Ye Jingwen kept his word. From that day onwards, he and Mo Tiange went to the Martial Arts Hall every day to compare notes on fights of magical powers.
He was a sword cultivator, so he was infatuated with comparing skills and was quite knowledgeable about fights of magical powers. Because of that, Mo Tiange's skills in fights of magical powers improved very quickly after sparring with him.
More than a month later, relying on the advantage of magic weapons, Mo Tiange was able to win two out of three matches. Ye Jingwen was greatly stimulated, so he decided to go back and enter Closed Door Meditation.
Thus, the ten-year period ended. Lord Daoist Jinghe told Mo Tiange that she had been in Closed Door Meditation for a long time and her cultivation level was high enough, so she could leave the mountain and travel around.
After Mo Tiange finished taking care of her chores, she sealed her Immortal's Cave and soon left Mount Taikang with Ye Zhenji.
There were more than ten countries in the Celestial Pole. Wei Country was located in the Midland, with Jin and Yan in the east, and Qin and Chu in the west. It was surrounded by powerful enemies.
For this reason, the State of Wei provided for several Immortal Masters and even conferred the title of marquis to several secluded cultivation clans in order to ensure peace.
Several days after they left west Kunwu, Mo Tiange and Ye Zhenji arrived at Tong 'an City in Wei Country.
Tong 'an City was not only the largest city in Wei Country, but it was also the transportation hub of the entire Celestial Pole.
It was located at the junction of the north and south, built by the river, connected to both land and water. In the west, it was connected to the Qin Mountains and the Chu Lands, and in the east, it reached the Jin and Yan Plains.
As a result, Tong 'an City was one of the most prosperous cities in the entire Celestial Pole.
The awkward thing was that Ye Zhenji was too young when he left home, so he didn't remember where the Ye Clan was.
Fortunately, the Ye Family had the identity of the Marquis of Chang Ninghou in Wei Country. They asked along the way and quickly found the Ye Residence.
In Tong 'an City, the east was rich and the west noble, while the south was poor and the north lowly. The Ye family was a noble and lived in the west of the city.
The two of them found their way to the west of the city. Vermilion doors and stone lions could be found everywhere.
The Ye Family was also very conspicuous among these noble families. On the signboard at the door, the words "Chang Ninghou Manor" were written.
Upon seeing this, Ye Zhenji was very happy. He immediately wanted to go in, but who would've thought that the gatekeeper would stop him and say with an arrogant expression, "This is Marquis Ninghou's Estate. Unauthorized people are not allowed to enter."
Ye Zhenji was stunned. Behind him, Mo Tiange couldn't help but want to laugh.
In the secular world, most people judged a person by his appearance. Although Ye Zhenji looked like a distinguished young man, his clothes were simple and unadorned, and his bearing didn't have the noble air of a young master. These gatekeeping manservants naturally thought he was a commoner, so they never expected he was actually their young master.
After being stunned for a moment, Ye Zhenji shouted, "What idler? This is my home!
I'm from the Ye Family! "
One of the manservants glanced at him and said in an arrogant tone, "Go, go, go. Don't cause trouble if you have nothing to do!"
Ye Zhenji became anxious and said angrily, "My surname is Ye, and my name is Zhenji! You guys go and report this to the Marquis!"
After he reported his name, the manservants looked at him seriously.
"His surname is Ye, could it really be …"
"Even if his surname is Ye, we can't say that he's from our family."
"But what if it is?"
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The manservants muttered for a while. Finally, one of them said, "Wait here, I'll go in and report." Although he agreed, he didn't show any respect.
Ye Zhenji restrained his temper and looked at Mo Tiange. Seeing that her expression was calm, he reluctantly nodded.
After the manservant went in, he walked to Mo Tiange and said apologetically, "… Martial Uncle, the servants at home don't look good. I'll have to trouble you to wait for a while."
Mo Tiange didn't say anything and just smiled.
She found it interesting. In fact, people in the cultivation world were also like this. However, they didn't look at other people's clothes, but at their cultivation level.
Before long, they heard the sound of hurried footsteps. The two of them looked up and saw an old man wearing an embroidered robe leading the way, followed by a group of people who were rushing to the gate. The manservant who reported the news just now followed behind them, nervously wiping the sweat on his face.
Upon seeing this old man, Mo Tiange guessed his identity. Sure enough, as soon as Ye Zhenji saw this person, an excited and hesitant expression appeared on his face.
He left home when he was nine years old, and it had been more than eleven years since then. The child from back then had already become a young man, but when he saw his elders, he felt shy.
"Zhen 'er!" A noblewoman rushed out of the crowd. She staggered forward regardless of the pearls and jades on her body.
As soon as Ye Zhenji saw her, he was stunned.
The woman threw herself at him, hugged his head, and cried bitterly. "Zhen 'er, my Zhen' er, you're finally back!"
Ye Zhenji's lips trembled. After a long time, he finally called out, "Mother!" He also shed silent tears.
Mo Tiange stood behind them, watching the family reunite after a long separation and greeting each other with tears. She sighed inwardly.
This was also her family. It was just that she didn't have any kinship with them, so she kept herself out of it.
After a long time, Ye Zhenji finally met all his relatives. Remembering that she was still on the side, he hastily wiped the tears on his face and came to her. "… Martial Uncle, I … this is my family."
Upon hearing him calling her martial uncle, everyone in Ye Clan hurriedly changed their expressions and looked at her.
Mo Tiange had already swept them with her divine sense. There were several cultivators among the people of Ye Clan, but their spiritual roots were quite weak. The one with the highest cultivation level was only in the third layer of the Aura Refining realm. He was the old man who took the lead.
When these cultivators sensed her hidden cultivation level, they all had respectful expressions on their faces.
They asked Ye Zhenji just now and knew his cultivation level was in the tenth layer of the Aura Refining realm. Since he called her martial uncle, they knew Mo Tiange must be a cultivator in the Foundation Building realm or higher. Although she looked like she was only eighteen or nineteen years old, they didn't dare to neglect her.
"Martial Uncle, let me introduce you.
This is my grandpa, "Ye Zhenji said as he led Mo Tiange to the old man who took the lead.
This old man had gray hair, but he was in good spirits. After all, he was a third layer Aura Refining cultivator and had lived in the secular world for many years, so he was very experienced. He cupped his hands respectfully. "This old man is Ye Cheng, the head of Ye Clan. Greetings to Senior."
So this was the Ye Cheng Second Uncle mentioned. In terms of seniority, he was several generations lower than her.
Mo Tiange calmly accepted his greeting and nodded in return.
Ye Zhenji continued to lead her to the next middle-aged man. "This is my father."
"Junior Ye Zhun greets Senior."
This person was also a cultivator, but his cultivation level was only in the first layer of the Aura Refining realm.
Ye Zhenji then pointed at the woman who hugged him and cried bitterly a moment ago and said, "This is my mother."
The noble woman bowed with a grateful expression. "I can't thank Senior enough for taking care of my family's Zhen 'er."
Mo Tiange finally raised her hand. "Madam, you don't need to be so polite. Since I'm his master's elder, I naturally have to take care of him."
Soon after, several other people saluted her one by one.
After a long time, the greetings were finally over. Ye Cheng cautiously invited Mo Tiange to sit in the hall and dismissed the unnecessary people, leaving only a few important people to sit with her.
Once they were seated, Ye Cheng said to Ye Zhenji, "Zhen 'er, why don't you introduce this martial uncle of yours?"
When Ye Zhenji met his relatives before, he only said that Mo Tiange was his martial uncle and that she took good care of him. This time, he wanted to go down the mountain, so she especially brought him here.
Upon hearing what Ye Zhenji said, Ye Zhenji hastily stood up. "Grandpa Patriarch, this martial uncle … is my Grandmaster Jinghe's last disciple. My master has always been in Closed Door Meditation, so it's always Martial Uncle Mo who's been teaching me. She's really my teacher."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing what he said, everyone in the hall looked at Mo Tiange in a different light. In other words, although she was a martial uncle, she was no different from a master.
Moreover, she was the last disciple of a Nascent Soul grandmaster at Xuanqing School. From this, it could be seen how talented she was and how honorable her status was. Weak cultivators like them who couldn't stay in Kunwu definitely couldn't imagine her.
Ye Cheng once again stood up. "Turns out Senior has such a great kindness toward my Zhen 'er. This old man thanks Senior here."
"No need to be like this," Mo Tiange said with a smile.
"Zhenji is a sensible and well-mannered child. Although he's lacking in talent, he's diligent and studious. Sooner or later, he'll become a great person."
Ye Cheng was very excited to hear Mo Tiange's evaluation. "If he can become a great person, it's his good fortune and also thanks to Senior."
After the two of them chatted like that, Ye Cheng asked again, "Senior, do you have something to do in the secular world?
Although this old man's cultivation level is low, I have some status in the secular world. Maybe I can help Senior inquire about some information. "
"This … I didn't come to the secular world for anything important. I just came out to travel."
"I see. Senior, you rarely come to the secular world, right?
Our Ye Clan has lived in the secular world for a long time, so we know a lot of strange things in the secular world. If Senior doesn't mind, this old man can introduce a thing or two to Senior. "Ye Cheng was very enthusiastic.
Mo Tiange thought for a moment then nodded with a smile. "Then I'll have to trouble you."
"It's no trouble, no trouble."
Ye Cheng said, "Senior must be tired since you came all the way from Kunwu. How about staying at my place for the time being?
Later on, this old man will deliver all the information my family has gathered to you. "
Mo Tiange originally didn't have the patience to deal with people like this, so she immediately agreed and left first.
After watching Mo Tiange leave, Ye Cheng suddenly asked, "Zhen 'er, what's the identity of this martial uncle of yours?"
Ye Zhenji was startled and somewhat frightened. "Grandpa Patriarch, she … she's my martial uncle!"
"She's a Foundation Building cultivator?"
"Yes. Martial Uncle has been in Closed Door Meditation for five years and has just reached the peak of the middle stage of the Foundation Building realm. Now, grandmaster ordered her to leave the mountain to travel. She's training her mental state so that she can break through to the late stage of the Foundation Building realm."
"I see …" Ye Cheng frowned slightly. "How old is this Senior?
How's her aptitude?
She's only in the Foundation Building realm, but your Nascent Soul grandmaster actually accepted her as a disciple? "
Ye Zhenji saw that Ye Cheng didn't look suspicious, so he calmed down and answered, "Martial uncle, she … should be thirty-seven years old. I'm not very clear about her spiritual roots, but I know it's a very special kind of spiritual roots that aren't inferior to single spiritual roots."
"Thirty-seven years old?!" Ye Cheng was astonished.
Thirty-seven years old, and her cultivation level was in the peak of the middle stage of the Foundation Building realm … No wonder she could be accepted as a disciple by a Nascent Soul cultivator; she must be a genius!
"Zhen 'er, how's your relationship with your martial uncle?"
Ye Zhenji thought for a moment then answered, "Ever since I entered my master's tutelage, martial uncle taught me personally, so it's not wrong to say martial uncle is my master."
"Then does your martial uncle have other disciples?"
"No. Martial uncle is still young, so he only taught me on behalf of my master. He doesn't have any disciples."
Upon hearing this, Ye Cheng pondered for a moment while stroking his beard. All of a sudden, he cautiously said, "Zhen 'er, from now on, you have to get closer to your martial uncle.
With her current age and cultivation level, as well as the last disciple of a Nascent Soul grandmaster, she'll certainly have a bright future. You'll definitely benefit from being on good terms with her! "
Ye Zhenji knew Grandpa Patriarch's words were for his sake, but it really made him unhappy. He was close to his aunt from the start, so it wasn't because of any benefits.
"Grandpa Patriarch, martial uncle sincerely treats me well, and I also sincerely respect her.
Rest assured, my relationship with martial uncle has always been very good. "