Woodcutting Sword Art

The sight of over two thousand pieces of Crimson Sun Firewood up at the entrance immediately attracted the attention of all the disciples of the New Bud Hall.

When Chen Mobai saw Zhuo Ming, Yu Lian, and the Luo Siblings all come out of their rooms, they all stared at the scene in disbelief.

Yuan Chiye was also a little stunned.

Even if he did it himself, he couldn't chop that much firewood in one night.

Such speed and efficiency could probably only be achieved by an elder at the Foundation Establishment, and a cultivator who had practiced a spell specifically for chopping wood.

You must have spent Spirit Stone to buy it from the Sect Market, right?

But Yuan Chiye immediately shook his head. Why bother with these things? He only needed to collect Crimson Sun Firewood; as long as the quantity was sufficient, that was enough.

After confirming that the quantity was correct, Yuan Chiye immediately granted Chen Mobai's request to go into seclusion again.

"Junior Brother Chen, could you explain your approach?"

Just as Chen Mobai was about to disappear, he was suddenly stopped by the Luo Siblings as he returned to his room. Luo Yixiu asked him with a serious expression.

"What approach?"

Chen Mobai felt extremely confused.

"Since Junior Brother Chen is unwilling to share, then forget it."

Luo Yixiu frowned slightly, directly expressing her dissatisfaction with Chen Mobai's pretentious behavior.

"This aristocratic lad is annoying!" Just as Chen Mobai was about to turn away, Liu Wenbai suddenly walked over with several people.

"Senior Brother Luo, don't you have your own channels to buy Crimson Sun Firewood? Why are you asking Senior Brother Chen?"

What do you mean by that?

Luo Yixiu's expression darkened slightly upon hearing Liu Wenbai's words.

"Senior Brother Luo, there's no need to spell things out too clearly, lest it put Senior Brother Yuan in a difficult position."

Liu Wenbai spoke calmly, Yuan Chiye, who was standing to the side, looked over with an approving gaze.

"Very good!"

Although Luo Yixiu believed that he could become True Disciple in the future, he was still just a beginner at the moment, and he did not dare to be too presumptuous in front of Yuan Chiye.

After the Luo Siblings left, Zhuo Ming and the others who had been watching from the sidelines also came over and expressed their belief in standing together with Chen Mobai and Liu Wenbai.

Chen Mobai hadn't really expected anything from them, but his goodwill towards Liu Wenbai increased significantly.

"Can I buy the Crimson Sun Firewood myself to make up the quota?"

To express his gratitude, Chen Mobai invited Liu Wenbai into the house for tea, and Zhuo Ming and the others also shamelessly walked in.

"That's right. My Luo Siblings and I both bought firewood at the Sect Market and then gave it to Senior Brother Yuan."

Liu Wenbai didn't hide anything and nodded in acknowledgment.

What's the price?

Zhuo Ming, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but ask. She had recently switched to cultivating the Longevity Sutra, and her cultivation level had not yet recovered. Her wood-chopping efficiency was not ideal, and she was still a few hundred pieces short of her goal.

"500 pieces of firewood, one Low-grade Spirit Stone."

After listening, Zhuo Ming looked heartbroken.

She decided to take the hardship herself and go chop wood from dawn till dusk.

He cursed inwardly, thinking how many Spirit Stone these aristocratic scions had. They wouldn't even chop wood, yet they used Spirit Stone to buy it.

"Senior Brother Chen, if we go to the market to buy Crimson Sun Firewood, we can only buy enough for two days at most. How did you manage to buy so much at once?"

Liu Wenbai couldn't resist his curiosity and asked Chen Mobai.

I chopped this myself!

But no one would believe that, and to verify it, we would have to bring out mechanical Magic Artifact like chainsaws that could potentially expose the Earth Origin Star.

Chen Mobai could only pretend to be profound.

"I have my own channels, but I can't tell you."

"In that case, could you help me buy some? I don't have many requirements, just enough for seven days."

As he spoke, Liu Wenbai took out five Spirit Stone and placed them on the table.

Chen Mobai fell silent.

In other words, if he helps chop wood all night, he can get 5 Spirit Stone.

Five yuan a night! That seems like a decent wage! But Chen Mobai quickly came to his senses. He didn't immediately agree, but he didn't refuse either. After all, Liu Wenbai had given him a handwritten copy of the Longevity Sutra, and he remembered that favor.

"I'll help you make the contact, but whether it will work out depends on what they think. However, I'll do my best to make it happen."

Chen Mobai's words were impeccable, as if there really was a seller who could provide him with Crimson Sun Firewood.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother Chen."

Chen Mobai said it was only right, returned the five Spirit Stone on the table to Liu Wenbai, and then went out as if he were really going to discuss business.

"Go and follow him, and see who he's been in contact with."

After seeing Chen Mobai leave, Luo Yixiu gave some instructions to her junior brother beside her.

"He's in the Late Qi Cultivation. If you try to follow him, you'll easily be discovered."

Luo Yixuan called out to her junior brother who was about to leave, and then took out an Invisibility Talisman from her storage bag.

"Take this with you."

"Yes."

Chen Mobai walked around the woods and quietly activated a Spirit-Seeking Talisman. This was a first-tier Talisman used by the Immortal Sect to find creatures, and it was designed to target the magnetic field of living beings. Invisibility was ineffective in front of this Talisman.

He immediately noticed that there were three people nearby.

Although he didn't know if these three people were following him, he assumed they were.

After leading them for half an hour, Chen Mobai returned to the New Bud Hall and shook his head apologetically at Liu Wenbai.

This indicates that the seller's stock has been bought up, and there is no more Crimson Sun Firewood available recently.

Although Liu Wenbai looked disappointed, he still expressed his gratitude in a very courteous manner.

"What? You didn't see him contacting anyone?"

Upon hearing the report from the person in front of him, Luo Yixiu's eyes widened in surprise.

"Alright, you can go now."

Luo Yixuan waved her hand, signaling everyone to leave. When only the brother and sister remained, Luo Yixiu no longer concealed her emotions.

"They're really useless. It's a pity that the family's servants can't be brought here, otherwise why would they take in these useless Rogue Cultivator?"

"After all, those who can enter the Divine Wood Sect are all people who yearn for Foundation Establishment. How could they be like those servants who are born into families and let us do whatever we want with them?"

Luo Yixuan also looked helpless.

"Where did Chen Guixian get so much Crimson Sun Firewood? Didn't that person say that the Earth Fire Hall was short of about a thousand pieces a day at most?"

The Earth Fire Hall! It's a place in the Divine Wood Sect specifically used for Alchemy and Artifact Refining. The Crimson Sun Firewood that these newly initiated disciples collect every day is sent there by Yuan Chiye.

However, the consumption of Crimson Sun Firewood fluctuates during the Alchemy and Artifact Refining process, which can lead to some deficits. Then, the Crimson Sun Firewood that should have been burned on paper is circulated into the market of the Divine Wood Sect through internal channels.

Some cultivators who specialize in Alchemy and Artifact Refining will purchase some.

However, Luo Yixiu learned of this in advance through her family's elders in the Divine Wood Sect, and spent Spirit Stone to buy the excess Crimson Sun Firewood, giving her and her brother more time to cultivate.

"That's a minor matter. The key question is, how did Liu Wenbai find out?"

"After all, he's a member of the Liu Family, so it's normal for him to have some connections."

While the Luo Siblings were discussing, Liu Wenbai also shared his unintentional discovery.

"You said that the Crimson Sun Firewood that the Luo Siblings gave to Senior Brother Yuan that day had a mark you made when you were chopping the wood?"

"That's right. It was from that time that I learned that Senior Brother Yuan was also aware of it. Later, I secretly made contact with him. Unfortunately, the senior brother from the Earth Fire Hall who was in contact with me said that they could only produce this much each day."

After hearing this, Chen Mobai couldn't help but marvel.

However, even the Immortal Sect could not stop corruption, let alone the Divine Wood Sect.

"By the way, after Senior Brother Chen finishes chopping wood, which of the Three Halls Twelve Departments of the sect does he plan to visit?"

Liu Wenbai suddenly asked a question.

"Cultivate the Spirit Field."

Without any hesitation, Chen Mobai made a choice that surprised Liu Wenbai and the others.

They didn't know that Chen Mobai had only one goal infiltrating the Divine Wood Sect: the Foundation Establishment. He just hoped that no one would bother him.

"I really envy Senior Brother Chen's carefree attitude. It's just a pity that I have a family mission and need to work hard in the sect's halls to pave the way for the future generations of the family."

Liu Wenbai gave a wry smile, bid farewell to Chen Mobai, and left.

It was evening.

Chen Mobai quietly left New Bud Hall again, but when he was about to go to Crimson Sun Forest to chop firewood, he found someone following him.

He frowned, walked around in circles, and then came back.

About fifteen minutes later, Chen Mobai saw Yu Lian walk in from outside. The latter hesitated for a moment, then walked directly towards him.

"If there is any extra Crimson Sun Firewood, I am willing to buy it at double the market price."

After saying this, Yu Lian turned and went into her room.

It seems like chopping wood is quite profitable in terms of Spirit Stone.

Chen Mobai discovered that his investment of over 800 Merit Points could potentially generate returns dozens of times greater.

When I went out again, this time no one was following me.

Giant Wood Ridge is sparsely populated and has many trees, so many that the Divine Wood Sect launches a sect mission every year to cut down all kinds of spiritual trees to cultivate Spirit Field.

The Crimson Sun Tree is the most numerous and fastest-growing spirit tree.

Yuan Chiye doesn't restrict where these new disciples can cut, as long as they hand over a sufficient amount.

Previously, Chen Mobai chose the place closest to the New Bud Hall, but now, in order to avoid attracting attention, he can only run further away.

The place he chose to chop wood was twice as far out as the usual area where Zhuo Ming and his group usually operated, in order to avoid being discovered by people they knew.

However, this makes transportation inconvenient.

But Chen Mobai had already come up with a plan.

With the motivation to earn Spirit Stone, he pulled the chainsaw even harder.

For two whole days and two nights, we worked without sleep, with sawdust flying everywhere.

That evening.

Having received Chen Mobai's Telepathic Message and Direction Talisman, Liu Wenbai hurriedly arrived with several junior brothers. Upon seeing the mountain of tens of thousands of Crimson Sun Firewood, he couldn't help but gape in astonishment.

"When I was chopping wood in this forest, I happened to encounter a senior who was honing his sword technique with Crimson Sun Wood..."

Chen Mobai came up with a very reasonable explanation.

After hearing this, Liu Wenbai looked at the flat tree stumps nearby that had been cut by chainsaws, and then at each piece of firewood that looked as if it had been measured with a ruler before being cut. He immediately believed Chen Mobai's words.

This Woodcutting Senior's swordsmanship is truly impressive.