Mo Zi Chen suddenly opened her eyes wide, her face turned pale. Earlier, she had occasionally immersed her divine sense into the space and discovered that the striking red gourd was now only half left after being blasted, floating back and forth in the water pool of her storage space like a small boat.
She only then remembered, in the last moment of the explosion, what had actually happened. She seemed to have been trapped in a mysterious space, and then, a pearl flew over, being absorbed by her own space.
I'm dizzy, isn't that Candle in the Tomb?
This thing has actually entered its own body, I don't know if it will suck itself into a human dry!
No, it should be in this jade pendant. Fortunately, if not, I'll just throw it away. Mo Zichen secretly let out a breath and subconsciously reached for the jade pendant hidden on her chest.
She treasured this jade pendant, wearing it on a fine cord close to her skin and hidden under her clothes, never revealing it to anyone. On several occasions when she encountered danger, she fortunately managed to keep it safe without losing it.
Su Huan then discovered her abnormality and asked: "Mo Niang, are you okay?"
Mo Zi Chen let out an "ah" and said: "Nothing's wrong! What could possibly be wrong with me?"
Her voice was slightly louder than before, and Ji Youfei also looked over at her.
Su He smiled: "Right, Miss Mo and my mother have the same surname. You also possess a spiritual root. I wonder if you have any blood relationship with the Mo family of Qingcheng?"
Mo Zi Chen's heart skipped a beat, she instinctively felt that Su Huan's question seemed to have some deeper meaning behind it. She waved her hand and said: "I am from Lingnan, I was taken in as a disciple by my master, just a month ago I passed through Luofu Ridge, I've never been to Qingcheng Mountain, my mother is an ordinary person, the name of Qingcheng Mo family, I only heard it for the first time today."
Su Huan smiled and said: "Since we share the same surname, it means we have a few points of fate. In the future, I welcome Miss Mo to visit Qingcheng Mountain."
Mo Zi Chen smiled and said: "Definitely, definitely!"
Su Huan suddenly said, "Miss Mo should be just a beginner, but with my eyesight, I couldn't see your cultivation clearly. I don't know what treasure your respected master gave you, and how did he hide your realm so well? Moreover, the plan of Jingtan Sect this time is hidden so well. If it wasn't for you occasionally opening the ancient tomb's gate, we wouldn't have been able to uncover their conspiracy. Miss Mo must have made a great contribution in this matter?"
Mo Zi Chen's neck instinctively cooled down, and she subconsciously covered her mouth, deciding to take off the jade pendant from her neck as soon as she returned and hide it in her waist. She pretended not to understand and smiled: "Master has indeed given me a protective artifact, but without his permission, I dare not show it to outsiders. His temper is quite eccentric, and I don't dare to provoke him."
She silently prayed in her heart, having only met the cheap master once. I had no choice but to push this matter onto you, so please don't blame me!
Su Huan's expression turned very strange, and he suddenly burst out laughing: "Hmph, you're right! Haha! Alright, I won't ask you about this anymore."
Mo Zi Chen let out a sigh of relief and quickly turned her head to look at Bai Jie Zi, afraid that Su Huan would ask her something again.
Su Huan was also frowning and muttering to herself at this time: "Hmm, she indeed has the surname Mo, but I couldn't see what her spiritual root is like. It shouldn't have anything to do with the clan's inheritance, right?"
At this time, Tian Landaoren had already said to Bai Jiezi: "This is also a blessing in disguise. Probably the current Xianxia world can no longer bear the aura of Zhu Tian Temple, let it disperse naturally, or perhaps break through to another mysterious cave heaven. However, this matter still needs to be discussed with the elders of various sects after returning. He said thoughtfully, "This matter is only known by a few elders in Jingtan Sect, and other disciples are unaware. You few, when you return, must keep your mouths shut and not leak a single word!"
Several people nodded in agreement, and Tian Lan said: "Xiao Su, we're leaving the mountain. You go take care of things outside the Jingtan Sect. Those disciples don't know anything about it, so there's no need to make things difficult for them. Just disperse them."
Everyone agreed and was about to take action when Ren Gengxin suddenly rushed out of the crowd, knelt down in front of Bai Jiezi, and kept kowtowing.
"What do you want to do?"
Ren Gengxin merely bowed his head and said: "Your disciple was fortunate enough to be rescued by the immortal, and my life was spared. Now that my home has been destroyed, I am left with nothing but a useless body. I wish to enter into the immortal's school, learn from him, and seek immortality. Please have mercy on me!"
Bai Jie Zi stroked his beard, looked him up and down, and chuckled: "With so many people present, why must you bow to me? Do you think I'm more impressive? Let me tell you, the old man next to me is practicing the authentic Xuanmen Taoist techniques, much more powerful than my unorthodox swordsmanship. Moreover, he's good at accepting disciples and is kinder to people, far superior to me. Why don't I introduce you to him?"
"Disciple fell off the cliff, thanks to the immortal's rescue, this is the fate of past lives. I only ask for the immortal's pity, otherwise, I am willing to kneel forever and never get up!" After saying that, he bowed his head deeply, his forehead tightly attached to the ground, and no longer made a sound.
He saw that he was serious, so he put on a solemn expression: "You want to worship me as your master, this is not difficult. But I come from the northwest Lingjian Mountain, which is an extremely cold and bitter place that ordinary people cannot bear. And I have long since stopped accepting personal disciples after completing my Yuan Ying. If you want to enter my sect, follow me to Lingjian Mountain's Fei Bai Peak, enter my sword pool, and endure 81 days of sword energy biting and suffering. If you can bear it, then I will accept you as a disciple. However, think carefully, although you have a spiritual root, that place is difficult for even ordinary cultivators to bear, it's a life-or-death situation!"
"Disciple's life was given by the immortal, it has long been disregarded. I am willing to follow Master to Lingjian Mountain!"
"Alright, then let's head back and you can come with me!"
Mo Zi Chen quietly asked Ji You Fei: "What did Bai Qian Bei mean?"
Ji Youfei seemed to be worried about Ren Gengxin, "This friend of yours is indeed bold. Every Sword Emperor has their own sword pool, where they temper their yuanqi, refine their law body and yuanming sword. It's a place of wind blades and frost swords every day, far from what ordinary people can bear. Generally, cultivators can't last three to five days in the sword pool. White senior actually wants him to stay for 99 days, which is clearly a polite refusal. However, if he really can hold on, that would be a great opportunity. You know, White senior has always been alone in the Kunwu continent, and only took in three disciples in his early years, all of whom fell in battle before he became a Sword Emperor. Let's just see if he can make it through this ordeal!"
Mo Zi Chen listened, and was somewhat worried about Ren Geng Xin. However, she also understood his temperament, that these things couldn't be advised against, so she walked to his side and said in a low voice: "I also can't advise you on these matters, just be careful and take care of yourself. Don't think about the Peach Blossom Village incident either, those people were all killed by my master, you don't need to go find anyone for revenge. Since you no longer blame me, from now on, live for yourself!" She grasped Ren Geng Xin's hand tightly, "I believe that no matter where you are, you will always have your own achievements!"
Tian Lan Dao Ren then followed the earth's pulse and found Ji Xue and Yu Wei, who were originally imprisoned. Ji Xue was not his disciple, but he was still severely trained. Then, with a big wave of his sleeve, he sent everyone out of the mountain.
The disciples of the Jingtan Sect were still dazed, none of them knew what had happened, they only heard the loud rumbling sound from the mountain, and even when the news was passed on to the sect, there was no response. Suddenly, two Yuan Ying Da Xiu flew out, all of them were shocked beyond measure, prostrating themselves on the ground, not daring to make a sound.
The two of them sat quietly in their seats, no longer speaking. Trivial matters were handled by Su Huan alone, who was concise and to the point. He only said that the elder monks of the Jingtan Sect had been cultivating demonic forbidden techniques in this place, and were discovered and eliminated by Yuan Ying Zushi. This time, only the main culprits were punished, while the others were considered coerced followers and were not pursued. They were all dispersed and the matter was settled.
The Jingtan Sect has been here for over 10,000 years and has accumulated a considerable amount of wealth. Su Huan took out a portion of it and distributed it among the disciples, telling them to cultivate on their own and not to linger in the mountain without reason. As for the remaining wealth, he didn't waste it either, dividing it into several portions, each stored in a wooden chest, and distributing it among the crowd, including Mo Ziyu, who also received a share.
Mo Zi Chen waved her hand and said, "I was rescued by my seniors, how dare I take credit?" She always felt that this was like robbing someone's house and then dividing the spoils.
Su He smiled and said, "We've suffered so much, it's not like we can just escape for nothing. There's nothing particularly valuable, just some spirit stones and some common materials for refining equipment and elixirs. It's nothing special, something that you two seniors wouldn't even bother with. Why don't we just split it among ourselves, it'll make our lives a bit easier."
Mo Zi Chen saw others taking it without hesitation, so she also took it and put it in her bosom.
Su Huan did things neatly and efficiently, but it took only half a day for the disciples of Jingtan Sect to be driven away one by one. Then he set up signs at several prominent mountain entrances, stating what had happened and prohibiting outsiders from entering the mountain without permission. Afterwards, he said: "After all, this place was once the site of the Candle Sky Secret Realm, and the spiritual veins have been polluted. We still need to ask a few senior fellow practitioners to join forces and cast a spell to seal off the entire mountain."
Tian Lan Dao Ren nodded: "This matter, we will discuss with the elders of each sect when we return. Alright, things are settled here, you all can disperse! You Yu Fei, you and your sister, go back to the mountain and report to the Men Zhong Xing Tang for punishment. Face the wall for a year before you can come down from the mountain!"
Ji Youfei didn't dare to refute, and humbly replied. At this time, Bai Jiezi suddenly said: "You little girl, are quite interesting, I heard you joined the Jiuhua Xianzong, but haven't formally entered the door to pay respects, this time wanting to go back thousands of miles? Why don't I send you on your way?"
Having said that, he didn't care whether Mo Zi Chen agreed or not. With a wave of his sleeve, he swept her up and grabbed Ren Geng Xin with his right hand. A white light flashed through the air, and they vanished into thin air in an instant.