Chapter 339: The Decision to Leave
Mo Tiange had three spiritual beasts now. Xiaofan and Xiaohuo were in the fifth rank while Feifei was in the fourth. Xiaohuo was good at fire magic arts and possessed the extremely powerful Sun Real Fire; Xiaofan was good at water magic arts and was brought up in the harsh environment of the sea, so it possessed stronger fighting power. Feifei wasnât very strong, but it had a special ability to calm people.
These three spiritual beasts improved Mo Tiangeâs strength significantly. She dared to say that she was one of the few cultivators in the entire Kunwu who had two fifth-rank spiritual beasts.
Spiritual beasts were very difficult to raise. Although many cultivators in Kunwu also raised spiritual beasts, these basically spiritual beasts couldnât keep up with the cultivation speed of their owners. After all, relative to their long lives, spiritual beastsâ cultivation speed was very slow. They didnât have enough medicinal pills to take and had to rely on themselves, so they couldnât keep up with cultivators at all. And if there were any medicinal pills, which cultivator wouldnât use the medicinal pills themselves first?
Even Lord Daoist Jinghe and Qin Xi would act the same. Lord Daoist Jinghe had a spiritual beast house, but the highest-ranked spiritual beast he had was only in the seventh-rank, not the eighth. Qin Xi kept a Four-Eyed Bird that was only in the fifth rank, and because it couldnât keep up with his cultivation rank, he didnât normally take it with him most days.
As far as Mo Tiange knew, only the Lingshou Sect (Spiritual Beast Sect), one of the seven schools and sects in the Celestial Pole, had spiritual beasts that werenât inferior to their cultivators. But they had special cultivation techniques and had to raise spiritual beasts from when they were eggs. Yet spiritual beastsâ eggs were valuable treasures, so each person could only have one egg. Thus, in general, each of their cultivators would only have one spiritual beast that really viewed them as their master.
Meanwhile, Mo Tiange had just broken through the middle stage of the Core Formation realm and had two spiritual beasts of the fifth rank. Thus, she alone had fighting strength equivalent to two people.
Mo Tiange thought about this silently in her heart, then revealed a smile on her face. With these two fifth-rank demonic beasts, even if she was alone on the outside, she shouldnât be in too much danger.
Thinking this, she used her divine comprehension to call Xiaofan.
Soon, Xiaofan flew into the bamboo house with its body still dripping water. Xiaofan was very happy in the stream outside the bamboo house, Although it had no company, the streamâs spiritual aura was very strong and it was able to cultivate very quickly. Furthermore, there were countless spiritual panaceas lined up for it to eat.
âMaster, did you call me?â
Upon seeing Xiaofanâs sharp teeth and hearing its clear voice, Mo Tiange couldnât help smiling. âHave you recovered from your injuries?â
âEn.â Xiaofan wiped its dripping body with its fin. It didnât land but just floated in the air. Being a sea beast, it was far less comfortable being on the ground than floating in midair.
âGood. Tell me about the secret your grandfather told you.â
âOkay.â Xiaofan was much lovelier than Xiaohuo and Feifei. On ordinary days, it would either cultivate in the stream or look at the spiritual plants longingly; it would also communicate with Xiaohuo and Feifei on occasion. In addition to this, it would always obey whatever Mo Tiange asked without question, unlike Feifei and Xiaohuo who would sometimes disobey her.
âGrandpa said that to the south of the island, after you fly for about a month, there will be a big island. Thereâs a volcano on the big island, and itâs empty inside. If you go down to a very deep place, you can get out through a hot spring at the bottom of the earth, and thatâs the South Pole Island of Yunzhong.â
âYour grandfather didnât tell you the exact location?â Mo Tiange frowned. The sea was so big and it was impossible to fly in any direction without some deviation. It wasnât easy to find the big island. Now she regretted not having asked the Old Sea Dragon to lead the way.
âMaster, you donât need to worry.â Sensing her hesitation, Xiaofan proudly raised its head. âUs sea beasts have our own ways of wayfinding in the sea. Grandpa told me, so I can take you there, Master.â
âOh?â Upon hearing this, Mo Tiange straightened her brows. âThatâs good.â
After a pause, she asked again, âIs that path safe? Will there be any demonic beasts or danger along the way?â
âGrandpa said the road was discovered by his owner by accident. It was dark inside, but there was no danger.â
Mo Tiange nodded and patted Xiaofanâs head. âOkay, go on with your cultivation; Iâll call you when I need you.â
âYes,â Xiaofan answered obediently. Then it wagged its tail and flew back to the stream.
Mo Tiange sat on her futon and fell into deep thought.
If you asked her if she wanted to go to Yunzhong, the answer was yes. Through Mo Yaoqingâs records, she knew that Yunzhong was a flourishing world of cultivation, so how could she not want to go?
She had good enough natural endowments, an amazing number of spirit stones, and had as many medicinal pills as possible. What else didnât she have? Experienceârich experienceâand a broad worldview.
She wanted to see what other continents looked like. She wanted to know if Confucian cultivators and Buddhism cultivators were the same as Dao cultivators. She also wanted to know everything that Mo Yaoqing once faced.
She couldnât repress this longing, because she knew it was what she lacked most on this path to immortality.
However, it wasnât that simple to leave the Celestial Pole and go to Yunzhong. Even if she knew the exact, safest path, it was too far away and it would take too long, both factors which could lead to accidents.
She even considered returning to Xuanqing School, waiting for Qin Xi to finish his Closed Door Meditation, and going to Yunzhong with him then. But this would take at least a decade or two.
A decade or two wasnât a long time for Nascent Soul cultivators or even Core Formation cultivators. However, if she wanted to catch up to Qin Xi, she had to make good use of her time.
She just advanced, so she needed to travel to strengthen the cultivation of her inner realm before she could continue Closed Door Meditation. It would absolutely be unwise if she did it now.
After thinking for a while, Mo Tiange finally decided. She would go to Yunzhong alone right now!
Of course, she still had a lot of arrangements to make before that. After all, it would take about a year on the road to reach such a far place, and it might take more than ten years to complete the journey. During this period of time, Qin Xi and Lord Daoist Jinghe were both in Closed Door Meditation. In order to avoid incidents, she had to leave some spiritual panaceas for them.
After making her decision, Mo Tiange took action quickly.
First, she needed to go back to Linhai.
It took her months to find the place, but only a month to return. Since on her way there, those months were spent looking for the destination, often going the wrong way, but this time, she had a definite route.
After returning to Linhai, Mo Tiange got some rest and returned to Kunwu through the Transporting Formation of Bixuan Court. Then she spent her days and nights returning to Xuanqing School.
After she endured the hardships of her long journey and returned to Xuanqing School, the first thing she did was see Qin Xi.
Qin Xiâs Closed Door Meditation was meant to stabilize his realm this time, so it didnât need to obey too many rules. As soon as Mo Tiange triggered the restrictions outside, he stopped cultivating and opened the door of the Closed Room.
âWhat took you so long?â Upon seeing her, Qin Xi smiled.
Mo Tiange approached him and the two of them naturally embraced.
âIt seems like itâs been a long time,â she said with a sigh. âEven though itâs actually been less than a year.â
Qin Xi had the same feeling, so he said nothing but held her more tightly.
After a while, they had enough hugging and parted a little. Qin Xi asked with a smile, âYou advanced! Looks like youâve had a very rewarding trip. Where did you go?â
Mo Tiange lay down against him with her head on his leg and looked sideways at him. âMake a guess.â
âHow could I guess?â Qin Xi twirled her hair and looked at her tenderly. âBut you seem so happy, so it mustâve been good, right?â
âOf course.â Mo Tiange smiled with stars in her eyes. She didnât intend to hide anything and began to tell him all about her experiences in this past year in detail.
Qin Xi listened very carefully. When Mo Tiange said mentioned there was a channel between Celestial Pole and Yunzhong, his pupils narrowed and he said keenly, âYunzhong, you want to go to Yunzhong?â
Mo Tiange wasnât surprised at all that Qin Xi guessed her intentions correctly.
She nodded. âYes, I want to go to Yunzhong. The cultivators in the Celestial Pole are all trapped around spirit veins in Kunwu. I want to go to Yunzhong to see more of the world.â
ââŠâ Qin Xi didnât say anything. His expression became serious.
Mo Tiange also put on a solemn face and got up. She asked, âWhat, isnât that okay?â
âNo.â Qin Xi breathed out, held her in his arms, and sighed. âItâs just that I canât go with you at the moment.â He advanced to the Nascent Soul realm not long ago, so stabilizing his realm was the most important thing for him.
âI know.â Mo Tiange paused and said, âSo I decided to go alone.â
His hand holding hers stiffened, and after a while, Qin Xi released his grip. He looked at her straight in the eyes. âAre you sure?â
âEn.â Mo Tiange nodded. âIâm not a troublemaker; you know that. Iâm strong enough to protect myself now. I can go to Yunzhong by myself without any problems.â
Qin Xi frowned seriously and didnât speak for a long time.
This matter was too important to acquiesce to. He was slowly accepting Tiangeâs idea, and he was also willing to let her travel alone, but going to Yunzhong was too dangerous!
Mo Tiange didnât say anything, either. She wasnât ignorant to Qin Xiâs thoughts, and she had to take his thoughts into consideration regarding such a big matter.
âIs there a middle ground?â After waiting for a long time, Qin Xi finally opened his mouth. âIf you want to go to Yunzhong, I wonât stop you. But Iâm worried about you going alone. If anything bad happens, you will be too far for me to save you in time.â
Mo Tiange thought for a long while then said hesitantly, âWhat about I draw you a map and when you finish your Closed Door Meditation, you can come find me?â
ââŠâ Qin Xi was silent. Mo Tiange scratched her head and was somewhat distressed. âYou canât leave now, and I canât wait here⊠You still donât trust me to protect myself?â
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Qin Xiâs eyes softened and he looked at her as he said gently, âItâs not that I donât trust you; Iâm just worried. I know you can protect yourself, but Iâd be worried if you werenât around me anyway.â
ââŠâ Now it was Mo Tiange who was silent. She was very touched inside.
After a while, she said, âOr shall I go ask Master?â
Qin Xi thought for a moment and nodded. âOkay. Master will give us good advice.â