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"title": "Chapter 621",
"body": "Qin Xi’s words sounded like a joke, but this was indeed their plan.\n\nAside from Xiaofeng, who had just reached the eighth rank, Feifei was already at the seventh rank. Xiaohuo and Xiaofan had consumed countless Blood-Sucking Vines, and their cultivation had grown extremely fast. They would soon reach the seventh rank, and with a bit more effort, they could reach the eighth rank and undergo Human Transformation. If they started now, forcing them into seclusion, feeding them pills and the aura of divine beasts, it wasn’t impossible for them to advance to the eighth rank within a few decades.\n\nThe next day, Luo Fengxue personally brought the people over. She had selected a pair of siblings, both at the Foundation Establishment stage, already over a hundred years old, yet they still maintained the appearance of teenagers.\n\nWhen Mo Tiange saw these two, she nearly spat out her tea: “Why is it you two? With Hanruo around, do you two still need to work for others?”\n\nThese two were precisely Zhan Bai’s sworn brother and sister, Xiaoguzi and Xiaozui. Kuang Zhu had long since formed his Core, and Zhan Bai was currently in seclusion for Core Formation, reportedly already successful, though he hadn’t yet emerged. A Core Formation cultivator could open their own cave abode and recruit disciples and attendants. With two such backers, they had no need to seek out duties like other Foundation Establishment cultivators.\n\nXiaoguzi grinned and said, “Grandmaster Qingwei, how could you be considered ‘others’? After all, we’re old acquaintances. Besides, this duty is a good one! Running errands for two Nascent Soul Dao Lords—who knows how many people are fighting for it. We only got this duty by using Senior Brother Kuang Zhu’s name and pulling some strings with Aunt-Master Bingxin.”\n\n“Brat, daring to ruin my image!” Luo Fengxue glared at him with a smile, then turned to Mo Tiange. “They were actually kicked out by Senior Brother Hanruo. When he heard I was looking for people to manage your cave abode on your behalf, Senior Brother Hanruo specifically dragged them to me. I figured since they’re your acquaintances, they’d be better than complete strangers.”\n\nMo Tiange eyed the two of them. “How did you offend Hanruo?”\n\nXiaoguzi wiped his nose. “Ah, Senior Brother Kuang Zhu said the two of us are lazy and unambitious, over a hundred years old but still acting like teenagers. He also said our laziness is precisely because we stayed by his side, so he kicked us out.”\n\n“Serves you right,” Luo Fengxue clapped her hands. “Look at you two, how long have you been Foundation Establishment? Your cultivation is lazier than the other’s. Your Senior Brother Bai, whose cultivation wasn’t much higher than yours originally, is about to form his Core now, while you two are barely at mid-Foundation Establishment.”\n\nXiaoguzi said, “What’s so good about being like Senior Brother Bai? Cultivating all day, alchemy, medicine… I’d go crazy just thinking about it. Anyway, we’re not cut out for cultivation!”\n\nXiaozui chimed in from the side: “Aunt-Master Bingxin achieved Foundation Establishment even earlier than Grandmaster Qingwei. Now Grandmaster Qingwei is a Nascent Soul cultivator, and Aunt-Master Bingxin only formed her Core not long ago.”\n\n“…” Luo Fengxue was left speechless. These two, Xiaoguzi was clever and mischievous, Xiaozui was sharp and incisive. Winning an argument against them verbally was truly difficult.\n\nMo Tiange found it amusing; it wasn’t often one saw Luo Fengxue speechless.\n\n“Grandmaster Qingwei, please take us in? We have nowhere else to go,” Xiaoguzi pleaded, both pairs of eyes shining brightly at her.\n\nMo Tiange said, “In my place, you cannot be lazy. All affairs within the cave abode must be managed in perfect order. The trivial matters of interacting with the various peaks will also be your responsibility.”\n\nXiaoguzi patted his thin chest. “Don’t worry, Grandmaster. Receiving guests is what I’m best at. Managing affairs is what Xiaozui understands best. Leave it to us, Grandmaster won’t have to spend a single thought on it.”\n\nMo Tiange shifted her gaze and saw Luo Fengxue give her a slight nod. She then said, “Alright, I’ll keep you two for now. If you do well, there will be pills and magic treasures, everything you could want. If you do poorly, then you can go back to Hanruo.”\n\n“Ha!” The two jumped up and high-fived, then solemnly thanked her: “Thank you, Grandmaster Qingwei.”\n\nHaving decided, Mo Tiange summoned Shui Linbo and instructed her to hand over all cave abode affairs to the siblings, as she herself prepared to enter seclusion. Additionally, she sent a message to call Feifei back. Although it had already undergone Human Transformation, it had benefited from the White Tiger’s aura, and its own cultivation was insufficient.\n\nAs for Xiaofeng, her injuries weren’t fully healed yet, so it wasn’t time for seclusion. She would remain outside for now—following Feifei’s precedent, Xiaofeng also went to the Duty Hall to request an identity token. The managing elder nearly had his eyes pop out. Xiaofeng was a genuine eighth-rank transformed beast, meaning the Xuanqing Sect had gained another Nascent Soul-level cultivator.\n\nThe stone door opened, and Mo Tiange stepped into the stone chamber.\n\nThe two people inside looked up at her, one joyful, the other dejected.\n\n“Greetings, Grandmaster Qingwei.” Both bowed in unison.\n\nMo Tiange nodded and sat on the central stone platform. “Well?”\n\nYi Wen was the joyful one. He first picked up an array disk and presented it. “This disciple is dull-witted and could only think of this method to break it.”\n\nMo Tiange turned to Xi Su. “And you?”\n\nXi Su’s eyes were lifeless, her expression weary, yet now she appeared calmer. She picked up a book scroll beside her. “This formation is exceedingly exquisite. This disciple’s attainments in formations are insufficient. I have only managed to deconstruct these Yin-Yang and Five Elemental transformations. This disciple willingly admits defeat.”\n\nMo Tiange took both the array disk and the scroll and examined them. After a moment, she looked up.\n\nXi Su had already given up and now hung her head, deeply upset. Yi Wen watched her nervously. The breaking method he had submitted was only the result of simulations on the array disk. There was no way to test it here, so whether it could actually break the formation was still unknown.\n\nMo Tiange looked at Yi Wen and said, “This indeed can break the Sea-Burning Sun-Shattering Formation. However, you did not deconstruct the original formation, so many parts are rather crude.”\n\nYi Wen’s heart thumped anxiously. Steeling himself, he explained, “Reporting to the Grandmaster, this formation is exquisite. Three days was not enough time to deconstruct it fully. This disciple, having no other ideas, took the liberty…”\n\nMo Tiange gave a slight nod. “Given your current formation attainments, three days indeed is not enough for a full deconstruction.”\n\nYi Wen relaxed slightly, only to hear her continue: “Your breaking method can be categorized under ‘using a formation to break a formation,’ but it is too brute-force, no different from mutual destruction.” His heart tightened again.\n\nMo Tiange smiled slightly. “However, although you took a shortcut, breaking it is still breaking it. Knowing how to adapt is your strength. This Lord keeps her word. I will accept you as a nominal disciple.”\n\nYi Wen was overjoyed and kowtowed. “Thank you, Grandmaster! Thank you, Grandmaster!”\n\nMo Tiange waved her hand, stopping him from continuing his bows, and turned to Xi Su. “From this deconstruction, I can see your foundation is extremely solid. To deconstruct such a complex formation with such precision is truly remarkable. Unfortunately, you don’t know how to adapt. When time was insufficient, you stubbornly focused solely on deconstructing the original formation.”\n\nXi Su’s heart sank further. She knew she had failed, missing this excellent opportunity for nothing.\n\n“…However, studying formations requires a certain tenacity—refusing to turn back until you hit the wall. Not knowing how to adapt can also be called perseverance. With this kind of will, given time, you will certainly become a formation master.”\n\nMo Tiange paused, smiling at Xi Su. “This Lord wishes to accept you as a nominal disciple. Are you willing?”\n\nXi Su was ecstatic, her weary expression vanishing instantly. “Grandmaster… Grandmaster, are you serious?”\n\n“Why would I lie to you?” Mo Tiange said. “If you’re willing, you can come here tomorrow.”\n\n“Willing, willing!” Xi Su nodded like a chicken pecking rice.\n\nMo Tiange set down the array disk and scroll in her hands. “You may return now. Move your things here tomorrow.”\n\n“Yes, this disciple obeys.” Both were beside themselves with joy.\n\nAfter Yi Wen and Xi Su moved in, Mo Tiange had people carve out two stone chambers next to the formation practice room for them to live in and began teaching them about teleportation arrays. Once she finished teaching teleportation arrays, she wouldn’t have much time to personally instruct them further. She could only open the formation practice room to them and let them study on their own. For formation masters, this wasn’t difficult; self-study was always their primary learning method.\n\nA few days later, Daojun Hua Yan returned, accompanied by Dao Lord Jinghe—Mo Tiange thought to herself, these days, the Xuanqing Sect’s Nascent Soul Dao Lords were flying back and forth between Taikang Mountain and Kunzhong City. Wouldn’t that attract attention?\n\nAs soon as the two returned, they summoned Mo Tiange and Qin Xi to the Shangqing Palace. Even Dao Lord Lingxi, who was genuinely in seclusion, was called over.\n\nSeeing them, Dao Lord Jinghe glanced sideways. “You two sure have a lot of secrets, huh?”\n\nMo Tiange smiled. “Master, you taught us: wealth should not be flaunted, secrets kept in the belly are true secrets.”\n\n“Hmph!” Dao Lord Jinghe snorted, but a smile was evident on his face. He had just received a share of astonishingly precious resources and was in an excellent mood.\n\nDaojun Hua Yan laughed. “Qingwei, you didn’t make it clear. Your Longevity Pill doesn’t increase lifespan by a hundred years, but by five hundred. Fortunately, none of us have ever taken a Longevity Pill before. Otherwise, having such a treasure before us but being unable to enjoy it would have been too painful.”\n\n“Did I not mention it?” Mo Tiange thought back; it seemed she hadn’t…\n\nDaojun Hua Yan beamed. “I originally thought that with over three hundred years of added lifespan, I could attempt to break through to the mid-stage. Unexpectedly, after taking it, I felt something unusual. Senior Brother Zhenyang tested it and only then discovered it was five hundred years. With an extra five hundred years of lifespan, reaching the mid-stage is more than possible; I might even have a chance to attempt the late-stage!”\n\nThe higher one’s cultivation, the longer one’s lifespan. If he could advance to the mid-stage, Daojun Hua Yan’s lifespan would no longer be just what it was now, making it truly possible for him to attempt the late-stage. When Mo Tiange first refined the Longevity Pill, she had thought: this ancient Longevity Pill’s efficacy was truly astonishing. Five hundred years, for a Nascent Soul cultivator, was enough to change one’s fate.\n\n“Indeed. Zhenyang might even have a chance to touch the God Transformation realm. I, your master, also have a chance to cultivate to the peak of the late-stage,” Dao Lord Jinghe said cheerfully. “Now, it’s hard for our Xuanqing Sect *not* to prosper. With our increased lifespans, we can wait long enough for the sect to produce a batch of Nascent Soul cultivators.”\n\nWith these pills, the existing Nascent Soul Dao Lords’ lifespans had increased, and the chances of Core Formation Perfected Ones forming Nascent Souls had also risen. They could almost imagine a scenario where the Xuanqing Sect possessed over a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators simultaneously.\n\nMo Tiange couldn’t help but recall Qin Xi once saying that the medicinal herbs from the Void Heaven Realm were enough to support a sect in dominating the Tianji Region. Now, that opportunity was becoming a reality.\n\nJust as they were speaking, Dao Lord Lingxi arrived. Everyone exchanged greetings and took their seats.\n\n“Senior Brothers, what matter calls me here?” Dao Lord Lingxi asked. “Didn’t we say time was tight and we needed to improve our strength as quickly as possible?”\n\nDaojun Hua Yan said, “This is precisely related to that matter.” He took out a Qiankun Bag from his robes. “Shoujing and Qingwei have found a batch of resources for the sect. This is your share.”\n\nDao Lord Lingxi was puzzled until he saw the contents of the Qiankun Bag, at which point he was utterly shocked. “Senior Brothers…”
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