Mo Tiange was both excited and depressed about this trip to Miwu Valley.
She was excited because if she could persist until the end, she would be rewarded handsomely and wouldn't have to worry about medicinal pills for a long time. She was depressed because she would have to spend the spirit stones she earned in the last two to three months.
She bought some talismans, asked Murong Yan to get some seeds, and prepared some temporary formations. She had almost used up all the spirit stones she had.
During this time, the five people in the same room became closer than ever. They kept each other informed about what they were going to do and what they were going to do. They planned to win in one fell swoop in this trip to Miwu Valley.
Mo Tiange was naturally happy to see some of them working together, but she wouldn't put all her hopes on her companions.
She spent all the spirit stones she had. Even if she couldn't persist until the end, she still had to get some rewards in order to not suffer a loss.
A month passed in the blink of an eye. All the Aura Refining disciples in the seventh layer and above gathered in the square again.
This time, aside from the Sect Head, there were also two Core Formation cultivators in the square.
Yunwu Sect only had one Nascent Soul cultivator and seven or eight Core Formation cultivators. This time, the Sect Head and two Core Formation cultivators showed up together.
"Disciples, don't talk nonsense. Today is the day of the competition between the three cultivation groups in Miwu Valley. I presume you already know about this matter, so I won't repeat it.
However, there's one thing I want to tell you. To encourage the disciples, the sect has decided that the three disciples who win the most victories will be rewarded with an additional 500 spirit stones and a bottle of Aura-Converging Pills. "
The Sect Head's words caused an uproar in the square.
Five hundred spirit stones! Ordinary Aura Refining disciples only earned five spirit stones a month, and ordinary errands only earned about ten spirit stones a month. Mo Tiange had been busy for several months and almost didn't have time to cultivate, but she only earned about a hundred spirit stones.
Ordinary Aura-Converging Pills cost two spirit stones each, while Aura-Converging Pills cost twenty-five spirit stones each. Five hundred spirit stones were completely enough to cover the rewards for persisting until the end, not to mention the additional bottle of Aura-Converging Pills.
Mo Tiange was very excited. Five hundred spirit stones and a bottle of Aura-Converging Pills … If she could persist until the end and obtain those two bottles of Aura-Converging Pills … she could completely focus on Closed Door Meditation until the peak stage of the Aura Refining realm!
Just as she was lost in her thoughts, she suddenly heard someone coughing. Mo Tiange immediately calmed down. Only the top three would receive this reward. She herself was only in the eighth layer of the Aura Refining realm. Not to mention, there was more than one Foundation Building cultivator like Senior Martial Brother Zhou. Besides, there were at least a hundred disciples whose cultivation levels were higher than hers. Her chances of getting into the top three were indeed very slim.
At this moment, the Sect Leader and the other two Core Formation cultivators exchanged a few words. The three of them spread out and took out their magic treasures.
It was a giant tortoise, a boat, and a square handkerchief that was spread out over an acre of land.
The Sect Leader shouted, "Disciples in charge, bring your disciples here."
Senior Martial Brother Zhou gathered the twenty or so disciples together and said, "Junior Martial Brothers, we're going to Miwu Valley now. We've said everything we need to say, so let's do our best." After he finished speaking, he led everyone forward and lined up to board the small boat in the middle.
When the several hundred disciples all boarded the three flying magic weapons, the Core Formation grandmasters controlled their respective magic weapons. In an instant, the three magic weapons soared into the sky and flew forward at an extremely fast speed.
The Aura Refining disciples on the magic weapons were all amazed.
Flying magic weapons! Aura Refining disciples could only use the Light Body Technique. Only those who reached the Foundation Building realm could use spirit tools or magic weapons to fly. However, only Core Formation magic weapons could carry so many people at such a fast speed.
She didn't know whether any of the people on the flying magic weapons today would be able to advance into the Core Formation realm. It should be known that in a medium cultivation group like Yunwu Sect, only one Core Formation cultivator would appear every hundred years. Maybe none of them would be able to advance into the Core Formation realm.
Mo Tiange kept her lament to herself.
Among these disciples, there was no lack of talented people, but even they weren't sure they could advance to the Core Formation realm, let alone her.
The speed of these flying magic weapons was extremely fast. The Sect Head steered the tortoise spiritual beast to fly in the front while the others followed closely behind.
About four to six hours later, their speed finally slowed down and they slowly descended.
Mo Tiange lowered her head and looked down. There was a mountain with a flat top next to a misty canyon. There were already a lot of people parked on the mountain. They were cultivators wearing yellow clothes and purple clothes. Apparently, they were the disciples of Jindao School and Zixia Sect.
When all of them landed, the Sect Head and the other two Core Formation grandmasters put away their magic weapons and walked towards the center of the mountain where several Core Formation cultivators were already waiting.
After they greeted each other, the Sect Head said, "Brother Jin and Brother Li are so impatient! They arrived so early."
Those two people were presumably the Sect Heads of Jindao School and Zixia Sect. The one called Brother Jin was relatively young. He seemed to be in his early thirties, but it was unclear whether he had taken Look-Preserving Pills or similar medicinal pills. The other person was much older than Sect Head Fang. His hair and beard were already grizzled. Apparently, his lifespan wasn't very long.
The younger person let out a "hmph" and said in a rather unhappy manner, "Brother Fang, you're just too confident. My Jindao School's strength isn't good enough, so we came early to prepare."
Mo Tiange had heard that Jindao School had internal strife a hundred years ago. Currently, their strength hadn't recovered yet. Presumably, this School Head Jin was dissatisfied with the competition in Miwu Valley. After all, if their disciples weren't good enough, they would have to share the profits.
The old man surnamed Li, on the other hand, had his eyes half-closed and was calm and composed. He said, "Brother Fang, long time no see."
Apparently, this person was the Sect Head of Zixia Sect. This competition was proposed by Zixia Sect. It was said that Zixia Sect was the opposite of Jindao School. In the past hundred years, they had accepted many good disciples. Seeing that they were even stronger than Jindao School and Yunwu Sect, they couldn't help but want a share of the profits.
Mo Tiange wanted to continue watching, but Liu Yidao patted her shoulder and said, "Junior Martial Brother Ye, let's get together."
Mo Tiange turned her head and uttered a "yes".
The disciples of the three groups were all on this mountain. Some were meditating and some were whispering to each other.
The five of them found a place with fewer people and sat down in a circle.
Liu Yidao said cautiously, "Junior Martial Brothers, I have to emphasize something first. The five of us are traveling together and cooperating with each other. We have to share our hearts with each other. We can't just say what we mean and ruin other people's futures."
The others all nodded.
This was the basic requirement of cooperation. Otherwise, if they couldn't trust each other, how could they travel together?
Liu Yidao continued to emphasize, "Hang your identity tablets properly. Putting them in your Qiankun Bag is useless."
The others checked their identity tablets and confirmed there were no problems.
Liu Yidao continued to say, "Let's make this clear first. We'll cooperate to defeat the enemy and we'll divide the identity tablets equally.
If there isn't enough, we'll divide them according to the role they played in the fight.
We mustn't argue about this. If we have any objections, we'll discuss it properly. What do you guys think? "
Xu Jingzhi agreed. "Of course. Now that we're in Miwu Valley, we're companions. If we argue, other people will take advantage of us."
Mo Tiange also nodded.
The other two also didn't object.
Seeing this, Liu Yidao happily said, "That's all I wanted to say. Do any of you have any questions?"
For this trip to Miwu Valley, everyone tacitly agreed that Liu Yidao would be the leader. They all expressed that they would let him make the decisions.
Right after they finished speaking, several Sect Heads gathered in one place and said in unison, "Disciples, gather! The competition is about to begin."