I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2456: 1093: Where People's Hearts Lie (Part 4)
Previously on I Have A Cultivation World...
The Burning Heaven Meridians stemmed from the holy land's split, after all, with every treasure from the Fen Tianjing Di Treasury taken by them.
“I’ll entrust this task to you, Brother Zhang.”
As Chen Mobai uttered these words, he passed three taels of Enlightenment Tea over to Zhang Pankong.
“How could I possibly take this…”
Even as Zhang Pankong uttered those words, his hands darted forward quickly, snatching it up and slipping it straight into his Storage Bag.
“In that case, I’ll head back to the sect and assist you in tracking down those materials, True Monarch!”
With the reward in hand, Zhang Pankong's eagerness surged noticeably.
Chen Mobai walked him all the way to the entrance as well.
Gifts from all Three Great Sacred Lands left Chen Mobai deeply pleased. This showed he commanded real respect across the East Continent.
Days flew by in a blur, and soon three months had elapsed.
Chen Mobai tasked Gu Yan with putting together a detailed roster, listing every East Continent power that arrived to celebrate his Divinity Transformation breakthrough and offered presents. Except for the ones like Sun Bathing Sea crossed out in red, the others could expect warm treatment from Five Elements Sect Disciples going forward.
Chen Mobai kept track of those who skipped the gifts as well.
Take the Yi Yuan Dao Palace, for example!
As the esteemed Sect Master of the Main Meridians, he had risen to immortality, but a simple branch like theirs hadn't bothered sending even one representative.
Chen Mobai hadn't been chasing gifts, yet he saw Yi Yuan Dao Palace's snub as a clear disregard for proper order.
Right when he thought of using that slight as a reason to head to Mount Wudi and try drawing the Primordial Clock out, someone from Yi Yuan Dao Palace showed up unexpectedly.
But it turned out not to be who he'd hoped for.
It was Xiao Yuli.
Su Ziluo led her inside, since during Chen Mobai's push for legitimacy, he'd dispatched her to East Land to reach out to Xiao Yuli, and the pair had swapped Message Talismans.
“Greetings, Sect Master!”
Stepping into the grand hall, Xiao Yuli bowed deeply before Chen Mobai.
Still, her face held a faint pallor, and her presence felt frail, like she'd suffered grave wounds.
“What occurred?”
With Chen Mobai's Rank-5 Echoes in the Void active, he swiftly sensed the chaotic flow of her Primordial True Qi inside and spotted a vicious, blood-red Demonic Qi lurking in her Dantian and Qi Sea, relentlessly feeding on her life force and blood.
“To the Sect Master, I report that Diao Xianlan of the Jade Mirror Demon Sect ambushed me at our sect in East Li. The Demon Path deployed the Bead that Breaks Meridians, shattering the Formation and smashing through the mountain gate. My fellow sect disciples and I scattered in all directions, narrowly slipping away from the Jade Mirror Saint Heir's grasp thanks to the deep secrets of Primordial True Qi…”
In Chen Mobai's presence, Xiao Yuli held nothing back, sharing every detail of her ordeals through the years.
Years back, the White Bone Demon King's charge against the Demon Path had led to fates like Xiao Yuli's for Nascent Soul Cultivators who'd labored to build bases in East Li.
Those with luck survived by fleeing, but the unfortunate, like the four Nascent Soul Cultivators from the Nine Heavens Morality Sect who defended Huangquan Mountain, saw their Heart and Mind crushed by the White Bone Demon King, reduced to mindless zombies.
Her getaway from East Li owed much to Diao Xianlan's focus on a ritual sacrifice, sparing her a direct chase.
Following that, she made her way back to East Land.
Yet without Earth Virtue around, she couldn't climb Mount Wudi and had to heal at the base in Yi Yuan Immortal City.
During the assault on the mountain gate, though, Diao Xianlan landed a heavy blow on her with Blood Spirit Demon Light, something Primordial True Qi could merely hold back but not remove or dissolve.
On top of that, over time, the Blood Spirit Demon Light gained power by draining her vital essence and blood.
In her moment of utter hopelessness, news reached her of Chen Mobai's ascension to immortality.
After weighing her options and thinking back on how Chen Lingming had been treated, she gathered her things and headed straight there.
“Unforgivable! Even if you're from a branch under Yi Yuan Dao Palace, you're still part of the Five Elements Sect family. The Demon Path has crossed every line…”
Having listened to her tale, Chen Mobai let out a cold huff, making clear his unyielding grudge against the Demon Path.
“This visit marks my turn from shadows to light, and I beg the Sect Master to take me in!” Enduring the pain of her wounds, Xiao Yuli declared as she dropped to her knees in a profound bow.
Chen Mobai quickly held her back.