Mo Tiange walked out of the small hut. She saw Zhong Muling standing by the water pond with his hands behind his back, lost in thought.
She approached softly and paid her respects: "Great-Great-Grandfather."
Only after a long while did Zhong Muling stir, glancing at her: "You have stayed here for seven days. It is time for you to leave."
"..." Mo Tiange nodded, "Yes. Does Great-Great-Grandfather have any further instructions?"
"You have your own opportunities. Why would I need to instruct you?" After saying this indifferently, Zhong Muling flicked his sleeve. On the table beside the tree, a Qiankun Bag appeared.
"I have refined your Concealing Spirit Pendant again. With this item on your person, you can even pretend to be a mortal without issue."
"Thank you, Great-Great-Grandfather." Mo Tiange did not stand on ceremony. Her concealment technique was not particularly advanced; with this item, it would be much more convenient for her future actions.
However, there were many other things inside: "Great-Great-Grandfather, what about these..."
"That purple wooden cauldron is an alchemy furnace I used in the past. It is of no use to me now. Since you are studying alchemy, I give it to you. That silk handkerchief is a defensive Magical Treasure that can also be used for flight. I have recorded the activation incantation on a jade slip. The path of cultivation is one you must walk yourself. This is all the help I can give you. Whether you can form your Core, achieve Nascent Soul, or even reach God Transformation depends entirely on your own ability."
Putting these things away, Mo Tiange knew that her connection with this great-great-grandfather had come to an end. For God Transformation cultivators like him, seclusion was measured in centuries; it was possible he would not set foot here again for a thousand years. Whether they would meet again in the future was uncertain.
"Alright, I will send you both away now."
"Yes."
Zhong Muling raised his hand. A point of light the size of a broad bean appeared between his eyebrows. He silently recited an incantation. The light grew brighter and brighter, gradually transforming into a large pearl that landed in his palm.
Mo Tiange watched this pearl, her brow furrowed, her gaze fixed intently.
Zhong Muling continued his incantation without pause, finally casting a spell onto the pearl. A rift was instantly torn open in the air.
"Go!"
Mo Tiange was just about to speak. Before the words could leave her mouth, she felt the world darken and then brighten. She had already vanished from the Void Heaven Realm.
Mo Tiange looked up. They were on a mountain peak, with nothing around them. They had probably already left. She sighed. She still had questions she hadn't asked!
"Tian Ge?"
"Oh..." Hearing Qin Xi's voice, Mo Tiange turned her head, only to be greatly startled.
Qin Xi seemed somewhat unsteady on his feet, his complexion ashen. Clearly, his injuries were not yet healed—she remembered Great-Great-Grandfather clearly saying his injuries were not serious. How could this be?
"Senior Brother Qin, what's wrong with you?"
Qin Xi merely straightened himself with effort and shook his head: "Let's go back first."
Having said that, without further explanation, he summoned his flying sword, took her hand, and flew towards Falling Goose Cliff.
Zhong Muling was meticulous; this place was already far from the forest. Qin Xi's expression was very serious. After glancing at him a few times, Mo Tiange also fell silent. In just a moment, they arrived outside the formation at Falling Goose Cliff.
As soon as they stopped, Qin Xi said, "After you return, do not discuss this matter in detail with anyone. If others ask, just say I forbade you from speaking of it."
"Oh, alright..."
"..." It seemed he wanted to say something more, but Qin Xi ultimately did not voice it, merely turning his head away.
Mo Tiange caught a glimpse and felt his face bore a look of gloom.
However, before she could say anything, the disciples on patrol duty had already approached. Subsequently, the formation opened, and they each entered.
After bidding farewell to Qin Xi, Mo Tiange walked back thoughtfully, the image of Zhong Muling opening the Void Heaven Realm lingering in her mind.
Returning to the tent, she found it empty, with no sign of where Luo Fengxue had gone.
She sat down in her spot, thought for a long while, then reached into her Qiankun Bag, rummaged around, and pulled out an object. It was a pearl the size of a baby's fist, its Spiritual Qi restrained, very similar to Zhong Muling's.
This was something she had obtained after killing that man from the An Family back in the Cloud Mist Mountains. For several years since, she hadn't known its use, so she had left it untouched in her Qiankun Bag.
She didn't know if this thing was the same as Zhong Muling's, but in terms of appearance, it was very similar. Moreover, even the sensation of Spiritual Qi was quite alike.
Zhong Muling's pearl had been refined within his body. He used it to open the Void Heaven Realm; it was most likely a treasure related to the Void Heaven Realm. She wondered, with this item in her possession, could she also obtain a Void Heaven Realm?
Thinking of this, Mo Tiange couldn't help but let her imagination run wild—how wonderful it would be to have a portable cave abode like a Void Heaven Realm! With such dense Spiritual Qi, planting spirit herbs would surely make them grow rapidly; she could take it anywhere, completely unafraid of being discovered.
The more she thought about it, the more her heart itched with anticipation—but, just as she was about to ask what this thing was, Zhong Muling had sent her out of the Void Heaven Realm. Now she had no one to ask. Even with this item in hand, she could only sigh helplessly.
One moment excited, the next dejected, Mo Tiange was just about to throw the pearl back into her Qiankun Bag when she suddenly remembered something Yuanbao had said.
Once, during a casual chat, Yuanbao had told her that the Void Heaven Realm was a Magical Treasure that recognized its master. Unless the master's primordial spirit completely dissipated, others simply could not take it away. And when it came to recognition, there were only a few methods.
After thinking for a while, she suddenly had an idea. Gathering her Spiritual Qi, she lightly drew it across her fingertip, cutting it.
Blood flowed out. She dripped it onto the pearl. The bright red drops slowly sank into the moist, white pearl, gradually disappearing from sight—suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her head. She felt as if countless pieces of information were flooding into her mind in an instant.
The primordial wilderness of antiquity. Birds and beasts...
All sorts of spiritual creatures, cultivators and demon beasts...
Many texts, countless images...
These things flashed before her eyes as if she were experiencing them personally. It was as if someone had stuffed all of this into her head at once.
Pain—
She didn't know how long it lasted. Perhaps a long time, perhaps only an instant. The pain in her head gradually subsided. Mo Tiange looked up, her eyes snapping wide open.
The place where she sat was not the tent at Falling Goose Cliff, but an unfamiliar place with dense Spiritual Qi.
Between lush bamboo groves, a few bamboo huts were faintly visible. A small stream wound its way around, meandering into the distance. A gentle breeze brushed past, carrying the medicinal fragrance of spirit herbs to her nostrils.
Bamboo groves, small huts, a stream, medicine fields... She was ecstatic. This was the Void Heaven Realm! It had to be the Void Heaven Realm!
Mo Tiange abruptly stood up from the ground and ran into the small hut.
No one had entered this hut for who knew how many years. A thick layer of dust covered the floor, nearly burying all the objects. She simply used a few spells, and in an instant, the interior was spotless.
Tables and chairs made of spirit bamboo, several meditation mats scattered haphazardly on the floor, a bookshelf placed in the corner piled high with books.
She approached softly, pulled a book from the shelf, and opened it. It recorded an ancient script, written using magic. The beast skin used to make the book was soft yet tough; she didn't know what kind of demon beast it belonged to. Closing the book, Mo Tiange felt a strange sensation. She originally couldn't read that ancient script at all, yet she understood it at a glance.
And she could recognize every single item in this room.
Walking out of the small hut and around the bamboo grove, as far as her eyes could see were spiritual plants of all sizes. There were trees, flowers, grasses, vines—countless spiritual plants crowded together, the ground covered with layer upon layer of thick fallen leaves. Who knew how many years of unchecked growth had created such a scene.
Mo Tiange now understood. The Void Heaven Realm was a spatial Magical Treasure left behind from antiquity. After losing its master, no one knew what this thing was. It had ended up in the hands of that man from the An Family, and finally, she had obtained it. If she hadn't coincidentally entered Zhong Muling's Void Heaven Realm, she might have died without ever knowing she carried such a rare treasure. The spirit herbs accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years within this Void Heaven Realm—what an immense fortune was that? Especially the spirit herbs over ten thousand years old. Taking out just one casually would surely cause a stir across the Tianji Region!
Touching a ten-thousand-year-old Seven-Withering Grass with her own hand, Mo Tiange slumped to the ground, unable to help but laugh dazedly. Since embarking on the path of immortal cultivation, she had encountered no shortage of misfortune, but Opportunities were exceedingly rare. This time, within just a few days, she had encountered a series of Opportunities that ordinary people would be hard-pressed to encounter in their entire lives!
The Hunyuan Technique, the Five Spirits Body Refining, guidance from a God Transformation cultivator, gifts from her great-great-grandfather, and now this Void Heaven Realm! It gave her an unreal sense of happiness.
But these spirit herbs were real, this soil was real, the small hut was real, the Spiritual Qi was real. With all this, did she still need to feel lost about her future?
She didn't know how much time she spent before Mo Tiange gradually calmed down.
No matter how many spiritual treasures she now possessed, she was still a Foundation Establishment cultivator. As long as she had not achieved the Great Dao, she lacked the ability to protect herself. Moreover, with the current demon beast turmoil, preserving her life was the most important thing.
Having settled her thoughts thus, Mo Tiange stood up and carefully observed this Void Heaven Realm.
Clearly, each Void Heaven Realm must be different. Zhong Muling's had a wooden hut and water pond; this one had bamboo huts, bamboo groves, and a stream. However, the Spiritual Qi was not much different—both were equally dense.
Furthermore, compared to Zhong Muling's, her Void Heaven Realm had another advantage. The spirit herbs and spiritual plants here were densely packed, having grown freely for at least several hundred thousand years. Among them were countless ten-thousand-year spirit herbs, propagating generation after generation until the medicine fields were so crowded there was almost no place to stand. Zhong Muling's realm did not have so many spirit herbs; perhaps, having been at the God Transformation stage for thousands of years, he had already used or collected some of them.
Gazing at the boundless medicine fields swaying in the gentle breeze, Mo Tiange couldn't help but think: now she had no choice but to study alchemy. Most of these spirit herbs could not be taken outside. If she wanted to make use of them, she could only refine pills herself. Moreover, with so many spirit herbs, did she still need to fear lacking talent for alchemy?
Furthermore, she could try to collect ancient pill formulas. In the current cultivation world, although ancient pill formulas still existed, most were useless because the majority of the spirit herbs required had long since disappeared from the world. Even with the formulas, one couldn't refine the pills. But she didn't need to worry about this problem. The many spirit herbs here were likely planted by the former master of this Void Heaven Realm. Among them were surely commonly used alchemy herbs. Even if some were missing, being able to refine a few types of ancient pills would be more than enough for her.
Thinking of this, Mo Tiange couldn't help but smile again. For the first time, she felt that her path of immortal cultivation would be a bright and broad road.