I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 1025: Chapter 562 The Situation in the Eastern Wilderness Chapter 1025: Chapter 562 The Situation in the Eastern Wilderness After Qu XiuXian left to visit the East Barbarians from the Flower Country, Chen Mobai stayed for two more days with Yu Shuji and Yan Shaoyin. Together, they cleared out all the locusts from the fissure underground.

Once that task was completed, he took his leave.

“Sect Master Chen, I’m truly sorry that we couldn’t clone ourselves to deal with the locust disaster; otherwise, I would have definitely taken you for a good tour around the Flower and Summer Countries,” Yan Shaoyin said to Chen Mobai, his face full of regret. He then volunteered to escort the party from the Divine Wood Sect.

“Master Yan, there’s no need for such courtesy, just escort us this far,” Chen Mobai said as he quickly flew everyone to the border between the Flower and Sunny Countries on his “Red Misty Cloud Silk”. Beyond that was the territory of the Five Elements Sect’s Fire Vein.

“Sect Master Chen, actually, the heterodox Gold Core technique is also inherited in Back to Sky Valley,” Yan Shaoyin said as he escorted Chen Mobai outside. He wasn’t just being polite; he pulled Chen Mobai up into the sky and said something that baffled him.

“Does Master Yan mean to say that you are also interested in that inner core?” Chen Mobai asked.

“Not to hide from you, my disciple, He Jintong, attempted to form a Gold Core with Liquid Gold Jade but failed over in East Yu. The Earth’s Core True Fire Technique he cultivates also has dual attributes of fire and earth,” Yan Shaoyin explained, prompting Chen Mobai to shake his head involuntarily. Since he had already promised Yu Shuji, he definitely couldn’t renege on his word.

Moreover, Back to Sky Valley was an obstacle to his unification of the Eastern Wilderness, and he couldn’t afford to give them the strength of another Golden Core.

“I’ve always been a man of my word—what I say goes. I’ve already first promised Master Yu, so let’s not bring this up again.” Chen Mobai, hailing from the Immortal Gate, valued the importance of integrity above all else.

Yan Shaoyin said with a chuckle, “Sect Master Chen, considering that a third-order Mother Locust was found in the Flower Country, perhaps a second one could be found in the future. With the strength of Back to Sky Valley, we may not be able to slay it alone. But if Sect Master Chen is willing to help, then I won’t have to call upon Yu Shuji.”

This statement rendered Chen Mobai silent for a moment, after which he did not give a specific response.

“We’ll discuss it when the time comes,” he finally said.

This reply naturally couldn’t satisfy Yan Shaoyin, but he was aware that their relationship with Sect Master Chen was new and they lacked the necessary foundation of trust.

“I’ve been friends with True Person Zhou for many years, and we collaborated joyfully when refining the Liquid Gold Jade Pill. Our two sects, both being in the Eastern Wilderness, should trust each other more…” Yan Shaoyin implied subtly. Chen Mobai, realizing why Yan Shaoyin purposely avoided Yu Shuji to make these remarks us, gently nodded and bade farewell.

“Sect Master Chen, take care. Sheng Zhaoxi, from the Fire Vein, has a rather explosive temperament, so please be careful,” Yan Shaoyin advised as he left.

Chen Mobai had been informed by Zhou Shengqing about the personalities and cultivation levels of the three Gold Core Cultivators of the Five Elements Sect before he arrived.

Ancestor Hunyuan had six personally-taught disciples. The first disciple was a daughter of an old friend he took in during his Loose Cultivation period, whose aptitude was average. Despite his efforts to support her, she only managed to reach the Foundation Building Realm.

Zhou Shengqing was the second disciple, and Sheng Zhaoxi was the fourth disciple, also female, just like the eldest sister-disciple, who was the hope of a second-rate sect in the Eastern Wilderness, before being poached by Ancestor Hunyuan to become his disciple.

She and Nu Jiang were almost taken simultaneously. Initially, there was some unease and anger.

However, in the Eastern Wilderness, to be taken as a disciple by a Nascent Soul Cultivator was an unprecedented opportunity. Thus, after two months of refining her temperament, both of them pledged their allegiance and completely changed their courses.

As a female, Sheng Zhaoxi naturally had a better relationship with the eldest sister-disciple.

As the second senior brother, Zhou Shengqing, in turn, was on good terms with Nu Jiang and Mo Douguang, who came after him and bonded like brothers.

No matter what, their relationship with Zhou Ye, who was the last to join, was quite ordinary.

Before Chen Mobai left his sect, Zhou Shengqing wrote three letters for the three Gold Core Cultivators of the Five Elements Sect, instructing Chen Mobai to use them as he saw fit.

If he were to visit Sheng Zhaoxi with a personal letter from Zhou Shengqing, considering their past relationship, he should be welcomed with open arms.

However, after careful consideration, Chen Mobai decided to head directly to Hunyuan Immortal City, located in Ming Nation, within the Earth Vein territory of the Five Elements Sect.

After all, visibly, Zhou Ye was the leader of the Five Elements Sect, the heir of Ancestor Hunyuan’s mantle.

Deciding not to visit Sheng Zhaoxi was also to avoid making things difficult for her. After all, she is still a Gold Core Cultivator of the Five Elements Sect, and visiting her before Zhou Ye would place them both in an awkward position.

Taking all these into account, Chen Mobai, upon entering the territory of the Five Elements Sect, proceeded straight for Hunyuan Immortal City in Ming Nation.

Although he himself would not be going to the Fire Vein, he still had to send greetings.

Since Sheng Zhaoxi was a female cultivator, it would be best to send a female cultivator in his stead.

Chen Mobai glanced at the team he had brought along. Yin Qingmei, with her Heavenly Spiritual Root, was undoubtedly someone he needed to keep by his side for protection. That left Ding Ying and Gu Yan.

When it came to the ability to get things done, the most suitable candidate was naturally Ding Ying.

After receiving the task personally assigned by Chen Mobai, Ding Ying was somewhat excited. She promised to complete the mission with a letter in hand and then led some of the female disciples with true inheritances from the Three Halls and Twelve Divisions. They split from the main force and headed toward the Flame Country Fire Vein headquarters.

As for Chen Mobai, he led the remaining people toward Ming Nation.

The Five Elements Sect, as the number one major sect of the Eastern Wilderness, originally controlled most of the Eastern Wilderness territory, commanding thirteen countries and nearly encompassing most of the precious resources and mineral-rich lands.

After the sect division, Jinguang (Golden Light) took Wind Country, while Divine Wood Sect took Jian Country, Yun Country, Rain Country, Lei Nation, and Sky Country.

Even so, the Five Elements Sect still possessed seven countries of the Eastern Wilderness.

Among them, the Fire Vein occupied Flame Country, Spring Country, and Sunny Country.

The Earth Vein owned Ming Nation, Hao Country, and Ji Country.

The remaining Water Vein had Mist Country, which bordered Rain Country and was an important port to Cloud Dream Swamp in the Eastern Wilderness.

The headquarters of the Water Vein, Wind Rain Hamlet, was in the center of Cloud Dream Swamp. While it occupied this prime treasure land of the Eastern Wilderness, it also suppressed the demonic beasts within it.

In the center of Cloud Dream Swamp was sealed a powerful Fourth Order Demon Beast, established by a formidable sealing barrier set up by Ancestor Hunyuan and his good friend Sun Huang Wu, along with Baiwu Ancestor.

However, with the passing away in meditation of Ancestor Hunyuan and Sun Huang Wu, the strength of the seal had been weakening. If Baiwu Ancestor ignored it, one day the Fourth Order Demon Beast would break the seal, turning the Eastern Wilderness and Dongwu on the opposite side of Cloud Dream Swamp into a paradise for demonic beasts.

For this reason, when the Five Elements Sect divided, jointly guarding the seal in Cloud Dream Swamp was also one of the contents of the armistice agreement.

To this day, Divine Wood Sect still releases yearly sect missions to assist Wind Rain Hamlet in eliminating demonic beasts and has a team of Foundation Establishment Practitioners stationed within Cloud Dream Swamp.

Of course, Divine Wood Sect did this not solely because they understood the concept of a shared fate, but because Cloud Dream Swamp, as the top treasure land of the Eastern Wilderness, contains resources so abundant that it nearly equals the entirety of the Eastern Wilderness.

Not just Divine Wood Sect, but previously all seven of the major sects of the Eastern Wilderness had opened Fang Markets on the various Spiritual Islands within Cloud Dream Swamp to profit from its resources.

Chen Mobai’s starting Spirit Stone came from Green Light Island in Cloud Dream Swamp.

When Ancestor Hunyuan was still alive, Cloud Dream Swamp, as the number one treasure land of the Eastern Wilderness, naturally belonged to the Five Elements Sect, but since half the portside lands were in Dongwu, the two Nascent Soul Ancestors agreed to divide and rule to the east and west of the sealed borders.

On the Eastern Wilderness side, the lands bordering Cloud Dream Swamp were Mist Country, Rain Country, Yun Country, Lei Nation, and Sky Country.

All these five countries were once under the domain of the Five Elements Sect.

However, during the Five Elements Sect’s division, due to the loss of absolute deterrence over the Eastern Wilderness, Mountain Shaker Peak, instigated by Zhao Xuankang from Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace, in alliance with Liu Jia Mountain and also colluding with Back to Sky Valley and Snow-blowing Palace, forcefully seized Sky Country’s territory.

For this, although both parties of the Five Elements Sect’s division were dissatisfied, they were also fighting intensely at that time, unable to divert attention or dare to divide forces to deal with the combined army of Mountain Shaker Peak and Liu Jia Mountain, and reluctantly acknowledged Mountain Shaker Peak’s occupation of Sky Country.

After the division was completed, neither side had the power to dominate Cloud Dream Swamp alone, so they simply opened up this treasure land to the other major sects of the Eastern Wilderness.

Mountain Shaker Peak, Liu Jia Mountain, Back to Sky Valley, and Snow-blowing Palace could enter Cloud Dream Swamp through the country of Sky Country to develop this number one treasure land of the Eastern Wilderness.

Among them, the seven sects naturally had their fair share of friction, but after several decades, they gradually formed a tacit understanding, each carving out some of Cloud Dream Swamp’s Spiritual Islands. While occupying them, they also fought against the demonic beasts within their own territories, taking on the role once held by the Five Elements Sect in its prime, to suppress the demonic beasts.

That was in the past. Now, the situation is somewhat different because Mountain Shaker Peak, nominally occupying Sky Country, was annihilated by Divine Wood Sect.

While Liu Jia Mountain has not perished, the death of their Golden Core Cultivator declared their withdrawal from the ranks of the major sects of the Eastern Wilderness. Most of the previously occupied Spiritual Islands of Cloud Dream Swamp had to be relinquished.

Zhou Wangshen chose to become the Town Guard of Sky Country specifically to occupy the numerous Spiritual Islands previously under the control of Mountain Shaker Peak and Liu Jia Mountain.

If he could achieve this, even without the support of a sect, he would likely accumulate resources enough for Core Formation.

Chen Mobai was well aware of this. Although he wanted to support E Yun’s rise, he also hoped to have a competitor within the sect who could fully engage E Yun, so he not only agreed but also facilitated for Zhou Wangshen to freely establish a smaller Divine Wood Sect system in Sky Country. He seized the many Spiritual Islands left vacant by Mountain Shaker Peak and Liu Jia Mountain.

After Divine Wood Sect’s occupation of Sky Country, Snow-blowing Palace and Back to Sky Valley no longer had a land passage to Cloud Dream Swamp.

Both sects coordinated and exchanged discussions with Divine Wood Sect. Chen Mobai thought that now was not the best time to act against the two sects. He didn’t want to push them completely to Nanxuan Sect’s side, so he accepted a yearly toll of one million Spirit Stones, allowing them to reconnect the passage to Cloud Dream Swamp.

To this, Snow-blowing Palace and Back to Sky Valley were extremely reluctant, but when they thought about Divine Wood Sect’s eradication of Mountain Shaker Peak and coercion of Liu Jia Mountain into seclusion, and when they considered the yearly gains they could make from Cloud Dream Swamp, they could only grit their teeth and pay the toll.

However, within this, there was still an undercurrent of trouble.

That was Nanxuan Sect, who had reopened their sect in Rock Country and were also expending efforts in Sky Country, trying to steal this passage from Divine Wood Sect’s hands.

Because of this, the two parties had already started numerous frictions, and one of Fu Zongjue’s Puppet Bodies permanently resided there.

For years, Nanxuan Sect had been a thorn in the side of Divine Wood Sect’s northern Spiritual Lands, but they dared not attack because no one knew whether it would provoke a full-fledged counterattack.

[One day, I will have to annihilate Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace.]