On the Road
It wasn't until almost noon, when Yuan Chiye was getting impatient, that Zhuo Ming and the other six reluctantly made up their minds and came down from the bookshelf.
They can only look at the books, not take them themselves; they need Senior Brother Hu to do it for them.
"Oh, you want to Two Aspects Technique too?"
Surprisingly, Liu Wenbai made the same choice as Chen Mobai, which greatly surprised Senior Brother Hu.
"Oh, I didn't expect Senior Brother Chen to make the same choice as me."
As a member of the Cultivation Clan, Liu Wenbai's choice of the Two Aspects Technique must have been a well-considered decision made by his family.
"Fill this out first."
Senior Brother Hu offered another piece of advice, and Liu Wenbai hesitated for a moment.
However, after he learned that Chen Mobai had already made his choice, it seemed that he had made up his mind for him. He gritted his teeth, wrote a letter of consent, and took a copy of the Two Aspects Technique.
"Senior Brother Chen, what is the Two Aspects Technique?"
On the way back, Zhuo Ming, who had chosen the complete Qi Cultivation Chapter of the Longevity Sutra, asked curiously. Although she was well-informed, ordinary Rogue Cultivator could not find out about things like the Two Aspects Technique.
Chen Mobai didn't hide it, since he was already a member of the Divine Wood Sect anyway.
"If there is such a miraculous technique, then I have lost out big time."
After hearing this, Zhuo Ming's cherry lips parted wide, her face full of regret.
"Who knows if it might turn out to be a blessing in disguise?"
Liu Wenbai, on the other side, leaned over and said something like this.
When Zhuo Ming was puzzled, he explained the difficulty of cultivating the Two Aspects Technique, and after listening, the former was immediately relieved.
As a Rogue Cultivator, she certainly doesn't need to worry about the Two Aspects Technique until she becomes a true disciple.
"By the way, is Junior Sister Zhuo going to switch to cultivating the ' Longevity Sutra '?"
Chen Mobai pointed to the book that Zhuo Ming was holding in her arms, saying that the Two Aspects Technique required taking into account two mutually generating techniques among the Five Elements.
Within the Divine Wood Sect, there are generally two paths: Water-Wood or Wood-Fire!
Among these, Yuan Chiye chose to use water to nourish wood. If he were to eventually Core Formation, the spiritual power of the Longevity Sutra would absorb all the essence of that water-based cultivation technique.
Another method is to use wood to start a fire.
That is, the path Chen Mobai chose.
His fire element is definitely the Pure Yang Scroll, and in order to hide within the Divine Wood Sect, his wood element can only be the Longevity Sutra.
In the Divine Wood Sect, those who cultivate the Two Aspects Technique, regardless of their path, all possess wood-based cultivation methods that lead to Longevity Sutra.
Besides being a standard feature of the Divine Wood Sect, this cultivation method is also necessary because it increases lifespan, giving cultivators more time to reach the threshold of Core Formation.
After Chen Mobai obtained the Two Aspects Technique, he naturally wanted to find a way to get the Longevity Sutra.
He had previously asked Senior Brother Hu in the Scripture Pavilion, and since it was the most popular Qi Refining method in the Divine Wood Sect, every disciple could exchange for it.
The price wasn't too expensive for Chen Mobai; it was 50 Spirit Stone.
If he weren't so broke, having only 30 Spirit Stone left after completing the One Yang Body training, Chen Mobai would have really wanted to buy a copy.
"Senior Brother Chen, this is a free benefit given to new disciples by the sect. I made Dao Heart Oath when I received it, so it cannot be resold."
After Zhuo Ming understood what Chen Mobai meant, she shook her head vigorously.
Although she was just a Rogue Cultivator, she knew the importance of the Dao Heart Oath, because breaking it would be the seed of Heart Demon.
That's a real shame.
Chen Mobai was just asking, but then he remembered something and turned to look at Liu Wenbai.
The latter was also a bit strange, looking at him for some reason.
"Junior Liu, since you have chosen the Two Aspects Technique, your family has already prepared two Qi Refining for you to practice."
"That's right, Senior Brother Chen, you mean..."
Both were intelligent people, and without needing to say much, Liu Wenbai already understood Chen Mobai's meaning.
Regardless of which path his Two Aspects Technique takes, the Longevity Sutra is essential.
Since Liu Wenbai's Longevity Sutra was prepared for him by his family, it naturally did not have the restriction of Dao Heart Oath.
"If Senior Brother Chen needs it, I'll make a copy for you when I get back."
Liu Wenbai was a shrewd and Qi Refining manual to befriend Chen Mobai, his future True Disciple, was actually a good thing.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony. Junior Liu, please feel free to ask me for help in the future."
Chen Mobai originally wanted to get his hands on the Qi Cultivation Chapter of the Longevity Sutra on credit, but he never expected Liu Wenbai to be so generous.
For a moment, he felt a little guilty about his suspicion of the cultivators of the Sky River Realm. Perhaps it was just that some Rogue Cultivator were malicious, while most of them were good people like the Immortal Sect.
Upon returning to the New Bud Hall, Chen Mobai and the other six immediately applied to Yuan Chiye for seclusion.
The latter did not refuse, but told them that the amount of firewood they needed each month was not lacking, and that they would not be restricted from cultivating otherwise. He also said that it didn't matter whether they came to listen to him talk about the sect's rules or not.
The most common tree growing in Giant Wood Ridge is a type of tree called Crimson Sun Wood. The firewood from this tree produces a gentle and controllable flame, making it a highly sought-after material for first-tier Alchemy Artifact Refiner.
However, the Sect Contribution points for chopping wood are too few, so few disciples of the Divine Wood Sect take on this task, which falls to the newly recruited disciples.
Each person needs to chop one hundred standard rectangular pieces of firewood to earn one point of Sect Contribution.
New disciples are required to burn 300 sticks every day.
Chen Mobai, who Late Qi Cultivation, used all his strength to work on the iron axes provided by the sect, working from morning till night without slacking off, which amounted to five hundred axes.
Those in the mid-stage of Qi Refining could only barely complete the task by exerting all their strength.
Fortunately, most of them were Rogue Cultivator, and a few were from small aristocratic families and sects. Their cultivation level was at least the fourth level of Qi Refining.
The task of chopping wood was generally completed in sufficient quantities.
Chen Mobai was confident that he could replenish the Crimson Sun Wood later, but Zhuo Ming and the others could not. After a day of seclusion, they had to go out to chop wood with axes.
"This kid, isn't he afraid of not finishing his task by the end of the month and getting punished by me?"
Yuan Chiye looked at the note that Chen Mobai had been in seclusion for seven days and muttered to himself.
He was unaware of this.
The cabin was empty long ago.
Chen Mobai had already packed his luggage, holding the Longevity Sutra, and sat by the window on the train, heading towards Chicheng Cave Heaven.
"Hello, this is my seat."
Just as Chen Mobai was engrossed in reading, a pleasant voice rang in his ears.
He turned his head and saw a beautiful young woman.
She wore light makeup, her eyebrows were like crescent moons, her face was fair and white, and she looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. There was a slight smile on her lips, and her cherry-like lips were gently pursed, as if she had applied Lipstick, giving them a charming color and making them look delicate and luscious.
"Excuse me."
Chen Mobai placed the schoolbag next to him, which took up half of her space. After noticing this, he immediately apologized and put it down at his feet.
"Fine."
The girl smiled faintly and walked in.
She wore a simple, pure white short-sleeved shirt that accentuated her full, curvaceous figure and slender waist. Her lower body was covered by a black pleated skirt, and her long, thin legs were encased in white over-the-knee stockings. She also wore a pair of black round-toed leather shoes, exuding a pure yet alluring charm.
She carried a pink suitcase that was half her height and stuffed it under the seat. After sitting down next to Chen Mobai, she took off her large backpack and placed it on the exposed, beautiful skin between her skirt and stockings.