Since she decided to go to Demonic Mountain, Mo Tiange immediately began to prepare for the trip.
She'd just formed her Gold Core, so she didn't have many things a Core Formation cultivator should have. Fortunately, her master rewarded her, so she didn't have to be too shabby.
Magic weapons were slightly refined. Even if they weren't as powerful as other Core Formation cultivators' natal magic weapons, they could at least put up a fight. She also had some magic weapons and talismans, which could be used in emergencies.
Finally, there was the Soul-Refining Art. Because she wasn't afraid of qi deviation, her cultivation speed was very fast. Once she successfully formed her Gold Core, she automatically advanced to the third layer.
The first layer of the Soul-Refining Art made her divine sense materialize and attack. The second layer weakened the spiritual aura pressure from high-level cultivators. The third layer strengthened her divine sense to a certain extent, and the spiritual aura pressure she emitted could even surpass her own cultivation level. In other words, she was only an early stage Core Formation cultivator now. Once she emitted her spiritual aura pressure, she could make others think she was a middle stage Core Formation cultivator or even a late stage Core Formation cultivator.
In addition, Mo Tiange carefully studied the map and information Lord Daoist Jinghe gave her.
The terrain of Demonic Mountain was very special. Millions of years ago in the Distant Past era, immortals and devils fought here. Millions of years later, the righteous path and devil path fought on Demonic Mountain again. Until the end of the Middle Ages era, Devil Path cultivators still had several conflicts with Righteous Path cultivators.
In the past several million years, Demonic Mountain had experienced the baptism of countless wars, leaving behind countless restrictions and turbulent spiritual might. Countless treasure-seekers had entered and lost their lives here.
Even now, there were countless treasures here, and corpses were everywhere. Opportunities and dangers existed side by side.
After tens of thousands of years of exploration, the deceased seniors left behind precious maps and treasure-hunting experiences for the cultivators of today. She memorized the places that people with different cultivation levels could go to, the places that were best not to go, and what kind of dangers there were. Mo Tiange memorized everything by heart.
Thinking of Qin Xi's attitude, she couldn't help but feel a bit indignant.
She knew her strength was far from this Senior Martial Brother Shoujing's, but his attitude showed that he didn't take her seriously at all!
She took a deep breath and calmed herself down.
Although she still wanted to fight back, she couldn't be too stubborn about it. Otherwise, it would easily give rise to anger, which would be detrimental to her cultivation.
A month passed quickly. Qin Xi sent her a message, telling her it was time to go. His tone was much softer than that day, and he carefully told her many things to pay attention to and what she should prepare.
Mo Tiange held the Summoning Talisman in her hand and lightly flicked it, burning the talisman completely. She did as he said and brought everything she needed to prepare then met up with him at the appointed time.
As for Lord Daoist Jinghe, he had already said that he would go with Lord Daoist Huayan and let them do as they pleased.
When the day arrived, Mo Tiange informed Lord Daoist Jinghe and went to the location of Qin Xi's Immortal's Cave.
His Immortal's Cave couldn't be considered small, but it was the most secretive one among the several Core Formation cultivators on Clear Spring Peak. If someone didn't know better, they would think it was just an uninhabited mountaintop.
Who to that behind was a to to a mountain was a Core Mountain. Who would thought there would be to be a Core Formation cultivator's Behind a Formation? Cave was not to expect. Formation, Core formation, Formation.
Even Mo Tiange herself didn't expect it, which was why she did that embarrassing thing back then. She actually got entangled with Bai Yanfei in front of his Immortal's Cave, which was really humiliating.
Once again, she landed on the mountain. She flicked her sleeve, and a stream of spiritual aura knocked on the rock wall, making a dull sound.
Before long, the rock wall quietly opened, and Qin Xi walked out.
He saw Mo Tiange and said, "Let's go."
Mo Tiange was stunned. "Senior Martial Brother Shoujing, are we the only ones?"
Qin Xi flicked his sleeve, and a white cloud appeared under his feet. "I've made an appointment with someone to go to Kunzhong City."
Kunzhong City was a city in central Kunwu. It didn't belong to any cultivation group. Although it wasn't big, it was an important symbol of central Kunwu.
Mo Tiange hesitated. "Aren't we going with our fellow senior martial brothers and sisters?"
Qin Xi said, "They have their own friends. Although we're from the same sect, it's better to go with someone who has the same thought."
Upon hearing what he said, Mo Tiange didn't say anything else.
She also flew up, but Qin Xi said, "Get on my flying cloud. You can save some spiritual aura."
"…" Flying didn't require a lot of spiritual aura, but since he expressed goodwill, she had no reason to refuse.
She landed on his flying cloud and soared into the sky in an instant. The speed of this flying cloud was really amazing. Mo Tiange thought to herself that even if she flew at full speed with her Cloud-Treading Boots, she wouldn't necessarily be able to reach this speed.
Of course, this was also because her cultivation level wasn't high enough. Presumably, with his cultivation level, the speed of her Cloud-Treading Boots wouldn't be inferior to his.
The two of them flew out of Xuanqing School's Great Mountain-Protecting Formation. In an instant, they were far away on Mount Taikang.
The speed of a Core Formation cultivator flying at full speed really couldn't be underestimated, especially when this flying cloud was clearly a top-notch flying magic weapon.
Several days later, the two of them arrived at Kunzhong City in central Kunwu.
This wasn't Mo Tiange's first time in Kunzhong City. Back when she wandered around with Second Uncle, she also came to this city and lived here for a while.
This city wasn't big, but people came and went. It was the most prosperous cultivation city in Kunwu.
It was said that in the beginning, this city was established by several individual cultivators with great divine power. At first, it was just a large market square for individual cultivators to do business. Who would've thought that it would grow bigger and bigger, and in the end, it would become a symbol of Central Kunwu?
Because this city didn't have any big force behind it, it had always been maintained by individual cultivators with great divine abilities. They didn't compete for territory, so the big cultivation groups didn't bother too much. Over time, it became a city of trade.
Due to the tacit consent of the big cultivation groups, Kunzhong City became the largest neutral land in Kunwu.
On the way, the two of them didn't talk and just hurried on with their journey.
Mo Tiange didn't have much to say, and Qin Xi also didn't seem to want to talk.
It wasn't until they landed at the gate of Kunzhong City that Qin Xi said, "Junior Martial Sister Qingwei, these old friends of mine are generally trustworthy, but their characters are a bit strange. If you find anything strange, don't mention it in front of me — just ask me in secret."
Mo Tiange was stunned. She still wasn't used to her Daoist name, and she was even more unaccustomed to Qin Xi calling her that.
But she quickly regained her composure and nodded. "I understand."
As soon as they entered Kunzhong City, they saw cultivators everywhere. The two of them were both Core Formation cultivators, wore Xuanqing School's Daoist robes, and they were both very young, so they attracted a lot of people's attention as soon as they entered the city.
With Core Formation cultivators here, Aura Refining cultivators naturally didn't dare to approach them. Even Foundation Building cultivators stood on the side, waiting for them to pass.
This was the first time Mo Tiange felt the aloof feeling of a high level cultivator, so she felt a bit uncomfortable.
Qin Xi, however, didn't feel anything. He just led her all the way into the city.
This kind of rubbing shoulders made Mo Tiange feel very uncomfortable.
The Soul-Refining Art she practiced strengthened her divine sense, and spreading out divine sense was a cultivator's subconscious behavior. In the city, her divine sense was very messy, making her feel very uncomfortable.
It was just like people with good hearing would feel more uncomfortable than ordinary people in noisy places.
Qin Xi suddenly turned around and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Mo Tiange didn't expect he would notice her abnormality. She was stunned for a moment before she shook her head. "There are too many people."
Qin Xi's gaze flickered and he said, "If something happens, I'll warn you. You should withdraw your divine sense for the time being."
"…" Mo Tiange hesitated for a moment before she nodded.
She wasn't strong enough now, so it was useless to force herself. It'd be better to save some strength and use it at a critical moment.
Seeing that she did as she was told, Qin Xi turned around and continued to lead the way. Before long, they entered a restaurant.
He refused the mortal waiter's greeting and went up to the third floor with familiarity. After making several turns, he stopped in front of a door.
The door hadn't been opened, but Mo Tiange already heard voices coming from inside. It was a sweet woman's voice. "Two people.
Old Lei, you've lost. Hand over the things! "
Soon after, a voice as loud as a bell rang out. "Damn it! Feng Woman, you're not cheating, are you?"
"Heh, if you're willing to bet, you're willing to accept your loss.
Old Lei, are you going to hand it over or not? "
"Hand it over!"
The voice was extremely depressed, but it was very straightforward. However, it soon muttered, "I won't bet with you in the future. Woman, you must be cheating!"
Qin Xi pushed the door open. "What are you betting on this time?"
His voice was obviously cold, but Mo Tiange felt it was a bit more real.
Upon seeing him coming in, the voices inside immediately stopped. Soon after, a burst of fragrance assaulted their noses. It was a beautiful woman in pink, like a peach blossom blooming in early spring. She threw herself at Qin Xi and called out in a sweet voice, "Aiya! You damned enemy! What took you so long?!"
Qin Xi shook his sleeve, sending out a wisp of spiritual aura to isolate the fragrance. He frowned and said, "Don't talk nonsense!"
After being coldly reprimanded by him, the woman stood several dozen feet away. Her eyes were rolling as she stared at Mo Tiange, who followed him inside. She immediately complained coquettishly, "Hmph! Forgetting your old love when you have a new one! You're heartless!"
"Enough!
Madam Feng, I'm not in the mood to talk nonsense with you today! "After he finished speaking, Qin Xi walked to the other side of the room with a sullen expression.
The woman blinked and asked a bald fat man not far from them, "What's wrong with you today?
You can't even take a joke? "
The bald fat man, who was holding a wine jar, glanced at Mo Tiange, who was following behind him with her head lowered. He said, "Why don't you take a look? This time, he brought people with him. How could he let you casually joke around?"
The woman said, "I used to joke around casually, but I've never seen him take it seriously."
There were four people in this room. The woman who entered the room, the bald fat man behind her, a middle-aged Daoist, and a skinny old man.
The middle-aged Daoist was in the late stage of the Core Formation realm, while the other three were in the middle stage.
If these were her teammates on this trip, then her cultivation level was the lowest.
Mo Tiange thought for a while then watched Qin Xi walk forward and greet the middle-aged Daoist and the skinny old man.
"Fellow Daoist Kumu, Fellow Daoist Tong, I trust you've been well since we last met?"
The two of them had already seen him, so they stood up and greeted him back.
The middle-aged Daoist stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Shoujing, it's been eighty years since we last met, but your cultivation level has already surpassed ours."
Although the skinny old man's expression was stiff, there was a hint of a smile in his eyes as he looked at him.
A faint smile appeared on Qin Xi's face. "Fellow Daoist Kumu, you're joking with me. I failed to form my Nascent Soul three times, and now I'm the laughingstock of Kunwu. I've lost a lot of face."