I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2366: 1068:
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“Heavenly Spirit Pill?”
Chen Mobai felt a flash of surprise at those words.
He recalled a previous conversation with Xuande regarding the Communicating Holy Spirit Pill; they had mentioned this specific pill as the signature treasure of Central State’s Ten Thousand Spirits Sect.
“You actually possess a Heavenly Spirit Pill?”
Chen Mobai narrowed his eyes, studying the youth before him who possessed deep blue pupils and gray-white hair with newfound curiosity.
Within the Tianhe Realm, every cultivator understood the vital importance of concealing one's wealth.
By revealing such a prize, this person seemed to be testing the waters or baiting him.
“This is indeed the Heavenly Spirit Pill. The moment Sect Master Chen hands over the Yellow Dragon's contract to me, this pill becomes yours.”
Su Taifeng smiled as he pulled a vial of white jade from his storage bag. He set it upon the adjacent table, gesturing toward the young Yellow Dragon girl.
“Am I permitted to examine the item?”
While Chen Mobai had no intention of agreeing to the trade, he was eager to see the legendary Heavenly Spirit Pill for himself.
“Certainly not.”
Su Taifeng gave a firm shake of his head.
In the Tianhe Realm, any cultivator who reached the Nascent Soul Realm—regardless of how arrogant they appeared—would never be careless with a resource as precious as a Heavenly Spirit Pill.
Trust did not exist between him and Chen Mobai. Furthermore, while he did own such a pill, it was not actually hidden inside that white jade vial.
The container was completely empty.
Had Chen Mobai consented to the deal, Su Taifeng intended to complete the trade and eventually find a method to reclaim the pill after tampering with it.
However, without first securing the Yellow Dragon contract, Su Taifeng refused to let the elixir out of his sight.
“It appears your sincerity is lacking, Fellow Daoist. In the world of high-level elixirs, a deal only proceeds after a certified alchemist verifies the goods. Your refusal leads me to suspect you don't even have the pill, and you are simply trying to swindle me out of my Yellow Dragon.”
As Chen Mobai spoke, Su Taifeng’s facade crumbled and his smile vanished.
The deception he planned for the pill might have fooled Chen Mobai initially, but if it were taken to the Dao Morale Sect for formal authentication, the ruse would be discovered immediately.
“It seems Sect Master Chen isn't interested after all.”
Hearing Su Taifeng's cold tone, Chen Mobai stopped pretending and shook his head dismissively.
“Fellow Daoist is correct; I have zero interest. Even if you offered the Heavenly Spirit Pill along with its secret alchemy recipe, I wouldn't consider it. In my eyes, such things cannot compare to a single scale from my Yellow Dragon.”
The young Yellow Dragon girl’s expression shifted upon hearing this, her eyes swirling with a mixture of complex feelings.
In that heartbeat, Chen Mobai’s figure seemed to overlap with the memory of her father, who had disappeared during her childhood.
“If that is your stance, then there is nothing left to say. I suggest Sect Master Chen remains very cautious.”
Su Taifeng let out a sneer. After throwing one last greedy look at the Yellow Dragon girl, he stood up and exited the private box.
“Sect Master Chen, I urge you to reconsider. If I were in your position, I would never let such a chance slip by.”
Mu Youyi offered a final, earnest piece of advice before following the others out.
Once the trio from the Beast Commanding Sect had departed, Chen Mobai let out a soft chuckle. He walked to the window and looked down just as Su Taifeng emerged onto the street.
Sensing the gaze from above, Su Taifeng looked up instantly.
As Chen Mobai’s eyes met those eerie blue pupils, a massive, invisible wave of divine sense clashed between them for a brief moment.
To keep his full power hidden, Chen Mobai allowed only a brief connection before pulling back. He utilized his lifespan artifact, the Morning Bell, to block the aggressive divine sense Su Taifeng had launched toward his Sea of Knowledge at the Purple Mansion.
Seeing Chen Mobai retreat from the window, Su Taifeng snorted and retracted his mental pressure.
“He has some skill.”
Su Taifeng had assumed his divine sense, which bordered on the Spirit Transformation Stage, would easily overwhelm Chen Mobai and leave him trembling in awe of their power gap.
Because the Dao Morale Sect was supervising this pioneering mission, Su Taifeng preferred not to resort to extremes unless he was forced to.
The ideal scenario was for Chen Mobai to realize the danger and accept the trade willingly.
“He did inherit the legacy of the Ascended Monk Yi Yuan True Monarch, after all. He is also the rumored Saint Heir of the Ancient Longevity Sect and is considered a peerless talent. It is only logical that he could withstand a brief encounter with you, Daoist Child.”
Mu Youyi added his thoughts. Although Chen Mobai hadn't fought many public battles since his Nascent Soul Formation, Mu Youyi had seen him use the Yi Yuan Dao Body against Earth Virtue in the Nine Heavens Immortal City.
He knew the man possessed strength far beyond his own.
“I am simply puzzled by how his divine sense can be that potent…”
Su Taifeng had studied the records on Chen Mobai before arriving, knowing him to be a legendary Sword Cultivation genius who had never lost a duel.
Even for a combat specialist, divine sense usually scales with one's cultivation realm. It shouldn't have been possible for Chen Mobai to perfectly deflect his specialized Art of Divine Consciousness.
Remembering how his mental strike felt like hitting a wall of solid copper, Su Taifeng guessed that Chen Mobai likely owned a specialized artifact to protect his Sea of Knowledge at the Purple Mansion.
“It matters little; he is only a Nascent Soul cultivator. He will be reduced to cinders when faced with the power of a Fifth Rank True Spirit.”
Mu Youyi spoke with absolute certainty.
The techniques of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect allowed a human body to wield the power of true spirits.
Su Taifeng was technically a Nascent Soul cultivator, but back in Central State, he had utilized a protective Fifth Rank True Spirit to escape from a Divinity Transformation Stage master.
Even though the Civet Power he brought for this trip wasn't his primary contracted spirit from the sect, it was still capable of manifesting Fifth Rank techniques.
No matter how strong Chen Mobai was, even with a Fifth Rank Artifact, his chances of survival were nearly non-existent.
“I gave him the opportunity. I truly had no desire to start a massacre in the East Continent.”
Su Taifeng glanced once more at the empty window before walking away with Mu Youyi and Ao Shizheng.
“Ancestor, please enjoy some tea!”
Inside the Qianyuan Building, Han Zhiling presented a fresh brew to Chen Mobai, who accepted it with a smile.
During the brief mental clash with Su Taifeng, Chen Mobai had activated the realms of Tongtian Zhi and Yingdi Ling. Combined with his Echoes in the Void, he had already analyzed the depths of his opponent's power.
The man was among the most powerful Nascent Soul cultivators he had ever met.
A strange Fifth Rank True Strength permeated Su Taifeng’s body, giving him a vibe that was less human and more like a high-level demonic beast wearing a human mask.
However, Chen Mobai was certain the youth hadn't reached the Spirit Transformation stage yet.
He merely possessed a Fifth Rank Forged Body and True Strength, with a divine sense that touched the Fifth Rank while remaining a Nascent Soul cultivator.
He was on a similar level to Master Chengxuan.
Though in an actual life-and-death struggle, Master Chengxuan would likely lose.
Chen Mobai began to contemplate: if he eventually had to duel Su Wuming, should he use his Second Primeval Spirit to end it instantly, or should he pretend to win a narrow victory using the Thousand Swords Dharma Body?
After considering it, he decided it was better to fake a difficult win and perhaps even pretend to be seriously wounded. That might bait out other enemies of the Five Elements Sect or the outside Beast Commanding Sect.
This expedition had the Burning Heaven Meridians on one side and the Yi Yuan Dao Palace on the other.
It was unclear who would strike first.
As Chen Mobai pondered whether his Second Primeval Spirit could harvest a few powerful foes during the trip, fire was already spreading in the distant East Li Domain.
“Once that brat Dustless engages the Golden Flame Manticore, we begin the strike here. We will purge every righteous path influence from East Li. They must pay a price in blood for occupying this land for so long.”
A towering devil cultivator pointed toward Huangquan Mountain. Located in the heart of East Li, it had been seized by the Nine Heavens Morality Sect. It was once the headquarters of the Tongyou Demon Sect before the righteous factions took it and its Fifth Rank Spirit Vein following Ming Zun’s downfall.
“As you command, Demon King!”
Kuang Jiyuan of the Xuanji Demon Sect bowed his head in deep respect.
Standing before them was the White Bone Demon King, the sovereign of the Northern Demon Path. Though Yuan Qingque had destroyed his original body, he had survived by hiding a white bone relic inside a Flying Night Fiend.