Translator: Timothy_ Editor: GlobeGlotter
When Ye Mo checked the age of the herbs, he was sure that he had just messed up someoneâs plan.
The herbs he got were all at least 500 years old, and they looked very good because they were growing on a spirit range.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Ye Mo was shocked. He finally understood why the spirit range had been trying to leave.
Probably according to plan, when the person didnât need any more essence blood, he would let the last group of cultivators break the restriction. The spirit range would then slowly move into the mist and be devoured by the being inside the mist.
By taking someone elseâs spirit range, Ye Mo ruined this personâs set-up.
The being inside the mist wonât be able to evolve like it was supposed to be due to this.
This person had spent so much effort to set all this up, having even calculated what would happen all these years later so accurately. This being was definitely not someone Ye Mo could mess with.
At the same time, Ye Mo knew that he had ended up offending this powerful being. Ye Mo didnât dare to so much as look back, as he just wanted to run as far away as possible. No matter if heâd guessed right or not, this valleyâs herb garden wasnât simple. The mist wasnât simple for sure.
Ye Mo just kept flying on Zi Xu while eating a life essence pill every once in a while. He didnât even know how long he had been flying, when he finally breathed easy and suddenly saw three cultivators fighting. No matter where this place was, it was clear he had gotten away.
The people fighting were two golden core state level three cultivators and one golden core state level two. It seemed the level two and one level three were fighting the other level three cultivator. Ye Mo scanned them without caring too much about them. These people couldnât pose a threat to him.
He found a place to sit. He had been running for a few days and nights and had long since been exhausted.
The three cultivators saw Ye Mo appear and were dazed. But when they saw that Ye Mo was only at golden core state level one and was eating pills while going to rest immediately, they understood that he mustâve escaped there. They ignored Ye Mo and kept fighting.
After Ye Mo ate a stalagmite benefit pill to mediate the pill poison, he started to watch the fight. The lone cultivator was very handsome and had defined features, but he was clearly not going to last long.
One of the other two had a pale face and hawk-nose, whereas the other had a long face that didnât match his head.
"Huang Zhuo, Cai Shizhang, Iâve already given it to you. What else do you want?" that handsome golden core state level three man kept panting and asking.
"Shi Hongzhu, itâs not that we have enmity with you, but we made a promise to someone. Itâs your fault for not having a good look at yourself. You always try to get close to Du Xiuying. Of course, if you are willing to destroy your face and swear to the Heavenly Dao that you will never get close to Du Xiuying again, we can let you go," the pale-faced cultivator said.
Ye Mo shook his head. That Shi Hongzhu would be an idiot if he agreed. The pale-faced cultivator clearly had killing intent in his eyes.
Shi Hongzhu yelled, "Huang Zhuo, are you crazy? Du Xiuying is one of the top ten beauties in South Peace State, how can she like me? Did you get something wrong?"
"Get it wrong? How come I heard that she met up with you alone more than once? Last time on the Teng Pill Towerâs auction, you guys talked for an entire day! Are you just ordinary friends then?" Huang Zhuo replied coldly.
The long-faced cultivator suddenly laughed creepily and said, "Hehe, Shi Hongzhu, your face is indeed pretty. If you had the chance, you might even get number one Wen Caiyi and Luo Susu, much less number nine Du Xiuying."
Shi Hongzhu was suddenly thrown into a daze for a moment as he reminisced Wen Caiyiâs goddess-like beauty. That day, heâd glanced at her from afar and ever since then, he could never forget her beauty and temperament.
He wasnât that much into Du Xiuying, but he indeed had fallen in love with Wen Caiyi. But he was aware that with his identity and status it would be hard to so much as talk to her, much less get close to her. The reason why he could talk to Du Xiuying was because she approved of him.
Using this lapse of focus of Shi Hongzhu, the horse-faced cultivator pierced his shoulder with his flying sword. Shi Hongzhu quickly retreated and ate a pill, not daring to divide his attention again.
But Shi Hongzhu was already injured, so how could the two let go of such an opportunity? They attacked with even more force, trying to kill Shi Hongzhu in one go.
However, their two spirit artefacts didnât land on Shi Hongzhu, as they were instead struck back by a purple ray.
Ye Mo smashed the two spirit artefacts away with just one sword, and he sent the men back many meters.
The two looked at Ye Mo who was holding Zi Xu in a daze and couldnât react for a long time. Even though they had already almost exhausted their cultivation essence, their combined attack wasnât something a golden core state level one could casually break.
"What happened?" Huang Zhuo looked at Cai Shizhang and asked.
Cai Shizhang shook his head and said in a quiet voice, "This young man is a tough one. He just attacked casually, but I felt like his attack was unstoppable. I donât think weâre a match for him even if we attack together. He must be hiding his power."
Shi Hongzhu was still in a daze, as he didnât understand why Ye Mo saved him and how this mere golden core state level oneâs attack could be so powerful. He wouldnât even dare to believe it if he hadnât seen it with his own eyes.
This golden core state level oneâs power was more absurd than some core disciplesâ of 9 star sects! He had seen the 9 star sect Lightning Cloud Sectâs core disciple Tian Aofeng attack once. That was in the South Peace Cityâs Trial Stone Square, when Tian Aofeng was just at golden core state level four, yet with his attack, he entered the ranks of the golden core state hall of fame.
To enter the golden core state hall of fame a cultivation of at least the golden core state tertiary stage was required, yet he had been only at golden core state level four! Other than that Tian Aofeng, Shi Hongzhu now once again saw a cultivator that shocked him.
"Friend, this is just a conflict between us, it has nothing to do with you. Why are you interfering in this?" Cai Shizhang immediately asked.
He had made up his mind that even if Ye Mo was going to forcefully save Shi Hongzhu, he would rather let Shi Hongzhu go than fight this person. He had noticed that Ye Mo also didnât really seem to have the intention to fight them. There was only some unexplainable excitement in his eyes.
Ye Mo wasnât planning on fighting the two indeed. He suppressed his excitement and asked, "Did you just say Luo Susu? Where is she?"
Ye Moâs tone was still trembling, as he simply couldnât control it.
Ye Moâs emotions had exploded upon hearing this name. He didnât want anyone to die in the fight, resulting in him getting incomplete information.
Luo Susu? Cai Shizhang realized that this cultivator was also an admirer of Luo Susu, and he must have been looking for information about her.
Although they didnât say anything, Cai Shizhang and Huang Zhuo immediately looked down on Ye Mo on the inside. Although Ye Moâs attack was quite shocking, he was daydreaming if he thought he could see Luo Susu.
However, Cai Shizhang didnât dare to say any of that. He replied respectfully, "Luo Susu is the core disciple of the 9 star sect called the Dark Ice Sect. Sheâs ranked first in the top ten beauties of South Peace State along with Wen Caiyi."