Chapter 1095: Refining the Primordial Bell

"Excellent, excellent. Elder Tudao is truly a commendable senior and an outstanding role model for our sect. Should you two junior nephews achieve great things in the future, do not forget the kindness of Elder Tudao, who stepped down today to yield to the more capable!"

Chen Mobai felt a slight disappointment seeing Tudao surrender immediately without any resistance. Nevertheless, he gracefully lowered his right hand, which had been clasped behind his back, and magnanimously addressed Chen Lingming and Xiao Yuli.

"Yes, Sect Master!"

Chen Lingming and Xiao Yuli nodded respectfully after hearing this.

"For the handover of the Dao Palace, you two should coordinate with Elder Tudao. I'm going to meet Senior Hunyuan Bell."

After effortlessly subduing the entire One Yuan Dao Palace, Chen Mobai had no desire to waste time on mundane matters. He took a single step, passed Tudao and Mudao at the mountain gate, and entered the tier-six grand formation of Five Emperors Mountain.

Tudao's face twitched slightly at this sight.

In that instant, an impulse surged within him: Could he suppress, or even kill, Chen Mobai by activating the mountain-protecting grand formation with his Hunyuan Dao Fruit?

But Tudao quickly lost heart.

Without the assistance of the Hunyuan Bell, he alone could at most unleash the formation's power to tier five. He truly had no confidence in confronting a paragon among Transcendent Divinities like Chen Mobai.

The Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect had not concealed the fact that they were besieged by the White Bone Dharma King and the Profound Flood Dragon Royal Court. Chen Mobai's battle achievements had long been widely publicized. As the former Grand Elder of the One Yuan Dao Palace, Tudao had a clear understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of cultivators at the Transcendent Divinity stage. Chen Mobai's performance at Tongtian Peak essentially put him on par with Yuan Qingque before she attained the Void Refining stage.

"I've endured for so long; a few more years won't make a difference. I'll just bear it a bit longer."

Tudao consoled himself, then turned and, along with the others, respectfully saw Chen Mobai off to the main hall at the mountain peak.

After passing through the clouds shrouding the mountain peak, Chen Mobai appeared before the colossal statue of True Monarch One Yuan.

Just as he was about to bow, the gray stone bell in the statue's palm suddenly emitted a lustrous, jade-like spiritual glow. A young figure with gray hair, white robes, and multicolored pupils rose from it, exclaiming in surprise, "You, you've reached Transcendent Divinity!?"

It was Chen Mobai's first time seeing the Hunyuan Bell's artifact spirit. Noticing its resemblance to the statue of True Monarch One Yuan, and recalling his own Violet Lightning Sword Spirit, he couldn't help but nod slightly.

"Given my talent, isn't this only natural? I wonder if Senior is willing to follow me?"

The last time Chen Mobai was at Five Emperors Mountain, he attracted the Hunyuan Bell's attention precisely because he displayed extraordinary talent, demonstrating his mastery of the five elements with fire as his foundation to achieve the Hunyuan realm, as well as his abilities as a tier-five artifact smith.

He knew that artifact spirits in the Heavenly River Realm primarily chose their masters based on cultivation level, and secondarily on talent.

The talent he displayed last time was almost on par with True Monarch One Yuan's, but the Hunyuan Bell still found his cultivation level too low, agreeing only to acknowledge him as its master if he reached Transcendent Divinity.

"Even with my cooperation, you'd still need the Hunyuan Orb to fully refine me…"

The Hunyuan Bell instinctively wanted to maintain some reserve. After all, it had been a venerable presence on Five Emperors Mountain for thousands of years. Although Chen Mobai now met the basic conditions for refining it, the Bell still desired something more ideal.

Only by combining with the Hunyuan Orb could this tier-six magical artifact, and even the abilities of the One Yuan Dao Scripture at the Transcendent Divinity stage, be utilized to their fullest extent.

"This is the Hunyuan Orb I've condensed. I wonder if it meets Senior's expectations?"

Chen Mobai smiled, activating the One Yuan Dao Scripture. Five-colored light shimmered on his chest, and then a massive Hunyuan Orb, which made the Hunyuan Bell's spirit widen its eyes, emerged.

"Yours… how is it so large?"

The last time the Hunyuan Bell saw Chen Mobai, he was still a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even if he had successfully reached Transcendent Divinity since then, it hadn't been many years.

Yet, the size of the Hunyuan Orb before it now was already comparable to one at the late Transcendent Divinity stage.

In the One Yuan Dao Palace's millennia-long history, it had only seen True Monarch One Yuan possess an orb of this magnitude.

"When I broke through, I also refined the Five Elements Dao Fruit that Grandmaster One Yuan left in the Eastern Barrens into it, which is why it appears a bit larger."

Chen Mobai didn't hide anything; after all, when refining the Hunyuan Bell, the Hunyuan Orb would descend, and the artifact spirit would be able to sense it.

Moreover, his ability to refine the Five Elements Dao Fruit was thanks to the One Yuan Seal taught by the artifact spirit!

"Even so, your talent is no longer inferior to my old master's."

Hearing the artifact spirit's words, Chen Mobai felt relieved.

Since True Monarch One Yuan was the old master, he was naturally the Hunyuan Bell's new master.

"It's just a pity you haven't refined a Hunyuan Dao Fruit. Otherwise, my full power could be unleashed, and no spell below mid-tier six would be able to break through my defense!"

The Hunyuan Bell said with some regret. Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai's gaze immediately sharpened as he turned to look at Tudao, who had just entered with Chen Lingming and Xiao Yuli.

Tudao, who was in the process of handing over his Grand Elder position, suddenly shivered involuntarily.

"That boy Tudao, after Wuming passed away, he did manage some things. At least he sustained the Dao Palace until you arrived…"

The Hunyuan Bell, seeing Chen Mobai's gaze, clearly understood his intent and immediately spoke up to dissuade him.

"I understand Senior's meaning."

Some things didn't need to be stated too explicitly. Chen Mobai immediately nodded upon hearing the Hunyuan Bell's words.

"After you refine me, because my grade is quite high, even with the Hunyuan Orb's enhancement, the consumption of true qi will be immense. However, my normal defensive power is already tier six, so if you encounter ordinary Transcendent Divinity cultivators, simply summoning me will make you immune to any tier-five spell. But here in the Heavenly River Realm, some top-tier Transcendent Divinities also possess tier-six artifacts, or even deeper foundations. Therefore, you must not become arrogant just because I'm protecting you. Also, you once promised me that you would refine me using the tier-six spiritual脈 of Five Emperors Mountain to help me advance to top-tier six…"

As the Hunyuan Bell spoke, it flew from the hand of True Monarch One Yuan's statue, gradually shrinking until it settled before Chen Mobai.

"Since Senior is keeping your promise, I naturally won't disappoint you. I'll begin the refining process now to help Senior absorb the tier-six spiritual脈."

To Chen Mobai, the One Yuan Dao Palace was, after all, merely a branch sect. His own Five Elements Sect's main lineage didn't even have a tier-six spiritual脈 yet.

The tier-six spiritual脈 of Five Emperors Mountain seemed a bit too conspicuous to him, and he was very willing to use it to enhance the Hunyuan Bell.

"There's no rush for this matter. You must first become a tier-six artifact smith and refine me to the point where I'm as responsive and effortless to control as if you forged me with your own hands."

In response, the Hunyuan Bell instead offered a word of caution.

It had waited over six thousand years for this chance to advance. Naturally, it wanted to be perfectly prepared before taking this crucial step.

"Then it shall be as Senior says."

After hearing this, Chen Mobai agreed that the Hunyuan Bell was right.

Moreover, a mid-tier six Hunyuan Bell was already sufficient for him.

There was another reason: Tudao was also close to reaching Transcendent Divinity, and breaking through atop a tier-six spiritual脈 would slightly increase his chances of success. After all, he had contributed to preserving the Dao Palace, so this sliver of hope should not be taken away from him.

Unlike Chen Mobai's adversarial stance towards Tudao, the Hunyuan Bell was actually on Tudao's side. Although it spent most of its time in slumber, it knew that Tudao had put in significant effort after Wuming's death to take over as Grand Elder.

It was also very clear that Tudao's ultimate obsession in this life was to reach Transcendent Divinity.

After hearing the Hunyuan Bell's words, Chen Mobai formed a general impression of the artifact's character.

It was an artifact of the righteous path!

This suited him, its new master, perfectly.

"If Tudao manages to reach Transcendent Divinity in the future, he should certainly express his gratitude to Senior."

Ordinarily, he wouldn't wish for Tudao to succeed in reaching Transcendent Divinity, but since the Hunyuan Bell had spoken, he wouldn't resort to any clandestine means to obstruct Tudao.

Furthermore, Chen Mobai was confident that even if Tudao reached Transcendent Divinity, he could easily suppress him.

"Do you intend to refine me here, or in the Eastern Barrens?"

The Hunyuan Bell understood Chen Mobai's promise and breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that its new master was an open and honorable gentleman. Thus, it opened itself up.

"What does Senior prefer?"

Chen Mobai showed great respect for the Hunyuan Bell. After all, once this artifact was refined, he would have the power to contend even with top-tier Transcendent Divinities from non-demonic paths in the Heavenly River Realm.

If he were to encounter the old flood dragon again, facing the tier-six peak Deep Abyss Sea-Suppressing Pearl, he wouldn't have to merely hide as before.

"Here, then. After I leave, the spiritual脈 and formation will lack their central core for suppression. The grand formation will need to be adjusted. Do you happen to know any tier-six formation masters?"

The Hunyuan Bell expressed its concerns about what would happen after it left with Chen Mobai. A tier-six spiritual脈 required a tier-six spiritual item to suppress it; without an artifact, a tier-six grand formation could barely manage the suppression.

"Coincidentally, by the standards of the Heavenly River Realm, I am one!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai smiled and pointed to himself.

"You…"

The Hunyuan Bell's spirit was somewhat surprised, as Chen Mobai was so young. Normally, cultivating artifact forging to tier five was already considered exceptionally talented. To also possess the mastery of a tier-six formation master would truly surpass True Monarch One Yuan.

Chen Mobai said no more. Instead, he placed his massive Hunyuan Orb onto the Hunyuan Bell, where it transformed into the bell's suspension loop.

The moment the two combined, a brilliant five-colored light radiated outwards in all directions, spreading like ripples.

The cultivators who had just entered the One Yuan Hall involuntarily froze in place.

For in that instant, all cultivators on Five Emperors Mountain felt their spiritual energy and true qi beginning to spiral out of control.

Only Tudao, Chen Lingming, Xiao Yuli, and others who had cultivated Hunyuan True Qi could barely turn around.

At that moment, a long, clear bell chime resonated in everyone's ears.

The chime was prolonged, and as it continued to spread, it grew ever more resonant and majestic.

The five-colored light, like a musical score, followed the bell chime, covering the entire Five Emperors Mountain. Even all cultivators in One Yuan Immortal City heard this celestial chime at that very moment.

The Hunyuan Bell!

These three words appeared in everyone's minds.

After all, this supreme treasure of the Eastern Continent's righteous path was legendary, especially among cultivators living in One Yuan Immortal City.

Most importantly, the moment they heard the bell chime, all the five-element spiritual energy within their bodies became uncontrollable, starting to surge with increased activity.

This was the fabled mystery of the Hunyuan Bell.

"Has Grand Ancestor Chen refined this supreme treasure?"

The cultivators of One Yuan Immortal City, who had personally witnessed Chen Mobai ascend the mountain, now understood why this was happening.

Fortunately for everyone, Grand Ancestor Chen was a virtuous individual of the Eastern Continent. Thus, although their five-element spiritual energy became uncontrollable due to the Hunyuan Bell's power, it did not cause them to suffer qi deviation. Instead, during its activation, it automatically circulated and improved, helping many cultivators with excellent comprehension break through their bottlenecks.

Among them, the ones who benefited most were naturally the disciples and members of the One Yuan Dao Palace.

All of them cultivated five-element spiritual energy, which was directly inherited from the Hunyuan Bell's lineage.

After a long, lingering bell chime slowly dissipated, everyone felt their spiritual energy return to their control.

Some cultivators immediately closed their eyes and sat cross-legged, hoping to seize the opportunity for breakthrough they had just experienced.

Many more prostrated themselves towards the center of the five-colored ripples spreading from the summit of Five Emperors Mountain. A colossal Dharma body, having appeared at some unknown moment between heaven and earth, was now shaking a massive gray-white stone bell once more.

Another bell chime rang out. Having learned from the previous experience, all the cultivators immediately sat cross-legged, relaxed their spiritual energy, and allowed the Hunyuan Bell to control it.

However, this time, after the ripples passed, Chen Mobai did not repeat the same action.

The Hunyuan Bell possessed diverse functions, and this time he was testing another ability.

With the second bell chime, Chen Mobai, using his Tongtian Zhi and Ying Di Ling, sensed the tier-six spiritual脈 of Five Emperors Mountain, which gradually came under his control.

Now, if he wished, he could detonate this spiritual脈 or channel its most essential spiritual energy into his body.

Controlling spiritual veins within the five elements was also an ability of the Hunyuan Bell.

The reason it was so easy was that the tier-six spiritual脈 of Five Emperors Mountain had originally been gathered by True Monarch One Yuan using the Hunyuan Bell.

While refining the artifact, Chen Mobai simultaneously perceived the profound changes that occurred after the Hunyuan Orb combined with it.

Cultivating Hunyuan True Qi could theoretically overcome all five elements, but it would be insufficient against powers outside of them.

However, all phenomena in the universe contain the five elements. Therefore, after forming the Hunyuan Orb, Chen Mobai prematurely gained the ability of the Void Refining stage, capable of refining all phenomena in the void into fundamental five-element spiritual energy.

And after the Hunyuan Orb combined with the Hunyuan Bell, not only the void but even any tangible object could be refined into five-element spiritual energy.

Chen Mobai took out a piece of dark purple ore from his storage bag; he intended to use it for cultivating his Transmutation Art.

As the Hunyuan Bell gently vibrated, five-colored ripples fell upon the ore. The ore instantly transformed from solid to ethereal, annihilating into a purplish-red airflow and tiny grayish-black particles.

The particles were impurities in the ore, which Chen Mobai allowed to scatter with the wind. The purplish-red airflow, amidst the bell chime, then dispersed into three colors of spiritual energy.

These were the essences of metal, earth, and fire attributes, with metal being the most abundant.

Chen Mobai extended his hand, and the metal-attribute essence immediately landed in his palm, then was easily refined by him using his Transmutation Art.

A few breaths later, his Transmutation Art had once again broken through a level.

After experimenting with this ability, Chen Mobai remained curious. He controlled the Hunyuan Bell, instantly teleporting to a desolate mountain a hundred miles away, and with his Myriad Swords Dharma Body, he shook the gray-white stone bell again.

Under the control of his Hunyuan Orb, this bell chime's ripples were aimed solely at the peak of the desolate mountain.

As the five-colored ripples permeated it, the upper half of the desolate mountain suddenly transformed into surging yellow earth spiritual energy. After all the earth spiritual energy was absorbed by the gray-white stone bell, only the lower half of the mountain remained, its upper portion completely empty.

"Senior possesses this ability, yet still lacks the spiritual energy for advancement."

Witnessing this, Chen Mobai exclaimed in surprise.

The Hunyuan Bell could refine all things with five-element attributes into spiritual energy. Theoretically, accumulating it over thousands of years should be sufficient. Even if the Eastern Continent was the territory of the righteous path, it could go to the Desolate Ruins or even overseas.

"It requires the Hunyuan Orb's cooperation. Moreover, the previous two generations of Transcendent Divinities in the Dao Palace did not have as profound a foundation as you. Even when they refined me, it was more for me to assist their cultivation…"

In other words, the absorbed five-element spiritual energy was supplied to the artifact's master, not exclusively for the Hunyuan Bell.

Furthermore, for an artifact of the Hunyuan Bell's grade, increasing its power with ordinary spiritual energy would require an astronomical amount; it was far more direct and convenient to simply refine a tier-six spiritual脈.

"In that case, if there's enough five-element spiritual energy in the future, can Senior advance to tier seven?"

Chen Mobai thought of something and asked with great anticipation.

"Theoretically, it's possible, but in that case, I estimate I'd have to refine and consume the entire Eastern Continent as five-element spiritual energy…"

Hearing Chen Mobai's words, the Hunyuan Bell was also greatly tempted.

After all, tier seven was a realm that even True Monarch One Yuan yearned for.

"Within the Void Refining content of the One Yuan Dao Scripture, there's a description of a tier-seven Hunyuan Golden Dipper. With my talent, cultivating the Grand Dao of Five Elements, Hunyuan, Void, and Doomsday isn't an issue. However, even Grandmaster One Yuan didn't achieve this level, so I'm unsure if it's a viable path!"

Chen Mobai spoke with a touch of hope.

Currently, his Five Elements Dao Fruit was complete.

The Hunyuan Dao Fruit was in Tudao's possession, but it would be his sooner or later.

As for the Void, it went without saying that after reaching Transcendent Divinity, he could perceive the existence of this Grand Dao almost constantly. However, because his foundational cultivation method was the Pure Yang Scroll, and most of his energy was focused on the Grand Dao of Sacred Virtue, he hadn't spent much time on it. But if he wished, he could achieve it!

Finally, there was Doomsday, the most difficult of all. This was a Grand Dao of Innate origin that even True Monarch One Yuan regretted being unable to achieve.

But Chen Mobai had already gained initial insight.

After slaying the White Bone Dharma King in the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect, the qi currents that overflowed from the World-Extinguishing Great Mill, when compared with the Doomsday-related content in the One Yuan Dao Scripture during this period, confirmed it was indeed this Grand Dao.

In other words, Chen Mobai now possessed all the prerequisites for cultivating the tier-seven Hunyuan Golden Dipper. As long as his cultivation realm reached the necessary level in the future, and there were no issues with the relevant content in the One Yuan Dao Scripture, he would be able to achieve it.

However, his Harmonious Five Tones currently had no way to verify the content related to tier-seven Dao Merging.

"Don't worry about that. Although my old master was merely an Ascended cultivator, his origins are extraordinary. There will definitely be no problem with the Hunyuan Golden Dipper step."

As expected, the Hunyuan Bell knew more. After hearing Chen Mobai's concerns, it revealed a secret known only to itself.

"Oh, may I ask about Grandmaster's origins?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai couldn't help but ask curiously. Yet, his heart was startled; he thought of the Celestial Venerable's branch within the Divine Tree Secret Realm, wondering if True Monarch One Yuan had truly been possessed by a Celestial Venerable.

If not for that, True Monarch One Yuan's legendary life experiences would be inexplicable.

"If you can ascend in the future, you can go to the Lingkong Immortal Realm and ask my old master yourself. I won't say any more."

At this point, the Hunyuan Bell remained tight-lipped.

Chen Mobai felt a bit uneasy as well. After all, if it truly was a Celestial Venerable, then the branch from the Divine Tree Secret Realm would be quite a hot potato for him.

"Thank you, Senior, for the verification. Now I can cultivate with peace of mind and continue to enhance my Hunyuan Orb."

Chen Mobai said to the Hunyuan Bell, feeling that he had at least gained something.

Cultivating the One Yuan Dao Scripture to its ultimate realm could lead to the achievement of a tier-seven Hunyuan Golden Dipper.

With this, Chen Mobai wished he could trap Death God inside and humble him for being so arrogant in the Immortal Sect.

Also, would it be able to suppress White Light?

Chen Mobai then recalled the small goals he had set for himself, feeling that his cultivation time was somewhat insufficient.

If he wished to become an outstanding student of Zixiao Palace, both the Grand Dao of Sacred Virtue and the Grand Dao of Doomsday from the One Yuan Dao Scripture needed to advance simultaneously. Only then would he have a chance to progress to the Pure Yang realm in the future.

However, the cultivation of these Grand Daos was not merely about meditating in seclusion; it required actively living and embodying the Dao.

For instance, the only way for him to cultivate the Grand Dao of Doomsday was to slay demonic cultivators. Ordinary ones were useless; they had to be at the Transcendent Divinity stage.

But where would he find so many demonic cultivators in the Heavenly River Realm?

However, compared to True Monarch One Yuan, who couldn't even gain entry, he at least had a method. If all else failed, after eradicating all Transcendent Divinity demonic cultivators in the Heavenly River Realm, he could venture outside the heavens. It was said that there were many ancient demons who had ascended and left, all at least at the Void Refining stage.

Slaying just one of them would probably be equivalent to eliminating all Transcendent Divinity demonic cultivators in the entire Heavenly River Realm.

After clarifying his future cultivation path, Chen Mobai returned to Five Emperors Mountain with the Hunyuan Bell.

As soon as he returned, he found Tudao waiting for him.

"Sect Master, I've already handed over all Dao Palace matters to Lingming. The sect's army in the Eastern Mausoleum Region is still besieging and hunting fiendish beasts in the Desolate Ruins. To prevent any accidents to our disciples, I will return to oversee things there first."

Tudao was eager to return and compete with Xingji. Chen Mobai didn't stop him; he even told him about the Hunyuan Bell.

"Senior could have directly absorbed Five Emperors Mountain's spiritual脈 and advanced under my refinement, but considering the greater benefit for you to reach Transcendent Divinity with tier-six spiritual energy, it decided to postpone. You must not let its expectations down."

Hearing this, Tudao's usually calm expression uncharacteristically showed emotion.

He had governed the Dao Palace for centuries, always believing the Hunyuan Bell looked down on him and paid him no heed.

But now, upon hearing Chen Mobai's words, Tudao felt ashamed, for he had never truly accomplished anything significant for the Dao Palace. In fact, under his leadership, the One Yuan Dao Palace had gradually declined, and by today, it had completely fallen out of the ranks of sacred lands, replaced by the Five Elements Sect.

"Alas, this disciple is ashamed!"

Tudao sighed, covered his face, and left Five Emperors Mountain.

With Tudao's departure, the One Yuan Dao Palace completely fell under Chen Mobai's control.

Over the next three months, he simultaneously refined the Hunyuan Bell and adjusted the mountain-protecting grand formation.

After he reached Transcendent Divinity, although he hadn't undergone evaluation at the Immortal Sect, in the Heavenly River Realm, he was certainly at the tier-six level.

Crucially, the Hunyuan Bell possessed the complete set of formation diagrams for this grand formation.

After reviewing them, he spent three days and three nights comprehending them using his three realms of Tongtian Zhi, Ying Di Ling, and Harmonious Five Tones, fully grasping the entire formation array laid out by True Monarch One Yuan.

This was also the Profound Mechanism Five Elements Formation.

Chen Mobai, drawing on his successful experience in the Eastern Barrens, combined it with the Heavenly Screen Earth Vein system. At the same time, he personally made a trip to Dongwu and retrieved the Heavenly Origin Pearl from the ancestral脈.

The Dongwu spiritual脈 had stabilized at tier five over the years, and under Zhuo Ming's care, the Five Elements Spiritual Tree had developed the ability to serve as the central hub, replacing the Heavenly Origin Pearl. Therefore, Chen Mobai took the Heavenly Origin Pearl to substitute for the Hunyuan Bell.

However, a single tier-five artifact was slightly insufficient, so he also took out the Grand Unity Five Smoke Gauze.

Using the Heavenly Origin Pearl as the Earth Vein core, the Grand Unity Five Smoke Gauze as the Heavenly Screen hub, and combining them with the tier-six Profound Mechanism Five Elements Formation of Five Emperors Mountain, Chen Mobai also established a Heavenly Screen Earth Vein system in the Eastern Continent.

If the opportunity arose in the future to connect it with the Five Elements Sect's Heavenly Screen Earth Vein system, or even to cover the entire Eastern Continent and its surrounding seas, it might evolve into the tier-seven Cosmic River-Luo Star Array.

"The new waves push the old waves forward. Before my old master ascended, his formation attainments were not as high as yours."

After Chen Mobai completed the modifications to Five Emperors Mountain's grand formation, the Hunyuan Bell said sincerely, its words filled with admiration.

Following a master of such peerless talent, the Hunyuan Bell was already fantasizing about a future where it would ascend to the Lingkong Immortal Realm.

"You flatter me. I've only achieved this by standing on the shoulders of my predecessors. Grandmaster One Yuan's pioneering work, creating a path from nothing, is far more admirable."

Although Chen Mobai considered his current talent to be top-notch, he dared not compare himself to an ascended cultivator like True Monarch One Yuan.

Furthermore, if True Monarch One Yuan was truly a Celestial Venerable, he would show even greater respect.

Because if a Celestial Venerable were still alive, based on the disappearance of the entire Longevity Sect, they must have already merged with the Dao.

After completing the modifications to the mountain-protecting grand formation, Chen Mobai summoned Chen Lingming and Xiao Yuli, then taught them how to control and access the formation.

"Previously, allowing the tier-six spiritual energy to dissipate was truly wasteful. After my modifications, only the mountain peak will have tier-six spiritual energy; the rest will be stored within the spiritual pivot core. This will also make it easier for the Hunyuan Bell to absorb and refine it in the future…"

After giving his instructions, Chen Mobai took the Hunyuan Bell and Su Zilu back to the Eastern Barrens.

Of course, before leaving, he didn't forget to place his drained supreme-grade and high-grade spiritual stones next to the Heavenly Origin Pearl. If he were to recharge these at the Immortal Sect, the immense spiritual energy consumption would definitely expose him.

Here, it didn't matter.

After all, Five Emperors Mountain was already his.