Mo Tiange was in a daze for a long time before she regained her composure. She rushed over and saw that the stone door had been smashed into powder, and the restriction at the door was also broken.
The stone door was fine; even a Foundation Building cultivator could break it, but this restriction was personally laid by her. Although it wasn't a top-grade formation, it couldn't be broken by ordinary Core Formation cultivators!
She looked at Nie Wushang in disbelief. "What did you do just now?"
Nie Wushang, who was still absent-minded, murmured, "I … just pushed it."
After she said that, she finally realized something. She looked down at her hand and saw nothing unusual except for the Primordial Devil Aura on it.
"…" No matter what, Nie Wushang was still in the middle stage of the Core Formation realm, so the Primordial Devil Aura in her body could only cause this.
Mo Tiange shook her head with a bitter smile. "This is good. Even if you run into a Nascent Soul cultivator, you won't be trampled on."
Although this kind of movement couldn't compare to the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it already had a momentum that could rival it.
However, being too powerful wasn't necessarily a good thing. Powerful strength needed an equally powerful container to contain it, and this container was a cultivator's body, meridians, and dantian.
Although Nie Wushang had this kind of strength now, she was still in the middle stage of the Core Formation realm, which definitely wasn't a good thing. If she used it forcibly, she might explode and die.
How could Nie Wushang not understand this? She was stunned for a long time before she said, "It's too late to regret now. We can only do as we see fit."
As she said that, she looked down at her hand and waved it lightly. With a loud bang, a boulder at the entrance of the cave was smashed into pieces.
Nie Wushang was a bit dispirited by this scene. How could she move around with such a big movement?
Would she really change from a martial cultivator to a devil cultivator in the future?
Mo Tiange asked, "How's your body?"
"I haven't used the Primordial Devil Aura much, so I can't feel anything." She then lowered her head and sighed. "It seems I'll have to stay here for a long time."
"What?"
"Although I have the powerful Primordial Devil Aura, I don't have a high enough realm. I must enter Closed Door Meditation to stabilize my realm."
Nie Wushang smiled bitterly. "Maybe three to five years, or maybe ten to twenty years. If I'm unlucky, it's not impossible for me to enter Closed Door Meditation for a hundred years."
Mo Tiange agreed. "With how strong your Primordial Devil Aura is now, it'd be best if you advanced to the Nascent Soul realm. That way, you'll be able to absorb all of it." Although she hadn't advanced to the Nascent Soul realm yet, she had two Nascent Soul cultivators by her side, so she understood Nascent Soul very well.
The Primordial Devil Aura in Nie Wushang's body was comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator's, but because her realm was limited, she couldn't fully display it. Moreover, if she forcibly used it, it would even cause harm to her body.
Given the current situation, she would only be able to resolve this crisis if her meridians and dantian completely absorbed it.
Nie Wushang nodded then sighed and said, "I also think so. Although I was forced to walk on the path of devil cultivators, I still want to live well and continue cultivating."
Whether she was a righteous or a devil wasn't important. In today's world, no one had ever ascended for more than a hundred thousand years. Even if Nie Wushang became a devil cultivator, she didn't need to think too much about it.
It wouldn't be too late to consider it when she really had the chance to ascend one day.
The two of them discussed it and decided to stay here for some time.
Nie Wushang decided to subdue all the Primordial Devil Aura first. It was very inconvenient for her to walk outside in her current state. If she couldn't control herself well when she fought, she might hurt herself.
As for Mo Tiange, she didn't plan to leave before her injuries were healed. Ever since she came to Yunzhong, things happened one after another, so she didn't have much time to cultivate. After her injuries were healed, she would spend some time recuperating and stabilizing her cultivation level. Then she would go see Ling Yunhe and settle the matter regarding the Art of Sunu. At that time, she would consider returning to the Celestial Pole.
It had been seven years since she left the Celestial Pole. If she spent some more time recuperating, she reckoned more than ten years would have passed. It was really inconvenient to travel outside, especially in such a distant place.
Things were different now. There was a blood oath between her and Qin Xi. Five years ago, she was seriously injured, so presumably, Qin Xi could also feel it. However, he couldn't come for the time being, so she didn't know how to worry about him.
Mo Tiange only briefly told Nie Wushang about her plans, but Nie Wushang naturally wouldn't say anything.
Although the two of them had a good relationship now, it wasn't to the point where they were inseparable. Both of them were very independent cultivators with their own plans. Right now, they just happened to have the same goal.
As for Nie Wushang, not to mention the fact that she was currently plagued by Primordial Devil Aura and couldn't come out of her Closed Door Meditation in a short time, even if she could, she absolutely wouldn't go back to the Celestial Pole.
She spent so much effort to escape from the Celestial Pole and almost died in the South Sea. Unless she became a top late stage Nascent Soul cultivator one day, she wouldn't take the risk to go back. If Master Song Feng was still alive, her fate could be imagined.
After a short conversation, the two of them continued to live in this cave without disturbing each other. They both did their own Closed Door Meditation and recuperated their own injuries.
Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, another five years had passed.
During these five years, the two of them had almost no contact with each other. It was only when the rent of the cave expired and the shopkeeper came to collect the rent that they both left the cultivation room.
The shopkeeper probably already knew about the cave's stone door being broken. It was just that there were two Core Formation cultivators living here, so it wasn't convenient for him to say anything.
When Nie Wushang came to collect the rent, the shopkeeper wasn't surprised at all and only asked if it needed to be repaired.
Nie Wushang directly gave him a pile of spirit stones as compensation and also paid him ten years of rent.
How could the shopkeeper not feel unhappy? He hurriedly ordered people to come over and repair the stone door. In the next two years, he didn't come to disturb them as usual.
Mo Tiange and Nie Wushang were very satisfied that the shopkeeper was so sensible. For them, having a quiet place to stay was the most important thing.
Five years later, Mo Tiange stopped cultivating and came out of the Virtual Sky World.
Sensing her breath, the stone door of Nie Wushang's cultivation room opened automatically.
After not seeing Mo Tiange for two years, Nie Wushang looked at Mo Tiange carefully. She was both amazed and curious. "You're recuperating?
Two years ago, I saw your injuries had just healed. How did your cultivation progress so fast? "
It wasn't strange for Nie Wushang to be surprised. After she woke up, Mo Tiange's injuries hadn't completely healed. It was only after three years that her injuries were completely healed.
But now, in just two years, she was already halfway to the middle stage of the Core Formation realm. This kind of cultivation speed was really too exaggerated!
Mo Tiange simply answered, "In these ten years, I wasn't recuperating." When her injuries weren't too serious, she began to take a lot of medicinal pills to improve her cultivation level.
The reason she did this was because she was ready to come out of Closed Door Meditation. The stronger she was, the smoother her next business would be.
There weren't many things left to do. The first thing was to see Ling Yunhe and settle the matter regarding the Art of Sunu, then return to the Celestial Pole.
In addition, if possible, she also planned to go to Danxia Sect to inquire about some things related to Mo Yaoqing.
Mo Yaoqing had passed away for more than five thousand years. The grievances between her and Danxia Sect had long been settled the moment she left Yunzhong.
That being the case, Mo Tiange naturally wouldn't get entangled in this matter. The grievances of her ancestors weren't something a junior several thousand years later like her could meddle in. Besides, after so many years, Danxia Sect's disciples had changed several generations, so she really didn't need to take it seriously.
After Mo Tiange said that, Nie Wushang stared at her thoughtfully.
After a while, she said, "You're leaving?"
"En." She came out of Closed Door Meditation to say goodbye to Nie Wushang.
It had been more than ten years since she left the Celestial Pole. It was time to go back.
Nie Wushang didn't feel surprised, but she still felt a vague sense of loss.
She sighed and said, "You're right. You're different from me. No matter how far you go, you still have to go back."
"…" Mo Tiange heard the melancholy in her voice, but she couldn't comfort her about this kind of thing.
Although her character was compatible with Nie Wushang's, their life trajectories were completely different.
In the Celestial Pole, she had a master, a partner, and relatives. No matter how far she was, she still had to go back. That was her root.
But Nie Wushang was the opposite. She absolutely couldn't go back to the Celestial Pole. In Yunzhong, she had no relatives or friends; she was like a floating duckweed. The only thing that kept her going was her determination to keep cultivating.
Cultivators were also people. They were more indifferent to worldly emotions than mortals, but they couldn't completely abandon them.
"Maybe I'll come to Yunzhong again in a few years. At that time, we'll still have a chance to see each other." After a long time, Mo Tiange only said this.
Nie Wushang smiled, threw her sad mood to the back of her mind, and asked, "What's your next plan?"
"En … I'll go to Ling Yunhe to get the reward first. If things go smoothly, I'll go back to the Celestial Pole." Mo Tiange didn't have anything to hide, so she told her frankly.
"Right, I forgot that Ling Yunhe still owes us a debt."
Nie Wushang smiled then sighed softly. "Unfortunately, I can't use the reward he promised me now."
Mo Tiange never asked about this matter, so she couldn't help but feel curious. "Back then, when you accepted Ling Yunhe's invitation, what reward did you ask for?"
"A sacred exorcism object."
Nie Wushang didn't hesitate and told her directly. She then shook her head and smiled bitterly. "At that time, when I made this request, Ling Yunhe was very embarrassed. If he wasn't pressed for time and urgently needed help, I'm afraid he wouldn't have given it to me.
But it's useless to me now even if I have it. "
She was already a devil cultivator now, and the Primordial Devil Aura in her body directly occupied her meridians and dantian. It was simply impossible to use a devil-exorcism object to remove the devil aura from her body. If she persisted, her cultivation level would most likely be crippled.
"So, you're not going to go?"
"I reckon I'll have to enter Closed Door Meditation for at least ten years."
Nie Wushang thought for a while then said, "How about this? If you see Ling Yunhe, tell him for me that the thing he promised me is already dispensable to me. If this thing is very important to him, then he can use something else to replace it.
I don't expect it to be more precious than this sacred object; it's fine as long as he doesn't renege on his debt.
If I come out of Closed Door Meditation, I'll go look for him. "
"Alright," Mo Tiange readily agreed. It was just a message, so it wasn't a big deal.
Nie Wushang looked at her with a complicated expression for a long time before she finally said, "I hope we're fated to meet again."
"…" After a long time, Mo Tiange smiled. "Rest assured. If I form my Nascent Soul in the future, I'll definitely come to Yunzhong to look for you."