Three days later, as expected, Hu Zhonghai sent a message. But at that time, Mo Tiange was cultivating, so he left after seeing Qin Xi.
After Hu Zhonghai left, Qin Xi sent her a Summoning Talisman saying there was no hope on this side.
The last time the Qiyun Stone appeared on Mount Yuheng was several hundred years ago. Its whereabouts were unknown, so it had probably been used long ago. The thousand-year-old Chalcedony did appear several years ago, but unfortunately, when Hu Zhonghai found the person who bought it, that person stubbornly refused to sell it no matter what conditions Hu Zhonghai proposed.
Although Hu Zhonghai was only a Foundation Building cultivator, he was a member of the number one cultivation clan in Tiandao Sect. This was Tiandao Sect, but that person was unwilling to give him face. Even if Qin Xi went there himself, he probably wouldn't have a chance.
Mo Tiange was a bit disappointed when she heard this, but she soon cheered up.
Even if she couldn't get it here, there was still hope in Kunzhong City. Since this Heavenly Aromatic Bean wasn't rare, even if she couldn't get it, someone else would. When she left Demonic Mountain, she could exchange or buy it with that person.
No one could say for sure how long it would take for the restrictions on Demonic Mountain to disappear. But according to previous experience, the earliest would be two months, and the latest might be more than half a year. After about a month, the restrictions would slowly become stronger until they couldn't enter or leave.
In order to enter Demonic Mountain as soon as the restrictions disappeared, more and more people came to Mount Yuheng. Fortunately, Core Formation cultivators were very proud, so they couldn't be bothered.
As time passed, the restrictions on Demonic Mountain became weaker and weaker. These Core Formation cultivators finally couldn't sit still anymore. Every day, more and more people went out to inquire about the situation, and the originally quiet courtyard became more and more noisy.
In the end, Mo Tiange stopped cultivating and only meditated for a while every day. She was either concocting pills or refining magic weapons to increase her strength when she entered Demonic Mountain.
One day, two months later, they suddenly received news that the restrictions on Demonic Mountain would disappear the day after tomorrow!
This news immediately spread throughout Mount Yuheng. All the cultivators rushed to the back of Mount Yuheng, scrambling to occupy a good position so they could enter Demonic Mountain as soon as possible.
Their team also began to move.
Core Formation cultivators always received preferential treatment. Unlike Foundation Building and Aura Refining cultivators, they didn't have to accept Tiandao Sect's control. Instead, they had someone to lead the way. Very soon, they arrived at the border between Mount Yuheng and Demonic Mountain.
The flattest place leading to Demonic Mountain was a valley.
Knowing that Mo Tiange had never been here before, Daoist Kumu explained the place to her in detail. The restrictions here would be at their weakest, so it was the safest entrance.
Mo Tiange had already read about these things in the Jade Slips Lord Daoist Jinghe gave her. However, Daoist Kumu had personal experience, so she might be able to gain something else from listening to him talk about it.
Looking up, the small valley was now densely packed with cultivators.
Core Formation cultivators like them naturally occupied the best spots. Mo Tiange swept her gaze around. There were at least a hundred Core Formation cultivators both near and far.
There were still more than a thousand Core Formation cultivators in the Celestial Pole, so there weren't too many of them.
The Foundation Building cultivators and Aura Refining cultivators rested about a thousand feet away from the Core Formation cultivators. Judging by the number of people, there were at least ten times their number.
Seeing that her gaze fell on these low level cultivators, Tong Tianyun shook his head and sighed. "I wonder how many of these people will survive. Alas!"
Mo Tiange's gaze flickered.
Demonic Mountain was a dangerous place. Even Core Formation cultivators like them couldn't protect themselves, let alone those Foundation Building and Aura Refining cultivators.
Every time Demonic Mountain opened, countless cultivators would pour in, but less than half of them could survive. Most of those who died were low level cultivators.
Mo Tiange looked around but didn't see any Nascent Soul cultivators. She also couldn't sense any with her divine sense.
Mo Tiange couldn't help but whisper to Qin Xi, "Senior Martial Brother, why aren't there any Nascent Soul cultivators?
Where's Master? Has he arrived yet? "
Qin Xi was meditating with his eyes closed. He didn't open his eyes when he heard what she said. After a while, he also whispered to her: "Master arrived a long time ago. We don't care about Nascent Soul cultivators. We just need to wait patiently."
Mo Tiange thought he was right. Master was usually unreliable, but he was never careless when it came to proper business. Presumably, he was waiting somewhere else.
Time passed bit by bit. In the beginning, with so many people gathered, they could still hear the continuous chatter. In the end, everyone could feel the restriction weakening. Their gazes were fixed on the other side of the valley where it connected to Demonic Mountain, but the valley with thousands of people was completely silent.
The golden crow and the jade rabbit rose and fell again. A day passed. On the afternoon of the second day, they finally saw the light curtain-like restriction on the other side of the valley slowly dim until it disappeared.
Once again, a buzzing sound rang out in the valley. Then the crowd began to flock together. It was extremely chaotic.
Fortunately, they, the Core Formation cultivators, were at the forefront. They naturally wouldn't lose control like these low level cultivators.
At this time, the first person to enter the valley wasn't a Core Formation cultivator. Instead, several flight lights suddenly appeared in the sky, carrying incomparable momentum.
Mo Tiange's heart trembled. Such momentum … they must be Nascent Soul cultivators without a doubt.
Sure enough, these cultivators soon landed at the place where the restriction disappeared. They were indeed several Nascent Soul cultivators.
These Nascent Soul cultivators didn't say anything. They each stepped forward, slowly entered the restriction, and their figures soon disappeared.
The Core Formation cultivators still didn't move because these Nascent Soul cultivators were flying into Demonic Mountain one after another.
Mo Tiange finally saw Lord Daoist Jinghe's figure. Lord Daoist Jinghe, a male cultivator wrapped in black from head to toe, a bald cultivator, and Lord Daoist Huayan didn't look at them and also entered.
There weren't many Nascent Soul cultivators who entered Demonic Mountain this time. Mo Tiange counted about twenty people.
However, there were only about a hundred Core Formation cultivators. Compared to them, Nascent Soul cultivators were considered a lot.
This wasn't strange. In the current cultivation world, Deification was only a legend. None of the great late stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the Celestial Pole had ever seen a Deification cultivator.
Most of these Nascent Soul cultivators were stuck in the early stage and couldn't make any progress. Except for those who had a long lifespan and were unwilling to give up, most of them had given up on advancing to the next realm.
Because of this, as soon as Demonic Mountain appeared, those Nascent Soul cultivators who didn't have much lifespan left or were trapped in a realm with no hope of advancing didn't want to give up this opportunity.
In any case, the possibility of them advancing to the next realm was very small, and they'd cultivated to the peak of the current cultivation world, so why wouldn't they take the risk?
However, Core Formation cultivators rarely thought this way.
They were already high level cultivators, and most of them had high statuses. Those who had hopes of advancing to the Nascent Soul realm wouldn't rashly enter Demonic Mountain. Mo Tiange and Qin Xi were only anomalies. Among the more than a hundred Core Formation cultivators in front of them, only a few of them could be found.
When all the Nascent Soul cultivators entered Demonic Mountain, some Core Formation cultivators finally couldn't hold back and took the lead to enter.
Mo Tiange's small team squeezed into the crowd and entered Demonic Mountain at a time neither too early nor too late.
As soon as they passed the place where the restriction originally existed, Mo Tiange felt her vision blurred and the scene in front of her was already very different.
There were no jagged rocks like she imagined, and there was also no dusky fog like she imagined. Instead, there was a field of green. It was as if they were still on Mount Yuheng, surrounded by immortal aura and pressing spiritual aura.
Mo Tiange looked back and found that the place where the two mountains met was a bit strange.
When they were in the valley, the restriction disappeared, and they saw Demonic Mountain was also dusky, so she mistakenly thought Demonic Mountain should be dark.
Now that they were on Demonic Mountain, looking at the entrance to Mount Yuheng, there was obviously nothing blocking their line of sight, but they couldn't see the scene outside. They could only see people continuously appearing at the entrance as if it was a Transporting Formation.
"Fellow Daoists." Among them, the others were somewhat indifferent, so the role of the leader had always been played by Daoist Kumu. Now that they entered Demonic Mountain, it was also Daoist Kumu who took the lead to say, "We've already discussed the route. Let's go according to the original plan, okay?"
Everyone nodded without any objections.
Before entering Demonic Mountain, they had two months to gather information and discuss a plan. Mo Tiange originally didn't know much about this, so she didn't intervene. In any case, Qin Xi was trustworthy. He didn't say no, so presumably, there wouldn't be any problems.
The place they wanted to go wasn't very dangerous. After all, among them, except for Daoist Kumu and Tong Tianyun, the others still had several hundred years left in their lifespans, so they really didn't need to take any big risks.
However, they also had an agreement. During the one month period when the restriction disappeared, they had half a month to move around freely. If they wanted to go to a place that was too dangerous, the others could only follow them if they wanted. Those who didn't want to follow them would wait at the original place. If they didn't go back when the time was up, they could only pray for their own luck.
Unlike Foundation Building and Aura Refining cultivators, most Core Formation cultivators didn't like to move in groups. They had a lot of experience and were much more selfish by nature. They often calculated risks and benefits very clearly, and they rarely sacrificed anything for others, even if it was their companions.
Mo Tiange naturally didn't have any objections. Her purpose in entering the valley was different from others. Others wanted natural treasures, but she wanted corpses.
Qin Xi knew where her father's corpse was.
Recently, she occasionally heard Qin Xi mention that he once found some kind of unusual treasure in that dangerous place, but it wasn't convenient for him to retrieve it. This time, he came to Demonic Mountain with the intention of retrieving that unusual treasure.
In that case, the two of them had to leave the group. After all, Qin Xi wouldn't tell them about the unusual treasure, and the others also had other goals and wouldn't take risks with them.
The group of seven people followed Daoist Kumu's instructions and slowly walked forward.
In the beginning, the scenery of Demonic Mountain wasn't much different from Mount Yuheng, but gradually, the verdant color faded a lot. It became more and more desolate and dusky.
There were barriers and restrictions everywhere in the air. The spiritual aura turbulence was fierce, and gales blew from time to time. If one was unlucky and ran into one or two of them, one could easily be decapitated.
They hadn't gone far when they heard several screams.
Mo Tiange turned around to look at them. She realized they were Foundation Building and Aura Refining cultivators. Many of them had never entered Demonic Mountain before. They only heard about the rumors and bought one or two maps and information about Demonic Mountain at the foot of Mount Yuheng. Then, relying on a burst of motivation, they entered Demonic Mountain.
These people didn't have enough strength, experience, or vigilance. As soon as they entered Demonic Mountain, they would easily run into those floating restrictions and die instantly.
What made Mo Tiange feel between laughter and tears was that there was actually a little girl among them. Her companions were blown away by the gales, but she was so scared that she actually cried and shouted that she wanted to go back, making the others frown.
No matter what happened outside, once you entered Demonic Mountain, you couldn't control your own life. Even if you died instantly, no one would sympathize with you.