Bab 108: Chapter 108: Don’t Spread This Around
Liu Yunan and Jiang Youfu looked on enviously from the side.
Even Yigao now had a disciple!
They both felt a strong desire to take on a disciple of their own for fun.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiao was considering that it might be time to move forward with the construction of the Beast Cultivation Hall, which had been on hold for some time. After all, the sect now had more than just a lazy bird like Xiao Luan.
Come to think of it, if it weren't for Tuan Tuan's involvement, the spirit stone mine might not have ended up belonging to their sect.
Just as without Xiao Luan, he might not have met Yigao as early as he did.
Perhaps all of this could be called fate.
Life is unpredictable, and you never know what you'll encounter or miss out on in the next step.
But it's precisely this unpredictability that makes life interesting and full of challenges.
That evening, the results of the first round of the county examination were announced, and as expected, Sun Yigao passed and advanced to the second round.
During the two days of waiting for the next exam, Sun Yigao continued his intensive study, while Lin Xiao, Liu Yunan, and Jiang Youfu, along with Tuan Tuan, nestled into their Peach Blossom Gathering Spirit Formations to cultivate.
Tuan Tuan used Sun Yigao's formation since he wasn't currently using it.
In fact, the one-meter radius of the Peach Blossom Gathering Spirit Formation could comfortably fit one person and still have room for a small cat to cultivate alongside them.
However, Tuan Tuan didn't like being too close to others. Having its own formation was much better—it could even roll around in it.
The day of the second exam arrived, and just like on the first day, they all rose before dawn and escorted Sun Yigao to the examination hall.
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Meanwhile, in Liaoju Prefecture, the day after the children were rescued…
After hearing the children mention the glowing stones in the underground cave, Jin Nanhuan suspected they were spirit stones.
It had been late at night, and the children were frightened in the dense forest, clamoring to go home. Prefect Tong had also been urging him, so he had reluctantly escorted them back.
The next day, he hurried to the cave entrance to investigate.
Seeing that it was indeed protected by a concealment array and a spiritual lock array, he was overjoyed and immediately dove in.
But instead of finding a cave full of spirit stones, he was met with a solid rock wall.
Jin Nanhuan didn't leave right away, as he suddenly recalled that the children had mentioned the young man who saved them had shouted about danger, urging them to flee.
He guessed that the black-robed man might have left some kind of trap to destroy the cave after his death, intending to bury it all.
Thinking he had figured it out, Jin Nanhuan started blasting the rock walls with his spells, imagining that there might be a whole spirit stone mine buried beneath them.
However, as he continued to dig, he found nothing.
Then it struck him—since he had entered the cave through the spiritual lock array, he hadn't felt the rich spiritual energy that a spirit stone mine should have.
Staring at the tunnel he had nearly turned into a passage, he fell silent.
Could this place not be a spirit stone mine after all?
But if that were the case, what about the spiritual lock array, and the glowing stones the children mentioned…?
Could it be that the black-robed man had other purposes, and the spiritual lock array was just to hide his activities here?
In any case, it was impossible for that young man who saved the children to have moved the entire spirit stone mine, right?
If someone had that kind of power, Jin Nanhuan wouldn't dare to covet the spirit stone mine anyway.
After all his effort for nothing, he had no choice but to head back.
Forget about the spirit stone mine—how could there be one in the mortal world?
If there were spirit stone mines in the mortal world, it wouldn't be called the mortal world anymore.
He decided to stop dwelling on it and return to the sect to claim his reward. He could already see himself reaching the late stage of Foundation Establishment!
Meanwhile, Mo Yuanjiao and Mo the guard, after being questioned at the government office, presented their military household token, receiving special treatment as the young master of the General's Mansion. After a hearty meal, they left the government office with bright smiles.
The two mounted their recovered horses and continued their journey east at full speed.
A few days later, they arrived at Cuifeng Town.
They stopped at a small tea stall to rest.
Mo Yuanjiao and Mo the guard sat drinking tea.
While traveling, they kept things simple, and the Mo family always treated their personal guards as half-family.
Despite the rough nature of the tea in Cuifeng Town, Mo Yuanjiao, having been trained since childhood, drank it without flinching.
After all, he had often drunk bitter tea made from the roughest tea leaves when he was young.
As they sipped their tea, Mo the guard frowned slightly and looked toward the town's entrance with concern, saying, "Young Master, if we keep heading east, we'll only reach some villages. There's no county office, and we're getting close to the border of Pusi Kingdom. I've heard that beyond that are vast mountain ranges with nothing there, and it's said that the mountains are filled with ferocious beasts."
Mo Yuanjiao, his lips wet from the tea, wiped his mouth and looked at Mo the guard with bright eyes, saying, "Isn't that exactly where a hidden sect should be? Looks like we're on the right track!"
Mo the guard: …No, Young Master, that's not what I meant.
Seeing his young master's enthusiastic expression, Mo the guard had no choice but to remind him, "Young Master, what if there really are dangerous beasts in those mountains? Isn't it too risky?" What if you get carried off by one? Then I'll have to search everywhere for you.
The problem is, beasts aren't like people. They won't wait or listen to your pleas—they'll start chomping if they're hungry!
Mo Yuanjiao waved his hand grandly. "Don't worry! The opportunity will protect me. Old Que, you'll see!"
Seeing that his young master couldn't be dissuaded, Mo the guard sighed inwardly and resigned himself to his fate. If he got carried off, so be it—he'd do his best to rescue him. If he couldn't, he'd let the beasts carry him off too.
After finishing their rest, the two left the tea stall and headed toward the town entrance.
When they reached the entrance, Mo Yuanjiao suddenly grabbed an elderly man who was about to enter the town and asked, "Elder, do you know of any… um… places nearby where immortals might live?"
The old man, startled by being grabbed, was confused at first. But when he heard the question, he looked at Mo Yuanjiao with a peculiar expression.
"What do you need to know that for, young man?"
Mo Yuanjiao smiled sheepishly. "I'm here to seek a master."
The old man's expression grew even more peculiar.
"The Shangyang Sect just finished recruiting disciples not long ago."
Mo Yuanjiao hurriedly said, "I'm not looking to join the Shangyang Sect. Elder, you've lived here for a long time—haven't you heard of any other immortal sects around here?"
The old man scrutinized Mo Yuanjiao and then glanced at Mo the guard behind him. After a moment of hesitation, he pulled Mo Yuanjiao aside to a secluded spot and whispered, "I'll tell you, but don't spread it around."
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