Chapter 1387: Lingzun Emerges from Seclusion

From now on, the delivery tasks in the Xuanyang Star System will be yours. When there are packages here, I will notify you via the Realm Gate, and you can pick up the goods at Wenxing's Void Post Station. You will receive a 0.1 Dao Gong commission for each order.

Void Four-Nine briefly introduced Chen Mobai to the scope of the latter's responsibilities.

He was in charge of Tai Void Express deliveries for the Gourd Daoist Temple area. However, in addition to the Gourd Daoist Temple, he was also responsible for dozens of other Daoist temples in the northern region of the Central Daoist Temple.

Most of these Daoist temples were relatively remote, and might not even require a single package delivery in a year.

Due to the presence of a Dao Lord and resources like Profound Void Pills, the Gourd Daoist Temple had a significant number of Void Refiners, which is why Void Four-Nine deliberately left a clone here.

"Although the Dao Gong earned per delivery is small, the Gourd Daoist Temple market has great potential, as small gains accumulate into large ones." Void Four-Nine began to paint a rosy picture for Chen Mobai.

"Packages for the Gourd Daoist Temple should mostly be concentrated in the Four Gourd Stars, right? The Xuanyang Star System I'm responsible for will probably only have one or two orders every few decades?"

Chen Mobai had already anticipated this. After all, those capable of placing orders via the Realm Gate were generally Void Refiners, with occasional Spirit Transformation cultivators who had strong backgrounds. For instance, he himself had only made concentrated purchases twice over many years. Throughout the entire Xuanyang Star System, powers with Dao Gong were few and far between.

"Don't worry, I've already considered that point. I've also allocated some nearby Xuan Palace areas to you. Many Void Refiners are hidden there, and they don't trust each other much. A good number are willing to pay high prices to purchase secure resources through the Realm Gate."

"However, the Xuan Palace is quite dangerous. Even I have encountered ambushes while making deliveries there. The most dangerous time, my clone was destroyed, leading to a lost package and a considerable loss of Dao Gong. But don't worry, for such lost packages due to force majeure, as long as you write an explanation, the higher-ups will help cover half of the compensation loss."

Upon hearing Void Four-Nine's words, Chen Mobai's eyes widened in disbelief. "Someone dares to rob Tai Void Express shipments? Our boss is the Tai Void Dao Ancestor!"

Void Four-Nine sighed. "Of course, it's not the people who place the orders; they know their place. It's just that in the Xuan Palace area, there are many demonic cultivators whose minds are twisted, or who have been incited by others. Knowing I carry many valuable items, they can't help but make a move."

"If a package is lost, and it's not due to internal theft or causes severe negative impact, the Tai Void Dao Ancestor will not intervene. The delivery person who lost the package is expected to compensate the Dao Gong according to the rules. Therefore, in the Xuan Palace, there are also cases of people intentionally placing orders to target us. If you go to deliver there, it's best to use a clone."

If it were the old Chen Mobai, he would certainly not have taken on such a dangerous job. However, now he possessed the Purple Cloud Palace, and in this universe, there were no restrictions on using this innate supreme treasure, even within the Xuan Palace. Therefore, his expression remained normal after listening.

Furthermore, if the Immortal Sect were to develop, with the Gourd Daoist Temple already occupied, the best course of action would be to expand towards the Xuan Palace. He could conveniently use the express delivery service to investigate the situation within the Xuan Palace.

"A millennium from now, if your positive feedback rate reaches 99%, I will apply to the higher-ups to entrust the entire Gourd Daoist Temple, and even the Xuan Palace area, to you." Void Four-Nine seemed to have great faith in Chen Mobai, painting another grand picture for him at the end.

"Many thanks, fellow Daoist." Chen Mobai then inquired about industry knowledge and taboos, which Void Four-Nine explained one by one. Since he had joined Tai Void Express, any future communication could be done via the Realm Gate's built-in private messaging, with unlimited uses—an invisible benefit.

"This fellow Daoist, enveloped in Profound Yellow Immortal Light, has an immeasurable future ahead of them." As he was leaving, Void Four-Nine pointed to the Spirit Venerable who was refining the Profound Yellow Pagoda in the Tianyang Star System, speaking with a hint of meaning.

"This Spirit Venerable is a highly respected elder from my Diyuan Star..." Chen Mobai immediately introduced her, letting Void Four-Nine know of her existence. After all, he intended for the Spirit Venerable to represent Diyuan Star and preside over Wangxing in the future. Moreover, he couldn't keep delivering packages indefinitely; once he familiarized himself with the surrounding regions, he would definitely hand over this task, and the Spirit Venerable would be quite suitable.

Currently, only two Void Refiners were available in the Immortal Sect. Chen Mobai had faster ways to earn Dao Gong. However, if Qianxing were to become a Void Refiner in the future, he could take over this heavy responsibility.

"It's actually a Kunpeng True Spirit? That's quite a late bloomer, then." Upon hearing about the Spirit Venerable's origin and asking about her age, Void Four-Nine gave this evaluation. After all, Void Four-Nine, also an innate true spirit, had already become a Void Refiner before reaching a thousand years old. If it weren't for the Spirit Venerable's acquired return to innate, showing a tendency to grasp innate great daos, Void Four-Nine would likely have deemed her talent dull.

After seeing Void Four-Nine off, Chen Mobai seized the opportunity while the Spirit Venerable was still in seclusion. He personally integrated the four Tier 6 spirit veins in his possession, one by one, into the Immortal Sect's ley lines.

Chen Mobai showed no favoritism, giving one to each of the Kunpeng and Heaven-Mending Daoist Academies. Logically, the Tier 6 water spirit vein should have gone to the Gou Mang Daoist Academy. However, this suggestion was met with universal opposition. After all, the incident with Old Ancestor Changchun was still fresh in memory; it was by opening that loophole, allowing Tao Hua to advance to Tier 5, that an opportunity was given.

Beiming even proposed retracting the Gou Mang Daoist Academy's spirit vein, providing only basic Tier 3 spiritual energy. This would restrict the high-level cultivators of the Gou Mang Daoist Academy without affecting the students. Chen Mobai naturally disagreed with this, but when it came to upgrading to a Tier 6 spirit vein, he yielded gracefully to popular opinion and abandoned the idea.

Later, Chen Mobai integrated that Tier 6 water spirit vein into the sea domain, and Shuixian, lounging at home, discovered her spiritual energy had appreciated, making her very pleased.

The last Tier 6 spirit vein was integrated into the Five Peaks Immortal Mountain. The Tier 6 spirit vein of the Five Peaks Immortal Mountain was formed by gathering all the spirit veins from the Immortal Sect's grotto-heavens and blessed lands. Its original foundation was a Tier 5 spirit vein, but upon receiving a true Tier 6 spirit vein, it directly benefited everyone in the Immortal Sect.

The most typical example was the Wangwu Grotto-Heaven, which now had a cave dwelling with Tier 6 spiritual energy. Of course, these were exclusively for Spirit Transformation cultivators. However, Nascent Soul cultivators like Lan Haitian could also enjoy peak Tier 5 spiritual energy, a significant boost to their benefits.

After the four Tier 6 spirit veins were dealt with, there were also 100 Tier 5 spirit veins, and 108 Tier 4 spirit veins gifted by the merchant. These were all intended for developing new planets. After all, many planets in the universe lacked spiritual energy. But once spirit veins took root, they could absorb the essence of the sun and moon, and stellar energy, establishing a celestial circulation until a complete ecological sphere, capable of sustaining life, was formed within a world membrane.

Yuan Xu took a Tier 5 spirit vein and immediately went to the experimental planet to verify this. Under Chen Mobai's guidance, Yuan Xu easily completed the implantation of the Tier 5 spirit vein. Yuan Xu was a versatile talent of the Immortal Sect; after reaching Spirit Transformation, he had relied on the Inch Square Book to elevate all hundred cultivation arts to Tier 5. Therefore, he could conceive solutions for various aspects of building and developing a habitable planet after some simulation.

With the crucial spirit vein in place, this experimental planet, which would have originally required several centuries to fully develop, soon experienced its first breeze, its first rain, its first thunderclap... All phenomena of heaven and earth began to constantly evolve after spiritual energy became present.

Chen Mobai also gained much during this process, deepening his understanding of the Mahayana Heavenly Tome. "If one wishes to cultivate a Law Realm, developing a planet and transforming it into an environment suitable for living beings is extremely helpful."

Chen Mobai, being eager to teach, quickly published this discovery of his in the form of a thesis. He was no longer short on points, so this thesis was free, available for download by all Immortal Sect cultivators. Given his reputation as a Void Refiner, almost every Immortal Sect cultivator downloaded and viewed it out of curiosity.

However, only cultivators who had opened Golden Core Domains, at the very least, could truly comprehend it. For developing new planets, it was best to carry necessary supplies within one's domain. After all, if the journey was long, a star-faring battleship would consume too many spirit stones.

However, the domains of Core Formation cultivators were not very large, so it was best for Nascent Soul cultivators to lead. Spirit Transformation cultivators would be even better, as their domains were already considered minor realms. But minor realms were not Law Realms. Therefore, upon hearing that developing planets was helpful for comprehending Law Realms, all Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators of the Kunpeng lineage applied to visit and study at the experimental planet. After all, the highest realm for this lineage was to cultivate a Law Realm using the Six Imperial Sutras.

Yuan Xu was short on manpower, so after receiving Chen Mobai's permission, he selected the elites of the Kunpeng lineage to the experimental planet, directing them to begin constructing the planet's natural phenomena from various aspects.

As the experimental planet bustled with activity, Chen Mobai finally awaited the Spirit Venerable's emergence from seclusion.

A corner of the universe, outside Diyuan Star. Silver light flickered, and Chen Mobai appeared with Qianxing via teleportation.

The profound yellow immortal light, which had originally enveloped the Spirit Venerable like a sun, now remained only as a thin layer. The Spirit Venerable's figure, holding the Profound Yellow Pagoda in both hands, was clearly visible. Yet, for this thin layer, the two had waited a full three months.

As the last wisp of profound yellow immortal light merged into the Spirit Venerable's skin, the broken pagoda tip in her palm also transformed from solid to void, vanishing before Chen Mobai and Qianxing's eyes. At the same time, the Spirit Venerable, who had kept her eyes closed, opened them. A fleeting phantom of the Profound Yellow Pagoda shimmered deep within her pupils.

Seeing Chen Mobai and Qianxing, the Spirit Venerable couldn't help but smile faintly. "Thank you, Pure Yang, for guarding me. I have gained the pagoda's recognition. Although I won't be able to actively use it in the future, it will protect me with profound yellow immortal light when my life is in danger."

Hearing the Spirit Venerable's words, Qianxing's face showed envy. Even in its damaged state, the Profound Yellow Pagoda was still an innate foundation, unshakeable by ordinary Void Refiners. With its protection, the Spirit Venerable's future death tribulation would likely only be the inability to merge with a Dao, leading to a natural death in old age. However, true spirits have lifespans far exceeding humans. Coupled with the Spirit Venerable's origins, even if she couldn't merge with an innate Killing Dao, there was still some hope for the acquired Dao of Wind. Of course, this was assuming that particular Dao was still uncultivated.

"Huh, this Profound Yellow Pagoda is so broken, yet it's still so arrogant?" However, upon hearing this, Chen Mobai frowned slightly, feeling dissatisfied that the Profound Yellow Pagoda permitted the Spirit Venerable to refine it but wouldn't let her actively use it. This was like being in a relationship where it spends the Spirit Venerable's money but doesn't allow her to be intimate. It was simply outrageous. Even the Purple Cloud Palace, a complete innate supreme treasure, wasn't like this.

Hearing his words, the Spirit Venerable's smiling lips stiffened slightly. Profound yellow immortal light flickered between her brows, and the phantom of the pagoda emerged, as if the artifact had been provoked. "Pure Yang, I am already very satisfied with this. After all, I'm only a Void Refiner. The pagoda also said that once I can merge with a Dao, whether acquired or innate, it will truly recognize me as its master. This also gives me a goal to strive for, encouraging me to cultivate even harder in the future." The Spirit Venerable repeatedly interjected to smooth things over, appeasing the Profound Yellow Pagoda and coaxing it back into her spiritual sea.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai still felt the Profound Yellow Pagoda was somewhat tactless. It was like during a blind date, the Profound Yellow Pagoda thought the Spirit Venerable's conditions were acceptable and her future promising, but also felt it deserved better, so it was just stringing her along.

However, since the Spirit Venerable, as the artifact's master, had spoken, he couldn't say much more. "In that case, as you wish, senior." Although Chen Mobai said this, he had already decided in his heart that if the Spirit Venerable failed to merge with a Dao in the future, and this Profound Yellow Pagoda fell into his hands, he would certainly teach it a harsh lesson.

"Let's get back to business." Qianxing immediately smoothed things over, taking out both the Tier 6 Heaven-Calculating Orb and the Qianxing Sword and placing them in the starry void. Over the years, he had been constantly absorbing the Dao charms he had left within these two magical artifacts. With Chen Mobai's Void Sky Orbit Vision providing comprehensive oversight, Qianxing didn't need to worry about the God of Death breaking free during this process. However, to prevent his Dao charm from potentially being contaminated, Qianxing cautiously sent it into the Heaven-Mending Seal first, reincorporating it into his primordial spirit only after this legacy treasure had filtered it.

Furthermore, because he hadn't fully understood Void Refinement in his previous life, he had cultivated multiple great daos, including stars and illusion. This time, having received Chen Mobai's insights on Void Refinement, he only absorbed the power of the illusory Dao. This would also make it easier for him to clear the hurdle of purifying his Dao in the future.

"Yes, it's almost done." Chen Mobai and the Spirit Venerable swept their divine senses over them and found that the residual Dao charms within the Heaven-Calculating Orb and the Qianxing Sword were largely purified. They both nodded simultaneously.

"Then let's break the seal. Coincidentally, I've gained deeper insights into innate killing karma from the Profound Yellow Pagoda and want to find an opponent to test my moves." As the Spirit Venerable spoke, her expression was eager. At this moment, she somewhat understood Bai Guang's intentions. Because when she was in the starry void with Bai Guang, the latter would practice swordplay out of boredom, then seek the Spirit Venerable to test moves. That feeling of wanting to verify one's progress after an improvement was truly excellent.

"I'll trouble you two to hold the line!" After Qianxing finished speaking, he took a deep breath, formed a hand seal with a solemn expression, and began to perform the unsealing technique.