Chapter 406: Great Satisfaction

**Chapter 406: Great Satisfaction**

Meng Huang'er trembled slightly, unable to suppress her body's instinct, and withdrew her hand.

Chen Mobai didn't hold on tightly either, sensing that his action had been a bit impulsive.

Having just reached an agreement with Meng Huang'er, he suddenly felt as if he possessed this big star. Under the beautiful sunset, he couldn't help but be carried away by the moment.

"When are you planning to establish your foundation?"

Chen Mobai broke the silence first.

"After the term ends. I've already reserved a room with the highest spiritual energy in Building 9. I'll go in first, and you can rent a room as a cover. Come to my room at night, and I'll open the door for you."

Hearing Meng Huang'er's words, Chen Mobai felt an indescribably subtle thrill.

Perhaps men always feel this way when they're being secretive.

However, both of them were prominent figures in the Daoist Academy. If they were seen going to a room together, it would certainly cause a huge stir, so Meng Huang'er's consideration was actually very thoughtful.

"Alright, we'll do as you say. Also, what do I need to prepare for casting the Heaven-Equalling Art?"

After confirming Meng Huang'er's foundation establishment date, Chen Mobai asked another crucial question.

"You don't need to prepare anything. I've already commissioned someone to draw the talismans for this Heaven-Equalling Art. When the time comes, we just need to jointly infuse spiritual power to activate it."

Meng Huang'er's words greatly piqued Chen Mobai's interest. As a second-tier talisman master of the Immortal Sect, he was very curious about a spell he had never heard of being turned into a talisman.

"May I examine this talisman?"

"That talisman master is still drawing it. He promised to send it the day before I establish my foundation, which is why I set that specific time."

Hearing Meng Huang'er's words, Chen Mobai's face showed regret, but since he wouldn't have to wait much longer, he figured he could examine it carefully before use and take some photos for his records.

"Oh, by the way, senior sister, where's your Spirit-Concealing Orb? I came here today, and that was supposed to be the main purpose."

Chen Mobai realized that his main purpose for visiting had been sidetracked by Meng Huang'er's Heaven-Equalling Art, and he had almost forgotten about it.

"It's in my studio. Please wait here, and I'll go get it."

Chen Mobai nodded, watching Meng Huang'er's graceful figure enter the hall. She then opened a soundproof practice room in a corner and emerged with a large tray.

On the tray were five Spirit-Concealing Orbs.

"I'll draw the shapes of the magical artifacts inside for you, senior sister. You can see which one is suitable."

Chen Mobai skillfully used his Void-Penetrating Spiritual Eye to see through the five magical artifacts. He then took the drawing board and pencil from Meng Huang'er, and with his exquisite drawing skills, vividly depicted all the artifacts on the white paper.

There was an ancient zither, a pipa, a jade flute, a guzheng, and a waist drum.

"As expected of the number one talisman master."

After receiving the five lifelike and vivid drawings from Chen Mobai, Meng Huang'er couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"This pipa is good. I saw it in the Myriad Treasure Atlas. It's a low-grade second-tier artifact, and its previous owner also cultivated the Profound Sound Marvelous Method."

Meng Huang'er had almost scoured the entire Myriad Treasure Atlas for musical artifacts in order to "accidentally" encounter Chen Mobai. So, upon seeing the true form inside the Spirit-Concealing Orb, she immediately settled on her target.

"Alright then, I'll wait for you at the Myriad Treasure Cave tomorrow."

Opening a Spirit-Concealing Orb requires using an artifact shard to trigger the divine fire-elemental light in the Myriad Treasure Cave.

After discussing everything, silence fell between them once more.

Chen Mobai also felt that his relationship with Meng Huang'er was progressing a bit too quickly. He needed to go back and calm down, so he bid farewell first.

"Mmm."

Meng Huang'er lowered her head and softly responded.

If Chen Mobai hadn't been fully focused on her, he might not have heard it clearly.

After flying off the balcony and landing at his wooden house, Chen Mobai suddenly couldn't help but smack his forehead.

What a great opportunity! How could he not have thought of asking Meng Huang'er to sing a song just for him?

One must know, this was a dream born in his heart the first time he learned about Meng Huang'er.

It should be considered realized now, right?

Although he thought this, Chen Mobai still suppressed the urge to fly back up. After all, there would be plenty of time in the future. Now that he and Meng Huang'er were like this, there would be many more opportunities to hear her sing.

Nighttime.

Inside the mountaintop villa.

Meng Huang'er held her phone, speaking to someone: "Mmm, the time has been set. I hope the Heaven-Equalling Art truly works."

"Rest assured, you know our reputation in this regard. Moreover, we have also signed a Dao Heart Oath with you, ensuring that the Heaven-Equalling Art will not cause any after-effects to either user."

Meng Huang'er: "If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have agreed to your terms."

"To us, you are merely a pawn casually placed on the board. Don't overestimate your importance."

After saying that, the other party hung up the phone.

Meng Huang'er expressionlessly put down her phone.

Although in the eyes of outsiders, she was a musical genius capable of playing the Astonishing Divine Melody, in the eyes of the higher-ups, she was merely a slightly prominent cultivator.

If she couldn't establish her foundation, she would immediately become like many cultivators of the Profound Sound Marvelous Method in the history of the Immortal Sect: after her voice faded with old age, she would become just an image in history.

Ever since her failed foundation establishment and learning about the Heaven-Equalling Art during her national tour, she had been searching for someone to borrow luck from.

As a big star, she naturally had many connections.

However, the concept of luck was ethereal. She heard from the ancient Daoist tradition that provided the Heaven-Equalling Art that the higher one's cultivation, the higher their luck would surely be.

But she couldn't grasp a Core Formation cultivator, nor did she have the capital to negotiate. Among the Foundation Establishment cultivators below, although she could access many geniuses, those she could trust were very few.

After searching extensively, she could only choose within the Martial Arts Daoist Academy.

The easiest choice would naturally be Jiang Yuyuan, an old friend she had collaborated with for ten years. However, after her failed foundation establishment, this time Meng Huang'er wanted perfection. She needed to find someone who was absolutely blessed with immense fortune and overflowing luck.

Scrolling through her circle of acquaintances, the most dazzling person in the entire Immortal Sect over the past two years caught her eye.

If it was him, he should be someone of great luck.

Dominating the Little Scarlet Heaven, undefeated in hundreds of battles.

Chen Mobai's dominance in the same realm was almost comparable to Lan Haitian's.

He was practically like the protagonist of this era.

But Meng Huang'er hadn't made up her mind at that time and was still hesitant. After all, she would have to give her all to seize this opportunity, so the target of the Heaven-Equalling Art absolutely had to be chosen with extreme caution.

Subsequently, news of Chen Mobai sweeping through the Four Great Daoist Academies and Ten Major Palaces spread from the Gou Mang Daoist Academy.

Meng Huang'er had initially thought it was just a typical "stomping weaklings" situation, similar to what happened in the Little Scarlet Heaven, until she saw Chen Mobai's list of opponents.

Pei Qingshuang, Wenren Xuewei, Xiahou Weihuan, Qi Huanzhi, Lou Fengcheng...

Without exception, these were all top-tier prodigies at the Foundation Establishment stage of the Immortal Sect, the most powerful graduates from the Daoist Academies and Palaces in the Foundation Establishment realm over the past sixty years.

It could be said that apart from Lan Haitian, Chen Mobai had swept through all Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Immortal Sect.

Most people even believed that if Lan Haitian hadn't just gone to form his Core, he would likely have lost if he had encountered Chen Mobai.

If Lan Haitian could make people foresee the phenomenon of Nascent Soul formation, then the talent Chen Mobai displayed at the Foundation Establishment stage was already at the Soul Transformation level.

This man must be someone of great luck!

From then on, Meng Huang'er made up her mind to choose Chen Mobai as the target for her Heaven-Equalling Art!

But to her surprise, the messages she sent were like stones sinking into the ocean; Chen Mobai showed no reaction at all.

She gritted her teeth, still having some pride at that moment, and decided to wait a bit longer to see.

As a result, this wait lasted for almost an entire semester.

Not only did Chen Mobai not reply to her messages, but he rarely even appeared in the Daoist Academy.

When he occasionally did appear, it was a fleeting glimpse, and he would quickly slip away.

Seeing that the semester was almost over and she only had one year left, Meng Huang'er finally couldn't sit still. She began to proactively make a move, frequently going to the student union under the pretext of consulting the Myriad Treasure Atlas.

She knew the responsibilities of the student union; at the end of the semester, Chen Mobai, as the chief, would have to preside over major affairs no matter what.

Especially since Zhongli Tianyu, his successor, had "run off."

Meng Huang'er had guessed correctly. Today, while lingering at the student union, she indeed "coincidentally" encountered Chen Mobai. She followed the script she had rehearsed countless times in her mind, thinking of how to naturally find an opportunity for a private talk.

To her surprise, before she could even speak, Chen Mobai directly proposed visiting her.

This made Meng Huang'er overjoyed, but she still suppressed her inner delight. This time, she didn't dare to be reserved and immediately nodded in agreement.

Then came today's transaction.

Recalling the specific details, Meng Huang'er couldn't help but blush again.

At that time, she had risked everything for foundation establishment, so she didn't bother with feelings of shame or anger. But now, reflecting on it, she admired her own courage.

This time, it will definitely succeed!

Meng Huang'er, thus encouraging herself and harboring the beautiful hope of successful foundation establishment, walked to the window and looked down at the small, lit wooden house at the foot of the mountain.

The next day.

Chen Mobai awoke from his meditation. After putting the dry spirit stone from his palm into his storage bag, he picked up the phone beside his foot.

Meng Huang'er: When would be a good time for me to come over?

Chen Mobai checked the message's timestamp; it had been sent at five in the morning. He hadn't expected her to be an early riser.

"This afternoon. I have some things to deal with this morning, and I'm also going to spar with Zhongli Tianyu twice in the Little Scarlet Heaven."

Meng Huang'er, who hadn't slept all night, saw Chen Mobai's reply and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Recalling her interactions with Chen Mobai, she felt a bit stressed.

She was deeply afraid that this guy would once again not reply to her messages for a year or even half a year.

So, after seeing Chen Mobai's reply, the worry that had plagued her for over an hour finally eased.

But then, she immediately gritted her teeth.

She actually had to wait until the afternoon!

However, she was the one seeking Chen Mobai's help, so she had no choice but to reply with a smiling emoji, indicating "Okay."

Chen Mobai didn't think much of it at all.

Promises had their order; he had already agreed yesterday to help Zhongli Tianyu refine his mastery of the Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder, so he naturally wouldn't go back on his word.

He had initially planned to use a Minor Teleportation Talisman to directly teleport to the student union, but Chen Mobai suddenly remembered it had been a long time since he had walked to the Daoist Academy. He wanted to relive that feeling and, while he was at it, see the new junior students.

But wouldn't it be a bit boring to walk there alone?

Meng Huang'er was planning to rest well during the morning to ensure she was in perfect mental state when she opened the Spirit-Concealing Orb in the afternoon, but then she saw Chen Mobai actually call her.

"Senior sister, would you like to go to school together?"

After a moment of silence, Meng Huang'er thought many things, but ultimately replied with a single word.

"Okay."

On the mountain path, Chen Mobai waited for a moment and then saw Meng Huang'er flying out from the balcony of the mountaintop villa, stepping onto her floating skateboard.

"How nostalgic!"

Watching the graceful young woman fly, Chen Mobai couldn't help but recall their first accidental meeting at this very spot.

Meng Huang'er seemed not to have changed at all. She still wore the white shirt and light-colored jacket, with tight jeans outlining her perfectly rounded and long legs, fully displaying her ideal body-to-leg ratio.

She seemed to have spotted Chen Mobai too. In mid-air, her slender waist twisted slightly, and she descended towards him.

As she drew closer, Chen Mobai finally noticed the differences from a few years ago.

Her hair seemed longer, her lustrous black locks reaching her waist, complementing her exquisitely beautiful oval face. Coupled with her delicate makeup and lightly painted crimson lips, she seemed even more charming than a few years ago.

More mature!

"Morning!"

After landing, Meng Huang'er flashed Chen Mobai a brilliant smile.

"Morning to you too, senior sister."

Chen Mobai recalled when he first enrolled. At that time, when he rented a house and heard Meng Huang'er was his neighbor, he felt a little excited. More than once, he had fantasized about encountering her on the way to school, exchanging a smile, and walking together.

Another fantastical scene from his old dreams had come true today.

A medley of indescribable joyous feelings filled Chen Mobai with an unprecedented sense of great satisfaction.

*Crack!*

A cracking sound, audible only to him, echoed in his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness. The spiritual sense bottleneck that had troubled Chen Mobai for nearly a year showed signs of breaking under this intense feeling of great satisfaction.

"What's wrong? If we don't go now, we'll be late."

Meng Huang'er saw Chen Mobai standing on the mountain path, staring blankly at her. She thought her carefully prepared makeup and outfit had worked their charm, and couldn't help but chuckle softly. With a twist of her waist, she glided on her skateboard towards Mount Chicheng, leading the way.

"Being late isn't a problem, after all, it doesn't matter whether I attend classes or not."

As Chen Mobai felt the spiritual sense bottleneck in his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness loosening and cracking, he smiled and took two steps, landing beside Meng Huang'er.

This big star truly was his lucky star.

His mastery of the Divine Control Art last time seemed to be thanks to her as well.

And this time, the spiritual sense bottleneck that had confined him for a year also showed signs of breaking because of her.

Given this, he absolutely had to help her thoroughly with her foundation establishment.

Chen Mobai was clear-cut in his grievances and favors.

After this incident, even without Meng Huang'er's conditions, he felt he should help her with the Heaven-Equalling Art.

However, they had already settled on a contract last night, each making a Dao Heart Oath.

Never mind, no need to think about these things. He should just help her establish her foundation first.

Chen Mobai shook his head, cleared his thoughts, and walked side-by-side with Meng Huang'er on the mountain path in the early morning.

In the mountain forest, birds chirped, and clear dew dropped from verdant leaves. Accompanied by the scent of fresh grass, Meng Huang'er couldn't help but hum a melodious tune.

Chen Mobai didn't know what she was humming, but he felt his mind was exceptionally clear at that moment, and an unprecedented tingling sensation arose within him.

So beautiful!

He decided that for the rest of his days at the Daoist Academy, he wouldn't use the Minor Teleportation Talisman to go to the student union anymore.

This is what going to school should feel like!

However, even the longest journey has an end. Moreover, Chen Mobai and the others lived in the Chicheng Mountain Range, which was relatively close to the Daoist Academy.

Even though they consciously slowed their pace, they still arrived at the steps of the Martial Arts Daoist Academy.

"Senior sister, do you have any classes this morning?"

Chen Mobai and Meng Huang'er chatted as they walked towards the Daoist Academy on the mountain. As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he didn't need to attend classes, only to be present for final exams.

"Me? I don't have classes this morning!"

Meng Huang'er's words made Chen Mobai pause.

"No classes? Then why are you coming to school? With this time, you should meditate and cultivate more. The success of foundation establishment lies in consistent daily practice and small details..."

Chen Mobai genuinely hoped that Meng Huang'er would succeed in establishing her foundation. So, seeing her waste time like this, he felt a bit like "hating iron for not becoming steel" and couldn't help but lecture her a little.

Meng Huang'er's hands, which were clasped behind her back, involuntarily clenched into fists, but she still forcibly suppressed her intense emotions, forced a smile, and nodded repeatedly as if taking the lesson to heart.

*You better hope there's never a day you need me, you brat!*

After his lecture, Chen Mobai saw that Meng Huang'er seemed to have taken it to heart and stopped, satisfied.

"Then come with me to the student union. You can observe my fight with Zhongli Tianyu. It'll be a chance to witness the peak power of Foundation Establishment in advance."

Chen Mobai wasn't boasting; it was genuinely the case.

After Zhongli Tianyu mastered the Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder, his strength was so formidable that, among Foundation Establishment cultivators, he likely only lost to a few of the top individuals on Gou Mang Daoist Academy's Foundation Rankings back then.

Of course, encountering Chen Mobai was still a bit underwhelming for him.

Inside the student union.

Chen Mobai and Zhongli Tianyu each logged into the Little Scarlet Heaven. Under the watchful eyes of Zhuang Jialan, Meng Huang'er, and others, Chen Mobai effortlessly used only his Azure Flame Sword Aura to instantly kill Zhongli Tianyu with a single sword strike.

"That's not fair! Didn't you say you'd suppress your combat power and go easy on me?"

After being instantly killed by one sword in the first round, Zhongli Tianyu couldn't help but protest.

"I already went easy on you. And my cultivation is only at the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment, far lower than yours. You're just too weak."

Chen Mobai stated that he had kept his promise and hadn't used his Ten Thousand Swords Dharma Body.

"Damn it, you started right away with Flame Burst Art to trigger your sword aura! Even a Core Formation True Person would get injured if caught off guard! Have you no shame?!"

Zhongli Tianyu trembled with rage, completely forgetting yesterday's beating, and immediately jumped up to curse at Chen Mobai.

"Alright then, I won't use the Flame Burst Art. Is that good enough?"

Chen Mobai thought about it and felt he might have been a bit excessive. Even Pei Qingshuang, who possessed the Azure Frost Sword, couldn't handle that move, let alone Zhongli Tianyu.

However, this kid dared to shout at him. He'd teach him a lesson using a different method.

Chen Mobai, being a little petty, thought this to himself, then accepted Zhongli Tianyu's invitation for a rematch.

After entering the custom combat room, Chen Mobai raised the five fingers of his right hand. Five colors of dense sword aura faintly circulated at his fingertips.

The Five Elements Sword Finger, without the Ten Thousand Swords Dharma Body, hadn't had its power tested yet.

With a thought, Chen Mobai firmly locked the Five Elements Sword Aura within his fingertips, not letting it leak to the surface of his body.

As if he had cultivated a powerful body-refining technique, he instantly flickered to Zhongli Tianyu's front with the Flame Light Escape and then gently extended his hand forward, clenching it.

Zhongli Tianyu, clad in his Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder Dharma Robe and believing his defense invincible, let Chen Mobai's five fingers touch his chest without any guard.

He then felt five sensations—some icy cold, some scorching hot, some sharp, some gentle, some heavy—penetrate the Dharma Robe condensed from the Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder, reaching his chest skin directly through Chen Mobai's fingertips.

Accompanied by a sharp pain in his chest, Zhongli Tianyu felt as if his heart had been crushed. Then, he lost consciousness again, plunging into darkness.

When he awoke, he was back in reality, having "died" once more.

"I'm not convinced! Don't use that either..."

After Zhongli Tianyu woke up, he once again added new restrictions.

"Do you want me to just defend without attacking, be a sandbag for you to hit?"

Chen Mobai rolled his eyes and said grumpily.

"It's not impossible!"

Zhongli Tianyu actually nodded.

Chen Mobai couldn't help himself and once again entered lecture mode, scolding Zhongli Tianyu for his lack of ambition, inability to endure any hardship, and complete absence of the spirit of vigorous progress and self-improvement...

Before he even finished scolding, Zhongli Tianyu had already pulled Chen Mobai back to the custom combat room.

"Has he always been this powerful?"

Among the spectators, Meng Huang'er couldn't help but ask Zhuang Jialan beside her.

"You mean the President? His fight with Zhongli Tianyu doesn't even show one-tenth of his combat power."

Zhuang Jialan was one of the people who accompanied him to the Gou Mang Daoist Academy last year, personally witnessing Chen Mobai sweeping through the most elite group of perfected Foundation Establishment prodigies from all Daoist Academies and Palaces, battle after battle, from beginning to end.

Having seen Chen Mobai in his full combat state, and now looking at his sparring session with Zhongli Tianyu.

Zhuang Jialan only felt that their President was like he was playing with a child.

After hearing this, Meng Huang'er became even more convinced that Chen Mobai was the chosen one she had been looking for.

If such a person wasn't blessed with great luck, who else in the Immortal Sect would be worthy?

After a morning of Zhongli Tianyu's continuous restrictions, he finally managed to have a well-matched and exhilarating battle with Chen Mobai.

Without using his Ten Thousand Swords Dharma Body, Five Elements Sword Finger, or Flame Burst Art, Chen Mobai, relying purely on his Azure Wood Divine Thunder, Yuan Yang Sword Aura, and Azure Flame Sword Aura, actually had little way to deal with the Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder.

Especially after Zhongli Tianyu condensed the Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder to cover his entire body, forming a Dharma Robe, the Azure Wood Divine Thunder that struck him was surprisingly absorbed by it. The two sword auras, however, could barely tear open a gap.

But the Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder Dharma Robe was a seamless whole. After being breached, an unending stream of immortal thunder power would immediately flow in to mend it, completely neutralizing the sword aura's power.

However, Chen Mobai's combat talent was outstanding after all. With the combined efforts of his Yuan Yang Sword Aura and Azure Flame Sword Aura, he could create openings that the Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder Dharma Robe couldn't mend in time.

Furthermore, his Flame Light Escape allowed him to instantaneously teleport short distances, and Zhongli Tianyu's Thunder Light Escape couldn't keep up.

Thus, the situation ultimately evolved into Chen Mobai attacking and Zhongli Tianyu defending.

"Let's stop here for today."

After half a day, Chen Mobai grew bored and truly didn't want to fight anymore, so he proposed ending in a draw.

"Cough, cough... Okay."

Zhongli Tianyu, who had been beaten throughout the entire match, quickly agreed after coughing up two mouthfuls of blood.

After he dispelled the Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder Dharma Robe, his body was revealed to be covered in fine sword wounds. Some wounds were even faintly burning with blood, emitting green smoke.

The power of sword aura was unparalleled in attack. If Zhongli Tianyu's Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder hadn't been truly extraordinary, any other third-tier defensive art would have been pierced through hundreds of times by Chen Mobai.

After the two exited the Little Scarlet Heaven, Zhongli Tianyu still hadn't quite recovered. He slumped onto the office sofa, his face slightly pale, gasping for air, as if his body was burning hot.

"Have some tea."

Seeing this, Chen Mobai waved his hand and moved a cup of the second-tier spiritual tea he had brewed earlier towards him.

Zhongli Tianyu tremblingly reached out his right hand to take it, then drained it in one gulp.

The clear, slightly cool tea transformed into a cleansing stream that washed over Zhongli Tianyu's entire body, finally allowing him to recover from the battle in the Little Scarlet Heaven.

With no lingering traces of physical injury in his spiritual sense, Zhongli Tianyu immediately felt better.

"Do you want to fight again tomorrow?"

"No more, no more. Let me recover for a while."

Zhongli Tianyu was not a masochist. After hearing Chen Mobai's question, he shook his head like a rattle-drum, refusing outright.

In the previous two rounds, he had been instantly killed with one move, so Zhongli Tianyu didn't feel much during the brief pain. But this time, in a truly evenly matched fight, although he had mastered the Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder, he was suppressed by Chen Mobai's skillful use of two sword auras.

Yet, his Eight Trigrams Immortal Thunder Dharma Robe's defensive power was quite strong, surprisingly capable of resisting the sword aura.

This resulted in a situation like cutting meat with a dull knife.

After regaining his composure, Zhongli Tianyu wished he could slap himself.

*Why the hell didn't you just surrender earlier? Why suffer like this?*

Zhongli Tianyu requested to leave early, saying he needed to go back to recuperate from his physical and mental trauma.

Chen Mobai thought about it. Since he was at the student union today anyway, he approved Zhongli Tianyu's leave request.

"Starting tomorrow, report here every day, understand?"

As he handed the signed leave request to Zhongli Tianyu, Chen Mobai spoke softly. When Zhongli Tianyu met his gaze, his body, which had felt fine moments before, suddenly became sore and hot again. Although defiance flickered in his eyes, his body instinctively yielded.

"Oh."

After giving a semblance of a reply, Zhongli Tianyu snatched the leave request and stomped out of Chen Mobai's office, fuming.

"This child's temperament still needs more tempering."

After Zhongli Tianyu left, Chen Mobai said with a very mature air.

Zhuang Jialan on the side was used to it, but Meng Huang'er looked at him with a mix of novelty and longing, which greatly satisfied Chen Mobai's vanity.

"Senior sister, did you bring your Spirit-Concealing Orb?"

Seeing that it was about time, Chen Mobai asked about the main business.

Meng Huang'er nodded and took out the Spirit-Concealing Orb they had confirmed last night from her small satchel.

With Chen Mobai overseeing and guiding, there were no mishaps this time when using the artifact shard.

The low-grade second-tier pipa magical artifact was revealed.

"I'll go back and familiarize myself with the Spirit Artifact Foundation Establishment Art."

After obtaining the magical artifact she needed, Meng Huang'er was eager to leave.

"Mmm, if you have any questions during cultivation, you can ask me. I'll use the Formless Puppet to help you deduce."

Chen Mobai had already read through this Spirit Artifact Foundation Establishment Art last night. Since it was derived from the Spirit Artifact Co-cultivation Art, and given his high cultivation level, he basically understood it after one read-through.

Meng Huang'er nodded, turned, and was about to leave with the pipa.

But suddenly she paused, then turned back awkwardly to look at Chen Mobai.

"What's wrong?"

"I haven't established my foundation yet."

Meng Huang'er uttered a soft complaint, and Chen Mobai immediately understood.

Due to the special environment of the Myriad Treasure Cave, her cultivation was insufficient, and the spiritual energy in her skateboard couldn't propel her to such a depth.

"My oversight."

Chen Mobai apologized, then called Zhuang Jialan over and asked her to help escort Meng Huang'er.

Meng Huang'er suppressed her inner feelings, still managed a smile, and turned to express her gratitude to the bewildered Zhuang Jialan.

*What exactly is the relationship between the President and her? How come he isn't even escorting her?*

Although Zhuang Jialan was full of doubts, she certainly had to obey her superior's instructions, so she took Meng Huang'er and left.

Once he was alone in the office, Chen Mobai picked up the stacks of documents piled high on his desk and began to sort out this year's affairs.

In the following days, he simultaneously guided Zhongli Tianyu in taking over his duties and continued his daily routine of walking to school with Meng Huang'er.

However, Chen Mobai went to the student union to handle handover matters and also started this year's business of appraising Spirit-Concealing Orbs to earn academic credits. Meanwhile, Meng Huang'er went to her long-term private room in Building 9 to cultivate diligently, preparing for her upcoming foundation establishment.

Whenever Chen Mobai had free time, he would also accept Meng Huang'er's invitation in the evenings to go up and guide her in cultivating the Spirit Artifact Foundation Establishment Art, answering her various questions.

Unknowingly, Chen Mobai's eighth year at the Martial Arts Daoist Academy came to an end.

After passing all his major and elective courses with high scores, and including his appraisal income, the total number of academic credits on his student ID had surprisingly exceeded one hundred.

As usual, he exchanged for Qi Replenishing Spirit Water and Vermilion Fruit, then had Wang Xingyu refine a year's supply of Clear-Eyed Bamboo Spirit Dew for him for the upcoming year.

Although his spiritual sense had hit a bottleneck and couldn't advance, the primary purpose of this spirit dew was to enhance his Void-Penetrating Spiritual Eye.

Chen Mobai had used it continuously every day over the years, and feeling that his Void-Penetrating Spiritual Eye was still improving, he had no intention of stopping.

However, this year, he didn't ask Zeng Woyou from the Alchemy Department for help with the bamboo fruits.

His eldest disciple, Liu Wenbai, was very capable. After managing the Xiaonanshan Shop in Jianguo Market under Chen Mobai's name, he went back to his hometown, Yun Country, and opened a branch in Nanxi Market.

He let members of the Liu family manage it there, and Chen Mobai didn't interfere.

In Yun Country, there was a sect called Green Bamboo Ridge, which also had two Foundation Establishment cultivators, and they specialized in cultivating spirit plants, particularly jade bamboo.

Chen Mobai had seen this mentioned in Liu Lingpei's notes back then.

After Liu Wenbai learned that Chen Mobai needed bamboo fruits, he immediately made a personal trip to Yun Country and purchased a sufficient quantity of bamboo fruits from Green Bamboo Ridge.

Besides the bamboo fruits, Liu Wenbai also easily gathered all the other auxiliary herbs needed for refining the Clear-Eyed Bamboo Spirit Dew through Jianguo Market.

Chen Mobai was very satisfied with this.

He felt that all three disciples he had taken were very considerate.

And after Wang Xingyu finished refining the Clear-Eyed Bamboo Spirit Dew, Meng Huang'er also sent a message.

The talisman for the Heaven-Equalling Art had arrived.