Huge Gains

Yuan Hongyuan's storage bag indeed contained many good things.

The first thing that caught Chen Mobai's eye was naturally the six Immortal Peach Fruit. He excitedly took the pinkish-white and tender fruits into his palm, and after examining them carefully for a while, he noticed something was wrong.

Of these six Immortal Peach Fruit, only three are fully ripe, while the other three are still green.

It's likely that Yuan Hongyuan knew he wouldn't be able to return to Black Cloud Mountain for a while after this ambush, so he picked all the fruit from that Immortal Peach Tree.

With this thought in mind, Chen Mobai happily placed the three ripe Immortal Peach Fruit aside, intending to eat them immediately after finishing what he was doing.

As for these three unripe Immortal Peach Fruit, although they are not yet mature, they are still quite valuable spiritual objects.

Chen Mobai's idea was to have Zhuo Ming use it to brew wine, to see if they could blend another type of Second Grade Spirit Wine.

Besides the Immortal Peach Fruit, Chen Mobai also saw the items that Yuan Hongyuan had exchanged at the market.

Liang Jinggui's spirit beast egg, as well as the Spirit Awakening Pill and Blood Qi Pill used to raise the Azure Goose Bird...

However, what caught Chen Mobai's attention with his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye was a wooden box the size of a palm.

There is also a small Restriction on the wooden box, which seems to be used to seal off spiritual energy.

Upon opening it, I was surprised to find a box full of silvery-white tea leaves, as white as jade.

Snow Needle Immortal Bud!

Chen Mobai recognized Yue Zutao, whom he had drunk at not long ago.

He picked up the wooden box and weighed it in his hand. There were probably two catties of Snow Needle Immortal Bud inside. If he drank it sparingly, it would probably last him for about half a year.

It just so happens that my Spiritual Sense has been stuck in a bottleneck for some time, and the last time I drank this tea, I could vaguely feel some effect.

Hopefully, after drinking these two kilograms of Snow Needle Immortal Bud, I can break through this bottleneck.

Besides the Immortal Peach Fruit and Snow Needle Immortal Bud, two Third Grade spiritual items, Yuan Hongyuan also had nearly 30,000 Low-grade Spirit Stone in his storage bag.

It's a pity that Yuan Hongyuan's five magic flags were detonated by that ghost cultivator to activate the Grand Array; otherwise, this set of Second Grade high-grade array artifacts would have been quite valuable.

Besides these things, Chen Mobai also saw several books.

One of the manuals Black Cloud Mist Wave Art, was somewhat interesting, allowing cultivation up to the Core Formation Middle Stage. However, while it was an extremely valuable manual for other cultivators, it was of little use to him.

A rough estimate suggests that Yuan Hongyuan's spiritual items alone, when converted to Low-grade Spirit Stone, would amount to approximately 70,000 to 80,000.

If we include the other three people, this time opening the storage bag directly increased Chen Mobai's assets by more than 100,000 Spirit Stone.

After the inventory was completed, the sheer amount of wealth caused even the usually composed Chen Mobai's heart to pound violently.

He finally understood why the practice of cultivating through tribulation was so prevalent in the Sky River Realm.

A man cannot get rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot get fat without night grazing.

With this harvest, Chen Mobai felt he had enough resources to cultivate the Pure Yang Scroll to the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, he still maintained his composure.

After taking inventory, Chen Mobai sorted and piled up all the spoils.

The most precious item, of course, is that piece of Third Grade Soul Nurturing Wood.

He then picked up the Immortal Peach Fruit belonging to the Tang Siblings and put them together. Although eating four Immortal Peach Fruit would be a waste, not eating them would feel even worse.

Then there were the more than 50,000 Spirit Stone that were opened from all the storage bags. Yuan Hongyuan and Hong Xu contributed the most, while the Tang Siblings didn't even have a fraction of what they contributed.

Some of these were Mid-grade Spirit Stone, which Chen Mobai piled up together, hoping to find a way to exchange them all for High-grade Spirit Stone in the future.

There are also four Second Tier Magic Tool that Chen Mobai himself doesn't like, but he can give them to his disciples or friends in the future.

Finally, there were miscellaneous books, elixirs, and other odds and ends.

This was of no use to him.

Later, I'll offer it to the Transmission Department to see if I can get some Contribution Points in return. If the sect already has it, I'll make a few more copies and sell them at the Little South Mountain Shop.

After figuring out how to deal with these unused spoils, Chen Mobai contentedly picked up a ripe Immortal Peach Fruit and ate it directly.

This naturally born spiritual object is truly extraordinary. It melts upon entering the mouth, transforming into a pure Spirit Liquid far superior to spiritual energy. This Spirit Liquid is exceptionally gentle, seamlessly integrating into Chen Mobai's meridians and internal organs without any rejection, but it does not immediately transform into Liquid Spiritual Power.

Chen Mobai immediately began circulating the Pure Yang Scroll.

The spiritual energy at the summit of Little South Mountain began to be refined and integrated into his body under the guidance of his Spiritual Sense.

The effects of the Immortal Peach Fruit also began to emerge.

Previously, it would take several Great Cycle to refine external spiritual energy into Pure Yang Spiritual Power. Even after a day of hard work meditating, one could only cultivate a single strand of spiritual power. But now, under the neutralization of the Spirit Liquid from the Immortal Peach Fruit, it only took one Great Cycle to transform into a drop of the purest Liquid Spiritual Power.

However, this naturally consumes even more spiritual energy.

Chen Mobai felt that the spiritual energy at the top of Little South Mountain was not enough, because within a few breaths, a drop of liquid Pure Yang Spiritual Power was generated in his dantian.

There was no other way but to take out the original Spirit Stone that he had treasured for a long time.

Even Mid-grade Spirit Stone couldn't withstand his current state of absorption and refinement.

Chen Mobai placed his right hand on the Raw Spirit Stone shaped like a white jade Altar obtained from Lone Soul Ridge. In an instant, a vast and boundless stream of pure spiritual energy poured into his body as if a floodgate had been opened.

If it weren't for the enhancement of his right hand's five fingers by the Third Grade ointment, making his muscles, bones, and skin strong, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand it all at once.

With ample spiritual energy, Chen Mobai was finally able to meditate in peace.

"Has Master not emerged from seclusion yet?"

At the foot of Little South Mountain, Luo Yixuan, who had already returned, looked at the scene of spiritual energy gathering on the mountaintop, so dense that it was almost forming a long white mist, and asked Zhuo Ming beside her with a bit of helplessness.

"Isn't it normal for Master to go into seclusion for a year or two?"

Wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, Zhuo Ming inspected the growth of the Spirit Rice seeds in the Spirit Field while speaking with a calm expression.

"Bai Dingxian, the head of the Bai family, has been waiting in Divine Wood City for almost half a month. A few days ago, when the Sect Leader returned, he even summoned me to inquire in detail about the White Moon Market."

Luo Yixuan sighed.

The Bai family, as the administrators of White Moon Market, naturally bears an inescapable responsibility for the ambush and killing of the Divine Wood Sect disciples in the market within the territory of Jian Country.

Over the past few decades, the Bai family has relied on the Divine Wood Sect to sell their Tea Pill to neighboring countries. They even have enough wealth to bid for Foundation Establishment in the Eastern Yi Region, which has long aroused the envy, jealousy and hatred of those with ulterior motives.

After Chen Mobai was ambushed and killed, many forces within the Divine Wood Sect were stirring up trouble, wondering if they could reclaim the Bai family's management authority over White Moon Market.

Bai Dingxian personally came to Giant Wood Ridge and ran around doing errands. Fortunately, the Snow Needle Immortal Bud from his two ancestors every year weren't given away for nothing. After making some arrangements, the matter was basically settled.

Finally, Chu Zuoshu said that as long as Chen Mobai did not pursue the matter, the matter would be dropped.

Unfortunately, Bai Dingxian arrived too late. Chen Mobai was already in seclusion refining the Third Grade Immortal Peach Fruit, but Bai Dingxian dared not leave and could only wait in Divine Wood City.

Zhuo Ming and Luo Yixuan, as Chen Mobai's disciples, had already been taken care of by Bai Dingxian.

They weren't put in a difficult position. They were told that when Chen Mobai came out of seclusion, they just needed to let him know, and he would come over immediately to apologize.

"This kind of Fire Spirit Rice matures early and doesn't require much spiritual energy. It can be harvested twice a year, and we can start harvesting it in a few days."

Zhuo Ming, however, was focused on farming. Most of the Spirit Rice and Spirit Wine that had been stored in the warehouse in previous years had been moved by Liu Wenbai to the newly opened Little South Mountain Shop in the five major markets of the Jian Country.

The emptiness of the warehouse and wine cellar gave her a very uncomfortable sense of unease.

So recently she has already started harvesting some early-maturing Spirit Rice seeds to fill the warehouse.

"Senior Sister Zhuo, I'll help you harvest the harvest when the time comes..."

Just as the two sisters were talking at the foot of the mountain, Chen Mobai on the mountaintop opened his eyes.

After the clear, bright light in his eyes faded, he stood up, looking radiant.

Unexpectedly, the effects of consuming the Immortal Peach Fruit were very good. After refining the spiritual power of four peach fruits in succession, he broke through two levels in a row. The Pure Yang Scroll was promoted from the original Foundation Establishment Level 3 to Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer, and now he has a full 90 drops of Pure Yang Spiritual Power in his body.

Unfortunately, by the time he took the fourth one, the effects of the Immortal Peach Spirit Liquid were no longer very useful to him, only increasing his Pure Yang Spiritual Power by three drops.

Otherwise, Chen Mobai would have wanted to eat those three green peaches as well.

While familiarizing himself with the increasing spiritual power, he looked at the contents of the Message Talisman that flew in after he came out of seclusion.

"Come up here and see me!"

At the foot of the mountain, Zhuo Ming and Luo Yixuan heard Chen Mobai's Telepathic Message and their faces lit up with joy.

"What happened to the Yuan Family sect of Black Cloud Mountain?"

"Reporting to Master, most of the core disciples of the Yuan Family have already escaped from the territory of the Divine Wood Sect, but the sect has issued a kill order."

As Chen Mobai's representative within the sect, Luo Yixuan was naturally very concerned about the aftermath of the ambush at White Moon Market. She answered Chen Mobai's questions immediately.

"Where is that Third Grade Immortal Peach Spirit Tree?"

This is the most precious thing of the Yuan Family Black Cloud Mountain. After personally experiencing the effects of the Immortal Peach Spirit Liquid, Chen Mobai was also a little tempted.

"Two senior uncles from the Spiritual Plant Department of the sect personally went to Black Cloud Mountain and said that they were not entirely confident that they could transplant the Immortal Peach Spirit Tree to Giant Wood Ridge. Therefore, the Sect Leader's idea is to develop Black Cloud Mountain into Branch Courtyard of the Divine Wood Sect and send some disciples to guard the Immortal Peach Spirit Tree and the Yuan Family's dozens of acres of Spirit Field."

This can be considered a legitimate way to swallow up the Yuan Family's assets.

However, transplanting Third Grade spirit tree is indeed a very dangerous thing.

Chen Mobai went to great lengths to transplant a Vermilion Fruit Tree, and even asked Wang Xingyu and Gong Ranran for help to ensure success.

When transplanting spirit trees, one must also consider the earth's veins, water elements, spiritual energy, and even weather phenomena such as the sun, moon, and stars.

The higher the grade of the spirit tree, the more difficult it is to transplant.

For example, the Great Camphor Tree, the number one Spirit Plant of the Immortal Sect, cannot be found in any other Spirit Land on the entire Earth Origin Star that can support its growth.

The same applies to the Fifth Order Vermilion Fruit Tree at the Wuqi Dao Academy.

Once these spirit trees are transplanted, not only will they be difficult to survive, but the level of the Earth Vein Spiritual Energy that they originally suppressed will also drop and be damaged. It may even cause the earth's crust to ripple and the plates to vibrate, leading to extremely serious consequences.

However, since the large peach tree cannot be transplanted, planting some small peach trees is still a good option.

"Ming'er, take these four fruit pits and find a place on the mountain to plant them. See if they can grow into a peach orchard in a few years."

Zhuo Ming deftly accepted the four fruit pits that Chen Mobai handed over.

"There are three more green peaches here. Find Junior Sister Yan and brew them into Green Peach Wine with Spirit Rice."

After giving everything to Zhuo Ming, Chen Mobai asked Luo Yixuan, whose eyes were wide with amazement at the green peaches, about the situation of the Rogue Cultivator Alliance.

Once she came to her senses, Luo Yixuan immediately said that another Foundation Establishment Cultivator in the organization had been killed by Xie Yuntian.

Now, no one within the Divine Wood Sect's territory dares to claim to be a cultivator from the Rogue Cultivator Alliance.

In other words, there are basically no enemies left for Chen Mobai to take revenge on personally.

It's a pity that his cultivation has improved so much, and he wanted to test if his sword was even sharper! Seeing Chen Mobai's regretful expression, Luo Yixuan finally talked about the Bai family's situation.

She briefly explained Chu Zuoshu's opinion, suggesting that a slight punishment would suffice. After all, the fact that Divine Wood Sect had swallowed Black Cloud Mountain, coupled with the Yuan Family's shops in various markets, had already made the other Cultivating Family somewhat uneasy.

If the Snowpeak Bai Clan is also suppressed, the Cultivating Family within the Four Kingdoms will likely become disaffected.

"I understand. I'll meet with Bai Dingxian tomorrow when I'm free."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yixuan immediately went to Divine Wood City.

"Town Guardian, the preservation of White Moon Market this time is entirely due to your astonishing cultivation. I don't know how to express my gratitude, so I can only offer you this small gift. Please accept it."

When Bai Dingxian arrived at Little South Mountain, he didn't mince words and immediately presented three gifts.

First, there were branch Tea Seed of Snow Needle Immortal Bud. To ensure they wouldn't die, he also sent ten Second Grade Tea Seed and ten first-tier Tea Seed.

Secondly, there is Second Grade spiritual medicine called "Jade Tea Pill," which is a unique pill formula of the Bai family. It is also very popular among Foundation Establishment Cultivator and is a rare spiritual pill that can enhance Spiritual Sense.

The main ingredient used was Snow Needle Immortal Bud, which Chen Mobai sighed upon seeing, feeling it was a waste.

The third is a very vulgar ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stone.

"As the Jian Guo Town Guardian, I have the duty and responsibility to protect all the towns and cities within Jian Country's territory, and to safeguard the safety of the Cultivating Family and all Rogue Cultivator. I am unworthy of these gifts."

In the past, Chen Mobai would have been very tempted by these things, but having just made a large sum of money, he felt that what Bai Dingxian had brought was somewhat mediocre.

"This... Guardian, I'm a straightforward person. Just name your price, and as long as the Bai family can accept it, we'll definitely offer it with both hands."

Bai Dingxian, a wise and experienced man, patted his chest and said something that made Chen Mobai a little embarrassed.

He wasn't trying to extort money; he just happened to be short of High-grade Spirit Stone and remembered that the Bai family seemed to have accumulated quite a few.

"I may be leaving the Eastern Wasteland soon to visit other regions in the Eastern Domain, but I lack High-grade Spirit Stone. I've heard that the Bai family wealthy. Could you help me Spirit Stone Exchange for high-grade ones, at a 20% premium over the market price?"

Although Bai Dingxian looked distressed, he also knew that without the protection of the Divine Wood Sect, the Bai family would not be able to grow big. As long as this person did not die young, he would probably have a chance to Core Formation in the future. So after weighing the options, he made a decision.

"I wonder how many coins the garrison commander wants to exchange? I'm afraid the Bai family doesn't have enough!"