After seeing off the guests, Chen Mobai divided the gifts he had received.

E Yun and the others had mostly given pills or spirit talismans, suitable for Qi Refining cultivators. He evenly distributed them between Liu Wenbo and Zhuo Ming.

The former directly stashed them into his storage bag, while the latter held them in her hands.

“This is the storage bag I used before; take it and use it.”

Chen Mobai gave Zhuo Ming the storage bag he had bought from Yuan Chiyi. Apart from not wanting his disciple to appear too shabby, it was also because today Meng Hong had given him a large storage bag as a gift.

The space inside reached ten cubic meters, which was ten times the size of the storage bag he had used before.

Following the principle of making the best use of things, he gave the replaced bag to his disciple.

“Thank you, Master!”

Zhuo Ming excitedly accepted the storage bag, something she had longed for.

This item was priced at a hundred spirit stones in the Lingbao Pavilion, and becoming a disciple today was her biggest gain.

“How are you two getting on with your cultivation methods?”

Now that they had formally become disciples, Chen Mobai naturally wanted to be responsible and inquired about their cultivation progress.

“Master, after I stopped cultivating the Chiyang Sword Art, the Longevity Art indeed showed signs of improvement. Within two years, I am confident I can break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.”

Liu Wenbo spoke of his cultivation progress with a look of admiration.

Originally, he thought it would be great to become a true disciple before the next batch of Foundation Establishment Pills was refined, but now it seemed he might secure his position three or four years in advance.

“In the next two years, apart from improving the Longevity Art, I also plan to gradually convert the Chiyang Sword Art into the family’s secret Bishui Art, following Master’s advice, to transition to the dual phase of water and wood.”

Liu Wenbo was very obedient, probably having discussed it with his family elders.

It just so happened that the Liu family’s ancestral cultivation method was also of the water attribute, and perhaps they harbored the idea of having him return to inherit the family legacy in the future.

“Very good, with your resources, plus the support from me and Brother E Yun, you will at least have the chance to wait for two batches of Foundation Establishment Pills to be refined. Whether you can succeed in Foundation Establishment still depends on your own future opportunities.”

In his words, Chen Mobai had already planned out the future for his eldest disciple.

After hearing this, the usually calm Liu Wenbo also showed an excited expression.

It was known that even with the Liu family’s heritage, a Foundation Establishment Pill could not be easily acquired.

It was not something that could be measured with spirit stones; it was a strategic resource used by the seven great sects of the Eastern Desolation to balance all the cultivating powers.

But after becoming Chen Mobai’s disciple, Liu Wenbo had at least two opportunities to strive for.

The first Foundation Establishment Pill was almost guaranteed, but whether he could get the second one would depend on the attitude of the sect’s upper echelons at that time.

Even so, Liu Wenbo was already very excited.

He had become the most likely candidate in his family’s generation to achieve Foundation Establishment.

For this reason, the Liu family had gifted a second-order magical artifact, and it was an extremely precious defensive artifact.

“Master, I have also decided to switch to cultivating an earth attribute method.”

At this time, Zhuo Ming also announced her decision.

She had tried cultivating earth spiritual power recently and, indeed, compared to the difficult cultivation of wood spiritual power, which required extra effort to assimilate into her body, the earth spiritual power seemed eager to rush into her body.

Although she had become Chen Mobai’s disciple, she knew that if she wanted to compete for a Foundation Establishment Pill, her combat ability had to be improved. Cultivating wood attribute spells was so difficult that it was clearly not enough to compete for the position of a true disciple.

“Have you decided which cultivation method to switch to?”

Chen Mobai was quite satisfied with his two obedient disciples, compared to the students at the Immortal Gate who were full of personality; the cultivators here were more receptive to advice.

“I’ve looked through several books in the library, but I’m not sure how to choose. Could Master please give me some guidance?”

Chen Mobai listened but felt a bit troubled.

He had only seriously studied the Longevity Art, Chiyang Sword Art, and Dual Phase Art in the Shenmu Sect and knew nothing about earth attribute cultivation methods.

“Let’s go to the library together tomorrow.”

However, Chen Mobai was somewhat confident in his ability to appraise cultivation methods. After all, at the Immortal Gate, cultivation methods were not valuable.

Secret manuals that were treasured in the Tianhe Realm were shared knowledge on Di Yuan Star.

Many Shenmu Sect cultivators could only browse through a few cultivation methods in their lifetime, but Chen Mobai had carefully read and understood hundreds of them, plus the influence of television and movies.

Moreover, he could spend a night brushing up on his knowledge.

“Thank you, Master.”

Zhuo Ming and Liu Wenbo took their leave.

Chen Mobai began to examine the large storage bag that Meng Hong had given him.

Pouring out its contents, there was a clattering sound.

A pile of sparkling and translucent jade stones made him squint his eyes.

So many spirit stones.

With a sweep of his divine consciousness, Chen Mobai had already counted the number.

The Sect Master’s generosity was indeed extraordinary, a full hundred medium-grade spirit stones.

Converted into the common unit, that was ten thousand low-grade spirit stones.

When Meng Hong left after drinking, he said that considering the preciousness of the information about the Dao Tree he contributed, he added some more on top of the originally promised second-order magical artifact as a reward for his “complete honesty” and “loyal devotion” to the sect.

It just so happened that Chen Mobai recently felt that he was about to complete the cultivation of his Three Yang Body, and he could start the stage of the Six Yang Body.

The medium-grade spirit stones came at the right time.

They were enough for him to complete the cultivation of the Four Yang and Five Yang.

Besides the spirit stones in the storage bag, there were also the second-order magical artifacts that had been agreed upon from the start.

However, there were not one, but two.

They were two flying swords.One of the swords was the Shenmu Sword that Chen Mobai was most familiar with. It was the standard flying sword of the Shenmu Sect, with grades ranging from first to third order.

The flying sword given to him was the very one he had used during the sect competition. It seemed they felt he was quite familiar with it, so they directly transferred it from the Lingzhi Department’s storeroom.

However, a second-order inferior flying sword naturally did not match the status and generosity of the sect leader.

Chen Mobai picked up a hairpin.

This hairpin was cyan like jade, with the end carved into the shape of a sparrow, revealing a hint of dark gold. The moment it touched his palm, he felt a piercing sword qi.

It was also a flying sword.

But its grade reached the upper second order, a proud creation of the Refining Department’s head, named “Fei Que Zan” (Flying Sparrow Hairpin).

It was carved from the branches of third-order Jinyang Wood, which could perfectly withstand the extremely high temperatures of the Qingyang Fire Seed, even enhancing each other. If the Fei Que Zan was used to unleash the Purple Fire Sword Light, its power could increase significantly.

Chen Mobai immediately tested it.

The originally pure purple fire seed, when he infused it into the Fei Que Zan and operated the realm of Sword Rainbow Splitting Light, a wisp of cyan light emerged in the center of the Purple Fire Sword Light.

The colors of purple and cyan signified that the fire seed was becoming more vigorous.

Once the pure purple turned entirely into pure cyan, it would signify the completion of the “Qingyang Fire,” and if he further cultivated the “Qingyan Sword Sha,” he would be truly invincible under the Golden Elixir.

Meng Hong had chosen this magical instrument for Chen Mobai with great care.

It was too suitable for him.

Corresponding to the Shenmu Sword and Fei Que Zan, there were also two sets of treasure refining techniques.

After reading them, Chen Mobai directly used his divine sense and spiritual power to refine both the large and small flying swords.

His hair had also grown long, and he had always let it hang loose. Now with the hairpin, he could tidy it up.

Unfortunately, he was not skilled in this area, and in the end, he simply coiled his hair and inserted the Fei Que Zan.

As for the Shenmu Sword, he played with it for a while before setting it aside.

Then, Chen Mobai took out the Qinglin Protective Armguard that Liu Wenbo had given him.

There was also a corresponding treasure refining technique, and he found this magical instrument very interesting and ingeniously designed.

It was a defensive magical instrument made from cold iron and the scales of a second-order Bi Xue Carp King.

Chen Mobai infused it with spiritual power, and instantly the cyan scales on the surface of the armguard shot out like a shower of flowers, forming a scale shield in front of him.

He used his divine sense to command the Shenmu Sword to stab at it, only leaving a slight white mark.

When he launched the Sword Rainbow Slash, he only shattered two or three scales, unable to break through the dense scale shield.

The most mysterious aspect of this scale shield was that it could constantly change shape and position with the divine sense, very similar to the Water Element Shield, but with incomparably stronger defense.

Chen Mobai found it very amusing. With a thought, the scales formed a mask on his face, covering the lower half and making his originally delicate features appear mysterious and imposing.

He also transformed the scales into the shape of a skateboard, stood on it, and sure enough, it could be used for flying.

The Liu family’s great elder, said to be the number one refiner in Yun Country, truly lived up to his reputation.

Chen Mobai was very fond of this Qinglin Protective Armguard.

In the Tianhe Realm, a second-order magical instrument was worth at least a hundred spirit stones, and the finest could even sell for thousands.

Although the Qinglin Protective Armguard was only a second-order inferior grade, as a defensive magical instrument, its price could match that of a mid-second-order flying sword. Plus, with its multifunctionality, it could probably sell for nearly a thousand spirit stones on the market.

This gift for becoming a disciple was a bit too generous.

It seemed he would have to pay special attention to Liu Wenbo, his senior disciple, in the future.

Thinking of his offensive capabilities with the Shenmu Sword and Fei Que Zan, and defensively with the Qinglin Protective Armguard, plus the realm of Sword Rainbow Splitting Light and the Qingyang Fire Seed, Chen Mobai finally felt a sense of security.

Now fully equipped for both offense and defense, he should be able to put up a fight even against mid-Foundation Establishment opponents.

Chen Mobai, who had no concept of his own combat strength, thought so.

Wearing the armguard, it just covered the part of his body that had been burned by the Qingyang Fire Seed.

The fire from the wood had a characteristic that prevented wounds from healing, continuously burning the body’s qi and blood. However, his injuries had been treated by Master Zeng, and the negative effects of blood burning had been removed. Even so, it would take a month to fully recover.

He put the Shenmu Sword into his storage bag and then looked at the gift Zhuo Ming had given him for becoming her master.

The Hundred Herbs Scripture!

This was a wood-attribute Qi Refining technique that could also be cultivated to the ninth level of Qi Refining. However, it did not record corresponding spells; instead, two pill recipes were attached at the end.

Seeing this, Chen Mobai knew that Zhuo Ming had indeed given him her most precious possession.

In the Tianhe Realm, pill recipes were even more precious than techniques.

These two pill recipes were named Hundred Herbs Pill and Nourishing Spirit Soup, both first-order medicinal pills.

The Hundred Herbs Pill was suitable for Qi Refining mid and late-stage cultivators to consume, enhancing the efficiency of refining spiritual qi.

The Nourishing Spirit Soup, as the name suggests, could nourish the divine sense. If consumed over a long period during the mid-stage of Qi Refining, it could lead to an early sensation of the divine sense. Those who had already cultivated the divine sense could also improve it by consuming this soup.

For Qi Refining cultivators, if they could refine these pills themselves, they would be considered supreme treasures.

Unfortunately, Zhuo Ming had never thought of alchemy in her life because she remembered clearly that her father had spent several years gathering the ingredients for the Hundred Herbs Pill. When he tried to refine it himself, the furnace turned to ash.

Even if they asked a freelance alchemist to refine it, they would have to provide the pill recipe and spirit stones, collect the ingredients themselves, and the success rate was not guaranteed, with a two to three in ten chance of the furnace turning to ash.

With these experiences, even though Zhuo Ming knew the Hundred Herbs Pill and Nourishing Spirit Soup were very precious, she never entertained the thought of refining them herself.Chen Mobai glanced at the item and didn’t pay much attention to it.

The pill recipe was something that every Immortal Gate would print on the packaging of each type of pill.

After finishing the “Hundred Herbs Scripture,” Chen Mobai finally took out the “Bimuling Heart” he had obtained in the Divine Tree Secret Realm.

This spirit object, resembling an emerald gemstone, felt cool and comfortable in the palm of his hand, and it even seemed to accelerate the healing of his burns.

He recalled the technique to refine the “Bimuling Heart” that he had acquired from the Talent Tree.

Since the records of the Divine Tree Secret Realm began, this spirit object had been brought back several times. After the Shenmu Sect split from the Five Elements Sect, only one senior sister had obtained it.

After she consumed it, her Purple Mansion expanded, her divine consciousness greatly increased, and she was even able to control a third-order puppet, making her quite renowned within the Shenmu Sect.

After reading the information, Chen Mobai felt that consuming the “Bimuling Heart” directly might not be the best idea.

The art of opening the Purple Mansion stated that the extent to which the spirit object could expand the Purple Mansion depended entirely on one’s own foundation.

If one’s foundation was stable and the divine consciousness was not illusory, then one could open up more; otherwise, less.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to refine seventy to eighty percent of the Bimuling Heart’s efficacy was already considered to have a profound foundation.

However, there was no need to fear wasting the spirit object’s power. After the Purple Mansion was expanded to its limit, the remaining power would merge into the divine consciousness, enhancing the cultivator’s divine consciousness realm.

But Chen Mobai felt that this was a great waste.

The relationship between the Purple Mansion and divine consciousness was like that of a container and water.

Divine consciousness was like water; no matter how much it could be enhanced, if the container couldn’t hold it, it was all wasted.

Conversely, if the container was expanded, even if the divine consciousness was weak and couldn’t fill the container at the moment, over time, it would eventually become full.

Enhancing divine consciousness was easy, but expanding the container required opportunity.

It was known that the spirit medicines for opening the Purple Mansion, even within the Immortal Gates, were few and far between, and only Golden Elixir Taoist masters and above were qualified to purchase them.

Chen Mobai thought for a moment and placed the Bimuling Heart into a jade box.

He wondered if Qing Nv could refine that kind of pill?

He returned to the Immortal Gate to report back from his leave to Che Yucheng, and then he called Qing Nv.

However, she seemed to be busy refining pills and the call was transferred directly.

After sending a text message, Chen Mobai went to the Weaponry Dao Academy’s library to look up some basic information on Earth attribute Qi Refining techniques before returning to Xiao Nanshan.

Before heading to the library, he used an alternate account to input Zhuo Ming’s spiritual root information into the Immortal Gate National Library for simulation.

With a plan in mind, Chen Mobai then opened the Cloud Mist Formation and, with his disciple who had been waiting at the entrance, descended the mountain.