Chapter 1313: Long Life Dao Pill on Sale

Currently, Chen Mobai only cared about things of the sixth tier.

"When we came to celebrate earlier, I heard Xuan Shui mention Elder Yan Huo's opportunity to comprehend the perfected Nascent Soul stage. If he's going to ascend to the Divine Transformation stage, should we prepare a pill for him?" Qing Nü's thoughts were quite meticulous. Realizing she still had three Longevity Grand Dao Pills, she asked.

"Yan Huo's foundation is weak, and his chances of ascending to Divine Transformation are less than one percent, so giving him one would be a bit of a waste. However, not giving him one might demotivate other Nascent Soul cultivators." Chen Mobai was also in a dilemma. Although he advocated fairness, with limited resources, he still wanted to give them to those who truly needed them.

"It's better to make the opportunity public. How about setting an extremely high contribution point exchange value for it?" Qing Nü, like Chen Mobai, came from the Immortal Sect. She knew that without avenues for advancement, it would lead to stagnation. Furthermore, back then, she was restricted everywhere in the Immortal Sect due to her problematic background, so now that she was in a position of power, she wanted to open up a path for those below her.

"Yes, let's do as you say, Madam. Coupled with the joyous occasion of your successful Divine Transformation, it will truly maximize the enthusiasm of all the sect disciples." Chen Mobai could already imagine the fervor among the Five Elements Sect disciples once the Longevity Grand Dao Pill was listed in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion. He estimated that future tasks would be fiercely contended for. Dangerous pioneering efforts, arduous desert reclamation, and other tasks would no longer lack manpower. Once their enthusiasm was mobilized, the establishment of other overseas branch sects could also be put on the agenda.

"This is the list of items I plan to exchange with the Daoist Moral Sect and the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect. See if there's anything else you need." After settling the matter of the sect's Longevity Grand Dao Pill, Qing Nü took out a jade slip and handed it to Chen Mobai.

The list contained medicinal ingredients for a fifth-tier elixir called the "Vast Expanse Pill," a recipe from the Jellyfish Palace Immortal Tome, which she intended to refine. This pill was for Divine Transformation cultivators practicing water-attribute cultivation methods, providing support from the early to mid-Divine Transformation stage. Over the years, Qing Nü had been subtly influenced by Chen Mobai, transitioning from prioritizing foundation to prioritizing cultivation realm. After all, her successful ascension to Divine Transformation in less than two hundred years was entirely due to consuming various elixirs for advancement. She possessed the Immortal Sect's alchemy techniques and Chen Mobai's Tushita Fire, which could purify pill toxins to the greatest extent. This naturally made taking pills safer for her than for local cultivators, a clear advantage she intended to utilize fully.

Therefore, a change in mindset comes from practice. As long as the outcome is good, there's no need to worry about the future. If you can't even seize the present, how can you have a future?

Chen Mobai's cultivation had already reached the perfected Divine Transformation stage. Once his spiritual sense and physical body reached the sixth tier, it was estimated he wouldn't be able to suppress his realm and would take the step into the Void Refinement stage. At that point, he would likely only be able to leave his second Nascent Soul in the Five Elements Sect. Qing Nü planned to elevate her cultivation as quickly as possible to protect the sect until his return from integrating with the Dao. Hence, she needed to refine this "Vast Expanse Pill."

"The items on this list are too few. What I gave Zhang Pankong back then was much more than this." After reading it, Chen Mobai felt that Qing Nü was a bit too kind; one couldn't do business that way. He expanded the list on the jade slip by several times its original length and handed it back to Qing Nü, who widened her eyes upon seeing it. Not only did it include the medicinal ingredients for the Vast Expanse Pill, but it also added ingredients for two other fifth-tier pill recipes: the Boundless Pill and the Immeasurable Pill. Furthermore, in addition to the ingredients for these three recipes, there were even some sixth-tier spiritual materials.

"Isn't this a bit too much?" Qing Nü felt that one Longevity Grand Dao Pill wasn't worth so much in exchange.

"If it's too much, they just won't exchange it. After all, you can also purchase these medicinal ingredients you need in Duguangye, Nanzhou, and have them transported by treasure ship. At most, it'll just take a few years." Chen Mobai, however, knew that locally, Divine Transformation elixirs were worth this much! Finished elixirs generally required spiritual materials of a higher tier for exchange. For example, when the Starry Heaven Dao Sect was at its peak, their fourth-tier Three Lights Divine Water would be offered at auctions for fifth-tier spiritual materials just to get a look. Whether they would exchange it depended on if anyone else offered something more valuable at the same time. It just so happened that some sixth-tier spiritual materials needed for the Spirit Venerable's recovery were still missing, and this was a good opportunity to acquire them.

"It's not good for me to handle this personally. After all, they are friends, and I need to go into secluded cultivation to consolidate my realm. Let's find a suitable person within the sect to negotiate with the two great holy lands on my behalf." Qing Nü felt Chen Mobai's list was a bit too exorbitant; she couldn't bring herself to be such a shrewd merchant.

"Then we need a Nascent Soul cultivator, and she must be female. Senior Sister Sheng has important duties overseeing the treasure ships; Ming'er is too honest and unsuitable; Xuan'er is in Nanzhou; as for Junior Niece Yin, she lacks business experience and wouldn't grasp the nuances..." Since Qing Nü had said so, Chen Mobai began to consider candidates, finding that he still didn't have enough suitable talents at hand. Just as he was wondering whether to let Xiao Yuli represent them, Qing Nü suggested a candidate Chen Mobai had almost forgotten: "Elder Su is quite suitable, and she used to be a Saintess."

Su Ziluo. Previously, after Tu Ming sought her out, she was somewhat frightened and had been hiding in Panghuang Mountain, not daring to go out, after the incident ended. It just so happened that after Luo Yixuan left, no one was looking after that sixth-tier spiritual vein, and Chen Mobai hadn't assigned her any tasks. Now that he thought about it, as a Nascent Soul cultivator, she was indeed a bit too idle. This wouldn't do. The disciples of the Five Elements Sect must strive.

"Madam is right. I'll inform her." Chen Mobai immediately took out his Tongtian Device and informed Su Ziluo of the matter. Su Ziluo, who was in Panghuang Mountain and only occasionally visited by Zhuo Ming, did not yet know that Qing Nü had achieved Divine Transformation. Upon learning, she repeatedly offered congratulations and said she would come over immediately to liaise with the Madam on this matter. Soon, Su Ziluo arrived at the nearby Wind and Rain Immortal City via a teleportation array. Zhang Sizhu, following orders, received her into the Yellow Dragon Cave Abode. Jin Ling'er had already gone to Nanzhou with Qing Nü's second Nascent Soul, so Zhang Sizhu, the second disciple, was now in charge of the Yellow Dragon Cave Abode.

"The materials on the list can be lowered by roughly 30%. You can negotiate with them within that range..." Qing Nü was still very keen on making this deal. After discussing with Chen Mobai and circling the absolutely essential materials, she revealed the bottom line for negotiations to Su Ziluo.

"As you command!" Facing Qing Nü, who had already reached Divine Transformation, Su Ziluo's attitude became even more respectful. After entrusting this matter, Qing Nü began her secluded cultivation with peace of mind.

Beiyuan City.

O Yun, who was arranging the Divine Transformation Grand Ceremony in Beiyuan City, received Chen Mobai's notification. After confirming it repeatedly, immense joy and motivation surged within him. The notification only stated one thing: The Longevity Grand Dao Pill was listed in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, valued at one hundred million contribution points, and available for exchange by perfected Nascent Soul cultivators who had made great contributions to the sect.

Although he knew that with Chen Mobai's generosity, magnanimity, and devotion to the sect, this Divine Transformation elixir might be made available for exchange, upon truly receiving the news of its listing, O Yun still trembled with excitement. Although one hundred million contribution points was a considerable amount, as the sect master of the Five Elements Sect, he had the highest loan authority. Coupled with his own savings, he believed he could accumulate enough by the time he reached the perfected Nascent Soul stage. And among those who made great contributions, who else but him? Thinking of this, O Yun wished he could immediately reach the perfected Nascent Soul stage and get his hands on the Longevity Grand Dao Pill. Unfortunately, cultivation could not be rushed.

The only thing that somewhat displeased O Yun was an addition to the notification: "Branch sects are also eligible." This meant that Zhou Wangshen of the Five Elements Sect in Dongling Domain, and those few from the One-Yuan Dao Palace in the Eastern Lands, could also exchange for it. Especially the Nascent Soul cultivators from the One-Yuan Dao Palace, whose cultivation levels far surpassed those of their main Five Elements Sect. Yan Huo, after a few years of secluded cultivation, would probably reach the perfected Nascent Soul stage. He wouldn't let that old fellow get ahead of him, would he! No, he needed to strategize. All high-contribution tasks within the sect must first be taken by their own people.

O Yun's mind raced, and he immediately thought of a way to restrict the One-Yuan Dao Palace's contribution points. Chen Mobai's orders could not be defied, so he could only manipulate the rules within their bounds. Finally, O Yun called in Mu Yuan, who was in charge of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, and reluctantly arranged for the matter to proceed. When he heard about the Longevity Grand Dao Pill, Mu Yuan was clearly astonished, but then his eyes burst forth with intense light. Evidently, although he was only at the Core Formation stage, he also harbored his own aspirations for the Divine Transformation realm.

Not just Mu Yuan, but as soon as the news of the Longevity Grand Dao Pill being listed in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion came out, the entire Five Elements Sect was in an uproar. Even the Qi Cultivation disciples who had just graduated from the academy and passed the entrance examination this year were filled with hope for the Divine Transformation realm upon hearing this news. Compared to when Chen Mobai first arrived, when local cultivators only dared to dream of Core Formation and wouldn't even dare to dream of Nascent Soul, the current Five Elements Sect disciples were completely different. Chen Mobai and Qing Nü's successive ascensions to Divine Transformation had completely broadened their horizons, leading them to believe that Divine Transformation was not out of reach, but rather a goal they could strive for. Especially now that the Divine Transformation elixir was directly listed as the top exchange item in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, all Five Elements Sect disciples had a clear objective.

"Damn it, no more slacking off! I'll join the sect's forces for pioneering new territories right now; life and death are fated, wealth and honor depend on Heaven!"

"It's better to be a bit more prudent. I've decided that after the New Year, I'll go to the Boundless Sand Sea. Although it's tough, the contribution points are quite high, and there's no life-threatening danger."

"What a pity! The last mission to establish a branch sect in Nanzhou had extremely high contribution points. I was very tempted at the time and even signed up, but then I met someone I liked during a blind date and decided to stay and get married."

In the main hall of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion in Beiyuan City, the Five Elements Sect disciples were discussing the Longevity Grand Dao Pill animatedly. Many 'slacking off' disciples, who used to casually take street-sweeping tasks every now and then, were now spurred by a long-lost ambition. Not to mention the energetic and inherently driven young disciples. As O Yun had anticipated, all disciples took on the highest-contribution tasks they were eligible for.

On the Five Elements Sect's side, there were also task-taking ranks. For example, Core Formation cultivators could only accept third-tier tasks. They couldn't take tasks below the third-tier to avoid competing with Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivation practitioners for benefits, nor could they take tasks above the third-tier for fear of dying. There was only one circumstance where this rule could be circumvented: sect assignments. O Yun used his authority as sect master to hold back several fourth-tier tasks. He wasn't doing them himself, as a sect master was not allowed to undertake tasks.

"Junior brothers and sisters, see which ones you need, and divide them among yourselves." In a chat group on the Tongtian Device, O Yun spoke within his inner circle. This group included Zhuo Ming, Jiang Zongheng, and Yin Qingmei. All were Nascent Soul cultivators from his faction.

Zhuo Ming: "I have too much on my hands, so I'll pass." Zhuo Ming already had the Heavenly Spirit Pill given by Chen Mobai, so she decided not to compete for the Longevity Grand Dao Pill.

Jiang Zongheng: "Senior Sister Yin, you choose first."

Yin Qingmei had also received news of the Longevity Grand Dao Pill's listing. Just as she was about to head directly to Beiyuan City, she saw O Yun's arrangements and felt certain that Chen Mobai had given his approval, setting her mind at ease. Among the current Nascent Soul cultivators of the Five Elements Sect, she and Mo Douguang had the highest cultivation levels, both at the peak of the mid-Nascent Soul stage. And it was clear that her cultivation speed would definitely surpass Mo Douguang's in the future. In this way, as long as she was the first to cultivate to the perfected Nascent Soul stage, this Longevity Grand Dao Pill would be hers for the taking.

"Godfather's arrangement is flawless, and no one can find fault with it!" Yin Qingmei thought to herself, secretly, and chose the two tasks with the highest contribution points.

Jiang Zongheng casually chose one. He wasn't very concerned about the Longevity Grand Dao Pill in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, as Chen Mobai had already told him that once his cultivation reached the necessary level, his Divine Transformation resources would be arranged.

Not long after, Mo Douguang and Zhou Ye, having received the news, also arrived in Beiyuan City. Both were at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, especially Zhou Ye, who possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root and felt hopeful about achieving Divine Transformation. Facing these two elders, O Yun simply presented the remaining tasks that Yin Qingmei and Jiang Zongheng had left, stating that these had been reserved for them in advance.

"As expected of the sect master chosen by Senior Brother Chen!" Zhou Ye praised this profusely, and even the usually stern-faced Mo Douguang looked at O Yun with immense warmth.

"Why are there only these fourth-tier tasks left? Who are these meager contributions for? Is this targeting our branch sect?!" Not long after, Zhou Wangshen, who arrived late after getting the news, glared at Mu Yuan, looking at the screen displaying the fourth-tier tasks. Beside him was Chen Lingming. The two had rushed over together from the Dongling Domain.

"These are all there are. Take them or leave them!" Mu Yuan wasn't afraid of Zhou Wangshen in the slightest, rolling his eyes as he spoke.

"You!" Zhou Wangshen was furious, but remembering the rules set by Chen Mobai, he truly didn't dare to act, only glaring at Mu Yuan as he accepted the remaining fourth-tier tasks with the highest contributions. If not for the limited number of tasks each person could accept, Zhou Wangshen would have wanted to take them all.

After them, the Nascent Soul cultivators from the One-Yuan Dao Palace, who were the last to receive the news, looked at the single-digit number of remaining fourth-tier tasks, exchanged glances, disregarded their fellowship, and immediately began to snatch them up! Finally, the Master of Shuide Mountain, who had learned the news from outsiders and shamelessly rushed over, saw the empty fourth-tier tasks in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion and angrily denounced it as discrimination against branch sects, declaring he would report it to Ancestor Chen!

(End of this chapter)