I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 1357: Chapter 739: Introspection of Oneself, Observation of the World (7k) Chapter 1357: Chapter 739: Introspection of Oneself, Observation of the World (7k) After his breakthrough, Chen Mobai could only celebrate with Fu Zongjue at Giant Tree Ridge.

“Junior brother is truly a prodigious talent. You have cultivated for fewer years than I have, yet while I am still in the Mid Foundation Establishment stage, you’ve already broken through to the Core Formation Late Stage.”

Fu Zongjue was very happy, but his words were tinged with a hint of regret.

When he had first achieved Core Formation, he considered all other cultivators beneath him and even felt that he might reach “Nascent Soul Formation” in his lifetime.

But reality was often cruel.

Were it not for the aid of Blood Spirit Pills, he feared he’d still be stuck at the Early Golden Core Stage.

“Brother Fu has profound foundations; it’s only because the advancement was delayed by the Puppetry Technique. If the focus had been solely on cultivation, the current realm would surely be higher than mine.”

Chen Mobai spoke modestly. Although Fu Zongjue knew it was meant to comfort him, it did improve his mood considerably.

The two talked over drinks about recent events in the Eastern Wilderness and the sect.

At Snow-blowing Palace, nearly a third of the cultivators chose to betray the sect before its closure.

The leader of the deserters was someone Chen Mobai knew, Lan Lingping.

Fu Zongjue didn’t exterminate the defectors of Snow-blowing Palace as Chen Mobai had suggested.

After leaving Snow-blowing Palace, Lan Lingping wanted to establish her own faction and chose a previous sect’s Third-order Water Vein as her base.

However, Fu Zongjue refused her.

“You’ve already betrayed Snow-blowing Palace, so you have no right to inherit these assets. Since Five Elements Sect is now guarding them, we will never let the assets of Snow-blowing Palace fall into the hands of outsiders.”

Lan Lingping’s face fluctuated between shades of green and white upon hearing this, but she couldn’t come up with any rebuttal.

If she wanted to avoid being sealed for sixty years, betraying Snow-blowing Palace was necessary, but as a traitor, she certainly had no claim to any of its possessions.

The main reason was the overpowering influence of Five Elements Sect.

She could only swallow her pride, with plans to buy a Third-order Water Vein with Spirit Stones, for cultivating herself and the disciples she had brought with her.

As the overseer Elder of the outer sect, Lan Lingping was responsible for all assets of Snow-blowing Palace, so she took many Spirit Stones and valuable resources when she left.

Of course, this decision was made after consultation with Zhu Jinyu. As a traitor bearing all indignities, she took this group of disciples to continue the legacy, hoping that if they could produce another Golden Core Cultivator or even “Nascent Soul,” they might be able to revive the prestige of Snow-blowing Palace.

But Fu Zongjue hardly regarded these Spirit Stones, as for Five Elements Sect, suffocating the enemy’s living space and denying them any chance to develop was the justified approach.

Fu Zongjue gave Lan Lingping two options: either go to places like Northern Abyss City, purchase and rent a Cave Dwelling to survive, or leave the Eastern Wilderness.

The former was akin to boiling a frog in warm water; it wouldn’t be easy to make a living in Northern Abyss City with a large group of cultivators, and once integrated, it was nearly impossible to escape the control of Five Elements Sect; they’d likely have to always act according to Chen Mobai’s wishes.

Leaving the Eastern Wilderness, however, was even more akin to hell mode.

Beyond the Eastern Wilderness lay Dongwu and the East Barbarians, where one must travel through Cloud Dream Ze and The Barren to reach.

And Lan Lingping feared that Five Elements Sect might just exterminate her and her disciples, fresh on their heels once they left—the local tactics were all too familiar to her.

After much deliberation, Lan Lingping chose the former path.

She led her elite disciples to Northern Abyss City to eke out a living.

Still, she harbored another intent, which was to eventually find an island with a Spirit Vein in Cloud Dream Ze to establish a Fang Market, or even found her own sect.

The reason for not doing so now was because Cloud Dream Ze was still embroiled in a war with demonic beasts.

She knew full well that while the power she led was second only to Five Elements Sect and Back to Sky Valley in the Eastern Wilderness, if they were unlucky enough to encounter a Third-Order Demon Beast, they would likely face complete annihilation.

Upon learning this, Chen Mobai didn’t intervene.

Once in Beiyuan, the cutthroat competition and insidiousness of the great Immortal City would show Lan Lingping how difficult it was to gain a foothold there.

Such a force of competent cultivators, all trained in the Water Vein Cultivation Technique, could be put to good use by Luo Yixuan. Perhaps the project to divert Dark Water could even finish a few years earlier.

Thinking this, Chen Mobai made a note of the matter, planning to have E Yun communicate with Lan Lingping, to see if she was willing to humble herself and dig water channels for irrigation.

Besides the Fourth-order Water Vein at their headquarters, all other properties of Snow-blowing Palace had also been taken over by Five Elements Sect.

Chen Mobai was only concerned about the most precious medium-sized Spirit Stone Mine.

“I’ve already dispatched Quan Shanlin to take charge there; after his failure in Core Formation, it’s time for him to step back. He can spend his retirement mining there.”

Fu Zongjue said something that surprised Chen Mobai.

He did not expect that during his seclusion, Quan Shanlin had already taken the Golden Liquid Jade Pill and failed quite decisively.

“What a pity…”

To this, Chen Mobai could only express his regret.

Fu Zongjue, however, remained neutral. After all, another of his disciples, Yin Qingmei, had succeeded in reaching Core Formation. Although the bad news of Quan Shanlin’s failure was painful, it was accepted.