Following that, Mo Tiange continued to exchange some Kunwu spiritual plants for beast core materials, among which there was no lack of good stuff.
In the end, that unruly young lady surnamed Hua didn't bother her, but she sat on the side with an unhappy expression and glared at her from time to time.
Mo Tiange turned a blind eye to her.
She wasn't a childish person, so how could she have the leisure to argue with a young lady who hadn't seen the world?
Sure enough, there were female cultivators who were willing to exchange medicinal pills with that "Junior Martial Brother Tang." Mo Tiange noticed that the medicinal pills he exchanged for were actually more than the others, so much so that the other male cultivators looked unhappy.
But there was nothing she could do about it. Who told him to be so charming?
Before long, the Exchange Party was finally over. Mo Tiange bid farewell to several female cultivators she was familiar with then went down the loft.
Yi Liu was waiting for her downstairs. When she saw her, she came over and saluted her. "Senior Ye."
Mo Tiange said, "Let's go back."
"Yes," Yi Liu answered and continued to lead the way.
Mo Tiange stared at Yi Liu and suddenly asked, "Is there a Foundation Building cultivator surnamed Tang in your school?"
Yi Liu turned her head and answered, "Senior Ye, Tang is my school's Grandmaster Qingxi's surname, so there are many cultivators surnamed Tang in my school. May I know which one Senior Ye is talking about?"
"Oh?" Could it be that Junior Martial Brother Tang is related to Elder Qingxi?
"I'm talking about a male cultivator in the early stage of the Foundation Building realm. He came in two hours late to the Exchange Party just now."
Yi Liu paused, looked at her cautiously and said, "Senior Ye, you're talking about Martial Uncle Tang Shen, right?
Martial Uncle Tang is Grandmaster Qingxi's great-great-grandson. "
"I see …" It was no wonder that although this person was a male cultivator, his status wasn't low. Those female cultivators who called him Big Brother Tang must also have a family background, right?
"Doesn't he have a Dual Cultivation partner?"
Yi Liu looked at her cautiously and said after some deliberation, "Senior Ye, Martial Uncle Tang currently doesn't have a Dual Cultivation partner. However, his marriage has been discussed, but it hasn't been decided yet."
Upon seeing Mo Tiange's reaction, Mo Tiange knew Yi Liu had misunderstood. However, she didn't explain and just nodded to show she understood.
Yi Liu thought for a moment. She still seemed a little worried, so she said, "Our Grandmaster Qingxi really likes Martial Uncle Tang. Martial Uncle Tang grew up with Grandmaster Qingxi, so even though he's a male cultivator, his status in the group is very high."
Mo Tiange could see this even if she didn't have eyes.
She smiled and asked, "Are there many people who like him?"
Yi Liu was somewhat startled by this straightforward question. She paused for a moment before nodding. "Yes, Martial Uncle Tang … He's handsome and he's also Grandmaster Qingxi's favorite junior. Who wouldn't like him?"
This reason … Mo Tiange had to admit that although it was superficial, it was also the truth.
There were also a lot of female disciples in Xuanqing School who liked Senior Martial Brother Shoujing. Didn't many of them also like him for the same reason?
However, when she saw Yi Liu's blushing face, she asked curiously, "Are you the same?"
Yi Liu was stunned by his question. She hurriedly looked left and right before saying in a low voice, "Senior Ye, don't talk nonsense. Because of Martial Uncle Tang's Dual Cultivation, the martial uncles in the sect often fight each other. You'll get me killed if you say that!"
"Often fight each other?"
Mo Tiange couldn't help but be surprised. She didn't find it strange that these women fought each other at the Exchange Gathering, but it was strange that they fought each other often. Could it be that their elders didn't care?
"Yes."
Perhaps this topic aroused Yi Liu's interest in talking. She carefully looked around and said, "There are a lot of martial uncles under the three grandmasters who like Martial Uncle Tang!
There's Martial Uncle Yang and Martial Uncle Wen under Grandmaster Qingxi, Martial Uncle Hua, Martial Uncle Ming, and Martial Uncle Yun under Grandmaster Qingmiao, and Martial Uncle Liu under Grandmaster Qingyi. These are the ones who fight quite fiercely. There are also many who don't fight too fiercely … There's nothing we can do about it. There are very few high level male cultivators in Linhai, and there are even fewer handsome ones. "
Upon hearing the two surnames Yun and Liu, Mo Tiange's gaze flickered.
So these two people are Qingmiao and Qingyi's disciples?
But this had nothing to do with her. She already planned to bury this matter in her heart and pretend she never knew about it.
"Senior Ye …" Seeing that Mo Tiange's gaze was wandering as if she was thinking about something, Yi Liu stammered.
"En?" Mo Tiange was absent-minded.
Biting her lip, Yi Liu finally made up her mind and said, "You'd better not meddle in Martial Uncle Tang's business. You're a cultivator from Kunwu, so the grandmasters definitely won't let Martial Uncle Tang go with an outsider …"
Mo Tiange was stunned, but she couldn't help but laugh.
Did Yi Liu also think she admired that Tang Shen?
Although she had to admit that Tang Shen's appearance wasn't inferior to Qin Xi's, appearance didn't mean everything.
"Rest assured, I don't have any other intentions." By the time she finished speaking, they had arrived at the VIP building, so she didn't say anything more and went inside.
There were still some part-time disciples in the VIP building who did menial work. Yi Liu looked at them then stopped talking and followed Mo Tiange inside. "Senior Ye."
"Is there anything else?"
Yi Liu hesitated for a moment then asked, "Senior Ye, I heard your pill-concocting skills are very brilliant. I … I want to ask … Senior, we want to exchange some things for medicinal pills. Is that possible?"
Mo Tiange said, "I don't have any Foundation Building medicinal pills left, but if you want Aura-Refining medicinal pills, I still have some."
"Really?"
Yi Liu was overjoyed. "Senior Ye, we only need Aura-Refining medicinal pills. I have beast cores, spirit stones, and … these."
Knowing she still had medicinal pills, Yi Liu hastily pulled off the Qiankun Bag on her waist. After rummaging through a few things, she said, "Oh, Senior, wait a moment. Yi Qiu still has some." She then ran out excitedly without waiting for Mo Tiange's answer.
Mo Tiange shook her head with a smile then laid a defensive formation again.
She had to be careful when she was outside, especially when the people around her had ulterior motives.
She had always been very careful. She made the people of Bixuan Court think she was useful, but she also didn't want to be useful to the point where they wanted to imprison her.
However, she couldn't be careless, so she couldn't lack defensive formations.
Before long, Yi Liu hurriedly ran back while pulling Yi Qiu along. Both of them looked very happy.
Once Yi Qiu arrived, she also took out her Qiankun Bag and took out several kinds of things. "Senior Ye, please take a look. Can I exchange these for medicinal pills?"
Mo Tiange gave them a cursory glance. Each of them had one or two hundred spirit stones, several first rank beast cores, and some scattered materials.
In the end, they were Aura Refining cultivators; the things they could take out were far inferior to those of Foundation Building cultivators.
Thinking Mo Tiange was dissatisfied, Yi Liu said somewhat shyly, "Senior Ye, our cultivation levels are low, so we can't get anything good. We saved these spirit stones for a long time …"
Mo Tiange looked up with a smile, interrupting her. "Alright, I'll exchange with you."
She took out four jade bottles from her Qiankun Bag. "These two bottles contain Aura-Nourishing Pills, which Aura Refining cultivators usually take. There are thirty pills in each bottle.
These two bottles contain Aura-Converging Pills, which are ten times more effective than Aura-Nourishing Pills. There are ten pills in each bottle. "
The four jade bottles were placed on the table. Yi Liu and Yi Qiu were overjoyed.
According to the price in Kunwu, these things were worth five or six hundred spirit stones. Medicinal pills were even more difficult to obtain in Linhai, so they were worth far more.
After taking the medicinal pills, they couldn't wait to open them and take a look. The two of them thanked Mo Tiange repeatedly. "Thank you for your reward, Senior Ye." They naturally knew that the spirit stones and medicinal pills they gave were far less than the value of these medicinal pills.
"No need to thank me. Just take it as a reward for taking care of my chores these past few days."
Mo Tiange never thought she could get anything from these two female Aura Refining cultivators. In any case, these were just leftovers from when she concocted medicinal pills for Zhenji.
Thinking of Zhenji, she was in a daze for a while.
By now, Zhenji should've returned to Mount Taikang and finished the Foundation-Building Pill test, right?
She didn't know whether he passed or not. If he did, he should've entered Closed Door Meditation to build his foundation.
She wasn't worried that Zhenji wouldn't succeed. It was very rare for ordinary cultivators to succeed in building their foundation on the first try. With that master of hers watching over him, even if he didn't succeed, nothing would happen.
Moreover, before she left, she secretly prepared several Foundation-Building Pills and Constitution-Enhancing Pills for Zhenji, which she put in another small bag and told him to only take them out when he built his foundation.
With the extra Foundation-Building Pills she gave him, Zhenji presumably had a great chance of successfully building his foundation. It was just that she didn't know whether he was obedient or not …
Thinking up to this point, Mo Tiange suddenly wanted to go back. Although she'd only been out for more than a year, it felt like a long time had passed.
She missed Zhenji, missed her master, and missed that small Immortal's Cave … She'd been at Xuanqing School for almost twenty years. She had relatives, a master, and friends — she really considered Xuanqing School her home.
This feeling … was very good. At least when she was injured or tired, she had a place to go back to.
Yi Liu and Yi Qiu thanked her profusely and left. Mo Tiange touched the space between her eyebrows and entered the Virtual Sky World, thinking about what to do next.
Since she felt she'd been out for a long time, should she go back to Xuanqing School?
Generally speaking, from the late stage of the Foundation Building realm to the peak stage of the Foundation Building realm, it would take thirty to fifty years to cultivate smoothly. However, her aptitude was extraordinary now, and the medicinal pills she had were also much better than ordinary people's. Presumably, she would only need about twenty years.
As for forming her Gold Core, it might take more than ten years of preparation. As long as she wasn't too unlucky, her chances of forming her Gold Core shouldn't be too low.
She was only thirty-eight years old. If everything went smoothly, she would be able to form her Gold Core when she was around seventy years old.
However, Mo Tiange was somewhat hesitant about this decision. If she went back and continued her Closed Door Meditation, it would be meaningless for her to deliberately suppress her cultivation level and prevent herself from advancing too quickly.
For ordinary cultivators, the faster they reached Core Formation, the better.
In today's cultivation environment, no matter how diligent a cultivator was, it was very difficult for them to form their Gold Core before the age of 100. Therefore, in the Celestial Pole, it was difficult for a few cultivators to form their Gold Core before the age of 100 even in a thousand years. Those who could do it were all called geniuses.
Because of this, her Senior Martial Brother Shou Jing was able to form his Gold Core before he was a hundred years old even though his talent was not outstanding. That was why he was so famous.
However, Mo Tiange couldn't simply think of it this way.
With a cultivation environment similar to the Distant Past era, geniuses from the Distant Past era, and countless medicinal pills, her spiritual aura grew very fast, and it was very difficult for her to encounter bottlenecks in realm-breakthroughs. In this case, forming her Gold Core before she was a hundred years old was almost certain.
But after all, this wasn't the Distant Past era, so she would encounter problems that ordinary people wouldn't encounter.
Her cheap master once sighed in private that her Senior Martial Brother Shou Jing formed his Gold Core too early. He was too young and his foundation was unstable. Fortunately, he liked to run around on his own and could be considered to have experienced a lot, so nothing bad happened to him.
It was also because of this that her master repeatedly warned her that her mental state must keep up with him in order to form her Gold Core. Advancing her cultivation level too rashly wasn't a good thing.
With this thought in mind, Mo Tiange became hesitant. It had only been a year; the time she spent traveling was still too short.