A Wealthy Family

Zhongli Tianyu finally realized what was happening. He raised his hand to touch his forehead and looked at the handsome young man in front of him, asking a question.

"I am Chen Mobai. I entered the university in the same year as you. We met once, but you were on stage and I was in the audience, so you probably didn't notice me."

Chen Mobai said with a smile.

During the entrance ceremony, Zhongli Tianyu gave a speech as a representative of the new students, and he watched from below the stage.

"You are Chen Mobai!"

Zhongli Tianyu obviously knew this name. Although he had been cultivating in Myriad Treasures Cave for the past seven years, he would still go out to take exams and earn credits every year at the end of the semester. Naturally, he had heard of this classmate who had become the most famous in the past two years.

"That's right. As you know, I'm the Student Union President now, but I might have to do an internship in two years. Looking at the entire Dao Academy, you're the only one who can take over my position, so I want to take you with me this time."

"We were in the same year."

Zhongli Tianyu couldn't help but say that he was already in Seventh Grade this year, and in two years, he would probably only be the student council president for a year at most.

"It's alright, one year is one year."

In the past two years Chen Mobai has decided to focus on inter-world trade, and the Student Union is no longer of much help to him. He plans to follow Zuoqiu Shi's example and find a suitable way to step down and hand over the reins.

"You defeated me, and I agree. But I demand that you fight me once a year."

Zhongli Tianyu thought for a moment, and I don't know what kind of change occurred in his heart, but he proposed a masochistic condition.

"Okay, come to the Student Union's headquarters in two weeks and we'll set off together."

"I don't know where the Student Union's headquarters are located."

Just as Chen Mobai was about to leave, Zhongli Tianyu suddenly said something that surprised him.

"Did you spend the seven years you were in the Myriad Treasures Cave cultivating?"

"Pretty much. When it thunders, I will leave the Myriad Treasures Cave to experience the evolution of thunder."

Zhongli Tianyu spoke the truth, Chen Mobai, looking into his pure eyes, couldn't help but sigh, "There really is such a person in the world."

"Don't you have any other hobbies besides cultivation?"

Does reading comics count?

"Calculate."

Chen Mobai finally understood why Zhongli Tianyu had developed that kind of personality; it turned out he was a homebody.

"Do you want to activate this Artifact Nurturing Sphere?"

Before leaving, Zhongli Tianyu pointed to the spot between the Fire Spirit Tree and the rubble, a remark that made Chen Mobai think he had missed out on some treasure.

He activated his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye and took another look, confirming that the previous assessment was correct; it was indeed a triangular Formation Disk.

"It's useless to me, so I'll just leave it here."

"Because the Formation Disk inside is sealed, it has absorbed a lot of the power of the Li Trigram. If your mirror can absorb it, it should be very beneficial."

Zhongli Tianyu's words made Chen Mobai stop in his tracks.

"You can see through the Artifact Nurturing Sphere too?"

"Previously, we could only see the natural energy condensed by ' Wind and Thunder,' but now we can also see 'fire.'"

As Zhongli Tianyu spoke, he lifted his bangs, revealing his right eye, in which the Li Trigram) was faintly visible.

"You haven't even activated your Artifact Nurturing Sphere yet, and you're already able to use the power of the Li Trigram fragment?"

"The Artifact Nurturing Sphere that sealed the Eight Trigrams Mirror was made by our family. I don't need the Artifact Piece to summon the Fire Element Divine Light to open it. The seal was actually lifted after I got the item."

The Artifact Nurturing Sphere that sealed the mirror ignited in Zhongli Tianyu's palm, then melted into white jade liquid, revealing an irregularly shaped fragment of a mirror, with the Li Trigram faintly visible within its surface.

Zhongli Tianyu took his Eight Trigrams Mirror and pressed the mirror into one corner like a puzzle piece. Soon, the Eight Trigrams Mirror emitted a fiery red spiritual light, conveying a joyful fluctuation.

"Your family sealed the fragments of the Eight Trigrams Mirror inside the Artifact Nurturing Sphere. Aren't you afraid that other students will take them?"

"If it is really driven away by someone, then retrieving it will also be part of my experience."

Zhongli Tianyu spoke calmly, saying things that left Chen Mobai completely bewildered.

What do you think of my cultivation speed?

"Soon, in the entire Immortal Sect, you probably won't find anyone faster than you," Chen Mobai said truthfully, though in his heart he was thinking: [Except for me.]

" With the Eight Trigrams Mirror, the Cantong Qi, and the resources of the Dao Academy, my cultivation speed will be this fast before I break through to the Major Realm. However, since our family ancestor passed away a thousand years ago, no one has been able to Nascent Formation. The reason is that the cultivation speed is too fast and there is a lack of tempering."

As Zhongli Tianyu spoke, Chen Mobai had already walked to the Fire Spirit Tree and reached out to take out the Artifact Nurturing Sphere.

"So a hundred years ago, the family nurtured the broken Eight Trigrams Mirror that had fallen in rank in various places in the Immortal Sect, and then chose me as the host of the Eight Trigrams Mirror to start a trial called Reorganization."

"My family required me to collect all the Eight Trigrams Mirror, believing that this would slow down my cultivation and temper my foundation. They also agreed that no matter what or what difficulties I encountered, I would have to solve them on my own."

"Besides this, I also need to find a way to obtain the spiritual items needed to Core Formation."

Zhongli Tianyu remained expressionless as he spoke, while Chen Mobai's first thought upon hearing this was, "Is this what a wealthy family is like?"

"From what you're saying, does your family possess pills that can aid in the Core Formation?"

"Before our ancestor passed away, he refined a batch of Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill and a batch of Infant Nurturing Pill to leave to the family as a foundation."

"For sale?"

Chen Mobai asked very directly.

"Non-family members are not allowed to use it, and now there is only one left."

Chen Mobai shook his head with regret at Zhongli Tianyu's words. However, upon closer reflection, if they could buy them, so many important figures from the Immortal Sect would have already bought them from the Zhongli Family.

For example, Gongye Zhixu, who had already become the Deputy Hall Master of the Immortal Affairs Hall in order to Nascent Formation Soul, only obtained one Infant Nurturing Pill.

"It's a pity I don't have any exchange Artifact Piece, otherwise I could have opened this Artifact Nurturing Sphere on the spot."

Although Chen Mobai's Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye can see through the surface, he still needs to open them to determine the true origin of the Magic Artifact.

This year, he earned 186 credits from appraising the Artifact Nurturing Sphere, spent 90 credits on three Vermilion Fruit and one Lesser Barrier Breaking Pill, and has 96 credits left.

Since the final exams for this year haven't started yet, Chen Mobai hasn't received the credits for the courses he enrolled in, so he won't be able to redeem a Artifact Piece until the end of the year.

However, considering that he was about to go to the Goumang Dao Academy, Chen Mobai thought it would be better to open the Qi Artifact Nurturing Sphere before leaving. So he took Zhongli Tianyu and headed towards the location of the Student Union.

"Shouldn't the exchange Artifact Piece be placed deep within the Myriad Treasures Cave to find Teacher Duanmu?"

Zhongli Tianyu followed him as they flew upwards inside the cave, his face full of curiosity.

"The place where Teacher Duanmu is located requires Core Formation Cultivator to take you down, so in order not to delay the opening of the Artifact Nurturing Sphere, we usually go to Teacher Luo He Zheng to exchange for Artifact Piece."

Chen Mobai knew that Zhongli Tianyu was basically clueless about common sense other than cultivation, so he patiently explained it to him.

"I see. It's a pity that my Eight Trigrams Mirror has only just regained the power of the Li Trigram and I can't use it skillfully yet. It can only be used on myself. Otherwise, I could take you down to find Teacher Duanmu."

Zhongli Tianyu looked regretful, but Chen Mobai's heart stirred upon hearing this.

Soon, the two arrived at the Student Union's three-story Small Western-style Building.

Unexpectedly, all three Vice President were there, as well as Hua Zijing, who had stepped down. They were all on the first floor, looking serious, as if they were about to leave.

"President."

Everyone was overjoyed when they saw Chen Mobai walk in.

But when he saw Zhongli Tianyu following him in, his expression turned strange.

Are you alright?

Mi Yudao stood to the side and asked.

"What's wrong? Everyone, I was just sparring with Zhongli. You didn't really think we were going to fight, did you?"

Chen Mobai knew what was going on as soon as he saw their expressions, and shook his head with a smile.

Did you win or lose?

The only person who would ask this question is Hua Zijing. She is the boldest, and she has already stepped down from her post. However, she has probably gotten used to this place and comes over to pet the cats from time to time.

"I would say it's a slight victory. Zhongli's Thunder Method is so powerful that he's probably not inferior even to the Chief of the other Three Great Dao Academies."

Chen Mobai's words caused Zhongli Tianyu's tense expression to ease slightly.

"I told you, you're someone I don't need to worry about at all when it Spell Duel. They're actually afraid you'll get hurt."

Hua Zijing's words made the other members of the Student Union present feel uncomfortable. Mi Yudao even lowered his head in shame. It was his exaggerated words that made the Student Union members mistakenly believe that Zhongli Tianyu was very angry and that this Spell Duel might result in bloodshed, which made the others nervous as well.

"It's rare to hear you praise me."

Upon hearing Hua Zijing's words, Chen Mobai couldn't help but tease her, which earned him an eye roll from the latter, who was petting a cat.

"Heaven's will."

Chen Mobai waved to Lu Tiansuan, who was in charge of the Myriad Treasures Map inquiry and had been promoted to Vice President this year.

"President, is there something you need?"

Lu Tiansuan walked over with a puzzled look on his face.

"I remember the 5 credits for Student Union benefits haven't been distributed yet."

"That's right. Usually, the list is finalized after the final exams, and then it needs to be sent to the Academic Affairs Office for confirmation."

"Well, I'm just a little short of credits to exchange for a Artifact Piece. Send me my five first."

"Well... okay, Chairman."

Although Lu Tiansuan was an upright person, he was not a pedantic one. Every year, 10 outstanding members of the Student Union would receive the 5 credits as a reward, but in any case, the president and the three Vice President would definitely be on this list.

Besides, everyone knows that the director of the Academic Affairs Office is the president's teacher.

It's reasonable for Chen Mobai to receive it in advance.

In the past two years, thanks to his help in identifying the Artifact Nurturing Sphere, many people have become much more active in consulting the Myriad Treasures Map. After all, once the appearance is identified, one must compare it with the pattern to know what grade and function the Magic Artifact is.

Thanks to this, other Student Union members have also received a lot of benefits from the Myriad Treasures Map credits in the past two years.

Especially during this period, Chen Mobai helped people appraise 186 Artifact Nurturing Sphere. Each time he checked the Myriad Treasures Map, he earned 2 credits, resulting in a net gain of 372 credits. After deducting half of the credits from the Dao Academy, the average credits were distributed among the 36 Student Union members, giving each of them 5 credits.

That is why, although Chen Mobai has been absent from the Student Union for the past two years, everyone is completely convinced of his authority as president.

The reason is simple: the welfare benefits are much better than when Zuoqiu Shi was in office.

"You can proceed as usual. Two graduating seniors might be coming over in the next few days. Zijing, could you help entertain them?"

"I have already stepped down."

Hua Zijing was petting the cat, said in an annoyed tone, and Chen Mobai couldn't help but slap his forehead. He was used to her presence.

"Then Jialan, please take care of it. Zhongli and I are going to meet another senior."

Upon hearing this, Zhongli Tianyu looked up with a puzzled expression.

When did I say I was going to see my senior?

However, he doesn't like to talk much in front of strangers, and since he came in, he has been standing at the door watching.

After accumulating 100 credits, Chen Mobai left the Student Union with Zhongli Tianyu.

"I'm not interested in my senior."

While Dark Crossing River, Zhongli Tianyu suddenly said something that almost made Chen Mobai stumble.

"What?"

"Didn't you say you were going to meet your senior? Weren't you going to introduce me to her?"

"How do you think like that? I'm going to Teacher Duanmu's place to exchange for Artifact Piece. There's a senior student there who's going to attend Offline Exchange with us and she's currently in seclusion. I thought I'd go and get to know her."

"Oh, I misunderstood."

Zhongli Tianyu said this without any embarrassment.

Chen Mobai was very curious about the environment in which he grew up. What kind of family was the Zhongli Family that could raise such an eccentric person?

Zhongli Tianyu: "The temperature is very high deep inside the Myriad Treasures Cave. My Eight Trigrams Mirror can only protect myself. Can your mirror protect you too?"

Chen Mobai: "It's alright, I have a special constitution and can withstand high temperatures. By the way, you didn't use Artifact Piece when you opened the Artifact Nurturing Sphere, was that tacitly approved by the Dao Academy? Two fragments, wouldn't that save you 200 credits?"

Zhongli Tianyu: "This was originally sealed by our family. My taking it is just returning it to its rightful owner. Now that you mention it, I suddenly remember, do I need to pay extra credits?"

Chen Mobai: "I'm going to see Teacher Duanmu anyway, I'll ask him later."

With one body protected by the Li Trigram and the other possessing Fire Spirit Body, the two quickly descended above the underground Magma flow.

In this furnace-like environment where Foundation Establishment Cultivator would be cooked, they easily and comfortably flew down to the dark red island in the center.

Just as they were about to land, a deafening dragon roar resounded.

The surrounding Magma began to boil and then burst open. A White Dragon flew out of the Magma, soaring into the sky with a terrifying aura.

Chen Mobai's expression changed slightly. The five fingers of his right hand, which was behind his back, lit up with Five-Colored Radiance. As the Five Elements Sword Light flowed, an extremely terrifying Sword Formation was ready to be unleashed.

Zhongli Tianyu, who was beside him, also grasped the Eight Trigrams Mirror. The Zhen Trigram began to appear and envelop his entire body, with purple lightning flashing and emerging.

But the White Dragon did not come toward them. It seemed that after being cleansed in the Magma, it was weak. After glancing at them, it flew into the island.

"You two come here."

About fifteen minutes later, Duanmu Longrong's voice rang in their ears.

Chen Mobai and Zhongli Tianyu dispersed their spiritual power and descended.