I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2500 - 1119: Earth Virtue’s Divinity Transformation Failure (2)

Furthermore, the vital point is that in the Tianhe Realm, the Great Dao of Life stands already claimed.

The ownership of that claim rests with the Heavenly Sovereign.

There's a chance the Heavenly Sovereign has fully grasped authority over life and death, having refined the Innate Life and Death Great Dao.

This explains why Chen Mobai urges Qing Nu not to squander her efforts. Still, the Great Dao of Life remains the most beneficial Great Dao for any cultivator, since mastering it enables absorption of the Great Dao's vitality. Though immortality might elude one, it can multiply lifespan by several times.

Reaching the Big Tree realm, known as the Sixth Rank, allows continuous refinement of the Great Dao of Life's power. Without enduring tribulations, such a being is practically immortal already.

Upon finishing this mission, Chen Mobai and Qing Nu indulged in days of tender closeness. Without Yuan Zhen's delivery of fresh Immortal Spirit Qi, Chen Mobai truly would have preferred staying in the Yellow Dragon Cave Mansion.

"Chen Sect Master, my master knows about borrowing the Primordial Water Control Banner from the Jellyfish Palace, but since the Ancestor was called by the Generation Emperor to the Golden Que Palace for talks, it might require some delay."

Having returned the Green Mirage Bottle and handed over the Northern Profound Risk Cauldron, Yuan Zhen promptly raised the important topic from their prior meeting.

"In that case, we can afford to wait a little."

Hearing this, Chen Mobai let out an inner sigh, yet he saw no alternative paths.

After all, figures like the Generation Emperor or the Nine Heavens Demon Vibration Ancestor appear no less formidable than the top student back in his Purple Cloud Palace.

Yuan Qingque wouldn't pull the Nine Heavens Demon Vibration Ancestor from the Golden Que Palace merely for the minor Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court in the lower realms.

Yet Yuan Zhen carried some positive updates.

"Once my master joined the Ancestor’s discipleship, the Beixuan Heavenly Lord from the upper Jellyfish Palace arrived with a gift of congratulations. She's among the final three ancestors of the Jellyfish Palace in the Tianhe Realm who ascended. If we can convince her, the Ancestor won't need to intervene..."

Chen Mobai was aware of this event. Prior to the massive upheavals in the Tianhe Realm, three Nascent Soul cultivators from the Jellyfish Palace had ascended on the same day, though their identities weren't widely recorded.

"Then I'll have to impose on Senior Yuan."

At that instant, Chen Mobai appreciated the perks of a powerful backing. The Jellyfish Palace in the Tianhe Realm rarely surfaced from the Heaven and Sea, and even as a Holy Land, forging ties with that ancient lineage proved impossible.

But Yuan Qingque, residing in the Spiritual Void Immortal Realm, easily reached out to them.

"I hope my master can sway the Beixuan Heavenly Lord..."

Yuan Zhen shared the same aspirations. Following the recent assaults from the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court and the Demon Path, the Nine Heavens Demon Slaying Sect’s standing in the East Continent had fallen sharply, now ranking lowest among the acknowledged Four Great Holy Lands.

To reclaim its glory, the ideal approach is obliterating the Mysterious Flood Dragon Royal Court.

As such, a fierce eagerness for conflict burned within the Nine Heavens Demon Slaying Sect.

In particular, under Ye Qing's leadership as sect master, who hides a resolute sword cultivator’s spirit behind his mild demeanor.

Regarding Yuan Zhen, little needs saying—she almost perished at their hands and yearns to flay and dismantle every Flood Dragon, regardless of size.

After providing the Immortal Spirit Qi, Yuan Zhen lingered instead of departing swiftly, as the Nine Heavens Demon Slaying Sect now operated smoothly, lightening her responsibilities as Saintess.

Moreover, this coincided with the harvest of the new Enlightenment Tea batch, and Chen Mobai had vowed previously to share some with the Nine Heavens Demon Slaying Sect.

Chen Mobai assigned this duty to Qing Nu.

Ever since Enlightenment Tea hit the public market, Chen Mobai opened buying options similar to the Foundation Establishment Trithings and Golden Elixir Spiritual Medicine, all via lottery draws.

Enlightenment Tea has emerged as the standout treasure at Danxia Pavilion, vanishing the moment it's released.

As a firm believer in equity and righteousness, Chen Mobai's rules turned lottery winners among loose cultivators in Northern Abyss City into instant tycoons with their Enlightenment Tea prizes.

Post the Divinity Transformation Banquet hosted by Chen Mobai, most Nascent Soul powers from the East Land snapped up local properties, acting swiftly upon lottery announcements.

In typical locales, threats and robberies might follow, but in Northern Abyss City, all knew Chen Mobai's strict code, and none risked provoking it.

The Five Elements Sect's hundred-year legacy of honesty compelled every cultivator to honor the lottery results.

As a result, Northern Abyss City's soaring property values climbed even higher thanks to Enlightenment Tea's allure.

This windfall also aided the two Nascent Soul experts, Cannon Dragon and Cooking Phoenix, who had just ventured into real estate, reaping handsome gains.

Naturally, while regular factions and independents must enter the lottery, Holy Lands receive direct portions. Just as with the Three Lights Divine Water from the Star Heaven Dao Sect, Chen Mobai gladly offered this courtesy.

After Yuan Zhen, both Zhang Pankong and Qi Jiannu made their way to Northern Abyss City.

Chen Mobai greeted them in person before passing the task to Qing Nu.

...

One day, as Chen Mobai refined Immortal Spirit Qi atop North Abyss Mountain Peak, he sensed Su Ziluo's aura hurtling toward him at great speed.

"Sect Master, critical news just came from Mount Wudi."

Shortly, Su Ziluo reached the courtyard gate, calling out loudly.

Chen Mobai gave a faint nod and instantly teleported beside her, accepting the message talisman from her hand.

It came from Chen Lingming, bearing solely this: [Earth Virtue’s desperate Divinity Transformation bid collapsed, his life hangs by a thread!]

Reading it, Chen Mobai couldn't suppress a sigh.

Earth Virtue's centuries of grueling cultivation and endurance ended in this fate, once more highlighting to Chen Mobai the harsh and merciless nature of the cultivation path.

Though Tianhe Realm's resources surpass those of the Immortal Gates by far, aids for Divinity Transformation remain scarce treasures.

As the ex-Great Elder of a Holy Land, Earth Virtue possessed the Primordial Dao Fruit and drew on ages of Divinity Transformation wisdom from Yi Yuan Dao Palace, yet he couldn't summon the Divine Heavenly Tribulation, shattering during the Nascent Soul to Primordial Spirit shift.

Chen Lingming's talisman merely noted his dire state, implying that in his dying hours, Earth Virtue hadn't burned his essence and spirit for another Divinity Transformation try.

Maybe years of waiting eroded his drive to advance, or he saw the vast gap to Divinity Transformation and chose to ready himself for death.

"I’m going to the East Land."

Chen Mobai messaged Qing Nu through the Heavenly Communication Device, then swiftly teleported with Su Ziluo to Yi Yuan Immortal City.

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

At Yi Yuan Immortal City's teleportation array exit, Lian Shui waited with Yan Huo and Mysterious Water, the pair back after the Dao Coin contests in Dongling Immortal City.

Presently, Water Virtue oversees the Kan Position lands in Dongling Domain, seemingly keen to dodge clashes with Xiao Yuli and Chen Lingming, so he set up a branch courtyard there.

After informing Chen Mobai, Xiao Yuli raised no objections.

The sole condition was that Water Virtue's branch courtyard recognize the Eastern Wilderness Five Elements Sect as its primary heritage.

Water Virtue had planned to enlist Lian Shui and his sister Mysterious Water to jointly establish the Yuan Shui Sect.

Mysterious Water felt drawn, anxious her old rumors about Chen Mobai might catch his attention; departing would ease those fears.

Besides, she had claimed much of the Kan Position territory in Dongling Domain through her own toil.

Regrettably, Lian Shui assessed the options and deemed Yi Yuan Immortal City more promising. From his encounters with Chen Mobai, he recognized the Sect Master's benevolence and dismissal of petty talk, so he rejected the lure of co-founding a new sect.

"Hmm, I’ll visit Earth Virtue one final time."

Nodding briefly to Lian Shui and the rest, Chen Mobai exited the teleportation array and teleported straight to Mount Wudi.

Those words made Mysterious Water tremble.

Though Elder Earth Virtue's Divinity Transformation had failed, he clung to life; the Sect Master's phrasing suggested guiding Elder Earth Virtue to his eternal rest.

[Brother, didn't you claim the Sect Master was benevolent?]

Mysterious Water glanced worriedly at Lian Shui, silently voicing her questions. Lian Shui, deep in thought too, speculated whether the Sect Master had secretly resented Elder Earth Virtue all along, now showing his real face since the elder proved useless post-failure.