Chapter 96

Chapter 97: Future Planning

After listening to Qi Rui's slightly proud introduction, Chen Mobai had only one thought in mind.

What a show-off!

He was almost as boastful as the Seven Sects of the Primordial Spirit Techniques of the Earth Origin Star's Immortal Sect.

The Kunpeng Dao Academy's "Six Sovereigns Scripture" is said to reach the pinnacle of controlling the six primordial energies of Yin, Yang, Wind, Rain, Darkness, and Light, with the laws of the universe and all things within the grasp of one's fingertips, and the primordial spirit roaming through boundless realms.

But even the Six Sovereigns Scripture did not dare to claim it could surpass all the Five Elements techniques.

Because the Changchun Technique, a wood attribute technique passed down by the Goumang Dao Academy, though its name is ordinary, is said to stop time and preserve one's appearance, allowing one to lock their state at the peak of life before their natural end.

The Six Sovereigns Scripture cannot break the Changchun Technique, so it naturally does not dare to claim it can surpass all the Five Elements techniques.

Chen Mobai did not refute this but instead showed an appropriate look of shock, thinking how could there be a technique as powerful as the "Hunyuan Dao Guo" in the world!

However, in his heart, he wondered why, if the "Hunyuan Dao Guo" was so powerful, the founder of the Five Elements Sect, Hunyuan Laozu, did not break through to the Soul Transformation stage but instead died of old age.

It was clear that this first-rate technique of the Eastern Wasteland was probably only powerful in combat, and for realm breakthroughs, or even the pursuit of immortality, it might not be as good as the Immortal Sect's "Yuqing Scripture."

Therefore, he agreed with one of Qi Rui's statements.

Compared to the unattainable, harshly conditioned Hunyuan Dao Guo, the "Erxiang Gong" was more suitable for him.

Just the fact that after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, it could increase the chances of forming a Core by thirty percent, was enough to make him excited.

After all, the Immortal Sect's "Jinye Yuhuan Pill" could only increase the chances by twenty percent.

With these two conditions, a thirty percent increase plus a twenty percent increase, if he could reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, he felt that the Core would already be half in his belly.

He was thinking a bit too far ahead.

Chen Mobai took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"Is this 'Erxiang Gong' really that miraculous?"

He still had some doubts. Although the Immortal Sect had techniques that could increase the chances of forming a Core, none of them were as exaggerated as the "Erxiang Gong" which directly increased the chances by thirty percent.

"That's not the case. Thirty years ago, our sect's ancestor Fu used the 'Erxiang Gong' to form a Core, becoming the second Golden Core True Person of our Shenmu Sect."

"Because of this, the Five Elements Sect, which was originally unwilling to let us off, agreed to sit down and negotiate, recognizing the independence of our Shenmu Sect and Jinguang Cliff."

"In the end, it was because we had one more Golden Core True Person, which balanced the power on both sides, that the hundred-year peace treaty was signed."

Qi Rui's words gradually made Chen Mobai believe.

Before the Five Elements Sect split, they had one Yuanying Elder and five Golden Core True Persons, making them the most powerful in the Eastern Wasteland.

"Has Daoist Qi also cultivated the 'Erxiang Gong'?"

Chen Mobai asked again.

The latter immediately shook his head with a bitter smile.

"This is a privilege for true disciples."

"Moreover, cultivating the 'Erxiang Gong' requires more resources and time than cultivating a single technique."

"During the Qi Cultivation stage, it's not noticeable, but after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, each bottleneck is very difficult to break. If it weren't for the 'Longevity Scripture' which can extend one's lifespan by sixty years, I doubt Ancestor Fu would have made it to the Core Formation stage."

Chen Mobai was not concerned by this.

He had already understood that although the major realms in the Tianhe World were the same as those in the Immortal Sect, the minor realms were completely different.

In the Tianhe World, the Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Yuanying stages each have only four minor realms: early, middle, late, and peak.

In the Immortal Sect, however, the Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, and Yuanying stages are divided into nine minor realms, making the breakthroughs easier.

Originally, when the Immortal Sect first taught cultivation methods on the Earth Origin Star, the three major realms after Qi Cultivation were divided into four minor realms: early, middle, late, and peak.

However, over the centuries, due to a lack of resources, these minor realms bottlenecked ninety-nine percent of cultivators.

Thus, the Soul Transformation ancestor of the Biantian Dao Academy created the nine-layer Foundation Establishment, nine-layer Core Formation, and nine-layer Yuanying techniques.

After two hundred years, this method finally produced the first native Yuanying Elder of the Earth Origin Star in the Immortal Sect.

It was proven that dividing the original four minor realms into nine made the breakthroughs much easier.

The probability of reaching the peak increased by nearly fifty percent.

Chen Mobai felt that if he could join the Shenmu Sect, he could first cultivate the "Longevity Scripture," then become a true disciple and obtain the "Erxiang Gong," and replace the fire attribute technique with the "Chunyang Scroll" he had already prepared.

If he could successfully reach the Foundation Establishment stage, then during the nine-layer cultivation of the "Chunyang Scroll," he would gradually refine the essence of the wood attribute "Longevity Scripture."

For the disciples of the Shenmu Sect, the most difficult minor realm bottlenecks might not be too difficult for him.

Even more so, if he could cultivate the "Chunyang Scroll" to the peak of the Golden Core stage, he could enhance his spiritual root to the Heavenly Fire Spiritual Root, which would meet the requirements for comprehending the "Hunyuan Dao Guo."

Although he felt that this first-rate technique of the Eastern Wasteland was probably not as good as the seven primordial spirit techniques passed down by the Immortal Sect, given how impressive Qi Rui made it sound, if he had the opportunity in the future, he might give it a try.

In an instant, Chen Mobai had roughly planned out his future cultivation techniques.

However, whether it would work or not still needed careful consideration.

But first, he needed to join the Shenmu Sect.

That night, Chen Mobai and Qi Rui had a deep conversation, feeling a deep connection.

Shi Pengyi listened for a while, then held a spirit stone and closed his eyes to meditate, working very hard.

Luo Lin, whose arm bone had just been set, could only rest but listened with great interest as the two discussed the Shenmu Sect, techniques, and exchanged experiences in talisman making.

In this area, Chen Mobai was naturally not as skilled as Qi Rui, a first-rank talisman maker, but the system he had learned from the Immortal Sect was completely different from that of the Tianhe World. Occasionally, he would share some small knowledge he had learned in class, which made Qi Rui marvel at Chen Mobai's potential to become an outstanding talisman master.

Chen Mobai could only be humble, as he was only good in theory and terrible in practice.

After discussing talisman making, the two talked about combat strategies against black plague birds and other demonic beasts, often asking Luo Lin for advice on how their team could better cooperate to survive and kill more demonic beasts during the island defense.

When the sun rose over the lake, Wang Yuanwu came to distribute the spirit stones for the day, and Chen Mobai and Qi Rui were still not satisfied.