She originally planned to have more contact with the cultivators of Jiuyan Sect after arriving at Sky Snow City, but she didn't expect Feifei's advancement would delay her for more than half a year.
When Feifei's matter was finally settled, Mo Tiange exited the Virtual Sky World. However, to her surprise, several Sound-Transmitting Talismans were floating in front of her cave.
She collected all the Sound Transmitting Talismans.
Two of them were sent by cultivators who lived with her in Ling Clan's cave. They wanted to say hello when they heard there was a Foundation Building cultivator living here.
The last talisman was a bit strange. The person who sent it was a cultivator from the Ling Family that she had met once when she rented the cave abode.
The content of this Sound-Transmitting Talisman was very simple. It only said that if she came out of Closed Door Meditation, she should reply.
But Mo Tiange felt it was very strange.
She had erased the Ling Clan's spying restriction in this cave, so how did this person know she was in Closed Door Meditation?
Moreover, it seemed like this Sound-Transmitting Talisman had stopped here for a long time. How did he know when she would reply?
Maybe it would be useless at that time.
After thinking about it, she still replied to the Sound-Transmitting Talisman according to the message left by the Ling Clan cultivator.
After that, she prepared to take a stroll in Sky Snow City. Unexpectedly, just as she closed her cave, she saw a flame flashing across the sky. Another Sound-Transmitting Talisman flew towards her.
Mo Tiange took the Sound-Transmitting Talisman. The talisman ignited by itself and said, "Fellow Daoist, please wait for a moment. I'll be there soon."
Mo Tiange was stunned. What does this mean?
Is this person waiting for my reply?
Moreover, he's looking for me in such a hurry. Is there something urgent?
No matter what it is, I'll know after a while.
After waiting patiently for a while, Mo Tiange suddenly looked up and saw a blue flight light flashing across the sky with a powerful momentum, rushing towards her.
Then, a Core Formation cultivator wearing an apricot-colored Daoist robe landed in front of her.
"I'm Ling Yunhe. How should I address you, Fellow Daoist?" This person raised his hand and greeted her politely.
Mo Tiange was startled.
The person in front of her had a clean face and handsome facial features. His long black hair was neatly tied into a Daoist bun with a crown. The apricot-colored Daoist robe he wore was painted with gorgeous cloud patterns, which seemed to highlight its owner's extraordinary identity.
He looked imposing and had the demeanor of an immortal.
But, for all that, she found traces of familiarity in that face, and the tone of voice, which roused her memory.
This person was actually the cultivator of the Ling Family who had helped her with the procedures when she rented the cave abode!
Never in his wildest dreams would he have thought that the unkempt and shabby-looking Foundation Establishment Cultivator back then would look like this after changing his clothes!
Not only did he look much younger, but his aura was also extraordinary.
Most importantly, this person was hiding his cultivation level just like her. He wasn't in the Foundation Building realm, but the middle stage of the Core Formation realm!
Mo Tiange raised her hand to greet him but didn't answer his question. Instead, she asked bluntly, "Fellow Daoist Ling, what brings you here?"
Hearing this question, surprise flashed across this person's eyes. Then, he smiled and said, "Aren't you going to ask me how I know your cultivation level and why I'm hiding it?"
Mo Tiange stared at him and said faintly, "If Fellow Daoist is willing to tell me, of course I want to know." Her meaning was that if he didn't want to tell her, it was useless for her to ask.
Upon hearing her answer, this person smiled. "Sure enough, I didn't find the wrong person." He looked behind Mo Tiange and asked with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, aren't you going to invite me in to sit?"
Mo Tiange thought for a moment. This person definitely had something to tell her. Judging from his attitude, it shouldn't be something bad.
Thus, she made an inviting gesture. "Fellow Daoist Ling, please come in."
When Ling Family rented this cave, they had already prepared daily necessities, so Mo Tiange directly invited this person into the small hall used for receiving guests.
The two of them sat down. This Ling Family cultivator looked around the cave then said with a meaningful smile, "Fellow Daoist's attainments in formations are really profound. This defensive formation is really extraordinary!"
Mo Tiange smiled but didn't answer.
She had erased the prying restriction on Ling Family's formation, so this person must have seen through it at first glance.
She was a Core Formation cultivator, so there was no reason for people to spy on her at will, so she didn't need to feel guilty.
There was no tea for guests, and Mo Tiange's attitude wasn't warm either. This person probably realized he wasn't welcome, so he looked a bit embarrassed. He coughed and asked for the second time, "May I know how to address Fellow Daoist?"
Mo Tiange paused for a moment then answered, "My surname is Qin, and my first name is Wei." Since she didn't know this person's intentions, Mo Tiange made up a name.
Qin Wei, a homonym for Qingwei.
"Oh, so it's Fellow Daoist Qin."
This person nodded without any doubt. "Although it's not our first time meeting, we both concealed our cultivation levels last time, so we can't be considered acquaintances.
This time, let me formally introduce myself to Fellow Daoist Qin. I'm Ling Yunhe, a cultivator from Sky Snow City's Ling Family and an elder of Jiuyan Sect. "
"Fellow Daoist Ling, it's an honor to meet you." Mo Tiange politely greeted him again.
She had already guessed this person's identity. Ling Family belonged to Jiuyan Sect. Since this person was a Core Formation cultivator, he must also be an elder of Jiuyan Sect.
Ling Yunhe returned the greeting. His gaze lingered on her for a while then he said sincerely, "Fellow Daoist Qin, it's a bit presumptuous of me to suddenly pay you a visit, but please rest assured. I absolutely don't have any bad intentions."
Under his gaze, Mo Tiange was dumbfounded for a moment before she suddenly understood what he meant.
He thinks I'm a single woman, so he's wary of men?
Mo Tiange didn't know whether to laugh or cry. When she was in the Celestial Pole, she first disguised herself as a man. Later on, she reverted to her female appearance, but she also had the identity of Lord Daoist Jinghe's disciple. No one had ever deliberately explained that she was a woman. She didn't expect to encounter this kind of situation when she came to Yunzhong.
She found it funny, and she suddenly had a good impression of this Ling Yunhe.
No matter what this person's intentions were, he still treated her with enough respect even though he didn't know her identity.
Thinking up to this point, Mo Tiange smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Ling, please don't blame me. When we first met, Fellow Daoist was just a Foundation Building cultivator — you're very different from today.
Besides, we're not friends, so we suddenly met through voice transmission and you saw through my cultivation level, so … "
"I understand." Ling Yunhe smiled and waved his hand. "I can explain this matter to Fellow Daoist one by one."
He paused for a moment then said, "To be honest, the cultivation technique I practice makes me very sensitive to spiritual aura. If there's any aura of spiritual treasures in the surroundings, it basically can't escape my eyes and ears.
When I saw Fellow Daoist Qin that day, I sensed a lot of aura of spiritual treasures around your body, so presumably, you have a lot of spiritual treasures.
This aura of spiritual treasures doesn't belong to a Foundation Building cultivator, so I speculate that Fellow Daoist is indeed a Core Formation cultivator who's just hiding your cultivation level. "
"Oh?" Mo Tiange was surprised. She thought to herself, Yunzhong actually has such a strange cultivation technique?
With the help of the Spirit-Concealing Pendant, even a Nascent Soul cultivator wouldn't be able to see through her Breath-Concealing Technique. However, this kind of cultivation technique basically didn't need to see through her Breath-Concealing Technique to infer her true cultivation level.
"It seems Fellow Daoist hasn't come into contact with this kind of cultivation technique."
Ling Yunhe smiled and said, "That's not strange. This kind of cultivation technique is unorthodox. You can't find more than a few of them in Yunzhong."
"I see." Mo Tiange calmed down. "Then why didn't Fellow Daoist expose me that day?"
Ling Yunhe shook his head. "Why should I?
There are so many cultivators in the world. How many of them don't have some secrets?
Our Ling Clan is only renting an Immortal's Cave. As long as they don't have any ulterior motives towards Sky Snow City or our Ling Clan, we won't care how many secrets they have. "
"Is that so?" Mo Tiange smiled and didn't refute him.
The real situation naturally wouldn't be as simple as Ling Yunhe made it out to be. Otherwise, why would Ling Clan need to set up a spying restriction in the Immortal's Cave?
If there were any secrets among these cultivators that could bring benefits to Ling Clan, they definitely wouldn't stand idly by and act like some kind men or women.
However, what he said wasn't wrong. If it wasn't harmful to Sky Snow City or Ling Clan, they probably wouldn't meddle in other people's business.
"As for why I hid my cultivation level …" Ling Yunhe shook his head with a slightly sad expression on his face. "I won't hide it from Fellow Daoist Qin. This matter involves my Ling Clan and Jiuyan Sect's power, so I was forced to hide my cultivation level."
"Oh?" Mo Tiange raised her eyebrows.
Ling Yunhe saw that she had a faint smile on her face. She didn't immediately declare that she wouldn't meddle in their sect's business and didn't pursue the matter, so he felt a bit nervous.
As he recalled his purpose for coming here, he clenched his teeth and said bluntly, "Fellow Daoist must know that my Jiuyan Sect is now facing the Sect Head Selection that happens once every hundred years, and I'm one of the candidates for the position this time."
"Oh." Mo Tiange nodded lightly.
As it turned out, not only did this Fellow Daoist Ling have an extraordinary background, but his status was also quite important.
Although the Head Grand Supreme Elder was the most important identity in a big cultivation group, the position of the Sect Head wasn't something ordinary people could sit on.
Generally speaking, the Head Grand Supreme Elder was the cultivator with the highest cultivation level in the sect. However, because of this, they usually cultivated wholeheartedly and rarely left their Immortal's Caves.
Therefore, they would only make decisions in the face of important matters. Usually, the sect's affairs were handled by the Sect Head.
As a candidate for the position of Sect Head, talent, background, connections, and ability were all indispensable.
After all, the Sect Head represented the sect's face, so his talent couldn't be too bad. At the very least, he had to be presentable.
This position was usually the result of the various forces in the sect weighing the pros and cons, so people without a background definitely couldn't sit on it.
In addition, the Sect Head usually had to deal with affairs. If he didn't have connections and ability, then the Sect Head would be equivalent to trash.
Since this Fellow Daoist Ling could be listed as one of the candidates for the Sect Head, he seemed to be quite extraordinary. He definitely wasn't the drunkard and sloppy person she met for the first time!
Upon seeing Mo Tiange's calm expression, Ling Yunhe couldn't help but feel a bit depressed. He even suspected that he came to the wrong place.
If this Fellow Daoist Qin wasn't completely clueless about the sect's affairs, then she was too shrewd. The calmer she was, the more passive he became.
Should he say it or not?
He began to hesitate.
While he was still hesitating, Mo Tiange calmly asked, "Does Fellow Daoist Ling's purpose for coming here have something to do with this?"