Yellow Springs Road

Looking around, Chen Mobai discovered that the ghost cultivator who had been burned by the true fire had left behind a black crystal the size of a thumb, which even the true fire could not melt.

Even though I don't know what it is, I'll just have to get my hands on it first.

He then collected all the storage bags left behind by Yuan Hongyuan and the others before finally landing slowly and contentedly.

White Moon Market.

After a period of chaos, the place quickly returned to Order as Chen Mobai swiftly and decisively suppressed all the Foundation Establishment who had come to attack.

Of course, quite a few clever Rogue Cultivator have already run away.

Soon after, several beams of light flew over and landed in the market.

The one leading the way was Bai Dingxian, who had run away earlier. Chen Mobai recognized three of the six Foundation Establishment Cultivator who came with him: Xie Yuntian, the Minister of the Sword Cultivation Department of the Divine Wood Sect; Xi Yisheng, the Deputy Minister Xi Yisheng; and Fu Huakun of the Reward Hall.

The other three are Bai Qifeng, another Foundation Establishment from the Bai family, Luo Jushan, the head of the Luo Family, and a Guest Elder Foundation Establishment Elder.

"Junior Brother Chen, where are the invading cultivators?"

Seeing the damaged shops in White Moon Market, Fu Huakun couldn't help but ask.

"He has already been killed by me."

"Hmm?"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard his words.

"Clan Chief Bai, are you sure it's five Foundation Establishment Tribulation cultivators?"

Xie Yuntian, the Minister of the Sword Cultivation Department, frowned, thinking that Bai Dingxian had exaggerated the number of cultivators involved in the Tribulation Cultivation in order to get the Divine Wood Sect to mobilize more manpower.

"It's absolutely true, I saw it with my own eyes! One of them was Yuan Hongyuan from Black Cloud Mountain. I just traded Third Grade spiritual tea with him for Immortal Peach Fruit two days ago. I never expected him to be so treacherous, actually targeting your sect's guard!"

Bai Dingxian said with a face full of resentment.

At this moment, disciples from the Bai family and the Divine Wood Sect also came over. After asking them, they realized that what Chen Mobai said was true, and they couldn't help but show their shock.

"Has Junior Brother Chen mastered the Sword Demon Technique?"

Xie Yuntian couldn't help but ask, "If I were to fight five people, even if they were all weaker than me, I could at most only save my own life."

In his understanding, the only way to kill five people at once, like Chen Mobai, is to master a Third Grade technique like the Azure Flame Sword Sha!

"That's right. The reason I spent the previous six months in seclusion was to refine my sword aura."

"I didn't expect that as soon as I came out of the pass, some petty scoundrels would come to test their strength."

"However, my sword is still sharp enough to kill them all."

Chen Mobai's casual words shocked the seven Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had just arrived.

It's worth noting that one of them is the notoriously ruthless Yuan Hongyuan.

Moreover, according to the descriptions of the Qi Cultivation Cultivator from the Divine Wood Sect and the Bai family, Chen Mobai killed five Foundation Establishment enemies with ease, which means that his strength is already overwhelming.

"Junior Brother Xi, go and arrange for the sect disciples to take over Black Cloud Mountain. Leave no one alive any of the Yuan Family's remaining members."

After the initial shock, Xie Yuntian came to his senses and immediately gave instructions to Xi Yisheng beside him. Before leaving, Xi Yisheng nodded to Chen Mobai as a farewell.

"I will order the Fu Family and Liang Family to deal with the Rogue Cultivator Alliance. I've long disliked this organization, so this is a good opportunity to destroy it."

Fu Huakun also spoke up, saying that besides Hong Xu, there was another Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the Jian Country Rogue Cultivator Alliance. However, after Hong Xu committed such a serious crime, this person would definitely have to be dealt with as well.

"The Tang Siblings were Rogue Cultivator from the Snow Country, with no relatives or friends. Since they have already died by Junior Brother Chen's sword, it can be considered that they deserved it. There is still one person left. Junior Brother Chen, do you know who he is?"

The custom in the Eastern Wasteland is that blood debts must be repaid with blood.

Since they dared to attempt to ambush and kill Chen Mobai, a disciple of the Divine Wood Sect, they should be prepared to have their entire sect wiped out.

"This person claims to be a ghost cultivator, wielding a Hundred Ghost Soul Refining Banner, and his cultivation is unfathomable."

After thinking about it, Chen Mobai decided to tell the truth.

After all, this person claimed to have been Core Formation stage cultivator in his previous life, and with the power of the Divine Wood Sect, they might be able to find out something.

"Ghost cultivator!"

Most of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator present looked blank upon hearing this term, seemingly unaware of what it meant.

Only Fu Huakun and Xie Yuntian's expressions changed drastically, as if this was a taboo word.

"Junior Brother Chen, I'm afraid we should report this matter to the two elders."

Fu Huakun took a deep breath, his expression solemn.

Although Chen Mobai did not know the reason, he nodded to indicate that there was no problem.

"Junior Brother Xie, I'll leave this to you to clean up. I'll take Junior Brother Chen back to Giant Wood Ridge first."

Xie Yuntian nodded solemnly and immediately began to take over the power of the Bai family and Divine Wood Sect in this market. He also asked the Luo Family from the neighboring Illusion Wave Market to send people over to assist him.

Before leaving, Chen Mobai waved to his two apprentices, gave them a few instructions, and then returned to Giant Wood Ridge with Fu Huakun.

Because the Chu Zuoshu Sect Leader, Chu Zuoshu, was on a friendly visit to Golden Light Cliff, the normal procedure for meeting the two patriarchs could not be followed.

However, Fu Huakun has a Message Talisman given to him by his Old Ancestor Fu, which allows him to make contact in emergencies.

Before long, Chen Mobai saw Fu Zongjue in the Punishment Hall, but he didn't know whether it was his real body or Puppet Body.

Upon hearing the words "ghost cultivator," Fu Zongjue's expression changed slightly. Without saying a word, he waved his sleeve and led the two to the Divine Wood Hall.

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zhou Shengqing appeared before everyone's eyes.

The two patriarchs of the Divine Wood Sect valued ghost cultivators far more than Chen Mobai had anticipated.

"Tell me about your fight with the ghost cultivator."

Holding the broken Hundred Ghost Soul Refining Banner, Zhou Shengqing asked Chen Mobai, who selectively omitted some details, saying that he used his Third Tier Magic Tool, sword aura, and Thunder Method to fight the ghost cultivator for several rounds before turning him to ashes with Pure Yang True Fire.

"Sure enough, those little devils aren't all dead yet."

After listening, Zhou Shengqing said coldly, and then, seeing Chen Mobai's puzzled look, he explained some old stories from when they were still in the Five Elements Sect.

"Although my master Primordial's lifespan was not long, if he had died a natural death, he would have lived for a hundred years. However, he encountered a mysterious Yellow Springs Road. Primordial, confident in his extraordinary cultivation, forced his way through this road of life and death, hoping to unravel the mystery of Reincarnation. He was severely injured and returned home. He struggled for several years before passing away in haste."

"Before he died, our master told us that the Yellow Springs Road was occupied by a group of ghost cultivators. If it weren't for the extraordinary mystery of the Primordial Dao Fruit, he probably wouldn't have been able to return alive. Fortunately, those powerful ghost cultivators cannot descend to the mortal realm and can only exist by relying on the Yellow Springs Yin Qi."

"However, Master's forceful entry into the Yellow Springs Road still broke the barrier between the Underworld and the mortal world, allowing some ghost cultivators to come out using special methods. Before Master passed away, he instructed us to wipe out many ghost cultivators, and then he held on to his last breath to seal the Yellow Springs Road."

"My eldest sister also died in this battle. After that, I was dissatisfied with my junior brother taking over Sect Leader, so I joined forces with Junior Brother Mo to split off from the Five Elements Sect."

As Zhou Shengqing spoke, a rare look of reminiscence appeared on his face. For him, the memories after that time were not pleasant.

Fu Huakun was also a disciple of the Five Elements Sect back then, and he participated in the battle to wipe out the ghost cultivators of the Yellow Springs Road with Fu Zongjue, so he knew some of the information.

"Could this ghost cultivator have come from the Yellow Springs Road?"

After hearing Zhou Shengqing's words, Chen Mobai was slightly surprised. If even the Primordial Ancestor died because of this, then wouldn't the few Core Formation Cultivator in the Eastern Wasteland be in grave danger?

"It's very likely, but the talisman left by Primordial Hunyuan that can sense the Yellow Springs Road is in the hands of the Five Elements Sect. I don't know how the seal is doing now."

As Zhou Shengqing sighed, he shook the Hundred Ghost Soul Refining Banner in his hand, and pure spiritual power surged into it. Instantly, shadowy, incomplete, and fierce ghosts appeared on the banner, seemingly trying to break free.

However, due to the lack of proper ritual techniques and the damage to the ghost Magic Artifact, the ghost spirit within the banner was ultimately not summoned.

"I need to find someone to fix it, but I don't know if it can be fixed."

Upon Fu Zongjue remarked, "Ghostly Magic Artifact are different from other Magic Artifact; ordinary Artifact Refining Master are powerless against them."

"Nephew Chen, this magic Magic Artifact might be able to uncover some information about the Yellow Springs Road. I'll take it for now. You don't have any objections, do you?"

Zhou Shengqing said something to Chen Mobai, who immediately shook his head, saying that it would be best if the ancestor could take a liking to it; if it fell into his hands, it would probably just gather dust in a corner at most.

"After all, it is your spoils of war, and you have made a great contribution this time, eliminating a major threat to the sect in the heart of the territory. I will issue a note to the Reward Hall to transfer 50,000 Spirit Stone to you."

However, Zhou Shengqing's next words made Chen Mobai's face light up with joy.

He never expected that being robbed and killed would yield so many Spirit Stone; he was even thinking about whether he could do it a few more times.

After leaving the Divine Wood Hall, Chen Mobai immediately went to the Reward Hall.

Upon Zhou Shengqing's note, Luo Xueer naturally allocated the Spirit Stone to Chen Mobai immediately.

"Senior Sister Luo, 50,000 Spirit Stone is too much. Could you exchange it for mid-grade or High-grade Spirit Stone?"

When Chen Mobai took it, he thought Formless Puppet if he wanted to condense Pure Yang Purple Qi, he would probably have to consume one High-grade Spirit Stone every month. He had a sudden Spiritual Mechanism and asked this question.

"Junior Brother Chen, given our relationship, exchanging it for Mid-grade Spirit Stone is naturally no problem for you, but all the High-grade Spirit Stone in the sect are in the hands of the two ancestors, so I really can't do anything about it."

Luo Xueer knew that Chen Mobai was young, so she spoke up to explain to him.

"Oh, why is that? Is it because High-grade Spirit Stone are more precious?"

"That's right. When one's cultivation reaches the level of the two ancestors, the spiritual items that one wants to buy or exchange are all customarily traded for High-grade Spirit Stone, such as Third Tier Spirit Rice, Third Tier Magic Tool, pills, and so on. Moreover, in the Eastern Wasteland, our Divine Wood Sect is willing to pay a 10% premium to exchange for High-grade Spirit Stone."

In other words, it takes 11,000 Low-grade Spirit Stone to exchange for one High-grade Spirit Stone.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai inquired further about the intricacies of the matter.

"Our Divine Wood Sect is relatively restrained in exchanging High-grade Spirit Stone, after all, we have Spirit Stone Mine and can extract some from the core veins every year."

"But those Rogue Cultivator families and second-rate sects spare no expense to buy Foundation Establishment from those Great Merchant Guild. A High-grade Spirit Stone may be overpriced by more than 10% after passing through their hands."

"However, there's nothing we can do about it. If you want to auction Foundation Establishment in the Eastern Yi Region, you need to use High-grade Spirit Stone according to the requirements of the Great Merchant Guild. A few years ago, the Snowpeak Bai Clan relied on the popularity of Tea Pill to accumulate some High-grade Spirit Stone and won a Foundation Establishment from the Xuanxiao Great Merchant Association. Now, all the major families are following suit and have started hoarding High-grade Spirit Stone."

After listening to Luo Xueer's introduction, Chen Mobai recalled the scene when Bai Dingxian forcibly activated the protective Grand Array with High-grade Spirit Stone back in White Moon Market, and a look of realization appeared on his face.

After leaving the Reward Hall, he returned to his own Little South Mountain.

Zhuo Ming was still wondering why only Chen Mobai had returned, but she didn't dare to ask.

"Wen Bai and the others helped me rent shops in various markets in Jian Country. You can take stock of the Spirit Wine, Spirit Rice, and Talisman Paper in stock."

Not wanting Zhuo Ming to worry, Chen Mobai left those words and then descended to the mountaintop to organize his gains.

First and foremost, of course, is the storage bag of that so-called ghost cultivator who had formed his core. It was a dusty, unremarkable item.

Then Chen Mobai encountered the same situation as when he obtained his first storage bag.

It won't open!

It seems this guy wasn't lying; he might really be a ghost cultivator who Core Formation in life, and his Spiritual Sense sense is even above his own.

However, Chen Mobai's knowledge now far surpasses that of his Qi Refining self. During his years of advanced studies at the Wuqi Dao Academy, he knows many ways to open this storage bag even when his Spiritual Sense sense is not at its peak.

The simplest way is to use a Immortal Sect called the "Blank Talisman" from the immortal Talisman.

The reason Wu Shangru knew about this Talisman was because he had used the Talisman Paper Talisman Ink machine from the Soaring Heavens Talisman Factory once when it was handed over to Chen Mobai.

Because these machines were all custom-made, they could only be started using Key matched with Wu Shangru's Spiritual Sense fluctuations. After being handed over at the factory, the machines and Key were reformatted using a "Blank Talisman" and re-matched with Chen Mobai's.

What has been erased is the trace of Spiritual Sense.

I wanted to buy a card that could directly open storage bags, but because of its extraordinary function, this Blank Talisman could only be sold by merchants registered with the Immortal Sect's Enforcement Department, and the purpose and reason for purchase had to be specified.

After thinking about it, Chen Mobai decided to learn it himself in order to avoid being exposed.

After all, he is now Second-tier Talisman Master, and with the storage bag in his own hands, a few more days won't make a difference.

Fortunately, apart from the ghost cultivator's storage bag, the Spiritual Sense realms of the other four, including Yuan Hongyuan, were not as strong as Chen Mobai's, and they were easily refined by him.

Chen Mobai first emptied the storage bags of the Tang Siblings and found that Tang Da's storage bag was completely empty, while Tang Xiaomei's had quite a few things.

Chen Mobai activated his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye and quickly located his target.

A piece of Soul Nurturing Wood.

A Immortal Peach Fruit.

With a smile on his face, Chen Mobai emptied Hong Xu's storage bag, and Spirit Stone rained down, piling up into a small mountain around him, along with more than a dozen different cultivation technique books.

Chen Mobai couldn't find those two pill formulas because they had been bought out by the Starry Skies Great Merchant Association.

Finally, Chen Mobai emptied Yuan Hongyuan's storage bag.

I rested for three days and was almost recovered. The first day was the most difficult. I felt weak all over and had a headache, but I couldn't sleep. After taking medicine and getting through it, I returned to my normal routine and eating habits.

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I hope everyone stays healthy and safe.