Mo Tiange and Feifei started an arduous negotiation.
First of all, although the Virtual Sky World was big, it was full of medicinal fields, so it wasn't suitable for raising many spiritual beasts.
Second, how many medicinal pills would she need to refine to raise more than a hundred spiritual beasts?
She didn't have the time.
Finally, what could she do with more than a hundred spiritual beasts?
Although Feifei was very capable, finding more than a hundred Feifeis to accompany it … She had no problem with her brain!
Feifei expressed the following opinions: First, they could be separated but not separated. Second, they couldn't fight, but their intelligence was high among demonic beasts, so they could be taught some simple skills. Third, Mo Tiange could teach Xuanqing School disciples medicinal pills, and they were willing to exchange their treasure-hunting skills for medicinal pills.
In the end, one person and one beast each took a step back and reached an agreement.
Mo Tiange would keep these more than a hundred Feifeis for the time being.
After the matter in the Eastern Sea was over, these Feifeis would be sent back to Xuanqing School and distributed to various peaks.
These Feifeis wouldn't sign a spiritual beast contract with a specific person; they would belong to the steward's hall of each peak.
They would be responsible for treasure hunting, and if they found anything, they would be exchanged for medicinal pills.
In fact, with her strength, she could directly capture these Feifeis and turn them into spiritual beasts. This was how cultivators' spiritual beasts came to be.
But she didn't want to do that.
First, it violated her principles. Second, Feifei had been with her for more than a hundred years. Although it had a bad personality and a bad mouth, it was reliable in critical moments.
Besides, the contract they signed was a subordinate contract, not a master contract. If she ignored Feifei's wishes, it would definitely rebel.
In this world, although the strong were respected, it wasn't unreasonable.
After the matter was settled, Mo Tiange temporarily asked Ying Jinyi for an abandoned spiritual beast garden and let these Feifeis live there. As for Feifei, it was ordered to guard the gate for Tang Shen!
Feifei was taken away by Ying Jinyi, and Feifei went to guard the gate. Mo Tiange fell on the chair, rubbed her forehead, and said weakly, "One day, I'll become prematurely old."
Qin Xi smiled. "Why don't you think about it from another perspective? Feifei are a very rare species; it's hard to even get one, but you managed to get more than a hundred of them. Rest assured, Fengxue will definitely be very happy.
Treasure hunting included finding spirit veins, spirit stone veins, rare ores, spirit herbs, spirit beasts, and so on. These were all extremely important matters, and the sect's advantage was reflected in this aspect.
The difficulty of the treasure hunting mission was also the highest among all the sect affairs.
Under normal circumstances, a sect would raise a group of full-time treasure hunters. These treasure hunters would not be in the sect all year round, so they did not have to take on any chores. However, they enjoyed extremely generous offerings because treasure hunting was extremely difficult.
Treasure hunters had special skills, innate talents, or special cultivation techniques that allowed them to sense the existence of treasures within a certain range.
Unfortunately, treasure hunters were very difficult to cultivate. Talent was much rarer than spirit roots, and cultivation techniques were not something that anyone could cultivate.
These Feifeis were naturally very sensitive to spiritual energy, and Feifei had even found treasures several times. It was clear that they were very talented in treasure hunting.
"What's bothering me is medicinal pills," Mo Tiange said with a bitter expression, "How can ordinary Spiritual Beast Pills help Feifei advance?
I reckon that aside from the Flowerless Golden Fruit, Feifei was able to advance so smoothly because the medicinal pills it usually took were all concocted from medicinal pills that were more than a thousand years old.
That being the case, how can I give these spiritual plants to the pill-concocting disciples to refine? "
Qin Xi said, "You're thinking too much. Don't forget that you're now one of the Nascent Soul grandmasters in the sect. No matter how many thousand-year-old spiritual plants you take out, they won't dare to be suspicious."
"Really?" Mo Tiange looked at him suspiciously. "They won't find it strange even if I take out a big bundle of thousand-year-old spiritual plants?"
Qin Xi smiled. "Any inconceivable thing is natural for a Nascent Soul cultivator.
The ones who find it strange are only my senior martial brothers and sisters. They're all smart people. You advanced to the Nascent Soul realm at such a young age, so aside from innate talents, fated chances are also indispensable. They know this very well, so they definitely won't ask. "
He paused for a moment and said, "However, it's quite possible that they'll come to you to extort some spiritual plants they lack."
Mo Tiange patted her chest and said, "Then I'm relieved. Even if they come to extort me, they definitely won't take it for free."
Qin Xi glanced at her with a smile in his eyes. "You've really figured out their temperaments."
Taking out some spiritual plants wasn't a problem for her at all.
When she cleaned up the medicinal fields, she picked a lot of spiritual plants that were nearing the end of their lifespan. Later, to make room for the newly sprouted spiritual plants, she also picked a batch of spiritual plants that weren't that valuable. These spiritual plants were precisely the materials used to concoct medicinal pills for spiritual beasts.
After that, Mo Tiange left this matter to Ying Jinyi.
Ying Jinyi originally wanted a few Feifeis, but Feifei didn't agree, so Mo Tiange gave her a batch of medicinal pills and magic tools. With this batch of medicinal pills, Ying Jinyi worked very hard.
In the next few days, there were only a few small conflicts in Linhai.
As soon as they arrived, one of the six beast cultivators died. These beast cultivators wouldn't make any big moves for the time being, but it was necessary for them to send some low-level demonic beasts to harass them.
On Bixuan Court's side, they naturally also sent some low-level cultivators to fight, giving them a chance to gain experience.
On the next day, demonic beasts attacked again. Most of them were in the second to fifth rank, and only a few were in the fifth rank and above. Tang Shen and Bai Yanfei led the charge.
Mo Tiange and Qin Xi still guarded the Sect Head's Hall, while Feng Ning stayed in her small courtyard as usual.
The battle progressed very smoothly. Although there were casualties, they were minimized with Kuang Zhu's presence.
Qin Xi suddenly said, "What do you think these beast cultivators are planning?"
Mo Tiange, who was studying the map of the demon city, answered in confusion, "Aren't they hunters?"
Qin Xi shook his head and said, "I don't think it's that simple. If they're just hunters, is it necessary to build a demon city so close to the city?"
Mo Tiange was stunned. She looked at the complicated terrain of the demon city and tapped the table with her fingers. "What you said makes sense."
Just like human cultivators, they never lived in the forest to hunt because it was extremely dangerous.
Kunwu cultivators always formed teams in Kunwu before entering the southern forest. After hunting, they would return to Kunwu to rest.
These beast cultivators, on the other hand, built their demon city so close to Bixuan Court and provoked battles from time to time. They didn't look like hunters at all.
"Do they want to seize Kunwu?" Mo Tiange whispered.
"We can't rule out any possibility," Qin Xi said thoughtfully. "They said there are more beast cultivators behind them. I believe it's true." If they didn't have reinforcements, how could the six eighth rank beast cultivators have the courage to fight against them?
"That's troublesome. The demonic beasts in the South Sea are very powerful!"
"Yes." Qin Xi had experienced it himself, so he felt terrified whenever he thought of the demonic beasts in the South Sea. "The demonic beasts in the South Sea live in such a dangerous place, so they're much stronger than ordinary beast cultivators. They're no weaker than human cultivators."
He looked at Mo Tiange and asked, "Should we send a message to the Immortal Alliance?"
Mo Tiange shook her head. "We don't have any evidence. We'd better send a message to Senior Martial Brother Zhenyang."
"Okay." Qin Xi thought about it and agreed.
Mo Tiange handed him the map of the demon city. "This was drawn according to Feifei's description of the demon city. It should be accurate. Take a look."
Qin Xi took a look and frowned. After a long time, he said, "It's too difficult for us to directly attack the demon city."
The demon city on the map was densely packed with watchtowers. Feifei said each watchtower was guarded by at least a dozen demonic beasts, and there were almost no blind spots.
The formation around the demon city was also extraordinary. Beast cultivators' Dao of Formations was much inferior to human cultivators', so they didn't know where they got this formation.
"I have a feeling," Mo Tiange said, "Bixuan Court might not be able to defend it."
Qin Xi nodded slowly.
Bixuan Court was too difficult to defend. Although it was built on a mountain and had a brilliant mountain-protecting formation, it directly faced the sea and had a clear view. Plus, Demonic Mountain blocked the way, so it was difficult for reinforcements to arrive in time. Once they fell into a disadvantageous position, they could easily be wiped out.
"In a few days, I'll ask Ying Jingyi to withdraw some disciples to Kunwu. In case something like this really happens, it'll be good to preserve Bixuan Court's orthodoxy."
"En." Low-level disciples didn't have much influence on the war situation, so it didn't matter if they left.
Just then, there were hurried footsteps outside. Before the person arrived, they heard a voice. "Master, Auntie!"
Shui Linbo rushed in, looking flustered.
"What's wrong?" Qin Xi asked.
Shui Linbo took a breath and said, "Senior Martial Sister Wu … Senior Martial Sister Wu was taken away!"
"Senior Martial Sister Wu?" Mo Tiange narrowed her eyes. "Is it Wu Feishuang?"
"Yes, Martial Uncle Zhifei chased after them."
Mo Tiange said calmly, "Zhifei's strength is extraordinary, so it shouldn't be a problem."
"But," Shui Linbo said, "they went to the demon city, and Martial Uncle Zhifei can't catch up with that demonic beast!"
Mo Tiange was stunned and suddenly stood up. "I'll go and have a look."
Qin Xi nodded. "Be careful."
Mo Tiange responded and immediately turned into a flight light, rushing to the sea.
On the East Sea, demonic beasts and humans were fighting fiercely. Mo Tiange took a look and found the situation was good, so she didn't pay much attention to it. She spread her divine sense and found a Core Formation cultivator flying north, so she chased after him.
With the speed of a Nascent Soul cultivator, she soon caught up with the person in front of her. Mo Tiange flew past him and called, "Junior Martial Brother Bai!"
Bai Yanfei stopped. When he saw her, he looked happy. "Senior Martial Sister Mo!" For a moment, he forgot to call her martial uncle.
Mo Tiange didn't pay attention to him. She was the one who called him junior martial brother first.
She said, "Follow me!" As soon as she finished speaking, the flight light wrapped around Bai Yanfei and flew away quickly.
Before long, Mo Tiange saw a huge black bird flying north with a person in its mouth.
She stopped, raised her hand, and a golden bolt of lightning flashed between her fingers, striking the bird.
"Boom!" The bird was hit, shook its wings, and fell to the sea.
Mo Tiange summoned the Ten Thousand Miles Lone Boat without hesitation. The boat suddenly grew bigger and caught Wu Feishuang.
"Feishuang!" Bai Yanfei shouted, broke free from Mo Tiange, and rushed to the Ten Thousand Miles Lone Boat.
Mo Tiange didn't care about them. She waved the Heaven and Earth Fan and took the bird's corpse.