Chapter 478: 336: In Front of the Great Dao Tree_2
The reason why the Divine Wood Sect still adheres to this practice is simply because when they initially branched out, they didn’t have a Rank-3 alchemist, so they had to rely on the Back to Sky Valley for support.
Now that the development of the sect has officially begun, instead of using alchemy to distract Yan Shaoyin’s energy and cultivation, they should shift their focus to nurturing their own top-ranked alchemists.
“Golden Cliff doesn’t have a Rank-3 alchemist, but compared to Back to Sky Valley, they would certainly trust our Divine Wood Sect more. By analyzing this matter thoroughly, I believe Brother Jia would also agree with the Sect Leader’s views.”
“As long as we ensure that Golden Cliff can get more than twelve Foundation Building Pills, considering the relationship between our two sects, this matter is sure to succeed. Let me handle the following.”
Having now addressed a long-standing concern, Chu Zuoshu’s previously tired face brightened instantly.
After having a couple of drinks with him, Chen Mobai also asked to take his leave.
“Junior Brother, there has been a suggestion for you to take up the position of Guard of Jian Country, what are your thoughts?”
“If the Sect needs me to go there, I will certainly not refuse.”
Chen Mobai’s main reason for visiting was due to this matter. Liluo Xue had mentioned it to him almost three to four months ago, but there had been no progress on it.
The duty of the Town Guard would contribute to his future ascension to the upper echelons. The sooner it’s decided, the better.
But he didn’t want to push the matter himself, after all, within the Divine Wood Sect, he held the reputation of a genius swordsman and needed to maintain an air of aloofness.
So now, he conveniently used the matter of Zeng Woyou to remind Chu Zuoshu.
As expected, Chu Zuoshu remembered.
“There was a proposition for this matter earlier, but it got shelved temporarily due to not receiving enough support. I will push for it again in a few days.”
Although there was no definite promise in his words, Chen Mobai knew with certainty, that becoming the Guard of Jian Country should be a sure thing.
After all, Chu Zuoshu was now the Sect Leader. If he truly wants to make something happen, there are not many who would overtly block his way.
Two days after returning to Xiao Nanshan, Yan Jinye visited again.
“Senior Brother, Inspector Sun came looking for Master some last night. Today, Master apologized in person to the Sect Leader.”
Although the matter of the three furnaces of Foundation Building Pills at Golden Cliff hadn’t been confirmed yet, Chu Zuoshu’s promise to Zeng Woyou was enough to guarantee the Sect’s credibility.
That’s why, as soon as Zeng Woyou heard this proposal, he immediately complied without a second thought.
However, considering that they don’t have their hands on the materials needed for the Foundation Building Pills yet, Zeng Woyou didn’t mention the matter to Yan Jinye. Chen Mobai, uncaring, explained the reason but also instructed her to keep it a secret and not spread it.
“Not only is Senior Brother extraordinarily talented, but he also has a thorough understanding of human interactions. It can be seen that his Sword Dao cultivation has reached the point where can act as he pleases and reach an enlightening state.”
“If possible, I just want to cultivate, but unfortunately in this world, if I didn’t wield a sword, I wouldn’t be able to keep my territory peaceful.”
Chen Mobai said these words while pointing to Xiao Nanshan and the sixty acres of the Spirit Field at the bottom of the mountain.
“I am far from reaching Senior Brother’s realm.”
Having resolved matters with Zeng Woyou and Chu Zuoshu, Chen Mobai accepted the three Bamboo Fruits without any guilt.
As the realm of his Divine Sense keeps climbing higher, this Clear Eyesight Bamboo Spirit Dew has started to become less effective for him. This is happening because he used it to water the Divine Sense seed when he was dividing his mind into thoughts. If used directly on the main Divine Sense, it no longer improves his strength.
Because of this, he has been using it mainly to enhance his Void Spirit Eye while focusing less on Divine Sense cultivation.
However, after reaching perfection in the Foundation Establishment stage, Chen Mobai felt that another body refining technique will improve himself.
He previously used 23 drops of the Divine Tree juice to refine his skull. While using Precious Fire Forging Physical Technique for refinement, much of the life and spiritual energy were still hidden inside his bones. This energy will form a perfect cycle and gradually infiltrate the whole body’s flesh and blood vessels after all of his bones are refined with this tree juice.
Now, Chen Mobai could use the Longevity Sutra to stimulate the sleeping Divine Tree juice energy within his bones. This will improve his Void Spirit Eye, and even slowly help him form his Sea of Knowledge at the Purple Palace.
The thing to say here is that this technique and the Divine Tree juice originate from the same source. The Longevity Sutra naturally possesses the controlling power over the Divine Tree juice.
His Void Spirit Eye showed signs of nearing completion.
After sending Yan Jinye away, Chen Mobai finally received the Sect Leader’s decree from Divine Wood Hall.
He was asked to take over the position of Town Guard of Jian Country from Liú Rǔzhòng next year.
Naturally, Chen Mobai accepted it.
Even though as the Town Guard of Jian Country he can slack off within the Giant Tree Ridge, he will initially need to inspect all six Fang Markets within the borders of Jian Country and the nine inferior medicine fields and fourteen other mineral-producing locations of the Divine Wood Sect.
But, that is a matter for next year.
After teaching his three disciples the Magic Duel, Chen Mobai announced that he had gained new enlightenment and needed to retreat for cultivation. He then again sealed off the top of Xiao Nanshan.
The offline exchange and discussion event of the Daoist Academy of the Immortal Sect were about to begin, he needed to first go there and confirm the representatives of Dance Tool Dao Academy.
Yet, Chen Mobai did not directly return to Immortal Sect. Instead, he took a “detour” and went to Divine Tree Secret Realm first.
Now that he is at perfection in the Foundation Establishment stage, he believed that he could reach the very end in front of the Divine Tree.
The divine tree reached the sky.
The grey-brown tree bark bore the traces of time, yet also possessed the depth of the transcendent blue sky and the heaviness of dominating the vast world, appearing majestically towering.