Chapter 1104: Five Tai Sutras

Chen Mobai naturally agreed to this.

He had always been broad-minded in his approach and was known for his generous use of resources. Furthermore, the expended dao fruits from the Pill Cauldron Jade Tree could be regenerated once he reached the level of a Pill Cauldron Daoist.

The most crucial task for the Immortal Sect right now was to survive the upcoming Expansion War. The Grim Reapers had left too deep an impression, so they had to treat such opponents as their primary adversaries. Without the aid of Star Pull and White Light, the Immortal Sect's only means of resisting Void Refinement cultivators were these war artifacts.

"It's a pity that the dao fruits containing alchemical knowledge are of no practical use in the current Immortal Sect," Cheng Xuan said, sounding somewhat regretful after Chen Mobai agreed. The eighteen pill formula dao fruits on the Pill Cauldron Jade Tree were still intact. According to the notes left by Old Ancestor Yun Ya, each of these dao fruits contained knowledge of at least a sixth-tier pill formula, and one even contained a seventh-tier formula.

Pill Cauldron Daoist was renowned for both alchemy and artifact crafting. The emphasis on "Pill" before "Cauldron" indicated that his alchemical skills surpassed his artifact crafting abilities. Each of these dao fruits, representing a pill formula, not only contained a sixth-tier formula but also fundamental knowledge from the first to fifth tiers. Any alchemist who refined one could learn up to the sixth tier in the domain of the corresponding pill.

However, throughout the Immortal Sect's thousands of years of history, no sixth-tier pills had ever been refined. The Weapon Dance Dao Academy was primarily known for artifact crafting, so these dao fruits had remained untouched. For the Immortal Sect, fifth-tier alchemy was already sufficient. Even if all currently accumulated medicinal ingredients needed to be refined, Yuan Xu alone would be more than enough. In his "Square Inch Book" state, he could precisely and perfectly control every batch of pills. With the Immortal Sect's mature system and equipment, Yuan Xu once single-handedly managed the refinement of a thousand batches of Foundation Establishment Three Treasures, with every batch achieving perfect pill quality. Of course, for higher-tier pills, they still had to be refined one batch at a time.

"Just because they're not needed now doesn't mean they won't be in the future," Chen Mobai said. "Once we've survived this Expansion War, the Immortal Sect will experience a surge of breakthroughs among cultivators due to abundant spiritual energy. Even for us, if we want to advance further with the help of pills, we'll need to refine fifth- or even sixth-tier ones. At that time, these dao fruits will be of great use."

Although Chen Mobai said this, he was secretly wondering if he should give a dao fruit to Qing Nv for refinement. Qing Nv, despite her exceptional talent in alchemy and having self-taught most of the Immortal Sect's alchemical knowledge, was still limited to fifth-tier expertise. Now that the Five Elements Sect had become a Sacred Land, it would undoubtedly need to interact with other Sacred Lands and major sects in the entire Tianhe Realm. Without sixth-tier pill formulas and corresponding knowledge, they might find themselves at a disadvantage.

Furthermore, once Yuan Xu had deduced and simulated the formulas for the Heavenly Spirit Pill and the Enlightened True Spirit Pill, Qing Nv would undoubtedly be the one to refine them for the Five Elements Sect. Although her knowledge qualified her as a fifth-tier alchemist, she lacked practical experience in refining such high-tier pills. Even with his Doushuai Fire assisting her, the quality of the first batch of God Transformation pills would likely not be perfect. However, if she refined the dao fruits left by the Pill Cauldron Daoist, this deficiency could be remedied. After all, even Chen Mobai himself had managed to cultivate the Doushuai Eight Scenery Lamp by relying on dao fruits. Thinking of this, Chen Mobai began to consider which pill formula dao fruit to choose for her.

"Then I'll first arrange for Deng Daoyun to refine a dao fruit," Cheng Xuan said. "If there are no issues, we can then select some promising young fourth-tier artifact crafters from the Immortal Sect..."

After finishing his tea, Cheng Xuan immediately immersed himself in his work. Chen Mobai strongly supported this initiative. Soon, a fierce competition erupted within the Immortal Sect's Artifact Crafters' Association due to this matter. Everyone desired such a golden opportunity. At this point, some even felt fortunate that the Immortal Sect was about to face the Expansion War; otherwise, such resources would certainly not have been made available to them.

Besides the Artifact Crafters' Association, the Formation Masters' Association was also experiencing a similar situation. The Immortal Sect's official announcement of Cheng Xuan and Yun Hai's successful God Transformation had already been made. As soon as the news spread that Yun Hai would take charge of the Sky Screen and Earth Net Management Bureau and prepare to modify the grand formation, all formation masters eagerly signed up. The profession of a formation master, besides requiring talent, also placed great emphasis on practical ability. For instance, Yun Yangbing and Jin Shuwei, who were in Chen Mobai's God Transformation class, would explore the magnificent landscapes of the Immortal Sect during every holiday, appreciating nature while also comprehending the underlying formations. As the Immortal Sect's most supreme formation and the culmination of all formation knowledge, participating in the modification of the Sky Screen and Earth Net would undoubtedly significantly elevate a formation master's skill level. Fortuitously, True Monarch Yun Hai also needed a large workforce, so he lifted the restrictions. Anyone who had passed the third-tier formation master assessment and had no criminal record was welcome.

After all, this modification was completely different from the initial setup on Dragon God Star; it would be at least ten times more difficult. Dragon God Star was not their home planet, and the goal there was merely to extract all spiritual energy and transmit it into the Earth Star's Sky Screen and Earth Net. They could work freely without concerns for environmental damage. However, for the current modification, which was on their home ground, they had to consider not only the existing formations, the Spirit Pivot Formation Discs and Flags already present in the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands, but also improvement plans for the Immortal Sect's ultimate weapon, the Primordial Chaos Qi Cannon.

Just as the two new God Transformation True Monarchs, Cheng Xuan and Yun Hai, began to busy themselves with their tasks, Chen Mobai received another piece of good news. On Zhixian Peak, Venerable Qingping had achieved a 100% resonance with the rules and had begun transforming his Nascent Soul into a God Transformation under the influence of the Dao Law Fruit.

With Qi Yuheng overseeing the process, Chen Mobai was very relieved. Nevertheless, upon hearing the news, he still performed a Great Void Teleportation to visit, taking the opportunity to mention his conversation with the Great Toon Divine Tree.

"Chunyang, I certainly trust you, but regarding the Jumang lineage, I think it's better to be cautious," Qi Yuheng said. "Once the Great Toon Divine Tree fully transforms, with her sixth-tier essence, the Sky Screen and Earth Net grand formation might not be able to suppress her. Furthermore, one can know a person's face but not their heart. No matter how well she promises, she truly possesses the ability to devour all spirit veins of Earth Star. Without anyone in the Void Refinement realm, we cannot gamble on her benevolence. Even if this matter is to proceed, I believe it should wait until you reach the Void Refinement realm."

Qi Yuheng spoke his true feelings to Chen Mobai. He did not trust the Jumang lineage. Old Ancestor Long Zhuo and Spirit Venerable had only barely managed to suppress Old Ancestor Changchun and the Great Toon Divine Tree back then; he could not allow their efforts to be undone under his watch.

Chen Mobai understood his meaning. The most critical point was that the Great Toon Tree could indeed evolve by devouring the planet's spiritual veins.

"I'll listen to you, Senior Brother." Chen Mobai had always been democratic, and with Qi Yuheng having spoken so frankly, he naturally agreed. However, since he had accepted an immortal fruit from the Great Toon Divine Tree, he also had to help her. Moreover, once he attempted the Immortal Art of Mending Heaven, he could use the same method to purify Qing Nv into a three-element Heavenly Spirit Root, allowing her to cultivate the Evergreen Art. The Longevity Sect's Black Emperor Abyss Underworld Scripture could only be cultivated up to the God Transformation realm. Therefore, if Qing Nv were to attempt Void Refinement in the future, she might have to follow the path of the Evergreen Art. In that case, the sixth-tier Great Toon Immortal Fruit would become extremely important. Therefore, Chen Mobai needed to redouble his efforts to break through to the Void Refinement realm as quickly as possible. This way, he could allow the Great Toon Divine Tree to fully transform without any concerns.

After his conversation with Qi Yuheng, Chen Mobai went to see Yuan Xu.

"True Monarch, this wisp of spiritual energy you gave me is very peculiar," Yuan Xu said in his laboratory. "It can transform into any attribute of pre-heaven or post-heaven spiritual energy found here in the Immortal Sect..." In Yuan Xu's laboratory, Chen Mobai saw that the wisp of seventh-tier immortal spiritual energy had been further divided into tiny threads by more precise equipment. After a series of manipulations, it transformed into spiritual energy with attributes of the five elements, yin-yang, wind, and thunder. Receiving the video recorded by Yuan Xu, Chen Mobai saw that the immortal spiritual energy first transformed into pre-heaven spiritual energy, and then slowly converted into post-heaven spiritual energy as time passed.

"Have you drawn any conclusions from your research?" Chen Mobai asked.

"Please take a look, True Monarch!" Yuan Xu invited Chen Mobai to come closer, then used the Square Inch Book to activate the equipment and guide the last remaining wisp of immortal spiritual energy. Chen Mobai watched as Yuan Xu injected his own true essence from another pipe, allowing it to collide and merge with this wisp of immortal spiritual energy. In an instant, Chen Mobai saw Yuan Xu's already incredibly pure earth-attribute true essence suddenly seem to sublimate after the immortal spiritual energy integrated into it, undergoing a profound transformation that even Chen Mobai couldn't fully comprehend. Not only did it revert from post-heaven to pre-heaven, but it also seemed to gain an additional layer of Dao charm.

"Throughout generations, our Heaven Mending lineage has acquired much profound knowledge from the Heaven Mending Seal left by Old Ancestor Cai Ling," Yuan Xu explained. "Among them is a text discussing the birth of the universe and the creation of heaven and earth. This classic text is said to have originated from the Mysterious Palace and is titled 'The Five Tai Classic'! It records that before the creation of the universe and the formation of all things, there were five stages, known as the Five Pre-Heaven Tais: Taiyi (Great Change), Taichu (Great Beginning), Taishi (Great Origin), Taisu (Great Simplicity), and Taiji (Great Ultimate). Among these, the Taichu stage is formless and substanceless, containing only a single wisp of pre-heaven qi, more primordial than chaos itself. All phenomena, forms, substances, and existences in the universe evolved from this single wisp of pre-heaven qi of Taichu. This is why 'The Five Tai Classic' states that the Qi of Taichu can transform into myriad things! This special spiritual energy condensed by the True Monarch from the Primal Chaos Bead can evolve into any pre-heaven qi according to the attributes of the true essence it comes into contact with, which is very similar to the description of the Qi of Taichu."

After listening to Yuan Xu, Chen Mobai was amazed and at the same time realized that the Four Great Dao Academies were indeed extraordinary. The Heaven Mending lineage actually possessed such a legacy. He wondered how much knowledge within the Heaven Mending Seal had yet to be comprehended by the Heaven Mending lineage; it might not be inferior to the Jade Tree left by the Pill Cauldron Daoist.

"Do you have the complete text of 'The Five Tai Classic'?" Chen Mobai asked. Although Chen Mobai trusted Yuan Xu's professional expertise, he still wanted to read it himself. After all, his master had once said in the Purple Heavens Palace that the best way to transcend and attain eternal Dao was to create a new universe. According to Yuan Xu, this 'Five Tai Classic' seemed to be related to the creation of the universe. He wondered who had left it behind.

"I also heard Teacher Qianxing mention it before," Yuan Xu replied. "The original was with him and should have turned to dust along with Juxian Peak during the Grim Reaper Calamity. This is what I re-transcribed from my own memory." Yuan Xu immediately sent the prepared electronic version to Chen Mobai, who received and opened it, glancing at the cover. This should be the author of the classic. However, the title was a bit strange. But soon, Chen Mobai thought of something. Although the Heaven Mending lineage belonged to the White Crane Daoist Temple, its grand ancestor hailed from the Mysterious Palace in the extreme north of the Grand Myriad Universe. This meant that the words "Mysterious Palace" referred to a place name. The "Tianhai" that followed was the author's title.

Tianhai...

Chen Mobai repeated the name several times and couldn't help but recall that in the Tianhe Realm, among the Five Continents and Four Seas, the foremost was Tianhai, where the Medusa Palace was located. What a coincidence. Just as this thought flashed through his mind, Chen Mobai suddenly froze. He remembered the scene in the Purple Heavens Palace where his senior sister, with blue hair and a blue robe, riding a tortoise, sought guidance from their master on the method of creation. According to the seating arrangement in the first row, Senior Brother Nine-Headed Dragon should be the Dragon Palace Lord, Senior Sister Phoenix should be the Phoenix Palace Lord, and the senior sister riding a tortoise was very likely the Mysterious Palace Lord. Could it be that the Tianhe Realm was created by this senior sister? The Medusa Palace was in Tianhai. Did the name Tianhai originate from this?

As Chen Mobai pondered these thoughts, even at his God Transformation cultivation level, his heart couldn't help but pound. He felt that he might have stumbled upon the truth of the Tianhe Realm. Recalling that True King Taixu was searching for the Door of Grand Void in the Spirit Void Immortal Realm of the Tianhe Realm, Chen Mobai also vaguely began to guess the origin of his tortoise treasure. If his tortoise treasure truly was the Door of Grand Void, then he would need to be even more cautious in the future. After all, his master had said it back in the Purple Heavens Palace: To create a universe and achieve true creation, the Door of Grand Void was essential. Without it, even with boundless magical power, transcendence would be impossible. If this item were exposed, his senior brothers and sisters from the Purple Heavens Palace would likely be the first to rush to Earth Star, kill him, and seize it. The same would apply to the Tianhe Realm. The thought that he might possess a treasure coveted by the most powerful Pure Yang cultivators from both realms made Chen Mobai break out in a cold sweat.

"True Monarch, True Monarch..." At this moment, Yuan Xu's voice sounded in his ear. Chen Mobai, engrossed in thought, immediately snapped back to reality, and under the stress, his aura suddenly erupted. Yuan Xu couldn't withstand it; the thick hair on his head instantly turned illusory and vanished, his face paled slightly, and his body abruptly fell towards the ground. Fortunately, Chen Mobai immediately controlled himself, retracting his aura as quickly as he had released it.

"Remember to keep this matter confidential. Do not tell anyone." Chen Mobai pointed to the now completely used immortal spiritual energy and issued a gag order to Yuan Xu.