I Have A Cultivation World - Chapter 385

Chapter 385: Chapter 292 Changes to Divine Wood Sect_2

“Sect Leader, this is how it is…”

Chen Mobai too, did not dare to waste Meng Hong’s time and repeated what Sun Gaochang said to him. The man in front of him was the Sect Leader of the Divine Wood Sect, the top core player. He definitely understood the implications.

Chen Mobai was still his disciple E Yun’s man, asking him wouldn’t be wrong.

“That Chu Zuoshu, he was suppressed by me for a lifetime, and now upon hearing that I am stepping down, he’s getting impatient.”

Meng Hong listened and chuckled helplessly.

“Oh, Sect Leader is stepping down?!”

When Chen Mobai heard this, his face was shocked. Although he had heard about this matter a long time ago, he did not expect it to happen so quickly.

E Yun, Zhou Wangshen, and others had only established their foundations a few years ago. If Meng Hong stepped down at this time, they were probably unable to take the position of Sect Leader due to their insufficient cultivation levels.

“I’m going to be 180 years old soon, if I don’t form a core, I guess there’s no chance in this lifetime.”

Meng Hong said regretfully about the reason.

As long as anyone calculated his age, they could basically know this. For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to form a core, the best age naturally is before their lifespan is half over, that is, 120 years old.

However, Meng Hong has practiced the Immortality Art, which has added 60 years to his lifespan, allowing him to survive until the age of 180.

For this very reason, when he reached perfection in foundation establishment twenty years ago, many people had already thought of this.

After all, compared to Core Formation, the position of Sect Leader of the Divine Wood Sect seemed too trivial.

The other six major factions in the Eastern Wilderness were actually also paying attention to this matter.

They originally thought that Meng Hong would immediately step down from the position of Sect Leader after reaching perfection in foundation establishment to prepare for Core Formation, but who knew that he still held on for another twenty years.

“I have already reported this matter to the two elders. I will officially step down in two years.”

“If nothing unexpected happens, Chu Zuoshu should take over. But he is also at foundation establishment perfection, he is Sect Leader only to get the Core Formation spiritual medicine. Once your group matures, he will step down to prepare for Core Formation.”

“However, his desire for power is stronger than mine. Among the next generation, Hong He and Yin Qingmei are Elder Fu’s disciples, Zhou Wangshen and E Yun are my disciples, his direct disciple Yue Zutao wasted his potential after ingesting the divine tree fruit. Therefore, he probably intends to train you as the representative of his camp.”

Chen Mobai was slightly surprised to hear this, he did not expect that Yue Zutao was Chu Zuoshu’s disciple.

After Meng Hong decided to retire and form the elixir, he let go and told Chen Mobai about the personnel relationships of the Three Halls and Twelve Divisions.

“Your move to the Reward Virtue Hall is good, it just balances the power of the three main halls, which will prevent the Reward Virtue Hall from collapsing after Chu Zuoshu steps down.”

With Meng Hong’s words, Chen Mobai was reassured.

After leaving Shenmu Hall, he went to the Alchemy Division next.

Through Yan Jinye, he had already made an appointment with Zeng Woyou in advance, and the latter had even prepared dinner in advance.

Chen Mobai brought two jars of Jade Bamboo Spiritual Wine, although Zeng Woyou did not drink alcohol, he still praised this rank-2 spiritual wine that his own disciple improved.

However, in the Tianhe realm, it’s common to secure the best things for oneself first, so Zeng Woyou did not mention the recipe of this medicinal wine.

“Chief Zeng, this is the situation. I am practicing a Divine Consciousness technique that requires Bamboo Fruit as the main ingredient to concoct a type of elixir. The spiritual effectiveness of the three Bamboo Fruits last time was very good. I wonder if you could arrange to give me a few more.”

After a satisfactory meal, Chen Mobai made his request.

Both batches of Clear Eyesight Bamboo Spirit Dew made by Wang Xingyu at the end of last year have been used up this year. He could use academic points to exchange for Vermillion fruits, but Bamboo fruits are very rare in the immortal door, and purchasing it would require at least millions of Good Deed Points.

Chen Mobai now had more Spirit Stones and fewer Good Deed Points, so he turned his attention to Tianhe Realm.

Last time Zeng Woyou asked him to save Yan Jinye, it cost three Bamboo Fruits, Chen Mobai, with a try-it-out mentality, delivered two jars of wine.

“How many do you want?”

“Three per year.”

With the improvement of his cultivation level, especially the progress of the Divine Manipulation Technique, Chen Mobai’s demand for Clear Eyesight Bamboo Spirit Dew is also increasing. However, three bamboo fruits would be enough for him.

“Only spiritual bamboo over 60 years old can produce bamboo fruits upon ripening. There are only 46 such bamboos left on Green Bamboo Mountain. I can only get six more bamboo fruits for you at most. Any more, and I, as the head of the Alchemy Division, would not be able to cover for it.”

Zeng Woyou was telling the truth. He could use alchemy as an excuse to catalyze the Spiritual Bamboos into Bamboo Fruits, but there were limits to what he could do.

After all, he was not the two old elders who could control and hide everything within the sect.

“I’m extremely grateful, Elder Brother Zeng.”

After hearing this, Chen Mobai was already very satisfied. At least he could ensure a supply of Clear Eyesight Bamboo Spirit Dew for the next two years.

In two years, the sect leader position would change hands, and they would see how the situation evolves then.

Anyway, he had his sights set on the forty Rank-2 Spiritual Bamboos on Green Bamboo Mountain.

The next day, Yan Jinye personally visited and delivered a jade box.

Inside were three freshly ripened bamboo fruits.

Spiritual Medicines were most potent immediately after picking, so Chen Mobai didn’t ask for all six fruits at once. He gave the one thousand spirit stones that Sun Gaochang had paid for the alcohol to Yan Jinye as payment for the bamboo fruits.

After Yan Jinye sat for a while, E Yun and Yuan Chiye also came over.

“Then I will take my leave first.”

Though Yan Jinye and Chen Mobai were close, he didn’t want to label himself as part of E Yun’s faction.

“Chen Junior Brother, do you want to go to the Reward Virtue Hall?”

After the three of them were left alone, Yuan Chiye opened the conversation with this question. Chen Mobai had informed them of his plans through a Message Talisman and had summoned them to discuss it further.

“The sect leader thinks it’s a good idea for me to go.”

With these words, Chen Mobai hinted at his intention to go.

“Good, if Chen Junior Brother can take control of the Reward Virtue Hall in the future, I will have more clout in the Shenmu Hall.”

After understanding his hint, E Yun didn’t object but just nodded lightly.

“It’s also good for Chu Zuoshu to take over as sect leader. Zhou Wangshen’s Taoist body is likely to reach the first level of perfection after getting enough Tree Juice from the Divine Tree. By then, I’m afraid only a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would be able to deal with him.”

As soon as Yuan Chiye’s words fell, E Yun gave him a displeased look. Zhou Wangshen could reach perfection with his Taoist Body because of the Divine Tree Juice that Yuan Chiye gave him.

“It’s not my fault. The sect leader hinted that it would be better to focus on creating one complete long-lived Taoist Body rather than two half-power ones.”

Yuan Chiye defended himself, and his every uttered word was the truth.

The Divine Wood Sect still had some sense of unity. Zhou Wangshen got a Gourd full of Divine Tree Juice from the Divine Tree Secret Realm on his own, in addition to that from Yuan Chiye. Combined, it was just enough for one person to cultivate a Long-lived Taoist Body.

As the sect leader, Meng Hong would naturally favor his disciple, Zhou Wangshen.

As Yuan Chiye needed spirit stones, he just went along with it.

E Yun could not blame him for this. After all, in his heart, he too agreed with Meng Hong’s view. Although he had competition with Zhou Wangshen, he couldn’t let their rivalry escalate to the point of internal strife.

“What did the sect leader call you out for this time?”

After discussing the matter of Chen Mobai going to the Reward Virtue Hall to become an Inspection Envoy, the topic turned back to Yuan Chiye. He had planned to seclude himself for ten or eight years after selling the Divine Tree Juice out of guilt towards E Yun. However, he was summoned by the sect leader after just over a year.

“There has been some trouble with the Spirit Stone Mine in Lei Nation. There’s a deficit of eight thousand spirit stones, and I need to go investigate.”

“Eight thousand spirit stones? I recall that mine only produces about twenty thousand spirit stones a year. With such a large deficit, could it be that the local immortal cultivating families are colluding to deceive us, the Divine Wood Sect?”

Upon hearing this, E Yun sensed where the problem lay.

“This is the reason why I was sent to investigate. The report submitted by Elder Brother Luo is somewhat vague. There’s a possibility that he might have been bribed. That’s why my movements this time may need to be discreet.”

Upon hearing Yuan Chiye’s words, Chen Mobai remembered another matter.

Last year, Luo Yixuan, who he had an eye on, he wondered if she could become a true disciple in this year’s sect-wide competition.

Although she had been concealing her brilliance, allowing Luo Yixiu to stand out, Chen Mobai spotted that her talent and realm were above Luo Yixiu’s.

Among those who joined the Divine Wood Sect at the same time, Luo Yixuan was second only to himself, comparable to Yulian Cha.