Chapter 1279: The Method of Handling the Demon Treasure

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True Monarch Wuchen knew Diao Xianlan's strength best. Although she was merely a low-level Blood God, she had acquired the Calamity Frostblade and the ancient demonic power within it, making it so that even he could only resist her.

In his view, resolving Diao Xianlan would likely require all three Grand Transformation cultivators of the Eastern Continent—himself, Grand Emptiness, and young friend Chen—to act together.

Yet now, Chen Mobai alone, with a single sword strike, had reduced Diao Xianlan to ashes.

Was this power a bit excessive?

True Monarch Wuchen had not been present when the old Flood Dragon was slain; he only knew the outcome. However, he had secretly believed that Chen Mobai couldn't have accomplished it alone, and that the Jellyfish Palace might have assisted him.

But after witnessing Chen Mobai effortlessly annihilate Diao Xianlan today, he felt that his previous guess might have been mistaken.

Could young friend Chen truly have slain the old Flood Dragon by himself?

As True Monarch Wuchen pondered this, his gaze towards Chen Mobai completely changed. He had initially thought that even if his power was inferior to Chen Mobai's, the gap would be limited. After all, he was a late-stage Grand Transformation cultivator and possessed the Heavenly-Earth Armillary Sphere artifact, granting him endless power across the Eastern Continent.

But now he knew the disparity was quite significant.

"Senior, how should we handle this Calamity Frostblade?"

After effortlessly slaying Diao Xianlan, Chen Mobai withdrew his two Nascent Soul Dharma Idols and pointed at the demonic blade, which was suppressed by the Primordial Chaos Bell and the Heavenly-Earth Armillary Sphere, asking.

"This is a demonic treasure, containing the will of an ancient demon, and by rights, it should be destroyed. However, in the Celestial River Realm, the only way to completely destroy a demonic treasure of this caliber is by utilizing the Sagely Virtue Dao Treasure from the Thousand Autumns Pen and Ink Grove."

"Of course, doing so would be a bit wasteful. The best method is to erase the demonic treasure's sentience, re-refine it into an artifact embryo, and then find a disciple with compatible physique to cultivate it into their destined artifact."

"If this disciple achieves success, it would not only cultivate a successor for Grand Transformation but also potentially leave the sect with a foundation of a sixth-tier artifact in the future."

True Monarch Wuchen hesitated for a moment but still informed him of the righteous path's best method for handling demonic treasures.

This was a method from the former Eastern Imperial Court. The Human Sovereign Banners, which the Human Sovereign commanded the major sects of the Eastern Continent to wield, were originally refined from a sixth-tier Myriad Souls Banner demonic treasure.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai greatly admired the wisdom of his predecessors.

This method of erasing sentience and then re-cultivating it had not been developed by the Immortal Sect.

However, it might also be due to the artifacts in the Celestial River Realm possessing a more arrogant sentience.

Artifacts from the Immortal Sect would work as long as they were paid.

In contrast, those here were more aloof; if compatibility was poor, they wouldn't let you use them. If they encountered a ruthless cultivator, they would directly revert to a base state or be reformatted, choosing to remain unused rather than comply.

"Senior, do you know the method for erasing sentience?"

Chen Mobai was not ashamed to ask, as he had more than one such item; the Hell Plate was in a similar situation.

"The specific method hasn't been passed down, but a venerable elder of my sect, who served in the Eastern Imperial Court, collected some information on the Human Sovereign Banners. I happened to copy it all before I came, so young friend, take it."

True Monarch Wuchen directly took a jade slip from his storage pouch and handed it over.

Chen Mobai thanked him repeatedly after receiving it.

According to local customs, providing such knowledge-based inheritances was a tremendous favor.

However, True Monarch Wuchen waved his hand, saying, "Young friend, you specifically rushed here today to save me; I should be thanking you. Since this Calamity Frostblade was suppressed by your Primordial Chaos Bell, it clearly has a destiny with you. Please take it with you."

This adaptability was what Chen Mobai liked most about the locals.

He had just been wondering how to broach the subject of taking the Calamity Frostblade back for study, and True Monarch Wuchen had conveniently provided the opening.

"Oh, no, no, how could I? Senior also lent a hand in suppressing this demonic treasure." But outwardly, Chen Mobai still needed to be polite, politely declining.

"As the foremost artifact refiner in the Eastern Continent, there's a much higher chance this demonic treasure will be successfully re-refined in your hands. Perhaps in a few hundred or a thousand years, it will become another divine artifact of our righteous path in the Eastern Continent. Both logically and emotionally, it should belong to you." True Monarch Wuchen offered another reason, and this time, Chen Mobai no longer demurred.

"Since Senior has said so, I will naturally do my utmost to properly handle this demonic treasure."

At this point, the atmosphere between them became harmonious, and they continued their pleasant conversation.

Shortly after, a communication talisman flew over. Chen Mobai saw that it was from Immortal Taixu, who had already found True Monarch Dakong and helped suppress Wen Buyue. The talisman asked if Chen Mobai needed any assistance.

"As expected of Senior Immortal Taixu!"

After reading it, Chen Mobai couldn't help but marvel; their efficiency was almost catching up to his own.

"Senior Brother Jiang is also in the Eastern Continent?"

True Monarch Wuchen seemed to know Immortal Taixu and was slightly surprised upon hearing this.

"Just when you two ran into trouble, I was at Mount Panghuang, where I was also besieged by the Myriad Spirits Sect's Kui Beast..." Chen Mobai briefly recounted what had happened a short while ago.

True Monarch Wuchen, who had just calmed his shocked emotions, stood dumbfounded and speechless for a long time after hearing this!

Just as he wondered if Chen Mobai was boasting, two flashes of silver light appeared, and Immortal Taixu and True Monarch Dakong teleported before them.

"I told you, young friend certainly handles things faster than I do."

Immortal Taixu, seeing the suppressed Calamity Frostblade, smiled and said to True Monarch Dakong beside him, whose expression of surprise had not yet faded.

Clearly, Immortal Taixu had already informed him about the Kui Beast incident.

"In these grand times, the Eastern Continent is fortunate to have young friend here," True Monarch Dakong said solemnly to Chen Mobai.

"Oh, not at all. Alone, I can only save one area; only by working together, we, the righteous cultivators of the Eastern Continent, can protect all living beings here." Chen Mobai was always a humble gentleman when dealing with outsiders.

"Does young friend need to send this demonic blade to the Thousand Autumns Pen and Ink Grove?"

At this moment, Immortal Taixu pointed at the Calamity Frostblade, which was gradually calming down after Diao Xianlan no longer fueled its control, and asked.

"If I send it, what benefits are there?"

Chen Mobai was also very pragmatic. After all, as True Monarch Wuchen had said, if he kept it to re-refine, he might obtain an artifact embryo capable of ascending to the sixth tier.

"We are all acting for the righteous path, so talking about benefits seems too formal. However, if young friend has any spiritual materials from the Thousand Autumns Pen and Ink Grove that you desire, just say the word."

Immortal Taixu chuckled, yet still revealed some information.

Clearly, the Thousand Autumns Pen and Ink Grove was willing to pay for the demonic treasure.

Chen Mobai thought about it and decided it would be better to keep the Calamity Frostblade to attempt the re-refinement method True Monarch Wuchen mentioned. However, he could send his Hell Plate away in exchange for some sixth-tier spiritual materials that he and the Spirit Venerable needed.

"I'll go back and think it over carefully."

However, Chen Mobai did not send it immediately, as he had not yet researched the market price for a sixth-tier demonic treasure.

What if it was more valuable in the Purple Sky Universe?

Comparatively, what he needed more right now was Dao merit.

Without a single Xuanxu Pill in hand, he felt uneasy about cultivating to the Void Refinement stage, experiencing a sense of anxiety.

Immortal Taixu nodded slightly in response. After all, it concerned the Thousand Autumns Pen and Ink Grove, and his mere mention was already considered helping Immortal Haoran Yiqi.

"The Sagely Virtue Dao Treasure of the Thousand Autumns Pen and Ink Grove can purify the sentience of those demonic treasures and transform them into artifact embryos without damage. So, as long as the value doesn't exceed a sixth-tier artifact embryo, they will generally agree to what young friend proposes." Immortal Taixu seemed to have a high regard for Chen Mobai, suddenly adding this last remark.

"Thank you, Senior."

Chen Mobai, however, thought Immortal Taixu was reminding him that the key to purifying demonic treasures' sentience lay in the Path of Sagely Virtue.

"Since matters here are concluded, I shall take my leave. There are still some things to discuss at the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect." Immortal Taixu bid farewell to everyone. True Monarch Dakong intended to accompany his sect-master Senior Brother, also acting as a guide.

"Senior Brother Jiang, take care. My Moral Sect's mountain gate is also in the Eastern Land; you can drop by my place for a visit," True Monarch Wuchen said. Immortal Taixu nodded slightly, and with a sweep of his sleeve, he instantly teleported away with True Monarch Dakong.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai felt a bit dull-witted. According to proper etiquette, he should have also invited Immortal Taixu to visit the Five Elements Sect.

However, he wasn't a sociable person, and with the Turtle Treasure in hand, it was fine even if he was a bit far from Immortal Taixu.

At this moment, True Monarch Wuchen suddenly remarked, "It seems that in the Upper Realm, the Patriarch of the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect and True King Taixu have reached an agreement."

Chen Mobai vaguely guessed that it was related to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, but such matters were only for Dao Lords to participate in. His current cultivation was too weak, so he simply pretended not to understand.

"Earlier, when the Kui Beast attacked the mountain, there were also disturbances in the territory governed by my sect. Since the Blood Gods here in Dongli have been dealt with, I will head back now."

After suppressing the Calamity Frostblade with his Primordial Chaos Bell and putting it into his storage pouch, Chen Mobai bid farewell to True Monarch Wuchen.

True Monarch Wuchen thanked him again for his assistance, and then the two parted ways.

After flying away from Dongli, Chen Mobai, following the positioning of the Primordial Demonic Talisman, changed direction and intercepted Tu Ming, who had just come ashore from another part of the Eastern Continent.

Tu Ming, who had just emerged from the Gate of the Underworld, saw Chen Mobai waiting for him on a nearby desolate mountain. He couldn't help but shudder and instinctively turned to flee.

"Come here."

As Chen Mobai's words reached his ears, Tu Ming's heart flared with anger, but his body obediently flew towards the desolate mountain.

"What a coincidence, Fellow Daoist is also here," Tu Ming said with a smile. Tu Ming detested being ordered around, but he had recently experienced Chen Mobai's power. Unable to defeat him, and for the sake of his life, he could only endure for now.

"I was certainly waiting for you. Why did you suddenly come to Dongli?" Chen Mobai didn't want to banter with Tu Ming and directly asked what he wanted to know.

"The Lord of the Central Demonic Path sent me back to reorganize the Eastern Continent's demonic forces, preparing to assault Tongtian Peak soon." Tu Ming's eyes shifted as he concocted an excuse, not wanting Chen Mobai to know about the Calamity Frostblade.

"Eastern Continent's demonic forces? Besides you, only the two Blood Gods of the Jade Mirror Demonic Sect had some strength, but unfortunately, Immortal Taixu and I have already cleared them out." Chen Mobai, believing this to be true, actually thought the demonic path was planning trouble against the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect, but he was highly skeptical of their power.

"Ah!?" Tu Ming, hearing Chen Mobai, turned pale with fright and couldn't help but ask, "The Blood Gods are gone, so what about the Calamity Frostblade of the Blood Calamity Ancient Demon?"

"I killed the person, so the item is naturally in my possession. What, do you want it?" Chen Mobai frowned as he looked at Tu Ming, beginning to suspect the fellow had ulterior motives.

"No, no, no, it's just that demonic blade is extremely terrifying. Even the Blood Calamity Ancient Demon, before achieving Dao, was controlled by the blade. I was just worried that Fellow Daoist might not understand and, through careless contact, your Dao heart could be corrupted by the blade. If heart demons were to arise from that, you might be taken advantage of, or even have your body seized, by the Lord of the Central Demonic Path." Tu Ming immediately shook his head, coming up with another excuse, stating he was considering Chen Mobai's well-being from his perspective.

"You can rest assured about that. After you left the Eastern Continent, the Lord of the Central Demonic Path and the Kui Beast joined forces to besiege me at Mount Panghuang. The Kui Beast's corpse is currently in my storage pouch, and the Lord of the Central Demonic Path severed his own heart demon and left behind a clone to escape..." Chen Mobai, familiar with the tale, reiterated his recent battle achievements, adding the fate of the Lord of the Central Demonic Path, which he hadn't mentioned to True Monarch Wuchen.

He never expected that Tu Ming would be the first to know the full extent of his battle achievements.

And clearly, Tu Ming was startled.

Although he knew Chen Mobai was powerful, he wasn't a match for him, mainly because he had fallen into an ambush, willingly entering a sixth-tier grand formation set up in advance by his opponent.

As for the Lord of the Central Demonic Path and the Kui Beast, both were stronger than him. Even if they fell into a sixth-tier grand formation, he thought they could fight Chen Mobai to the death, especially in a two-on-one scenario.

Yet they still lost.

How could they be so weak?

The hoped-for mutual destruction hadn't occurred. Tu Ming secretly blamed the Lord of the Central Demonic Path and True Monarch Tianling, his two partners, even beginning to doubt their capabilities.

"Do your demonic forces have any detailed plans to attack the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect? Tell me everything."

"There aren't any specific plans yet. It was only mentioned verbally. Currently, we're gathering various unconventional cultivators like devils, demons, and other heretical practitioners, as well as experts from the Three Mountains and Five Peaks. That's why I was sent to the Eastern Continent, wasn't it?" Tu Ming dared not say that their most detailed plan at the moment was to first destroy the Five Elements Sect and retrieve the Fiendish Ghost Plate from Chen Mobai. The Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect was next after the Five Elements Sect.

Since the Five Elements Sect still existed, the plan to attack the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect, their next target, was naturally still under wraps.

"Alright, if you get any detailed information, inform me immediately."

After leaving this remark, Chen Mobai instantly vanished from his spot.

Tu Ming wanted to spit in disdain and ask Chen Mobai who he thought he was to order him around.

But considering his dignity, he refrained from acting on it.