Chapter 1849: Chapter 923_3

He was confident that with a single command, hundreds of thousands of cultivators in the Eastern Wilderness would believe in him.

Just as the lower-level cultivators were also struggling, he was giving them another path to earn Spirit Stones.

Especially for many who were trapped at a bottleneck, unable to progress despite meditating for a long time, they could completely condense the spiritual power dissipated after refining Spirit Qi into Five Elements Essence and exchange it for Spirit Stones.

However, this method could potentially be exploited by those with malicious intents in the future, so it’s necessary to think of a good excuse. Even if bad examples appear later, he could say that his original intent was good, only people are not as virtuous as before.

Thinking of this, Chen Mobai immediately called Zhou Wangshen over from the East Barbarians’ side.

In matters of condensing Five Elements Essence, he was well-versed and experienced.

“Sect Leader, you called for me!”

After returning, Zhou Wangshen saluted Chen Mobai.

“Yes, I need a large amount of Five Elements Essence. Select some personnel from within the sect and form a department specifically responsible for this. Here’s ten million Spirit Stones, take them first to use…”

Since it was Chen Mobai himself who needed the Five Elements Essence, he didn’t allocate funds from the sect’s Reward Virtue Hall.

Besides helping him cultivate Primordial True Qi Five Elements Divine Light, the Five Elements Essence could also be used to artificially synthesize seventy-two strands of Terrestrial Evil Qi, which were needed for the next level of Heavenly Star Realm for his External Incarnation, so the more the better.

For this reason, Chen Mobai planned to directly establish a department.

“Yes, Sect Leader, shall I call back the disciples from the Flying Dragon Pool who were condensing Five Elements Essence earlier? They are already familiar with this method, and many have successfully reached Foundation Establishment and are quite useful.”

Having heard this, Zhou Wangshen did not ask why and immediately outlined a tentative personnel arrangement.

Chen Mobai nodded, then wrote a decree for him, allowing him to recruit people from the Five Elements Meridians.

“Sect Leader, what should the new department be called?”

Chen Mobai inexplicably thought of the scene of blood donation from his childhood, hesitated for a moment, then spoke: “Let’s call it ‘Spirit Vault’. Externally, don’t say that it’s for my use; just claim that the sect is trying to revive an ancient withered Five Elements Spirit Tree and requires a vast amount of Five Elements Essence for infusion. There’s no need to rush it; start with a pilot test within the sect, then expand it to other Immortal Cities and the entire Eastern Wilderness…”

Although he wanted the hundred thousand cultivators in the Eastern Wilderness to immediately start condensing Five Elements Essence, gathering the Five Essences towards one source, Chen Mobai maintained a clear mind.

He could achieve his current foundation by advancing steadily, one step at a time.

“Yes, Sect Leader!”

After Zhou Wangshen left, Chen Mobai didn’t linger in Northern Abyss City.

After all, he had come because Liu Wenbo successfully reached Core Formation, and he happened to upgrade the magic artifacts for a few disciples. With Xiao Yuli, the Saintess of Yi Yuan Dao Palace there, no one else could hold the place except him.

Now that both tasks were completed, it was time to return to Yellow Dragon Cave Mansion.

Just right, among the four disciples, Zhuo Ming’s magic artifact also needed upgrading.

“Thank you, Master, but with the All-things Altruistic Cauldron, it’s already quite sufficient for me; wielding this magic artifact, I already feel a bit overwhelmed.”

After listening, Zhuo Ming felt he hadn’t fully mastered the All-things Altruistic Cauldron yet and was embarrassed to upgrade other magic artifacts.

“This All-things Altruistic Cauldron is your Lifespan Artifact, and if you’re facing an enemy, unless it’s a matter of life and death, you shouldn’t bring it out. So, as your master, I’ll enhance other everyday usage artifacts for you…”

Upon hearing Chen Mobai’s words, Zhuo Ming found them reasonable and retrieved three other magic artifacts from his Storage Bag.

They were the Golden Jade Axe, a cloak, and the Five Transformations Umbrella.

When Chen Mobai saw the last piece, the Five Transformations Umbrella, a nostalgic expression appeared on his face.

This was the magic artifact he rose with in the Eastern Wilderness, using it in Yun Meng Ze to earn commissions from the Divine Wood Sect, and it was partly why he joined the Divine Wood Sect later.

Unexpectedly, Zhuo Ming still kept it after all these years.

“Let me upgrade this umbrella for you,”

Chen Mobai said, and of course, Zhuo Ming agreed. The Five Transformations Umbrella had been upgraded once before to Rank-2 quality, but due to the inherent insufficiency of the materials, it was already at its limit.

During the upgrade, Chen Mobai retained the shape and outline but a major upgrade was done on other aspects.

The umbrella’s skeleton was directly made from Rank-5 Mysterious Nether Iron. The previous chains were no longer sufficient, so Chen Mobai cut a piece from a Trident.

The surface of the umbrella was replaced with talisman paper made from Fourth Rank Longevity Wood pulp. After inscribing the original restrictions, Chen Mobai added a ring of Rank-5 Black Scales.

Finally, he remembered the Five-Colored Poison Gas he had collected in the past. Conveniently, the scales of the Poisonous Dragon Ancestor could contain the poison gas, so Chen Mobai refined it into the umbrella.

Now, the Five Transformations Umbrella could both attack and defend.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator, if carelessly corroded by the Five-Colored Poison Gas, would suffer severe damage to vital energy.

However, after being reforged, the Five Transformations Umbrella was extraordinarily heavy, such that an ordinary Rank-3 Body Refining Cultivator might not be able to lift it.

But for Zhuo Ming, this was effortless, as her Ninefold Law Body was originally a top-tier Earth Attribute cultivation technique, known for its strength.

Thud thud thud!

After grasping the new Five Transformations Umbrella, Zhuo Ming’s step on the ground of Yellow Dragon Cave Mansion produced a series of dull thuds, indicating its weight.