Once the Yao couple had gone far away, Mo Tiange pressed the space between her eyebrows and came out of the Virtual Sky World. She stared in the direction they left, lost in thought.
Shang Ruwan didn't see it, but she did.
This Yao Zixiu's gaze kept drifting. She was afraid he didn't mean what he said.
When he mentioned her, his gaze had a different meaning.
Although Shang Ruwan was observant, she trusted her husband wholeheartedly, so she didn't notice anything.
Alas! Based on their conversation, they once had an unforgettable love. They even ran away from home and eloped in spite of other people's gazes. Who would've thought that such an unforeseen event would happen after their loving companionship?
That Yao Zixiu was obviously unwilling. How could cultivators completely give up on their cultivation?
When they eloped, they might've been sincere, but after they obtained her, they weren't willing to be like this for the rest of their lives, so they still wanted to advance their cultivation levels.
What about bringing her back openly? That was all a lie. He just wanted to obtain power.
After thinking for a while, Mo Tiange shook her head. This was someone else's business; it wasn't her place to meddle.
It was just unfortunate for Shang Ruwan. Although her cultivation level was average, her mental state surpassed many cultivation group disciples. Based on their conversation, her aptitude probably wasn't bad either. If she cultivated diligently, she might be able to advance.
Love … Wasn't Tianqiao like this back then?
At first, the two of them were loving and sweet, but as time passed, Meng Sigui developed some habits. The originally lively and enthusiastic Tianqiao turned into a compromising person.
This Shang Ruwan was probably even more miserable. She abandoned everything to elope. If she lost everything in the end, wouldn't she lose everything?
Her relatives would be gone, her clan would be gone, and her originally beautiful future would also be gone …
It was no wonder Second Uncle said weakness and passion were the enemies of female cultivators.
If this Shang Ruwan wasn't bound by emotions and had her clan to back her up, her cultivation level would probably be far higher than her current one.
As Mo Tiange pondered this, she couldn't help but sigh.
Although that Yao Zixiu harbored malicious intentions towards her, it didn't prevent them from having the same goal.
Sensing that the two of them had already walked quite a distance ahead, Mo Tiange simply released her divine sense to lock onto the two of them. She then concealed herself and followed their tracks.
Just like that, Mo Tiange followed the Yao couple all the way down the stone path in the darkness. She was unexpectedly safe and sound. What made Mo Tiange vigilant was that after the Yao couple entered a stone door with her divine sense, she couldn't sense any traces of them anymore.
Just as Mo Tiange was hesitating whether she should enter this obviously mysterious stone door, she suddenly sensed another person's breath — it was Daoist Fangzheng.
Due to the incident with Yao Zixiu, Mo Tiange naturally became even more vigilant. Once she sensed Daoist Fangzheng's aura, she immediately activated the Virtual Sky Mirror and hid inside it.
"Huh?" Daoist Fangzheng let out a cry of surprise then vigilantly looked around for a while. He then quickly walked towards the stone door the Yao couple entered through.
Similarly, after Daoist Fangzheng entered that stone door, his aura disappeared without a trace.
Just as Mo Tiange was about to come out of the Virtual Sky Mirror, she saw another group of five people entering the hall.
Among the five people, two male cultivators were in the middle stage of the Foundation Building realm, while the remaining three female cultivators were in the early stage of the Foundation Building realm.
It was unknown if the two male cultivators were together, but the three female cultivators were obviously disciples of the same sect.
Perhaps because the formation outside was already broken, the five people who came in didn't look as disheveled as the four of them.
Among the five people, the two male cultivators walked in the front while the three female cultivators walked behind them. Mo Tiange decided to go in and give it a try. Since the formation outside was easy to break, if there was any danger inside, with the Virtual Sky Mirror in hand, even if she couldn't obtain any benefits, she wouldn't lose her life.
Besides, this time, she was going out to gain experience, so she couldn't be too careful. Otherwise, this experience would seem meaningless.
After Mo Tiange came out of the Virtual Sky Mirror, she also stepped through the door without any hesitation.
Once Mo Tiange entered the stone door, she sensed a fluctuation of wood spiritual aura coming from under her feet. Furthermore, the stone floor was moving at a constant speed. Mo Tiange's vision darkened for a moment before it brightened again. She discovered she was inside a domed hall, and under her feet was a circular stone platform floating in the air.
Not far from her, there were four circular stone platforms floating in the air. One of them was occupied by the Yao couple, Daoist Fangzheng, the two male cultivators who came later, and the three female cultivators from the same sect.
The five stone platforms were gold, cyan, blue, red, and yellow respectively. They emitted pure spiritual aura of the five elements.
Mo Tiange was standing on a cyan stone platform. When this stone platform moved until it formed a pentagon with the other four stone platforms, it stopped.
Shang Ruwan, who was sitting on the red stone platform, looked fine now. Once she saw Mo Tiange standing still, she smiled and said to Mo Tiange, "Little Sister, fortunately, you also came in without a hitch."
Shang Ruwan knew Yao Zixiu harbored malicious intentions towards her, but Shang Ruwan was completely unaware of it and treated her so warmly. In contrast, Mo Tiange actually felt this woman was a bit kinder, so she returned a smile and said, "Thank you for your concern, Big Sister."
Once Shang Ruwan finished greeting her, she asked in a very natural manner, "What do you think of this hall?"
Mo Tiange looked around then answered, "Big Sister and the other Fellow Daoists came in early. I wonder if you've discovered anything."
With a smile, Shang Ruwan pointed at the two male cultivators on the yellow stone platform and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu and Fellow Daoist Wang said this thing is called a Five Elements Platform, but they don't know how to activate it."
Upon hearing what she said, Mo Tiange looked at the two male cultivators and asked, "Does this Five Elements Platform belong to the category of magic tools or …?"
The slightly taller of the two male cultivators answered, "Five Elements Platforms first originated from Tianliang School on Mount Yuzhu in Kunwu Mountain Range. It has a history of several thousand years. Because Mount Yuzhu has a stone forest structure, the cultivators in that area all live on the stone pillars. The Five Elements Platforms were originally built by them for the convenience of the disciples in their school who had low cultivation levels and couldn't fly.
However, according to the book, the reason why the Five Elements Platforms are called Five Elements Platforms is because each stone platform is evolved from a formation. Even if the five elements aren't controlled by humans, they can still fly according to a certain pattern on Mount Yuzhu.
Although this stone platform's appearance and function are almost the same as the Five Elements Platforms in the book, each of them clearly occupies one of the five elements. Furthermore, there's nothing else in this hall — it's really beyond what I've seen. "
The male cultivator standing next to him waited for him to finish speaking then added, "Ordinary things can only be controlled by three kinds of things — divine comprehension, spiritual aura, and primordial blood.
However, if you make a mistake, I don't know what will happen. "
Seeing that the two male cultivators were able to clearly understand the origins of things related to formations, it could be assumed that they were from a sect that specialized in formations.
One of the three female cultivators from the same sect was the first to reveal a hint of fear. She looked at the stone door that hadn't been closed yet and softly said, "Senior Martial Sister Yan, we don't know anything about formations, so it's hard for us to judge whether this is right or wrong. How about we leave first?"
The other female cultivator frowned and agreed, "Junior Martial Sister Yun's words are reasonable. Besides, we still haven't finished the task Master gave us, so we shouldn't take any risks."
Senior Martial Sister Yan nodded and said, "Since that's the case, it's more important for us to get down to business."
Unexpectedly, just as she finished speaking, the stone platform floated toward the stone door.
The three of them cried out in surprise. When the stone platform floated to the door, the three of them glanced at each other. Senior Martial Sister Yan said, "How about we think about it together and go back to where we were just now?"
The three women reached an agreement, and the stone platform actually moved back to its original position.
A hint of joy flashed across everyone's faces in the main hall. However, after feeling pleasantly surprised, everyone revealed bitter smiles again.
Shang Ruwan was the first to show a bitter smile. "Even if we know how to use it, we don't know where we're going."
Unexpectedly, Shang Ruwan's question "where we're going" echoed in the main hall. A white light flashed before everyone's eyes, and they saw five large words floating in the middle of the main hall. Mo Tiange's position happened to be opposite to Shang Ruwan's, so she could only see the four words in reverse — This Life Eternal Heaven.
This Life Eternal Heaven?
Mo Tiange only had enough time to think of these words in her divine comprehension before she sensed the stone platform moving quickly. The other stone platforms also acted the same way as this one; they all started to spin rapidly with the center of the main hall as the center. The gales they experienced when they entered the valley were actually swirling upwards from the empty bottom of the main hall.
Just as Mo Tiange was about to release her protective aura, she saw a circle of bright blue light erupting from the edge of the stone platform. Right after that, she felt there was nothing under her feet, so she subconsciously summoned the White Silk Handkerchief.
By the time she regained her composure, she realized the main hall had disappeared, the Five Elements Platforms had disappeared, and the person who was standing next to her a moment ago had also disappeared.
She returned to that valley with green grass and bright sunlight. Under her feet was the White Silk Handkerchief she usually used to fly. The stone statue in the valley was still the same stone statue, but the entrance was no longer there.
On the precipitous mountain wall she saw just now, there were now many stone platforms shaped like entrances. There were many Five Elements Platforms flying in the valley, and each Five Elements Platform was formed by five ring-shaped colors.
The trees in the valley weren't as short as before. They were all towering trees, and there were also wooden bridges made of tree vines connecting the trees.
Looking at this situation, not only did the spiritual aura in the valley have a bit more spiritual aura, but it also seemed a bit more human. Mo Tiange felt that perhaps in the next moment, a woman wearing a short jacket with a phoenix hairpin and a long skirt would walk out from the stone platform on the precipitous mountain wall.
Just as Mo Tiange was thinking about this, a woman dressed like this really walked out from one of the stone platforms in the middle of the mountain wall. That woman stepped on a horsetail whisk and flew towards Mo Tiange at high speed. Mo Tiange was ready to take action, but the woman said, "Fellow Daoist, do you see the two junior martial sisters who came with me?"
Mo Tiange took a closer look. Although her attire had completely changed, this woman was obviously the woman surnamed Yan from the main hall just now. However, under this attire, she looked even more graceful and charming.
Mo Tiange said with astonishment, "Fellow Daoist Yan, why are you dressed like this?"
A trace of astonishment flashed across the woman surnamed Yan's face. She said, "Miss, aren't you also dressed like me?"
Mo Tiange was about to refute when she felt a chill on her shoulder. She looked down and saw that she, who was still wearing a loose robe with big sleeves, was now wearing a short jacket and a long skirt just like the woman surnamed Yan. However, the woman's attire was the same as the one on the stone platform — it was a brilliant gold color, while Mo Tiange's was a verdant green.
Mo Tiange recalled that her attire only changed after the woman surnamed Yan arrived, so she asked, "Fellow Daoist Yan, did you change into this kind of attire right after you arrived here?"
The woman surnamed Yan pondered for a moment then answered, "When I arrived here, I was separated from my two junior martial sisters. That doesn't seem to be the case. It seems like I only changed into this kind of attire after I walked onto the stone platform."
Mo Tiange asked again, "Then, when Fellow Daoist saw me, was I already dressed like this?"
The woman surnamed Yan wrinkled her brows and answered, "This … I'm not too sure."
Mo Tiange's expression couldn't help but change. Divine comprehension could actually play such a big role in this place.
After thinking for a moment, she understood what was going on. Obviously, after she saw the stone statue at the entrance, her divine comprehension flashed in her mind, and what she saw in front of her was the same as what she imagined.
An Illusory Formation was also an Illusory Formation.
More than ten years ago, she and Wei Jiasi experienced an illusion during the demonic beast riot. However, compared to this illusion, that one was simply too crude.
Mo Tiange once recalled that if she went to experience that illusion today, she would definitely be able to break it in the first round. However, the illusion in front of her was clearly fake, yet it looked flawless.
Upon seeing Mo Tiange's expression suddenly change, the woman surnamed Yan furrowed her brows and asked, "Fellow Daoist, is there something wrong?"
Mo Tiange slowly exhaled. While carefully observing her surroundings, she said, "Fellow Daoist, could it be that you haven't noticed that whatever we think about becomes real?"
Just as this thought flashed through her mind, a spiritual beast that looked like Xiaohuo suddenly appeared on the grass and pounced towards her.
Mo Tiange reached out her hand and stroked the head of this "Xiaohuo." It was smooth to the touch, just like the real thing.
Upon hearing what Mo Tiange said, the woman surnamed Yan's expression immediately changed. She pondered for a moment then made a hand seal, sending a wind blade towards "Xiaohuo." Unexpectedly, "Xiaohuo" suddenly jumped and rolled away, spewing out an Ardent Yang Real Fire.
"Ah!" The woman surnamed Yan hastily dodged, but she still shouted at Mo Tiange, "Fellow Daoist, isn't this real?"
Mo Tiange shook her hand, and the Shuttle of Flying Apsara turned into a golden light that surrounded "Xiaohuo." She then used the Soul-Refining Art and fiercely pressed it down. The second rank spiritual beast "Xiaohuo" immediately let out a whimper and fell to the ground.
She stared at "Xiaohuo's" corpse and said slowly, "This is fake."
The woman surnamed Yan stared at her in a daze. Just now, she personally tested it. This spiritual beast was indeed a second rank spiritual beast, but when Mo Tiange attacked, this spiritual beast didn't even have the chance to resist and was killed.
"Why is it fake?"
Although it wasn't the real Xiaohuo, Mo Tiange still frowned. She turned her head away from the badly mutilated corpse of the spiritual beast and explained to the woman, "I didn't bring any spiritual beasts with me on this trip. I was just testing it. Sure enough, as soon as I thought of spiritual beasts, it transformed into my spiritual beast's appearance. Moreover, even its cultivation level was the same."
There was only one flaw. When Xiaohuo advanced to the second rank, his Ardent Yang Real Fire turned into Sun Real Fire, so this fake "Xiaohuo" had the appearance of a real second rank Inferno Beast.
Upon realizing this, Mo Tiange's brows furrowed again.
To be able to do this, it showed that the master of this Illusory Formation used his own thoughts to set up the formation. However, this also showed a deeper problem — the master of this Illusory Formation had very profound knowledge. He seemed to be able to transform whatever the person who entered the formation thought of!
This point was even more terrifying than the power of the Illusory Formation itself.
The existence of an Illusory Formation proved that the master's attainments in formations were very high. However, all formations could be cracked.
Nevertheless, with his knowledge, this Illusory Formation had no flaws at all!
Moreover, from another perspective, what kind of person could have such profound knowledge?
He could actually imitate the things most people thought of without the slightest error, except for some mutated things.
This was too terrifying!
The more Mo Tiange thought about it, the more she felt that the master of this Illusory Formation had abilities beyond her imagination. In the end, her forehead was already covered in fine beads of sweat.
Although the woman surnamed Yan heard Mo Tiange's explanation, she didn't understand why Mo Tiange had such a reaction and was full of doubts.
However, the fact that Mo Tiange easily killed a second rank spiritual beast just now made her realize that Mo Tiange's strength was a bit higher than that of ordinary middle stage Foundation Building cultivators. She couldn't help but feel a hint of reverence towards Mo Tiange.
"Little Sister Yan Ruoshu from Bixuan Court. May I ask Big Sister's name and which group you're from?"
At first, she only called Mo Tiange "Miss" or "Fellow Daoist," but now, she called her "Little Sister" and called her "Big Sister" on purpose.
Mo Tiange just said faintly, "I'm Ye Xiaotian. My master is nameless. Presumably, Fellow Daoist also doesn't know me."
Mo Tiange's indifferent tone and her unwillingness to say her master's name made the woman named Yan Ruoshu rather angry. However, when she thought about the current situation, Mo Tiange's expression remained calm, so she swallowed her anger.
"Big Sister Ye, what's going on?"
"It should be an Illusory Formation."
Mo Tiange lowered her head to look at herself. She closed her eyes to think. When she opened her eyes again, sure enough, her clothes had returned to their original appearance.
"Illusory array?"
Yan Ruoshu turned her head to take a look. The flowers, the trees, the spirit beasts, and the birds were all real. She couldn't help but feel afraid. "What should we do?"
"There's nothing I can do for now."
Mo Tiange took out the White Silk Handkerchief and the Shuttle of Flying Apsara and prepared herself to face the enemy. She then turned her head and said, "Let's go. We'll look for other people first. If we can find them, we'll think about our next step."
"Alright …" Yan Ruoshu had no choice but to nod her head helplessly.
After walking for a while, Yan Ruoshu asked, "Big Sister Ye, did you also come here to work in the secular world?"
While walking, Mo Tiange attentively observed her surroundings. When she heard Yan Ruoshu's voice, she hastily answered.
Yan Ruoshu continued. "That's truly a coincidence. We three Senior Sisters and Junior Sisters were ordered by Master to come to the mortal world to handle some matters, and we just happened to notice spirit energy escaping from here, so we came over to take a look.
Sister Ye, what do you want to do? If it's a coincidence, can you come with us? "
This woman was indeed a bit noisy. Mo Tiange wrinkled her brows and said, "I left the mountain to travel under my master's orders, so I'm not sure where I'm going."
"Ah, then how about Sister Ye come with us?
We are both women, so we must have a lot of common topics.
Big Sister Ye … "
Mo Tiange frowned inwardly as this woman kept talking about Bixuan Court.
Mo Tiange knew what kind of cultivation group Yan Ruoshu was talking about was Bixuan Court. Reportedly, this cultivation group only accepted women. It was built in an extremely secretive place and rarely had any contact with the outside world — it was a relatively mysterious cultivation group.
The power of this cultivation group wasn't big nor small; its scale was roughly the same as Yunwu Sect or Zixia Sect in the past.
However, this Yan Ruoshu was very indifferent towards Mo Tiange before, but now, she was a lot more enthusiastic. Obviously, she was alone in this place. Seeing that Mo Tiange's cultivation level was higher than hers, she wanted to befriend Mo Tiange.
In fact, they were alone now. Mo Tiange never had the habit of leaving her companions behind, so if there was any danger, Mo Tiange would naturally protect her. This Yan Ruoshu basically didn't need to be like this.
"Fellow Daoist Yan, do you have a way to contact your two junior martial sisters?" Mo Tiange interrupted Yan Ruoshu.
Yan Ruoshu paused for a moment then nodded. "We have a Sect Summoning Talisman."
The so-called Sect Summoning Talisman was a method for disciples of the same cultivation group to communicate with each other. This talisman was different from a Personal Summoning Talisman; it used a special method. Once it was sent out, all the disciples of the same cultivation group within a certain range would receive it.
Mo Tiange also had several Sect Summoning Talismans in her hands. Every disciple of a cultivation group could receive them when they left the mountain. However, it wasn't easy to make these talismans, so it was best not to use them unless it was an emergency.
Upon hearing what Yan Ruoshu said, Mo Tiange said, "In that case, Fellow Daoist Yan, you should try to use the Sect Summoning Talisman. It's really hard to find people blindly like this."