Venerable Water Immortal

That night, after sending Qing Nü back, Chen Mobai returned to Geda Courtyard.

With the activation of the Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye, the clues were quickly discovered.

A trace of Void Power remains here.

Golden Core Domain? Or some other void technique? Chen Mobai realized this and raised his right hand. A wisp of silver light shone in his palm. This was his Golden Core Domain.

For a cultivator who has just Core Formation, this is merely used as a storage bag.

However, after Core Formation, one can harness the Void Power to create blade-like attacks. With the increasing number of Golden Core True Person in the Immortal Sect, a detailed book on Void Blade cultivation has even been published.

At the seventh level of Core Formation, the Void Power has matured and can be used for both offense and defense. It can even spread out and transform into a domain similar to a magic orb.

This domain is the void that one usually constructs, the most suitable place for one to exert oneself. Within it, cultivators can unleash several times their usual power, and it is also the ultimate secret technique of all Golden Core True Person in the Immortal Sect.

However, what Chen Mobai most desired was the "Teleport" ability after mastering the Void Realm.

The official name given to it by the Immortal Sect is "Void Walking".

Once he masters this skill, even in the most dangerous situations, he will be able to escape in the simplest way.

In the past, Venerable Cheng Xuan used Teleport to take Chen Mobai directly from Building One to the deepest part of Myriad Treasures Cave, which left a deep impression on him.

This Void Walking is generally a hallmark of Nascent Soul cultivators, but in the history of the Immortal Sect, a very few extraordinary Golden Core True Person have also accomplished it.

Chen Mobai felt that with such outstanding qualities, he could definitely give it a try.

After finishing his current tasks, he could try to comprehend the Underworld Great Formation and the Void Body while cultivating the Pure Yang Scroll. With an entire Void Stone Mine as support, he felt that he could achieve the step of Void Walking at the Core Formation stage.

The layers of the Golden Core Domain within the Immortal Sect flashed through his mind. Chen Mobai used his Spiritual Sense to push his own Realm Domain toward the residual Void Power within the Geda Courtyard.

Because he successfully opened up his Realm Domain during the Foundation Establishment, his current Void Power far surpasses that of ordinary Golden Core. However, due to his relatively weak Spiritual Sense, he is still unable to fully control the formation of the Void Blade.

But it's still fine for exploration.

A moment later, two silver lights shimmered in the darkness.

With his inexhaustible support, Chen Mobai's Void Power quickly broke open a small, hidden space.

A palm-sized doll with its eyes closed appeared before his eyes.

The doll was incredibly lifelike, its face exactly the same as the middle-aged man he had seen there during the day.

A bright green light shone on the doll's entire body. It opened its eyes, and a hint of surprise flashed in those empty eyes the moment it saw Chen Mobai.

"Among the Immortal Sect, those with such mastery of Puppetry are few and far between. Who are you?"

As Chen Mobai spoke, he reached out and grabbed at the doll.

A faint laugh rang out, and the puppet suddenly swelled to its life-size. Then, its right hand transformed into a drill, spinning in a spiral as it rushed towards Chen Mobai's palm.

The Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror appeared and collided with the spiral.

The golden light shield distorted slightly, but it was still blocked by the Pure Yang Spiritual Power.

"My patience is limited. I'll give you one last chance to be honest."

Frowning, Chen Mobai put away the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror, then raised his right hand and clenched it in mid-air.

Just as the puppet's lips curled into a mocking smile, the void suddenly opened up, and Chen Mobai grasped and drew out a long-handled sword that shone with purple light. The surging lightning current caused the Puppetry to tremble violently, as if it were malfunctioning.

"Purple Lightning Sword!"

The puppet emitted a synthesized electronic voice, looking in surprise at the handsome young man standing before it, sword in hand.

"If I use this sword, it will quickly attract other Golden Core True Person nearby. Once they arrive, you will have no chance."

If possible, Chen Mobai did not want to attract the attention of Lan Haitan and Gongsun Jielü, since he had already vaguely guessed the origin of the puppet in front of him.

If this matter is investigated, it will likely cause a huge storm in the Immortal Sect Upper Echelon.

"The Purple Lightning Sword is indeed powerful, but you have only just Core Formation, so it's impossible for you to be in perfect harmony with the Sword Heart and Human Sword Unity with it. You still can't be my match..."

Before the puppet could finish speaking, the Purple Lightning Sword shone with a bright purple light, spreading along Chen Mobai's right hand that was holding the sword and covering his entire body.

This is precisely the Human Sword Mutual Control, with Sword Heart Clear and Bright.

"May I ask your honorable name, young friend?"

The doll suddenly changed its attitude and asked Chen Mobai in a kind tone.

"You don't know me?"

This is quite strange. As a cultivator who recently Core Formation, Chen Mobai has tried to keep a low profile, but he is still the most prominent figure in the last ten years.

"My puppet has been here for several decades. It was only activated yesterday, so I don't know much about the recent situation of the Immortal Sect."

The doll's words made Chen Mobai even more certain of his judgment.

"Is it because of Qing Nü? You are Xin Ji."

As soon as Chen Mobai finished speaking, the puppet opposite him froze for a moment, then asked in a very strange tone, "How did you know?"

"Among the Puppetry Technique, I am also an expert in puppetry. At the Immortal Sect level, besides my teacher Che Yucheng, I can only think of Xin Ji. Moreover, I have heard from the Goumang Dao Academy that Qing Nü looks exactly like your daughter."

After hearing this, the doll paused for several seconds in surprise.

"So you're Yu Cheng's disciple. What's your relationship with Qing Nü?"

"Let's be friends."

"There are many kinds of friends. You can tell me more specifically. I won't mind."

Chen Mobai was annoyed by the doll's words.

"What relationship do I have with Qing Nü? So what if you mind?"

As he spoke, the Purple Lightning Sword in Chen Mobai's hand emitted strands of electricity. He began to control the spiritual energy in the Geda Courtyard, turning it into particles of lightning that gradually spread out, forming a magnetic field of electricity.

"You..."

Just as the doll was about to say something, it suddenly realized that it could no longer synthesize its electronic voice.

"This electric current is actually specifically designed to counter Puppetry!?"

Chen Mobai himself was Third Grade Puppetry of the Immortal Sect, and after using the Enlightenment Tea to comprehend all the technical aspects of the Formless Puppet, his understanding was no less than that of Che Yucheng.

He had once considered how to break through the Puppetry most quickly if he encountered it.

The key parts of the high-end Puppetry of the Immortal Sect are basically made of bionic materials, and use nerve currents to transmit information and commands.

Once the Human Sword Unity, the most minute electrical manipulation achievable with the Purple Lightning Sword can accomplish this.

After the doll realized that its movements had become stiff, its whole body flashed with a bright green light, and to Chen Mobai's astonishment, it suddenly disintegrated into pieces.

"This... a self-destruction?"

Chen Mobai frowned, took out a Yellow Gourd, and began to examine the puppet fragments while controlling the Primordial Yang Sword Sha.

Soon, he discovered a core object resembling Heavenly Calculation Bead.

However, this core was bluish-black and shimmered with a cold aura.

[You must protect Qing Nü well, and be careful not to go to Vermilion Cloud City. There's an evil person there who's a reincarnation of the Ascension Cult's Soldier Dissolution technique.]

When Chen Mobai picked up the core, a deliberately left-behind message was conveyed to him.

Upon hearing this news, Chen Mobai's eyes narrowed sharply.

Those who can reincarnate through physical liberation in the Ascension Cult are generally considered to be equivalent to Nascent Soul cultivators in the Immortal Sect.

If there really is such a hidden entity in Vermilion Cloud City, then is their current lineup somewhat insufficient?

Should we report this to someone higher up in the Immortal Sect?

The only Nascent Soul cultivator Chen Mobai could contact was Venerable Cheng Xuan of the Wuqi Dao Academy.

However, if a report is made, it will inevitably implicate Qing Nü and Xin Ji.

Moreover, this could also be a feint by Xin Ji.

Chen Mobai wasn't sure if what he said was true.

Should he tell Opening the Origin Hall or Lan Haitan and the others? Chen Mobai thought about it a lot and felt that, just to be on the safe side, he still needed to report this matter, but he couldn't show up here.

He thought and thought, and finally came up with a solution.

Given Chen Mobai's status as the top leader of Yumu City, he could easily find out where Gu Changfeng was being held if he wanted to.

He Splitting Spirit Manifesting Thought and used the Formless Puppet to come to the outside of the prison.

After waiting for a long time, I finally saw a familiar person.

Lin Yin walked out of the prison with the documents in her hand, and beside her was Qing Nü.

The two had clearly just finished talking with Gu Changfeng, and it was unclear what information the latter had revealed. Lin Yin's eyes showed excitement.

"I never expected that the God Devouring Technique would actually..."

As Lin Yin sighed, she suddenly realized something was wrong and turned around sharply to look at a large tree by the roadside.

A strange spiritual energy, no less powerful than her own, caught her attention, but the other party seemed to realize that it had been exposed and suddenly began to move and retreat.

"Go back to the cell. If I don't return in ten minutes, notify the General Group Leader."

Lin Yin said something to Qing Nü with a solemn expression, then used his movement technique to disappear from the spot and rush towards the strange spiritual energy fluctuations he sensed.

As expected, the members of the Sky Mending Group are all fearless and undaunted.

Chen Mobai's Formless Puppet sensed Lin Yin's biomagnetic field as he followed, nodded slightly, then stopped, chopped down a spirit tree with a wave of his hand, left a note pieced together in newspaper font, and disappeared from the spot.

Once High-grade Spirit Stone is placed inside the Formless Puppet, it can unleash the power of Core Formation level cultivator.

Lin Yin immediately felt the strange spiritual energy surge rapidly and then suddenly disappear from his Spiritual Sense sense's range.

She frowned and took two more steps, quickly arriving at the last spot where the spiritual energy had suddenly surged and disappeared in her perception.

She immediately spotted the severed spirit tree and the crookedly pieced note on it.

Upon seeing this, Lin Yin's expression changed drastically.

After reading the note Lin Yin had brought over, Lan Haitan and Gongsun Jielü exchanged a surprised glance.

Lan Haitan: "Besides you, who else saw this note?"

Lin Yin: "There was no one else. I did not have Qing Nü accompany me."

Lan Haitan: "Yes, I will report this to the General Group Leader. You must remember not to disclose it to anyone other than yourself."

After listening, Lin Yin nodded solemnly, then stepped back and closed the door.

"Guess who reminded us?"

Gongsun Jielü looked at the note again and asked with some surprise.

Lan Haitan: "Anyone who can tease Lin Yin must be at least a cultivator of the same level as us."

Gongsun Jielü: "Then it's obvious. Besides us, there's only one Golden Core True Person in Yumu City."

After hearing this, Lan Haitan picked up his phone and called some informants in the Sky Mending Group.

He quickly put down his phone and shook his head.

Lan Haitan: "Chen Mobai is teaching at the Green Mulberry Academy today. The academy's Vice Principal, along with many teachers and students, are in his class and have not yet left, providing a perfect alibi."

Gongsun Jielü: "If I remember correctly, he was Che Yucheng's disciple, and his graduation masterpiece was the Formless Puppet."

Lan Haitan: "But you should know that for the Formless Puppet to reach the Core Formation level, it must use High-grade Spirit Stone. The whereabouts of every single High-grade Spirit Stone in the entire Immortal Sect are clear, but he doesn't have any."

Hearing this, Gongsun Jielü said nothing more. She pointed to the note, raised an eyebrow slightly, and asked Lan Haitan how to handle it.

"Report to the Master."

A moment later, the office where the two were located opened up, and a girl with long white hair, white eyebrows, and skin as white as jade stepped out.

"Greetings, Venerable Water Immortal!"

"Okay, get up."

Although this operation was nominally led by Lan Haitan and Gongsun Jielü, it was actually personally overseen by the Minister of the Enforcement Department.

Originally, it was Venerable Cheng Xuan who wanted to come and clean up the sect, but in order to avoid suspicion, the Immortal Sect sent Venerable Water Immortal, who was in a more suitable position.

That's how it is.

After listening to Lan Haitan's report, Venerable Water Immortal also read the note and suddenly laughed.

"I originally thought it would just be a relaxing trip, but now it's starting to seem interesting."

The Sky Mending Group and the Enforcement Department made extensive preparations for this operation.

Therefore, on the third day after arriving in Yumu City, Chen Mobai was notified to set off for Vermilion Cloud City.

Because they were arresting Golden Core True Person, they traveled light. After leaving Yumu City by car, they immediately activated a specially made Flight Talisman, which concealed their figures. They flew towards Vermilion Cloud City in the sky like an invisible current.

After entering the territory of Vermilion Cloud City, they all settled down.

After landing, Chen Mobai stood at the very edge.

Qing Nü immediately came over and handed him a bottle of water.

"Thanks."

Chen Mobai smiled at her and looked up at the huge Jade Wutong Tree that was now in sight.