Ascension Cult

Hmm? Just as Chen Mobai frowned, a long, dark shadow shot out from Yang Jing's open mouth like Spirit Snake.

A scorching aura erupted, and a wisp of purple flame rose from Chen Mobai's palm, burning the black shadow. However, the invisible Spiritual Sense attached to it passed through the blockade of the Purple Fire Sword Qi and entered Chen Mobai's Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness.

Spiritual Sense Projection!

Could it be that Yang Jing has already Foundation Establishment? Chen Mobai frowned, but since it concerned his own Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness, he dared not be negligent and decided to immediately meditate and investigate.

At the same time, Yang Jing, who had been quiet, suddenly grinned, a cold, bestial glint in his eyes, and bit at Chen Mobai with a savage smile.

"What happened? Did something go wrong with the seal?"

At this moment, Kong Feichen, who had witnessed this scene, was anxious and wanted to come over.

"Could it be that what that guy said was true?"

A click sounded as he muttered to himself.

A patch of dark blue light emanated from Chen Mobai's right sleeve, shooting out in an instant and transforming into fine, shimmering Azure Scale Chain that bound Kong Feichen and Yang Jing's hands and feet, effectively suspending them in mid-air.

"Both of you shut up until I get to the bottom of this."

After saying this, Chen Mobai sat down on the sofa and closed his eyes.

His mind sank directly into the Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness.

Then, he saw a Shadow Serpent coiled around the Green Wutong Sapling that his Spiritual Sense had separated, its two scarlet points resembling snake eyes, flashing with unconscious chaos.

There's not much to say; Chen Mobai activated his Spiritual Sense and crushed the Shadow Serpent.

In terms of spiritual power, he has only Foundation Establishment for half a year, and he still has some lingering Pill Toxin, so there may still be some deficiencies.

But his Spiritual Sense is the most solid.

The solid foundation of the Nurturing Thought God Forging Technique, the self-created painless splitting of Spiritual Sense, plus the newly refined Azure Wood Spirit Heart that opened up Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness more than twice as spacious.

In terms of Spiritual Sense alone, he is already among the most outstanding cultivators in the early stages of Foundation Establishment. He is even comparable to those mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators who do not cultivate Spiritual Sense but merely use their cultivation level to enhance their Spiritual Sense.

After tearing the Shadow Serpent to shreds with the Green Wutong Sapling that had materialized from his Spiritual Sense, Chen Mobai carefully checked his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness. Only after confirming that there were no hidden dangers did he open his eyes with peace of mind.

What exactly do you want?

Kong Feichen, who was hanging in mid-air in the living room by the Azure Scale Armguard, was still struggling violently.

His eyes widened as he tried to gather his Wind Spiritual Power to cut the Azure Scale Chain binding his hands and feet, but the power of Second Tier Magic Tool was beyond the reach of a mere Qi Cultivation Cultivator like himself.

Once his spiritual power tries to emerge from his body, it is instantly shattered by a scale, making it impossible to form Wind Blade spell.

On the other side, Yang Jing, who had been writhing and grinning, collapsed and fainted the moment the Shadow Serpent was defeated.

"Quiet down."

Chen Mobai snapped his fingers, and five more green scales flew out, sticking to Kong Feichen's upper and lower lips. Then he placed Kong Feichen on the floor, making him feel a little better.

Then he flicked his finger, and the Azure Scale Chain on Yang Jing's hands and feet, who was unconscious in mid-air, lit up with spiritual light, carrying her over and landing on the sofa.

Looking at the beautiful young woman who was sleeping soundly and breathing steadily, Chen Mobai reached out his finger and touched her forehead.

A golden diamond pattern lit up; this was the seal he had just set, signifying that it had indeed succeeded.

"Waaaaah!"

Kong Feichen was still struggling on the floor. Chen Mobai got annoyed and waved his left hand, sending Twelve Golden Flying Needles flying out from his sleeve.

The gleaming, cold-smelling needle tip pressed against Kong Feichen's skin, making the hairs on his body stand on end.

He dared not move.

"Qing Nü is refining the Clear Eye Bamboo Spirit Dew, so I won't call her yet, so as not to distract her."

After saying this, Chen Mobai withdrew his fingers from Yang Jing's forehead, then got up and went to the balcony.

He took out his phone, frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then sent a text message to Lan Haitan.

"Although it's not what you expected, some unexpected things did happen."

The other end replied instantly.

"Would it be convenient to elaborate?"

"It's not convenient right now, let's find somewhere tonight."

"Let's wait for you at the place where we first met."

"Good."

After making the agreement, Chen Mobai remembered what Lan Haitan had said to him on the bus.

Yang Jing's adoptive parents had once joined a cult, and Gu Changfeng was also a member of this cult when he was young.

Moreover, the fact that Qing Nü, Kong Feichen, and Yang Jing, all three of them, possessed such extraordinary Spiritual Root and talents, yet were in the same Orphanage, suggests there's more to it than meets the eye.

However, after investigating the Orphanage home, Lan Haitan found no problems.

Chen Mobai stood on the balcony, thinking through all the clues, and finally realized that the problem lay with Yang Jing.

Her adoptive parents forced her to practice Forbidden Technique, but this was discovered by the Law Enforcement Cultivator of the Immortal Sect.

Later, Gu Changfeng appeared, took Qing Nü as his disciple, and naturally sealed Yang Jing's Second Personality, "Snake".

Moreover, in the years that followed, it was Gu Changfeng who helped reinforce Yang Jing's seal until he was arrested by Lan Haitan for allegedly practicing Forbidden Technique.

So why did the sealing attempt itself cause problems? After sorting through all the clues, Chen Mobai returned to square one.

He thought for a moment, then took out his phone, opened the Immortal Sect Spell Library, and searched for this sealing spell.

With his current Foundation Establishment True Cultivator level, he easily found the sealing technique called "Tāo".

After spending 600 Points to download the complete content, Chen Mobai finally discovered the problem.

The sealing technique that Qing Nü and Kong Feichen taught him differed slightly from the one in the Immortal Sect Spell Library. Although the difference was minor, sealing techniques, being such precise spells, could not tolerate even the slightest error.

It turns out they gave me the wrong sealing technique; no wonder it took me so long to comprehend it.

Chen Mobai, suddenly realizing what was happening, put down his phone and walked to the center of the living room.

With a snap of his fingers, the blue scales on Kong Feichen's mouth, hands, and feet transformed into patches of dark blue light that flew back into his right sleeve and reattached to his arm guard.

"Who taught you your sealing techniques?"

Chen Mobai began to ask questions, but since the flying needles had not yet been retracted, Kong Feichen still dared not move. He stared at Yang Jing with wide eyes, without saying a word.

With another snap of his fingers, the Yang Jing Azure Scale Chain Jing were also retrieved.

"Don't worry, I have no interest in you. Besides, if it weren't for Qing Nü, the two of you wouldn't have been able to invite a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator like me."

Although they were both geniuses with Mutated Spiritual Root, Kong Feichen and Yang Jing had no chance to resist due to the Major Realm.

After Chen Mobai realized the problem, he also lost interest.

He retrieved the flying needles, edited a text message summarizing the situation, and sent it to Qing Nü.

Qing Nü should have finished refining the Clear Eye Bamboo Spirit Dew for today, so we can call her over to take charge of the overall situation.

Beep beep beep! He had just sent the message when Qing Nü called him directly.

When Chen Mobai answered the phone, he heard her hurried voice.

"I'll be right there!"

After listening to his description, Qing Nü only said this sentence before hanging up the phone.

About ten minutes later, the door was opened with a "bang". Qing Nü rushed in and first went to the sofa to check on Yang Jing, who was unconscious. She breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was alright.

"This is a 'Tao' downloaded from the Immortal Sect Spell Library. It has six different patterns from the one you taught me."

Chen Mobai patted the sofa next to him, gesturing for Qing Nü to sit down and rest, and then sent her the link about "Tao".

Qing Nü didn't care about wasting Points, so she downloaded a copy with her own account, looked at it carefully, and recalled the sealing technique in her mind. She found that it was indeed as Chen Mobai said, with six deviations in the patterns.

This would cause errors in the sealing process. So why didn't Yang Jing have any problems before? "Gu Changfeng was the one sealing before. He was probably using the correct sealing technique on Yang Jing, but he held back a trick when teaching you."

Chen Mobai put forward his idea, but this would raise another problem.

Why did Gu Changfeng do this?

"We learned our sealing technique from the Law Enforcement Cultivator who captured Yang Jing's adoptive parents. After she helped seal Yang Jing's Second Personality, she told us about the possible future consequences. In order to protect our sister, we pestered her to teach us this sealing technique. She was a very kind person and taught it to us when we took Yang Jing away."

After Qing Nü returned, Kong Feichen finally spoke up and cooperatively revealed the crucial information.

"Do you remember her name?"

"I don't remember, I only remember that those people called her Captain Gan."

After hearing Kong Feichen's words, Chen Mobai remembered the surname, thinking that with Lan Haitan's influence, he should be able to retrieve the files related to the capture of Yang Jing's adoptive parents.

"She should be fine. I can sense that her pity for Yang Jing back then was genuine."

But at this moment, Qing Nü suddenly spoke up.

She reached out and stroked Yang Jing, who was still unconscious but had a furrowed brow, her face full of heartache.

"There is someone who definitely knows the whole truth."

"Who?"

"My master."

Chen Mobai shook his head when he saw Qing Nü's determined expression.

"It seems he was transferred from Vermilion Cloud City prison the year we went to university, and we don't know where he is serving his sentence now."

"I will apply for a prison visit as his disciple. Regardless of whether it will be successful, at least I can try to have a chance to contact him by phone."

"Yes, a portion of Yang Jing's Second Personality's power entered my Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness and was defeated by me. She doesn't need to worry about this problem for at least the next six months. However, it will only take me about three days to cultivate 'Tao' again. Once I use the correct sealing technique, as long as she doesn't successfully Foundation Establishment, she won't be able to break through my seal for two or three years."

Chen Mobai comforted Qing Nü, saying that at least the problem was discovered on the spot, which was a stroke of luck compared to Yang Jing's later outburst after returning to school.

"Thank you so much, you've gone to so much trouble."

"Do we need to say these things to each other?"

Upon hearing this, a rare smile appeared on Qing Nü's originally sorrowful face.

"It's getting late, I'll head back now and come back in three days."

Chen Mobai glanced at the setting sun outside and then took his leave.

Qing Nü asked Kong Feichen to take care of Yang Jing, and personally escorted Chen Mobai downstairs.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

After saying those last words, Chen Mobai boarded the bus.

night.

At the bus stop not far from his home, Chen Mobai checked the time but did not see Lan Haitan.

He frowned, then remembered that their formal conversation had taken place at Evergreen Pharmacy.

"You're late. I thought you weren't coming."

Sure enough, in the backyard of the pharmacy, Lan Haitan sat on the edge of the medicine vat, looked up at the moon, and greeted Chen Mobai who had descended from the sky.

"The two of us first met at the bus stop at the intersection outside."

"Oh, really? Then maybe I misspoke."

Lan Haitan said with a smile, then tossed a file to Chen Mobai. The latter didn't need to open it; he simply scanned it with his Spiritual Sense and read its contents before tossing it back to him.

Gan Rongxia retired four years ago and now stays at home to be a wife and mother.

[Upon investigation, no evidence of any connection with the Ascension Cult was found.]

[However, the Enforcement Department who had forced her into retirement died a month ago from a qi deviation. The autopsy is still underway, but it's almost certain that he practiced Forbidden Technique.]

"The Ascension Cult?"

Chen Mobai gleaned the key information from this file.

"This is a heretical sect founded by some Ancient Dao Lineage lineages. The current leader is the sect leader of the Ascension Gate, hence the name Ascension Cult. He cultivates the method of Corpse Liberation Immortal and has already undergone two cycles of physical Reincarnation and reincarnation. His realm is profound. You can regard him as a very powerful Nascent Soul Master."

"Take it? With so many Nascent Immortal Sect, surely they can't take down a small cult?"

Chen Mobai was very puzzled. How dare a mere cult leader act so recklessly in the Immortal Sect!

"That would require him to be within the Immortal Sect's territory. Since founding the sect, this Ascension Cult Leader has been refining his Stellar Gang Sha in the Outside the Heavens."

Lan Haitan also looked helpless; the Immortal Sect was indeed powerful.

Over the past six thousand years, a total of twenty-eight ancient Daoist lineages have been eradicated.

Three thousand three hundred years ago, nine grandmasters from the Divine Demon Sect were killed.

Thousands of years ago, the True Yang Temple Master cultivated his primordial spirit, but before he could even boast for two days, he was utterly destroyed by two Spirit Transmutation Ancestor from the Immortal Sect.

But now these descendants of the Ancient Dao Lineage no longer confront the Immortal Sect directly; many have been granted amnesty and surrendered.

Stubborn individuals, such as the Ascension Cult Leader, even built a Star Boat Overseas and escaped Earth Origin Star directly. They only left seeds in the Sea of Consciousness some followers, ready to descend and possess them to spread their teachings whenever needed.

"So, Gu Changfeng is a member of the Ascension Cult?"

"My initial assessment is that he is a core disciple of the sect. Based on my observations over the past four years, Divine Seed has been planted in his Sea of Consciousness."

"Whose? That Ascension Cult Leader?"

"If he cultivated the God Devouring Technique, then he should be another ancient grandmaster, one of the Ascension Cult Vice Leader, the Divine Imperial Pavilion Master."

Does the Ascension Cult have many vice leaders?

"We have confirmed three: the Divine Imperial Pavilion Master, the Flower Blooming Courtyard Master, and the Hall of Life and Death Master."

"Are they all Outside the Heavens?"

"Um."

Upon hearing Lan Haitan's words, Chen Mobai felt an indescribable emotion welling up inside him.

To be honest, the Immortal Sect is quite proud that they have intimidated these ancient masters and giants to the point that they dare not set foot on Earth Origin Star.

But the thought that there was an evil force like the Ascension Cult Immortal Sect hiding in the immortal sect that he thought should be peaceful and stable made him feel that even the many Nascent Soul cultivators and the two Spirit Transmutation Ancestor in the Immortal Sect were becoming somewhat complacent.

We must eradicate evil completely! "Why are you suddenly telling me all this?"

He then asked Lan Haitan.

"What is your status now? You are a disciple of the Wuqi Dao Academy, a direct descendant of the Immortal Sect Direct Lineage impeccable lineage. You and I are both obligated to suppress the Ancient Dao Lineage."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai didn't react. He pointed to himself, looking completely bewildered.

"I'm still just a student."