After hearing about the Five Saints from Xiaoshun, Mo Tiange reconsidered her decision.
Obviously, the storm caused by the Heavenly Demon Tower couldn't be quelled in a short time. These days, she found that more and more cultivators went to Returning Ruin Sea in Sky Snow City.
Not only cultivators in the Core Formation realm and above, but also Foundation Building and Aura Refining cultivators. Although they knew they had no hope, they couldn't help but go and watch the fun. Maybe they could really get something good.
Seeing that Yunzhong was turning upside down, Mo Tiange felt more and more uneasy.
Although the Returning Ruin Sea was located to the south of Yunzhong, tens of thousands of miles away from here, and no matter how fierce the battle was, it wouldn't affect Sky Snow City, but with so many cultivators involved, it was a sign of great turmoil.
After all, those cultivators in Returning Ruin Sea would eventually return to their respective cultivation groups. How could they let go of the enmity they formed in Returning Ruin Sea?
If a fight really broke out, the whole of Yunzhong would be involved.
Thinking of this, Mo Tiange raised her eyebrows.
She didn't covet any sacred object, and she only stayed in the clouds because she wanted to finish what she had to do. But in the current situation, if she stayed in the clouds for too long, she would probably be involuntarily dragged into it.
What should I do?
It wasn't a good idea to look for the Cloud Soaring Crane. Returning Ruin Sea was now a troublesome place.
Should I wait here?
Unless she closed her door and wholeheartedly cultivated, once Yunzhong was in chaos, it would be very troublesome for her.
Besides, she had a hunch that since the Heavenly Demon Tower appeared, what about the other holy relic?
If she wasn't careful, the turmoil brought by these holy relic might affect Yunzhong for years, decades, or even centuries.
If that was the case, there was no need for her to stay in Yunzhong anymore.
After a short consideration, Mo Tiange finally decided to give up on the Art of Sunu and return to the Celestial Pole.
She had already gone through the passage between the Celestial Pole and Yunzhong once, so it wouldn't be difficult to go through it again. She just needed to spend a little more time, and that half a year wasn't a long time for cultivators.
That being the case, why should she stay in Yunzhong and waste time?
Since he couldn't obtain the Art of Sunu in such a short time, he might as well return to the Celestial Pole and come back after ten or twenty years.
Once she made up her mind, she acted. The next day, Mo Tiange sent a message to Xiaoshun, saying she had other important matters to attend to and had to leave for a while. It might be a long time before she came back. She told Xiaoshun to tell Ling Yunhe that she would take advantage of the Transporting Formation to directly go to North Pole Island.
Yunzhong's Teleportation Formation was very common, but it was only available in large cities like Sky Snow City, where people came and went.
In the past few days, there had been a continuous stream of people being teleported to the big cities in the south, but the North Pole Island's Transporting Formation, which used to be bustling with activity, was now empty.
Upon hearing that Mo Tiange wasn't going to a big city in the south, the cultivator guarding the Transporting Formation was very surprised. However, due to his limited cultivation level, he didn't dare to ask too much. After Mo Tiange paid the fee, he respectfully activated the Transporting Formation and sent her away.
The Transporting Formation was activated. A moment later, the light dispersed. When Mo Tiange opened her eyes, she was already inside Tianyan Sect's Jade Qilin Pavilion on North Pole Island.
Seeing that it was a Core Formation cultivator who came down from the teleportation array, the cultivator guarding the teleportation array was very surprised.
The leading Foundation Building cultivator hesitated for a moment before he stepped forward to greet her. "Senior, welcome to North Pole Island."
Since the other party was so polite, Mo Tiange also smiled and nodded in response.
Seeing her kind attitude, this person also had a good impression of her. He asked politely, "May I ask if this is Senior's first time coming to North Pole Island?
Are you hunting demonic beasts or visiting friends?
If there's anything I can help you with, please don't hesitate to ask. "
Mo Tiange shook her head softly. "I've been to North Pole Island before, so there's no need to do this."
"I see. Junior was too meddlesome."
The Foundation Building cultivator said, but he still didn't retreat. After a moment of hesitation, he summoned up his courage and asked, "Please forgive Junior for being rude, but in recent months, very few cultivators have come to North Pole Island, let alone a Core Formation cultivator like Senior. Why did Senior choose to come at this time?"
Seeing Mo Tiange raising her brows, seemingly displeased, the Foundation Building cultivator hastily said, "Junior was just curious. If Senior finds it inconvenient, you can just pretend I didn't ask."
It wasn't convenient for Mo Tiange to tell others the purpose of her trip. Since this Foundation Building cultivator was tactful, she didn't say much. She only said, "It's indeed inconvenient to say. Can I leave now?"
The Foundation Building cultivator hastily took a step back. "Of course. Senior, please do as you please."
Mo Tiange didn't say much and left Jade Qilin Pavilion.
When her figure disappeared, the Aura Refining girl following the Foundation Building cultivator asked curiously, "Master, most of the Core Formation grandmasters in our group have gone to Returning Ruins Sea, so why did this Senior come to North Pole Island?"
The Foundation Building cultivator stared at the place where Mo Tiange's figure disappeared. He shook his head and said, "It's precisely because of this that I feel this Senior is a smart person."
"Oh?" The girl was puzzled. "Why?"
The Foundation Building cultivator looked at his young disciple and said with a smile, "Think about it. With so many high-level seniors rushing to Returning Ruins Sea, how many of them are in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm?
In the end, the ones who get what they want are only those top cultivators. Core Formation cultivators won't get any benefits unless they're extremely lucky. The biggest possibility is that not only will they not get any benefits, but they'll also suffer losses. "
"Ah …" The girl suddenly understood. "So it's because of this that the ones staying in our group are all young and promising Core Formation grandmasters?"
The Foundation Building cultivator nodded.
The girl tilted her head and said doubtfully, "That being the case, why do the two Nascent Soul grandmasters want to take those Core Formation grandmasters with them?
Wouldn't it be better if we didn't care about this matter? "
The Foundation Building cultivator shook his head and said with a smile, "Everything in the world can be measured by benefits. For the sake of benefits, we naturally have to take big risks.
Think about it — the five sacred objects left by the Five Sages are related to that legend.
Advancing to the Deification realm — this is something all cultivators in the world yearn for. Many people are willing to gamble for the sake of advancing to the Core Formation realm, let alone the Deification realm.
Even if this is only a legend, it's still worth risking their lives. "
"But …"
Without waiting for the girl to finish, the Foundation Building cultivator said, "There are only two kinds of people who can ignore this kind of legend.
First, people like us simply have no hope. Second, they themselves have extremely high aptitudes and have a great chance of advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, so there's no need to gamble. "
At this point, the Foundation Building cultivator shook his head and said with a sigh, "It seems this Senior isn't only smart, but her aptitude also isn't bad."
Mo Tiange naturally had no idea what these juniors were talking about.
As soon as she walked out of Jade Qilin Pavilion, she discovered that North Pole Island was a lot more deserted than usual. The peddlers on the street were few and far between, and the people who set up stalls were all listless.
It seemed the emergence of the sacred objects this time didn't only affect high level cultivators, but low level cultivators also weren't spared.
Not to mention the gossips in Sky Snow City every day, even North Pole Island, an isolated island in the sea far away from Yunzhong Continent, also had a sharp decline in the flow of people and business was bleak.
Mo Tiange shook her head then suddenly released her divine sense. After confirming that there was nothing suspicious about her surroundings, she leaped up and flew towards the southern end of North Pole Island.
North Pole Island wasn't very big. After a while, Mo Tiange already reached the seaside.
She was about to leap up and cross the shallow strait to go to South Pole Island, but in the next second, her footsteps stopped, and her expression changed. She stood in midair, dumbfounded.
As far as she could see, there was an endless ocean in front of her, not a strait that was less than two miles long, and there was no trace of South Pole Island!
What's going on?
After being dumbfounded for a while, Mo Tiange exhaled and continued to fly south.
She couldn't be mistaken about this direction. South Pole Island was in this direction, so how could it possibly disappear?
Could it be that it was blocked by something?
Mo Tiange flew to the sky above the original South Pole Island and circled around, but she didn't find anything. The seawater was still seawater, as if there had never been an island here.
"How could this be …" she muttered to herself.
With her current cultivation level, she could see that there was nothing strange in the vicinity. It shouldn't be something like an Illusory Formation covering the island. But where did South Pole Island go?
After thinking for a while, Mo Tiange still didn't understand what happened, so she turned around and flew back to North Pole Island, heading towards the town on the island.
"Little Brother." As soon as she entered the town, Mo Tiange called out to a teenager who was soliciting business.
This teenager should be a broker. Upon hearing her call, he turned to look at her and immediately showed an attentive smile. "Senior, what can I do for you?
Whether it's looking for someone or asking for directions, buying things or staying at an inn, I can help you. "
Mo Tiange wasn't in the mood to chat with him, so she said directly, "I want to inquire about a piece of information."
"That's not a problem. Senior, please tell me. I grew up here, so there's nothing I don't know about North Pole Island!"
Mo Tiange ignored the teenager's bragging and asked, "Then do you know that there's a South Pole Island south of North Pole Island?"
"Ah …" Upon hearing this, the teenager looked at her a few more times and finally said, "Senior is right. There's indeed a South Pole Island south of our North Pole Island.
But that island is very small and has nothing good, so basically no one goes there. Outsiders almost don't know about it. "
"What do you mean?" Mo Tiange was sensitive to this word. "What do you mean?"
The teenager said, "Senior doesn't know, but there's a small volcano on South Pole Island. South Pole Island appeared because of the volcano's eruption. However, the volcano hasn't moved for many years, so many people have forgotten about it.
But three years ago, that volcano suddenly erupted, and then South Pole Island sank. "
"Sank?!" Mo Tiange's expression changed greatly.
She knew there was a volcano on South Pole Island, but she didn't expect the volcano would actually erupt and sink South Pole Island!
Did that mean South Pole Island no longer existed?
What about the passage?
Did it also not exist?
"… Speaking of which, this incident three years ago scared a lot of people. It's said that some cultivators escaped from South Pole Island, and the mortals sank along with South Pole Island.
Fortunately, that volcano was only a small one, so it didn't affect North Pole Island. "At this point, the teenager carefully looked at Mo Tiange." Senior, are you going to South Pole Island to look for someone?
If you're looking for those cultivators, I can help you inquire about them. They should still be alive. "
After a long time, Mo Tiange shook her head blankly. She casually threw him several spirit stones then turned around and left.
She didn't care about the people on South Pole Island, but if South Pole Island sank, how could she go back?