Chapter 145: First Contact of the Sacred Body and Divine Body (1/2)
Chapter 145: First Contact of the Sacred Body and Divine Body
When the bigwigs of the Twinkling Brilliance Sacred Ground and Ji Family had all arrived, the sect leader as well as prominent figures within the Tai Xuan sect went forward personally to greet them. Atop the Desolate Peak, wild grass was overgrown, vines covered the entire area and pavilions were dilapidated, however, it was able to capture everyone’s attention today.
Nine green river dragons traversed through the sky, they seemed as though they were molded from the seas, the green river dragons flashed, filled with a shocking strength as they pulled the golden war carriage, imposing as it rumbled and pressured forward. It was like a scene out of a picture scroll. The bigwigs of the Twinkling Brilliance Sacred Ground as well as the Ji Family had arrived in a single vehicle atop the Desolate Peak. The experts from all the hundred and eight main peaks of the Tai Xuan sect had been activated, several elders were looking over with trepidation.
Within the dilapidated pavilion, the crazed old man remained immobile, encased within a silver white cocoon that was releasing a mysterious energy that caused the entire mountain to tremble, it was like a demonic spawn or a celestial seed, giving one a feeling of awe.
This was an indescribable feeling, the expressions of the big wigs immediately changed upon entering the pavilion, they did not speak as they stood there silently, closing their eyes as they used their senses to feel.
A peerless expert from six thousand years ago, currently in stasis, this was a great opportunity for them, if they were able to comprehend something from these pulses, they would benefit from it for the rest of their lives, possibly even gaining the chance to become immortal.
“Hey hey hey, what’s going on here? With so many bigwigs here, I’m going to get a real eyeful.” Ji Ziyue’s eyes were lit up as she tugged at Ye Fan: “Where are you planning to go?”
“I’m looking for a quiet place to cultivate, rather than admiring the prowess of these people, I’d rather improve myself.” Ye Fan began to walk down the Desolate Peak.
“Lies, I feel that you’re guilty of something, as though you are avoiding these people.” Ji Ziyue was exceptionally astute.
Ye Fan was really trying to hide, he had too many secrets and had no choice but to be more prudent.
“Let’s go to the Star Peak, if we don’t, they’ll really think that we’re afraid of them.” Ji Ziyue spoke up.
“Forget it, you can go on your own, I want to go cultivate.” Ye Fan did not wish to go to the Star Peak for fear of creating a ruckus.
Finally, Ye Fan quietly cultivated on a barren mountain while contemplating on his future plans as well. He decided that he would wait to see the condition of the crazed old man before leaving.
In the days that followed, bigwigs continued to arrive to see the crazed old man, the dilapidated pavilion seemed to have become a sacred piece of land.
Ordinary people simply could not go close, the people who were able to sit within were all famous personages whose names would shock any cultivator.
This day, a messenger came from the Star Peak requesting for the presence of Ye Fan and Ji Ziyue, the messenger made it clear that they had no ill intentions and merely wanted to repair the relations between the two sides.
In this magnificent mountain range, the view was breathtaking with wisps of mist lingering around the mountain peak. There were rivers flowing about at the foot of the mountain with ancient trees and vines, all this together gave off tranquility.
Up ahead, fragrant grass abounded as young men and women sat together, each person had a wooden table before them that was filled with fruits and other snacks.
“Ding ding dong dong”
Amongst them, a man clothed in blue was playing the zither, his hands were moving nimbly like a butterfly fluttering, giving one a feeling of gracefulness, his fingers strummed the zither as a moving music was heard, making one feel at peace.
Seeing Ye Fan and Ji Ziyue arrive, the blue clothed male stopped playing the zither as he stood up with the others following in tow.
“The two of you have come, the mountain that is covered with flowers and shrubbery seems to have brightened up already……” The blue clothed male was extremely courteous, his face was all smiles as he received the two.
His figure was slender, he seemed to be merely twenty five years of age, his blue dress fluttered in the wind, he did not speak much but gave one a feeling of gentleness and nimbleness.
It could be said that the blue clothed male had a unique aura that made him seem very amicable to the others.
“I’ve been in closed meditation for over two years, today I’ve finally come out and learnt of our transgressions with the two of you, the reason why I’ve invited both of your here is to pay for our mistakes, there is no other ill intent.”
This person was Hua Yunfei*, his name was very apt, he was like a flowing cloud or a moving breeze, giving one a feeling of a faintly discernable yet serene vibe.
[T/N: Hua Yunfei means flying splendid clouds.]
“Brother Hua is too courteous, you’re making me ashamed. Although there were reasons, it was I who injured the disciples of the Star Peak.” Since the other party was willing to be so courteous, he would definitely show respect to the other party as well.
“I’m not being courteous, in these past few years, our Star Peak has been flourishing and several disciples have become arrogant and complacent, thinking that the Star Peak is the only shining star within the Tai Xuan sect, this is extremely unacceptable. Little brother Ye has acted to teach these people a lesson, we can’t blame anyone else and we should instead be thankful for you helping them to pay for their actions.” Hua Yunfei was extremely earnest, his cultured bearing, quick-witted thinking and temperament made one feel like they being cleansed by the winds of spring.
Ye Fan had heard that the master of the Star Peak was surnamed Hua, within the history of the Tai Xuan sect, half of the sect leaders had come from the Star Peak, and within this half, half were surnamed Hua, it could be said that those surnamed Hua had a relatively high standing within the Tai Xuan sect.
In reality, the sect leader who established the Tai Xuan sect was surnamed Hua, thus, no one was surprised that those surnamed Hua had such a great prestige within the sect.
The group exchanged greetings before sitting atop the fragrant grass, Hua Yunfei placed zither beside him on the wooden table and had a serene expression.
“Today I’ll embarrass myself by playing a tune to pay our respects to the Desolate Peak, with this I hope past grievances can be forgiven and our two veins can harmoniously exist.”
Hua Yunfei lightly strummed the ancient zither, beautiful musical notes flowed out like a refreshing spring under moonlight, making one feel extremely refreshed. This was a tune for paying respects, it was a tune filled with meaning but to Ye Fan’s ears, it allowed him to have a rough grasp of the other party’s realm rather than the story being told within the tune. Ji Ziyue secretly transmitted: “I’ve just recalled, this Hua Yunfei is extremely powerful.”
Ye Fan’s heart trembled, although he knew that Hua Yunfei was certainly far from ordinary, he did not expect him to be so potent.
Hua Yunfei was the descendent of the current master of the Star Peak, his aptitude was exceptional and at eighteen years of age he was already the number one youth within the Star Peak, at twenty two, there was no one within the hundred and eight main peaks who could compare to him.
“My brother Haoyue has been hidden from the world for twenty years, however, two years ago he was sent on a secret training mission and had fought with Hua Yunfei.
Ji Haoyue of the Ji family had fought a great battle with Hua Yunfei two years ago, that was a battle of prodigies and even with his divine body, Ji Haoyue had to pay a huge price before finally defeating Hua Yunfei.
“So strong……” Ye Fan was stunned.
“That’s right, besides the divine body, people of the same age will find it impossible to deal with him, his talent is phenomenal, even my brother Hao Yue had to go to great efforts before finally defeating him, his name will resound throughout the Eastern Badlands sooner or later, below the divine body, he can be considered peerless.” Ji Ziyue nodded as she spoke.
Hua Yunfei’s hands were very nimble as they glided across the zither, like moving clouds and flowing water, giving one a feeling of serenity.
Although he was a man, his movements were more graceful than a lady, beautiful music could be heard from the zither, like a cleansing spring under moonlight that was washing one’s soul.
The tune from the zither painted such a beautiful picture, causing everyone to be enraptured within, even the birds were attracted by the sounds.
A chinese hwamei* was hesitant but it finally descended to stop before the zither, not long after a black-naped oriole also descended, it was also attracted by the sounds from the zither, in barely half a minute, hundreds of birds had flocked to this area, standing before the ancient zither.