Chapter 1430: Liu Wenbai Forms Infant Core

"Brother Chen, my master and senior brother and I have discussed it. We plan to lead our disciples to Dongli and re-establish our sect there."

In Beiyuan City, Ye Qing informed Chen Mobai of the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect's plans.

Tongtian Peak, being the fated site of calamity, not only had its terrain altered, but its spiritual veins were also utterly destroyed after successive major battles. Furthermore, that area is now the anchor point for the convergence of the Three Realms. Rebuilding Tongtian Peak there would place them under the scrutiny of all major powers across the Three Realms. Considering this, Yuan Qingque and Ye Qing decided to find another location to re-establish their sect.

Chen Mobai had originally intended to allocate a piece of land within the Five Elements Sect's territory. For instance, many immortal cities have been developed in the Desolate Ruins, but their population has always remained relatively small. If the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect settled there, guarding the Five Elements Sect's border, it would essentially make their defenses rock-solid. However, before he could even speak, Ye Qing and the others had already decided to go to Dongli.

This surprised Chen Mobai. "Why choose that place?" he asked. "If you seek vastness and freedom, I can issue a pioneering order to help you open up the eighth human domain in the Desolate Ruins."

In Chen Mobai's view, choosing Dongli was likely because the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect did not want to be beholden to others. However, Dongli was previously the territory of demonic cultivators. Many resources there had already been plundered, and even the top-tier spiritual veins were ruined by demonic secret arts. If the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect were to go there now, they might not even find suitable fifth-tier spiritual lands. Instead, it would be better to go to the undeveloped Desolate Ruins, which would also allow them to open up another domain for humanity.

"We did consider the Desolate Ruins," Ye Qing replied. "But Master believes that one day, we will still return to rebuild Tongtian Peak. This also gives our disciples a goal to strive for. Therefore, we chose Dongli, which borders the Eastern Lands." Facing Chen Mobai, Ye Qing naturally had no reservations and shared all the details of their internal discussions.

"Since that's the case," Chen Mobai said, "then I won't say any more. If there's anything you need my help with, just ask." Chen Mobai nodded after listening, expressing his understanding. This works out well. Although the major demonic powers in Dongli have been overtly purged by them, many surviving demonic cultivators still remain, active in dark corners and brewing a counterattack. However, with Tu Ming slain by Ye Qing, the demonic path in the Eastern Continent is largely fragmented. If the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect goes there, they can perfectly fulfill their duty of eradicating demons and bringing order and clarity to the realm.

"There is indeed one thing," Ye Qing said, a little embarrassed. It was rare for him to ask for a favor in his life. "I would like to borrow someone from you, Brother Chen."

"Is it Ming'er?" Chen Mobai asked. As soon as he heard, he immediately thought of who it was.

"Yes," Ye Qing nodded. "We would like to ask Martial Niece Zhuo to help us organize the spiritual veins in Dongli." Although Zhuo Ming's cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul stage, her accomplishments in both earth-mastery and spiritual plant cultivation were widely renowned across the Five Continents and Four Seas, particularly after the Daoist Sect's longevity tea advancement incident. She was publicly recognized as second only to Feng Qingshu. In recent centuries, Zhuo Ming has also been managing the Five Elements Sect's Sky Curtain and Earth Net Grand Formation. She has adjusted and categorized tens of thousands of spiritual veins of varying sizes, precisely controlling the spiritual energy distribution to countless households, earning her the title of the Eastern Continent's second-best formation master.

For the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect to re-establish its sect, aspects like site selection, spiritual veins, and formations would certainly require extreme caution. In this regard, Chen Mobai was the most capable, but his current main focus was on caring for Luo Yixuan, and he would also need to return to the Spirit Void Immortal Realm afterward, making him unable to accompany the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect for an extended period during their reconstruction. As Zhuo Ming had fully inherited Chen Mobai's true teachings, Ye Qing wished to invite her. Besides organizing Dongli's spiritual veins, the main goal was to emulate the Five Elements Sect by gathering the spiritual veins of an entire region and consolidating them into a sixth-tier formation. This would also allow them to control all the spiritual energy in Dongli. In this way, if any household's spiritual energy consumption exceeded the norm in the future, they could infer that demonic cultivators were hiding and precisely locate and eradicate them.

"No problem," Chen Mobai agreed. "Ming'er doesn't have much to do recently. Furthermore, her cultivation technique requires traveling thousands of miles and traversing countless mountains and valleys to truly grasp its essence." Chen Mobai nodded, certainly agreeing. Over these years, Zhuo Ming had already completed the deployment of a full cycle of satellites. With all the spiritual veins within the Five Elements Sect's territory interconnected, the Sky Curtain and Earth Net Grand Formation had reached peak sixth-tier. Normally, besides paying attention to new varieties of spiritual rice, she would spend her time in the Endless Sand Sea. However, her cultivation had begun to slow its advancement during this period, already nearing the bottleneck of the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

When Ye Qing mentioned it, a flash of insight came to Chen Mobai. Colorless, transparent Dao patterns lit up on the Turtle Treasure, allowing him to suddenly perceive a sliver of heavenly secret: Zhuo Ming's trip to Dongli to organize the spiritual veins and help the Nine Heavens Demon Eradication Sect rebuild their sect was her opportunity to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage or even Great Perfection.

Could this be the Great Dao of Destiny? Chen Mobai secretly mused. After learning the truth about the Turtle Treasure from True Monarch Taixu, the true functions of this treasure had begun to manifest. This was the Karmic Dao Fruit of Saint Mother Guiling, a crystallization of the Three Thousand Great Daos. Theoretically, one could comprehend all Great Daos through the Turtle Treasure. However, which Great Dao was triggered was unconscious. This time, thinking of Zhuo Ming and glimpsing her destiny and opportunity felt very much like the Great Dao of Destiny controlled by the Heavenly Emperor. Of course, it could also be a post-natal Great Dao related to destiny, such as fortune and misfortune, fate, prophecy, and so on.

Soon, Zhuo Ming, having received his notification, arrived in the main hall.

"As Master commands," Zhuo Ming said. After hearing this, she obediently nodded.

"Thank you for your effort, Martial Niece," Ye Qing said courteously to Zhuo Ming.

*Rumble!* Just then, a peal of thunder suddenly sounded in the sky.

"Huh?" Chen Mobai exclaimed. "Which disciple in the sect is undergoing tribulation?" As soon as Chen Mobai heard the thunder, he knew it was a heavenly tribulation. He sensed its scale and realized it was a Nascent Soul tribulation, which piqued his curiosity. Even for the current Five Elements Sect, an additional Nascent Soul cultivator was a rare event.

"It should be Senior Brother," Zhuo Ming immediately said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai immediately extended his divine sense and discovered it was indeed his eldest disciple. He couldn't help but show a somewhat awkward expression. "Wenbai is forming his Nascent Soul," he murmured, "why didn't he tell me...?"

"Senior Brother went to the Suspended Dao Platform after Martial Uncle Qi Jiansu failed his Spirit Transformation," Zhuo Ming explained. "It's been a while. He might have suddenly achieved perfection in his cultivation today and broke through independently, without time to inform Master." Zhuo Ming spoke up to smooth things over for Liu Wenbai; she had always respected this gentle and honest Senior Brother.

"It just so happens that before you go to Dongli," Chen Mobai said with a smile, "you'll be able to attend Wenbai's Nascent Soul banquet." With his current cultivation, he already knew the outcome of Liu Wenbai's Nascent Soul formation with a mere turn of his divine sense.

As expected, half a day later, the heavenly lightning dissipated. Above the Suspended Dao Platform, a streak of Nascent Soul spiritual light shot straight into the sky. Above Liu Wenbai's physical body, his Nascent Soul figure, condensed after passing the heavenly tribulation, wielded black-scaled armguards and sat gracefully on a serene flying sword, gesticulating excitedly, his face filled with exhilaration.

Just then, a flash of silver light appeared as Chen Mobai, bringing Zhuo Ming, teleported over. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but smile faintly.

"Disciple greets Master!" Liu Wenbai exclaimed. His old face flushed, and he quickly recalled his Nascent Soul into his body before bowing to Chen Mobai.

"Hahaha, no need for formalities," Chen Mobai laughed. "This is only natural." He laughed heartily, motioning for Liu Wenbai to come over. He examined his eldest disciple's condition after forming his Nascent Soul to see if he needed help stabilizing it with the Pure Yang Great Dao.

"Very good," Chen Mobai said. "Your foundation is solid; once you broke through, your realm was already stable." Chen Mobai nodded in satisfaction.

Liu Wenbai had been his disciple for nearly four hundred years, always adhering to his teachings. Every bit of his cultivation came from arduous training, and he never consumed elixirs. It was precisely because of this that he was able to progress from ordinary talent to becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator today.

Liu Wenbai said, "Disciple is ashamed. I have only just barely formed my Nascent Soul after cultivating for so long. I have failed to live up to Master's reputation." Among the Little Nanshan lineage under Chen Mobai, including the five great disciples from Bitter Bamboo, only Liu Wenbai had not yet formed his Nascent Soul. Even Han Zhiling, a third-generation disciple, had already formed hers, which put a lot of pressure on Liu Wenbai. Moreover, he was the senior brother. Now that he had finally formed his Nascent Soul, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Liu Wenbai's Nascent Soul banquet was not lavishly organized; after all, it wasn't something worth boasting about. Besides their own people from the Five Elements Sect, only Ye Qing and the others from the Eastern Wasteland were invited.

"Ming'er will be heading to Dongli in a few days," Chen Mobai announced. "From now on, the matters she handles for the sect will be temporarily managed by you, Wenbai." Liu Wenbai listened to Chen Mobai's words and nodded repeatedly.

After the banquet, Chen Mobai personally saw Zhuo Ming off.

"Brother Ye," Chen Mobai said to Ye Qing, "my disciple hasn't traveled far much, so I'll have to trouble you to take good care of her in Dongli." Ye Qing nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would treat Zhuo Ming like his own disciple. Yuan Zhen, who was nearby, also expressed the same sentiment.

After Yuan Qingque returned with Chen Mobai, they examined her condition. The Square Inch Tome, combining various information, derived a treatment plan to remove the Nine Heavens Dao Fruit from her body. After Yuan Qingque followed the instructions, Yuan Zhen indeed quickly woke up from the inner demon illusion. For Yuan Zhen, this was a blessing in disguise, as she surprisingly saw the path to escape the cage of the Nine Heavens Dao Fruit and cultivate to the Void Refinement stage while within the illusion.

Compared to her, Luo Yixuan's luck was not so good. Since returning from the Netherworld, she had remained in a coma. Under these circumstances, Chen Mobai could only send her to the Yellow Dragon Cave Mansion, entrusting Qing Nv to care for her. At the same time, he used mind-sound transmission to send the new Netherworld Scripture, derived by the Square Inch Tome, into Luo Yixuan's Purple Mansion and Sea of Consciousness. However, while in a coma, Luo Yixuan was unable to receive this information, let alone cultivate. Fortunately, after Chen Mobai refined the Turtle Treasure, he was no longer the same as before. Considering the current situation, he thought of having Granny Ming, who had previously been symbiotic with Luo Yixuan, help by cultivating in Luo Yixuan's stead. Of course, to prevent Granny Ming from usurping her position in the future, Chen Mobai also modified the new Netherworld Scripture into another version, ensuring that once the cultivation was complete, Luo Yixuan would be in control.

Next, it remained to be seen when the Ghost Mother's avatar could be severed from Luo Yixuan.