Chapter 1121: Get the Mixed Origin Dao Fruit

**Main Volume**

The moment Chen Mobai stepped into Five Emperors Mountain, his Nascent God aura was perceived by everyone on the mountain.

Soon, Nascent Soul cultivators like Xiao Yuli all flew out in unison. "Greetings, Sect Master," they said.

"I heard that Senior Brother Tude failed in his Nascent God transformation, which grieves me deeply. I specifically came to see him," Chen Mobai said. Chen Lingming had mentioned that Tude was on the verge of death, making Chen Mobai believe Tude was about to pass away.

"Yes, Sect Master. Elder Tude is recuperating in the back mountain. I'll take you there," Chen Lingming immediately offered directions, being very familiar with the back mountain.

Soon, the two arrived at a stone house nestled against the mountain. Tude, having sensed Chen Mobai's aura, propped up his severely injured body and waited, leaning against the doorway.

"Sect Master..." Tude saw Chen Mobai and showed a bitter smile, struggling to bow, but Chen Mobai stopped him.

"You failed your Nascent God transformation, and your Nascent Soul's essence is almost depleted. If not dealt with promptly, the Nascent Soul will instinctively draw upon your vital energy and spirit to sustain itself and prevent dissipation..." With his fifth-tier 'Empty Valley Sound' ability, Chen Mobai instantly understood Tude's current condition.

Indeed, he was on the verge of death. However, if he could steel himself to dissipate his Nascent Soul, given his foundational strength, he could still live for a considerable time, at most with his remaining lifespan shortened.

"If my Nascent Soul dissipates, my 837 years of cultivation will be ruined," Tude said with a grim expression, clearly unwilling to give up, as he also understood his own situation.

"I respect your choice," Chen Mobai did not press further. He had come today merely concerned that Tude might take the Hunyuan Dao Fruit with him before he died. If Tude insisted on courting death, Chen Mobai certainly wouldn't stop him.

"Sect Master, may I ask you a question?" Tude asked, trembling as he sat on the threshold, his face filled with hope.

"Go ahead," Chen Mobai replied.

"If I had the Transcendent Saint True Spirit Pill, do you think I could have achieved Nascent God transformation?" Even now, Tude was still preoccupied with achieving Nascent God.

"Possibly, but less than twenty percent," Chen Mobai answered truthfully. Although Tude had profound cultivation and possessed the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, Chen Mobai considered his foundation to be mediocre. Furthermore, Tude had merely learned the One Essence Dao Scripture without truly comprehending it as Chen Mobai had. The Transcendent Saint True Spirit Pill was not a panacea. For instance, hadn't the Palace Master of Azure Sky Palace also failed? The main reason for the successful Nascent God transformations of Chen Mobai, Shenxi, and Ni Yuanzhong was their deeply solid foundations.

"Only twenty percent?" Tude's face turned ashen upon hearing this, seemingly unwilling to believe it.

"Twenty percent is already the highest probability. You are still far from Nascent God transformation!" Chen Mobai stated the cold reality.

Tude's foundation was based on earth-element cultivation methods. Only after acquiring the Hunyuan Dao Fruit did he switch to cultivating the One Essence Dao Scripture, making him a latecomer. He could merely use Hunyuan True Qi proficiently and had only mastered divine abilities like the Hunyuan Five Elements Annihilation Divine Thunder. With such qualifications, his attempt to achieve Nascent God transformation using the One Essence Dao Scripture could only mean that Tude simply couldn't wait any longer, as his own lifespan had at most a few decades left.

"Alas..." Tude seemed to finally accept reality. He lowered his head and sighed deeply, then painstakingly circulated his spiritual sense, extracting a dull, gray Dao Fruit from his glabella.

"Sect Master, this is the Hunyuan Dao Fruit. Since I have failed my Nascent God transformation, I naturally no longer have the right to keep it," Tude said. Chen Lingming, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Tude, who possessed the legacy of the One Essence Dao Palace, had repeatedly retreated in his confrontations with Chen Mobai, ultimately losing all his chips. This incident made Chen Lingming understand a crucial lesson: the first loss is often the beginning of an avalanche. One should never delusionally hope to win everything back in the final round.

"Do you have any final wishes?" Chen Mobai asked, not pursuing him further after receiving the Hunyuan Dao Fruit.

"Just let me live out my remaining days in this back mountain," Tude replied. Having lost everything, he seemed to finally come to terms with his fate. He waved his hand, striking his glabella, and after dissipating the almost transparent Nascent Soul in his Purple Mansion, he appeared to have aged decades, accepting his destiny.

"Lingming, remember to visit Senior Brother Tude during festivals and holidays from now on." Chen Mobai nodded, agreeing to this request, even assigning someone to look after Tude in his old age.

"Yes, Sect Master," Chen Lingming nodded in affirmation.

"Can the One Essence Dao Palace remain?" Just as Chen Mobai turned to leave, Tude suddenly asked another question. The One Essence Dao Palace was now a branch of the Five Elements Sect, and if Chen Mobai wished to completely absorb it and inherit everything from the former sacred land, no one on Five Emperors Mountain could stop him.

"This is, after all, the legacy left by Grandmaster One Essence in the Eastern Continent. As long as I am here, I will not let this name disappear." Although Chen Mobai enjoyed combat, he wasn't the type to greedily devour everything his opponents possessed. The Five Elements Sect's current territory was good enough, managing the three border regions of the Eastern Continent, and then planning to expand outward into the adjoining Profound Sea and Desolate Sea. The core of the Eastern Continent, the Eastern Land, had been managed by the Three Great Sacred Lands, such as the Nine Heavens Demon Extermination Sect, for over ten thousand years. If the Five Elements Sect forced its way in, it might incur their wariness. Keeping the One Essence Dao Palace as a branch sect here also served as a buffer. Moreover, Grandmaster One Essence was still in the Spirit Void Immortal Realm! If Chen Mobai ascended in the future, he might have to meet his grandmaster; if the One Essence Dao Palace were to perish in his hands, it might lead to conflict between them.

"As a sage of the Eastern Continent, your word is as good as gold. With your assurance, I am at ease," Tude said. After losing everything, Tude remembered the kindness he had received from the sect throughout his life and did not wish for the One Essence Dao Palace to disappear under his watch. He felt even more relieved after receiving Chen Mobai's promise.

"The One Essence Dao Palace, under my leadership, will be more renowned than under any previous grandmaster," Chen Mobai stated finally. After all, he was now considered the Sect Master of all One Essence lineages; besides the Five Elements Sect, the One Essence Dao Palace could also leverage his reputation.

After speaking, he asked the artifact spirit of the Hunyuan Bell if it wished to see Tude one last time, but the latter shook its head. In the past, after Tude refined the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, his first act was to try and communicate with the Hunyuan Bell. At that time, the Hunyuan Bell had already sensed that Tude's hope of achieving Nascent God transformation was minuscule, which was why it had not responded. Its prior request for Chen Mobai to give Tude a chance at Nascent God transformation was already a gesture of consideration for his centuries of hard work.

After receiving the Hunyuan Bell's response, Chen Mobai nodded and left the back mountain with Chen Lingming.

Inside the One Essence Hall, all Nascent Soul cultivators of the One Essence Dao Palace were gathered.

Chen Mobai sat at the head of the assembly, with Su Zilu standing behind him. Xiao Yuli and Chen Lingming were seated on cushions to his left and right, followed by Mountain Master Mude, Lianshui, Xuanshui, and Yanhuo.

"Senior Brother Tude's failure in Nascent God transformation means he can no longer wield the Hunyuan Dao Fruit. For now, I will keep it," Chen Mobai stated, this being the main purpose of his announcement.

"Yes, Sect Master," all the Nascent Soul cultivators present nodded in unison. Although according to the rules of the One Essence Dao Palace, the Hunyuan Dao Fruit should be refined by the Palace Master or the Grand Elder, no one dared to mention this at the moment. Even Xiao Yuli and Chen Lingming pretended as if such a rule didn't exist.

"Once I advance to a sixth-tier artifact refiner, I plan to assist Senior Hunyuan Bell in its upgrade. At that time, eighty to ninety percent of Five Emperors Mountain's sixth-tier spirit veins will be drawn upon, so please make preparations," Chen Mobai announced this matter as well.

Xiao Yuli and the others showed expressions of hardship but dared not object, nodding once more.

"Here at the One Essence Dao Palace, there is the true legacy of artifact refining left by the Grandmaster. However, due to the successive deaths of the former Palace Master and Grand Elder Wuming, and Senior Brother Tude's failure in Nascent God transformation, it no longer lives up to its reputation as the foremost artifact refining power in the Eastern Continent." He continued, "Coincidentally, I also have some insights into artifact refining. In the future, I plan to forge some fifth-tier magical artifacts. If any of you are interested, you can assist me by tending the fires. Having a few more nominal fifth-tier artifact refiners would at least save face for the Grandmaster in the Upper Realm."

The moment Chen Mobai finished speaking, Yanhuo immediately raised his hand to volunteer. Currently, he was the highest-ranking artifact refiner in the One Essence Dao Palace, though only at the fourth tier. If he could assist, he could publicly claim to be a fifth-tier artifact refiner, and perhaps even comprehend the true essence of fifth-tier artifact refining during the process of assisting Chen Mobai. However, it wasn't just him; all the Nascent Soul cultivators present shared the same thought.

Chen Mobai watched as everyone raised their hands in unison, even Su Zilu behind him, and couldn't help but feel speechless. Did the artifact refiners here not possess the strong mindset of needing to personally forge a fifth-tier magical artifact to achieve a breakthrough? No wonder the One Essence Dao Palace's artifact refining skill had declined with each generation. However, Chen Mobai only thought these words to himself, saving face for those present.

"Once the time is set, I will have Elder Su inform you," Chen Mobai said before rising and departing.

Su Zilu immediately followed him out of the One Essence Hall. Along the way, Nascent Soul cultivators from the One Essence Dao Palace, like Yanhuo, quickly rose and slipped their communication talismans into Su Zilu's hand. Lianshui, after giving his talisman, secretly sent a voice message: "Saintess Su, I may have been a bit impolite when you first came to One Essence Immortal City. Please don't take offense." Su Zilu secretly sighed, realizing that indeed, one must follow the right master.

Upon returning to the Eastern Barrens, Zhang Pankong was still there, so Chen Mobai sought him out to discuss artifact refining. He hadn't forgotten the promise he made to the Palace Master of Azure Sky Palace.