Chapter 145: Half a Year_l |
Half a year passed by in a flash.
During Chen Mobai’s transition to the Pure Yang Scroll, he encountered several problems he couldn’t solve on his own. But under the guidance of the man in the red robe, he finally established the foundation of the Pure Yang Scroll.
“Well done, now all you need to do is to cultivate the Pure Yang Qi Cultivation in an orderly manner, and transform the remaining Five Elements Cultivation spiritual power in your Qi Sea,” said the man.
On a certain mountain peak in Cinnabarite Institute, the man in the red robe retracted his hand that had been pressing on Chen Mobai’s Dantian, seemingly relieved, and gave him a slight nod.
“It’S been hard on you during this period, master,” said Chen Mobai.
Chen Mobai immediately stood up from his meditation mat and thanked the
Golden Core master standing in front of him.
■’As a teacher of the Dance Tool Dao Academy, it’s my responsibility to guide you,” the man in the red robe responded with a slight shake of his head, accepting Chen Mobai’s salute without moving.
“Master, did you cultivate the Pure Yang Scroll too?”
“During my Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment stages, I indeed practiced the Pure Yang Scroll. But in order to have more time for my Core Formation, I switched to Scorching Heaven Cultivation, which is derived from the Pure Yang Scroll.”
The man in the red robe spoke of his cultivation journey without hesitation. He had ranked first in Red Sandstone City and entered the Dance Tool Dao Academy a hundred years ago, practicing Five Elements Cultivation at that time.
After entering the academy, 36 students chose to transfer to the Pure Yang Scroll like him. However, only he and another cultivator named “Little Sun” succeeded in Core Formation.
His success was attributed to his realization that if he wanted to break through his realm and improve his Fire Spirit Root attributes with Pure Yang Daoist Body cultivation, he might ultimately die of old age.
Therefore, he made the decisive decision to focus on Scorching Heaven Cultivation to improve the realm after establishing his foundation, without further cultivating the Pure Yang Daoist Body.
Such resolve allowed him, who used to be just an ordinary talent among his peers, to succeed in forming his Core on his first attempt, and now he even has the possibility of Nascent Soul Formation.
“Master, are you warning me not to be too obsessed with the reputation of the Pure Yang Scroll’s Divinity Transformation technique, and be ready to give it up without hesitation if I find I may not break through my realm before I exhaust my lifespan?” Chen Mobai thought he had understood the meaning of the red-robed sage’s words, but the latter simply laughed and shook his head. “Don’t overthink it. For you, the most important thing is to establish your foundation now. To be honest, your progress is much slower than I expected. You should have abolished all the foundation of your Five Elements Cultivation in half a year. However, you’ve only reached the fourth layer of Qi Cultivation.” “Yes, master,” replied Chen Mobai, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Although his Spiritual Root Talent was only considered average among the students in Cinnabarite Institute, the red-robed sage’s guidance had helped him replace the root of his Five Elements Cultivation with Pure Yang spiritual power, and he had only just reached the fourth layer of Qi Cultivation a day before.
His Five Elements Cultivation realm remained at the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation, partly due to his mediocre Spirit Root and partly because the transition to the Pure Yang Scroll was too slow. However, it was also because he had been using Qi-replenishing Spirit Water to enhance himself every day.
This was a method taught by the man in the red robe, who noticed from the very beginning that Chen Mobai’s Five Elements Cultivation spiritual power, boosted by Qi-replenishing Spirit Water, had an unstable foundation and that it was rather insubstantial.
Noticing this, the red-robed sage did not let Chen Mobai cultivate the Pure Yang Scroll to absorb spiritual energy to increase his spiritual power. Instead, he had Chen Mobai maintain the root of his Five Elements Cultivation with Qi-replenishing Spirit Water, and then transform it into Pure Yang spiritual power using the method he taught. In this way, the root of the Pure Yang Scroll that he cultivated would be solid and beyond compare.
It was like loose soil being compacted by a road roller, becoming incredibly firm and extraordinarily pure.
“Very well. After this, unless there’s something else, we shouldn’t meet again. Our connection ends here,” the man in the red robe said, looking at the fully risen sun in the horizon. After extracting the rising Purple Qi for cultivation that day, he got up and stepped into the clouds above the mountain peak.
“Even though master didn’t officially take me as a disciple, I’ve considered you my mentor in my heart,” said Chen Mobai, respectfully bowing to the figure disappearing into the clouds.
When he looked up, the man in the red robe was nowhere in sight. In fact, they had only met six times in the past six months.
However, every time the man in the red robe appeared, he was able to easily solve the doubts in Chen Mobai’s cultivation, even providing a wake-up call, and giving him direction in his cultivation.
Chen Mobai truly wished he could improve himself under the man in red robe’s guidance forever, if possible.
Regrettably, happy times were always short-lived. Today was the day he was leaving the Cinnabarite Institute. In addition to his six month period being up, it was also New Year’s Eve the next day.
And a month after the New Year, the Dance Tool Dao Academy’s semester would start, and Chen Mobai had to prepare to leave Red Sandstone City for Crimson City!
The academic year in universities was different from elementary and high schools, as the curriculum was year-round. Therefore, Chen Mobai was able to stay at the Cinnabarite Institute without worry for half a year. However, he was also privileged to receive tutelage from the faculty of the Dance Tool Dao Academy in advance. Not all new students were fortunate enough to receive the attention of the Golden Core masters, offering one-on-one instruction, for half a year.
With the New Year approaching, there were no students left in the Cinnabarite Institute.
Shen Juanxiu and Luan Jingsheng had both gone home half a month ago. One of them, Chanshi, who was from another region, bought a ticket and left a month ago.
After packing his things, Chen Mobai pocketed a stack of charm papers he had drawn and put them on the table, then went to the dutiful teacher on duty to check out.
“Don’t forget your belongings,” the teacher on duty reminded him after taking back the key.
“Thank you, sir. I have everything with me.”
After eating breakfast at the school gate, Chen Mobai caught the earliest coach and, after almost two hours of twists and turns, finally arrived home. Unfortunately, Chen Xinglan couldn’t make it home for the New Year. After Chen Mobai passed the entry into the Dance Tool Dao Academy, Chen Xinglan seemed to have let go of all his worries. Buying enough Fasting Pills for two years of use, he directly applied for closed-door cultivation at Red Dawn Institution.
Tang Panchui, though reluctant to let him go, knew how to prioritize and has since then discouraged Chen Mobai from disturbing Chen Xinglan without reason, so the latter could focus on his cultivation.
At this, Chen Mobai could only smile bitterly, as he was hoping to help his father exchange for a Foundation Building Pill.
Unfortunately, he hasn’t even joined the Divine Wood Sect yet, let alone successfully joining as a formal disciple. According to the rules, he would have to become True Inheritance, only after 10 years would he be eligible for the exchange.
“This year it’s just you and me for the New Year,” said Chen Mobai.
“Aren’t grandma and grandpa coming over?” he asked.
“They are used to living near the mountains and don’t want to come to Red Sandstone City,” she explained.
Chen Mobai felt it was a shame after hearing that.
After dinner, Chen Mobai went upstairs. He teleported to Green Light Island, but he didn’t come to collect items, he was preparing to leave and head back to the Water Mansion..