Mo Tiange looked very calm and had a smile on her face. She didn't show any anger or helplessness from being threatened.
This made Ling Yunhe feel he seemed to have missed something important, but he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought.
"Fellow Daoist Ling," Mo Tiange said, "I'm sorry, but I can't do it."
Ling Yunhe widened his eyes. "Why?"
He thought she was a smart person and wouldn't refuse to hand over something she shouldn't covet, no matter how precious it was.
Since she could hand over the Inescapable Net, why couldn't she hand over the Fusheng Sword?
He took a deep breath and advised her cautiously, "Fellow Daoist Qin, you have to think about it carefully. You're alone, so how can you fight against so many Nascent Soul cultivators?
If you hand it over, I can talk to the ancestors and give you some benefits to compensate for your loss. "
Mo Tiange smiled then heaved a sigh.
This time, although she was standing on the opposite side of Ling Yunhe, he still remembered their old friendship, which moved her a bit.
"Fellow Daoist Ling, I can't hand it over because … the Fusheng Sword has recognized me as its master."
"…" Ling Yunhe stared at her for a long time before he found his voice again. "Recognized you as its master?
You've made the Fusheng Sword recognize you as its master? "
"Yes."
Mo Tiange looked at him calmly. "So, take me to see those seniors. I think they'll be very happy to see me."
* * *
After Jiuyan Sect, the Nascent Soul cultivators of Yue Mountain Academy and Huayan Temple also arrived.
In addition to Scholar Yu, there were also several Nascent Soul cultivators from Yue Mountain Academy and Baifu Mountain.
Of course, most of these Nascent Soul cultivators were in the early stage. After all, it wasn't easy to advance after the Nascent Soul realm.
In terms of numbers, the three groups had about the same number of Nascent Soul cultivators, but in terms of cultivation level, Jiuyan Sect was undoubtedly the first.
In addition to Master Daoist Yuan Mu, there was also an Iron Face Daoist who was also in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. The others were all in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Realizing this, Scholar Yu and Revered Wu Ming couldn't help but curse silently.
That old man Yuan Mu was truly cunning. He had two late-stage cultivators and several mid-stage cultivators. On One Leaf Island, they were still the strongest faction, but they had left all their early-stage cultivators in the sect. If anything happened, they could preserve Jiuyan Sect's chances of survival and prevent their foundations from being shaken.
Unfortunately, even if they knew, they couldn't change anything.
The Jiuyan Sect dared to do this because they were powerful enough and had enough Nascent Soul cultivators. If it were them, if they left all the early-stage cultivators in the sect, they would not be able to bring many of them out.
"Mister Yu, Fellow Daoist Avidya, you've finally arrived!" Reverend Yuanmu brought all the Nascent Soul cultivators out to welcome them.
Scholar Yu and Revered Wu Ming returned the greeting, and the three parties only entered after exchanging pleasantries.
After all the cultivators had taken their seats and exchanged greetings, Scholar Yu went straight to the point. "Fellow Daoist Yuan Mu, has the master of the Heavenly Devil Tower appeared?"
Yuanmu Zhenren said, "There's news already, but we don't know his identity yet. That person sent a message saying that he will come as promised."
"That's good." Scholar Yu tapped the folding fan in his hand, looking rather pleased with himself.
Revered Wu Ming smiled and said, "Mister Yu's foresight is truly marvelous. The matter regarding the Heavenly Devil Tower was indeed correct, but I wonder how's the Fusheng Sword?"
Master Yuanmu Zhenren was about to shake his head when he suddenly sensed something with his divine sense. He frowned and said, "We'll know in a moment."
Standing outside the reception room of the Jiuyan Sect's branch hall, Ling Yunhe took a deep breath then looked at Mo Tiange. "Fellow Daoist Qin, please."
Mo Tiange smiled. She didn't stand on ceremony and took the lead to enter.
Staring at her back, Ling Yunhe's expression was complicated, but he also followed her inside.
As soon as she entered the reception room, countless gazes fell on her. Among them were four late stage Nascent Soul cultivators and about ten middle stage and early stage cultivators.
This was Mo Tiange's first time seeing so many Nascent Soul cultivators gathered in one place. These cultivators' powerful spiritual aura pressure enveloped her, either intentionally or unintentionally.
If she was an ordinary Core Formation cultivator, under the gazes and spiritual aura pressure of so many Nascent Soul cultivators, she'd probably break out in a cold sweat and lose her will.
However, she was already in the peak stage of the Core Formation realm and her Soul-Refining Art was successful, so she wasn't afraid of the spiritual aura pressure of Nascent Soul cultivators. Of course, there were so many of them, and there were even quite a few late stage Nascent Soul cultivators among them, so she still felt very uncomfortable.
"Celestial Pole cultivator Mo Tiange greets Seniors." She smiled and politely saluted everyone.
Master Yuanmu Zhenren raised his eyebrows, and the others also looked surprised.
Firstly, Mo Tiange's expression was so calm, as if she wasn't affected by the spiritual aura pressure at all. Secondly, the name she claimed wasn't Qin Wei, but Lingyunhe's previous message said he'd brought Qin Wei back.
Master Yuanmu Zhenren instantly regained his composure. "No need to be so polite."
Master Yuanmu Zhenren's gaze fell on Ling Yunhe, who also came in. He saw that Ling Yunhe also looked hesitant, but he still nodded at him.
Master Yuanmu Zhenren now knew what was going on. He smiled at Mo Tiange and said, "It seems this is Little Fellow Daoist's real origin and name."
Since the other side was so friendly, Mo Tiange also smiled back. "Yes, Senior must be Senior Yuanmu from Jiuyan Sect?"
Master Yuanmu Zhenren nodded then pointed at Venerable Avidya on the side. "This is Venerable Avidya from Huayan Temple. Little Fellow Daoist should've met him before."
Mo Tiange nodded then saluted Venerable Avidya. "Senior Avidya, long time no see. How have you been?"
Venerable Avidya still had the expression of a Maitreya Buddha. He put his palms together and saluted her. "Thanks to Little Fellow Daoist, I've been living well.
It's only been ten years since we last met, but Little Fellow Daoist's cultivation level has advanced again. Congratulations. "
After they finished greeting each other, Master Yuanmu pointed at Scholar Yu on the side. "This is Mister Yu from Yue Mountain Academy."
Mo Tiange couldn't help but find this young and refined Teacher Yu somewhat similar to the young scholar she transformed into before. She couldn't help but feel interested, but she still politely saluted him. "Greetings, Mister Yu."
Scholar Yu just nodded with a smile. He didn't return her salute nor did he answer.
For a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator, this was already considered very polite. Venerable Avidya was an exception. He was a Buddhist cultivator, so the principles he upheld were much gentler. Moreover, Venerable Avidya had always been amiable, so he returned the salute.
Master Yuanmu Zhenren picked up his teacup and took a sip. He didn't introduce her to the other cultivators, nor did he ask her to sit down.
Mo Tiange also understood that in the eyes of these Nascent Soul seniors, she was only a Core Formation junior. Even if they were kind to her, they still didn't deserve too much courtesy.
Therefore, she didn't care and just stood there calmly, letting others size her up — in any case, she was accompanied by Ling Yunhe.
Oh, there were also two Core Formation cultivators present, and they were both her acquaintances — Jiewu and Han Shizhi.
Both of their cultivation levels had advanced, and their Jiewu had already advanced to the middle stage. Han Shizhi, like her, had also reached the peak stage.
Wasn't it said that only Nascent Soul cultivators participated in the Sea of Returning Ruins this time?
Ling Yunhe was the Sect Head of Jiuyan Sect, so it was reasonable for him to come and handle the matter. She didn't know much about Han Shizhi, but what about Jiewu?
She remembered that Venerable Avidya's eldest disciple was Jue Xin, and Jiewu wasn't even his disciple.
Thinking up to this point, a thought flashed in her mind. Could it be that the two of them were the masters of the other two holy objects?
Before she had time to think about it, Master Daoist Yuanmu said, "Little Fellow Daoist, are you from the Celestial Pole?"
Mo Tiange's eyes brightened. "Senior also knows about the Celestial Pole?"
Master Daoist Yuanmu said slowly, "I know a thing or two."
He looked up and glanced at Mo Tiange meaningfully. "Little Fellow Daoist, you're only a Core Formation cultivator, but you actually came to Yunzhong from the Celestial Pole. You're not simple!"
Based on what he said, this Master Daoist Yuanmu also knew that the journey from Yunzhong to the Celestial Pole was difficult.
Thinking about it, there were also many high-level cultivators in the Celestial Pole who knew about Yunzhong. It was just that the South Sea was difficult to cross, so they didn't know about Yunzhong.
"Junior was just lucky, that's all."
"Hehe." Master Daoist Yuanmu didn't want to talk about this topic. In the next second, he stared at Mo Tiange with a fierce gaze, and his spiritual aura pressure rose sharply. "I heard Little Fellow Daoist isn't willing to hand over the Fusheng Sword?"
Under the deliberate spiritual aura pressure of a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator, Mo Tiange was shaken even though she had a secret technique. However, she quickly recovered and said calmly, "Correct. Now that things have come to this, even if Junior hands over the Fusheng Sword, it'll be useless to Seniors."
"Oh?" Master Daoist Yuanmu withdrew his spiritual aura pressure and said faintly, "Little Fellow Daoist, please tell me."
Upon seeing his expression, Mo Tiange thought in her heart that this Master Daoist Yuanmu was worthy of being the real head of Jiuyan Sect. Since he already knew she wasn't willing to hand over the Fusheng Sword, Ling Yunhe must've told him the reason, but he insisted on listening to her say it in person.
In this way, her momentum was stolen and she was at a disadvantage.
However, she didn't care.
"I won't hide it from Senior. Junior has already recognized the Fusheng Sword as its master, so I can't give it to Senior," Mo Tiange said faintly.
Once she said that, Master Daoist Yuanmu didn't react, but the others were shocked. Venerable Avidya even opened his eyes. Only then did Mo Tiange realize that this Venerable Avidya wasn't blind …
"Junior!"
Scholar Yu closed the folding fan in his hand and asked with a calm expression, "That Fusheng Sword actually recognized you as its master?"
"Correct."
Mo Tiange stared at this late stage Nascent Soul cultivator and said, "Junior not only recognized the Fusheng Sword as its master, but I also obtained Senior Fu Yao Zi's inheritance."
Upon hearing this, the expression of Master Daoist Yuanmu, who had always been very calm, changed greatly. He glared at her and said, "You obtained Fu Yao Zi's inheritance?!"
He said this very loudly; he indeed had the demeanor of a cultivator who had lost his vitality.
But no one cared about it now because everyone's reaction was the same as Master Daoist Yuanmu's.
Mo Tiange, on the other hand, was in a very good mood. She ignored the many Nascent Soul cultivators' ugly expressions and said with a smile, "Correct.
Speaking of which, Senior Fu Yao Zi is worthy of being the number one cultivator in Yunzhong. His divine sense has been sealed for several tens of thousands of years, but it actually still exists for so long.
In the past few years, Junior obtained Senior Fu Yao Zi's pointers and gained a lot! "
"Clang —" Mo Tiange keenly heard a light noise. Right after that, a Nascent Soul cultivator abruptly stood up with a magic weapon in his hand and shouted, "Senior Martial Brother Yuanmu, why are you being polite to this junior?
Does she, a mere Core Formation cultivator, want to take a share of our fated chances?
I'd like to see what she can do if she loses her life! "
"Impudent!"
Master Daoist Yuanmu shouted, glaring at that Jiuyan Sect cultivator. "Do you think you can casually recognize a Five Saints' item as its master?!"
The Nascent Soul cultivator was stunned after being reprimanded. "If we kill her, won't the Fusheng Sword become a masterless item again?"
"Idiot!" Master Daoist Yuanmu couldn't care less about the fact that there were outsiders in front of him. He glared fiercely at that person and said, "Sit down!"
"…" The Nascent Soul cultivator reluctantly sat down, but his ferocious gaze was still fixed on Mo Tiange.
Mo Tiange, on the other hand, just smiled, looking completely unaffected.
"Hehe!"
While the others were furious, Revered Wu Ming laughed and said, "It seems Little Fellow Daoist came prepared, but I wonder if you have enough bargaining chips?"
Mo Tiange's gaze wandered as she asked with a smile, "The method to open the mysterious space, the specific path, the key points to pay attention to, and even the method to obtain the immortal fate — I wonder if that's enough?"