Chapter 98

Chapter 99: The Red Flame Three Sword Talisman

In the blink of an eye, Chen Mobai had been fighting beasts on Green Light Island for a full ten days.

From a well-groomed young man with an ancient charm, he had now become someone with short sleeves and disheveled hair.

If it weren't for the cleaning spell, his appearance would probably be comparable to that of a wild man.

The number of people in their squad was also dwindling, and now only twelve remained.

However, those left were mostly elite fighters.

Fortunately, all the people Chen Mobai knew had survived.

Luo Lin had already left the team. After all, she was only at the third level of Qi Cultivation. After five days of continuous fighting, even with the help of pills and talismans, she had exhausted her spiritual and physical strength and fell into a coma.

But she ultimately survived, and that was more important than anything.

Three days after Shi Pengyi left with Luo Lin, he returned to the team.

Apart from wanting to earn spirit stones, it was also because he had advanced to the sixth level of Qi Cultivation.

His spiritual roots were naturally gifted, but to advance further, or even to pursue the Foundation Establishment stage, this island defense battle was his best opportunity for advancement. Not only could he earn spirit stones, but he could also further hone his cultivation techniques.

If he could break through to the seventh level of Qi Cultivation within a few years, then at least before the age of 60, Shi Pengyi could attempt the Foundation Establishment stage.

Chen Mobai had not participated in the opening wars of the immortal sects, but he felt that even the opening wars would probably be this brutal.

Now, the twelve of them who were still alive and in good condition included seven late-stage Qi Cultivators and five sixth-level Qi Cultivators.

A disciple of the Divine Wood Sect had also died. Qi Rui personally cremated him and left the team for a day with his ashes. But the next day, he returned and threw himself back into the battle with the beasts.

A late-stage Qi Cultivator among the independent cultivators had also died.

Of the remaining independent cultivators, only three, like Luo Lin, had managed to survive and leave.

The harshness of life and death, and the cruelty of battle, made Chen Mobai grow a great deal in just ten days.

"Come, Daoist Chen."

Qi Rui threw the wine flask to Chen Mobai, who caught it and took a sip quite naturally.

He originally didn't like drinking, as milk tea tasted much better than alcohol.

But in this world, there was no milk tea, so he had to make do.

However, as he drank more, he gradually began to appreciate the taste.

According to Qi Rui, this flask of wine was brewed from Jade Bud Spirit Rice grown on Giant Tree Ridge. It had a rich flavor, a smooth mouthfeel, and long-term consumption could even aid in cultivation.

This flask of wine cost one spirit stone.

After asking Shi Pengyi and the others, Chen Mobai learned that in the天河界 (Tianhe Realm), not every cultivator could eat spirit rice and drink spirit wine at every meal.

Chen Mobai could only comment that the agriculture in the Tianhe Realm was not advanced enough.

Although the immortal sects were resource-poor, there was one thing they did not lack: spirit rice.

On the Earth Origin Star, whether it was plains or mountains, any terrain that could be cultivated into spirit fields had been fully developed by the immortal sects.

After all, the body is the foundation. If one cannot even eat enough spirit rice, how could the next generation have outstanding talents?

The cultivation of spirit rice had reached its peak in the immortal sects.

Over thousands of years, each generation had grown up eating spirit rice, so it was rare for infants to have insufficient innate spiritual root attributes in the immortal sects.

In the Tianhe Realm, those with spiritual roots who could sense spiritual energy and cultivate were actually in the minority.

As a major sect in the Eastern Wasteland, the Divine Wood Sect had to send Foundation Establishment cultivators with a group of people to measure spiritual roots in various cities and villages in the mortal world every year.

This was not only inefficient but also had a high probability of missing those with spiritual roots.

Eight years ago, when the Six Jia Mountain in the Eastern Wasteland was recruiting disciples, their Spirit Transference Envoy found a genius with an unusual spiritual root in the Rain Country, which had already been screened by the Divine Wood Sect. When Patriarch Fu learned of this, he was furious.

If it weren't for the fact that the previous Spirit Transference Envoy of the Divine Wood Sect had secured a Heavenly Spiritual Root, they would have been severely punished for this.

"The Tianhe Realm has such abundant spiritual energy; it's a waste not to cultivate the land."

Chen Mobai sipped his wine, thinking that if he joined the Divine Wood Sect in the future, he would not waste such good spiritual land resources.

The Giant Tree Ridge, with its fourth-grade spirit vein, was said to be the second-largest medicinal field in the Eastern Wasteland. Changing it to cultivate crops would be a bit troublesome.

But Chen Mobai didn't need such high-quality spiritual land.

Qi Rui mentioned that there were many abandoned first- and second-grade spirit fields around Giant Tree Ridge. Since the Divine Wood Sect had branched out less than a hundred years ago, the number of disciples was still not enough, and the sect's territory was sparsely populated.

Each Qi Cultivator disciple could be assigned a second-grade spirit vein.

Chen Mobai could buy some fast-growing seeds from the Earth Origin Star that required high spiritual energy, which would perfectly utilize the abundant spiritual energy in the Tianhe Realm.

Chen Mobai's mother, Tang Penci, came from a village in the valley between Danxia City and Yumu City. The people in this village had been farmers for generations, growing water-clear rice that was pure white, translucent, and had a unique green leaf fragrance.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators in Danxia City and Yumu City basically only recognized the second-grade water-clear rice grown in this village.

Chen Mobai had also helped in the fields when he was young and believed he had some knowledge of farming.

"Manager Wang, I want to apply for a two-day leave to rest."

After finishing his drink, Chen Mobai walked to Wang Yuanwu's side. The latter was taken aback, thinking that Chen Mobai was tired of the battle and wanted to leave.

"Daoist Chen, if you are not satisfied with the number of spirit stones, we can discuss it further."

"Manager Wang, you misunderstand. The ten days of continuous fighting have left me mentally and physically exhausted. If I don't go back and rest for two days, I might be killed by those beasts on the battlefield due to a moment's carelessness."

Chen Mobai explained with a bitter smile. However, apart from this reason, it was also because the next day, Danxia City would announce the match-ups and detailed rules for the Dao Academy entrance exam.

He needed to go back and see who his opponent would be and if there was anything he needed to pay attention to.

"I see, I misunderstood you, Daoist Chen."

Wang Yuanwu immediately apologized, as he was also under a lot of pressure during this time.

Yesterday, their squad's front line had been breached. If it weren't for Ning Leshan repelling the bird king and providing timely support, they might not have been able to retake the area.

Even so, the spirit tree array flag they were protecting had been damaged. Although Liu Shixiong was trying to repair it, he was not a spirit farmer, and the results were slow.

"By the way, Manager Wang, I heard you have a Red Flame Three Sword Talisman. You know my admiration for the Divine Wood Sect, and I have decided to cultivate the Longevity Scripture and the Red Flame Sword Technique. Could you part with it and sell it to me?"