I Will Make My Move

Chen Mobai savored the new wood-based spell he had acquired from the Talent Tree, his expression strange.

This spell is called "Jia Mu Art".

It seems to follow the same path as his previous "Pure Azure Art" for enhancing Azure Sun Fire, both being used to enhance spiritual objects.

The only difference is that the Pure Azure Art enhances fire, while the Jia Mu Art enhances wood.

This spell can select a single ordinary first-tier Crimson Sun Wood, then absorb the essence of about ninety-nine other Crimson Sun Wood of the same tier to upgrade it into Second Grade Green Sun Wood.

However, this Jia Mu Art seems to be incomplete.

Logically speaking, there should be a subsequent process where Green Sun Wood is upgraded to Golden Sun Wood, and Golden Sun Wood is upgraded to Longevity Wood.

However, all Chen Mobai obtained was the method to transform the Crimson Sun Wood into the Green Sun Wood.

He looked down on it a bit.

Although Green Sun Wood is considered a precious spiritual material for Qi Cultivation Cultivator, and many Second Grade Magic Artifact Puppetry of the Divine Wood Sect are made from Green Sun Wood, it is of little use to Chen Mobai.

If there were a way to upgrade Green Sun Wood to Golden Sun Wood, he would definitely be very interested.

It can't be said that it's completely useless.

He had just used the Gourd Sword Art to cut down a number of Crimson Sun Spirit Tree in the Divine Tree Secret Realm, so he could make good use of them and upgrade them into a dozen or twenty Green Sun Wood.

But these things will definitely have to wait until later, since we're about to head to the Goumang Dao Academy.

Fortunately, the wood was fine even after being left outdoors for a while.

However, Chen Mobai thought that if he were to synthesize these thousands of felled Crimson Sun Spirit Tree by himself, it would be too much of a waste of his cultivation time.

It seems we need to start preparing for the creation of contract-manufacturing Puppetry in advance.

With this thought in mind, Chen Mobai took out his phone and returned to the Immortal Sect.

After leaving Building Nine.

Messages came in one after another.

It was Hua Zijing who kept urging him on; they were almost at the Goumang Dao Academy, so why hadn't he, the Student Union President leading the team, shown up yet?

"Senior Sun, Senior Chi has arrived too."

At the Student Union's headquarters, Chen Mobai met two other graduates at the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer whom Che Yucheng had found.

Sun Daoji was the Chief who graduated 25 years ago. He and Bian Jingchun had worked together in the Student Union for two years and were acquaintances.

The other one, Chi Shicheng, is the oldest, having graduated thirty-five years ago. However, he is not the Chief, as he is not good at socializing, so he focuses on the technical aspects and is now an academician in the Paleontology Research Department of the Immortal Sect.

Chi Shicheng was willing to go to the Goumang Dao Academy because he needed to observe the Great Camphor Tree for a project he had been working on, and it just so happened to be on the way.

"It's been so long since I've been to Chicheng Mountain, and it's almost exactly the same as when I graduated."

Sun Daoji was a tall, handsome young man with strong facial features. Compared to Chi Shicheng, who wore square-framed glasses and was rather quiet, Sun Daoji, who was once the Chief of the Dao Academy, had long been one of the students in the Student Union.

"I heard that Senior Sun went to Wangwu Cave Heaven five years ago to Open Up Golden Core Domain. I wonder what the result was?"

During the conversation, Bian Jingchun asked a question that she was very concerned about.

Within the Immortal Sect, cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer who have no criminal record can apply to the relevant departments of the Immortal Sect to use the Realm Gate and Open Up Golden Core Domain.

Although there aren't many Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer, there are still over a hundred of them.

Because the Realm Gate is precious, and each time it is opened and used, it requires the Nascent Soul cultivator to do it personally.

As a top-tier existence in the Immortal Sect, it's impossible for them to be on standby all the time for something as simple as Open Up Golden Core Domain.

Therefore, after a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer submits an application, the Immortal Sect will temporarily suppress it until a sufficient number of people have been gathered before reporting the matter to the Three Great Hall Lords and inviting Nascent Soul cultivators who are available to open the Realm Gate.

It could take anywhere from ten to twenty or thirty years.

Of course, there is another situation, such as when a Foundation Establishment Cultivator successfully Core Formation. Such a person can apply to the Immortal Sect to use the Realm Gate to Open Up Golden Core Domain, and the application can be made quickly.

In this way, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator waiting in line can also get a taste of it.

This is why, once Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the Immortal Sect reaches the ninth level, they immediately begin the application process, as there will be a long waiting period for them to complete their Foundation Establishment.

Bian Jingchun had only broken through to the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer three years ago, missing the opportunity five years ago when the Law Enforcement Hall Master opened the Realm Gate.

"If I had succeeded, the Immortal Sect would have publicized it to the whole world long ago."

Sun Daoji made a joking remark, which elicited a subtle, reserved smile from Bian Jingchun.

"Among the ten of us in the same batch, my performance was decent. I barely managed to comprehend the Void Power, but I was completely unable to complete the next step of Shattering Void and opening up Realm Domain."

"Xiahou Weihuan is the closest to success, followed by Tao Mingqing of the Supreme Origin Academy and Lou Fengcheng of the Sky Mending Dao Academy."

"They all sensed enough Void Power, but they didn't do a good enough job in Shattering Void. In the end, even with the help of the Realm Gate, they still couldn't open up and condense the Golden Core Domain."

After listening to Sun Daoji's words, Chi Shicheng, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

"The key to the Golden Core Domain lies in the first step. Only when the Spiritual Sense has absorbed enough Void Power can it open up enough Void Fragments to condense the Realm Domain when it Shattering Void next."

Chi Shicheng was the first to graduate present, and his cultivation level had long been at the peak of Foundation Establishment. He went to Wangwu Cave Heaven to Open Up Golden Core Domain with the help of the Realm Gate, even before Sun Daoji.

"Judging from what Senior Chi said, could it be that he has also taken the last two steps?"

Sun Daoji. Only someone who had personally experienced Open Up Golden Core Domain could understand the meaning behind Chi Shicheng's words.

"Insufficient accumulation prevents us from even reaching the point of Shattering Void, thus hindering our glimpse into the mysteries of the final breakthrough."

Chi Shicheng sighed; this matter had always been a regret in his heart.

"Yes, I think even if I went through it a few more times, I probably still wouldn't be able to reach that final step. I don't know how Lan Haitan and Yan Qiongzhi managed to do it."

Among the current surviving Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer cultivators in the Immortal Sect, only Lan Haitan and Yan Qiongzhi have opened up the Golden Core Domain.

It was precisely because he understood the difficulty involved that Sun Daoji admired him even more.

"Lan Haitan is exceptionally talented. He has mastered the Yin Yin-Yang Dual Sections of the Six Imperial Scripture. With the mutual vibration of their Primordial Magnetic Force, he can sense the tremors of the void. It is estimated that he had already undergone the corresponding training and preparation before Open Up Golden Core Domain."

"Because Yan Qiongzhi is a low-key person, there is not much information about her. However, based on my theoretical analysis over the years, she may be able to raise her Ice Spiritual Power to the level of Void Freeze in a short period of time. This would allow her to take the lead over everyone in the process of Shattering Void and open up enough Void Fragments."

When Chi Shicheng, as a researcher, talked more about these things.

"Doesn't that mean that Taishi Shu might also be able to successfully Open Up Golden Core Domain when she is in the Foundation Establishment?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Zijing, who was also in the room, spoke up in surprise. After receiving Bian Jingchun, she seemed to have accepted it, and when Sun Daoji and Chi Shicheng came later, she also helped arrange their accommodation and food.

So when Chen Mobai and the other three had their discussion, Hua Zijing was also sitting on the side, holding the White Cat, listening.

Besides her, Zhongli Tianyu and Zhuang Jialan were also there. The former, as the designated next president, had already started to act as a mascot in the Student Union under Chen Mobai's arrangement.

"Taishi Shu has only mastered the Yang Section of the Six Imperial Scripture, and only one of the Dual Pole Primordial Magnet has been completed. It is unknown whether it will still be helpful for Open Up Golden Core Domain. However, Kunpeng Immortal Sect Kunpeng Daoist Academy is the number one immortal sect with the most inheritances, so it is possible that she can really succeed."

Over the years, Taishi Shu has made many moves in Lesser Red Heaven, and naturally, the foundation of her skills has been figured out by others.

She also used the Primordial Magnetic Force, but it was not as domineering and masterful as Lan Haitan's. Even so, apart from veteran late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators like Xiahou Weihuan Sima Xingyu, she was already virtually invincible.

Even mastering just one part of the Six Imperial Scripture is extremely powerful.

Even after Chen Mobai mastered the Sword Light, he was nearly defeated by Nangong Xiu, who had only mastered the Rain Section.

"It doesn't matter if I haven't mastered the Golden Core Domain. I can just try again after I Core Formation."

Sun Daoji heartily, trying to comfort himself.

Chen Mobai immediately changed the subject, talking about some formidable opponents they might encounter at this Offline Exchange.

"Pei Azurefrost of the Mountain Sea Academy has an exceptionally high level of swordsmanship. She has already received the true True Transmission of Hao Cao. It is said that even Lan Haitan does not dare to fight her head-on."

"There is also Wenren Xuewei from the Goumang Dao Academy who has a Heaven Spirit Root. Although she is as low-key as Yan Qiongzhi, she had already Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer when she graduated. In recent years, it is said that she has been cultivating the other two Spiritual Root Enhancement Art, intending to combine the three Heaven Spirit Root for cultivating the Evergreen Technique. I wonder what her current situation is."

"Besides these two female cultivators, Kunpeng Daoist Academy also has Qi Huanzhi, who has mastered the Six Imperial Scripture Bright Department, and he should not be underestimated. He has only lost to Lan Haitan."

The list of participants from various Daoist Academy for this Offline Exchange meeting was released the day before yesterday. Although Chen Mobai didn't know many of the people on the list, he was very familiar with Bian Jingchun and the other two.

They were all top experts, ranking among the top twenty in their Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer circle.

"If I were to fight them, I estimate I could only hold out for a few dozen moves at most, and manage to get some of their moves out of me. If we want to bring glory to the Dao Academy and win, we might need Senior Chi and Junior Bian."

Sun Daoji was also very self-aware, knowing that he was only in the middle Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer. After looking at the list of people sent by the Daoist Academy, he really had no confidence in facing Pei Azurefrost and the others.

"I am a researcher, and my Spell Duel skills are average."

Chi Shicheng, standing to the side, also spread his hands, indicating that his main purpose in going there was to observe the Great Camphor Tree, and that people shouldn't expect him to Spell Duel.

"Senior Chi is too modest. You are at the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage, the highest among the three of us."

Sun Daoji, however, looked completely unconvinced.

"I'm telling the truth. If we're really talking about Spell Duel, I reckon I'm not even as good as you."

Hearing Chi Shicheng say this, Sun Daoji puzzled. Based on his understanding of Che Yucheng, he should have arranged for a master who could keep the situation in check.

He lacked confidence, and Chi Shicheng was a researcher, so only one option remained.

Everyone looked at Bian Jingchun, who nodded and spoke the truth.

"The Dao Academy gave me the True Dragon Cauldron."

Hearing this, Sun Daoji a sigh of relief, knowing that someone would cover for him.

Chi Shicheng's eyes were shining. The Fourth Grade True Dragon Cauldron was related to a backlog of research topics in his department. He wondered if he could take this opportunity to study it properly.

At this moment, Chen Mobai finally understood why Duanmu Longrong said those words when she saw him off.

If the Dao Academy wants to gain a good reputation during the Offline Exchange and not be suppressed by the Taiyuan, Pure Yang, and Shanhai academies, it may really need Bian Jingchun to activate the power of the True Dragon Cauldron.

"Senior Sister Bian, the power of the True Dragon Cauldron is too domineering. If you encounter an invincible opponent, it doesn't matter if you give up. You can't let your foundation be damaged because of a ranking in an Offline Exchange."

After Chen Mobai understood, he spoke to Bian Jingchun.

"I know you were entrusted by Teacher Duanmu, but the Dao Academy nurtured me and lent me the True Dragon Cauldron to cultivate the Dragon Transformation Scripture. If I can exchange my years of foundation for the title of the Dao Academy's number one, I would be more than willing."

The Wuqi Dao Academy had been weak in the Immortal Sect for a long time. Although in the last two years, it has regained some of its former glory due to Chen Mobai's exaggerated and complete victory in the Lesser Red Heaven.

But in some people's minds, Wuqi Dao Academy only produced a promising Chen Mobai.

In terms of true strength, it is still inferior to the other Three Great Dao Academies, and may even be inferior to Taiyuan, which ranks among the top three of the Ten Great Academies.

Bian Jingchun is proud to be a graduate of the Wuqi Dao Academy, and she hopes to take this opportunity to win another first place for the Dao Academy.

By taking it one step at a time, once Chen Mobai has also achieved Foundation Establishment, he can once again hold up the sky.

If Wuqi Dao Academy continues to rank first in several consecutive exchanges with the Daoist Academy, it can rebuild its glory and restore its most prosperous status.

"Some people think rankings are very important, but to me they are just numbers."

"Regardless of our ranking at this Wuqi Dao Academy Exchange Meeting, we will always be one of the top four, Holy Land in the hearts of millions of students in the Immortal Sect."

"A drop in rankings for a few years is not a problem at all. After all, we only recruit a few dozen new students each year. Moreover, if 10,000 people were given the choice between the Dao Academy and the Imperial Academy, all 10,000 would choose the Dao Academy."

Sun Daoji was very pleased with Chen Mobai's words.

Indeed, graduates from the Dao Academy and imperial academies are on completely different levels.

In the hearts of all living beings in the Immortal Sect, the Four Great Dao Academies are Holy Land.

Perhaps there are differences in the prestige of Holy Land, but even if Ten Great Academies were combined, their appeal would not match that of the Wuqi Dao Academy.

"Since you've said so, junior, I'll agree. I'll only use the True Dragon Cauldron once."

Hearing this, Bian Jingchun had no choice but to shake her head helplessly.

"No, senior, what I mean is, you shouldn't use it even once."

"Just perform at your normal level for this offline Exchange Meeting. No matter who comes from the Daoist Academy, our Wuqi Dao Academy will be number one."

"Because I will take action!"