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Chapter 807: Yin-Yang Sect

A thin layer of protective spirit light appeared around Bai Mo's body.

The elderly man surnamed Mo's punch, thrown with all his might, landed heavily on this layer of spirit light, but not only was the spirit light completely unharmed, he was instead bounced back entirely.

"Considering we've known each other for several years, I'll advise you one last time: give up. A Foundation Establishment senior is truly not someone a mere mortal like you can challenge."

"Why should I?!!! Just because I, Mo Tianxie, lack a spirit root, I can't cultivate immortality?!"

At the mention of the word 'mortal', the elderly man surnamed Mo's veins bulged, his blood surged, and he seemed even more agitated.

"I, Mo Tianxie, began practicing martial arts at seven, at twenty, I fought grandmasters, winning four out of seven battles, at twenty-five, I entered the Innate realm. In Taizhou's martial arts world, who doesn't know me, the Evil Monarch?

Later, I found the Immortal Technique of Five Elements. At first, I was utterly bewildered; how could there be a cultivation method in this world that I couldn't even begin to learn?

I searched throughout Taizhou's famous mountains, great rivers, and among cultivators, only then did I realized I was a person without a spirit root, possessing an immortal technique but no affinity for it.

After three years of agonizing contemplation, with my unparalleled talent, I devised the Blood Refining Method, forcibly cultivating this technique using human vital essence.

Do you know, I haven't even reached the age of knowing destiny?"

The elderly man surnamed Mo rambled on at great length, reciting his entire life story.

"......"

"Without a spirit root, can one truly not cultivate immortality?"

"Without a spirit root, you can't even sense spirit qi, so how could you cultivate any damn immortality?" Regarding this fundamental question, Yu Zitong stated with absolute certainty.

"Perhaps there might be a chance?" Bai Mo interjected for the first time.

Yu Zitong looked at Bai Mo, who had just spoken, with a surprised expression.

That one cannot cultivate immortality without a spirit root has always been common knowledge in the cultivation world. A senior who has cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage could not possibly be unaware of this, nor would they need to lie to deceive a mere mortal like this.

"But you, you're out of chances."

"......"

"Vital essence is exhausted, there's no turning back the tide. Soul is weak, incapable of taking over a body."

"You can tell the strength of a soul just by looking?" Yu Zitong muttered to himself, "Could it be an ability of a high-level cultivator?"

"Without a spirit root, there can still be a chance to cultivate immortality?" The elderly man surnamed Mo had searched desperately for twenty years, and everyone had given him a definitive 'no'; only the cultivator he saw today had offered a different answer.

"There will be." Bai Mo didn't elaborate much.

"Since that's the case, I hope, Senior Immortal, if you truly have a way for mortals without spirit roots to cultivate immortality, you could offer a little guidance to my humble daughter. In exchange, I will offer everything I've gained over these past twenty years of searching for immortality."

After the elderly man surnamed Mo threw that punch, venting his lifelong grievances, he seemed to have come to terms with things, especially when he remembered that his end was near.

"Very well. I swear by a Heart Demon Oath."

"Could this senior truly not know the importance of a Heart Demon Oath?" Yu Zitong was once again stunned by Bai Mo's audacious move.

A Heart Demon Oath is a form of restriction on cultivators in this world. Violating an oath sworn to the Heavenly Dao would very likely lead to a Heart Demon invasion during a breakthrough, resulting in near-certain death.

The one Yu Zitong had been forced to swear earlier was precisely this Heart Demon Oath.

Even Mo Tianxie hadn't expected that the other party would actually swear a Heart Demon Oath over this. He had merely intended, before his death, to leave a connection for his wife and daughter, whom he had long neglected during his years of searching for immortality.

"In these past twenty years, I've intercepted and killed five cultivators and over a hundred martial arts heroes. From them, I snatched three Immortal Ascent Tokens. Unfortunately, I have no spirit root, so these Immortal Ascent Tokens are utterly useless to me."

"What? Old Ghost Mo, you actually have three Immortal Ascent Tokens on you?!"

Immortal Ascent Tokens are a method used by the sects surrounding Daqian to recruit disciples. They scatter Immortal Ascent Tokens, which bear instructions to the sect's rallying points, throughout the mortal world, allowing mortals to snatch them.

Anyone, as long as they are under forty years old, possess a spirit root, and can reach the sect's rallying point alive, can directly become an outer disciple of the corresponding sect.

Therefore, the appearance of every Immortal Ascent Token signified a bloody and tumultuous struggle in the mortal world.

If news of the three Immortal Ascent Tokens in Mo Tianxie's possession were to leak, even the Sect Master of the Seven Profound Gate would very likely turn hostile instantly, and send disciples to besiege and kill him.

......

"Clack!" A strange sound suddenly came from outside the door.

"Who's eavesdropping!" Yu Zitong shouted immediately.

In the past few years following the elderly man surnamed Mo, he had long realized his true capabilities. If he were surrounded by a dozen or so fully armed big men, with his meager spiritual power from the early Qi Refinement stage, he probably wouldn't even have much hope of escaping.

At the Seven Profound Gate headquarters, there were at least several hundred strong men. Moreover, the path down the mountain was a singular, narrow road, and once blocked, escaping would be as difficult as growing wings and flying.

"It's young friend Han, come in." Several minutes earlier, Bai Mo's divine sense had already noticed Han Yu hiding in a corner by the door.

After Han Yu entered, there were now four people standing in the inner room.

He silently watched the other three.

During his year at the Seven Profound Gate, he had heard about these Immortal Ascent Tokens several times, but each time one appeared it was accompanied by fierce contention. After all, 'once one enters the immortal sect, they stand above kings and lords', a chance to ascend to the heavens in a single step—who wouldn't want that?

"These three Immortal Ascent Tokens are from three different sects." Yu Zitong looked around. There were four people present in total. Old Ghost Mo couldn't use them. The Foundation Establishment senior most likely couldn't use them either. At most, each person could join one sect, so three Immortal Ascent Tokens were more than enough.

"The first is from Huangfeng Valley. This is a sect known for its wind-element magic arts. Legend has it that there are also lofty Nascent Soul cultivators within the sect, and it belongs to the righteous path sects." When he mentioned the words 'Nascent Soul cultivator', Yu Zitong specifically glanced at Bai Mo's expression.

He found that the other party didn't even furrow a brow. Considering Bai Mo's previous words and actions, Yu Zitong became increasingly certain that Bai Mo was absolutely not an ordinary Foundation Establishment senior, but more likely a reclusive master who had been in slumber for many years, and was not very familiar with the current cultivation world.

In that single glance, he had already conjured up many scenarios in his mind.

"The second is from Medicine King Sect. As the name suggests, it's a sect specializing in alchemy. It also has Nascent Soul cultivators within its ranks, and is said to be immensely wealthy. It's a famous neutral sect near Daqian."

"The third is from Yin-Yang Sect. Its members are only Golden Core cultivators, and it's classified as a demonic sect..."

For some reason, Yu Zitong's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, as if he didn't want to mention this sect too much.

"Then I'll take this one." Bai Mo, who chose first, scanned the three Immortal Ascent Tokens, and without wasting any time, he selected one of them.

"Senior..." Seeing Bai Mo's choice, Yu Zitong hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back, then wanting to speak again.

"If you have something to say, just say it."

"The full name of the Yin-Yang Sect is the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Sect. Its members are entirely female demonic cultivators who 'harvest yang to supplement yin'... Releasing Immortal Ascent Tokens is very likely just to lure strong men!"

Yu Zitong finally made up his mind and recounted what he had seen in his family's ancient texts exactly as it was.

Originally, he had intended to vaguely conceal the pitfall behind this Immortal Ascent Token, saving it for Han Yu, who would choose last, to fall into. However, Bai Mo's choice had completely disrupted Yu Zitong's plans..