Guben Dan

  Out of the door, it was already deep in the night. The shops in the streets had long been closed. There were only a few scattered lights on the street.

  Under the dim light of the sky, he slowly walked towards the inn.

  That evening, they talked a lot about what had happened after parting ways. Both of them were no longer the little girls they used to be, and they also differed greatly from the images in each other's memories, so many things needed to be slowly explained in detail.

  Just as she didn't expect Tian Qiao to become so gentle and elegant, Tian Qiao also didn't think that she would be living like a man now. Looking back, Tian Qiao was passionate and lively, while she was quiet and reserved, no one expected that when they met again it would be such a reversal, really making people sigh at the impermanence of things.

  In addition, Meng Tian Ge specially observed her husband. Meng Si Gui was very polite to her, but not overly affectionate. Although he wasn't particularly considerate of Tian Qiao, he wasn't bad either. She secretly asked Tian Qiao how Meng Si Gui treated her, and Tian Qiao just sighed and said that this is what marriage is like - the passion fades away as life wears on. Meng Si Gui treats her well enough, but as a cultivator, he inevitably looks down on her a bit since she's an ordinary person.

  After hearing this, Mo Tian Ge knew that she shouldn't interfere with the couple's affairs, so she didn't say anything more. In fact, she probably understood Meng Si Gui's mindset - giving up worldly wealth and glory to come to Kun Wu, naturally meant wanting to progress further on the path of cultivation, but with poor innate talent and a difficult life, it was natural for him to feel depressed, and thus he had less concern for the people around him.

  However, thinking about it, she still felt a bit disheartened. Tian Qiao and her husband had only been married for four or five years, but their love had already faded. If they were cultivators, they would both spend most of their time cultivating, and after hundreds of years, how much affection could be left? If they parted ways on the road, wouldn't it be very sad?

  At this thought, she smiled bitterly in her heart. Matters of the heart are indeed better left untouched; if one were to devote themselves wholeheartedly to another, only to receive unequal treatment in return, she would rather spend her life alone.

  The inn was not far away. She raised her head and suddenly stopped.

  Two figures emerged from the inn and slipped into the darkness.

  If it were someone else, she would not have interfered, but these two people happened to be acquaintances of hers, one being Jiang Chengxian and the other his follower, a young man. After thinking for a moment, she made up her mind, composed herself, and followed them.

  This Jiang Chengxian should be at the base of the foundation, not staying in Yunwu Mountain, but instead appearing here, there must be some reason. Moreover, she had also heard that this person relied on having a senior who was a master of alchemy, and although he had treasures, his divine abilities were not to be seen, and she was confident that she would not be discovered.

  The two of them also held their breath and ran wildly all the way. Mo Tian Ge had to think carefully before he could keep a distance from them, neither too far nor too close. It was unclear where these two were headed, but they ran for an hour without stopping. Several times, he almost lost them.

  An hour later, they entered a mountain valley and finally slowed down. Seeing that they had not discovered themselves at all, Mo Tian Ge carefully approached them.

  These two people seemed to be looking for something, after circling around, Jiang Chengxian asked somewhat impatiently: "Are you sure it's here?"

  The little guy heard this and replied in a pleasant tone: "Brother Jiang, I really did see that kid run here, his hideout should be around here somewhere."

  "Then go and look for it quickly."

  "Huh? I..." It seemed that Jiang Chengxian hadn't expected to take the hard work for himself, and his small frame showed some reluctance.

  "What?"

  "Nothing, nothing, Brother Jiang, wait here for a moment, I'll go around and investigate."

  "Go quickly!"

  The little guy reluctantly left, leaving Jiang Chengxian alone in this place.

  Mo Tian Ge thought for a moment and stayed put, no matter what happened, this person would come back to find Jiang Cheng Xian, so he might as well wait here.

  From the brief conversation between these two, it can be inferred that they seem to have come to find trouble with someone. However, this shouldn't be their main purpose for coming from Yunwu Mountain. The spiritual energy in this mountain valley is thin and weak, so anyone who sets up a Dongfu here should be a loose cultivator. She doesn't believe they would run all the way from Yunwu Mountain just to deal with a loose cultivator; there must be some other reason.

  It's clear what happened here. They must have passed by this place, had a conflict with someone in the market, and on impulse, wanted to teach that person a lesson.

  After a long time, the little guy who was sent to explore the road by Jiang Chengxian still didn't come back. Jiang Chengxian seemed to be getting impatient and stood up to look around, muttering: "Why is this guy so slow!"

  At present, Jiang Cheng is completely unguarded. If you want to kill him, it's a great opportunity. However, Mo Tian Ge is not Xu Jing, and in the movement of Yun Wu Sect being destroyed, she didn't have any losses, so she doesn't have any hatred towards the Jiang family either. Moreover, although this place isn't Yun Wu Mountain, the Jiang family has two Foundation Establishment seniors after all. If they were to be found out, it would be a disaster, and she wouldn't do something stupid like that.

  After a while, Jiang Chengxian was about to get restless when there was finally some movement.

  "Brother Jiang, I found it!" The little guy rushed over and gestured in a certain direction, "It's just there. But that array is extremely powerful."

  "Hmph!" Jiang Chengxian said arrogantly, "With the Heaven-Shattering Mirror in hand, what formation can't be broken?"

  The little guy nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Brother Jiang, let's go?"

  "Alright, lead the way."

  Po Tian Mirror? Mo Tian Ge unconsciously furrowed her brow. Second Uncle had once told her that there was a type of unconventional magical artifact, specifically designed to break through formation spells. Could this Po Tian Mirror be one such artifact?

  Still following behind them, she didn't walk far before discovering the remnants of an array amidst a cluster of mountain rocks.

  This formation is called the Azure Sky and White Sun Formation. It's a rarely seen extremely yang formation, not some common goods, its power can compare to her Five Elements Creation and Destruction Formation, only slightly inferior in hiding its traces.

  Of course, this is from her perspective, if there was no formation technique foundation, it would take some effort to discover.

  It seems that the master of this formation is also a talented person, the formation is not simple, and the place where the formation is set up is also well chosen.

  The two men stood outside the formation, no longer concealing their spiritual energy. Jiang Chengxian gestured, and the small man shouted loudly: "You little brat, your grandfather has arrived, come out quickly to meet your death!"

  He shouted once and waited for a moment, but there was no response at all.

  The little guy continued to shout: "Wei, don't think that just because you're hiding we can't do anything. My brother Jiang has a spiritual artifact that specializes in breaking formations. If you don't want to die, come out honestly and hand over the solid foundation elixir, and we'll spare your life!"

  The stranger's song made him pause. Could it be that these two had set their sights on someone else's elixir, and were resorting to forceful robbery?

  As for Dan Yao, although she can't refine the elixir herself, she knows a lot about it. However, this "Ben Yuan Dan" is something she has never heard of before. Looking at Jiang Chengxian and this little guy's behavior, it's probably not some ordinary elixir.

  At this time, a furious voice finally came from the formation: "So it's you!"

  The little guy laughed in a shrill voice: "Isn't it your grandfather? How about it, take out the elixir, and we'll let you go!"

  "Hah! You think you can just take my Foundation Establishment Pill? Dream on! If you have the guts, come and get it yourself!"

  "Hum! You don't drink when toasted, now you'll have to drink a penalty!"

  Facing this threat, the person inside let out a cold snort and stopped speaking.

  The little guy turned his head and looked at Jiang Chengxian for instructions: "Brother Jiang?"

  Jiang Chengxian hesitated for a moment, his face turning stern. He said in a low voice, "Kill him! Although he's just a loose cultivator, we must get the Solid Foundation Pill from him, and then kill him."

  The words of the monk were somewhat distant, and this sentence was heard vaguely, but the word "kill" was heard, slightly surprising. Monks are all afraid of death, rarely will they fight to the death, unless there is a grudge or sufficient benefit, otherwise they will not easily kill each other. The monk said that they were greedy for the Ben Dan in his hand, and came to kill him. What exactly is this Ben Dan?

  If this cultivator is indeed a loose cultivator, then he's in danger today. Jiang Chengxian has already cultivated to the 10th layer of Qi Refining, and his little follower by his side is also at the 8th layer of Qi Refining. Plus, Jiang Chengxian must have treasures on him... This person will likely suffer a defeat if they clash with them.

  At this time, Jiang Chengxian had already taken out the spiritual instrument, and it was indeed a mirror, which was probably what they called the Broken Sky Mirror. When he shone the mirror on the formation, despite the absence of light or moon, a cyan glow shot out from within the mirror and landed among the rocks, instantly causing several places to erupt with explosive sounds, and the formation disks flew out.

  Moy Tian Ge was shocked, she hadn't expected this spiritual artifact to have such great power. She secretly calculated that even her own Five Elements Birth and Death Formation might not be able to withstand the mirror for long.

  The formation was broken, and between the mountains, a cave suddenly appeared. Jiang Chengxian and the two of them looked at each other, carefully stepping inside.

  Mò Tiān Gē remained still in her hiding place, her heart momentarily hesitant. In the end, she decided not to interfere with this matter. This was not something she could handle, and Jiang Chéng Xián was someone she couldn't afford to provoke.

  The sound of a fight came from the Duan's residence, but it didn't last long. Soon, a miserable cry was heard inside, and it was unknown whether that loose cultivator had been killed or not.

  But the sound of fighting continued, and it wasn't until after a while that the noise finally stopped. A person covered in blood stumbled out, and upon closer inspection, she saw that it was Jiang Chengxian.

  As soon as Jiang Chengxian left the Dongfu, he immediately activated his Light Body Technique and sprinted away. This scene left Mo Tian Ge perplexed - had he suffered a great loss?

  She waited patiently for a while longer, but there was still no movement from the mansion.

  After some thought, she secretly extended her divine sense, and then was stunned again. In this mansion, there were no longer any living people.

  Confirming there was no one else around, she emerged from her hiding place, drew out Qingmu Sword and headed towards Dongfu.

  Inside, it's a mess. Their fighting method is apparently quite intense, this cave mansion can no longer be seen in its original shape, everywhere are fragments of mountain rocks and walls, on the ground there are two corpses, one is indeed that small guy who was with Jiang Chengxian, the other is an unfamiliar cultivator, presumably it's that Wei surname they mentioned.

  She walked closer, took a careful look, and found that neither of them had a Qiankun bag. It seemed that Jiang Chengxian had taken it away. Nor did she know what the solid core pill they were talking about was. In an instant, it made these two people fight each other to death.

  After observing all around, Mo Tian Ge saw a bookshelf that had fallen to the ground from among the rock fragments and picked up an intact jade slip. Afraid that Jiang Cheng Xian would come back, she didn't even dare to deal with the corpse, so she left Dong Fu, went around the mountain pass, and hid in a random place.

  Thanks for the 5,000 yuan reward. There's thunder outside, I'll hurry up and post this before shutting down the computer.