Chapter 1224: Dividing the Elixir

Chen Mobai was no longer worried about his numerous debts. Knowing there was a Nirvana Point within the Elixir Cauldron Jade Tree, he immediately activated the power of the Nirvana Great Dao, designating it as his own. From then on, even if he were to perish anywhere in the cosmic expanse, he would be reborn there.

However, another problem immediately came to mind: What if he were to perish in the Heavenly River Realm instead? While his cautious nature made this unlikely, it was always better to be safe than sorry. To ensure resurrection regardless of location, Chen Mobai felt he should also establish a Nirvana Point in the Eastern Wasteland. However, Yin Qingmei's Jadeite Parasol Tree wasn't of a high enough grade, and as her natal spiritual plant, using it felt inappropriate. In that case, he could transplant the Jadeite Parasol Tree from Danxia Mountain to the Eastern Wasteland. After all, he now possessed the Elixir Cauldron Jade Tree within the Immortal Sect. After this initial deliberation, Chen Mobai emerged from his seclusion.

Taking the Jadeite Parasol Tree would certainly require informing Qi Yuheng and the other Soul Transformation cultivators. He could frame it as him placing it within his Dharma Realm to serve as a realm-stabilizing spiritual plant, which they likely wouldn't object to.

Upon arriving at Five Peaks Immortal Mountain, Chen Mobai first checked on the World Gate located on Wangxian Peak. He had posted on the Demonic Market platform years ago and wondered if anyone had replied by now. This issue had also caused him some inconvenience. Since the World Gate was public property of the Immortal Sect, he couldn't simply take it for himself. Previous cultivators like Ancestor Longzhuo and Spirit Venerable Baiguang had all left the World Gate behind when they departed, preserving hope for the Immortal Sect's future. Although Chen Mobai was the only one in the Immortal Sect who could truly activate the World Gate's functions, he couldn't bring himself to take it with him into the cosmic expanse for personal gain. If all else failed, he could just leave it on his homeworld, Dizun Star, and use it for cosmic deliveries.

Just as this thought crossed Chen Mobai's mind, Gui Bao, which had been dormant for a long time, suddenly popped up with a notification. He initially thought it was the Purple Heavens Palace signaling the arrival of another demon-infested planet and clicked it open expectantly. To his surprise, the message read: "Host's cultivation has increased. Enable proxy?"

Seeing this, Chen Mobai felt a wave of disappointment. Oh, it's just a proxy! This Gui Bao function would pop up every time Chen Mobai's cultivation broke through. However, for him, all software in the Immortal Sect already granted him the highest level of permissions, rendering the proxy function effectively useless. Thus, Chen Mobai had stopped using this proxy function a long time ago. Subsequently, Gui Bao would still display the notification with each cultivation breakthrough, but he always ignored it. This time was no different.

Chen Mobai clicked on it, intending to dismiss the notification, when he suddenly noticed something amiss. The proxy icon that Gui Bao displayed this time looked remarkably like the World Gate. Could it be? Chen Mobai immediately looked up at the World Gate before him, comparing it carefully. Indeed, it was identical. Filled with excitement, he clicked the proxy button, which he hadn't touched in two hundred years. Immediately, a new icon appeared on his phone, as if a software application had been successfully installed. Chen Mobai promptly opened it, and a surprising sight unfolded before him. He had actually entered the World Gate directly through Gui Bao. In other words, Gui Bao had successfully proxied the World Gate before him. From now on, even if Chen Mobai traveled deep into the cosmic river while the World Gate remained on Dizun Star, he could still access it via the proxy icon on his phone.

However, likely due to the World Gate's incredibly powerful backend, Gui Bao's proxy did not grant him the highest level of permissions this time. After the proxy, the account remained his original one: White Crane Daoist Temple Survivors Mutual Aid Society. This, in fact, came as a relief to Chen Mobai. After all, the World Gate originated from the Eighth-Order Pure Yang Grand Dao Ancestor of the Central Daoist Temple. No matter how powerful Gui Bao was, any tampering with permissions would surely not escape that individual's notice. Now, it merely provided a new interface, allowing Chen Mobai to access and enter it from anywhere in the universe via his mobile phone. With this matter resolved, Chen Mobai would have only one remaining concern when he eventually left Dizun Star.

That was the Three-Eyed Race. He immediately navigated to the Demonic Market platform and reviewed the post he had made several years prior. To his delight, while the post still had no direct replies, there were seven new friend requests in his backend. Chen Mobai checked the source of the requests, all originating from his Demonic Market post, clearly indicating an interest in discussing the business concerning the Three-Eyed Race planet. He accepted them all with a single click. He then sent a smiling emoji to each of them, proactively asking if they were interested in the business.

Three of them were online and replied instantly. To Chen Mobai's dismay, they turned out to be intermediaries. They were all planet merchants with high credit scores. Therefore, cultivators who wished to sell information about planets typically relied on them for representation. If a transaction was successful, they would take half of the Daoist merits. The advantage was that they would leverage their credit scores to help Chen Mobai secure deals and find interested hunters. Many intelligence merchants with zero credit points, especially those who accidentally discovered a demon-infested planet, generally sought out these intermediaries for hassle-free, time-saving, and effort-saving transactions. However, Chen Mobai intended to pursue this as a long-term profession. In this universe, it was impossible for anyone to discover more demon-infested planets than he could. Furthermore, taking half was quite excessive. Sometimes, a single deal on the Demonic Market platform wouldn't even generate one Daoist merit. Still, Chen Mobai didn't directly refuse, merely stating that he needed to consider it. In response, the three planet merchants said little, as they were simply casting a wide net, hoping to secure any available business.

Chen Mobai waited a while longer. Soon, two more of the newly added contacts replied. These were not intermediaries, but hunters. However, upon roughly inquiring about the location and learning it was on the outskirts of the Purple Cloud Galaxy, near the Mysterious Palace, they immediately declined. They claimed the location was too remote, and the Daoist merits earned wouldn't even cover the travel expenses. Chen Mobai could only place his hopes on the last two new contacts. They were likely in seclusion, as there was no reply after two days. Chen Mobai decided to first convene the Immortal Sect's Soul Transformation cultivators to address matters on Dizun Star. In any case, he could now check the World Gate's account information on his phone at any time, ensuring he wouldn't miss anything.

Shortly after, the Immortal Sect's Soul Transformation cultivators, having received his notification, gathered at Five Peaks Immortal Mountain. Chen Mobai first announced his intention to take the Jadeite Parasol Tree from Danxia Mountain and place it within his Dharma Realm.

"I have no objection to this," Qi Yuheng stated immediately after hearing the proposal. The other Immortal Sect Soul Transformation cultivators also nodded in agreement. Thus, the matter was settled. Afterward, Gongye Zhixu, having received the news, hurried over. As the Head of the Immortal Affairs Hall, he needed to find a legal justification for the Jadeite Parasol Tree's disappearance. Chen Mobai then left the matter to Gongye Zhixu and Chen Xiaohei, as his daughter was coincidentally in charge of all spiritual plants in the Immortal Sect.

"Pure Yang Senior Brother, it seems your cultivation has advanced again." Reverend Qingping, who had completely switched to cultivating the One-Yuan Dao Sutra and relied on the profound mysteries of the Primordial Chaos Orb, sensed a change in Chen Mobai's aura upon his emergence from seclusion.

"Ah, it's because I recently bid farewell to a group of acquaintances, which I suppose helped resolve some karmic threads," Chen Mobai sighed, a hint of sadness in his expression. "My state of mind greatly improved, leading my cultivation to break through to the late Soul Transformation stage…"

The theoretical lifespan for Foundation Establishment cultivators was 240 years. While those skilled in health preservation might live a few years longer, during his years in seclusion, all the university and high school classmates he had once known had passed away one by one. As he had been in the Yuping Minor Realm at the time, he was unable to attend their funerals. However, Ming Yihua and Yan Bingxuan had capably handled the affairs of these friends on his behalf. Although he had long been mentally prepared, seeing these messages after emerging from seclusion still left Chen Mobai feeling somewhat melancholic.

He was only a little over two hundred years old; compared to his potential lifespan, he was merely a child. He still had over three millennia left to live. If, many years from now, Qi Yuheng and the other Soul Transformation cultivators before him all ascended, Chen Mobai wondered what purpose his life in this world would hold. Even if he broke through to Void Refinement, Dao Unification, or even Pure Yang, he felt it would be meaningless without the astonishment of his acquaintances. He also wondered how those immortal Dao Unification True Immortals and Pure Yang Grand Powers managed their solitude. Precisely because of this, Chen Mobai wished even more that his family and friends could cultivate alongside him, break through their realms, and attain higher levels of existence.

"You've reached the late Soul Transformation stage already!" Qi Yuheng and the others, however, paid no mind to Chen Mobai's sadness; they were all utterly astonished by the rapid pace of his cultivation breakthrough. How long had it been since his last breakthrough? Only a little over two decades. In the Nascent Soul realm, some cultivators might not even manage a minor breakthrough in twenty years.

"Aside from my greatly improved state of mind, it's primarily thanks to the effects of the Heaven-Concealing Talisman and the Flying Immortal Dragon Gallbladder Pill, along with the permanent power of the Pure Yang Great Dao." Chen Mobai spoke candidly. While his current status meant that even reaching Soul Transformation Completion in a year would only elicit further astonishment from Qi Yuheng and the others, he felt no need to conceal the truth in this regard. He explained the reasons and crucial factors behind his swift breakthrough to the late Soul Transformation stage, emphasizing that without secret methods for rapid physical recovery, it would be unwise to attempt to replicate his process.

"Such an ingenious concept exists!" Everyone was filled with awe after hearing his explanation. Among them, True Monarch Peach Blossom showed particular interest, as the Longevity Art of Jumang Daoist Academy was renowned for its resilience to injuries.

"I heard that the Startling Spirit Condensing Spirit Pill has been successfully refined," Chen Mobai stated after discussing his cultivation progress, then shifted to the main agenda. "It's time to give the diligent Nascent Soul cultivators below an opportunity for advancement." Upon hearing this, all the Soul Transformation cultivators present became solemn. After all, a single Startling Spirit Condensing Spirit Pill represented an opportunity for Soul Transformation. Although it possessed only half the effect of the Startling Spirit Tune, it was already an extremely rare and valuable elixir compared to the Immortal Sect's previous resources. And clearly, every Soul Transformation cultivator desired more for their own lineage.

The elixir was refined at Five Peaks Immortal Mountain, with True Monarch Peach Blossom as the primary supervisor and Qi Yuheng and other Soul Transformation cultivators overseeing the process. Essentially, Soul Transformation cultivators monitored every step. Chen Mobai led Qi Yuheng and the others, teleporting directly to the elixir furnace. The current overseer was Cheng Xuan, who had been idle since the pioneering war.

"Ten pills have been successfully refined, all of exceptional and perfect quality. True Monarch Peach Blossom, you've worked hard on this." Chen Mobai opened the furnace directly in front of everyone. After inspecting and carefully packaging each pill, he addressed True Monarch Peach Blossom.

True Monarch Peach Blossom, with rare humility, replied, "It's not my sole achievement. Yuanxu and Sanjue also provided significant assistance."

Among them, Yuanxu, as Qianxing's disciple, still benefited from Qianxing's legacy, which had not yet been fully utilized. Furthermore, his "Square Inch Book" had greatly aided the Immortal Sect, and his personal contributions were substantial, essentially guaranteeing him one Startling Spirit Condensing Spirit Pill. True Monarch Peach Blossom mentioning both Yuanxu and Sanjue clearly indicated her desire to secure a pill for Sanjue as well.

Chen Mobai immediately grasped her intention. He levitated the ten Startling Spirit Condensing Spirit Pills in the void before him and motioned for everyone to take their seats, thus beginning discussions on the distribution of the elixirs.

"Beiming of Kunpeng Daoist Academy didn't receive Soul Transformation resources last time," Qi Yuheng began. "I believe it should be his turn this time." Qi Yuheng spoke first; with his impending departure from Dizun Star, he certainly needed to make arrangements for his own Daoist Academy.

"Yunhai is also considered part of your Kunpeng lineage," True Monarch Peach Blossom interjected. True Monarch Peach Blossom replied with this, a subtle form of opposition though not openly stated.

"Yuanxu's contributions to the Immortal Sect have been extraordinary," Reverend Qingping added. "I believe he should receive one." Reverend Qingping continued, and no one objected. All eyes turned to Chen Mobai.

"Agreed." Chen Mobai readily agreed; he always ensured proper arrangements for those close to him. Moreover, Yuanxu had helped him extensively over the years, contributing not just meritorious deeds but also enduring hardships. Upon hearing his words, Qi Yuheng and the others also nodded in agreement. Thus, Yuanxu became the first Nascent Soul cultivator of the Immortal Sect to secure a Startling Spirit Condensing Spirit Pill.

"I propose Sanjue..." After Yuanxu, True Monarch Peach Blossom continued. Qi Yuheng instinctively wanted to object but then remembered how, in his youth, he had damaged his bodily essence from excessive cultivation, and it was Sanjue who had helped him recover. The words caught in his throat. However, Kunpeng would naturally oppose Jumang; it was a matter of alignment. Qi Yuheng cast a glance at Yunhai, but Yunhai's expression was one of reluctance. Though he had enjoyed good health his entire life and never needed Sanjue's medical attention, many of his friends, students, and relatives had faced difficulties with illnesses and had sought Sanjue's help.

"I agree," Chen Mobai interjected. Just as Qi Yuheng and Yunhai were hesitating, Chen Mobai promptly voiced his opinion. He, too, owed Sanjue a significant debt of gratitude; without Sanjue's miraculous skills, Chen Xiaohei would likely not be alive today. Thus, leveraging the goodwill accumulated from a lifetime of medical practice, Sanjue became the second Immortal Sect Nascent Soul cultivator, after Yuanxu, to secure a Startling Spirit Condensing Spirit Pill.