“Elder Wright looks rather unfamiliar. I’ve spent quite some time among the Feather Spirit Clan—how is it that I’ve never seen you before, Elder Wright?”
While traveling, Mo Tianxiao was being carried one-handed by Lan Qin. His gaze was grave as he studied Elder Wright beside them.
He had originally thought Patriarch Linruo had assigned a late-stage Middle Sovereign Realm expert to protect him. Yet when he checked the man’s information, he had accidentally uncovered something astonishing.
【Name: Lait
Cultivation: Middle Sovereign Realm, Great Perfection
Luck Grade: Red
Profile: Though physically in Cao’s camp, his heart lies with Han. On the surface, he is an elder of the Feather Spirit Clan; in truth, he is a spy planted by the Shamo Clan and has long since defected to them.】
This man, who looked handsome and refined on the outside—every inch the elegant young gentleman—had not only concealed his true cultivation, but was also an undercover agent of the Shamo Clan!
Mo Tianxiao cried out inwardly that things had gone terribly wrong. If he had known this man’s background beforehand, perhaps he could have hinted to Patriarch Linruo that they should send someone else. But they were already nearing the Shamo Clan. If he exposed the man’s identity now, the situation would likely become extremely dangerous.
With only Lan Qin and himself, they were probably no match for Elder Wright.
The other party had already reached Great Perfection in the Middle Sovereign Realm, just one step away from the Upper Sovereign Realm. Given such a gap in strength, even if Mo Tianxiao gave Lan Qin several high-grade earth-rank dharma treasures, she still probably would not be able to defeat him.
The only good news was that, at the very least, he had learned the man’s true identity in advance.
“It is only natural that Elder Mo does not know me. I have always been somewhat free-spirited and spent most of my time traveling outside. I only returned recently after hearing about the commotion the Shamo Clan has stirred up.”
Elder Wright explained with a friendly smile.
“I had long heard that Elder Mo is a master artificer, and that your artifact-refining skills even surpass those of Elder Lan. Before today, I had known only your name, never your person. Now that I have finally met you, I see that hearing of you a hundred times truly cannot compare to meeting you once. It is an honor!”
“Hmph! You simply haven’t witnessed Master’s true capabilities. It’s only because he lacks the materials. Otherwise, even top-grade earth-rank dharma treasures would be within Master’s ability to forge!”
Seeing Elder Wright treat Mo Tianxiao with such courtesy, Lan Qin immediately lifted her chin proudly, as though it were she herself being praised.
“Ahem, it isn’t quite that exaggerated. Artifact refining is ultimately only a means to an end. In this world, strength is what matters most. Elder Wright appears quite young, yet you have already become a Middle Sovereign Realm expert. This junior truly admires you.”
Mo Tianxiao was quite adept at exchanging flattering pleasantries as well.
“Little Qin, you should learn from Elder Wright. You cannot keep devoting yourself solely to artifact refining. How long have you been stuck at the peak of the Lower Sovereign Realm? If you do not cultivate properly, I fear I may soon catch up to you.”
Praise the enemy to lower his guard, while taking the opportunity to lecture his disciple, who cared for nothing but artifact refinement.
“Yes, yes, Master is right. Once we return, I’ll find the time to attempt a breakthrough into the Middle Sovereign Realm. Will that satisfy you?”
“That’s more like it.” Mo Tianxiao nodded in satisfaction. When Sovereign Realm cultivators entered seclusion, it could easily last thousands of years. At last, this diligent and inquisitive disciple of his would be quiet for a while.
Lan Qin pursed her lips, clearly displeased. “Master, you still have the nerve to criticize me? It’s been over four thousand years, and you’re still in the Dao Mastery Realm. There’s no way you’ll ever surpass me.”
Over the course of four thousand years, Mo Tianxiao’s apparent cultivation had risen from the middle stage of the Dao Mastery Realm to its pinnacle.
For an ordinary cultivator, this would already qualify him as a genius. But in Lan Qin’s eyes, Mo Tianxiao was not only her master—he was also an unparalleled prodigy who, while only at the middle stage of the Dao Mastery Realm, had once defeated an opponent at the middle stage of the Dao Attainment Realm. Yet after four thousand years, he had advanced by merely two minor stages. He truly had been rather lax in his cultivation.
But when she considered how her master was constantly pestered by her to discuss the art of refining, while also having to keep the Pill Hall and various other factions running, she felt relieved.
Her master barely had any time to cultivate at all. The fact that his cultivation had still advanced was already practically against all reason. What right did she have to be dissatisfied with him?
Mo Tianxiao remained perfectly composed. “What do you know? I’m accumulating strength and reinforcing my foundations, waiting for the day when everything falls naturally into place and I can soar after long preparation.”
“Sure, sure. When I don’t cultivate properly, I’m slacking off. But when Master does it, it’s called building up strength for a future breakthrough.” Lan Qin was not angry at all. She wore an obedient expression, her gaze carrying a trace of indulgent affection.
Usually, it was the master who doted on the disciple. Yet with them, it was the disciple doting on the master instead. At the thought of this, the corners of Lan Qin’s lips could not help but curl upward.
Standing nearby, Lait suddenly felt rather superfluous. If not for the sake of accomplishing his objective, he would never have come to watch these two fuss over each other.
“Elder Mo truly is no ordinary man. In the entire Feather Spirit Clan, I have never seen anyone else who could make Elder Lan act this way.”
“Not bad, not bad. I’m only a tiny bit better than ordinary people.”
Mo Tianxiao replied with a smile that did not reach his eyes. Inwardly, he had already made up his mind to take things one step at a time while guarding against Lait, this immensely powerful traitor.
With such a massive ticking bomb suddenly appearing at his side, things would be fine if the Shamo Clan had not captured his friends in the Xuanhuang Realm. But if they truly had seized them, then things would become rather troublesome.
“Elder Wright, you’ve traveled abroad for many years. Have you ever visited a star domain inhabited by humans?”
“Humans?”
A smile appeared on Lait’s face. “The Feather Spirit Clan has a good relationship with humanity. Naturally, I have visited human territories.”
“This universe is vast and boundless, and I have traveled to many places. Among them, the Tianxuan Star Domain is the only human star domain I have ever reached.”
“The Tianxuan Star Domain?”
Having lived among the Feather Spirit Clan for so long, Mo Tianxiao had naturally heard of the Tianxuan Star Domain. It was unimaginably far from the Feather Spirit Star Domain. Even an ordinary Dominion Realm expert traveling at full speed would likely need several centuries to reach the Tianxuan Star Domain from the Feather Spirit Star Domain.
He estimated that most of the ascenders from the Xuanhuang Realm had ascended to the Tianxuan Star Domain.
“About eight thousand years ago, I happened to pass through the Tianxuan Star Domain during my travels. I lived there for more than a thousand years and saw many things belonging to humankind.
“I have to admit, the human world is vibrant and diverse, filled with countless talented and remarkable individuals. Come to think of it, I even witnessed the disciple-recruitment ceremony of the Tianxuan Star Domain’s foremost human sect, the Profound Heaven Sect. Even now, that sight remains vividly etched in my memory.”
Once Lait got started, he simply could not stop. In one breath, he recounted quite a few things about the human world. It was clear that he held the human race’s world in rather high regard.
“Master, I’ve been to the Heavenly Mystic Star Domain as well. I learned my artifact-refining skills there. The artifact refiners there are quite capable, but... compared to you, Master, they’re far inferior.”
With one hand gripping Mo Tianxiao by the neck, Lan Qin wore a perfectly serious expression, making it difficult for Mo Tianxiao to feel much joy at the praise.
“The Heavenly Mystic Star Domain... After this, it’s about time I paid it a visit.”
For the time being, he had no idea where his master was. However, his junior sister and the others were most likely in the Heavenly Mystic Star Domain.
“Master, you’re going to the Heavenly Mystic Star Domain? When the time comes, let me take you there. With your strength, traveling such a vast distance on your own would probably take several thousand years.
Besides, I’d like to go and see whether that old man who taught me artifact refining is dead yet.”
Mo Tianxiao smiled. “Alright.”
He did not mind bringing along a bodyguard. Of course, the prerequisite for reaching the Heavenly Mystic Star Domain smoothly was that nothing unexpected happened during the upcoming trip to the Shamo Clan.
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