Chapter 1033: The News of the White Light

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“Why didn’t you tell me about such a big matter sooner?”

Upon hearing what Chengxuan Venerable said, Chen Mobai’s face registered immense shock.

Although Tianxing’s reincarnation was considered a top-level secret, Chen Mobai was already at that level. Coupled with his experiences with Shiwanyu, he was quite familiar with such situations.

“Old Ancestor didn’t allow me to speak,” Chengxuan Venerable replied, looking helpless. How dared he defy a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator’s command?

“That’s not right. Shouldn’t Old Ancestor be an ordinary person after reincarnation? How could he still command you?” Chen Mobai grew even more confused. His wife, Shiwanyu, and Baiguang Ancestor were completely different people; she never awakened as Baiguang before reaching the end of her life.

“Tianxing Ancestor’s mind is a bit… different,” Chengxuan Venerable hesitated before saying cryptically.

“What do you mean?” Chen Mobai immediately felt a surge of displeasure, as if it implied a problem with Baiguang Ancestor.

“You’ll know once you meet him.” Chengxuan Venerable didn’t say more, leading Chen Mobai to a certain location on Chicheng Mountain.

Both were among the top cultivators below the Spirit Transformation stage, so they instantly teleported to the front of a large gate in the back mountains with just a thought.

To the left of the gate was a wooden hut with its door open. Chen Mobai heard voices from inside.

“Where is this? Old Ancestor lives in such an environment?” Chen Mobai looked at the surprisingly simple wooden hut and curiously asked Chengxuan Venerable beside him.

“After Old Ancestor graduated, to help him find employment, I had the academy open a new entrance here. It’s usually closed, so he has plenty of free time…” Chengxuan Venerable explained via telepathy, implying that as the headmaster, he specially created a new back entrance for the academy, allowing Tianxing’s reincarnated self to idle here.

“Why is this? Doesn’t Old Ancestor have any aspirations?” Chen Mobai was very surprised. Even Shiwanyu, Baiguang’s reincarnation, had aspirations like wanting to fall in love and have children with him. Why was Tianxing content to be a security guard here, just passing the days?

“Sigh, Old Ancestor’s reincarnated body was injured during Foundation Establishment at the academy. I helped him get a disability certificate to exempt him from military service. Then he himself wanted a job where he could play games all day. After much thought, being a security guard seemed most suitable.”

After Chengxuan Venerable finished speaking, Chen Mobai was greatly astonished and couldn’t help but ask with concern, “Did you invite Sanjue Venerable to take a look?”

As the Immortal Sect’s top medical expert, Sanjue could even cure Chen Xiaobei’s Nine Yin Severed Meridians. Chen Mobai felt that mere injuries from a failed Foundation Establishment attempt wouldn’t be a problem for Sanjue.

“Old Ancestor wouldn’t let me call him, saying that not establishing his foundation was perfectly fine,” Chengxuan Venerable said sullenly. Given Tianxing’s identity, he would have arranged the best doctors and healing resources immediately upon learning of it. But if Tianxing himself was unwilling, he couldn’t force the medicine down his throat. And who would want to remain in the Immortal Sect after that? Tianxing’s main body was still on Five Peaks Immortal Mountain.

“Headmaster, why are you here?” Just then, a slightly surprised but somewhat weak voice came from inside the wooden hut, seemingly having heard the commotion outside. Then, a young man with dark circles under his eyes, a scraggly beard, and a visibly frail body, despite wearing a security uniform, walked out.

The moment Chen Mobai saw him, he recognized Tianxing. There was no mistaking it; their appearances were almost identical. It was also at this moment that he understood why Shiwanyu was found by Chen Chun, and why those Nascent Soul Venerables dared not say much to her, fearing she might remember them after awakening.

“Greetings…” Chen Mobai was about to bow, but Chengxuan Venerable immediately pulled him back, then nodded impassively. He questioned the security-uniformed, yet seemingly internet-addicted, reincarnated Tianxing about his gate-keeping duties.

“Everything’s as usual. No one’s come in or out. Occasionally, a few long-legged students find their way here, but I send them back the way they came.” Tianxing’s reincarnated self answered Chengxuan Venerable fluently. However, Chen Mobai noticed one of his hands behind his back. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw him holding a phone, playing a level-based game. He was perfectly multitasking, his operations unaffected.

“Hmm, thank you for your hard work. Here’s your salary for this month…” As Chengxuan Venerable spoke, he handed over a meal card, which would ensure he wouldn’t starve in the school cafeteria. Tianxing’s reincarnated self nodded, accepting the meal card with his free hand, without interrupting his phone game.

“I can have a good meal today…” After receiving the meal card, a happy smile appeared at the corner of Tianxing’s mouth, but quickly, his expression suddenly changed.

Chen Mobai’s brow furrowed, feeling a powerful divine sense, far surpassing the Qi Cultivation stage, awakening from the young man’s Zifu Sea of Consciousness.

“Greetings, Old Ancestor!” At this moment, Chengxuan Venerable respectfully bowed. Chen Mobai, though confused, followed suit.

“Is it another month already?” The security guard’s voice suddenly shifted. Chen Mobai shivered, for it was Tianxing Ancestor’s voice.

“Oh, it’s Chunyang. You’ve come.” At this point, Tianxing looked up and saw the two of them. His gaze fell upon Chen Mobai, and he nodded slightly as a greeting.

“Old Ancestor, you…” Chen Mobai was still utterly bewildered, unsure of the current situation with Tianxing’s reincarnated body. Shiwanyu, after all, had never awakened Baiguang’s memories until her death. How was it so completely different for Tianxing?

“My light of wisdom is quite vigorous, so the mystery of the womb didn’t trap me for long during reincarnation. When I was in junior high, fragments of my past life’s cultivation memories began to surface.”

“However, the true awakening of past life memory fragments only began when I failed Foundation Establishment. I even thought I had suffered cultivation deviation.”

“Later, using my own wisdom, I found a loophole in the academy’s library and downloaded some forbidden arts. At that time, I was quite an ambitious child, hoping to successfully establish my foundation before graduation to avoid military service, so I began to study the Devour God Art.”

Tianxing moved a rocking chair out of the wooden hut and sat down. With both hands holding his phone and playing a game, he recounted his experiences since reincarnation to Chen Mobai.

“As soon as Old Ancestor started cultivating forbidden arts, I discovered it. Later, I pretended to give him a chance to reform, letting him cultivate the Two-Part Divine Art to cut out the root of the Devour God Art. Who knew that cutting it out would bring forth all of Old Ancestor’s past life memories?” Chengxuan Venerable chimed in, looking a bit awkward.

Only someone with Tianxing’s level of intellect could find a code loophole in the Wuqi Dao Academy’s library, which had been running for thousands of years, through self-taught programming and other means. It was precisely through this incident that Chengxuan Venerable noticed Tianxing’s reincarnation was at Wuqi Dao Academy. But by then, Tianxing had already cultivated the Devour God Art, and Chengxuan could only try his best to compensate with the Two-Part Divine Art. Now, within Tianxing’s Sea of Consciousness, besides the internet-addicted reincarnated youth, there was another him, possessing Tianxing’s original spiritual consciousness.

Chen Mobai suddenly understood upon hearing this. No wonder Chengxuan Venerable had to obey; Tianxing had already awakened.

“Old Ancestor, your situation is a bit different from my wife’s. Did she make a mistake in cultivating that technique when she reincarnated?” Although Chen Mobai still didn’t know the specifics of the Method of Reduction for Emptiness, he had roughly learned from Qi Yuheng that such a method existed, allowing peak Spirit Transformation cultivators to project their essence. While he didn’t know if Baiguang had succeeded, given the difference between her and Tianxing, it was likely one of them had made a mistake in practice. Considering Tianxing’s talent, Chen Mobai thought it more probable that Baiguang had made the error.

“I’m also wondering about that. The sample size is just too small. Perhaps both of us have only walked part of the way correctly on this path.” Tianxing shook his head. He certainly wouldn’t say he made a mistake, but he also didn’t dare say Baiguang made one.

“Old Ancestor, what do you plan to do in this life then? With your extraordinary wisdom and unparalleled talent, you should easily be able to cultivate to the Spirit Transformation stage, not just be stuck here as a small security guard.” Chen Mobai asked again. Even before Shiwanyu awakened, she had displayed supreme talent in swordsmanship. However, she suppressed it herself, and by a twist of fate, had children, dedicating herself entirely to her family, thus stopping short of Foundation Establishment and dying of old age. But since Tianxing had awakened, a mere Foundation Establishment stage should not be able to stop him.

“No, that won’t do. Junior Sister Baiguang has already succeeded. Her reincarnated body’s failure to establish foundation and quiet ascension to death might be the key to her success. So, even though I’m confident my wisdom surpasses hers, I cannot behave differently from her regarding this secret art. In cultivation, she possesses an inspiration that transcends the conventional, and that’s something I’ve always admired about her.”

As Tianxing spoke, he uncharacteristically paused his game, looked up at the sky, his gaze deep, seemingly gazing towards the vast, boundless universe and the long-departed Baiguang and Spiritual Venerable.

“Old Ancestor, you said Baiguang Ancestor has already succeeded. What does that mean…” Chen Mobai, however, felt an ominous premonition, suspecting his understanding was wrong. While sweating on his back, he couldn’t help but ask.

“When Junior Sister Baiguang and Spiritual Venerable left, I asked them to leave a wisp of their vital aura. My reincarnated body’s first appearance of past life memory fragments was precisely due to being stirred by Junior Sister Baiguang’s transformed aura.” As he said this, Tianxing’s face was full of envy, while Chen Mobai couldn’t help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

“You also know that I concurrently cultivate the secret arts of the Divine Mechanism Pavilion. So, when my main body was startled awake by Junior Sister Baiguang’s aura, I immediately deduced the reason. Perhaps Junior Sister also wanted to convey the message of her successful Void Refinement to me, so I easily received it, sensing that void dao rhyme, which surpassed the Spirit Transformation realm, from her aura…”

Upon confirming the news that Baiguang had actually achieved Void Refinement, Chen Mobai instantly turned ashen. He thought of how he had spent recent days listening to celebrity singers or surfing the web at the Natural Studies Academy. If Baiguang found out, given her personality, she would probably cleave him with a sword from thousands of miles across the void. Although her parting words had been sweet, claiming she was sorry to him, Chen Mobai, and that he could remarry if he found someone suitable, a woman’s words were like a ghost’s deception. Chen Mobai believed that if Baiguang truly encountered such a situation, she would selectively forget what she had said.

Chen Mobai comforted himself, his wife was Shiwanyu, not Yu Baiguang.

But at this moment, Chengxuan Venerable clapped him on the shoulder with a look of pleasant surprise and offered congratulations: “Chunyang, congratulations! Old Ancestor has successfully surpassed all previous sages of the Immortal Sect by achieving Void Refinement. With your talent, there should be no problem for you in the future either. From now on, you two will both be legends of the Immortal Sect and the pride of our academy!”

“Oh, no, no, I haven’t even reached Spirit Transformation yet!” Chen Mobai composed his expression, forcing a smile, pretending to be very happy as well.

“Chunyang, I know you are a proud person and might not accept the fact that you will always be overshadowed by Junior Sister Baiguang. But between husband and wife, there is no hierarchy. As Chengxuan said, both of you are exceptionally talented, and you have a long life ahead together. Besides, you won’t be leaving Diyuan Star to find her for at least several centuries, so you still have a long period of free and happy single life…” Tianxing, however, noticed Chen Mobai’s change in expression. With his wisdom, he quickly understood Chen Mobai’s “concerns” and offered reassurance.

“I didn’t expect Old Ancestor to see through my thoughts. Sigh, I’ve always wanted to prove that my achievements today are solely due to my hard work, not because of Baiguang. If the news of her Void Refinement gets out, even if I successfully reach Spirit Transformation, people might say it’s because she left resources for me…” Chen Mobai continued, following Tianxing’s words, not forgetting to maintain his persona as a proud and talented individual.

“Don’t worry. Only the three of us know about Junior Sister Baiguang’s Void Refinement. Perhaps after the next Expansion War, I’ll inform the other Spirit Transformation cultivators of the Immortal Sect, to give them greater expectations about leaving Diyuan Star. The more who can leave, the better, so as to leave the spiritual energy on Diyuan Star for more future generations.” Tianxing truly lived up to his reputation as the main orchestrator behind the Immortal Sect. Even at this moment, he didn’t forget to consider the Immortal Sect’s future.

“That’s good, that’s good.” Chen Mobai nodded, circulating his energy to evaporate the sweat on his back, his face returning to normal.

“I heard the Headmaster say that you called me here today, Old Ancestor?” Then, Chen Mobai remembered what Chengxuan Venerable had said, and couldn’t help but ask curiously, changing the subject away from Baiguang.

“When my main body was startled awake by Junior Sister’s Void Refinement aura, I also sensed a bloody calamity hovering over me. I used the Divine Mechanism Pavilion’s secret arts to calculate the heavenly secrets and discovered that this should be the most difficult tribulation I’ve faced in my cultivation, almost a certain death.” Upon hearing Tianxing’s words, both Chen Mobai and Chengxuan Venerable were greatly astonished, as Tianxing had clearly not told Chengxuan Venerable about this before.

“Dare I ask, Old Ancestor, if it is the next Expansion War? According to Meihua Venerable’s calculations, this opponent is far superior to those from Dragon God Star, even comparable to the Three-Eyed Race.” Chen Mobai recalled what Qingping Venerable had told him. In the Immortal Sect’s realm of divine calculation of heavenly secrets, Meihua had received Tianxing’s true傳. If he could calculate it, how much more so for Tianxing himself?

“It should be it. With my strength, only these extraterrestrial devils could take my life.” Tianxing nodded. Although his combat prowess was not as good as Baiguang’s, his realm was established. The resources from Dragon God Star had allowed him to reach the peak of the Spirit Transformation realm, only needing to successfully complete the Method of Reduction for Emptiness to attempt Void Refinement. To kill someone like him, it clearly could only be during an Expansion War.

“Old Ancestor, with your command over the Heavenly Curtain and Earthly Veins, even a Void Refinement stage extraterrestrial devil should be resistible, right? Is this death tribulation truly that terrifying?” Chen Mobai thought of another point, and his expression became solemn. If the foreign world brought by this World Gate contained sixth-stage extraterrestrial devils, then not only Tianxing, but the entire Immortal Sect and Diyuan Star could be in danger of destruction.

“We’ll see then. For now, I’ve only detected the death star flickering above my head. Even if the Three-Eyed Race returns, the Immortal Sect is no longer what it once was…” But Tianxing was not overly concerned by the death tribulation, as he had also calculated that this was his opportunity for Void Refinement. If he could overcome this tribulation, then Void Refinement was within reach; if not, his fate of being annihilated would be similar to failing the breakthrough. Therefore, his mindset was rather calm.

“Hmm, if things really come to that, we can activate the Chaos Primordial Qi Cannon.” Chen Mobai said. After the first Expansion War with the Three-Eyed Race, the Immortal Sect had prepared war artifacts for thousands of years, specifically for such situations. He believed in the Immortal Sect’s profound heritage to weather this Expansion War.

“Chunyang, I called you here mainly to give you a full disclosure of these matters. After the next Expansion War, if I’m still alive, I certainly won’t linger on Diyuan Star.”

“During this closed-door reincarnation, I’ve already handed over my responsibilities to Qi Yuheng. You will certainly be able to reach Spirit Transformation in the future, and then the Immortal Sect will be entrusted to the two of you for its protection.”

“Qingping’s compatibility with the Dao Law Fruit is very high. If the opponent in the next Expansion War is truly too powerful, give him this letter, and let him refine the rules to add another Spirit Transformation battle-force for the Immortal Sect.”

“Also, the Startling Spirit Melody, that was also something I instructed Qi Yuheng to do initially. It’s just a pity that young Lin Daoming couldn’t wait another hundred years…” At this point, Tianxing also looked regretful. Among the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Heaven-Mending Dao Academy, Lin Daoming had the highest talent. It was regrettable that he ultimately fell to the evil path, which made Tianxing, who had always highly regarded him, very disappointed. When the matter of the Immortal Sprout was exposed, it was Tianxing who stepped forward and suppressed it, giving Lin Daoming a chance. Later, Tianxing often found opportunities to admonish Lin Daoming, but unfortunately, the latter harbored resentment through repeated trials and eventually left the Immortal Sect.

“Someone who has already fallen into demonic ways, if they were to remain in the Immortal Sect and successfully reach Spirit Transformation through the Startling Spirit Melody, it would instead be a disaster.” Chen Mobai, however, held a different view. When his Immortal Earth Spirit Root comprehended the Dao, he received the inheritance of the World-Destroying Great Mill. Given Lin Daoming’s talent, it was highly possible he would be like him. And the Immortal Sect here could only reach Spirit Transformation at most, so if there were methods that could lead to Void Refinement or even directly to the ninth stage, Chen Mobai felt Lin Daoming wouldn’t be able to resist the temptation as he had. Moreover, Chen Mobai could remain unmoved by demonic cultivation methods because he had other paths available in the Tianhe Realm, offering many choices. People who are well-fed often have stronger willpower to resist temptation than those who are constantly hungry. So, he believed Lin Daoming had indeed become demonic. For such a person, leaving the Immortal Sect as soon as possible was a great blessing.

“I’m actually not as open-minded as you are now,” Tianxing said, chuckling wryly after hearing Chen Mobai’s words.

Next, the three of them discussed some arrangements for the Expansion War, and Tianxing also imparted some Spirit Transformation experiences to the two of them.

“If many people achieve Spirit Transformation through the Startling Spirit Melody, when I leave, I’ll take a few with me. Anyway, each lineage can only keep one at most.” Tianxing thought of the glorious era of the Startling Spirit Melody and looked at the two Nascent Soul cultivators from Wuqi Dao Academy, giving them a heads-up.

“I’m also getting old. If I can successfully reach Spirit Transformation, I hope Old Ancestor can take me to experience the cosmic river!” Chengxuan Venerable was the first to reply. His direct relatives had all died centuries ago. Apart from the Wuqi Dao Academy lineage, he was now virtually alone, and thus very unburdened.

“Thank you, Headmaster. I still have many relatives, but I don’t really want to stay and see them off. Perhaps I’ll also find an opportunity to leave when the time comes.” Although Chen Mobai was older now, he still couldn’t bear to see his loved ones pass away. When Chen Xiaobei, Meng Huang’er, and Yan Bingxuan all formed their Nascent Souls, he should be able to leave the Immortal Sect and venture out with peace of mind. It would also serve as an excuse to disappear from the Immortal Sect and make a big impact in the Tianhe Realm.

“I’m very pleased that you have this intention, but among the Immortal Sect’s younger generations, I can only rest assured if you are in charge. So, please stay and work hard for a while longer.” Tianxing uncharacteristically tried to persuade Chen Mobai. After all, leaving through the World Gate wasn’t a guarantee of safety; Baiguang’s successful Void Refinement was the only such example.

“Since that’s the case, I’ll reluctantly accept,” Chen Mobai said, no longer being modest at this point. After all, if Tianxing really left with a group of people, he would be the undisputed paramount ruler of the Immortal Sect, free to do whatever he pleased. He wouldn’t need to hide anything about the Tianhe Realm.

“Oh, right, Old Ancestor, why did you reincarnate here, at my Wuqi Dao Academy?” Finally, Chen Mobai asked another question. Logically, Tianxing should have gone to Heaven-Mending.

“It must be fate. It’s probably because my opportunity for Void Refinement is here. I suspect it might be the Nine Dragon Cauldron in the deepest part of the Myriad Treasure Cave. I’m wondering if I can arrange a new sixth-stage grand array with this cauldron as the core…” Tianxing did not hide anything from Chen Mobai’s inquiry.

In the Immortal Sect, items of sixth-stage caliber were very few. Wuqi Dao Academy happened to have one, the Nine Dragon Cauldron, which was considered sixth-stage in its prime. Tianxing had not controlled his reincarnation, like Baiguang, he let everything be chosen by fate. In the end, fate led him here. After much thought, Tianxing believed it must be heaven telling him that he needed that cauldron to achieve Void Refinement.

“So, Old Ancestor, are you planning to refine the Nine Dragon Cauldron?” Chengxuan Venerable’s eyes twitched slightly with a bitter expression after hearing Chen Mobai’s question.

“I’ve already refined it,” Tianxing said with a light smile, tapping the equipment slot of his character on his phone. A crimson cauldron materialized from the screen into reality, settling into his palm.

Seeing this, Chen Mobai understood why Chengxuan Venerable’s expression was so bitter. As Wuqi Dao Academy’s most prized treasure, he certainly wouldn’t want to hand it over. But if it concerned Tianxing’s Void Refinement, Chengxuan had no reason to stop it. After all, the next Expansion War was extremely perilous. If Tianxing could successfully achieve Void Refinement before then, it would be a way to avert a major catastrophe for the Immortal Sect.

“Congratulations, Old Ancestor, for taking another step closer to Void Refinement.” Chen Mobai, though regretful that a treasure he considered as good as his own was gone (since it would surely go to him after Chengxuan left), immediately thought of a clever way to use this opportunity to gain benefits for himself.

“By the way, Old Ancestor, if I remember correctly, Little Scarlet Heaven was originally formed by senior Zhang Daosun’s realm transformation, and it was also the foundation for his Void Refinement by integrating the Heavenly Curtain and Earthly Veins.”

“For your grand plan of Void Refinement, I wonder if it’s necessary to also grant you Little Scarlet Heaven. We could peel the Yuanyang Sword from its core and put the Nine Dragon Cauldron in. The combination of the two might just be your path to Void Refinement.”

“It’s just that if we do this, Little Scarlet Heaven might have to shut down its servers for a long time. I’m afraid the Immortal Sect’s populace will complain, and the Immortal Affairs Hall and Kaiyuan Hall won’t agree.”

As soon as Chen Mobai finished speaking, Tianxing’s eyes lit up. He realized that this was indeed the case. Previously, he had been busy refining the Nine Dragon Cauldron with the Cantong Qi, so he hadn’t thought of this. Now that the cauldron was almost refined, he could try to reassemble the fragments left by senior Zhang Daosun’s Void Refinement in the Immortal Sect, to see if he could walk further along the senior’s path.

“This is a good thing that serves two purposes. After the Yuanyang Sword is stripped out, you can use it to comprehend Yuanyang Ancestor’s fifth-stage swordsmanship, and I can use the Nine Dragon Cauldron to attempt to integrate Little Scarlet Heaven for Void Refinement.”

“This is for the survival of the Immortal Sect’s billions of people in the future catastrophe. What are a few complaints compared to that? Let the Three Great Halls bear this burden.”

“I will have my main body come out of seclusion to notify Qi Yuheng, and then have him issue the order. Chunyang, you just need to cooperate. The Immortal Affairs Hall and Kaiyuan Hall surely wouldn’t dare to defy a Spirit Transformation Ancestor’s decree.”

In just a few words, Tianxing had arranged everything. Although the Immortal Sect generally operated according to rules due to the Dao Law Fruit, in times of necessity, the Three Great Halls still had to yield to the needs of the Spirit Transformation Ancestors. Once Qi Yuheng issued the decree, even if Ying Guanghua and Ye Yun’e were unwilling, they would have to obey. Moreover, the Three Great Halls, in their official duties, would have to uphold the Spirit Transformation cultivators’ reputation and could only tell the public that, for server upgrade considerations, the Three Great Halls had collectively decided to shut down Little Scarlet Heaven. This way, the public’s complaints would only be directed at the Three Great Halls in charge.

Chen Mobai realized that he was also part of the Three Great Halls, but for the sake of the Yuanyang Sword, he could perfectly endure this bad reputation. If push came to shove, he could resign before this plan was implemented and let Wenren Xuewei take the blame. Perhaps he would even be imagined by the Immortal Sect populace as having angrily resigned because he opposed the proposal but couldn’t stop it, thus gaining another wave of public goodwill.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai felt he had won big.