By the time they landed on the boundary of Mount Yunwu, it was already nighttime.
Mo Tiange looked at the familiar scenery and was a bit hesitant, but when she thought of Second Uncle, she straightened her back.
Second Uncle was indirectly forced to die by them, and Mount Yunwu had a great hatred for her. How could she be weak and afraid when she had a great hatred?!
But the strange thing was that after Qin Xi brought her down, no one came to ask about it.
The two of them just swaggered into the mountain gate.
After walking for a while, Mo Tiange asked in confusion, "Senior Martial Brother Qin, aren't we going to Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion?"
They weren't going to the South Peak or the North Peak. This path only led to Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion and had no other destination.
Qin Xi didn't deny it and just made a gesture to keep quiet.
Mo Tiange didn't say much and followed him.
When they arrived at the entrance of Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion, they used their identity tablets to open the formation and entered the cave.
Mo Tiange walked behind Qin Xi. She didn't know what Qin Xi did, but when she entered, she saw that all the disciples guarding Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion were asleep.
Qin Xi led her to the entrance of the cave in the middle. He made several complicated hand seals with his hands and hit the stone door with his spiritual aura. The stone door opened silently.
Seeing her surprised expression, Qin Xi smiled. "I was lucky enough to come here with a Core Formation grandmaster, so I memorized it."
He said it casually, but Mo Tiange knew this required eyesight and comprehension.
Making hand seals wasn't just a gesture; it also required the corresponding spiritual aura circulation. Because of this, pill recipes were so expensive. Concocting some medicinal pills required specific hand seals, and people had to slowly figure them out to be able to use them freely.
She knew she didn't have this kind of ability. After seeing it once, she only remembered a little bit and had no clue about the circulation of spiritual aura. This was also the reason why she didn't dabble in pill-concocting or tool-refining and wasn't familiar with hand seals.
Qin Xi took a talisman and handed it to her. "Put an Invisibility Talisman on it to avoid triggering the restriction."
Mo Tiange took it, feeling a bit complicated.
Invisibility Talismans were priceless. She only had one, and Second Uncle only managed to find it after searching for a long time. It was much more precious than many high-level talismans. She had seen the talisman paper used to draw this talisman before, so she was sure Qin Xi drew it himself.
It had only been two years since Qin Xi started learning how to draw talismans. In just two short years, he was actually able to draw Invisibility Talismans. Mo Tiange realized that she definitely didn't have this kind of talent, so she couldn't help but feel dispirited. There were too many people who were more talented than her. It really wasn't easy for her to have some achievements.
This cave was slightly smaller than the ones Aura Refining disciples could enter, and there weren't many things inside. Most of them were grotesquely shaped objects. On the contrary, there weren't many Jade Slips, and there was only one bookshelf filled with books. Furthermore, there was also a restriction placed on top of it.
Mo Tiange was apprehensive about these restrictions, so she just looked at them and didn't dare to make a move.
Qin Xi, on the other hand, didn't care at all. He rummaged around and threw whatever he liked into his Qiankun Bag. Unexpectedly, none of the restrictions were triggered.
Upon seeing his behavior, Mo Tiange felt it was absurd. Did this Senior Martial Brother Qin sneak into Yunwu Sect just to be a robber?
Before long, Qin Xi stopped. Aside from the things he put away, there were still several things in his hand. He directly threw them to her and said, "This place is only accessible to Core Formation cultivators and above. These things might be useful to you, so take them."
Mo Tiange took them and silently put them into her Qiankun Bag.
In any case, this was his good intention, so there was no need for her to refuse.
After erasing all kinds of traces, the two of them quietly left Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion.
As for those disciples guarding Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion, they were in a trance for a moment. They never expected that while they were in a trance, the library cave that could only be opened by Core Formation cultivators in the sect was stolen.
Without mentioning these disciples guarding the cave, Qin Xi took Mo Tiange and continued to walk on the unknown path.
Mo Tiange only knew this path led to the North Peak. However, judging from Qin Xi's familiar appearance, he should've taken this path often.
After walking for a while, the two of them finally entered the North Peak.
Facing the North Peak's formation within a formation, Qin Xi only took out an identity tablet and safely led her inside.
After several turns, when a building finally appeared in front of them, Mo Tiange couldn't tell north from south anymore.
Qin Xi still quietly broke the restriction and led her into a garden.
Once they entered, their nostrils were filled with the fragrance of medicinal herbs and their bodies were overflowing with spiritual aura. As it turned out, this place was actually a medicinal garden.
Qin Xi still asked her to stand on the side, but this time, he didn't look around. Instead, he picked several spiritual fruits or spiritual plants with a specific target before he took her out of this medicinal garden.
Mo Tiange finally understood. This Senior Martial Brother Qin was simply here to steal something in passing.
He wasn't familiar with Ten Thousand Laws Pavilion, but he was familiar with this medicinal garden. Several years ago, he received the appreciation of a Foundation Building cultivator in the North Peak and got a job in the concocting room. He must've taken a liking to these spiritual plants long ago and seized the opportunity to steal them.
This made her very speechless. The image of the cold but gentlemanly Senior Martial Brother Qin had completely collapsed.
After picking the spiritual plants, Mo Tiange silently followed him and continued walking, wondering which unlucky places he had taken a liking to.
A quarter of an hour later, she was dumbfounded.
Although she was mentally prepared, she still didn't expect that the next place would be Guiyuan Hall!
What kind of place was Guiyuan Hall?
It was the residence of Yunwu Sect's Sect Head!
Every generation of Sect Heads lived in Guiyuan Hall when they were in power. The last Sect Head, Fang Dingyue, was killed in Zixia Sect, so Branch Master Jiang lived here now!
She never expected Qin Xi would be so bold. Now, she could only brace herself and quietly follow him into Guiyuan Hall.
Inside Guiyuan Hall, there were restrictions everywhere. She didn't know how he did it, but as they walked, these restrictions seemed to exist in name only. They weren't triggered at all.
Moreover, they weren't discovered by the disciples guarding the hall.
She knew Qin Xi must've done something, but these methods were usually secret techniques, so she didn't ask him about it.
The two of them walked back and forth in Guiyuan Hall, avoiding several groups of disciples guarding the hall. In the end, they unexpectedly entered a stone passage through a restriction.
Even if Mo Tiange didn't know much about Guiyuan Hall, she knew this kind of protection was definitely an important place. However, she didn't think about it anymore. Although Qin Xi was bold and reckless, he was also capable. She couldn't see what kind of restriction it was, but it was easily solved by him.
The stone passage behind the restriction was winding for an unknown length. The two of them walked for a long time, but they still didn't reach the end. Occasionally, they came across one or two stone rooms with some treasures inside, but Qin Xi didn't even spare them a glance.
Mo Tiange suddenly realized that he must be going for a certain treasure. These things weren't his goal.
After walking for a while, they finally arrived in front of a stone room. Qin Xi suddenly raised his hand to stop her. Then he took out a peach branch from his Qiankun Bag.
The green leaves on the peach branch looked like they were new, and the peach blossoms looked like they had just been plucked from the tree.
He muttered a few words then waved his hand. The peach branch stood on the ground, emitting a burst of fragrance. Then, a barrier slowly appeared around the two of them.
"Senior Martial Brother Qin?" Mo Tiange called out in a low voice.
Qin Xi just raised his index finger, signaling her not to speak.
The two of them stood in the passageway of the stone room for a while. Then, Mo Tiange heard voices coming from the stone room.
"Senior Martial Brother Lin, what do you think of this Nine Dragons Cauldron?"
This voice … It's Branch Master Jiang!
Mo Tiange raised her head to look at Qin Xi, hoping he could explain what he was doing. Branch Master Jiang was here, and there seemed to be another Core Formation cultivator. Were they courting death by squatting here?!
However, Qin Xi just shook his head at her without saying anything.
After a moment of silence, they heard another voice. This person said bluntly, "What do you want?"
Branch Master Jiang let out a hollow laugh and said, "Senior Martial Brother Lin, you're now the Branch Master of Jindao School, and I'm the master of Mount Yunwu. We're in the same situation, so we should be more intimate."
The other person snorted. "This old Daoist doesn't dare to be mentioned in the same breath as Branch Master Jiang. You're the great hero of Zixia Sect's merging with Mount Yunwu. I, Lin, am just an old Daoist who doesn't know how many years I have left to live. I'm afraid I'll shorten my lifespan if I get too close to you!"
His words were sarcastic. Mo Tiange felt that this voice and attitude seemed a bit familiar … Right, wasn't the Daoist who led Jindao School's team during the Foundation-Building Pill trial the Branch Master of Jindao School?
Mo Tiange also heard some gossip about this matter later.
This Daoist Lin was the former head of Jindao School. Later, when his lifespan was about to end, he passed on the position of head to School Head Jin. Unexpectedly, Jindao School suffered a great disaster due to the change in Zixia Sect, and School Head Jin and several Core Formation cultivators died.
Jindao School was really weak and couldn't compete with Zixia Sect, so the former head could only plead with Zixia Sect. Jindao School voluntarily joined Zixia Sect and asked them to stop the purge.
Later, Zixia Sect felt that his reputation was high enough and his lifespan was about to end. Since he could buy people's hearts and wasn't afraid of any mishaps, Zixia Sect appointed him as the Branch Master of Jindao School. This retired former Sect Head could only stand in front of the storm again.
This Branch Master Lin only became the Branch Master appointed by Zixia Sect for the sake of the other disciples of Jindao School, so he naturally looked down on Branch Master Jiang, who relied on Zixia Sect and betrayed Yunwu Sect. His words were also extremely harsh.
However, because of his extremely high reputation, even Zixia Sect respected him very much, so Branch Master Jiang didn't dare to offend him.
At this point, they obviously didn't see eye to eye. Sure enough, Branch Master Jiang only chuckled then changed the topic. "I won't hide it from Senior Martial Brother Lin. Junior Martial Brother has encountered a difficult matter and wants to ask Senior Martial Brother Lin to help me."
Branch Master Lin didn't seem surprised at all. "Is it about that great-grandson of yours who had ill intentions towards a female disciple of your school and lost his life?"
"… Yes, the person who killed my great-grandson was unfortunately rescued by someone. That person was …"
When she heard this, Mo Tiange suddenly felt her head go numb and her body went limp.
Qin Xi gently propped her up against the stone wall and heard Branch Master Lin's voice coming from inside the stone room. "Branch Master Jiang, I can't accept this Nine Dragons Cauldron of yours!"
Branch Master Jiang hastily said, "Senior Martial Brother Lin, I'm not asking you to kill that person. I just want you to trap him so I can have a chance to take revenge."
Branch Master Lin only snorted coldly. "There's no need to mention this matter again. Even if I have that ability, I won't do it. Do you think I don't know that there's a Nascent Soul cultivator behind this person?"
"Senior Martial Brother Lin, Xuanqing School is thousands of miles away …"
"Branch Master Jiang!"
Branch Master Lin suddenly shouted fiercely, "You should take revenge on your own! Do you want to bring calamity upon my Jindao School?
I can't accept this Nine Dragons Cauldron!
We don't see eye to eye, so let's call it a day. There's no need to see us off! "
Not long after he finished speaking, the stone room's door was suddenly opened. An old Daoist angrily walked out, followed by Branch Master Jiang. He was angry but didn't dare to turn hostile. The two of them left as if they couldn't see Qin Xi and Mo Tiange, who were stuck against the stone wall.
However, before Branch Master Lin left, he seemed to cast a glance in their direction.
After a while, Branch Master Jiang turned around with an angry expression on his face. However, when he stepped into the stone room, he discovered that a young man was already standing inside.
With an aghast expression, he immediately took out his magic weapon and shouted, "Who are you?!"
The young man showed a faint smile but didn't answer.
He leisurely took out a sword from his Qiankun Bag and unsheathed it.
The sword was completely golden, and flames were dancing on its blade. Its momentum was astonishing.
"Three Yang Real Fire Sword!
You're … "