Before Mo Tiange could finish twisting her neck, Lord Daoist Jinghe's maid, Mingxia, came to deliver a message. "Martial Uncle Mo, grandmaster invites you to the main hall."
Once he said that, Mo Tiange immediately had a bad premonition. Although her cheap master wouldn't make any mistakes when it came to important matters, now that the announcement was over, her master would most likely revert to his old, frivolous temperament.
Mo Tiange refused without thinking. "I can't let go of the matters here for the time being. Help me tell master that I'll go there when I have time."
Mingxia replied with an expression that said "Grandmaster was right": "Grandmaster said that if he can't let go of the matters here for the time being, I'll stay here to replace Martial Uncle until he comes back."
Mo Tiange was speechless. "That being the case, I'll go."
After leaving the side chamber where the female cultivators resided, Mo Tiange tidied up her appearance then walked towards the main hall.
Before she reached the main hall, she could already hear the loud laughter of the Nascent Soul ancestors. Although she didn't know what they were laughing about, Mo Tiange could still distinguish from their laughter whether it was complacency, agreement, reluctance, and so on.
When Mo Tiange arrived at the entrance of the main hall, she was locked in the line of sight of the Nascent Soul ancestors and several Nascent Soul cultivators from other cultivation groups who came to congratulate her.
Fortunately, her Soul-Refining Art was already somewhat successful, so Mo Tiange could still maintain her composure under the spiritual aura pressure of many Nascent Soul cultivators. She walked steadily to the middle of the main hall and said, "Greetings to Master, greetings to Seniors."
Lord Daoist Jinghe was obviously very satisfied with her performance. He waved his hand and said in an unprecedentedly kind voice, "Tiange, come here, come here."
Mo Tiange obediently walked to Lord Daoist Jinghe's side and immediately heard a woman's voice, which sounded like an oriole coming out of the valley, giggling. "Brother Daoist Jinghe, this disciple of yours is only in the middle stage of the Foundation Building realm, but she's quite graceful in front of us Nascent Soul cultivators. If we, Xian Xu, were only in the Foundation Building realm, we wouldn't be able to do this."
Mo Tiange listened to the overt praise but covert criticism and instantly understood why her master called her over.
The female cultivators in the side hall were showing off their aptitudes, luck, clothes, and spiritual weapons. In his eyes, they were no different from the women in the secular world.
The Nascent Soul cultivators in the main hall couldn't get rid of the habits brought over by the secular world. They were all Nascent Soul cultivators, so they couldn't show off their aptitudes and magic tools, so they could only show off their disciples.
Sure enough, they heard a bald Nascent Soul male cultivator say with a smile, "With Ma Xuanyin and Qin Shoujing supporting Brother Jinghe, Brother Jinghe can naturally accept disciples much more freely than us."
Mo Tiange listened to the Nascent Soul cultivators from other cultivation groups ridiculing her one after another, but she couldn't refute any of their words. She really felt angry, so she rolled her eyes at her master in a place where no one could see her.
Lord Daoist Jinghe finally felt happy when he saw his little disciple's unhappy gaze. He put on a nonchalant smile and said, "I wonder which clan's disciple dares to challenge a fifth rank demonic beast alone when he's only in the early stage of the Foundation Building realm."
The main hall was silent for a while. The female cultivator from before said, "But I heard it was your first disciple, Xuanyin, who just advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, who killed that fifth rank demonic beast."
"Then tell me whose disciple can escape unscathed from under the nose of a fifth rank demonic beast alone when she's only in the early stage of the Foundation Building realm."
Once he said that, sure enough, no one said anything else. Lord Daoist Jinghe shook his head and sighed. "Although my Xi 'er is talented and has a high perception, his spiritual roots aren't outstanding. Accepting a disciple with good spiritual roots has always been my lifelong wish."
Mo Tiange immediately sensed the Nascent Soul cultivators' spiritual senses probing her body. She stealthily peeked at them and immediately saw several Nascent Soul cultivators looking doubtful while the others didn't seem to care.
Lord Daoist Jinghe sighed and said, "I myself have a single spiritual root. Although I'm in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm now, I don't think a single spiritual root can really help me communicate with the Great Dao. Accepting Tiange as my disciple can actually solve the doubts in my heart. After all, all the cultivators with great divine power in the Middle Ages respected Spiritual Roots of the Origin as the best."
"What's more gratifying is that my disciple's temperament, bearing, perception, and Dao Heart are all excellent. When the time comes, she should be able to achieve the Great Dao one step earlier than your beloved disciples." After he finished speaking, his smiling expression turned into a complacent laugh.
Mo Tiange stood on the side, watching her master's undisguised complacency. She was sweating profusely in her heart. If he didn't say the last sentence, people might've mistaken him as a matchmaker.
At that moment, a black-clothed male cultivator sitting near the door of the main hall said coldly, "Even if she really has excellent Spiritual Roots of the Origin from the Distant Past era, I'm afraid it won't be easy for Brother Daoist Jinghe to fulfill his wish without the Art of the Origin."
Lord Daoist Jinghe waved his sleeve disapprovingly. "Your Tiandao Sect doesn't have it, but it doesn't mean our Xuanqing School doesn't have it. Ever since our Xuanqing School was founded, we've had countless extraordinary people. A mere Art of the Origin isn't a big deal, but a Spiritual Root of the Origin that's hard to come by in several thousand years is something that can only be encountered by chance."
At this point, Mo Tiange was already standing on the side with her eyes slightly lowered, pretending to be dead. She didn't feel indignant at all when her master called the Art of the Origin "a mere Art of the Origin." In any case, this master of hers was very thick-skinned.
The Nascent Soul cultivators from other cultivation groups really didn't have any reaction. However, Lord Daoist Zhenyang, who fought with Lord Daoist Jinghe a few days ago and had his face covered in dirt, snorted fiercely.
However, the Nascent Soul cultivators from other cultivation groups sitting in the main hall all looked uneasy.
Every cultivation group came to congratulate Lord Daoist Xuanyin of Xuanqing School for advancing to the Nascent Soul realm. On one hand, they wanted to get along well with him in the future. On the other hand, they more or less wanted to inquire about Xuanqing School's strength.
But now, they actually came knocking on their door and were choked by a middle stage Foundation Building disciple. Everyone's gazes towards Mo Tiange became much colder.
However, with Lord Daoist Jinghe's protective and bloodthirsty temperament, he couldn't really do anything to Mo Tiange.
Mo Tiange felt the temperature in the main hall drop. Soon afterward, she heard Martial Uncle Miaoyi's gentle female voice saying with a chuckle, "From the Foundation Building realm to the Core Formation realm to the Nascent Soul realm and then to the Deification realm, only then can one be considered to have truly obtained the Great Dao. Even everyone present feels that the Great Dao is mysterious. Tiange's path is still long."
Once she said that, the atmosphere in the main hall immediately eased up a lot.
Lord Daoist Jinghe had enough of being complacent. Now that Lord Daoist Miaoyi had helped him smooth things over, he felt quite satisfied. Thus, he simply closed his eyes and enjoyed the maids next to him massaging his shoulders and back.
Right at that moment, Mingxia slipped in from the side door. She nervously reported to Mo Tiange in a soft voice, "Martial Uncle Mo, several senior martial sisters are fighting in the side hall."
Mo Tiange frowned. "They were fine when I left. What's going on?" She then raised her eyes to look at Lord Daoist Jinghe.
Lord Daoist Jinghe was obviously done showing off. He raised his hand and said indifferently, "This kind of thing is bound to happen in every big banquet. You just need to handle it properly."
Although the matter in the side hall was also troublesome, it was still better than standing in the main hall and becoming a target for the Nascent Soul cultivators. Mo Tiange hastily cupped her hands and bowed. "Master, Disciple will take her leave." She then turned around and slipped out of the main hall's side door.
Lord Daoist Jinghe, who just finished showing off, was obviously in a good mood, so he only smiled at Mo Tiange's obvious escape.
Mo Tiange rushed all the way from the main hall. When she rushed to the side hall, she thought she would see a mess. In the end, the female cultivators in the side hall were obviously better at handling this kind of situation than she was.
In the hall, two female cultivators from Zhengfa Sect and a female cultivator from an unknown cultivation group were fighting. The battlefield of the three female cultivators was surrounded by other people. Before, the distance between each jade table was the same, but now, the distance between them was obviously widened. As for the other jade tables, the people sitting on them had already activated all kinds of protective measures.
The four Xuanqing School female disciples in charge of this side hall were huddled together anxiously in a corner. When they saw Mo Tiange coming in, they immediately rushed towards her.
"Grandmaster Mo …"
"Grandmaster Mo, what should we do …"
Mo Tiange rubbed the space between her eyebrows. "First, tell me how they started fighting."
The female disciple who received Mo Tiange's attention before hastily answered in a soft voice, "At first, the two martial uncles from Zhengfa Sect only had a small verbal conflict. In the end, one of the martial uncles from Zhengfa Sect picked up some food and gave it to the other martial uncle, saying that the food was very nutritious, but the other martial uncle didn't want to accept it. The two of them pushed it back and forth, but due to a moment of carelessness, the food overturned and stained the martial uncle's robe. I don't know which cultivation group that martial uncle is from. She looks delicate, but her temper is extremely fiery. Without even opening her mouth, she directly attacked and sent the martial uncle from Zhengfa Sect flying with a palm strike.
The female guests in this side hall were all ordinary Foundation Building female cultivators, and the people sitting with them were also ordinary disciples. She was the only one with the highest status, so she wasn't afraid of offending anyone. However, no matter what, Mingxia was a Nascent Soul cultivator's personal maid — how could she possibly not be able to handle this kind of matter?
She clearly didn't want to take the lead.
However, Mo Tiange also didn't feel like investigating what Mingxia was thinking. In any case, it was enough as long as these maids didn't dare to disrespect her.
Mo Tiange looked at the battlefield. One of the two female cultivators from Zhengfa Sect was in the middle stage of the Foundation Building realm, while the other was in the early stage of the Foundation Building realm. As for the other female cultivator, she couldn't tell which cultivation group she belonged to, she was already in the late stage of the Foundation Building realm. Although the two female cultivators from Zhengfa Sect were fighting two against one, their techniques were immature. On the other hand, the female cultivator from Zhengfa Sect was killing with every move she made. She had actually been suppressing the two female cultivators from Zhengfa Sect until they were at a disadvantage.
Mo Tiange couldn't help but frown. Before she could figure out how to mediate the situation, she heard the early stage Foundation Building female cultivator from Zhengfa Sect scream. She was already injured.
Mo Tiange hastily summoned the White Silk Handkerchief to block the unknown female cultivator's next attack. She then shielded the two female cultivators from Zhengfa Sect behind her, restrained her temper, and said with a chuckle, "Senior Martial Sister, I don't know which sect you're from, but your skills in Dao are obvious to all. Although the two senior martial sisters from Zhengfa Sect slightly offended you, they were still injured by you. How about you give me some face and let this matter go?"
The female cultivator sneered coldly. "Who are you?"
Mo Tiange's expression was indifferent. "I'm Mo Tiange from Xuanqing School." The female cultivator smiled again.
The female cultivator smiled again. "Who's your master?"
Mo Tiange answered with a heavy tone, "I'm fortunate to be a disciple of my school's Lord Daoist Jinghe. May I know what advice Senior Martial Sister has for me?"
A strange expression appeared on the female cultivator's face when she heard what Mo Tiange said. Right at that moment, a sharp whistle suddenly came from outside the hall. When the female cultivator heard it, she unexpectedly pounced on Mo Tiange while laughing loudly. "Since you're Old Daoist Jinghe's disciple, I might as well send you on your way."