Chapter 140: I’ve Always Loved Helping Others (1/2)
Chapter 140: I’ve Always Loved Helping Others
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Qu Wan'Er's mouth went agape as words no longer came out. She looked around at the surrounding people, and no one seemed to find it shocking. Clearly, this wasn't the first time such a thing happened.
At the moment, the few cultivators who were blown away by the tempest hurried to slide down. They didn't even climb the icy mountain for a few minutes, but if they continued to climb higher, it would get more dangerous.
”No one can confirm whether there's truly a Flower of the True Gods up there. If there isn't and we climb up there, won't we be wasting our efforts?” A female cultivator looked up at the towering icy mountain and lamented. The mountain was so high, that even it's peak could not be seen.
No one responded to her words. Whether or not there was a Flower of the True Gods, they would know it well in their own hearts. Those who chose not to believe it can leave; then there would be one less competitor.
Hou Yucheng suddenly stepped forward and said, ”Friends, I feel that this solo acts and competing among ourselves will not work. Even if someone here managed to reach the top, it would be hard to get down.”
”What kind of thing are you?” A big man with a face full of beard coldly glanced at Hou Yucheng. He was already at the Yuan Dan Stage, and this Hou Yucheng clearly wasn't in the Yuan Dan Stage, yet he dared to spout such nonsense.
Hou Yucheng maintained a smile on his face, not a half bit aggravated as he said, ”I'm not a thing, I'm Heaven Demon Sect's Hou Yucheng.”
Hearing that Hou Yucheng was from the Heaven Demon Sect, the big, bearded man did not continue nitpicking on him. The Heaven Demon Sect was one of the three great ‘Heaven’ Sects: Heaven Sword Island, Heaven Aria Palace and Heaven Demon Sect. Don't underestimate it because it was the last among the three sects, the sect practises some strange and occult arts. You might suddenly die and you still wouldn't understand what happened.
”Does Brother Hou have a better idea?” Another person stood up and clasped his fists towards Hou Yucheng.
”I don't dare,” Hou Yucheng graciously clasped his fists to return the gesture before saying ”At the mountain, the cold wind is perennially blowing and whistling, the higher you go, the stronger the winds. What I'm suggesting is for everyone to work together to carve steps into the ice. This is the most effort saving and safest method to go up.”
”Won't the people who come after us get to free load from our efforts?” The big bearded man frowned and said.
Hou Yucheng smiled faintly but did not respond to the big bearded man's words. The big bearded man snorted; even though his cultivation was higher than Hou Yucheng, he did not dare cause a ruckus here.
A thin and small cultivator took the initiative to say, ”As we are climbing the mountain, the strong winds will level the steps behind us in no time at all. But with so many of us going up, there definitely won't be that many Flowers of the True Gods. Then, distribution will be a problem.”
The big bearded man glared at him fiercely, ”Distribution? Whoever is capable will fight for it, the rest can just screw off.”
A few Spirit Building Stage cultivators self-consciously retreated from the group. With their cultivation, taking part would only be paving the way for others.
Seeing that Mo Wuji did not have any intentions of retreating, Qu Wan'Er slightly furrowed her brows and took the initiative to dissuade him, ”Pill Master Mo, why don't you stay here for now?”
Mo Wuji smiled lightly, ”It's okay, I can also take part in digging the steps. It's always good to have extra help.”
”Pui!” A lady heard Mo Wuji's words and could not help but laughed out loud. Mo Wuji's entire body did not pulse with spirituality; instead, it was plain and calm like an ordinary mortal. As a cultivator, anyone could tell that Mo Wuji's talent was low, and his cultivation was ordinary.
After all, the stronger a cultivator, the stronger his spirituality.
”Little boy, you shouldn't even be at the Spirit Building Stage right? If you go up, all you would be doing is digging steps. You should just stay here, even if there are a lot of Flowers of the True Gods, there won't be enough for you,” The lady who laughed aloud added.
The lady's looks were ordinary and her speech brought with it a tone of ridicule, but Mo Wuji knew she was not evil at heart. She should know that with his low cultivation, following them would only be a waste of his efforts. Ultimately, he might not even be able to reach the peak.
Mo Wuji chuckled, ”Senior, many thanks for your warm intentions, but I’ve always liked helping others since I was young. I'm not even afraid to help up a fallen old man, what more digging some steps? Being able to help the senior brothers and sisters here is my honour.”
Many of the cultivators there were dumbfounded by Mo Wuji's words, even Hou Yucheng didn't understand the intention behind Mo Wuji's words. But everyone could understand the meaning behind Mo Wuji's last sentence: even with Mo Wuji's low cultivation, he was willing to take the risk to dig the ice stairs.
On the other hand, it was the big bearded man who started chuckling as he said to Mo Wuji, ”You're a promising lad.”
With that, he turned and stared at Hou Yucheng, ”Now there are more than 60 people who are willing to go up together. You'll allocate the manpower, and we'll start right now.”
The others also turned to look at Hou Yucheng, clearly wishing for him to lead them with his stair digging idea.
Hou Yucheng clasped his fists and said, ”Initially, I was about to suggest splitting into two groups, but since there's only 63 people now, I would advise everyone to work together to dig out a curved ice steps upwards. The icy mountain is tough, and it would be very difficult for a single person. But if we all work together, it would be more than ten times easier.”