I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2476 - 1103: Five Great Scripture (Part 2)
Previously on I Have A Cultivation World...
While the freshly promoted Deity Transformation True Monarchs Cheng Xuan and Yun Hai threw themselves into their tasks with full vigor, Chen Mobai got word of yet another favorable development.
At Ambition Immortal Peak, Elder Qingping had merged seamlessly with the heavenly rules and embarked on her advancement from Nascent Soul to Deity Transformation, guided by the power of the Fruit of Dao’s Rule.
With Qi Yuheng standing guard, Chen Mobai felt completely relaxed. Still, when the report came in, he activated Void Teleportation for a quick visit and offhandedly shared his recent exchange with the Great Chun Divine Tree.
"Pure Yang, I trust you without question, but when it comes to the Jumang Lineage, caution seems wise. If the Great Chun Divine Tree completes her Transformation, her Sixth Rank essence could overwhelm the Sky Curtain Ground Network Formation and break free."
"Besides, appearances can deceive, and no matter her earnest vows, she truly holds the power to consume every Spirit Vein on the Earth Element Star. Lacking a Void Refining Realm expert, we dare not rely on her good intentions."
"If we move forward at all, it should wait until you ascend to the Void Refining Realm."
Qi Yuheng laid out his thoughts plainly to Chen Mobai.
He harbored deep distrust toward the Jumang Lineage.
In the past, Ancestor Long Wei and the Spiritual Venerable had barely managed to contain the Evergreen Ancestor and the Great Chun Divine Tree; he refused to let her escape on his shift.
Chen Mobai grasped his worries fully.
The key issue lay in how the Great Chun Tree could advance by absorbing the planet's Spirit Veins.
"I’ll heed your guidance, elder brother."
Chen Mobai always favored a collaborative approach. With Qi Yuheng expressing himself so directly, he readily consented.
That said, after receiving an Immortal Fruit from the Great Chun Divine Tree, he felt a duty to lend her aid.
Furthermore, once he practiced the Immortal Skill of Patching Heaven, he could apply the technique to reshape Qing Nu’s roots into a Three-Element Heavenly Spiritual Root, allowing her to pursue the Lasting Spring Cultivation.
The Longevity Sect’s Black Emperor Abyssal Scripture topped out at the Spirit Transformation Stage, so for Qing Nu to chase Void Refining later, she might need to switch to the Lasting Spring Cultivation path.
In that scenario, the Sixth Rank Great Chun Immortal Fruit would prove invaluable.
Thus, Chen Mobai resolved to push himself even further, racing toward a breakthrough into the Void Refining Realm. This would let the Great Chun Divine Tree evolve without any risks.
After his discussion with Qi Yuheng, Chen Mobai headed over to see Yuan Xu.
"True Monarch, the strand of spiritual energy you provided is truly unique; it shifts into any kind of innate or acquired spiritual energy from the Immortal Gate realm..."
Inside Yuan Xu’s lab, Chen Mobai noticed how the Seventh Rank Immortal Spirit Qi had been split into thinner strands using advanced tools, then directed through various steps to morph into spiritual energies tied to the Five Elements, Yin Yang, Wind, and Thunder attributes.
Taking the video record from Yuan Xu, Chen Mobai watched the Immortal Spirit Qi first convert to Innate Spiritual Qi before gradually becoming Acquired Spiritual Qi as time passed.
"Any findings from your studies?"
Chen Mobai inquired.
"Have a look, True Monarch!"
Yuan Xu beckoned Chen Mobai nearer, then used a Guidance Book-powered device to steer the final leftover strand of Immortal Spirit Qi.
Chen Mobai observed as Yuan Xu channeled his own True Qi through a separate tube, linking it with this Immortal Spirit Qi strand.
Suddenly, Chen Mobai witnessed Yuan Xu’s Earth True Qi, already remarkably refined, undergo an exquisite shift upon merging with the Immortal Spirit Qi, sparking a profound alteration beyond his grasp.
It went further than merely reversing Acquired to Innate; a trace of Dao Rhythm appeared to emerge too.
"The sages of our Patching Heaven Lineage drew deep insights from the Patching Heaven Seal of Patriarch Illusion Color, including teachings on the universe’s origin and the division of heaven and earth."
"This text, supposedly inherited from the Mystic Palace, goes by the name of the ’Five Great Scripture’!"
"It describes five phases before the universe birthed all existence, called the Innate Five Great: Taiyi, Tai Chu, Tai Shi, Tai Su, and Tai Chi."
"Of these, Tai Chu remains shapeless and insubstantial, holding only Innate Qi more ancient than Chaos itself."
"Every form, matter, and being in the universe sprang from this Tai Chu’s Innate Qi, so the Five Great Scripture declares, ’Tai Chu Qi births endless wonders!’
"The unique spiritual energy that True Monarch condensed with the Primordial Bead adapts into any Innate Qi based on the True Qi it encounters, mirroring the traits of Tai Chu Qi perfectly."
After hearing Yuan Xu out, Chen Mobai stood in awe, also struck by the sheer magnificence of the Four Great Daoist Sects.
The Patching Heaven Lineage truly possessed such a rich legacy.
No telling how many secrets within the Patching Heaven Seal awaited discovery; it could rival the Jade Tree bequeathed by Dan Ding Taoist.
"Is there a full copy of the Five Great Scripture available?"
Even with faith in Yuan Xu’s expertise, Chen Mobai wanted to check it personally. After all, his teacher at Purple Cloud Palace had taught that forging a new creation universe offered the ultimate path to Dao Eternity.
As Yuan Xu described, the Five Great Scripture tied directly to cosmic genesis.
He pondered its originator.
"I learned of it through Teacher Qian Xing. It was once in the teacher’s hands but likely crumbled to nothing with Gathering-Immortals Peak amid the Death God’s Tribulation. I pieced it back together from recollection," Yuan Xu quickly forwarded the prepped digital file to Chen Mobai, who accessed it and eyed the front page.
"Five Great Scripture"!
In the bottom right, a subtitle read: Mystic Palace Heaven and Sea!
This likely marked the scripture’s source.
Yet the phrasing felt odd.
Before long, Chen Mobai connected the dots.
Though the Patching Heaven Lineage stemmed from the White Crane Dao Arena, its Grandmaster hailed from the far north of the Great Thousand Universe, the Mystic Palace.
Thus, "Mystic Palace" indicated the origin.
The following "Heaven and Sea" served as the author’s designation.
Heaven and Sea...
Chen Mobai murmured it repeatedly, unexpectedly recalling how in the Tianhe Realm, Heaven and Sea housed the Mother of Water Palace as the pinnacle of the Five Continents and Four Seas.
What an uncanny link.
As that idea flickered through, Chen Mobai froze in shock.
He remembered the blue-haired, blue-robed senior sister on the turtle at Purple Cloud Palace, querying the teacher on creation arts.
By the front-row seating order, Senior Brother Nine-headed Dragon ruled the Dragon Palace, Senior Sister Phoenix the Phoenix Palace. The turtle-riding senior sister probably led the Mystic Palace.
Might she have forged the Tianhe Realm?
The Mother of Water Palace sat in Heaven and Sea.
Did "Heaven and Sea" draw from her title?
These notions stirred Chen Mobai’s pulse, even at his Spirit Transformation Stage.
He sensed he’d brushed against the Tianhe Realm’s hidden reality.
Connecting it to the Taixu True King’s quest for the Gate of Taixu in the Tianhe Realm’s Spiritual Void Immortal Realm, Chen Mobai started to question his Turtle Treasure’s true roots faintly.
Should his Turtle Treasure truly be the Gate of Taixu, he’d have to tread with utmost care going forward.
His teacher at Purple Cloud Palace had warned as much.
To birth a universe and achieve creation, the Gate of Taixu formed the heart; sans it, no amount of vast mana could lead to transcendence.
Should this secret leak, those Purple Cloud Palace seniors from before would swarm the Earth Element Star to claim it from him first.
The Tianhe Realm’s powers might follow suit.
Imagining possession of an artifact lusted after by the realm’s peak Pure Yang experts, Chen Mobai broke into a cold sweat.
"True Monarch, True Monarch..."
Right then, Yuan Xu’s call pierced his reverie, snapping Chen Mobai back as his aura exploded outward.
Overwhelmed, Yuan Xu’s thick locks shimmered into nothingness and faded away, his complexion draining white while his form dropped sharply toward the floor.
Luckily, Chen Mobai reined himself in fast, pulling back his aura the moment it surged.
"Keep this secret tight; speak of it to no one," Chen Mobai warned Yuan Xu, gesturing to the fully depleted Immortal Spirit Qi.