Chapter 616: The mastermind behind the Immortal Sprout cultivation plan

Pure Nine Gates: One, one, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, nine, nine.

After saying these two words, Chen Mobai turned and walked away immediately. He knew Lan Haitan was an experienced smooth-talker, and he couldn't afford to follow his lead. It was best to just ignore him.

"At the next Immortal Sect Grand Assembly, the Hall Master of Immortal Affairs will definitely retire. The Hall Master of Justice will take his place, followed by Immortal Daffodil assuming the position of Hall Master of Justice, and Gongsun Jielu will become the Deputy Hall Master of Justice."

But just as Chen Mobai turned, a sentence drifting from behind him, spoken by Lan Haitan, caught his attention. Men enjoy political discussions, and this was about changes to the highest positions in the Immortal Sect. For Chen Mobai, who had dreamed of being an official since childhood, it made him itch with curiosity, wanting to know more. Yet, he remained resolute. He knew that if he turned to ask, he would fall completely into Lan Haitan's trap. So, he forced himself to resist the allure of political talk, lifted his foot, and pulled the door open, ready to leave.

"The mastermind behind the Immortal Bud Cultivation Plan is the Hall Master of Immortal Affairs. While he is in office, we must keep silent out of respect, but after his retirement, these sealed, secret archives can be revealed."

"He hasn't retired yet, why are you saying this?!" Chen Mobai, hearing about the Immortal Bud Cultivation Plan involving Qing Nü, finally couldn't hold back and spoke up. Outside the door, Lin Yin, slender and flat-chested in a blue uniform, disguised as a service attendant, was clearly keeping watch for the two Golden Core True Lords.

"People within power structures are very realistic. Once the news is out, we treat him as if he has already retired."

Today you wore a soft yellow dress, and below its knee-length hem, a pair of fair, long, shapely, and straight beautiful legs.

"But the safest bet is for you to successfully form a Nascent Soul within a century. That way, even if Lord Wang Shuye truly recovers to his peak, you'll still be able to slay him again!"

Once he was alone, Yu Mucheng sat on the sofa, picked up the files from the table, and carefully looked through them page by page.

"Let's talk about the previous matter first. Without a reason, I wouldn't dare look at what you've given me." This was originally intended for Yu Junyi. Yu Mucheng could only use that excuse again. Yu Junyi, however, poured cold water on his idea.

He truly hadn't known he was so popular.

Yu Junyi: "But no matter what, once we make contact with other worlds, the hawkish faction among the higher-ups will gain significant influence, and what they dislike most are combat-talented prodigies like you."

So I stood up and sincerely thanked Chen Mobai.

At the eighth stop before the train departed from Wangwu Grotto-heaven, a friend he had arranged to meet boarded there.

Yu Mucheng lowered his head to look, and his pupils immediately constricted!

"Then there's nothing that can be done. However, internal conflicts within the Ascension Sect are also extremely fierce. If Lord Wang Shuye were to return before fully recovering to his peak, it's possible his enemies there might act against him even before we do."

At that moment, Yu Mucheng gradually let down his guard. Chen Mobai, seeing Yu Mucheng's caution, pulled out a document from the file in front of him, then placed a page with a faded photograph on the table. When Yu Junyi mentioned this, he also looked helpless.

"What if I form my Golden Core outside of Earth Star?"

Without such connections, even if he truly possessed the talent for Nascent Soul transformation, he would still have to stay at Huakai Courtyard for seventy years before being able to apply to be stationed in Yujun City, and even then, approval from the Kaiyuan Hall would not be guaranteed.

"Isn't Immortal Taohua researching the Jadeite Phoenix Tree?" "To be honest, among this younger generation of Golden Core True Lords in the Immortal Sect, you and I are the only ones I'm not confident of defeating. If he doesn't enter officialdom, it's good for me."

Yu Mucheng immediately thanked him after hearing this. Yang Jing and Kong Feichen were examples.

"What's inside?"

Yu Mucheng, however, thought of another problem. After all, if the Ascension Sect truly wanted to take someone from the Immortal Sect, there was still a way.

Anyway, he wouldn't dare to be so arrogant; he would definitely wait for the Eight Spirit Herbs before attempting to form a Nascent Soul. But he still didn't take it. Of course, I left this archival material on the table and didn't put it away.

Lan Haitan was truly worthy of being the representative of the Dancer Weapon Dao Academy in the Immortal Sect. Yu Mucheng had merely stated his thoughts, and everything was already arranged from start to finish. Yu Mucheng frowned slightly and said seven words: "A volume on the Pioneer War."

"The Immortal Sect has a rule that council members must rotate their stationed locations every seventy years. So, nominally, you are still a council member of Huakai Courtyard. However, I can propose that Yujun City lacks Golden Core True Lords and was once infiltrated by cults. After several rounds of cleansing, it needs a strong-willed council member to be stationed there."

Yu Mucheng asked, "Since there were signs of advancement, but the Jadeite Phoenix Tree is still a Grade Seven high-rank, then it should mean it wasn't successful, right?" If a Grade Seven high-rank were to advance further, it could only be a Grade Seven! "After this batch of Nascent Infant Pills, the Immortal Sect might not be able to gather the materials for the next batch of Eight Spirit Herbs for Nascent Infant formation within a century." Chen Mobai even suspected that the reincarnation of Lord Yu Junyi's Shi Qing delayed leaving Earth Star after forming his Golden Core possibly because he didn't dare to return to the Ascension Sect.

"Won't we border another world within a century? The Immortal Sect might be able to acquire a large amount of resources from it. Moreover, I believe I can successfully form a Nascent Soul even without the Immortal Sect's Eight Spirit Herbs for Nascent Infant formation!"

Yu Mucheng had thought Chen Mobai was going to ask him to be a strongman again, but the latter shook his head, then handed over the file in his hand.

"In such a turbulent place, other council members would flee as far as possible. Then I will have a rotating committee member, not from the Dancer Weapon Dao Academy, suggest that since you are conveniently stationed at the neighboring Huakai Courtyard, Lin Yin City can also be brought under your jurisdiction, allowing you to control both cities alone." When Chen Mobai said that, he was full of confidence.

Looking at the entire Immortal Sect, Grade Seven spiritual plants are extremely rare, even more so than Nascent Soul cultivators!

After Chen Mobai finished explaining half the content of the file, Yu Mucheng finally picked up the scattered pages from the table and quickly began to read. The summit of Lin Yin Mountain, where the Jadeite Phoenix Tree is located, boasts a Grade Seven low-rank spiritual vein, and it's a fire-attributed vein. For Yu Mucheng's cultivation, this would be much better than being in Yujun City.

Just then, it was time to board. He took the VIP channel, entered his private carriage directly without a ticket check. Especially the Hall Master of Life and Death and the Pavilion Master of Divine Control; the former has a penchant for manipulating corpses, while the latter devours divine sense.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Wang!"

Chen Mobai: "My coming to meet you this time isn't because I wanted to, but at the personal behest of the Hall Master of Danxia. He has always thought highly of you and wants to invite you to join Danxia Hall."

Lan Haitan wants me to succeed him, and now even the Hall Master of Danxia, the future leader of the Immortal Sect, is inviting me.

"In that case, I'll speak plainly," Chen Mobai said, smiling slightly after hearing him. He unsealed the file in his hand and placed it on the table between them. "According to the Gate of Worlds' estimate, there are roughly eighty-eight years left until we can capture another world. As a prominent disciple of the Dancer Weapon Dao Academy, you must know what will happen then, right?"

When Yu Mucheng saw that conclusion, his eyes widened, and he looked up at Chen Mobai in disbelief.

"I will make arrangements in advance, ensuring other council members whose terms are ending and who are eligible to be stationed in Lin Yin City know that you have already been pre-selected."

"You don't need to worry about that. After his body dissolution, it will take at least a century for him to recover to his peak. Moreover, we will subsequently monitor cultivators in the Immortal Sect who are preparing to form Golden Cores even more carefully. Once we are prepared, he will absolutely not be able to escape the Immortal Sect's Sky Net Dharma Array!"

After hearing this, Yu Mucheng, however, made a confident remark that aligned with his public persona in the Immortal Sect. Being able to return home in glory, Yu Mucheng was naturally very tempted, but he still considered the greatest difficulty of this matter. If he were to remain under the watchful eyes of Nascent Soul True Lords for a long time in the future, it would definitely be better for him to stay in Yujun City!

Yu Mucheng's brow furrowed, and an inexplicable sense of urgency arose in his heart. After saying all that, Chen Mobai stood up, preparing to take his leave.

Amidst an unfamiliar knocking, Yu Mucheng saw a graceful woman standing at the doorway, wearing a sun hat and sunglasses that covered most of her delicate face, her figure striking.

Hearing this, Yu Mucheng's pupils widened. This was the result of Immortal Yuanxu's research on Lord Wang Shuye's corpse.

"Therefore, Immortal Taohua speculated that Wang Shuye must possess some ancient secret method that allows spiritual plants to attempt to simulate the advancement process. But why would this wicked giant, after dissolving his body and reincarnating, hide in Lin Yin City for so many years and help the Jadeite Phoenix Tree advance? That is the key question our Heaven Mending Team needs to investigate next."

After finishing the call, Yu Mucheng felt extremely pleased. Who knew that the wicked giant had already dissolved his body and escaped long ago? At this moment, Yu Mucheng was also very grateful that his college entrance exam performance had been strong, allowing him to enter the Dao Academy.

"This year, the Immortal Sect's expert team has thoroughly researched the Jadeite Phoenix Tree. Now, only a study group from the Jumang Dao Academy remains there to observe subsequent changes. As for Immortal Taohua, he hasn't been in Lin Yin City for seven years already."

With a click, the small door of the VIP room opened. Chen Mobai was about to step out, but suddenly, as if remembering something, he turned back and said something to Yu Mucheng.

"Oh, by the way, Lin Yin City now lacks a Golden Core True Lord to be stationed there. If you want to return to your hometown, you can work through Lan Haitan."

Soon, he saw the other half of the content that hadn't been mentioned yet.

After Yu Mucheng had slain Lord Wang Shuye with his Violet Lightning Sword, I, for my peace of mind, also secretly used the Eight Control Sutra to deliver a finishing blow. It stated that Immortal Taohua, after several years of research, discovered that the Jadeite Phoenix Tree had actually attempted to advance in rank once.

As the second-in-command of the Kaiyuan Hall's Rotating Committee, Lan Haitan's authority perfectly covered matters like the relocation of council members' stationed locations. Subsequently, he pondered for a while, then called Lan Haitan.

The confidence and certainty in Yu Mucheng's words left Chen Mobai unsure how to respond. After reading all the content, he organized it into a booklet and placed it into his dimensional realm.

"Did it fail?"

Yu Junyi said jokingly, and again handed the file to Yu Mucheng. "This is the Immortal Sect's investigation result regarding the Yujun City incident over the past decade. You are also a party involved, so I came to inform you about it."

"You, dissolved your body?!"

"No, I just wanted to chat with you and tell you things I couldn't say before."

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

Chen Mobai: "The Hall Master of Immortal Affairs is retiring not just because he is indeed old, but more importantly, during the Pioneer War, the Immortal Sect needs a tougher leader, and the Hall Master of Danxia is very suitable."

After Chen Mobai left, he said that with a smile. *Knock, knock, knock!*

"That's precisely where Immortal Taohua found it strange. Logically, for a spiritual plant to advance in rank, especially from Grade Seven to Grade Seven, the immense amount of spiritual energy of heaven and earth required would not be enough even if several Nascent Soul True Lords were drained dry. At the very least, a Grade Seven spiritual vein would be needed for supply. Furthermore, if a spiritual plant fails to advance due to insufficient spiritual energy, the backlash would cause it significant damage to its vitality. However, this Jadeite Phoenix Tree showed no such signs."

To avoid drawing attention and to prevent suspicion, Yu Mucheng had not actively followed up on the matter after slaying Lord Wang Shuye in Lin Yin City.

Yu Junyi also did not continue speaking. After he finished saying all that, his purpose for coming today had been achieved. *Bang!*

"Tell me, what does he want you to do?"