Bi Xuan Pavilion

  After leaving the wine building, Mo Tian Ge already had a destination. Walking straight forward along the main street. Not far from walking, I saw that there was indeed a very luxurious Biyun Building in the center of the city.

  She walked into the wine building, and immediately a waiter came up with a smile on his face: "Immortal girl, please go upstairs, please go upstairs."

  Mo Tian Ge nodded and followed him all the way up to the third floor.

  As soon as she arrived on the third floor, she immediately felt several gazes focused on herself.

  She discreetly took stock of her surroundings.

  These three floors are less luxurious than the ones downstairs, but more elegant. The spacious room has about five or six red wood tables, each separated by a great distance and divided by wooden partitions, extremely elegant.

  There are already three tables with guests sitting on them, all of whom are monks, all males, and their cultivation is only at the Qi Refining stage.

  Moye thought to himself, Bixuan Pavilion is probably a small or medium-sized sect. If it were possible for loose cultivators to cultivate up to the foundation period, they would have been recruited long ago, even if they were male cultivators.

  The first table had two middle-aged men chatting enthusiastically. Upon seeing Mo Tian Ge, they looked at him with some surprise, but then turned back to continue their conversation.

  The second table had people of all ages, chatting idly. When she came up, several pairs of eyes stared at her, seemingly guessing her origin.

  The third table had three young people laughing and chatting loudly, seemingly from some immortal families, not as down-and-out as the loose cultivators.

  "Immortal maiden, please." The shopkeeper led the Heavenly Song to a vacant table, sat down, and quickly served tea, asking, "What would you like to order, immortal maiden?"

  Mo Tian Ge nodded slightly and said, "Just some tea and snacks will be fine."

  "Yes, yes." The fellow replied repeatedly, "Wait a moment, Fairy, I'll be right there."

  The fellow went downstairs, and Mo Tian Ge picked up his teacup and took a sip in a slow and elegant manner.

  Previously, the shopkeeper of that small wine house told her that in Linhai City, cultivators often live among ordinary people, and ordinary people are very respectful of cultivators, so cultivators have great privileges here. Whether they are disciples of Bixuan Pavilion or loose cultivators, ordinary people are extremely respectful in this Linhai City. There are even some facilities specially prepared for cultivators, such as the third floor of this Biyun Building.

  This is the largest tavern in Linhai City. It's said that the boss has a good relationship with the fairies of Bixuan Pavilion. The third floor of this Biyun Building is only open to cultivators, and any cultivator, even if they have only refined their Qi for one layer, can come here to eat and drink for free. Therefore, whether it's disciples from various sects or family members or loose cultivators near Linhai City, they will all come to Biyun Building to sit around and exchange some information.

  After hearing all this, Mo Tian Ge didn't say anything more and just came here.

  The reason why I didn't directly ask the shopkeeper was that after all, he is an ordinary person. Some things are still more reliable when heard from a Taoist priest's mouth.

  At this time, she was sitting here, her eyes had already scanned the three tables of people. She had a Lingtong Pai on her body, deliberately suppressing her cultivation to make others feel that she was still in the Qi Refining stage, but couldn't probe into its depth. The highest cultivation among these cultivators was only at the sixth layer of Qi Refining, and they didn't think there was anything unusual about it.

  Not long after the fellow went downstairs, the three young people at the third table looked at each other, and one of them stood up and walked towards her.

  "This Taoist friend will meet again in the next life. Farewell."

  Mo Tian Ge pretended to have just noticed and stood up to pay his respects: "I am Ye Xiao Tian, I've met Wei Dao You before."

  Seeing her return the courtesy, a hint of joy flashed across Wei's eyes as he bowed again: "So it was Miss Ye."

  Just a moment ago it was a fellow Taoist, but now it's a young lady. Mo Tian Ge smiled without changing his expression: "Wei Fellow Taoist is too polite, what's the matter?"

  "Oh, is that so." Seeing her gentle attitude, Wei Ziming also smiled and asked, "I wonder if the young lady is alone? If so, since we've met by chance, let's chat about the Dao together?"

  Moye Song sat here, waiting for someone to take the initiative to talk to her. At this time, after hearing Wei Ziming's words, she thought for a moment and laughed: "Wei Daoyou is kind, how can I refuse? Sitting alone is also boring, so let's just follow your lead."

  Wei Ziming was overjoyed: "Miss, please come this way." Then he shouted loudly, "Brother!"

  The sound of footsteps "dang dang dang" came from the stairs, and immediately a waiter rushed up, holding a tray of tea and snacks.

  "Wei Ziming waved his hand and said, 'Take away this table setting and bring a better one.'"

  The fellow's eyes swept around and he immediately understood, nodding his head: "Yes, yes." He then put the tea and snacks aside, cleaned up the table for the three of them, and went downstairs.

  Since these three floors were specially set up for cultivators, the attitude of the staff was naturally enthusiastic. Soon, several more people came up. The cold dishes and hot dishes were served again, with fine wine and delicacies - only when a cultivator had refined their Qi to the tenth level or above did they gradually lose their appetite for smoke and fire. These people were all below the tenth level of Qi refinement, so they still ate and drank like ordinary people.

  "Miss Ye, please." Wei Ziming walked out with a smile, and the other two young monks at the same table also stood up, with a gentle attitude.

  Mo Tian Ge raised his hand in a slight greeting towards these few people before sitting down.

  As soon as she sat down, Wei Ziming immediately poured her a drink: "Miss Ye, let me introduce you to my two good friends, Huang Zhifeng and Yue Yang."

  Mo Tian Ge looked up at the two of them. Wei Zi Ming had a somewhat elegant and refined demeanor, while Huang Zhi Feng was slightly less refined but more handsome. Yue Yang, on the other hand, looked very shy and seemed to be the youngest, appearing to be not yet twenty years old.

  Among these three people, Wei Ziming's cultivation was the highest, with five layers of Qi Refining. The other two were both at four layers.

  She secretly made an educated guess in her heart, it seemed that these three people were undoubtedly the children of a fairy family, and she also had quite a lot of experience now. Generally, she wouldn't misjudge.

  "In the lower realm of Small Heaven, I have met two fellow Taoists." She politely raised her hand in greeting.

  Her attitude seemed to make these two men somewhat surprised and flattered, they hurriedly returned the courtesy, repeatedly saying "I don't dare".

  Moy Tian's song was a bit strange in her heart. Even if her cultivation was higher than theirs, she only suppressed it to around the seventh layer of Lianqi, which wasn't necessary at all.

  The four of them finished their greetings, and Wei Ming raised his cup with a smile, saying: "I don't know which fairy from the Green Cloud Pavilion is Miss Ye?"

  Moy Tian smiled and said faintly, "I am not a disciple of Bi Xuan Pavilion."

  "Ah?" As soon as she spoke, the three of them were stunned. Wei Ziming blinked his eyes, seemingly not quite believing it. He stuttered and asked: "Miss... with your cultivation level, why aren't you a disciple of Bi Xuan Pavilion?"

  Mo Tian Ge laughed and said: "To be honest with you, I am a loose cultivator of Kun Wu. I came here unintentionally, but I don't know how to leave."

  When he said this, Mo Tian Ge secretly paid attention to the reactions of these few people, and saw that all three had expressions of surprise.

  Huang Zhifeng looked at his companions and asked, "Isn't Ye a girl from Linhai?"

  Mo Tian Ge nodded: "Not bad."

  The three of them looked at each other, their eyes seeming to hold a hint of surprise. In the end, it was still Wei Ziming who spoke up, his tone extremely enthusiastic: "I really didn't expect that Miss Ye is an outsider, we rarely have cultivators from outside coming to Linhai, and it's also difficult for us to go out. Miss Ye, how did you come to Linhai?"

  "A faint smile appeared on Mo Tian's face: 'I came through a transmission array.'"

  "Transmission Array?" The three exclaimed, and then Huang Zhifeng hastily said, "Miss, do you know where there is a transmission array that can connect Linhai and Kunwu? It's not the Bi Xuan Pavilion's transmission array, is it?"

  "Some of you have misunderstood." Seeing their reactions, Mo Tian Ge had a clear idea in his mind, "I came through the random teleportation array outside, not the fixed-point teleportation array."

  "Oh..." Upon hearing her words, the three people's faces simultaneously revealed a look of disappointment.

  Mo Tian Ge swept a glance over them, thinking to herself. These three men initially thought she was a disciple of Bi Xuan Pavilion, so they were both enthusiastic and polite towards her. Bi Xuan Pavilion was extremely powerful in Lin Hai, so female cultivators had a higher status than male cultivators. These three men had a flattering attitude towards her. Also, because the female disciples of Bi Xuan Pavilion were always arrogant, they would never be so friendly to outsiders, so they felt honored and surprised.

  She then said that she was not a disciple of Bi Xuan Ge, and the three men were not only not disappointed but also surprised. She guessed that it was likely because the female disciples of Bi Xuan Ge were all very arrogant, and in this coastal area, almost every woman with spiritual roots had joined Bi Xuan Ge. These three men rarely saw a female cultivator they could approach, so they were surprised.

  They finally found out that she was from the outside. The first thing they asked about was the transmission array, and when they heard that Linhai didn't have a transmission array, they were very disappointed. It seems that except for Bixuan Pavilion, the cultivators here are also trapped in this small area and cannot enter or exit, so they are so interested in the transmission array.

  It seems that this coastal monk also has no way to leave without going through the Bi Xuan Ge to return to Kun Wu, it's not very likely.

  With careful consideration in her heart, Mochizuki's face showed a perfectly timed look of surprise: "You three, isn't there a transmission array to leave here? Or a way out?"

  Huang Zhifeng shook his head and sighed, "Miss Ye, we won't hide it from you. Our Linhai is a small place isolated by the Tianmo Mountain Range in the East Sea. To our west is the demonic path, to our east is the vast ocean, there's simply no road to leave."

  Mo Tian Ge's face became even more astonished, and amidst the astonishment, there was also a hint of panic: "What to do? I...I still have to return to Kun Wu..."

  Yue Yang, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up: "Miss Ye doesn't have to worry, if you were a male cultivator it would indeed be more difficult, but since you're a woman, you can completely seek help from the Azure Mist Pavilion."

  "Huh?" Mo Tian Ge's face showed confusion, "What does Yuedao You mean by this? Does Bixuan Pavilion have a transmission array that can be used to leave?"

  Wei Ziming took over and didn't answer, instead asking: "Does Ye Daoyou know about the matter of our seaside Xianjing?"

  Mo Tian Ge nodded: "I arrived here and asked around, so I roughly know some things."

  "We are a coastal town, and the Bi Xuan Pavilion is the only sect here, and it's also an all-female sect." Wei Ziming continued, his face showing a hint of embarrassment. "So, female cultivators have a higher status than male ones. Female cultivators can enter the Bi Xuan Pavilion as long as they have spiritual roots, but for us males, we need to either have excellent spiritual roots or high cultivation levels to be accepted as outer sect disciples by the Bi Xuan Pavilion. And even then, only after dual-cultivating with female disciples can we be considered true Bi Xuan Pavilion disciples. It's the same for cultivators from outside. Although it's rare, there have been cases of external cultivators coming in over the years. If they're female, they'll either be recruited by the Bi Xuan Pavilion or pay a certain price to be sent out of town. But male cultivators aren't so lucky - if we want to leave, we need to pay an even greater price. So, Miss Ye, you can try seeking help from the Bi Xuan Pavilion; maybe they'll be willing to let you go."

  Mo Tian Ge fell silent for a moment before nodding: "So that's how it is. Thanks to several fellow Taoists for telling me."

  Huang Zhifeng hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Ye Gong Nang, your cultivation is higher than ours. It's likely that the Bi Xuan Pavilion will recruit you. If you're just a loose cultivator in Kun Wu, it would be better to join the Bi Xuan Pavilion instead. The Bi Xuan Pavilion is a female cultivator sect and takes good care of its female disciples. If you join the Bi Xuan Pavilion, there might even be a chance for you to build your foundation."

  Lù's face showed a difficult expression: "But I want to go back to Qūn Wú..."

  Wei Ziming said, "Ye young lady, if you don't want to join Bixuan Pavilion and want to return to Kunwu, I'd like to remind you of something first." He paused for a moment, confirming that there was a soundproof barrier around them before continuing, "Bixuan Pavilion is very powerful in our coastal area, they usually get what they want. If they really recruit you and you refuse or offend them, it won't be good for you."

  Wei Ziming spoke in a veiled manner, but Mo Tian Ge heard the warning implied in his words. It seemed that her previous guess was correct - Bi Xuan Pavilion was not only powerful, but also tyrannical and domineering, and it was not easy to offend them lightly.

  She thought for a moment and smiled at these people: "Thank you, fellow Taoists, for reminding me. Are all of you local cultivators? Have you never been out before?"

  Huang Zhifeng sighed: "Don't be deceived, miss. We are all from local small immortal families. Not to mention that we have never been out, even the elders in our family have never been out. Alas, it's because of the special terrain of Linhai. Most of the cultivators in Linhai have never left their whole lives. What can be done? Only Bi Xuan Pavilion has a way out, but they are not willing to open up the transmission array."

  "Wei Ziming sighed and said, 'The greatest wish of us is to cultivate to the tenth layer of Qi Refining, enter the Bi Xuan Pavilion, successfully build our foundation, and dual cultivate with the female disciples of the Bi Xuan Pavilion. Only then can we get the opportunity to go out.'"

  Yue Yang's face was filled with yearning as he said, "I heard from my dad that our Yue family ancestor once left Lin Hai and told the younger generation that the outside world is very big. Just talking about Kun Wu, there's a whole mountain range, tens of thousands of miles long, from east to west. For cultivators like us, it would take half a year to walk through it! There are also many cultivation sects outside. My ancestor said that among high-level cultivators outside, male cultivators are more common, while female cultivators...” At this point, Yue Yang stopped talking and looked at Mo Tian Ge with some embarrassment, "Miss Ye, don't mind me, I was just speaking casually."

  Mo Tian Ge smiled and said: "Nothing, what Yue Dao You said is true. In Kun Wu, it's indeed the case that there are more male cultivators at higher levels."

  She didn't seem to mind, so Yueyang smiled and curiously asked: "Miss Ye, you're from Kunwu, can you tell us some things about the outside world?"

  "Oh, this... what would you like to hear, fellow Taoists?"

  Listening to her willingness to talk about outside matters, the three of them were all eyes wide with excitement. Wei Ziming asked: "Miss Ye, how big is Kunwu? Are there really many Xianmen schools? How many are the largest? Are there many Yuan Ying cultivators?"

  This Wei is really impatient, and immediately asked a string of questions.

  Mo Tian Ge laughed and said: "Wei Dao You, don't be in a hurry, let me think. Hmm... I'm not sure how big Kun Wu is either. If we calculate based on the speed of a Qi Refining cultivator, it would take several months to fly from east to west. As for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it's indeed as Yue Dao You said, it would take at least half a year. Calculating this way, it's at least tens of thousands of miles, and possibly more. Kun Wu has hundreds of cultivation sects, most of which are small sects with only a few hundred people, and the highest cultivation is only at the Foundation Establishment stage. However, large sects have thousands of Qi Refining disciples, over a hundred Foundation Establishment disciples, and several Nascent Soul cultivators."

  "Wow, so many people!" Yue Yang exclaimed, "The Azure Pavilion only has about a thousand disciples, and there are only several tens of Foundation Building Cultivators..."

  "Is it?" Mo Tian Ge asked, taking advantage of the opportunity, "Does Bi Xuan Pavilion have a Dan-forming cultivator?"

  Yue Yang nodded: "Currently, there are three Dan condensing cultivators in Bi Xuan Pavilion."

  "Oh, in that case, even if it's placed in Kunwu, it would still be a medium-sized sect." Three Nascent Soul cultivators were nothing special in Kunwu. The original Yunwu Sect had seven or eight Nascent Soul cultivators and was only a mid-tier sect. A mid-tier sect like this could develop into a large sect if they had a Yuanying cultivator, but without one, it would only be able to maintain its current status as a mid-tier sect.

  Listening to her tone, Wei Ziming and others were shocked: "Isn't Bixuan Pavilion a major sect in Kunwu? What does the major sect of Kunwu look like? Does it have Yuan Ying cultivators?"

  Mo Tian Ge nodded: "Not bad, let alone the major sects, even some of the medium-sized sects with more power in Kunwu have Yuanying cultivators sitting in. I estimate that there are probably around fifty or sixty Yuanying cultivators in all of Kunwu, and most of them are in the seven major sects."

  "The Seven Great Sects?" Huang Zhifeng said, "I've heard of them, the Tianji Seven Great Sects, six of which are in Kunwu. Their power is enormous, and there are many Yuan Ying cultivators within the sects."

  Mo Tian Ge shook his head and laughed, "Where would there be many Yuan Ying cultivators? Yuan Ying is not that easy to achieve. The Tian Dao Sect, known as the number one sect in the Tian Ji, only has seven Yuan Ying cultivators, and this was during their peak period."

  "Seven Nascent Soul cultivators..." The three of them all had a look of yearning on their faces. Nascent Soul cultivators were, to them, merely figures in legend; the Azure Mystic Sect hadn't produced one for many years now. It was said that apart from the sect's founder, only one person over a thousand years ago had reached this stage, and after his passing into Nirvana, no one else had been able to reach it. Even those who managed to form their Golden Cores were extremely rare.

  "Miss Ye, can you tell us more about the Seven Great Sects?" If their original attitude was polite, it had now turned into a familiar and flattering tone. Although these three were from immortal families, while Mo Tian Ge claimed to be a loose cultivator, they had been confined in Lin Hai, whereas she came from Kun Wu, having seen much more of the world than them.

  "Of course, it's nothing."

  "The seven major sects of Tianji are: Tiandao Sect, Xuanclear Gate, Gujian Sect, Zhengfa Sect, Bicloud Sect, Lingshou Gate and Danding Gate. Among them, the Zhengfa Sect is located in the far north ice river, with only one branch in Kunwu. The Tiandao Sect claims to be the number one sect of Tianji, with the largest population, having as many as six or seven thousand Qi-refining disciples..."

  Mo Tian Ge talked to them about some outside matters while slowly bringing up the topic of Bi Xuan Ge. These three people saw that she was straightforward and they also unreservedly told her about the matters of Bi Xuan Ge.

  Lin Hai is not very big, only a large city like this, surrounded by tens of thousands of fishing and farming households, so the scale of Bi Xuan Ge is also not large.

  Including outer sect disciples, the total number of disciples in Bi Xuan Pavilion is barely over a thousand. There are about 30-40 Foundation Building cultivators, three Nascent Soul cultivators, and it has been a long time since a new Life Wheel cultivator emerged. Among the three Nascent Soul cultivators, one is in the middle stage of Nascent Soul, while the other two are in the initial stage of Nascent Soul.

  The behavior of the Bi Xuan Pavilion has always been very overbearing. Because they are the only sect here, they are arrogant and often look down on individual cultivators.

  "Alas!" Wei Ziming sighed, "What a pity that we can't get out. If we could, I would definitely find a sect to cultivate diligently. How could I be bullied by a group of women?"

  Upon hearing this, Mo Tian Ge raised an eyebrow: "Does Wei Dao think he's being bullied by a woman?"

  Realizing he had misspoken, Wei Ziming hastily laughed and said: "Miss Ye, don't misunderstand, it's just that... the Bi Xuan Pavilion is indeed somewhat overbearing in its actions. Usually in Lin Hai, they say one thing and do another, I was just a bit..."

  Mo Tian Ge smiled and said in a light tone, "Even if Bi Xuan Pavilion isn't a female-dominated sect, what's the big deal? Any powerful faction is bound to be overbearing, it's not just limited to women."

  "Yes, Miss Ye is right." Wei Ziming smiled and accompanied her, "I misspoke."

  Moy Tian Ge waved her hand: "Nothing." After a pause, she sighed again, "Not to mention anything else, the founder of this Bi Xuan Pavilion is indeed not easy to come by. Women cultivating immortals are always limited by their emotions and lack decisiveness. This founder was able to establish such a foundation here, which is already very rare."

  This is her true words. Kunwu also has a female sect, but none of them are as powerful as Bixuan Pavilion, and most of them are just small sects under the control of others. Bixuan Pavilion is the only one in this door, although it may be due to geographical factors, it is not easy to establish such a sect.

  "That's right." Huang Zhifeng's eyes showed admiration, "Although we can't get used to the way Bixuan Pavilion does things, when it comes to the founding master of Bixuan Pavilion, no one in Linhai City dares to disobey."

  Not just Huang Zhi Feng, even Lian Na Yue Yang nodded: "Brother Huang is right, the founder of Bi Xuan Ge's school is indeed a beacon idol in the hearts of Lin Hai cultivators."

  "Oh?" Mo Tian Ge showed some interest, "Fellow Taoist, can you tell me about it?"

  Huang Zhifeng said: "When it comes to the founder of Bixuan Pavilion, we have to start from our origin in Linhai. 100,000 years ago, we had a great war between the Heavenly and Devilish realms, and in the end, the Devilish realm was defeated and moved to the north of Tianmo Mountain, never setting foot in Kunwu again. The Devilish realm moved to the northeast and was active in the mountain range on the north side of Tianmo Mountain. This section of the mountain range is densely forested, with undulating mountains and complex terrain. Coincidentally, there is a small area in the East Sea that is sandwiched between this section of the mountain range and the East Sea, forming an isolated land. The east is the sea, the west is the mountain range where the Devilish realm is active, and the south and north are inaccessible."

  "...we coastal people have lived like this for tens of thousands of years, completely losing contact with the outside world, incomplete techniques, scarce resources, no high-level cultivators. Even if someone with great innate talent emerges, it's hard to achieve anything, and even alchemy and artifact refinement are slowly being lost. Occasionally, a cultivator would accidentally arrive at the coast and pass down some techniques and teachings on elixirs and artifacts."

  Huang Zhifeng drank a cup of tea and continued: "About 10,000 years ago, there was a female cultivator who also came here unexpectedly. Unlike those people, her cultivation was very high, she was a Yuan Ying cultivator! At that time, even the foundation-building cultivators in Linhai were rarely seen, only one or two existed. Suddenly, a Yuan Ying cultivator appeared, and all the cultivators in Linhai naturally revered her as their superior. This is the founder of Bixuan Pavilion, Bi Shuiyuan Jun."

  "We say that Bi Shuiyuan is extraordinary, not because she established the Bi Xuan Pavilion here, but as a Yuan Ying cultivator, it's too easy for her to establish a sect. What's extraordinary about her is that she not only founded a sect, but also built Lin Hai City, and even created a transmission array, so that we people in Lin Hai can finally travel to other places in Tian Ji through the transmission array!"

  "Not bad." Wei Ziming nodded, "It's said that the reason it's a female cultivator sect is because Bi Shuiyuan saved a group of female cultivators who were being used as furnaces by Kun Wu's cultivators, and established Bixuantang with this intention."

  "It turns out that's the case..." Mo Tian Ge sank her voice. No wonder the female cultivators of Bi Xuan Pavilion were respected, while the male cultivators held a low position. It turns out there was such a reason for it. In that case, not only is Bi Shui Yuan Jun worthy of admiration, but the other disciples of Bi Xuan Pavilion aren't arrogant either. Their seniors had been treated as furnaces by the male cultivators, so they naturally didn't have a good impression of them.

  At this point, Mo Tian Ge couldn't help but feel a little admiration for these female cultivators who were able to stand on their own and become strong, which was truly not easy.