I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2490 - 1113: No Going Back to the Past

"Thanks for all your efforts, Saintess Yuan."

Within the bounds of Northern Abyss City, a warm smile lit up Chen Mobai's face as he took hold of the Green Mirage Bottle handed over by Yuan Zhen, while giving back the Northern Profound Risk Cauldron that now stood empty.

Throughout these passing years, he had kept refining Immortal Spirit Qi without pause, strengthening his Thousand Swords Dharma Body further, until it firmly settled at the Rank-5 stage.

"That's just what I should do."

A bright smile bloomed on Yuan Zhen's lips as she smoothly picked up the freshly prepared Enlightenment Tea from the table, right after slipping the Northern Profound Risk Cauldron into her Storage Bag.

"During my time in the Dongling Domain not long ago, I crossed paths with Elders Dustless and Da Kong, and we talked about teaming up to face the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court..."

Chen Mobai mentioned the Primordial Water Control Banner as he took a sip of his tea.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhen's face grew solemn.

A fierce grudge burned in her heart against the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court, yet right now, the Nine Heavens Morality Sect lacked the power to tackle such a foe.

Still, with support from the Five Elements Sect, Dao Morale Sect, and Taixu MiaoMiao Palace, victory might actually be within reach.

Everything hinged on the Sea Suppressing Bead.

"I'll head back and talk this over with Senior Brother Sect Master and Elder Ni."

Yuan Zhen gave a firm nod, showing she would carry the word back home.

Though the Nine Heavens Morality Sect now boasted a fresh Divinity Transformation cultivator, its overall might hadn't fully recovered to the heights of Yuan Qingque's era; launching a full conflict against a power like the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court carried enormous risks. What's more, absent the loan of the Primordial Water Control Banner, their clashes would amount to nothing but small raids.

Once Gu Yan had seen Yuan Zhen off, Chen Mobai gathered the Immortal Spirit Qi essential for his practice, left the Green Mirage Bottle behind in the Eastern Wilderness, and made his way back to the Immortal Gate.

"Headmaster, fresh reports just came in from the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains—Zhongli Tianyu has pulled off Nascent Soul Formation successfully."

Inside the office, Zhuang Jialan delivered the hottest update from the Immortal Gate straight to Chen Mobai.

Given Yuan Xu's expertise, whipping up a round of Infant-Transforming Elixir proved a simple task.

Since the distribution of those elixirs got settled in advance, Chen Mobai along with the other Divinity Transformation experts stayed out of it, letting Zhongli Tianyu and his peers handle things as they saw fit.

Zhongli Tianyu's triumph didn't catch Chen Mobai off guard—in fact, even without his own rise, Zhongli Tianyu would have stood as the brightest talent of his age.

With that thought crossing his mind, he pulled out his phone and fired off a message of congratulations to Zhongli Tianyu.

No reply came back right away—it looked like he was busy solidifying his new realm.

Setting his phone aside, Chen Mobai turned to Zhuang Jialan with a question about the pair from their Daoist Academy: "And how are they doing?"

This round of Infant-Transforming Elixir included eight doses, among them Deng Daoyun and Wang Xin Fu from the Dance Tool Dao Academy. Unlike Zhongli Tianyu, who already trained under Qi Yuheng, Chen Mobai held deeper worries for his fellow academy members.

Prior to securing the elixirs, Chen Mobai had already supplied each with a Supreme Grade Spirit Stone, a full measure of Nine Heavens Pure Spirit Purple Brilliance Energy, and Pure Yang Purple Qi, plus he offered them personal instruction for a stretch.

"Director Deng remains immersed in the Treasure Trove, gathering Sixth Rank fire spiritual power at the moment; it looks like she's nearly done. Councilor Wang, though, stopped taking in spiritual energy lately—probably means he didn't make it."

Zhuang Jialan dipped her head, passing along the details she knew.

Chen Mobai gave a slight nod after taking it in, then swept his Divine Sense over the Spirit Vein of Crimson Mountain's flow, figuring out that Deng Daoyun had indeed wrapped up her Nascent Soul Formation and was now blending it with her Divine Sense.

Reaching that point meant she counted as a true Nascent Soul cultivator.

Realizing this, a grin spread across Chen Mobai's features.

Thanks to his own breakthrough alongside Cheng Xuan's to Divinity Transformation, the Dance Tool Dao Academy had locked in its spot as the Immortal Gate's leading university.

Yet when it came to sheer numbers of Nascent Soul cultivators, it lagged behind what its top ranking deserved.

Sure, the Immortal Gate's leaders recognized Jiang Xuanzhu and Yan Qiongzhi as sect affiliates, and Yu Yi had grown closer to the Weapon Dancing Sect in these later years, but none of them sprang directly from Dance Tool Dao Academy's nurturing.

So during those heated online arguments, Dance Tool Dao Academy students often ended up on the defensive.

Part of the issue stemmed from Chen Mobai's breakneck pace; spending just a century in the Nascent Soul Realm before hitting Divinity Transformation had created a gap in their Nascent Soul ranks.

But now, with Deng Daoyun's Nascent Soul Formation victory in the bag, students from Dance Tool could finally hold their heads high in online clashes.

"Pass my best to Wang Xin Fu; not succeeding this round isn't the end of the world—see it as gaining valuable lessons. He's got plenty of years ahead, and he can surely vie for the Immortal Gate's next batch of Nascent Soul Formation supplies."

Chen Mobai made sure to uplift the ones who fell short. Having stepped down as Orthodox Law Hall Master, Wang Xin Fu and Hua Zijing served as vital pillars for the Weapon Dancing Sect within the Three Great Halls. Even after this setback, Wang remained shy of three centuries old. Chen Mobai felt confident that once the next lull in warfare hit, resources from the Immortal Gate would flow freely again.

By then, he could divert some cleaned-up assets from the Tianhe Realm, guaranteeing Wang Xin Fu another shot at Nascent Soul Formation without hassle.

"Understood, Headmaster."

Zhuang Jialan acknowledged with a nod, then got right to work on the arrangements.

Right then, Zhongli Tianyu's call came through, and as Chen Mobai picked up, he caught the man's admiring words: "At last, I'm just one realm behind you once more!"

Chen Mobai shot back: "That's the wrong way to think; don't measure yourself against me. The more you do, the deeper the frustration sinks in. If you're set on pushing forward, pick a fitting benchmark. Lan Haitian's solid; his gifts match yours, and he forged his Nascent Soul more than ten years before you did. Push yourself, and you could still close the gap on him toward the end..."