172. Each has his own good fortune

  This is the person she parted with on Yunwu Mountain more than a decade ago.

  The Jiang Shanghang in front of him. Compared to a decade or so ago, there were many differences. When he first entered the Yunwu Sect, Mo Tian Ge saw Jiang Shanghang, who was young and had a dignified appearance, but his whole body was cold and gloomy, his eyes often showing disdain, making people not want to get close to him at all.

  Now Jiang Shanghang looks even younger than he was back then - he's not yet fifty years old, which is indeed quite young for a foundation-building cultivator. His whole person is much thinner than before, but the unpleasant chill that used to emanate from him has transformed into an aloof coldness, as if nothing concerns him. His eyebrows and eyes have also become warmer, without the hurtful disdain of before, but instead a faint indifference.

  After being saved by Jiang Shanghao that year, the two of them fled separately. Mo Tiange attracted the attention of the pursuing soldiers, so no one knew that Jiang Shanghao was involved and he disappeared smoothly. Later, although Mo Tiange was rescued by Qin Xi, she lost her second uncle and went to Xuqing Gate. Thousands of miles apart, she didn't even bother to ask about Jiang Shanghao's news. In the blink of an eye, more than ten years passed like this.

  "Older Brother Jiang?"

  Jiang Shang saw her expression, even more shocked than she was. Hearing her voice, he came back to his senses and said to Hai Bo, who was standing beside him with a curious look: "This is my friend, quickly serve the Xue Lian tea."

  "Yes, yes, just a moment, I'll get the tea right away."

  Hai Bo walked out, and Jiang Shang's gaze finally fell on Mo Tian Ge's body. He looked her up and down, his surprised expression slowly fading away, and finally smiled slightly: "Ye Shidi, long time no see."

  This smile made Mo Tian Ge feel a sense of nostalgia, where would the Jiang Shang Hang from back then ever smile? It seems that leaving Yun Wu Pai for over ten years has changed him a lot.

  "It's been a long time since we last met, and in the blink of an eye, over a decade has passed. I never thought we'd reunite here."

  Jiang Shanghang smiled and nodded: "Ye Shidi, please sit down - oh, should I change the way I address you now?"

  Mo Tian Ge sat down in the guest seat, smiling and saying: "What's the difference in calling something? I'm still using the name Ye Xiao Tian outside, and Brother Jiang can still call me that." After a pause, she smiled and asked, "I wonder if Brother Jiang is still using his original name?"

  Jiang Shanghang sat down in the main seat. He shook his head: "My name now is Jiang Shuihan."

  When he heard that, Mo Tian Ge let out a sigh and nodded. Jiang Shang Hang changing his name was probably also out of helplessness. He had left the Jiang family, which meant he had cut ties with them. Before leaving, he even killed one of the Jiang family's cultivators who had formed their core, Zhong Ai's junior apprentice. If he hadn't changed his name, it would have been easy for people to find him.

  "It's been many years since we last parted, how are you doing now, Jiang Shixiong? Why did you become the immortal master of this northern tribe and join the Orthodox Sect?"

  "I'm doing all right." Jiang Shanghang said calmly, "After leaving Yunwu Mountain, I decided to leave Kunwu and seek another spiritual vein for cultivation. However, the secular world has too few spiritual veins. After thinking about it, I came to the Extreme North. The Zhengfa Sect is the only dominant sect in the Extreme North, and they cultivate water-based magic, which suits me well. And with Kunwu being separated from here by thousands of mountains and rivers, even if the Jiang family wanted to find me, they wouldn't be able to."

  "This... makes sense. Jiang Shixiong used to cultivate water-based magic, and joining Zheng Fa Zong is a perfect match." Mo Tian Ge nodded involuntarily. Thinking carefully, it's normal for Jiang Shanghang to come north, he specializes in water magic, the techniques of Zheng Fa Zong are just right for him, and being far from Kunwu is also a good place to hide.

  Jiang Shang Hang smiled: "Being able to enter the Orthodox Sect smoothly is just a coincidence. Mortals from the extreme north, as long as they have spiritual roots, no matter how good or bad their spiritual roots are, the Orthodox Sect will take them in. But for cultivators who come from the south like us, they are very strict. My spiritual roots are too poor, and I was originally unlikely to be taken in by them."

  "Oh? Could it be that Brother Jiang has encountered some opportunity?"

  "It was also a coincidence that when I arrived here, I happened to meet the people of this tribe. Their immortal master had just fallen, and they were facing the dilemma of being annexed by other tribes. They asked me to be their immortal master. After thinking about it, I didn't have anywhere else to go, so I agreed. Later, when Zheng Fa Zong changed its name and abandoned the original Zheng Fa Men, in celebration of this renaming, as an outsider like me who had also become a tribal immortal master, I was allowed to join exceptionally."

  "So that's how it is." To say the least, Jiang Shanghang had a much harder time than her for these seventeen years. Escaping from Yunwu Sect, leaving Kunwu, and fleeing to the extreme north. He must have suffered a lot at first, but fortunately, there was a successful outcome in the end.

  Jiang Shanghao gazed at her and asked, "Ye Shidi, judging from your appearance, you've been doing well these years. I originally thought that being able to establish a foundation would be good enough for you, but unexpectedly, when I see you again, your cultivation is actually higher than mine by a lot. There must be some extraordinary fate at play?" His own cultivation was still in the early stages of establishing a foundation, and even if he wanted to charge into the middle stage of establishing a foundation, it wouldn't be something that could be accomplished in a short period of time. Meanwhile, Mo Tian Ge had already reached the peak of the middle stage of establishing a foundation and could break through to the later stage at any moment.

  Mò Tiān Gē also smiled, nowadays the xìngzi sailing on the river has caught her eye, speaking directly without being as gloomy as before: "Not bad, just good luck."

  "It's not just good luck, I'm afraid it's not enough. Why be modest, Brother Ye?" After a pause, Jiang Shanghang continued, "Brother Ye, to be honest with you, when we parted ways back then, I thought you would probably still be in danger. But unexpectedly... how did you manage to escape back then?"

  "This... " Mo Tian Ge's voice sank a little, and finally speaking the truth, "It was almost like that, if not for Qin Shixiong coming to save me, I would have been dead for sure."

  "Qin Shixiong?" Jiang Shanghang thought for a moment, surprised. "You're referring to Qin Xi, our fellow disciple who lives with us?"

  "That day, after we parted ways, I escaped from Yunwu Mountain with Second Uncle, but didn't think that they would catch up to us so quickly... Second Uncle fell because of this..." Her expression turned gloomy at the mention of this.

  "Sorry, I didn't mean to bring up painful memories."

  "There's nothing." Looking at the current state of Jiang Shang, it was indeed completely different from back then. How could he have apologized to someone for this matter in the past? She continued: "Before Second Uncle passed away, he told me to seek help from a person, that person is a well-known elixir master from Xi Kun Wu, who owed my father a favor in the past and left behind a divine transmission token... After I crushed the transmission token, Qin Shixiong appeared soon after."

  "What?" Jiang Shanghao was shocked and thought for a moment before asking, "Did Qin Shi brother have a master all along?"

  Moyan smiled and nodded. She knew that Jiang Shanghang had misunderstood, but she wasn't going to explain. In fact, back then, she had thought the same way as Jiang Shanghang, and Qin Xi had also made her think that way. After all, an ordinary Qi-refining cultivator wouldn't have thought that they would live with a Dan-forming cultivator for so many years.

  Jiang Shang Hang thought for a moment before asking: "Is it that Qin Shi Di's lineage is more renowned than the Yun Wu Sect, so..."

  "Not bad......" Mo Tian Ge said lightly, "Xi Kun Wu Xuan Qing Men Jing He Dao Jun's disciple, those people from the Yun Wu faction, dare they offend?"

  "What?!" Jiang Shanghao blurted out again and stood up in an instant.

  At this moment, someone outside called out: "Immortal Master, Snow Lotus Tea has arrived."

  Jiang Shanghang calmed down a bit, sat down, and his tone returned to normal: "Come in."

  A woman lifted the door curtain, walked in with a tray, poured them each a cup of tea, and cast a cautious glance between them, as if guessing their relationship, then bowed and left.

  The women of this northernmost land are different from those in the Central Plains, they have a whiter complexion, deeper facial features, and although not tall, they are sturdy. Mo Tian Ge arrived at this tribe, all the way seeing women who were like this, but this woman was obviously more beautiful, with a slender figure that didn't resemble people of the extreme north.

  Jiang Shanghang noticed her gaze and explained, "Since the Zhengfa Sect was established in the Far North, many of its ordinary disciples have intermarried with the local tribes. As a result, some people in the tribe now have bloodlines from the Central Plains and Kunwu." He pointed to the Snow Lotus tea on the table, "I wonder if Ye Shixiong has ever had this Snow Lotus tea in Dayan City? I was in a hurry to come to the Far North back then and didn't get to drink it, but I did eat a lot of bitter heads. Fortunately, I met people from the Sea Seal tribe."

  Mo Tian Ge shook his head and laughed: "I don't have it either, fortunately I've already built my foundation, otherwise I would also have to suffer a bit."

  Jiang Shanghang smiled and the two of them sipped their tea separately.

  This Snow Lotus tea is similar to the one from the south, dried and processed in the sun, brewed with boiling water. However, it doesn't contain any tea leaves, but rather the petals of the Snow Lotus flower. After taking a sip, Mo Tian Ge suddenly felt a warm current flowing from his abdomen to his limbs, extremely cozy. It seems that not only can Snow Lotus soup be used for washing, but drinking Snow Lotus tea can also help resist the harsh cold winds of the far north.

  Putting down his teacup, Jiang Shang looked at her and continued the previous topic: "Ye Shidi, you said Qin Shidi is a disciple of the Xuanqingmen Yuanying cultivator?"

  "Not bad." These also have nothing to say about them.

  "So you're also at Xuan Qing Men now?"

  Mo Tian Ge smiled faintly and said, "It's also my good luck that I went to the Xuan Qing Gate and caught the eye of Jing He Dao Jun. He took me in as a nominal disciple, and after I built my foundation, I became his formal disciple."

  Hearing this, Jiang Shanghao gazed at her with a different look in his eyes. He saw that Mo Tian Ge's cultivation had reached the peak of the mid-stage foundation building, and she was confident and radiant, knowing that she was doing very well, but he didn't know it was this good.

  Yuanying Shizi's formal disciple... He thought to himself, after successfully building his foundation, his cultivation speed was not inferior to that of the elite disciples. He thought he was lucky enough. Occasionally, he would think of Ye Shidi from back then and assumed she was probably no longer in this world. Even if she had managed to escape with her life, it was unlikely she could have built her foundation. But unexpectedly, not only did she build her foundation, but she was also doing so well, better than he had expected.

  "It's no wonder that Ye Shidi was promoted so quickly, not only did he smoothly build his foundation, but he also reached the middle peak period so soon......" Jiang Shanghang sighed and said "Indeed, everyone has their own blessings, it's useless to envy."

  "Brother Jiang is now a formal disciple of the Orthodox School, why be envious? With Brother Jiang's heart and aspirations, the Great Way should also have hope."

  Jiang Shang Hang bitterly smiled: "The Great Way? It's too far away! In the past, I didn't know how high the heavens were or how thick the earth was. I thought those two old ancestors intentionally suppressed me to make Jiang Cheng Xian stand out. But in reality, if they hadn't suppressed me, what would have happened? Maybe I could have easily built my foundation, but... after building my foundation, it's hard to predict my future prospects."

  Moyuan Song was silent for a moment, if she hadn't obtained the Hunyuan Gongfa, her cultivation path would have probably been the same as abandoning her spiritual root and turning into a heavenly gift. During her Qi refinement period, she always thought that with her own efforts, even though the immortal path was difficult, she could still reach the other shore. However, after building her foundation, she realized that what she had thought before was completely unaware of the height of heaven and earth. Talent, Gongfa, heart nature, and luck were all indispensable.

  "At least Jiang Shixiong successfully laid his foundation, didn't he?"

  Jiang Shanghang sighed, "I was able to lay the foundation because I entered the Zheng Fa Sect. Although I obtained the Lian Ji Dan and Gu Ben Dan back then, I tried once myself but failed. Later, I arrived at the Extreme North and entered the Zheng Fa Sect, changing to cultivate the high-level ice attribute Xing Gong method of the Zheng Fa Sect. Finally, in a small competition within the sect, I won and obtained guidance from an elder who had formed his elixir, which gave me the courage to close up again. This time, I finally succeeded by luck."

  “……” With the talent of Jiang Shang's four spiritual roots, she was able to build her foundation twice, and it was indeed a stroke of luck. But wasn't she also lucky herself? "In my previous life when I built my foundation, I used up four foundation-building pills. If not for my master giving me several foundation-building pills as a reward, I don't know when I would have been able to build my foundation." Mo Tian Ge also sighed. During the process of refining her Qi, she didn't realize it, but after building her foundation and thinking back on the process, she felt that it was arduous.

  The two of them let out a sigh each and looked at each other again, unable to help but smile.

  "Right, Jiang Shixiong, your personality seems to have changed from before..."

  Jiang Shang Hang couldn't help but laugh: "I know what you mean, you're saying that it's not as annoying as before, right?"

  The stranger's song also laughs, without denial.

  "Leaving the Jiang family, I saw more things and realized that the world was originally so big... When I was in the Jiang family, I used a secret method to cultivate quickly, so I damaged my body and my personality became very strange. After arriving at Zheng Fa Zong, I abandoned my original skills and switched to cultivating the advanced ice method of Zheng Fa Zong, which is naturally different from before."

  "So that's how it is......" No wonder his temperament has changed completely. The secret methods of the past were biased towards being cold and gloomy, while the current high-level ice attribute Xing Gong method is biased towards being clear and cold. Moreover, without the constraints of the Jiang family, he naturally became more open-minded.

  "Besides, here in this tribe, everyone respects me, the Zheng Fa Zong doesn't bully me either, everything goes smoothly, so I won't be resentful and dissatisfied with the world again."

  It's also true that the environment affects one's personality. Back when she was in Yunwu Sect, she was cautious and prudent, with a heavy heart, always smiling to welcome others, not daring to offend anyone in the slightest. After arriving at Xuanci Gate, having achieved cultivation, gained status and position, her individuality began to flourish, and she also learned how to intimidate others.

  "Ye Shidi is not the same as before... " Jiang Shanghang looked her up and down again, smiling, "The Ye Shidi of the past was still a child no matter how you looked at her, but now... she can truly be called an immortal maiden."

  Is this a compliment to her appearance? Mo Tian Ge felt a bit strange, even if she changed back into women's clothing, she was always dressed in a loose Daoist robe with wide sleeves, and only had a simple bun on her head. She hadn't even used the hair accessories that Qin Xi had given her... Thinking of this name, she paused for a moment. They hadn't seen each other in ten years, and she didn't know how his secluded cultivation was going. Her master said that he was too preoccupied with thoughts, and it was unlikely that he would be able to achieve the Infant Transformation. But he had been very insistent, yet she knew clearly that when it came to cultivation, he wasn't a person who acted rashly. What exactly made him so anxious to achieve the Infant Transformation?

  "Brother Ye, Brother Ye!"

  Seeing Jiang Shang's curious expression, Mo Tian Ge discovered that he had just been distracted and felt apologetic in his heart: "Sorry, Brother Jiang..."

  Jiang Shang looked at her with a probing expression, but ultimately shook his head and didn't ask anything. Instead, he brought up another topic: "By the way, you said Qin Shi-di is a disciple of Jing He Dao Jun. Now that you're fellow disciples under the same master, what's it like?"

  It is.

  "He's a disciple of the Xuan Qing Men, one of the biggest sects, and also a student under Yuan Ying. Why would he go to Yun Wu Pai? And stay there for three whole years..."

  "Hmm..." She wasn't quite clear about the reason herself, let alone it being Qin Xi's private matter, which she didn't dare to mention.

  Seeing her embarrassed expression, Jiang Shanghang said: "I just asked casually, if it's inconvenient, then don't say anything."

  Mo Tian Ge let out a sigh of relief and smiled as he explained: "This is something related to Qin Shi, I'd rather not say."

  "It was too sudden for me." Putting down this topic, Jiang Shanghang asked again, "How is Qin Shidi doing now?"

  "......That's great." The words rolled around in her mouth and she swallowed them again, "Qin Shixiong was promoted faster than me too."

  "Really?" Jiang Shanghang was surprised, thought for a moment and said, "Back then he was already a Yuan Ying cultivator's disciple when he was just a Lian Qi disciple... Could it be that his talent is actually very outstanding?" As he spoke, his gaze at Mo Tian Ge became somewhat strange. In his heart, he was thinking, did he know what kind of talent this Ye Shidi had, yet he was also taken in as a disciple by Yuan Ying cultivator? Was it because of Qin Shidi's face?

  "It's possible..." Mò Tiān Gē said faintly, "Qín Shī Xiōng is the blood descendant of my master and has exceptional talent. It's not hard to imagine that he might be a reincarnation."

  "Infant Binding..." Upon hearing these words, Jiang Shanghang couldn't help but say, "Qin Shidi has only just established his foundation now? He is indeed a genius with a single spirit root, but Infant Binding isn't necessarily a certainty..."

  But he only saw Mo Tian Ge smiling slightly, seemingly not taking it seriously, and swallowed the rest of his words, turning to say: "In those days, there were five of us in one room, Xu Shidi died, you and I left with Qin Shidi, leaving only that Liu Shixiong in Yunwu Sect, I wonder how he is doing now."

  When mentioning Liu Yidao, Jiang Shanghuan's face was cold and smiling, as if he didn't care.

  Mo Tian Ge slightly furrowed his brow, puzzled: "Jiang Shixiong, didn't you and Liu Shixiong get along back then?"

  "There is no natural."

  "Why then..."

  Jiang Shanghang sneered again: "I originally thought he was a rare person with feelings and righteousness among the cultivators, but who would have thought that I saw him doing something secretive."

  "What secret?" Mo Tian Ge was taken aback.

  "Not bad." Jiang Shanghang asked in a cold voice, "Do you know how Xu Shi died?"

  "Mochizuki's training ground..." Akane's song came to a halt. If Jiang Shang said so, was Xu Jingzhi's death related to Liu Yidao?

  Seeing her expression, Jiang Shanghang nodded indifferently: "You should have guessed my meaning. That year in the woods, I happened to see them being surrounded and attacked. At that critical moment, Liu Shixiong took advantage of the distraction to slip away unnoticed, leaving Xu Shidi to be surrounded by the Purple Mist Sect cultivators, resulting in his certain death."

  "What!" Mo Tian Ge's face turned pale, just about to interrogate him, why he saw it but didn't take action. Thinking again, never mind what Jiang Shang Hang was like in those years, since it was bound to fail, there was no need to go and die either. Not taking action is one thing, throwing Xu Jing Zhi down as a abandoned son is another matter!

  Think about it, last time I saw Liu Yidao, he showed such great anger towards Xu Jingzhi's death... Is it guilt? Because he did something like this himself, so he hated the person who made him make this choice even more.

  "Meng Tian Ge said slowly: 'Liu Shixiong... has also built his foundation now, I once saw him, he is now a disciple of the Cloud and Mist Sect's Jiedan cultivator.'"

  "Is that so?" Jiang Shanghang sneered, but his expression was also indifferent. "I've been away from the Yunwu Sect for so long, and I don't plan on going back in the future. What happens to him has nothing to do with me."

  Mo Tian Ge was silent. She also thought so, it's been over a decade since then, even if Liu Yi Dao owed Xu Jing Zhi an apology, what's the point? Anyway, she wouldn't be interacting with this person again in the future.

  It's just that this matter can't help but make her feel emotional. You can know a person and their face, but you don't necessarily know their heart, indeed it is so.

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