The vast forest stretched as far as the eye could see. It was verdant and lush, stretching for thousands of miles.
Mo Tiange stood on top of a high cliff, silently watching.
This was the southern end of Kunwu Mountain Range, a part of the forest.
Countless demonic beasts lived here. Some were tamed by cultivators and became spiritual beasts, but most of them lived freely in this forest, cultivating and taking human forms.
It was said that in the innermost part of the forest, near the sea, lived many demonic beasts that had already taken human forms. They generally didn't go out of the forest, but every once in a while, they couldn't help but want to order low-level demonic beasts to attack and occupy the areas where human cultivators lived.
Of course, they couldn't occupy those areas under normal circumstances. However, they could obtain a lot of medicinal pills to help their cultivation every time they came here, so they were very happy.
Every time this happened, it was a gamble. Sometimes the human cultivators suffered heavy losses, but sometimes they obtained a lot of good demonic beast corpses to be used as tool-refining materials.
Mo Tiange had never encountered this kind of situation. She was only a low-level cultivator and had only been in Kunwu for ten years. The last time she fought against demonic beasts was at least fifty or sixty years ago.
Standing on this high cliff with her were a Core Formation cultivator, more than ten Foundation Building cultivators, and several hundred Aura Refining cultivators.
The consequences of Zixia Sect annexing Yunwu Sect could already be seen. In the last minor competition, Yunwu Sect had more than four hundred disciples in the seventh layer or above, but now, there were probably less than three hundred, maybe even fewer.
Among these cultivators, Mo Tiange didn't see many familiar figures.
Senior Martial Brother Zhou didn't come because, with his cultivation level in the eleventh layer of the Aura Refining realm, he would definitely get a share of the Foundation-Building Pills. Since the sect had just suffered a disaster, he didn't want to attract attention, so he simply didn't participate.
Wang Qianyi and Shen Bing also didn't come. The two of them went to Zixia Sect's main branch, and it was said that they had already decided to get a share of the Foundation-Building Pills. Because of this, Mo Tiange felt a little better. At least the two of them weren't making unnecessary sacrifices.
Murong Yan, on the other hand, came. She looked pale and skinny, standing alone in the crowd. Her face was expressionless, and her original beauty was completely gone.
Seeing her appearance, Mo Tiange sighed in her heart. This was also good. At least, she wouldn't follow in Wang Qianyi and Shen Bing's footsteps.
Not long after, another group of people flew over from the horizon and landed on this flat cliff.
They were Jindao School's disciples. Just like Yunwu Sect, although they didn't change the color of their clothes, they added the symbol of Zixia Sect.
At a rough glance, there were only about a hundred Jindao School disciples. Apparently, they had also gone through a purge. Everyone had a distracted expression on their faces. Fighting over Foundation-Building Pills was something like that, yet none of them looked excited. Obviously, what they saw was even more miserable than what Yunwu Sect's disciples experienced.
The Core Formation cultivator leading them was a Daoist priest dressed in secular clothes.
Because of this, Mo Tiange stared at him a few more times.
Although the righteous cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation World all practiced Dao techniques, many of them dressed as Daoists, which was different from the secular world.
Most of the Daoists in the secular world wore cyan or dark blue buttoned robes, which were thick and heavy without any sense of hierarchy. Daoist robes in the cultivation world, on the other hand, were mostly beautified. Dark blue robes, buttoned robes, and plain robes were layered with innate trigrams and Taiji cloud patterns. Their colors were also distinguished, making them look elegant yet dignified. Compared to the Daoists in the secular world, Daoists appeared even more elegant and graceful.
Therefore, they rarely wore secular Daoist robes because they couldn't show the temperament of cultivators.
The Daoist in front of her was obviously a Core Formation cultivator, but he didn't care about what he wore at all. It was obvious that he had a firm Dao Heart.
Once this person arrived, the current Branch Master of Yunwu Mountain greeted him enthusiastically, "Senior Martial Brother Lin, long time no see."
This Daoist didn't give him any face. He only let out a soft "hmph" then closed his eyes to rest.
Branch Master Jiang was snubbed, so he looked a little embarrassed.
Mo Tiange saw that some of the Yunwu Sect disciples, such as Xu Jingzhi, were secretly pleased.
Jiang Shanghang, on the other hand, looked annoyed. It seemed he couldn't bear to see his elder's behavior.
He stared at a cultivator next to Branch Master Jiang, hatred flashing across his face. Mo Tiange realized that person was Jiang Chengxian, a disciple of Jiang Clan who once bullied her.
This Jiang Chengxian seemed to be Branch Master Jiang's direct descendant. He always followed Branch Master Jiang, and there was a complacent expression on his face.
Although Mo Tiange wasn't close to Jiang Shanghang, upon seeing this scene, she still somewhat despised Jiang Chengxian. He was a hedonistic son of a rich family who relied on his blood relationship with his elder to commit outrages. He didn't concentrate on cultivating and didn't have any real skills. It was no wonder Jiang Shanghang didn't like him.
After a while, another group of people flew over from the horizon. The number of people was much more than the number of their two groups. They were Zixia Sect's disciples.
The cultivator who led Zixia Sect's group was rather good-natured. He was also indifferent to Branch Master Jiang, but he was very polite to that Daoist.
After the three of them talked for a while, they each used their magic weapons. In an instant, a Transporting Formation appeared out of thin air.
It seemed to be the same technique as the one in Miwu Valley. Presumably, it had been used to test the disciples before.
"All disciples, go in one by one! No pushing!"
After experiencing the calamity that befell their sect, the disciples of Yunwu Sect and Jindao School were naturally quiet. On the other hand, Zixia Sect's disciples were beaming with joy and rushed to go in first. The disciples of the other two groups also didn't care and just waited.
Mo Tiange looked left and right. Among her fellow martial brothers, Liu Yidao was itching to try, Xu Jingzhi had a calm expression, Qin Xi still had a calm expression, and Jiang Shanghang had a deep frown on his face.
She touched her face and felt that it was a bit stiff, so she slowed down her breathing and adjusted her mentality.
She was determined to obtain the Foundation-Building Pill. In the future, if she couldn't stand Zixia Sect's way of doing things, she could find an excuse to leave the mountain and never come back. Zixia Sect didn't have time to care about a low level disciple.
Before that, it would be best if she could obtain the Foundation-Building Pill in the sect and build her foundation. Otherwise, with only her Aura Refining cultivation level and Second Uncle's lifespan approaching its end, she wouldn't dare to casually leave.
As her imagination ran wild, she suddenly noticed that Xu Jingzhi, who was the closest to her, seemed to be trembling. Mo Tiange called out in a low voice, "Senior Martial Brother Xu?"
Xu Jingzhi turned his head. His face was so pale that he was sweating profusely. His voice was also trembling slightly. "En?"
Mo Tiange sighed. "We haven't gone in yet. Don't collapse."
Upon hearing what she said, Xu Jingzhi hastily wiped his sweat and pretended that nothing had happened. "Junior Martial Brother Ye doesn't need to worry."
"Even if I worry, I won't be able to," Mo Tiange said.
"You have to be alert. This forest is very dangerous, and we can't travel together."
Xu Jingzhi nodded. After a long time, he seemed to still be in a bad mood. He whispered to her, "Junior Martial Brother Ye, I'm really worried. Our three groups obviously have a grudge against each other. If we go into the forest like this, won't there be some kind of conflict?"
Mo Tiange was puzzled. "Why?"
Xu Jingzhi was silent for a long time. All of a sudden, he said through clenched teeth, "If I run into that Jiang Chengxian, if I can clean him up, I'll —"
A fierce look flashed across his face. She knew what he meant.
Mo Tiange was startled. She turned her head around and saw that no one was paying attention to them. She then said in a low voice, "Senior Martial Brother Xu, you mustn't talk nonsense. You're too nervous."
Xu Jingzhi closed his eyes and nodded. He then wiped the sweat on his face and said, "Junior Martial Brother Ye is right." Right after he said that, he closed his eyes to rest, adjusting his breath and calming his mind.
Mo Tiange pondered for a moment then took out something from inside her robe and handed it to him. "Senior Martial Brother Xu, this is a Heart-Calming Talisman. If you can't control yourself, just stick it on your body."
Xu Jingzhi opened his eyes. Without saying anything, he accepted the talisman and said, "Thank you, Junior Martial Brother Ye."
Mo Tiange smiled. She no longer said anything and just stared at the Transporting Formation.
In just a short while, almost all the Zixia Sect disciples had left.
She composed herself then walked towards the Transporting Formation.