914 You, Just Who are You?! (1/2)
As for the walls of these thatched cottages, they were all made with stalks of Tranquil Bamboo, lined up neatly into walls. Tranquil Bamboos were not very rare materials, and there was not much use for them. However, as long as such things were around, no bugs would come near.
And there was another, more important benefit—it was warm in winter and cool in summer; this was a natural air conditioner! Furthermore, it would emanate a deep and calming smell, complementing perfectly with the Xuan Spiritual Trees. These simple thatched cottages were simply paradises for cultivation!
Those Tranquil Bamboo were even more f*cking useful than insect repellent coils!
Young Master Jun was feeling quite jealous in his heart in this instant. Naked jealousy!
When he looked again at the vines coiling around the rooftop and the Xuan Spiritual Trees, Young Master Jun's eyes instantly turned the same green color of a wolf's eyes! Phoenix Tail Vine, Pilgrim Vine, Purple Luo Vine, Fleece Flower Vine… Eight Jewel Branch, Longevity Creeper…
Young Master Jun's teeth ached from sucking in too much cold air… those were all rare heavenly treasures ah! F*ck, these guys are a little too frugal ah…
Although this daddy can be said to do quite well now, I still don't dare to be this indulgent ah… These sons of b*tches from the Heaven Saint Palace came to such a desolate place to live, and they still have the face to act humble and poor, saying words like ”frugality and humility are the tradition of our Heaven Saint Palace”. Frugal your sister! To think you had the face to even say those words; why don't you just go and die instead…
Those words were too lacking in conscience!
”What do you think? Young Master Jun, our life in the mountains is simple and crude; please do not mind the lack of hospitality.” Qu Wu Hui said in a bland tone.
Jun Mo Xie coughed lightly and grabbed onto Qu Wu Hui's hand with a teary eyed expression. ”Senior Qu, Senior Qu, humility and frugality are great virtues of life; I-I… I also f*cking wish to learn from you all and live in a simple and thrifty manner so as to better appreciate the good things in life… Let me take a few of these thatched cottages away… I don't need many, just five or six will do; give this junior a chance to emulate the frugal lifestyle of Seniors…”
”Scram! You're dreaming brat!” Qu Wu Hui scolded without hesitation. This fellow was simply too greedy! To actually ask for five or six the moment he opened his mouth… What did he take them for? Even Mo Wu Dao from the Elusive World of Immortals had only got a few stalks so far despite begging laboriously for hundreds of years… he probably didn't even have enough to build half a cottage until now…
”Qiao Ying… you've returned? Oh, and you brought an esteemed guest with you this time as well? Why not come in?” A warm and gentle voice rang out.
The three experts' faces instantly grew stern as they answered, ”Yes!”
Thereafter, they stretched their hands out to show the way. ”Young Master Jun, please!”
”This Young Master shall not be polite then.” Jun Mo Xie smiled lightly and walked to the front. Looking at the numerous thatched cottages, he pointed and asked, ”There's a total of 136 cottages here; I wonder if… all of them are occupied?”
”Occupied? How is that possible.” Qu Wu Hui shook his head. ”Nearly half are empty. For over 10,000 years, only people who managed to reach the realm of Saint Emperor have the qualifications to live here! Recently, quite a few people were killed in Tian Fa Forest, and one more had been killed by you this time as well! Right now, there's less than 60 people left here…”
”60?! 60 experts at the level of Saint Emperor or higher…” Jun Mo Xie sucked in a breath of cold air and he asked. ”What are the positions of the two Seniors in this place?”
”Our titles as left and right Guardians are nothing more than just a false name; our actual strengths… are roughly around the top 20. It's not worth a mention!” Although Qu Wu Hui was saying 'not worth a mention', anyone could easily see the look of pride on his face.
”Impressive, impressive, you're truly my idol.” Jun Mo Xie said with a look of admiration on his face. Truthfully, Qu Wu Hui was indeed the greatest idol of disgust for Jun Mo Xie. Whenever he thought of this old fellow's tears and snot stained face and the manner of him wailing bitterly, it would be difficult for him not to feel disgusted!
As they spoke, the four of them had already arrived at the largest thatched cottage in the center. This thatched cottage occupied an area of five, six zhang, and the Xuan Spiritual Tree, Tranquil Bamboo and all kinds of wondrous spirit herbs were far more resplendent than the other cottages. With a single look, it was obvious that this was the heart of the Heaven Saint Palace.
”Come on in.” A soft voice rang out from within. As this voice rang out, the door swung open by itself… With Jun Mo Xie's cultivation, he actually did not detect even the slightest Xuan Qi ripple…
The three persons had not even moved, when a surprised sound came out from inside. ”Eh?!” That sound was extremely low, and there was unmistakable shock in that voice.
Cheng Yin Xiao, Qu Wu Hui and Qiao Ying's face instantly changed!
That was the Palace Lord's voice!
It'd been over a thousand years, and the Palace Lord had never been this shocked by anything before. But today, this Palace Lord had actually made such a surprised sound!
Could it be that it had something to do with Jun Mo Xie?
A short period of silence ensued, and shadows flashed around inside. By the time they walked in, the three saw that there were 10 chairs set in the cottage, of which three were empty. The rest were already occupied by people.
At their current level of elevation, Jun Mo Xie estimated that they should at least be seven, eight thousand meters above sea level. However, there weren't any altitude conditions like lack of oxygen and such in here. The ice on the outside were frigid and thick, never melting since the ancient days. However, the inside of the cottage was actually as warm as summer!
The moment the four stepped into the room, eight pairs of eyes turned to look at them, focusing instantly on Jun Mo Xie as if there was a prior agreement.
The gazes were warm and tranquil, and it seemed as if searchlights had been turned on in his body. Jun Mo Xie felt as if he was completely naked and put on display for others to observe.
However, he was quite calm about the whole matter. In any case, all of us are men. Look if you want to; it's fine, this brother is confident enough to let you look. As long as you don't feel inferior after looking… Naturally, there's nothing I can do if you looked and then felt bad about yourself; who asked you to not have such good DNA…
Qiao Ying and the others had already sat down soundlessly, and the three chairs were obviously left for them. Jun Mo Xie noticed that Qiao Ying was sitting at the very center of the left side, while Cheng Yin Xiao and Qu Wu Hui sat at the last two chairs on both sides, one on each chair.
No wonder they are called Guardians. So this is how it is… they are just minions who sit closest to the doors as guards ah… So their positions are not even as high as a naive little girl…
Young Master Jun criticised internally with disdain. What he didn't know was that Qiao Ying's position was actually very special within the Heaven Saint Palace. Her rank was only slightly below the Heaven Saint Palace Palace Lord. As for Cheng Yin Xiao and Qu Wu Hui, although their status among this bunch of high rank people was not high, but in the outside world, even the palace lords of the three Holy Lands needed to be extremely respectful towards them!
Everyone in this room were dressed in robes as white as snow. They were all obviously old monsters who'd lived for hundreds of years; however, not a single one of them looked like white haired old men. At a glance, they all seemed like healthy and fit people. Their heads were filled with black hair, and their skins were like jade. All of them looked like perfect middle aged men…
Jun Mo Xie narrowed his brows and harrumphed internally with disdain. Perfect middle aged men my head! Just a bunch of undying old farts; are they trying to play with the mind of this Young Master?!
Jun Mo Xie had not forgotten that this bunch of 'middle aged men' were basically all at least 800 to a thousand years old. They were a legitimate group of old demons…
Numerous sharp gazes swept across Jun Mo Xie's body. However, nobody took the lead to speak. In that moment, the entire room was completely silent. Everyone's faces were growing more and more serious…
”What do you think of this child?” The same gentle voice rang out. The voice came directly from the top, and it was directed at the rest.
Jun Mo Xie's heart shook slightly with shock. A moment ago, although everyone's gazes were fixed on him, he only felt 16 eyes on him. Furthermore, he hadn't discovered anybody else.
When this voice rang out again, Young Master Jun realized on then that there was a person directly opposite him, smiling lightly at him. Although he'd already confirmed the presence of this person, there was an indistinct feeling to him.
This person was clearly right before his eyes, but Jun Mo Xie felt as if he was looking at an illusion, as if this was just an image projection of another person…
Jun Mo Xie had only felt this kind of feeling from the Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master before! Without a doubt, this person's realm had already reached the miraculous level of shattering the void! Perhaps, he was only a single step away from the so-called 'transcending beyond the broken void'…
This person's cultivation was likely not below the Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master. Even if there's a bit of difference in their strengths, it wouldn't be a large difference, and it was at most only a little worse!
Knowing this, Jun Mo Xie could not help to feel the pores on his skin standing up! He hadn't imagined that a super expert of that level actually existed on the side of the Holy Lands as well!
Since they had such an expert with them… why did they allow the Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master to behave so arrogantly for this long? Perhaps they might not be a match for him one against one, but the two sides already had so much hatred between them; in a situation where their strengths were evenly matched, they just needed to add a bit more people, and it would be enough to claim his life. Even if the Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master wanted to escape, the chances would be extremely slim!
Just as Jun Mo Xie was in the middle of his thoughts, the person seated at the first seat on the right side spoke in an elegant voice. ”This child… is undoubtedly the most peerlessly rare talent that has ever been seen from the ancient days to now!”
The second person on the left sighed and nodded. ”Indeed, if he continues developing like this, I trust that this child's accomplishments would not be inferior to the Nine Nether First Young Master from that era, or perhaps even greater!
The moment they opened their mouths, the two of them had given Jun Mo Xie their greatest approvals!
The rest also nodded heavily in agreement with the words of the two of them. The fourth person on the right who had faint patches of birthmarks on his face agreed. ”According to this old man's repeated observations, this child's hair had not been transformed by any kind of Xuan techniques, and the skin texture of his face is completely natural, not having any signs of having his age reversed. The baby hair behind his ears still haven't faded as well… I can confirm that this child's real age is definitely not past 20!”
Everyone nodded in approval once again.
The first person on the right looked at Jun Mo Xie's eyes and examined it like a hawk; after some time, he finally nodded. ”Apart from that, the most commendable thing is that… if any youths had such accomplishments at their age, no matter how steady their minds are, their temperaments would definitely be very different from normal youths! But that's not the case for this child! Although he looks happy and has a look of complacency on his face when he heard us praising him, it's in reality just a disguise!”
Snorting lightly, he continued. ”Although there's a hint of a smile, self satisfaction and arrogance in his eyes, that is only on the surface. The true thoughts in his eyes are hidden very deeply… This child's steadiness and dignity is far above a regular Saint Emperor; even this old man's mental state was not comparable to him when I was at his age!”
”Indeed! This child's determination is extraordinary, and although his achievements are so stellar, he does not seem to be satisfied and is still full of ambition. While he has a light smile on his face, there's a slight downward curvature at the corner of lips. This was an intentional formation, not the original innate appearance. This shows that this child's temperament is very ruthless and cold, and he surely treats his enemies unscrupulously! Normal people would usually always have some pity in their hearts, with only a few being the exception. But this child actually has none of that at all! This is the heart of a powerful expert, ruthless and cruel to the extreme!” The second person on the right carefully observed, slowly giving his conclusion.