145, Original Infant Congratulations

  The rotten peach ended like this. Later, Mo Tian Ge heard that Zhen Yang Dao Jun, in a fit of anger, took the white disciple back and confined him, after which he was never seen again. Even when she went to Chao Yang Peak on an errand, she didn't see the white disciple again. Her days also returned to calmness.

  Until she gradually integrated into the sect, gained a reputation among the Qi refining disciples, Jinghe Daojun agreed that she no longer had to go to the Men's Academy every day, as long as she went to lecture according to the schedule of the Executive Hall from time to time.

  In addition, the affairs of the Upper Palace were still handed over to the various palace ladies, but she was still in charge. If there were any discrepancies, they would come and ask her.

  In the blink of an eye, Mo Tian Ge discovered that her status in Xuan Qing Gate had risen greatly. Not to mention low-ranking disciples calling her Shifu, even Qi-building disciples would address her as Shu Shu with a more sincere tone.

  She swallowed back what she had heard from Bai Yanfei a while ago.

  No matter what they thought of her at first, Jing and Daojun's kindness to her is evident now. If they really just treated her as a useful tool, why would they go to such great lengths? If they didn't mention it, she'd pretend she never heard it.

  Year after year, time flies by.

  Although she had entered the Void Sky Realm, Mo Tian Ge's cultivation progress was not increasing too quickly. Firstly, she intentionally slowed down her cultivation pace to lay a solid foundation and avoid affecting her future prospects of forming a Dan due to an unstable mental state. Secondly, although there were many spiritual herbs in the Void Sky Realm, they were all high-grade ones, and at present, Mo Tian Ge was only in the Foundation Establishment stage, so she could not use many of them.

  Three years have passed, and Mo Tian Ge is now thirty-two, but she still maintains the appearance of a ten-year-old. This is due to several reasons: firstly, her cultivation method - now called Hunyuan Gong - has anti-aging effects; secondly, she has eaten a Dingyuan Dan, which means that unless she encounters special circumstances, she will not age for this lifetime. Even without these two factors, as a foundation-building cultivator with a lifespan of three to four hundred years in the foundation-building period, she is still considered young.

  It turns out that Ye Zhen has grown up, a 15-year-old boy, tall and slender, with a gradually maturing face, even his voice is starting to deepen. Mo Tian Ge was not tall to begin with, now he's already been caught up by him, it seems like soon he'll have to look up at him.

  However, Ye Zhenji's attitude towards her has not changed, still trusting and admiring. He regards her as a respected elder - as for that nominal master, he doesn't even remember it.

  Ye Zhenji's cultivation rose rapidly, and Mo Tian Ge spared no expense in using all the elixirs and treasures that could be used during the Refining Qi stage on him. He now had a cultivation of seven layers of Refining Qi, completely catching up with Hua Ling. Under Mo Tian Ge's influence, this child also cultivated very diligently, his heart and nature were both excellent, and given time, he would surely achieve something.

  The Ye family kept in touch with him, sending things over from time to time. They didn't know about Mo Tian Ge's existence, only knowing that Ye Zhen Ji had been taken in by the Jie Dan cultivators and were very happy, so they also sent many offerings. These things were nominally for Shou Jing Zhen Ren, but actually all ended up in Mo Tian Ge's hands. Seeing those offerings worth a fortune in the mundane world, Mo Tian Ge knew that the Ye family was doing well in the mundane world, and he too felt at ease.

  Although she didn't have any feelings for the Ye family, after all it was her own family and Second Uncle had entrusted them to her, so if it was within her power, doing her part was also something she should do.

  When the third year passed, the Xuan Qing Gate once again spread a huge joy: Xuan Yin Zhen Ren successfully promoted to Yuan Ying. Now he is Xuan Yin Dao Jun!

  Upon learning of this, Mo Tian Ge conveyed her congratulations to Xuan Yin Dao Jun and changed the way she addressed him. From then on, she would call him Shifu (Master Uncle) along with Luo Feng Xue and others who were also of the same generation as her - once a Yuan Ying, one becomes a master of their own generation; although the name of master and disciple still exists, it is considered to be a separate school.

  Xuán Qīng Gate has six peaks, with five Yuányīng cultivators each occupying one peak. Now that the sixth Yuányīng cultivator has emerged, the empty peak will be allocated to Xuán Yīn Dào Jūn. From then on, Xuán Yīn Dào Jūn and his disciples will all move to Gān Lù Peak.

  For the sake of Xuan Yin Dao Jun's promotion, Jing He Dao Jun specially found Mo Tian Ge and gave her a lesson.

  Xuan Yin Dao Jun's innate talent was also extremely good, one of the few single-spirited root disciples that Xuan Qing Men would accept in hundreds of years. However, he never contended for the title of genius, only focusing on cultivating step by step, laying a solid foundation, and now, after over 400 years, he finally broke through to the Embryonic Stage successfully.

  This matter is just right for educating Mo Tian Ge, she obtained the Hunyuan Gongfa, got rid of the name of Fei Linggen, and her talent can be called a genius. Jinghe Daojun knew that she was cultivating too fast, so he specially reminded her that no matter how good her talent is, only with a solid foundation can she achieve twice the result with half the effort.

  Moyan Song understood his meaning, and she herself was also aware of this problem. At the age of 23, Moyan Song's foundation was already considered early, and she had directly advanced from the initial stage to the middle stage of foundation building. If she were to take out some of the spiritual grass from the Void Sky Realm and sell it, she could completely afford to continue taking the Gathering Spirit Pill, which would allow her to reach the late stage of foundation building in about 20 years. However, this cultivation that relied on pills had a huge hidden danger - if one's mental state couldn't keep up with their cultivation, problems would arise when advancing to the next stage.

  Seeing her understand his meaning, Jing and Dao Jun felt very relieved, but then whispered: "If that stinky brat could also understand, it would be even better..."

  Xuan Yin Dao Jun's promotion to Yuan Ying has not only had a significant impact on the Xuan Qing Gate, but also set off a stir in the overall situation of the Tian Ji Da Men Pai.

  The recent beast tide has officially come to an end. The Xuanqing Sect, having issued a mountain-sealing order early on, although suffered the loss of many foundation-building disciples and several condensation-stage cultivators, its Qi-refining disciples were unaffected. Many high-potential disciples were also well-protected, and it's likely that in fifty or sixty years, the sect will regain its former prosperity.

  While the other six major sects, the Dan Ding Sect no longer has the strength to rank among the seven major sects, and it will take at least hundreds of years to restore its power. The Tian Dao Sect and other powerful sects, although they also preserved their most important disciples, suffered even greater losses than the Xuan Qing Sect due to insufficient early estimates.

  Another one that didn't suffer much loss is the Zhengfa Gate located in the extreme north ice canyon, which has now been changed to Zhengfa Sect. They only have one branch in Kunwu, although they suffered some losses, the impact was not great. However, the extreme north ice canyon was already a harsh environment, and although Zhengfa Sect was dominant in the north, it was unlikely to develop to the scale of Tiandao Sect's Xuqing Gate, otherwise they would not have established a branch in Kunwu.

  The reason why the Xuán Qīng Gate has always been ranked below the Tiān Dào Sect is because the Yuán Yīng cultivators of the former are not as many as those of the latter. The Tiān Dào Sect has a total of seven Yuán Yīng cultivators, while the Xuán Qīng Gate only has five. As for other disciples, the difference between the two sects is actually not that great.

  Currently, Xuan Yin Dao Jun has successfully advanced to the Yuan Ying stage. The number of Yuan Ying cultivators in the Xuan Qing Sect has increased to six. Although it is said that Ling Xiao Dao Jun may sit and become a Buddha within a hundred years, Shou Jing Zhen Ren has already successfully advanced to the later stage of forming the elixir with his heart's desire. Within a hundred years, he will likely add another Yuan Ying cultivator to the Xuan Qing Sect. There is also Ling Xi Zhen Ren, who is a genius with a single spiritual root and is currently in the middle stage of forming the elixir. He may also advance within a hundred years.

  At that time, the number of Xuanqingmen's Yuanying cultivators will increase to seven, and almost all of them are in their prime, with more than half of their lifespan remaining. Adding Zhenyang Daojun, who is now just over a thousand years old, with his late-stage Yuanying cultivation, it is very likely that he can live for another 700-800 years. Jinghe Daojun is over 800 years old and is currently at the mid-term peak of his cultivation. As long as there is an opportunity, he can advance to the later stage. Those who are knowledgeable can almost see how Xuanqingmen will prosper in the next few hundred years.

  Looking at the Tian Dao Sect, although there are currently seven Yuan Ying cultivators, three of them will soon reach the end of their lifespan and will be sitting in meditation for hundreds of years to come. As for the Jie Dan cultivators, they can't even compare to the talented individuals emerging from the Xuan Qing Men.

  Therefore, Xuan Yin Dao Jun was promoted to Yuan Ying, and the Xuan Qing Gate sent out invitations to many good door schools. The schools that received the invitation were all thinking in their hearts about what kind of gift they should give to the Xuan Qing Gate as a congratulatory gesture.

  The top elders of Tiandao Sect are even more worried and anxious, which implies that the reputation of their sect may be taken over.

  No matter what others think, the grand ceremony of Yuan Ying prepared by Xuan Qing Men for Xuan Yin Dao Jun began with great fanfare.

  My head hurts. It really hurts.

  A grand ceremony of the Yuan infant, the Xuan Qing Gate has come with many guests. Ordinary guests are received by the Qi refining disciples, but those with identity and origin must be served by these elite disciples.

  For this, Mo Tian Ge secretly cursed the so-called "Guarding Quiet Senior Brother" who was supposed to be in closed-door cultivation. Why could others just say one sentence and have nothing to do with it, while she had to put down her cultivation and run around busily?

  But anyway, this is what Jing and Daojun meant, she still has to listen. For this master, although she doesn't show much respect on the surface, she has a kind of respect in her heart. She can have today's status, and hasn't made any mistakes on the path of cultivation, it's all thanks to this master's credit.

  "Welcome, fellow Taoists, to Taikang Mountain. I am Mo Tian Ge, a disciple of Jing He Dao Jun, and have been sent to greet you."

  This time, the ones who came up the mountain were all cultivators of medium-sized sects. Their cultivation was neither high nor low. The Foundation Establishment cultivators already had fellow disciples with similar cultivation levels to receive them, so she received the disciples brought by these people. After all, as her identity welcomed, even if it was only one person, it wouldn't be considered impolite.

  As expected, these seven or eight Foundation Establishment cultivators heard her identity and showed a look of surprise, then returned the courtesy one after another, their eyes filled with envy.

  One of them was very quick-witted and immediately said: "I am Wei Zidou, a disciple of the Green Spirit Mountain, and I have met Master Mo!"

  Mo Tian Ge hastily smiled and said: "This senior brother doesn't have to be so polite, you and I are of similar cultivation, so calling each other senior brother and sister is fine."

  "How can this be?" The man smiled fawningly and said, "Shifu is a disciple of Jinghe Daojun, doing it this way would be somewhat disrespectful to Jinghe Daojun."

  "Senior brother is too polite," Mo Tian Ge said with a smiling face, without any hint of arrogance. "My fellow disciples in the Xuan Qing Sect call me Shu Shu because they fear confusing the generations. Senior brother is not my fellow disciple, no need to be so formal. My cultivation level is similar to yours, we are of the same generation after all."

  "This is..." The person was about to say something, when a cold snort came from the crowd, followed by someone saying in a sarcastic tone, "Wei Shixiong, why are you so eager to curry favor with others? Don't you know what your own status is? If word gets out, people will laugh their teeth off!"

  The remark was coldly sarcastic, and Mr. Weizhi's face changed color as he turned his head to glare at one of the young men: "Dongdafeng, a person like you who doesn't know manners, I won't bother with you!"

  The young man sneered: "Are you not on the same level as me, or are you afraid of being laughed at by this junior sister of the Xuanqing Sect?"

  "You——"

  It looks like these two are going to fight, so An Tian Ge hastily spoke up: "Both of you, senior brothers!"

  She was after all the mistress of the house, and the two men stopped talking as soon as she spoke up, turning their heads around.

  Moy Tian Ge laughed and said: "Both of you, senior brothers, have come to my Xuan Qing Gate to offer congratulations. Let's just give a bit of face to my master Xuan Yin for now, shall we consider this matter settled?"

  She had brought up the name of Xuan Yin Dao Jun, so the two of them had to stop arguing and each bowed to her: "Sister, you are absolutely right." Wei Shi De probably saw that the young man was calling her "sister" with such ease, so she also changed her address, not wanting to let the young man take advantage of her.

  Moy Tian Ge let out a sigh of relief and said: "Everyone has just arrived at Tai Kang Mountain, I suppose you're all tired. I'll arrange for you to rest now, how about that?"

  These people naturally had no objection and were subsequently led by the refining Qi disciples. She followed behind, settling these monks in their temporary residence.

  Just as she had arranged everything and was about to leave, a monk followed her out of the small courtyard.

  Mo Tian Ge walked for a while, then suddenly stopped and shouted: "Who?!"

  Feitian Shu and Baishi Pa held in her hand, sensing something was off, she made preparations for a fight. But when she turned around, she froze.

  The monk who followed behind her was also from the early days of building the foundation, wearing a green robe, and his figure was extremely tall and large, at least a head taller than hers.

  "Leaf... Younger Brother?" The man hesitated before speaking, "Are you Leaf Younger Brother?"

  It was just a moment, and Mo Tian Ge had regained his composure, smiling: "Liu Shixiong, it's been a long time."

  This was Liu Yidao, one of the few remaining acquaintances in Yunwu Sect.

  Hearing her respond, Liu's face broke into a smile, but it was cut short halfway, with the corners of his eyes moist: "Ye Shidi, you're alive, you're really alive, it's great!"

  He was so enthusiastic, yet it was beyond the expectations of Meng Tian Ge. Since leaving Yun Wu Pai, she hadn't thought about the past for a long time. At that time, she could be said to have escaped with her life, and didn't dare bid farewell to these people. Moreover, the people she cared about back then either had family like Mu Rong Yan or had a predictable future like Liu Yi Dao, so she didn't need to worry about anything. Now seeing Liu Yi Dao become a Jī Dìng cultivator and representing the sect to come and congratulate her, she must have gained a lot, and was very happy in her heart, yet also felt calm because it was expected.

  After a while, Liu Yidao calmed down: "Don't mind, Ye Shidi, I met an old acquaintance today and lost my composure."

  "Brother Liu is happy for me, how could I be surprised?" Seeing the look on Liu Yidao's face, Mo Tian Ge felt happy and also found it strange. "Brother Liu, how did you see me?"

  Liu Yidao smiled and said, "I was arranged to stay there." He pointed to the nearby guest house. "Just now I saw you coming in, I thought I must have been seeing things, how could there be two people who look so alike, but dress completely differently. It's really too similar, I couldn't help but follow you to verify, fortunately I asked, it's really you."

  Thank you for Left Screen's reward. I was sick today and didn't have enough time after getting the shot, so I'll update 4,000 words first.