Chapter 1036: The Great Way of the Pure Yang Scroll

After setting aside all matters concerning the Immortal Sect, Chen Mobai finally returned to his hometown and had a meal with his daughter and cousin.

"Dad, will I soon be able to say I'm the daughter of a Deity Transformation cultivator?"Chen Xiaohei, as a future pillar of the Immortal Sect, was well-informed about all news from the Three Great Halls. She naturally knew that the Divine Tremor Melody was about to be played and felt that, given her father's talent, he might well comprehend the path to Deity Transformation through it.

"My Pure Yang Scroll isn't even perfected yet. It's not that easy. I just hope to reach Deity Transformation before the next frontier expansion war."Chen Mobai was cautious; even when speaking with his daughter, he did not reveal his actual cultivation progress.

"It's only a matter of time. Maybe this performance of the Divine Tremor Melody will allow you to break through two bottlenecks consecutively and achieve Nascent Soul perfection."Chen Xiaohei, however, was full of confidence in Chen Mobai. Her words made Chen Mobai's eyes light up; it seemed he could indeed use the Divine Tremor Melody as an excuse to openly reveal his progress in the Pure Yang Scroll within the Immortal Sect, and even solidify his persona in the process.

As the only secret art in the Immortal Sect capable of assisting Deity Transformation, the Divine Tremor Melody, combined with his exceptional talent, would make his rapid ascent from the seventh to the ninth level quite reasonable.

"My daughter is truly brilliant!" Chen Mobai exclaimed with emotion, leaving Chen Xiaohei a bit bewildered.

After dinner, Chen Mobai gave his daughter some guidance on her cultivation.

Chen Xiaohei was currently at the fourth level of Golden Core, which was considered slow for her aptitude. This was mainly because Chen Mobai had her also cultivate the Primordial Chaos True Qi and the Five Viscera Reversion Art. Additionally, Five Elements Arts were inherently balanced and peaceful, easy to learn but difficult to master. Given these multiple factors, reaching her current realm was still thanks to the resources Chen Mobai provided.

"You must firmly remember these contents. When you have time, compare them with your own cultivation and ponder them..."Chen Mobai extracted the core essence of the Grand Outline of the One Yuan Dao Scripture and imparted it to Chen Xiaohei. Although she found it very obscure and incomprehensible at the moment, she could still discern its profoundness and depth, realizing it was no less inferior than any Deity Transformation cultivation method in the Immortal Sect.

Once Chen Xiaohei achieved Nascent Soul, if Chen Mobai still hadn't obtained the Dao fruit of the Three Icy Veins, he might as well let her switch to cultivating the One Yuan Dao Scripture and the Jade Purity Scripture. This path, at the very least, posed no problem for Deity Transformation, and even offered the possibility of reaching the Void Refinement stage.

After memorizing the Grand Outline of the One Yuan Dao Scripture, Chen Xiaohei was to follow the Profound Guidance Sword to practice swordsmanship.

After Bai Guang left, the Profound Guidance Sword devoted all its attention to Chen Xiaohei, intending to train her into a grandmaster of swordsmanship. With guidance from this fifth-tier sword spirit, Chen Xiaohei made tremendous progress. Although she couldn't yet compare to her parents, who were top-tier sword prodigies, she was already beginning to try and comprehend her own sword intent.

Chen Mobai had originally intended to offer some guidance on this matter.

Although his swordsmanship realm was gained through empowerment and his sword intent was intercepted from another, he was still the foremost swordsman in the Immortal Sect after Bai Guang's departure. However, the Profound Guidance Sword did not allow it, stating that only by comprehending one's own sword intent could one truly advance in swordsmanship. Hastening growth would damage the foundation. Otherwise, it suggested abandoning swordsmanship early and focusing on other areas. Chen Mobai disagreed with this, but considering his own unprecedented case, and likely no one else coming after him in a similar way, he chose to remain silent and not argue with the Profound Guidance Sword Spirit.

While Chen Xiaohei regularly studied various swordsmanship knowledge with the Profound Guidance Sword, Chen Mobai also bid farewell to Wang Xinying.

Wang Xinying's progress was not as smooth. Even with Chen Mobai's resources, she was only at the third level of Golden Core and had already encountered a bottleneck, unsure of how long she would be stuck. Given her aptitude, it was probably impossible for her to reach Nascent Soul. Chen Mobai considered whether he could help her achieve a Dharma Body Nascent Soul later on.

"You've worked hard taking care of Xiaohei these past years..."Chen Mobai personally escorted Wang Xinying to Danxia City, and along the way, the siblings had a long-overdue conversation.

It was mostly Wang Xinying speaking, as all of Chen Mobai's businesses had been entrusted to her management. Currently, billions of merit points lay in Chen Mobai's account, with the vast majority being attributed to her efforts.

"For the business of synthetically producing Earth Fiend Qi, you can give a bit more to Profound Frost Company."Chen Mobai remembered Yan Bingxuan and instructed Wang Xinying, who nodded gently.

Before leaving, Chen Mobai recalled the place where he had formed his Nascent Soul. He decided to make a trip to Danxia Mountain to see the enormous Jade Wutong tree.

He reached out and caressed the bark, listening to the spiritual plant. At his current cultivation level, everything about the Jade Wutong tree was laid bare before him. He even saw various hand seals and secret techniques that Shi Qing had cast upon the spiritual plant in the past, and comparing them with the already well-understood "Instant Blooming," he gained new insights.

After all, this forbidden art was a legacy of the Blooming Flower Courtyard. Even if the Courtyard Master had revealed everything, some insights and experiences left by previous generations of the lineage were still preserved. After reading it, Chen Mobai thought of the research group led by Yuan Xu and wondered how far along their research was.

With this thought, he disregarded the late hour and immediately called Yuan Xu. For Yuan Xu, a research fanatic, there was no such thing as rest, and the call was answered quickly.

"It's almost complete, just one successful case short. All of us, except Cheng Xuan, have already selected and transplanted suitable spiritual plants into our respective domains..."Upon hearing Chen Mobai's question, Yuan Xu simultaneously sent over an electronic file containing the research findings during their call.

Due to resource control within the Immortal Sect, even as Nascent Soul Venerables, they couldn't obtain fourth-tier spiritual plants. Therefore, they had to settle for the next best option and legitimately purchased top-grade third-tier spiritual plants.

"Third-tier peak spiritual plants, combined with the Myriad Transformations Thunderwater provided by Jumang Daoist Academy, can easily be upgraded to the fourth tier. However, reaching top-grade fourth tier, even if we exhaust our own resources to nourish them, would likely take hundreds of years..."Yuan Xu said with a sigh over the phone. If that were the case, it would certainly be too late before the next frontier expansion war. However, his lifespan was sufficient, so he could at least wait for an opportunity to try.

Listening to him, Chen Mobai remembered the Five Elements Spirit Tree already transplanted into his own domain. If he were to use this spiritual plant to cast "Instant Blooming," there was a high probability of achieving Deity Transformation with the One Yuan Dao Scripture. After all, True Monarch One Yuan had done exactly that.

Besides the Five Elements Spirit Tree, Chen Mobai also thought of the five-pointed ancient maple tree in the Heavenly Peng Mountain detached courtyard of the Five Elements Sect. He and Qing Nü had expended considerable effort on this spiritual plant; Qing Nü even lived there for a long time.

After the Myriad Transformations Thunder Pond in the Eastern Barrens was completed, Chen Mobai was too busy, so he and Qing Nü did not frequently refine Myriad Transformations Thunderwater together. However, they always prepared twenty years' worth of supplies for the five-pointed ancient maple in advance. Additionally, with the meticulous care of Han Zhiling, the third-generation great disciple, for decades, this five-pointed ancient maple had recovered to the top-grade fourth-tier level six years prior. This grade was already sufficient for casting "Instant Blooming."

However, Chen Mobai definitely wanted the best resources for Deity Transformation, so he had already reserved a portion of fifth-tier Myriad Transformations Thunderwater from True Monarch Taohua. The Myriad Transformations Thunder Pond in the Eastern Barrens was only at the fourth tier. Upgrading it to the fifth tier wouldn't be a major issue in terms of spirit veins, but he had no way to acquire the other necessary equipment. After all, within the Immortal Sect, only Jumang Daoist Academy had the unique custom-made components for it.

Furthermore, to refine fifth-tier Myriad Transformations Thunderwater, Chen Mobai needed to master fifth-tier Myriad Illusions Green Thunder, and Qing Nü needed to become a fifth-tier alchemist. The latter wasn't difficult; with a little effort, Qing Nü, at her current realm, could learn it. However, Chen Mobai's path to Myriad Illusions Green Thunder had long been severed; his ability to reach the fourth tier was entirely due to the empowerment from the Great Dao Tree, sublimating from the Wood Spirit Divine Thunder. It remained to be seen whether any of the younger disciples of the Five Elements Sect, such as Yin Qingmei or Jiang Zongheng, could achieve this.

Yin Qingmei was already at the Nascent Soul realm, but she spent most of her time cultivating the Azure Emperor Longevity Scripture and her innate spiritual plant, only being able to cast thunder spells. Jiang Zongheng, on the other hand, as Chen Mobai's disciple, and with the opportunities from Loquat Valley, had already cultivated the Wood Spirit Divine Thunder to the peak of the third tier and was beginning to attempt Myriad Illusions Green Thunder. However, if Yin Qingmei were willing to put effort into thunder spells, she could easily catch up to Jiang Zongheng's progress and even quickly surpass him. This was the advantage of being at a higher realm.

It was precisely for this reason that Chen Mobai had always been a firm believer in the supremacy of cultivation realms.

And with the heritage of Jumang Daoist Academy, refining even a single portion of fifth-tier Myriad Transformations Thunderwater would be a significant expense, akin to refining a fifth-tier elixir. If Chen Mobai hadn't provided Pei Qingshuang with Nascent Soul formation resources and upgraded the Azure Frost Sword to fifth-tier, True Monarch Taohua definitely would not have agreed.

"With the performance of the Divine Tremor Melody, coupled with 'Instant Blooming,' at least our path to Deity Transformation will be much broader than that of our predecessors."Chen Mobai said this to Yuan Xu, who also sighed, feeling fortunate to have lived in such a favorable era. If it had been the era of Qian Xing and Bai Guang, Yuan Xu, even with his self-proclaimed talent, knew he could not have achieved Deity Transformation like them.

"Over at Pure Yang Academy, there's also a Dao intent left behind by Old Ancestor Yuanyang. It's his deeper comprehension of your Dancing Instruments Daoist Academy's ancient Pure Yang Scroll in his later years, and even his conjectures on the Void Refinement chapter of the Pure Yang Scroll after he comprehended the Dan Ding Jade Tree. You can ask Nangong Xuanyu about it."At the end of the call, Yuan Xu revealed a highly secretive matter to Chen Mobai.

"There's such a thing?" Chen Mobai was greatly surprised upon hearing this. It was known that the Dan Ding Jade Tree was the foundation of the Dancing Instruments lineage, and according to the rules of the Dan Ding Sect, it could only be wielded by the sect master of each generation. Although Old Ancestor Yuanyang was the source of the Pure Yang Scroll, he belonged to the Heaven Mending lineage, so in principle, the Dancing Instruments Daoist Academy should have refused him.

"This matter is somewhat unfavorable for your Dancing Instruments lineage, so it might not have been recorded..." Yuan Xu said, a little awkwardly. It turned out that the Dancing Instruments lineage had initially opposed it, but at that time, True Monarch Xuanwu had passed away, and without a Deity Transformation cultivator of equivalent rank to intervene, who could stop Old Ancestor Yuanyang? In the end, the Dancing Instruments lineage conceded and allowed Old Ancestor Yuanyang to comprehend the Dan Ding Jade Tree.

However, Old Ancestor Yuanyang did not go too far. After comprehending the Dan Ding Jade Tree, he adopted the identity of a disciple of the Pure Yang Daoist tradition and even established Pure Yang Academy near Mount Chicheng, leaving behind his own lineage. This was considered an indirect acknowledgment that the true Pure Yang orthodoxy lay with the Dancing Instruments. However, due to differing stances and origins later on, Pure Yang Academy still remained closer to the Heaven Mending lineage. Because the older generation of the Dancing Instruments lineage who had experienced this incident were still alive at that time, they generally harbored some animosity towards Old Ancestor Yuanyang, and by extension, towards Pure Yang Academy.

"So that's where it all stemmed from!" Chen Mobai suddenly understood after hearing Yuan Xu's explanation. He now comprehended why Pure Yang Academy and Dancing Instruments Daoist Academy had always contended for orthodoxy.

"You seeking this Dao intent comprehension from Nangong can be considered repaying the karma from Old Ancestor Yuanyang's comprehension of the Dan Ding Jade Tree on Mount Chicheng back then, helping your Daoist Academy resolve a lingering issue. I've already discussed this with Nangong..."Yuan Xu had truly put in a lot of effort, and Chen Mobai, upon hearing this, did not refuse his good intentions.

"If I successfully achieve Deity Transformation in the future, I'll owe you a favor."Chen Mobai didn't care much for others' insights, but he greatly desired Old Ancestor Yuanyang's. The Immortal Sect's National Library contained detailed books by Old Ancestor Yuanyang describing his Deity Transformation experience, which Chen Mobai had thought was everything. He never expected there to be an even deeper one within Pure Yang Academy.

After ending the call with Yuan Xu, Chen Mobai remembered he didn't have Nangong Xuanyu's contact information and didn't want to trouble Yuan Xu again. He directly called Zhuang Jialan and asked her to look it up. Nangong Xuanyu had previously served in the Hall of Rectification, so his records were available, and Zhuang Jialan quickly sent the contact via text message. Chen Mobai called, but it went straight to a busy signal, never connecting. This made him frown slightly, wondering if Nangong Xuanyu, that old fellow, had agreed to Yuan Xu's face but was secretly giving him the cold shoulder. However, considering that Nangong Xuanyu's Dao heart was shattered by him and he had disappeared from public view after the frontier expansion war, retreating to Pure Yang Academy to focus on teaching and nurturing, he might be cultivating. Thinking this, Chen Mobai sent Nangong Xuanyu a text message, then called True Monarch Cheng Xuan to inquire about Old Ancestor Yuanyang's comprehension of the Dan Ding Jade Tree back then.

"It seems there was indeed such an incident, but because Old Ancestor Yuanyang didn't refine any Dao fruits from the Dan Ding Jade Tree, and because our lineage had no Deity Transformation cultivators at the time, the matter was erased. Subsequent principals also tried their best to downplay it, so by the time I enrolled, no one knew about it anymore."Cheng Xuan knew about it only because the previous principal had mentioned it when handing over the Dan Ding Jade Tree to him. However, due to the Immortal Sect's tradition of free exchange of knowledge, later students understood the matter of Old Ancestor Yuanyang comprehending the Dan Ding Jade Tree more readily. At most, they were only slightly dissatisfied with Old Ancestor Yuanyang's identity as not being a direct descendant of the Dancing Instruments lineage.

As they spoke, Chen Mobai's phone received an incoming call—it was from Nangong Xuanyu. "I'll wait for you at Pure Yang Academy..." There wasn't much conversation between them. After clarifying the situation, Nangong Xuanyu sent Chen Mobai a location. Using the Grand Void Teleportation, he quickly arrived at Chicheng Grotto-heaven.

Nangong Xuanyu's residence was in the most secluded part of Pure Yang Academy. When Chen Mobai arrived, no one noticed him except Nangong Xuanyu. "Here." Standing in the courtyard, seeing Chen Mobai descend from the sky, Nangong Xuanyu tossed him a bead hanging from his waist. "This is... the Pure Yang Pearl!" Chen Mobai took it and quickly realized what it was: the only remaining inheritance item from Old Ancestor Yuanyang's Pure Yang set currently at Pure Yang Academy, serving as a symbol for successive principals.

"I'll tell you the method of refinement..." Nangong Xuanyu nodded expressionlessly, then transmitted a cultivation chant to Chen Mobai via spiritual voice. "Thank you very much!" Although Chen Mobai believed that with his current status, Nangong Xuanyu wouldn't refuse him, he still felt a sense of smooth progress when he actually received the item. After accepting the Pure Yang Pearl, he solemnly performed an ancient Daoist Academy bow towards Nangong Xuanyu.

"If you can achieve Deity Transformation, you will prove that the revised Pure Yang Scroll by Old Ancestor Yuanyang is the Immortal Sect's foremost Deity Transformation cultivation method." Nangong Xuanyu then stated a reason that Chen Mobai had not anticipated.

"If I achieve Deity Transformation, I am willing to serve as a nominal teacher here at Pure Yang Academy and give lectures to the Pure Yang disciples." The animosity between the two had been completely resolved during the last frontier expansion war. Chen Mobai reflected that his current achievements owed much to Old Ancestor Yuanyang, who had lowered the cultivation threshold for the Pure Yang Scroll, and felt it necessary to give back. Old Ancestor Yuanyang had no descendants, leaving behind only this academy.

"Mhm." Nangong Xuanyu nodded in response, though it was unclear whether he was pleased or not. Chen Mobai, however, was quite pleased. Just as he was about to take his leave, Nangong Xuanyu couldn't help but speak, bringing up another matter.

"With the upgrade of the Lesser Crimson Heaven server, the Yuanyang Sword is about to be retrieved. As the Immortal Sect's foremost flying sword and Pure Yang Academy's ultimate inherited treasure, I hope to have it returned here." So there was this other request. Chen Mobai's brows furrowed slightly upon hearing Nangong Xuanyu's words. The item did indeed belong to Pure Yang Academy. Even though Chen Mobai had obtained permission during the frontier expansion war, if he wanted to legitimately keep the Yuanyang Sword, he would have to return the Sea-Settling Sword. This would be a net loss. After all, he wasn't short of flying swords; even without the Yuanyang Sword, he still had the Violet Lightning Sword. But Qing Nü only had one Sea-Settling Sword.

"I need some time to comprehend the Yuanyang Sword, but I promise to return it to Pure Yang Academy once I'm done with it." Chen Mobai spoke with sincerity, having no intention of deceiving Nangong Xuanyu.

"Very well, but I hope you will become the honorary principal of Pure Yang Academy. That way, your possession of the Yuanyang Sword will have a legitimate status, and our academy won't lose face." Nangong Xuanyu agreed without any hesitation, immediately nodding and offering a solution. Both the Yuanyang Sword and the Pure Yang Pearl were left by Old Ancestor Yuanyang at Pure Yang Academy. Generally, the Pure Yang Pearl was held by successive principals, while the Yuanyang Sword was revered and treated as an ancestral artifact. If Chen Mobai became the honorary principal of Pure Yang Academy, then his wielding of the Yuanyang Sword would be legitimate. Furthermore, Pure Yang Academy could use this as an opportunity for publicity, potentially attracting a wave of new students.

"Alright!" Chen Mobai thought it over carefully. He felt that there was a significant connection between him and Old Ancestor Yuanyang, and if it were to be resolved in the future, he would indeed need to visit Pure Yang Academy more often. Taking on the title of honorary principal wouldn't hurt.

After leaving Pure Yang Academy, Chen Mobai, realizing he was already in Chicheng Grotto-heaven, decided to make another trip to Mount Chicheng.

"Nangong Xuanyu, defeated by you and then tempered for decades on Dragon God Star, actually changed his personality..." True Monarch Cheng Xuan exclaimed in wonder after hearing Chen Mobai's account. When Nangong Xuanyu was at Golden Core perfection, he already dared to lead Pure Yang Academy in challenging Dancing Instruments Daoist Academy, demonstrating his arrogance and pride. After easily forming his Nascent Soul, his confidence inflated further; he even dared to suppress the Dancing Instruments lineage alongside the Heaven Mending lineage within the Three Great Halls. It was originally thought that even if he lived in reclusion, Nangong Xuanyu's character wouldn't change, and he might even harbor deeper animosity towards Chen Mobai and the Dancing Instruments lineage. Unexpectedly, at this point, a significant transformation occurred.

"My advocacy for the Divine Tremor Melody performance is a favor to him, and if I can successfully achieve Deity Transformation with the Pure Yang Scroll, it will greatly inspire everyone at Pure Yang Academy, especially since I cultivate the revised new scroll of Old Ancestor Yuanyang." Chen Mobai considered these reasons. The Pure Yang Scroll was one of the Immortal Sect's seven major Deity Transformation cultivation methods, but the new Pure Yang Scroll was not universally recognized. This was because Old Ancestor Yuanyang had achieved Deity Transformation using the ancient version of the Pure Yang Scroll from the Dancing Instruments lineage, and no one had ever succeeded using his revised version. If Chen Mobai achieved Deity Transformation, it would provide immense spiritual encouragement to everyone at Pure Yang Academy. It would even significantly increase Nangong Xuanyu's chances of achieving Deity Transformation. After all, it would signify that the path was correct, providing a substantial boost in conviction.

"Are you going to the Jade Peace Minor Realm?" True Monarch Cheng Xuan gestured to the Pure Yang Pearl Chen Mobai was idly holding. Chen Mobai nodded; since he knew Old Ancestor Yuanyang had once comprehended the Dan Ding Jade Tree there, he might gain even greater insights by sensing the Dao intent.

Before heading to the Jade Peace Minor Realm, Chen Mobai didn't forget to visit Qian Xing in the back mountain. The latter had just started a game and was thoroughly enjoying killing, so he merely nodded as a greeting when he saw Chen Mobai, then waved his hand, dismissing Chen Mobai to his own affairs.

Beneath the Dan Ding Jade Tree. Chen Mobai sat upright, holding Old Ancestor Yuanyang's Pure Yang Pearl to his chest, comprehending the Dao intent within. Gradually, Chen Mobai saw the six great Dao paths related to the Pure Yang Scroll that Old Ancestor Yuanyang had left behind.

Compared to the four types in the One Yuan Dao Scripture, the Pure Yang Scroll was actually superior. This made Chen Mobai marvel; it was indeed a legacy worthy of the Purple Heaven Palace.

The six great Dao paths were: Fire Element, Light, Pure Yang, Nirvana, Sagely Virtue, and Yin-Yang!