In a small town at the foot of Xikunwu Mountain, a green light flashed across the sky, and a young man with a girl descended.
It was Ye Jingwen and Mo Tian Ge.
Two days ago, the two returned to Mojia Village. Ye Jingwen said he wanted to take Mo Tian Ge away, and no one in the Mo family dared to object. Then, Mo Tian Ge packed up his things and bid farewell to Tian Qiao.
Tian Qiao was both envious and reluctant to part with Ye Jingwen, but unfortunately, Ye Jingwen said that she didnt have a spiritual root and couldnt cultivate immortality. The two children could only bid each other farewell with tears in their eyes.
These two days, Mo Tian Ge found out many things from Ye Jing Wen.
She originally left ten years ago to find an opportunity in a secret place. On the east side of Tianji, there is a mountain range that is the territory of the Demon Dao. It is said that 100,000 years ago, during the Great War between Good and Evil, the Demon Dao was defeated and retreated to Kunwu Mountain. The Demon Dao also divided its territory with a mountain, with the northeast being the Demon Dao and the southwest being the leader of the Orthodox Dao, the TianDao Sect. This mountain is called Tianmo Mountain.
It is said that the Tianmo Mountains were once the battlefield of a great war between immortals and demons, and to this day, powerful forbidden arrays and other relics remain, causing even ordinary cultivators to die upon entry. However, many treasures are also hidden within, so people often venture in seeking opportunities. Ten years ago, a certain restriction on Tianmo Mountain disappeared, and all the demonic sects rushed in together. Ye Hai, Mo Tian Ges father, was among those who left his home at that time to head to this place. Unfortunately, not long after, only about half of the cultivators who entered managed to escape, with the rest said to have met with disaster. The Guardian of the Xuqing Gate, Sheng Zhen Ren, was also on this expedition and became acquainted with Ye Hai, and the two disappeared together in these mountains.
Originally, many people thought that Shou Jing Zhen Ren had fallen, but unexpectedly he returned safely not long ago. However, all the cultivators who disappeared with him fell, and he also used a secret method to escape with almost complete loss of his powers. As soon as he returned to Xuan Qing Men, Shou Jing Zhen Rens cultivation was greatly damaged, so he had to immediately close himself off for retreat. It is said that he was able to escape this time thanks to the great kindness of Ye Hai, so he sent Ye Jing Wen to come and arrange his affairs.
Moye heard from Ye Jingwen that there was still a bloodline on her fathers side.
Ye Jia Yuan was a family of immortal cultivators from the Western Kunwu Qing Meng Mountain, but they were sparse in population and only had two brothers left. In the past when Ye Hai was around, his name was renowned and no one dared to deceive him. However, ten years ago, news of his disappearance on Tian Mo Mountain spread out, and the Ye family lost their only Golden Elixir cultivator, unable to stand firm on Qing Meng Mountain. The last remaining cultivator had no choice but to move the family to the secular world and become a wandering cultivator himself. This cultivator was precisely Ye Hais younger brother, Mo Tian Ges uncle.
"When I find your uncle, you can follow me back to Tai Kang Mountain. You can either join the Xuan Qing Sect or rebuild your family."
Ye Jingwen told her that the Xuanqing Gate is one of the seven major sects of Tianji, with the Xuanqing Gate as their backing, they are not afraid of being bullied. Among the seven major sects of Tianji, the Tiandao Sect has the greatest power, and the Xuanqing Gate is second only to it, and can be said to be the first major sect in West Kunwu.
Mò Tiān Gē didnt have any opinion. She had been waiting for so long, only to find out that her father was already gone. Now, as long as she could leave that house, she didnt care where she went. If there was anything else she was looking forward to, it was seeing an uncle again.
They set out from Mojia Village for two days and finally arrived here. Ye Jingwen said that there are immortals here.
Mò Tiān Gē looked around curiously, but found that it was just an ordinary town.
Ye Jingwen saw her disappointment and smiled: "These are just ordinary people, the residence of the immortal, how can ordinary people see it?" After speaking, he took her into a dilapidated small temple.
This small temple, Mo Tian Ge didnt find anything unusual either. Ye Jingwen took out a jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Mo Tian Ge: "This is what my Shu uncle gave you. From now on, dont leave this thing away from your body. As long as you wear it, even if youre a Yuan Ying period senior, you wont be able to see your physique."
The stranger handed it over. The jade pendant was round in shape, with a warm and smooth color, and had cloud patterns painted on it, tied with a red string. She flipped it over and found that the middle of the other side was engraved with a small "Qin" character.
Ye Jingwen said, "My masters surname is Qin, and he is known as Qin Shoujing." As soon as she finished speaking, she waved her hand, and the scene in front of her suddenly changed. The fallen god statues in the temple had disappeared, and what appeared was a bustling street market. Ye Jingwen pulled her hand: "Lets go."
This looks just like an ordinary small town street, and doesnt look at all like a place where immortals live.
Listening to Tian Tians words, Ye Jingwen smiled: "So-called immortals are just people who have not yet become immortals. These places in the mortal world are where scattered cultivators gather, generally there is no great power, and naturally there is nothing to be said about their demeanor."
As soon as the two entered the market, they attracted peoples attention. No other reason, just because of Ye Jingwens aura and his clothes. A master in the foundation period, wearing a Taoist robe from the Xuanqing Gate, was really enviable.
All the way, Mo Tian Ge found that it was still different from the mundane world. For example, the vendors on the streets were selling all sorts of strange things, and some people just hung out a sign saying what they were selling. There were also people leading birds and beasts that had never been seen in the mundane world, but this kind of thing was not common.
Ye Jingwen walked with her eyes fixed straight ahead, traversing streets and alleys until she entered a store.
The shop was extremely large, and it wasnt clear what they sold, only seeing the high counter, without seeing anything. As soon as she entered the shop, Mo Tian Ge saw that the clothes worn by the shop assistant at the counter were very similar to those of Ye Jing Wen, also a blue robe with white lining, but not as exquisite as his, and Mo Tian Ge could feel that their cultivation was not much stronger than hers.
As soon as they came in, the one guarding the counter took a closer look and came out to pay his respects, addressing Ye Jingwen as Shifu.
Ye Jingwen nodded and asked: "Where is the shopkeeper?"
This fellow was also a disciple of Xuqingmen. He hastily invited them in and said, "Master Chen is upstairs, please come with me."
Upstairs, Mo Tian Ge saw that this floor was just like the first floor, filled with counters, but there were many chairs on one side, looking like a place to receive guests.
The fellow led them to a corner, in front of an old man in his fifties or sixties, and respectfully said: "Master Chen, the master uncle of our sect has arrived."
The old man seemed to be dozing off, opened his eyes, saw Ye Jingwen, and then became spirited. He ordered the shop assistant: "You go, serve tea."
"Yes." The fellow retreated at once.
The old man looked at Ye Jingwen, who was wearing the attire of a high-ranking disciple of their sect, and yet was so young. He didnt dare to be slow, stood up, cupped his hands and asked: "This younger brother, I am Chen Youli, the shopkeeper here. May I ask which true persons door you are from, and what brings you here?"
Ye Jingwen returned a courtesy and said: "I am Ye Jingwen of Qingyuan Peak, here on the orders of my uncle Shi to gather information about someone."
"Oh?" Upon hearing the three words "Qingyuan Peak", the old man became even more cautious. Qingyuan Peak was where the sects founder, Jinghe, and their ancestor, Qingxiu, cultivated. This ancestor had a notoriously bad temper and was extremely protective of his own, "Does Leaf Shidi have an order token?"
Ye Jingwen nodded, took out a palm-sized jade token from his bosom and handed it over. The old man verified it without error, returned the token to Ye Jingwen, and invited the two into a tastefully decorated room with restrictive mechanisms.
"Leaf Shidi, speak up."
Ye Jingwen admired his cautious approach and spoke more warmly: "Brother Chen, the person we are looking for is a loose cultivator named Ye Jiang. He has built his foundation and is quite old, probably around fifty years old in appearance. Its said that someone saw him pass by this place."
Chen Youli stroked his beard thoughtfully for a moment, then said: "Please wait here for a while, brother. Ill send my disciple to make some inquiries."
Ye Jingwen nodded: "Please, senior brother."
Chen Youli withdrew and had someone bring tea over.
Mochen Song looked at this tea and found it also contained spiritual energy, he was extremely surprised.
Ye Jingwen said to her: "This is just a tea tree cultivated in the spiritual energy land, and its not some rare variety."
Mo Tian Ge hummed and asked him: "Ye Dage, is this a shop opened by your sect?"
Ye Jingwen replied, "Thats right. We have shops in every market and alleyway. If any of our disciples outside need help, they can find the shopkeeper."
"Oh."
After waiting for a while, Chen Youli came in.