102, Reclusive Again

  Mochen Song stared at the three Zhuji Dan pills rolling around on his plate. He spaced out for a moment.

  After she offered the Dan Fang, someone indeed sent a reward over, not only the three Zhu Ji Dans that were promised, but also some precious medicinal pellets and Ling stones. On the second day, another disciple came to deliver something, including a bottle of just-refined solid foundation pill with quality far superior to hers, which was ordered by Shou Jing Shu Shu.

  To be honest, these two rewards are more valuable than all her wealth, so she didn't feel uncomfortable that Danfang was taken away. At least these two people from the Qin family were not tyrannical and treated her well.

  After thinking for a while, Lu'an packed up her things and headed towards Master Yuan Yin's residence.

  With his own token, he opened the outermost formation and, after being announced by a gatekeeper disciple, Mo Tian Ge walked into the grand hall of Xuan Yin Zhen Ren's Dong Fu.

  As soon as she walked in, Wei Jiasi was also there, and when she saw her coming in, her face was expressionless.

  She didn't mind and first paid respects to Master Xuan Yin: "Disciple Mo Tian Ge pays respects to Master Xuan Yin."

  Xuan Yin Zhen Ren's expression was kind and gentle: "Get up."

  "Thank you, Master." Mo Tian Ge stood up. He also bowed to Wei Jia Si, "Sister Wei."

  Wei Jiasi's expression was indifferent and somewhat cold as she responded with a single word, then turned her head away without looking at her.

  Mo Tian Ge didn't get angry, he just stood up straight with his hands behind his back.

  Xuan Yin Zhen Ren looked at her and asked warmly, "Tian Ge, is there something on your mind that brings you here?"

  "Yes," Mo Tian Ge bowed his head to report, "The disciple obtained the Jinghe and Zu Shi's foundation-building pill two days ago, so I came to ask Master Shibo, can I immediately go into seclusion?"

  "This...". Xuan Yin Zhen Ren sank into thought for a moment before asking, "You've just emerged from half a year of closed-door meditation; do you feel tired?"

  Moy Tian Ge shook his head: "The disciple is not yet tired, and he is thinking about building the foundation with all his heart."

  Xuan Yin Zhen Ren said, "In theory, a Qi-refining cultivator's mental state is unstable and shouldn't be closed off for more than half a year. Moreover, continuous closure is not allowed. However, your willpower is firm, so there shouldn't be too much of a problem. If you want to close immediately, it's also possible, but building the foundation requires a calm mind and smooth flow of spiritual energy. If your heart is restless, you must stop immediately."

  Mo Tian Ge heard this and happily said: "In that case, I'll continue my closed-door training tomorrow."

  Xuan Yin Zhen Ren smiled and nodded: "You already know the steps of building the foundation, no need to come and report again, decide for yourself."

  "Yes. The disciple takes his leave."

  Having obtained permission, Mo Tian Ge once again devoted himself to closed-door training in preparation for building his foundation.

  There was still one Lianji Dan left from Jiang Chengxian, and the previous time she had only refined two Genben Dans, using up one of them. Fortunately, among the things sent by Shoujing Shishu, there was a bottle of newly refined Genben Dan. After making preparations, she informed her friends Luo Fenshuai and Ye Jingwen about her reclusive cultivation. Ye Jingwen came to instruct her again before her seclusion, while Luo Fenshuai promised to take good care of her medicine field during her seclusion.

  All miscellaneous matters were settled, and the Heavenly Song once again closed the Dongfu.

  Perhaps for others, failing to build the foundation and then re-closing it after just a few days is too hasty, but Mo Tian Ge was very calm. In fact, in the last three months of her previous closed-door training, she had already known that building the foundation had failed, but she still used the power of the foundation-building pill to cleanse her entire body's spiritual energy, so she didn't feel any urgency.

  Calm and peaceful, closing his eyes to calm his mind, Mo Tian Ge once again immersed himself in the world of cultivation.

  Tai Kang Mountain's peaks are filled with spiritual energy, and this place is right next to the Dongfu of Xuan Yin Zhenren. The spiritual energy is even more overflowing. Mo Tian Ge slowly mobilized the spiritual energy throughout her body, starting from the Dan Tian, flowing through the meridians, and finally returning to the Dan Tian. Beside her, the spiritual energy gathered bit by bit, surging towards her body, gradually merging into her meridians.

  Her body's yin energy was running smoothly, although she had absorbed a lot of spiritual energy, it hadn't increased by even a single thread. The spiritual energy wandered around her body and then gradually dissipated. Her Qi refinement was complete, in other words, if she didn't lay the foundation, her cultivation wouldn't be able to increase anymore. However, she wasn't anxious at all, slowly controlling her own spiritual energy, running the Grand Cycle of Heaven and Earth over and over again, until her entire body got used to this repetitive cycle.

  I don't know how long it took, but she felt as if her entire body had become a universe. She began to swallow the auxiliary pills one by one, and finally, the first foundation-establishing pill.

  The spiritual energy inside her surged again, and the meridians cracked, but this time, she didn't even flinch, still steadily following the original rhythm, controlling the world inside her body, operating bit by bit, not changing due to external factors.

  That powerful force gradually dissolved into the dark spiritual energy, and was even step by step assimilated.

  As this spiritual energy slowly weakened, she almost didn't think and once again swallowed a foundation-building pill and a solidifying pill together.

  The two divine consciousnesses paying attention here were shocked, almost wanting to immediately order her to stop, but she was still calmly running her spiritual energy, and finally gave up.

  If the first pellet of Zhū Jī Dān was swallowed, a storm would rage inside her body. This time, it was as if a massive tidal wave had been stirred up. The waves crashed down on her meridians, but she remained still, not resisting, but rather merging with them, flowing with the currents, until she gradually grasped the rhythm within and slowly took control of her own autonomy.

  After taking the third Bu Ji Dan and Gu Ben Dan, the gradually calming bō tides turned into raging sea waters, sweeping away everything, submerging everything, completely surrounding that strand of yin xìng spiritual energy, as if to swallow it in one gulp. But she remained calm and persisted in running this weak spiritual energy, slowly stirring it up, slowly absorbing it.

  After an unknown period of time, this spiritual energy was finally absorbed and became a huge river, gradually widening the meridians, eventually flowing into the sea, rushing towards the Dan Tian.

  At this time, a strange scene appeared on Qingyuan Peak. Countless spiritual energies seemed to be pulled and surged towards a certain place.

  Innumerable Clear Spring Peak disciples came out of the Dongfu and saw these spiritual energies transform from formless to substantial, until they converged in a certain place.

  A few clouds floated in and lingered above the Dongfang Palace, entwining with the spiritual energy, gradually weaving into a rainbow bridge.

  "Dan has been formed! Someone has formed a dan!" A disciple who had witnessed the formation of dan by his seniors in the sect shouted, attracting other disciples to gather around.

  Essence gathered, auspicious clouds appeared. The elders of Taikang Mountain also came out of their Dongfu to observe this scene.

  Qingyuan Peak is bustling with people, countless people are rushing to this Dongfu located on the half mountain waist.

  At this moment, a figure appeared in mid-air, looking down at the crowded crowd with his hands behind his back, and shouted: "All disciples of Qingquan Peak return to their respective caves, no one is allowed to make mistakes!"

  Its voice was clear and distinct, as if by the ear, the disciples saw this figure standing in mid-air, and they all bowed and obeyed. But still, they discussed it in twos and threes.

  "Junior Brother Shoujing!" Other peaks had Essence Condensation cultivators hurrying over, asking in pursuit, "What's going on? It seems like someone is condensing a dan, but the aura is somewhat insufficient. Could it be that your Clear Spring Peak disciples are cultivating some secret technique?"

  "Everyone doesn't need to be surprised, I just have a disciple building foundation at Qingyuan Peak."

  "Foundational establishment?" The answer was obtained, but these monks were even more surprised, "How could foundational establishment possibly trigger heavenly phenomena and produce spiritual vortexes?"

  "I'm still paying attention to this matter, and if there's any news, I'll share it with all of you brothers again."

  "This is unusual..."

  Xuan Yin Zhen Ren flew over and exchanged a greeting with the various Dan-stage cultivators surrounding Qin Xi. In a deep voice, he said: "Fellow Daoist brothers, I will be keeping a close eye on this matter along with Shou Jing. You all should return first to avoid causing panic among the disciples."

  This sentence finally made these Jie Dan cultivators stop asking questions, discuss for two sentences, and leave separately.

  Qin Xi and Xuan Yin Zhen Ren landed in front of the Dongfu of Mo Tian Ge, both with solemn expressions.

  "Junior Brother Shoujing, what do you think this is all about?"

  Qin Xi remained silent for a long time before slowly opening his mouth: "Hundreds of years ago, there was an ancient spiritual beast that awakened in the Ten Thousand Year Ice River. At that time, auspicious clouds gathered in the sky and thunder rumbled like celebration."

  He spoke up to this point, Xuan Yin Zhenren was taken aback: "You're saying..."

  Qin Xi shook his head: "I'm not sure either. However, the ancient spirit beast that was nothing out of the ordinary in the distant past can now cause such a heavenly phenomenon, it's probably due to the difference in realm."

  Xuan Yin Zhen Ren pondered for a long time, but still couldn't understand: "Even so, the cultivation method she practices is also that of modern times, and has nothing to do with ancient times."

  Qin Xi didn't continue on this matter and only said: "Let's just wait and see, once she comes out of the pass, we'll know what's going on."

  But this wait was longer than they had expected.

  Half a year had passed, and Mo Tian Ge still hadn't come out of her seclusion. She was like a silkworm that had spun its cocoon, sitting cross-legged in the Dongfu with no awareness of her surroundings. The Dongfu was filled with spiritual energy that had almost turned into liquid, while around her was a thick layer of yin energy, wrapping around her tightly, layer by layer, until it had almost solidified and encased her completely.

  A year has passed, and Xuan Yin Zhen Ren is getting impatient. Cultivators usually take a few months to half a year to build their foundation, but Mo Tian Ge has been in seclusion for nearly half a year, which means he has been in seclusion for a whole year and a half. The Xuan Qing Sect has never had anyone who took so long to build their foundation.

  A year and a half has passed, even the Chief Elder of our sect has come to ask about it. Even if it's the Heaven and Earth Convergence, it wouldn't last this long. Why did this disciple take so long to build his foundation?

  Two years had passed, and Qin Xi stood before the Dong Manor, silent and speechless.

  At first, they could still use their divine sense to explore the situation inside the Dongfu, but later on, it seemed as if a dense and solid layer of spiritual energy had been isolated, even the divine sense of these Jiedan cultivators couldn't penetrate deeply. Now they have no idea what's going on inside, only vaguely feeling that the people inside are still alive.

  When building the foundation, others must not disturb, otherwise, lightly injured, heavily set back. He came to stand here when he was idle, but didn't know when the door of this cave would open.

  He raised his head and looked at the clouds above, where a rainbow bridge condensed from the spiritual energy, with spirit birds flying about, as beautiful as an immortal realm.

  Suddenly, the Rainbow Bridge moved slightly, and in an instant, the clouds dispersed, the spirit magpie flew away, leaving no trace, as if the scene just now was all an illusion.

  He raised an eyebrow, turned his head and stared intently at the stone gate in front of him.

  The spiritual energy of the Dongfu was also rapidly dissipating, and in just a moment, it had all disappeared without a trace.

  The disciples of Qingyuan Peak, almost no one found that the scenery for more than a year had quietly disappeared.

  The stone gate finally opened, and a person slowly walked out, smiling at each other.

  My eyelids are fighting, I'll correct the typos tomorrow. Finally succeeded in building the foundation, hooray!