"This time you go up the mountain, Second Uncle is not by your side, everything needs to be careful on your own. The Lingyu pendant must not leave your body, and don't show a woman's demeanor in front of others, unless one day you achieve Golden Elixir and have the power to protect yourself, then you can reveal your true form as a woman. If there is any difficulty in cultivation, come down the mountain to ask Second Uncle, do not quarrel with fellow disciples, understood?"
Mo Tian Ge nodded, a reluctant look on his face: "Second Uncle, you must be careful alone at the foot of the mountain too. If anything happens, send me a message and I'll come down immediately."
Ye Jiang nodded comfortingly and reassured her: "Don't worry, this is a market belonging to the Yunwu Sect, there won't be any danger. Besides, Second Uncle is a foundation-building cultivator, no one would dare to provoke me. You shouldn't come down the mountain too often either, it's not good for people to see you, once a month is enough."
"But... " Mo Tian Ge hesitated, "If I'm not here, what about Second Uncle's wound medicine?"
Ye Jiang smiled: "Since you are already a disciple of the Yunwu Sect, the shops affiliated with the Yunwu Sect can help you sell items on consignment. At that time, you can come to Second Uncle's place to take the array method and exchange it for spiritual stones."
It's actually a good thing, it turns out they're just loose cultivators, the Yunwu Sect's store buys their stuff at a very low price, and the shopkeeper doesn't recognize the goods, refusing to give them a high price for their array, if it were consigned sales then it wouldn't be a problem.
"Ah! Second Uncle, wait for me to build my foundation. At that time, I can have my own separate cave and we can be together."
Ye Jiang nodded with a smile: "Second Uncle is waiting for you. It's almost midnight, hurry up and go."
"Okay, I'm leaving now, I'll come back and see you in a while."
She packed her bags, sang a song of good luck, and used the Light Body Technique to leap towards the Cloud Mist Sect's mountain gate. Ye Jiang watched her back as she disappeared into the distance, letting out a soft sigh.
Upon arriving at the mountain gate, Mo Tian Ge saw that there were disciples guarding the entrance. He smiled and walked forward, bowed, and asked: "Two senior brothers, I am here to report today, but I don't know where to go?"
Seeing her being so polite, the two disciples also smiled and pointed inside, saying: "Younger brother, please go ahead and wait over there, when the time comes, older brother will come to greet you."
He glanced over at the other side, and indeed there were already several people there. He bowed to them again: "Thank you, two senior brothers." Then he followed the directions into the mountain gate and waited quietly in an empty spot.
Second Uncle said, don't easily offend any cultivator, even if they're just fetching water or cooking meals. Although they may not have great abilities, the ones who manage a small plot of land can be the most troublesome. So, even though there were only two gatekeeper disciples, she still warmly addressed them as "Shixiong".
A hundred times bored, someone walked up to her and struck up a conversation: "This junior fellow, you're polite."
The stranger turned his head and saw that the person was indeed the only one who had qualified for the eighth layer of Qi refining. This person was only in his early twenties, with a handsome face and a refreshing appearance, which made him quite likable.
Mo Tian Ge returned a courtesy and said: "I've met this senior brother before."
This man smiled, very gentle and elegant: "Younger brother is still young but already has a seven-layer cultivation base, and his strength is outstanding. I'm afraid it won't be long before he surpasses me. I am Xu Jingzhi, I haven't asked for your great name yet?"
"Yè Xiǎo Tiān." This person was so polite, she naturally also responded in kind, "What is Master Brother saying? I merely took many elixirs and thus have today's cultivation. I also luckily defeated a few people to be selected. As for actual strength, Master Brother must certainly be stronger than me by some degree."
Xu Jingzhi smiled and shook his head repeatedly, then said to her: "Ye Shidi, we entered the same batch, probably will be assigned to a place for cultivation, later you must take care of me."
"Is that so?" Mo Tian Ge didn't know how the Yun Wu Sect arranged for new disciples, but still replied, "Indeed it is, taking care of each other."
The two of them chatted with each other for a while, and then the others came over one after another.
Mo Tian Ge found that the middle-aged cultivator who lost to her in the tenth layer of Lian Qi was also among them, apparently having won on another arena, but his face was pale and he seemed to be injured. In addition, the young man with the fast spell-like technique similar to a talisman, whom she saw at the beginning yesterday, was also among them.
As the time approached the hour of You, the sun was setting behind the western hills. Two cultivators at the tenth level of Qi Refining came from the direction of the grand hall, bowed to everyone and said: "Fellow disciples, please follow us to meet the Sect Master."
Everyone respectfully responded and followed the two towards the grand hall.
As I walked into the grand hall, I realized that it was majestic and magnificent. Inside the hall, there were intricately carved railings and jade inlays, with a rich spiritual energy filling the air. At the very top, a high chair was set up, where a middle-aged man with flowing whiskers sat sipping tea.
Mo Tian Ge felt that this person's aura was overwhelming, and he must be the Sect Master Fang Dingyue.
As expected, the two monks who had led them in stood on either side and said, "Everyone, quickly pay your respects to the sect leader."
Everyone hastily paid their respects: "Disciples have seen the sect leader."
Ding Yue put down his tea utensils, stood up and raised his hand: "No need for formalities."
He swept his gaze over them, waiting for everyone to stand up respectfully, and said: "You have all joined the Yunwu Sect, so you must follow the sect's rules. The sect will also try its best to provide you with convenient cultivation conditions. Since you have stood out from among a thousand people, it means that you are all top-notch cultivators. I hope you will work hard to cultivate, advance to the foundation stage, and make the Yunwu Sect prosperous. Alright, it's getting late, go to the Executive Hall to register your names, receive your items, and start cultivating with my Yunwu disciples tomorrow."
After a brief speech, the two Qi-refining cultivators led the crowd out of the grand hall, passing by several places and entering a courtyard.
The courtyard is very simple, without the grandeur of a large temple, and seems like an ordinary secular small yard. In the main hall of the courtyard, there is a table, behind which sits a monk in meditation.
The two people who led the way into the hall respectfully changed their tone: "Master Yu, I have brought a new disciple to report."
The Foundation Establishment cultivator still didn't respond, continuing to cultivate on his own. The two Qi Refining cultivators weren't in a hurry either, and simply waited. After a while, the Foundation Establishment cultivator finally opened his eyes, gave them a faint glance, and said: "One by one, hand over your tokens to receive your items."
The two responded in unison: "Yes." Then, turning to them, he said, "Fellow disciples, one by one, come in and receive your assignments. Wait for a moment in the courtyard, then we will send you to your residences."
Everyone nodded in agreement and went up one by one, not daring to fight for it.
It was soon Mo Tian Ge's turn to go in, presenting her own token. The foundation-building cultivator checked it carefully and wrote her name on another jade slip. He then took out another jade token and had her leave a divine sense imprint on both the jade token and the jade slip. The jade slip was left behind, while the jade token was handed over to her. Afterwards, he somehow produced a Qian Kun bag from somewhere and tossed it over to Mo Tian Ge, who hastily caught it and bowed again before exiting.
Everyone registered quickly and followed the two Qi-refining cultivators. They walked for a while, then turned to the back mountain, circled around for a distance, and finally stopped at a mountain residence.
This is also a courtyard, but different from the one in front of the church. It's a thatched hut surrounded by a fence. Someone came out immediately, but it was a middle-aged woman who was building a foundation.
The two Qi-refining disciples hastily stepped forward and saluted: "Greetings, Master Lin. We have brought a few newly admitted sisters to pay their respects and trouble you with arrangements."
The woman frowned and said coldly: "Why didn't you send the female disciple alone? What's the meaning of bringing so many men to my nunnery?"
The two of them apologized repeatedly: "Yes, yes, we were rash and impetuous. Please, Master, punish us."
The woman hummed and said: "Forget it, all female disciples follow me in."
The four female disciples stepped forward in unison and paid their respects: "Greetings, Master."
"It's all right, you can go now." The woman led several female disciples into the courtyard, ignoring everyone else.
The two Qi-refining disciples exchanged a bitter smile and led the crowd on for quite some distance before arriving at another bamboo hut.
"This is where you will be staying, and the person in charge here is Brother Zhou. However, Brother Zhou has some business to attend to outside, so we have made arrangements for now. Each of you will have your own room, with five people sharing a large house. I'll read out the names, and then you can choose your rooms yourselves."
Soon, Mo Tian Ge was also assigned a room and after bowing, she went to that large house. That Xu Jing Zhi actually ended up in the same large house as her.
For cultivators, tidying up the house was just a few small spells, so after a moment, all the fellow practitioners living in the same large house bumped into each other in the small hall and got to know each other.
In this room, apart from Xu Jing, there were three others. Two of them were at the tenth level of Qi Refining, and one was at the ninth level. The one at the ninth level was named Qin Xi, who was also the young man who had performed a spell similar to Xuan's yesterday. He looked like he was only in his early twenties, with a handsome face, but seemed reluctant to speak. The two Qi Refining tenth-level cultivators were named Liu Yidao and Jiang Shanghang. Liu Yidao was a robust man, very generous and open-minded, while Jiang Shanghang looked like he was not yet thirty years old, with regular features, but appeared cold and gloomy, seemingly a cultivator of water-based spells.
Mò Tiān Gē is the youngest in this house, with the lowest cultivation and age, so he simply acknowledged his junior status and addressed several others as "Shī Xiōng" (senior brother).
The oldest was Liu Yidao, who was 32 years old and had a warm personality, so he became the eldest brother. Next was Jiang Shanghang, who was 28 years old. Xu Jingzhi and Qin Xi looked about the same age, but Qin Xi claimed to be 24, while Xu Jingzhi said he was 23, so they decided to consider Qin Xi the older one. After arranging their order, they found that their cultivation levels matched their ages. Liu Yidao and Xu Jingzhi coincidentally called out to each other, suggesting they have a drink together, but unfortunately, everyone had just arrived at the sect and it was about to get dark, so they couldn't find any wine and had to give up.
Just arrived here, everyone needs to collect some things, so they only gathered for a short time and returned to their rooms to practice their cultivation, adapt to the environment.
Returning to her own small room, she set up a defensive formation and only then did Mo Tian Ge let out a sigh of relief. Sitting on the bed, she suddenly felt weak all over.
Although she had the Lingyu pendant on her, she was still worried that she would be seen through. Fortunately, the pendant proved to be as effective as Ye Jingwen had said, and even the seniors of the Yuan Ying period couldn't see through her physique. Disguising herself as a man also made things much safer for her. Originally, she thought it would be more convenient to enter the sect as a woman, but her second uncle said that women in the sect might be arranged to marry early, so it was better to continue disguising herself as a man. After all, she didn't have to live with others, and being careful should be enough. Now, although she had her own room in the sect, she was still living with many men, and she would need to be extremely cautious from now on.
