"Right." Mo Tiange thought for a moment then said, "Tong Tianyun said his friend wanted me to exchange a spiritual object I might find on Demonic Mountain for a thousand-year-old Chalcedony."
"A spiritual object on Demonic Mountain?"
Unsurprisingly, a mocking expression also appeared on Qin Xi's face. "Their plan is very clever. How dangerous is it to go to Demonic Mountain? It's merely a thousand-year-old Chalcedony, yet they want to obtain what they want through your hands?
Mo Tiange said, "They're not the only ones who have thousand-year-old Chalcedony. It's fine to wait.
However, the most important thing right now is the trip to Demonic Mountain, so I won't bargain with them.
If we can really get that spiritual object and come back safely, it won't be too late to discuss this matter. If we're unlucky … "She didn't continue. Demonic Mountain was a dangerous place, not to mention the place where her father died.
Even if Qin Xi went there once and was fully prepared this time, it still wasn't foolproof.
Qin Xi frowned and said coldly, "Since I'm taking you there, I'll naturally bring you back safely. You don't need to worry."
Mo Tiange was rendered speechless by his words.
She didn't mean that, so why did he …
Just as she thought about it, she heard Qin Xi say, "What do they want?"
Mo Tiange collected her scattered thoughts and said, "It's something called Heavenly Aromatic Bean. Tong Tianyun said it's originally a kind of spiritual panacea. Its fruit looks like a bean, but after it ripens, it'll break away from its roots and leaves, becoming extremely hard like a stone.
This kind of thing rarely appears in the world, but a lot of them were found on Demonic Mountain. "
Qin Xi frowned and didn't say anything for a long time.
Judging from his expression, there seemed to be something wrong, so Mo Tiange asked, "What's wrong?"
After a long while, Qin Xi finally said, "I'm afraid Old Tong's friend cultivates some kind of side path.
Heavenly Aromatic Bean really isn't precious and has no use for ordinary cultivators. If we can find it, it won't be too bad to exchange it for a thousand-year-old Chalcedony.
But the use of Heavenly Aromatic Bean is … "
He hesitated for a long time but didn't say it, as if there was something difficult to say.
Mo Tiange didn't understand, so she asked again, "What use does it have?"
Qin Xi turned his head and said as calmly as he could, "Heavenly Aromatic Beans can be used to concoct a kind of medicinal pill. It has a miraculous effect on people performing Dual Cultivation."
Mo Tiange thought about it and felt even more baffled. "But there's nothing special about it, right?"
The Dao of alchemy was filled with all sorts of oddities. There were pill recipes for every situation. Cultivators who practiced Dual Cultivation would naturally have pills suitable for them.
Faced with her doubtful gaze, Qin Xi looked even more distressed. After a long time, he finally squeezed out a few words: "This isn't an ordinary medicinal pill, it's … it's an aphrodisiac …"
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"Fellow Daoist Shoujing, Fellow Daoist Qingwei!" Daoist Kumu's voice rang out from afar, breaking the strange silence.
The two of them raised their heads and saw Daoist Kumu waving at them. "It's time for us to go."
The two of them felt as if they had been pardoned. They each controlled their flying treasures and approached the group.
Although she knew she should pretend nothing had happened, she still couldn't help but put some distance between them.
After several days of getting along, Madam Feng treated Mo Tiange a bit more kindly. Seeing her like this, she felt a bit strange and asked, "What happened?"
Mo Tiange was speechless for a moment, but when she saw Jing Xingzhi glancing at her with a faint smile on his face, she felt even more depressed. She could only answer gloomily, "It's nothing. I just heard my master has arrived at Mount Yuheng, so I'm a bit anxious."
Madam Feng didn't doubt her words. She felt a bit envious and said, "Sister, with your talent and your current age, there seems to be no need for you to risk your life on Demonic Mountain, right?
Why do you three have to go? "
Mo Tiange was silent for a while then said, "I'm going to Demonic Mountain to settle an old matter."
"Old matter?" Madam Feng was about to ask again, but she saw Mo Tiange turning her head away. She seemed to be full of worries, so she didn't say anything.
Seeing that the two of them seemed to be much closer, Lei Dongqing shouted loudly, "Woman Feng, didn't you dislike this little girl?
How come it's only been a few days, but you're already so good? "
Seeing that it was him, Madam Feng snorted coldly and said, "No matter how much I dislike others, they're still better than you!
Go to the side, you're annoying! "
Lei Dongqing touched his nose, but he only muttered, "Fierce woman!"
Mo Tiange couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.
These two people were quite interesting. Madam Feng obviously wasn't old; she looked to be in her early twenties, and she was a bright and beautiful woman, but this Lei Dongqing called her Woman Feng.
Although Lei Dongqing was a bald man and looked a bit ugly, he looked like he was in his thirties, but Madam Feng insisted on calling him Old Lei.
However, as she thought about this, Mo Tiange also had some doubts. These two people seemed to be different from other people. Was there some kind of relationship between them?
Just as she was about to send a secret message to Qin Xi, she remembered what happened just now and swallowed her words.
If there was some kind of relationship between them, Qin Xi should've told her long ago. Since he didn't say anything, that meant there was no relationship, right?
Mo Tiange shook her head, threw this matter to the back of her mind, and continued on their journey in silence.
The flying speed of Core Formation cultivators was originally fast. After several days, they were already close to the boundary of Mount Yuheng. There were more and more cultivators flying in the sky. Among them, there were many high level cultivators, and occasionally, there were even Nascent Soul cultivators passing by.
This time, the weakening of Demonic Mountain's restrictions could be said to have shocked most of the cultivators in the Celestial Pole.
Cultivators who were stuck in bottlenecks and lacked fated chances rushed over one after another. Even those who cultivated smoothly were also hesitant.
After all, the path to immortality was difficult. If they could obtain some fated chances, it might be better than cultivating painstakingly for several hundred years.
Even Aura Refining and Foundation Building cultivators were restless. They naturally didn't dare to go deep into Demonic Mountain, but they might also find some treasures in the periphery of Demonic Mountain. If they were lucky, they might be able to benefit from it for the rest of their lives, and they might even become high level cultivators in one go.
Tiandao Sect was known as the number one sect in the Celestial Pole, so there were originally many cultivators gathered around it. At this time, it was even more bustling.
However, as Core Formation cultivators, Mo Tiange's group didn't need to wander around Mount Yuheng like ordinary cultivators. They had to look for their own lodgings because Tiandao Sect would receive them.
Mount Yuheng was closely connected to Demonic Mountain, so if they wanted to go to Demonic Mountain, they had to pass through Mount Yuheng. The entire Mount Yuheng belonged to Tiandao Sect, so if they wanted to go to Demonic Mountain, they had to pass through Tiandao Sect.
Demonic Mountain had enormous wealth, but it also had dangers in the world. Tiandao Sect naturally didn't dare to monopolize it, but taking advantage of the opportunity to make money was inevitable. Every cultivator who entered had to pay a fee to borrow the path.
This fee wasn't too much, and it wasn't even worth mentioning for Core Formation cultivators. However, they had a lot of people, so every time Demonic Mountain opened, Tiandao Sect would make a huge windfall.
In addition, there were also many people peddling maps and notes about Demonic Mountain in the small town at the foot of Mount Yuheng. The prices were very high, but there was an endless stream of people buying them.
Mo Tiange originally thought it was interesting and wanted to buy one to take a look, but Qin Xi stopped her. He said, "These things are useless. Most of them are incomplete and only have things on the periphery. The place we're going to is much deeper, so these things aren't involved at all."
Mo Tiange thought he was right, so she gave up.
With the things Lord Daoist Jinghe brought, why would they still need to buy from these peddlers?
Some of these peddlers were even mortals, so it was obvious they wouldn't have anything too good.
Under Daoist Kumu's lead, the seven of them went up Mount Yuheng.
"Fellow Daoist Kumu, Fellow Daoist Tong, Fellow Daoist Shoujing!"
As soon as they arrived at Tiandao Sect's gate, a Core Formation cultivator greeted them with a smile. "Fellow Daoists, you've arrived really early."
Mo Tiange looked at him. This was a Tiandao Sect cultivator about thirty years old, and his cultivation level was in the middle stage of the Core Formation realm. Judging from the way he greeted Daoist Kumu and the others, they seemed to be familiar with each other.
Everyone returned the greeting. Lei Dongqing was the only one who looked very gloomy since they arrived at Mount Yuheng.
Mo Tiange recalled Qin Xi once said Lei Dongqing was originally a cultivator from Tiandao Sect. It was only because he offended someone that he was pushed out of the sect. Judging from his expression now, he indeed harbored great resentment towards Tiandao Sect.
Besides, since he was a Tiandao Sect cultivator and had a Core Formation cultivation level, he must be an elder. How could he not have an Immortal's Cave on Mount Yuheng?
In this situation, this cultivator treated her like an ordinary cultivator, but he didn't mention it, as if he had nothing to do with Tiandao Sect.
"Oh, this is?" The cultivator looked at Mo Tiange and asked in surprise.
Qin Xi said, "Fellow Daoist Ji, this is my junior martial sister. Her Daoist name is Qingwei."
"Oh, so this is the famous Master Daoist Qingwei! It's an honor to meet you!" The Core Formation cultivator named Ji Feng greeted her with a smile. His tone was full of amazement.
"Fellow Daoist Ji, you're too polite." Mo Tiange returned the greeting.
Ji Feng didn't seem to be polite. His tone was very enthusiastic. "Fellow Daoist Qingwei's name has spread throughout Kunwu, but I'm not being polite. Xuanqing School has produced genius cultivators again and again — it really makes us envious."
Mo Tiange smiled, but she just cupped her hands and didn't say much.
Seeing that she didn't like to talk much, Ji Feng didn't say much. He said with a smile, "Fellow Daoists came from afar, so you must be tired. Please take a rest first."
Although the seven of them weren't physically tired, they also felt mentally tired after traveling in silence for several days, so none of them objected.
Ji Feng handed them over to the two Aura Refining cultivators who were in charge of receiving guests. The two Aura Refining cultivators then led them into the mountain gate.
The group of people didn't walk far before they arrived at a huge courtyard.
Mo Tiange scanned the courtyard with her divine sense. There were indeed a lot of Core Formation cultivators in the courtyard. She estimated there were at least thirty to forty of them.
There were about two or three months left before Demonic Mountain opened, and it was unknown how many people would come later.
Once they entered the courtyard, another cultivator immediately came to greet them. "Seniors, you've come from afar. Welcome, welcome." Then he very attentively led them to their respective residences.
This courtyard was very large, and each small courtyard had several rooms. Two small courtyards for the seven of them were enough.
After Mo Tiange settled down in her room, that cultivator didn't retreat. He just stood at the door and watched.
For a moment, Mo Tiange didn't understand what they were doing. It was only when she heard other cultivators thanking her for the reward from the room to her left that she understood. She then took out a small bag of spirit stones and threw it over.
That cultivator was only in the Aura Refining realm. When he touched the bag of spirit stones, he felt there were at least a hundred spirit stones inside. He was so happy that he repeatedly thanked her. "Thank you, Senior, for your reward! Thank you, Senior!"
Mo Tiange shook her head as she watched that cultivator retreat.
Since he was a Core Formation cultivator, she naturally had to be a bit more generous. Coupled with the fees for borrowing the way, Tiandao Sect really made a huge profit.