Chapter 700: Taking the Nirvana Pill (Additional Chapter for 23,200 Votes)

Pure Nine Lanterns: .....................

Soon, people applying for housing loans at the Xiaonanshan Outpost discovered something: if they signed a labor contract with the Divine Wood Sect, their applications would be processed very smoothly, almost always resulting in approval. The longer the contract duration with the Divine Wood Sect, the faster the approval. This was because the Divine Wood Sect effectively acted as their guarantor, ensuring they would be able to earn spirit stones from the projects of establishing Blackwater and developing the Eastern Wilderness Plateau over the next few decades, thus possessing the ability to repay their loans.

Upon realizing this, many rogue cultivators who had been rejected during the housing loan review process sought ways to join the Divine Wood Sect's grand projects as laborers.

E Yun immediately found himself with a happy dilemma. After Luo Yixuan took away the elites trained over the past decade or so, E Yun's progress in developing spiritual fields and fostering livestock farming in Yankuo had slowed considerably. However, with this new influx of labor, he was confident that he could exceed all of Chen Mobai's ten-year targets for spiritual fields, spiritual rice, and livestock within five years.

He even began to be selective. He kept the rogue cultivators with clean backgrounds and excellent cultivation, while most of the less promising ones were sent to the neighboring State of Xiao. Zhou Wangshen, whose workforce had also been depleted by Luo Yixuan, felt that his junior martial brother E Yun was quite decent after seeing so many laborers sent his way.

After six months of operation, Song Huangda sold off all the Beiyuan City properties he had acquired and accumulated during the war. Although most of the rogue cultivators' spirit stones came from loans he provided, his personal account showed no increase, and in fact, even a slight decrease. However, his assets had significantly increased, and Beiyuan City also succeeded in signing thousands of rogue cultivators under the Divine Wood Sect.

Nevertheless, some cunning rogue cultivators, after receiving their housing loans, did not immediately buy houses. Instead, they either thought of going all-in on a gamble, indulging in food and drink, or even, out of greed, simply running away, eventually leading to bad debts for various reasons. However, as long as they were alive, the Divine Wood Sect would generally track them down and bring them back. For this group, E Yun showed no leniency. He directly sent them to the harshest mines, where sect disciples supervised them working desperately until all their debts were repaid, only then granting them freedom.

As for Chen Mobai, he merely gave Song Huangda a brief pointer on the concept of housing loans, then instructed E Yun to cooperate, and did not intervene further. Consequently, Song Huangda mostly had to figure things out on his own. After suffering a few losses, he realized the issue and later changed the model: the loan's spirit stones were directly transferred to the Divine Wood Sect, and borrowers only needed to sign for confirmation.

At the peak of Beiyuan City, in the cultivation cavern with the most abundant spiritual energy, Chen Mobai was cultivating, holding high-grade spirit stones. He wasn't using seclusion as an excuse to send Luo Yixuan to establish Blackwater; he genuinely had a breakthrough.

After ten years of cultivation, his Pure Yang Dharma Body finally reached the second transformation of the Eight Yang Physique.

Metal 23, Wood 50, Water 40, Fire 96, Earth 60!

Looking at his current spiritual root data, Chen Mobai began to anticipate the moment his Fire Spiritual Root reached 100 points. According to the Immortal Sect's theory, this would be an Immortal Spiritual Root! In the past, Patriarch Yuanyang was tempered by a Soul Transformation cultivator using the Immortal Art: Mending the Heavens, which also resulted in a 100-point Fire Spiritual Root. He wondered if reaching that level would bring any new insights or gains.

As Chen Mobai thought this, he again sensed his Pure Yang spiritual power, which was nearing the peak of Golden Core Stage Six, and couldn't help but feel a slight vexation. According to his estimates, he would likely reach the peak of Golden Core Stage Six by next year, and purify his essence, qi, and spirit with the Lantern Burning Art to ensure a solid foundation. However, the Pure Yang Scroll is meant to be cultivated in conjunction with the Pure Yang Dharma Body. If the Eight Yang Physique isn't perfected, he won't be able to break through to Golden Core Stage Seven. And considering his current cultivation progress, it would take at least another ten years to achieve perfect Eight Yang, progressing to Nine Yang.

If Chen Mobai's Pure Yang spiritual power also needed cultivation to advance, he could accept such a long waiting period. But the problem was that he had already boosted his spiritual power by consuming five Fourth-Tier Immortal Peach Fruits. Having to wait another ten years to break through was simply unacceptable. However, Pure Yang spiritual power and the Pure Yang Dharma Body are mutually complementary; neither can be lacking for a breakthrough. This was written in the opening summary by Patriarch Yuanyang when he improved this Soul Transformation cultivation method.

At this point, Chen Mobai finally understood Qin Beichen. Even with the aid of spirit stones, he felt that cultivating the Pure Yang Dharma Body was somewhat slow. Qin Beichen could only rely on arduous self-cultivation. Even with Mount Chicheng, the Immortal Sect's finest fire spiritual vein, he felt despair over the time required to cultivate Pure Yang spiritual power and the Pure Yang Dharma Body. This certainly wouldn't do. Chen Mobai had a hypothesis, but whether it would work still needed verification.

He set this matter aside for now and took out the Nirvana Elixir. Chen Mobai had originally intended to wait until he had mastered the second layer of the Danfeng Chaoyang Diagram and gained immunity to all poisons before consuming this elixir. However, the progress of his Pure Yang Dharma Body made him realize that he might still need some time before attempting to break through to Golden Core Stage Seven. In that case, an extra year or two to neutralize the elixir's toxins wouldn't make much difference. As a proponent of realm advancement, Chen Mobai no longer hesitated and directly popped the inspected elixir into his mouth.

Given his cultivation realm, refining this elixir wouldn't require any subtle, gradual absorption. A vast, scorching torrent descended from Chen Mobai's 'Twelve-Storey Pagoda,' flowing through his internal organs and beginning to merge into every piece of his flesh, blood, sinews, and bones. While this process would have been agonizing for other cultivators, nearly melting and reshaping their bodies, for him, it felt like drinking a cup of warm water. As its name suggests, the Nirvana Elixir is primarily a fire-attribute elixir. For Chen Mobai, who possessed a Fire Spirit Physique, it was like taking a refreshing bath. He sweated profusely, even finding it quite refreshing.

Soon, however, Chen Mobai felt his vital essence and blood undergoing transformation and sublimation under the elixir's refining power. This process required absorbing potent spiritual energy. He had already grasped a fully charged supreme-grade spirit stone, and besides that, there was a large basin filled with Longevity Dew. Chen Mobai opened his mouth and, like a whale swallowing water, drank most of the Longevity Dew. With this crucial spiritual material for cultivating the Longevity Dao Body, the Nirvana Elixir's efficacy was further enhanced. Chen Mobai felt vast and pure spiritual energy pouring from the supreme-grade spirit stone in his palm. Under the influence of the Nirvana Elixir, it merged with the Longevity Dew and was refined strand by strand into his flesh, blood, sinews, and bones.

Chen Mobai had already simulated and rehearsed the process of consuming the Nirvana Elixir countless times using the Formless Puppet. All external auxiliary conditions were optimized. This basin of Longevity Dew was refined by Zeng Wolong over five consecutive years. If fully absorbed, it would be enough to bring Chen Mobai's Longevity Dao Body to the complete second stage.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but Chen Mobai's divine sense awoke as if from a warm embrace. He slowly opened his eyes and, feeling his vital essence and blood, which had nearly tripled in volume, couldn't help but laugh heartily. With meticulous preparation, there were no issues with this consumption of the Nirvana Elixir.

The Longevity Dao Body has three stages: Everlasting Youth, Undying, and Eternal Life, corresponding respectively to the Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul realms. He had now achieved Undying perfection, equivalent to the completion of the Third Tier. At this stage, even if Chen Mobai's head were severed, he would not die as long as it was reattached in time. As for other injuries, such as a shattered heart, they could easily regenerate and recover as long as he had enough vital blood.

However, 'undying' did not mean truly immortal. There were still two weaknesses: the Dantian Qi Sea and the Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness! If these two areas were ruptured, even the perfected Undying Longevity Dao Body would be unable to regenerate and recover. However, if he cultivated to the third stage, Eternal Life, the weakness of the Dantian Qi Sea would be mended. And if the Longevity Dao Body were to undergo further sublimation, the final weakness of the Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness would also disappear. But that would be the Art of Eternal Life, one of the twenty-four great arts of the Longevity Sect!

Chen Mobai didn't know if he could achieve this, as even Patriarch Hunyuan, after creating the Longevity Dao Body, only cultivated it to the Eternal Life stage. He wondered if True Monarch Yiyuan's Art of Eternal Life, which he eventually mastered in Giant Wood Ridge, was achieved by directly cultivating this great art or by sublimating it from the foundation of the Longevity Dao Body. He also wondered if this question could be answered within the Yiyuan Secret Realm.

Thinking this, Chen Mobai was about to consolidate his realm when his heart suddenly stirred. A communication talisman flew to the peak of Beiyuan City, stopping before the grand formation of his secluded cultivation chamber. It was for him! And any talisman that could directly find him was one he had personally sent out. Chen Mobai was even more familiar with this particular communication talisman, as it was from someone he had been paying special attention to. Chen Mobai's expression immediately turned serious, and he directly emerged from seclusion.

A heroic-looking cultivator, clad in a pale blue daoist robe, with dark skin yet refined features and a tall, sturdy build, was waiting in the main hall of Beiyuan City. Seeing Chen Mobai descend on a colorful cloud, Nu Jiang smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Senior Martial Brother Nu Jiang, you've worked hard on your mission to Eastern Wu," Chen Mobai said politely to Nu Jiang, then invited him to sit in the hall. Soon, a female cultivator arranged by E Yun served tea.

Nu Jiang smiled and took out a box from his storage bag, handing it to Chen Mobai. Chen Mobai took it, opened it, and his expression finally relaxed. Inside was a spiritual herb radiating a shimmering aquamarine light, with four sword-shaped leaves branching out. It was the Fourth-Tier Sky-Blue Silverglow Grass, one of the main ingredients for the Infant Nurturing Elixir.

Nu Jiang said, "The Sun Family still showed me some respect."

The two began discussing the trip to Eastern Wu. Besides purchasing the Sky-Blue Silverglow Grass, Nu Jiang had another objective: to inform the Sun Family about the reunification of the Five Elements Sect. It was precisely for this reason that the Sun Family was willing to sell the Sky-Blue Silverglow Grass to Nu Jiang. They were showing deference to the Five Elemental Lineages, who had unified most of the Eastern Wilderness. After the deal was done, due to the extreme preciousness of the Fourth-Tier medicinal ingredient and the recent quiescence of the demonic beasts in Yunmeng Marsh, Nu Jiang personally delivered it to Beiyuan City.

After thanking him, Chen Mobai told him about the Yiyuan Secret Realm.

"There's such a thing? Then I'll have to trouble Junior Martial Brother Chen for a trip," Nu Jiang said. As expected, Nu Jiang was also very curious. After hearing about it, he took out his jade pendant.