Mo Tiange laid a Concealment Formation and hid herself inside it. She stared at the Jade Slip in her hand and sighed.
She felt she was becoming more and more cold-blooded.
She still remembered that when she was a child, she always liked to read books in the ancestral hall's library. At that time, what she envied the most were the chivalrous heroes in the novels. They were skilled in martial arts, wielded swords, and traveled the world.
Now that she had a cultivation level, she realized she couldn't even compare to the secular chivalrous heroes.
Perhaps it could be said that this was the iron rule of the cultivation world. There were only immortals and no chivalrous heroes. There were also the few remaining righteousness and eternal benefits.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh at herself.
Why did she have to find excuses for herself? She was clear about what she could and couldn't do.
She didn't want to be a bad person, but she also wouldn't casually be a good person. There were some things she shouldn't meddle in if she didn't have the ability. Otherwise, not only would it be useless, but it would also bring disaster to herself.
Besides, in this world where everyone pursued their own interests, she didn't think she could change anything. The only thing she could restrain was herself.
After calming down, she separated a strand of her divine sense and entered the Jade Slip.
This Jade Slip was filled with densely packed words. She skimmed through them, but she was stunned.
The content … was the Constitution-Enhancing Pill they mentioned.
The Jade Slip wrote that Constitution-Enhancing Pill was a miraculous medicinal pill passed down from the Distant Past era. If taken together with other medicinal pills, the effect would be enhanced, regardless of whether the medicinal pill was taken by an Aura Refining cultivator or a Nascent Soul cultivator.
What was even rarer was that most of the materials weren't rare. Only a few kinds of spiritual plants required a high age.
Aside from some heaven-defying miraculous pills, this effect was simply unparalleled!
According to the Jade Slip, if a cultivator took one during the Foundation Building realm or Core Formation realm, it was equivalent to increasing their chances of making a realm-breakthrough!
Mo Tiange was so excited that she felt a bit dizzy. She really didn't know where the cultivator Jiang Chengxian killed obtained it and how Jiang Chengxian knew about it.
After a while, she finally calmed down and thought of several problems.
First, this Constitution-Enhancing Pill had such a miraculous effect, so she absolutely couldn't let others know about it. Otherwise, her poor life would be in danger. Second, she didn't know how to concoct medicinal pills, and she couldn't give this thing to others. Did she have to learn concocting medicinal pills?
The first problem wasn't difficult to solve. She wasn't a flamboyant person anyway, so she'd just keep this pill recipe for later.
However, the second question made her hesitate for a moment.
One had to know that the path of alchemy was not simple. Alchemists were all made up of countless herbs. The feeling of the ingredients, the control of the heat, and even the timing of opening the furnace were all inexplicable knowledge. One had to go through countless times of opening the furnace to slowly master it.
Therefore, generally, powerful alchemists were cultivated by cultivation sects or large cultivation clans. Among small clans and rogue cultivators, alchemists were not only rare, but also had a low success rate.
Although Mo Tiange felt that she could still be considered wealthy at present, it was still too difficult for her to train a Concoctions Master with just 3,000 spirit stones. Besides, she still didn't know whether she had the talent or not.
After studying it for a while, she frowned, put away the jade slip, and looked outside.
She sensed someone approaching.
After a while, sure enough, someone hurriedly ran over. It was Jiang Chengxian.
Mo Tiange pondered for a moment. She guessed that Jiang Chengxian might've come back for the Jade Slip in her hand. Two people must've died just now, so he was nervous and left in a hurry. Now that he thought about it, he came back to search.
Now that the Jade Slip was in her hands, she naturally wouldn't take it out. Presumably, she didn't leave any traces at the scene, so there shouldn't be any flaws.
She calmed down and waited. Sure enough, after a while, Jiang Chengxian left flustered and exasperated. He simply didn't notice that she, the "oriole," had been following him, the "mantis."
With a faint smile, she continued to study the pill recipe.
To be honest, she didn't take Jiang Chengxian seriously at all. He was merely a hedonistic young master. Although he had a cultivation level and treasures, he didn't like cultivating and liked to order others around, so his fighting skills were definitely not good.
The fact that she followed him for so long without being discovered was proof.
In this pill recipe, Snow Gall Flower, Yang Locking Grass, Seven Leaf Lotus … were all common spiritual plants. Only Purple Ganoderma and Green Fern that were more than 500 years old were difficult to find.
After studying it for a while, she realized that this Constitution-Enhancing Pill wasn't as easy to obtain as she imagined. Two 500-year-old spiritual plants weren't that easy to find. Moreover, the probability of failure in concocting the pill … Normally, she definitely couldn't afford it. However, it was definitely necessary when she was trying to break through a bottleneck or make a realm-breakthrough.
Thinking up to this point made her happy again.
Although her cultivation speed wasn't fast, she could still maintain the standard of three spiritual roots. The difficult part was making a realm-breakthrough. Taking the current situation as an example, wasn't this medicinal pill just right for her to build her foundation?
In that case, when she returned, she would discuss with Second Uncle whether she wanted to learn pill-concocting or not. With this Constitution-Enhancing Pill, she would have a higher chance of building her foundation.
With this thought in mind, she put away the Jade Slip and simply sat down to meditate.
Because of the change in the spiritual aura inside her body, she didn't dare to continue cultivating. However, her dantian and meridians were still the same as before. That cold spiritual aura didn't have any effect on them, which made her feel slightly relieved.
Soon, she entered a meditative state. She felt as if she had melted into heaven and earth. There were no emotions, no thoughts, no joy, anger, sorrow, or joy. Even her body seemed to have ceased to exist. The only thing left behind was her slow and rhythmic breathing.
It was as if she was a feather fluttering in the air, but it was also as if she had become one with heaven and earth until she couldn't even feel time …
By the time she woke up from her meditative state, it was already daytime.
She stood up and straightened her clothes then used the Light Body Technique to rush towards the market square. Of course, she took a big detour along the way so that no one would notice where she came from.
Before long, she returned to the inn. A waiter came to greet her. "Master Immortal, you're finally back. There's a guest looking for you."
"Oh?" Mo Tiange thought for a moment. It was probably Tianqiao. They made an appointment yesterday, so she asked, "Where is she?"
The waiter eagerly led the way. "She's waiting here. It's a young lady. This way, please."
The waiter led Mo Tiange upstairs and lifted the curtain of the private room. Sure enough, it was Tianqiao. Tianqiao was sitting alone by the window. Upon seeing Mo Tiange coming in, she smiled.
Mo Tiange also smiled back. Upon seeing the waiter's strange gaze, she suddenly felt a bit helpless.
She was wearing men's clothes while Tianqiao was dressed like a married woman. They didn't look like husband and wife … This waiter was probably guessing their relationship.
Mo Tiange took out a piece of gold and threw it to the waiter. "Thank you."
This piece of gold weighed no less than two taels. The waiter immediately smiled and nodded repeatedly. "It's nothing. Is there anything else, Young Master? Please tell me."
Mo Tiange shook her head. "There's nothing else. You can go."
The waiter nodded and bowed before reluctantly leaving.
Once the waiter left, Tianqiao looked at Mo Tiange with a smile. "You're really generous. You can casually give out gold."
Mo Tiange smiled. "How could I be generous? It's just that for cultivators, gold and silver are no different from mud and stones.
Let's go to my room. "
Tianqiao nodded then followed Mo Tiange all the way to the backyard.
It wasn't until they entered the room that Tianqiao cautiously said, "I still have to thank you for yesterday's medicinal pills."
Mo Tiange shook her head. "I already thanked you yesterday. Why are you still being so polite to me?"
"It's not that I'm being polite. Yesterday, my husband told me that the medicinal pills you gave me were Aura-Converging Pills. Each bottle is worth no less than two hundred spirit stones. We open this small shop and we only earn this much in a year. It's really too precious."
Seeing how persistent Tianqiao was, Mo Tiange had no choice but to say, "Alright, I'll accept your thanks.
In fact, if it was several months ago, I definitely wouldn't have been willing to sell them. However, I've already reached the peak stage of the Aura Refining realm, so these Aura Refining medicinal pills are no longer of any use to me.
You don't need to worry too much about it. "
Tianqiao couldn't help but laugh. "Just now, you said you weren't generous, but now you don't even take a few hundred spirit stones seriously. If you keep saying that, you'll have to be careful of me knocking you from time to time."
Mo Tiange was stunned. The two of them smiled at each other and tacitly stopped talking about it.
"Right, I prepared something for you." Tianqiao lifted the bundle in her hands.
"What is it?"
Tianqiao smiled mysteriously but didn't answer. Instead, she just opened the bundle.
Inside the bundle were a comb, a mirror, various hairpins, and other miscellaneous items.
Mo Tiange was puzzled. "This is …"
Tianqiao pulled her up and pushed her to the table. While propping up the mirror, she said with a smile, "Didn't you say you've been dressing as a man for ten years?
I think you must've forgotten how to dress up. Before, you always helped me, so let me help you this time. "
"Huh?"
"Sit properly."
Tianqiao let go of Mo Tiange's hair and exclaimed in admiration, "You cultivators are good like this — you don't need to take care of yourself.
Look at your hair. I'm sure you've never taken care of it, but it's so soft and smooth. "
Mo Tiange also smiled. "You're also a natural beauty — why do you have to talk about me?"
"Even if I'm a natural beauty, I still have to dress up. Mortals can't compare to cultivators.
Why don't you think about it — are there ugly women among cultivators?
Every one of them is as beautiful as a flower.
Just you wait, I guarantee you'll stare at yourself until you're stupefied! "Tianqiao quickly combed Mo Tiange's hair and began to tie it up.
A moment later, Mo Tiange stared at her reflection in the mirror. Sure enough, she was in a daze.
The face in the mirror had beautiful eyebrows and eyes. It had a gentleness that men didn't have, but it also had a heroic spirit that women lacked. The combination of these two made her look even more beautiful and bright.
Tianqiao moved closer with satisfaction. She looked at the two similar faces in the mirror and said, "Ever since I was a child, I've always thought you looked better than me.
Look at how beautiful you look. "
Mo Tiange shook her head. "This … I feel really strange."
"Don't!"
Tianqiao hastily stopped Mo Tiange's hand from wiping her face. She said in confusion, "I'm the one who feels strange. Why do you have to dress as a man?
I've been in Kunwu for two or three years now, and there are many female cultivators here. Although they indeed can't compare to male cultivators, cultivators respect the strong. No one would dare to bully a powerful female cultivator. "
This question made Mo Tiange smile bitterly. "But right now, I'm still far from being powerful. There are so many high level male cultivators. If there were one or two … I don't want to be a concubine or a Human Furnace."
Tianqiao said, "I understand what you mean, but high level cultivators rarely appear in the outside world. You also have a school to back you up, so there shouldn't be anyone who would dare to rob you, right?
Furthermore, my husband once said that although cultivators can't truly purify their hearts and reduce their desires, they'll still try their best to suppress their desires in the secular world. Only those who are lecherous and have power would want concubines.
As for Human Furnaces, in the Righteous Path, anyone who uses Human Furnaces to cultivate is looked down upon, so there aren't many people who want Human Furnaces. "
Mo Tiange naturally understood these principles better than Tianqiao, but … she sighed and said, "Then do you know about Dual Cultivation?"
Tianqiao nodded.
However, Mo Tiange heard Mo Tiange say, "Although Dual Cultivation is beneficial to both of us, I don't want to lose my own choice."
She hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Besides, other people only look down upon those who use Human Furnaces because they don't have much use for them. If there are enough benefits, they wouldn't care about being looked down upon."
Tianqiao heard the hidden meaning behind Mo Tiange's words. "You're saying …"
Mo Tiange was somewhat hesitant. Second Uncle said that this matter must never be known by anyone else, but Tianqiao … She said, "My constitution is special. Reportedly, it's very suitable for Dual Cultivation or Human Furnaces, so … it's fine if you hear about this, but you can't even tell your husband. If other people find out, it'll be a huge disaster for me."
Mo Tiange's emphasis shocked Tianqiao. "It's that serious?"
Mo Tiange nodded cautiously.
Mo Tiange was willing to tell Tianqiao because their friendship wasn't ordinary, so she believed Tianqiao wouldn't divulge it. Secondly, Tianqiao didn't have much contact with cultivators. Meng Sigui was the only one she didn't care about.
Furthermore, the two of them didn't know which cultivation group she was in. The name "Ye Xiaotian" alone was too common. Even if it was leaked, they wouldn't be able to find it in a short time. Moreover, she had long prepared to leave Yunwu Sect after building her foundation.