At the top of the spiritual mountain, beside the immortal palace, the cultivators of Jiuyan Sect sat cross-legged and focused on adjusting their breaths.
There weren't many cultivators left in Jiuyan Sect: two late stage Nascent Soul cultivators, three middle stage Nascent Soul cultivators, and Ling Yunhe, a junior in the late stage Core Formation realm.
The group of six didn't have the advantage in numbers among the cultivators who came to search for treasures. However, their cultivation levels were outstanding, so they were still the strongest team.
At this moment, they were seizing the opportunity to cultivate before the others arrived at the immortal palace.
The spiritual aura on the top of the spiritual mountain next to the immortal palace was abundant. Even the top-grade spirit veins in Yunzhong couldn't compare to it, so it was a rare opportunity.
Ling Yunhe once asked Ling Shiyu out of curiosity: With such abundant spiritual aura in this space, wouldn't it be easier to make a realm-breakthrough here?
Ling Shiyu answered. That was true, but who would dare to do that?
The most important thing for high-level cultivators to make realm-breakthroughs wasn't the abundance of spiritual aura, but safety.
With so many cultivators entering this place, where could they find a reliable Immortal's Cave for Closed Door Meditation?
This wasn't their own territory, so there were too many variables.
"They're coming!" Master Daoist Yuanmu suddenly moved and opened his eyes.
Hearing the sound, the others stopped meditating and looked into the distance.
Two flight lights crossed the dense forest and appeared on the pure white snow, quickly approaching the immortal palace.
One flight light was white and the other was red. The white one was pure, and the red one was dazzling. There were also hundreds of sharp sword auras surrounding them, preventing the ten-thousand-year-old snow fog from approaching them.
"It's them!" Ling Shiyu raised his eyebrows.
With his divine sense, he had already distinguished that they were a Nascent Soul cultivator and a Core Formation cultivator. Among the cultivators who entered this space, only one party had such a combination.
"That Fellow Daoist Mo really can't be underestimated …" Ling Yunhe muttered to himself while looking at the two flight lights.
He could see that the Nascent Soul cultivator didn't deliberately slow down. Under such circumstances, the flight light of the Core Formation cultivator still easily kept up with his speed. Even if they used the same flying magic weapon, she still needed to be very strong.
Master Daoist Iron Mask, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Yunhe, do you know what spiritual roots that female cultivator has and what cultivation technique she practices?"
Ling Yunhe was slightly startled. He bowed and answered, "Martial Uncle Tie Mian, disciple doesn't know. However, she once made a deal with disciple in exchange for Danxia Sect's Art of Sunu."
"Art of Sunu?" Master Daoist Yuanmu narrowed his eyes. "Could it be that she's …"
Ling Yunhe knew what he wanted to say next and said, "Martial Uncle Yuan Mu, disciple thinks that if she really has a Pure Yin constitution, her actions are too bold.
Plus, she's only a Core Formation cultivator, how could she hide from all of you? "
"Not necessarily."
Perfected Yuanmu shook his head. "This woman is courageous and insightful. She also has many Numinous treasures on her. She might even dare to do so."
She sighed again. "What a pity. She already has a Dual Cultivation Dao Companion, and her Primordial Yin has already been lost. Even if that's the case, she doesn't have much value anymore."
"Heh, Junior Martial Brother Yuan Mu," Enlightened Master Iron Mask said, "It's not important whether this woman has a Pure Yin Constitution or not. What I find strange is why is her flight light white?"
Master Daoist Yuanmu's expression turned serious. He looked at Master Iron Mask and said, "Senior Martial Brother, you mean …"
"A white flight light … this person either had some kind of fortuitous encounter or has a mixed spiritual root with all five elements. Junior Martial Brother, which one do you think it's?"
Master Daoist Yuanmu's expression gradually turned solemn.
A white flight light represented the integration of all five elements. If one didn't have spiritual roots with all five elements, then the cultivation technique they practiced must also have five elements.
In the cultivation world, choosing cultivation techniques based on one's spiritual root was one of the laws. People without metal spiritual roots couldn't practice metal-attribute cultivation techniques. If a special situation occurred, it meant that this person had an extremely great fated chance and broke through the laws.
Since it was called a law, how could it be so easy to change?
This fated chance was no small matter.
If it was the second case … the reason why white flight lights were rarely seen was because cultivators with five spiritual roots were mostly stuck in the early stage of the Aura Refining realm for the rest of their lives. Only cultivators in the Foundation Building realm and above could fly.
Among cultivators with five spiritual roots, only one in ten thousand could reach the Foundation Building realm, let alone the Core Formation realm.
This woman was in the peak stage of the Core Formation realm, only one step away from the Nascent Soul realm …
Master Daoist Iron Mask continued, "I once saw a record in a predecessor's notebook. In the past, I only thought it was a rumor and didn't take it seriously. Now it seems that it might be true."
He looked at Master Daoist Yuanmu. "That number one person in Yunzhong, Senior Fu Yao Zi, has a mixed spiritual root with all five elements!"
Master Daoist Yuanmu narrowed his eyes and looked sharply at Master Daoist Iron Mask. "Really?"
No expression could be seen on Master Daoist Iron Mask's black iron mask, and his voice was also flat. "That's right."
After pondering for a long time, Master Daoist Yuanmu let out a long sigh and said, "If this matter succeeds, we'll try our best to rope them in. If it fails … we absolutely can't let them take one step out of Immortal Palace!"
Although he didn't say why, the people present weren't ordinary people. They immediately understood what he meant and agreed in a low voice.
The Fusheng Sword recognized Fu Yao Zi as its master. It turned out that they had something in common. That meant … this female cultivator was very likely to have inherited Fu Yao Zi's teachings.
Although they weren't afraid of Fu Yao Zi, as the number one cultivator in Yunzhong, there had to be something special about her.
From what they saw, this female cultivator was both courageous and not stupid. Who could say for sure what kind of achievements she could achieve in the future?
If what they wanted succeeded, it would be a good thing to be on good terms with her. But if it didn't … they were afraid she'd bear a grudge against them for scheming against her. At that time, to avoid making enemies for Jiuyan Sect, they could only eliminate her to avoid future troubles!
While they were thinking, two flight lights approached Immortal Palace at an extremely fast speed.
Several hundred flashing sword lights parted the snow fog. A man and a woman arrived in front of them in an instant.
Ling Yunhe noticed that under Mo Tiange's feet, there was a faint glow from her boots. She wasn't using a flying magic weapon with Qin Xi.
The cultivation technique he cultivated was very sensitive to the aura of spiritual treasures. Right now, he was sure she flew all the way with her own ability.
He sighed inwardly. The anger in his heart gradually calmed down. As it turned out, he was actually inferior to her. That being the case, why should he take it to heart?
"Seniors, you're early," Mo Tiange said with a smile. Together with Qin Xi, she greeted them.
Master Daoist Yuanmu showed a flat smile. He said neither warmly nor coldly, "You two aren't late either. It's only been four days, but you've already arrived. You didn't stop on the way, right?"
"Hehe." Mo Tiange put on a fake smile. "We, husband and wife, are weak and don't have the ability to covet anything. We can only rely on our fated chances on the way. Fortunately, our journey was smooth. We picked up some treasures and encountered a ninth rank demonic beast."
"A ninth rank demonic beast?" Although they looked calm, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of Master Daoist Yuanmu and the others.
There weren't many demonic beasts in this spiritual mountain, but if one appeared occasionally, it would be above the eighth rank. They had the advantage in numbers, so they weren't afraid.
A ninth rank demonic beast was equivalent to a middle stage Nascent Soul cultivator. The demonic beasts in this space lived and cultivated in places full of spiritual aura or turbulent devil aura all year round, so they were much stronger than those in the outside world.
Not only did the two of them look uninjured, but they also didn't look the least bit disheveled. This kind of strength really couldn't be underestimated.
"So, Fellow Daoists killed that demonic beast?" Master Daoist Yuanmu asked.
Qin Xi smiled faintly and said, "I was just lucky."
"Fellow Daoist Qin is too modest!"
Master Daoist Yuanmu smiled and said politely, "You and your wife are amazing. Even I wasn't completely sure about dealing with the ninth rank demonic beast here, but judging from your appearances, you killed it very easily!
It seems it's really a blessing to have your help on this trip to Immortal Palace. "
"You flatter me …" Qin Xi responded.
Listening to their conversation and looking at Master Daoist Yuanmu's current attitude, Mo Tiange laughed inwardly.
Sure enough, she had to show a bit of her strength appropriately. Not long ago, she didn't even have the qualifications to talk about conditions in front of this Master Daoist Yuanmu. But now, with Qin Xi next to her and his extraordinary strength, this Master Daoist Yuanmu was a lot more polite.
"Fellow Daoist Ling, the others haven't arrived yet?" Mo Tiange asked Ling Yunhe while Qin Xi was talking to the Nascent Soul cultivators from Jiuyan Sect.
After all, there was a gap between their cultivation levels, so it was better to ask Ling Yunhe about some things.
Ling Yunhe laughed and said, "After entering this space, how many people are willing to part with the spiritual treasures on the way?
They should still be looking for treasures, right? "
Mo Tiange blinked. Previously, Ling Yunhe always looked like he wanted to say something to her, but today, he was so relaxed … Thinking this, she didn't show any abnormalities on her face and said with a smile, "Then what about Fellow Daoist Ling?
Are you and your masters willing to part with them? "
Ling Yunhe shook his head and cast a glance at the foot of the mountain. "Fellow Daoist Mo, haven't you noticed that we're short of people?
To tell you the truth, my martial uncles have gone to look for treasures under orders. It's just that Martial Uncle Yuanmu thinks the immortal fate in Immortal Palace is a big matter, so the spiritual treasures should be looked for by those martial uncles. It's more important for us to take care of business. "
"Oh …" This also made sense. After all, there were many people from Jiuyan Sect, and they were the only ones who could divide their forces into two groups and ensure that the strength of both groups wasn't bad.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Mo just encountered a ninth rank demonic beast. I wonder how strong it was?
We only saw one. That demonic beast saw that we had a lot of people, so it ran far away … "
While Ling Yunhe and Mo Tiange were chatting, the several Nascent Soul cultivators were exchanging pointers with Qin Xi. More than half a day later, some figures finally appeared in the white snow.
A group of monks wearing monk robes and straw shoes, chanting Buddha's name on a lotus platform, hurried over. It was Venerable Avidya and Venerable Xuxiang.
Everyone stood up. Master Daoist Yuanmu already went to greet them. "Fellow Daoist Avidya, you're finally here." He still didn't pay any attention to Venerable Xuxiang.
Venerable Xuxiang also didn't care. Instead, he rushed to shout, "Old Man Yuanmu, why did you come so early?
There were a lot of natural treasures on the way. You're actually willing to part with them? "
Master Daoist Yuanmu "hmphed" and said, "I just arrived a little earlier than you. It's only been less than five days. You're really willing to part with them!"
"Hey!
No matter how good the natural treasures are, they're not as important as a fated chance in the Deification realm, right?
I don't have a key. If I came late, wouldn't I be unable to enter? "
Master Daoist Yuanmu gave him a supercilious look and ignored him.
Mo Tiange had already seen him before. This Venerable Xuxiang didn't have the demeanor of a great late stage Nascent Soul cultivator. He talked nonsense and said everything. Most late stage Nascent Soul cultivators didn't like to talk to him, and even the slick and smooth Master Daoist Yuanmu was no exception.
Venerable Avidya chuckled and came out to smooth things over. "Fellow Daoist Yuanmu, you're really early. Fellow Daoist Qin, Little Friend Mo, you're also here."