Mo Tiange suddenly looked up at the foot of the mountain.
"What's wrong?" Qin Xi asked.
"Look." She pointed at the entrance of the space crack. "Did someone go out?"
Qin Xi concentrated. They were a bit far away, so his divine sense couldn't detect that direction. However, with his eyes, he seemed to see flashes of light at the entrance from time to time.
Except for the half an hour when it was open, no one came in or out of the entrance. It seemed that someone had left.
"Indeed …"
"It's only been three days." Mo Tiange frowned and said slowly, "This spiritual mountain is so big. Three days shouldn't be enough for them to search for treasures."
How many spiritual treasures were there in this space crack? How could a Nascent Soul cultivator be willing to leave after three days?
"Maybe … they have other reasons?" Qin Xi guessed.
Mo Tiange thought for a while then shook her head. "I don't know."
She then smiled and said, "Let's talk about it later. No matter what their plan is, we have our own purpose."
"En."
Qin Xi answered softly then turned to look ahead. "Let's go. If there are no accidents, we still need one more day."
After walking through the canyon burning with Earth Pole Real Fire, they were already halfway up the mountain.
In just one day, they had already traveled more than half the distance. They didn't encounter anything too dangerous on the way, and instead, they picked up some spiritual treasures. Their journey was extremely smooth.
After leaving the canyon, they took a long detour to avoid a mass of Primordial Devil Aura and then came to a forest.
Although it was called a forest, it wasn't actually a tree but some thick vines. Their roots were intertwined like trees.
Mo Tiange looked at the scene in front of her and unconsciously frowned. She seemed to have seen this before.
"This is a Blood-eating Vine."
Fu Yaozi said to her with his divine comprehension, "This kind of vine feeds on living things and devours flesh and blood, so it's full of spiritual aura.
However, spiritual beasts also like to eat it to increase their cultivation level.
If you raise a spiritual beast, it's really a great tonic. If you eat enough of it, you'll advance faster. "
Mo Tiange looked at it and suddenly remembered that when she went to the East Sea, she saw Blood-eating Vines on a small island. At that time, Xiaohuo ate a lot of them.
Later, she chopped some of them and left them in the Virtual Sky World. Xiaohuo treasured those vines and stored them in its nest. It only ate a little every once in a while, and it took a long time for it to finish them all.
Thinking up to this point, she took out her flying sword and said to Qin Xi, "Let's chop some to take back."
"En?" Qin Xi couldn't hear the conversation between her and Fu Yao Zi, so he was puzzled. "Why would I chop them back?
Does this thing have any special use? "
Mo Tiange relayed Fu Yaozi's words to him. Qin Xi's interest was also piqued.
Before she left, Mo Tiange left a lot of medicinal pills at Xuanqing School. His Bright Bird advanced to the seventh rank because of them. If this Blood-eating Vine really had that kind of effect, maybe it could help his Bright Bird advance to the eighth rank. At that time, his strength would be greatly enhanced!
Rank eight spirit beasts were definitely not easy to raise. Once they were promoted to rank eight, they would gain spiritual intelligence. Even a spirit beast contract would be difficult to restrain them, unless the spirit beast egg recognized them as its master.
However, spirit beasts had a long lifespan and advanced slowly. Even if a cultivator successfully cultivated to the Nascent Soul realm, by the time he passed away, the spirit beast might only be in the fifth or sixth rank.
Therefore, a Nascent Soul cultivator with an eighth rank spirit beast was equivalent to having a Nascent Soul helper compared to other cultivators. Their strength could be imagined.
That Old Donkey Ma, an individual cultivator in the late Nascent Soul realm, was a good example.
Mo Tiange's flying sword chopped the thick vine. She felt her spiritual aura tremble, and with a "whoosh," a vine rolled towards her.
She dodged sideways and controlled her flying sword to chop the same spot again. After doing this several times, she finally chopped the vine.
This vine was even tougher than the one she encountered on the small island in the Eastern Sea. However, her cultivation level had improved greatly these past few years, so it wasn't as hard to deal with as before.
Upon seeing this, Qin Xi pointed with his spiritual aura. A sword light separated from the sword formation and flew towards the vine with a whistling sound. When the sword light passed by, the vine was chopped.
Seeing this, Mo Tiange was discouraged. "I've been chopping so hard, but you've only done this!"
Qin Xi smiled. "Metal and fire are the nemesis of the wood attribute." Besides, his cultivation level wasn't just for show — how could it be the same?
He said again, "You … Haven't you gotten used to it?
You can just call me for this kind of thing. This isn't relying on me; it's just that each industry has its own specialization. "
Mo Tiange was stunned. She glanced at him and was speechless.
He was right. She had to get used to it.
When the two of them were together, some things didn't have to be done by herself. Obviously, it was easier for him to do it, so she just let him do it. In any case, it was a fact that he was stronger now, and she also had her own strengths.
"It's about time."
After chopping almost half of the Blood-eating Vines, Qin Xi finally stopped and put all the vines into a Qiankun Bag.
"There's a demonic beast!" Mo Tiange seemed to have sensed something just as she put the Blood-eating Vines away. She turned her head and was startled.
Qin Xi looked up and his expression changed. He instantly withdrew his sword aura and circled around the two of them.
Not far from them, a demonic beast spread its wings and flew over. It circled around the Blood-eating Vine forest and looked at them.
On a certain precipice on Mount Lingshan, Scholar Yu was frowning as he carefully studied the words carved on the wall.
The two early stage Nascent Soul cultivators from Yue Mountain Academy who entered this space with him, as well as Han Shizhi's group of three, were also carefully searching or recording on the precipice.
Han Shizhi held the nameless list in his hand and compared it one by one. He then slowly wrote something on it with the golden brush magic weapon in his hand.
After a long time, he heaved a sigh of relief and said respectfully, "Teacher, I've finished recording."
"En," Scholar Yu answered, but his gaze still didn't move away.
He continued to stare for a while then beckoned Han Shizhi. "Shizhi, come here."
"Yes." Han Shizhi flew to Scholar Yu's side.
Scholar Yu pointed at a line of words on the precipice and asked, "Do you recognize this kind of words?"
Han Shizhi's gaze fell on the direction Scholar Yu was pointing at with his folding fan. A hesitant expression appeared on his face. After thinking for a long time, he finally said, "I think these words are a bit familiar. They're very similar to Jin Yuewen from the Middle Ages era, but they're not the same."
Scholar Yu showed a satisfied smile. "You're really well-read. These words must've evolved from Jin Yuewen.
Although we still can't understand them at the moment, we'll definitely understand the meaning given time. "
He paused for a while then said, "I don't know what expert cast a brilliant spell on this precipice, but this passage of words can only be read and can't be copied. All of you, memorize it. I hope we can restore it from memory after we leave this place."
"Yes," the two Nascent Soul cultivators and Han Shizhi answered.
While the other three were memorizing the words on the precipice, Scholar Yu's gaze fell on the Immortal Palace.
The nameless list was one of the five sacred objects passed down by Teacher Zhou.
Everyone else thought this object was the same as the other four sacred objects — a top-grade spiritual treasure — but in fact, it wasn't.
It was just an ordinary book, but it recorded an extraordinary cultivation method.
This cultivation method was incomplete and nameless. It was written down by Teacher Zhou based on his memory after he returned from the spatial rift in the Sea of Returning Ruins.
Teacher Zhou wrote down his past experiences behind the nameless list. This cultivation method was obtained from the precipice of Mount Spirited in the spatial rift. However, an expert had cast a mysterious spell on the precipice. When one read it, they would only feel that every word was clear, but when they turned their heads, they would find that their minds were empty, unable to memorize it in the book.
Only by continuously memorizing it would they be able to retain some of it in their minds.
Although it was only an incomplete cultivation method, and even the words in it couldn't be completely deciphered, the incomplete content was enough to drive these Confucian cultivators crazy!
Their most important goal was to find the complete cultivation method when the spatial rift opened this time!
As for the Immortal Palace, that was naturally one of their goals. However, Scholar Yu knew that with that fox Yuan Mu around, it would be impossible for the Yue Mountain Academy to obtain the greatest benefits. Instead of wasting their efforts, they might as well focus on completing the nameless list.
As for the opportunity to become a Soul Formation cultivator, he naturally had to fight for it. However, he also had to leave a backup plan.
Half a day later, Han Shizhi finally stopped memorizing and looked at Scholar Yu. "Teacher, I've memorized it."
"Oh?"
Scholar Yu's gaze was drawn back from the Immortal Palace, and he said approvingly, "Shizhi, you're indeed the most outstanding junior in the academy. No wonder Teacher Zhou would choose you as the master of the nameless list."
"Teacher, you flatter me," Han Shizhi said modestly without a hint of arrogance on his face.
Scholar Yu smiled faintly, opened his folding fan, and suddenly asked, "Shizhi, judging from your expression, do you have any doubts?"
Han Shizhi paused for a moment, then said bluntly, "That's right, I do have some doubts in my heart. I hope Teacher can enlighten me."
"Hehe," Scholar Yu laughed softly, and said, "I know what you want to ask. Actually, with your intelligence and wisdom, you can be called the number one junior in the Yue Mountain Academy. However, you …" He paused for a moment, then continued, "Sometimes, being too smart will cause you to overlook other possibilities."
Han Shizhi paused for a moment, then bowed and asked, "I don't understand, Teacher, please enlighten me."
Scholar Yu smiled, and said, "Then let me ask you, we Confucians stand on the path of righteousness. Why do you want to take an unconventional path?"
Han Shizhi frowned slightly, but his expression was still respectful as he replied, "I believe that the so-called Dao is the heart, and the so-called right and wrong are also the heart. If the heart believes that there is no wrong, then it is the right path.
The righteousness of Confucianism accepts the right and wrong of our predecessors, so there is a distinction between good and evil. However, I see right and wrong with my heart, so I'm also righteous, but I'm neither good nor evil. "
"…" Scholar Yu smiled, and said, "In short, your right and wrong are only related to yourself, and have nothing to do with others."
Han Shizhi nodded without hesitation, "Exactly."
The first sentence was almost equivalent to denying the ancient Confucian morality. However, Scholar Yu didn't seem to blame him, and still said in a gentle and refined manner, "Shizhi, you've comprehended all this, which means that you're an extremely self-centered person.
This isn't bad, there's not much difference between an extreme ego and absolute persistence, and persistence is a necessary condition for success.
However, have you ever thought that your ego would make you overly greedy? "
Han Shizhi was stunned, looking at Scholar Yu, and didn't speak for a long time.
Scholar Yu smiled, and said, "After entering this space, everyone has their own thoughts. Yuan Mu is like that, Wu Ming is like that, and that Gui Fang is also like that. I don't believe that they would bet all their treasures on the so-called Immortal Palace.
Is the so-called Fate of Immortals really worth risking our lives for?
I'm afraid … not. "