I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2414 - 1082:

Following the gathering of vital resources and the confirmation of their personal Great Dao by means of the Shocking God Sonata, the pair swiftly refined their Nascent Soul, elevating it to form their individual Soul Dharma Aspect.

Chen Mobai left the duo alone in their secluded retreat as they worked to solidify their new realm, then made his way to the doorway of Yuan Xu’s dwelling.

He detected no flow of energy from Yuan Xu.

Yet, Yuan Xu stayed inside, with the entrance firmly closed.

Chen Mobai pulled out his phone and fired off a message to Yuan Xu. Moments later, a flash of silver light appeared, and Yuan Xu materialized right beside him.

Unlike his previous somewhat disheveled yet overall neat appearance, Yuan Xu now looked utterly disarrayed, but what truly stunned Chen Mobai was the sight of the once-bald Yuan Xu sporting a full head of thick, dark hair.

"Greetings, True Monarch!"

Yuan Xu spotted Chen Mobai and automatically offered his respects.

Right then, he caught Chen Mobai’s wide-eyed gaze fixed on his scalp, which jogged his memory about something, leaving him flustered as he lifted a hand to shield it and conceal the change.

"I heard your Divinity Transformation attempt fell short, so I figured I’d drop by to offer some consolation. Let’s head in and chat."

Though confusion stirred within him, Chen Mobai kept a composed exterior.

As he spoke those words, Yuan Xu had already ushered him indoors, where the space proved stark and basic, featuring just a simple mat and a wide table strewn with sheets of paper scribbled with notes that littered the ground.

Chen Mobai cast a quick look and saw that every one dealt with calculations on the route to Divinity Transformation.

"Forgive my poor hospitality, alas!"

Yuan Xu shaped a seat from the earth for Chen Mobai, then served a glass of clear water, his expression clouded with concern.

"Where exactly did things go wrong for you?"

Chen Mobai had to inquire, recalling how among the trio striving for Divinity Transformation, most viewed Yuan Xu as the prime candidate for success.

"To Yuheng True Monarch, I’d never breathe a word, but with you, I sense I can open up, especially since it’s already out in the open..."

Yuan Xu let out a heavy sigh before delving into the reasons behind his Divinity Transformation setback.

He gestured toward his scalp.

"Just as my Nascent Soul began shifting into the Primordial Spirit, a sudden force dragged me into the core of the Earth Element Star’s demonic thoughts, where I beheld a massive mill grinding endlessly..."

At those words, Chen Mobai felt a jolt of surprise.

Apocalypse Great Mill!?

Yuan Xu had witnessed it too!

And in that instant, the dense black locks on Yuan Xu’s head dissolved into strands of mist and faded away, restoring his familiar bald pate.

This sight left Chen Mobai even more amazed, for he knew beyond doubt that Yuan Xu’s hair had been genuine only seconds prior, yet now it was gone—didn’t that mean even a Spirit Transformation Stage Divine Sense had been fooled?

"One face of the great mill glowed brightly, morphing into a Mirage Dragon that fused with my Purple Mansion’s Sea of Knowledge, granting me a technique called Nascent Mirage Demon. When mastered fully, it allows one to seize the Illusory Great Dao..."

"This unforeseen event stalled my evolving Primordial Spirit, resulting in the breakthrough’s collapse. I couldn’t bring myself to tell Yuheng True Monarch; if only Master were present..."

"Even my hair sprouted from my impulsive test of the Nascent Mirage Demon technique, blurring illusion into truth..."

Yuan Xu heaved another sigh, reflecting on their shared ventures and deep mutual trust with Chen Mobai, plus the burden this secret placed on his mind—potentially breeding fresh obsessions—so he chose to reveal it all.

"Illusory Great Dao... Nascent Mirage Demon..."

Once he finished, Chen Mobai echoed softly to himself.

Back then, Qian Xing had confided that the Illusory Great Dao marked his lifelong pursuit, though he never quite achieved it.

Was Qian Xing’s pursuit of the Illusory Great Dao also born from the Apocalypse Great Mill?

With that thought, Chen Mobai promptly questioned Yuan Xu about any unique arts Qian Xing had passed on, wondering if they had pulled Yuan Xu into the Earth Element Star’s demonic core amid his Divinity Transformation bid.

"Plenty, but I doubt it ties back to Master, do you?"

Yuan Xu trusted Qian Xing wouldn’t sabotage him, certain his master wouldn’t impart Demonic Cultivation Techniques.

"It’s not about deliberate sabotage; on the Earth Element Star in those circumstances, any path to Divinity Transformation works, be it Righteous or Demonic, as long as it succeeds..."

Chen Mobai explained, echoing the common view in Immortal Gate’s higher ranks. Indeed, at Nascent Soul level, nearly everyone dabbled in a Forbidden Technique alongside their main practice, and if it didn’t defy heaven and earth, such a method counted as Righteous Path.

Still, probing further would help guarantee no repeat shocks when Yuan Xu retried Divinity Transformation.

"Very well, I’ll share them with you for your judgment!"

Yuan Xu nodded at once, recounting to Chen Mobai every lesson from Qian Xing that seemed linked to the Illusory Great Dao.

"Have you delved into Demonic Cultivation?"

After hearing it all, Chen Mobai nodded at Yuan Xu’s bare head. Just before, he’d woven illusion into substance via Demonic Cultivation, clearly advancing far along that route.

"As a scholar, my inquisitiveness runs deep, but I’ve only skimmed the techniques superficially, without fully committing to it as my cultivation path."

Yuan Xu admitted honestly, though since embarking on this study, should Divinity Transformation remain elusive by life’s end, he might follow Lin Daoming’s footsteps into the Demon Path.

Chen Mobai held back further comments, pressing on with questions about the Nascent Mirage Demon technique.

To cultivate it demands channeling Divine Sense power to build a false realm within the mind, slowly making it tangible. Upon reaching Harmonization, the false realm solidifies as true; pushing beyond that borders on Creation itself!