I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 1209: Chapter 664: Treating Her as One’s Own Daughter_2 Chapter 1209: Chapter 664: Treating Her as One’s Own Daughter_2 He immediately glowered at Xiao Hei, who instantaneously shifted her feet and hid behind Master Cheng Xuan’s table. Throughout her movement, she kept her head down, not daring to look at him.

“Ah, it’s my fault!”

Chen Mobai felt an impulse to scold someone, but seeing the little girl with her head down in a meek and pitiable state, he found he couldn’t bring himself to do it. After brewing for a long time, he could only come out with this sentence.

“You were well-intentioned; how can I blame you? It is only this child whose desire to win is too strong.”

Master Cheng Xuan spoke up, thus characterizing the incident.

“Such an approach is absolutely unacceptable; the good swimmer drowns…”

After finishing his words, Master Cheng Xuan began to teach Xiao Hei, who stood behind him. As soon as he started, Xiao Hei seemed a bit resentful and wanted to retort.

Chen Mobai did not know what was happening but could not help glaring at her.

As soon as she raised her head, Xiao Hei saw his gaze and immediately ducked down again, obediently listening to the lecture.

Master Cheng Xuan talked and talked, and Che Yucheng also chimed in with his teachings, eventually Chen Mobai couldn’t help it either. All three of them started at the same time, giving Xiao Hei a stern reprimand.

They stopped only when Xiao Hei’s eyes welled up with tears, on the verge of weeping.

“Alas, we still have to tie up loose ends for you.”

“What, I can’t take first place now?”

Chen Mobai found Master Cheng Xuan’s words somewhat strange.

“It’s not that you can’t take it, but before this offline exchange, Kunpeng Daoist Institute had some communication with us. We agreed to offer a Rank-4 Vermillion Fruit to the first placer. Although we don’t know why Bai Lang needs it, Nan Dou was willing to exchange an Azure Dragon Carp for it, so we agreed.”

Che Yucheng revealed the details.

“Isn’t the Azure Dragon Carp a protective spirit beast?”

Chen Mobai asked with some surprise after hearing this.

“In the Immortal Gate, it is protected, but within the domain of the Spiritual Venerable in the Sea Territory, it is still edible. If Bai Lang gets the Vermillion Fruit, she will earn a spot in the exchange program next year that Kunpeng Daoist Institute sends to the Sea Territory. If she’s lucky, she can find enough Azure Dragon Carp to consume in the Sea Territory and raise her Water Spirit Root to over 80 points in less time.”

Che Yucheng’s words caused Xiao Hei on the side to raise her head involuntarily.

“Why didn’t you tell me about this?”

“How would I know you’d use the Evil Path to take first place?”

In the eyes of Master Cheng Xuan and Che Yucheng, Xiao Hei was definitely not a match for Bai Lang, and they fully expected everything to go according to plan.

But now that she suddenly swept all competitors with the Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo, in the eyes of the other Daoist Academy’s Scholarly Mansions, it seemed as if Dance Tool Dao Academy had reneged on their word, not sticking to the agreement.

This could be very serious for the Daoist Academies, which always maintain trust through unspoken understanding, if not handled properly.

“What should we do?”

Xiao Hei also became a bit anxious at this point. The Rank-4 Vermillion Fruit was of no use to her.

The Azure Dragon Carps that could enhance her Water Spirit Root were what she needed most urgently.

“Why can’t we just exchange the Vermillion Fruit for the Azure Dragon Carp directly?”

Chen Mobai interjected.

“This creature has been designated as a protected spirit beast within the Immortal Gate, and it’s illegal to eat it here. If you want to eat it to enhance the Water Spirit Root, you can only go to the Sea Territory. But what you said reminded me, as long as the final result is the same as planned, everything can still continue.”

While Che Yucheng was speaking, he went out to call Nan Dou, a True Person from Kunpeng Daoist Institute.

This matter wasn’t huge, but it wasn’t trivial either; however, it wasn’t something that Master Cheng Xuan needed to deal with personally.

It was only when these Golden Core Masters couldn’t handle it that the Nascent Soul Superiors would communicate directly.

In no time at all, Che Yucheng returned, indicating everything had been sorted out.

Next year, Xiao Hei would study at Kunpeng Daoist Institute, then go to the Sea Territory as an exchange student for further cultivation.

There, she would use the Vermillion Fruit she had won this time to exchange with Bai Lang for the Azure Dragon Carp.

“The Azure Dragon Carp is quite valuable, and we can only arrange three for you, the rest you will need to strive for yourself. If you can manage to use the water of the Heavenly Realm Pure Water for refinement, you won’t have to go through the hard times at Jumang Academy.”

The most famous Spiritual Objects that can enhance a Water Spirit Root in the Immortal Gate are the Azure Dragon Carp and the Heavenly Spiritual Water.

But even combined, they don’t compare with the Heavenly Realm Pure Water, a supreme Spiritual Object condensed by the Spiritual Venerable, capable of directly creating a Heavenly Water Spirit Root.

If Xiao Hei had started at Kunpeng Daoist Institute according to Yu Huiping’s plan, she would have already been in the Sea Territory by now.

“Once there, without our protection, you must keep a low profile and control your temper…”

After the offline sparring and exchange had ended, it signified Xiao Hei’s graduation from the Dance Tool Dao Academy.

Time flew by so quickly, the last time Chen Mobai heard Che Yucheng mention her was ten years ago.

Xiao Hei also turned somewhat sentimental upon hearing this. Over these ten years in the Daoist Academy, everything had gone smoothly for her, with the protection of Master Chengxuan and Che Yucheng, she felt the care of her elders. To suddenly leave now was too hard to bear.

After discussing this matter, Master Chengxuan and Che Yucheng had other issues to attend to, so Chen Mobai took Xiao Hei and left Building One.

He walked her down the mountain steps, both unsure how to start a conversation, silent and speechless.

“I’m sorry!”

“Take out the Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo.”

Suddenly, they both spoke at the same time. Xiao Hei’s apology took Chen Mobai by slight surprise.

He smiled lightly. He had already lectured her, so he didn’t say much more.

Chen Mobai was somewhat worried that, after the energy consumption from this round of sparring, the Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo might not protect her in the face of danger in the future, so he wanted to communicate with the Artifact Spirit again.

Although Xiao Hei didn’t understand why, she obediently handed over the Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo to him.

“What’s up?”

With Listening with Empty Valley Echo, Chen Mobai heard the Artifact Spirit’s query.

Chen Mobai: “You must have used quite a bit of energy protecting this child, right?”

Artifact Spirit: “Indeed, those three opponents were quite formidable. I’ll need about one-tenth of that Pearl’s Water Spirit Qi to replenish. Continuing like this won’t do…”

The Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo Artifact Spirit had only conveyed half its thought when Chen Mobai stuffed another five Pearls into it.

Chen Mobai: “This child is about to head to the Sea Territory, and I don’t know much about the situation there. You’ll be the only one by her side, I hope you can take good care of her.”

Artifact Spirit: “True Person, rest assured, from now on I’ll protect her as if she were my own daughter.”

Feeling the five Pearls loaded with pure and vast Water Spirit Qi entering its core, the Artifact Spirit immediately modified its words, which somewhat reassured Chen Mobai.

For some reason, whenever he saw Xiao Hei, he felt a sense of intimacy, probably because he had held her as a child.

Or maybe knowing she came from Wangxian Peak, and as a teacher of the Dance Tool Dao Academy, it was his duty to take good care of her. That way, when he later visited Ancestor Baiguang, he could earn some favor.

Perhaps Ancestor Baiguang would see this favor and reveal the mysteries and intricacies of One Sword Births Ten Thousand Laws.

Both emotionally and rationally, Chen Mobai felt he should take good care of Xiao Hei.

After “communicating” with the Tai Yi Wu Yan Luo, the Magic Artifact suddenly opened its core to Xiao Hei, allowing her Divine Sense to enter and start communicating with the Artifact Spirit.

“Teacher, you’ve been so good to me!”

Xiao Hei knew all of this was thanks to Chen Mobai, and her pure and lovely face couldn’t help but show excitement.

“Since you call me ‘Teacher,’ you are considered my disciple. Before you go to the Sea Territory, let me, as your teacher, give you two more pieces of advice. Do not try to stand out in unfamiliar places; the path of cultivation is about who lives the longest, who travels the farthest…”

Chen Mobai spoke some heartfelt words of advice, drawing from his own experience.

“Teacher, didn’t you use to sweep through the Immortal Gate with your sword when you were young?”

Xiao Hei didn’t quite understand. Looking back at Chen Mobai’s nearly four decades from Foundation Establishment to the present, the words ‘low-profile’ seemed utterly unconnected to him.

“Actually, that was always my true nature. I just wanted to farm and protect my hometown. It’s just that there was no one else in the academy who could stand up, which forced me to draw my sword and restore the past glory!”

Chen Mobai’s wistful words significantly increased Xiao Hei’s admiration for him.