Chapter 809: Five Extremes Heavenly Heart Pendant

Zhou Ye's face went pale and then flushed as he listened to Chen Mobai. Normally, he would never tolerate such an insult. However, the sight of Chen Mobai's Primordial Qi made him realize something else, something unbelievable.

"You... you've formed a Nascent Soul?" Zhou Ye's voice trembled, his eyes filled with both fear and unwillingness. Despite his many years of arduous cultivation, he knew he couldn't effortlessly control Primordial Qi to envelop five people with a mere wave of his hand, as Chen Mobai had just done.

"Indeed," Chen Mobai said with a smile. "This is a joyous occasion for our Five Elements Sect, so I made a special trip to Primordial Immortal City to deliver this good news to you, Senior Brother Zhou."

Zhou Ye's face instantly turned ashen. At that moment, he finally understood why these people dared to come to Primordial Immortal City together. With Chen Mobai having formed a Nascent Soul, the Primordial Five Elements Cataclysmic Divine Thunder was no longer a significant threat.

"Junior Brother Chen, my apologies," Zhou Ye said. "I just failed a breakthrough in seclusion, and my emotions were a bit volatile, which led to some harsh words. Please don't take offense."

After his initial change in expression, Zhou Ye immediately adjusted his demeanor. He first apologized to Chen Mobai, then directly unfastened the earth-vein jade pendant from his waist and presented it, along with the method to open the secret realm.

"This is one of the keys to open the Primordial One Secret Realm," he explained. "I've always believed that something so important should rightfully be kept by the Sect Master. Consider this a congratulatory gift for Junior Brother's Nascent Soul formation today."

Seeing Zhou Ye's deferential attitude, Zhou Shengqing and the others looked astonished. While they knew he wouldn't dare to resist Chen Mobai after his Nascent Soul formation, they hadn't expected such a dramatic shift from arrogance to obsequiousness.

"Junior Brother Zhou," Zhou Shengqing couldn't help but sneer, "I quite liked your impassioned stance just now, wanting to unleash the Primordial Five Elements Cataclysmic Divine Thunder..."

"It was all a misunderstanding," Zhou Ye replied, allowing the insult to roll off him. "As an elder of the Earth Vein in the Five Elements Sect, I share a common lineage with all you senior and junior brothers and sisters. How could I possibly engage in fratricide?"

"The way Junior Brother Zhou was acting just now certainly didn't look like a misunderstanding," Zhou Shengqing retorted with a cold smile, continuing his taunts.

"I was merely demonstrating the prelude to the Primordial Five Elements Cataclysmic Divine Thunder for Junior Brother Chen," Zhou Ye countered directly, using Chen Mobai's own words. "After all, this supreme divine ability of the Five Elements Sect is certainly destined to re-emerge and shine brightly in his hands now that he has formed a Nascent Soul."

His ability to endure such humiliation earned him silent admiration from everyone present. Zhou Shengqing even mused that perhaps it was precisely Zhou Ye's adaptability that allowed him to receive the Primordial Ancestor's complete legacy and approval, despite being the last to join the sect. If it were him, he probably wouldn't have been able to tolerate it.

"Since Senior Brother Zhou says it was a misunderstanding, then let it be a misunderstanding," Chen Mobai said. Seeing that Zhou Ye had become completely submissive, Chen Mobai had no intention of further humiliating him. He extended his hand, casting the Grand Unity Five Smoke Net, and drew the earth-vein jade pendant from Zhou Ye's palm.

"Indeed, the Primordial One Secret Realm, as the supreme legacy of our Five Elements Sect, must be managed by the Sect Master," Chen Mobai declared. "From now on, if any Core Formation cultivators within the sect make significant contributions, they may be appropriately rewarded with one entry to receive the teachings of Ancestor Primordial One."

As Chen Mobai spoke, he also received the jade pendants from Zhou Shengqing and the others, who all readily agreed to his proposal. At this point, even if Chen Mobai wanted to destroy the Primordial One Secret Realm, they wouldn't utter a single word of dissent. Chen Mobai nodded with great satisfaction, seeing that Angu Jiang and the others had no objections. This was because, apart from them, all other Core Formation cultivators in the Five Elements Sect belonged to the Wood Vein—they were all his people. Although he could have simply issued the order without resistance, Chen Mobai preferred a more democratic approach. So, before implementing this new policy, he symbolically sought collective opinion.

"Senior Brother Zhou, you should also come in and take a look," Chen Mobai suggested. He levitated the five jade pendants in his palm, then enveloped them with his Primordial Qi. Following the method Zhou Ye had taught him, he combined the five elements within the pendants, activating and opening the Primordial One Secret Realm.

"Yes, I respectfully obey the Sect Master's command," Zhou Ye replied deferentially. He then gave a brief instruction to Green Pearl before riding a streak of spiritual light to Chen Mobai's side.

Meanwhile, Chen Mobai stared at the five jade pendants in his palm, a feeling of surprise and doubt rising within him. He realized that the five jade pendants, when combined, formed a large pentagonal jade piece with a circular hole in its center. On the large jade piece, faint imprints representing the five elements were visible, such as water ripples, a forest, and so on. Curious, Chen Mobai appraised it with his Treasure Refining Golden Light and discovered that this combined jade piece was, in fact, a magic artifact. However, it was incomplete. He wondered if it had been forcibly separated or intentionally designed that way by True Monarch Primordial One. For now, it could only serve as a key to open the Primordial One Secret Realm. Chen Mobai wanted to immediately link it with his Tri-Unity Covenant, but realizing Zhou Shengqing and the others were waiting, he put the thought aside for the moment and proceeded to open the gates of the Primordial One Secret Realm.

Soon, the void began to melt from a single point, expanding into a rectangular gate large enough for people to pass through. Seeing Chen Mobai open the secret realm with such effortless ease, Zhou Ye once again confirmed his Nascent Soul formation; he recalled that his own previous attempt to open it had nearly exhausted his spiritual power.

"Junior Brother Chen," Zhou Ye asked, his mind now free of other thoughts, "Would you like me to go in first and scout ahead?"

Chen Mobai nodded slightly and gestured for him to proceed. Zhou Ye immediately stepped into the Primordial One Secret Realm.

As Chen Mobai led Zhou Shengqing and the others in, the Turtle Treasure began to constantly display pop-up notifications.

"Senior Brother Zhou, please lead our senior and junior brothers and sisters to the Five-Colored Altar of State to receive Ancestor Primordial One's Five Elements Dao legacy," Chen Mobai instructed upon entering. "I'll go examine the Five Elements Spirit Tree and consider the most convenient way to transplant it."

Having entered, Chen Mobai promptly handed Zhou Shengqing and the others over to Zhou Ye, who naturally nodded and assured him he would take good care of them. Traveling through the void, Chen Mobai quickly arrived at the very center of the Primordial One Secret Realm. He first took out the Turtle Treasure, set this location as a new sub-realm coordinate, and only then began to carefully survey his surroundings. The last time he came, out of caution, he hadn't brought his true body, instead using an Anamorphic Puppet for a brief exploration. Now, activating the Echoes of the Empty Valley with his Nascent Soul cultivation, he discovered the true nature of this secret realm.

The center of the secret realm, surprisingly, contained a fifth-tier spiritual vein. Furthermore, this spiritual vein possessed a perfect balance of Five Elements spiritual energy. It was precisely this balance that allowed it to nurture and sustain the Five Elements Spirit Tree, a rare treasure of heaven and earth. Chen Mobai continued to listen to this fifth-tier spiritual vein with the Echoes of the Empty Valley, and gradually, he detected traces of artificial manipulation within it. The Five Elements spiritual energy only merged and achieved perfect balance at the location of the Five Elements Spirit Tree. Outside of the spirit tree, the elements remained distinct and did not interfere with each other.

Chen Mobai took a deep breath and activated the Danfeng Chaoyang Diagram, entering the realm of Profound Insight. After forming his Nascent Soul, he had completely mastered Profound Insight, allowing him to enter and exit freely, avoiding assimilation by the Heavenly Heart. This realm, besides providing flashes of insight for avoiding disasters, could also be used to explore the profound mysteries hidden within a particular corner of heaven and earth. However, given that the Primordial One Secret Realm bore traces of an ascended cultivator, Chen Mobai remained extremely cautious. Before entering Profound Insight, he specifically set his Natal Artifact, the Morning Bell, to chime after one minute. As it turned out, his caution was well-founded.

The moment he projected his Profound Insight into the Heavenly Heart of this Primordial One Secret Realm, Chen Mobai felt an omnipresent, vast consciousness within it. This consciousness, much like the Five Elements Spirit Tree itself, was immense and powerful, forming the very foundation supporting the existence of this small world. Compared to it, Chen Mobai felt like a single, glistening leaf on a tree. Fortunately, this consciousness lacked initiative, simply operating strictly according to its programmed rules and order, maintaining the cycle of this small world. As Chen Mobai connected with this vast consciousness, all the rules contained within it were laid bare before him. He quickly uncovered the secret behind the existence of this Primordial One Secret Realm.

Currently, the hubs for the Five Elements spiritual energy in the secret realm were the five Altars of State, left by True Monarch Primordial One to revitalize the secret realm's spiritual vein. This spiritual land was originally a natural creation, discovered by the Immortal Longevity Sect, who then transformed it into a preserved secret realm. Over tens of thousands of years, a fifth-tier Five Elements Spirit Tree had been cultivated within it. Unfortunately, the Immortal Longevity Sect vanished overnight. Fortunately, True Monarch Primordial One acquired their legacy and discovered this place. After entering this secret realm, True Monarch Primordial One, using the Five Elements Spirit Tree as a central point, extracted ninety percent of the Five Elements spiritual energy here. While he refined an earth-shattering divine ability, he also severely depleted the secret realm's spiritual vein. However, after perfecting his divine ability, True Monarch Primordial One also devised a way to re-collect the essences of the Five Elements. He used a grand formation to disperse them into overflowing Five Elements spiritual energy, and furthermore, created the five Altars of State to suppress and guide the Five Elements spiritual energy into balance, nurturing the Five Elements Spirit Tree. After more than six thousand years, the spiritual vein of this Primordial One Secret Realm had slowly recovered to the fifth tier.

At this moment, the Morning Bell chimed. Chen Mobai instantly awoke. However, having already confirmed through his experiments that the Heavenly Heart of this Primordial One Secret Realm lacked self-awareness, he immediately re-entered the realm of Profound Insight to continue exploring the secret realm. Soon, through the secret realm's Heavenly Heart, he observed Zhou Shengqing and the others, who were separately receiving the Five Elements Grand Dao legacy on the Five-Colored Altars of State. They were all entranced, simultaneously sensing True Monarch Primordial One's Dao intent, absorbing the spiritual energy from the secret realm, and practicing the techniques on site to verify the legacies they received. Even Zhou Ye, after settling Zhou Shengqing and the others, returned to the Altar of State corresponding to the Earth-element spiritual vein, once again accepting the legacy, seemingly exploring his own Nascent Soul formation realm.

Chen Mobai quickly used the Heavenly Heart to enter the core of the Five-Colored Altars of State, which was where True Monarch Primordial One's spiritual hub was located. He discovered that the spiritual veins suppressed and guided by these five Altars of State were, individually, at the peak fourth-tier. However, upon converging in the central area where the Five Elements Spirit Tree was located, they suddenly merged to form a fifth-tier spiritual vein. Five peak fourth-tier spiritual veins certainly couldn't compare to a single fifth-tier spiritual vein. What was the principle behind this?

Driven by curiosity, Chen Mobai continued to explore with Profound Insight and quickly found that the key lay at the location of the Five Elements Spirit Tree. He arrived before the spirit tree. Compared to other high-tier spiritual plants, this Five Elements Spirit Tree was remarkably elegant. Its trunk resembled jade, surrounded by multicolored light, and each leaf was crisp and crystalline, brimming with powerful Five Elements energy. Chen Mobai even felt that the energy contained within this Five Elements Spirit Tree far surpassed that of himself, a Nascent Soul cultivator. However, this was normal; after all, it was originally a fifth-tier spiritual plant, possessing energy equivalent to a Divine Transformation cultivator, but its essence had been drained by True Monarch Primordial One.

At this moment, Chen Mobai also lamented the Primordial Ancestor's bad luck. If True Monarch Primordial One hadn't been so ruthless, the Primordial Ancestor might have also been able to use this Five Elements Spirit Tree to perfect his Primordial Dao Fruit and attempt Divine Transformation. But this was good news for Chen Mobai. Because he possessed the Immortal Longevity Sect's "Pulling Seedlings to Aid Growth" technique, he could, if he wished, utilize the fifth-tier spiritual vein here to re-elevate this de-tiered Five Elements Spirit Tree back to the fifth tier. Although after "Pulling Seedlings to Aid Growth" the Five Elements Spirit Tree could not ascend further, the Immortal Longevity Sect had nurtured it for tens of thousands of years, only to cultivate it to the fifth tier. Furthermore, True Monarch Primordial One had once perfected his Primordial Dao Fruit with a fifth-tier Five Elements Spirit Tree. Chen Mobai felt he could draw upon the ancestor's successful experience and retrace his path to ascension.

Chen Mobai also recalled the secret art from the Immortal Gate's Flower Bloom Pavilion: "Instant Bloom." After perfecting his Primordial Dao Fruit with a fifth-tier Five Elements Spirit Tree, could he then transform it into a resource for his own Divine Transformation? At this thought, Chen Mobai's gaze upon the Five Elements Spirit Tree grew even more fervent. Of course, severing its roots was out of the question. He had already made preparations; the Five Elements Spirit Tree saplings he had taken from here previously had been successfully cultivated, and by the time he reached Divine Transformation, they should be nearly ready for use. This way, future disciples of the Five Elements Sect would not lack the Five Elements Spirit Fruit for refining the Five Elements Core Formation Pills.

After thorough consideration, Chen Mobai immediately began communicating with the Five Elements Spirit Tree, wondering if it could be transplanted into his personal domain. If so, he would be able to carry a fifth-tier spiritual vein with him, ensuring his cultivation progress would never slow down, no matter where he practiced. However, he soon discovered a problem: the Five Elements Spirit Tree's roots were deeply embedded in the core of the Primordial One Secret Realm, closely connected to the Five Elements spiritual energy outside the central spiritual vein of the secret realm. To transplant it completely, the entire secret realm would have to be moved into his domain. Estimating the secret realm's size with his Profound Insight, Chen Mobai realized he might only be able to fit the entire realm into his domain when he reached the seventh stage of Nascent Soul. At that point, his domain would reach 53,687,091,200 cubic meters. But that would likely take another hundred years.

Chen Mobai felt a pang of unwillingness. He began to introspect his own being with the Crown of All Beings and used the Scroll of Square Inches to deduce alternative solutions using the knowledge from the Immortal Gate. After forming his Nascent Soul, he had used his authority to download all available knowledge from the Immortal Gate, completely filling his fourth-tier Heavenly Calculation Pearl. This was precisely for such a moment. Soon, under the influence of the Scroll of Square Inches, he deciphered the core mystery of this secret realm. If other Five Elements essences could replace the vast Five Elements spiritual energy outside the secret realm's center, then he could just take the central part of the secret realm, where the Five Elements Spirit Tree was located. But Chen Mobai didn't possess Five Elements essences on such a grand scale. After all, True Monarch Primordial One could only reshape the Five Elements spiritual vein within this secret realm after reaching Divine Transformation. Even if Chen Mobai scoured the entire Eastern Wilds now, he wouldn't find such resources. Chen Mobai frowned slightly, having no choice but to put aside the matter of transplanting the Five Elements Spirit Tree for now.

He then took out the large, Five Elements-united jade pendant. After linking it as his Natal Artifact with the Tri-Unity Covenant, Chen Mobai gradually began to perceive the artifact's origins and power. This, surprisingly, was also a fifth-tier magic artifact! However, it was only one-third complete! The complete artifact was named "Five Extremes Heavenly Heart Pendant." The "Five Extremes" referred to the five jade pendants in Chen Mobai's palm; "Heaven" referred to a "Heavenly Core Pearl," and "Heart" referred to a "Pure Heart Red Cord." The circular hole in the center of the large jade pendant was for the Heavenly Core Pearl, and the Pure Heart Red Cord was the key to linking the Five Extremes Jade Pendants and the Heavenly Core Pearl together. This artifact was also one of True Monarch Primordial One's proud creations. In his Nascent Soul stage, he had used this method of combination to cultivate the artifact's spiritual essence, thereby refining his first fifth-tier magic artifact. This artifact was primarily for defense, capable of blocking various Five Elements attribute spell attacks. It was essentially the artifact version of Primordial Qi. When a cultivator wore it, Five Elements spells below the fifth-tier would be rendered ineffective, and even fifth-tier spells would have part of their power nullified.

After examining it, Chen Mobai felt it was somewhat redundant. After all, he had cultivated Primordial Qi, which would also allow him to disregard Five Elements spells as his cultivation increased. Nevertheless, he would still be very pleased to possess his first fifth-tier magic artifact. With this thought, Chen Mobai continued to use his Tri-Unity Covenant to delve into the "Five Extremes Heavenly Heart Pendant" in his hand, seeking to understand the entire process from its initial refinement to its subsequent dispersal. Gradually, the expression on his face grew increasingly strange. After completely assimilating all the information, Chen Mobai abruptly stood up and turned, returning to the Five Elements Spirit Tree.

Aside from defense, the greatest function of this "Five Extremes Heavenly Heart Pendant" was to aid in cultivating Primordial Qi. The Five Extremes Jade Pendants could individually filter the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, absorbing only the energy corresponding to their respective attributes, and then injecting it into the Heavenly Core Pearl to be fused into a perfectly balanced Five Elements spiritual liquid. Cultivators absorbing this Five Elements spiritual liquid could significantly accelerate their Primordial Qi cultivation speed. While it wasn't as direct as Chen Mobai absorbing Five Elements essence, the underlying principle was almost identical. One could only say that True Monarch Primordial One truly lived up to his status as an ascended cultivator, capable of conceiving such a method even in the cultivation environment of the Heavenly River Realm.

However, from this information, Chen Mobai recalled his earlier confusion. Specifically, how the center of the Primordial One Secret Realm, where the Five Elements Spirit Tree was located, managed to so perfectly and equally merge and expand the external Five Elements spiritual energy into that fifth-tier Five Elements spiritual vein. After assimilating the knowledge of the "Five Extremes Heavenly Heart Pendant," he finally understood. It was because True Monarch Primordial One had buried the Heavenly Core Pearl here.

Suppressing his excitement, Chen Mobai immediately cast the Echoes of the Empty Valley, beginning to listen to the Five Elements Spirit Tree. As the grand technique continuously operated, he finally heard it: nearly a thousand meters deep underground, at the very deepest part of the spirit tree's root system, lay the Heavenly Core Pearl—perfectly round, transparent, yet radiating vibrant multicolored spiritual light. Indeed, his conjecture was correct. Seeing this, Chen Mobai couldn't help but burst into laughter.

He immediately cast the Earth Escape technique he had learned from the Divine Tree Secret Realm, a technique he had previously cultivated with Zhuo Ming and then elevated to the fourth-tier using the Grand Dao Tree's empowerment. However, even while traversing the underground region containing the fifth-tier spiritual vein, Chen Mobai still felt immense pressure. Fortunately, the vast spiritual energy here lacked self-awareness. Using the Echoes of the Empty Valley to listen and navigate, Chen Mobai twisted and turned through the earth. After several maneuvers, he finally reached a depth of a thousand meters. He reached out, pushed aside the soil and the roots of the Five Elements Spirit Tree, and beheld the brilliant, dust-free treasure pearl radiating dazzling multicolored light.

Chen Mobai reached out to touch it, but was repelled by an invisible, vast surge of multicolored spiritual light. He immediately enveloped his right hand with Primordial Qi and touched it again. Upon contact with the Primordial Qi, the multicolored spiritual light instantly merged, even conveying a sense of joy. This was the artifact's sentience, rejoicing at its reappearance after thousands of years. After touching it with one hand, Chen Mobai used his other hand to align the circular hole in the center of the large jade pendant with the Heavenly Core Pearl and placed it on top. Then, he continued to cast the Tri-Unity Covenant.