208: Chapter 208 is probably a scam.

Mo Zixing simply sat cross-legged at the bottom of the pit, looking at Sect Master Bai Ruotong as he asked seriously:

"Those Cultivators who reached the Juling Realm left for Huafeng Province and never returned. Have you all really never found that strange?"

"Is... is there anything strange about that?"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong shook her head hesitantly, a hint of bewilderment on her face:

"As one's cultivation Realm rises, the concentration of Spiritual Qi in Yongning Province is no longer enough to Cultivate. Naturally, they must go to places with richer resources."

"Besides, being able to Breakthrough to the Juling Realm and cross the Yin Mountains to Huafeng Province is also a supreme honor."

"Honor?"

Mo Zixing shook his head:

"Then what about their Sects? And their relatives, friends, Dao Companions, and Disciples?"

"Even if it was to Cultivate, has really not a single person ever thought of coming back to visit?"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong's brow furrowed slightly; this was clearly the first time she had seriously considered this question.

She bit her lip and said somewhat uncertainly:

"I don't know... Other than you, I have never seen a Juling Realm Cultivator with my own eyes."

"These are just stories passed down by the older generation. Everyone has always believed them."

"Even the previous Sect Master of the Mingyu Sect said back then that once she had a Breakthrough to the Juling Realm, she would cross the Yin Mountains to go to Huafeng Province."

"It's just that... she never did live to see that day after all."

Mo Zixing didn't speak, falling into deep thought instead.

They said that Cultivating to Immortal Ascension would lead to Ascension to the Upper Realm, but that was a vague and distant legend.

Yet in this world,

crossing over to Huafeng Province upon a Juling Realm Breakthrough was common knowledge known to all, and no one had ever doubted it.

Crossing the Yin Mountains, never to return.

Were those Cultivators really still alive?

Or was the so-called Huafeng Province nothing but a massive scam?

Looking at Mo Zixing's solemn profile, Sect Master Bai Ruotong felt a chill run down her spine the more she thought about it.

Those sayings she had heard since childhood and taken for granted suddenly felt incredibly bizarre.

And yet, she had never once doubted them.

Sect Master Bai Ruotong shivered subconsciously and shuffled closer to Mo Zixing, tightly grabbing his hand.

Her soft, voluptuous body leaned against him of its own accord:

"Mo Zixing."

She looked up, gazing into his eyes:

"Will you go to Huafeng Province?"

"Will you also leave and never return, just like those Cultivators who broke through to the Juling Realm?"

Mo Zixing looked down at her, squeezing her slightly cold hand in return:

"Do you want me to go?"

"I don't."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong shook her head without hesitation, burying her face in his shoulder:

"I'm afraid that if you go, you'll never come back, just like them."

Mo Zixing smiled, reaching out to ruffle her hair:

"Don't worry, I won't."

"I built this home inside the storage space precisely so that no matter where I go, I can take you all with me."

"How could I possibly abandon you all and leave on my own?"

Hearing him say this, Sect Master Bai Ruotong finally felt somewhat relieved, and a smile returned to her face.

"By the way,"

Mo Zixing thought of something and asked,

"Since Juling Realm Cultivators all go directly to Huafeng Province,"

"have there been any Cultivators who tried to cross the Yin Mountains to take a look despite lacking sufficient cultivation?"

"There have been such cases,"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong nodded:

"But no one has ever succeeded."

"The Yao Beasts deep in the Yin Mountains are far too terrifying. Even a Golden Core Peak Cultivator can only reach the middle of the mountains at most."

"Going any deeper is a near-certain death sentence."

Mo Zixing nodded inwardly.

So the Juling Realm was the minimum threshold required to at least pass through the Yin Mountains safely.

But his intuition warned him.

If he also crossed the Yin Mountains to Huafeng Province immediately upon his Breakthrough like those previous Cultivators,

something extremely bad would definitely happen.

Yet if he didn't go, he felt he might miss out on some secrets of this world.

After thinking it over, Mo Zixing ultimately just patted Sect Master Bai Ruotong's shoulder and stood up:

"In any case, thank you for telling me all this."

"I will think carefully before making a decision about going to Huafeng Province."

"Wait!"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong hastily grabbed the corner of his robe:

"Are you leaving just after coming back?"

Mo Zixing raised an eyebrow:

"What does Sect Master Bai mean?"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong's cheeks flushed slightly. She turned her head away, her gaze drifting:

"Look... I finally managed to change back to this form with great difficulty, and your cultivation has also broken through from the Golden Core Realm."

"Why don't... we Cultivate together?"

Mo Zixing chuckled and pinched her cheek:

"Once you finish tidying up this pond for me, I'll come Cultivate with you."

With that, before Sect Master Bai Ruotong could react,

with a mere thought, he instantly vanished from the spot along with Hu Jiuying on his shoulder.

"Hey!"

"Mo Zixing!"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong stamped her foot in frustration, helplessly staring at the bottom of the pit which had become empty once more.

She looked down at her voluptuous body, then at the half-dug pond beside her.

In a huff, she could only sit back down, using her spiritual energy to strike the walls of the pit one blow after another:

"Fine, I'll dig!"

She muttered to herself:

"Once I've dug the entire pond, I definitely won't let you off!"

...

In the grand hall's corridor within the storage space,

Hu Jiuying lay limply on Mo Zixing's shoulder, speaking listlessly:

"Including that one just now... and those few from before, are they all women who have a relationship with you?"

Mo Zixing's steps paused slightly. Seeing her drooping ears, his tone softened:

"Yes, they are all very important people to me."

"And of course, so are you."

"Hmph."

Hu Jiuying let out a sullen huff, her tail sweeping hard across his neck:

"I certainly can't tell how I'm important."

So she really was just one of many.

But she no longer even had her clansmen.

Mo Zixing's existence was already the final charity of fate for her.

Hu Jiuying buried her face in the crook of his arm, not wanting him to see her tear-filled eyes.

She wondered how much space in his heart...

was reserved specifically for her.

Mo Zixing seemed to sense her mood.

He didn't say anything more, only reaching out to gently scratch the faint black mark at the tip of her ear.

Hu Jiuying stopped throwing a tantrum, her tail silently wrapping around his arm as she let him carry her forward.

Forget it.

The fact that he had so many women was already an established reality.

In that case, she would just have to fight for the rest herself!

She was a Heavenly Fox, after all; she would definitely find a way!

...

Passing through the corridor and turning a corner,

Mo Zixing heard Liu Qingyan's voice from afar.

Her tone was exceptionally firm, even carrying a hint of suppressed anger:

"At least for this, I absolutely do not agree."