Jiang Shanghang asked, "Junior Martial Brother Ye, since you're a disciple of a famous school now, why did you come to such a difficult place like the northernmost area?"
"Well … I won't hide it from Senior Martial Brother Jiang. I left the mountain to travel. Zhengfa Sect and Xuanqing School are both Dao schools, so I came to the northernmost area to take a look." Her words were half-true.
There was nothing to hide about traveling, but it wasn't convenient to talk about fated chances like entering Ziwei's Immortal's Cave.
Jiang Shanghang naturally didn't know what she was concealing, so he just nodded.
This was very normal. Before disciples of big cultivation groups made realm-breakthroughs, most of them had to go out to gain experience to avoid failure when their mental state wasn't strong enough. Mo Tiange was now in the peak of the middle stage of the Foundation Building realm, so according to the rules, she had to go out to gain experience so she could advance to the late stage of the Foundation Building realm.
"Where's Senior Martial Brother Jiang? Why aren't you in Zhengfa Sect?"
Jiang Shanghang smiled but didn't answer immediately. A hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes as he said slowly, "I won't hide it from you. With my aptitude, it'll be very difficult for my cultivation to advance after building my foundation, so I'm not often in the school. I often go out to find spiritual plants to concoct medicinal pills. Otherwise, with my aptitude, it'll be very difficult …" He paused then continued, "This time, I left the school with this in mind. Don't be fooled by the boundless snowfield in this northernmost area; in fact, there are many good things there. It'll just depend on whether other people can find them or not."
Looking at the mysterious smile on Jiang Shanghang's face, Mo Tiange couldn't help but ask, "Does Senior Martial Brother Jiang know …"
Jiang Shanghang was still smiling. "If Junior Martial Brother Ye is interested, we can talk about it in detail later.
Since Junior Martial Brother Ye came to the northernmost area, I should do my best as a host and entertain you well. "
Seeing that Jiang Shanghang changed the topic, Mo Tiange knew he still wanted to talk about it, so she didn't ask. She nodded and said, "Thank you, Senior Martial Brother Jiang.
I'm unfamiliar with this northernmost area, so Senior Martial Brother Jiang's hospitality couldn't be better. "
Jiang Shanghang laughed then said, "Junior Martial Brother Ye, you're also very tired. Why don't you take a rest first?
After you've rested enough, we can discuss some cultivation matters, or we can show you the scenery of the northernmost area? "
"Then … I'll have to trouble Senior Martial Brother Jiang."
Jiang Shanghang nodded with a smile then raised his voice and shouted, "Guards!"
After a while, the woman who brought the tea lifted the curtain and entered the room. She bowed and said, "Immortal Master, what are your orders?"
Jiang Shanghang said, "Clean up the guest room and properly entertain my friend."
The woman glanced at Mo Tiange. "Yes."
After that, he walked towards Mo Tiange, bowed respectfully and made an inviting gesture. "Fairy, please come with me."
Mo Tiange once again cupped her hands towards Jiang Shanghang then stood up and followed the woman out of the igloo.
The mortal woman led her around a corner and entered an ice house not far away.
This igloo was similar to the one Jiang Shanghang was in; it also had a small living room with a curtained door on the inside.
It was not convenient to make doors in the ice houses in the extreme north. It seemed that the door curtains were made of animal skin.
After bringing her here, the mortal woman respectfully bowed and said, "Fairy, please rest here. If you need anything, just shout for me."
"En." Mo Tiange sized up the small igloo.
After bowing once more, the mortal woman retreated.
Mo Tiange rubbed the space between her eyebrows. She felt very tired, but she still carefully laid a defensive formation inside the house before entering the Virtual Sky World.
It only took her three or four days to discover spiritual aura fluctuations in Jin Country, trace them to Jiuling Mountain's Fengxi Valley, enter Ziwei's Immortal's Cave, and finally be transported to the northernmost glacier through the Transporting Formation.
For a Foundation Building cultivator, three or four days were nothing. However, after going through so many things, she already felt mentally exhausted.
After entering the Virtual Sky World, she was finally safe. She didn't want to do anything, so she simply lay down and slept to her heart's content.
When she woke up, she didn't know what time it was. Recalling her experience in Ziwei's Immortal's Cave, she took out the two stone sculpture puppets, the Xuanji Formation Book, and the Sunstone from her Qiankun Bag.
In Ziwei's Immortal's Cave, she obtained a total of five things.
The Cloud-Treading Boots were already on her body. She didn't recognize the unknown ore, but it was certainly not an ordinary object, so she put it away first.
The other three things were in front of her.
These two stone sculpture puppets were both in the late stage of the Foundation Building realm. The control method Wanderer Ziwei left in her mind told her that these puppets could automatically absorb the spiritual aura around them. As long as there was spiritual aura, they could move forever.
For the current her, having two late stage Foundation Building cultivators as helpers increased her strength by more than half. If she controlled them well, she wouldn't need to fear cultivators below the Core Formation realm.
There was also the Sunstone. According to Daoist Fangzheng, this thing could produce Sun Real Fire and could be used to concoct medicinal pills. This time, for the sake of Zhenji's safety, she left Xiaohuo next to Zhenji's body. Foundation Building cultivators didn't have enough Dantian Real Fire, so they just lacked a suitable concocting fire.
The most important thing was still the Xuanji Formation Book. She witnessed the power of the Illusory Formation with her own eyes in Ziwei's Immortal's Cave. At that time, Wanderer Ziwei was lenient. If he wasn't lenient, how terrifying would that formation be?
If that was the case, then it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that after learning this Profound Formation Tome, she would be able to fight many enemies at once if she was prepared. Even if she were to face a high-grade cultivator, it wouldn't be as if she didn't have any life-saving measures.
She immersed her divine sense into the Jade Slip. Just as she was about to start studying this Xuanji Formation Book, she heard a voice outside the Virtual Sky World: "Fairy, Fairy?"
Mo Tiange pressed the space between her eyebrows and exited the Virtual Sky World. She then opened the formation and said, "Come in!"
Someone lifted the curtain outside and entered, stopping outside the inner door. Then, the voice of the woman from yesterday could be heard, "Fairy, our Immortal Master has invited you. Would it be convenient for Fairy to meet him?"
As it turned out, Jiang Shanghang wanted to see her.
Mo Tiange nodded. "I understand. Let's go now."
The woman bowed again and led her back to the igloo from yesterday.
As soon as she lifted the curtain, Jiang Shanghang was already waiting for her in the living room. When he saw her coming in, he stood up and greeted her. "Junior Martial Brother Ye, I didn't disturb you, did I?"
Mo Tiange smiled and said, "No, I'm just idle and have nothing to do."
Jiang Shanghang replied with a smile, "That's good.
Junior Martial Brother Ye, yesterday I said I'd take you to see the scenery of the northernmost area. Since the weather is fine today, how about we go out for a walk? "
"Sure." Since the master invited her, what reason did she have to refuse?
The two of them left the igloo. Under the worship of the mortals in the tribe, they used their respective flying magic tools and flew into the air.
The mortals below looked at them with envy and respect. Mo Tiange even saw a mother holding her child who was only three or four years old and earnestly teaching him, "Xiaofeng, do you see that? This is Master Immortal!
Master Immortal said you have spiritual roots. Although it's not very good, you can still cultivate. Cultivate well, and when you grow up, you'll be able to fly like Master Immortal! "
Jiang Shanghang presumably also heard what she said, so he smiled and said, "That child only has five spiritual roots, but in the end, he can still cultivate. Everyone's hopes are on him!"
Mo Tiange was a bit surprised. "There are only several hundred people in this tribe, right?
Senior Martial Brother Jiang, you said you came to this tribe because their Master Immortal passed away, and now they have a child with spiritual roots. Why does it seem like the probability of them having spiritual roots is very high? "
"Correct. I was also very surprised when I first came here."
Jiang Shanghang said, "The probability of the mortals in the northernmost area having spiritual roots is much higher than in the heartland. It's almost not inferior to the cultivation clans in Kunwu. A tribe with several hundred people can have one person with spiritual roots.
However, their spiritual roots are generally poor, and cultivators with three spiritual roots or more rarely appear. Furthermore, their cultivators' lifespans are also shorter than Kunwu people's. "
"Oh …"
"I guess it might be because of the special environment in the northernmost area. They need the protection of cultivators, so gradually, they have more cultivators than Kunwu.
However, since there are advantages, there are naturally disadvantages. The price is that their cultivators' lifespans are shorter than Kunwu's. "
This made sense.
In the Middle Ages era, there was a popular theory — the survival of the fittest — that only the fittest could survive.
Facts also proved this principle. Those who were passed on adapted to the changes in the environment, and those who couldn't adapt died.
One day, the weather was fine, just like Jiang Shanghang said. The sun appeared in the sky, giving them a bit of warmth when it shone on them.
Under the sunlight, the glaciers reflected colorful light, dazzling and beautiful like a rainbow.
Mo Tiange flew in the sky and looked down. She only saw a boundless sparkling glacier with rainbows hanging between them, which was really intoxicating.
Jiang Shanghang turned around and saw her expression. He said with a smile, "Junior Martial Brother Ye also thinks the scenery in the northernmost area is very beautiful?"
Mo Tiange nodded and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "The world is so big, and each place has its own beauty. Kunwu Mountain Range is majestic, and this northernmost glacier with its boundless whiteness is also very spectacular."
"Yes."
Jiang Shanghang looked proud. "Only after coming to the northernmost area did I realize how vast the world is. Why should I be restricted to one mountain or one person?
Jiang Clan doesn't treat me well, so I'll just leave. The world is so big — is there no place for me to go?
In such a beautiful world, why should I be depressed because of Jiang Clan that doesn't treat me well? "
"You're right."
Mo Tiange couldn't help but clap her hands and praise him. "Senior Martial Brother Jiang is so broad-minded. If there's wine, you'll naturally drink it."
"Haha!"
Jiang Shanghang looked up and laughed. He took out a small bottle of wine from his robe and threw it to her. "You want wine? Isn't this it?"
Mo Tiange caught it. When she saw him taking out another bottle from his robe and opening it, looking very heroic, she also couldn't help but feel heroic. She also pulled out the cork and clinked her bottle with his. "To Senior Martial Brother Jiang for being reborn and being different from the past."
Jiang Shanghang smiled. "To our escape, to our reunion after more than ten years, to this vast world, and to our beautiful future."
The two of them finished their wine in one gulp.
Jiang Shanghang threw the bottle away and heaved a sigh of relief. "After being in the northernmost area for more than ten years, I don't want to go back to Kunwu.
This place is peaceful and happy. Although there are occasional disputes and daily life is hard, it's better than Kunwu's unpredictable people who scheme every day. "
"Is that so?" Mo Tiange gazed into the distance. The boundless snowfield was empty, devoid of people, and only the cries of wild beasts could be heard.
She also wanted this kind of peaceful and happy life. However, everything was good for her now in Xuanqing School. She had a master, friends, and relatives — these things were more important to her.