Chapter 763: Purple and Cyan Canopy

After handling the elders' funerals, Chen Mobai asked Shi Wanyu if she was willing to go with him to Wangwu Grotto-Heaven. Chen Xiaohei still needed to serve in Yumu City due to the ten-year territorial principle. Shi Wanyu considered this, and also that Chen Mobai's parents needed care, so she decided to stay.

"My cousin's family is still in Danxia City, so you don't actually need to worry about my parents," Chen Mobai said. However, Shi Wanyu shook her head after considering it thoroughly. In reality, she was afraid that going with him to Wangwu Grotto-Heaven would affect Chen Mobai's future. Chen Mobai didn't try to persuade her further.

That day, after seeing Yu Huiping off, Chen Mobai's own leave from Reverend Narcissus was almost over. After arranging everything in Yumu City, he also planned to leave.

"From now on, I'll have to trouble you with matters here at home."

Shi Wanyu nodded gently upon hearing this, then got up from his embrace and helped him get dressed.

Chen Mobai also stayed in Danxia City for a day. His parents' lifespans were also nearing their end; according to calculations, it would be within the next two years. However, Chen Xinglan and Tang Pancui were very open-minded about it, having even bought their burial plots early. Considering it would be more convenient for their son to pay respects in the future, they chose a spot next to Chen Mobai's maternal grandparents' graves.

While dining with his parents, his aunt's family also arrived. His cousin Wang Xinying had grown into an excellent talismaker. Under Chen Mobai's arrangement, she was now the president of the Danxia City Talismaker Association, having just been elected this year. With this resume, if she accumulated enough years of service, she could then queue for the Elixirs of Core Formation.

After the family dinner that evening, Chen Mobai went to Danxia Mountain. Besides the Tier 4 spiritual vein here that allowed him to cultivate, he also had an appointment to meet Yan Bingxuan.

"The development of Xuanshuang Company has reached a bottleneck here. Have you ever thought about expanding?"

The two, who hadn't seen each other in a long time, sat under the Jade Phoenix Tree, looking at the bright moon and stars, discussing future developments.

"It would naturally be best if we could expand, but I'm afraid it might affect your reputation."

Yan Bingxuan nodded, stating her concerns. She knew very well that Xuanshuang Company's development was entirely due to Chen Mobai's care and support. It was fine in Danxia City and Yumu City, as they were far from the immortal sect's center and wouldn't attract too much attention. Once they left the local area and entered the market of the entire immortal sect, all their connections would be uncovered.

"If I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of? My background merely gives you a fair chance to compete with other companies. Whether you succeed or not still depends on Xuanshuang Company's product quality. I have confidence in your professional abilities."

Chen Mobai's words caused a slight stir in Yan Bingxuan's beautiful face, and then she nodded solemnly.

"Then I'll arrange the company's relocation tomorrow. Which grotto-heaven do you think is suitable?"

Logically, the center of the immortal sect's malevolent energy was in Xixuan Grotto-Heaven, where the Butian Daoist Academy was located, but Chen Mobai didn't think it was a good place to go. Previously, he had established Xuanshuang Company here because he was here, hoping Yan Bingxuan would have a legitimate reason to stay. Now that he had emerged from seclusion for the academy and been promoted to Wangwu Grotto-Heaven, he naturally hoped his good friend Yan Bingxuan could go with him. This would also prevent her from encountering Shi Wanyu.

"Wangwu Grotto-Heaven. You're almost at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, and you'll need to prepare for establishing your Golden Core domain there soon, so it's good to adapt in advance. Besides, if we have free time on weekdays, we can also have a meal together."

Chen Mobai directly stated his reasons. Yan Bingxuan nodded gently upon hearing them, feeling that he had considered everything very thoroughly for her.

After discussing these matters, Chen Mobai then asked Yan Bingxuan about her understanding of void power. Yan Bingxuan took out a slightly smaller Void Stone and, one by one, asked Chen Mobai the questions she had accumulated over the past year. In this regard, Chen Mobai was exactly the expert. After all, no one in the entire immortal sect could refine as many Ethereal Stones as he could. After answering Yan Bingxuan's questions, Chen Mobai even personally demonstrated, guiding her to feel and listen to the power of the void. Unfortunately, what was very simple for him was exceptionally difficult in Yan Bingxuan's hands. After all, Yan Bingxuan did not possess his "Voice of the Empty Valley."

Unconsciously, the night passed. Chen Mobai checked the time and saw his flight was approaching, so he had to stop teaching and bid farewell to Yan Bingxuan.

"We'll be meeting in Wangwu Grotto-Heaven soon, don't look so sad."

Seeing Yan Bingxuan's rare reluctance to part, Chen Mobai smiled and waved to her, then his body shimmered with silver light and he vanished from the peak of Danxia Mountain.

Emerging from the airport in Wangwu Grotto-Heaven, Chen Mobai met up with Hua Zijing, who was there to pick him up, and then rode in her car towards the Zhengfa Hall. He first needed to report to Reverend Narcissus, but the latter was not in her office. Chen Mobai only met Gongsun Jielü, who was exceptionally busy handling various affairs of the Zhengfa Hall on Narcissus's behalf. The two chatted for a while. Chen Mobai's main purpose was to let his superior know that he had come immediately after his return. It was the same for Deputy Hall Master Gongsun Jielü to know.

"Sigh, sometimes I really wish I could be like Ye Yune and just drop all my work and take a long leave to form my Nascent Soul."

During their conversation, Chen Mobai learned from Gongsun Jielü that Ye Yune had indeed gone to form her Nascent Soul. The location she chose was naturally the Tier 5 spiritual vein of Kunpeng Daoist Academy. Gongsun Jielü also graduated from Kunpeng and had a good relationship with Ye Yune. Furthermore, she was lucky enough to receive one of the Nascent Soul Nurturing Pills from the batch refined earlier. Because Reverend Narcissus, the Deputy Hall Master of Zhengfa Hall, had already formed her Nascent Soul when the pills were completed, her pill was consequently given to Gongsun Jielü, the Head of the Enforcement Department. It was precisely because of this that Gongsun Jielü was utterly devoted to Narcissus, willingly laboring over paperwork.

"Aside from Deputy Hall Master Gongsun, all the other seniors who received the Nascent Soul Nurturing Pills should be in secluded cultivation preparing to consume them, right?"

Within the immortal sect, the allocation of these resources was generally fair and transparent, emphasizing public oversight to ensure integrity and prevent backroom dealings. Therefore, Chen Mobai knew the list of recipients for this batch of Nascent Soul Nurturing Pills. Gongye Zhixu, Gongsun Jielü, and Ye Yune obtained theirs based on their positions as Deputy Hall Masters of the three great halls and their years of service. And the first one to be confirmed was Duanmu Longrong. The other four were Wang Shuye, Nangong Xuanyu, Hao Cao, and Nie Tinglan. One more pill had been reserved by the Sea Domain a hundred years ago.

Among these, Wang Shuye and Nie Tinglan received theirs with the backing of Wuqi and Jumang. As for Nangong Xuanyu and Hao Cao's two pills, the competition was the fiercest, as there were no fewer than twenty other Golden Core Completion cultivators in the immortal sect who were on par with them. Although the four great Daoist Academies controlled most of the power in the three great halls of the immortal sect, they still left opportunities for cultivators from other academies and schools. Even so, Nangong Xuanyu and Hao Cao were able to defeat numerous competitors due to the power struggle among the four great Daoist Academies. Nangong Xuanyu was supported by the Butian lineage, while Hao Cao received support from the Wuqi and Jumang lineages. The immortal sect needed to give hope to Golden Core cultivators from other academies. Hao Cao had studied at Wuqi Daoist Academy, and Reverend Taohua's daughter, Pei Qingshuang, was also his student, so these two lineages chose him as one of their own. The Kunpeng lineage also put forward a Golden Core Completion cultivator from Zhenling Academy, but unfortunately, the Nascent Soul Nurturing Pill for the Sea Domain was originally their quota, so they ultimately couldn't compete against Hao Cao.

"I hope that in a few years, the immortal sect will have a few more Reverend Nascent Souls."

Gongsun Jielü's words made Chen Mobai nod involuntarily. He hoped Wang Shuye, Hao Cao, and Nie Tinglan would successfully form their Nascent Souls.

"Deputy Hall Master Gongsun is a grandmaster of the sword, with the potential of Patriarch Baiguang. I'm sure you will succeed."

What Chen Mobai said, however, was completely different from what he was thinking.

"Sword intent? He hadn't mastered that! He understood: Gongsun Jielü was showing off her perfected sword intent."

After understanding, Chen Mobai naturally didn't give her the opportunity. He gave a look to Hua Zijing beside him, who immediately came over and stated that the Butian Group had accumulated many matters that needed his attention during his leave.

"Deputy Hall Master Gongsun, I'll head back to handle official business first. When I have time in the future, let's spar in sword arts."

Chen Mobai's words brought a look of anticipation to Gongsun Jielü's face; she seemed to take him seriously. *She couldn't possibly be trying to defeat me in sword arts before I grow stronger, just so she can brag about it later, could she?* Seeing her expression, Chen Mobai deeply misunderstood. After leaving with Hua Zijing, he was already thinking of excuses to decline a sword arts sparring session with Gongsun Jielü.

Back at the Butian Group, Zhuang Jialan, who had put her glasses back on, immediately walked in with a stack of pre-organized documents. Although he had two capable and efficient secretaries, many matters in the Butian Group still required Chen Mobai, as the head, to handle personally. However, it was already much better than before. The documents they left for Chen Mobai could all be processed in just half a night.

After finishing this, Chen Mobai stretched. Seeing his two secretaries still working overtime outside the office, he immediately walked out.

"Let's call it a day. Don't overwork yourselves."

As soon as he spoke, Hua Zijing and Zhuang Jialan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and began to pack their things, preparing to leave. Chen Mobai was afraid they were just putting on an act, so he waited until they had left work before using the Underworld Array to return to his apartment.

Due to his status and rank, Chen Mobai could apply for Tier 3 top-grade spiritual energy, which was the apartment's spiritual energy limit. This couldn't compare to Tianhe Realm or even Danxia City. To appear as if he was diligently cultivating daily, Chen Mobai would use a used supreme-grade spirit stone to absorb spiritual energy upon returning. In reality, he mostly went to Donghuang.

Above the Changsheng Wood Daoist Rite, two bright and radiant sword lights, one green and one purple, shot straight into the sky. But at Chen Mobai's command, they quickly concealed their light and shadows. Ten thousand feet up in the sky, the Purple Lightning and Azure Frost sword hilts were clasped tightly together, forming a long straight line. Then, they rotated in all directions, creating an umbrella-like purple-green canopy at an extremely high speed. This was to condense the Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi!

Unfortunately, because there was no proper sword master to provide spiritual power, these two swords struggled immensely. They had already failed many times. But as long as they tried, even if they failed, Chen Mobai would give each ten mid-grade spirit stones as payment for their hard work. In just over a year, not counting the Water Spirit Pearls, Azure Frost Sword had received more spirit stones from Chen Mobai than it had during centuries in Pei Qingshuang's hands. This made the newcomer feel that these spirit stones were "hot to handle." *Even though I haven't achieved any merit, this Purple Lightning Sword Master actually gives rewards! No, I must master this Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi!*

With this thought, Azure Frost Sword became even more diligent than Purple Lightning Sword. Whenever Chen Mobai released them, it would actively ascend to the sky to perform the Purple-Azure Canopy.

"Little Azure, I've never worked so hard before, it's all for you..."

While the two swords were tightly clasped and rotating in the Heavenly Gang, Purple Lightning Sword secretly rejoiced while subtly manipulating Azure Frost Sword. Because it received an extra supreme-grade spirit stone every time the Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi was successfully cultivated, it was actually working harder than Azure Frost Sword. But it insisted on pretending its efforts were for Azure Frost Sword, making the latter indebted to it. *How strange, I didn't have such emotions before?* While subtly manipulating, Purple Lightning Sword was also pleasantly surprised that its spiritual intelligence seemed to have grown stronger.

In the immortal sect, magical artifacts also had upgrade paths. When spiritual intelligence grew like that of a child, it was equivalent to a Tier 5 magical artifact. Although it and Azure Frost had both been upgraded to Tier 4 top-grade and had greatly increased their spiritual intelligence due to their respective masters pouring all their essence into them before their demise, they had only progressed 5% towards becoming Tier 5 artifacts. Purple Lightning Sword felt it was because it had ample spirit stones after acknowledging Chen Mobai as its master. Thus, its spiritual intelligence increased. *Anyway, I'm definitely smarter than Little Azure!* Thinking this way, Purple Lightning Sword was filled with both motivation and pressure. It certainly didn't want to be surpassed by Little Azure in the future.

Chen Mobai also controlled the Scarlet Cloud Smoke Luo beneath the two swords, with the purple-green canopy rotating above his head. His Pure Yang spiritual power was continuously flowing into the Purple Lightning Sword. Although the spiritual power wasn't a perfect match, it still significantly reduced the burden on the two swords. Chen Mobai constantly monitored the purple-green canopy with his "Voice of the Empty Valley." He saw that wherever the two swords rotated, the void slightly warped, and strands of incredibly pure Yin-Yang Duality Qi from the Heavenly Gang were continuously drawn in and refined by the purple-green canopy. As they came into contact with the Duality Qi, the bodies of Purple Lightning and Azure Frost Swords also emitted a faint glow.

As time passed, the two swords absorbed more and more vital energy. Their originally thick and clear blades slowly began to turn transparent. Deep within the blades of the two swords, faint streams of deep purple and dark green light could vaguely be seen forming and condensing. *It seems it will be completed today!* Chen Mobai's eyes lit up when he saw this. In his surprise, he once again opened a small void and poured out his stored Pure Yang spiritual power, injecting it into the Purple Lightning Sword. And during the process of the purple-green canopy, Purple Lightning Sword could also convert its own power into a form that Azure Frost Sword could absorb.

After receiving strong support from Chen Mobai, the two swords, which had originally only rotated in one spot, suddenly darted back and forth through the Heavenly Gang atmosphere like kites. Through communication with the two swords, he learned that the Duality Qi in that spot had been fully absorbed and they needed to move to another location. Chen Mobai immediately directed them towards the direction with the most Duality Qi in the Heavenly Gang, as perceived by his Voice of the Empty Valley.

Who knew how much time had passed, but Purple Lightning and Azure Frost finally stopped. Chen Mobai immediately approached the two swords and reached out, gripping their tightly clasped hilts! Then, within the transparent blades of the two swords, the deep purple and dark green flowing light began to flow backward towards the hilts, finally making contact where Chen Mobai was holding them! Accompanied by a pain that felt both like burning and freezing, Chen Mobai watched as the deep purple and dark green streams of light began to merge.

"Master, your cultivation isn't sufficient; you might not be able to withstand the process of condensing Duality Qi into Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi!" Purple Lightning Sword discovered this and immediately sent a message, intending to stop.

"No, I can bear it!"

But after more than a year of arduous attempts, this was the only successful instance, so Chen Mobai certainly wouldn't give up. As he spoke, his left eye suddenly flashed with a golden light. Under Chen Mobai's command, Purple Lightning and Azure Frost Swords no longer hesitated and obediently began the process of merging the Duality Qi. Chen Mobai's palm was simultaneously being flayed with boiling blood and freezing with dark purple-black liquid, but his face showed no change as he was in the "Square Inch Book" state. The efficacy of his Immortal Life Dao Body was fully activated, and powerful streams of vital energy and blood continuously surged from all parts of his body. The flesh, muscles, and bones of his right hand continuously disappeared under the dual assault of ice and fire, only to be continuously regenerated. Fortunately, not much Duality Qi was refined this time, so the process stopped after just fifteen minutes.

But Chen Mobai discovered that condensing and refining Duality Qi into Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi still lacked the final impetus. Even with the aid of the Twin Purple-Azure Swords, it was still quite insufficient. Chen Mobai no longer hesitated, immediately unleashing his strongest power. A giant external manifestation, wearing a white jade crown, appeared behind him and also reached out, gripping the Twin Purple-Azure Swords!

Buzz!

The originally distinct deep purple and dark green streams of light, under the external manifestation's grip, finally merged into a single strand of purple-azure colored qi! This was the Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi! Chen Mobai couldn't help but smile upon seeing this.

After dispelling his external manifestation, he took out a pre-prepared spirit-sealing tube and collected this wisp of Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi.

"You worked hard!"

After putting away the spirit-sealing tube with the talismans attached, Chen Mobai thanked the Twin Purple-Azure Swords, then took out supreme-grade spirit stones for them. Seeing Azure Frost Sword repeatedly tapping the spirit stone with its blade, Purple Lightning Sword inwardly disdained it and was the first to return to the domain. *It could get one more.* However, because the two swords had been together all this time, to prevent Azure Frost Sword from noticing anything unusual, Chen Mobai said he would keep a tally for now and give Purple Lightning the supreme-grade spirit stones once Azure Frost Sword left. Purple Lightning Sword found this very reasonable. Azure Frost Sword was petty and stingy; it couldn't let it find out about this.

Successfully cultivating the first wisp of Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi greatly relieved Chen Mobai. This meant his idea was sound; as long as the Twin Purple-Azure Swords were willing to work hard, he could successfully condense it even without cultivating the two great sword scriptures, Purple Splendor and Azure Sky. It was just a bit troublesome and difficult! If only he could find someone to help, just like with the Pure Yang Purple Qi! Chen Mobai thought this but couldn't think of anyone who could do it for him. But this matter wasn't urgent. After returning to the immortal sect, he still needed to find a way to make it appear as if he was extracting Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi from beyond the Sky Curtain with the help of the Twin Purple-Azure Swords. This would deepen his persona as a sword arts genius and also lay the groundwork for his future use of Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi. After all, for something like Pure Yang Purple Qi, Chen Mobai could claim he was exceptionally gifted and could easily break through and advance without it. However, if he were to form his Nascent Soul without relying on the immortal sect's three spiritual elixirs for Nascent Soul formation, simply using "talent" as an excuse would be a bit unreasonable. Even Patriarch Yuanyang still needed to go to the Lunar Star! If he truly succeeded in forming his Nascent Soul with the resources from Tianhe Realm, Chen Mobai planned to use this Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi as an excuse! Anyway, even if it wasn't a complete strand, for a genius like him, it would be enough to serve as a breakthrough catalyst. In this way, combined with his Soul Transformation potential, he could provide an acceptable reason to the people of the immortal sect. As he thought, Chen Mobai seemed to envision himself forming his Nascent Soul in the near future and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

At this time, Azure Frost Sword had also returned to his domain. Chen Mobai wanted to share this good news, so he simply took a teleportation array to Tianpeng Mountain, where Qing Nü resided. Because he had been handling Shi Wanyu's parents' funeral, Chen Mobai hadn't visited for a long time. The two, reunited after a long separation, were naturally inseparable.

Afterwards!

Qing Nü, covered in fragrant sweat, leaned into Chen Mobai's embrace, holding the spirit-sealing tube containing the Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi. Her flushed face was full of wonder.

"You're truly amazing! You actually managed to successfully condense it with the help of the Twin Purple-Azure Swords!"

Back at Jumang Daoist Academy, Qing Nü had thought Chen Mobai was fantasizing, but little did she know that in just over a year, the successful result was right before her eyes.

"It's just too time-consuming. My main focus now is still to improve my Pure Yang Scroll's realm, striving to reach Golden Core Completion and the Nine Yang Body as quickly as possible."

Chen Mobai, however, was somewhat dissatisfied. Hearing his thoughts, Qing Nü proposed a method.

"Pei Qingshuang cultivates the Azure Sky Sword Scripture, which can greatly lighten the burden on the Twin Purple-Azure Swords. If she's willing to help, wouldn't it be easier for you?"

"That's certainly no problem, but she just formed her Golden Core. Besides, if I bring her along, there's a possibility of exposure, and I'd even have to share half of the condensed Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi with her. That won't do."

Chen Mobai shook his head slightly after hearing this, but Qing Nü smiled and stated her true thoughts.

"You already have a profound connection with the Twin Purple-Azure Swords. Since they can cooperate with you one hundred percent, then if they also cooperate with Pei Qingshuang, they should be able to refine Duality Qi, right? You could then use spirit-sealing tubes to store the Duality Qi first, and slowly merge it when you have time. This would free up your time, and Pei Qingshuang would even thank you!"

Chen Mobai heard this and realized it made perfect sense. Pei Qingshuang originally chose the Azure Sky Sword Scripture and Azure Frost Sword precisely because she wanted to use the Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi to increase her chances of forming a Nascent Soul. Now that Chen Mobai had prepared the Twin Purple-Azure Swords for this task, giving her this opportunity would be like granting her a new life. However, Chen Mobai shouldn't be the one to bring this up. It would be best if Pei Qingshuang came to him for it. Then, if he reluctantly agreed, he could gain a significant favor!

"There's also a doubt about this: with Pei Qingshuang's spiritual power, even with the full cooperation of the Twin Purple-Azure Swords, would she be able to successfully refine it?"

Qing Nü added this, but Chen Mobai patted her, saying that the Face-Fixing Pearl had also been completed during this time. He could go retrieve it and, while doing so, subtly test this idea. *It just depends on whether Pei Qingshuang has this good fortune!*

"If there's enough Nine Heavens Clear Spirit Purple Splendor Qi, forming a Nascent Soul will no longer be an issue for both you and me."

Chen Mobai passionately embraced the smooth Qing Nü in his arms, feeling the sweat on her skin. He couldn't help but wrap his arms around her slender waist again, guiding her hands to rest on the wooden cabin window.

After a passionate encounter.

Chen Mobai took out a jade hairpin made of Nantian jade and helped Qing Nü tie up her long, black hair that was spread across her fair, beautiful back.

"Thank you, I really like it!"

Qing Nü cast a water mirror spell and looked at the orchid-shaped jade hairpin in her hair, a faint red blush spreading across her cheeks as she smiled.

"It's truly beautiful. Once you get the Face-Fixing Pearl, you can preserve this most beautiful appearance forever!"

Chen Mobai's words made Qing Nü even sweeter. Every time Chen Mobai left Tianpeng Mountain, he required immense willpower. He didn't even dare to look back, fearing he would see Qing Nü's hopeful gaze and be unable to resist staying.

Upon returning to the immortal sect, Chen Mobai called Zhuang Jialan in.

"Are there any recent cases from Linwu Grotto-Heaven within the group?"

If he wanted to go to Jumang Daoist Academy, he would definitely need a reason.

"That's where Jumang Daoist Academy is located; there are no traces of the Ascension Cult there. However, in the nearby Nantian City, some new clues have been found regarding the incident you encountered last time, Chief."

Although Zhuang Jialan didn't know why Chen Mobai wanted to go to Linwu Grotto-Heaven, she still offered a suggestion.

"Please book me a plane ticket to Linwu Grotto-Heaven, and a connecting train ticket from there to Nantian City, but leave a one-day gap between the two."

As soon as Chen Mobai finished speaking, Zhuang Jialan immediately nodded and left. Fifteen minutes later, she sent the booking confirmation to his phone.

"Zijing, please go to the Enforcement Department and report my itinerary for this trip!"

As Chen Mobai left, he called Hua Zijing again; she happened to be at the Enforcement Department.

"Understood, Chief!"