Venerable Yuanxu

Amidst the shimmering silver light, Chen Mobai returned to the Immortal Sect.

He opened his eyes to familiar white walls; this was an apartment he had rented near the Sky Mending Dao Academy.

With a wave of his hand, a gleaming purple sword flew out from his sleeve and circled around him.

"Thank you so much this time."

Chen Mobai said softly to the Purple Lightning Sword, "When I teleport back, I will naturally remember to retrieve it."

"You are my master, that's only right... um... well..."

The Purple Lightning Sword transmitted a thought, and by the end it was already trying to hint at its meaning.

"You've worked hard too. How many Spirit Stone will you need for this?"

Chen Mobai smiled slightly and asked, following its lead.

That Demon Tree is quite powerful; it has greatly depleted my vital energy. I should at least get a whole Spirit Stone to replenish it.

After receiving the message from the Purple Lightning Sword, the wealthy and generous Chen Mobai immediately threw two High-grade Spirit Stone at it.

"Consider the extra dollar a reward for you."

Thank you, Master!

The Purple Lightning Sword flashed with a faint purple arc of light, and with a flick of its wrist, it took away two High-grade Spirit Stone.

After finishing this task, Chen Mobai sat quietly and pondered for a while.

He knew too little about the Longevity Sect, only that it was an ancient sect that had disappeared after several great calamities.

The information was obtained through multiple attempts to probe the Great Dao Tree and the Talent Tree, Five Great Immortal Sutras Scriptures and the Twenty-Four Great Techniques.

I wonder what kind of status this so-called Heavenly Venerable holds within the Longevity Sect? By the way, this secret realm of the Divine Wood Sect was inherited from the Five Elements Sect, so the Primordial Ancestor should know something about it.

Furthermore, according to the sect's Ancient Texts, in order to master the "Longevity Technique," the True Monarch Yi Yuan transplanted three Longevity Wood from a certain Immortal Secret Realm, which are now the Three Divine Trees of Giant Wood Ridge.

This so-called Immortal Secret Realm is very likely the Divine Wood Sect that the Divine Tree Secret Realm is currently inheriting.

Given the extraordinary talent that allowed the True Monarch Yi Yuan to ascend, theoretically he should also be able to become Sacred Embryo that serves as a vessel for the Heavenly Venerable.

Furthermore, considering the legend that True Monarch Yi Yuan only began to distinguish himself after receiving the inheritance of Ancient Cultivator, and eventually Dragon Riding Ascension.

So Chen Mobai had a bold conjecture?

Could it be that the True Monarch Yi Yuan was parasitized by the so-called Heavenly Venerable Reincarnation Parasitism of the Longevity Sect, which is why he was able to become the only Ascended Cultivator in the Sky River Realm in the last ten thousand years? Thinking of this, Chen Mobai's expression became solemn.

If that's really the case, then the Five Elements Sect, and even the Eastern Wasteland, are more complex than he imagined.

However, this is the worst possible outcome. It is also possible that due to the passage of time, the so-called Longevity Sect Heavenly Venerable of the Longevity Sect has already passed away and disappeared.

Or perhaps it's the other way around: the Heavenly Venerable Spiritual Sense weakened due to the erosion of time, and was instead devoured by the True Monarch Yi Yuan, becoming the resources for his ascension.

In any case, he still communicated with the two patriarchs of the Divine Wood Sect. From the fact that the Longevity Sutra was derived from the Azure Emperor Longevity Sutra, it can be seen that the Five Elements Sect lineage had at least entered the Talent Tree and obtained the Five Great Immortal Sutras like him.

However, it would take some time for Turtle Treasure to be teleported. Chen Mobai checked the time and realized that there was a class at the Sky Mending Dao Academy, so he prepared to go to class after a long time.

On the way, he even checked Yan Bingxuan's class and found that the two of them had just finished class together. He was just about to ask her out for dinner when Fu Borong suddenly called.

Chen Mobai: [Hello, Teacher Fu.]

Fu Borong: [Are you at school?]

Chen Mobai: [Yes.]

Fu Borong: [The Formless Puppet at the Dao Academy had a problem during yesterday's divination. We need your help to fix it. Are you free?]

Chen Mobai: [Sure, I'll come over after class.]

Fu Borong: [Come over as soon as possible, the principal is waiting.]

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai's expression changed.

The principals of the Four Great Dao Academies are all Nascent Soul cultivators, and the principal of the Sky Mending Dao Academy is the most famous, Venerable Yuanxu, who is said to be the one whose thinking is closest to that of a Divine Transformation cultivator.

How could someone as powerful as Venerable Yuanxu care about something as Formless Puppet? Chen Mobai was shocked, but he didn't dare to delay. Since he hadn't gone to class yet, he simply took out his Formless Puppet and went to class, just like before, while he went to Fu Borong's office.

When Fu Borong saw him, he breathed a slight sigh of relief. Then, not daring to waste any time, he took him directly to the laboratory where the Formless Puppet was kept.

"Teacher Fu, has the principal just come out of seclusion?"

On the way, Chen Mobai asked indirectly.

You should know about Foundation Establishment Treasure, right?

Unexpectedly, Fu Borong did not answer directly, but asked a question that surprised Chen Mobai. The latter nodded. He had used his Foundation Establishment Treasure usage quota to obtain a lot of resources from Shen Juanxiu, a Senior Sister Fu.

His entry-level knowledge of Talisman, including talisman Talisman Brush Talisman Ink, all came from this one stroke.

"The Foundation Establishment Treasure is actually an imperfect product. This project was originally called the ' Realm Treasure,' and theoretically it should be usable at every Major Realm or even minor realm breakthrough."

"However, because the Immortal Sect's resources are limited, and because this ' Realm Treasure ' requires the computing power of the Fifth Order Heavenly Calculation Bead of Ancestor Qianxing, we can only make the Foundation Establishment Treasure first. Only after we have this achievement can the Principal continue to use resources from all sides to research the ' Realm Treasure '."

"The source of this ' Realm Treasure ' is the Formless Puppet that you are very familiar with."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai was shocked. He hadn't expected that Venerable Yuanxu had been researching this project all these years.

If it can really be accomplished, it will undoubtedly be another huge boost for the Immortal Sect.

Currently, within the Immortal Sect, the Foundation Establishment stage has been thoroughly understood.

If the subsequent Core Formation, Nascent Formation, and even Deity Transformation can be predicted in detail, then given the foundation of the Immortal Sect's cultivators, it might lead to a massive explosion of breakthroughs among high-level cultivators.

However, upon further reflection, Chen Mobai realized that even so, due to the scarcity of resources on Earth Origin Star, it would likely remain unchanged, with only slight improvements at most.

Even with the Foundation Establishment Treasure, you'll still fail if you're destined to fail.

Previously, he failed because he was confused and didn't understand, but at least he had a glimmer of hope when he broke through. Now, he knows he will fail before he even reaches the Foundation Establishment, which makes him even more heartbroken.

But upon closer reflection, if this Realm Treasure were truly successfully researched, it would definitely be more beneficial than harmful to all cultivators in the Immortal Sect.

After all, many cultivators whose chances of Foundation Establishment were originally only 50% could use this opportunity to identify their shortcomings and flaws in their breakthrough, thus changing their fate against all odds.

However, for cultivators who have absolutely no chance of breaking through, this is a useless thing.

However, this Realm Treasure was never intended for these people.

At least the Foundation Establishment Treasure currently used by the Immortal Sect mainly serve the students of the Four Great Dao Academies and Ten Great Academies. If any outstanding students from the Hundred and Twenty Mansions below them are missed, the principals or similar figures will help them apply for their use.

Those who are truly hopeless will not be given the opportunity to use their Realm Treasure by the Immortal Sect.

After all, resources are extremely precious on Earth Origin Star.

But after Chen Mobai learned about this, his heart started pounding.

He has just reached the ninth level of the Pure Yang Scroll Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer. Could he use this Realm Treasure to deduce his success rate in forming his Core Formation?

With this in mind, he looked forward to his upcoming meeting with Venerable Yuanxu even more.

"Arrive."

Soon, Fu Borong led Chen Mobai to an underground laboratory. He opened the door to a sealed space, and a rich spiritual energy rushed out.

According to Chen Mobai's estimation, this is at least Fourth Grade spiritual energy.

Only a project overseen by a Nascent Soul Master could have such a grand scale.

He followed Fu Borong and changed into a white lab coat for research purposes. They passed through a glass-covered passage, opened another small door, and entered a Da Kong.

There are five people inside, and in the middle of them is a faceless doll.

After Chen Mobai entered, the four people next to the Formless Puppet looked over. Chen Mobai even recognized two of them: Ding Chunzhi and Chen Chun.

The only person who didn't turn around was a bald, middle-aged man.

Fu Borong walked up to him and respectfully greeted him as "Principal".

It turns out he was Venerable Yuanxu.

Chen Mobai immediately bowed his head and greeted him.

"Hmm, come and take a look at this. It seems to have a lot of problems and is on strike."

Venerable Yuanxu turned around. He was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with a pair of flat-framed glasses, a stubble beard, and an unkempt appearance. But what attracted the most attention was his bald head in the middle of his hair.

Judging from his appearance alone, you would never guess that he is the number one researcher in the Immortal Sect.

After Chen Mobai nodded, he immediately walked to his side and began to examine the Formless Puppet.

This should be a replica made by the Sky Mending Dao Academy based on the Blueprints. However, the person who made it was obviously a master, as they used some other materials as substitutes, and the function is still working perfectly.

When Chen Mobai was halfway through the examination, he discovered that most of the parts inside the Formless Puppet seemed to have been burned by high temperatures and had begun to liquefy. Some of the fragile Bionic Materials had even turned black and withered.

"This is probably beyond repair; it's completely beyond repair."

Given Chen Mobai's level of knowledge, even if he wanted to repair it, he would probably have to replace 80-90% of the parts of the Formless Puppet, which would be equivalent to making a new one.

"It seems that simulating and deducing the process of Nascent Formation is still not possible."

After hearing Chen Mobai's assessment, Venerable Yuanxu shook his head with some regret. The former's lips twitched slightly as he finally understood why the Formless Puppet had become like this.

"Although the Formless Puppet is Third Tier Peak Puppetry, the process of Nascent Formation involves evolving from the Third Grade to the Fourth Grade. Even if this process could be simulated, the Puppetry's materials would definitely not be able to withstand it."

Chen Mobai said that he had secretly thought before whether he could use the Formless Puppet to simulate and deduce his own Core Formation process.

After all, the Formless Puppet can reach the Third Grade power when there is enough spiritual energy, but due to a lack of theory and relevant operational experience, this is just an idea.

Unexpectedly, Venerable Yuanxu has already taken action, and with remarkable results.

"The immortal Immortal Sect won't approve the Fourth Grade materials. It seems we can only present the results of the Core Formation with the Realm Treasure and see if we can persuade Teacher Star Pulling to put some pressure on us."

Venerable Yuanxu didn't seem to care that Chen Mobai was present and spoke very directly.

Fu Borong, who was standing to the side, felt a little embarrassed after hearing this.

How long will it take to repair this one?

At this moment, Venerable Yuanxu pointed to a corner of the wall, and a glass door rose up, revealing a similarly damaged Formless Puppet.

However, only a dozen or so parts of this body were burned. With Chen Mobai's hard work, he could probably fix it in about a day and a night.

"This broke during the simulation of Core Formation."

Ding Chunzhi walked over and explained to Chen Mobai that Venerable Yuanxu had taken out another intact Formless Puppet and led the others to try simulating Core Formation again.

"How come you fortune tellers have gotten involved in this project?"

Chen Mobai was quite surprised to see Ding Chunzhi and Chen Chun here.

After all, scientific research is a very serious and materialistic thing, which is completely different from the idealistic ones like them.

"Borrowing the deductive techniques of the Formless Puppet, combined with the Miraculous Calculation Divine Machine of the Ancient Dao Lineage, and integrating the Square Inch Book of the Sky Mending Dao Academy, these constitute the three major theoretical foundations of the Realm Treasure."

Ding Chunzhi spoke up, pointing to Chen Chun, implying that she was the one who mainly contributed.

"This girl, she was so hesitant when I asked her to do my fortune telling before, saying she only does three fortune tellings a day, and she wouldn't do it if we weren't meant to be..."

Chen Mobai couldn't help but complain, "If this Realm Treasure really succeeds, wouldn't the Divine Machine Mansion have to calculate the Core Formation for all the cultivators in the Immortal Sect Foundation Establishment?"

"Venerable Yuanxu personally invited her over, so she had no choice but to come. You, the Chief of the Wuqi Dao Academy, also came to study, didn't you?"

"I'm different. I wanted to come here."

Chen Mobai first stated that he had accepted the invitation voluntarily, but when he got to this point, he finally understood why Fu Borong, with his status, would come to the Wuqi Dao Academy to invite him to study.

This is probably also related to Venerable Yuanxu's intentions.

It's possible that when he was crafting the Formless Puppet and ordering the Third Grade Chip, it was already part of this project's plan.

If he didn't accept the invitation, he'd probably face even more tricks up his sleeve.

If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have stayed longer; maybe I could have gotten more benefits that way.

Chen Mobai was really eyeing the Pure Yang Qi left behind by the Ancestor Yuanyang.

"Didn't you say she was a disciple of Ancestor Qianxing? Theoretically, shouldn't she be Venerable Yuanxu sister? Did she come here because she couldn't refuse him out of politeness?"

At this moment, while disassembling the Formless Puppet, Chen Mobai pointed at Chen Chun, who looked exhausted, and asked Ding Chunzhi.

"They are different. Venerable Yuanxu is the Indoor Disciple inherited the Legacy of Ancestor Qianxing and may become the next Spirit Transmutation Ancestor. Uncle-Master Chen Chun, on the other hand, is the disciple who inherited the Karma of the Divine Machine Mansion. Their paths will diverge in the future, and they will definitely have to separate."

Ding Chunzhi said in a low voice, which is why his master, Master Plum Blossom Venerable, refused to admit that he was a successor of the Divine Machine Mansion.

Therefore, Venerable Yuanxu said so, Chen Chun could only come and assist him in developing this Realm Treasure.

At this moment, Chen Mobai that he came from the Wuqi Dao Academy and had Spirit Transmutation Ancestor above him. No matter how powerful the Sky Mending Dao Academy was, they could only be lenient with him.