Translator: Tim Editor: GlobeGlotter
Yu Tao saw that Ye Mo had accepted the jade card and regretted not giving him one too. Why hadnât he thought of it? He also handed over one to Ye Mo and said, "I also have one here. If Ye-Qianbei needs somewhere to go, you can use it."
Ye Mo thought of Han Yan. It would be good to take her with him. Furthermore, if he didnât take the card, Yu Tao would worry that he hadnât forgiven him. Thinking about that, Ye Mo took the card.
Seeing Ye Mo take the card, Xia Changtian and Yu Tao knew it was time for them to leave.
Ye Mo went back to find Han Yan. He was going to let her come with him and see, but she said she wanted to practice the three new moves. Ye Mo thought about it and agreed. The tournament was nothing for him, but it was a big deal for Han Yan. Moreover, if she went to the meeting, she wouldnât buy anything.
Their suite was very spacious. Ye Mo gave Han Yan a few pointers and left to the meeting on his own.
Ever since participating in that auction, Ye Mo never underestimated again the wealth of the hidden sects. They even had the Blue Flower Blue Leaf Grass, who could say that he wouldnât find something he needed there.
The Wild Blue Flower Blue Leaf Grass was the most potent, but it wouldnât blossom for the second generation if it was grown artificially. The one Ye Mo bought was a real wild grown one. Ye Mo wanted to wait until it matured to concoct the foundation establishment pill with it.
His cultivation had reached a bottleneck. Without outside help, it was very hard for him to breakthrough in that deprived environment. The Silver Heart Grass was useful for chi gathering primary stage, but he was middle stage now, its use was very limited. Plus, he only had one Silver Heart Grass left. The Purple Gear Vine had some use, but it only budded.
Although the chi increasing pill had some use for him, it wasnât enough. If he used it all, he would reach the middle level of stage four at most, so he might as well use it to power up his men. This pill had the biggest effect on the first consumption, later on, its effects become weaker.
So, Ye Mo had some expectations for the hidden sectsâ meeting.
Ye Mo got some food and arrived to the meeting before it was going to start. Ye Mo went inside the palace, which was old and had incense smell everywhere. There were many statues of minor buddhas and in the back room, there was a large hall with a banner on the door that said "Ancient Martial Arts Meeting." What Ye Mo was surprised about was that the meeting had just begun, but the hall was already filled with people.
Ye Mo just walked to the door and a waitress approached him. She looked at Ye Moâs jade card and brought him into the hall. Ye Mo saw some the girl was surprised, as though she felt Ye Mo was too young, but one couldnât tell from her expression.
It was usually the sect leaders and powerful men who came. Other than the core disciples who had been brought by their elders to broaden their horizon, most people were above 40.
At the same time Ye Mo came in, all the eyes were on him. Ye Mo was so young, but he could come to the meeting. Many people were pondering over his identity.
Although almost no one had seen Ye Mo before, some still recognized him. They had seen Ye Moâs picture before.
The small portion of people who recognized Ye Mo nodded to him. Although some people wanted to stand up and talk to Ye Mo, they were all from the hidden sects and needed to maintain their face. If they were too respectful to Ye Mo, other sects may look down on them. After all, Ye Mo was too young. More importantly, the big sects hadnât said anything yet.
These people were different from Xia Changtian and Yu Tao, they had seen him privately and still chose to offend Ye Mo.
Ye Mo didnât mind these people, it was normal for them to be prideful. He would never use his power to abuse them, unless they messed with him.
"Master, itâs this young man who taught the disciples of Yi Jian Sect and the Xia Family a lesson. They say his surname is Ye, Iâm not sure if heâs the legendary Ye Mo," seeing Ye Mo walk in, a handsome young man in his 20s whispered to an old man next to him.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The old man nodded, "It must be true. His inner qi is collected, he probably is that Ye Mo. Although our sect isnât afraid of him, you shouldnât come into too much contact with someone with such power."
"Martial Brother, Iâve also heard of Ye Mo. Some people even took his photo to recognize him, but this arrogant fool only dares to bully weaklings like the Yi Jian Sect or the Xia Family. If he dares challenge our Jiu Ming Academy, he will find that thereâs always someone stronger than him," a middle aged man said in contempt.
"Martial Brother Zheng, Ye Mo is different. He Liu Sect is a good example. If he could kill their earth levels, it means that heâs at least earth level. Reaching earth level at his age is already like being a genius amongst geniuses. We should try to not touch him," the old man frowned and said.
This middle aged man didnât dare to refute, but said quietly, "Martial Brother is right. Although the He Liu Sect is said to be one of the six big sects, I donât think they deserve that title. They are quite inferior compared to the top three, even I can kill them easily."
The old man shook his head and didnât say anything. A middle-aged woman next to him said, "Martial Brother Zheng, just listen to our sect leader."
"Yes, Martial Sister." This time, martial brother Zheng didnât rebuke.
Ye Mo scanned and didnât find people from Serenity. It seemed that they hadnât come that time.
Ye Moâs name didnât seem to be well received among the hidden sects. After he sat down, the seats next to him remained empty. It seemed like no one dared to sit next to him.
Ye Mo smiled, he didnât mind it. Other than some relationships based on interests, he didnât have any friends in the hidden sects, and didnât need them. Most of the hidden sectsâ people looked down on outsiders. They felt they were better.
Other than the 36 Rivers, who had ranked quite low among the six big sects, the other three big sects obviously werenât friendly to Ye Mo. And due to this, other people didnât dare show their goodwill to Ye Mo.
But not everyone cared about what the big sects thought. A short middle-aged man walked up to Ye Mo, sat down beside him and asked, "Friend, are you Ye Mo? Did you really annihilate the He Liu Sect?"
Ye Mo smiled, "Indeed, Iâm Ye Mo, but I didnât annihilate the He Liu Sect. I just swatted a few flies that were buzzing in Beijing."
"Great! Brother Ye, you have a lot of courage. Let me introduce myself, Iâm Gu Yanghe. Iâm not here for the tournament, Iâm here just for the meeting," the man said.
Ye Mo looked at Gu Yanghe, he was earth level middle stage. He nodded and didnât say anything.
In this moment, an old man stood up. He glanced at Gu Yanghe casually and said, "Friends, weâre usually spread across the land and itâs hard for us to have a chance to gather. Ancient martial arts are declining nowadays because the resources are scarce. Itâs hard to use these limited resources and get what everyone needs.
"On the occasion of this tournament once every five years, we can gather together. I wish that everyone can get what they need from this meeting. As one of the founders, Iâm responsible for the fairness of this meeting. If you donât respect the rules, donât blame me, Xiang Mingwang."
Then, the old man looked at Ye Mo specially, as though Ye Mo was the main rioter.
Ye Mo sneered, he couldnât care less about that old manâs words. As long as the he didnât mess with him, it was fine. Even if the old man was earth level peak or even halfway to great heaven, Ye Mo didnât mind.