Taking Stock of the Gains

After seeing the guests off, Chen Mobai distributed the gifts he had received.

E Yun and the others mainly gave him pills or talismans, which were suitable for Qi Cultivation Cultivator. He divided them equally between Liu Wenbai and Zhuo Ming.

The former was immediately put into its storage bag, while the latter was held in its hands.

"This is the storage bag I used before. You can take it and use it."

Chen Mobai gave Zhuo Ming the storage bag he had bought from Yuan Chiye. Besides not wanting his disciple to be too shabby, he also did so because Meng Hong had given him a large storage bag along with the gifts he had given him earlier that day.

The space inside is ten cubic meters, which is ten times the size of the storage bag he used before.

Adhering to the principle of making the best use of resources, he gave the one he had replaced to his apprentice.

"Thank you, Master!"

Zhuo Ming excitedly accepted the storage bag; it was something she had always dreamed of.

This item costs one hundred Spirit Stone in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, and she has gained the most from today's apprenticeship.

"How have you two decided regarding the cultivation technique?"

Now that they had officially become disciples, Chen Mobai naturally wanted to be as responsible as possible, so he inquired about their cultivation progress.

"Master, after I stopped practicing the Crimson Flame Sword Art, as expected, the Longevity Sutra showed signs of improvement. I am confident that I can break through to the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer within two years."

Liu Wenbai spoke of his own progress in cultivation, his face filled with admiration once again.

He originally thought it would be great if he could become a true disciple before the next batch of Foundation Establishment were completed, but now it seems that he might be able to secure his position as a true disciple three or four years earlier.

"In the next two years, in addition to improving the Longevity Sutra, I plan to gradually transform the Crimson Flame Sword Art into the family's secret Azure Water Art, and according to my master's wishes, use the Water-Wood Technique to rotate between the two phases."

Liu Wenbai is quite obedient, probably because he discussed it with his elders in the family.

It just so happens that the Liu Family cultivation method is also Water Attribute, so perhaps they have the idea of having him return to inherit the family business in the future.

"Very good. With your resources, plus the support of me and E Yun, you should be able to refine at least two Foundation Establishment. As for whether you can successfully Foundation Establishment, that depends on your future opportunities."

In his words, Chen Mobai had already made arrangements for the future of his Senior Disciple.

Upon hearing this, Liu Wenbai, who is usually calm, showed a look of excitement.

It should be noted that even with the Liu Family's resources, they could not easily purchase a Foundation Establishment Pill.

This cannot be measured in Spirit Stone; it is a strategic resource used by the Eastern Wasteland Seven Great Sects to counterbalance all cultivation forces.

However, after becoming Chen Mobai's disciple, Liu Wenbai had at least two opportunities to fight for it.

Of these, obtaining the first Foundation Establishment Pill was practically guaranteed, but whether or not the second one could be obtained depended on the attitude of the sect's upper echelons at that time.

Even so, Liu Wenbai was already very excited.

He has become the most likely member of the family in this generation to Foundation Establishment.

That is why the Liu Family sent over a Second Tier Magic Tool, and an extremely precious defensive Magic Artifact at that.

"Master, I have also decided to switch to cultivating Earth Attribute techniques."

At this moment, Zhuo Ming also revealed her choice.

She had also tried cultivating Earth Spiritual Power during this time. Sure enough, compared to the Wood Spiritual Qi, which was difficult to cultivate and required extra effort to refine into her body, the Earth Attribute energy seemed to be eager to squeeze into her body and rushed in.

Furthermore, although she had become Chen Mobai's disciple, she knew that if she wanted to obtain the Foundation Establishment, her Spell Duel skills must also be improved. Cultivating Wood Attribute spells was so difficult that it was clearly unacceptable to use that to compete for the position of true disciple.

Have you decided which cultivation method to switch to?

Chen Mobai was quite satisfied with how obedient his two disciples were. Compared to the individualistic students in the Immortal Sect, the cultivators here were more receptive to advice.

"I've looked at a few books in the Scripture Pavilion, but I don't know how to choose. Could you please give me some guidance, Master?"

Chen Mobai was troubled after hearing this.

In the Divine Wood Sect, he had only seriously studied the Longevity Sutra, the Crimson Flame Sword Art, and the Two Aspects Technique; he knew absolutely nothing about Earth Attribute techniques.

"Let's go to the Scripture Pavilion together tomorrow."

However, Chen Mobai was somewhat confident in his ability to appraise cultivation techniques, since cultivation techniques were not valuable in the Immortal Sect.

The secret manuals that are treasured here in the Sky River Realm are shared knowledge on Earth Origin Star.

Many cultivators of the Divine Wood Sect can only read a few cultivation manuals in their entire lives, but Chen Mobai has read and understood them carefully, and with the influence of TV shows, movies and novels, he has read at least hundreds or thousands of them.

Moreover, he can use an evening to catch up on his studies.

"Thank you, Master."

Zhuo Ming and Liu Wenbai took their leave.

Chen Mobai began to look through the large storage bag that Meng Hong had given him.

It was poured out directly, making a splashing sound.

A large pile of sparkling, crystalline jade stones made him squint.

Wow, so many Spirit Stone!

Chen Mobai scanned the area with his Spiritual Sense and had already counted the number.

The Sect Leader's move was indeed extraordinary, amounting to a full one hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stone.

Converted to commonly used units, that's ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stone.

When Meng Hong finished drinking and left, he said that in view of the value of the information about the Great Dao Tree that he had contributed, he would give him more than the Second Tier Magic Tool he had originally promised, as a reward for his "unreserved" and "loyal" service to the sect.

It just so happens that Chen Mobai recently felt that he was about to complete the Three Yang Body training, and could then begin the Six Yang Body training stage.

These Mid-grade Spirit Stone have arrived at just the right time.

This is enough for him to cultivate to the point of completing the Four Yang and Five Yang.

Besides Spirit Stone, the storage bag also contained the Second Tier Magic Tool that had been promised from the beginning.

However, it wasn't one, but two.

They are two flying swords.

One of them was the Divine Wood Sword, which Chen Mobai was most familiar with. This was considered the standard flying sword of the Divine Wood Sect, with grades ranging from first to Third Grade.

The flying sword given to him was the one he had used during the Sect Grand Competition. It was probably because they felt he was familiar with it, so they simply retrieved it from the Spiritual Plant Department's storeroom.

However, Second Grade low-grade flying sword is naturally not in line with the Sect Leader's status and actions.

Chen Mobai picked up a hairpin.

The hairpin was as blue as jade, with the tip carved into the shape of a swallow, and a hint of dark gold. The moment he touched it in his palm, he felt a chilling sword aura.

This is also a flying sword.

However, it was of the Second Grade, high grade, and was the prized work of the Artifact Refining Department Minister, named "Flying Sparrow Hairpin".

This hairpin is carved from a branch of Third Grade Golden Sun Wood. It can perfectly withstand the extremely high temperature of the Azure Sun Fire Seed, and even complement it. If this hairpin is used to unleash the Purple Fire Sword Light, its power can be further enhanced.

Chen Mobai immediately put it to the test.

As he poured the pure purple Fire Seed into the Flying Sparrow Hairpin and mastered the Sword Rainbow Light Splitting light, a wisp of blue light appeared at the center of the Purple Fire Sword Light.

The Purple Azure color represents the beginning of the Fire Seed's flourishing.

Once the pure purple turns into pure blue, it signifies the completion of the "Azure Sun Fire". If one further cultivates the "Azure Flame Sword Sha", then one will truly be invincible below the Golden Core.

Meng Hong put a lot of thought into choosing this Magic Artifact for Chen Mobai.

It suits him perfectly.

Corresponding to the two Magic Artifact, the Divine Wood Sword and the Flying Sparrow Hairpin, there are also two corresponding Refine Treasure techniques.

After reading it, Chen Mobai immediately used his Spiritual Sense and spiritual power to refine the two flying swords, one large and one small.

His hair had grown long enough; it had always been loose before, but with the hairpin, he could finally style it.

Unfortunately, he wasn't good at this, so in the end he simply put his hair up in a bun and then put on the Flying Sparrow Hairpin.

As for the Divine Wood Sword, he played with it for a while and then put it aside.

Then, Chen Mobai took out the Azure Scale Armguard that Liu Wenbai had given him.

There are naturally corresponding techniques for Refine Treasure. He found this Magic Artifact to be very interesting and ingeniously designed.

This is a defensive magic Magic Artifact forged from Cold Iron and Second Grade Blood Jade Carp King scales.

Chen Mobai infused his spiritual power, and instantly the blue scales on the surface of his arm guards flew out like a rain of flowers, forming a scale shield in front of him.

He used his Spiritual Sense to control the Divine Wood Sword to stab, but could only leave a small white mark.

He unleashed the sword rainbow strike, but it only shattered two or three scales, failing to break through the dense scale shield.

The most mysterious thing about this scale shield is that it can change shape and move position constantly with Spiritual Sense, which is very similar to the Water Element Shield, but the defensive power is worlds apart.

Chen Mobai found it very amusing. With a thought, the scales transformed into a mask on his face, covering the lower half of his face, which made his originally handsome features appear mysterious and majestic.

He then transformed the scales into a skateboard, stood on it, and sure enough, it could be used to fly.

The Great Elder of the Liu Family is said to be the Yun Country's Number One Artifact Refiner, and it seems that his reputation is well-deserved.

Chen Mobai was very fond of this Azure Scale Armguard.

In the Sky River Realm, Second Grade Magic Artifact is worth at least a hundred Spirit Stone, while the highest-grade ones can even sell for several thousand Spirit Stone.

Although this Azure Scale Armguard is only Second Grade low-grade item, it is a defensive Magic Artifact whose price can match that of Second Grade mid-grade flying sword. In addition, it is multifunctional and can probably be sold for nearly a thousand Spirit Stone on the market.

This Apprenticeship Ceremony is a bit too extravagant.

It seems I'll have to pay more special attention to my eldest disciple, Liu Wenbai, from now on.

With the Divine Wood Sword and Flying Sparrow Hairpin for offense, the Azure Scale Armguard for defense, the Sword Rainbow Light Splitting realm, and the Azure Sun Fire Seed, Chen Mobai finally felt a little safer.

He's now good at both offense and defense, so he should be able to put up a fight against someone in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Chen Mobai, who had no idea about his own combat strength, thought to himself.

Wearing the arm guards covered the parts of his body that had been burned by the Azure Sun Fire Seed.

The Wood Fire has a property that prevents wounds from healing and will continuously burn the Qi and Blood throughout the body. However, his injuries have been treated by Grandmaster Zeng, and the negative property of Burn Blood has been removed. Even so, it will still take a month to fully recover.

Chen Mobai put the Divine Wood Sword into his storage bag and then looked through the Apprenticeship Ceremony that Zhuo Ming had given him.

The Hundred Herbs Sutra! This is a Wood Attribute Qi Refining technique that can be cultivated up to the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer. However, it does not record the corresponding spells, but instead includes two pill formulas at the end.

Seeing this, Chen Mobai knew that Zhuo Ming had indeed given his most precious thing to his teacher.

In the Sky River Realm, the value of elixir formulas is even greater than that of cultivation techniques.

These two prescriptions are named Hundred Herbs Pill and Spirit Nourishing Soup, respectively, and are both First Grade Pill.

The Hundred Herbs Pill is suitable for Qi Refining in the mid and late stages of Qi Refining, as it can improve the efficiency of refining spiritual energy.

As the name suggests, the Spirit Nourishing Soup can nourish the Spiritual Sense. Long-term consumption during the mid-stage of Qi Refining will allow one to sense the Spiritual Sense earlier. It can also enhance the Spiritual Sense of those who have already cultivated Spiritual Sense.

These two pill formulas are invaluable treasures for Qi Cultivation Cultivator if they can successfully refine them themselves.

Unfortunately, Zhuo Ming never thought of Alchemy in her life, because she remembered very clearly that her father had worked hard for several years to collect the medicinal materials for the Hundred Herbs Pill, and when he tried to refine it himself, the furnace turned to ashes.

Even if you ask Alchemy alchemist to Rogue Cultivator it, you not only need to provide the formula, but also Spirit Stone, and you also need to collect the medicinal materials yourself. Moreover, the success rate is not guaranteed, and there is a 20% or 30% chance that the furnace will turn to ashes.

Having had these experiences, even though Zhuo Ming knew that the Hundred Herbs Pill and the Spirit Nourishing Soup were extremely precious, she never considered refining them herself.

Chen Mobai glanced at it but didn't pay it any mind.

The recipes for the Immortal Sect are printed on the packaging of every single pill in the immortal sects.

After reading the Hundred Herbs Sutra, Chen Mobai finally took out the "Azure Wood Spirit Heart" that he had obtained in the Divine Tree Secret Realm.

This magical object, resembling an emerald, felt cool and comfortable in his palm, and even seemed to make his burns heal faster.

He recalled the technique he had obtained from the Talent Tree to refine the "Azure Wood Spirit Heart".

This spiritual object has been brought back several times since the records of the Divine Tree Secret Realm began. After the Divine Wood Sect split from the Five Elements Sect, only one senior sister ever obtained it.

After taking it, she opened up and expanded her Purple Mansion, greatly increased her Spiritual Sense, and was even able to control Third Grade Puppetry, making her famous in the Divine Wood Sect.

After reading it, Chen Mobai felt that it was not a good idea to take "Azure Wood Spirit Heart" directly.

The Purple Mansion Expansion Art states that how much one's Purple Mansion can expand after consuming this spiritual item depends entirely on one's own inherent resources.

If one's foundation is solid and Spiritual Sense is not superficial, one can open up more; otherwise, one can open up fewer.

For Foundation Establishment Cultivator, being able to refine seventy to eighty percent of the power of the Azure Wood Spirit Heart is already considered to have a profound foundation.

However, there is no need to worry about wasting the efficacy of this spiritual item. After the Purple Mansion is opened to its limit, the remaining efficacy will be integrated into the Spiritual Sense, enhancing the user's Spiritual Sense realm.

But Chen Mobai felt that this was a huge waste.

The relationship between the Purple Mansion and the Spiritual Sense is like that between a container and water.

Spiritual Sense is like water; no matter how much it can be enhanced, if the container cannot hold it all, it is all wasted.

Conversely, if the container is expanded, even if one's Spiritual Sense is weak and unable to fill the container for a time, it will eventually be full over time.

Improving Spiritual Sense is easy, but expanding one's capacity requires a special opportunity.

It should be known that even among immortal Immortal Sect, there are only a handful of spiritual herbs that can open up the Purple Mansion, and only Golden Core True Person and above are qualified to purchase them.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Mobai placed the Azure Wood Spirit Heart into the Jade Box.

He wondered if Qing Nü could refine that kind of pill. He returned to the Immortal Sect, first asked Che Yucheng to cancel his leave, and then called Qing Nü.

However, she seemed to be refining pills and was immediately transferred by the call.

After sending a text message, Chen Mobai went to the Library of the Wuqi Dao Academy to check the basic information on Earth Attribute Qi Refining before returning to Little South Mountain.

Before going to the Scripture Pavilion, he used a secondary account to input Zhuo Ming's Spiritual Root information into the Immortal Sect National Library and simulated it.

With a clear plan in mind, Chen Mobai opened the Cloud Mist Array and led his disciples, who had been waiting at the entrance, down the mountain.