The Elder heard Wang Mao's inquiry, his heart trembled, and he lifted his head with a pale face to look at him, shaking his head, he said, "The Ancient Elder said he would return but might be a bit late, he should still be able to make it..."
"Sigh..."
Hearing the Elder's words, Wang Mao felt deflated and lay back powerlessly in the chair, his eyes listlessly staring at the ceiling light.
He was vexed and aggrieved, unable to vent the resentment bubbling inside him, feeling as though he was about to explode with frustration!
A week ago, he was full of high spirits, wanting to take advantage of the current revival of Spiritual Energy to leapfrog the competition by using Alchemy, with the aim of propelling their Dan Pavilion past the Dragon King Hall to become the supreme organization in Huaxia.
Unfortunately, the Alchemy technique that they had so much hope in was ultimately snatched away by the Dragon King Hall!
At that time, he contacted the Ancient Elder, who was at the bottom of the Divine Rankings, hoping to get his assistance in reclaiming the Alchemy technique, but unfortunately, the Ancient Elder was at that moment in search of a Rank Four Spiritual Medicine and decided to deal with Mu Jinyu later on.
This delay was already extremely annoying to him. Subsequently, when he learned that a Tai Sui had appeared in Luo City, he planned to secure it first and then use it against Mu Jinyu, so he wouldn't need to ask for help from the Ancient Elder.
Once they retrieved the Alchemy technique, they would make the Ancient Elder regret and pay respect to them!
Who would have thought, just when their Dan Pavilion was about to obtain the Tai Sui, suddenly several forces equally powerful as theirs appeared out of nowhere. After a standoff of several days, the damn news about the Tai Sui leaked out!
"Huff..."
All sorts of chaotic thoughts echoed in Wang Mao's mind; finally, he let out a long sigh, realizing that there was nothing he could do. The situation was out of control and, with the Dan Pavilion's strength alone, it was impossible to conquer the Tai Sui. Only if the Guest Elder Gu Xunchao stepped forward would there be a chance to seize the Tai Sui!
He murmured in a low voice, "We can only hope that the Ancient Elder returns soon, and may the powerhouses on the Divine Rankings not notice this Tai Sui..."
...
Six o'clock in the evening.
Luo City, Baiyun Mountain, on the summit of the Jade Emperor Peak.
At this moment, nearly four to five hundred people had gathered!
After having dinner, Mu Jinyu, accompanied by Wen Rou and a few other ladies, leisurely made her way to the top of Jade Emperor Peak. Seeing the tense and oppressive scene, she was quite surprised.
The four to five hundred people who had come to vie for the Tai Sui were at least at the level of Dark Energy in their cultivation, with the strongest being those who were sneakily hiding at the back - Divine Realm Warriors at the Early Stage!
And the majority, who were Masters of Energy Transformation Grandmasters, amounted to over three hundred people!
What terrifying numbers these were!
Although most of these Energy Transformation Warriors were just at the Early Stage of their mastery, one could imagine just how thriving the martial world was following the revival of Spiritual Energy!
You must understand, in the past, putting all of Huaxia's Masters of Energy Transformation Grandmasters together, it was questionable whether there were even a hundred, but now, just a small treasure appearing in the minor city of Luo saw the rush of more than three hundred such Grandmasters and a dozen Divine Realm powerhouses!
Mu Jinyu knew that, although there were many Energy Transformation Warriors present, it certainly wasn't the case that all of Huaxia's Energy Transformation Warriors had rushed over upon hearing the news.
There were definitely many more Energy Transformation Warriors cultivating in other cities.
So, in Huaxia today, there must be over a thousand Martial Artists at the Energy Transformation level!
"That's true. The Spiritual Energy Revival has been going on for a month now, and some people from the True Martial Hall received great opportunities at the start, creating quite a number of Energy Transformation Warriors. It's not surprising that there are so many now,"
Mu Jinyu thought to himself.
"Hey, brother, are you a tourist here to visit Baiyun Mountain? There's a big event at Jade Emperor Peak today, and there might be trouble later. You should hurry and take your friends down the mountain, it wouldn't be good if they got involved in an accident!"
As Mu Jinyu was leading Gu Xiyan and the others, getting ready to find a place to rest, a man who seemed quite sunny approached and warned him.
He glanced at Gu Xiyan and Wen Rou who were behind Mu Jinyu, his eyes showing a bit of amazement and appreciation, and then his face filled with worry.
Hearing this, Mu Jinyu took a look at the sunny young man and figured he was about twenty-five years old, with a Cultivation that had reached Great Achievement in Dark Energy.
At this age, to have stepped into the Dark Energy level would have been considered a Martial Arts prodigy before the Spiritual Energy Revival, but now, it could only be regarded as somewhat talented.
Realizing the young man's strength in Dark Energy, Mu Jinyu understood why he would say such things. How could a Martial Artist at the level of Dark Energy possibly see the abilities of a Divine Realm Warrior?
Of course, he thought the five of them had no Qi Force in their bodies, assuming they were just ordinary people coming to Baiyun Mountain for fun, not fellow Martial Artists coming to contest for the title of Tai Sui!
With this in mind, Mu Jinyu shook his head slightly, and with a smile said to the sunny young man, "It's fine, we'll just watch the excitement before we leave."
"Eh, why won't you listen to the advice?"
The sunny young man, named Xiao Yang, frowned upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, his gaze swiftly scanning the Martial Artists around them who were eyeing Gu Xiyan and the others with different expressions. He continued to urge them:
"It's really dangerous here. How should I put it? Simply put, the Martial World people have gathered for a grand meeting here, fighting for a treasure. Once the battle starts, you ordinary people, being vulnerable, might accidentally become collateral damage!"
As he spoke, Xiao Yang lowered his voice and continued to caution, "Especially since each of your friends is so beautiful. You know how it is in the world these days. With the dark turmoil just ended, and order not fully restored yet, they are in even greater danger."
Xiao Yang couldn't possibly recognize many of the Martial Artists present, but he knew that with a large crowd, there were bound to be a few beasts among them. Seeing women as beautiful as Gu Xiyan and Wen Rou, who were just ordinary people, they would definitely not mind making a move on them.
He, out of an appreciation for beautiful things and admiration for beautiful women, truly did not wish to see Gu Xiyan and the others—should they survive the Martial Arts tournament's contest—suffer at the hands of those who would cruelly destroy beauty, causing their fragrance to fade and their beauty to perish...
This was why he came to warn Mu Jinyu, to leave before the Martial Arts tournament began.
After hearing Xiao Yang's warnings, Mu Jinyu nodded lightly, his expression serious, and said, "Mhm, I know, but I am a Divine Realm Warrior, and so are my wives. We're not afraid."
Gu Xiyan, Wen Rou, and Mei Yinxue also reservedly smiled at Xiao Yang, adding, "Mhm, you can rest assured. We are all from the Divine Realm. Whoever dares to mess with us, we'll make sure they regret it."
Meanwhile, Jian Ruyan at the back frowned, looking at Gu Xiyan and the other two, recalling what Mu Jinyu had just said, and a flare of annoyance rose in her beautiful eyes!
This guy, he's secretly flattering himself again!
If Mu Jinyu knew Jian Ruyan's thoughts, he would definitely cry foul—he was referring to the three women, Gu Xiyan, not her.
Upon hearing their words, Xiao Yang, who initially wanted to say, "Come on, you're Divine Realm Warriors?" suddenly paused, his eyes full of surprise and uncertainty as he asked, "You... are all his wives?"
"Yes," Gu Xiyan nodded frankly without her earlier coyness, "Is there anything strange about that?"