Preaching the Dao

Chen Mobai had high hopes for this Tea Tree. He not only used his connections to obtain branches of the Bai family's Third Grade Snow Needle Immortal Bud, but also personally planted them into the Great Dao Tree, hoping to use the abundant vitality of this Longevity Wood to change the Tea Tree's habits so that it could survive in Giant Wood Ridge.

Unfortunately, although the Grafting was successful, it only reached level one.

Even for the three disciples under his tutelage, a first-tier Tea Tree was of little use.

However, since it was Tea Tree he had personally Grafting and planted, Chen Mobai would still check on it from time to time, and even thought that if he had the opportunity in the future, he would cultivate and upgrade it.

Now that Zhuo Ming possesses the Omniscient Connection Divine Ability, Chen Mobai feels that this extravagant wish may have a chance to come true.

"These Tea Tree are no good; it's already quite an achievement that they can survive here."

There is a small Tea Garden on the mountainside of Little South Mountain. Not only is Chen Mobai's Grafting Tea Tree planted here, but also the twenty Tea Tree that Bai Dingxian gave to him.

However, these Tea Tree are still more suited to growing in colder climates. After touching a few of them, Zhuo Ming couldn't help but shake his head in regret.

"I remember there are quite a few wild Tea Tree in Giant Wood Ridge. The Spiritual Plant Department should have records of them. I'll go find Shi Fengping later to see if we can transplant some of these wild Tea Tree here. You'll have to do your work and see if there are any Tea Seed suitable for Grafting and upgrading."

Chen Mobai's love for farming is ingrained in his bones, and drinking tea for a long time can improve his comprehension and thinking ability. It's just a pity that the Bai family's Snow Needle Immortal Bud are not produced in large quantities, so he has been thinking about whether he can cultivate Third Grade Tea Seed that is unique to this climate.

With this talent, Zhuo Ming could easily become a top-tier Spirit Planter.

However, the Divine Wood Sect doesn't have much knowledge about Spirit Plant related to Tea Tree, so he still needs to go to the Immortal Sect to learn systematically before coming back to teach him.

"Yes, Master."

Zhuo Ming has been farming for many years. Although he is rather simple-minded and slow-witted in other aspects, he is very keen to realize the power of his Omniscient Connection ".

With this, she was able to quickly master the sect's Spirit Plant inheritance and become Third Grade Spirit Planter in the shortest possible time.

It can even be used to cultivate Third Grade Spirit Rice or Tea Seed.

She was very excited at the thought.

The three of them had another meal together that night, and the taste of the food cooked by Zhuo Ming was different. It was the result of Chen Mobai's true teachings, and even surpassed his master's.

Chen Mobai to his heart's content and stayed at Little South Mountain for a while longer.

It wasn't that he was greedy; rather, Zhuo Ming had just completed his Foundation Establishment and had many questions about his future cultivation that he needed as his teacher to impart knowledge, instruct, and resolve.

On the first day, Zhuo Ming comprehended the complete Earth Mother Technique and the Spirit Planter's Inheritance on his own.

The next day, she came to Little South Mountain with her doubts and notes.

The things that need to be learned after Foundation Establishment are much more profound and obscure than those during Qi Refining. If Chen Mobai didn't have the Knowledge System of the Immortal Sect as a backing, he wouldn't dare to be a teacher.

Fortunately, although Zhuo Ming's comprehension was only average, it was perfectly compatible with the Earth Mother Technique he cultivated. In addition, he gained the Omniscient Connection by Dao Awakening Foundation Establishment, thus gaining his own Tongtian Great Dao.

Chen Mobai spent three days guiding her through the entire Earth Mother Technique.

There are some things Zhuo Ming doesn't understand yet, but that's okay. In the process of farming in the future, the earth will gradually let her know.

After explaining the content of Foundation Establishment cultivation, Chen Mobai also took her to the Spiritual Plant Department.

Since Fu Zongjue Shi Fengping lead people to start planting Green Jade Spirit Rice, this Minister of the Spiritual Plant Department has also wisely understood that unless Chen Mobai fails to Core Formation again and again, his status in the hearts of the two ancestors will definitely far surpass his.

So when Chen Mobai came to him, Shi Fengping personally went to help him look up all the information about the spirit Tea Tree in Giant Wood Ridge.

"Junior Brother Chen, these are all spirit Tea Tree recorded by the Spiritual Plant Department. Some are quite precious, so we have assigned disciples to guard them. However, most of them are patrolled by disciples from the Spiritual Plant Department every now and then, just to make sure the Tea Tree are still there."

Shi Fengping gently showed the Tea Tree distribution map to Chen Mobai and his apprentice, and then took the opportunity to ask some questions about planting Green Jade Spirit Rice, which he had been too embarrassed to ask Chen Mobai before.

Chen Mobai wouldn't slap a smiling face, and answered each question one by one.

"Ming'er has received my true teachings. If there are any problems with Spirit Rice in the future, Senior Brother Shi can go to her."

Before leaving, Chen Mobai introduced Zhuo Ming Shi Fengping, since this disciple of hers would definitely be the number one expert in Spirit Plant in the Divine Wood Sect in the future, and after reaching the Foundation Establishment, she would have to deal with the Spiritual Plant Department quite a bit.

"Junior Sister Zhuo Dao Awakening Foundation Establishment upon attaining enlightenment; her future achievements are limitless. I've long wanted to get to know her."

After Shi Fengping lowered his ego, his words and actions became as pleasant as a spring breeze.

Chen Mobai laughed heartily and then took Zhuo Ming to meet Sun Gaochang and other friends. Everyone praised his amazing second disciple.

Two of his three disciples successfully Foundation Establishment on their first attempt. Moreover, Yu Lian Mu Yuan Li Yixian were able to Foundation Establishment success thanks to his guidance. This achievement earned Chen Mobai another title of Great Virtuous Teacher within the sect.

Now, many True Disciple who had not yet taken the Foundation Establishment were trying to find connections to ask Chen Mobai for guidance.

In response, Lu Yi personally called Chen Mobai to ask if he had time to teach the sect's True Disciple.

Besides safeguarding the sect's inherited cultivation techniques, the main task of the Transmission Department of the Divine Wood Sect is to teach the sect's disciples.

Every day, a different cultivator at the Qi Cultivation Perfection gives a lecture in the largest central square of Divine Wood City.

These are all True Disciple the Divine Wood Sect. After Foundation Establishment Failure and growing old, they are still contributing their knowledge and wisdom to the lower-level Qi Cultivation Disciple of the sect.

Although these cultivators were only at the Qi Refining stage, and many of them specialized in only one area and could only talk about what they were good at, there were still quite a few of them. The Transmission Department pieced together a group from the Three Halls Twelve Departments to ensure that knowledge in all aspects could be taught.

The Qi Cultivation Disciple of the Divine Wood Sect can also choose to attend lectures on the parts that interest them.

Before Zhuo Ming became Chen Mobai's disciple, he would attend classes in Divine Wood City Square every day, hoping to learn some real skills.

Unfortunately, while these people could explain specific matters such as magical cultivation, they were vague about the skills of making talismans, Alchemy Talisman Making, and Artifact Refining that could earn Spirit Stone.

At most, they'll talk about the basics or general principles, but they'll never reveal their years of accumulated experience and tips.

Besides the prevailing atmosphere, this is also due to interference from other departments. After all, drawing a Talisman and refining a pill are the foundation of the Talisman Department and the Alchemy Department, and these are monopolized by them.

If you want to learn, you can apply to join the corresponding department. In this way, even if there are hidden talents among the disciples, the Three Halls Twelve Departments can ensure that they are recruited through this Order.

So after listening for a year, Zhuo Ming wanted to further his studies in the Talisman Department in order to advance further, but he was rejected.

In addition to the former disciples, Foundation Establishment Elder from the sect will also give lectures in the Transmission Department.

However, since Foundation Establishment Cultivator are all busy with their own things, the teaching time is uncertain, but the Transmission Department will generally ensure that there is Foundation Establishment teaching session once a month.

These can all be obtained through Sect Contribution.

This time, it was because all the disciples wanted to ask Chen Mobai for guidance, and the demand was so high that their mentors found Chu Zuoshu and Lu Yi.

Chen Mobai naturally had to give these two face, after all, they had helped him a lot, and it was only right to reciprocate. Moreover, he also wanted to take this opportunity to promote some of the good habits of the Immortal Sect.

The day of his lecture arrived quickly.

Before dawn, the Divine Wood City Square was already packed with Qi Cultivation Disciple.

Many people came here last night to grab a spot. If it weren't for the people from the Transmission Department maintaining Order, the fight for spots would have caused several conflicts.

Almost Qi Cultivation Disciple in the sect who received the news came over, and even some Foundation Establishment Elder found private rooms in restaurants and other places near the square, wanting to listen in.

As the first rays of sunlight appeared on the horizon, a tall, slender figure, riding on Misty Cloud Qi, stepped into the light and slowly landed on the high platform in the center of the square.

After Chen Mobai sat down, he glanced at the crowd below the stage who were eagerly waiting. He noticed many familiar faces at the front, including his friends Qi Rui, Qi Hou, and Xi Jinghuo, all of whom were True Disciple of the Divine Wood Sect in this generation.

He also saw Ding Ying among them.

However, they had reconciled under E Yun's intervention in the past, and now the two are worlds apart. In Chen Mobai's eyes, Ding Ying is just an ordinary True Disciple.

After observing the situation below the stage, Chen Mobai looked around and sensed the presence of many familiar Foundation Establishment disciples, but he simply smiled and pretended not to notice.

Ding Ying breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Chen Mobai's gaze only swept over her without lingering.

She was willing to go to any lengths to achieve her goal of Foundation Establishment.

When I arrived, I was already prepared to be kicked out, but this Uncle Chen was indeed as rumored to be—a man of his word and a man of broad mind.

"Time is limited, so I won't talk about cultivation today. I'll just focus on how to increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment."

When the time for the corona arrived, Chen Mobai got straight to the point and began discussing today's topic.

Upon hearing this, the disciples, who were already looking forward to it, all perked up, wanting to remember every word he said next.

"There are three stages in the Foundation Establishment, which can be summarized as a transformation of essence, energy, and spirit. If one of the stages does not reach the standard of qualitative change, the Foundation Establishment cannot be successful."

"Many True Disciple who take pills to trigger the Foundation Establishment process are actually only reaching the required level of spiritual power. The Foundation Establishment can affect the three stages of essence, qi, and spirit, but many people have insufficient physical blood and qi, or have accumulated a lot of Pill Toxin in their bodies when taking pills to improve their cultivation. So when they take the first stage of physical transformation, they will consume most or even all of the medicinal power of the Foundation Establishment."

"In this way, even if your spiritual power meets the requirements when Condensing Qi into Liquid in the second stage, the medicinal power of the Foundation Establishment will be exhausted in the previous stage, which will cause you to Foundation Establishment Failure. I dare say that more than half of the sect's True Disciple have stopped because of this."

"A cultivator who has perfected all three stages of essence, qi, and spirit, such as my disciple Zhuo Ming, can actually Foundation Establishment easily without needing Foundation Establishment."

"So if you want to successfully Foundation Establishment, in addition to perfecting your spiritual power, you also need a flawless physical body. If you have the means, you can cultivate a simple body-tempering method based on your Spirit Root Attribute. You don't need one that has great combat power; just one that strengthens your body is enough."

"If you don't have the means, you can consume Spirit Rice and clean water, along with some of your favorite spirit beast meat and vegetables. If you continue this for five or six years, you can probably get your body in good shape. However, if you go through the Foundation Establishment this way, you will still consume some of the medicinal power of the Foundation Establishment Pill during the transformation."

Chen Mobai began promoting the idea that consuming Spirit Rice was the simplest way to improve one's physique.

The Qi Cultivation Disciple below the stage all had their eyes light up when they heard this. Even some disciples who were short of money decided that they would eat Spirit Rice at least once a day from now on.

"If you master the Body Tempering Technique, you won't consume the Foundation Establishment's medicinal power during your transformation, thus protecting you through the next two stages. When my second disciple first joined my sect, she was also a thin and weak girl. After years of consuming Spirit Rice to strengthen her blood and qi, she finally cultivated the Nine Ren Dharma Body..."

At this point, Chen Mobai used Zhuo Ming as an example again, and later advised her to take fewer pills to improve her cultivation.

While a rapid improvement may feel good in the short term, the long-term effects of Pill Toxin can take a long time to eliminate.

"I suggest taking elixirs or other spiritual items to assist in critical breakthroughs, but for daily cultivation, it's better to meditate and absorb spiritual energy."

This involves the issue of the purity of spiritual energy. Chen Mobai began to elaborate, mentioning the harm that excessive Pill Toxin could cause to breaking through the cultivation realm.

On this day, Chen Mobai talked from sunrise to sunset.

He finally gave a general overview of the Foundation Establishment content. Of course, he definitely didn't mention the tricks, such as the Spiritual Power Vortex Critical Method.

After all, there must be spies from other sects within the Divine Wood Sect.

The content he mentioned was actually knowledge shared by the upper echelons of other Eastern Wasteland Great Sect, but they hadn't organized it into a complete and harmonious system like the Immortal Sect.

After Chen Mobai explained it, not to mention the lower-level Qi Cultivation Disciple, the True Disciple gained a completely new understanding of the Foundation Establishment process, and their overall conception of Foundation Establishment had already emerged in their minds.

Many who were planning to take the Foundation Establishment decided to stop.

These guys basically all take pills to improve their cultivation. They asked medical experts to examine their physical bodies and spiritual power, and sure enough, they found a lot of traces of Pill Toxin poisoning.

Moreover, many people have insufficient blood and qi in their physical bodies and are depleted of essence. If they were to take the Foundation Establishment, they probably wouldn't even be able to pass the first stage.

As a result, the price of Spirit Rice, which was originally just an ordinary commodity, skyrocketed tenfold after Chen Mobai's Preaching, and it was snapped up by the Qi Cultivation Disciple in the sect.

Among these, Chen Mobai's Little South Mountain Shop was naturally the most frequented.

All the Green Jade Spirit Rice in the warehouse was sold out, Liu Wenbai began to transport the Spirit Rice from the warehouse at the foot of Little South Mountain to the Little South Mountain Shop in Divine Wood City in batches.

But no matter how much they pull, it will all be sold out the next day.

Because Chen Mobai did not allow Liu Wenbai to raise prices, and insisted on selling his own Spirit Rice at the normal market price.

Having established the general policy of selling at affordable prices, Chen Mobai resolutely took the first step towards ensuring that everyone in the Divine Wood Sect could afford to eat Spirit Rice.

Under these circumstances, Liu Wenbai suddenly rushed to the Longevity Wood Dao Field.

Chen Mobai thought it was about the Spirit Rice, but it turned out to be about his little apprentice.

"Master, this is a letter from my junior sister."

Before Liu Wenbai Foundation Establishment, he opened branches of Little South Mountain Shop in various parts of the Eastern Wasteland. After Luo Yixuan took over, she would often send letters through the shops.

Chen Mobai thought it was just a normal greeting, but when he opened it, he was surprised to find that it was the third level of the Return to Origin Secret Art.

Although he finally got what he had been longing for, Chen Mobai sensed something was amiss.

Because apart from the cultivation method, Luo Yixuan didn't write a single other word.

This doesn't fit her usual style of writing a few lines even when she has nothing to do!

Moreover, he said that as long as Luo Yixuan obtained the Return to Origin Secret Art, her mission would be complete. Given her home-loving nature, it was impossible for her to send over the cultivation method while he remained outside the sect.

She should have returned from the Teleportation Array in high spirits, then appeared before him, eager to be praised, and presented him with this secret technique.

"Wen Bai, go to the Ming Country and bring Xuan'er back quietly."

After thinking for a long time, Chen Mobai decided to send his Senior Disciple out to investigate, fearing that something might have happened to his youngest disciple.

She had no major enemies outside the sect, so it was very likely that they wanted to use her to target him.

Considering this possibility, Chen Mobai felt it was best not to go out easily.

However, at this moment, he also began to feel the urgency regarding his own Core Formation.