Yue You's arrival shows that the Empty Sword Sect also attaches great importance to the appearance of a Golden Core Sha Beast.
He didn't come alone; Cui Yu was with him.
Cui Yu noticed Chen Shuangbai's gaze and nodded slightly as a greeting.
Chen Shuangbai returned the greeting.
Shi Yubai showed the scale to Yue You as well. Le You also noticed the Sha Qi hidden beneath the incantation, and his expression turned slightly serious. Just as he was about to say something, a cheerful middle-aged man's voice suddenly came from outside.
" Spirit-Seeking Sect, Jin Wuyou has arrived. May I ask which fellow Daoist from Jade Spring is here?"
Jin Wuyou!
People of the Jin Household.
After receiving a nod from Shi Yubai, Wu Qingfeng turned and led the person in.
Just like the Jin Household disciples Chen Shuangbai had encountered before, this Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator from the Jin Household was also dressed in gold robes, exuding an extremely noble air. He didn't seem like a Daoist immortal, but rather like a royal nobleman from the mortal realm.
Although the Jade Spring Sect had some reservations about the Spirit-Seeking Sect, it was still necessary to inform them of such an important matter.
Jin Wuyou also examined the scale carefully and made a fairly certain guess.
Now that the " Four-Direction Mountain-Suppressing Grand Array " has been repaired, Chen Shuangbai has no reason to stay in Jinghua Prefecture any longer.
Half a day later.
The three Foundation Establishment of the Jade Spring Sect were about to leave Jinghua Prefecture and return to the Jade Spring Mountain in Sunken Jade Valley.
Because of this matter, Shi Yubai and Ren Zisu did not travel by carriage, but instead took their leave first, directly ascending in two streaks of light to return to their origin.
"Nephew, your Uncle Ren and I will take our leave first."
After respectfully seeing off the two teachers, Chen Shuangbai summoned Wu Qingfeng, gave him detailed instructions, and then rode away in his Cloud Horse carriage from this place filled with worldly dust and prosperity.
However, before leaving, he took the two people with him.
A boy and a girl.
The boy was a promising talent with Spirit Root, discovered just last year by the Clear Source Separate Residence. He possessed the aptitude of a high-ranking individual.
Although an array was set up inside Clear Source Separate Residence, the dust of the mortal world would inevitably interfere with cultivation, so it needed to be sent to the sect... As for that girl... she was Spirit Root seedling that the Yin Household royal family wanted to send up the mountain.
Although the two came from different backgrounds, they were both extremely respectful in front of Chen Shuangbai, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and dared not overstep their bounds in the slightest.
Chen Shuangbai didn't bother with the two of them, and simply tossed out a bamboo slip containing basic common sense about the cultivation world to let them pass the time.
A few days later.
As the gleaming Cloud Horse carriage slowly came to a stop before the mountain gate, the six outer disciples guarding the gate bowed in unison and said:
"Welcome back to the sect, Master!"
After entering the mountain gate, Chen Shuangbai went straight to the spirit peak where the outer disciples were located and handed the two disciples over to their respective stewards.
Coincidentally, Chen Shuangbai saw Old Daoist Tian, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.
When Chen Shuangbai first embarked on his cultivation journey, the old Daoist priest thought that Chen Shuangbai possessed profound Divine Ability and techniques, making him seem like a highly accomplished individual... But now, after Chen Shuangbai had reached the Foundation Establishment, the old Daoist priest discovered that Chen Shuangbai was only at the Middle Qi Refining Stage, and that he was old, frail, and had a gloomy expression, suggesting that he was nearing the end of his life.
Old Daoist Tian bowed deeply, " Tian Youdao, steward of the Outer Sect's Scripture Transmission Hall, pays respects to the esteemed cultivator!"
Chen Shuangbai sighed inwardly, thinking to herself, "Fate is truly unpredictable."
After handing the two men over to the other party, he rode away in a beam of light.
Upon returning to the sect, the first thing to do was naturally to see the master.
What Chen Shuangbai didn't expect was that Yi Chongyue was in seclusion in his alchemy room refining pills and hadn't come out yet, but he anticipated that Chen Shuangbai would return early and gave instructions to Uncle Zhong.
"Young Master, the pills that Peak Master is refining this time are a major event for the sect, so he won't be out of seclusion for at least two or three years."
" The Peak Master also instructed that until he emerges from seclusion, everything on Deer Deep Waters Peak will be under your supervision."
Chen Shuangbai was somewhat surprised.
It won't be more than two or three years... It seems this pill, which the sect requested, must be of considerable importance.
"Understood."
After leaving Deer Deep Waters Peak, Chen Shuangbai returned to her cave abode in Verdant Hills Stream.
After establishing their Dao foundation and achieving Foundation Establishment, the sect does not impose any mandatory tasks on these Expenditure Hall Foundation Establishment, because they are not lacking in Spirit Stone Merit Points. The only thing they lack is various kinds of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
Chen Shuangbai decided to temporarily go into seclusion to cultivate.
Inside the cave abode.
Chen Shuangbai took out a boatload of crystal sand, opened his mouth and spat it out. A beam of light, both blue and white, fell onto it, directly swirling up the sand and refining it like a vortex, turning it into strands of essence that entered his Dantian.
This shipload of Water-Aspect Crystal Sand is undoubtedly the most suitable spiritual material for Chen Shuangbai's cultivation at present.
However, it is not without its drawbacks.
The downside is that... refining it actually takes some effort.
However, it didn't take much effort for Chen Shuangbai. Under the general outline of the " Moon-Worshipping Clear Illumination Method ", the " Flowing Cloud Water Horse Scroll " slowly operated, gradually refining the vast essence that circulated from within the crystal sand.
Strands of pure and vast water elemental energy were extracted and integrated into the radiance, eventually being slowly inhaled into Chen Shuangbai's body through his breathing.
As the essence of the Water-Aspect Crystal Sand continues to flow in, the Law Power lake is expanding at an imperceptible rate.
Two Moon Lord Divine Manifestation guarded the southeast, each emanating mysterious power, beneath them a vast, shimmering lake of Law Power.
It also seemed to become even brighter and clearer because of the influx of "living water".
The Law Power also nourished the whole body along the meridians, and the cool breath cleansed the bones, flesh and blood, and even the soul seemed to be cleansed, becoming more transparent and clear.
As the sun rose and set, the cave abode remained silent, save for the slowly rotating vortex of blue and white energy, which emitted and exhaled a vast amount of vital energy.
Two weeks later.
Chen Shuangbai finally refined all the Water-Aspect Crystal Sand on the ship.
The handsome Daoist priest sat under the sunlight, focusing his inner energy on his Dantian. A hint of joy appeared on his face as he murmured, "It took quite a bit of time, but the results are quite gratifying."
At this moment, he looked inward at himself, feeling the vast lake of Law Power within his Dantian expand even further, and sighed inwardly:
" The Water-Aspect Crystal Sand truly lives up to its reputation. Refining this entire ship's worth is equivalent to the effort of an ordinary water-based spiritual creature cultivating for several years."
The cultivation during the Foundation Establishment Realm requires the accumulation of massive amounts of resources at every step.
The higher one's cultivation level, the more spiritual materials one needs for daily cultivation; this is common knowledge.
This is why sects and factions have an extremely strong desire to possess their own territories; it's because the spiritual materials needed for cultivation are simply too important.
Chen Shuangbai estimated that if he had dozens of ships of Water-Aspect Crystal Sand, he could break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage in just three or four years.
But that's just wishful thinking.
The sect currently has more than a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators. The cultivation of each Foundation Establishment cultivator requires a huge expenditure of spiritual materials, and most of them have Spirit Root that are superior to water, wood, earth, and fire, so the consumption is extremely large.
No matter how talented Chen Shuangbai is, he cannot deprive others of their right to cultivate.
Not to mention those masters and elders who are stuck in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, about to break through or already in the Golden Core stage.