Disembarkation

Seeing Mo Yuanjiao looking at them with a face full of expectation, how could they refuse? Madam Mo, with a smile, supported Old Matriarch Mo and walked towards the nearest restaurant.

The three sat down and ordered some dishes.

It was already afternoon, long past the restaurant's daily opening time, so naturally, it was impossible to taste the cooking of Jiang Youfu's apprentice, Liu Shengsheng.

However, perhaps because dining in a countryside restaurant had a unique flavor, Old Matriarch Mo and Madam Mo, who had eaten all kinds of delicacies, still thoroughly enjoyed their meal.

After a hearty meal in the restaurant, Mo Yuanjiao took them for a stroll around other places, not even sparing the Lingxian Eatery, which was closed today.

Although Jiang Youfu was not in the sect right now, to keep Lingxian Eatery running without closing down, he had prepared many dishes and placed them in the preservation area of the sect's storehouse. Before heading to the capital, Liu Yunan had already handed his storehouse key to his mother, Yang Jinshu.

Whenever it was time to serve food, Yang Jinshu would be responsible for bringing it out. Therefore, Lingxian Eatery remained the most popular place in Xiushui Village every ten-day week.

Even though it wasn't opening time for Lingxian Eatery right now, many tourists still lingered and stopped by.

After touring Xiushui Village, they finally arrived at the foot of the North Mountain.

Looking at the Path of Asking the Heart and the nearby private school, both Old Matriarch Mo and Madam Mo felt their minds calm down.

Gazing at the dreamlike peach blossom path, a serene and leisurely aura felt completely natural. Old Matriarch Mo couldn't help but smile amiably:

"Jiaojiao, your sect is truly wonderful."

Even though she hadn't gone up the mountain yet and hadn't truly stepped into the Lingxian Sect.

But from what she had seen along the way, she knew this must be an excellent sect.

Receiving his grandmother's praise, Mo Yuanjiao felt deeply honored.

"As long as you like it, Grandmother! In the future, your grandson will bring you to live here, and we can go experience more interesting and novel things on the path of cultivation together!"

Hearing him say this, Old Matriarch Mo smiled so widely that the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes crinkled together:

"Good, good, good. Grandmother will wait to broaden her horizons with Jiaojiao."

Madam Mo simply supported Old Matriarch Mo, smiling as she admired the scenery.

After the tour, Mo Yuanjiao didn't rashly drag his grandmother and mother into the Path of Asking the Heart.

After all, the difficulty of the Path of Asking the Heart had increased, and his grandmother and mother hadn't started cultivating yet. Their bodies were still mortal. If they were delayed in the path for ten days or half a month, it would be troublesome.

Therefore, Mo Yuanjiao planned to first take his grandmother and mother as his disciples, then start teaching them to cultivate outside. Once their bodies were strong enough to withstand being delayed in the Path of Asking the Heart, they would go through it.

Because Lin Xiao had previously opened up the authority to accept disciples for them, there was no problem with Mo Yuanjiao doing this.

The only problem was with Old Matriarch Mo and Madam Mo.

They hadn't expected that when Mo Yuanjiao told them at home that he wanted to take them as disciples, he was actually serious.

However, according to Mo Yuanjiao, if they didn't join his tutelage and cultivate with him, they wouldn't be able to pass the Path of Asking the Heart.

Thus, both Old Matriarch Mo and Madam Mo fell into deep thought.

It was so conflicting. To join the sect, they had to take their own son or grandson as their master. Wasn't that messing up the hierarchy?

But if they didn't join, they had already promised Jiaojiao before, and now they were already here.

In the end, under Mo Yuanjiao's radiantly expectant gaze, Old Matriarch Mo and Madam Mo very awkwardly went through an extremely simple disciple-acceptance ceremony.

Mo Yuanjiao's wish to be his family members' master was finally initially fulfilled.

Satisfied, he led his mother and grandmother to temporarily stay at the old Lin family residence in Xiushui Village.

Choosing to live in the village instead of returning to Cuifeng Town was naturally because it was close to the Lingxian Sect. Although the spiritual energy couldn't compare to inside the sect, it was much denser than outside, making it more convenient for cultivation.

Moreover, being close to the sect meant he could frequently go up the mountain to continue his array formation career.

There was also Senior Brother Sun's private school. During the days he wasn't in Xiushui Village, the martial arts classes he was previously responsible for were temporarily covered by Sun Yigao.

Now that he was back, he naturally had to return to continue teaching his students!

Although quite a few people had recently left the Lingxian Sect, the return of the young, energetic, and boisterous Mo Yuanjiao made the originally overly quiet sect suddenly lively again.

By the time the spirit ship Lin Xiao and the others were riding arrived at Banxiang City, the venue for the Talisman Master Convention, fifteen days had already passed.

During these days, the spirit ship had successively passed through over ten cities and picked up many passengers.

However, to avoid trouble, Lin Xiao and his group basically never left their room. They only occasionally went next door to check on Yuan Qing, just in case something happened to the person next door and they didn't know, only to find out there was a problem when disembarking.

After staying in the small cabin on the ship for these days, the moment Lin Xiao and the others got off the spirit ship, they felt an unprecedented sense of physical and mental comfort.

After disembarking, the three quickly left the area and followed the crowd towards Banxiang City.

Although Banxiang City was called a city, in reality, there was no city lord here, nor was there a city-encompassing array formation like in other cities.

The origin of Banxiang City could be said to rely entirely on the hosting of the Talisman Master Convention.

Normally, there weren't many people here. Only when it was close to the centennial Talisman Master Convention would a massive number of cultivators gather here.

Therefore, Banxiang City wasn't like other cities that had city lords and charged entrance fees.

Entering Banxiang City was free.

This was because it was jointly managed by the major powers of the Northern and Southern Spiritual Domains, and these powers were exactly the ones hosting the Talisman Master Convention.

Within the city, there was only the Lianying Hall, where people dispatched by the various powers sat together to manage and maintain order in the city.

Unless someone wanted to openly challenge and provoke these powers, no one would be willing to cause trouble in Banxiang City.

The construction of Banxiang City was quite different from conventional cities.

Apart from a very few pavilions used for official business and the like, there weren't many normal buildings here.

Moreover, there were many mountains and hills within Banxiang City.

Cultivators who came here solved their accommodation needs on these mountains.

There were specially built cave dwellings here, which were actually just many large holes carved into the mountainsides. There was nothing inside them, but even for such incredibly simple caves, the rental prices were not cheap.

Depending on the specifications of the cave dwelling, the daily rental fee ranged from fifteen to fifty spirit stones.

However, the Talisman Master Convention did not just last for a day or two. Therefore, for those attending the convention, if they wanted to stay here, their expenses would be quite high.

Many financially strapped cultivators would not choose to live here.

Anyway, they didn't need much sleep, so they could make do anywhere.

Where there were financially strapped cultivators, there were naturally also cultivators who did not lack spirit stones and were unwilling to settle.

There were many people attending the Talisman Master Convention, and even more people coming to watch or do other things. These cave dwellings never had to worry about not being rented out.

And at this moment, after hearing this price, Lin Xiao's brows were tightly furrowed. A little man was fighting in his heart, agonizing over whether to stay or not.