Chapter 938: Chapter 516_2 Chapter 938: Chapter 516_2 However, Zhuo Ming was after all too young, and his cultivation level was not high, so his proposal was rejected at the meeting of the Three Halls and Twelve Divisions.

Now, those who had rejected the proposal back then, upon hearing the news of Chen Mobai’s Core Formation, were already trying to find connections, hoping to explain themselves to Zhuo Ming.

It wasn’t long before Liu Wenbo, hearing the news, rushed over as well, carrying a hoe in all seriousness,

knowing that under Chen Mobai’s mentorship, other skills might be optional, but farming was a must.

Many hands make light work, especially since all three of them were at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Soon, this large box of seeds was all planted.

By this time, the sky had completely darkened, and the group naturally made use of what was available – Liu Wenbo caught a couple of rice paddy fish, Zhuo Ming went to another peak to catch Spirit Chicken, and Xue Ting skillfully fetched Mountain Spring Water to boil Spirit Rice.

Chen Mobai, of course, lay on a large rock, directing them as they worked.

Over the years, the disciples’ culinary skills had well and truly matured.

It was also time for him to enjoy these benefits.

“Indeed, it is only here that one can feel relaxed in body and mind, free of worries and restraints. In the eighteen years since I left Xiao Nanshan, I have been missing this place at every moment.”

Xue Ting, holding a section of Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice, suddenly spoke with a touch of emotion.

“I miss it too, it feels like it’s been a long time since we’ve all eaten Spirit Rice and farmed together.”

After hearing this, Zhuo Ming also spoke with a somewhat naive sentiment.

Since Luo Yixuan left the Divine Wood Sect, Chen Mobai began to focus on Core Formation, and their branch’s farming and team-building activities started to diminish.

Liu Wenbo started to say something but then hesitated, ultimately bowing his head and silently eating the grilled fish in his hand.

“Xuan’s Soul Lantern is still lit; I will definitely bring her back,” Chen Mobai calmly stated; by now, he had enough confidence to traverse the Eastern Wilderness without hindrance.

His primary objective in the Tianhe Realm now was to find his missing young disciple.

After finishing the meal, Chen Mobai told Zhuo Ming to take good care of Xue Ting, and then he went back to the Longevity Wood Dojo on his own.

At Dongyi Bright Mirror Mountain, the location of the sect base of Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace.

Zhao Xuankang had already been kneeling on the cliff top for an entire month.

His complexion was ashen, his body devoid of spiritual power, enduring the biting cold winds on the mountain top like a mortal, experiencing torture as excruciating as being flayed, both physically and mentally.

But he dared not let out any cries of pain, as if he feared disturbing something, clenching his teeth and enduring the suffering.

That’s because the Nascent Soul cultivator, Golden Wind Ancestor of the Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace, resided beyond the cliff in the void.

It was a stone cottage suspended in the air, linked to the edge of the cliff by a pitch-black iron chain extending from a stone pillar.

The dense Spiritual Energy of the entire Bright Mirror Mountain rippled incessantly in the void beyond the cliff, as tangible as flowing water.

With every sway of the stone cottage, induced by the iron chain, it made contact with the Spiritual Energy, creating ripples on the surface of the void, spreading towards the cliff where Zhao Xuankang knelt.

Each rush of Spiritual Energy was like a howling cold wind, scraping against Zhao Xuankang’s body like a knife, causing him to grunt involuntarily.

His golden robe was already stained red with much of his blood, yet he dared not argue or scream, merely gritting his teeth and bearing it.

Time passed indeterminably, and just as Zhao Xuankang’s consciousness began to blur, a figure bathed in golden light, as if composed of luminous rays, emerged from the stone cottage, gestating in the void beyond the cliff.

“I pay my respects to the Ancestor!”

Zhao Xuankang immediately sobered up and began kowtowing to the colossal golden figure non-stop.

“Speak, why did the mission in the Eastern Wilderness fail?”

The tranquil voice of the Golden Wind Ancestor resonated, and Zhao Xuankang immediately recounted in detail his and Nanxuan Jing’s experience after they went to the Eastern Wilderness.

“Divine Wood Sect, Chen Guixian!”

After listening to Zhao Xuankang’s description, the Golden Wind Ancestor remembered this name.

Under the adverse effects of the Technique of Nightmare Prayers, yet still able to achieve Core Formation, an unrivaled genius of the Sword Dao.

Having just formed his core, he managed to slay Nanxuan Jing. Was he another Ku Zhu?

“Ancestor, Nanxuan Jing’s death in the Eastern Wilderness is entirely my responsibility, but I still ask you to keep me alive, so I can avenge my junior brother,” Zhao Xuankang didn’t try to defend himself, knowing the ancestor loathed such people, but he still tactfully pleaded for his own case.

“With just you? You couldn’t handle someone who has just formed their core, and with Zhou Shengqing about to undergo Nascent Soul Formation, how can you take revenge for Nanxuan? Expect me to take action?” the Golden Wind Ancestor said coldly.

“Ancestor, the death of junior brother Nan cannot go unavenged. Otherwise, all the sects in the East Land will think the Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace is easy to bully. I can falsely claim that the Divine Wood Sect possesses spiritual objects left by Ancestor Hunyuan for Nascent Soul Formation, stirring up Devil Cultivators and Rogue Cultivators to snatch them. I could even visit Huangquan Dao and ally with the Ghost Cultivators there to obliterate the Divine Wood Sect!”

Zhao Xuankang briefly laid out his strategy. After his Core Formation, he was specifically in charge of the darker affairs of the Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace, engaging with all sorts of underworld connections that could not be brought into the light.

Until now, he still had to consider the reputation of his honourable sect, so he hadn’t pushed things to the extreme.

He just covertly used a Devil Cultivator to cast a curse in secret, ruining Chen Mobai’s path, and after tracking down his movements when he left the Eastern Wilderness, he managed to guide the Tai Sui in the Land of Ruins to devour him, thinking his plan was foolproof.

Little did he know, Chen Mobai’s talent and fortune far exceeded his expectations, and despite that situation, Chen Mobai was able to successfully return after forming his core.

Moreover, he obtained a fearsome Fourth Order Sword from somewhere, and with his unparalleled swordsmanship talent, it was like adding wings to a tiger; under the Unity of Man and Sword, even Nanxuan Jing, skilled in Magic Duels, was slain.

“Still not enough. If Zhou Shengqing undergoes Nascent Soul Formation, how will you cope then?” continued the Golden Wind Ancestor with a chilling tone.

“If Zhou Shengqing forms his Nascent Soul, I implore the Ancestor to expel me from the Dao Palace immediately. Claim that the actions of your disciple have nothing to do with you or the sect, that it is purely personal enmity that prompted me to provoke conflict between the Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace and the Divine Wood Sect, a heinous crime.”

Hearing Zhao Xuankang’s words, the Golden Wind Ancestor snorted coldly but stopped the incessant cold winds of the precipice.

A streak of golden light surged from the stone house, entering Zhao Xuankang’s Dantian Qi Sea. In an instant, the sealed spiritual power within him began to surge, and his Gold Core, previously imperceptible, was once again under the control of his divine sense.

“I have no desire to waste precious lifespan on that place in the Eastern Wilderness. This is your last chance. I will send Xuan Shu to the Eastern Wilderness as well, with you two, one in the light and the other in the dark. If you two can take down the Eastern Wilderness, I will also give Xuan Shu a chance at Nascent Soul Formation.”

Upon hearing these words from the Golden Wind Ancestor, Zhao Xuankang’s expression revealed a slight shock.

Xuan Shu, the Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace’s former Saint Heir, who had established his core a hundred years ago with a Wind Spiritual Root.

After Core Formation, he had been under the personal tutelage of the Golden Wind Ancestor here and only descended from the mountain ten years ago.

Although Zhao Xuankang did not know of Xuan Shu’s cultivation level, he couldn’t fathom it, implying it was surely higher than his own.

And Zhao Xuankang was at the mid Foundation Establishment stage!

And when he heard the Golden Wind Ancestor talk of giving him a chance for Nascent Soul Formation, it was clear, this distinguished Saint Heir of the Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace, who overshadowed the three major sects of the East Barbarians a hundred years ago, and even had a considerable reputation in the East Land, likely had reached the Core Formation late stage.

[Is the Ancestor hinting for me to assist Xuan Shu in forming his Nascent Soul?]

As Zhao Xuankang left, a sudden realization dawned in his heart.

Originally, he had not planned on using the bill of Ji Zhenshi at Shake Mountain Peak to lead the Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace into the Eastern Wilderness to carve out a path. It was Nanxuan Jing, after receiving a sign from the ancestor, who approached him, because Zhao Xuankang was most familiar with the Eastern Wilderness.

He originally thought it would be a straightforward task, but he never expected to take such a tumble at the Divine Wood Sect’s door.

Originally, he had not planned on using the bill of Ji Zhenshi at Shake Mountain Peak to lead the Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace into the Eastern Wilderness to carve out a path. It was Nanxuan Jing, after receiving a sign from the ancestor, who approached him, because Zhao Xuankang was most familiar with the Eastern Wilderness.

He originally thought it would be a straightforward task, but he never expected to take such a tumble at the Divine Wood Sect’s door.

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