When Ning Tian awoke, the beautiful figure that had been by his side was gone, leaving only a faint fragrance lingering beside him.
After getting up and tidying himself, he ate a few steamed buns to sate his hunger, and then activated his Dragon-Stepping technique to make his way towards the Tianmo Hall.
After all, he was still only a minor cultivator at the Spirit Sensing Realm and had not yet reached the stage where he could abstain from eating completely.
Only when one reached the Saint Emperor Realm could one begin to minimize the necessity for food.
A few minutes later.
Ning Tian's Dragon-Stepping technique faded, and he arrived at Tianmo Hall.
Inside Tianmo Hall, Luo Wuqing and a group of elders, along with the Yaochi Holy Maiden, were all waiting.
Upon seeing Ning Tian approaching, the elders greeted him with respect.
"Greetings to the Ancestor Master!"
Ning Tian waved his hand and with a smiling face approached Luo Wuqing's side.
Seeing his smug smile, Luo Wuqing couldn't help but glare at him.
This guy had gone too far last night!
It was simply presumptuous!
She had clearly said no.
"Yaoxi, greets the Legendary Ancestor Master." The Yaochi Holy Maiden paid her respects to Ning Tian, her real name was Yaoxi.
Even though she was the Yaochi Holy Maiden, she and Ning Tian were peers.
But the other party was the husband of the Tianmo Sect's Empress, as well as the legendary Ancestor Master of the Tianmo Sect.
This respect was necessary to give.
"Um."
Ning Tian glanced at the Yaochi Holy Maiden, nodding faintly with no hint of turbulence in his eyes.
Although the Yaochi Holy Maiden was beautiful, she wasn't more so than Luo Wuqing.
"Great Elder, bring up the Tianming Mirror," Luo Wuqing's voice echoed across the hall.
Soon, the Great Elder brought forth an ancient bronze mirror, very carefully holding it.
The mirror was classical in style, and on its back seemed to dance figures of dragons and phoenixes.
What was most astonishing, however, was that the mirror's surface was chaotic; it did not reflect anything.
But it was exactly such a mirror that was the Tianmo Sect's treasure, the Tianming Mirror!
Under the Tianming Mirror, all things could not hide their form!
Once the Great Elder brought the Tianming Mirror forward, Luo Wuqing inscribed a formation in Ning Tian's hand before handing over the Tianming Mirror to him.
"With the formation I've inscribed on your hand, you can manipulate the Tianming Mirror," Luo Wuqing said slowly towards Ning Tian.
The Tianming Mirror bore the might of a great emperor, which others fundamentally couldn't snatch away.
Thus, Luo Wuqing was very assured in handing the Tianming Mirror to Ning Tian.
Ning Tian looked at the flickering light of the formation in his hands and nodded, "Hmm, I got it."
Then subconsciously after manipulating the formation a bit, the Tianming Mirror entered into his palm.
With this formation, he was temporarily the master of the Tianming Mirror, and he could also fully harness the mirror's power through the emperor's might left by Luo Wuqing in the formation.
"Alright, follow the Yaochi Holy Maiden to Yaochi," Luo Wuqing instructed.
"Hmm."
As they left the Tianmo Hall, a glimmer of light flashed in the Yaochi Holy Maiden's hands, and the Divine Pegasus Palanquin appeared before them.
She gracefully walked over and bent over to enter it, then looked at Ning Tian, "Ancestor Master Ning Tian, please follow me."
It seemed that the Yaochi Holy Maiden intended to invite Ning Tian into the Divine Pegasus Palanquin and travel to the sacred land of Yaochi.
However,
Ning Tian looked at the narrow space inside the palanquin and fell into thought.
Entering this palanquin, would there not be some physical contact?
He shook his head and politely declined: "Thank you for the kind offer, Holy Maiden Yaochi, but I will not enter the palanquin."
"Ah? This…"
The Yaochi Holy Maiden was somewhat stunned, a touch of surprise in her eyes.
Many young heroes wanted to enter her palanquin, but now that she had actively invited Ning Tian, he actually… declined?
On the side, Luo Wuqing, who had come to see them off, gave Ning Tian a pleased look.
Then, she emitted a whistle.
Boom!
Suddenly, a bird's call rang out from the backyard of the Tianmo Hall, followed by a surge of wind.
A huge shadow appeared in the sky and descended outside the Tianmo Hall.
"What is…"
Seeing the shadow, Ning Tian had a flicker of doubt in his eyes.
It was a bird-shaped demon beast, dozens of meters in size, its feathers a faint blue, with wisps of aura flashing across its feathers.
"This is a Lingyu Bird, a sixth-rank demon beast, comparable to a cultivator of the Saint Emperor Realm," Luo Wuqing glanced at the Lingyu Bird, "It will take you to Yaochi."
"A sixth-rank demon beast?"
"As powerful as the Saint Emperor Realm's mighty?"
Ning Tian's eyes gleamed as he approached the Lingyu Bird, caressing its soft feathers.
Seeing this, Luo Wuqing was taken aback; the Lingyu Bird was known to have a very volatile temper.
Aside from herself, no one else in the entire Tianmo Hall could get close without annoying the Lingyu Bird. Unexpectedly, it didn't seem to mind Ning Tian's presence?
What Luo Wuqing didn't know was that the Lingyu Bird was in a good mood towards Ning Tian simply because last night Ning Tian had slept while holding her, leaving his scent on his body!
That's why the Lingyu Bird allowed Ning Tian to get close.
With Ning Tian on the Lingyu Bird, the Yaochi Holy Maiden no longer hesitated, letting down the curtains of the Divine Pegasus Palanquin.
"Ning Tian Ancestor Master, please follow me."
As her voice fell, the palanquin rose into the sky, breaking through the clouds.
Seeing this, Ning Tian did not hesitate, stepping onto the back of the Lingyu Bird, he waved to Luo Wuqing, and then told the Lingyu Bird, "Follow that palanquin!"
"Chirp chirp~"
With a fierce flap of its wings, the Lingyu Bird let out a sky-shattering sound as it soared, turning into a shooting star, disappearing from view.
Looking in the direction of Ning Tian's departure, Luo Wuqing paused for a few seconds before turning and walking towards the Tianmo Hall.
Inside Tianmo Hall.
"Supreme Elder, have you found any information about Elder Yingmo?" Luo Wuqing sat high above in the main hall, looking down at the Supreme Elder below her.
The Supreme Elder shook his head, "Reporting to the Empress, Elder Yingmo hasn't returned to the Shadow Demon Sect, and his whereabouts are unknown. We are still searching."
"Hmm."
"Let me know as soon as you find something."
Luo Wuqing spoke lightly. This Elder Yingmo was, after all, a God Emperor Realm powerhouse who was like a ticking time bomb; not removing him completely was a great hidden danger.
"Yes!"
"By your command!"
High above in the sky.
The Divine Pegasus dragged the palanquin across the void, and a giant flying demon beast flew alongside it.
On the back of the beast, there was one figure seated.
This was Ning Tian's first journey outside of the Tianmo Sect since coming to this world.
To his knowledge, the entire Tianxuan world was divided into three heavens, with each heaven further segmented into three spiritual domains.
Thus, there was the saying of the "three heavens and nine spiritual domains."
The place where he currently resided was within the second heaven's Tianling Domain.
The Tianling Domain was vast and boundless, rife with countless sects and thriving with hundreds of races.
Merely a single Tianling Domain had a population in the tens of millions!