Postwar Gains

Ji Dingjin's voice rang out from the sky.

However, he didn't need to say anything. After witnessing Chen Mobai burn Mu Hanxiong to ashes, the cultivators from Rolling Thunder Mountain who came to attack Yan Kingdom had already lost their will to fight.

Some Foundation Establishment Cultivator had already guessed the grade of the mirror, their eyes filled with fear and a hint of greed.

But Mu Hanxiong's ashes are still floating in the sky, and no one dares to take another step toward Chen Mobai.

Even after the order to retreat was given, everyone was eager to leave.

They were afraid that if they were even a step too late, they would also be overshadowed by this handsome young man from the Divine Wood Sect.

Chu Zuoshu did not stop them, after all, they had fewer people, and it was already quite remarkable that they were able to stop this attack on the mountain.

It should be noted that before the battle, he even instructed Chen Mobai and the others that once the Wutu Golden Saber Formation was broken, everyone should scatter and flee.

Before leaving, Ji Dingjin gave Chen Mobai a deep look, and the latter, with his powerful Spiritual Sense, naturally noticed the gaze.

The moment their eyes met, Chen Mobai saw a deep killing intent in Ji Dingjin's eyes.

He had a feeling that the old man would probably risk his life to take him away.

If Chu Zuoshu hadn't been there, Ji Dingjin would probably have already attacked.

"Do not pursue a desperate enemy."

The cultivators from the Yan Kingdom escaped through the large opening in the Wutu Shield that had not yet been fully repaired. The more than three hundred cultivators still alive on Rolling Thunder Mountain were about to charge out when they were stopped by Chu Zuoshu.

Three beams of light rose into the air; they were Lian Chenghai and the other Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Lei Kingdom. Of the original four, one was missing. The patriarch of the Bao Family was unlucky and died at the hands of Mu Hanxiong.

The three of them shouted together, stopping the Qi Cultivation Cultivator from Rolling Thunder Mountain who were about to pursue them.

Chu Zuoshu also summoned the people of the Divine Wood Sect, and upon seeing the number, his face darkened.

The Battle of Rolling Thunder Mountain.

Six Foundation Establishment and over two hundred Qi Refining died in the Yan Kingdom.

On the Lei Kingdom's side, one of the Four Great Families ' Foundation Establishment patriarchs died, two of the eight Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Divine Wood Sect Sect's Reward Hall also died, and nearly a hundred other Qi Cultivation Cultivator were also lost.

If Chen Mobai hadn't used the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror to kill Mu Hanxiong, causing fear among the cultivators in the Yan Kingdom, and if the Wutu Golden Saber Formation hadn't begun to repair and close, Ji Dingjin hadn't been trapped in the formation, this battle probably wouldn't have ended so quickly.

The two Foundation Establishment Cultivator who died in the Divine Wood Sect were named Feng Feixiong and Liu Mingjing. Both were early Foundation Establishment cultivators and died in the siege.

Chen Mobai got to know them along the way, but unfortunately, before he could get to know them well, they had already closed their eyes forever.

Chu Zuoshu cremated the two bodies right there on Rolling Thunder Mountain, but their storage bags were stolen by the cultivators from the Yan Kingdom.

"Record the merits of your two junior brothers. If their descendants or disciples Qi Cultivation Perfection in the future, the sect will give them priority in supplying Foundation Establishment."

Yue Zutao nodded solemnly after hearing Chu Zuoshu's words.

At this moment, Lian Chenghai and two others also came over, bringing with them a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy who looked very sad, and presented him with a storage bag.

"Reporting to Hall Master Chu, this is the most outstanding member of the Bao Family family in terms of Spiritual Root in this generation. He will be the one to take the Foundation Establishment Pill. If possible, we hope he can become a disciple of Hall Master Chu. This is the Bao Family's Apprenticeship Ceremony."

Chu Zuoshu nodded in agreement with the first half of Lian Chenghai's statement.

"I haven't taken on any disciples for a long time, but the Foundation Establishment is my promise. When the next batch of Jade Marrow Golden Ganoderma matures, as long as he Qi Cultivation Perfection, the first pill will be supplied to him."

Since he hadn't agreed to take her as a disciple, Chu Zuoshu naturally didn't accept the storage bag.

"After Brother Bao died, the three branches of the Bao Family started fighting among themselves. Although Qi Yuan was Brother Bao's designated successor, I'm afraid that even if the Foundation Establishment is distributed, it probably won't reach Qi Yuan's hands."

Lian Chenghai sighed and handed the items to the boy surnamed Bao.

"Master Chen, I wish to become your disciple and learn swordsmanship."

After Bao Qiyuan took the storage bag, he suddenly gritted his teeth, turned around and knelt down in front of Chen Mobai, offering it with both hands.

"When our sect elders accept disciples, they must first be disciples of our sect."

Chen Mobai was taken aback for a moment, but still politely declined.

At the same time, he reached out and lifted his hand, and the gentle Longevity Spiritual Power of immortality pulled Bao Qiyuan up.

The Divine Wood Sect does indeed have this rule. Yuan Chiye mentioned it when Chen Mobai was studying at the New Bud Hall.

When Foundation Establishment Cultivator travel around and see someone with outstanding Spiritual Root talent, they will first have their disciples join the Divine Wood Sect before taking them as disciples themselves.

As for why this is unnecessary, it's because it's a rule passed down from the Five Elements Sect, established by the Primordial Ancestor.

Although the Divine Wood Sect has split up, they still acknowledge this founding patriarch.

"Then why not first become a disciple of your esteemed sect? Would that be acceptable?"

Seeing this, Lian Chenghai immediately tried to smooth things over.

Chu Zuoshu readily agreed to this small request.

Fighting the Mountain Shaking Peak was a plan devised by the higher-ups long ago. Afterwards, the Qi Cultivation Disciple will definitely suffer a lot of losses among the Qi Refining disciples. It is estimated that the once-every-ten-years-long process of accepting disciples for the Heavenly Fate Cultivation may be shortened.

As the future sect leader, Chu Zuoshu still has the authority to accept a disciple of the Divine Wood Sect in advance.

"The Wutu Golden Saber Formation has been repaired, but too much of the Earth Vein Spiritual Energy has been extracted. It's possible that when the Mountain Shaking Peak attacks again, it won't be as powerful as it is today."

After Lian Chenghai Bao Qiyuan away, he returned to discuss the next steps with the people from the Divine Wood Sect.

When Fu Huakun made his move, it was Lian Chenghai who was controlling the Formation Disk to repair the Grand Array.

Before the Two Sect War, he had been in charge of this Wutu Golden Saber Formation, so he was quite familiar with it.

"With Junior Brother Chen's Sword Light deterring them, they definitely won't dare to come over after this battle at the Mountain Shaking Peak."

When Fu Huakun finished speaking, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator present showed rare smiles and all looked at Chen Mobai with amazement. The latter simply shook his head modestly, indicating that the victory in this battle was entirely due to everyone's concerted efforts.

"No wonder the Sect Leader seemed a little reluctant when I said I wanted to bring you out; now I understand..."

As Chu Zuoshu spoke, he thought back to when he left the Divine Wood Hall.

Chen Mobai naturally noticed the Telepathic Message between Meng Hong and Meng Hong. He initially thought that his Sect Leader brother, the sect leader, had some other secret mission to give, but now, recalling it, he understood the reason for Meng Hong's regretful expression.

To be honest, it's a bit of a waste to use this Peerless Divine Sword, which has been nurtured within the sect, on this battlefield.

But then I thought about it again. If it weren't for Chen Mobai, although Rolling Thunder Mountain might have knocked out a mouthful of teeth from the Mountain Shaking Peak, their group would probably have suffered many casualties.

Moreover, being able to kill Ji Daoyuan and Mu Hanxiong, the future and present of the two Mountain Shaking Peak, was already a tremendous gain.

"We still need to be careful that Mountain Shaking Peak may come. Ji Daoyuan and Mu Hanxiong died here, and Ji Zhenshi will definitely not let it go."

Yue Zutao, however, was the most composed person; he raised the worst-case scenario.

After all, the Yan Kingdom on the other side is the main base of the Mountain Shaking Peak. Of the Nine Peak Masters, Mu Hanxiong is dead, but there are still six late-stage Foundation Establishment. If the two countries under the Mountain Shaking Peak are mobilized, even if Rolling Thunder Mountain has the Wutu Golden Saber Formation, it probably won't be able to hold on.

"The sect's army won't arrive for another two days. Junior Brother Chen has revealed such amazing swordsmanship talent. I'm afraid that the Mountain Shaking Peak will spare no effort to keep him here."

Yue Zutao looked worried. If he were Ji Zhenshi, he would definitely do the same thing when he heard that the Divine Wood Sect had produced a peerless genius who had mastered the Sword Rainbow Light Splitting at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

"If we were to take action like this to Mountain Shaking Peak, it could cost us half the strength of the sect."

Chu Zuoshu smiled and then announced some good news.

"Quan Shanlin has already led twenty Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the sect to come ahead, and they should arrive tonight."

Qi Cultivation Cultivator cannot fly and can only be transported by the sect's flying boats and airships, but Foundation Establishment Cultivator are different. They can travel from Giant Wood Ridge to here in just four or five days, even at the cost of spiritual energy and the depletion of Magic Artifact.

Within the Divine Wood Sect, the Punishment Hall is responsible for external warfare.

However, Quan Shanlin needed the sect Sect Leader's decree to summon all the Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the sect. Then, the sect elders also needed to prepare Magic Artifact Talisman and make arrangements for the aftermath before going into battle. Therefore, it took three days of preparation before they set off.

Fortunately, preparations at the Mountain Shaking Peak were also insufficient, allowing Chu Zuoshu to delay until this day.

"Junior Brother Chen, the mirror you used to kill Mu Hanxiong doesn't seem to be an ordinary Second Tier Magic Tool."

That evening, while Chu Zuoshu and others were secretly welcoming Quan Shanlin and other sect cultivators, Chen Mobai and Yue Zutao were drinking tea together. Halfway through the tea, the latter suddenly asked a question.

"That's right, it's Third Grade Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror."

After hearing this, Yue Zutao breathed a sigh of relief and then spoke solemnly.

"Junior Brother Chen, Third Tier Magic Tool are extremely precious. Only the two patriarchs and the Sect Leader in the sect possess them. If you are alone outside in the future, it is best not to show them off."

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Yue. Today, with life and death at stake and surrounded by my fellow disciples, I was able to unleash my full power with peace of mind."

When they were discussing countermeasures, Chen Mobai felt that everyone's eyes were on him. Even Chu Zuoshu hesitated to speak, obviously wanting to ask about the Third Tier Magic Tool. However, in the Sky River Realm, it was a taboo to inquire about other people's magic weapons and techniques, even among fellow disciples.

Yue Zutao had to make a great decision to ask the question.

This also means that after being saved by Chen Mobai today, he now considers the latter a true friend.

"After the battle at Rolling Thunder Mountain, Junior Brother Chen, your name will probably resound throughout the Eastern Wasteland. However, after the war ends and Master succeeds as the sect Sect Leader, you should focus on practicing your cultivation techniques and improving your realm within the sect. If you Core Formation, our Divine Wood Sect can truly rest easy, and perhaps even return to the Five Elements Sect and dominate the Eastern Wasteland."

Yue Zutao's words revealed a lot of information.

"If I could, I would like to stay in Little South Mountain to practice swordsmanship and drink wine. It's just a pity that Senior Brother Yuan was the one who brought me into the sect. If I don't come when something happens to him, I will feel uneasy."

Chen Mobai's words were all from the bottom of his heart. The reason he felt attached to the Divine Wood Sect was not only because of his disciples, but also because of the sincerity shown to him by E Yun, Yuan Chiye, and even the Sect Leader Meng Hong.

With Yuan Chiye's fate now unknown, he really couldn't sit still in Little South Mountain.

"Good fortune will always favor the virtuous. By the way, Junior Brother Chen, you killed three Foundation Establishment Cultivator this time. Did you gain a lot?"

Yue Zutao immediately changed the subject, bringing up some happy things.

Chen Mobai shook his head and placed the two storage bags in front of him. He first shook out the one on the left, which contained more than two hundred Low-grade Spirit Stone, a cultivation manual, a set of armor, and five bottles of pills of unknown purpose.

"Mu Hanxiong's storage bag, along with his corpse, was turned to ashes by Third Tier Magic Tool. Ji Daoyuan's storage bag only contained these Spirit Stone, this book ' Nine Ren Dharma Body,' and this set of first-tier high-grade armor. It's a shame that he's a top disciple of the Mountain Shaking Peak, yet he's not as wealthy as Zheng Wulü."

Chen Mobai said with a look of disgust, while shaking the storage bag on his right.

With a whoosh, more than two thousand Low-grade Spirit Stone were piled up into a small mountain, with fifty crystal-clear Mid-grade Spirit Stone on top, as well as a Second-tier Flying Sword radiating spiritual light, Heart-Protecting Mirror with a crack in the middle, and of course, the standard array of pills.

As the patriarch of a family, Zheng Wulü's wealth far exceeded that of Ji Daoyuan, with over seven thousand Spirit Stone alone.

This Second Grade high-grade flying sword is worth nearly two thousand Spirit Stone. It's just a pity that the Second Grade low-grade life-saving Magic Artifact, the Heart-Protecting Mirror, was damaged in order to block Chen Mobai's Sword Light.

"Junior Brother Chen, haven't you heard the saying: Of Hundred Arts of Cultivation, Alchemy is the richest, while body tempering is the poorest!"

Yue Zutao said with a smile.

Among cultivators, Alchemy are the richest, while body cultivators are the poorest. This is because the latter need to purchase spirit beast flesh and blood, Spirit Rice and spirit vegetables over a long period of time, along with various pills to strengthen their Qi and Blood and temper their muscles and bones. Basically, no matter how many Spirit Stone they have, they will spend them all.

Even if Mu Hanxiong's storage bag hadn't been burned to ashes by the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror, it probably wouldn't have contained much more than Ji Daoyuan's.

Everyone knows that among the Eastern Wasteland Seven Great Sects, the cultivators of the Mountain Shaking Peak are the poorest.

After Ji Zhenshi Core Formation, he sold himself to the Xuanxiao Great Merchant Association as a bodyguard in order to buy himself a set of Third Grade armor. He is still employed there and has to escort goods whenever he has free time.

Hearing this, Chen Mobai felt a little better, at least knowing that Mu Hanxiong was also a poor man and that his losses were minimal.

"Junior brother, you can let Lian Chenghai handle these pills. Since these cultivators from the Lei Kingdom are gathered here, they can be easily sold. As for this flying sword, due to the Two Sect War, the value of Magic Artifact has increased a lot. If it were auctioned, it could probably fetch more than two thousand Spirit Stone."

Chen Mobai agreed with Yue Zutao's opinion, but this flying sword was of earth Gold Attribute, which did not match his second phase. If he kept it for his disciple, it might take a long time. It would be better to exchange it for resources that could improve his combat power.

"Senior Brother Yue, do you have the Azure Sun Fire Seed?"

Yue Zutao is one of the most outstanding Spirit Planter in the Divine Wood Sect, and one of the few Foundation Establishment Cultivator who can access and care for the sect's Third Grade Golden Sun Spirit Tree. These spiritual trees, under certain conditions, will burst forth with Azure Sun Fire Seed when they advance.

Both failed Azure Sun Spirit Tree and successful Golden Sun Spirit Tree may produce Azure Sun Fire Seed.

As Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, the Divine Wood Sect will send special Spirit Planter to collect it when the spiritual trees advance. If you are lucky, you can collect one Azure Sun Fire Seed from ten Azure Sun Spirit Tree that advance.

"I understand what Junior Brother Chen means. I see that your Fire Seed is almost ready to advance into a complete ' Azure Sun Fire '. You want to merge the two Fire Seed to shorten the process, right?"

As Yue Zutao spoke, he took out a ceramic jar from his storage bag.

Chen Mobai opened it and saw that there was a Azure Sun Fire Seed burning inside.