I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2546 - 1149:

Standing upon the remains of the ancient flood dragon, Chen Mobai surveyed the coastal perimeter of the Eastern Barbarians, his gaze landing on the encampment of Mo Douguang as his final destination.

As the treasure ships carrying the Eastern Continent's cultivators emerged, having pursued the sea beasts into the deep reaches of the Mysterious Sea, they looked toward the silhouette of Chen Mobai suspended in the sky; their expressions were etched with the profound reverence one might reserve for a deity.

He was, after all, the pinnacle of the Eastern Continent’s Deity Transformation cultivators—the Eastern Wilderness Qing Emperor!

It was solely due to his intervention that the Eastern Barbarian territories, which were destined to be submerged by the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court, persisted to this very day.

The time had finally arrived to reap the harvest of this victory.

Contemplating the vast array of treasures available for exchange within the Five Elements Sect, those Eastern Continent cultivators, who had endured over a decade of suppression by the monsters of the Mysterious Sea, were eager to storm the Dragon Palace. They yearned to dismantle the True Spirit bloodline of the Royal Court and gather their long-awaited merit points.

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Yin Qingmei approached him cautiously: "Sect Master, should we consider adjusting the thresholds for resource exchange?"

While Mo Douguang and other Nascent Soul experts commanded the front lines into the Mysterious Sea, Yin Qingmei remained tasked with logistics. The brutal nature of the conflict had pulled her from her intended seclusion, keeping her bound here for the sake of the sect.

Previously, their defensive posture had made hunting sea monsters an arduous task, resulting in a stingy accumulation of merit points.

Yet now, with countless treasure ships pressing into the Mysterious Sea, the monsters were retreating in total disarray, scattered like loose sand. It was highly probable that millions, perhaps even billions, of merit points would be amassed in a very short span of time.

The sheer density of the beast population, with hundreds of fourth-rank monsters involved in this single offensive against the Eastern Barbarians, made the potential influx of points staggering.

With such an accumulation, the Five Elements Sect might find itself unable to fulfill all obligations, especially given the meager reserve of only seventeen Infant-Feeding Elixirs remaining.

Consequently, Yin Qingmei felt compelled to offer this recommendation.

"Building credibility takes a lifetime of persistence, but destroying it happens in a heartbeat. You are no longer inexperienced, and you have served by my side for quite some time; how can you not perceive such a truth?"

Chen Mobai rebuked her, his expression showing clear displeasure.

Yin Qingmei felt a flush of heat rise to her face, bowing her head in silent shame.

"Master, Senior Sister Yin is merely keeping the sect’s interests in mind. Even though our front line is stocked, our reserves of elixirs, artifacts, and talismans are not bottomless," Luo Yixuan interjected, rising to support Yin Qingmei with a display of sisterly loyalty.

"It is far better to defer payment than to gouge them with inflated prices now," Chen Mobai commanded. Yin Qingmei offered a respectful nod of compliance.

"For anything that cannot be immediately produced, our Five Elements Sect shall issue IOUs. As long as our sect stands, no one will be cheated of what they are owed."

"However, you must guide them to utilize those merit points for items already within our vast inventory, aiming to settle these accounts as quickly as possible."

"Failing that, we can open the Five Elements Sect’s library, allowing them to spend merit points to borrow various cultivation manuals or even review insights regarding breakthroughs into the higher realms."

Chen Mobai provided three specific directives, which Yin Qingmei and the other logistics-bound disciples transcribed word for word.

"Sect Master, should we impose any restrictions regarding the Deity Transformation Techniques?" Yin Qingmei hesitated before asking.

To qualify as a Holy Land, one requires not only a Deity Transformation True Monarch but also the inheritance of the proper techniques.

This is precisely why any technique facilitating deity transformation triggers a bloody storm should it ever leak from a Holy Land.

Every major power maintains a tacit agreement to restrict these secrets to prevent the emergence of new rival deities.

"If it reaches a point where our sect truly cannot settle the debts, then open access to the Deity Transformation Techniques, setting a price of ten million points each," Chen Mobai replied. Being an outsider, he viewed widespread knowledge as an inherent good.

This way, should the Five Elements Sect ever fall in the future, their legacy would at least flourish across the Eastern Continent.

Granted, he knew this would invite criticism from the Dao Morale Sect and other Holy Lands, so he merely cracked the door open slightly. He trusted that the Dustless True Monarch and others would eventually understand the unique position of the Five Elements Sect compared to the deep-rooted pedigree of the Dao Morale Sect. The thirteen-year war had drained immense resources to sustain over a million cultivators.

Even if the Mysterious Sea eventually fell entirely under the control of the Five Elements Sect, developing it into a sustainable foundation would be a lengthy process.

Using these techniques to clear debt was a pragmatic solution to a difficult problem.

"If that happens, I fear the majority of Nascent Soul cultivators will prioritize the Deity Transformation Techniques above all else," Yin Qingmei remarked, keenly aware of the local thirst for such power.

"Reaching that stage requires more than just a technique; you need the resources, the temperament, the luck, and the innate talent. It is hardly a simple path," Chen Mobai retorted. He remained unconcerned; Earth Virtue and Xing Ji were prime examples. They possessed the techniques, the Dao Fruits, and even Communicating Holy Spirit Pills, yet they failed nonetheless.

Without a solid foundation, even a hundred manuals would not prevent failure.

Chen Mobai sincerely hoped the Eastern Continent would prosper, and by sharing these secrets, he hoped to implicitly correct destructive local habits, such as the over-reliance on pills.

Without his specific foundation, such dependence was a death sentence.

Moreover, if a world-class talent achieved the breakthrough using the Five Elements Sect’s methods, their natural instinct would be to recognize their origin and pursue the even higher Ascension Secret Method.

With a three-thousand-year horizon for his own protection of the sect, any single new deity would remain well within his control.

With this concluded, he outlined the arrangements for the post-war cleanup.

This was beneath his concern, as the Five Elements Sect had thrived through endless warfare, and Mo Douguang was a veteran of every struggle.

"I leave this to you. The dragon-slaying encounter has granted me profound insights, and I require a period of seclusion. To ensure the young flood dragon does not act recklessly, I shall retreat to Wandering Mountain. Do not disturb me unless it is a matter of utmost urgency."

With those words, he rose to depart.

"Master, it would be improper for you to go without assistance. I know Wandering Mountain quite well; would you permit me to join you?" Luo Yixuan seized the moment to offer her service.

"Very well. The Fanhai Sect left behind many remains there, and you may find something of personal utility," Chen Mobai conceded, activating the Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo to whisk her away.

Yin Qingmei watched them depart upon the five-colored clouds, her expression heavy with envy.

Upon reaching Wandering Mountain, however, Chen Mobai dismissed Luo Yixuan to the periphery before establishing a powerful formation at the summit.

Before returning to the Immortal Gate proper, he performed a Great Void Transference to visit the Eastern Wilderness.

"Perfect timing. This batch of Ascension Dragon Gall Pills is finally ready for extraction," Qing Nu said upon seeing him appear, motioning for his assistance.

Guided by familiarity, Chen Mobai worked alongside her to pull seven green-gray pills from the vat, sealing them into glass vials.

"What brings you here today? I thought the war on the Eastern Barbarian front was reaching a fever pitch?" Qing Nu asked, her curiosity piqued.

"The old flood dragon has been slain, and the war has concluded," he said casually, sweeping his hand to envelop her in silver light as he ported her into his Law Domain.

Seeing the bisected corpse of the beast inside the domain, Qing Nu gasped in shock.

"Was it not feared as invincible across the Mysterious Sea? Did the Nine Heavens Morality Sect manage to borrow the Primordial Water Control Banner?"

"I upgraded the Primordial Clock, perfected the Six Imperial Scriptures, and consolidated a Law Domain. I severed its link to the Mysterious Sea before putting an end to it," he explained, retaining no secrets from her.

"A Law Domain!?" Her astonishment grew. This was a realm uncharted by anyone in the history of the Immortal Gate.

"I thought you were cultivating the Pure Yang Scroll?"

"During the battle, I fully refined the Primordial Dao Fruit and grasped the Primordial Great Dao. I found it perfectly compatible with the Six Imperial Scriptures, so I practiced both simultaneously and, as expected, achieved perfection," Chen Mobai explained. To Qing Nu, this was simply the mark of her husband’s peerless talent.

"You are truly extraordinary. With enough time, you may well become the first Cultivating Void practitioner in our history," she praised, causing him to smile with slight embarrassment.

He chose not to elaborate on the complications involving the White Light.

"I will leave the beast's remains to you. The Purple Cloud Palace is scheduled to descend, and it is time I oversee my responsibilities as leader," he said, changing the subject. Qing Nu, eager, immediately began assessing how to best process the corpse.

Having secured the dragon gall and core, Chen Mobai used his Law Domain to return her directly to the Yellow Dragon Cave Mansion.

"The Sea-settling Sword has absorbed power from the Sea Suppressing Bead and is undergoing its own transformation, so I must withhold it for now," Chen Mobai noted, and she nodded in total agreement.

"I never anticipated owning a sixth-rank Flying Sword," she mused. He smiled, handing her the Sea Suppressing Bead instead.

"Use this. Its properties align with your cultivation, though you cannot refine it directly. Use it to extract and enhance your own techniques," he advised, guiding her through the mechanisms of the treasure.

Satisfied, he signaled the Turtle Treasure and departed back toward the Immortal Gate.