"An... an Earth-Tier Upper Grade Cultivation Art?"
Mo Lingyuan raised an eyebrow, scarcely able to believe it.
An Earth-Tier Upper Grade Cultivation Art was extraordinarily powerful.
At its peak, it could increase the force or pressure of a cultivator's techniques a hundredfold, and boost cultivation speed thirtyfold!
In Search Province, forget Earth-Tier Upper Grade Cultivation Arts; there were no Mystic-Tier Cultivation Arts at all!
Even he, the ancestor of Search Province's First Sect, used only a Top-Grade Yellow Tier Cultivation Art.
"Indeed!"
Li Moqing answered as lightly as a passing breeze.
"My thanks, Sect Master!"
Mo Lingyuan was beside himself with excitement and hurriedly offered his thanks.
"The Scripture Repository is east of the sect square. Elder Mo, you may go choose your Cultivation Art now."
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Unable to wait another moment, Mo Lingyuan turned into a streak of light and shot out of the Discussion Hall.
Watching Mo Lingyuan leave, Li Moqing turned to Lü Liu. "Lü Liu, have you recovered?"
"Thank you for your concern, Sect Master. I'm fine now!"
Lü Liu answered, overwhelmed by his attention.
"Good. Memorize the Divine Breath Pure Heart Scripture behind me."
Li Moqing gave the instruction.
A sect's Cultivation Method was the foundation of cultivation. Naturally, everyone should learn it.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Lü Liu stepped before the Divine Breath Pure Heart Scripture and studied it word by word until she knew it by heart.
"Sect Master, I've memorized it!"
A quarter of an hour later, Lü Liu spoke earnestly.
"Good. From now on, you'll cultivate in the Sect."
"As a menial disciple, you can earn points by completing your daily chores. Those points can be exchanged for sect resources."
Li Moqing smiled faintly.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Lü Liu answered solemnly.
"Xingfeng, Muxue, each of you may collect five leaves of Sourceheart Tea from me every month."
After settling Lü Liu's affairs, Li Moqing spoke to Zhang Xingfeng and Dongfang Muxue.
"Thank you, Master!"
"Yes, Master!"
Zhang Xingfeng and Dongfang Muxue thanked him with delight.
Lü Liu looked envious, but as a mortal who could now cultivate, she was already content.
Besides, she could exchange points for cultivation resources in the future.
I must do my daily chores well and earn lots of points!
She made herself that silent promise.
Scripture Repository.
"Th-this many Cultivation Arts?"
Mo Lingyuan stared at the Scripture Repository, its shelves so packed that the books could have filled carts to make oxen sweat, and cried out in amazement.
"Every Cultivation Art on these rows of shelves is Earth-Tier Upper Grade? Unbelievable!"
"The Sect's strength is far beyond anything I imagined..."
Mo Lingyuan stood dumbstruck, marveling at it all.
"Never mind. Choosing a Cultivation Art comes first!"
Muttering to himself, Mo Lingyuan began looking through the Cultivation Arts in earnest.
"Hmm... Lingtian Qiuyuan? This Cultivation Art suits my Source Aspect Abyss Sea. This is the one!"
A quarter of an hour later, Mo Lingyuan pulled out a Cultivation Art and smiled in satisfaction.
"With this Cultivation Art, I'll have the power to kill even an opponent at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul Realm—perhaps even the seventh!"
He put away Lingtian Qiuyuan, his eyes brimming with confidence.
Sect Discussion Hall.
"Sect Master, I've chosen my Cultivation Art."
Mo Lingyuan returned to the Discussion Hall to report.
"Good."
Li Moqing nodded and instructed him, "Elder Mo, go to Cloud Offering Sect on Lone Cloud Peak, seventy li from here. Tell its sect master, Lin Shanghai, that I wish to cooperate with his sect."
"As for the details, tell him this..."
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Mo Lingyuan stepped onto his Purple-Gold Gourd and flew off as a streak of light.
"Xingfeng, contact your father and tell him what I just said as well."
Li Moqing turned to give the instruction.
"Of course, Master!"
Zhang Xingfeng immediately took out a Communication Talisman and conveyed Li Moqing's wishes to Zhang Qingping.
Several breaths later.
Lone Cloud Peak.
Cloud Offering Sect.
Outside the sect.
The fellow disciples Qin Tingjian and Yan Yu were still guarding the sect.
Whoosh!
Mo Lingyuan appeared before them atop his Purple-Gold Gourd.
"Hm? Who might you be, senior?"
Qin Tingjian looked at Mo Lingyuan and asked respectfully.
He could not see through Mo Lingyuan's cultivation, so he naturally did not dare act rudely.
Why have so many powerful people been appearing near the sect lately? Things are getting stranger and stranger!
Qin Tingjian could not help grumbling inwardly.
"I am Mo Lingyuan."
Mo Lingyuan answered evenly.
"Mo... Mo Lingyuan?!"
Qin Tingjian and Yan Yu cried out, nearly falling over.
"S-Senior Mo, what brings you to our sect?"
Qin Tingjian hurriedly asked.
Even Search Province's foremost expert has shown up near the sect. Things really are getting stranger and stranger!
The thought rose in his mind again.
"I have something to discuss with Sect Master Lin. Go and announce my arrival."
Mo Lingyuan put away his Purple-Gold Gourd as he replied.
"Yes, Senior Mo! Please wait here. I'll report to the Sect Master at once!"
Qin Tingjian did not dare delay and rushed into the sect.
How strange. Senior Mo is the sect master of Azure Feather Sect, which has nothing to do with our sect. Why would he come all this way to speak with our sect master?
Could Azure Feather Sect have taken an interest in us and want to make us a subordinate sect?
Wouldn't our sect then soar straight up into the clouds and rise to prominence overnight?
As he hurried back through the sect, Qin Tingjian's guesses multiplied, and each one delighted him more than the last.
Lin Shanghai had only just returned to the sect and had not yet had time to tell Qin Tingjian and the others about meeting Mo Lingyuan.
Naturally, Qin Tingjian had no idea that Mo Lingyuan had already joined Heavenly Mist Sect as an elder!
Before long.
Cloud Offering Sect.
Outside the sect.
Lin Shanghai hurried over with Qin Tingjian.
Behind him followed a crowd of curious Cloud Offering Sect members.
"Senior Mo, what important matter did you wish to discuss?"
Lin Shanghai asked respectfully.
"Let's go inside first."
Mo Lingyuan answered with a smile.
"Yes, Senior!" Lin Shanghai bowed slightly. "Please, come in!"
"Please, senior!"
The other members of Cloud Offering Sect invited him in just as courteously.
"Lead the way, then."
Mo Lingyuan went with them.
Cloud Offering Sect.
Inside the sect.
Reception Hall.
Only Lin Shanghai and Mo Lingyuan were in the Reception Hall. Lin Shanghai had arranged for everyone else to wait outside.
"Please have some tea, Senior."
Smiling broadly, Lin Shanghai offered him a cup of tea and asked again, "What important matter did you wish to discuss?"
"My sect would like to work with yours to sell Communication Talismans."
Mo Lingyuan took a sip of tea before answering.
"Work together to sell Communication Talismans?"
Lin Shanghai was puzzled.
Of course, he knew that by "my sect," Mo Lingyuan meant Heavenly Mist Sect, not Azure Feather Sect.
But with Heavenly Mist Sect's strength, it could easily sell Communication Talismans on its own. Why seek the help of his little sect?
"That's right." Mo Lingyuan nodded. "My sect will make the Communication Talismans, then sell them in Clearwind Town under your sect's name."
"Oh? How exactly would that work?"
Lin Shanghai raised an eyebrow.
"It's simple. Every three days, your sect will send someone to collect the Communication Talismans from ours, then hand them to the Zhang Household to sell."
"Of the Gold Yuan earned from sales, your sect will receive ten percent, and the Zhang Household another ten percent."
Mo Lingyuan answered, his expression as still as an ancient well.
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