I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2368 - 1069: The Xuanji Instrument of Heaven and Earth (Part 2)
Previously on I Have A Cultivation World...
Once he had settled every detail for the upcoming wilderness expedition, Chen Mobai sensed a wave of relief wash over him.
With the formidable power of the Five Elements Sect at their disposal, avoiding clashes with Rank-5 demonic beasts would ensure their victory through sheer numbers and tactical war formations.
At the same time, across the remaining sectors of the Eight Trigrams, the prominent factions had launched their ventures with intense enthusiasm.
In pursuit of the Communicating Holy Spirit Pill, groups like the Star Heaven Dao Sect and Yi Yuan Dao Palace unveiled their vast resources, shattering peaks and redirecting waterways. When fierce fourth-rank creatures appeared now and then, Xing Ji Tude commanded his younger peers in merciless takedowns, heedless of their esteemed positions.
Yet within these ancient ruins, heavenly resources overflowed, and certain mighty demonic beasts had awakened to spiritual intelligence. Detecting the advancing human forces, they rallied together in defiance, assembling hordes of demon kings into a formidable legion that battled against the leading sects.
Confronting this development, Xing Ji and his companions showed no reluctance, viewing the foes as nothing more than mobile sources of Dao Coins.
They deployed defensive arrays along the vanguard to counter the beast hordes while dispatching envoys to Dongling Immortal City, summoning additional Nascent Soul experts to partake in the enormous harvest of Dao Coins.
Still, as rivals in the quest for the Communicating Holy Spirit Pill, Chen Mobai received no such summons.
"Should Xing Ji succeed in vanquishing those demonic beast legions, they might instantly gather tens of millions of Dao Coins."
Within the serene courtyard of Dongling Immortal City, Chen Mobai shared tea with Zhang Pankong as they pondered the unfolding events.
Xuan De even pondered whether Xing Ji was intentionally permitting those demon kings in the ruins to consolidate forces for this grand prospect.
"Even should he prevail, the Star Heaven Dao Sect would suffer tremendous losses."
Yuan Zhen commented without a hint of worry. She too had gotten an invite from Xing Ji, offering Three Lights Divine Water as the prize.
She accepted without hesitation, now standing as a key member of the Yuan family. It was time for her to aid the clan, particularly with a younger relative on the verge of Nascent Soul Formation requiring a portion of the Three Lights Divine Water.
The household had supported her before; reciprocating now was her duty.
Besides Yuan Zhen, all others there had been called upon. Xuan De and Qi Jiannu earned the chance to select any Rank-5 herb from the Star Heaven Dao Sect’s stores.
Zhang Pankong alone turned it down.
Not out of contempt for the rewards, but because the primary forces of the Three Great Sacred Lands were pressing onward to Shetuoling. With the Azure Fall Palace Master shirking duties, a flood of administrative chores landed on him, leaving no room for side earnings.
"Xing Ji’s being rather tightfisted; how come he skipped inviting me?"
Chen Mobai quipped with a grin. The Five Elements Sect’s pair of Three Lights Divine Water portions were already claimed by Sheng Zhaoxi and Fu Zongjue, and due to sacred land obligations, he hadn’t traded his Golden Liquid Jade Pill for more in recent times.
"When you advance to Divinity Transformation, you’ll qualify for exchanges at every Beidou Conference."
Zhang Pankong noted to Chen Mobai.
"I certainly hope that’s the case."
As Chen Mobai concluded his remark, his face abruptly shifted, his gaze fixing on the teleportation array to the west of Dongling Immortal City.
A formidable presence, one that even weighed upon him, burst forth from the array, making the entire Spirit Vein of East Spirit Mountain quiver.
Through his Response Earth Spirit realm, Chen Mobai detected that the array’s link to the Spirit Vein demanded an overwhelming influx of spiritual energy; despite burning through vast quantities of Spirit Stones, the now-upgraded Fifth Rank Lower Grade Spirit Vein still buckled under the strain.
The sole explanation Chen Mobai could conjure for such an event was:
A Deity Transformation True Monarch had made their entrance.
Dustless True Monarch or Da Kong True Monarch, perhaps?
Though his features grew solemn, the other Taoist Saintess displayed mild bewilderment. Moments later, as the Divinity Transformation aura fully erupted from the array, Zhang Pankong and Xuan De finally perceived it and rose in unison, turning toward the teleportation site.
The pair traded looks, their astonishment barely concealed.
They were aware Chen Mobai’s cultivation surpassed theirs, yet they hadn’t anticipated his Divine Sense to outstrip them by such a margin.
All at once, the Cloud Pattern Jade Pendants at the waists of Xuan De and Qi Jiannu lit up.
"Fellow friends, our elders have arrived, so we must depart now."
These words confirmed to all that Dustless True Monarch had come.
"Farewell, and may we meet again soon."
After the Dao and Virtue Sect duo departed, Yuan Zhen and Zhang Pankong also took their leave from Chen Mobai. The presence of a Deity Transformation True Monarch marked the true launch of the wilderness expedition.
The core troops of the Three Great Sacred Lands prepared to surge toward Shetuoling.
Chen Mobai lingered in Dongling Immortal City awhile, anticipating a call as sector head upon the Deity Transformation cultivator’s arrival. To his surprise, Dustless True Monarch moved with urgency, immediately ordering the Dao and Virtue Sect to ready the Heaven and Earth Xuanji Array.
Three days onward, as he guided Yin Qingmei and the others in his courtyard, Chen Mobai abruptly felt the ambient spiritual energy slip from his grasp, draining the color from his face.
In his awareness, not only the full Spirit Vein Qi of East Spirit Mountain but also the ambient spiritual energy across a thousand-mile expanse, plus diverse pure forces in Tian Gang and stellar radiance energies, all fell sway to enigmatic laws.
"Master..."
Yin Qingmei, fully conscious of it, reacted with even greater acuity as a Nascent Soul cultivator, her expression filled with alarm.
"A Divinity Transformation powerhouse is intervening; refrain from channeling energy to fight it,"
Chen Mobai directed the three women, then leaped to the rooftop, his eyes shimmering with spiritual glow as he scanned the heavens over Dongling Immortal City.
There, a cyan-gold orb materialized in the firmament, resembling a brilliant star.
However, from Chen Mobai’s vantage as a Fifth Rank Artifact Refiner, he identified it as a supreme magical treasure.
Heaven and Earth Xuanji Instrument!
This title of the Dao and Virtue Sect’s ultimate relic flashed in his thoughts.
A Sixth Rank Artifact, this elaborate compound tool featured orbiting rings like celestial paths in endless motion, with a central golden core inscribed with arcane motifs, each aligning to a heavenly or earthly Spirit Vein.
Legends claimed that at full power, this treasure could survey and command the Spirit Veins across the whole East Continent!
Thus, any Dragon Pulse awakening sentience there would manifest upon it.
Its outer rings, in perpetual spin, also projected varying star patterns and heavenly forms, hinting at dominion over sun, moon, stars, and every natural force, extending far beyond mere terrestrial Spirit Veins.
The Dao and Virtue True Monarch, forebear of the Dao and Virtue Sect, guided humanity from the Central State, said to have gained enlightenment from the Water Mother in a visionary sea crossing.
Post-enlightenment, the Water Mother urged him to claim the Jellyfish Palace’s Dao lineage in Heaven and Sea, but Dao and Virtue True Monarch declined, vowing first to secure a homeland for humankind.
Moved by his noble resolve, the Water Mother granted him the Heaven and Earth Xuanji Instrument, a tool to navigate cosmic signs and pinpoint Spirit Veins.
Afterward, Dao and Virtue True Monarch steered humanity to the East Continent, shielded by the Heavenly Sovereign, and steadily advanced to forge the Eastern Land Domain for humans and fellow cultivators.
In those days, the East Continent teemed with fearsome demonic beasts, many at Rank-5.
Even after establishing the Eastern Land, Dao and Virtue True Monarch refrained from wandering freely, devoting himself to humanity’s defense until his vitality waned and life ebbed away.
Rumors hold that upon Dao and Virtue True Monarch’s death, a rainbow beam from the Upper Realm carried his Primordial Spirit upward.
That said, skepticism lingers about this story.
After all, it dates back so far.
Furthermore, some cultivators dismiss the Heaven and Earth Xuanji Instrument’s origin from the Water Mother as mere glorification by the Dao and Virtue Sect of their founder’s legacy.
Indeed, a realm-shaper like the Water Mother ascended to the Spiritual Void Immortal Realm ages past.
Nevertheless, beholding the Heaven and Earth Xuanji Instrument firsthand this time, Chen Mobai deemed the account quite plausible.
For this treasure’s masterful craftsmanship far exceeded the artifact forging methods of this world.
Even with his refined skills, bolstered by processing the Dao Fruit of Dan Ding Taoist, he remained awestruck.
This represents the zenith of mortal-forged artifacts.
Indeed, the crowning jewel among acquired treasures!