Several days later, a part-time disciple came to deliver their uniforms. Senior Martial Brother Zhou told them that a Foundation Building martial uncle would give a sermon in the Dao preaching Palace today.
The uniforms of Mount Yunwu disciples were cyan with clouds and the words "Yunwu Sect" embroidered on the cuffs. The uniforms of Aura Refining disciples like them couldn't be considered good-looking.
Mo Tiange recalled the clothes Ye Jingwen wore in her memory. They were really elegant and much better than Yunwu Sect's clothes. She then laughed at herself. Sure enough, a woman's nature was hard to change.
She tightened her chest, wrapped her waist a few more times, and put on a robe. She looked at her flat figure in the mirror with satisfaction. She didn't look like a woman at all.
For immortal cultivators, it was safer to use magic or spiritual weapons like this.
However, it was getting harder and harder for her to pretend. After she turned fifteen, the difference between her and a man became bigger and bigger. Not only did she have to tie her chest and waist, but she also had to pretend to be a man. Fortunately, her voice wasn't sharp, so it wasn't easy to be suspicious.
After confirming there were no problems, she opened the door and saw that the other three people were ready.
As for Jiang Shanghang, he had long left on his own. That person was incompatible with them, but it didn't matter. As cultivators, they didn't care about establishing friendships and the like. The reason why the four of them always moved together was because Liu Yidao and Xu Jingzhi were very cordial.
Fortunately, apart from them, everyone was focused on cultivating. Otherwise, she also wanted to learn from Jiang Shanghang and ignore everything.
When they arrived at the Dao Preaching Palace, everyone found a place to sit. Before long, a middle-aged Daoist with a Foundation Building cultivation walked up and sat on the praying mat at the very front, facing everyone. Everyone hurriedly stood up and bowed. "Greetings, Martial Uncle."
The Daoist nodded. "Disciples, please sit."
There were at least several hundred people in the Dao preaching Palace. At this moment, everyone was sitting cross-legged on the praying mats in silence.
The Daoist examined them and said, "My Daoist name is Qingyu. This month, I'll preach to the disciples.
A few days ago, a group of new disciples entered the sect, so today, I'll talk about the meaning of Dao.
Dear disciples, what is the Dao to you?
Why do you cultivate? "
Once Daoist Qingyu finished speaking, a disciple in the front row answered, "Martial Uncle, Dao is the law of heaven and earth. Cultivating is for longevity."
Daoist Qingyu nodded then asked, "Does any of the disciples have any objections?"
Another person answered, "Reporting to Uncle-Master, this disciple thinks that Dao is the origin, and cultivation is for longevity."
Daoist Qingyu nodded with a smile. "You're right.
Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, Three begets all things, and that is the origin.
The sun and moon lay dormant, the four seasons alternated, and everything in the netherworld followed the cause. These were the laws of heaven and earth.
We cultivate for the sake of longevity, and also the process of pursuing the Dao.
Logically speaking, life and death, withering and flourishing, were originally the Dao of Heaven and Earth, but immortality was jumping out of life and death, so why was it still considered to be pursuing Dao?
You must know that the way of the heavens is to exist forever. What we pursue is to abandon the glory of withering away and live forever with the heavens.
Therefore, cultivating to become an immortal was both obeying and defying the heavens.
All living things have their own ups and downs. If we want to jump out of all living things, then we will have to go against the heavens. As a result, when one successfully cultivates to become an immortal, there will be tribulations to overcome. This is the reason why heaven and earth do not tolerate this.
However, after overcoming the tribulations and ascending to the Great Dao, the Heavenly Dao leaves a slim chance of survival for all living beings. We cultivate to become immortals, but we accept the test according to the way of the heavens.
How to go against the heavens and reach the state of obeying the heavens is what we, cultivators, do … "
Everyone listened attentively, and Mo Tiange was even more attentive.
This was the first time she heard this theory about Dao. The path of cultivation was vastly different, and everyone had their own understanding. What this Martial Uncle said was different from what Second Uncle said.
The day passed in the blink of an eye. When the time came for the lecture to end, the four of them had gained some understanding.
On their way back, Liu Yidao sighed and said, "It was originally a fated chance that I was able to embark on the path of cultivation. If someone had taught me like this at that time, I wouldn't have wasted my time until now."
Although Liu Yidao had four spiritual roots, two of his spiritual roots were excellent, so his aptitude should have been slightly better than Mo Tiange's.
Mo Tiange was confident she could reach the tenth layer of the Aura Refining realm before the age of twenty-five and attack the Foundation Building realm. Liu Yidao was already in his thirties, so what he said wasn't a lie.
Xu Jingzhi smiled and said, "Senior Martial Brother Liu is only in his early thirties, so he's quite confident he'll be able to build his foundation before the age of forty. He's much better than many people who have no hope of building their foundation for the rest of their lives."
Liu Yidao also smiled and patted Xu Jingzhi's shoulder. "Junior Martial Brother Xu is right. I'm already very lucky."
The four of them returned to their residence. Each of them went back to their respective rooms to cultivate and reflect on what they learned today.
From then on, Mo Tiange's days became more peaceful.
Every ten days, she would go to the lecture with everyone. Once she returned to her room, she would concentrate on cultivating. Every half a month, she would go down the mountain and give the formation she and Second Uncle developed to the sect's shop for sale. She would then use the spirit stones she got from the sale to buy medicinal pills for Second Uncle to treat his injuries.
Three months later, she successfully advanced to the eighth layer of the Aura Refining realm.
In the past few months, she had a lot of medicinal pills on her. The medicinal pills left behind by the man and woman in the forest, the prizes from the Immortals Assembly, and the medicinal pills and spirit stones distributed by the sect every month …
After eating all the Aura-Nourishing Pills, she finally advanced to the eighth layer.
This made Xu Jingzhi extremely envious. He was originally in the eighth layer, but he still hadn't advanced. Qin Xi, on the other hand, had already advanced from the ninth layer to the tenth layer. Among the five people in this room, it could be said that he was the only one who hadn't advanced.
He could only blame himself for frequently taking errands. In the past three months, he always went out and didn't have much time to cultivate. It would be strange if he could advance.
Because of this, Xu Jingzhi made up his mind to enter Closed Door Meditation. He wouldn't go out unless he listened to Dao lectures.
Xu Jingzhi was in Closed Door Meditation, and the other three were all ascetic cultivators, so Mo Tiange was happy not to have to deal with them. Every day, she cultivated, studied formations, and occasionally went out to catch some wild animals to satisfy her cravings. Her days were actually quite free and unfettered.
She used the Light Body Technique and sent out a wind blade, causing the running deer to fall.
Mo Tiange flew over, picked up the deer, and threw it into her Qiankun Bag.
She then went back the way she came. When she reached the stream, she fished out the deer's corpse, skinned it, and cleaned it.
Although the South Peak of Mount Yunwu was much worse than the North Peak, it was still a rare spirit vein. The small animals caught here were much more delicious than those at the foot of the mountain.
She first drained the deer's blood and cleaned its internal organs before peeling off its skin. After that, she cut it into pieces, smeared most of them with salt, wrapped them with spiritual plants, and stuffed them back into her Qiankun Bag. After that, she picked up a piece and carefully sliced it, smeared some seasoning on it, and roasted it over a fire.
Fire spells were meant to be used like this.
"Hey! Senior Martial Sister, there's someone roasting something here."
Mo Tiange turned around and saw two female Aura Refining cultivators approaching. Judging from their clothes, they were also disciples of Yunwu Sect.
She had long sensed their breaths, but this was Mount Yunwu, and fellow disciples were everywhere.
She crawled out of the haystack and smiled. "Hello, Senior Martial Sisters."
Her sudden appearance startled the two of them.
These two women seemed to be in their twenties. Their appearances were also pretty good, especially the senior martial sister. She could be considered a beauty.
The younger one frowned and rebuked her when she saw Mo Tiange's gaze. "Which disciple are you in charge of? How could you be so rude?"
Mo Tiange was dumbfounded. She couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Mo Tiange merely glanced at them, yet she was already regarded as a lecher.
She immediately said, "Senior Martial Sister, you misunderstood me. I was just secretly looking for a place to hide and roast something to eat. I didn't expect Senior Martial Sisters to discover me, so I was a bit worried …"
This reason was reasonable, so the senior martial sister said, "Junior Martial Brother, don't worry. We just smelled the aroma and came to take a look out of curiosity. We won't tell anyone."
She wasn't afraid of telling anyone because Senior Martial Brother Zhou wouldn't care anyway.
Of course, she still had a smile on her face. "Thank you, Senior Martial Sisters.
Meeting each other is fate. Coincidentally, my venison is also roasted. How about we eat it together?
Just take it as an apology for scaring you guys just now. "
Seeing how polite Mo Tiange was, the junior martial sister didn't argue anymore. She smiled and said, "Junior Martial Brother, are you serious?
Don't tell me you're reluctant to part with it? "
Mo Tiange took out a large piece of venison from her Qiankun Bag. "Senior Martial Sister, look! I still have a lot. I can't eat it all by myself."
Mo Tiange's cooking skills weren't just for show. The venison was roasted until it was golden yellow. The aroma drifted far away, making people want to eat it. Sure enough, the junior martial sister was reluctant to leave. She pulled her companion and said, "Senior Martial Sister, we …"
The senior martial sister said helplessly, "We don't know this Junior Martial Brother. How can we …"
"It's not a big deal. He said he wanted to apologize to us."
"Yes."
Mo Tiange giggled and took over the conversation. "Senior Martial Sister, don't hesitate. Just treat it as me bribing you after you discovered me eating secretly."
The junior martial sister clapped her hands happily. Her impression of Mo Tiange improved greatly. "What Junior Martial Brother said is reasonable.
Senior Martial Sister, don't be polite with him. "
What else could the senior martial sister say? They could only let her be.
The three of them got to know each other.
As it turned out, these two female cultivators were the disciples of Martial Uncle Lin from the women's yard.
Mo Tiange learned from them that Martial Uncle Lin's name was Lin Qingwan. She was also a well-known Foundation Building cultivator in Yunwu Sect. In fact, she didn't live in the South Peak. It was just that the female disciples in the South Peak were under her management. The person who really managed them on her behalf was this senior martial sister in front of them, Shen Bing.
This junior martial sister was called Murong Yan. She was Martial Uncle Lin's youngest disciple.
After chatting with them, Mo Tiange learned that Shen Bing was a cultivator with double spiritual roots. She was just twenty years old this year, but her cultivation level was already in the peak stage of the Aura Refining realm. Murong Yan also had triple spiritual roots. She was eighteen years old this year and her cultivation level was in the eighth layer of the Aura Refining realm.
Shen Bing wasn't a big deal, but judging from Murong Yan's temperament, she definitely wasn't a person who was willing to cultivate painstakingly. Her spiritual roots were also ordinary, but her cultivation level was actually in the eighth layer. From this, it could be seen that compared to individual cultivators, the disciples of cultivation groups were blessed by heaven.
Although Mo Tiange didn't deliberately want to make friends with them, there was no harm in having more friends in this cultivation group. After all, these two were advanced inner disciples of Foundation Building cultivators.
Besides, she was really lonely. She couldn't reveal her identity as a woman. She had to keep a distance from male cultivators and it wasn't easy for her to meet female cultivators.
She often recalled her childhood with Tianqiao and longed to have a friend like that.
Sometimes, when she was cultivating, she would think: If she could start over, would she choose to be a mortal and live a peaceful life, or would she come to the cultivation world and struggle to cultivate, struggling to walk on the road to immortality?
If she was really a man, she might not hesitate. However, as a woman, she was still emotional.