Chapter 1978: Chapter 960:
Who would have thought that this time it was so simple, the Beidou Conference hadn’t even officially begun, yet it was already scheduled in advance.
At this time, E Yun also returned from next door. He had gone to knock on the door on behalf of the Five Elements Sect and had exchanged words with the Nine Heavens Morality Sect.
“Reporting to the Sect Master, Taoist Ye Qing has not arrived yet, but Saintess Yuan Zhen happens to be here. After knowing you’ve come, she invites you over.”
After E Yun conveyed the news he gathered, Chen Mobai nodded.
“Let’s go meet her together. I’ll introduce you to a friend of mine.”
Chen Mobai said to Qing Nu, who was also very pleased upon hearing this. Her main goal in coming out this time was to see the market of the Tianhe Realm.
She’s heard of the well-renowned Taoist Saintess from the Eastern Continent for quite a long time.
“Sect Master Chen, long time no see.”
Yuan Zhen personally greeted at the gate. Seeing Chen Mobai coming with a Daoist companion, particularly noticing Qing Nu with her celestial and unworldly demeanor, unlike any female cultivator she had seen before, feelings of mixed emotions arose in her heart.
Originally, Yuan Zhen was wondering who could have caught Chen Mobai’s attention.
Now, seeing Qing Nu, she felt these two were truly a match made in heaven.
“…May I know who this fellow Daoist is?”
After introducing each other once inside the courtyard, Chen Mobai noticed the plain-looking female cultivator in a moon-white Daoist robe beside Yuan Zhen. She seemed somewhat familiar, and he couldn’t help but ask.
“I am Qi Jiannu.”
The Daoist-robed female cultivator smiled and introduced herself.
“So, you’re the Saintess of the Dao Morale Sect. Forgive my lack of respect!”
Upon hearing her name, Chen Mobai’s expression slightly changed. After conversing with Xing Ji, he temporarily held a negative impression of the Dao Morale Sect, but in this setting, he certainly wouldn’t show it, instead greeting her politely.
“Sect Master Chen, it seems you forget things easily. Sixty years ago at the Beidou Conference, you asked me to appraise some elixirs.”
Qi Jiannu mentioned this incident, and after hearing it, Chen Mobai suddenly understood.
He recalled that during the appraisal at the Grass Hall, she was indeed the one who assessed the elixirs.
No wonder she seemed familiar.
However, this female cultivator’s appearance was too plain and simple, without any distinctive traits, so he really didn’t remember her.
“My apologies, my memory isn’t what it used to be after living over a hundred years!”
Chen Mobai chuckled dryly, using the same excuse Senior Xing Chen had used before.
“I presume the peerless elixirs Sect Master Chen brought for appraisal back then were refined by our friend Danxia?”
After Qi Jiannu spoke, her bright eyes gazed directly at Qing Nu. As one of the scarce fifth-rank alchemists in the Eastern Wilderness, she found it challenging to ensure every batch of fourth-rank elixirs was flawless and free of Danless Poison.
Being hailed as the Dao Morale Sect’s genius most likely to become a sixth-rank alchemist, she paid special attention to elixirs from the Danxia Pavilion. Every time new elixirs refined by Qing Nu were stocked at the South Mountain Shop in the East Land, she would send disciples to purchase one.
The more she appreciated Qing Nu’s elixirs, the more she felt her own alchemy skills paled in comparison to Qing Nu’s, who was merely at the Core Formation stage.
“Indeed…”
Just as Chen Mobai spoke two words, suddenly, an overwhelming aura like the vast blue sky appeared over Stone City, prompting Yuan Zhen and him to rise immediately.
Ye Qing has arrived!
The two immediately flew to the courtyard’s sky, and before long, they saw Ye Qing arrive with Xing Ji.
“Then I won’t disturb Dao Child Ye any longer. Let’s meet again when there’s time.”
Seeing Chen Mobai and Yuan Zhen, Xing Ji bid farewell to Ye Qing.
“Brother Ye, long time no see.”
Seeing Ye Qing flying over, Chen Mobai, for some reason, felt a long-awaited ease throughout his body.
All along, he had been the pillar of support for both the Five Elements Sect and the Dance Tool Dao Academy, holding up the front on his own. But with Ye Qing there, he felt he could finally relax a bit.
“Long time indeed.”
Ye Qing replied with a smile, saying just two words.
“Senior Brother!”
Yuan Zhen also greeted and paid respects to Ye Qing. Over the years, Ye Qing’s influence in the Nine Heavens Morality Sect grew steadily, while she still hadn’t achieved her Nascent Soul Formation, making her somewhat self-conscious.
When the three landed in the courtyard, Qi Jiannu greeted Ye Qing proactively, then expressed her intention to take her leave.
“Junior sister, please see off Daoist Friend Qi.”
Ye Qing instructed Yuan Zhen, who promptly rose and went out with Qi Jiannu.
“Thank you, Daoist Brother, for your help with the Fire Cloud Palace affair!”
Once the others left, Chen Mobai immediately thanked Ye Qing earnestly.
“It’s a small matter. And soon enough, the righteous and demonic paths will likely battle fiercely. Actions like these from the Fire Cloud Palace weaken our Righteous Path’s strength. Since I came to know about it, I had to step in and stop them.”
Although Ye Qing put it that way, Chen Mobai still deeply appreciated the favor and treasured it in his heart.
Just then, Yuan Zhen returned and started brewing tea.
“Recently, with the righteous and demonic battle impending, the Dao Morale Sect plans to cultivate more Nascent Soul cultivators, so they intend to open a furnace for refining Coagulation Infant Pills. I intend to pre-order one through her connections.”
Yuan Zhen explained her reason for inviting Qi Jiannu, and Ye Qing gently nodded, observing the original bright smile of his junior sister now showing slight worry in her eyes, making him inwardly sigh.
Previously, Yuan Zhen’s second attempt at Nascent Soul Formation still ended in failure.
Now, even within the Nine Heavens Morality Sect, there were already considerations about replacing her as the Saintess.
However, with the righteous and demonic battle looming, and being a member of the Yuan family, the matter was temporarily shelved.
As a senior brother, Ye Qing wanted to help her, which is why he attended the Beidou Conference this time, leveraging his influence and reputation to secure another portion of the Three Lights Divine Water for her.
Adding to that with Qi Jiannu’s Coagulation Infant Pill, this would be Yuan Zhen’s last chance for Nascent Soul Formation.
If this attempt fails, not even Ye Qing could be of much help.
Hearing this, Chen Mobai took out a bottle of elixir.
“This is the Infant-Feeding Elixir I acquired from the Longevity Sect’s Secret Realm. There are four pills in total; the previous three have already been used by two of my sect’s senior brothers for Nascent Soul Formation, and there’s just one left, which should aid Saintess Yuan in her Nascent Soul Formation.”
In gratitude for Ye Qing’s great favor, Chen Mobai took out the last Infant-Feeding Elixir refined by Qing Nu.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhen’s expression turned slightly excited.
“No wonder the Fire Cloud Palace couldn’t resist their greed, realizing you had spirit medicine for Nascent Soul Formation.”
Ye Qing did not refuse, accepting the Infant-Feeding Elixir, briefly examining it, and then handed it to Yuan Zhen beside him.
“Thank you, Sect Master Chen, thank you, Senior Brother!”
Spirit medicine for Nascent Soul Formation is incredibly precious even within the Holy Land. Yuan Zhen understood clearly that Chen Mobai offered his Infant-Feeding Elixir purely out of respect for Ye Qing, thus expressing her gratitude to both.
“I hope next time we meet, Saintess Yuan will already be a Nascent Soul Cultivator!”
Chen Mobai smiled and expressed his best wishes to Yuan Zhen.
Subsequently, Chen Mobai inquired about Yi Yuan Dao Palace and the righteous-demonic battle, to which Ye Qing truthfully informed him.
It was pretty much the same as what Xing Ji had told him.
Except for one thing.