I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2585 - 1175: Immortal Book Jade Slip of the Jellyfish Palace (Part 2)

Earlier, Chen Mobai had slaughtered a million demons from the Desolate Sea, securing inner cores from mighty demonic beasts such as the Green Sea Great King. Over the years, Qing Nu gradually refined them into elixirs to boost her cultivation base.

Thanks to the Black Emperor Abyssal Scripture's swift absorption and devouring features, she had long hit the peak of early Nascent Soul stage, simply aiming to solidify her foundation further.

Yet now, she sensed the moment had arrived.

Hearing this, Chen Mobai personally guarded Qing Nu during her breakthrough, and she didn't let him down. After taking the carefully prepared barrier-breaking elixir, she shattered the bottleneck with ease and stepped into Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

"In just forty years, you've advanced from Nascent Soul formation to the middle stage. That's top-tier even among Immortal Gate cultivators."

Chen Mobai recalled the time Qing Nu formed her Nascent Soul and smiled faintly.

"It's still somewhat slow. The elite Taoist children and saintesses of Tianhe Realm can hit Nascent Soul Completion in merely two sixty-year cycles."

Qing Nu felt a touch dissatisfied with her pace. Through the years, she exchanged letters frequently with Qi Jiannu from Dao Morale Sect, mingling with peak female cultivators like Azure Fall Palace Master and Taixu Saintess from East Continent. She measured herself against them.

"In East Continent, only Ye Qing and I reach Perfection in two cycles; most take around two hundred years. Your Black Emperor Abyssal Scripture speeds up more and more, plus elixir support—I figure you'll match Ye Qing's pace."

Chen Mobai gauged Qing Nu's cultivation speed and shared his thoughts.

He knew she couldn't outpace him, but Nascent Soul Completion in two cycles was within reach.

"I wasn't rushing at first, but with your Deity Transformation Middle Stage now, I'm scared you'll ascend suddenly someday, leaving without keeping your promise to stay by my side."

Qing Nu revealed why she pushed for swift breakthroughs. Chen Mobai felt deeply moved and pulled her into his arms.

"Don't worry. This time in Purple Cloud Palace, I've grasped the Void Great Dao, so even if I ascend, I might descend back someday."

Qing Nu eased a little at these words.

She had no plans to hide in Immortal Gate with Chen Mobai, convinced that Immortal Gate and Tianhe Realm shared the same Great Dao laws—Void cultivation led to ascension, just across the cosmic starry sky's ends.

Maybe that's why no Immortal Gate cultivator ever pursued the Void Dao.

"Still, your earlier Deity Transformation will secure Five Elements Sect's sacred place status more firmly. In the recent Mysterious Sea Monster Race clash, we took down plenty of Fourth Rank monsters. I've had Senior Brother Fu send all their inner cores your way."

After some tender moments with his wife in his arms, Chen Mobai told Qing Nu.

Five Elements Sect poured vast resources into letting Eastern Continent's righteous cultivators hunt Mysterious Sea Monsters. Naturally, the beasts' inner cores and materials were theirs. For ease, processing happened right at East Barbarians' zone.

The prime inner core treasures rested with frontline leader Fu Zongjue.

"Got it."

Qing Nu nodded meekly.

Having comforted his wife, Chen Mobai returned to Immortal Gate.

Five Elements Sect ran smoothly now; he fretted over nothing.

Chen Mobai pondered resigning, but E Yun's Core Formation realm fell short. A sacred place sect leader needed at least Nascent Soul, so he kept the position nominally, staying completely uninvolved.

…

Over Mysterious Sea, Ku Zhu perched at the treasure ship's peak, laying his refined flying sword across his knees. He infused sword intent to bond with the newborn sword spirit, nurturing its vitality.

The treasure ship's commander was Mysterious Water of Yi Yuan Dao Palace.

Before departure, she'd secured an initial segment of Black Emperor Abyssal Scripture from Five Elements Sect, so she mostly secluded in the cultivation chamber aboard.

Ku Zhu's reticent nature meant just one chat with Mysterious Water upon boarding. Afterward, they trained separately, never crossing paths.

That night, finishing his sword spirit communion, Ku Zhu tensed abruptly.

"Demon beasts are tailing us. I'll go eliminate them."

Mysterious Water in the cabin blinked at Ku Zhu's voice transmission but shrugged it off.

"Let me handle it. Sect Master's command was for me to escort you as the guest…"

Before Mysterious Water finished transmitting, Ku Zhu had vanished. In a flash, sword escape carried him beyond her divine sense.

[This guy's power is insane!]

Mysterious Water now grasped that this young East Barbarian Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator outstripped her vastly, leaving her inwardly stunned.

As Yi Yuan Dao Palace elder, though she missed Water Virtue Sect Leader role, her cultivation peaked at Nascent Soul Middle Stage, one step from breakthrough. In East Land, she ranked high.

She'd assumed even East Barbarian Nascent Souls, sword cultivators or not, topped out like main lineage's Mo Douguang.

But Ku Zhu's power eclipsed hers.

Possibly past Nascent Soul Late Stage, radiating completion vibes.

As outer sect intelligence head, Mysterious Water knew Ku Zhu well. Finger-counting showed under two hundred years since his Nascent Soul formation.

This matched top Taoist children and saintesses.

No surprise Sect Master honored him and dispatched a treasure ship.

This sparked keen interest in Ku Zhu for Mysterious Water.

Meanwhile, Ku Zhu in man-sword unity skimmed sea surface via Sword Wipeout Thunder Sound speed. Amid blinding, icy sword gleams, a stealthy Fourth Rank monster from seabed depths fell to his blade.

Sword light swept, dropping a dark green inner core into Ku Zhu's grasp.

After felling it, his sword flared anew, shredding Rank-3 and Rank-2 beasts into carcasses.

Only when sea ran red and no beast auras lingered in his divine sense did Ku Zhu halt.

This rampage further honed the fresh sword spirit's spirituality.

Yet sheathing his sword, he lingered.

After hovering awhile, a black reef surged from seabed depths.

The black-robed figure atop it made Ku Zhu scowl.

He'd sensed Submerged Abyss Island's signature pulses from him, prompting the ship-leaving pretext.

"Looks like your Sun God Tree tribute won Eastern Wilderness Blue Emperor's grace—he's a true kindness-returning sage."

The black-robed cultivator eyed Ku Zhu's lifebound flying sword, its lively new spirit hovering nearby, and sighed. He'd seen it before: crude refining yielded mere Fourth Rank from Rank-5 stuff.

Now, sword qi gleamed pure, spirit pulsed vibrant, body translucent sans flaws. Stronger spirit would propel it to Rank-5 effortlessly.

In Tianhe Realm, only Chen Mobai wielded such refining prowess.

"What do you want?"

Ku Zhu responded curtly. He fretted if Four Seas Bottle's unsealing leaked to him.

Evidently, Chen Mobai's bottle plug excelled; the black-robe stayed clueless.

"Take this!"

The black-robed cultivator flung a jade vial from his sleeve mid-air; Ku Zhu snatched it, unopened, awaiting explanation.

"At your level, charging West Continent for Thunder Zen Temple revenge spells doom."

"You're my chosen heir from Submerged Abyss Island; I won't let you die out West."

"With Nascent Soul Completion now, head West, kill enough Nascent Souls, fully unseal Four Seas Bottle. Then embed Tianyuan Dao Fruit and use this Dan—Divinity Transformation odds soar."

"Reach Divinity Transformation, claim full Submerged Abyss Island inheritance; don't let me down."

Ku Zhu furrowed brows at this and queried, "What Dan is it?"

The black-robed cultivator answered, "Communicating Holy Spirit Pill."