Yu Lian, the Luo Siblings
The first to step forward was Liu Wenbai, the genius of the Liu Family.
While Chen Mobai was away, he, as a scion of a prominent family and possessing the exceptional talent of Triple Spirit Root, had already won over most of the Rogue Cultivator and become their de facto leader.
"Junior Liu, are these people all rogue Rogue Cultivator recruited by the sect from other parts of Yun Country?"
Chen Mobai joined the Divine Wood Sect for cultivation and Foundation Establishment, and he didn't care at all about power struggles.
"Yes, there are four cultivation markets in the Yun Country. Our Nanxi is the closest to the Divine Wood Sect, so it was chosen as the meeting point for this trip."
Although Liu Wenbai had already won over most of the Rogue Cultivator in South Stream Market, his attitude towards Chen Mobai remained as respectful as before.
"OK."
Chen Mobai nodded, then chose a less crowded spot and sat down.
Liu Wenbai was a little confused by his actions.
Isn't this person quite power-hungry?
However, since Chen Mobai wouldn't step forward, he could only grit his teeth and return to his previous position.
On the streets of South Stream Market, among the four major cultivation markets in Yun Country, the cultivators who joined the Divine Wood Sect stood out and stood in four distinct groups.
Among them, the group on the east side was led by a cold-faced Black-Clad Youth.
On the west side, a man and a woman, both Late Qi Cultivation cultivators, were gathered together.
Only a clump of loose sand on the north side, all messy and chaotic.
The south side naturally represents South Stream Market. Although many people were standing behind Liu Wenbai, they hesitated when they saw Chen Mobai coming over. Some even ran over to Chen Mobai's side.
What are you doing here?
Chen Mobai looked surprised when he saw who it was.
It was Zhuo Ming.
"Among our graduating class, you have the most promising potential. I'm now on your side, and if you succeed in your Foundation Establishment, it will be a great achievement for you."
Zhuo Ming raised her pretty face and spoke her truest thoughts without any hesitation.
"Oh, you trust me that much."
Chen Mobai realized that Liu Wenbai wanted him to stand up and face the other three Divine Wood Sect disciples directly.
Having made up his mind to act cautiously in the Sky River Realm, especially after experiencing the Rogue Cultivator attacks by his fellow rogue swordsmen and the South Mountain Bandits, Chen Mobai now only wants to improve his cultivation and reach the Foundation Establishment.
I have absolutely no interest in these tedious and energy-consuming tasks.
"Of course, you are the most talented in our year. You are already at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer at such a young age. If I don't have high hopes for you, do you think I have high hopes for him?"
As Zhuo Ming finished speaking, she glanced slightly at Liu Wenbai.
Chen Mobai chuckled and ignored her.
Just then, five or six more Rogue Cultivator came over and greeted him.
"Senior Brother Chen."
Chen Mobai didn't chase them away, and nodded calmly.
Before long, nearly half of the Rogue Cultivator who were with Liu Wenbai arrived here.
Even though Chen Mobai wanted to keep a low profile, the extraordinary talent he displayed during the spirit test, as well as the attitude of being personally received by True Disciple of the Divine Wood Sect, caused many Rogue Cultivator who were disgusted with the Cultivation Clan to automatically flock to his side.
Liu Wenbai seemed to have anticipated this, his expression remained unchanged, and he stood calmly at the front of the line.
This person is quite good at Qi Nourishing composure.
Chen Mobai silently made his assessment.
Are there any people we need to pay special attention to?
A sentence came to Zhuo Ming's ear, and she immediately pointed to the cold-looking Black-Clad Youth standing at the front of the other two groups.
"His name is Yu Lian. He is a genius with two Spiritual Root and has already Qi Cultivation Level 8 Refining. He is favored by Senior Brother Yuan, and it is said that Uncle Shan also intends to take him under his wing and pass on his Legacy."
Chen Mobai glanced at the cold-faced young man and knew that this person should be the biggest gain of the Divine Wood Sect in this Yun Country Spirit Crossing Mission.
"Is he Rogue Cultivator or a scion of a powerful family?"
"He comes from a small sect. His master passed away three years ago. He is now the Sect Leader of that small sect. However, in order to Foundation Establishment, he still decided to join the Divine Wood Sect."
Hearing this, Chen Mobai narrowed his eyes slightly, carefully examined the Yu Lian, and then gestured with his eyes to the pair of handsome young men and women.
"These are the geniuses of the Luo Family. The boy is named Luo Yixiu, and the girl is named Luo Yixuan. They both have Triple Spirit Root. The former Qi Cultivation Level 8, and the latter Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer. They have always been raised at Tianfeng Mountain, the main branch of the Luo Family. I don't know why they were released this time and sent to the Divine Wood Sect."
Although Zhuo Ming seemed indifferent, he had actually learned about all the outstanding geniuses in the four major markets of Yun Country in recent days.
"Is there hardly anyone in the north?"
Chen Mobai pointed to the group of people standing haphazardly, and Zhuo Ming shook her head and told him the reason.
"That area borders the Snow Country. Two years ago, when the Blowing Snow Palace held a grand ceremony to transfer spiritual energy, many Rogue Cultivator had already gone to the Snow Country to participate in the spiritual energy test. Those with outstanding Spiritual Root had already been recruited in advance."
"Oh, the Divine Wood Sect doesn't interfere in such matters?"
"I don't know about that."
Zhuo Ming shook her head. How could a small, Rogue Cultivator like her possibly know about the battles between the upper echelons?
After listening, Chen Mobai nodded slightly.
He noticed that Yu Lian and the Luo Siblings were also looking at him, and he naturally smiled back at them.
All three remained indifferent.
Under the watchful eyes of the True Disciple of the Divine Wood Sect, no one dared to cause trouble.
Time flew by and it was the next morning.
Amidst a deafening roar, a massive airship appeared above South Stream Market.
"Everyone board the ship and maintain Order."
Yuan Chiye's voice rang out, and then the airship slowly descended.
Chen Mobai saw a middle-aged man with a bushy beard standing at the highest point of the bow of the ship. Yuan Chiye and Ding Ying stood on his left and right sides, with respectful attitudes.
Clearly, this is Shan Hongyi, the Foundation Establishment Elder of the Divine Wood Sect Foundation Establishment Elder stationed in the Yun Country.
Without any hesitation, Yu Lian was the first to jump up, and then bowed to the three members of the Divine Wood Sect.
With him taking the lead, the Luo Siblings followed suit.
Liu Wenbai was eager to try, but just as he was about to go up, he suddenly hesitated. After thinking it over again, he walked to Chen Mobai's side.
"Senior Brother Chen, please go first."
Chen Mobai was very surprised. He really didn't expect that he would have such prestige in Chen Mobai's mind.
He was thinking of going with the flow and handing over the position of the new generation of the Divine Wood Sect disciples in South Stream Market, but he did not expect that Liu Wenbai would know to take a step back under such circumstances.
Since the atmosphere had been set so high, Chen Mobai had no reason to refuse.
He was the fourth person to board the airship.
Next was Liu Wenbai.
After the five of them got on board, the rest of the Rogue Cultivator stopped being so reserved and jumped onto empty planks.
"Is this the person you were talking about?"
Shan Hongyi asked Yuan Chiye, who was standing beside him. Yuan Chiye knew that Chen Mobai had not arrived yesterday, and that another disciple had personally made a trip to pick him up. This kind of attention piqued the interest of Yuan Chiye, who was also Foundation Establishment Elder.
"Yes, Senior Brother E thinks he is someone worth nurturing."