Ye Jingwen took Mo Tiange and flew towards Mount Dongmeng.
After running around with Ye Jingwen these past few days, Mo Tiange had already adapted to the feeling of flying in the sky.
Now that she was no longer afraid, she became more and more fond of flying in the sky and gradually felt the carefree feeling of cultivating.
How could mortals not be envious of immortals? It was just that she had been troubled by her past in the past, and she was young and naive, so she had never thought about it carefully. Now that she learned of her father's death, she left the home she lived in, and she had seen many methods with Ye Jingwen. She was truly interested in cultivating.
Ye Jingwen saw that she wasn't playful like other children and had a calm temperament, so he gave her some pointers. Mo Tiange benefited a lot.
For example, on the first day she cultivated beside him, Ye Jingwen corrected her posture when she meditated. She didn't have a teacher by her side when she started cultivating, so she had to rely on her instincts to meditate, so her posture couldn't be considered proper.
Soon after, Ye Jingwen corrected some of the small problems she had with her cultivation. Once he explained some things to her, Mo Tiange immediately felt a lot clearer. At the same time, she also felt that having a teacher by her side was indeed much better than fumbling around on her own. If she had to fumble around on her own about the things Ye Jingwen told her, it might take her a month or two to understand them thoroughly.
In fact, Aura Refining disciples in cultivation groups were usually taught by high-level Aura Refining disciples or Foundation Building disciples. Ye Jingwen often preached to low-level disciples in Xuanqing School, so he saw a lot of stupid people with spiritual roots. Seeing that Mo Tiange could understand everything with just a few pointers, he finally realized that being a teacher could also be relaxed.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Sure enough, in addition to aptitude, perception was also very important. No wonder Martial Uncle Xuanyin always said Martial Uncle Shoujing had an excellent perception, so her achievements were higher than his even though her spiritual roots were inferior. Apart from her spiritual roots, she had other talents.
In just a few days, the two of them arrived at Mount Dongmeng.
This trip greatly broadened Mo Tiange's horizons.
Whether it was the small market square at the foot of Mount Qingmeng or the peaks of Mount Qingmeng, they were all quiet and gave off a feeling of being detached from the secular world.
Mount Dongmeng wasn't like this. There were tall decorated archways and several courtyards at the foot of the mountain. There was also a neatly paved bluestone road up the mountain, and there were squares and streets halfway up the mountain. It was obvious this was the real market square of Mount Dongmeng.
The two of them looked over from the sky and could vaguely see many caves on the mountain.
However, these caves were covered by green trees, and only a little of them could be vaguely seen. Otherwise, a mountain with so many caves would make one's scalp go numb.
The two of them landed on the square.
This time, no one came to receive them. There were simply too many cultivators coming and going on Mount Dongmeng. At present, the street here was much more lively than the market square on Mount Qingmeng. Even when they saw someone coming down, they didn't even raise their heads to look at him.
Mo Tiange looked left and right. Ye Jingwen was still leading her through the streets and alleys. His gaze was focused, as if he was quite familiar with this.
After walking a few streets, sure enough, they turned into another shop. Just like the shop on Mount Qingmeng, the shopkeepers were all Xuanqing School disciples. However, this shop was a lot bigger, and there were also a lot more shop assistants who were only mortals.
These mortals were very perceptive. As soon as they saw them enter, they respectfully stepped forward and greeted the two immortal masters.
Mo Tiange was only a child following them, but she didn't fall behind. This obviously showed that this shop assistant was very good at talking.
Before Ye Jingwen could say anything, a cultivator wearing Xuanqing School disciple uniform came over and respectfully saluted them. He said, "Martial Uncle Ye, why are you here?" Unexpectedly, they knew each other.
Seeing a cultivator coming to receive them, the mortal shop assistant retreated.
Ye Jingwen answered, "I'm here on Martial Uncle Shoujing's order. Where's Senior Martial Brother Zheng?"
The disciple answered, "There's a business today. Martial Uncle Zheng personally went to discuss it."
"Oh?" Ye Jingwen frowned slightly and muttered, "What business needs Senior Martial Brother Zheng to personally go?"
He didn't have to answer. After all, he wasn't a disciple sent here, so he couldn't manage their business. However, thinking that this business wasn't important, the disciple answered, "Martial Uncle doesn't know. It's a cultivation clan that's on the verge of extinction. Martial Uncle Zheng heard that many Core Formation cultivators came from that clan's ancestors, so they must have good things, so he personally went to discuss it."
"Oh, I see."
Ye Jingwen wasn't interested in this and asked directly, "Then have you ever seen a person who looks like he's about fifty years old, has a Foundation Building cultivation level, and his surname is Ye?"
The disciple pondered for a long time but eventually shook his head. "Martial Uncle Ye, the characteristics you described are too general. There are many people who look like they're in the Foundation Building realm. Besides, if they're not important guests, we don't know their surnames."
Ye Jingwen also understood this principle. Seven or eight out of ten people who were stuck in the Foundation Building realm were of this age. This was probably because cultivators' appearances changed along with their age. People in their fifties were quite old. If they could make a realm-breakthrough, they usually would've done so at this age. Therefore, most people who couldn't make a realm-breakthrough were of this age.
Ye Jingwen didn't make things difficult for him. He nodded and said, "Then you can go. I'm just asking around. You don't have to entertain me."
The disciple saluted him, but before he left, he stopped and said, "Martial Uncle Ye, if you're looking for someone, it'd be better to go to the steward's office at the foot of the mountain. If individual cultivators come here and want to stay for several days or rent an Immortal's Cave, they'll have to deal with them."
This was a good idea. Ye Jingwen thanked the disciple then took Mo Tiange out again.
Once they were outside, Mo Tiange asked, "Big Brother Ye, is this also a shop of your Xuanqing School?"
Ye Jingwen nodded. "Yes. Xuanqing School has shops in market squares of medium size and above. Most of the market squares in western Kunwu have shops. Disciples who are away from home can go to these shops to ask for help."
"Oh …" Mo Tiange asked again, "So, Xuanqing School is really big?"
Ye Jingwen smiled and said, "Among the seven great cultivation groups in the Celestial Pole, Tiandao Sect is the biggest cultivation group, but Xuanqing School isn't bad either.
Tiandao Sect has seven to eight thousand disciples, and Xuanqing School also has six thousand disciples. They have seven Nascent Soul grandmasters, while we have five. Among the other great cultivation groups, only Gujian Sect is comparable to us. However, it's harder for sword cultivators to make realm-breakthroughs. In terms of Nascent Soul grandmasters, they're inferior to us. "
Mo Tiange was puzzled. "Why is it harder for sword cultivators to make realm-breakthroughs?"
Ye Jingwen said, "Sword cultivators specialize in sword cultivation all their lives, and they spend their whole lives studying sword techniques and killing techniques. Therefore, their fighting power is slightly stronger than cultivators like us who mainly cultivate Dao Laws. However, it's also because of this that they don't have time to practice cultivation techniques that focus on temperament. Most of their primordial spirits are weaker than ours, so realm-breakthroughs are slower.
Gujian Sect doesn't have fewer disciples than us, but they have one-fifth fewer Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators than us. "
He then added, "In fact, the cultivation technique I practice is also a sword cultivator, but I'm not a pure sword cultivator, so realm-breakthroughs are a bit easier than theirs."
Mo Tiange didn't really understand what he said, but she slowly pondered over it. She then followed Ye Jingwen down the mountain and went straight to the heavily guarded courtyards at the foot of the mountain.