I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 1695: Chapter 860: Farewell to Hong He

After Chen Mobai finished visiting Northern Abyss City, he contentedly headed towards the North Abyss Mountain Peak.

Suddenly, he saw a person.

It was a male cultivator with a thin and delicate face, of average height—very ordinary in appearance, with the fluctuation of Qi Cultivation.

But these appearances and body shapes were all disguises; Chen Mobai could easily tell this person was a Foundation Establishment practitioner, and his cultivation was very powerful, nearly at Foundation Establishment Completion.

If he didn’t know this person, Chen Mobai would probably just take a glance and leave a mark, and that would be it.

But as for this person, he actually piqued his curiosity.

…

Hong He was looking at a stall; he came to purchase elixirs that could enhance his cultivation, but how could there possibly be anything useful to him at this stall?

Nonetheless, it was just a way to pass the time; the main focus was on attending a trade meeting among fellow cultivators in the evening.

After purchasing a Rank-2 medicinal material, Hong He stood up planning to leave when suddenly his pupils widened.

Chen Mobai stood in front of him, smiling faintly.

Hong He instinctively wanted to escape, but when he remembered the cultivation realm of the sect leader before him, his whole body felt as if it was bound by a binding spell, stiffening in place.

“Come with me!”

Upon hearing these three words, Hong He let out a slight sigh of relief.

Chen Mobai had already turned around; Hong He dared not flee and followed the Nascent Soul cultivator in front of him with a respectful face heading towards the North Abyss Mountain Peak.

“You’ve been away from the sect for these years, have you been doing well?”

Upon sitting down, the first sentence from Chen Mobai made Hong He overwhelmed with a rush of emotion, almost bringing tears to his eyes.

To think he had entertained thoughts along his journey that Chen Mobai would act to eliminate him to keep the Five Elements Sect clear of the demon path.

To his surprise, it was such a warm and gentle greeting.

At this moment, Hong He regretted deeply why he chose to cultivate demonic arts after wandering outside for several decades.

“I’ve been… well, Sect Leader… can I return to the sect?”

Hong He restrained the surging emotions in his heart, trying to speak in a calm manner.

“When you left, you didn’t attack Gu Yan, which I’m pleased about.”

“Moreover, I have not heard of any disciple being harmed in the sect; from this aspect, you did not betray the sect.”

“Though you initially cultivated the Devouring Sea Demonic Art inadvertently, later you did act to devour quite a few loose cultivator rogues—this is something I cannot forgive. Mistakes made should be punished. You definitely cannot return to the Five Elements Sect.”

Chen Mobai was candid; no matter what, the fact that Hong He cultivated demonic arts was undeniable.

“Sect Leader, those I devoured all had experiences of robbing practitioners.”

Hong He immediately spoke to defend himself.

But Chen Mobai still shook his head.

“Even though the Five Elements Sect now has Brother Zhou and me as two Nascent Soul cultivators, compared to the Eastern Earth Holy Land’s Jiutian Dangmo Sect, our strength is still vastly inferior. I cannot allow an internal hazard like you to exist within the sect.”

Upon hearing these words, Hong He’s face turned sorrowful as he lowered his head.

“Did you come to Northern Abyss City to gather resources?”

Seeing this, Chen Mobai changed the subject.

Hong He quickly collected his emotions and explained his purpose for coming.

He needed an elixir to boost himself to Foundation Establishment Completion; this time a renowned loose practitioner, Yu Ji Hermit, was hosting a trade meeting in Northern Abyss City, and there was a Jade Water Spirit Pill that was greatly beneficial to Hong He, prompting his visit.

Yu Ji Hermit?

Chen Mobai didn’t recognize such a minor figure; Hong He promptly explained that she came from Dongwu, previously the clan leader of a small family.

In a previous massive demonic beast tide, the family disciples were conscripted by the Sun family and nearly all perished in Yun Meng Ze.

After receiving the news, in her grief she disbanded her family, taking a few bloodline descendants to cross Yun Meng Ze’s borders under the night, fleeing to Eastern Wilderness.

Coming with the family’s assets, Yu Ji Hermit thrived in Northern Abyss City; not only did her cultivation break through to Foundation Establishment Completion, but she also opened an exclusive Dongwu product shop, operating vibrantly.

Previously when Sun Huangji failed in Nascent Soul Formation and perished, and Sun Huanglong engaged in a massacre to maintain the Sun family’s dominance across Dongwu, Yu Ji Hermit saw an opportunity and specifically sent her descendants back to Dongwu, promoting the grandeur of Northern Abyss City, the greatness of the Five Elements Sect, and Sect Master Chen’s sincerity to the cultivator families there!

So anytime people uninterested in fearing for their lives among minor family powers in Dongwu were swayed, they followed and came to Northern Abyss City.

Of course, after arriving, these people undoubtedly sought introductions through Yu Ji Hermit, who helped them purchase real estate and start businesses, etc.

Yu Ji Hermit successfully profited greatly from this strategy.

This time the trade fair is being held because Yuji Hermit wants to collect some books and knowledge not found in the Bei Yuan City Library in order to exchange for those listed as Rank-3 Core Formation Insights.

Not only Yuji Hermit, but since Chen Mobai established that rule, the various Foundation Establishment ancestors among the major families in the Eastern Wilderness have almost without hesitation brought out their most treasured inherited knowledge in order to exchange for Core Formation Insights.

The most generous, of course, was Zhu Jinyu, the former Sect Leader of the Snow-blowing Palace. When she joined the Five Elements Sect, she learned about this matter from Lan Lingping and directly used the sect’s accumulated texts over thousands of years to exchange for all the Core Formation Insights in the library.

She even had some surplus, but Zhu Jinyu saved these opportunities to exchange knowledge, intending to use them when the Five Elements Sect unveiled new Core Formation Insights in the future.

As it turned out, her foresight was quite far-reaching. In just three short years, the Five Elements Sect had acquired three more Core Formation Insights.

“I won’t give you elixirs, here is the Core Formation Insight from Nu Jiang, you can jot it down.”

After understanding Hong He’s purpose for coming, Chen Mobai gently nodded and then took out pen and paper, retrieving the original text of Nu Jiang’s insights from the Heavenly Calculation Bead’s memory, writing it down before handing it to him.

“Thank you, Sect Leader!”

Hong He received it with tremulous hands, excitement flashing across his expression, and after reading and committing it to memory, burnt the paper on the spot.

“Once you step out of this door, I do not know you, and you are not a disciple of my Five Elements Sect.”

Chen Mobai said this, and Hong He showed a slight sadness in his eyes but bowed deeply with a solemn expression.

“A disciple swears that even if I die, I will not cause trouble for the sect!”

After saying this, Hong He got up.

“Sect Leader, there is one more thing, that Yuji Hermit might have also practiced Demonic Cultivation.”

Before leaving, Hong He shared this information.

Chen Mobai’s pupils slightly squinted as he lightly nodded.

Soon after, Luo Yixuan arrived upon his notification.

“Master, you were looking for me.”

Luo Yixuan has been in Beiyuan City during this period, not only interacting with the Starry Sky Commerce Guild but also managing the affairs of the Five Elements Commerce Association on behalf of Chen Mobai.

Yue Zutao, over in East Land, had already begun using industrialized talisman paper to occupy the low-end market. Now, each year, the Eastern Wilderness has to produce a massive amount of talisman paper to send there.

In addition to talisman paper, there are also some local specialties from the Eastern Wilderness.

Previously, this was handled by Liu Wenbo, but seeing his junior sisters all reaching Core Formation, even the most recent entrant Jiang Zongheng had stepped onto this path, he found it difficult to sit still and informed Chen Mobai of his desire to enter seclusion, aiming to at least cultivate to Foundation Establishment Completion first.

Of course, Chen Mobai agreed.

But he also told Liu Wenbo that while seclusion is acceptable, he must not rush it, nor should he use elixirs to force quick progress.

Liu Wenbo’s greatest trait is being straightforward and obedient.

For most of these years, he has been cultivating within the Fourth-Grade Cave Abode arranged by Chen Mobai in Beiyuan City, though he still managed matters for the Little Nan Mountain Shop.

Besides this, the puppet factory, the Five Elements Commerce Association, and other responsibilities were transferred by Chen Mobai to Luo Yixuan.

“Understood, Master!”

Upon discussing Yuji Hermit with Luo Yixuan, a spark of interest shone in her eyes.

“When confirming a Devil Cultivator, remember to gather solid evidence, we must not take action; I will notify the Jiutian Dangmo Sect.”

Chen Mobai knew although this disciple had exquisite beauty and heavenly grace, due to her childhood experiences, her killing intent was quite strong.

“Yes, Master!”

Hearing Chen Mobai’s words, Luo Yixuan was somewhat slightly disappointed; after reaching Core Formation, she had not yet encountered an opponent that could test her newly learned ‘Mysterious Heavy Water.’

During the grand battle with the Xuan Xiao Taoist Palace, Golden Wind Ancestor was slain by Chen Mobai, and the remaining Golden Core Cultivators were taken down by Mo Douguang, Zhou Ye, and others from the older generation.

She was only able to engage some Foundation Establishment Practitioners.

How can progress be made like this!

Thus, upon hearing about the potential Devil Cultivator, Luo Yixuan was eager to follow the clues and discover the secrets behind Yuji Hermit to have a good exercise.

After all, she had Elder Ming by her side and a Rank-4 Moonlight Blade; unless facing the likes of Mo Douguang or Zhou Ye as Golden Core existences, she had the confidence to fight.

…

“Senior Zhu, everyone has been arranged.”

Within Yuji Hermit’s Cave Dwelling, she addressed Zhu Jun with a respectful expression.

“Hmm, this action must succeed, it must not fail. If it does succeed, I will give you a Golden Elixir Spiritual Medicine from the Sun Bathing Sea.”

After hearing this, Zhu Jun calmly nodded, providing a promise.

Upon hearing it, Yuji Hermit’s face immediately flushed as if attracted by this condition.