Bingxuan.


    "Not at all, you''ve misunderstood. I''m just worried about tarnishing your reputation."


    Chen Mobai joked with a smile, and Yan Bingxuan tilted her head in agreement.


    The two left the hot pot restaurant together.


    In the private room on the second floor, Gong Xiangyu, who happened to be opening the window, saw this scene. He couldn''t help but squeeze out two words through his teeth: "Scumbag."

 Chapter 75 – Performance method

    "Can you feel it?"


    Inside a coffee shop, Yan Bingxuan retracted her finger that was placed on Chen Mobai''s right wrist pulse. The latter shivered continuously and quickly drank the hot coffee on the table.


    Then he took a deep breath.


    "So this is your Ice Spirit Power?"


    Chen Mobai raised his hand and looked at the slightly bluish pulse on his wrist, as well as the lingering numbness and coldness in his right arm. He couldn''t help but carefully look at Yan Bingxuan, whose skin was almost transparent and snow-white. She constantly circulated this Ice Spirit Power in her meridians, so she didn''t feel cold?


    "The ''Frost Condensation Technique'' can strengthen the meridians."


    Yan Bingxuan saw the doubt in Chen Mobai''s eyes and answered calmly.


    "Among the three treasures of Foundation Establishment, the role of the Pulse-Protecting Pill is to protect the meridians from breaking under the impact of powerful spiritual energy. By practicing the Frost Condensation Technique to refine the spiritual root into an Ice Spirit Root, although it will waste many years, it can strengthen the meridians to the point where they can withstand the impact of liquefied spiritual energy at the Foundation Establishment level without taking the Pulse-Protecting Pill."


    Chen Mobai really didn''t know about this. In that case, although the method of improving the spiritual root would make cultivators dormant for ten or twenty years in the early stage, it also laid a solid foundation for advancing to higher realms in the future.


    "Do the other spiritual root techniques have the same effect?"


    Yan Bingxuan nodded and shook her head.


    "Most of them do. Generally, when converting to an extraordinary spiritual root, it is necessary to strengthen the meridians. As for the Heavenly Spiritual Roots, they are all single attribute and naturally possess the Five Elements in their bodies, so they don''t need this function much."


    "The Heavenly Spiritual Roots are truly unique!"


    Chen Mobai sighed. According to the statistics of the Immortal Gate''s Medical Palace, as long as cultivators with extraordinary spiritual roots practice the corresponding techniques, Foundation Establishment is almost guaranteed. However, if they want to form a Nascent Soul, they still need opportunities and their own aptitude.


    Even if a Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivator does nothing and cultivates in seclusion every day, there is a fifty percent chance of forming a Nascent Soul. With the help of the Immortal Gate''s Nascent Soul Pill, there is a sixty to seventy percent chance for a Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivator to form a Nascent Soul.


    However, when it comes to the Golden Core stage, Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivators are not as good as ordinary spiritual root cultivators who advance step by step.


    This is probably because they have been too smooth in the early stage and lack tempering, making it easy for them to fall into the abyss during the Heart Demon Tribulation.


    "Then does that mean I can never practice the ''Cold Ice Technique''?"


    If Chen Mobai wants to cultivate this technique, he needs to strengthen his meridians first. Where does he have the time for that?


    "Let me see!"


    Yan Bingxuan picked up her phone and read the full text of the "Cold Ice Technique" that Chen Mobai sent to her. She carefully compared it with her "Profound Ice Art" and explained her understanding of the vague "Cold Ice Breath" in great detail.


    However, her ability to express herself in writing was indeed average, and Chen Mobai didn''t quite understand.


    "Let me demonstrate it to you."


    Yan Bingxuan saw that there was a cultivation gymnasium right across from the coffee shop and gestured to go to that professional place to personally demonstrate the Cold Ice Technique to him.


    "Let''s go."


    Chen Mobai immediately packed two cups of hot latte coffee to avoid feeling the freezing sensation in his arm when he experiences the Ice Spirit Power again.


    Inside the cultivation gymnasium, under Yan Bingxuan''s guidance, he opened a spell room for two hours. Chen Mobai, who had never been to such a place before, saw the bill for 138 Good Deeds and felt that it was a bit expensive.


    The spell room was a separate and spacious room specifically used to practice spells. The walls were covered with targets and had sturdy restrictions that were not easily broken.


    After Yan Bingxuan entered, she skillfully put on protective gear and then opened a bottle of mineral water that came with the room, sprinkling it into the air.


    Hoo!


    Yan Bingxuan lightly exhaled, and Chen Mobai, who was standing beside her, felt a chilling sensation that penetrated his bones. He couldn''t help but circulate his spiritual energy to warm his blood.


    "Crack!"


    At this moment, the sound of freezing water could be heard.


    Under Chen Mobai''s wide-eyed gaze, Yan Bingxuan gently raised her hand, and the mineral water sprinkled into the air turned into a circle of ice spikes under her breath, falling down around the two of them, perfectly forming a two-meter diameter circle with undulating heights like an ice mountain.


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    Chen Mobai felt a bit discouraged. He had been practicing the Cold Ice Technique for almost half a month and still had no clue. How could Yan Bingxuan, who just read it today and didn''t even need to practice, directly succeed in one try?


    "This is not your ''Cold Ice Technique'', but my ''Profound Ice Ten Transformations''. However, the principles of the two are the same."


    Yan Bingxuan''s words made Chen Mobai feel slightly better. Otherwise, his confidence, which he had painstakingly cultivated after breaking through the seventh level of Qi Refining, would have been completely shattered.


    "Just now, I used the Ten Transformations of Profound Ice with the Cold Ice Breath from the spell you gave me. Now, I will use my own Profound Ice Art to activate it. Watch carefully."


    At this moment, Yan Bingxuan took another bottle of mineral water and opened it above her head. In the instant the water splashed down, it was instantly frozen into various shapes, like a huge ice flower.


    Chen Mobai reached out to touch it, but with a "ping pong" sound, Yan Bingxuan took a step back, and the ice flower fell to the ground and shattered into thousands of ice fragments.


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    "Do you feel the difference?"


    "Yes, you activated it faster with the Profound Ice Art, and the Cold Ice Technique has an additional breath process."


    Chen Mobai had been paying attention to Yan Bingxuan''s movements with his divine sense all along, so he naturally saw the difference in activating the Profound Ice Ten Transformations twice.


    "The Ten Transformations of Profound Ice, which is a supporting technique for the Profound Ice Art, uses water to give it various forms, and then molds it into the shapes you need with ice, just like the core of your Cold Ice Technique.""I''ve already completed the refinement of the ice spiritual power within my body, so my spiritual power can take shape the moment it touches flowing water. Your Ice Art, however, is a simulation of ice spiritual power, but your body''s dantian and meridians cannot withstand the cold of the ice spiritual power, so you need to complete the process of transforming the five elements spiritual power into ice spiritual power at the twelve-story tower."


    "However, your twelve-story tower also cannot withstand the ice spiritual power, so when you exhale this breath of cold ice, you need to spit it out at the delicate moment when it is about to form. In this way, the moment you exhale, you will have completed the transformation of the ice spiritual power, which will not harm your body and can shape water with ordinary spiritual power."


    "This spell is quite interesting, and it''s almost identical to the true meaning of my transformation and enhancement of the gold water spiritual root into the ice spiritual root. However, the creator probably only used it for fighting, which is a bit narrow-minded."


    After Yan Bingxuan finished speaking, Chen Mobai solemnly thanked her.


    Indeed, a word from the true lineage is invaluable.


    Her practical demonstration, testing the method on herself, coupled with her unreserved sharing of insights, made Chen Mobai, who was previously confused about the "Cold Ice Breath", completely understand it.

 Chapter 76 – Cloud Dream True Immortals

    After Yan Bingxuan finished her performance, she confidently took a cup of coffee and left.


    Chen Mobai escorted her to the entrance of the cultivation gym, thinking that he couldn''t waste the two hours and returned to the spell field. Following her instructions, he began practicing the Frost Spell.


    With the transfer of spiritual power from Yan Bingxuan and his personal experience, he had already understood how to convert the spiritual power of the Five Elements into ice spiritual power. The only problem now was to grasp the moment when the ice spiritual power took shape.


    But even if he understood the key points, he still needed to practice diligently to master the subtle moment of exhaling the cold breath.


    If he was too fast, he would freeze the Twelve-story Tower; if he was too slow, he wouldn''t achieve the freezing effect.


    After more than an hour of diligent practice, Chen Mobai returned home, feeling hoarse and unable to speak.


    On the way, he bought a dozen bottles of pear syrup from a large pharmacy. After returning home, he drank half a bottle with warm water in one breath. The next day, he felt his throat was slightly better.


    When he went out, he saw a huge package as expected.


    The shopkeeper of the Wood Spirit Talisman Store sent it with the same-city express delivery. After Chen Mobai opened it, he saw four to five hundred talismans neatly placed in transparent plastic boxes according to their different types. He couldn''t help but admire the shopkeeper''s thoughtfulness.


    He put the low-level talismans into his backpack and then carefully placed the eleven first-class talismans on the inner pocket of his ancient-style suit.


    Finally, Chen Mobai''s gaze fell on the only sealed talisman.


    Just this talisman alone was worth 50,000 Good Deeds, the most expensive thing he had bought since he had money.


    After opening the accompanying instruction manual provided by the shopkeeper, Chen Mobai carefully read it word by word.


    The way to activate the "Wood Thunder Talisman" was the same as ordinary talismans, but it consumed slightly more spiritual power for Qi Refining cultivators. The shopkeeper had conducted experiments, and a Qi Refining cultivator at the seventh level would consume nearly half of their spiritual power when activating it.


    Chen Mobai had long been aware of this, after all, it was also mentioned in the product description.


    To be on the safe side, he also bought five recovery talismans, so he wouldn''t be at a disadvantage if his spiritual power was insufficient during a fight.


    Carefully putting the sealed "Wood Thunder Talisman" into the pocket of his sleeve, Chen Mobai felt a great sense of security.


    He called his mother and told her that he had purchased a monthly card for the cultivation gym. During this period, he would be spending every day in the gym with some motivated classmates, honing his spell skills.


    Tang Pancui also knew that this year''s entrance exam for the Daoist Academy would involve fighting. Naturally, she strongly supported her son''s decision and transferred him 1,000 Good Deeds, telling him not to be frugal.


    Chen Mobai immediately refused, knowing that the family was currently tight on money. He told his mother that after getting the gym membership, everything including meals, accommodation, and bathing were covered, so there was no need for additional expenses.


    After everything was ready, he teleported to the Tianhe Realm with his backpack full of talismans and spiritual medicines.


    In the flickering silver light, Chen Mobai opened his eyes and saw the familiar wooden walls on all sides, letting out a sigh of relief.


    As expected, the Turtle Treasure worked just like his previous experiments. Wherever he teleported from, the next time he teleported, it would anchor to that location. Although the rule was simple, this was Chen Mobai''s first time teleporting back to a crowded place, so he was still a little nervous, afraid of attracting attention.


    Looking around after going out, he found that he was still the only one living in this cheapest low-lying feng shui treasure land, which made him feel relieved.


    In the following days, while practicing the Frost Spell, Chen Mobai set up a stall on Qingguang Island to sell talismans and also inquired about which direction in the Dream Swamp was most suitable for him to practice against the demonic beasts.


    Thanks to the cultivators here having the ability to appraise talismans, his business was doing very well.


    The price of a low-level talisman was 200 gold in Nanxi Fang Market, but he could sell them for 300 gold here. The Green Arrow Talisman and Wood Armor Talisman, both of which were mid-level talismans, could be sold for 2,000 gold here.


    As for the first-class talismans, he didn''t plan to sell them for now.


    After all, his business was already attracting attention from his peers in the market. He planned to focus on the middle and low-level markets first. These talismans were all traded in gold, and those Qi Refining cultivators with backgrounds were basically too lazy to earn such a small amount of money.


    When setting up the stall, Chen Mobai wrote the names and prices of each talisman on a piece of cloth and then sat on the small stool he made from a wooden stump. When a customer came and asked for the price, he would point to the cloth and then point to his throat, coughing twice to indicate that his voice was injured and he couldn''t speak.


    In this way, he drank pear syrup to warm and heal his frozen throat while reading the book "The Dragon Subduing Chronicles of the Cloud Dream Great River" given to him by Lu Shu.


    It was a palm-sized book specifically for passing the time.


    It was about the last Deification cultivator who ascended to the Upper Realm in the Tianhe Realm, the Cloud Dream True Immortal.


    In the Tianhe cultivation world, the current calendar was based on the Cloud Dream Era.


    The year of the Cloud Dream True Immortal''s ascension was set as the first year of the Cloud Dream Era, which was exactly 6,478 years ago. Before this True Immortal, the Dream Swamp was not the current vast water area but a continuous range of mountains known as the "Cloud Dream Great River," a nearly sixth-grade spiritual land.


    At that time, the one occupying the Cloud Dream Great River was a fifth-grade Yellow Dragon demonic beast.This beast not only possesses the bloodline of a true dragon but is also at the Deification level. Even Deification cultivators of the same realm would lose nine out of ten times when facing it.


    During his Qi Refining period, Yuan Zhenjun trained in the vast Yunmeng River. He witnessed humans being brutally enslaved by the beasts and, in anger, he fought back. However, he was severely injured and luckily fell into the ruins of an ancient cultivator, where he obtained a great opportunity.


    A thousand years later, Yuan Zhenjun achieved perfection in Deification. Before his ascension, he single-handedly entered the Yunmeng River with his sword. S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    After slaying eighteen fourth-order Elemental Infant beasts, he battled the Yellow Dragon Beast King for seven days and nights, shattering the Yunmeng River into a vast lake. He then expended a great amount of energy to use a heaven-defying immortal technique to subdue this fifth-order beast, finally ascending on the back of the dragon.


    The small book that Lu Shu gave to Chen Mobai told this story.


    After reading it, Chen Mobai had only one thought.


    He absolutely must not let the Tianhe Realm know about the existence of the Earth Elemental Star.


    In the history of the Earth Elemental Star, although there have been quite a few Deification ancestors, there has never been a detailed record of anyone ascending. At most, they cultivated to the extreme and explored the boundless starry sky.


    In comparison, although the Immortal Gate has two Deification ancestors, its overall strength may not be as strong as the Tianhe Realm.


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    Unfortunately, there are no books in the market that introduce the cultivation world beyond the Eastern Wilderness. It is said that only the seven major sects and the large merchant associations have these. Chen Mobai could only lament that the transmission of information in this world is too outdated.


    If he were on the Earth Elemental Star, he could easily find out how high the sky is, how thick the earth is, and how much territory the Immortal Gate covers.

 Chapter 77 – Hone skills

    Inside the wooden house.


    Chen Mobai swung the bowl in his hand, and the clear water spilled out immediately. Then he exhaled, and a stream of air generated a faint white light as it left his mouth.


    "Crack!"


    The sound of freezing water echoed in his ears. Chen Mobai looked at the frozen water droplets in front of him, enduring the swelling pain in his throat. He reached out his hand and caught the ice flower that he had painstakingly cultivated.


    The icy touch made his palm turn red, but his mood was unprecedentedly joyful.


    After a full seven days, he finally mastered the "Cold Ice Technique".


    In fact, he had succeeded once three days ago. However, it was only now that he could achieve a hundred percent success and completely grasp the delicate moment of whether the "Cold Ice Breath" would form or not.


    He crushed the ice flower in his hand and then laughed happily.


    Never before had he felt such a sense of accomplishment from mastering the "Cold Ice Technique".


    After laughing, fatigue surged up. It was due to his excessive use of divine consciousness in the past few days, constantly focusing on the refining process of the Cold Ice Breath in the Twelvefold Tower.


    Chen Mobai didn''t force himself to stay alert anymore. He finished the last bottle of pear syrup on the table and went to sleep on the wooden bed.


    When he woke up, it was already the afternoon of the second day.


    However, after a thorough rest, Chen Mobai felt better than ever before, not only in terms of his divine consciousness, but also in his cultivation of the seventh level of Qi Refining.


    He reached under his pillow and took out his backpack. Opening it, he saw that the 25 spirit stones inside were shining brightly, making him smile.


    In the seven days of practicing the Cold Ice Technique, Chen Mobai had also sold most of the low to mid-level talismans he had obtained from the native star. He exchanged all the gold he received at the silver shop of the Godwood Sect on Qingguang Island for these spirit stones.


    In addition to these 25 spirit stones, there were also thirty low to mid-level talismans that he had left for himself in the backpack. After all, he was about to leave Qingguang Island to find demonic beasts to hone his combat skills. It would be too extravagant to use a top-grade talisman as soon as he started fighting.


    After checking his equipment again, Chen Mobai sat cross-legged on the bed and meditated throughout the night until dawn. He got up, left his wooden house, and came to the pier.


    Since it was his first time fighting demonic beasts, he didn''t have much experience, so he wisely joined a group.


    While selling talismans, he had been inquiring about the situation on Qingguang Island. He discovered that the Godwood Sect actually had missions for new disciples to adapt to in the Dream Swamp. In order to maximize their benefits, the senior disciples of the sect who took on these missions would also form groups with some new wandering cultivators while guiding the new disciples.


    Chen Mobai had always been cautious. After receiving this information, he specifically compared several senior disciples of the Godwood Sect who specialized in these missions, and finally chose someone with a moderate reputation.


    "Senior Brother Qihou, I''m late."


    Chen Mobai thought he had arrived early, but he didn''t expect the disciple of the Godwood Sect to arrive even earlier.


    "Mm, not late."


    Qihou was a man of few words. He was tall and thin, but his eyes were sharp. He stood on a spiritual boat wearing a dark long robe.


    This was also a magical tool. It could travel a hundred miles with one spirit stone and was not slow. For Qi Refining cultivators, it could save spiritual power while traveling.


    In addition to Chen Mobai, there was also a delicate young man wearing the uniform of the Godwood Sect on the spiritual boat. He was looking down at a scroll, presumably the new disciple that Qihou was going to bring this time.


    After greeting Qihou and paying the two spirit stones, Chen Mobai quickly handed them over. Then, Qihou pointed to a position on the left side of the spiritual boat and gave Chen Mobai a scroll that looked the same.


    "This is the demonic beast we are going to hunt today, the Black Armored Turtle. This kind of demonic beast excels in defense, with few attacking methods. It is most suitable for you new wandering cultivators and disciples."


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai nodded in agreement and looked at the carefully prepared scroll.


    After waiting for a while, two other wandering cultivators arrived. They seemed to be siblings and looked somewhat similar. The male cultivator was called Bajiang, and the female cultivator was called Baxing. After paying the spirit stones, the team was complete.


    Qihou immediately activated the spiritual boat, and the water-based magical tool shot off like an arrow, leaving the pier of Qingguang Island with a "whoosh" sound.


    "Please take care of us, two fellow cultivators."


    Bajiang was a seemingly honest young man. He and his sister Baxing came from a cultivation family in the Ba Kingdom and had some reputation there. At a young age, they had already reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, which was considered extraordinary talent.


    They came out together this time to find an opportunity to break through to the later stage of Qi Refining and also to gain experience in the Dream Swamp, the sacred land of the Eastern Wasteland.


    The delicate disciple of the Godwood Sect seemed uninterested and kept his head down, looking at the scroll without saying a word.


    Chen Mobai immediately took over the conversation and exchanged a few polite words, not letting Bajiang feel embarrassed. However, he himself was not a talkative person, and Qihou, as the team leader, did not speak, so the spiritual boat became quiet all of a sudden.


    In this way, they arrived at the island where the Black Armored Turtle was located."There are seven in total. I''ll handle the two strongest ones. Xi, you can practice on one, and the remaining four can be dealt with by the three of you. I''ll step in if there''s any danger."


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    Qi Hou put away the spirit boat, and the five of them landed on the shore. They saw two large turtles lying on the beach, their heads poking out, their crimson eyes coldly staring at them.


    "The other five are in the water. Off you go."


    As Qi Hou spoke, he held a talisman in his hand. He infused it with spiritual power, and in an instant, two large fireballs appeared out of thin air, hurling towards the two large turtles.


    The delicate disciple from the Shenmu Sect didn''t talk much, but he was quick to act. He slapped his waist bag, and a green wooden sword flew out, carrying a cold light as it slashed towards a black-armored turtle that had just poked its head out of the water.


    Chen Mobai noticed that this young man surnamed Xi seemed to have a lower cultivation level than himself.


    However, he soon focused all his attention on the four black-armored turtles that emerged from the water. Ba Jiang and Ba Xing cleverly each took on one, leaving Chen Mobai to face two alone.


    He cursed inwardly, but Chen Mobai had come here with the intention of honing his combat skills, so he didn''t immediately call for Qi Hou''s help.


    He first took out a stack of talismans, then activated his divine consciousness. The bottle cap of the black water in his sleeve opened, the water shield was activated, and the spiritual power in his dantian surged to the twelfth floor, eager to use the ice spell...


    In the evening, after returning to Qingguang Island, Chen Mobai bid farewell to the group that had disembarked from the spirit boat.


    The young man surnamed Xi still kept his head down, not even saying hello. He used a wooden artifact to tie up the bodies of the seven black-armored turtles and followed Qi Hou away. The spoils of the hunt belonged to the two of them, fulfilling a mission for the Shenmu Sect.


    Qi Hou had made a good profit from this trip, earning a lot of contribution points for the Ling Shi Sect.


    Ba Jiang wanted to invite Chen Mobai for a drink, seemingly wanting to make friends, but the latter was eager to find the next group of newcomers led by the Shenmu Sect and politely declined.


    In the following ten days, Chen Mobai rested one day and followed the group the next.


    Gradually, he went from being flustered and misusing talismans, and casting slow spells, to becoming more proficient.


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 Chapter 78 – Black Plague Birds

    On the water.


    One by one, black birds opened their blood-filled mouths, and gusts of wind turned into arrows shooting towards Chen Mobai.


    Chen Mobai immediately crouched in the spirit boat, activating two first-grade inferior wooden shield talismans in his hands. Two green shield-shaped light screens appeared, covering his upper body.


    Accompanied by the sound of thumping, the power of the first wooden shield talisman was exhausted, and the second one did not last long. However, at this time, the large-scale wind arrows had already been blocked.


    Breaking through two layers of wooden defense, there were still three arrows that could fall on top of Chen Mobai''s head. The "Water Shield" moved with his thoughts, turning into three water waves blocking the path of the wind arrows.


    "Not ready yet?"


    While taking out two talismans from his inner lining, Chen Mobai asked the people behind him.


    "We''re ready!"


    The voice of Qi Hou sounded, followed by a burst of scorching aura erupting behind Chen Mobai. A fiery red sword light soared into the sky, like a startled swan passing over the water, cutting one of the black birds in half. The remaining birds scattered instantly without a leader, but some were still killed by Ba Jiang and others who were waiting.


    "The meat of these Black Plague Birds doesn''t taste good and won''t sell for a good price in the market."


    Qi Hou looked at the talismans that turned into ashes in his hand, then looked at the bird corpses floating on the water, a pained expression on his face.


    This first-grade superior "Crimson Flame Sword Talisman" was worth 8 spirit stones, and this trip with the newcomers was a loss.


    But he couldn''t say anything. After all, in business, there is always profit and loss.


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    Ba Xing saw Qi Hou''s expression and immediately spoke with her keen mind. However, as soon as she said this, the junior brother on the side raised his head and glared at her. He was the one who had to pluck the bird feathers.


    "No need, this little gold is not worth a spirit stone, it''s not worth wasting time."


    Qi Hou immediately let it go. He took out another spirit stone and put it into the spirit boat, instructing Chen Mobai and the others to leave.


    Black Plague Birds always travel in groups, and it is said that there are even second-grade ones.


    Now that they had killed a group but not completely, they were afraid that several groups would come for revenge later. Qi Hou, with his experience, immediately told his team to run after taking action.


    Before leaving, Qi Hou also told them to take off their coats stained with bird blood and throw them away. The Black Plague Birds track their enemies through this.


    Sure enough, shortly after they left, a swarm of Black Plague Birds flew over, hovering around the place where they had killed the birds and discarded their clothes, bombarding with strong winds.


    "I didn''t expect to attract the Bird King. We can''t come to this place anymore in the future."


    Qi Hou observed with a long-distance talisman, feeling a powerful and fierce aura far beyond his own. He couldn''t help but frown, took out his map, and marked an X on this location.


    "Fortunately, Senior Brother Qi led the team this time, otherwise we wouldn''t have been able to escape the pursuit of these Black Plague Birds."


    After taking a pill to restore his spiritual power, Ba Jiang stood up and thanked Qi Hou.


    "Everyone takes what they need."


    But Qi Hou shook his head. In fact, this place was also chosen by him as the team leader. In the past, at most, there were only some Water Python Bull monsters in this area, which was a good place for newcomers and scattered cultivators to gain experience.


    It''s just that today, for some reason, there was such a large group of Black Plague Birds, and there was even a second-grade Bird King nearby.


    The task of bringing newcomers to Shenmu Sect usually lasts for a month.


    Chen Mobai followed several teams behind him and felt that Qi Hou was more reliable. So he followed them again this time. The Ba siblings were the same. This was their fifth time going out as a five-person team, so they were somewhat familiar.


    "Let''s go hunting Black Armored Turtles again tomorrow."


    Qi Hou spoke again. He was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and although he was confident in his fighting skills among the same level, he had no chance of winning against a second-grade Bird King. He was bringing newcomers, not risking his life, so he immediately changed the plan when he saw that this area was no longer safe.


    "Um, Senior Brother Qi, I might have to go into seclusion for a few days to make some talismans."


    Chen Mobai suddenly spoke up. He said that he had gained a lot from following Qi Hou these days, but he had run out of spirit stones and couldn''t keep up with the group.


    The Ba siblings were stunned. Although they didn''t currently lack spirit stones, after experiencing the Black Armored Turtle area, it no longer held any attraction for them. They also found an excuse to no longer follow the group.


    Qi Hou listened and was not angry.


    "Judging from the style of your talismans, they are biased towards the wood attribute. Are you planning to join our Shenmu Sect?"


    The junior brother who had been ignoring them suddenly spoke up and asked.


    "I do have that intention."


    Chen Mobai was stunned for a moment, hesitated, and nodded lightly.


    "Your name is Chen Turtle Immortal, right? I remember you."


    The junior brother raised his head and looked at Chen Mobai seriously, as if acknowledging him, and nodded.


    "With your talent, it should be no problem for you to join our Shenmu Sect. Maybe in the future, we will be senior brothers. It''s good to get to know each other in advance."


    Qi Hou''s words shocked the Ba siblings. They knew the requirements for Shenmu Sect to recruit scattered cultivators: age cannot exceed 30, and cultivation level must be at least at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Although they had been in a team for several days, Chen Mobai had never revealed his cultivation level.


    They thought he was at most at the sixth level of Qi Refining, just like them.


    But today, when they fought against the Black Plague Birds, Qi Hou saw Chen Mobai''s true cultivation level. Without cultivating divine consciousness, it was impossible for him to go from someone who was struggling against a Black Armored Turtle to someone who was at ease in such a short period of time."Brother Chen, I didn''t expect you to be a talisman maker. No wonder you have an endless supply of talismans, some of which my sister and I have never even seen before."


    After learning about Chen Mobai''s realm, Ba Jiang became even more courteous towards him.


    "Oh, not at all, I''m just interested in this field."


    After landing on the island, Marquis Qi left with his junior brother first. Chen Mobai exchanged a few polite words with the Ba siblings, declined their invitation to dine, and returned to his own wooden hut.


    "Unconsciously, it''s been twenty days since I came here."


    Chen Mobai looked at the ordinary ink-colored long robe he bought on Qingguang Island, and couldn''t help but feel a wave of emotions.


    His ancient-style outfit had worn out in the battles. Although life in the Tianhe realm was tough, he was somewhat addicted to the daily feeling of self-improvement.


    If it weren''t for today being the day to check the college entrance examination results, he would have almost forgotten to return to Earth Yuan Star.

 Chapter 79 – First in the whole school

    [Chen Mobai, 345 points]


    After squeezing for a long time, Chen Xinglan finally found out his score and couldn''t help but laugh.


    "Son, with this score, you will definitely have no problem entering the top ten academies."


    "Ancestors bless, I will go back to our hometown tomorrow to pay respects to you."


    Tang Pancui couldn''t help but shed tears of joy. Neither the old Chen family nor her Tang family ancestors had ever entered the top ten academies. Chen Mobai''s score was a great honor for their families.


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    "It''s a pity, if only I had 5 more points."


    In fact, Chen Mobai originally estimated his score to be around 330 points, but he happened to receive an extra 15 points from the last question.


    However, people are never satisfied. After reaching the score line for admission to the top ten academies, he started to think about whether the four major academies would expand their enrollment and lower the score line.


    "That''s enough, son. Have you thought about which academy you want to go to?"


    Chen Xinglan, holding the printed score sheet, walked around happily and asked about Chen Mobai''s voluntary plan.


    "Either Pure Yang Academy or Tai Yuan Academy. These two have no requirements for spiritual root aptitude and have the inheritance of the Great Spiritual Technique."


    "Good ambition, my son."


    After hearing this, Chen Xinglan patted Chen Mobai''s shoulder with joy.


    "However, these two academies have the highest number of applicants each year, so the score line might be higher."


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    In the evening, after learning about Chen Mobai''s high score of 345, his uncle''s family came to celebrate and stayed for a meal. Unfortunately, Chen Baolan was in another place excavating a crucial relic and couldn''t come. They could only congratulate him through a video call.


    "Don''t worry, my son''s score is almost close to the four major academies. Even if the score line for Tai Yuan Academy and Pure Yang Academy is higher, he will definitely be admitted."


    Chen Xinglan also checked the admission score lines of these two academies in previous years, which were mostly above 340. With the expansion of enrollment this year, Chen Mobai''s score was already stable.


    "Brother, you''re amazing!"


    Wang Xinying looked at Chen Mobai with admiration. Even the usually calm Chen Mobai couldn''t help but feel happy under his sister''s gaze.


    That night, he didn''t use the "Nurturing Thoughts and Casting Divine Art" to resolve the various emotions that emerged from his heart sea. In the scene where his parents were proud, his uncle and aunt praised him, and his sister looked up to him, Chen Mobai felt a sense of "great satisfaction" for the first time in his life.


    The next day, when he woke up, he found that his divine sense had increased by almost half.


    Originally, in his visualization, it was just a newly sprouted seedling, but now it had grown another sprout and was gradually becoming similar to the green paulownia seedling he had nurtured in the water mansion.


    According to the description of the "Nurturing Thoughts and Casting Divine Art," he felt that his divine sense was close to the level of Qi Refining Eighth Layer. When this visualization seedling bloomed its first flower, it would represent the completion of Qi Refining in his divine sense.


    If the flower bore fruit, it would mean that his divine sense had broken through Qi Refining.


    After washing up, he sent a message to Qing Nv, arranging to meet in the afternoon, and then went to school.


    When he entered the classroom, he noticed that something was wrong.


    Why were all the students in the class looking at him? The boys had faces full of admiration, while the girls had faces of disgust.


    Could it be that the aftermath of the incident with Qing Nv hadn''t settled yet? It shouldn''t be. He had explained it so clearly.


    "Old Chen, how have I treated you in the past?"


    As soon as he sat down, Lu Hongsheng ran to the water dispenser and poured him a glass of water, then looked at him with great admiration.


    "Do you have something to say?"


    Chen Mobai took the water and drank it, knowing that this desk mate could never hide anything.


    "How did you manage to have two girlfriends at the same time!"


    "Pfft!"


    Chen Mobai couldn''t help it and sprayed all the water he had just drunk out of his mouth. Seeing that the back of the beautiful girl Yu Shu''s clothes in front of him was about to get wet, he used the water manipulation technique he had practiced in the Dream Swamp, controlling the water droplets back into the cup with one hand.


    "This move is handsome."


    The classmates at the nearby desk saw this scene and couldn''t help but widen their eyes, applauding.


    "What''s going on? Who is slandering my reputation!"


    Chen Mobai''s face turned red, and he shouted at Lu Hongsheng.


    "That day, you left early after the farewell dinner, and Yan Bingxuan followed you. We didn''t realize it at first."


    "But when Gong Xiangyu led the people from their class downstairs, he pretended to casually mention to Qing Nv that he saw you and Yan Bingxuan leaving together upstairs. Isn''t that sowing discord? At that time, you didn''t know the expressions of everyone in our class and their class. It was quite a spectacle!"


    "But don''t worry, your genuine girlfriend with the spiritual root, her expression was fine. She didn''t cause any trouble for you these past two days, right?"


    After listening, Chen Mobai became even angrier.


    "Nonsense, I''ve already said it. Qing Nv and I are just friends, and my relationship with Yan Bingxuan is purely that of classmates. How could you think that I''m two-timing?"At this moment, even the Nurturing Thoughts God Casting Technique couldn''t suppress the intense emotions surging in Chen Mobai''s heart.


    "I understand, but I still want to ask you, how to develop a pure friendship with classmates."


    Lu Hongsheng was completely clueless. Chen Mobai clenched his fists, and after a long while, he finally regained his composure.


    "Why didn''t you tell me earlier?"


    "I wanted to confirm it with you, but I couldn''t reach you by phone these days."


    That''s right, for the past twenty days, Chen Mobai had been honing himself in Dream Swamp, where Lu Hongsheng''s mobile signal couldn''t reach.


    "Sigh, I don''t know if Yan Bingxuan knows about this. I''ll apologize to her later."


    As Chen Mobai murmured to himself, the two beauties at the front desk turned around and looked at him, who was usually handsome, with the same eyes as they would look at a scumbag.


    "I heard that the class monitor called Yan Bingxuan after he found out about this that night."


    Pu Jiangxue spoke up, and Chen Mobai immediately looked at her.


    "Yan Bingxuan said: It seems that this reputation has indeed affected me."


    Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai held his forehead.


    If he had known this, he might as well have stayed in the milk tea shop across the street, openly and honestly.


    "Old Chen..."


    Many boys in the class gathered around. Chen Mobai, who usually didn''t attract much attention, became a master in their eyes in an instant.


    Song Zheng sat in his own seat, his gaze also on Chen Mobai, but in his eyes, there was only the miraculous "Water Control Technique" just now. Others only saw a beautiful move, but he saw much more profound things.


    Amazing!


    Knock, knock, knock!


    At this moment, the class teacher knocked on the door, and the boys who had been surrounding Chen Mobai returned to their seats.


    After Chai Deyun walked in, his gaze also fell on Chen Mobai. Just as the latter thought he was going to speak because of these rumors, he revealed a relieved smile and clapped his hands.


    "Chen Mobai, congratulations, you scored 345 points in the college entrance examination, ranking first in the whole school!"

 Chapter 80 – Attention

    It turned out to be the first in the whole school.


    After hearing Chai Deyun''s words, Chen Mobai was a little dazed for a moment. He knew that his score might be among the top in the school, but he never expected to directly rise to the first place.


    It can only be said that he got too many points by guessing the last question correctly.


    After Chai Deyun finished speaking, the whole class was shocked and couldn''t believe it.


    In their impression, Chen Mobai was just an ordinary student who didn''t like to talk much on weekdays, but recently showed talent in that aspect. However, many people looked at him with doubtful eyes, after all, it was too amazing and difficult to accept.


    "What realm are you in?"


    Lu Hongsheng asked in a daze, thinking of the scene when Chen Mobai and Song Zheng walked in together that day.


    "Qi Refining Seventh Layer."


    Chen Mobai answered truthfully. He has always been straightforward in the Earth Origin Star.


    With this answer, the doubtful gazes that were looking at him turned into understanding.


    Qi Refining Seventh Layer, cultivating divine consciousness, no wonder he can be so amazing.


    "Did you already know?"


    Song Zheng''s desk mate quietly asked him. The former instinctively nodded, but his mind was still thinking about the "Water Control Technique" that Chen Mobai used skillfully just now.


    "This is the first good news today."


    After announcing Chen Mobai''s first place in the whole school, Chai Deyun returned to the podium, feeling excited and started to encourage the students to learn from Chen Mobai.


    But halfway through, he remembered that after today, his students would all go their separate ways and no longer study in this classroom. sea??h th§× N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    "Teacher, is there any other good news?"


    At this time, the class monitor raised her hand and interrupted Chai Deyun''s sentiment.


    "The admission scores for the top ten academies this year have been released."


    After answering, Chai Deyun turned on the projector and displayed the admission scores for the top ten academies on the big screen.


    Taiyuan Academy and Pure Yang Academy were indeed the highest, even with the expanded enrollment this year, they still required 340 points to pass. But Chen Mobai had no problem at all. He could choose either of these two academies as long as he passed the upcoming "Battle Trial" entrance exam.


    "How many points did you get?"


    Song Zheng''s phone screen lit up, and it was Chen Mobai asking about his score.


    "340 points."


    "Impressive, precise control."


    Seeing this message, Song Zheng didn''t know how to reply. He was not used to this relaxed atmosphere and tone of conversation.


    "Have you been training these days? I can see that your spellcasting technique has become much more proficient than before."


    There are practical classes in high school, but in their class''s spellcasting practical class, Song Zheng usually took the lead. He had also observed the techniques of other students in the class. Although he had no impression of Chen Mobai, it meant that they were very ordinary and didn''t catch his eye.


    It''s only been twenty days since the college entrance examination ended, and he has improved so much?


    "Not bad, I participated in a closed secret training base and gained a lot from it."


    Chen Mobai''s answer made Song Zheng very interested.


    Although he was very confident in his spellcasting talent and had even mastered a powerful spell under the guidance of Old Man Ding the day before yesterday, he still wanted to improve a little more. Seeing Chen Mobai''s earth-shattering changes, he also wanted to participate and see.


    "It has already disbanded. I''ll call you next time when there is another training session."


    Chen Mobai couldn''t bring Song Zheng to the Tianhe Realm, so he could only make do for now.


    "And one last good news."


    At this time, Chai Deyun looked at Chen Mobai and Song Zheng, who were secretly communicating with their phones, and the two immediately sensed it and looked up.


    "In order to allow qualified students who are eligible to participate in the entrance exam to achieve good results and bring glory to the school, the school has decided to establish a special training class, draw the most elite teaching staff, and impart the experience of battle trials to you."


    As soon as these words came out, everyone in the class focused their gaze on the three of them.


    In their class, besides Chen Mobai and Song Zheng, only the class monitor Mo Simin scored 328 points, thanks to the expanded enrollment of the top ten academies, she could also apply for the two academies with the lowest admission scores.


    "Did you participate in this training class in advance?"


    After listening, Song Zheng asked Chen Mobai with a puzzled expression, and the latter immediately replied with a "no" expression.


    He just said it casually, who knew that the school really established a training class and would gather all the top students together for training.


    This won''t do, it will delay his monster hunting and leveling up in the Tianhe Realm.


    It''s not that Chen Mobai looks down on the teachers in the school, but in terms of battle experience, even if the Qi Hou of Shenmu Sect comes alone, he can probably defeat all the teachers in Immortal Gate No. 5 High School.


    "Alright, the rest of you fill out the application form. Chen Mobai, you three don''t fill it out for now. The principal will use your preferences as a reference when the training class starts."


    Chai Deyun handed out the application forms, and Chen Mobai and Song Zheng glanced at each other, sitting in their seats and watching others fill out their preferences.


    "Old Chen, do you think I can get into Chixia and Danzhu Academy?"


    Lu Hongsheng asked with a worried expression. He didn''t perform well and only scored 310 points.


    The admission scores for the two local academies last year, Danzhu Academy was slightly higher, requiring 315 points, while Chixia Academy was 312 points.


    No wonder Lu Hongsheng was so worried. Chen Mobai didn''t say much about this matter. After all, it was a major decision for his own life, so it was better to let his desk mate make the decision himself.


    At this time, the beautiful female classmates in front and behind them all gathered around, intentionally or unintentionally revealing their scores and preferences in front of Chen Mobai, hoping to get some advice from him. In response, Chen Mobai could only wave his hand, indicating that he couldn''t help.


    However, this did not prevent them from centering their discussions around him, chattering away. It must be said, being surrounded by numerous youthful and beautiful female classmates from all sides was quite a pleasant experience.


    "Let''s go ahead, no need to waste time here."


    At this moment, Song Zheng suddenly walked over and said this to Chen Mobai. The rest of the class was taken aback upon hearing this.


    When had Song Zheng ever walked with them before?


    And he was even actively inviting Chen Mobai to go with him.


    Was this the circle of Qi Refining Level Seven? But why was Song Zheng at odds with Yan Bingxuan?


    "Teacher, can we go ahead?"


    Chen Mobai, being a good student, raised his hand and asked Chai Deyun. The latter nodded and told them the location of the training class.


    "Let''s go."


    Song Zheng said these two words, then tilted his head to signal Chen Mobai, who was still sitting in his seat. Chen Mobai bid farewell to the classmates who were gathered around him, then got up and left with Song Zheng.


    "Class monitor, are you coming with us?"


    As he left the classroom, Chen Mobai remembered something and asked Mo Simin, who was sitting in his seat, looking hesitant. She wanted to go with the two top students, but was afraid of being disliked by Song Zheng.


    "Uh-huh!"


    When Chen Mobai''s gaze fell on her, Mo Simin seemed to have been bathed in sunlight from the shadows. She nodded quickly and then swiftly moved to their side.


    "I''ll tell you, Yan Bingxuan will also participate in this training class."


    Mo Simin stood to the right of Chen Mobai, keeping a person''s distance from Song Zheng on the left. She regained her usual liveliness and shared a piece of news they didn''t know.


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