The development of the matter was just as Mo Tiange expected.
The person who came up with this idea originally thought it would be an opportunity for the disciples of the three groups to communicate, but he didn't expect it would turn into an opportunity to kill each other.
Because of this, the Nascent Soul grandmaster of Zixia Sect flew into a rage and almost killed the person who came up with this idea.
However, it was already a long time before these Aura Refining disciples learned about this.
On the day they finished their test, the three Core Formation grandmasters were livid. After hearing the disciples' reports, they sent several Foundation Building disciples to clean up the mess.
These Foundation Building disciples found some seriously injured Aura Refining disciples and also reported the tragic situation left behind in the mountain forest.
Soon after, the Core Formation grandmasters discussed something, but they didn't say anything. They just took them back to the sect and ordered them not to go down the mountain.
After Senior Martial Brother Zhou inquired about it, he told them not to worry and finally appeased some people.
During this test, their courtyard lost a lot of people.
Mo Tiange's house was considered good. Out of five people, four came out alive.
The one who didn't come out was … Xu Jingzhi.
Liu Yidao was seriously injured, but in the end, he still survived.
Xu Jingzhi, on the other hand, disappeared. No one knew who killed him or where his body and ashes were. There was no trace of him.
In this disaster, many people disappeared like this, but they didn't expect Xu Jingzhi to be one of them.
After receiving confirmation, Xu Clan's people came to clean up his things. Thus, Xu Jingzhi's traces completely disappeared from this house.
Soon after, the Sect Head announced the results of this test. Just as they guessed, there was no investigation or disposal. Instead, he directly announced the distribution of Foundation-Building Pills.
In this test, no more than a hundred Yunwu Sect disciples came out alive, but forty of them obtained Foundation-Building Pills. Reportedly, because the elite disciples suffered heavy losses, the Nascent Soul grandmaster of Zixia Sect decided to distribute more Foundation-Building Pills, hoping to produce more Foundation Building cultivators among them to make up for this loss.
The four people in Mo Tiange's house, including Murong Yan, were among them.
However, this news didn't make Mo Tiange happy.
Murong Zi's death and Xu Jingzhi's disappearance made her feel unprecedentedly lost.
She remembered Xu Jingzhi's irritable appearance before the test that day … In fact, she had a bad premonition that day, but she didn't think too much about it. She never expected it would be an eternal farewell.
"Junior Martial Brother Ye."
Mo Tiange, who was leaning against a tree, raised her head and saw Qin Xi standing in front of her with a wine bottle in his hand.
She forced a smile and took it.
Qin Xi also sat down next to her, and the two of them drank in silence.
It was an autumn afternoon. The sunlight seeped through the leaves and shone on the body, making people lazy and unwilling to move.
The surroundings were quiet, and only the distant waterfall added a little liveliness.
Thinking back to a month ago, there were eight people chatting here, a group of people ordering her around.
But now, Xu Jingzhi was dead, Liu Yidao was seriously injured, Wang Qianyi was married far away, Shen Bing used her beauty to seduce people, Murong Yan was determined to cultivate assiduously, and Senior Martial Brother Zhou was busy with his future.
The only one who could come here and sit with her was Qin Xi.
"Senior Brother Qin."
"Hmm?"
"If you build your foundation, what will you do?"
"Of course it's to continue cultivating … Why do you ask?"
Mo Tiange shook her head. She couldn't tell why she was feeling so vexed. "I just don't understand — what's the purpose of cultivating in the end?"
What was the purpose of cultivation?
Eighty percent of the people in the cultivation world would answer this question without hesitation — to live a long life.
But what was the purpose of living a long life?
Fighting each other like this, causing countless deaths and injuries … For the sake of living a long life, why didn't they care about life at all?
Qin Xi thought about it seriously, but he didn't answer. He just shook his head and slowly talked about something irrelevant. "I was born in a noble family in the secular world. However, because I was from a branch family, I was never valued and was always bullied by others.
I don't know why, but ever since I was a child, I felt that I was different from others. I didn't want to fight for favor with my brothers, and I didn't have any interest in playing. I only focused on studying.
When I was eight years old, a guest came to our manor. He was said to be our ancestor, and he seemed to be an extraordinary person. He was already several hundred years old, but he didn't look old at all. In front of him, even the most dignified clan master didn't dare to utter a word.
Then, I was brought to him. After he tested my spiritual roots, he told the elders that he wanted to take me away.
At that time, I was still young and didn't know what I was looking forward to. I just suddenly felt that maybe this was the path I wanted to walk … "
At this point, he turned around and smiled. "Sure enough, my premonition was correct. I walked on a completely different path from my brothers in the manor.
I'm still young now, but those brothers and sisters of mine have already turned into dust … Why do we cultivate?
I can't answer this question. For me, cultivating is a natural part of my life. I don't need to ask why. I just want to walk on this path. "
His quiet narration made Mo Tiange feel very calm.
His experiences had also allowed her to see herself in him.
"Just want to walk on this path … Is that it?"
She pressed her forehead and said in a low voice, "I don't know why I walked on this path … I was young and intelligent, so I knew how to read people's faces. I was used to the fickleness of human nature, and I always felt pain in my heart. At that time, I only hated myself for knowing these things and why I couldn't be like other children.
Later … later, when I met Second Uncle, I realized I was really different from other children.
Cultivation?
I also don't know why, but Second Uncle told me that without strength, there's no freedom. "
"Without strength, there's no freedom," Qin Xi murmured and repeated. His gaze on her suddenly had a lot of complicated feelings.
Mo Tiange threw the bottle of wine away after she finished it.
In fact, she never drank because she wasn't in the mood and didn't have the chance.
Second Uncle didn't drink because he said that cultivators couldn't indulge in worldly things, so she also thought the same.
However, this feeling of drinking wine made her feel very comfortable.
"Senior Martial Brother Qin, that elder of yours should've left you by now, right?"
Qin Xi paused but didn't say anything.
"In fact … Second Uncle's lifespan is almost up. If it's not this year, it'll be next year.
Sometimes I think I can accept it calmly, but sometimes I find it hard to imagine.
If Second Uncle is gone, what should I do?
If I'm like Senior Martial Brother Xu, suddenly disappearing without even saying goodbye, what should I do? "She hugged herself and buried her head in her arms, not daring to continue.
Qin Xi wanted to pat her shoulder, but he hesitated and his hand didn't fall. In the end, he said, "I'm different from you.
In fact, my aptitude isn't the best, but I've never encountered a bottleneck in my cultivation.
Great-grandfather said that maybe I was born to cultivate, so I don't have any obsessions or ties. In other words, I don't have superfluous feelings.
I can't understand how you feel, but I know you have a heavy attachment to your feelings. If you can't let go, you won't have any achievements in the future. "
Mo Tiange was stunned. "Obsession …"
Qin Xi sighed and finally patted her shoulder. "This is all I can say. Whether you can do it or not, it's up to you.
Cultivation … Maybe for you, there are a lot of things you have to give up … "
Mo Tiange thought hard.
Obsession … Because I've longed for too much since I was a child, I have an obsession?
She seemed to understand, but she was also a bit confused.
Qin Xi handed her another bottle of wine. "Don't think too much. If you could figure it out so easily, it wouldn't be an obsession. This requires fated chances, so take your time."
After drinking another bottle of wine, her head became even more dizzy.
In a daze, she heard Qin Xi teasing her. "Junior Martial Brother Ye, you've never drunk wine before?
Who drinks it like water like you do? "
In a daze, Mo Tiange raised her head and saw that there seemed to be several Qin Xis swaying in front of her. She tilted her head and reached out to hold his head. "Senior … Martial Brother Qin, what's wrong? Do you know … Phantom Technique?"
Qin Xi was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter. In the end, he laughed so hard that he hit the ground. "You … If I knew this earlier, I would've made you drink earlier. Unexpectedly …"
Mo Tiange stared at him for a while then stood up and walked unsteadily towards the water.
Qin Xi shouted from behind her, "Junior Martial Brother Ye, what do you want to do?"
She was still swaying as she walked. "Wash … wash my face."
She walked to the edge of the pool and crouched down. When she saw her reflection in the water, she was suddenly stunned.
She hadn't paid attention to her appearance for a long time. Today, she finally realized that it was very different from what she remembered.
Her originally sparse eyebrows now had eyebrows, the outline of her face seemed to have deepened, and her cheeks were plump. She already had the appearance of an adult.
Although her head was still muddled, she was still frightened because … her face looked more and more like a woman's.
"Junior Martial Brother Ye, are you done?"
Hearing the voice behind her, she hurriedly held the water to wash her face, but the face she saw was still bright and beautiful.
She was afraid Qin Xi would discover her, so she didn't dare to look back. She panicked and thought, "Could it be that someone has noticed me …"
"Junior Martial Brother Ye …"
Her foot slipped, and she suddenly lost her balance and fell into the pool with a plop.
"Junior Martial Brother Ye!"
This scene made Qin Xi dumbfounded. After a while, he saw Mo Tiange struggling in the water, so he finally regained his composure. He sprang up and instantly grabbed her, who was floating in the water, and went back to the shore. He couldn't help but shake his head. "Junior Martial Brother Ye, you've really drunk yourself silly. As a cultivator, you actually drowned. Where's your Light Body Technique?" He looked down and felt even more helpless.
This wasn't just an ordinary kind of silly. She actually choked on water and fainted …
Qin Xi put Mo Tiange down under the tree. He thought for a moment then raised his hand. In his hand was a bright-colored peach branch. The peach blossoms were still blooming, and there was dew in the center of the stamen as if they had just been plucked from the tree.
He muttered a few words in a low voice. Finally, he waved his hand and shouted, "Go!"
Soon after, the two of them disappeared into thin air.
From Qin Xi's point of view, the two of them were still in their original place. It was just that there was a faint light barrier surrounding this small area.
He lowered his head to look at the unconscious Mo Tiange. A thoughtful expression appeared on his face. After a long time, he stretched his hand to her wet neck and felt around. Soon, he pulled out a jade pendant strung with a red string.
It was a round jade pendant with a warm color and clear cloud patterns.
He sighed. "Sure enough …"