Chapter 1447: Big Leak

"Green Lotus?"

Hearing this, Chen Mobai immediately thought of the time he entered the Purple Cloud Palace and saw Teacher Zixiao preaching while seated on a green lotus. He hadn't expected that to also be a Primeval Supreme Treasure. He also speculated that the "Green Lotus Seal" he obtained in the Purple Cloud Palace was probably related to it.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll return to the Central Dao Field," Xu Sansheng said, rising after delivering the Dao Merit.

"Senior Brother, I'll see you off." As Chen Mobai spoke, Xu Sijiu, who had received a spiritual message from Xu Sansheng, had already arrived. Xu Sijiu immediately manifested his true form, carrying Xu Sansheng as he flew away from Wangxing. Then, on the teleportation platform of the Gourd Dao Field, he performed a Great Starry Sky Teleportation.

The significant commotion caused by their departure was naturally noticed by Cheng Yunlan and others, who had been constantly observing. Soon after, Cheng Yunlan arrived with two people. One of them was Chen Mobai's good friend, Song Qingyi.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, long time no see. This is my Senior Brother, Daoist Xuanming," Song Qingyi greeted him before immediately introducing the person standing beside him.

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you." Chen Mobai had always been adept at social etiquette; even with his changed status, he remained very polite towards Xuanming. After some conversation, Xuanming felt as if he was bathed in a spring breeze.

Xuanming's main purpose was to inquire about Xu Sansheng's origin. He was certain that this was a seventh-tier True Immortal who had never appeared before. However, they knew Xu Sijiu's identity. And the fact that Xu Sansheng could arrive riding a Void Serpent clearly confirmed that he was a high-ranking figure from the Central Dao Field. Yet, someone of such status had traveled thousands of miles to meet Chen Mobai? Xuanming was very curious about this.

"That's one of my Senior Brothers. This time, because I need to relocate my planet to avoid the great catastrophe, and we're short on resources, he specifically came to deliver a sum of Dao Merit..." Although Chen Mobai enjoyed showing off, he certainly wouldn't tell Xuanming and the other Void Refinement cultivators that he was the Master of the Purple Cloud Palace. He selected facts they could accept and recounted them. Even so, Xuanming and the others were filled with reverence: "Fellow Daoist, your lineage is extraordinary. May I ask which branch of Pure Yang from the Central Dao Field you belong to?" In their opinion, if his Senior Brother was a seventh-tier True Immortal, then his master must be one of the legendary Pure Yang Grand Sages.

"One could say I'm from the Grand Void lineage." Chen Mobai hesitated, then used the name of True King Grand Void. After all, his current achievements were all thanks to the incense he burned in the Grand Void Temple back then. Moreover, Xu Sansheng and Xu Sijiu both had the origins of Void Serpents, and he himself was half a Grand Void Dao Body, so it was perfectly fine to consider them of the same kind.

"So you're a distinguished disciple of the Central Main Lineage..." Upon hearing this, Xuanming's demeanor became even more respectful. The Central Dao Field had many Pure Yang inheritances, but currently, the most renowned and powerful was undoubtedly the Grand Void lineage. After all, the other Pure Yangs had long been unseen, and only Dao Ancestor Grand Void frequently appeared. When the Extinction Calamity spread this time, Dao Sovereign Gourd was summoned by Dao Ancestor Grand Void and went to the Profound Palace. In a sense, Dao Ancestor Grand Void was the de facto ruler of the Purple Cloud Universe.

Song Qingyi had always felt that Chen Mobai's background was extraordinary, and now he finally knew the "truth," thinking how fortunate he was that such a great figure would choose to cultivate in his Xuan Yang star system. Cheng Yunlan also finally understood why Chen Mobai had entered the Innate Saintly Virtue Dao during his Void Refinement stage—it turned out his inheritance was profound. He estimated that during his Dao Confluence, he could choose any Post-Heaven Dao related to Saintly Virtue.

After learning Chen Mobai's "identity," the atmosphere of their subsequent conversation became even more harmonious. Finally, it was Chen Mobai who proposed packing up to return to the Immortal Sect, and only then did the three from Xuanming rise to take their leave.

"Fellow Daoist, if you ever return to the Four Gourd Stars in the future, remember to look for me." When they parted, Xuanming already regarded Chen Mobai as a close friend and directly granted him permission to freely enter the core of the Gourd Dao Field, the World of All Living Beings.

"Certainly, certainly." Chen Mobai nodded, seeing the three from Xuanming out.

Originally, Spirit Venerable intended to rent out the cave dwelling here long-term to earn Dao Merit, as they didn't plan to return after leaving. The reason they didn't sell it was because the ownership of these cave dwellings still belonged to the Gourd Dao Field. But now, with the enormous sum of Dao Merit given by Xu Sansheng, plus Chen Mobai's current status as a distinguished disciple of the Grand Void lineage, it was no longer appropriate. So, after Spirit Venerable and Cheng Xuan packed their belongings from their cave dwellings, they simply followed Chen Mobai and left together.

After bidding farewell to Cheng Yunlan and the others who came to see them off, Chen Mobai, Spirit Venerable, and the rest stepped into the starry sky teleportation array. After several starry sky displacements, they returned to Diyuan Star. Xing, who had received the news beforehand, waited with the Immortal Sect's Spirit Transformation cultivators outside the Heavenly Curtain Earth Net Array to greet them. Seeing their familiar homeland and long-separated friends, Cheng Xuan was also moved to tears.

Chen Mobai released Tao Hua from the dharma realm and handed her over to Yunhai, who was in charge of the great array, to handle. Afterward, he held a private meeting with Xing and Spirit Venerable. "Baiguang previously obtained a Pure Yang Grand Sage's inheritance in the Profound Palace, and she also inherited that Grand Sage's Dao Merit account. She is currently in seclusion in the Jade Peace Minor Realm, and she has transferred all that Dao Merit to the Immortal Sect's account." Chen Mobai first found a reason to explain the origin of the 800 Dao Merit from the "White Crane Dao Field Survivor Mutual Aid Association."

As the World Gate was a public treasure of the Immortal Sect, both Xing and Spirit Venerable had now reached the Void Refinement stage and could refine it to view its contents. Although Chen Mobai had always managed this aspect, he now intended to use this Dao Merit to greatly upgrade the Immortal Sect's software and hardware resources, so he definitely needed to inform Xing and Spirit Venerable first.

"Junior Sister is truly righteous!" Xing praised upon hearing this, though his eyes showed a slight surprise. After all, he had worked with Baiguang the longest and knew she wasn't typically so generous. Perhaps her personality had matured after having a family, and she now understood the importance of the bigger picture. Xing found an explanation for Baiguang's sudden change in character.

"Dao Merit is just a number when it's in the account. When Diyuan Star travels to the White Crane Dao Field this time, passing through billions of star rivers and countless star systems, although the three of us will be there, we also need to cultivate the younger generation of disciples. So, I plan to spend all this Dao Merit..." Chen Mobai stated his thoughts. Because the World Gate provided positioning, there was no need to worry about purchased items not being delivered; at worst, they'd just pay extra shipping fees.

"The general direction for spending the Dao Merit will be left to Senior Brother." Chen Mobai continued to offload responsibilities, handing the task to Xing, who did not refuse. Xing: "I'll hold a meeting with the three main hall masters later, especially the Kaiyuan Hall Master, to have her inquire about the needs of the various grotto-heavens and blessed lands within the Immortal Sect." One could say that Xing was also very adept at social etiquette. Spirit Venerable, however, was not interested in this, as she already had the Compassion inheritance and did not value ordinary resources; as long as her share for the sea region was sufficient, she was fine.

After the small meeting of the three Void Refinement cultivators concluded, Chen Mobai, accompanied by Cheng Xuan, had Hua Zijing summon all the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Weapon Cultivation lineage, and then held an internal meeting for their own mountain peak.

"From now on, I will focus primarily on education. All other miscellaneous matters will be handled by Senior Brother." Chen Mobai officially handed over all affairs of the Weapon Cultivation lineage to Cheng Xuan, who found it quite peculiar. After all, it was Cheng Xuan who had originally handed power over to Chen Mobai, and now, centuries later, it was being returned to him. However, considering Chen Mobai's current cultivation realm, he truly no longer cared about such matters.

"Junior Brother, rest assured, I will handle these miscellaneous tasks from now on." Cheng Xuan composed himself, rose, and bowed in return to Chen Mobai, once again becoming the person in charge of the Weapon Cultivation lineage.

"Oh, and Baiguang is in seclusion in the Jade Peace Minor Realm, so don't go in there from now on, lest you disturb her." Chen Mobai remembered this as he rose to leave and spoke. Everyone nodded in agreement.

After the meeting ended, Meng Huan'er, who had come from Baishi Grotto-Heaven, sent Chen Mobai a text message. However, after Chen Mobai learned of Baiguang's identity as a "tigress," he was completely uninterested in such matters. Moreover, after so many years, he no longer found Meng Huan'er novel. He simply didn't reply to the message.

Meng Huan'er waited for two days in Wangwu Grotto-Heaven, finally returning with a sigh of relief. She had originally thought Chen Mobai would make good use of the "window period" while Baiguang was in seclusion. In reality, ever since she learned of Baiguang's return, Meng Huan'er had been very uneasy. After all, she was the "other woman" and feared being caught by the "main wife." Furthermore, Baiguang's personality was widely known to be extremely fierce. Meng Huan'er was afraid that their affair would be exposed and that a sword from heaven would suddenly descend and strike her down. Now that Chen Mobai had not responded, Meng Huan'er was more than happy.

In the following period, besides comforting Yan Bingxuan, Chen Mobai began to lead the Immortal Sect's educational reform. After all, for the Dao of Saintly Virtue, daily meditation and cultivation were no longer effective; only through education could one progress.

Although the Immortal Sect's education system was considered fair, in reality, ninety percent of the resources were held by the four major Dao Academies, with the remaining ten percent distributed among other schools. This system was a historical legacy, and reforming it would incite collective opposition from the four major Dao Academies, as they were the vested interests. However, if Chen Mobai wanted to reform it, no one would dare to object.

To stimulate the initiative of various schools and encourage them to educate students well, Chen Mobai proposed annual assessments. As long as their performance was outstanding and accumulated over years, they could be upgraded to new Dao Academies. This "performance" referred to the number of cultivators at various realms graduating from each academy within a certain period. For example, how many Foundation Establishment cultivators within ten years of graduation, how many Core Formation cultivators within a hundred years, and so on for Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, etc.

It was clearly stipulated that a Dao Academy must have a Spirit Transformation cultivator as its headmaster, the number of Nascent Soul cultivators must not be less than three, and teachers in Dao Academies must be at the Core Formation stage to serve, and so on. The reason for the number of Nascent Soul cultivators being three was that Juman Dao Academy only had three Nascent Soul cultivators. When Chen Mobai initiated the reform, he still considered their old relationship.

However, due to the incident involving Changchun, the other three lineages had been openly and covertly suppressing Juman's recruitment. With Chen Mobai now issuing specific standards for Dao Academies, those with ulterior motives even planned to use this to demote Juman Dao Academy to a mere academy within a hundred years. This was because among Juman Dao Academy's three Nascent Soul cultivators, Sanjue was grudgingly included. And his lifespan was running short; some even intended to directly target him.

In other aspects, Chen Mobai also stipulated that the headmaster of an Academy must be a Nascent Soul cultivator, and for an Institute, it must be a Core Formation cultivator. As long as the teaching staff met the Dao Academy standards, they could apply for an upgrade.

For the Immortal Sect's universities, since the Four Great (Academies) previously controlled everything, resources for Core Formation and Nascent Soul breakthroughs were almost impossible to obtain. But now, it was different. With the 800 Dao Merit, they had as much as they needed. The cultivators who had been waiting in line for many years due to resource shortages in the Immortal Sect all received their Core Formation and Nascent Soul breakthrough resources within just a few years.

Although this matter was led by Xing, the actual distribution was entrusted to Chen Xiaohei, who served as the Kaiyuan Hall Master. Because of this, Chen Xiaohei, whose public approval rating had been at the bottom among the three hall masters, instantly became the front-runner and secured his place for the next batch of Spirit Transformation resources.

Regarding this, Lan Haitain, the always diligent Immortal Affairs Hall Master, and Hua Zijing, the Righteous Law Hall Master, had no objections whatsoever. This was because they, too, would receive a share from the next batch of Spirit Transformation resources. Wasn't serving the people diligently all for this?

Not only the three hall masters, but also other cultivators at the peak Nascent Soul stage in the Immortal Sect, as long as they weren't like Sanjue who had committed serious errors, would also receive resources upon application. For example, Yu Yi. She had previously failed her Spirit Transformation breakthrough and had already returned to the Heavenly Book Academy to retire and await death. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she once again obtained Spirit Transformation resources.

Before entering seclusion at Five Peaks Immortal Mountain, Yu Yi naturally didn't forget to pay a visit to Chen Mobai, her former superior.

"Don't be afraid to fail. You are one of my people; Spirit Transformation resources are abundant. If twice isn't enough, try three times; if three times isn't enough, try four. With rich experience, you'll definitely succeed." Chen Mobai was always forthright with his own people, and he also wanted to set Yu Yi as an example, striving to upgrade Heavenly Book Academy into a new Dao Academy to demonstrate the success of his educational reform.

Yu Yi was deeply moved upon hearing this. For the first time in her life, she realized how important it was to be on the right side.

Without the psychological pressure, and with Chen Mobai's targeted guidance, Yu Yi finally succeeded in her Spirit Transformation breakthrough this time. The Immortal Sect having another Spirit Transformation cultivator was naturally a cause for celebration.

Compared to the bustling atmosphere at the Weapon Cultivation mountain peak, the other side of Five Peaks Immortal Mountain was somewhat gloomy and bleak.

The distribution of Spirit Transformation resources was naturally impartial. Venerable Beiming of Kunpeng Dao Academy also received another portion, but still failed.

"Alas, prepare a congratulatory gift and go offer my congratulations on my behalf," Venerable Beiming, haggard from his failed breakthrough, waved his hand and instructed his daughter, Ye Yun'e, who was guarding him.

"I've already sent Yu Yuan. He graduated from the Weapon Cultivation Dao Academy and has some connections there," Ye Yun'e sighed, saying.