177, True Purpose

  Upon hearing this, Mo Tian Ge slightly furrowed his brow. It seemed that Jiang Shang Han indeed had something unsaid!

  Jiang Shanghang glanced at her and said to Ren Yu Feng: "I haven't told you in detail yet."

  "Now is the time."

  She turned her head to look at the navigation on the river, waiting for his explanation. Although she had already thought that things were not so simple, now it was in front of her, she still felt unhappy.

  Facing her gaze, Jiang Shanghao coughed and said somewhat uncomfortably: "Ye... junior sister, don't be angry first. I didn't say it earlier because this matter is important. My previous promise still counts now, the reason I didn't explicitly state it was just that it wasn't convenient."

  Mo Tian Ge just raised the corner of her mouth, neither affirming nor denying. She had already guessed it, so she wasn't very angry, but if she was too nonchalant, it would make people think she didn't have any temper at all.

  Looking at Jiang Shang's awkward expression, Ren Yu stepped forward and said, "Let me say it."

  Jiang Shanghang looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and finally backed off.

  Mo Tian Ge looked at him coldly. With Ren and Feng's previous arrogant attitude, how could Jiang Shang Hang dare to have any objections in front of him? It seems that what Jiang Shang Hang said to her before was true, he is just an ordinary disciple after all, and is at a disadvantage among the orthodox sect disciples.

  Facing her, Ren Yu withdrew his previous arrogance and said seriously: "Ye Shimei, the following words, if you don't agree, I can let you leave, but you must make a heart demon oath, absolutely not to speak out!"

  Mo Tian Ge slightly furrowed his brow, what could be so serious?

  She said calmly: "Let Shi Xiong say whatever he wants, whether I agree or not is none of his business. We are all fellow disciples here, it's easy for you to deal with me if you want."

  Ren Yu and Feng were both taken aback by the words, and Jiang Shanghang even turned his head away. They indeed had such intentions, after all, she was alone and if she didn't agree, they could use force to coerce her. But being said so bluntly by Mo Tian Ge, both of them felt their faces burning with shame, as bullying a lone woman wasn't exactly a glorious thing to do.

  But he quickly regained his composure and said, "Sister Ye, do you think the sect leader would allow us to reveal the location of a place like Dragon Hidden Land where one can often find rare treasures?"

  Mo Tian Ge heard this and glanced at Jiang with a skeptical eye: "So what you're saying is that everything Jiang Shixiong said before was false?"

  "Of course not." Jiang Shanghang hastily denied, "The Dragon Hiding Place is indeed a place where treasures can often be found, apart from the fact that this is our school's secret, everything else is true."

  "Oh?" Mo Tian Ge turned his head to look at Ren Yu Feng, "What did Brother Ren mean by what he just said?"

  "It all started from the last time we entered the Dragon Hidden Land." Ren Yu Feng's eyes were sharp as he stared at Mo Tian Ge, seemingly observing if she had any unusual expressions. He slowly said, "Three months ago, I, along with Shi Di, Tang Shi Di and Jiang Shi Di, four of us entered the Dragon Hidden Land together. We discovered a secret place, but unfortunately, our powers were insufficient, and we retreated in defeat. Since then, for several months, we have been searching for trustworthy people to enter with, in order to find the treasure."

  "... what does this have to do with me?" Mo Tian Ge said indifferently, "You are fellow disciples, after all more trustworthy than an outsider like me. If you want to find companions, you should look for some of your own sect."

  "This is where the secret place comes in," said Ren Yu Feng. "The last time we accidentally entered this place, as soon as we went in, we immediately encountered a fifth-stage demon beast. This was tolerable. Although a fifth-stage demon beast is equivalent to a Dan-forming stage cultivator, the four of us are not without the power to fight back. The problem is that this demon beast has an extremely strong defensive effect against water and ice elemental spells. Ye Shi Mei should know that our Zheng Fa Sect is built on the extreme north ice river, and all the disciples in the sect cultivate water and ice elemental techniques, even their magic tools are chosen from these categories, so we could only retreat in defeat."

  "So you want to find a cultivator outside of our sect to deal with this demon beast?"

  "Not bad." Seeing that she was calm and composed, Ren slightly relaxed his tone and said frankly, "Unfortunately, our sect is located in the far north, so there are rarely any outsiders who come here. Even if there are foreign cultivators, either their cultivation isn't high enough or they're not trustworthy, and we don't want them. I've already thought about this before, going to Kunwu to find a suitable candidate."

  Mo Tian Ge was silent. If it were really as they said, then this matter wasn't unacceptable either.

  "Yeshi's sister arrived at the extreme north, and Jiang Shidi had this idea. He sent a message to ask if it was feasible or not. He guaranteed that you are a trustworthy person, so I agreed."

  So, Jiang Shanghang had been plotting from the start. Thinking of this, Mo Tian Ge gave him a expressionless glance. Although the matter wasn't serious, she still felt displeased. She didn't mind benefiting herself, but being pulled into something without her consent was what she minded.

  Jiang Shanghang looked somewhat embarrassed, seemingly wanting to explain, but ultimately gave up.

  "Alright, Master Shifu, tell me, what should I pay attention to? Also, what will I have to give up and what can I expect to gain in the end?"

  "This is natural." She nodded, a smile escaping with the wind, "Firstly, I want to tell you, Ye Shimei, that the danger level inside is almost the same as the first layer of this Dragon Hidden Land, except that there's only one fifth-grade demon beast guarding the gate. Although a fifth-grade demon beast is equivalent to a Dan-forming cultivator, it's not a Dan-forming cultivator after all, and its intelligence can't compare to humans. I've already thought of a way to deal with this demon beast beforehand. All Ye Shimei needs to do is listen to my commands and attack it. And since Ye Shimei has become our companion, she can naturally share in the treasure; how much she gets will depend on her own efforts."

  Mo Tian Ge nodded slightly, she could accept all of these, however—

  "Master Ren, it's not that I don't trust you. It's just that this time I'm alone and...” She paused, glancing around at the people in front of her.

  Ren Feng understood her meaning and asked: "What does Ye Shimei want? Just say it, if I can promise, I will definitely promise."

  "Alright," Mo Tian Ge said bluntly, "I want Ren Shixiong to make a vow that this trip will not harm me in the end, and when we succeed, you must let me leave safely."

  "...". Ren and Feng fell silent. Let him make an oath about what he was going to do. Of course, he understood clearly. Just now, he asked Mo Tian Ge not to answer, or else he would make a demonic oath, and now Mo Tian Ge simply made the same request in return.

  He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Alright!"

  "Listening to his response, Zheng Fa Zong's female disciple Ai Yan exclaimed: 'Ren Shixiong, how can this be?'"

  Ren glanced at her and said lightly: "Shi Mei's concerns are not unreasonable, besides, if I didn't plan to go back on my word, whether or not I made an oath would be the same."

  Moy Tian Ge smiled: "Elder brother Ren has a good temper, I'm ashamed to be inferior." Although that's the case, she didn't take back her previous words. The other nine people, and she was alone, who knows if later they wouldn't want to give her a share of the spoils, and seeing that she had precious items on her, would take action to rob her? Jiang Shang Hang, although familiar with her, shouldn't harm her, but his own status wasn't enough, still had to see what Ren and Feng thought. Among these people, the highest status was held by Ren and Feng, who were only entry-level disciples of a Golden Elixir cultivator, thinking about it, even if they had some treasure or something, it wouldn't be anything high-grade, having greedy thoughts wasn't impossible.

  "I swear to the wind, with my heart as witness, that this trip will not harm Ye Xiaotian or Ye Shidi, and I will also restrain our fellow disciples, so that Ye Shidi can leave safely afterwards." As he finished speaking, he opened his eyes and looked at Mo Tian Ge, "Is this acceptable?"

  Ren Yu and Feng indeed made a solemn oath. At this time, Mo Tian Ge laughed and said: "Very well, Ren Shixiong can continue, I have no more doubts."

  Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard her say this.

  "Alright, since Ye Shijie has no objections, let's start preparing. Everyone knows what needs to be prepared, so let's get started!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, everyone began to busy themselves with their own tasks.

  Mo Tian Ge didn't know what they were going to do. But then Jiang Shang Hang swam up and said, "Ye Shi Mei, this is our Zheng Fa Sect's Ice Shield Charm. That five-stage demon beast also belongs to the water element, so if you carry it with you, you'll be safer."

  Mo Tian Ge took over, his tone light: "Thanks for thinking ahead, Jiang Shixiong."

  These words were neither hot nor cold, without anger or forgiveness, letting Jiang Shanghang say all the words in his stomach. Helpless, he could only turn his head and continue with his own affairs.

  Apart from Mó Tiān Gē, these nine Orthodox Sect cultivators were led by Rèn Yǔ Fēng, each choosing their own position and laying down pieces of spiritual stones around them, as if preparing some sort of formation.

  Mò Tiān Gē looked at it for a while, with her array method attainments, she could see that they were setting up an enhanced defense array, but she didn't understand what the intention was of laying out the array in this place.

  It wasn't long before this formation was finally set up, and Ren called out to Ye with a wave of his hand: "Sister Ye, please come here."

  At this time, except for Ren Yu Feng and Xiang Zhi Yang, they all walked towards the center of the formation. Mo Tian Ge also went over.

  "Look, they've all entered the formation," Ren said to Feng. "You few fellow disciples, stay here and wait for me and Xiang to bring that fifth-stage Water Carp beast over. When the time comes, you activate the formation and hold your ground. Ye, don't worry about anything, we'll naturally protect you; just use your powerful magical tools and techniques to attack it."

  The monks of Zheng Fa Zong nodded one by one, and Mo Tian Ge responded with a "yes". Hopefully, this task would be easy for Feng Xin Shou to keep his promise, in that case, she was the most relaxed among them.

  At this time, except for Mo Tian Ge, the other seven people had taken their positions. This was a formation of the Big Dipper Seven Stars, with Lu Rong Sheng standing at the very front, leading the formation. Mo Tian Ge stood in the center, which was the position that held the formation together.

  That Ren and Feng Xiang didn't know where they went, Mo Tian Ge guessed that the eight of them stayed here to deal with the demon beast's method, it was also possible that the secret place needed a special method to open, and didn't want them to see.

  "Here they come!" Road Rongsheng shouted suddenly.

  Upon hearing this, the seven people each took out their magical instruments and gathered spiritual energy. Once the spiritual energy was full on the instruments, Lu Rongsheng shouted: "Initiate formation!"

  Seven people simultaneously raised their spiritual instruments, and seven streams of spiritual energy struck the seven array eyes. The spiritual energy soared into the sky, but they were all blue - Orthodox sect cultivators, who cultivated water-based skills, naturally had spiritual energy that was also so.

  Seven spiritual energies converged above the formation, forming a protective barrier that securely protected the eight people inside. Mo Tian Ge also took out several magical treasures and prepared himself.

  Her spiritual awareness was stronger than Lu Rongsheng's, although she wasn't as comfortable underwater as the Orthodox Sect cultivators were. She had already sensed the changes in Ren Yuandao and Feng Huaizhong's auras. At this moment, the formation activated, and the aura of that fifth-grade demonic beast was approaching rapidly.

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