613 The Gao Clan (1/2)
As soon as the leading elder spoke, the other people in his group were filled with a sense of shock. There had apparently been someone watching them the whole time and yet they had no sense him at all. If their clan elder hadn't realized that the youth was there, the rest of them would most likely still be in the dark.
The leader of the group of five was a Martial Arts Grandmaster. The remaining four included three practitioners at the pinnacle of the Golden Elixir realm. The final member of the group, Jun Wulei, was at the intermediate stage of the Golden Elixir realm.
Since the concealed person had gone undetected by the four of them, his cultivation must be high.
Mo Wen laughed bitterly and came out from the magma ocean. He hadn't been using any Invisible Talismans so it wasn't too much of a surprise that he had been discovered.
”Who are you? Why are you hiding in the shadows?” the leading Martial Arts Grandmaster asked coldly. His eyes were filled with surprise when he saw how young Mo Wen actually was. The youth had such high cultivation at such a tender age. His existence was extremely rare, even if the whole wide world was taken into account.
The Gao Clan had produced a genius Jun Wulei. He had reached the intermediate stage of the Golden Elixir realm before the age of 30. Even when Jun Wulei was placed among those from the Inner worlds, he was still considered a top genius. However, compared to this youth, Jun Wulei was most likely be behind.
”I'm Mo Wen. I just happened to be passing by. Apologies for disturbing the seniors,” Mo Wen said. His tone was neither obsequious nor arrogant and he respectfully saluted them with his fists. Since he could not hide, he had decided to willingly appear before them, his poise and confidence evident.
”Mo Wen, it's you!” Jun Wulei shouted before the leading Martial Arts Grandmaster had the opportunity to respond. Jun Wulei's eyes were wide open. He had never expected to encounter Mo Wen in this place. Mo Wen was an ancient martial art practitioner in the main space. Why would he appear here?
”Do you know each other?” The leading Martial Arts Grandmaster stared at Jun Wulei, slightly surprised. His grandson actually knew this youth. Moreover, judging from the situation, they seemed to be well acquainted.
”Brother Jun, I hope you are doing well.” Mo Wen smiled and saluted Jun Wulei with his fists. Demoness Gong had previously mentioned that Jun was not only an Executor in the Huatian Palace, but he also had an influential background. It seemed as if that were indeed the case.
”I am very surprised to see you appear here. Also, your cultivation…” Jun Wulei stared at Mo Wen strangely. He could sense that Mo Wen's aura was very powerful and was at least comparable to his. Mo Wen's aura even showed vague signs of surpassing his.
Jun Wulei remembered that Mo Wen was still a Qi Nucleation realm ancient martial art practitioner when they first met. He had managed to break through to the Embryonic Breathing realm when he went to the forbidden land. But that had only been a few months ago and now Mo Wen had actually reached the same level as him. Mo Wen might even have surpassed him.
When they had first met, Jun Wulei was already halfway to reaching the Golden Elixir realm. He had even consecutively broken through to the intermediate stage Golden Elixir realm with the help of his family clan. Despite this, it now seemed as though he had not achieved as much as Mo Wen.
How did Mo Wen practice? Did he ride a rocket? Jun Wulei could not get his head around it. A youngster, seemingly without any background at all, had been able to advance so quickly. Jun Wulei now understood Gong Biluo's words. This strange youth actually might restore the Ming Cult to its former glory. Up until now, Jun Wulei would never have believed that this youth would have such ability.
”I'm just lucky.” Mo Wen could tell that Jun Wulei was astonished at his speed of practicing. However, in terms of real cultivation, right now Mo Wen's cultivation was only equivalent to that of the pinnacle of Embryonic Breathing realm. It wasn't as exaggerated as Jun Wulei imagined. Mo Wen had a few odd encounters and his condition was unique. That was why he had such a powerful aura.
Furthermore, Jun Wulei had advanced rather quickly too. It had only been a few months since they had last met and Jun had actually broken through to the intermediate stage of the Golden Elixir realm. Before this, he had been stuck at the bottleneck of breaking through to the Golden Elixir realm. Truly he was a member of an aristocratic family. The commoners paled into insignificance when it came to the resources that they could acquire.
”Xiangchen, aren't you going to introduce your friend to us?” The leading Martial Arts Grandmaster felt odd about the whole thing. When had his grandson come to know such a genius? Why had he never mentioned this person to him before?
”Grandfather, his name is Mo Wen. He is also an Executor in Huatian Palace. He is a good friend of mine,” Jun Wulei said with a smile after a momentary flicker in his gaze.
”Oh. I'm Gao Hanshan, Xiangchen's grandfather. Nice to meet you.” The leading Martial Arts Grandmaster nodded at Mo Wen. He cast a thoughtful glance at his own grandson. Jun Wulei's introduction was too brief and really consisted of nothing more than a name. Gao Hanshan could tell that his grandson was hiding something. This made him rather curious.
”Nice to meet you, Elder Gao.” When faced with such a strong practitioner, Mo Wen didn't dare to be impolite. He saluted Gao Hanshan with his fists again.
Mo Wen remembered Demoness Gong had once said that Jun Wulei was not his friend's real name. He had given himself that name; his real surname was Gao and he was a member of Gao Clan, a hidden martial arts strain. His actual name seemed to be Gao Xiangchen. Mo Wen didn't understand why the young master of Gao Clan would suddenly change his name.
Jun Wulei briefly introduced the few other elders. They were all elders of Gao Clan. They had a position of high seniority within the clan and their cultivation was also high.
Mo Wen was very surprised. Gao Clan did not seem to be a sect faction, but rather a clan faction. The influence of this clan was not weak at all; it was actually quite astonishing A Martial Arts Grandmaster and another three pinnacle of Golden Elixir realm practitioners would most likely be enough to support a first-rate large sect in a large Inner world.
Their goal for coming here was very simple: they were here for the spiritual fire.