Upon obtaining a new Immortalâs Cave, Mo Tiange once again had to move residences. Fortunately, she didnât have too many possessions; the important ones were either inside her Qiankun Bag or in her Virtual Sky World. Thus she only packed up the things she normally used and left the furniture behind then moved to Lord Daoist Xuanyinâs previous cave.
When she first came to Clear Spring Peak, she lived in one of the small caves next to Lord Daoist Xuanyin. It was the first decent Immortalâs Cave she ever lived in. Right now, she had returned but as the master of the main cave.
It had been a long time since Lord Daoist Xuanyin moved to Sweet Dew Peak, and he also brought all his disciples with him, so now, such a big Immortalâs Cave belonged only to Mo Tiange alone.
As a big cultivation group in the Celestial Pole, Xuanqing School was already extremely generous in its treatment towards their high level cultivators, but for it to give an Immortalâs Cave of this scale to a cultivator whoâd just formed her Gold Core like her⊠Mo Tiange knew deep inside that this happened only because of the deep affection Lord Daoist Jinghe had for her.
At this point, a small smile emerged on her face. She could be considered lucky in this life. Although she lost a lot, she also obtained many equally precious things.
She advanced into the Core Formation realm, but because she still had no disciples, the stewardâs hall asked permission to send over some disciples to tidy up the cave on her behalf. If she had no objections, those disciples could continue handling the chores for her.
At Xuanqing School, unless they were elite disciples, the disciple rations presented to Foundation Building cultivators were usually insufficient to support their cultivation, so they generally looked for some errands to perform. Even for elite disciples, if their masterâs status wasnât high and they didnât receive many offerings, their disciple rations wouldnât be enough for their cultivation either.
When Mo Tiange first came to Xuanqing School, she was brought back by Master Daoist Shoujing who was Lord Daoist Jingheâs beloved disciple, then she was accepted as Lord Daoist Jingheâs registered disciple and placed under Master Daoist Xuanyinâs guidance, so she never had to worry about spirit stones. However, ordinary elite disciples certainly didnât have that kind of luck. Luo Fengxue had quite a lot of spirit stones, but it was only because she worked in the stewardâs hall and she was also favored by her master. Even Ye Jingwen also ran errands once in a while to make some spirit stones to support his cultivation. Back when he went to the secular world to take her to Xuanqing School, it was also an errand.
For Foundation Building disciples, the best possible job was none other than becoming a steward in the stewardâs hall. The job would give them a bit of power and a stable income of spirit stones. The only drawback was that they couldnât be in long periods of Closed Door Meditation, thus affecting their cultivation.
The second best job was to handle chores for the school. For some matters, Aura Refining disciplesâ cultivation levels were too low, so the school didnât feel at ease handing them these tasks and asked Foundation Building disciples to take care of them. If they wanted to enter Closed Door Meditation, theyâd only need to ask for a leave of absence or entrust the matters to others. The only shortcoming was that the position didnât offer too many spirit stones and it was also unstable work.
There was also a kind of errand that could be considered both good and badâworking for a Core Formation cultivator. It could be considered good because it was indeed better than the first type of job. One could meet a Core Formation cultivator, and if they performed well, they might even obtain some rewards. However, it was also bad because how could a Core Formation cultivator be easy to wait upon? If one ran into a few bad-tempered cultivators, not only would they be tossed around, but their spirit stones might also be deducted. Besides, generally speaking, most Core Formation cultivators had their own disciples. The easy matters were usually taken care of by their disciples, so what was left were arduous chores.
But working for a Core Formation cultivator who just formed their Gold Core, didnât have any disciples, and had Lord Daoist Jinghe as their backing like Mo Tiange did was an extremely good choice of errand. Sheâd just formed her Gold Core and she had no disciples; that meant she wouldnât be too picky about her workers, and they could have a chance to run better errands for her. Since she had a backing, sheâd most likely be rich, so sheâd definitely be generous with her rewards.
Nevertheless, just like Martial Uncle Shoujing back then, Martial Uncle Qingweiâs Immortalâs Cave also wouldnât accept just anybody. They had to find some method through the stewardâs hall to be recommended to work in her cave.
Mo Tiange looked at the cultivators sent over by the stewardâs hall, feeling her head aching. Sure enough, most of them were her senior martial siblingsâ disciples and the rest were those with some connections.
She mused to herself. Back then, Senior Martial Brother Shoujing seemed to not really like having other people entering his Immortalâs Cave, so he only chose a few people among the disciples of several of his senior martial siblings when he needed disciples to handle some chores. However, Mo Tiange wasnât as fastidious. Although she also wasnât too fond of noise, her cave was indeed very bigâit wouldnât do to have nobody taking care of the chores. It was just that there were too many peopleâshe really didnât know what to do with them. She wondered whether it would matter if she refused the potential hires with connections.
Consequently, Mo Tiange sent out a Summoning Talisman, consulting Luo Fengxue about the matter. Luo Fengxue often encountered this kind of matter, so she could most likely give Mo Tiange some good suggestions.
Before long, Luo Fengxue sent a Summoning Talisman back. âIf youâre not happy, you can just decline. You donât have to worry about offending others. Youâre grandmasterâs official disciple now, and youâve also formed your Gold Coreâthose martial uncles wonât take offense just because of this matter. If you donât feel like dealing with this at all, just take the list of the chores out and give it to the stewardâs hall. The stewardâs hall will sort it out properly on your behalf.â
Mo Tiange was enlightened. Right! After she formed her Gold Core, she wasnât just Lord Daoist Jingheâs disciple; she was also an elder at Xuanqing School. Why did she have to worry about offending others? Her senior martial siblings certainly wouldnât blame her just over a few small disciples. The stewardâs hall must also want to curry favor with her, so they certainly wouldnât dare to be careless if she told them to do something.
Now that she had a plan, Mo Tiange immediately listed the chores that needed to be handled and gave the list to a steward from the stewardâs hall. She told him which chores needed to be performed by Foundation Building disciples and which didnât require disciples with a specific cultivation level. As for selecting the people and the cost, she let the steward handle all of that. At the same time, she also mentioned in passing that she didnât like to be disturbed by others, so itâd be better if fewer people were employed.
The steward went about carrying out her order and sure enough, he handled everything properly. Feeling pleased by his work, Mo Tiange rewarded him well.
In fact, this was also luck. Before she formed her Gold Core, she entered the Ten Thousand Laws of Nature Formation and obtained many spiritual plants from it. When she was out, those spiritual plants were submitted by Ye Zhenji. Her luck was good; the reward she got from those spiritual plants was ample. After she came to, she originally wanted to let Zhenji keep the reward, but he firmly refused. He said he already had the disciple ration he got from his master. He said she was also in the Foundation Building realm, so she shouldnât expend too many of her things for him. Mo Tiange gave it some thought then gave up and directly put those spiritual panaceas into her Qiankun Bag. Now was the perfect time to take them out and give them to those disciples as a reward.
Upon seeing how generous she was, the disciples, who came to perform chores for her, became even more diligent.
However, as she sat in her new Immortalâs Cave thinking about Ye Zhenji, she once again sank into a dazed state.
When she and Qin Xi were both in Closed Door Meditation, Ye Zhenji went down the mountain alone. Heâd said that although his cultivation level already reached the peak of the early stage of the Foundation Building realm, his mental experience was lacking, so he ought to go out and experience more.
He now had a master after all, and Qin Xi didnât oppose his plan, so Mo Tiange didnât object either and let him go as he wished.
Besides, Zhenji was indeed lacking experience. Always keeping him at their sides wasnât a solution. For example, although her cultivating journey could be considered smooth after she came to Xuanqing School, how much did she have to go through in her younger days? Her experience had long fostered her resolute and courageous temperament, but Zhenji wasnât the same. His cultivating journey had been too smooth, so he practically had no mental experience at all. If he didnât go out and obtain more experience, he wouldnât be able to grow.
In the sixteen years she was in Closed Door Meditation, Zhenji came back once. However, at that time, both she and Qin Xi were still in Closed Door Meditation. Zhenji stayed for two years before he finally left the mountain again and hadnât returned ever since. After careful consideration, it mustâve been almost eight years since then.
Mo Tiange couldnât help but feel a bit worried. In the past eight years, Zhenji never sent any messages back; he couldnât have had an accident, could he? Earlier, he left his blood essence behind and it was kept at Qin Xiâs place. Since Qin Xi didnât say anything, Zhenji was presumably alright. But where did he go in the end? He obviously knew she was going to form her Gold Core, but he actually hadnât returned for eight years. This was just too strange.
Once Mo Tiangeâs thoughts reached this point, she sent a Summoning Talisman to the stewardâs hall, entrusting them with the task of finding Ye Zhenjiâs whereaboutsâmaybe that child was trapped somewhere and needed help.
Aside from her Immortalâs Cave and Zhenji, there was still one other matter that gave her a headache.
She advanced to the Core Formation realm at the age of eighty four years old, thus causing another sensation in west Kunwu. Many cultivators from other cultivation groups paid a visit to congratulate her. If she refused to meet them, sheâd certainly seem too haughty. But to meet them⊠she really couldnât stand these social functions. In the end, it was Luo Fengxue again who gave her a suggestion. âWhen Martial Uncle Shoujing advanced to the Core Formation realm, he was the same. He made the excuse that he needed to stabilize his realm, entered Closed Door Meditation and didnât come out for a long time, and let the supervising disciples deal with the matter. Isnât this also a good excuse? No one can say anything about it. You might as well do the same.â
Mo Tiange had a sudden realization. Right! After a cultivator made a realm-breakthrough, the most important thing for them was to stabilize their realm. If she said that, it would be inappropriate for others to blame her.
After she handed the matter over to the supervising disciples just like Luo Fengxue said, Mo Tiange shut herself inside her cave and no longer left, both to avoid those troublesome matters and also because she indeed had to stabilize her realm.
After forming her Gold Core, Mo Tiange could now take out the two Foundation Building puppets openly. With her identity as a Core Formation cultivator and Lord Daoist Jinghe as her backing, the fact that she possessed two Foundation Building puppets would only make people feel a bit surprised at most.
In addition, aside from stabilizing her realm, there was still one other matter of great importanceâshe ought to refine her natal magic weapon.
Sheâd long given the refining formula for the Heaven and Earth Fan to Lord Daoist Jinghe to be evaluated. Lord Daoist Jinghe only had praise for this magic weapon formula, and he felt even more amazed when he found out a female cultivator from several thousand years ago was the one who came up with it. He seemed to be itching to go back to that era and have a chat with Primordial Lady Bishui.
Mo Tiange didnât tell him that Primordial Lady Bishui was her ancestor, Mo Yaoqing. Regarding what occurred in Linhai, she only talked about it generally. She focused her story on Ren Yufeng-related matters and gave the stone tablet she took from Ren Yufeng to Lord Daoist Jinghe to be studied.
Since Lord Daoist Jinghe was also full of praise for this Heaven and Earth Fan, Mo Tiange intended to refine it as her natal magic weapon. While its materials were hard to find in Linhai, it wasnât necessarily impossible to find them in the Celestial Pole. Only a few of its materials were really hard to find, and they were worth quite a bit. Coupled with the connections Xuanqing School had, it was still very possible to refine the fan, so Lord Daoist Jinghe wasnât against her plan either.
Mo Tiange asked Lord Daoist Jinghe about some of the materials she wasnât familiar with then informed the stewardâs hall to put out a notice, telling them to give their all in finding the materials.
Among the materials, the hardest ones to find were a millennium year old Chalcedony and a piece of Qiyun Stone. Although the other supplementary materials were rare, as long as Mo Tiange offered generous prices, the chance of finding them was still very high. These two things, however, could only be encountered by luck. Among the two, Qiyun Stone was the one Mo Tiange had no idea about. When she asked Lord Daoist Jinghe about it, he only said he read about it in some ancient records, but he never saw it in real life.
Because of this, Mo Tiange specifically told the stewardâs hall that if there was a Qiyun Stone, they had to get it regardless of the price. In any case, with her current wealth, she could offer what could be considered an astronomic price among ordinary people. Even if her spirit stones werenât enough, she still had a master standing behind her!
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Aside from refining her natal magic weapon, other post-core-formation matters included changing her cultivation technique into a Core Formation realm technique and taking Core Formation realm spiritual panaceas.
However, Mo Tiange didnât need to be troubled by these things. The Taiyuan Record Zhong Muling gave her could be used until the Deification realm, while Sunu Art of the Origin could be practiced until the Nascent Soul realm. Zhong Muling once said that if she practiced Sunu Art of the Origin, she could naturally come up with another cultivation technique based on her own specific condition after she entered the Deification realm, so she didnât need to worry about her cultivation technique.
She even had less need to worry about spiritual panaceas. Right now, she didnât need to concoct any for the time being. Originally, for the sake of honing her concocting skills, she concocted many Soul-Solidifying Pills and Clear Sky Pills. Those, coupled with the numerous medicinal pills and spirit stones the school rewarded for her core-formation, would at least allow her to enter Closed Door Meditation for several years without having to fret over medicinal pills.
Therefore, in the following days, she just continued cultivating to stabilize her realm while waiting for news about the materials for the Heaven and Earth Fan. Of course, she could still collect magic weapons. After all, a Core Formation cultivatorâs capabilities in fights of magical power still depended on their magic weapons.