Walking in the free market was an eye-opener for Mo Tiange.
It was not because the things here were good, but because there were many kinds of monster cores. She had never heard of many monster cores. She thought they were the unique demonic beasts in Yunzhong.
The cultivators doing business here ranged from the Aura Refining realm to the Foundation Building realm. She even saw two Core Formation cultivators.
Most of the Aura Refining cultivators entering and exiting the place looked exhausted and unkempt.
Baffled, Mo Tiange asked Ayin, "Why do these Aura Refining cultivators look so dispirited?"
Ayin answered, "These cultivators are all hunting beasts here. Their cultivation levels are relatively low, so they can't hunt high-level demonic beasts. They can only kill first rank demonic beasts.
However, many first-rank demonic beasts don't even have a Yao Dan. It's not easy to find a Yao Dan, and the other materials of demonic beasts aren't worth much … "
At this point, Mo Tiange finally understood.
These Aura Refining cultivators were the lowest level of the cultivators who supported the beast core market on North Pole Island. They did the most tiring and dangerous work to obtain beast cores with great difficulty. They brought them to this free market to sell and earn some spirit stones for their own cultivation.
They were not businessmen, but workers.
"In the past, when my father was still alive, he was also like this. Sometimes, when he came back from the sea, he would be so tired that he couldn't even stand steadily, but he still had to pull himself together and come out to sell yao cores …" Ayin suddenly said in a daze.
"Your father?" Mo Tiange turned to look at her.
"Yes."
Ayin lowered her head, and said softly, "My father was also an Immortal cultivator, but his Spirit Root wasn't good, and he has already passed away."
After a moment of silence, Mo Tiange heaved a sigh and patted Mo Tiange's shoulder to comfort her.
Ayin revealed a smile. "Thank you, Fairy, I'm fine. Father has already passed away for two years, I'm already used to it."
She turned around, raised her hand, and pointed at a small door in the distance. She continued, "That's where the Jade Qilin Pavilion's appraisers are located. Even if you don't want to trade, you can still find them to appraise your items. You just have to pay the appraisal fee."
Mo Tiange looked up and saw that the small gate was filled with people coming and going. Most of them were buyers and sellers, but there were also some who were alone.
She wasn't interested in the appraisal and looked away after a few glances.
But a moment later, it turned back.
No, she seemed to have seen something just now!
Mo Tiange strode towards the appraisal room.
"Fairy?" Startled, Ayin followed.
The small appraisal room was surrounded by several appraisers. Mo Tiange raised her head and looked around, but she didn't see the person she saw just now.
"Fairy, are you looking for someone?"
After searching for a while but finding nothing, Mo Tiange finally gave up. She squeezed out of the crowd and shook her head. "Maybe I was mistaken."
"Oh …" Ayin cleverly didn't ask any more questions.
After this incident, Mo Tiange lost interest in shopping. She said, "There's nothing to see here. Let's go."
Once they left the free market, Mo Tiange didn't want to stroll around anymore. She thought for a moment then said to Ayin, "I'm going to the seaside for a walk. It's not appropriate to take you with me; you should go back first."
"Yes."
Ayin responded, then thought for a moment and said, "Fairy, when cultivators go to hunt beasts, most of them go through the northeast pier. The west area is where the major sects are located, so they might not receive guests."
"Okay, I got it."
Hearing her reply, Ah Yin curtsied, then turned around and left.
Mo Tiange didn't stay there for long. She left the bazaar, flew into the air and flew east.
As she flew, she thought about what happened just now.
In that free market, she saw a woman dressed in black. That woman's back was very similar to Nie Wushang's.
According to reason, the road from the Eastern Sea to the South Pole Island was very hidden. If she hadn't seen the Jade Slip Mo Yaoqing left behind, the possibility of her finding it was very low.
But if she went through the South Sea, the distance from the Celestial Pole to Yunzhong wasn't only long, but it was also extremely dangerous. How could Nie Wushang, a Core Formation cultivator, get there?
Could it be that that woman wasn't Nie Wushang and she was mistaken?
But that woman's back was too similar to Nie Wushang's, and the style of her clothes was also the same. Even if she might've mistaken her back, it was impossible for their clothes to be so similar, right?
Mo Tiange knitted her brows and thought for a while, feeling full of questions.
Besides, that woman's cultivation level was also in the Foundation Building realm, which didn't match.
However, this wasn't certain. She could restrain her spiritual breath, so could others.
She hadn't flown far when she suddenly felt several spiritual auras approaching her.
Right now, she was pretending to be in the Foundation Building realm, so her flying speed was also very slow. These people were also in the Foundation Building realm. She didn't know what kind of flying magic tools they were using, but they unexpectedly caught up to her very quickly.
Mo Tiange intended to give way, but who would've thought that those people would suddenly split up and flank her, completely surrounding her?
Upon realizing this, she stopped and watched these cultivators approaching her with a frown.
There were both men and women among them, and they all wore the same clothes. They seemed to be disciples of some cultivation group.
"Gentlemen, what's the matter?" Three early stage Foundation Building cultivators and two middle stage Foundation Building cultivators all had hostile expressions.
Mo Tiange frowned. She was just passing by, and this place wasn't the location of the cultivation groups Ayin mentioned, so why did these people come?
Upon hearing what she said, these people exchanged glances with each other. The middle stage Foundation Building cultivator in the lead had a gloomy expression as he shouted, "Hand over the thing!"
Mo Tiange's frown deepened. Her gaze slowly swept over the cultivators surrounding her and she said, "Gentlemen, you must've mistaken me for someone else, right?"
Under her gaze, these cultivators couldn't help but cower. Those with low cultivation levels were even more startled, as if they were being suppressed by a high-level cultivator. However, although this female cultivator's cultivation level was higher than theirs, she was only in the Foundation Building realm.
Once he calmed his mind, the leader once again put on a cold expression. "Mistaken you for someone else?
Your accent is obviously the same as that little thief's, yet you still say you're mistaken?! "
This person's tone was really unpleasant to hear. Moreover, without any explanation, he immediately identified her as a little thief, which made Mo Tiange even more unhappy.
However, this wasn't the Celestial Pole, and she was a newcomer, so it was better for her to restrain herself a bit.
With that thought in mind, she swallowed her anger and said slowly, "Gentlemen, are there any misunderstandings?
I just left the beast core market and was about to go to the pier when I was intercepted by you on the way. I really don't know why you're here. "
Upon hearing what she said, these people's expressions changed greatly. One of them shouted, "Sure enough, it's you! You still dare to quibble!"
Mo Tiange was stunned. Was there something wrong with what she said?
"Your Excellency." The leader clenched the magic tool in his hand and said coldly, "You'd better obediently hand over the thing!
Although you're in the late stage of the Foundation Building realm, you can't escape even if the five of us work together! "
"Hmph!"
These people were obsessed with who she was. Regardless of the reason, Mo Tiange was also annoyed. She said coldly, "This is the last time I'm telling you — if I say I'm not, then I'm not. If you want to fight, go ahead!"
"You —" The leader's expression suddenly became unsightly. In the end, he clenched his teeth and signaled his companions with his eyes.
Upon receiving his signal, the five of them moved almost at the same time. The five of them took out banners at the same time and each of them unfolded them in the wind. In an instant, spiritual aura surged and a cold wind blew.
Mo Tiange narrowed her eyes.
With her cultivation level, she naturally wasn't afraid of these five Foundation Building cultivators. However, these five people's techniques were quite strange. It seemed to be a kind of formation that used people as a formation …
She stared at the banners in their hands. The banners were painted with the Tai Chi Eight Trigrams as well as some strange pictures. Although she didn't understand them very well, she could roughly tell they were some formation diagrams.
A thought flashed through her mind and she asked, "Are you people from Tianyan Sect?"
Upon hearing that, the leader snorted coldly. "No need to act. You just stole something from our Jade Qilin Pavilion, so why are you acting like you don't know us?!"
Mo Tiange had always been amenable to coaxing but not coercion. This person's overbearing attitude made her unhappy, so she immediately flung her sleeves and released her momentum. "I really don't know. What are you going to do about it?"
Once the momentum of a Core Formation cultivator was released, the five people's expressions changed greatly. One of them shouted, "Senior Martial Brother, this …"
"You're actually in the Core Formation realm …" The leader's face turned pale and red. His attitude became a bit more restrained, but his gaze became more resolute. "Your Excellency is a Core Formation senior, so why are you pretending to be in the Foundation Building realm?
Don't tell me you don't have designs on our Tianyan Sect? "
"Hmph!"
Mo Tiange said coldly, "I'll restrain my spiritual breath if I want to. Why should I explain myself to juniors like you?
You're falsely accusing me of stealing something from you for no reason, so do you think I have to explain everything clearly to you?
Even if your Tianyan Sect is the biggest cultivation group on North Pole Island, this doesn't make sense! "
After her speech, the five people hesitated.
If she was a Foundation Building cultivator, they could just take her back and hand her over to the cultivation group to be dealt with. However, this female cultivator was in the Core Formation realm. They couldn't beat her, but they also couldn't let her go. After all, she was the most suspicious person on their way here.
In fact, Tianyan Sect was also used to being the dominant sect on North Pole Island, so they couldn't lower their face. Previously, they aggressively came to stop them, but now that they found out the other party was a Core Formation senior, wouldn't they be a joke if they retreated?
Besides, those martial uncles in the cultivation group wouldn't care about their suffering and would only say they didn't do their job well.
"Senior."
The leader finally softened his tone and said to Mo Tiange, "In fact, our Jade Qilin Pavilion lost an important item. If we don't do our job well, being punished when we go back is a small matter, but at that time, the whole North Pole Island will be in turmoil.
This matter is of great importance, so I'd like to ask Senior to go back with us and explain it clearly to our sect. "
The corners of Mo Tiange's mouth rose, forming a smiling expression. She was a Core Formation cultivator, yet she was implicated in some matter for no reason and was taken back by a few Foundation Building cultivators. If word got out, wouldn't she become a laughing stock?
Could it be that the people in Yunzhong all did things like this?
Or was it because Tianyan Sect was the most powerful here, so they were this arrogant?
"Gentlemen, if your sect elders asked me, I might agree. But with just the few of you, wouldn't it be ridiculous for me to obediently go back with you?"
"Senior!"
The one who looked the youngest among the five people shouted, "Although we're Foundation Building cultivators, we represent Tianyan Sect!
If you're unwilling to go back with us, we'll have to report this to our sect elders. At that time, I'm afraid you won't look good! "
"Junior Martial Brother Qiao!"
Once that person finished speaking, the leader immediately shouted. Unfortunately, he'd already said it. When he turned around, he saw that Mo Tiange's face was already covered in a layer of frost.
"Good!
Go back and report this to your sect elders! "
She raised her head and arrogantly glanced at the five people in front of her. "I'll wait for your sect elders to come and give me an explanation!"