I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2501 - 1120

The moment Chen Mobai set foot on Mount Wudi, his divinity transformation aura was immediately detected by all those present on the peak.

Shortly after, Nascent Soul experts such as Xiao Yuli soared into view, offering, "Greetings, Sect Master."

"I learned that Brother Earth Virtue's attempt at divinity transformation ended in failure. It pains me deeply, so I've come to check on him."

As Chen Mobai explained this, since Chen Lingming had mentioned Earth Virtue was on the brink of death, he assumed Earth Virtue was preparing to depart from this realm.

"Indeed, Sect Master. Elder Earth Virtue rests in the rear mountain area. Allow me to guide you."

Chen Lingming promptly took the lead, well-acquainted with the paths of the back mountain.

In no time, they reached a stone dwelling built into the cliffside. Detecting Chen Mobai's presence, Earth Virtue, though gravely wounded, propped himself up by the entrance to await him.

"Sect Master..."

Upon spotting Chen Mobai, Earth Virtue managed a wry grin, attempting a bow despite his pain, only to be halted by Chen Mobai.

"Your divinity transformation failed, leaving your Nascent Soul's core almost exhausted. Without prompt care, it will naturally pull from your life force to restore itself and avoid scattering..."

Through the harmony of Chen Mobai's fifth rank Echoes in the Void, he quickly grasped Earth Virtue's dire state.

Truly, he teetered on the edge of demise.

Yet, should he resolve to let his Nascent Soul dissolve, relying on his solid base, he could endure for years to come, sacrificing only some of his longevity.

"Should the Nascent Soul scatter, eight hundred thirty-seven years of my cultivation efforts would vanish in vain."

Earth Virtue understood his plight well. With a ghostly pale expression, he voiced this, clearly reluctant to let go.

"I honor your decision."

Chen Mobai refrained from urging him otherwise; his visit today stemmed chiefly from worry that Earth Virtue might carry the Primordial Dao Fruit to his deathbed.

With Earth Virtue set on pursuing this end, he wouldn't intervene.

"Sect Master, could I pose a question to you?" Earth Virtue shook as he settled against the doorpost, hope flickering in his eyes.

"Speak freely," Chen Mobai replied.

"With a Communicating Holy Spirit Pill in hand, do you believe I could achieve immortality?" To the end, Earth Virtue clung to thoughts of divine transformation.

"It's feasible, yet the odds fall below twenty percent."

Chen Mobai stated this matter-of-factly. Despite Earth Virtue's profound practice and ownership of the Primordial Dao Fruit, Chen Mobai viewed his groundwork as average, having merely skimmed the Yi Yuan Dao Scripture without deep comprehension.

The Communicating Holy Spirit Pill offers no guaranteed cure.

Similar to the Azure Fall Palace Master, whose bid also collapsed.

Chen Mobai, Shenxi, and Ni Yuanzhong triumphed in divine transformation largely thanks to their sturdy foundations.

"Just twenty percent?" Earth Virtue's complexion drained to gray, as if loath to accept it.

"Twenty percent represents your utmost likelihood. Divinity transformation remains distant for you!"

Chen Mobai delivered the brutal truth.

Earth Virtue's roots lay in Earth Element Technique, and he only turned to the Yi Yuan Dao Scripture post-Primordial Dao Fruit, amounting to a superficial shift. He barely grasped Hun Yuan True Qi, honing arts such as the Primordial Five Elements Extinguishing Divine Thunder.

Expecting deity ascension via the Yi Yuan Dao Scripture on that base revealed Earth Virtue's haste.

In the end, mere decades of life remained for him.

"Sigh..."

At last, Earth Virtue appeared to yield to the facts, hanging his head with a drawn-out breath, before arduously employing his Divine Sense to draw forth a dull Dao Fruit from between his brows.

"Sect Master, here is the Primordial Dao Fruit. Having botched divine transformation, I no longer deserve to hold it."

Chen Lingming, observing nearby, couldn't suppress an inner contemplation.

Though Earth Virtue held the Yi Yuan Dao Palace legacy and yielded time and again against Chen Mobai, he had now forfeited every asset.

This event led Chen Lingming to grasp a vital lesson: a single defeat frequently sparks a total downfall.

Avoid banking on one final bet to reclaim it all.

"Any final requests?"

Upon taking the Primordial Dao Fruit, Chen Mobai extended compassion, inquiring gravely.

"Permit me to pass my final days in this back mountain retreat."

Stripped of all he cherished, Earth Virtue at last reconciled, slamming his hand to his forehead to shatter the faint Nascent Soul within his Purple Mansion Sea of Knowledge. In an instant, he appeared decades older, accepting what was to come.

"Lingming, make sure to call on Brother Earth Virtue for future holidays."

Chen Mobai agreed with a nod, honoring the plea and even designating attendants for his twilight years.

"Understood, Sect Master."

Chen Lingming assented with a bow of his head.

"Will Yi Yuan Dao Palace endure?"

As Chen Mobai prepared to depart, Earth Virtue abruptly posed the query.

With Yi Yuan Dao Palace now a subsidiary of the Five Elements Sect, should Chen Mobai choose full absorption of this ex-Holy Land's assets, none on Mount Wudi could resist.

"This represents the Dao heritage bequeathed by Yi Yuan Grandmaster to the East Land. While I lead, its legacy shall not fade."

Though Chen Mobai relishes battle, he lacks the avarice to devour every gain from his rivals.

At present, the Five Elements Sect's domain suffices, overseeing the Three Regions of the Eastern Continent Frontier while eyeing growth into adjacent Mysterious Sea and Desolate Sea.

The heartland of the Eastern Continent, known as East Land, falls under the stewardship of Nine Heavens Morality Sect and the other Three Great Sacred Lands for over ten millennia. A bold incursion by Five Elements Sect could provoke caution.

Maintaining Yi Yuan Dao Palace as a local affiliate acts as a shield.

Besides, Yi Yuan Grandmaster persists in the Spiritual Void Immortal Realm!

Upon Chen Mobai's future ascension, an encounter with this Grandmaster looms possible. Should he dismantle Yi Yuan Dao Palace, enmity might arise.

"As a Sage of the Eastern Continent, your pledge holds immense authority. Your word eases my mind."

After forfeiting it all, Earth Virtue reflected on a lifetime of sect favors and hoped Yi Yuan Dao Palace wouldn't end under his watch.

With Chen Mobai's vow secured, relief washed over him.

"Under my guidance, Yi Yuan Dao Palace shall thrive, surpassing the glory of all past Grandmasters."

Chen Mobai concluded thus, as he now embodied the pinnacle of Yi Yuan lineage, allowing Yi Yuan Dao Palace to draw on his prestige far beyond the Five Elements Sect.

Concluding his address, he consulted the Primordial Clock's Artifact Spirit on bidding Earth Virtue farewell, but it declined.

Back when Earth Virtue had assimilated the Primordial Dao Fruit, his initial urge was to connect with the Primordial Clock.

Then, the Primordial Clock had already perceived his faint prospects for Divinity Transformation, offering silence.

Earlier, permitting Chen Mobai to offer Earth Virtue a shot at Divinity Transformation already accounted for his centuries of labor.

Absorbing the Primordial Clock's transmission, Chen Mobai inclined his head and departed the back mountain alongside Chen Lingming.

Within Yi Yuan Hall, every Nascent Soul Cultivator from Yi Yuan Dao Palace assembled together.

Chen Mobai occupied the central seat, Su Ziluo at his rear, with Xiao Yuli and Chen Lingming on flanking mats, trailed by the lords of Wood Virtue Mountain, Lian Shui, Mysterious Water, and Yan Huo.

"Senior Brother Earth Virtue's Divinity Transformation failed, rendering him unfit to wield the Primordial Dao Fruit; I'll hold it for now."

This was the key message Chen Mobai intended to share.

"Yes, Sect Master."

All attending Nascent Soul cultivators acknowledged simultaneously.

Per Yi Yuan Dao Palace traditions, the Primordial Dao Fruit ought to go to the Palace Master or Great Elder for refinement, but none ventured to bring it up now.

Xiao Yuli and Chen Lingming alike acted as if it were absent.

"When I reach Sixth Rank as an Artifact Refiner, I'll aid the Primordial Clock's ascension. Afterward, I'll siphon eight or nine portions of Mount Wudi's Sixth Rank Spirit Vein; ready yourselves."

Chen Mobai reiterated this announcement.

Xiao Yuli and the rest winced but dared not resist, bowing their heads again.

"Yi Yuan Dao Palace bears the authentic artifact refining inheritance from the Grandmaster. Yet, after the former Palace Master's demise and Great Elder Wu Ming's passing, plus Senior Brother Earth Virtue's botched Divinity Transformation, our claim as top Eastern Continent artifact refiners has slipped."

"Luckily, I've gained some understanding of Artifact Refining Technique and intend to forge several Fifth Rank Magic Artifacts shortly. Any who wish may help control the flames."

"Boosting the count of titled Fifth Rank Artifact Refiners will safeguard the Grandmaster's honor in the Upper Realm at minimum."

As Chen Mobai finished speaking, Yan Huo eagerly lifted his hand to join.

He currently ranks as Yi Yuan Dao Palace's premier Artifact Refiner, though merely Fourth Rank.

Should he participate, he could proclaim Fifth Rank status outward. He might even glean core insights into Fifth Rank forging by aiding Chen Mobai.

Yet he wasn't alone in this notion; all Nascent Souls there shared it.

Watching hands rise everywhere, including Su Ziluo's from behind, Chen Mobai felt a touch exasperated.

Is there truly no Artifact Refiner among them determined to break through to Fifth Rank Magic Artifacts independently?

Small wonder Yi Yuan Dao Palace's forging prowess fades with each era.

Chen Mobai kept these thoughts to himself, preserving dignity for the group.

"I'll send Elder Su to inform you once the schedule is set."

With that, Chen Mobai stood and exited.

Su Ziluo trailed him from Yi Yuan Hall without delay; en route, Yan Huo and fellow Yi Yuan Dao Palace Nascent Soul cultivators swiftly rose, passing their communication talismans to her.

[Su Saintess, on your last trip to Yi Yuan Immortal City, I may have acted rudely. I hope you forgive me.]

Post-talisman exchange, Lian Shui sent a covert voice transmission, prompting an inner sigh from Su Ziluo; truly, aligning with the proper leader matters.

Back in the Eastern Wilderness, coinciding with Zhang Pankong's ongoing presence, Chen Mobai conferred on the refining topic with him.