Chapter 481: Pure Yin Body

Chen Mobai held Xiaohei's hand and asked if she remembered her family's phone number.

Xiaohei shook her head, indicating she didn't remember.

Chen Mobai shook his head, lamenting the parents' carelessness, while preparing to lead her towards the Zhongli residence.

Only Divine Transformation families resided in the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains, and there weren't many of them. He figured that once Zhongli Tianyu returned, he would surely be able to contact Xiaohei's family.

With that thought, Chen Mobai relaxed and took Xiaohei to explore the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains.

Unexpectedly, halfway there, Xiaohei shyly tugged at Chen Mobai's hand. She turned and pointed to the red pavilion on the peak of Huixian Peak, where the Pure Yang Bell hung.

From other mountain peaks, it was indeed a landmark building.

It was natural for a child to be curious about it.

"Of course," Chen Mobai said. "Let's go. Uncle will take you there."

He smiled, took Xiaohei's hand, and headed towards the bell tower at the summit.

The brass-colored Pure Yang Bell was tall and heavy, without ears on either side, but with a loop at the top. It was strung by a thick hemp rope and hung from the pavilion's main beam.

After a long period of silence, the bell's surface showed signs of wear from wind and sun, but Chen Mobai knew these were patterns formed by accumulated dust over many years.

"So this is what it looks like..."

Xiaohei stood beneath the colossal square bell, which was wider than five of her combined, her eyes shining brightly. She seemed very happy, as if her curiosity had been satisfied.

"Uncle, can this bell be rung?"

Xiaohei saw the thick wooden mallet hanging alongside the Pure Yang Bell and looked at Chen Mobai with hopeful eyes.

"This Pure Yang Bell is a very powerful artifact," Chen Mobai explained. "Uncle isn't sure if you can withstand its chime, so let's not ring it."

He thought for a moment, then shook his head, refusing.

Even Zhongli Tianyu, with his ninth-level Foundation Establishment cultivation, needed to meditate for half an hour to recover after ringing it once. Although Chen Mobai was much stronger in combat, both practiced Divine Transformation techniques, and their cultivation realms were not vastly different.

If Foundation Establishment cultivators were affected this much, it went without saying for a child like Xiaohei, who hadn't even embarked on the path of cultivation.

Moreover, if he fell into a meditative state and Xiaohei was left unattended, what if something unexpected happened?

"Okay, Uncle."

Listening to Chen Mobai, Xiaohei was very sensible. Though a bit disappointed, she nodded, walked over, and actively took his hand.

"This is the highest point of Huixian Peak. Since you can see this place from your home, you should be able to see your home from here too."

As Chen Mobai spoke, he led Xiaohei to the top level of the bell tower pavilion.

"It looks like it's over there."

After walking around with Chen Mobai, Xiaohei finally stopped facing west and pointed to Wangxian Peak.

Could this child really be a descendant of Old Ancestor Baiguang? Chen Mobai thought with a touch of surprise and doubt, but he had never heard of the Immortal Sect's two Old Ancestors having descendants.

However, Old Ancestor Qianxing had disciples across the world and often engaged in strange and unusual pursuits. People from Butian Daoyuan were occasionally summoned to pay respects at the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains.

In contrast, Old Ancestor Baiguang had always been a true sword cultivator, dedicating herself wholeheartedly to sword practice. She only had one female disciple by her side, who was a distant relative's descendant. This disciple had been taken in by the Old Ancestor out of pity after her parents simultaneously failed to break through to Foundation Establishment and passed away, leaving her an orphan.

Chen Mobai had heard from Che Yucheng that Principal Chengxuan Shangren's last encounter with this Divine Transformation Old Ancestor was over three hundred years ago.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Just then, Chen Mobai suddenly felt a chill in his palm as Xiaohei began to cough violently.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Mobai felt Xiaohei's hand was like ice. Her already pale skin turned even whiter, and her vital energy seemed to dim.

Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but then she collapsed, utterly weak.

Chen Mobai immediately scooped her into his arms, then reached out and placed his hand on her pulse. He sent a wisp of his divine sense to check her condition, disregarding the Immortal Sect's rules regarding privacy in such a moment.

But something surprising happened: this wisp of divine sense was like entering an extremely cold domain; it froze as soon as it entered Xiaohei's body.

He sensed a chilling, Yin energy accumulated in Xiaohei's meridians. Fortunately, he hadn't directly introduced Pure Yang spiritual energy, otherwise, a clash of Yin and Yang might have made her condition much worse.

After a moment of hesitation, Chen Mobai couldn't bear to see such a cute little girl suffer, so he mobilized a wisp of his Lifespan spiritual energy and channeled it into her.

Lifespan spiritual energy was neutral and peaceful, even capable of prolonging life, and it didn't conflict with the chilling Yin energy in Xiaohei's body.

However, Chen Mobai didn't dare to channel too much, as the little girl's body was not yet fully developed and could only withstand limited spiritual energy. Furthermore, the chilling Yin energy already occupied too much space in her meridians.

Nevertheless, the Lifespan spiritual energy had an effect: Xiaohei's coughing began to stop, and she breathed faintly, her symptoms somewhat alleviated.

"Uncle... I've always been sickly since I was little, so Grandma doesn't let me go out..."

Listening to Xiaohei, Chen Mobai nodded and gently told her it would be best to stay home and not wander around in the future.

With the Immortal Sect's medical technology so advanced, and her family living in the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains, could there still be an untreatable ailment? After temporarily alleviating Xiaohei's symptoms, Chen Mobai thought of this again.

Master Sanjue of the Taiyi Medical Palace was known as the Medical Saint of his era, with near-immortal medical skills. In the Immortal Sect, if he took action, there was almost nothing that couldn't be cured.

"Grandma says I have the Nine Yin Severed Meridians. It's a great opportunity, but also a tribulation. As long as I survive past eighteen, I can transform into a Pure Yin Body, which is the most supreme physique in the Immortal Sect, even more powerful than a Heavenly Spiritual Root."

Xiaohei, nestled in Chen Mobai's arms, spoke of her condition without any reservation.

Nine Yin Severed Meridians? Pure Yin Body! Chen Mobai hadn't heard of these two terms, but with his knowledge base, he quickly thought of the "Pure Yang Body."

Apparently, the Pure Yin Body was the counterpart to the Pure Yang Body. Did that mean Xiaohei was essentially a female version of Old Ancestor Yuanyang? No, that's not right. Even if the physiques corresponded, there were no matching cultivation techniques. The Immortal Sect only had the Pure Yang Scroll, not a Pure Yin Scroll!

"Uncle, I'm cold!"

As Chen Mobai was pondering these thoughts, Xiaohei in his arms suddenly spoke weakly. A wave of heartfelt tenderness caused him to involuntarily hug her tighter, even circulating his Pure Yang spiritual energy to form a stove-like aura around them.

However, Xiaohei's coldness emanated from her very bones, permeating her entire body.

Even with the bright sun shining outside, her face remained pale and her body icy cold when her Nine Yin Severed Meridians acted up.

If she were my child, I'd rather her be an ordinary person than suffer this way to gain a Pure Yin Body. Chen Mobai felt a wrenching pain in his heart as he held the shivering Xiaohei, suddenly having this thought.

Just as her Nine Yin Severed Meridians seemed poised to flare up again, and Chen Mobai was about to fly off with her to find help regardless of the rules, a grey figure suddenly stepped out of the void and landed before him.

The newcomer was an old woman with a head full of silver hair. She looked ancient, yet her eyes were bright and spirited, revealing a wisdom and depth accumulated over years.

She wore a simple white linen robe, which appeared somewhat greyish, giving her a plain yet approachable demeanor.

However, the moment Chen Mobai's spiritual aura connected with hers, his entire body trembled.

It was a Golden Core True Person! Who was she? Friend or foe? This was the Immortal Sect, so there shouldn't be any trouble.

"Grandma..."

Just then, Xiaohei softly called out from his embrace, bringing Chen Mobai, who had almost lost control and wanted to summon his Violet Lightning Sword, back to calmness.

"Are you Xiaohei's family?"

"I am her grandmother. This child has caused you trouble."

The old woman opposite nodded, then looked at the pale and trembling Xiaohei with a pained expression. Chen Mobai immediately picked Xiaohei up and handed her over.

But for some reason, when Xiaohei was taken by the old woman and left his embrace, Chen Mobai felt a sense of emptiness, as if something precious had been taken from him.

As Xiaohei's family member, she clearly had rich experience with the Nine Yin Severed Meridians flare-ups. A pure white spiritual light appeared in her palm, enveloping Xiaohei's entire body.

Soon, Xiaohei's complexion stabilized, and she stopped trembling violently.

"Thank you for your help this time."

After suppressing the symptoms of the Nine Yin Severed Meridians, the old woman thanked Chen Mobai and was about to turn and leave, but Chen Mobai suddenly called out to her.

"Excuse me, Senior, may I ask where you live? I am very fond of Xiaohei, and I wonder if I might have the opportunity to visit her in the future."

After saying this, even Chen Mobai himself was stunned. This wasn't like him at all.

"My name is Yu Huiping. If you wish to see Xiaohei in the future, just call this number."

The old woman hesitated for a moment, then gave Chen Mobai her contact information. She then stepped out of the bell tower, and with Xiaohei, vanished into the void.

Was this the Golden Core Domain?! It could not only store items and conceal people but also teleport! Chen Mobai greatly envied this signature skill of the Immortal Sect's Golden Core True Persons. However, he would soon possess it too.

Thinking this, Chen Mobai took out his phone and saved the number Yu Huiping had given him.

Should I actually visit next time? Chen Mobai had never been a particularly enthusiastic person, but Xiaohei truly made him feel affection. Although they had only spent a short time together, he felt as if she were his own daughter.

His mind, which had settled down, suddenly began to race with thoughts again.

Chen Mobai turned his head to look at the solemn and uniquely shaped Pure Yang Bell before him.

He walked to the wooden mallet used for ringing the bell, picked up the attached hemp rope, pulled it back, and swung it down with force.

A deep, resonant chime, like a complete grand symphony, emerged in Chen Mobai's ears and heart with an incredibly solemn rhythm.

At that very instant, he also felt that 99% of the Pure Yang spiritual energy in his dantian and Qi Sea was absorbed by the Pure Yang Bell, as if mercury was draining away.

The empty feeling of weakness made him unable to resist sitting down on the spot.

Chen Mobai finally understood why Zhongli Tianyu was so depleted after ringing the bell.

Yet, because of it, he calmed down. Amidst the heavy bell chime, his mind began to clear, gradually returning to his most composed and rational state.

In this state, a flash of inspiration struck him: the "Square Inch Scroll," which he had never been able to comprehend, now seemed to offer a hint of an opportunity.

Ringing this bell could actually increase one's comprehension for a short period?! Chen Mobai recalled Zhongli Tianyu sitting in meditation for half an hour and suddenly looked enlightened.

He didn't waste the opportunity, immediately closing his eyes and sitting upright, beginning to recall every word and phrase of the "Square Inch Scroll."

Unfortunately, that meditative state vanished too quickly; Chen Mobai had only managed to understand a few sentences before it ended.

He helplessly opened his eyes, only to find Zhongli Tianyu standing before him.

"Are things settled?" Chen Mobai asked. Zhongli Tianyu nodded, saying he had gone to re-register and it was quickly done.

"It's strange, they actually require me, the owner, to fill out my information now. They never used to..." Zhongli Tianyu mumbled, but since the property management of the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains was directly under the Immortal Sect, he didn't question it face-to-face. He just figured filling out his details was fine.

"How did it feel to cultivate after the bell chime?"

Zhongli Tianyu quickly put that matter aside. When he returned, he had seen Chen Mobai sitting beneath the Pure Yang Bell and had waited for him until now.

"It was excellent. If I could ring the bell every day, perhaps in a year, I could comprehend all seven of the Immortal Sect's Divine Transformation cultivation techniques."

Chen Mobai was not modest, maintaining his persona as an unparalleled genius with the potential for Divine Transformation.

"It's best to ring it once a month," Zhongli Tianyu advised. "If you hear the chime too often, you'll get used to it, and the effect will weaken." He explained the profundity of the Pure Yang Bell. It had been exactly a month since he last rang it, and this was one of the benefits of the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains: everyone could come and ring the bell.

"This artifact is considered the most popular in Yuanyang Temple. Unlike the Pure Yang Mirror, whose condensed Pure Yang Violet Qi is collected by the Immortal Sect, this Pure Yang Bell also draws our spiritual energy as a cost. But compared to the meditative state induced by the chime, it's quite worth it."

However, not every Foundation Establishment cultivator on the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains came to ring the bell.

As the saying goes, when conditions improve, people stop cherishing things.

Someone like Zhongli Tianyu, who came to ring it once a month, was considered diligent.

"Oh, right, I just met a little girl..." As Chen Mobai left Yuanyang Temple with Zhongli Tianyu, he mentioned Xiaohei, though he didn't disclose that the little girl had Nine Yin Severed Meridians.

"Wangxian Peak? Impossible. Old Ancestor Baiguang still has a long lifespan; it's not time for her to marry and have descendants. There are only her and her disciple there."

However, after hearing this, Zhongli Tianyu shook his head, stating that it was impossible for a little girl to be on Wangxian Peak.

"Later, the little girl's family came to pick her up. It was an old woman, also a Golden Core True Person."

"A Golden Core True Person? In these Five Peaks Immortal Mountains, every spot is taken. Describe her appearance. I'll ask my aunt to see whose child this is, claiming to live on Wangxian Peak."

Zhongli Tianyu became animated, picking up his phone to call Zhongli Yue.

"She said her name was Yu Huiping."

Upon hearing this, Zhongli Tianyu froze, then abruptly looked towards Wangxian Peak!

"You know her?" Chen Mobai asked, a bit curious.

"Nonsense! That's Old Ancestor Baiguang's only direct disciple, didn't you know?!"