Chapter 2137: 1002: State of the Yi Yuan Dao Palace (4)

Chapter 2137: Chapter 1002: State of the Yi Yuan Dao Palace (4)

“The current market price for this Rank-5 Cave Dwelling on the mountain peak is about five billion Spirit Stones.”

After Chen Mobai stated the price, Xing Chen was immediately silent.

“Northern Abyss City is relatively small, so the land and property prices are quite high. However, if this Fourth Rank Superior Grade Cave Dwelling of yours is upgraded to Rank-5 with top-tier Spiritual Energy, I can offer you a cost price of thirty million Spirit Stones. In the future, you only need to pay an annual Spiritual Energy fee of one hundred thousand Spirit Stones.”

“How much!?”

Chen Mobai, pointing again to the Cave Dwelling arranged for Xing Chen, watched him jump up in disbelief upon hearing it.

“Do you think it’s expensive, Daoist friend? There are also million-level Rank-3 Cave Dwellings below, but with those, you can only upgrade the Spiritual Energy to Rank-4 maximum…”

With trembling hands, Xing Chen took out thirty million Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag.

Luckily, this expense could be recorded on the sect’s account; otherwise, he would certainly have turned around and left.

Though he had heard of the exorbitant property prices in Northern Abyss City, this price was not just high, it was outrageous.

However, for the sake of his sect’s reputation, Xing Chen had no choice but to grit his teeth and purchase this Fourth Rank Superior Grade Cave Dwelling.

If word got out that a Nascent Soul Cultivator of the Star Heaven Dao Sect could only afford a Rank-3 Cave Dwelling in Northern Abyss City, the sect’s face would be utterly lost.

After moving in, Xing Chen realized there was a reason for the price.

For instance, in Northern Abyss City, as the landlord of a Fourth Rank Cave Dwelling, he could freely purchase anything from Danxia Pavilion and South Mountain Shop.

These items were now incredibly sought after in the East Land.

The Elixirs refined by Qing Nu, the Magic Artifacts crafted by Chen Mobai, and the Talismans drawn—all were treasures for Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Xing Chen seized the opportunity to splurge in the two shops. It wasn’t until Chen Mobai couldn’t take it anymore and intervened that he finally stopped.

With the wealth of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, Eastern Wilderness cultivators, even those of the Five Elements Sect’s Core Formation level, simply couldn’t compete.

Soon after, Yue Zutao also returned from the East Land.

He wasn’t alone; Yuan Zhen, the Saintess of the Nine Heavens Morality Sect, accompanied him.

“Here.”

Yuan Zhen smiled as she handed a Stone Box to Chen Mobai, who opened it to find inside a fruit as if made of solid gold flames.

It was the Sun Holy Fruit.

“Thank you, Daoist Yuan.”

Chen Mobai couldn’t help but sigh in relief. If the Nine Heavens Morality Sect hadn’t had it, he would have had to use Fire Lingzhi as a substitute.

“No need for such formalities between us. I obtained it from Fire Cloud Palace…”

Yuan Zhen didn’t forget to mention the difficulty of acquiring the Sun Holy Fruit, noting that the Nine Heavens Morality Sect had used up its stock in the righteous-demonic great war.

The Sun Holy Fruit can be refined into an Elixir to expel Demonic Qi and cleanse darkness. Many Righteous Path cultivators who were injured in battles with the Demon Path could consume the Jade Sun Pill without worries.

Chen Mobai had a great favor owed to both Yuan Zhen and Ye Qing, so they considered his matters of utmost importance.

Bai Wu’s level was too low to bother seeking; Ye Qing went directly to Fire Cloud Palace.

Even though Yuan Qingque had ascended, the Nine Heavens Morality Sect remained the indisputable Holy Land of the East Continent, far surpassing even the combined Burning Heaven Meridians.

Upon learning of Ye Qing’s purpose, the Great Elder of Fire Cloud Palace offered one of his own Sun Holy Fruits.

Ye Qing didn’t take advantage and exchanged it with a Rank-5 Jinguang Grass from his own sect.

Chen Mobai responded that he could not let Ye Qing suffer a loss and considered which Rank-5 items he had to compensate.

“I hear your Five Elements Sect’s Golden Elixir Spiritual Medicine is excellent. Could you, like the Star Heaven Dao Sect, ask True Person Danxia to refine a batch for us at the Nine Heavens Morality Sect?”

At that time, Yuan Zhen proactively suggested.

“Of course, that’s not a problem. Coincidentally, the Five Elements Spirit Tree of our sect has just borne a round of fruit, which can be used to refine several batches of Golden Elixir Spiritual Medicine…”

Hearing this, Chen Mobai took the opportunity to promote his Five Elements Spiritual Fruit.

“So your sect’s Golden Elixir Spiritual Medicine uses Five Elements Spiritual Fruit as the main ingredient; no wonder the success rate is so high!”

Yuan Zhen understood. In ancient times, before the development of auxiliary Spiritual Medicines for Core Formation, ancient cultivators used to directly consume these Spiritual Fruits and Spirit Grass. The highest success rate was with the Five Elements Spiritual Fruit.

However, the conditions for a Five Elements Spirit Tree to survive and grow are so harsh that it’s only in stories from the Central State that such heavenly treasures are said to still exist.

“This was left by the Primordial Ancestral Master to the Ancestor Hun Yuan; I was merely fortunate to benefit from the blessings of predecessors.”

Chen Mobai explained the origin of his Five Elements Spirit Tree. Yuan Zhen had seen related records in the Nine Heavens Morality Sect archives, knowing that Yi Yuan True Monarch indeed possessed a Rank-5 Five Elements Spirit Tree upon achieving Dao.

“I never expected your Five Elements Sect to be the true Yi Yuan Orthodoxy.”

Yuan Zhen remarked with emotion, even though she knew Chen Mobai was not Emperor Chen Qing, the items he presented made even the Holy Lands of the East Land consider the Five Elements Sect as the authentic Yi Yuan Orthodoxy.

“Not at all; we only inherited the Primordial Ancestral Master’s legacy. Our Five Elements Sect and Yi Yuan Dao Palace are like brotherly sects, both revering the same ancestor.”

Chen Mobai was preparing to obtain documents related to Dao Fruit from the Yi Yuan Dao Palace’s heritage, thus changing his previous denial stance to express a shared ancestral mindset.

“If these words reach Mount Wudi, they might not acknowledge it there.”

Yuan Zhen said with a light smile.

The heritage of the Five Elements Sect was very clear: Primordial Ancestral Master Li Zhongji obtained the inheritance that Yi Yuan True Monarch left in the Eastern Wilderness and was considered his last direct disciple.

And Chen Mobai was considered as a peer of Zhou Shengqing, belonging to the third generation of the Five Elements Sect.

With Yi Yuan True Monarch as the Ancestor, if Chen Mobai’s status were transposed to Mount Wudi, everyone in Yi Yuan Dao Palace would have to call him Little Ancestral Master!

“By the way, I forgot to ask how the Yi Yuan Dao Palace fared during the recent righteous-demonic great war?”

Chen Mobai suddenly recalled this matter. During the war, Ye Qing had said that even though Yi Yuan Dao Palace was sealing its mountain, it would still send people to the front line.

Previously, with so many matters to attend to, he hadn’t had the chance to inquire about it.

“During the war, Yi Yuan Dao Palace was led by Saintess Xiao Yuli, along with the Lords of Water and Fire Divisions, and two outer sect Nascent Soul Elders.”

“However, Yi Yuan Dao Palace’s luck was poor; while guarding one of the lines, they encountered Kuang Jiyuan of the Xuanji Demon Sect and were trapped by a large formation set by him.”

“Finally, while fighting their way out, the main forces of Yi Yuan Dao Palace lost two Nascent Soul cultivators, and Saintess Xiao Yuli was gravely injured.”

Yuan Zhen recounted what she knew, and Chen Mobai sighed lightly after hearing it.

“The losses of our brotherly sect are so severe; I am deeply saddened. I consider Saintess Xiao Yuli a friend, and I wonder how she is recovering now?”

Back when Xiao Yuli left Northern Abyss City, she had implied that if there were changes at Mount Wudi in the future, she would come to Northern Abyss City to seek refuge.