After she finished listening to Wei Ziming and the others, Mo Tiange asked for a room in Azure Cloud Building.
When the manager of Azure Cloud Building heard she wanted to stay here for the time being, he even prepared a small courtyard for her. Obviously, cultivators enjoyed a lot of benefits in Linhai Town.
Because of this, Mo Tiange felt her previous deduction was a bit rash. Although Bixuan Court was powerful and controlled non-sect individual cultivators, it also gave them a lot of benefits.
In any case, the terrain here was special, so it wasn't up to a foreign cultivator like her to judge Bixuan Court's actions.
Originally, the three of them competed to invite her to their clans as a guest, but Mo Tiange politely declined.
She wanted to leave Linhai Town as soon as possible and return to Kunwu. It was better not to get involved with the clans here. Bixuan Court was powerful here, so it would be troublesome if she violated their taboo.
Through Wei Ziming and the others' conversation, Mo Tiange gained a general understanding of Linhai's situation.
According to them, Linhai Town was Bixuan Court's world. Cultivators in Linhai couldn't bypass Bixuan Court no matter what they wanted to do.
For Mo Tiange, as long as Bixuan Court controlled the only Transporting Formation connected to the outside world in Linhai, they would always have to deal with them.
However, she had to think carefully about how to deal with them.
Wei Ziming and the others once said that in the beginning, Bixuan Court's Transporting Formation wasn't limited to its own disciples. If individual cultivators wanted to use it, they could use it as long as they paid enough spirit stones or other valuables.
Linhai had been isolated from the outside world for generations, so it lacked spirit stones and valuables. Individual cultivators often had to use all their savings to use the Transporting Formation.
However, no one objected to this because the Transporting Formation itself consumed a lot of spirit stones. If they didn't accept valuables, Bixuan Court would simply suffer a loss.
Later on, Bixuan Court started asking for more and more valuables until no individual cultivator could afford it. From then on, the Transporting Formation became Bixuan Court's exclusive use.
Up to now, if individual cultivators wanted to use it again, Bixuan Court would offer a sky-high price to make those individual cultivators retreat.
After learning about this, Mo Tiange had several ideas.
The first method was to directly state her identity. With Xuanqing School's name, Bixuan Court would presumably have to give them some face.
Nevertheless, Bixuan Court was different from cultivation groups in Kunwu after all. Linhai's terrain was special, so they were the only group in Linhai. Even if Xuanqing School became the number one cultivation group in the Celestial Pole, it still wouldn't affect them.
The second possibility was just like Wei Ziming and the others said — Bixuan Court saw her cultivation level was pretty good, so they'd probably try to recruit her. At that time, when she became a disciple of Bixuan Court, she'd naturally be able to request to use the Transporting Formation.
But if she did that, she'd inevitably made a simple matter complicated. She originally just wanted to borrow the Transporting Formation, but in the end, it became a deception. If people from Bixuan Court found out about this, not only would they refuse to lend her the Transporting Formation, but they might even kill her to vent their anger.
There was a third method.
They said that there had been a small number of foreign cultivators who accidentally came to Linhai. If they were male cultivators, it would be more troublesome, but as for female cultivators, they would either be recruited or pay a certain price to be teleported away.
She might as well act like she did just now, claiming to be an individual cultivator and saying she was willing to pay the price to borrow Bixuan Court's path.
She thought for a long time but still couldn't decide which method to use. All of a sudden, she changed her mind and couldn't help but laugh.
In fact, this was only a very simple matter — why did she think it was so complicated?
Aside from Yan Ruoshu and her two companions, she basically had nothing to do with Bixuan Court. Yan Ruoshu and her two companions dying in Ziwei's Immortal's Cave wasn't her responsibility.
In other words, she had no enmity with Bixuan Court, so she didn't have to worry about them making things difficult for her.
Regardless of whether she was a Xuanqing School disciple or an individual cultivator, Bixuan Court was a cultivation group for female cultivators. Judging from the tone of Wei Ziming and the others, they wouldn't be too harsh on female cultivators who didn't belong to their group. She could just openly tell them the truth — why did she have to rack her brain to think of a foolproof excuse?
In the end, she'd encountered too many problems, so she always wanted to avoid danger and ended up going headfirst into a dead end.
How could there be foolproof things in this world?
She was still a human now, not an immortal, and she wasn't even a high level cultivator — she couldn't even sense the Mandate of Heaven.
She also wasn't smart enough to take every possibility into account. She just had to be careful when handling things, but it was basically impossible to avoid all risks.
With that thought in mind, Mo Tiange already made her decision.
Since she had no choice but to go through Bixuan Court, she'd better go and ask for help.
In addition, in Ziwei's Immortal's Cave, she and Daoist Fangzheng once divided the dead people's belongings. Among them were Yan Ruoshu's and her two companions' belongings. She had to hide them well when she went to Bixuan Court.
The less trouble, the better. This kind of adventuring together couldn't be explained clearly, so it was better not to talk about it.
After resting in Blue Cloud Building for a day, the next day, Mo Tiange went to Bixuan Court's shop in Linhai Town, Blue Water Pavilion, according to the shopkeeper's directions.
Mo Tiange stepped into this small shop, which looked completely the same as a mortal's shop, and her gaze swept over the shop.
This shop wasn't big; it only had two storefronts. However, although it was small, it had everything it needed. Cultivation techniques, medicinal pills, spirit tools, and materials all had counters for sale. There was even a place to receive goods.
The people guarding the counters were all low level Aura Refining cultivators. Mo Tiange noticed that all of them were male cultivators.
Upon seeing her entering the shop, the low level cultivators guarding the shop were all dumbfounded. However, someone quickly regained his composure and came to greet her. "This … Senior?"
This time, Mo Tiange suppressed her cultivation level to the early stage of the Foundation Building realm.
After all, the late stage of the Foundation Building realm could be considered very high. Bixuan Court only had three Core Formation cultivators in total, so the late stage of the Foundation Building realm might attract the attention of the Core Formation elders. As for the Aura Refining realm, if her cultivation level was too low, she might be looked down upon.
Although this person called her "Senior", he didn't dare to confirm it, so there was a hint of bewilderment on his face.
In Linhai, aside from women with poor spiritual roots and no foundation, all female cultivators with some cultivation level were Bixuan Court disciples.
The female cultivator before them was in the early stage of the Foundation Building realm, so logically speaking, she must be a Bixuan Court disciple. However, Mo Tiange didn't have the slightest symbol of Bixuan Court on her, and they also didn't recognize Xuanqing School's uniform.
Mo Tiange showed a faint smile then said to that person, "Excuse me, is this Bixuan Court's shop?"
Upon hearing her question, the shop assistant promptly nodded then asked, "Senior, may I ask who you are …?"
Mo Tiange's expression was calm. "I'm a Kunwu cultivator who came here by accident. I especially came to ask to see the manager of Bixuan Court."
Upon hearing what she said, the other shop assistants stopped what they were doing and stared at her.
It had been a long time since cultivators from other places came to Linhai, let alone a Foundation Building cultivator who could be considered a high level cultivator to them.
Upon hearing what she said, the shop assistant who received her hurriedly said, "I see. Senior, please wait here for a moment. I'll immediately ask the manager to come out and see you."
Mo Tiange nodded with a smile. "Thank you."
Perhaps it was because her cultivation level was high enough, or perhaps it was because her attitude was amiable, but after the shop assistant asked her to take a seat, he dashed into the back hall. Before long, a middle-aged man in the ninth layer of the Aura Refining realm hurriedly came out behind the shop assistant.
The middle-aged man immediately saw Mo Tiange sitting on the guest seat. He immediately walked towards her and said respectfully, "I'm Luo Qianshan, manager of Bixuan Water Pavilion. Greetings to Senior."
Mo Tiange stood up and saluted him back. "Manager Luo doesn't need to be too polite.
My name is Ye Xiaotian, and I'm a cultivator from Kunwu. I came here by accident and heard that your school has a Transporting Formation to leave, so I came to see you. "
Manager Luo had already learned the reason from the shop assistant. Originally, this wasn't a big deal. Although Linhai was isolated from the rest of the world, from time to time, foreign cultivators still came here by accident through various methods. Generally speaking, they just needed to report it to the school. Whether they could leave or not depended on whether the school was willing to lend them the Transporting Formation.
However, the person in front of him wasn't only a female cultivator, but also a Foundation Building cultivator. In a small place like Linhai, a Foundation Building cultivator was already a high level cultivator, so he didn't dare to neglect her.
"So it's Senior Ye."
Manager Luo still had a respectful and courteous attitude. "This is a big deal. Junior will definitely report it to the seniors of our school as soon as possible. Senior Ye, please come inside and sit for a moment."
Mo Tiange nodded with a smile. "Alright, sorry for troubling you."
Luo Qianshan had a very good impression of her gentle and courteous manner, so he immediately respectfully invited Mo Tiange into the inner room to serve her tea.
"Senior Ye."
After instructing his subordinate to report to the school, Luo Qianshan sat on the side and said, "It's been a long time since there were foreign cultivators in Linhai. May I ask why Senior came to Linhai?"
Mo Tiange smiled. Apparently, Luo Qianshan came to inquire about her background, but that wasn't a big deal. Linhai was Bixuan Court's domain, so a foreign cultivator suddenly came and wanted to borrow the Transporting Formation — they naturally had to inquire about it.
"About this … To be honest, I'm also not very clear."
She had already thought of an excuse for this. "I originally went to a secret place to look for some fated chances, but I don't know what happened, but that secret place suddenly collapsed. Afterward, I discovered I was in Linhai."
"I see …" Luo Qianshan couldn't tell whether what she said was true or false. He only felt that Mo Tiange looked calm and didn't have any suspicious points. "Judging from Senior Ye's bearing, you don't seem to be an individual cultivator. May I know which famous cultivation group in Kunwu are you?"
"That's easy." Mo Tiange smiled faintly. "I'm a disciple of Xuanqing School in western Kunwu."
"Xuanqing School?" Luo Qianshan was horrified.
He wasn't a small cultivator from one of those cultivation clans. As the manager of Bixuan Court's shop, he could come into contact with some of Bixuan Court's affairs, so he knew a lot more than them.
Xuanqing School was the second largest cultivation group in the Celestial Pole! Although Bixuan Court was very powerful in Linhai, it could only be considered a small cultivation group in Kunwu. It couldn't compare to a large cultivation group like Xuanqing School at all.
Upon hearing Mo Tiange say she was a cultivator from Xuanqing School, Luo Qianshan's gaze suddenly changed. He was a bit frightened. "Senior Ye is actually a senior from Xuanqing School! I'm truly sorry for not recognizing you."
"Don't mention it."
Mo Tiange waved her hand. "I'm just an ordinary cultivator from Xuanqing School. I really can't afford to receive such a big greeting from Manager Luo."
Although Mo Tiange said that, Luo Qianshan didn't dare to slight her in the slightest. His tone was polite and his attitude was respectful.
Especially when he saw that Mo Tiange didn't try to hide anything and answered his questions frankly, he didn't have any doubts about her at all.
Before long, the shop assistant who went to deliver the news came back and reported. As expected, the manager of Bixuan Court was willing to see her.
Mo Tiange secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Up until now, there hadn't been any abnormalities.
She hoped the manager of Bixuan Court could smoothly lend her the Transporting Formation.