Chapter 1191: Chapter 655: The Agreement with Yuan Xu_2 Chapter 1191: Chapter 655: The Agreement with Yuan Xu_2 “`
Elder Yuanxu made a guarantee on the spot regarding this matter.

“The cultivation of the Asura Dharma Aspect requires Return to the Sun Spirit Water, and I am willing to offer the Other Shore Flower and the Nine Dragons Sophora Pods, only hoping that once you succeed, you can give me a complete one in return,”
Chen Mobai put forth another reasonable demand, after all, just having the cultivation technique definitely wouldn’t suffice, and moreover, this was his main goal.

“I have looked over the alchemy recipe, and with the techniques of the Immortal Gate, if the experiment is successful, ten portions of Return to the Sun Spirit Water can be concocted. For you to ask for one portion is not excessive, and I can agree to that.”

Elder Yuanxu was always decisive in his actions and speech, and upon hearing his words, Chen Mobai finally felt a load lifted off his heart.

Although he still possessed the Rank-5 Soul Nourishing Wood, the subsequent acquisitions of Return to the Sun Spirit Water could be figured out later; the most critical thing right now was to have Zhou Shengqing transform into the Embodiment Nascent Soul.

However, upon hearing Elder Yuanxu’s unhesitant agreement, he felt a tinge of regret inside, wondering if asking for two portions directly might not have been a problem.

“I will need the Bone Jade and Black Liquid as well,”
Seeing Chen Mobai fall silent, Elder Yuanxu once again spoke up; since he wanted to research the Asura Dharma Aspect, he surely intended to collect all related items into his possession.

Besides these items, all the Void Blind Boxes that were recovered from Ming Wang Star and stored at the Portal Management Bureau had also been delivered to the Repairing Heaven Institute, waiting for him to open each one.

“President, as you know, I have made some achievements in Puppetry Technique and dream of developing a Rank-4 biomimetic puppet, so I hope to have a Rank-4 Heavenly Calculation Bead as the core for calculation,”
After pondering for a moment, Chen Mobai recalled the vital item he was lacking for his scheme to exploit the Great Dao Tree.

“A Rank-4 Heavenly Calculation Bead… It’s a bit troublesome to create, and I will have to do it myself. It might have to wait until after I have thoroughly researched the Asura Dharma Aspect. If you don’t mind, I could lend you mine to use in the meantime.”

Chen Mobai was quite tempted after hearing this, but upon further thought, he realized that Elder Yuanxu’s Heavenly Calculation Bead was merely a loan. If it were to be reclaimed in the future and he found traces of the Longevity Sect’s Grand Spells stored within, it would completely expose him.

For the sake of caution, Chen Mobai still shook his head and declined.

He expressed that he was not accustomed to using another’s belongings and would rather wait until the president had the time to make a new one.

“Then it is agreed. When the time comes for the Kaiyuan Hall meeting, you will stand by my side and enter with me,”
Upon completing his statement, Elder Yuanxu received Chen Mobai’s nod of agreement.

He had initially intended to use these items to procure just a portion of Return to the Sun Spirit Water, but he had not expected the bonus of a Rank-4 Heavenly Calculation Bead.

The phrase “fully satisfied” could best describe his current mood.

However, after both parties had reached an agreement, Chen Mobai felt the gaze of Daoist Yu Yi pass over him, and all he could do was lower his head, pretending not to notice.

The Return to the Sun Spirit Water was just too vital for him.

Within the entirety of the Immortal Gate, no one was more assured of success than Elder Yuanxu, so Chen Mobai had simply made the most secure and wise choice.

After reaching an agreement, the next day Chen Mobai received a message from the Kaiyuan Hall Rotating Committee, inviting him to Wangwu Cave Heaven to attend a hastily convened meeting.

It wasn’t just him; the entire team of experts had also received this message.

Daoist Yu Yi remained composed, instructing everyone to securely store away their items before leading the group back to Wangwu Cave Heaven.

Seven days later, despite some turbulence, Elder Yuanxu managed to suppress the voices of dissent by leveraging the Repairing Heaven Institute’s profound influence and took all items into his laboratory.

This was also in part because Wang Shuye consulted with Chen Mobai and affirmed that he had voluntarily entered into the agreement with Elder Yuanxu, preventing any interference from the Dance Tool Dao Academy.

The Four Great Daoist Sects were deeply rooted in the Immortal Gate, and once Repairing Heaven and Dance Instruments had been notified, the matter was essentially settled.

After the conference concluded, Chen Mobai planned to rekindle old friendships with Qing Nu or Meng Huang, but Elder Yuanxu took him straight back to Xixuan Dongtian.

“You have cultivated the Vermilion Phoenix Facing the Sun Diagram, and opening boxes comes with an Auspicious Blessing – these you will open.”

In the Repairing Heaven Institute’s laboratory, Elder Yuanxu pointed to seventeen Void Blind Boxes delivered by the Portal Management Bureau and spoke to Chen Mobai.

Chen Mobai, with his incredible luck, had opened the Asura Dharma Aspect from a Void Blind Box, naturally making him a subject of suspicion among the Immortal Gate’s ranks.

“`
Knowing that he had already achieved the first layer of the Vermilion Phoenix Facing the Sun Diagram, everyone accepted his reasoning.

Wang Shuye even boasted that his decision to allocate Red Sandstone City under Chen Mobai’s name was made with this in mind.

He firmly believed that, with Chen Mobai’s Qualification of Deification, he would definitely be able to accomplish what even Yuanyang Ancestor had not using the Biyu Wutong.

The Auspicious Blessing was real, so Chen Mobai wasn’t afraid of his reputation collapsing; he calmly helped to open the seventeen Void Blind Boxes.

Of these, twelve were basically without any gains.

However, within the other five, substances similar to Bone Jade were found, along with some dark gold metal weapons, dark blue feathers, and other items.

Yet, the greatest findings were in two other blind box sets, which revealed dozens of different Spirit Plants and ores.

The two Golden Core Masters sent by the Immortal Gate to Ming Wang Star had splendidly completed their task, gathering plant and mineral specimens from said celestial body.

These items would allow the Immortal Gate to roughly simulate the climate and environmental conditions on Ming Wang Star.

“I wonder if among these specimens, there are any of the materials not possessed by the Immortal Gate that are listed in the Return to the Sun Spirit Water Alchemy Recipe…”
Elder Yuanxu, wearing gloves, carefully picked up a golden leaf and held it in his palm. Hearing his words, Chen Mobai felt somewhat guilty.

But he was quickly drawn to the golden lines that emerged within Elder Yuanxu’s left eye.

The research began, and on the massive screen on the laboratory wall, a three-dimensional model of the golden leaf appeared, each vein distinctly clear.

Under Chen Mobai’s astonished gaze, the leaf dissolved into millions of light beams, and strings of data code began to appear on the screen. Under the manipulation of Elder Yuanxu’s Guidance Book, they transformed into the language of the Immortal Gate, translating and analyzing the characteristics of the leaf.

Aside from Elder Yuanxu, there were also quite a few Golden Core Masters in the laboratory, each researching every single main and auxiliary medicine for the Return to the Sun Spirit Water, comparing them with all the materials of the Immortal Gate to see if there were substitutes with similar properties.

There was also a Rank-4 Alchemist who took a very small sample from the other shore flowers and the Jiulong locust horns, and began to analyze the composition of these two main medicines to see if they could be synthetically duplicated using the essence of the Five Elements.

After the characteristics of the two main medicines were analyzed, Chen Mobai also saw various medicinal properties of the Immortal Gate transform into streams of data, commencing to simulate alchemy on the screen.

This was a feature of Elder Yuanxu’s Guidance Book, which could simulate alchemy, artifact refining, synthesis, and the like, specifically for research purposes and greatly saving materials.

But even so, watching the screen with its repeated failures and replacements of medicines in the monotonous and tedious process of experimentation, Chen Mobai’s heart was filled with admiration for the researchers.

He certainly couldn’t stay put.

After watching for two days and realizing that he really couldn’t be of help, Chen Mobai left Xixuan Dongtian and returned to his own Red Sandstone City.

However, thanks to this event, Elder Yuanxu arranged a research assistance certificate in his name, which allowed him to travel between Xixuan Dongtian and Red Sandstone City.

It’s just that each time he came, he still needed to report in advance to Kaiyuan Hall.

After returning to Red Sandstone City, Che Yucheng called him, and he honestly shared his observations at the Repairing Heaven Institute and then asked how the rest of the Return to the Sun Spirit Water would be distributed, apart from his portion, if it was successfully created.

He was thinking of a way to possibly secure another share in the future.

“Each of the Four Great Daoist Academies will take one portion; the rest will belong to the Immortal Gate,” Che Yucheng stated a very straightforward allocation method, and Chen Mobai understood and nodded in agreement.

Indeed, Elder Yuanxu was worthy of his great reputation.

After waiting in Red Sandstone City for a year, Chen Mobai finally received a call from him.

The first batch of Return to the Sun Spirit Water had been successfully prepared.

Elder Yuanxu asked Chen Mobai whether he wanted to take it directly or store it.

Without any hesitation, Chen Mobai set off for Xixuan Dongtian that very night to take possession of this Immortal Gate’s adapted version of the Return to the Sun Spirit Water.