If it was someone else who said this, Mo Tiange would definitely scoff at it.
In the past, when Jing Xingzhi was ostracized in Gujian Sect, why didn't he come out to uphold justice? Now that Jing Xingzhi had formed his Nascent Soul, he was called back to Gujian Sect.
However, this person was Honorable Swordsman Yuanying, so this situation was not valid.
Apart from Empress Yuan's cultivation level, Venerable Swordsman Yuanying was also famous in the Celestial Pole for his "Sword Maniac" and his righteousness.
He was crazy about swords and collected flying swords and comprehended swordsmanship for fun. Other than that, he had no mood to deal with miscellaneous matters.
Because of this, Gujian Sect also established the title of Deacon Great Elder in addition to the Head Great Elder, and the previous Deacon Great Elder was Sword Venerable Fuling.
Honorable Swordsman Yuanying had never interfered in the affairs of the sect, but he had always been righteous all his life. As long as he knew something, he would never be biased.
Therefore, Mo Tiange was willing to believe that Venerable Swordsman Yuanying definitely didn't know about Jing Xingzhi being ostracized in the group.
It had to be known that it had only been a hundred years since Swordsman Zhongguang's death and Jing Xingzhi's departure from the sect. To Swordsman Yuanying, this was merely the time it took for her to enter seclusion.
Because of this, after Sword Venerable Fuling died, Sword Venerable Yuanying had to come out to manage the sect's affairs.
Faced with Venerable Swordsman Yuanying's invitation, Jing Xingzhi was first overwhelmed by the favor, but then he became hesitant.
Venerated Swordsman Yuanying was a god-like existence among the Ancient Sword Sect disciples. Every Ancient Sword Sect disciple viewed Venerated Swordsman Yuanying as their idol, and Jing Xingzhi was no exception.
If it was in the past, it would be an unparalleled honor for an ancient sect's disciple to receive a word from Venerable Swordsman Yuanying.
However, Jing Xingzhi didn't answer for a long time as he recalled what happened to him in Gujian Sect.
Honorable Swordsman Yuanying looked at him calmly. There was no coercion or temptation. He was just patiently waiting for his answer.
Jing Xingzhi gritted his teeth and finally said, "Senior Yuanying is too kind. I'm used to living a free and unfettered life. I don't want to be bound by the sect anymore." He addressed Venerable Swordsman Yuanying as a senior instead of the Martial Uncle of the past.
Hearing this answer, Honorable Swordsman Yuanying finally looked disappointed.
It was difficult for sword cultivators to make a realm-breakthrough. Gujian Sect didn't have fewer disciples than Xuanqing School, but there were far fewer Nascent Soul cultivators. After Venerable Swordsman Fuling passed away, apart from Venerable Swordsman Yuanying, there was only Venerable Swordsman Xiao He in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Although another disciple advanced to the Nascent Soul realm in the past hundred years, two mediocre cultivators in the early Yuanying stage weren't enough to support Gujian Sect, the third sect in the Celestial Pole.
As for Venerable Swordsman Yuanying, he looked young, but in fact, he was a cultivator from the same generation as Lord Daoist Jinghe. If they wanted to maintain Gujian Sect's prosperity, they had to nurture a cultivator capable of inheriting Venerable Swordsman Yuanying's position within five to six hundred years.
As for the two Nascent Soul cultivators of Gujian Sect, whether it was in terms of comprehension or age, they weren't good enough to shoulder such a heavy responsibility.
For this reason, Venerated Swordswoman Yuanying had no choice but to look for disciples with superior aptitude and temperament among the Core Formation cultivators. She planned to accept them as her direct disciples and pass on her mantle.
In terms of aptitude and comprehension, Jing Xingzhi was top-notch among the new generation of disciples. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been accepted as a disciple by Venerated Swordsman Yuanying as soon as he entered the sect. He was one of the cultivators Venerated Swordsman Yuanying thought had a high chance of advancing to the Nascent Soul realm. Unexpectedly, when she looked for him, she found out that Jing Xingzhi was missing.
Later, she learned about the unfair treatment Jing Xingzhi received in the sect in the past hundred years.
However, it was all too late. Jing Xingzhi killed Venerable Swordsman Fuling's disciple and didn't plan to come back.
On this trip to the far west, she unexpectedly saw Jing Xingzhi, and sure enough, he formed his Nascent Soul. She naturally wanted to call Jing Xingzhi back to Gujian Sect. Unfortunately, Jing Xingzhi's experiences in the past hundred years made her lose her sense of belonging to the sect and she didn't want to go back.
With a sigh, Venerated Swordsman Yuanying said, "Fuling bullied and humiliated you like that, so I don't blame you for not wanting to go back to the sect."
Jing Xingzhi wanted to say something but hesitated.
His experiences in Gujian Sect had nothing to do with Venerated Swordsman Yuanying. He really wanted to say a few words, but he was afraid that Venerated Swordsman Yuanying would misunderstand, so he could only keep his mouth shut.
"Forget it." Venerated Swordsman Yuanying regained his composure and said to Jing Xingzhi, "As the Head Grand Supreme Elder of Gujian Sect, I have the responsibility to protect my disciples. I'm also responsible for the injustice you encountered.
Since you don't want to go back to Gujian Sect, I'll give you a fated chance to compensate for your hundred years of grievance. "
Jing Xingzhi was stunned and stared blankly at Venerated Swordsman Yuanying. He didn't expect that Venerated Swordsman Yuanying not only didn't blame him for his unwillingness to go back to Gujian Sect, but also wanted to compensate him.
He lowered his head and felt that the unfair experiences in the past hundred years were nothing to him.
Those cold eyes, those rumors … At least now, the person he respected the most in Gujian Sect knew about the injustice he had suffered.
Venerated Swordsman Yuanying opened his hand, and a small flying sword appeared in his palm. He said, "This flying sword is a keepsake of a senior in my sect. This senior's divine power is amazing, and his comprehension of the sword far surpasses ours. I once promised him one thing, and in return, he's willing to pass on his lifetime comprehension to the person who holds the keepsake. You just need to follow the clues to find him."
With a raise of his hand, the small flying sword gently flew in front of Jing Xingzhi. At the same time, Venerated Swordsman Yuanying secretly transmitted his voice to Jing Xingzhi, giving him the clues.
After doing all this, Venerated Swordsman Yuanying said, "I'm going back to Gujian Sect. If you want to come back one day, Gujian Sect's gate will always be open for you."
Once he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Jing Xingzhi to express his gratitude. With a flick of his sleeve, he stepped onto the flying sword and turned into a sword light, disappearing into the sky.
Holding the small flying sword, Jing Xingzhi stared blankly at the place where Venerated Swordsman Yuanying disappeared, remaining silent for a long time.
"Hey!
Old Man Yuanying is still as good at buying people's hearts as before. "
Lord Daoist Jinghe's voice broke the silence. He cast a sidelong glance at Jing Xingzhi. "Brat, if you want to go back, no one's stopping you."
"…"
Jing Xingzhi's hot blood was splashed clean. He said somewhat angrily out of shame, "Senior Jinghe, didn't you just urge me to go back to the sect?"
Lord Daoist Jinghe waved his hand and said, "I just can't stand Old Man Yuanying putting on an act!"
"Senior!" Jing Xingzhi protested.
She dared to bet that Lord Daoist Jinghe was in a bad mood because Jing Xingzhi stole his limelight. Who told Venerated Swordsman Yuanying to make Jing Xingzhi commit suicide with just a few words?
Sure enough, when she turned around, Qin Xi also smiled without saying anything.
With a flash of light, the small flying sword in Jing Xingzhi's hand was put into his Qiankun Ring. He was thinking that after this matter was over, he would go look for fated chances. Since Venerated Swordsman Yuanying said fated chances, it must be a great fated chance.
Jing Xingzhi never doubted that fated chances were fake. If it were someone else, Jing Xingzhi would've doubted their motives, but this person was Venerated Swordsman Yuanying. His character could be testified by anyone.
After a while, the flight lights crisscrossed. These Nascent Soul cultivators, either in groups or alone, left Fengsha City.
Lord Daoist Jinghe said, "Buyan and Ding Luan will stay behind to clean up the situation. When we report to the Immortal Alliance, they'll send a group of cultivators to guard this place.
You've found a lot of materials for the Immortal Alliance, so you must be rewarded. "
The latter part of his sentence was directed at Mo Tiange and Qin Xi.
This task was originally Huo Ziqi and Zong Si's responsibility, but unexpectedly, the two of them died. Instead, Mo Tiange and Qin Xi, who happened to come to the far west, completed the task.
For the Immortal Alliance fighting on both sides, this secret storehouse was just the right time.
After the Immortal Alliance was established, it naturally had to mobilize resources and build a storehouse to supply the materials needed for the war. Each cultivation group couldn't always be responsible for it themselves.
Any organization without financial power could easily become an empty shell.
However, the members of the Immortal Alliance were the most complicated in the history of the Celestial Pole. Whether they were big cultivation groups or small individual cultivators, all the cultivators in the Celestial Pole were under the jurisdiction of the Immortal Alliance.
As a result, how to build this storehouse, where to mobilize resources, and how much each cultivation group had to contribute became thorny issues.
Because of this matter, the elders in Kunzhong City quarreled countless times.
At this time, the treasure map in the far west, which they originally didn't have high hopes for, unexpectedly found the secret storehouse of a big ancient cultivation group, and the problem was solved.
This secret storehouse was too big. If they had to divide it, who should divide it, who should divide it, who should divide it, who should divide it, these were all problems. If they didn't handle it well, there would be conflicts within the Immortal Alliance.
It would be better to directly fill it into the Immortal Alliance's storehouse. This way, each force wouldn't have to rack their brains to shirk responsibility, and they wouldn't have to quarrel over the distribution of resources.
The most important thing was that this secret storehouse was more valuable than any cultivation group's storehouse. In this way, the position of the Immortal Alliance would be firmly stabilized.
Of course, there must be follow-up ways to make money, but this was a matter for the future.
Mo Tiange said, "What reward?
A spirit-controlling magic weapon? "
"In your dreams!"
Lord Daoist Jinghe glared at her then said carelessly, "It's probably just picking a few things from the storehouse." He had already seen this storehouse. There weren't any amazing magic weapons, but most of them were materials.
Although it was rare, it wasn't enough to make him envious.
"In that case, Master will take it on your behalf."
Lord Daoist Jinghe glanced at her and asked, "You don't plan to go to the Immortal Alliance?"
"Master, I haven't completed my goal yet. I don't have much time!"
"Alright." Lord Daoist Jinghe thought for a while then said, "Master will take care of this matter for you.
However, now that the Immortal Alliance has been established, we need a lot of manpower to fight on two fronts.
Our Xuanqing School has eight Nascent Soul cultivators, so it's not a big deal to lose two of you. However, we can't always let other people take care of this matter. When this matter is over, you have to replace them. "
"Yes," Mo Tiange and Qin Xi answered.
Qin Xi didn't mind, but Mo Tiange knew that aside from taking care of the chores in Clear Spring Peak, she almost never contributed to the school. If it was during normal times, she could naturally enjoy the school's offerings, but now was a troubled time. It wouldn't be right if she didn't contribute to the school.
"If there's no result in the end, you don't have to be afraid."
Lord Daoist Jinghe looked at Mo Tiange and said, "Yuanying, Buyan, and those other old guys all have some friendship with me. When the time comes, we, the late Nascent Soul cultivators, gather together. I don't believe we can't solve your problem."
"En."
Mo Tiange was touched. Ever since she worshiped her master, he did too many things for her, but she did very little for him. If there was a need in the future, she would definitely go through water and tread on fire for her master.
"Alright!"
Lord Daoist Jinghe waved his hand, turning the pavilion back into a cloud carriage. "Master's going back to Kunwu. If there's nothing else, come back early." Without waiting for their answer, he waved his hand and disappeared into the horizon on the cloud carriage.
When Lord Daoist Jinghe's figure disappeared, there were no other Nascent Soul cultivators around.
The four of them looked at each other. Mo Tiange took the initiative to speak. "What about you?"
Nie Wushang said, "I'm going back to Yunzhong.
These days, I've been thinking that my master probably has some means to know my position, so he came looking for me as soon as I returned to the Celestial Pole.
Now that he's seriously injured, it's a good opportunity for me. I have to take advantage of this time to improve my cultivation level. "
"But don't you have a cultivation technique?" Mo Tiange asked.
Nie Wushang smiled bitterly. "Unless my master is willing to pass me a cultivation technique, where else can I get one?
Fortunately, I'm already in the Nascent Soul realm. At worst, I can just slowly explore and create my own cultivation technique. "
Even so, how could it be easy to create one's own cultivation technique?
"That won't be necessary."
Qin Xi took out a Qiankun Bag and handed it to her. "As I expected, this thing is related to your cultivation technique."
Nie Wushang took it, touched the Qiankun Bag, and was stunned to find it was a stone tablet.
Mo Tiange knew what he took out must be Mei Feng's Primordial Devil Stone Tablet, so she said, "This is a devil cultivator's item. It's useless to us, so you should keep it."
Nie Wushang nodded and smiled. "Okay." She wouldn't thank him with words, so she would repay him if she had the chance in the future.
"What about you?" Mo Tiange turned to Jing Xingzhi.
Jing Xingzhi said, "In any case, I have nothing to do. I'll go look for the fated chance Martial Uncle Yuanying gave me."
Mo Tiange curled her lips. This guy … he's only willing to call me martial uncle now that Venerable Swordsman Yuanying isn't here.
"Do you have something important to do?" Jing Xingzhi looked at the two of them.
When Lord Daoist Jinghe said he wanted to gather late stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the Celestial Pole, they knew Mo Tiange encountered a very serious problem.
Qin Xi nodded and sighed.
"Do you need our help?" Jing Xingzhi said matter-of-factly. Nie Wushang also didn't object.
"This matter can't be solved with more people." Qin Xi shook his head. "You guys go."
"Okay, call me if you need anything." Jing Xingzhi took out a jade talisman, cut a sliver of his divine sense, put it inside, and threw it to them.
"I'm leaving." Without saying any nonsense, Jing Xingzhi flew away on his sword.
Nie Wushang did the same thing and passed the Ten Thousand Miles Sound-Transmitting Talisman to them. "I'm also leaving. A hundred years is still too short."
"We'll meet again someday," Mo Tiange said sincerely.
Nie Wushang smiled and nodded. She also didn't say any nonsense and turned into a black flight light, flying far away.