The Situation Was Excellent
After returning home, Chen Mobai had another meal with his mother Tang Pancui, and then, amidst her nagging, went back to his room.
It shimmered with silver light.
They returned to the Sky River Realm once again.
He carefully emerged from the hole he had dug and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the wooden house was still there.
After confirming that the Demon Beast had not yet reached the island, Chen Mobai changed his clothes and returned to the group.
"How are you feeling? Do you feel uncomfortable going back to rest?"
When Qi Rui saw him return, he laughed and walked over to pat him on the shoulder.
No.
"How could that be? Last time I took Senior Brother Wang's ashes back and rested for a day, I was lying in bed with my eyes closed and all I could see were images of myself fighting against the Demon Beast here. I couldn't rest at all."
Hearing this, Chen Mobai shook his head. He was resting at his own home on Earth Origin Star and had no worries about being attacked by Demon Beast.
"What's the situation?"
"Better than ever before."
The one who said these words was Wang Yuanwu. Chen Mobai was stunned when he saw him. One of his hands was tied and hung around his neck.
"Last night, those beasts came to ambush us. Although we notified Uncle Ning in time, one of his hands was still severed, but it has been reattached with Regeneration Talisman."
Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai immediately looked around and discovered that three more people were missing from the group.
I asked around and found out that one person had died and two others were seriously injured and had left the group.
This shows that last night's battle must have been exceptionally fierce.
If only I were here.
Chen Mobai felt a little guilty.
"Don't worry, we're about to enter the final stage, and there won't be any more casualties."
At this moment, Qi Rui understood Chen Mobai's feelings and patted him on the shoulder.
On a rock not far away, Shi Pengyi also raised his hand to greet him.
Feeling slightly relieved, Chen Mobai was still a little confused by Qi Rui's words.
"Is it about to end? Has the Divine Wood Sect received reinforcements again?"
"Old Ancestor Fu personally rushed to Cloud Dream Marsh and moved to Wind Rain Dock. He ordered our Divine Wood Sect Foundation Establishment masters from Shenmu Sect stationed there to withdraw. Two of them were teleported to Green Light Island. Now the situation here is at least stable."
Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai was overjoyed.
Without realizing it, he had already come to regard himself as a part of Green Light Island.
"Next, we'll just have to wait for when Old Ancestor Fu and True Person Nu Jiang will be free to sweep through the outer area of Cloud Dream Marsh."
Although the Divine Wood Sect and Golden Light Cliff separated from the Five Elements Sect, the peace agreement stipulated that when the Cloud Dream Marsh Demon Beast showed unusual activity, both sects would still respond to the call and help suppress the Sealed Town left by the Primordial Ancestor.
For this reason, the Divine Wood Sect sends a group of Foundation Establishment Cultivator to Wind Rain Dock every ten years.
Of course, all the spoils from their hunting of Demon Beast belong to them.
The markets like Green Light Island were initially established to handle the spoils obtained by these Foundation Establishment Cultivator from hunting Demon Beast deep in the Cloud Dream Marsh. Later, as the sect's two patriarchs discovered how profitable it was, they began to pay even more attention to it.
This time, the Divine Wood Sect's six island markets in Cloud Dream Marsh were besieged by Demon Beast, and two of them were unable to withstand the attack and have already fallen.
On Green Light Island, because it is located on the outermost edge and is relatively close to the mainland, not many Demon Beast came. In addition, Zheng Deming handled the situation well, so the losses were minimal.
"I'll keep watch tonight."
Chen Mobai volunteered, and Wang Yuanwu did not refuse, since it was Qi Rui's team's turn anyway.
It seems he's become addicted to sneak attacks.
That night, a flock of Black Plague Bird indeed took advantage of the darkness and flew towards this place from the dark clouds.
However, with the protection they had, Chen Mobai and his group cooperated well and solidified their defenses. In addition, Wang Yuanwu did not hesitate to have his Junior Liu extract the Earth Vein Spiritual Energy and activate the Heavenly Wood Divine Light again, finally waiting for the arrival of the two Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
One was Ning Leshan from Golden Light Cliff, and the other was Divine Wood Sect Peng Bei who came from Wind Rain Dock.
The former is Sword Cultivator, while the latter has been hunting Demon Beast for many years and is extremely ruthless.
None of the Black Plague Bird managed to escape; they all perished on this cliff.
Even the two Foundation Establishment Cultivator weren't satisfied, so they went off the island and fought fiercely with the two Second Grade Bird King.
However, outside was the Bird King's domain. They commanded their flock and formed a simple Battle Formation, which the two Foundation Establishment Cultivator were unable to break through. Instead, they were trapped.
Finally, as dawn broke, the two Foundation Establishment Cultivator, having exhausted their spiritual energy, ordered four beams of Heavenly Wood Divine Light to be launched from the west bank, shattering the Battle Formation controlled by the two Second Grade Bird King, before they could safely retreat.
"Why haven't these beasts retreated yet?"
After the two Foundation Establishment Cultivator returned, they greeted each other and flew back to the center of the island. Wang Yuanwu, however, was a little puzzled, standing on the shore looking at the Desolate Reef where only a quarter of the original Black Plague Bird remained.
"Perhaps he was under orders."
The Order among Demon Beast is very primitive: lower-ranking monsters obey higher-ranking monsters.
"Perhaps. We should still be cautious and not make a mistake at the last minute, lest these beasts storm the island."
Wang Yuanwu, dragging his arm which had just been reattached and was bleeding again from the intense battle, sat down under the spirit tree and began to Qi Refining.
"With Steward Wang's cultivation level, isn't he True Disciple of your Divine Wood Sect?"
Chen Mobai and Qi Rui went to the side to drink and chat. After listening, the latter nodded and then shook his head.
"Senior Brother Wang was also True Disciple twenty years ago, but Foundation Establishment Failure and stepped down from his position. He is still paying off the Contribution Points for that Foundation Establishment."
"Ah?"
Chen Mobai stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"What's the big deal? Do you think every true disciple can gather 10,000 Contribution Points to exchange for Foundation Establishment? They either rely on gifts from elders or borrow from fellow disciples."
Qi Rui was already very open with Chen Mobai, and after a couple of drinks, he told him about exchanging the Foundation Establishment Pills for the Divine Wood Sect Foundation Establishment.
"The sect actually supports this point. After all, the longer the Foundation Establishment is stored, the more of its medicinal power is lost."
"Even the most gifted disciple cannot accumulate 10,000 Contribution Points in just ten years. Therefore, in order to avoid wasting Foundation Establishment Pills, the sect allows elders to give Contribution Points, or peers to lend or borrow them from each other."
"Generally speaking, as long as you have good character and are True Disciple, we are willing to lend you our services. After all, if the senior brother we lend you his services to successfully Foundation Establishment, that would be a great favor. If we need to borrow Contribution Points to exchange for Foundation Establishment in the future, he would have to empty his pocket to help us out."
"The Contribution Points a Foundation Establishment Cultivator can complete for sect missions are at least ten times higher than those for a Qi Refining. If you're lucky enough to lend Contribution Points to two or three senior disciples who have successfully Foundation Establishment, you'll basically be able to borrow enough Contribution Points from them to exchange for Foundation Establishment."