Separation

After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Second Layer, Chen Mobai wanted to share this good news with his friends.

But after searching the entire Wuqi Dao Academy, they found they didn't know who to contact.

This year, Ming Yihua joined a major project. Together with the top students from the Artifact Refining Department, he was led by the director to craft a large- Fourth Grade Gongye Zhixu Magic Artifact, which can be considered an official task from the Immortal Sect.

I left the Dao Academy in the middle of the year and haven't returned yet.

After receiving the other two Vermilion Fruit from Chen Mobai, Wang Xingyu had already started Alchemy in the medicinal pool while the latter was in seclusion breaking through. It would probably take some time before the pills were successfully refined.

The rest of the Spirit Transmutation Class were also stimulated by the pressure from these few monsters, and they all chose to go into seclusion to cultivate during their vacation.

Only Yun Yangbing could still be contacted, but Chen Mobai was too embarrassed to show off in front of him, since his Spirit Gathering Formation had also played a significant role in his breakthrough.

After returning the Formation Disk and array flag, Chen Mobai walked through the campus. Looking at the mountain path, which used to be full of students and brimming with youthful energy, he found himself walking alone and couldn't help but feel a deep sense of loneliness.

Chen Mobai really couldn't bring himself to post something on WeChat Moments without having been drinking.

He took out his phone and opened his friends page, scrolling up and down. He saw several profile pictures with special notes indicating that he hadn't contacted them in a long time, and his fingers paused.

He remembered that he seemed to still owe Shi Wanyu a tube of Lipstick.

I immediately texted her to ask if she was at school during the holidays.

Shi Wanyu replied instantly, overjoyed.

Unfortunately, she went back to her hometown this year and is no longer in Chicheng Cave Heaven.

Chen Mobai could only shake his head regretfully at this, but his reply was still very polite, saying that he would make an appointment with her again when he had time.

On the other end of the phone, back home, Shi Wanyu, lying on her bed with her Dual Cultivation legs crossed, playing on her phone, angrily raised her little fist and punched her forehead.

[Damn it, why do I have to go home this year?!]

Unaware of this, Chen Mobai contacted a few other friends and unknowingly walked to the Small Wooden House he had rented outside.

Looking up, the Hilltop Villa remained deserted.

Meng Huang'er hasn't returned for half a year. I don't know what triggered her this semester, but she forcibly attempted to break through to the Foundation Establishment without comprehending the Critical Point Method.

Unfortunately, she wasn't Lu Zixuan; she didn't experience the profound emotional impact of a breakup, and ultimately failed.

Chen Mobai only learned about this incident afterward from someone in the Student Union.

He happened to return to Vermilion Cloud City during that time because the six-month agreement with Wu Shangru was about to be reached, Soaring Heavens Talisman Factory was to be officially handed over to him.

After completing this task, Wu Shangru could officially move away and leave Vermilion Cloud City, so he was very concerned and kept urging Chen Mobai to return.

With Qin Baipeng as witness, Chen Mobai officially took over the Soaring Heavens Talisman Factory, and the news was publicized in the local media for several days.

Naturally, all the news was positive.

Returning home in glory, bringing honor to one's ancestors...

Anyway, Chen Mobai was the most popular person in Vermilion Cloud City during that period.

However, since he Foundation Establishment, no media dared to bother him, allowing him to stay quietly at home and in the factory for a period of time.

After Wu Shangru left gracefully, Chen Mobai had no choice but to stay and oversee the situation for a month.

Fortunately, in the previous six months, Chen Xinglan, Tang Pancui, and even Luan Jingsheng and other people from their own group had become proficient in various tasks. After the change of boss, all the suppliers and channels gave Chen Mobai, the Chief of the Wuqi Dao Academy, face, and were even willing to give up one or two percentage points of profit in the hope of signing a longer-term contract.

In response, Chen Mobai considered the need for a smooth handover and also thought that he was in his prime and had more than two hundred years to run the Talisman factory, so he renewed all the contracts for four years. He would make adjustments after he officially graduated from the Dao Academy.

However, he still fulfilled his promise and added Shen Juanxiu's family to the list of Spirit Sand suppliers for the Soaring Heavens Talisman Factory, as a way of repaying her for her previous financial support.

Therefore, Shen Juanxiu and her newlywed husband specially invited him over for a meal.

After finishing up in Vermilion Cloud City, I returned to Chicheng Cave Heaven.

However, on his first day back, Chen Mobai heard the news that Meng Huang'er Foundation Establishment Failure.

He went to visit the Hilltop Villa as a friend to offer his condolences, only to find it deserted and unanswered when he called.

After inquiring with Bian Yiqing, I learned that Meng Huang'er had been taken on a national tour by him, where she was healing her injuries and refining her mind, hoping that she could find her own path amidst the Mortal World.

However, the Jade Phoenix Troupe was not present this time, because Jiang Yuyuan had already reached the Foundation Establishment and had been taken away by a powerful figure from the Immortal Sect.

Based on Chen Mobai's guess, his cultivation progress should not be slower than his own. After all, one of the hopes for those Nascent Soul cultivators to achieve the Divine Transformation stage was Startling Spirit Melody Jiang Yuyuan's cultivation level.

Jiang Yuyuan certainly wouldn't lack things like Qi Replenishing Spirit Water and Barrier Breaking Pill.

Sometimes, Chen Mobai even wondered if Meng Huang'er failed to Foundation Establishment because she didn't want to live this kind of life of being kept by the upper class.

However, it was just a thought. After all, he and Meng Huang'er had been chatting quite enthusiastically for a while. From their texts and voice messages, he could see that the latter longed for Foundation Establishment and was full of frustration and annoyance at not being able to comprehend the Critical Point Method.

Meng Huang'er's Foundation Establishment Failure made the usually optimistic Chen Mobai once again feel the ruthlessness of cultivation.

The last time was when his father Foundation Establishment Failure.

I wonder how many of my friends will be forced to serve in the military and participate in World Opening War because they are unable to Foundation Establishment upon graduation.

With an indescribable sense of melancholy, Chen Mobai returned to the Sky River Realm.

Two Message Talisman were blocked outside the Cloud Mist Formation.

Next, I saw that it belonged to Zhuo Ming and Luo Yixuan.

Zhuo Ming is back. Although the Jade Sprout Spirit Wine in Little South Mountain Shop has not yet been sold out, some of the Spirit Field need to be harvested at the end of the year, so she put aside her business there and came back first.

Luo Yixuan, on the other hand, wrote a long passage about her insights when using the Lamp Burning Technique to transform into a spirit, as well as the various changes in her body, wanting to ask if this was normal.

Chen Mobai actually had experience with this.

After all, he had been implanted with the Lamp Burning Technique by the True Person Scarlet Robe, which transformed his Five Elements Technique into Pure Yang Scroll.

After reading the Message Talisman, Chen Mobai activated the Cloud Mist Formation.

When the clouds and mist on the mountaintop dispersed, it meant he had emerged from seclusion.

A short while later, Zhuo Ming and Luo Yixuan came up.

"Greetings, Master."

"Well, I had some insights during my seclusion and my cultivation has improved. Today I will explain the Dharma to you."

Since taking on disciples, Chen Mobai has rarely given formal lessons because he himself is still a student and feels unqualified.

However, I was in a good mood today and suddenly felt like giving a lecture.

"Congratulations, Master, on your great progress in cultivation. When you give a sermon, should we call out to our eldest brother?"

Zhuo Ming looked delighted, but Luo Yixuan, while offering her congratulations, cleverly remarked that he was considerate in both his actions and words.

"He is still in seclusion recovering from his injuries. I will talk to him about it separately when he is fully recovered and comes to Little South Mountain."

Upon hearing Chen Mobai's words, Luo Yixuan nodded in relief Zhuo Ming, standing to the side, scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly. She hadn't really thought of Liu Wenbai and felt a little ashamed.

Although Zhuo Ming cultivates the Earth Mother Sutra and Luo Yixuan cultivates the Black Water Technique, which is different from Chen Mobai's Wood-Fire duality, after reaching the Foundation Establishment, reading Qi Refining techniques feels as easy as doing elementary school math problems.

The lecture lasted until sunset. The two apprentices were both surprised and delighted. Some of the parts they didn't understand, they even took out paper and pen to take notes, intending to think about and understand them slowly when they got back.

Chen Mobai spoke with lingering enthusiasm, and thus consolidated his newly achieved breakthrough.

After finishing his lecture, he once again placed the Lamp Burning Technique on Luo Yixuan.

However, this time Chen Mobai discovered that due to his breakthrough in cultivation, the effect of the Lamp Burning Technique could now last for nine days.

That's good news.

After his two disciples went down the mountain, Chen Mobai used Message Talisman to contact Yue Zutao again and inquire about the progress of the investigation into the losses at the Lei Kingdom's Spirit Stone Mine.

The latter said that there was no news yet, but the materials for refining the Foundation Establishment had been prepared by the Reward Hall, Zeng Woyou would begin refining it after a month of meditation, which was good news.

Hopefully, Mu Yuan and Yu Lian will both successfully Foundation Establishment.

Chen Mobai was originally quite confident in them, after all, he didn't feel any difficulty when he Foundation Establishment.

I didn't intend to succeed the first time, but the second time I took the Foundation Establishment and succeeded just by opening and closing my eyes.

But after Meng Huang'er's Foundation Establishment Failure attempt, he was somewhat traumatized.

After making his presence known to the Divine Wood Sect, Chen Mobai returned to the Immortal Sect.

"President, congratulations on your breakthrough! Happy New Year in advance!"

"Yes, you too."

In the Small Western-style Building of the Student Union in Myriad Treasures Cave, Chen Mobai said goodbye to several departing cadres. After finishing their work, they were also leaving Chicheng Cave Heaven to return to their hometowns.

Fortunately, Hua Zijing stayed.

This way, the Student Union can function even without Chen Mobai.

"Thank you for your hard work from now on."

Hua Zijing, who was petting the cat, suddenly heard Chen Mobai's words and turned her head in surprise. Then she saw that Chen Mobai, who was sitting in the president's seat, had disappeared, and the rest of his words came from outside the open window.

"I'm bored at school, so I'm going back to my hometown."

Hua Zijing was speechless, but as the secretary-general of the Student Union, she was already used to it.

Zuoqiu Shi had always done this before, leaving things to her.

"I'll graduate next year, let's see who you find to do these things then."

Hua Zijing looked out the window where Chen Mobai had left and said with some resentment.

She is in ninth grade this year and will be a tenth grader next year. She will graduate at the end of the year. She does not plan to waste time in the Dao Academy and plans to join the Immortal Sect to obtain the Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill, just like Zuoqiu Shi.

Chen Mobai was well aware of this, and he was already looking for a new secretary.

Many classmates did not return to Vermilion Cloud City this year.

Including Qing Nü, Yan Bingxuan, Song Zheng, Shi Yuanqing, Mo Simin, and others.

Only Shi Jingjing and Cao Yaling returned almost every year. After Chen Mobai visited Shi Qujin, he treated them to a meal.

During this time, we received some good news.

That is, Cao Yaling comprehended the Critical Point Method and tried to take the Foundation Establishment Trio this year. Although she failed, she can be said to have stepped halfway into the threshold of Foundation Establishment.

But at the same time, he also heard something very regrettable.

That means Chan Si failed to Foundation Establishment.

She and Shen Juanxiu were the same age and graduated at the same time this year. In order to avoid military service, Chan Si had to attempt to reach the Foundation Establishment, but ultimately failed.

"I never expected that I would be seen off by the Chief of the Wuqi Dao Academy before I left."

At the entrance of the Vermillion Cinnabar Academy, Chen Mobai saw Chan Si pulling a small suitcase out. Chansi smiled slightly when she saw him, seemingly very happy.

After her Foundation Establishment Failure, her choice earned Chen Mobai's great admiration.

Chan Si did not choose to get married like Shen Juanxiu, but bravely faced military service and chose to enlist.

Besides Chen Mobai, Shen Juanxiu also came over.

They left the school gate and came to a wide road.

Shen Juanxiu cried so hard that tears streamed down her face, causing even the usually carefree Chan Si to have tears welling up in his eyes.

"Take care of yourself."

Chen Mobai Chan Si a set of Crimson Flame Sword Talisman, as well as a rabbit Puppetry he made himself, which was not only cute but also useful for chatting and relieving boredom. Chansi accepted it with a smile.

"Thank you, see you later."

Watching Chan Si's beautiful departing figure, Chen Mobai recalled the first time he met her at the Immortal Sect Fifth High School. This beautiful teacher had walked in with a smile, and the sunlight streaming through the window onto her long, black hair seemed to be coated with a light golden luster.

Her beauty and the tenderness in her eyes at that time are a beautiful image that Chen Mobai will never forget.

I want to reach out and try to keep them, but I don't know what reason to use.

Moreover, military service was Chan Si's own decision, and she still harbored a burning desire to see a higher realm.

In the end, Chen Mobai could only watch her figure recede into the distance until it disappeared under the gray sky.

Previously, Chen Mobai had no concept of the emotion of separation, but now he understands.

It's truly bitter.

Foundation Establishment is already so difficult; I wonder if any of his friends will be able to accompany him to the later stages of Foundation Establishment.

In the following days, Chen Mobai began to dream every day that he would wake up in a long period of seclusion, and when he opened the door, he would find that Seas Change into Mulberry Fields and a thousand years had passed.

All my friends have turned to ashes and vanished into the world.

He had the same dream for several days in a row, which made him think he had gone mad.

He immediately called Che Yucheng for advice, but the latter said that this was a sign of sudden enlightenment and a sign of improvement in his spiritual level.

This is a common occurrence for those who practice the Spirit Controlling Technique.

Of course, if you can't overcome this hurdle on your own, then you've gone mad.

However, Che Yucheng also told Chen Mobai not to worry, because the Immortal Sect has plenty of medicine to treat this condition. But it's best to get through it yourself, that way you'll reap the rewards.

If you take medicine to treat your illness, you will miss this rare opportunity to improve your mood.

"You can choose to do something to focus your attention."

On the other end of the phone, Che Yucheng shared some of his experiences.

He had a similar experience, and eventually he worked day and night to create a Puppetry model of an aircraft carrier. When it was completed, he overcame this hurdle.

So what should I do?

After hanging up the phone, Chen Mobai began to think.