Chapter Two Hundred and Thirty Nine – Yao Visiting Wu Kong (1/2)
Chapter Two Hundred and Thirty Nine – Yao Visiting Wu Kong
Compared to the past Wu Kong Mountain, if one went there now, weeds grew all over the mountain, the ling fields were barren. Occasionally, little wild animals poked their heads out from the weeds.
“It is in this area.”
Listening to the report from her subordinate, Mu Xi stepped on the overgrown path as she walked up the mountain.
“Which sect used to possess this site?” She asked.
“It is a sword practicing sect called Wu Kong Sword Sect.” The middle aged man had clearly done large amounts of work, introducing in great detail. “Wu Kong Sword Sect is one of the most accomplished sects of Sky Moon Jie. They became extremely famous in the last two years. At the beginning, they had four jindan of unordinary power.”
“Oh, such a little place, it is really abnormal to have four jindan,” Mu Xi said in surprise.
Yan Feng sneered unconcernedly.
Mu Xi ignored him, and said to the middle aged man, “Continue.”
“These two years, they have expanded extremely quickly. Presently, they have almost ten jindan in the sect.”
Surprise flashed through Mu Xi’s eyes. “Almost ten jindan?”
This time, surprise was also on Yan Feng’s face. They were only the forward guard. Almost ten jindan would be enough to be of threat to them. He was arrogant, but having successfully came out of a yao art house, he naturally was not stupid.
“Other than this, their second generation disciples are extremely outstanding, dominating Sky Moon Jie. The Eldest disciple Wei Sheng entered ningmai at twenty, and his talent at the sword is even more astounding. Having already reached the step of sword essence manifestation. Second disciple Zuo Mo is extremely skilled in formations. Third disciple Luo Li has also reached ningmai, and created his own sword scripture [Self Separation].”
“A very strong sect!” Mu Xi’s expression changed.
In the past years, the yao had increased their understanding of the xiuzhe. It would not be surprising for this information contained in the report to be referring to an intermediate sized sect. But it really was astounding for it to be reported from a little sect in such a little and backwater jie.
Yan Feng also had a shocked expression. He had always been proud of his genius. He had been deal a great blow by the news that someone had reached ningmai when they were twenty years old, and had reached the level of sword essence manifestation!
They walked to a lonely little wooden house. This little wooden house was extremely eye-catching. As they had walked up, weeds had covered everything. But the empty ground around this little wooden house was bare and had no weeds.
Such an eye-catching and strange place naturally could not escape their eyes. Mu Xi stared at the little wooden house for a while, standing motionlessly at her spot. The other people saw that Mu Xi did not move, and did not dare to more either. Seeing the situation, Yan Feng snorted coldly, and did not hesitate to walk towards the wooden house.
The middle aged man couldn’t help but look at Mu Xi with a questioning expression.
Mu Xi waved her hand with a faint smile.
When Yan Feng’s right foot stepped onto the empty ground, his head rang, all the hairs on his body standing up on end!
The scene in front of him suddenly changed. That normal looking wooden house suddenly broke, everything in the surrounding space seemed to collapse, an invisible force seemed to pull him downwards, countless sharp and intimidating sword essences pushing at him from all directions!
He paled, then his eyes turned bright red, flames erupting all over his body!
He gathered all the energy in his body, and pulled his body out to retreat!
As he left the empty ground, the frightening scene disappeared. The invisible force, the sword essences, they were like illusions. Yan Feng swallowed in terror, not daring to put away the flames on his body as he looked with fear at the lonely little wooden house.
“This is the site of cultivation for a very powerful sword xiu.” Mu Xi slowly walked beside him, and opened, “Every bit of the ground here has been permeated with sword essence for a long time. It is vicious and sharp, nothing can grow here. Each step that you take forward, the sword essence grows stronger. At the end, there is only two endings. One is that you are torn to pieces by the sword essences, the other is all the sword essences have been destroyed by you.”
Yan Feng’s complexion was pale. Since they had entered Little Mountain Jie from the chaos rift, it had been smooth sailing, and he had not encountered any proper resistance, causing him to have a low opinion of xiuzhe, assuming that the xiuzhe were just so. Only now did he suddenly realize, to his shock, that the strong masters of the xiuzhe were so terrifying!
Yan Feng’s unusual silence greatly satisfied Mu Xi. She did not do this just because of Yan Feng. She had discovered a mood of underestimating the enemy invading the ranks earlier. This was fatal to a vanguard that had entered the deep of the enemy.
Her subordinates looked with shock at the barren ground and the wooden house.
She turned, and saw the pride in her subordinates’ eyes had faded greatly before she asked the middle aged man expressionlessly, “Are there any potential targets?”
The middle aged man said respectfully, “From the time of the Stars in Daytime, the time that Daren had came to Wu Kong Sword Sect should have been before Wu Kong Sword Sect’s expansion. Before their expansion, there were not many people in Wu Kong Sword Sect. Since Daren had caused the Stars in Daytime, this daren probably was seriously wounded. With that, it is unlikely that Daren had taken over a jindan’s body. What is more likely are the second generation disciples.”
Mu Xi did not interrupt. After he finished, she thought and then asked, “Who do you feel is most suspicious?”
“Wei Sheng!” The middle aged man did not hesitate.
“Why?”
“Wei Sheng is the most talented, and can give Daren the greatest aid!”
Mu Xi shook her head. “I do not think so. If you are wounded and have to hide in someone’s body, what would you consider?”
Hearing this, the middle aged man became silent for a moment before saying, “In this subordinate’s view, the first is safety, the second is to speedily recover.”
“You are not wrong,” Mu Xi said then continued, “Wei Sheng’s talent is the greatest, and the primary target of the sect’s attention. It is easy to slip up if one is not careful. Therefore, residing in his body is not a wise choice. If it was me, I would chose Zuo Mo or Luo Li. They are not as attention-catching as Wei Sheng yet they also received good support. It is also certain that the attention they receive is less than Wei Sheng. No matter if the goal is either to control or to tempt, it is much easier.”
The middle aged man was full of admiration. “Daren is wise!”