I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 1003: Chapter 550: The Opportunity for Enlightenment of Chen Mobai_2 Chapter 1003: Chapter 550: The Opportunity for Enlightenment of Chen Mobai_2 “`

At that time, he felt very clearly the opportunity for enlightenment that was within his grasp.

If he were still a Foundation Establishment Practitioner and had unified the Eastern Wilderness, then he would have been able to attain enlightenment upon his achievement and form his Golden Core, just like the Head of Immortal Affairs did.

[Where the heart goes, there lies the path!]

This was the summary within the Immortal Gate of enlightenment leading to Golden Core formation, a concept Chen Mobai had read about before forming his own core, having once dreamt that such a possibility might exist for him.

Regrettably, after reading more than a dozen books on the topic, he was still thoroughly perplexed.

But after becoming the Sect Leader of the Divine Wood Sect, he gradually came to understand.

Perhaps it was because his realm had risen, or perhaps he really had attained some insight.

It was just that he didn’t know what good attaining enlightenment at the level of Golden Core formation would do for him.

When he was at the Foundation Establishment stage, he had acquired the “Fire Spirit Body,” which greatly aided him in cultivating the Green Flames Sword Slaughter and forming his core.

Being even superior to acquiring the way, could enlightenment help him comprehend the mysteries of “Nascent Soul Formation”?

Chen Mobai entertained some beautiful thoughts, but at least they gave him even more drive to realize his ideals in the Eastern Wilderness.

“Sect Master Chen, the matters at the border involve Ancestor Hunyuan, True Person Zhou Shengqing, and my own master, True Person Kong, to avoid affecting the cultivation realm of the True Persons of our respective sects, it would be better to resolve this through a traditional Eastern Wilderness magic duel,” said Bai Cai, who stood out from Zhu Jinyu’s side and caught Chen Mobai’s attention as soon as she spoke.

“Oh, so this is the niece Bai who is famed alongside my sect’s niece Hong, truly worthy of being a direct disciple of True Person Kong. So young, yet already at the peak of Foundation Establishment Late Phase, the younger generation truly is to be feared,” remarked Chen Mobai after Bai Cai’s intervention.

The legend of the Five-Colored Immortal Seeds left behind by Ancestor Hunyuan, who dabbled in the witchcraft division, speculated about the future of the Eastern Wilderness. He used a secret treasure left by his master, True Lord Yuan, to divine before leaving the First Origin Dao Palace, mainly wanting to see the opportunities for breakthrough for himself.

But instead, he glimpsed a future for the Eastern Wilderness where five peerless geniuses, each corresponding to one of the Five Elements, would rise, lifting the Eastern Wilderness and even the surrounding territories of the East Barbarians and Dongwu to unprecedented heights.

If Ancestor Hunyuan were to live to see that time and manage to bring these Five-Colored Immortal Seeds under his wing, he could even use their Five Elements Spiritual Power to elevate the Primordial Dao Fruit to the next level.

Because of this, Ancestor Hunyuan’s later disciples were accepted based on their Five Elements properties.

Beyond passing on his mantle, he wanted to see if he could artificially cultivate the Five-Colored Immortal Seeds.

When Ancestor Hunyuan held sway over the Eastern Wilderness, he did not hide this ambition. He scoured the realms for talented cultivators with Five Elements properties, desiring especially those with Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

Nu Jiang of the Water Vein and Sheng Zhaoxi of the Fire Vein were disciples snatched from other sects, though they both eagerly pledged themselves to Ancestor Hunyuan.

That was why, after Zhou Ye, a Heavenly Spiritual Root, entered the sect, Ancestor Hunyuan gave him exceptional attention, feeling that he could inherit his mantle and perhaps even await the arrival of the Five-Colored Immortal Seeds in the Hunyuan Immortal City, building the Five Elements Sect into a great Holy Land outside the East Land.

Ancestor Hunyuan aims to prove that he is the true heir of True Lord Yuan’s teachings, not those old fossils sitting idly at the First Origin Dao Palace.

“How shall we carry out this magic duel, niece Bai? Between Sect Master Zhu and myself?”

Chen Mobai’s mind flickered through records of the Five-Colored Immortal Seeds in the Divine Wood Sect’s archives. After giving Bai Cai a thorough once-over, he couldn’t help but smile as he spoke.

“Sect Master Chen is joking. To engage in a magic duel with you, the top sword cultivator in the Eastern Wilderness, would be something I don’t even have the courage to attempt,” instantly, Zhu Jinyu waved her hands, signaling her defeat.

“A fair and just magic duel should be conducted, so how about we limit it to Foundation Establishment Practitioners? I will represent Snow-blowing Palace, and your sect can send anyone. If they can defeat me, the border line will be drawn according to Sect Master Chen’s wishes,” said Bai Cai, facing the gaze of Chen Mobai, a Golden Core Cultivator. Despite her heart pounding wildly, she maintained a calm expression and spoke evenly, truly living up to her reputation as the foremost fairy of the Snow-blowing Palace.

“A Foundation Establishment duel…” Chen Mobai glanced over the people he had brought. Mu Yuan was the highest in cultivation level, but only at the peak of the Early Foundation Establishment stage. Without a dueling genius like himself, it was impossible for anyone to stand against Bai Cai, who was in the Late Foundation Establishment stage.

“If I were to bring in Hong He, would you feel it to be unfair?” Chen Mobai suddenly asked Bai Cai.

Within the entire Divine Wood Sect, there were quite a few practitioners at the Late Foundation Establishment phase, but Hong He and Bai Cai were known to be equals. Moreover, Hong He’s notoriety had always overshadowed that of Bai Cai, and the two were seen as rivals by the wider Eastern Wilderness community.

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“Sect Master Chen may not be aware, but I have crossed hands with Junior Brother Hong He three times, and each fight ended in a draw,” Bai Cai said with an unchanged expression and composed confidence.

Chen Mobai replied, “Forget it, waiting for Hong He to arrive would delay us for several more days. Since you wish to determine the winner through a magic duel, and it’s on the grounds of your Snow-blowing Palace, I’ll give you this much face.”

Zhu Jinyu said, “Thank you, Sect Master Chen…”

Chen Mobai interrupted, “Don’t thank me just yet. Although I’ve agreed, I also have a condition.”

Zhu Jinyu asked, “Please speak!”

Chen Mobai said, “I have eight junior nephews behind me, all in the early foundation stage, and they will all take the stage. Your Snow-blowing Palace can send people to challenge them in a magic duel. If more than four out of the eight lose, then we’ll delineate the border issue according to your Snow-blowing Palace’s terms.”

This condition made Zhu Jinyu, Lan Lingping, and Bai Cai exchange glances, each with a look of uncertainty.

The elite cultivators of their Snow-blowing Palace were all here, and they could easily find eight cultivators at the foundation establishment middle stage, or even late stage cultivators like Bai Cai, to crush their opponents with superior cultivation realms and ensure victory.

Was there some conspiracy they were not seeing?

“I forgot to add one thing, the cultivators that your Snow-blowing Palace challenges can also only be at the Foundation Establishment early stage,” Chen Mobai added.

This statement from Chen Mobai eased the anxiety of Zhu Jinyu and the other two.

“Sect Master Chen seems very confident in the disciples of his own sect,” Zhu Jinyu remarked, inducing a slight smile from Chen Mobai, who did not respond.

In the silence, Zhu Jinyu and Lan Lingping exchanged a glance, their faces showing difficulty. Although they didn’t want to admit it, the disciples that Divine Wood Sect had grown over years of battling in the north and south, having experienced wars of extinction, were likely beyond what their cultivators of the same realm could handle within the Snow-blowing Palace.

Yet, they couldn’t say this in front of the disciples of both sects, as that would be inflating the enemy’s arrogance.

“It seems,” Bai Cai began, “Sect Master Chen believes that no one in his sect is a match for me, so he’s using this condition to keep me out of the magic duel.”

Bai Cai too recognized the difficulty her senior sisters were in and spoke up once more.

It’s no wonder she was considered a prodigious young lady, for even in the face of a Golden Core Cultivator like Chen Mobai, she dared to speak so boldly.

“Hahaha, I do like confident people. Since that’s the case, I’ll give you the chance to save the Snow-blowing Palace and become a hero,” laughed Chen Mobai upon hearing this, pointing at Bai Cai and adding another condition.

“You can choose any five of my eight junior nephews behind me. If you manage to defeat all five of them, then the Snow-blowing Palace will be considered the victor of this duel!”

This meant Bai Cai would face five opponents alone!

Upon hearing this, the blue-haired girl’s clear eyes suddenly shimmered with intense fighting spirit, ignited by Chen Mobai’s words like never before.

“Since I’m here, let all eight go on stage,” she declared.

“To use my full cultivation to bully foundation establishment early stage practitioners would be unsportsmanlike, and even if I won, Sect Master Chen might not be convinced. So, I shall only use the cultivation of the early foundation stage instead,” Bai Cai announced.

“For fairness, during the magic duel, we won’t use any magic artifacts, talismans, elixirs, or other external aids, and we’ll solely rely on spell techniques to compete. If any of the eight cultivators from your sect can make me take even one step back, I’ll consider it my loss!” Bai Cai confidently and proudly stated.

This confidence and pride made Chen Mobai regard her with an appreciative look.

She had the same demeanor as he did when he was young, suppressing all the foundation establishment geniuses of the Immortal Gate single-handedly.

Moreover, within her confidence, she had not lost a calm mind, setting the condition not to use external aids.

Otherwise, with just one Green Flame Sword Talisman refined by Chen Mobai given to the participating disciples, Bai Cai would surely have no place to be buried after defeat.

The first step in unifying the Eastern Wilderness would begin with shattering the confidence of a genius, Chen Mobai decided with a smile as he nodded in agreement!