Except for Xiuqin who was in the middle stage of the Foundation Building realm, the other maids were all in the early stage.
Their aptitudes were average and they didn't have a strong backer, so they were already very lucky to be able to advance to the Foundation Building realm. Even with the guidance of a Nascent Soul cultivator, only a few of them could advance to the middle stage.
But in any case, they'd been serving Nascent Soul grandmasters for a long time, so they'd seen a lot of big scenes. Mo Tiange's disregard for them immediately aroused their anger.
Once Xiuqin finished speaking, Qingqi took out her magic tool while Xianshu and Daihua took out their flying magic tools and chose their positions.
Mo Tiange raised her eyebrows. Based on their positions, they had some knowledge of fights of magical powers and weren't idiots.
But so what if they weren't idiots?
Four Foundation Building cultivators and female cultivators with no experience in fights of magical powers — they weren't worthy of her attention.
The four of them stood in their positions but didn't attack immediately. They seemed to be waiting for her.
Mo Tiange smiled and raised her left hand. The Shuttle of Flying Apsara rushed towards Xiuqin while she stepped on the White Silk Handkerchief and instantly flew away from her original position.
Seeing her attack, Qin, Qi, Shu, and Hua each took out their magic tools. Some were flower baskets, some were ribbons — in short, they were all beautiful things that women liked.
Although Mo Tiange didn't take them seriously, she had a good habit — no matter who her opponent was, once they started fighting, she would treat them with caution.
The Shuttle of Flying Apsara turned into a golden light and enveloped Xiuqin. Xiuqin raised a Ruyi Jade, which emitted light and blocked the attack.
At the same time, the other three people used their own methods to attack.
Mo Tiange didn't even look at them. She waved her hand and retrieved the Shuttle of Flying Apsara, instantly changing her position.
With this move, Mo Tiange had a rough idea of the situation.
The four people's magic tools were good, but they didn't have much experience in fighting. Presumably, they didn't need to fight when they followed Lord Daoist Jinghe. Moreover, female cultivators didn't like fighting, so their knowledge of fights of magical powers probably came from Lord Daoist Jinghe's explanations.
This made things a lot easier.
Ever since Mo Tiange entered Kunwu, she'd experienced countless life-and-death battles. At first, she followed Second Uncle, but later, she fought on her own. The dangers she went through were beyond these four people's imagination.
Battles of magical powers did not only rely on cultivation and magic tools. Sometimes, in the face of life and death, one could even rely on a flash of intuition. This was the accumulation of countless experiences.
Opponents without experience were the easiest to deal with, because even if they knew what they should do at this time, they often couldn't do it.
After a series of probing attacks, Mo Tiange released the Enchanting Lantern.
If an experienced cultivator saw the Sky-Treading Bull's reaction after she took out this lamp, they would know it was a hallucination-type magic weapon, and they would just retreat a certain distance away from it. Therefore, this kind of magic weapon had very little use against cultivators who were good at fights of magical powers. However, these four people didn't notice it at all; they were still focused on their own magic weapons.
The Enchanting Lantern flew up and shone brightly. Mo Tiange condensed her aura on her fingers and guided the light to shine down slowly.
Qin, Qi, Shu, Hua and Hua immediately felt their vision darken and the surrounding scenery disappeared. They were at a loss of what to do.
Suddenly, a golden light appeared above Xianshu's head, instantly covering her.
"Ahhh —"
Hearing their companion's scream, the other three were shocked. Xiuqin was even more flustered. She shouted, "You dare to kill them?!"
What answered her was Qingqi's scream.
Qingqi was fighting with a flying sword. Her flower basket had the upper hand, so she was feeling proud of herself when several flying needles silently appeared beside her and shot into her body.
Next was Daihua. It was still the Shuttle of Flying Apsara that dealt with Daihua, but this time, it formed a square formation and trapped Daihua inside.
"Martial Uncle Mo!"
Hearing her junior martial sisters' screams one after another, Xiuqin couldn't help but shout, "Even if you're grandmaster's disciple, killing people is too much!"
Right after she said that, her eyes suddenly lit up.
Mo Tiange, who was flying in the air, smiled coldly. "Too much?
You also know I'm master's disciple, so why do you want to take my life? "
Seeing her smile, Xiuqin felt cold, but she still answered, "We sisters don't want to take Martial Uncle's life. We just want to …"
"Teach me a lesson, right?"
Mo Tiange flung her sleeves. A seemingly substantial spiritual aura flew out and hit Qingqi, Xianshu and Daihua, who were lying on the ground. The three of them let out muffled screams, but they didn't die.
Xiuqin shouted, "Martial Uncle!" Her voice was filled with fear and anger.
She was scared because if something happened to the three of them, she, as the leader of the four, would definitely have to take responsibility. She was angry because Mo Tiange didn't even care that they were grandmaster's maids!
Mo Tiange was unmoved. She just glanced at her contemptuously then turned around and entered the spiritual beasts institute. "I can't act spoiled, but you can't fight!
That's all you've got? Don't be an eyesore in front of me in the future! "
Mo Tiange's words were very rude, but Xiuqin didn't dare to say a word.
Ever since she became grandmaster's maid, no one had ever dared to treat her so rudely. Even those Core Formation martial uncles were polite to her out of respect for grandmaster.
It was precisely this politeness that made her think she had some status. Now that this Martial Uncle Mo taught them a lesson without the slightest politeness, she finally realized that a maid would always be a maid …
She carefully checked every restriction, put food and water in place, cleaned every spiritual beast room, and finally left the spiritual beasts institute.
Qin, Qi, Shu, Hua, and Qin were no longer here, so they must've learned their lesson.
The corners of Mo Tiange's lips curled up, thinking mockingly. Sure enough, this world couldn't tolerate people always being humble and small. If you endured, you'd be bullied instead. Only by being strong and suppressing others could you gain some respect.
In Yunwu Sect, she had no background, no backer, and no cultivation level, so she had to restrain herself. Now that she was at Xuanqing School, she was a Nascent Soul grandmaster's advanced inner disciple and had a certain level of strength, so why should she be excessively patient?
After teaching them a lesson today, those four women should know their place. If the others also provoked her, she'd give them a good beating.
It was time to go out and give a sermon — Mo Tiange was a bit worried when she saw what she had to do next.
According to reason, as a middle stage Foundation Building cultivator, she could indeed give sermons to Aura Refining disciples. However, she cultivated the Path of the Origin, which was completely different from the Dao of today. How could she give her sermons to Xuanqing School's disciples?
Even if she did, wouldn't it be useless to those disciples?
With this question in mind, she ran to the main hall of Shangqing Palace.
As soon as she stepped into the main hall, she saw Qin, Qi, Hua, Hua, and Qin kneeling in front of Lord Daoist Jinghe with an excited expression.
What's going on?
Mo Tiange was completely puzzled. She walked forward and saluted. "Master!"
"Haha, little disciple, come here quickly!"
"…" Mo Tiange silently ignored Lord Daoist Jinghe's overly excited smile and walked towards him.
Lord Daoist Jinghe called her over, but he ignored her again and turned to Qin, Qi, Hua, and Hua. "How badly did she beat you?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Tiange finally understood.
As it turned out, those four women came to complain. However, judging from Lord Daoist Jinghe's expression, their complaint wasn't very successful.
The one who spoke was Xianshu. She cautiously looked at Mo Tiange and answered, "Except for Senior Martial Sister Xiuqin, Martial Uncle Mo knocked all of us unconscious."
Her words weren't exaggerated, but her expression was delicate and pitiful. After she finished speaking, she glared at Mo Tiange with resentment before lowering her head.
Mo Tiange was speechless.
She wasn't a man, so what was the use of acting in front of her?
Little did they know that Xianshu did this out of habit. Probably because Lord Daoist Jinghe liked the coquettish side of women, maids like them would act like little women from time to time in order to please their grandmaster to win his favor.
But this time, not only did Mo Tiange ignore them, but Lord Daoist Jinghe also didn't look at her. He laughed and patted Mo Tiange's shoulder. "Not bad. This is my, Qin Jinghe's, disciple. If you dare to be disobedient, won't you be obedient after a beating?
Dilly-Dallying and chattering — aren't you annoying?! "
Mo Tiange listened to Lord Daoist Jinghe's praise, but her eyebrows didn't even twitch.
She dared to make a move because she was sure this nominal master of hers wouldn't make things difficult for her for the sake of maids.
Besides, maids were maids in the end, and she was his disciple. She didn't need to act like little girls to please him. As long as her behavior was pleasing to his eyes and her cultivation level advanced quickly, he'd naturally protect her.
With this master's flamboyant and murderous nature, how could she, his disciple, be weak?
However, these maids all looked very smart, so why did they also come to complain about something so boring?
This was because she thought too highly of these maids.
Because Mo Tiange deliberately held back, Xiuqin naturally didn't dare to say anything after witnessing Mo Tiange's methods. The other three, on the other hand, had developed an arrogant temperament under Lord Daoist Jinghe's wing, so how could they swallow this insult?
However, reality made them very depressed. Judging from grandmaster's reaction, not only did he not blame this Martial Uncle Mo, but he even seemed to admire her very much!
Lord Daoist Jinghe ignored the maids' embarrassed looks and raised his chin at Mo Tiange in a very good mood. "Girl, you're not bad. This Lord is in a good mood today, so I'll reward you with something. Just treat it as a gift from the other day when I took you as my disciple — take out all your magic tools and whatnot. Let me see what you lack."
Mo Tiange's heart was filled with joy when she heard what he said.
Medicinal pills and cultivation techniques were fine since she didn't lack them at all. As for magic tools and whatnot, she also felt she had too few means of attack!
She promptly took out all the magic tools and magic weapons she used in fights of magical powers.
The White Silk Handkerchief, the Enchanting Lantern, the Shuttle of Flying Apsara, the Land-Fleeing Ruler, the flying needle, and the flying sword Senior Martial Brother Xuanyin gave her when she built her foundation that day.
Mo Tiange thought for a while then said, "Master, I still have the Heaven and Earth Cloud-Silk Armor and the Spirit-Concealing Pendant. I don't need these, do I?"
Lord Daoist Jinghe didn't answer and just stared at the things on the table.
He first picked up the flying sword and looked at it. It was a very common weapon for Foundation Building disciples.
The flying needle was a good thing — a good weapon for sneak attacks.
Soon after, he saw the Land-Fleeing Ruler and the Shuttle of Flying Apsara, and his brows furrowed.
That stinky brat! Although the Land-Fleeing Ruler wasn't refined by him, there were still traces of him refining it. Also, this Shuttle of Flying Apsara was clearly something he bestowed upon him after he built his Foundation. It turned out he'd long since given it to this girl!
Finally, when he saw the Enchanting Lantern and the White Silk Handkerchief, Lord Daoist Jinghe's brows became tighter and tighter until they were almost vertical.
This lantern was fine since it wasn't very useful, but this handkerchief … He didn't know what material it was made of, but he actually couldn't tell!
Putting the things back, Lord Daoist Jinghe shouted, "Four magic tools, two magic weapons, and the armor you mentioned just now — you still think it's not enough?
Don't you know most Foundation Building cultivators only have one or two magic tools?
You have magic weapons, but you're still not satisfied!
Take them all back; I won't give them to you. A man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant! "As he spoke, he even turned around and flung his sleeves.
Mo Tiange was dumbfounded. She already knew this master of hers wasn't like other Nascent Soul cultivators who pretended to be mysterious and had a temperamental temperament, but wasn't this too exaggerated?
He was obviously the one who wanted to reward her, so how did it become her being insatiable in the end?
It wasn't her who asked for it!
Lord Daoist Jinghe gave her a sidelong glance. "Why are you still standing there like a fool?
Quickly go and do your thing! "
Mo Tiange clenched her teeth and swallowed her anger. She put away the things then turned around and walked away.
Halfway there, she suddenly stopped, turned around, and asked, "Master, Disciple wanted to ask — Disciple isn't qualified to preach Dao, right?"
Lord Daoist Jinghe shouted again, "You're not qualified?
You're my disciple, but you actually said you're not qualified to preach Dao to Aura Refining cultivators?
You must be joking! "
"But … Disciple now practices the Art of the Origin, which is different from their Dao!"
"What does it have to do with being different?
They won't divide it among themselves. If they tell you to go, just go! "
"… Yes, Disciple will take her leave."
Mo Tiange rubbed her head, walked out of Shangqing Palace, and silently asked the heavens.
What kind of sin did I commit to have such a master?
He doesn't give me pointers, doesn't reward me, and is temperamental and emotional. Having him is equivalent to not having him!
Preach Dao, preach Dao … While muttering these words, Mo Tiange went to the steward's hall.
"Martial … Uncle Mo." The one who received her was Luo Fengxue, who was still a bit unaccustomed to calling her that.
Mo Tiange saw her expression and understood tacitly. She then followed her into the hall.
Since there was no one else there, Luo Fengxue changed the way she addressed her. "Tiange, what brings you here?"
Mo Tiange smiled bitterly. "Master arranged for me to preach Dao."
"Oh …" Luo Fengxue suddenly understood. "You're in the Foundation Building realm now, so it's not strange for him to arrange for you to preach Dao."
"That being said, I've never preached Dao …"
"That doesn't matter."
Luo Fengxue said, "Since you've built your foundation, you naturally have more experience than Aura Refining disciples, so you can preach anything you want. What did grandmaster say?"
"En … Master told me to preach Dao every day for four hours."
"Huh?" Upon hearing this arrangement, Luo Fengxue was puzzled. "What's grandmaster thinking?
Our Xuanqing School already gives Dao preaching to disciples frequently — once every three days. Even if you preach Dao every day, you won't have a place to do it! "
This was also the reason why Mo Tiange felt Lord Daoist Jinghe was deliberately tormenting her.
Four hours every day?
Could it be that he would take all the Dao preaching at Xuanqing School on his own?
"But …" Luo Fengxue's tone changed. "If you think it's too troublesome, I can arrange for you to teach new disciples. That way, it'll be easy and you can report to the higher-ups."
Mo Tiange thought about it and felt this seemed right, so she smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you.
I can't refuse master's arrangement. Right now, I'm having a headache about how to report to the higher-ups! "
Luo Fengxue smiled and walked to the table. She took out a blank Jade Slip, wrote something on it, and gave it to Mo Tiange. "If you want to preach Dao to all Aura Refining disciples and have to go to the main peak, you can't teach new disciples. Just take this to Mengxue Hall on the mountainside. Someone will receive you there."
Finally, Luo Fengxue satisfied her for once.
Mo Tiange heaved a sigh of relief. She took the Jade Slip and went to the mountainside according to Luo Fengxue's instructions.
Xuanqing School had three ways of accepting disciples.
One of them was the same as other big cultivation groups. Every ten years, the school would open its gates and select individual cultivators from various clans with excellent spiritual roots or strong abilities.
The other way was like Mo Tiange, which was recommended by cultivators in the Foundation Building realm and above. However, she was actually brought into the school by a Core Formation cultivator, so she didn't have to pass the test.
The last way was to find mortals with outstanding spiritual roots from the secular world and bring them into the school.
The last type of disciples usually had outstanding spiritual roots and were accepted by Core Formation cultivators as soon as they entered the school.
Luo Fengxue was one of them. In the past, her elder brother also worshiped Master Daoist Xuanyin as his master. After he failed in his realm-breakthrough and died, Master Daoist Xuanyin took care of his disciple's funeral affairs and went to the secular world. He happened to find that Luo Fengxue also had spiritual roots, so he brought her back to the school and accepted her as his disciple.
Apart from the third type of disciples who were directly accepted by high level cultivators, the other two types of disciples had to start at Mengxue Hall if they were in the fifth layer of the Aura Refining realm or below.
Therefore, Mengxue Hall was divided into two types of disciples. The first type was children with three spiritual roots or above. They were accepted because their aptitudes were high enough, so there were no requirements for their cultivation levels.
The second type was disciples with poor aptitudes but still had potential. These disciples were usually the descendants of cultivators in the school, so the requirements were relaxed.
When Mo Tiange arrived at Mengxue Hall, the cultivator in charge was very respectful when he saw her.
"Grandmaster Mo, I didn't expect you to grace us with your presence. Please forgive my rudeness."
Grandmaster … Mo Tiange trembled when she heard this title.
The person in charge of Mengxue Hall was naturally a Foundation Building cultivator, but the people who usually did things were all Aura Refining disciples. She was now the advanced inner disciple of a Nascent Soul grandmaster, so her seniority was equivalent to a Core Formation grandmaster, so there was no problem with this title.
However, it hadn't been long since she advanced to the Foundation Building realm. Originally, she was just an insignificant Aura Refining cultivator like these people, but all of a sudden, she became a grandmaster. The contrast was too big.
Moreover, the one who addressed her like this was a white-haired old man, so it was even more difficult for her to adapt.
"No need to be so polite. The reason I came here is clearly written in this Jade Slip. If there's anything you need me to do, just tell me."
"Yes, yes."
This Aura Refining cultivator who was nearing the end of his lifespan and had no hope of advancing to the next realm didn't dare to be rude to her in the slightest. He still bowed and said, "Martial Uncle Luo explained in the Jade Slip that grandmaster came here to teach the new disciples of Mengxue Hall.
However, Martial Uncle Luo probably doesn't know that all the new disciples of Mengxue Hall have teachers who are directly responsible for teaching them. I'm afraid … "
Is that so?
Mo Tiange was stunned. "Then just find me something to do."
"T-This …"
Mo Tiange was a bit annoyed that the old man was still hesitating when she said anything. "Are you saying that I can't do anything here?"
The old man repeatedly shook his head. "I don't dare, I don't dare.
Grandmaster, I'll tell you the truth. The highest cultivation level among us is only in the ninth layer of the Aura Refining realm. You can teach us directly, so why do you need to give sermons to the new disciples … "
Does this mean my cultivation level is too high and I'm being disliked?
Mo Tiange resisted the urge to roll her eyes. She just wanted to muddle through this period of time. Why didn't this old man understand?
"I said anything. Do you understand?
If there's nothing else, just let me sweep the floor, okay? "
"This … I don't dare to trouble grandmaster …"
Mo Tiange felt helpless. "Then I won't do anything. I'll just sit here for four hours, okay?"