I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2662 - 1221: Third Entry into the Purple Cloud Palace (Part 2)

"Hmph, Red Hair, do you think that harmonizing with the Great Dao of Tai Shi grants you the right to disrespect your elders and disregard the rules? Who permitted you to barge into the Purple Cloud Palace!"

Following First Brother Yi Xingzi’s pronouncement, the third brother, adorned in black robes with white hair, appeared displeased with the red-haired youth and reprimanded him frigidly.

"Reincarnation, aren’t you merely leveraging your earlier entry into the Purple Cloud Palace to secure a front-row seat? Today, having achieved harmonization, I wish to contest your Innate Life and Death Great Dao."

The red-haired youth utterly disregarded the third brother, retorting with a frigid chuckle.

It was in this moment that Chen Mobai grasped that the third brother's Daoist epithet was "Reincarnation."

"Very well, very well. Since the teacher's transcendence, you no longer hold the Purple Cloud Palace in any regard. Today, as your senior brother, I shall impart a lesson upon you."

Reincarnation, understandably incensed by Red Hair’s insolence, rose from his mat. Raising his right hand towards the heavens, a tome pulsating with Life and Death Energy descended into his palm. Instantly, Chen Mobai perceived his own existence becoming precarious, his lifespan oscillating wildly from millennia to mere decades in the span of a single breath.

As his life's duration shifted, so too did his outward appearance, cycling through youth, decrepitude, and middle age.

Could this be the might of the Innate Life and Death Great Dao!

Chen Mobai was tremendously shaken, pondering the unfolding events. Why had the Dan Ding Taoist designated this particular day for the final Azure Bird?

Was this assignment more significant than the Ninth Rank Creation and Eternal Transcendence?

Yet, Chen Mobai’s thoughts were singularly focused on one crucial matter.

How to extricate himself from this situation?

He was merely at the Divinity Transformation stage; despite being the final closed-door disciple of the Purple Sky Daoist Venerable, it was abundantly clear he was ill-equipped to intervene in conflicts among Harmonization powerhouse.

Just as Chen Mobai’s Divine Sense was in operation, attempting to disseminate his Nirvana Great Dao power to facilitate a return to the Dan Cauldron Jade Tree, a chilling voice echoed: "Enough. This is the Purple Cloud Palace. If you two intend to battle, depart from here!"

Accompanying this voice was an overwhelming aura of killing intent, causing everyone present to tremble.

Chen Mobai’s gaze ascended, identifying the speaker as a youth clad in gray, occupying the second position in the front row. He rested a Three-Foot Green Peak sword upon his knees, a Mysterious Yellow Pagoda hovering serenely above his head.

It was evident that he was a Pure Yang Great Power, having already harmonized with two Great Daos.

"Brother Ci Bei, I merely sought to uphold a modicum of classroom decorum; nothing more."

Upon hearing the gray-clad youth’s decree, Reincarnation responded with an outwardly calm demeanor, though he remained seated, clutching the artifact in his hand.

Chen Mobai now understood that the second brother bore the epithet "Ci Bei."

Chen Mobai found this name remarkably fitting. At this juncture, his lifespan and appearance had reverted to normalcy, and his profound reverence for the Harmonization Great Powers deepened considerably.

"Brother Ci Bei, I contend that the seating arrangement within the Purple Cloud Palace warrants revision. While the front row designation for those in the Pure Yang Realm is perhaps acceptable, an individual like Reincarnation, who is merely at the Harmonization stage, ought to be relegated to the second row. This would, in turn, more accurately reflect the value placed upon the Purple Cloud Palace's esteemed seats!"

Addressing the senior brothers and sisters seated in the front row, the red-haired youth remained unabashed, voicing a long-standing grievance.

When the Purple Sky Daoist Venerable had disseminated the Great Dao across the universe, he had arrived merely moments too late, finding the seven coveted seats of the front row already claimed.

Despite subsequently occupying the foremost position in the second row, a deep-seated resentment festered within him.

Particularly when a vacant seat in the first row remained unfulfilled, his desire to occupy it intensified.

During one of the sessions, Red Hair had attempted to claim it but was subsequently expelled by Reincarnation.

At that time, not having yet attained harmonization, he was no match for Reincarnation, thus this animosity persisted until the present day.

"The allocation of these seats was decreed by the teacher himself and cannot be altered by us, his descendants!"

In response, Ci Bei uttered only these words.

"I vehemently disagree!"

As Red Hair prepared to press his argument further, Ci Bei’s hand moved decisively towards the hilt of the Three-Foot Green Peak sword resting on his knees. With an audible clang, the sword’s blade was drawn to about half its length.

The red-haired youth's countenance shifted dramatically as his Tai Shi Gate manifested. However, Ci Bei merely raised an eyebrow, and the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda suspended above his head descended with crushing force, incapacitating the red-haired youth completely.

Simultaneously, a killing Sword Intent, capable of annihilating all existence, erupted from the half-drawn sword. It solidified into a translucent, inverted sword hilt, striking the red-haired youth directly in the chest.

With a wail, the red-haired youth was violently expelled from the Purple Cloud Palace by Ci Bei.

Observing this turn of events, Chen Mobai averted his gaze, hoping desperately that the senior disciples occupying the front rows of the Purple Cloud Palace would overlook his insignificant presence in the third row.

Not only Chen Mobai, but everyone else within the Purple Cloud Palace, save for those in the foremost ranks, lowered their heads, feigning ignorance of the preceding spectacle.

"The Tai Shi Gate belonging to Red Hair might prove quite useful for our subsequent endeavors..."

Just as Chen Mobai was contemplating how best to remain unnoticed, a gentle voice interjected.

The speaker was identified as the sixth senior sister, clad in blue robes and sporting blue hair. Chen Mobai recalled her from a previous lecture, where she had sought the Purple Sky Daoist Venerable's guidance on the method to create a universe and achieve Creation, a detail he had committed to memory.

At her words, Chen Mobai couldn't help but raise his head.

It was then he noticed that beside the sixth senior sister, on a mat that he had assumed was vacant, a turtle now rested.

To his recollection, during the preceding two lessons, this very mat had been occupied by the sixth senior sister.

How did it come to be occupied now?

But his observation soon revealed something else of significance.

Upon the turtle's back sat a portal.

It was a sight he recognized intimately, identical to the Portal.

However, situated within the Purple Cloud Palace, it could not possibly be a mere Sixth Rank Portal.

It must be the Innate Treasure bequeathed by the Purple Sky Daoist Venerable—the Gate of Taixu.

This implied that the seventh position was designated for the Gate of Taixu!

Considering that the current Taixu Dao Venerable held dominion over the Central Dojo of the Purple Cloud Galaxy, understanding dawned upon Chen Mobai.

Yet, a cold sweat soon broke out on his brow.

He realized that, having mistakenly believed this position to be unoccupied, he had treated it as his own personal seat on several occasions when entering the Purple Cloud Palace.

Surely the Taixu Dao Venerable wouldn't hold such a minor transgression against him?

As these thoughts raced through Chen Mobai's mind, footsteps echoed from beyond the entrance. Soon, Red Hair, his face flushed and his fists clenched, strode in, visibly restraining his rising anger.

"Now you understand the rules, do you..."

Witnessing Red Hair's entry on foot rather than by flight, Reincarnation seized the moment, offering a sneering remark.

"Enough, let us not prolong this."

Yi Xingzi, the foremost disciple, observing Red Hair on the verge of an outburst and noticing the faint resurgence of the Tai Shi Gate, spoke up with a frown, advising Reincarnation against further provocation.

Taking heed, Reincarnation recognized that a confrontation was unlikely at that moment. He then retracted his Book of Life and Death, casually reached into the void, and produced a calico cat. Cradling it, he began stroking it idly.

Upon seeing the heterochromatic-eyed cat nestled in the third brother's embrace, Chen Mobai's thoughts turned to the Netherworld Queen he had previously dispatched. The spectral manifestation she had displayed within the Purple Cloud Palace bore a striking resemblance to this feline.

The realization that the Death God, the Underworld Race, and others from the Ming Wang Star faction all practiced the Great Dao of Life and Death caused Chen Mobai to break out in another sweat.

Could there be a connection to this third brother?

It seemed improbable; the Death God operated under the Demon Lord's command.

Chen Mobai's intermittent glances inadvertently drew Reincarnation's attention, causing him to frown and look over.

'Blast it!'

Just as Chen Mobai inwardly cursed his misfortune, Wangji Daojun rose to her feet before him.

She stood, positioning herself directly between Chen Mobai and Reincarnation. The latter appeared momentarily taken aback.

At this juncture, Wangji addressed him: "Third Brother, your cat is exceedingly lovely. Might I have the pleasure of petting it?"