Chapter 220: Foundation Refining Pill

After all, Sun Gaochang was his direct superior, so Chen Mobai dared not delay. He immediately went with Lu Jun to see Sun Gaochang.

The latter's round face was even more jovial today. After pulling Chen Mobai aside for a chat, he praised him for securing the top true disciple position on behalf of the Spirit Plant Department.

"When you return the Divine Wood Sword, you will receive an additional three hundred spirit stones in benefits this year. I've already spoken with logistics."

As Chen Mobai was leaving, Sun Gaochang also asked if he had enough sect contributions to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill. If not, he offered to lend him ten thousand.

Chen Mobai was indeed quite short. He immediately expressed his gratitude, thinking that if his contributions were still insufficient after Uncle Zeng's Foundation Establishment Pill was refined, he would borrow some from Sun Gaochang.

However, Chen Mobai found Sun Gaochang a bit too enthusiastic.

He was more accustomed to the previous indifferent attitude.

After all, he frequently traveled between two worlds, so it was better not to attract attention.

But perhaps this was the burden of being the top true disciple.

Oh well, there was nothing for it. He'd just have to endure it for the sake of the Foundation Establishment Pill.

There were many people in the logistics department, and they all looked at Chen Mobai with aspiration.

While returning the Divine Wood Sword, Chen Mobai encountered another true disciple from the Spirit Plant Department, Li Li.

"Senior Brother Chen..."

Li Li awkwardly addressed his departmental colleague, whom he had never paid attention to before, as "Senior Brother."

"You're too kind, Senior Brother Li."

Chen Mobai wasn't overbearing. After greeting him, he returned his Divine Wood Sword to the junior sister in logistics, who then handed him three mid-grade spirit stones.

"Senior Brother Chen, these are your departmental benefits for becoming a true disciple."

"Why do I only get one?"

Li Li, standing nearby, couldn't help but exclaim.

"This is Inspector Sun's directive. If Senior Brother Li Li has an issue, he can take it up with him."

The junior sister in charge of logistics heard him but showed no deference to Li Li, responding directly and impolitely.

"Senior Brother Chen became the top true disciple, enhancing the reputation of our Spirit Plant Department. What's wrong with him getting two more than you, who are at the bottom of the true disciples?"

The speaker was Liu Guilong, a former true disciple of the Spirit Plant Department, who happened to be there on business.

Li Li's face flushed with anger, but he dared not say anything in front of Chen Mobai.

Without a second-tier flying sword, he was indeed no match for Liu Guilong, let alone this unparalleled sword cultivation genius.

He could only angrily flick his sleeve and turn to leave.

"Senior Brother Chen, the department head said if you have time, you could pay him a visit."

After Li Li stormed off, Liu Guilong relayed the message to Chen Mobai. The latter could only give a wry smile and head back to the Spirit Plant Department head's office.

Having visited the department head, it would be awkward not to see the deputy head, so he also went to say hello.

To his surprise, Li Li was also there.

Chen Mobai exchanged a few words and then found an excuse to leave immediately.

After leaving the Spirit Plant Department, Chen Mobai returned to his inn, only to find Zhuo Ming glumly collecting a pile of invitations, not only from true disciples but also from many Qi Condensation disciples.

Fortunately, there were no invitations from Foundation Establishment elders, or he would have had to socialize even more.

As soon as he returned, many Divine Wood Sect disciples waiting at the inn looked at him with burning eyes, and quite a few even knelt directly, asking to become his disciples and seek guidance on his unparalleled sword techniques.

Chen Mobai was reminded of the scene in Danxia City when he had just been admitted to the Instrument Dao Academy.

There was nothing he could do but sigh. He sent a voice transmission to Zhuo Ming, telling her to meet him at Xiaoyang Ridge, then turned and left directly.

Xiaoyang Ridge, at last, offered some peace and quiet.

Chen Mobai taught Zhuo Ming about farming and talisman crafting while keeping an eye on the Alchemy Department's situation.

However, after only a month of peace, many resourceful disciples from the Divine Wood Sect found their way there.

They didn't dare trespass, but their daily vigil at the foot of the mountain still greatly bothered Chen Mobai.

It got to the point where he didn't dare travel between the two worlds at night anymore.

Fortunately, at that moment, a communication talisman arrived.

It was from E Yun.

The batch of beast-derived Foundation Establishment Pills had been successfully refined.

Luck was good; two pills were formed.

Hearing this news, Chen Mobai's spirits instantly lifted.

After so many years in the Divine Wood Sect, he was finally about to achieve his goal.

He immediately entrusted all matters at Xiaoyang Ridge to Zhuo Ming and then hurried to Divine Wood City.

With E Yun's help, without any complications, Chen Mobai exchanged for his own Foundation Establishment Pill at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

"Please keep it safe."

Chen Mobai received a white porcelain bottle. Opening it, he saw a blood-red pill inside.

Just a whiff made him feel his vital energy, which had been confined by the Critical Law, begin to surge, showing faint signs of breaking through.

Truly worthy of a Foundation Establishment Pill!

Suppressing his inner excitement, Chen Mobai put the item into his storage bag, followed E Yun out of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, and arrived at his courtyard.

"These are the insights of past elders, which I compiled from the Hidden Scripture Pavilion when I established my foundation. They are specifically for the Longevity Scripture; you can take a look."

E Yun pushed a stack of pre-prepared books towards Chen Mobai, about a dozen of them.

"Thank you. Who exchanged for the other Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"Grandmaster wanted to give it to Junior Brother Mu Yuan, but Senior Brother Zhou opposed it, so it went to Feng Hongxue, the second-ranked true disciple."

E Yun did not hide anything and told Chen Mobai directly.

"To avoid any complications, Feng Hongxue immediately went into seclusion after obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill."

"He's certainly a decisive individual."

Chen Mobai nodded in approval after hearing this.

"Although no one is coveting your Foundation Establishment Pill, it's still best to be careful."

E Yun offered the reminder, and Chen Mobai immediately declared that he would also go to rent a cultivation chamber in the Transmission Department, leaving no opportunities for anyone.

"Foundation Establishment Pills are incredibly precious. It's best to ensure your essence, qi, and spirit are in their most perfect state before consumption."

"Furthermore, if you have any regrets, it's best to resolve them before establishing your foundation; this will increase your success rate."

"If one successfully establishes their foundation on the first attempt in our Divine Wood Sect, they can go to the treasure realm near the Three Divine Trees, where there's a chance to obtain a massive opportunity. Junior brother, you absolutely must not rush and miss this chance."

E Yun shook his head, sharing some of his own experiences. Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai's mind raced, and he immediately thought of a good idea.

"I obtained the Blackwater Art in the Azure Wave Water Mansion and embarked on the path of cultivation, but losing my family as a child has always been a knot in my heart. It's fitting to resolve this before establishing my foundation."

This was clearly an excuse.

Chen Mobai's true intention was to immediately find an uninhabited place and return to Terra Star after leaving the Divine Wood Sect's mountain gate.

That way, even if his luck was bad and this Foundation Establishment Pill failed, he could at least utilize the resources on the Immortal Gate's side and return to the Divine Wood Sect only after successfully establishing his foundation there.

Upon his return, he would simply say that he had a sudden realization while searching for his relatives outside, and directly consumed the Foundation Establishment Pill to succeed.

As long as he successfully established his foundation, he would be considered a genius who achieved it on the first attempt within the Divine Wood Sect.

In any case, finding people was inconvenient in the Sky River Realm, so it would be perfectly reasonable for him to be delayed for a few years outside.