It was impossible for the other four to not know that the two of them had set up a soundproofing barrier, but they all turned a blind eye to it.
It was normal for a group of unfamiliar people to take risks together. Everyone had a tacit understanding.
Mo Tiange, on the other hand, was tapping the Heaven and Earth Fan in her hand again and again. She seemed to be contemplating and didn't answer.
Tiancan seemed to be a little impatient with her knocking. He couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Qin, do you need to think for so long?"
Mo Tiange raised her head and smiled at him. "It's a matter of life and death, so I naturally have to consider it carefully."
For the last time, the Heaven and Earth Fan knocked on the palm of her hand, and she clenched it tightly. "Alright, if an accident really happens, as long as Fellow Daoist Tiancan can abide by the agreement at this moment, I will stand on the same side as you."
After a pause, she raised her eyebrows and emphasized, "However, Fellow Daoist Tiancan, the premise of all of this is that Ling Yunhe doesn't keep his promise. We're only here to protect ourselves. If fellow daoist has other motives, don't blame me for not lending a helping hand!"
Tian Can was stunned. He looked at her deeply and nodded. "Of course."
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After a while, Ling Yunhe finally opened his eyes. He looked at Yang Chengji with a smile then turned towards Mo Tiange and Tiancan. "Fellow Daoists, have you decided?"
At that moment, Yang Chengji was still lost in thought. Tiancan and Mo Tiange had already removed the Soundproof Barrier and were meditating with their eyes closed.
Yang Chengji was the first to come back to his senses. Looking at the vulture on his shoulder, he said, "I want to see the Origin Peace Pill first."
Ling Yunhe nodded. "Of course." He then turned towards Mo Tiange and Tiancan. "What about Fellow Daoists?"
Tian Can was the first to say, "That's true."
Ling Yunhe looked at Mo Tiange. Upon seeing her calm expression, he smiled and said, "It seems Fellow Daoist Qin also agreed."
Mo Tiange sighed helplessly.
She didn't like Ling Yunhe's smile right now. This person was frank and cunning, but cunning and kind at the same time. He always looked like he had everything under control. When he smiled like this, there was an eighty percent chance that things were going as he wished.
However, she extended a finger and shook it at Ling Yunhe. "Fellow Daoist Ling, there are some things that we need to make clear first.
The conditions that you promised before can only be fulfilled after the fact. If you fall out with me afterwards, I won't be able to reason with you.
As for the other two Fellow Daoists, they seem to have received a portion of the rewards that they had set … "
"That's easy."
Without hesitation, Lingyunhe took something out of his Qiankun Bag and tossed it to Mo Tiange. "With this, Jiuyan Sect must do something for Fellow Daoist, no matter how difficult it is.
Before I complete this task for Fellow Daoist Qin, I will leave this item in your care for the time being. "
Mo Tiange took the toy.
This was an ordinary-looking wooden plaque that was no more than two inches in length and width. There were no decorative patterns on it, only a faint spiritual light.
Based on Mo Tiange's experience, this should be a special talisman. Moreover, it was the kind that was passed on secretly. Its aura was very ancient, and it must have been passed down for at least several thousand years.
"Returning Kindness Medallion!" Once Ling Yunfei saw this object, his expression immediately changed. He stared fixedly at the wooden tablet in Mo Tiange's hand.
Mo Tiange was astonished. She cast a glance at Ling Yunfei then waved the wooden tablet at Ling Yunhe. "Does this have any special significance?"
After his astonishment, Ling Yunfei's expression quickly returned to normal. He said to Mo Tiange solemnly, "This is our Jiuyan Sect's Returning Kindness Medallion. The holder of this object is our Jiuyan Sect's guest elder.
With this object in hand, our Jiuyan Sect's disciples are not allowed to harm a single hair on their head. Moreover, they can request Jiuyan Sect to do one thing for them. As long as it doesn't harm the sect's interests, they must complete it no matter how difficult it is. "
He looked at Ling Yunhe with a complicated expression. "In our entire Jiuyan Sect, there are only three pieces of this object. I didn't expect one of them to be in Second Brother's hands …"
"Returning Kindness Medallion?"
Mo Tiange narrowed her eyes. Speaking of which, this seemed like the behavior of a chivalrous man in the secular world who kept his word. Did such things also exist in the cultivation world?
Although they usually paid attention to their promises, it was normal for them to fall out at any time if it involved important interests.
Tiancan stared at the wooden tablet with a doubtful gaze. "With this object in hand, will your Jiuyan Sect really not move a finger and even do its best to complete the task?"
"That's right."
Ling Yunfei was once again a chatterbox. He spoke with fervor and assurance, "In Yunzhong, our Jiuyan Sect is the cultivation group that values the sect's inheritance and brotherhood the most.
Our grandmaster's nine disciples all have deep brotherhood and advance and retreat together. That's why we're called Jiuyan Sect.
This Returning Kindness Medallion was left behind by our nine grandmasters. Back then, our grandmaster received a great favor from someone, so he gifted this object to that person. He promised that with this Returning Kindness Medallion, he would be able to move around Jiuyan Sect unimpeded and become a guest elder until he fulfilled his promise.
After several thousand years, these three Returning Kindness Medallions returned to the sect one after another and never appeared in the world again. "
Mo Tiange waved the ordinary-looking wooden tablet in her hand and said to Ling Yunhe, "In that case, this object must be very valuable?"
"It's far more than valuable."
The one who answered her was still Ling Yunfei. "With our Jiuyan Sect's strength, if this object is leaked, it might even tempt Nascent Soul cultivators!"
A guest elder enjoyed all the benefits of an elder. They could use the sect's resources and weren't bound by the sect's restrictions. For some cultivators, this was indeed an excellent position.
Once Ling Yunfei finished speaking, Mo Tiange turned her head to look. Tian Zhiqian and Yang Chengji's eyes flashed with fervor as they stared at the object. It seemed like they really wanted to snatch it back.
As a result, Mo Tiange was confused.
Not to mention that Ling Yunhe wasn't the sect head of Jiuyan Sect, even if he was, such a valuable object would most likely be safeguarded by a Nascent Soul elder in the sect, right?
He actually had one in his hands?
Besides, he just casually threw this kind of object to someone else … Mo Tiange felt like her brain wasn't enough to process it. What was this Ling Yunhe thinking?!
As a cultivator, they had to be on guard at all times against being schemed against by others. Similarly, they had to avoid owing others too much.
Owing others had two aspects. First, it was easy to develop inner demons. Second, it was easier to be schemed against by others. No matter which one it was, encountering it would be bad luck.
Ling Yunhe was calm and composed. After Ling Yunfei roughly finished speaking, he said, "Since you have this object, does Fellow Daoist Qin still have any doubts?"
Mo Tiange looked at the wooden tablet then her gaze swept over Ling Yunhe and Ling Yunfei. She then asked, "Even if I have this object in my hands, what if you snatch it back later?"
Anger appeared on Ling Yunfei's face. He rushed to say, "That's impossible!
This is the patriarch's will! Disciples of Jiuyan Sect never do this kind of thing! "
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Although it was normal for cultivators to be two-faced, they also had their own taboos. When it came to matters related to the patriarch, they rarely disobeyed.
Mo Tiange muttered to herself for a moment then put the wooden tablet into her robe.
She originally thought she suffered a big loss because she didn't ask for the reward beforehand. She never expected that she would be the one who benefited the most from this.
If things were really as Ling Yunfei said, then even if Ling Yunhe failed this trip and died here, she wouldn't suffer a loss.
Seeing that she put the object away, Ling Yunhe heaved a sigh of relief. However, Tian Zhiqian, Yang Chengji, and the others stared at Mo Tiange for a long time before they withdrew their gazes, looking very unwilling.
Mo Tiange sighed inwardly. This Ling Yunhe is scheming again!
Although this object was good, it was very troublesome. There were so many people here. Even if Ling Yunhe kept his promise, what if other people had evil intentions?
Doing this seemed to give her a big advantage, but on the other hand, it was easy to put her on the fire.
With so many people watching her obtain the Return Token and Ling Yunfei mentioning the special meaning of this object, she couldn't cooperate with others anymore. Because with such a precious treasure in hand, it would be easy to divide the spoils unevenly. In that case, no one could trust each other, and cooperation would be impossible.
Therefore, she could only stand on Ling Yunhe's side.
But if she refused the Return Token now, this problem couldn't be solved.
With benefits in front of her, she actually wasn't moved at all. What would Ling Yunhe think of her?
The others would certainly be vigilant against her.
They were now companions, so it wasn't good to be too vigilant.
At this thought, she glanced at Tiancan.
Tiancan stared at the entrance of the valley calmly as if he wasn't interested in everything in front of him.
Noticing that Mo Tiange was looking at him, he turned his head and nodded slightly.
Mo Tiange understood what he meant. Everything would go on as they had agreed just now.
This made her feel a little conflicted. She had reached an agreement with Tiancan, but Ling Yunhe made this move again. What if he really fell out with her after this?
After pondering for a while, she couldn't help but shake her head and smile self-mockingly.
She was getting more and more stupid. Ling Yunhe probably hoped that she wouldn't help others to rob his object, and Tiancan wanted to protect himself. These two didn't contradict each other.
If Ling Yunhe kept his promise, she would certainly help him to the end. But if Ling Yunhe fell out with her after this, she could only cooperate with Tiancan to protect herself.
"Okay, since Fellow Daoists have no objections, let's start now. We don't have much time."
Ling Yunhe turned his hand, and three jade bottles appeared in his palm. He threw them one by one to them. "These are Primordial Dans. There are three pills in each bottle. Fellow Daoists, please check them."
"Three pills …" Tiancan repeated in a low voice.
Ling Yunhe was still smiling, but his eyelids twitched. "Fellow Daoist Tiancan, don't think these three pills are easy. Our Jiuyan Sect can only concoct one or two furnaces a year. Plus, we have so many Core Formation cultivators, so we can only concoct three pills every few years."
Mo Tiange pulled out the bottle stopper, poured out a fragrant, snow-white medicinal pill, dipped it in some powder, then brought it to her nose and sniffed it.
The ingredients of the medicinal pill were very clean, and the temperature was just right. She could tell that the level of the concocting master who concocted this medicinal pill was very high. At least, he wasn't inferior to her.
Jiuyan Sect was Jiuyan Sect, the number one cultivation group in Yunzhong. The level of their concocting master was also very high.
The other two people were also checking the medicinal pill. Tiancan only examined it a little. Seeing that Mo Tiange didn't have any abnormal expression when she poured the medicinal pill back, he put his portion into his Qiankun Bag.
Yang Chengji was a bit more careful. He held a jade cup in his hand and poured the medicinal pill into it. He seemed to be studying something.
Could it be that there were some restrictions on Devil Cultivators taking medicinal pills made by Dao cultivators?
A few random thoughts flashed through her mind. Mo Tiange muttered to herself for a while then put the bottle of Primordial Dans away.
It wasn't that she didn't have this kind of medicinal pill that could help her break through bottlenecks. However, since this was a spiritual pill that Jiuyan Sect didn't teach to outsiders, it must have some extraordinary properties. There was no harm in putting it away.
When Yang Chengji also put away the medicinal pill and turned his attention back to her, Ling Yunhe smiled. He patted Vulture on his shoulder and said, "We don't have much time. Let's go."