207: Chapter 207 None of those who went to Huafeng Prefecture ever returned.

Mo Zixing leaped and lightly jumped into the pit:

"Yeah, I'm back."

With a thought, he instantly transferred the scattered dirt and gravel at the bottom of the pit outside.

The bottom of the pit, which had been somewhat muddy, instantly became clean and flat.

Sect Master Bai Ruotong withdrew the water-attribute spiritual energy swirling around her, patted the dirt off her skirt, and walked up to him.

Her gaze immediately fell upon Hu Jiuying on Mo Zixing's shoulder.

"Is this a Heavenly Fox?"

"Not bad."

Mo Zixing was somewhat surprised:

"You're the first one to recognize her at a glance. Everyone else mistook her for an ordinary spiritual fox at first."

"Hmph, of course."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong raised her chin, her small face filled with pride:

"What rare and exotic beasts haven't I seen?"

Meanwhile, Hu Jiuying, who was lying on Mo Zixing's shoulder, didn't even raise an eyelid.

She was completely numb.

So what if there's another woman?

She's already the fifth one in line now.

If there's one more next time, it'll make a perfect six for good luck.

Hu Jiuying closed her eyes peacefully, her three tails hanging limply behind Mo Zixing's back.

The tips of her tails occasionally brushed gently against his neck, still expressing her silent protest.

The entire fox radiated an aura of helplessness.

She was out of options.

She was tired; let the world burn.

Sect Master Bai Ruotong didn't pay much attention to this listless little Heavenly Fox.

She just leaned in closer, reverting back to that pampered and arrogant Little Sect Master:

"I've built the house you mentioned. Where is the Medicinal Pill you promised me?"

Mo Zixing teased her on purpose, drawling out his words:

"I recall saying back then that I'd only give it to you if you built the house all by yourself."

"But Jiang Yuwei and the others clearly built it together with you. How can this count?"

"Mo Zixing, you actually dare to play me!"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong widened her eyes in disbelief.

In her anger, she lunged at him and bit down fiercely toward his head.

*Crack.*

She couldn't bite through it at all.

Sect Master Bai Ruotong clutched her mouth, staring at him tearfully, her cheeks puffed up with anger.

Mo Zixing's head was as hard as a block of iron.

"Stop messing around."

Mo Zixing helplessly grabbed her collar and easily lifted her up in front of him:

"Don't underestimate me. My current cultivation is much higher than yours, Sect Master Bai."

"Wh... What?"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong instantly forgot about her toothache, and her limbs stopped flailing:

"It's only been a few days. Have you really made a Breakthrough to the Juling Realm?"

"As genuine as it gets."

Mo Zixing raised his hand, releasing a wave of pure and majestic spiritual energy.

Unlike the external release of the Golden Core Stage.

This spiritual energy was restrained and heavy, carrying a faint aura of Law.

Sect Master Bai Ruotong could feel that the strength of this power indeed far exceeded her Golden Core Ninth Level.

It really was the Juling Realm.

The heavenly chasm that she had failed to cross despite living for so many years.

Mo Zixing had actually achieved it in such a short amount of time.

"It seems your trip to the Yin Mountains yielded quite a harvest."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong's tone became much more complex.

"Indeed."

Mo Zixing nodded and gently placed her back on the ground:

"However, precisely because of this experience, I have even more things I can't figure out, so I came specifically to ask you."

As he spoke, he took out the bottle containing the spirit-solidifying blood pill and handed it to Sect Master Bai Ruotong:

"Here. I was just teasing you earlier."

"How could I go back on my promise?"

"Hmph, I forgive you then."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong impatiently took the jade bottle, uncorked it, and poured out a Medicinal Pill.

Mimicking Mo Zixing's previous action, she squeezed the Medicinal Pill in her hand with a bit of force, crushing it.

Dense spiritual energy exploded, turning into a cloud of white smoke that enveloped her.

Mo Zixing could clearly feel that Sect Master Bai Ruotong's figure within the smoke was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hey, at least use it sparingly!"

Mo Zixing shook his head and, quick-wittedly, took out one of his own robes, throwing it over the smoke from a distance.

A moment later.

The smoke dispersed.

The petite and cute Sect Master was nowhere to be seen.

Taking her place...

...was a mature woman with a graceful figure.

She wore Mo Zixing's loose robe, its belt tied loosely, and raised her hand to brush back a stray strand of hair by her ear.

This action, carrying a young girl's charm, combined with her mature and exquisitely beautiful face, created a fatal attraction.

Sect Master Bai Ruotong stretched, her proud curves faintly visible beneath the robe, lazy and charming.

"This feeling is still the most comfortable."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong stretched her limbs, her tone still carrying a hint of pride:

"Being held back for so long really made me miserable."

"Ask whatever you want. As long as I know the answer, I'll tell you."

"There's just one question I'm curious about."

Mo Zixing averted his gaze from her body, his expression becoming slightly serious:

"Among the dozen or so large and small Sects in Yongning Province, even the Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect only has a cultivation level around the Golden Core Ninth Level."

"No one has ever reached the Juling Realm, let alone the subsequent Nascent Soul or Soul Transformation Realms."

"Yes, that's about right."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong nodded:

"The most talented Cultivators I've ever seen also stopped at the Golden Core Ninth Level Peak, unable to take that step for their entire lives."

"But I have already made a Breakthrough to the Juling Realm."

Mo Zixing looked into her eyes:

"This proves that higher Realms do indeed exist."

"If that's the case, why has no Cultivator at or above the Juling Realm ever appeared in Yongning Province? Where did they all go?"

The smile on Sect Master Bai Ruotong's face gradually faded.

She furrowed her brows and began to think seriously.

Only after a moment did she slowly speak:

"After breaking through to the Juling Realm, Cultivators would presumably cross the Yin Mountains and go to Huafeng Province."

"Huafeng Province?"

Mo Zixing frowned:

"Does every Cultivator with a high enough Realm go? Has not a single person chosen to stay behind?"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong was stunned for a moment by his question, seemingly having never considered this before.

She thought back carefully for a long time before shaking her head, her tone carrying a hint of confusion:

"It seems... there really hasn't been."

"Cultivators who can reach the Juling Realm are already extremely rare. Once they make a Breakthrough, they will cross the Yin Mountains and head to Huafeng Province without hesitation."

"It is said that the Spiritual Qi there is even more abundant, and Heaven And Earth Treasures that are quite rare in Yongning Province can be found everywhere."

"However... of those who went there, not a single one has ever returned."

Mo Zixing's frown deepened.

"Not a single person has ever returned."

These words...

...weighed heavily on his heart.

The terrifying yin Evil Qi deep within the Yin Mountains.

And this mysterious Huafeng Province.

As well as the bizarre phenomenon where all Cultivators who break through to the Juling Realm would head there without looking back, never to return...

All the clues...

...seemed to point to the exact same place.