In the sky above Clear Spring Peak, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled.
Shocked, Xuanqing School disciples rushed out of their caves to watch this amazing scene.
"Look, what's this?"
"Is someone forming his Gold Core?"
"No!" Another disciple curled his lips. "Last time Martial Uncle Dingguan formed his Gold Core, it wasn't like this!"
"What … What's that?" The wind was so strong that they couldn't even stand stably.
Before they could chat, a Core Formation cultivator flew into the air and shouted, "All disciples, return to your caves and activate the defensive formation. No one is allowed to go out without orders!"
His voice was enhanced by a spell. It traveled far and wide and repeated several times. The Aura Refining and Foundation Building disciples returned to their Immortal's Caves with doubts in their hearts. In the end, they were all guessing what kind of extraordinary thing had happened.
After the low-level disciples returned to their caves, Xuanqing School's Great Mountain-Protecting Formation was activated. Except for Lord Daoist Lingxi who was in Closed Door Meditation, the other four Nascent Soul Lord Daoists who stayed in the sect all appeared in the air above the main peak. They stood in four corners with a teenager in a green and gray robe in the middle.
After the dark clouds gathered, the first thunder fell. The earth-shattering feeling made the low-level cultivators panic. However, when they thought about the Nascent Soul Patriarchs in the sect, they all calmed down and meditated in the cave abode, waiting for news.
Mo Tiange and the others had already experienced the Shapeshifting Heavenly Tribulation. Now that they were inside the sect, there was a Great Mountain-Protecting Formation above them, and there were four Nascent Soul cultivators watching over them from below. Although the commotion was big, it was stable.
Xiaofan's Heavenly Tribulation was the same as Xiaofeng's. Not only did it have ten tribulations, but it also had golden lightning in the end. Presumably, it was because he inherited the divine beast and had the bloodline of the Black Tortoise.
Half a day later, the clouds in the sky dissipated, revealing a clear sky. The Great Mountain-Protecting Formation returned to its half-open state. The Core Formation cultivators of each peak flew into the air and shouted, "The ban has been lifted. All disciples can go out freely!"
Upon hearing that, the low-level disciples felt relieved and hurriedly went out to inquire about what happened. Soon, a piece of news spread throughout Xuanqing School: another Nascent Soul … no, an eighth rank beast cultivator appeared in the sect!
Xiaofeng's matter wasn't concealed, so most Xuanqing School disciples knew about it. Under Lord Daoist Shoujing's name, there was a demonic beast that passed the Transformation Tribulation and became a demonic cultivator — which was equivalent to the school's ninth Nascent Soul cultivator.
Now, another demon beast under Dao Lord Qing Wei had advanced to take on a human form and was equivalent to the tenth Nascent Soul Cultivator!
Many of the disciples were overjoyed by this news. In addition, the sect had been extremely generous in the past ten years, and the number of Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators had been increasing day by day. They couldn't help but have incomparable confidence in the sect.
Xuanqing School was indeed the number one cultivation group in the Celestial Pole. Even Tiandao Sect at its peak couldn't compare to them!
After receiving her school uniform and identity tablet, Yifan returned to the Extreme Abyssal Pool alone. Mo Tiange and Qin Xi didn't leave. Together with the two Lord Daoists, Jinghe and Huayan, they sat in the Hall of Three Pure Ones.
"Demon cultivator, heh!
A demon cultivator. "
Lord Daoist Jinghe drank a cup of tea then cast a sidelong glance at the two of them. "You two little brats — you're really quiet!
Apart from the Spirit Beast Sect, he had never heard of any sect having a spirit beast that could transform into human form!
It's fine if there's only one of you, but there's a second one.
Hurry up and tell me, are there more? "
Mo Tiange smiled. "Yes, I still have two more spirit beasts that are about to transform into human form."
"Ah!" Lord Daoist Jinghe was stunned. "You really have more?"
"Yes …" Mo Tiange tried to be low-key, lest this childish master would make a fuss.
Lord Daoist Jinghe didn't make a fuss, but he glared at her and muttered indignantly, "Hmph, all the good things are yours! Hmph!"
During the Heavenly Tribulation just now, she actually used her natal magic weapon to collect the lightning of the Heavenly Tribulation. That was Heavenly Tribulation lightning, and it was the golden lightning among the Heavenly Tribulation lightning!
He almost hated himself for not having a thunder spiritual root …
"Master!"
Qin Xi called out and glanced at him faintly. He could see the meaning behind Qin Xi's words: Don't be childish!
Lord Daoist Jinghe felt even more indignant. Accepting these two disciples was simply to piss him off!
"Shoujing, Qingwei," Lord Daoist Huayan spoke in time and looked at the two of them with a smile. "I haven't congratulated you yet. You've gained another big helper."
"Senior Martial Brother, you're too polite." Qin Xi said with a smile, "These spirit beasts are still far from being able to stand on their own."
"In any case, it's a good thing for them to advance and take human form."
Lord Daoist Huayan paused for a moment and brought up business. "Yesterday, I sent a message to Kunzhong City. Senior Martial Brother Zhenyang was very happy and told us to do everything as usual and ignore other things. They'll handle it."
"Do everything as usual?" Mo Tiange looked up.
"Yes."
Lord Daoist Huayan stared at them gently. "Senior Martial Brother Zhenyang has considered the matter in Yunzhong and specially told us that it doesn't matter if we don't get anything. Man proposes, God disposes.
Senior Martial Brother Zhenyang also thinks that everything can only be concluded after we find the Qilin.
The sect has been looking for clues about the Qilin. You two just need to cultivate. Only when you have enough strength can you be prepared. "
"Yes," Mo Tiange and Qin Xi answered at the same time.
"By the way, you won't be in Closed Door Meditation soon, will you?"
Mo Tiange and Qin Xi looked at each other and shook their heads. "No."
"Then you should spend more time teaching your disciples.
In any case, we're the Nascent Soul Lord Daoists of the sect. Teaching them casually might be the best way to heaven for those disciples. "
"Yes, I'll follow Senior Martial Brother's instructions."
Mo Tiange secretly glanced at Lord Daoist Jinghe, who was still angry and ignoring them, and thought to herself, Senior Martial Brother Huayan is acting like a teacher. Master, you can forget about it …
* * *
Since it was the decision of her senior martial brothers, Mo Tiange and Qin Xi also cultivated and taught disciples in the sect with peace of mind.
More than ten years ago, when Lord Daoist Jinghe took charge of the sect and began to train disciples, he said that just like Aura Refining and Foundation Building disciples, Core Formation cultivators would also hold a monthly spell assembly.
Core Formation cultivators were different from low-level disciples. After they entered the Core Formation realm, they had their own understanding of cultivation and had chosen the path they wanted to take, so they didn't need to be guided step by step like before.
Therefore, this spell assembly was mostly about Core Formation cultivators raising questions and Nascent Soul Lord Daoists explaining.
There were only a few Nascent Soul Lord Daoists staying in the sect. Needless to say, Lord Daoist Lingxi was always in Closed Door Meditation, and only Lord Daoist Jinghe and Lord Daoist Huayan were alive.
Therefore, the spell assembly didn't have a fixed location. Lord Daoist Jinghe would give a talk in Shangqing Palace, and Lord Daoist Huayan would occasionally give a talk in Soul's Retreat Peak.
After Mo Tiange and Qin Xi returned, they also joined the ranks of the main speakers. From time to time, the rocks on the surface of the Extreme Abyss were filled with Core Formation cultivators.
In the past ten years, the number of Core Formation cultivators increased day by day. Although many of them were outside and many of them were in Closed Door Meditation, there were still nearly twenty people who often came to listen to the talks.
In front of these Core Formation cultivators, most of whom were older than her, Mo Tiange was a bit restrained at first, but later, after talking a lot, she relaxed.
Regardless of her age, her cultivation level was solid, so in front of these people, she was a senior.
As for these Core Formation cultivators, because she went to Yunzhong after advancing to the Core Formation realm and only returned after advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, they weren't familiar with her. In the past few decades, Xuanqing School had already shaped her into the most talented cultivator in the history of the Celestial Pole. Every disciple in the school admired her, and they were no exception.
Cultivating, teaching, preaching — time passed like flowing water. Five years later, Xiaohuo advanced and took a human form as expected.
Xiaohuo was only about two hundred years old. After taking a human form, it looked like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, lively and quick-witted, completely different from Xiaofeng's amorous style.
Feifei was already numb to Xiaohuo's transformation, but when Mo Tiange laughed at it, it just sneered, turned around, locked itself in the hut, and went to work hard.
Feifei's seclusion lasted ten years.
Feifei was the first spiritual beast to obtain the divine beast's breath. If it had a good foundation and the Feifeis were a clan that focused on divine comprehension, Xiaofan and Xiaohuo wouldn't have advanced to the eighth rank before them. After ten years of meditation, it finally absorbed the white tiger's breath completely and rushed to the eighth rank in one fell swoop.
Feifei's eighth rank Heavenly Tribulation was still helped by Lord Daoist Jinghe and Lord Daoist Huayan. With Xiaofan and Xiaohuo in front, the two of them and the low-level cultivators below them were already used to fighting against Heavenly Tribulations. Except for those who entered the school within ten years, all the disciples closed their Immortal's Caves, opened the defensive formation, and waited for the Heavenly Tribulation to pass.
This time, Feifei's Heavenly Tribulation also had ten tribulations, and its power was a bit stronger than that of the other three divine beasts. Mo Tiange thought it might be because Feifei had the bloodline of a divine beast.
After Feifei's Heavenly Tribulation, news came from Kunzhong City that the Immortal Alliance intended to launch a strong attack on the beast cultivators and beat them back in one fell swoop. This would give the Celestial Pole several decades or even hundreds of years of peace so that they could recuperate and concentrate on dealing with the Devil Path.
For this reason, the Immortal Alliance summoned all the Nascent Soul cultivators to Kunzhong City. Lord Daoist Zhenyang ordered that the sect would be handed over to Mo Tiange, Qin Xi, and Lord Daoist Lingxi, while Jinghe and Huayan would go to Kunzhong City.
After receiving the order, Lord Daoist Jinghe and Lord Daoist Huayan gave a few simple instructions and set foot on the Transporting Formation to Kunzhong City.
* * *
The Three Islands of Xiaoyang.
In the hearts of the cultivators in Yunzhong and Yuanzhou, Xiaoyang was the most dangerous place they didn't want to go to. Compared with the orderly order in Yunzhong and Yuanzhou, Xiaoyang was a place without laws and rules at all. Murder and robbery were commonplace here. There was only one rule in living here — the winner takes all.
Originally, Yunzhong was in the middle, Yuanzhou was in the east, and Xiaoyang was in the west, forming a line. After the world changed, Yunzhong moved to the north, Yuanzhou moved to the southwest, and Xiaoyang moved to the east. Now, Xiaoyang was in the middle, Yunzhong was in the north, and Yuanzhou was in the south.
Now, Xiaoyang and Yunzhong were separated by the original South Sea of the Celestial Pole. There were no islands, and the sea area was dangerous, which was equivalent to cutting off contact. On the other hand, Yuanzhou, because of its numerous islands and relatively calm sea area, became the favorite target of plunder for cultivators in Xiaoyang. From time to time, they would invite their friends and relatives to go to Yuanzhou for a few days to rob, kill, and seize treasures. They would have fun and didn't even need to pay for the trip.
This led to two consequences. First, the living standards of the cultivators in Xiaoyang rose sharply. Second, the fighting standards of the cultivators in Yuanzhou rose sharply. Aside from the disharmonious process, the result alone seemed to be … everyone was happy, and it could be said that everyone got something.
Nie Wushang lived a very comfortable life here.
Everyone in Xiaoyang was a desperado, and most of them were devil cultivators. Whoever had the bigger fist was the boss, which really suited her very well.
On the first day she arrived in Xiaoyang, the few Nascent Soul cultivators in Xiaoyang all thought she came to snatch their territory, so they made unwise decisions one after another. Based on the principle of killing whoever stood in her way, Nie Wushang quickly beat down most of them and became the overlord of Xiaoyang on the island.