Chapter 957: The Strongest Divine Body

Thank you, Sect Leader!

Yan Shaoyin descended, full of gratitude, after receiving Chen Mobai's assurance.

At the entrance, Zhou Wangshen was already waiting. The two nodded to each other in greeting, and then Zhou Wangshen entered the hall.

"Sect Leader, these are the Five Elements Essence refined by the disciples!"

As soon as he entered, Zhou Wangshen respectfully handed a storage bag to Chen Mobai.

Chen Mobai's spiritual sense probed inside and found hundreds of glass bottles filled with Five Elements Essence. The different essences shimmered with various colors, making them easy to distinguish.

Within the Five Elements Sect, everyone, from top to bottom, regarded Chen Mobai's matters as their utmost priority.

After receiving the assignment, Zhou Wangshen dedicated himself to this task, in addition to his own cultivation.

Besides the sect disciples, he also dispatched people to the Spirit Treasure Pavilions in major immortal cities across the Eastern Barrens. There, they recruited rogue cultivators whose cultivation had hit a bottleneck, hiring them with spirit stones to convert their spiritual power—generated through meditation but unable to advance—into Five Elements Essence.

This was much easier than farming or desert reclamation, making it a highly sought-after task among many rogue cultivators.

Many external forces in the Eastern Barrens were puzzled by this, as such a practice of hiring people to cultivate specific methods was unheard of in the Eastern Continent. Previously, only demonic sects from Dongli had engaged in such activities.

Upon learning of this, some disgruntled neighbors reported the matter to the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect.

Out of obligation, the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect dispatched investigators.

However, every cultivator refining Five Elements Essence was a volunteer, and they even had to compete to get the task.

After all, many rogue cultivators had impure spiritual power, and the Five Elements Essence they refined was naturally filled with impurities.

Therefore, Zhou Wangshen had to assess and screen rogue cultivators who wished to refine Five Elements Essence.

But once they passed the assessment, they essentially secured a stable income.

As long as their spiritual power was up to standard, the newly established Spirit Vault department of the Five Elements Sect would purchase any amount of Five Elements Essence they refined.

One bottle of Five Elements Essence contained ten strands, exchangeable for 100 low-grade spirit stones.

A cultivator in the late Qi Refining stage could typically refine one strand every three or four days. Cultivators stuck at a bottleneck and unable to advance could refine one bottle within one or two months by meditating every night.

Of course, refining Five Elements Essence required dispersing the spiritual power painstakingly cultivated, which would deplete a cultivator's vital energy. If one dedicated themselves entirely to this task, they would essentially have no energy for a second job.

Even so, the remuneration was higher than the average pay for the Five Elements Sect's major infrastructure projects.

Naturally, competition was fierce.

Knowing this, the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect then learned the "truth" intentionally leaked by Zhou Wangshen: the Five Elements Sect had found a withered Five Elements Spirit Tree in their secret realm and intended to revive this spirit plant using a method left by the Longevity Sect.

Many believed the Five Elements Sect was wasting their efforts.

After all, the Five Elements Spirit Tree had extremely stringent requirements for its growth environment, ranking among the top three most precious spirit plants in the Heavenly River Realm. If it had withered, it was essentially impossible to bring it back to life.

With no casualties or injuries reported due to the Five Elements Essence, the cultivators dispatched by the Nine Heavens Demon-Slaying Sect toured the Eastern Barrens and then returned.

Before leaving, E Yun also found out who had reported the matter.

It was a Foundation Establishment sect from Dongyi, within the territory of the Sun-Bathing Sea.

Needless to say, it must have been instigated by Old Ancestor Baiwu.

Adding another grudge to their list.

"Excellent! With this Five Elements Essence, my Outer Incarnation's Heavenly Abode stage can be refined by nearly one-tenth."

Chen Mobai looked at the more than six hundred bottles of Five Elements Essence in the storage bag and nodded with satisfaction.

"Sect Leader, this is the Five Elements Essence refined by our Five Elements Sect disciples this year. The Spirit Vaults in other major immortal cities can probably acquire a similar amount from rogue cultivators, but strictly speaking, only about one to two hundred bottles would meet the requirements."

Zhou Wangshen immediately explained, afraid Chen Mobai might misunderstand his efficiency, clarifying that this single storage bag was not the entirety of the year's harvest.

"This year? Isn't this over twenty years' worth of stock?"

To his surprise, Chen Mobai caught another keyword and was astonished.

"The Five Elements Essence exchanged and acquired annually is stored in Golden Light Immortal City. Because the number of cultivators practicing Five Elements attribute techniques varies, we accumulate roughly 1,200 sets, with each complete set containing five bottles for the five elements."

"The quantity is a bit low, mainly because in the first few years, when the Spirit Vault was just established, many people were hesitant, so not much Five Elements Essence was acquired. Now that it's on the right track, this disciple is confident that starting next year, we can acquire 1,000 bottles annually, which is 200 sets of Five Elements Essence."

"Now, forces throughout the Eastern Barrens, and even in Dongyi and Dongwu, know about this business and want to acquire this method so their own disciples can help us refine Five Elements Essence, earning a profit margin. Considering the quality control of the Five Elements Essence, this disciple has not agreed."

"I also feel that the price of 100 spirit stones per bottle, set to open up the market, is now a bit too high. Starting next year, it can be reduced to 80 spirit stones, saving the Sect Leader some costs."

Zhou Wangshen thoroughly informed Chen Mobai about the Spirit Vault's development over the years and its Five Elements Essence reserves. Chen Mobai was overjoyed upon hearing this.

With so much Five Elements Essence, he could not only achieve Great Perfection of the Five Qi to the Origin for his Outer Incarnation but also use the surplus to artificially synthesize seventy-two types of Earth Fiend Qi, or directly use it to enhance his Primordial Chaos True Qi.

"There's no need to lower the price, nor to expand beyond the Eastern Barrens, to prevent anyone from using our Five Elements Sect's name to harm low-level rogue cultivators refining Five Elements Essence."

Chen Mobai pondered this and agreed with Zhou Wangshen's viewpoint, believing that the Five Elements Essence business was best kept within the Eastern Barrens. Because every cultivator who passed the Spirit Vault's assessment and refined Five Elements Essence had to swear an oath before being taught the method, this business was temporarily under control.

However, given enough time, someone would eventually act recklessly.

Their Five Elements Sect needed to nip such dangerous tendencies in the bud.

Cultivators in the Eastern Continent would do anything for spirit stones.

"You've handled this matter exceptionally well. Is there anything you'd like as a reward?"

Chen Mobai asked Zhou Wangshen with a pleased expression. Having capable subordinates made things so easy. He had merely given a casual instruction and some initial funds for the Five Elements Essence, yet Zhou Wangshen had achieved results far beyond his imagination.

Merit should be rewarded. He hoped Zhou Wangshen would work for him for a lifetime.

"It is only right for a disciple to serve the Sect Leader; I dare not ask for a reward."

Zhou Wangshen solemnly shook his head, which pleased Chen Mobai even more.

"This is a great achievement. I grant you an opportunity to enter the Primordial Secret Realm. After you come out this time, whenever you feel you've sufficiently digested what you've gained from the Altar of the Land, you can ask me to take you in again."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wangshen's face lit up with joy, and he immediately expressed his gratitude.

In Primordial Immortal City, after the four Nascent Soul cultivators finished their sermons, Zhou Shengqing and Mo Douguang left together, while Zhou Ye stabilized his realm.

Chen Mobai, meanwhile, opened the Primordial Secret Realm.

As the void portal opened, with a wave of his sleeve, the Taiyi Five Smokes Robe already carried the five people behind him into the realm.

The secret realm was almost unchanged from his previous visit. However, because he had taken the core Heavenly Origin Orb, the concentration of Five Elements spiritual energy had slightly decreased, though it made no difference to cultivators below the Nascent Soul realm.

After personally guiding Yin Qingmei and the other four to their respective Altars of the Land, explaining the usage and taboos of the secret realm, Chen Mobai finally took Zhuo Ming to the Earth Altar.

"Although there are five Altars of the Land corresponding to the Five Elements in the secret realm, the most crucial one is actually this Earth-attribute altar. Even the method for cultivating our sect's supreme Primordial Dao Fruit can be comprehended within it."

After the master and disciple arrived at the Earth-attribute Altar of the Land, Chen Mobai revealed the mysteries of the place to Zhuo Ming.

"This disciple is dull; I fear I may not be able to comprehend the Primordial Dao."

Zhuo Ming's face was also very excited after hearing this. After all, she had heard of the Primordial Dao Fruit since joining the sect and had just witnessed Zhou Ye achieve Nascent Soul with it.

"It's alright, try it first. If you can't comprehend it, I will directly impart it to you when your cultivation reaches the proper stage."

Chen Mobai waved his hand dismissively. Looking across the entire Five Elements Sect, among the next generation, only Zhuo Ming was qualified to cultivate the Primordial Dao Fruit. As his true successor, to whom else would he pass on the Primordial Dao Fruit if not her?

"Thank you, Master!"

Zhuo Ming saluted delightedly.

"There's one more thing: the center of the secret realm is the Five Elements Spirit Tree. The Tier 4 Myriad Transformations Thunderwater can hasten the birth of Five Elements Spirit Fruits. In the future, if I don't have time, you can come over to help water and look after it."

Chen Mobai then brought Zhuo Ming to the center of the secret realm. Sixty years ago, he and Zhou Ye had harvested Five Elements Spirit Fruits there. By their natural cycle, it would take another sixty years for the next batch to mature.

However, Myriad Transformations Thunderwater could significantly shorten this process. After the Thunder Pond in Myriad Transformations Immortal City was completed, Chen Mobai and Qing Nü collaborated to refine much Myriad Transformations Thunderwater, which they used to irrigate precious spirit plants throughout the sect. Yin Qingmei's Jadeite Phoenix Tree, for example, had rapidly improved due to this.

Chen Mobai naturally didn't forget the Five Elements Spirit Tree. Besides this one, there was also the one in the center of his domain.

Originally just a Tier 1 sapling, under the influence of Tier 5 spiritual energy and his continuous watering with Myriad Transformations Thunderwater, it had advanced to Tier 3 over the past sixty-plus years.

When it reached Tier 4, Chen Mobai planned to replace the one in the secret realm with the one from his domain, then use the Growth Acceleration Art to enlighten it, aiming to achieve Great Perfection of the Primordial Dao Fruit with a Tier 5 Five Elements Spirit Tree.

By then, he could even claim that the true legacy of the Primordial One lay within the Five Elements Sect.

After giving his instructions, Zhuo Ming went to the Earth Altar of the Land to receive her inheritance.

Chen Mobai, meanwhile, sat down beneath the Five Elements Spirit Tree at the secret realm's center. Since he would need to open the door for them to exit, he decided to use this time to improve his Outer Incarnation.

He had already achieved Great Completion of the Fourth Tier in this grand art of the Longevity Sect through empowerment and cultivation. Unfortunately, due to a lack of corresponding resources and his failure to dedicate himself to its practice, it had become somewhat underwhelming after he reached the Nascent Soul stage, unless it absorbed the power of Five Elements Dao Soldiers.

Thinking back, Old Ancestor Wangu had used this art to refine the Myriad Laws Body, dominating the frontiers of the Eastern Continent. Chen Mobai believed that if he could advance it further, it would be no less formidable than the Second Spirit formed from the Pure Yang Treasure Pearl.

A cycle of sixty years had passed since his last visit. The Five Elements Spirit Tree, once adorned with vibrant five-colored spiritual flowers, now bore only sparse remnants.

In their place were five thumb-sized, unripe fruits.

Once all the five-colored spiritual flowers vanished, these five spirit fruits would mature.

Chen Mobai took out a tube of Myriad Transformations Thunderwater. Using his Void Resonance Perception, he sensed the fruits' absorption limit and slowly infiltrated drops of the water into them.

With a continuous supply of Myriad Transformations Thunderwater, these Five Elements Spirit Fruits, by his estimation, would ripen in approximately twenty more years.

By then, Zhuo Ming should also be able to break through to the late Core Formation stage and begin attempting to cultivate Primordial Chaos True Qi.

With the Five Elements Spirit Fruits, she would be able to achieve Great Completion of the Primordial Chaos True Qi at the fastest possible speed, ensuring her successful Nascent Soul formation.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai once again sensed the five fruits, then took out the Heavenly Origin Orb and held it in his palm.

The pure and rich Tier 5 spiritual energy not only aided his Outer Incarnation cultivation but also allowed the Five Elements Spirit Fruits to absorb and refine the Myriad Transformations Thunderwater more quickly.

Chen Mobai sat cross-legged beneath the Five Elements Spirit Tree, his spiritual sense venturing out to communicate with the Taiyi Five Smokes Robe, which he had placed there to replace the Heavenly Origin Orb.

Over the past sixty-plus years, this artifact had greatly increased in sentience, thanks to the unique environment. It was now no less inferior than the one refined by Old Ancestor Yunya in his hand, also at the peak of Tier 4.

The Taiyi Five Smokes Robe was also one of the artifacts listed on the Pill Cauldron Jade Tree.

It was also an artifact that every disciple of the Pill Cauldron Sect had to refine when learning the art of artifact forging.

Although seemingly simple, the Taiyi Five Smokes Robe encompassed all techniques of artifact refinement, requiring gaseous, liquid, and solid materials, as well as knowledge of the Five Elements' transformations, cyclical evolution, and even integration with grand formations.

According to the Pill Cauldron Sect's standards, only after successfully refining the Taiyi Five Smokes Robe was one considered to have truly entered the art of artifact forging.

Chen Mobai, of course, had entered long ago.

After toying with the Taiyi Five Smokes Robe he had personally refined for a while, he brought his spiritual sense back into his body and took out the storage bag Zhou Wangshen had given him.

With a thought, hundreds of bottles of Five Elements Essence appeared around him.

Chen Mobai arranged them into sets of five bottles for each element, stacking up 113 sets of Five Elements Essence.

Under the control of his vast and boundless spiritual sense, the first five bottles opened, and fifty strands of Five Elements Essence poured out, entering his vision.

Although Zhou Wangshen believed these Five Elements Essence strands were carefully selected and pure enough, how could the purity of cultivators' spiritual power in the Eastern Barrens compare to that of the Immortal Sect?

Chen Mobai found that these Five Elements Essence strands still contained a trace of impurities.

For others, this would be troublesome, but for him, it was a minor issue.

His Nascent Soul emerged from his body and hovered above his head.

Then, a massive Outer Incarnation materialized in the void behind him, wearing the Crown of All Beings of Heaven and Earth. The Five Elements Spirit Tree, clear as jade, appeared as small as a roadside weed before it. The fifty strands of Five Elements Essence before him, under the guidance of his spiritual sense, transformed into five streams of colorful light, heading towards the internal organs of the Outer Incarnation.

As the Five Elements Essence entered its body, the once empty Outer Incarnation gradually developed substantial organs, linking with the Heavenly Marrow and Heavenly Veins formed from void power, thereby establishing the human body's Five Elements circulation.

However, fifty strands of Five Elements Essence were still too few.

They were quickly consumed and refined by the Outer Incarnation, and the various organs only manifested as rough outlines.

Chen Mobai's Nascent Soul gently exhaled, and soon wisps of impure qi overflowed from the Outer Incarnation, dissipating into this world.

This was the ability of the "Ritualistic Drink" section of the Phoenix Dancing Towards the Sun Diagram, which would only absorb and refine the spiritual energy and power it needed.

After this trial, Chen Mobai roughly estimated his efficiency in refining Five Elements Essence. His spiritual sense surged forth, and soon fifty more bottles opened.

A full five hundred strands of Five Elements Essence gushed out. Chen Mobai even sensed a yearning emotion emanating from the Five Elements Spirit Tree behind him and the Taiyi Five Smokes Robe beneath the ground.

Clearly, this Five Elements Essence was of great use to them as well.

It seemed that in the future, he would need to vigorously develop this industry, providing more job opportunities for sect disciples and rogue cultivators in the Eastern Barrens.

With this thought, Chen Mobai lifted the restrictions, allowing his Outer Incarnation to fully absorb the five hundred strands of Five Elements Essence.

As time passed, all six hundred-plus bottles around him had been opened. The vast Five Elements Essence transformed into five splendid long dragons, circulating within his Outer Incarnation, constructing a complete inner world.

After refining and absorbing all the Five Elements Essence, the primary internal organs had solidified. Chen Mobai could even feel these organs pulsating.

Chen Mobai's boundless spiritual sense, characteristic of a late Nascent Soul cultivator, surged forth like a creator. Following the Outer Incarnation's incantations and incorporating the Immortal Sect's research on the human body, he meticulously constructed the Outer Incarnation's bone marrow, blood vessels and meridians, Five Elements organs, and so on.

Empowered by the Crown of All Beings of Heaven and Earth, his Square Inch Book brought to mind the human puppets left by Yan Xinjie and Che Yucheng. He reassembled and reconstructed this Outer Incarnation in the manner of a puppet.

The puppet he intended to build was naturally one that perfectly fit his own being and could unleash the Outer Incarnation's combat power to its strongest realm.

The key to this was a book he had long forgotten:

The Sword Fiend Compendium.

He had conceived this idea when refining this Outer Incarnation: to integrate thousands of sword fiends into this incarnation and form a Myriad Swords Dharma Body.

Because the Celestial Star stage of the Outer Incarnation involved drawing in the seventy-two types of Earth Fiend Qi hidden deep within the earth to condense various acupoints.

If he achieved this realm, Chen Mobai could freely condense and employ various sword fiends. Coupled with his Sky-Severing One-Thread Longevity Sword Intent, he could extract the most powerful sword intents corresponding to various sword fiends—such as Zi Hua Sword Intent, Primordial Yang Sword Intent, Dao Extinction Sword Intent, and so on—and unleash their power to the extreme.

It was even possible that he could, through this, bring to Great Completion all twenty-four sword intents contained within the Immortal Sect's sword arts. In the future, it might even be possible to reverse-engineer Dao Lord Wangji's original three thousand sword intents.

If so, this Outer Incarnation of his would undoubtedly be the strongest sword cultivator!

When battling enemies, Chen Mobai wouldn't even need to act himself; this Myriad Swords Dharma Body alone could easily defeat any foe!

Under the blessing of the Crown of All Beings of Heaven and Earth, Chen Mobai's concept for the Myriad Swords Dharma Body became increasingly clear.

As the Square Inch Book circulated, the Immortal Sect's various sword arts and methods for refining various sword fiends were also pre-engraved by his spiritual sense into various parts of the Outer Incarnation, following the method of puppet refinement.

During this process, Chen Mobai also planned to integrate the Primordial Dao Fruit.

Since he was going to do it, he would refine the strongest Outer Incarnation of all time!

Under complete concentration, time itself seemed to stand still. Chen Mobai immersed himself in coordinating all his knowledge to create the Myriad Swords Dharma Body.

Although the Five Elements Essence had long been used up, the Five Elements spiritual energy within this secret realm could also help him verify his ideas.

Moreover, the Outer Incarnation's final Heavenly Garment stage required absorbing Nine Heavens Pure Qi, and spiritual energy was part of it, allowing him to pre-refine the flesh, blood, and skin membrane.

The Five Elements Spirit Tree swayed gently beside the enormous Myriad Swords Dharma Body. The five-colored radiance of the spirit fruits corresponded with the Five Elements glow of the major organs within the incarnation's body. The continuous flow of Five Elements spiritual energy, aided by the spirit tree, allowed Chen Mobai to refine and control it more smoothly.

Gradually, his Outer Incarnation increasingly resembled a complete person. A layer of transparent flesh also appeared on its skull, slowly transforming into a normal skin color as it was filled with Five Elements spiritual energy.

The previously blurry facial features also began to sharpen at this time.

It looked exactly like Chen Mobai!

No one knew how much time had passed, but Chen Mobai awoke from his meditation.

The Outer Incarnation behind him also opened its profound eyes. Those eyes were clear and bright, like a boundless, mysterious void, yet faintly, one could discern thousands of sword lights suspended deep within that void.

Chen Mobai remained seated beneath the Five Elements Spirit Tree. His Outer Incarnation, now fully formed, slowly rose. With this movement, the entire Primordial Secret Realm trembled slightly.

The Core Formation cultivators of the Five Elements Sect, who were comprehending the Altars of the Land within the secret realm, sensed this and collectively looked towards the very center.

Their spiritual senses surged forth, and they quickly saw the Myriad Swords Dharma Body, hundreds of meters tall, with its head touching the sky and feet planted on the earth.

*Is this the power of the Nascent Soul realm!?*

Everyone's faces were filled with shock.

Yin Qingmei, who knew about Outer Incarnations and was also cultivating one, gasped upon seeing the Myriad Swords Dharma Body.

She could sense that her own Outer Incarnation, refined with the Jade Wood Primordial Pearl, was like a firefly compared to Chen Mobai's moon.

*My godfather's incarnation could probably crush mine with a single breath!*

Amidst everyone's shock, Chen Mobai also controlled the Myriad Swords Dharma Body with his spiritual sense to stretch its limbs. He felt as if he had become a giant, towering between heaven and earth.

With a single thought, the Five Elements spirit veins of the entire Primordial Secret Realm resonated with his breathing.

The Five Elements Sword Fiends, which he had most skillfully cultivated from the Sword Fiend Compendium, illuminated as five sword lights ignited with the raising of his Myriad Swords Incarnation's finger, forming a Five Elements Sword Array at his fingertips.

The Five Elements spiritual energy of the secret realm was immediately drawn by the sword array, frantically surging towards the Myriad Swords Incarnation's fingertip.

In an instant, a section of a hundred-meter long, resplendent five-colored light sword coalesced at his fingertip.

Chen Mobai had a feeling that casually wielding this sword could achieve the peak power of the Extreme Yang Slash, empowered by the Grand Sun Pure Yang Flame.

However, its actual power would only be known by testing it against an opponent.

He certainly couldn't use this Primordial Secret Realm for practice.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai's true body, seated beneath the Five Elements Spirit Tree, revealed a satisfied smile.

He stood up, and the Myriad Swords Dharma Body behind him slowly receded into the void, disappearing.

The refinement of this Outer Incarnation marked a crucial turning point in his cultivation journey, as this grand art, as long as one's realm was sufficient and power abundant, had no bottleneck in terms of cultivation realm.

Chen Mobai was confident that he could leverage the Five Elements Sect's massive collection of Five Elements Essence to refine it to Great Completion of the Fourth Tier, which was equivalent to the Perfected Nascent Soul realm.

If coupled with the full power of Five Elements Dao Soldiers, could it break through the Nascent Soul limits and master the power of Spirit Transformation?

Thinking of this, he slowly exhaled, suppressing the urge to find a force that would warrant the Five Elements Sect mobilizing its entire army for war.

This was the Heavenly River Realm, with Spirit Transformation cultivators overseeing it.

Until his strength reached its peak, it was best not to be so high-profile.

Within his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness, the morning bell chimed repeatedly. After calming his mind with this Natal Artifact, Chen Mobai turned to look at the Altars of the Land in the secret realm.

His Myriad Swords Dharma Body was a brilliant concept, but his own realm was only Nascent Soul after all. Even with the Square Inch Book and knowledge from the Immortal Sect, it couldn't be absolutely perfect.

Therefore, whether it was the human puppet, the Sword Fiend Compendium, the Immortal Sect's sword arts, or the Primordial Dao Fruit, he had only left openings for their integration with the Outer Incarnation. Whether they could truly be integrated and achieve the envisioned Myriad Swords Dharma Body would require continuous experimentation.

This also required his mastery and comprehension of the knowledge mentioned above.

Setting aside other things, the method of the Primordial Dao Fruit, and the Altars of the Land left by True Monarch Primordial One, were excellent teachers.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai rose and flew towards the Earth Altar where Zhuo Ming was located.

The time allotted for Yin Qingmei and the others to comprehend the Altars of the Land had actually long been exceeded because Chen Mobai had been absorbed in refining his Myriad Swords Dharma Body.

However, this could be considered their stroke of fortune; since Chen Mobai didn't call them, they naturally continued to comprehend the Grand Dao of the Five Elements.

Among them, Yan Shaoyin was the luckiest.

He had the Fire Altar all to himself, unlike Yin Qingmei, Zhou Wangshen, and E Yun, who were all crowded on the Wood Altar.

With the aid of True Monarch Primordial One's Grand Dao of Fire, Yan Shaoyin not only completed the Nascent Soul formation content of the Earth Core True Flame Art, a secret transmission of Reverting Heaven Valley, but also expanded the limit of Earth Core True Qi to sixteen strands.

If heaven gave Yan Shaoyin another chance to return to the time of his Nascent Soul formation, he felt he could at least reach the Nascent Soul Nurturing stage.

"Thank you, Sect Leader Chen, for your benevolence. Here is the completed Earth Core True Flame Art, along with the 'Reverting Heaven Pill Compendium,' which contains the half-lifetime experiences of our sect's past patriarchs and myself. I hope it can be passed down in your esteemed sect."

After leaving the Primordial Secret Realm, Yan Shaoyin handed two jade slips to Chen Mobai. The latter, seeing Yan Shaoyin's almost completely renewed gaze, nodded gently and accepted them.

"Is Master Yan leaving?"

"I probably have a few more years of life left. Forming a Nascent Soul is certainly out of the question. Before I die, I plan to go see the outside world."

Yan Shaoyin said. He had strived his entire life for the goal of forming a Nascent Soul. After failing, he joined the Five Elements Sect to survive.

Now, at the end, he had come to terms with everything.

After leaving his legacy, he wanted to see the world for himself.

"This is a talisman I drew. Master Yan, please take it as a memento. Take care!"

Chen Mobai took out a Tier 4 Grand Sun Sword Talisman and handed it to Yan Shaoyin, who solemnly accepted it.

"Please take good care of the Reverting Heaven Valley disciples within the sect, Sect Leader."

After leaving these final words, Yan Shaoyin entered the teleportation array in Primordial Immortal City and departed.

Chen Mobai instructed E Yun behind him that if Yan Shaoyin were encountered within the Five Elements Sect's territory, he should be treated with courtesy.

Regardless of any initial disputes, Yan Shaoyin had rendered great service to the Five Elements Sect over the past few decades.

"Yes, Sect Leader!"

E Yun nodded. At this moment, Zhou Ye also flew over.

He cultivated Primordial Chaos True Qi, and the entrance to the Primordial Secret Realm was within his residence, so he had sensed the activity immediately while in seclusion.

Chen Mobai exchanged a few words with Zhou Ye, who was also very grateful that the sect had given Lü Zhu a Golden Liquid Jade Returning Pill.

"However, Lü Zhu's aptitude is only ordinary. I wonder if it would be possible to exchange for one more Core Formation elixir..."

Zhou Ye said to Chen Mobai with a thick skin.

Considering he had just formed his Nascent Soul, Chen Mobai naturally wouldn't deny him this request, especially since there was one extra pill after reserving one for Yuan Chiyi.

"Senior Brother Zhou, this is a one-time offer. And from now on, Junior Niece Lü Zhu will no longer be able to exchange for the sect's Core Formation elixirs."

After signaling E Yun to give a Golden Liquid Jade Returning Pill to Zhou Ye, Chen Mobai said with a serious expression.

"Thank you, Sect Leader Junior Brother. I will forever remember this kindness."

Zhou Ye took the elixir and bowed deeply to Chen Mobai, but the latter stopped him.

"I hope that when we meet again, our sect will have another Core Formation cultivator!"

After giving his blessings to Lü Zhu, Chen Mobai left Primordial Immortal City with Zhuo Ming and the others.

Everyone had gained significantly from this trip to the Primordial Secret Realm and wished to return to their respective cultivation grounds for seclusion. However, Yin Qingmei had gained the most; the fluctuations in her spiritual power were sometimes strong, sometimes weak, a sign that she was on the verge of breaking through to the late Core Formation stage.

After a few exhortations, Chen Mobai allowed them to disperse.

Yin Qingmei returned to Mount Liujia, E Yun to Beiyuan City, and Zhuo Ming to Mount Xiaonan.

Only Zhou Wangshen went with Chen Mobai to Golden Light Immortal City. They were heading to the headquarters of the Spirit Vault to retrieve all the Five Elements Essence stored there.

On the way, Chen Mobai was curious why Zhou Wangshen had set up the headquarters there.

"Initially, many rogue cultivators' refined Five Elements Essence contained numerous impurities, so the Spirit Vault naturally had to lower the acquisition price. However, over the years, the sect's reputation for adhering to rules has become deeply ingrained, so some stubborn rogue cultivators would cause a fuss. For these individuals, the sword cultivators of the Golden Lineage have greater deterrent power, so I set up the Spirit Vault headquarters there. Right next to the headquarters is the hall where the Golden Lineage sword cultivators oversee Golden Light Immortal City. If anyone dared to cause trouble, the disciple in charge of the Spirit Vault would call on their neighbors to quell the disturbance. This also incidentally promotes the economic development of Golden Light Immortal City. Among all the sect immortal cities in the Eastern Barrens, this one has the lowest annual income. Earlier, Martial Uncle Mo spoke to my Old Ancestor about this, so I thought of using this project to help out."

After hearing this, Chen Mobai felt even more that Zhou Wangshen possessed great talent.

If E Yun weren't his direct confidant, it was truly uncertain whether he could have competed for the position of Sect Leader against Zhou Wangshen.

Through the transfer via the medium-sized teleportation array, the two quickly arrived at Golden Light Immortal City. After acquiring the thousands of bottles of Five Elements Essence stored there, Chen Mobai told Zhou Wangshen to return to seclusion while he himself went to Golden Light Cliff.

Since he was in Mo Douguang's territory, he should at least pay his respects.

By his estimation, the Heavenly Gold Spirit Root from back then should have grown into a young woman by now.