I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2333 - 1005: Part 4

The intent was to place some burden upon her shoulders, as her path had been far too easy since she was a child.

"Father, I promise to dedicate myself fully to my training."

"Good. As my daughter, your destiny is to carve your name into the annals of the Immortal Gate. I have obtained this Heavenly Realm Pure Water from the Narcissus Ancestor for you. Your previous attempts at refinement failed to push your Water Spirit Root to the perfect 100-point mark; this additional bottle should be sufficient to bridge the gap."

Chen Mobai finally disclosed the primary reason for his visit.

Back when Chen Xiaohei was an exchange student in the Sea Territory, the Spiritual Venerable had gifted a bottle of Heavenly Realm Pure Water as a favor to Bai Guang.

For a God-Transcending cultivator to spend an entire decade refining such a substance, its value is understandably immense. Typically, a single portion is enough to transform an ordinary person into one possessing a Heavenly Water Spirit Root.

Essentially, one bottle is capable of boosting the Water Spirit Root by 80 points.

However, Chen Xiaohei’s situation was complex. She needed to harmonize her Water Spirit Root with her Ice Spirit Root while simultaneously focusing on her Sword Dao and Primordial True Qi. Lacking the time to practice the Root Method of Spirit, her Water Spirit Root potential had actually dipped below 80.

Chen Mobai handed over half a bottle, a quantity calculated to finally bring her Water Spirit Root to the maximum 100 points.

"Once you possess an Immortal Spirit Root, a window to comprehend the Dao will open. You must be prepared to seize that moment..."

As he shared his personal insights, Chen Mobai also transferred all the gathered intelligence regarding the Immortal Spirit Root to her.

Chen Xiaohei nodded incessantly, realizing just how vast her father’s connections truly were as she gripped the vial of Heavenly Realm Pure Water.

During her time in the Sea Territory, she had befriended several aquatic beings and maintained contact with them. Following the departure of the Spiritual Venerable, her contacts informed her that the Narcissus Ancestor no longer possessed the strength to refine more Heavenly Realm Pure Water.

This meant the supply was finite; it was a treasure that grew rarer with every drop used.

It was truly a supreme resource.

"When the conflict begins, the Three Great Halls will surely distribute massive amounts of resources as incentives. Use these coming decades to reach the Perfect Core Formation stage."

"This era marks the most perilous crisis the Immortal Gate has ever faced. Even with my current Cultivation, my life is not guaranteed. I want you to have the power to protect yourself before that day arrives."

"If the time comes that I am no longer here, do not mourn excessively. Simply inter this object alongside your mother."

With those words, Chen Mobai passed the White Stone—the relic left by Bai Guang—to Chen Xiaohei. Technically, the stone’s power had been entirely spent.

Yet, Chen Mobai harbored lingering doubts about Bai Guang. He suspected the White Stone might contain a hidden mechanism to observe or record his actions, so he felt it was safest in his daughter’s hands.

Within the entire Immortal Gate, Chen Xiaohei was perhaps the only person capable of holding onto this item.

Moved by Chen Mobai’s somber tone, Chen Xiaohei felt a wave of regret for her previous laziness. Had she mirrored her father’s work ethic, she might already be on the verge of Nascent Soul Formation.

With that level of strength, she could have actually contributed to the upcoming war effort.

"I have faith in you."

After finishing his lecture, Chen Mobai informed her that he was heading to the Dance Tool Dao Academy. He intended to enter seclusion to see if he could break through to the God-Transcending realm before the portal was activated.

"Father, you really should allow yourself a moment of rest."

Looking at the late hour and remembering how their family used to live there—with her father spending nearly all his life locked away in the Cultivation Room—she spoke with a hint of sorrow.

"With the three billion souls of the Immortal Gate’s Thirty-Six Heavenly Caves and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands resting on my shoulders, I do not have the luxury of rest!"

Turning his back to her, Chen Mobai let out a staged sigh. He gave a final wave before dissolving into a streak of silver light, vanishing instantly.

Watching him leave, Chen Xiaohei’s eyes grew misty.

Even Yu Huiping couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.

She mused that while her teacher might have had her flaws, she certainly chose a man of exceptional character.

...

Back at the Dance Tool Dao Academy, Chen Mobai stood before the portal, contemplating it.

Ever since this Great Treasure of the Sect came into his possession, the Turtle Treasure had been incessantly triggering notifications.

At his current level of insight, he could perceive the truth behind the object.

Every portal was a physical manifestation of the Void Great Dao.

It was the very essence of the Void made solid.

If the Turtle Treasure were to consume such a massive concentration of the Power of Void, it might finally shed its mystery and reveal its true form.

He wondered if it was a Seventh Rank Innate Spiritual Treasure, an Eighth Rank Innate Treasure, or perhaps the Dao Treasure of a truly powerful being.

This uncertainty was why Chen Mobai had hesitated.

A Seventh Rank Innate Spiritual Treasure was something he could manage.

However, if it reached the Eighth Rank, it would imply the Turtle Treasure was the embodiment of the Great Dao itself.

Yet, the records of the four lineages were clear: the Void Great Dao of this universe was governed by the Gate of Taixu, the ultimate treasure of the Purple Sky Daoist Venerable.

The Dao can only have one master.

If the Turtle Treasure was Eighth Rank, it suggested something was wrong with the Gate of Taixu.

Ancestor Yun Ya’s journals noted that many Pure Yang experts had utilized the Gate of Taixu.

If the seat of the Void Great Dao were truly empty, those powerful entities would have competed to claim it long ago.

Chen Mobai feared that if the Turtle Treasure revealed an Eighth Rank aura, he would be unable to hide from the gaze of those Great Powers, even at the edge of the universe.

Thus, after careful deliberation, he decided against letting the Turtle Treasure consume the portal.

Furthermore, this portal represented the Immortal Gate’s sole chance to escape the Tianyang Star System and return to the Central Dojo of the Purple Cloud Galaxy.

He was willing to spend the Sect's resources freely, but destroying the portal was a step too far.

While he could jump between worlds at will, the other God-Transcending cultivators of the Immortal Gate needed this gate to reach the Central Dojo.

He couldn't exactly ferry every high-level cultivator to the Tianhe Realm himself.

There was, however, one scenario where he would allow the Turtle Treasure to devour the gate.

If the Immortal Gate fell during the war, unable to withstand the forces of Ming Wang Star and the Underworld King’s elites.

In that desperate moment, to prevent the Earth Element Star from total annihilation, he would destroy the portal.

Without the gate, the Immortal Gate could take the Earth Element Star and wander through the cosmos to escape their proximity to Ming Wang Star.

A contingency plan for a "Wandering Earth Element Star" had been drafted long ago.

By modifying the Spiritual Pivot of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Caves and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands, the entire planet could be turned into a propelled vessel.

Having considered every outcome, Chen Mobai calmed the Turtle Treasure and initiated the teleportation.

In a flash of silver, he was transported back to the Eastern Wilderness.

Emerging from the Cultivation Room within the Yellow Dragon Cave Mansion, Chen Mobai released his Divine Sense and noted that Qing Nu was absent.

His Divine Sense continued to surge outward, sweeping past the Cave Mansion to encompass all of Yun Meng Ze, eventually reaching into East Wu and the borders of the Eastern Wilderness.