Chapter 1049: Welcoming the Pure Yang True Lord Out of Seclusion

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Chen Mobai sat cross-legged beneath the Jade Tripod Tree, feeling the boundless divine sense continuously surging from the Divine Seed. The divine sense of the Ascension Cult Master was not only vast but also contained knowledge from a thousand years of cultivation. However, much of it was useless or irrelevant information for Chen Mobai. He multi-tasked, refining the divine sense while quickly scanning through it.

What interested him most was the Purple Cloud Dao Scripture. This was a compilation of true words and Dao patterns obtained by ancient Daoist sages who had repeatedly entered the Purple Cloud Palace. Although it was an incomplete and disorganized "wild scripture" according to the Immortal Sect, since it originated from the Purple Cloud Palace, if thoroughly comprehended, its value would be no less than the Immortal Sect's Seven Heavenly Books.

However, even within the Ascension Cult Master's memories, only a portion of the Purple Cloud Dao Scripture was present—specifically, the parts he had already understood. The rest, much like the Heavenly Books, appeared as chaotic, unintelligible scribbles to Chen Mobai, even after he absorbed them using the Devouring Divine Art. Nevertheless, Chen Mobai found the Purple Cloud Dao Scripture's storage location within the Ascension Cult Master's knowledge. It was currently in Lin Daoming's possession. It had previously been with the Ascension Cult Master himself, as for these heretical cult magnates, nothing was safer than keeping it on their person. After he surrendered to Lin Daoming, this scripture was given as a gift.

After noting this, Chen Mobai began to examine the significant parts of the knowledge transmitted by the Ascension Cult Master: The Six Imperial Sutras, Spirit Realm Arts, Dharma Realm Methods, Ascension Reincarnation Art, Nine Stream Primordial Qi Method, True Yang Record, Dragon-Tiger Great Law, Indestructible Concrete Body, Fetal Transformation Technique, Primordial Essence of the Universe, Devouring Divine Art, Instant Bloom, Seven-Colored Fate Interception, and more. These were all contents from the Purple Cloud Dao Scripture that the Ascension Cult Master had comprehended. They almost entirely encompassed the most renowned forbidden arts of the ancient Daoist traditions. From this, one could also see the Ascension Cult Master's astonishing talent. Had he not been impetuous and taken a detour, but instead cultivated within the Immortal Sect system, he might well have achieved the Dao of Soul Transformation.

Members of the Ascension Cult were all humans from Earth Star. Like Kong Feichen, if they possessed talent and utility, they would be taught forbidden arts early. Once they matured, they would remain hidden within the Immortal Sect if possible, or directly leave Earth Star if they couldn't conceal themselves. The Ascension Cult Master, Patriarch Dragon-Tiger, and Pavilion Master Shenyu were all such individuals.

Chen Mobai's own cultivation path was already set. Although these cultivation methods and forbidden arts of the ancient Daoist traditions came from the Purple Cloud Palace, they only held reference value for him. He focused on the Devouring Divine Art, and with the enhancement of the Five Tones Rhythm, he quickly assimilated the Ascension Cult Master's comprehension and attainment in this technique. Subsequently, the divine sense surging from the Divine Seed became even more vast, and he refined it much faster. Soon, Chen Mobai's breakthrough Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness was consolidated, with no possibility of regression. And his second primordial spirit within the Yu Ping Minor Realm shone like a small sun, radiating brilliant light.

Beneath the Jade Tripod Tree, Chen Mobai swept all the Ascension Cult Master's knowledge into the Heaven Calculation Orb, to be examined in detail when he had time later. He began to focus most of his attention on the Pure Yang Pearl, circulating his Innate Pure Yang Qi according to the contents of the Soul Transformation chapter of the Pure Yang Scroll. Within the pearl, the Innate Fire Element spiritual energy Chen Mobai had previously absorbed and refined, of which less than one percent had been consumed, finally began to reveal its true profound reserves under the command and extraction of his Soul Transformation-level divine sense today. Endless flames and intense heat began to scorch Chen Mobai's mind. For other cultivators, even those with Soul Transformation-level divine sense, it would likely take slow cultivation, consuming decades, or even several decades, to adapt to and refine these energies. But Chen Mobai, being a Fire Spirit Body, felt completely at ease in this environment, like a fish in water—as comfortable as a soothing sauna that makes you sweat.

The vast fire element spiritual energy, once aroused, was controlled by Chen Mobai and continuously refined, using his original Innate Pure Yang Qi as its core. His second nascent soul, which originally had the appearance of a child, now began to grow rapidly as if undergoing development. Soon, it transformed into a fair-skinned youth with red hair and red eyebrows. Its appearance was naturally identical to Chen Mobai's.

However, Chen Mobai still found the speed too slow. After all, he had already sensed that many familiar individuals had arrived at Mount Chicheng outside. He immediately activated the Five Tones Rhythm again, combining the Pure Yang Scroll and the One Yuan Dao Scripture for comprehension. With his clear objective, he quickly comprehended how to use the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit to accelerate his progress.

Next, Chen Mobai began his verification. With a flap of wings from the Five-Colored Phoenix in his main body's Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness, the three Dao Fruits previously consumed by the Ascension Cult Master were quickly retrieved. Among them, the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit, which best matched Chen Mobai's attributes, flew out from his glabella as a dazzling red light. The Pure Yang Scroll also contained the Great Dao of Fire Element. Therefore, when his second primordial spirit was breaking through this time, Chen Mobai decided to let it focus on the Great Dao of Fire Element in the future. After all, with a Dao Fruit, he could easily foresee his future cultivation on this Great Dao, reaching the perfect stage of Soul Transformation. Furthermore, although the second primordial spirit was a combat force at the Soul Transformation realm, his main body had not yet broken through to Soul Transformation. Thus, when facing true Soul Transformation cultivators, he would naturally be at a disadvantage due to his inability to wield the power of the Great Dao. However, after refining the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit, this deficiency could be remedied.

With this thought, Chen Mobai no longer hesitated. The youthful second primordial spirit clasped its hands in the air, and the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit, which had flown from his main body's Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness, immediately landed between its palms. The moment the Dao Fruit was in hand, Chen Mobai activated the secret method he had just comprehended using the Five Tones Rhythm. He refined it with the One Yuan inheritance, but applied its effects to the Pure Yang Scroll cultivation technique. The second primordial spirit slowly approached the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit, their distance narrowing until they finally fused. At this moment, Chen Mobai became extremely cautious. Although the Pure Yang Scroll also encompassed the Great Dao of Fire Element, this particular Fire Elemental Dao Fruit was the essence refined from the Longevity Sect's Crimson Emperor Illumination Scripture. The methods of entering the Great Dao for both were almost entirely dissimilar. However, because their ultimate goal was the same, it was possible to achieve fusion based on this commonality. After all, True Monarch One Yuan had achieved this feat in the past, merging the Five Element Dao Fruits and subsequently comprehending and sublimating the Primal Chaos Dao Fruit. Chen Mobai didn't need to be as astonishing as him; he merely needed to merge one Fire Elemental Dao Fruit.

Yet, this process was extremely difficult. The power of the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit was incredibly domineering, and a single misstep could cause the second primordial spirit to be violently disrupted. Fortunately, Chen Mobai had the cultivation enhancement of the Five Tones Rhythm. All discrepancies that arose during the fusion of the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit and the Pure Yang Scroll were resolved by him using the Five Tones Rhythm. Simultaneously, his will was firm, and his mind was as stable as bedrock. Gradually, the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit began to merge into his second primordial spirit.

As the fusion deepened, Chen Mobai felt his power rapidly increasing. The Fire Elemental Dao Fruit finally merged into the second primordial spirit's glabella, forming a fiery red Dharma seal, like continuously flowing magma. The moment the Dharma seal formed, the second primordial spirit's aura suddenly broke through its limits. At the same time, the fifth-order spiritual vein of Mount Chicheng outside began an unprecedented tremor.

In the deepest part of the Myriad Treasures Cave, all the Core Formation cultivators of the Weapon Dance Daoist Academy, along with Wenren Xuewei who had arrived from Wangwu Grotto-heaven, couldn't help but slightly change expression as they watched the surrounding fiery red magma begin to boil and the spiritual vein surge. They sensed the terrifying energy contained within. If unleashed, it could turn all of them to ash.

"Perhaps we should wait outside," Deng Daoyun, as an artificer who constantly dealt with flames, was most sensitive to these phenomena. He cleared his throat lightly and said to the others."Alright, alright..." Everyone immediately agreed. Although they were confident in Chen Mobai's breakthrough, there was no need to take such a risk.

"You all go up. I can leave at any time using the Great Void Teleportation." Wenren Xuewei, however, shook her head. She looked at the entrance to the Yu Ping Minor Realm above the fifth-order Vermilion Fruit Tree, which had turned crimson and distorted due to the massive influx of fire spiritual energy, and decided to stay."Then I'll stay with the Hall Master." Zhuang Jialan also spoke. She believed Chen Mobai would surely succeed, so there was no need to worry about the spiritual vein going out of control. Hearing her words, those who had intended to leave hesitated. Wenren Xuewei, seeing their concerns, waved her hand and ordered them to depart."Xiao Zhuang, you should go with them too. If Nascent Soul True Monarchs come later and wish to descend, let them; anyone below Nascent Soul, leave." Wenren Xuewei's words provided an honorable way for everyone to leave.

Deng Daoyun and the others immediately left one after another. Qin Beichen, who had guarded this place for over a hundred years, also rarely got a break to go up. Just as they ascended, a special aircraft landed precisely at the airport of Chicheng Grotto-heaven. Gongye Zhixu and Lan Haitian didn't bother with disembarkation procedures. They directly performed Void Walking, and after several instantaneous shifts, headed towards Mount Chicheng. However, as they approached, they discovered that the void energy here had become extremely scorching, seemingly influenced by another Great Dao. Performing Void Walking required several times more True Qi than usual. This shocked them even more. This indicated that Chen Mobai had not only successfully cultivated his second primordial spirit but had even begun to comprehend the power of the Great Dao. Thinking of this, they became even more urgent.

Soon, they teleported to the entrance of the Weapon Dance Daoist Academy. Because of Chen Mobai's breakthrough, Mount Chicheng's grand formation had been activated, so they couldn't directly teleport inside. Lan Haitian immediately called Zhuang Jialan. The latter, who had just emerged from the Myriad Treasures Cave, immediately came to greet them."My apologies, two Hall Masters..." As Zhuang Jialan emerged from the formation, she offered an apologetic expression to Gongye Zhixu and Lan Haitian. After all, given their status, everywhere they went (except for the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains), they were greeted with a ten-mile red carpet. Waiting at the entrance like this was a first."Not at all," Gongye Zhixu politely said, "This is the cultivation ground of True Monarch Pure Yang, so it's only right for us to wait." But soon, he and Lan Haitian noticed that after Zhuang Jialan opened the grand formation, she didn't immediately lead them inside."A few other Nascent Soul True Monarchs are also arriving soon..." Zhuang Jialan explained. Before she finished speaking, a vast shadow suddenly enveloped the sky. They looked up and saw a gigantic warship, large enough to almost cover the entirety of Mount Chicheng, flying from the northern sky. However, as it approached Mount Chicheng, the starship stopped and did not come closer. Instead, several streaks of spiritual light flew out from it, arriving at the entrance of the Weapon Dance Daoist Academy."Greetings, Hall Master Gongye, Deputy Hall Master Lan. It seems our Righteous Dharma Hall is late." Pei Qingshuang, leading Zhongli Tianyu and others from the Righteous Dharma Hall, bowed to Gongye Zhixu and Lan Haitian."I suppose Hall Master Wenren is already inside," Seeing that Wenren Xuewei was not among the Righteous Dharma Hall's entourage, Lan Haitian remembered her ability to use Great Void Teleportation and guessed the truth. Pei Qingshuang smiled faintly and nodded gently.

At this moment, two more streaks of Nascent Soul spiritual light appeared via instantaneous shift. It was none other than True Monarch Chengxuan and True Monarch Yuanxu, who were supposed to be in seclusion at the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains. Upon hearing the news, both of them had also rushed over using Great Void Teleportation. True Monarch Yuanxu had also mastered this technique after the Startling God Melody.

"True Monarchs, please follow me!" Seeing that all the Nascent Soul cultivators she had contacted had arrived, Zhuang Jialan immediately guided everyone into the formation. But at this moment, the entire Mount Chicheng suddenly began to tremble, as if an immensely powerful presence, too great for the mountain to contain, had emerged within it. This scene left all the Nascent Soul True Monarchs present with shocked expressions. For they had already sensed a terrifying existence, almost like a blazing sun, transforming and ascending from the core of Mount Chicheng.

"Pure Yang... success!" True Monarch Chengxuan spoke with an excited tone. His cultivated Great Dao was also related to the Fire Element, and among all Nascent Soul cultivators, he was the closest to Soul Transformation, making him most sensitive to this.

Gongye Zhixu said nothing, directly performed Void Walking, and headed towards the Myriad Treasures Cave. Lan Haitian immediately followed. Immediately after, Yuanxu and Pei Qingshuang also reacted. Although Chen Mobai had lived a reclusive life in the Immortal Sect for many years, spending most of his time in seclusion, his personality had long been well-known to everyone. In his youth, he was flamboyant. After attaining a high position, he disliked managing affairs, enjoyed great achievements, and loved hearing praise. In this regard, he was very similar to Old Ancestor Baiguang, truly deserving of being called a couple. With his breakthrough this time, appearing before him immediately would surely make him very happy, perhaps even leading him to remember them. Only True Monarch Chengxuan remained unhurried.

Within the Yu Ping Minor Realm, Chen Mobai had fully integrated the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit into his second primordial spirit, and its original youthful appearance changed accordingly. The Five Tones Rhythm did not disappoint him; this concept was successful. The moment the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit merged with the Pure Yang Scroll, Chen Mobai's mind reached an unprecedented level of clarity and sharpness. He could suddenly perceive every wisp of fire spiritual energy within the Yu Ping Minor Realm, and even outside the minor realm, the fifth-order spiritual vein beneath Mount Chicheng, and all the flames on the land nourished by this spiritual vein, clearly appeared within his consciousness.

The second primordial spirit now had the appearance of a flourishing young man in his prime. This was even more mature than his main body, but Chen Mobai's face revealed joy, as this signified that his second primordial spirit had completely surpassed his main body and truly stepped into the Soul Transformation realm. Not just fifth-order power and fifth-order divine sense, but even a fifth-order realm. Faint fire spirit patterns appeared on his fair skin. Each breath could cause the fifth-order spiritual vein of Mount Chicheng to vibrate, and with each inhalation and exhalation, he could absorb the vast fire spiritual energy that would take a Nascent Soul cultivator years of arduous cultivation to refine.

Feeling the power of his second primordial spirit, which was at least dozens of times stronger than his main body after refining the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit, Chen Mobai truly understood the vast difference between Soul Transformation and Nascent Soul. It was a world of difference. In this state, Chen Mobai sensed the eternally existing Great Dao of Fire Element between heaven and and earth. However, his realm had not yet reached the point of fully entering the Great Dao, so he could only linger at its periphery.

The cultivation of a Soul Transformation True Monarch involved using long periods to allow their primordial spirit to adapt to the aura of the Great Dao, and then trying various methods to draw out some of its power. It was like swimming: initially, when one couldn't swim, they would test the water by the shore. Once they learned, they would enter the water where the Great Dao's power was gentle, and as their realm improved, they would venture into great rivers, or even the turbulent oceans. While this was the conventional method for Soul Transformation cultivation, Chen Mobai had a shortcut. He activated the secret method of the One Yuan Dao Palace, using the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit as an anchor to draw down the power of the Great Dao of Fire Element from between heaven and earth. Then, without fear, he controlled his second primordial spirit and charged into it. In an instant, the second primordial spirit's body ignited with a luminous flame glow, as if it had plunged into an ocean of fire.

Originally, at Chen Mobai's realm, even with a Fire Spirit Body, there was a possibility of failure, or even severe vital energy damage from being unable to withstand the impact of the Great Dao's power. But the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit acted like a small boat, carrying his second primordial spirit, allowing it to navigate the Great Dao of Fire Element. This was the function of a Dao Fruit. When Nascent Soul cultivators refined a Dao Fruit, they could only utilize less than one ten-thousandth of its power. Only for Soul Transformation cultivators could the Dao Fruit's power be fully utilized. This was something only Void Refinement cultivators could leave behind, and Void Refinement cultivators were beings who directly stepped into and began to wield the Great Dao.

Protected by the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit, Chen Mobai slowly extended his hand, reaching into the Great Dao of Fire Element. The moment he made contact with the Great Dao, the second primordial spirit's palm began to burn with a fiery red glow, and the scorching pain, which Chen Mobai had not felt since acquiring the Fire Spirit Body, once again surged into his consciousness. During this process, the contents and profound mysteries of the Great Dao of Fire Element within the Pure Yang Scroll began to emerge in his mind, and his realm rapidly advanced.

Chen Mobai's main body was also affected, radiating a fiery red light all over. His entire being was slowly cleansed by the aftermath of the Great Dao's power, and a mysterious transformation began to occur. Although his main body's cultivation remained at the peak of Nascent Soul according to the Pure Yang Scroll, the passive ability "Pure Yang Body Refinement" suddenly surged under the enhancement of his second primordial spirit's Soul Transformation realm. His original peak fourth-order Longevity Dao Body suddenly showed signs of breaking through in this state. He retrieved several strands of Azure Emperor Longevity True Qi previously stored in the spirit-sealing tubes and, following the method provided by the Five Tones Rhythm, injected them into the most crucial acupoints and bone marrow of his body. The Longevity Dao Body immediately seemed to be stoked with fire, continuously merging the True Qi and opening portals within Chen Mobai's body that could accommodate life force. The power of life was also omnipresent between heaven and earth. After these bodily portals were opened, threads of this life force began to penetrate Chen Mobai's physique, enhancing and invigorating his physical body.

Chen Mobai activated the Crown of All Beings. He quickly saw that at this rate, it would take approximately 120 years (two "Jiazi" cycles) for him to fully master the "Longevity Art." This was because the life force freely circulating in the atmosphere on the Immortal Sect's side was extremely sparse, even though he could perceive it with the "Sound of Empty Valleys" and absorb and refine it with maximum efficiency. However, there were quite a few ways to solve this problem. The most suitable among them was the method used by True Monarch One Yuan in the past. This ascended cultivator directly absorbed the essence of spiritual plants, greatly shortening the time. The Giant Wood Ridge, where spiritual trees and plants abounded, was a result of this. Chen Mobai thought of the three divine trees in the Divine Tree Secret Realm, as well as the Heavenly Venerable branches nurtured within the Great Dao Tree. If he absorbed these, he estimated he could master the Longevity Art in the shortest possible time. However, whether he could actually do this would require further comprehension and preparation using the Tongtian Zhi, Five Tones Rhythm, and other techniques.

With these thoughts, Chen Mobai also paused his cultivation of the Longevity Art, because he had already sensed that most people outside had arrived. His second primordial spirit, which was cultivating the Great Dao of Fire Element with the aid of the Dao Fruit, halted its efforts under his will. He smiled faintly. His main body remained seated beneath the Jade Tripod Tree, opening the portal to the Yu Ping Minor Realm, and then controlled his second primordial spirit to step out.

Myriad Treasures Cave.

The Nascent Soul True Monarchs who had already arrived suddenly saw the distortion in the void above the Vermilion Fruit Tree cease. Then, a portal, dozens of meters high, split open from it and slowly parted to either side. A blast of fiery spiritual light assailed them, making everyone present feel their breath burn. Pei Qingshuang and Lan Haitian, whose cultivation was weaker, even had to activate their True Qi to form protective spiritual barriers.

Has he emerged from seclusion? This thought occurred to everyone, and they all looked towards the sky with the utmost reverence. The moment the void portal fully opened, the surrounding molten lava, which had been boiling to its extreme, suddenly transformed into nine blazing dragons, ascending towards the space above the Vermilion Fruit Tree. An imposing young man with red hair, red eyebrows, a flame mark on his glabella, and fiery red spirit patterns shimmering on his skin, stepped out. Chen Mobai's second primordial spirit, clad in the Pure Yang Immortal Robe, now had flame patterns on its cuffs and collar that had transformed into blazing dragons, enhanced by the Fire Elemental Dao Fruit. However, these were merely empty forms; they still needed substantial blazing dragons to complete them. Under the conditions of the Immortal Sect, this was certainly impossible. But Chen Mobai could use magma fire dragons as a substitute. Under the command of his vast and boundless divine sense, the nine fire dragons formed from magma surged towards the Pure Yang Immortal Robe, illuminating the previously empty flame spirit patterns, giving it a semblance of the Nine-Fire Blazing Dragon Pure Yang Grand Immortal Robe.

"Oh, why are you all in the Myriad Treasures Cave?" Chen Mobai stepped out from the Yu Ping Minor Realm, saw Chengxuan and the others on the black island in the center of the Myriad Treasures Cave, and feigned a surprised expression as he spoke.

"Congratulations, True Monarch Pure Yang, on emerging from seclusion!" Gongye Zhixu was the first to cup his hands together and offer an ancient ceremonial salute to Chen Mobai in mid-air.

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