170, Far North Glacier
After the spiritual energy dissipated, Zǐwēi also disappeared. Presumably using some secret technique to rest and wait for two hundred years before being awakened by them, or another group of people entering the Dongfu.
At the moment when the spiritual energy completely dissipated, several objects fell from mid-air and landed in their hands.
Mysterious Heaven Song took over, a piece of jade slip, and a sunstone. As soon as she got the jade slip, she immersed her divine consciousness into it, and the four words "Xuanji Formation Book" were immediately imprinted in her mind. Looking at Fang Zhengdao again, he was holding a jade bottle, just opening it to verify, then ecstatically joyful, apparently it was the Longevity Elixir promised by Ziwei Sanren.
Even with just these few things, they've already made a huge profit. The Longevity Pill is a given, and if Fang Zheng doesn't use it himself, selling it would definitely be enough to exchange for the Dustless Pill, but who knows what Fang Zheng will choose.
But Mo Tian Ge himself had already said that the value of Ri Guang Shi was far beyond what ordinary people could imagine. Although it wasn't as priceless as the Long Life Elixir, if paired with the Xuan Ji Zhen Shu, its value would surpass even that of the Long Life Elixir. Moreover, she had also obtained two late-stage Foundation Building cultivators' puppets.
At this point, Mo Tian Ge smiled slightly, looking at the two stone statues in front of her. The method to drive out the soul rose in her mind. She joined her hands together and pointed towards her own brow, slowly pulling out her own consciousness and inserting it into the ears of the statues.
This doll only requires a small amount of the master's divine consciousness to recognize its owner, unless it is someone who has far surpassed their own cultivation realm. In other words, after she makes these two dolls recognize their owners, only cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage can erase her divine consciousness, but if they want to make them recognize their owners, there is another method; if they don't know this, then these are just two useless objects.
Earlier, when Zǐ Wēi Sǎn Rén was repairing these puppets, she had already withdrawn her divine consciousness from the two puppets. Now she only needs to take the step of acknowledging ownership and they will be hers once more.
The divine consciousness slipped into the ears of the two puppets, "Ka-chak" twice, and the two puppets that stopped beside her moved their hands and feet, swinging the stone sword.
The sky is singing with great joy, now it's time to indulge in pleasure.
However, her divine consciousness was still not strong enough to achieve the same level as Zǐ Wēi Sǎn Rén, where even in a state of deep sleep, puppets could still have autonomous behavior and required some division of attention to control them.
"Leaf... Daoist friend." The Fang Zhengdao person beside him hesitated for a moment, then called out. When he heard Mo Tian Ge report to the Purple Microcosm Wanderer that Ye Xiao Tian was his senior fellow disciple, he already knew that this name was indeed fake, and that he was actually a disciple of the Xuan Qing Gate, the second sect of the Tian Ji. He was an unaffiliated cultivator who had hidden himself in the mortal world for hundreds of years, and having seen many arrogant disciples from large sects, now that he knew Mo Tian Ge's sect, he felt somewhat respectful but also kept his distance.
Meng Tian Ge didn't know what he was thinking, and even if she did, she couldn't be bothered to care. She had only met Fang Zheng Dao in passing, and although he resembled her second uncle a bit, he was still just a stranger. Once they left this place, everyone would go their separate ways, and it was possible that they might never meet again.
"Oh, Fang Zheng Dao friend." Upon hearing Fang Zheng Dao's voice, Mo Tian Ge quickly put away the stone statue. In today's cultivation world, a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator having two late-stage Foundation Establishment puppets by their side was something that would make people jealous, so it was better not to take them out for no reason.
Fang Zhengdao had already been enraged, and earlier, Zǐ Wēi Sǎn Rén had also let out a warning that they must not harm each other. He could only put aside his thoughts for now. At this moment, pointing at the stone table, he said to Mò Tiān Gē Kè in a courteous tone: "Since it's settled, let's divide these things up."
The things on this stone table, Zi Wei San Ren has already made it clear that they can be divided. Mo Tian Ge responded with a sound: "Good."
Fang Zhengdao didn't move, looking at Mo Tian Ge with some tension: "Ye Dao You, before this, you promised me that if there's anything else, I get to choose first, is that still valid?" Although Mo Tian Ge's previous performance had exceeded that of a fellow cultivator of the same realm, Fang Zhengdao felt that in terms of combat skills alone, he wasn't much inferior to her. However, just now she had obtained two mid-stage Foundation Establishment puppets, and if she were to go back on her word, Fang Zhengdao thought to himself that no matter what, he would definitely lose, and could only admit defeat at that time.
Moy Tian Ge laughed: "Naturally, we'll split it fairly. Fellow Taoist, you can choose first. There are... five items here. You take three, I'll take two. How's that?"
Fang Zhengdao was overjoyed when he heard this, and he bowed to her before walking towards the stone table, slowly picking up the treasure.
Mo Tian Ge shook his head and continued to study the mysterious formation book beside him.
She wasn't born into a family of cultivators, and she couldn't learn to be disloyal and unrighteous for the sake of personal gain. Her mother was an ordinary and kind mortal woman who taught her about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness from a young age. When she arrived at Kunwu, she followed Second Uncle and learned how to survive in the cultivation world, learning to think for herself, but not wanting to become the kind of person her mother wouldn't like.
Moreover, she is not one of those shortsighted cultivators who will encounter heart demons when forming the elixir or forming the infant, and go crazy doing evil, only to end up with a burden on her back, unable to advance in cultivation, and having no time to cry.
"Yè Dàoyǒu, I've already chosen, take a look." Fāng Zhèngdào said with glee.
The stranger's song brings back divine consciousness, and he takes a step forward.
There are several things on the table, a bell, a pair of boots, a bottle of dan medicine, an unknown mineral stone, and a spiritual grass placed in a jade box.
Those bells and boots are both treasures, and at a glance, it's clear that they're not ordinary goods. No wonder they're the collection of a top-notch cultivator from the Yuan Infant stage. However, those boots are extremely short, with orchid patterns on the edges, and they're clearly women's boots. Moreover, she also recognized that the spiritual grass was Revival Grass. When they escaped from Yunwu Mountain, Second Uncle was severely injured, and she had seen Qin Xi take out this item to temporarily suppress Second Uncle's injuries. This kind of spiritual grass is said to have the effect of reviving the dead when refined into a pill; even if it's not refined into a pill, its healing effects are still extraordinary. She didn't recognize the ore, and she didn't open the pill to look at it either. However, being able to be placed together with these items, they must all be treasures.
Fang Zhengdao chose three things: a bell, spiritual grass, and dan medicine. At this time, seeing Mo Tian Ge's face color, he added a sentence: "If Ye Dao friend has anything he wants, we can discuss it?"
Mo Tian Ge didn't say anything, he just shook his head.
She didn't raise any objections, so he put away the boots and ore. Fang Zhengdao secretly let out a sigh of relief. Among the three things he chose, the bell was an active attacking magic tool, while the boots were a passive one. Active magic tools are generally more valuable than passive ones, but the boots were for women, and there was no helping it. The spiritual grass and dan yao were even more important to cultivators than the ore, so he was a bit worried that he had taken all the good things for himself, and whether or not he had been too excessive.
Actually, for Mo Tian Ge, this is just right. Dan Yao and Ling Cao, she doesn't lack them. Although there's no Hui Sheng Cao in the Void Sky Realm, there are even better Ling Cao that aren't rare, with a higher age to boot. With Dan Yao, naturally, she wouldn't lack magical treasures either. Choosing these two would be her only loss. As for magical treasures like Fei Tian Shu, it's a top-tier artifact, and she wields it very smoothly, so there's no need to switch for now. Once she forms her core, she'll start refining her own destined magical treasure; an attacking magical treasure is just icing on the cake for her.
Moreover, this boot is not bad either. Just looking at its spiritual energy-filled appearance, and being placed here by Zǐ Wēi Sǎn Rén, it must be a high-grade treasure without a doubt. She picked up the boot and took a look. On the toe of the shoe, the words "Tàoyún Huī" (Cloud-Treading Boot) were embroidered. Tàoyún... probably can increase flying speed?
"Yè Dàoyǒu, and this." Fang Zhengdao squatted down, took out two jade pendants from the hidden compartment under the table, and handed one to her.
Mo Tian Ge swept his eyes over, finding several identical jade pendants among them. He must have prepared these for the occasion of Zi Wei San Ren's ascension to immortality, but he didn't know how many would be useful.
Then, the two of them put their things back in place, studied the map, and looked for a way out.
According to the simple markings on the stone door, there was a transmission array in this stone room that could directly transmit people out.
Moy Tian Ge thought of Shang Ru Wan, who was still outside the illusionary stone platform, and pondered whether to take her away. However, after reading through the entire jade slip, there was no direct method to open the stone door from inside. In the end, he had no choice but to give up. Although he looked favorably upon Shang Ru Wan, it wasn't worth risking another trip into the Dong Fu for her sake. He hoped that Shang Ru Wan would be lucky and wake up on her own, with her strong will, she should be able to pass the test and escape this calamity.
When all things were settled, Mo Tian Ge and Fang Zheng Dao Ren followed Yu Jian's words, activated the transmission array, and embedded the Ling Stone. Then the transmission array rose with a burst of light, and the surrounding scenery changed.
The light faded away, Mo Tian Ge opened his eyes and turned his head to look around, confused.
Cold wind whistled by their ears, glaciers towered in front of them, and heavy snow fell from above. They stood on a piece of ice, with nothing but white stretching out before them, completely unaware of where they were!
The person beside Fang Zhengdao was startled: "Huh?"
"Stranger in Heaven's Song hurriedly asked: 'Fang Zheng Daoist friend, can you recognize this place?'"
Fang Zhengdao nodded and said to her: "This is the extreme north glacier!"
Far North Glacier! Mo Tian Ge was also shocked to hear this. The terrain of the Heavenly Extremes, east and southeast are the towering Kunwu Mountains, northeast is the Demon Dao separated from the Tiandao Sect by a mountain range, west is the uninhabited desert, and far north is the glacier.
That Purple Mansion's Dongfang clan is in the Jin Nation, Jiuling Mountain, Fengxi Valley, right in the middle. How can it be a million miles away from here? This transmission array actually sent them so far!
The stranger's song flipped out that piece of jade, but found that the jade didn't have the destination of the transmission array written on it. Was it a random transmission? This question could only be answered after completing the task entrusted by the Purple Mist Wanderer and returning to Windless Valley.
Standing at the top of the glacier, the two of them withstood the cold wind and heavy snow, yet somehow felt a bit chilly. It's worth noting that once a cultivator lays their foundation, they are impervious to hot and cold temperatures. This cold wind was actually able to make these two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators feel chilly, so it's clear that this wasn't an ordinary cold wind.
Moy Tian Ge joined his palms together, activated the spiritual energy, and dispelled the chill from his entire body. He turned around and asked Fang Zheng Dao Ren: "Fang Zheng Dao friend, now that you've arrived here, what are your plans?"
Fang Zhengdao listened to this and sank into thought for a moment before responding, "I was originally planning to return to Kunwu, passing through the mortal realm to search for some special spiritual herbs. Since there's nothing going on now, I'll head back first." He paused for a moment before asking Mo Tian Ge, "What about Ye Dao? What do you think about this matter?"
"This matter is still a bit difficult for us with our current abilities. Not to mention that the messages left by Senior Purple Mist are from 5,000 years ago and are now hard to find, let's just talk about that Senior Xiao. The place where she was buried must be very dangerous. If she was buried within the sect, then the Xuanyuan Sect is skilled in the way of array formations, and the burial site of a Yuan Ying cultivator would definitely be heavily trapped. And if she encountered danger outside, it would be even more deadly. Even Yuan Ying cultivators can encounter danger, so wouldn't we be looking for death by going? Not to mention whether or not we can find it is still a problem."
Fang Zhengdao remained silent for a long time: "...... I also think so. Ye Daoyou, are you saying that you're not planning to go look for him now?"
"Let's investigate slowly and confirm the news before speaking."
When he heard this, Fang Zhengdao's face showed a look of envy: "Ye Daoist is a famous sect's disciple, wanting to find something is much more convenient than a loose cultivator like me."
Mo Tian Ge just smiled and didn't answer.
She had the upper hand in this matter, and Fang Zhengdao was afraid that if he wanted to cooperate with her from the start, he would not be able to say it out loud. After all, she was in the Dà Mén Pài, and it was easy to find what she was looking for, and she could easily find a companion with high cultivation, unlike him, who had to search hard on his own, and even if he found the result, it would be difficult to find someone to adventure with. Since one person can do well, why share the results with others? So Fang Zhengdao swallowed his words again, thinking optimistically that even if he didn't do this, he wouldn't lose anything.
Mò Tiān Gē didn't invite him, it's the same reason. Since she had a high chance of getting everything, why would she give some to others? Although she doesn't pursue benefits, she also wouldn't be so kind as to share what's already in her grasp with others.
The two of them tacitly agreed not to discuss the matter further, and instead talked about the present situation: "Does Fang Zheng want to leave this place immediately and return to Kunwu?"
"What about Ye Daoyou?"
"I'm in no hurry to go back, wandering around is also good."
Upon hearing this remark, Fang Zhengdao guessed that he must be a young master from a renowned family who had come out to gain experience.
The two of them gazed out at the endless icy snowscape and said in unison: "Well, let's part ways for now..."
At this point, with a relative smile, Mó Tiān Gē gave a slight bow: "Since that's the case, Farewell, Fāng Zhèng Dào Yǒu."
Fang Zhengdao returned a courtesy and said: "I will head directly south, Ye Daoyou, the Zheng Fa Sect is not far from here, you can continue heading north."
Mo Tian Ge nodded: "Thank you."
Two people waved goodbye, no longer saying much, one went south and the other went north.
In the midst of a snowstorm, Mo Tian Ge slightly lowered his head and then rode off towards the north on his white silk steed.
The Tianji has seven major sects, and the Zhengfa Sect is the only one not located in Kunwu. It is situated in the far north ice canyon region, specializing in recruiting water spiritual root cultivators to practice ice system magic. The residents of this place also do not know for what reason, generally speaking, those with spiritual roots all have water spiritual roots, so the Northern Zhengfa Sect has become the only dominant force, able to rival several major sects in Kunwu.
However, this special geographical location is where the Orthodox Church was founded and also where it perished.
The glaciers are indeed bitterly cold, and there aren't many ordinary people in the north. Ordinary people are the foundation of cultivators, so the Orthodox Sect can no longer expand and can only set up branches in Kunwu. However, the extreme northern glaciers are actually the most beneficial for cultivating ice-based magic, and their main sect can only be located here.
All these reasons have created a phenomenon. The entire Tianji's Xianxia world does not dare to underestimate the Zhengfa Sect, but no one will look favorably on its development prospects either, because its advantages and weaknesses are tied together, unable to grow stronger, nor easily be eliminated.
Since I've come all the way to the extreme north ice river by mistake, Mo Tian Ge thought, might as well take a look around here.
It can be one of the seven major sects of Tianji with a set of kung fu methods, it can be known that Zhengfa Sect must have its unique place, and understanding more about it will be beneficial to oneself.
In the current Xianxia world, apart from demonic cultivation, so-called sword cultivation, talisman cultivation, martial arts cultivation, and medical cultivation are all actually cultivating the Tao. The vastness, profundity, and subtlety of the Tao can only be increased by reading more, listening more, thinking more, discussing more, and having more experiences; there is no other way. Therefore, a person can only close up to advance in rank after their mental state has reached a certain level, but they cannot rashly think that they can close up to cultivate from refining Qi to forming the Yuan Ying. Cultivation has never been just about cultivation alone.
The farther north she flew, the greater the pressure of the cold wind. After flying for half a day, Mo Tian Ge felt her whole body stiffening. She was puzzled in her heart - with her current cultivation at the peak of the middle stage of foundation building, she couldn't even withstand this cold wind; what about the lower-level cultivators of Zheng Fa Sect? Wouldn't they be unable to go out and practice? Or was it that she didn't know some secret trick?
Can't figure out the reason, Mo Tian Ge shook her head and searched for a gap between the icebergs to hide in. This was a narrow gap between two icebergs, fortunately she was small enough to squeeze in.
Finally, the cold wind was gone, and Mo Tian Ge felt a sudden warmth in her body. The ice blocks here were fine, and the low temperature didn't affect her either. Only that cold wind, which seemed to be like a monk's spell when it blew on her skin. Mo Tian Ge regretted not asking Fang Zheng Dao Ren clearly earlier, since he had been here before, he should know what was going on with this cold wind.
Sitting cross-legged in the crevices of the iceberg, he started to circulate his spiritual energy. After a small cycle, Mo Tian Ge already felt warmth throughout his body. Perhaps...he had to keep circulating his spiritual energy without stopping?
Thinking so, she stood up and prepared to continue flying. But as soon as she got up, she found that her boots were wet.
Before she came out, she specially made two pieces of clothing that were not Xuan Qing Men's attire, but used the same material. After being calcined by the innate true fire, it can be considered a spiritual instrument, and there was no effect in this cold wind. However, I forgot to make boots, and only discovered when I went out that the boots had the Xuan Qing Men Taiji Shangyun sect mark on them. So, at Ye's house, I simply took a pair of boots and put them on.
Just about to put on new boots, Mo Tian Ge paused for a moment. Didn't she just get a pair of boots in the Zi Wei Palace?
After some thought, she took out the cloud-stepping boots and put them on. The moment the boots were on her feet, Mo Tian Ge felt that they seemed to be measuring the size of her feet, and then automatically changed to fit snugly around her feet. A stream of spiritual energy flowed from the boots into her feet - she wore the new boots and tapped her feet, feeling as if she was flying. With a thought, without using the white silk handkerchief, she rose into the air, and in an instant, she had flown out dozens of meters.
Upon discovering this, Mo Tian Ge was overjoyed. She had originally only guessed that the boots could increase her flight speed, but unexpectedly they were actually a flying treasure themselves! From now on, she would no longer need to use the white silk cloth to fly.
Although the white silk handkerchief also has a flying function, Zhong Muling clearly stated that this object was originally a defensive treasure, and its flying function was added later, so it is slightly inferior to a specialized flying treasure - of course, that's from the perspective of a Houtian cultivator. For Jindan or Yuanying stage cultivators, the white silk handkerchief's flight speed isn't bad either.
And this Cloud Treading Boots is the treasure of Yuan Ying's peak master, and it's a specialized flying treasure. It shouldn't be worse than the White Silk Handkerchief. In the past, she had to use the White Silk Handkerchief for both flying and defense, sometimes it would get busy and confusing. With this boots, wouldn't it be more convenient during battles?
With this in mind, Meng Tian Ge's enthusiasm rose together, and with a burst of energy, he urged the Cloud Treading Boots to move forward.
At this time, if someone looked down from below, they would discover a white light flashing across the sky, its momentum not particularly strong, but its speed far surpassing that of a Foundation Building cultivator, almost comparable to that of a Core Formation cultivator!
It's late, is anyone still waiting? Hmm, thank you for the rewards from Sa Sa, Zuo Pingyue, and Shangxia 5000 Nian Sanwei classmates, as well as the pink votes from Luo ※ Lian.
