Chapter 215: 215: Sword Raising _1

Translator: 549690339

The head of the Divine Wood Sect is Meng Hong, a seemingly kind-hearted elder with white hair.

He particularly likes fishing. There is a Rank-3 water vein lake in the middle of Giant Tree Ridge where he regularly goes.

Today, Mu Yuan was planning to participate in the ninth round of the Sect’s competition, but Meng Hong unexpectedly called him over.

“Greetings, Master.”

“Hmm, your opponent today is powerful, if you feel you can’t hold on, concede directly.”

Upon hearing these words, Mu Yuan, who had originally lowered his head, immediately looked up, his face showing absolute disbelief.

In Mu Yuan’s mind, he thought,[I have already defeated Yuan Chiye. The only ones who pose a threat are Feng Hongxue and Mo Yingyang. What can Chen Guixian, who couldn’t withstand even a single move from me last year, do?] Of course, he could not voice these thoughts out loud. Mu Yuan merely frowned and muttered one sentence.

“I will never lose!”

Hearing this, Meng Hong didn’t feel like explaining further and just waved his hand, signaling Mu Yuan to leave.

“This boy is talented, only his pride is a bit of an issue. After this Sect competition, should I send him out for some experience?”

After Mu Yuan left, another grey-haired elder appeared. He was the leader of the mysterious witchcraft division, and his name was Cang Qi.

He sat with Meng Hong, both of them holding fishing poles and enjoying their favorite pastime.

“That was the original plan, but with the Foundation Building Pill anticipated to be ready in two months, I was thinking of giving him an opportunity after he becomes the first True Disciple.”

“Originally? So, you are not thinking of doing so now?”

Upon hearing Cang Qi’s query, Meng Hong just chuckled and didn’t respond directly. Instead, he asked another question.

“I asked you to investigate Chen Guixian’s background. What do you reckon?” “He’s a diligent cultivator. After entering Giant Tree Ridge, apart from cultivating, he focuses on farming and brewing wine. He visits Divine Wood City a few times a year at most to consult on spirit plants and have a drink with a few of his friends from the Sect. However, it’s strange that during his first year after joining the Sect, he didn’t participate in the grand competition.” After listening to Cang Qi, Meng Hong nodded, then picked up his fishing pole and caught a carp with red scales. It was released back into the water after which, Meng Hong began to speak about another matter related to Chen Mobai.

“He’s seen as Sun Gaochang’s man. I also made some inquiries a few days ago. It seems he has always been very interested in the Foundation Building Pill that has been under process.”

“Ah, so you mean if it were not for this queue for the Foundation Building Pill, perhaps he wouldn’t have even taken part in the Sect’s competition for the last two years?”

“Most likely, if we didn’t have this catalyst, we might have to wait for the next batch of Jade Marrow Golden Mushrooms to mature before we discovered the hidden Sword Cultivation Genius within the Sect.”

Meng Hong’s conversation made Cang Qi ponder. In the entire history of the Eastern Wilderness, there have only been a handful of extraordinary talents who understudied the third realm of Sword Cultivation Technique and could utilise it without suffering major injuries to their elemental energy, before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

“So, you mean, the Foundation Building Pill that the elder brother is preparing should be reserved for him?”

“We’ll see how it pans out. After all, with a stroke of luck, the pill could yield two to three pieces. Also, we are merely speculating here. What if this Chen Guixian desires perfection in Foundation Establishment and prefers to wait for an orthodox Foundation Building Pill rather than the Demonic beasts’?” Hearing this, Cang Qi understood that, in reality, Meng Hong was slightly biased towards Mu Yuan.

The fact that the Demonic beasts’ Foundation Building Pill is still in preparation is indeed fortuitous for the Divine Wood Sect. If Mu Yuan ingests it, and it leads to direct success in Foundation Establishment, then all the better.

Even if it fails, he can wait seven years for the orthodox Foundation Building Pill from Back to Sky Valley and try Foundation Establishment for the second time.

Generally, dual Spiritual Root geniuses have more than a fifty percent probability of success after two attempts at Foundation Establishment.

It was indeed a good plan at first.

However, Chen Guixian emerged halfway and caused disruption.

According to the Sect’s rules, if the First True Disciple needs a Foundation Building Pill, he needs to be supplied first.

There’s nothing even the Sect Leader can do.

Unless there are private negotiations to make him voluntarily give up.

But, according to the information Cang Qi collected on Chen Guixian, it is clear that this man is completely dedicated to his cultivation practices.

Even before he reached the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, he had already been asking Ding Ying and other True Disciples whether they were selling Foundation Building Pills.

Now, he has reached Qi Cultivation Perfection and has comprehended Rainbow Sword Qi, a Foundation Establishment level power. No more needs to be said.

Even if the Sect Leader’s disciple blocks his path, he probably wouldn’t show any respect.

“Chen Guixian is originally from Yun Country, and it seems like E Yun has some ties with him.”

Cang Qi reminded Meng Hong indirectly, but Meng Hong just shook his head.

“I asked him as well, but it’s just rumors. E Yun tried to recruit him, but a man of ‘iron-hearted Sword Dao’ like him would never agree to live under someone else. He flatly refused, leaving no room for discussion.”

“Having such a genius as him in our Sect is fortunate, but shouldn’t we investigate his background to ensure he isn’t sent by another sect?”

Upon hearing this, Meng Hong nodded and pulled out another file to hand to the grey-haired elder next to him.

“When E Yun recruited him, he had already launched an investigation. Although he’s a lone cultivator, based on some details he unwittingly revealed, we were able to trace his path to Immortal Cultivation.”

“E Yun found a Water Mansion, and I had my eyes and ears at Kunyuan Mountain investigate it. They confirmed it was an offshoot of the Five Elements Sect before the family split. They also found the town guard of the mansion beforehand, a man named Liu Yanpei who practiced Blackwater Cultivation. Unfortunately, it seems he fled out of fear during our family’s split. Later, when he resurfaced, the Five Elements Sect regarded him as a traitor and chased him down to kill him.”

“Chen Guixian stumbled upon his immortal fate. He got separated from his family amidst the chaos of change of regime and entered the Water Mansion whose formation was weakened due to Liu Yanpei’s escape. He acquired Liu Yanpei’s cultivation technique and commenced his journey of Immortal Cultivation. He used to sell the Black Water Cultivation Technique in South Creek Fang Market in order to attain Spirit Stones. He also revealed his Cold Ice Technique when defending against Demonic beasts on Green Light Island. All these clues match.”

After reading this background check, Cang Qi couldn’t help but nod his head.

Compared to other lone cultivators, Chen Guixian could be considered innocent.

“Most importantly, if he was a spy sent by another sect, he wouldn’t have been able to cultivate such an excellent Sword Dao Realm.”

Meng Hong’s words made sense to Cang Qi.

Most Sword Cultivators reflect their Dao heart in their Sword hearts.

Those with conspiracies and calculations in their hearts will never be able to master Rainbow Sword Qi at the Qi Cultivation Realm.

Chen Guixian is simply an earnest cultivator devoted to Sword Cultivation.

“He may surpass Hong He in the future, but he may also fall more easily than Hong He.”

Cang Qi sighed. Most Sword Cultivators won’t give in easily. As Chen Guixian progresses on his Sword Dao, his character might become even more radical. “He probably knows this, which is why he engages in farming and brewing, to temper his Sword heart. Unless something major crops up in the Sect in the future, let him continue his strenuous cultivation in Giant Tree Ridge.”

“Yes, this sword should be well nurtured within the sect. When it’s unsheathed, it will definitely shock the entire Eastern Wilderness..”