I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2574 - 1168: The Yellow Plum of the Center

In a burst of silver radiance, Chen Mobai instantly arrived at Jumang Academy.

The Peach Blossom Sage, awaiting his arrival, bowed respectfully to greet him.

Moments later, they reached the bamboo pavilion beside the lake. Since Wenren Xuewei had entered seclusion after emerging from the Purple Cloud Palace, the Peach Blossom Sage personally handled the tea preparation this time.

Chen Mobai noticed that her tea ceremony skills matched Wenren Xuewei’s and even charmed him more with her alluring grace.

With elegant poise, the Peach Blossom Sage raised the teapot, her pale wrist twisting softly as the tea streamed down in a silken curve. The leaves danced up and down in the hot brew, blending seamlessly with her refined movements like clouds drifting and water flowing in perfect harmony.

As the supreme beauty of the Immortal Gate, the Peach Blossom Sage embodied the allure of every woman. Her brows resembled distant misty mountains, her eyes shimmered with peach blossom tenderness, and her jade-like skin glowed with exquisite softness.

Her flowing black hair was loosely pinned with a peach blossom clasp, a few loose strands framing her cheek, lending a playful spark to her regal presence.

"True Monarch, please have some tea."

The Peach Blossom Sage offered the teacup with both hands, and as Chen Mobai savored the intense floral scent, he instantly identified it as Jumang Academy’s renowned Rank-4 flower tea.

While unremarkable to him, it ranked as premium in the Immortal Gate.

"The sage is too kind."

Chen Mobai accepted it politely, sipped lightly, and set it down casually on the low table.

This gesture heightened the Peach Blossom Sage’s anxiety.

"Given the sage’s deep foundation and extended lifespan, shouldn’t you enter the Purple Cloud Palace each time it appears?"

At his elevated position, Chen Mobai spoke bluntly to the Peach Blossom Sage without beating around the bush.

"I dare not hide it from the True Monarch; I’ve been drawn into the Purple Cloud Palace five times in total through dreams."

In response to Chen Mobai’s inquiry, the Peach Blossom Sage revealed everything without reservation.

"Since the Immortal Gate set its order, the Purple Cloud Palace has appeared only five times; it’s no wonder the sage seized the most chances among Immortal Gate beings, even daring to pursue the Mysterious Gate Primordial Spirit Great Dao."

Chen Mobai showed surprise and a hint of realization upon hearing this.

Access to the Purple Cloud Palace grants solutions to cultivation puzzles. Though questions from those below Divinity Transformation remain shallow, repeated visits should have paved an easy path for the Peach Blossom Sage to reach that realm.

"To inform the True Monarch, we spirit plants struggle innately to grasp the Great Dao. Detached from my root form, I’m like a rootless tree. Moreover, targeted by the Kunpeng Daoist Institute and the Three Great Halls for millennia, my spiritual energy dwindles and resources run short. Only after five queries in the Purple Cloud Palace did I grasp the Mysterious Gate Primordial Spirit Great Dao path..."

Choosing her words carefully, the Peach Blossom Sage shared her hardships with Chen Mobai.

Any other Immortal Gate being with five Purple Cloud Palace entries and such longevity would have achieved Divinity Transformation by now.

Yet the Peach Blossom Sage faced constant suppression since rooting in the Immortal Gate.

Only after transforming did she gain scant freedom.

Still, invisible chains continued to bind her.

"The Kunpeng Lineage has gone too far..."

Chen Mobai felt sympathy as he listened.

Without Tianhe Realm resources, he suspected the Patching Heaven Lineage would stifle him too in the Immortal Gate’s setting.

"Now, having unraveled all Divinity Transformation secrets via the Purple Cloud Palace’s boon, I only need ample spiritual energy. I beseech the True Monarch’s mercy."

The Peach Blossom Sage pressed on eagerly at Chen Mobai’s remark.

"Though I hold sway here, Senior Brother Qi and the other Immortal Gate Divinities should concur as well."

Chen Mobai upheld fairness, refusing to decide alone.

"Ming Wang Star and the Three Eyed Tribe loom near; among the Immortal Gate’s Four Great Daoist Sects, only our Jumang Lineage lacks a Divinity Transformation expert. I dread my master’s practitioner legacy fading under my watch. For our millennia of alliance, I implore the True Monarch’s aid."

Here, the Peach Blossom Sage pleaded with utmost sincerity, her eyes holding a subtle plea that drew Chen Mobai into thought.

Power among the Immortal Gate’s four lineages had grown uneven indeed.

The deep bond between Jumang and Dance Instruments over thousands of years held true, and with the looming genesis war—the fiercest in history—another Divinity Transformation powerhouse would prove invaluable.

"Once Senior Brother Qi and the rest end their seclusion, I’ll convene them to deliberate."

Joy bloomed on the Peach Blossom Sage’s face at Chen Mobai’s promise, far warmer than past dismissals, igniting real hope.

"Fear not, True Monarch. As a mere Nascent Soul advancing to Deity Transformation, my true form remains the Spiritual Pivot in the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation, reassuring Yuheng True Monarch and others."

Chen Mobai nodded faintly to the Peach Blossom Sage’s assurance.

The Kunpeng Lineage eyed Jumang because this lineage could consume the entire Earth Element Star’s Spirit Vein. With formations binding the Big Tree and Pantao—the two prime spirit plant entities—the Immortal Gate’s other three lineages stayed secure.

"Should the sage achieve Divinity Transformation, I request one promise in return." Chen Mobai stated, and the Peach Blossom Sage’s gaze turned grave, sensing the pivotal exchange. "Post-transformation, your eternal bloodline grants lifespan beyond ours. If the Immortal Gate endures this genesis war, deity surplus may strain spiritual energy. I’ll open the portal to dispatch a group of deities, and I hope you join them."