Chapter 825: Immortal Book and Jade Slip

Many of the immortal jade slips were left behind by ascended cultivators. They could contain techniques for alchemy, formations, artifact crafting, or other cultivation arts, or even Daoist spells and immortal incantations. Regardless, they were highly coveted by all major sects in the Heavenly River Realm.

The Starry Sky Dao Sect, for instance, relied on the Three Lights Divine Water, which they comprehended from an immortal jade slip. After a millennium of quiet development, they soared to become a super-sect in Eastern Continent, second only to the Holy Lands.

Judging by the origins of the Xuanxiao Dao Palace, there was a 99% chance this particular immortal jade slip contained an inheritance related to alchemy. Unfortunately for them, after more than three thousand years of development, they were instead annihilated by the Five Elements Sect.

This thought made Chen Mobai somewhat lose interest. After all, he had already downloaded countless elixir recipes from the Immortal Gate. Although the Xuanxiao Dao Palace was known as the foremost alchemy sect in the Eastern Barbarian Lands, it surely couldn't compare to the Immortal Gate's accumulation over thousands of years. Still, it was a better-than-nothing gain. He could give it to Qing Nü as a gift when he returned.

Just as Chen Mobai was about to put away the immortal jade slip, his Mind-Inch Book suddenly retrieved a crucial piece of information. If the elixir recipes were left by an ascended cultivator, they would undoubtedly be high-tier. While the Immortal Gate possessed countless low-tier elixir recipes covering all aspects of Essence, Qi, and Spirit from Qi Condensation to Core Formation stages, recipes for Tier 4 and above were extremely rare. This was because many Tier 4 and 5 medicinal ingredients in the entire Immortal Gate were essentially unique specimens. Once consumed, they were gone. With a scarcity of materials, research into high-tier elixirs was naturally limited. Furthermore, there were not many elixirs available on the market that could aid Nascent Soul cultivators. It would be great if he could find elixirs beneficial for the Divine Transformation stage.

Chen Mobai wasn't worried about minor cultivation breakthroughs now; his only fear was getting stuck before the Divine Transformation threshold. Thinking this, he raised the immortal jade slip in his hand, released his spiritual sense, and began to comprehend it.

Moments later, he furrowed his brow and set down the jade scroll. No matter how hard he tried, the golden runes were like a bottomless ocean—profound, mysterious, and unfathomable. This seemed to be a very high-level script. This was a bit tricky. After all, according to the customs of the Heavenly River Realm, immortal jade slips absolutely could not be revealed to others. And those capable of deciphering these golden runes were undoubtedly from Holy Lands or long-established major sects like the Starry Sky Dao Sect. Although Chen Mobai had a good impression of Ye Qing and Yuan Zhen, he couldn't risk betting that everyone in the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect was benevolent, especially if the inherited content was extremely valuable. It would be better to find a way to collect more of these golden runes in the future and slowly decipher them himself.

Just as Chen Mobai was thinking this, Sheng Zhaoxi and Nujiang flew over in a hurry, the former clutching an ancient Daoist scripture in her hand. Their faces showed expressions of both surprise and joy, as if they were holding an unparalleled treasure as they presented it to Chen Mobai.

"Junior Martial Brother Sect Master, quickly look at this!" Sheng Zhaoxi exclaimed. Her voice was full of excitement.

Chen Mobai looked at the Daoist scripture in her hand. Remembering the legend of the Xuanxiao Dao Palace's rise, his heart stirred, and he immediately took it. On the cover, several ancient seal characters were engraved: "Interpretation of Immortal Scrolls."

Opening the scripture, Chen Mobai was immediately drawn to its contents. It contained the interpretation of the immortal jade slip he held, along with its origins. After scanning through all the content, Chen Mobai's heart couldn't help but quicken.

It recorded thirteen Tier 4 elixir recipes and three Tier 5 elixir recipes. The thirteen Tier 4 elixir recipes were fine; they were primarily used to enhance the Essence, Qi, and Spirit of Nascent Soul cultivators. Theoretically, these Tier 4 elixirs could elevate a cultivator from the early Nascent Soul stage to the perfected Nascent Soul realm. Chen Mobai could also assemble a complete set of similar recipes by picking and choosing from those available at the Immortal Gate. However, the Immortal Gate's recipes would need localization here, as some medicinal ingredients might not be available in the Heavenly River Realm. Although he now had Qing Nü, she had only just formed her core, and modifying Tier 4 elixir recipes would still be very demanding for her. If they had these recipes, she could use the Immortal Gate's techniques to refine the elixirs, saving a lot of time.

But what surprised Chen Mobai most were the three Tier 5 elixir recipes. They were named "Taiyi Generates Water," "Taiyi Transforms Water," and "Taiyi Harmonizes Water," respectively. According to the Daoist scripture, Taiyi is the origin of all things and phenomena, existing before water, then generating water. Water, in turn, assists Taiyi, leading to the creation of heaven, earth, deities, yin, yang, the four seasons, and so on. This process is Taiyi Generates Water, the creation of the world! After consuming these three elixirs, cultivators practicing water-attribute cultivation methods could experience this cyclical, mysterious process of continuous world generation and development, and the origin and evolution of all life. They could aid in Divine Transformation!

After finishing reading, Chen Mobai felt both surprised and melancholic. This was because his Pure Yang Scroll had no connection whatsoever to the water attribute, so even if these three Taiyi elixirs were refined, they wouldn't help him achieve Divine Transformation. But he quickly dismissed his disappointment, realizing Qing Nü could use them! With this, coupled with the Embryonic Transformation Essence Qi, Qing Nü's hope for Divine Transformation became very significant. Besides Qing Nü, his daughters from the Immortal Gate, Yan Bingxuan and Meng Huang'er, also had some connection to the water attribute. Furthermore, he possessed the Primordial Chaos True Qi, which he might be able to use in the future to make the effects of the three Taiyi elixirs beneficial to himself as well.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai felt that simply from this Daoist scripture and jade scroll, his gains from annihilating the Xuanxiao Dao Palace were already immense. He closed the Daoist scripture, and in a corner on the back, he saw five more characters: Yu Chan of the Water Mother Palace! This must be the cultivator who left behind this Daoist scripture and jade scroll.

The immortal jade slip actually came from the Water Mother Palace. Chen Mobai was even more astonished at this point, but then his expression turned to understanding. The Water Mother Palace was practically a household name in the Heavenly River Realm. This was because it was the inheritance left by the Water Mother who opened up the Heavenly River Realm. Located in the deepest part of the Celestial Sea, it had a profound foundation and had been the undisputed leader of this realm from its very beginning. When the spiritual energy in the Heavenly River Realm underwent a great change, allowing only perfected Divine Transformation cultivators to remain, the Water Mother Palace saw three powerful cultivators ascend consecutively within a single day, striking fear into all the Holy Lands. Although the Water Mother Palace remained in the depths of the Celestial Sea, it was widely acknowledged as the Heavenly River Realm's foremost power, one that no one dared to provoke.

No wonder these elixirs were specifically for water-attribute cultivators. Yu Chan, who left this "Interpretation of Immortal Scrolls," should be a successor of the Water Mother Palace. It was unclear why she came to the Profound Sea, and furthermore, brought the original immortal jade slip. Could it be that she stole it? Following the local customs, Chen Mobai suddenly considered this possibility. And the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

He took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and looked up at Sheng Zhaoxi and the others beside him. He instructed, "This Daoist scripture and jade scroll are extraordinarily precious. In the future, they might become the key to our sect's rise and promotion to a Holy Land, just as the Three Lights Divine Water was for the Starry Sky Dao Sect. I ask that you, Senior Brother and Senior Sister, do not reveal this to anyone else." Sheng Zhaoxi and the others nodded solemnly. With the annihilation of the Xuanxiao Dao Palace, the Five Elements Sect had a bright future in the foreseeable future, and they all hoped for the sect to become even greater and stronger.

"This matter is a great meritorious deed. I will bear your contribution in mind," Chen Mobai said to the three seriously. According to the local rules, they could have kept both the Daoist scripture and the jade scroll for themselves, yet they had handed them over to him. If Qing Nü were to achieve Divine Transformation in the future, he would also remember their kindness.

Sheng Zhaoxi and Nujiang smiled, waving their hands to indicate it was their duty. Upon hearing this, Zhou Ye also felt relieved. "Junior Martial Brother Sect Master, this is all just what we ought to do." Chen Mobai had an excellent reputation in the Eastern Desolation. With these words, Zhou Ye's probation period was effectively over. He hoped to receive the insights on forming a Nascent Soul as soon as possible!

As Zhou Ye was thinking this, Chen Mobai had already eagerly begun deploying his forces. This Daoist scripture and jade scroll had been with the Xuanxiao Dao Palace for many years, so there might still be written records related to them in Mirror Mountain. According to local custom, after a sect's demise, the most sought-after items were inheritance books and similar artifacts. It was possible that some Xuanxiao Dao Palace cultivators had engaged in embezzlement, absconding with several scrolls before the Five Elements Sect's army arrived. To prevent this, Chen Mobai needed to capture Mirror Mountain as quickly as possible. Although Zhou Shengqing had already gone ahead, if the remaining Xuanxiao Dao Palace members resisted desperately, relying on their Tier 4 grand formation, they could still hold them off for a while. Chen Mobai possessed Void Walk and decided to go personally to prevent the worst-case scenario.

"Senior Brother Nujiang, Senior Sister Sheng, I trouble the two of you to remain here and clear the battlefield. Kill all Xuanxiao Dao Palace cultivators who refuse to yield. Those willing to surrender and accept a restriction can be spared, to be taken to the Eastern Desolation later to mine and plant trees as laborers, or to form a 'Xuanxiao Convict Army' to direct them in opening up barren ruins. If they perform meritorious service in the future, they can regain their freedom..." Before Chen Mobai left, he also laid out the general strategy. Nujiang and the other person immediately nodded.

"Senior Brother Zhou and Senior Brother Mo, come with me," Chen Mobai then said to Zhou Ye in front of him and Mo Douguang, who had been silent. Zhou Ye muttered inwardly but showed pleasant surprise on his face, seemingly delighted to embark on another expedition with the Junior Martial Brother Sect Master.

Soon, four thousand Five Elements Sect cultivators were assembled. "Master!" Luo Yixuan, who was in the midst of pursuing Xuanxiao Dao Palace cultivators, was also among them. Yin Qingmei, on the other hand, had been taken by Zhou Shengqing because she possessed the wood attribute.

"Mm, follow me, but don't stray too far." Chen Mobai nodded gently to Luo Yixuan. This disciple had a water attribute. Along with Mo Douguang and Zhou Ye, they could form another group of Core Formation cultivators with all five elemental attributes once they joined Zhou Shengqing. These four thousand Five Elements Sect disciples were precisely the cultivators from the four other branches besides the Wood Branch. Once in Eastern Barbarian Lands, they could deploy the Five Elements Dao Soldiers. This way, even if Old Ancestor Baiwu got wind of the situation and came to take advantage, they would have an extra trump card. Before deploying his troops, Chen Mobai first considered the worst-case scenario.