Chapter 63 – Summon
Translator: Seventh Peril Editor: Anuvrat
“*Boom—*”
An extremely ferocious force enveloped Ye Zhong’s body, and the old man smiled sinisterly. With a stomp on the ground, his body shot towards Ye Zhong like a cannonball. With a wave of his right hand, a silver arc of light appeared in his palm. An extremely sinister aura instantly soared into the sky.
Ye Zhong felt his hair stand on end. However, he did not even need to actively urge the skill, the Secret Art of Six Grave Swords was already activating crazily within his body. The Heavenly Circuit of Spiritual Qi was also circulating, and the Qi and Blood within his body were surging. In the moment of the great crisis, his body acted on its own, it mustered all the energy within his body.
One by one, the Shura Sword Seal formed at the centre of Ye Zhong’s palm at the fastest speed. This time, the blurry image of the Fifth Shura Sword Seal appeared clearly on his palm. Obviously, Ye Zhong had paid a heavy price when he killed Mo Fanlong, but he had also received some benefits. At the very least, he could not achieve that level of the Shura Sword Seal easily in the past.
With the Five-Layered Shura Sword Seal on his palm, Ye Zhong’s eyes turned cold. He stared at the fat old man who was dashing towards him like a meat bullet, waiting to strike.
“Elder Zha Yu, can you just let this matter pass, for the sake of this old man’s face?”
However, just as the two were about to make contact, a soft and gentle voice echoed in the field. A figure sprang out from behind Ye Zhong, and with a light slap, the figure collided head-on with the fat Elder Zha Yu.
“*Bang—*”
At the place where the palms of both parties collided, numerous cracks frantically spread out on the ground. The two figures shook a little at this moment before both of them simultaneously took a couple of steps back.
Ye Zhong’s eyes flashed at the sight. The next moment, the Shura Sword Seal on his palm faded away. Since there was another Elder of the Xingxiang Sect stepping out, it seemed that today’s fight couldn’t go on any further.
The smoke and dust slowly settled, and only then did everyone clearly see that at this moment, an elegant old man wearing a green robe appeared. At this moment, he slightly clasped his hands behind his back and looked at Elder Zha Yu with a smile.
“Old bast*rd Chen Yuan, do you really insist on going to make things difficult for me today?” Elder Zha Yu stared at the person who had just appeared. A trace of fear flashed deep within his eyes before he spoke coldly and gloomily.
“Heh heh, Elder Zha Yu, you must be joking. I do not have any intention of offending you. On the contrary, I am trying to save you! You know, you and I are just Outer Elders, while this little fellow Ye Zhong is one of a handful of Inner Disciples. If you attack him, I’m afraid you won’t be able to bear the consequences, right?” Elder Chen Yuan stared at Elder Zha Yu with a faint smile on his face.
Upon hearing this, a hint of hesitation flashed across Elder Zha Yu’s fat face. The next moment, he snorted coldly and his gloomy gaze fell on Ye Zhong.
“Brat, this time you are lucky to have old bast*rd Chen Yuan standing up for you. However, if the next time you fall into my hands, the old me will make you suffer a fate worse than death!”
After letting out his cold snort, Elder Zha Yu looked at the resentful face of Chu Yun and said in a deep voice, “Let’s go!”
“But, Master…” Chu Yun was unwilling, how could he leave like this, if that was the case, then he would lose a lot of face today.
“There’s no ‘but’, and with old bast*rd Chen here today, I can’t do anything to him. But as long as he is in the Xingxiang Sect, do you think you won’t have a chance?” With a cold laugh, Zha Yu turned back to look at Ye Zhong, waved his hand, and left quickly with Chu Yun.
As Ye Zhong watched the two leave, a trace of gloominess flashed across his eyes. Today’s matter was suppressed because of the sudden appearance of Elder Chen Yuan. However, Ye Zhong knew that today was not going to end like this.
He was still too weak! If he was at the Fifth or even Sixth Layer of Body Tempering, Ye Zhong believed that he would be able to put a good fight against that old bast*rd Zha Yu, so what if he was at the Seventh Layer of Body Tempering?
He must advance his cultivation base as fast as possible. In the Xingxiang Sect, whether it was in the open or in the dark, the amount of trouble would only be greater than in the Feihong Martial House. If one did not have enough strength and background, it would be unknown when one would be swallowed in one gulp. At the moment, he had no background in the Xingxiang Sect, so he had to become stronger enough to protect himself!
After his eyes flickered for a moment, Ye Zhong let out a long sigh, clearing the remaining killing intent from his eyes. He then turned around and bowed towards the Elder Chen Yuan who appeared out of nowhere, “Disciple Ye Zhong thanks the elder for your help.”
“Heh heh, are you the renowned Ye Zhong? Not bad, who amongst the other disciples would have the guts to confront an Elder? Even Outer Elders have the strength of the Seventh Layer of Body Tempering. Your courage and determination are extremely shocking.” Elder Chen Yuan looked at Ye Zhong with appreciation. He did not know why Ye Zhong was so confident in his ability to fight against Zha Yu, but as a fighter, if he were to encounter a stronger opponent then he would retreat.
“Elder, you are flattering me. This disciple knows very well that in that sort of situation, if I don’t retreat, perhaps I might have a chance of survival. If I retreat, I will die.” Ye Zhong smiled.
“This little girl has picked up a gem this time.” Chen Yuan smiled and nodded. He then took a glance at Su Yu and said, “I am Chen Yuan, an Outer Elder. If you have any problems within the sect, you can look for me.”
With that, Chen Yuan took another deep look at Su Yu before leaving with a slight bow.
This scene fell into Ye Zhong’s eyes, causing his pupils to shrink slightly, it seemed that the status of Senior Sister Su Yu was also quite extraordinary.
“Thank you, Senior Sister Su Yu.” Ye Zhong was silent for a moment before speaking up.
“I am the cause of this trouble to begin with. I should have thanked you instead.” Su Yu looked around at the ever-growing crowd, sighed helplessly and shook her head, “Given the current situation, I don’t think you’ll be able to go to the Spirit Herb Hall. I’ll bring you back to the Inner Sect first, someone wants to see you.”
Hearing that, Ye Zhong’s eyes flashed, and a moment later, he nodded his head. If what he guessed was true, then the person who wanted to meet him right now should be the important person who recommended him to join the Xingxiang Sect, right? Merely, he did not know the origins of this great figure.
With Su Yu leading the way, the two of them left the extremely crowded square and headed deeper into Mount Xiang. As they went deeper in, an even more magnificent building appeared before their eyes.
There was nothing that particularly distinguished this place from the place they just passed a moment ago, but the feeling of something lurking in the shadows was enough to alarm Ye Zhong.
“There is no obvious difference between the Inner and Outer Sect. However, only us, the Inner Disciples and the Inner Elders could come here, this Central Palace.” Su Yu pointed to the magnificent building in front of them.
“And the place we are going now is the Inner Sect’s War Hall.”
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The War Hall was located at the edge of the Central Palace. The hall was spacious and built in a rather ancient style. Only the outer appearance of the large hall covered with faint blood stains. As people approached it, a cold and lifeless aura emanated from the large hall.
Ye Zhong’s eyes narrowed, and after a while, he vaguely understood that the person who had taken a fancy to him was the important person in charge of the War Hall. Because, only such a person would look at him in a different light after knowing about the matters in the City Lord’s Mansion that day. Of course, the facts also proved that this big shot had a good eye.
After passing through the long corridors of the War Hall, the entire hall was empty, as if there was no one there. However, Ye Zhong could clearly feel the cold, calm gazes falling on him and Su Yu from every nook and corner of the War Hall. Ye Zhong was almost certain that if they were not Inner Disciples and received a summon. Even if any disciple of the Xingxiang Sect trespassed into this place, they would have been directly beheaded.
After a cup of tea time, the two of them finally arrived at the centre of the War Hall. Two rows of seats were placed in the hall. In the centre of the room, at the position of the seat of honour, there was a huge throne.
On the other side of the throne, a middle-aged man in his thirties was standing with his hands behind his back, as if he was staring at something on the wall behind the throne.
Ye Zhong’s eyes swept across the room, and he immediately recognized that the wall had an incomplete set of Spiritual Secret Art carved on it, and its level was not low either. It was just that this incomplete set could only be used as a reference, and if one wanted to cultivate it, it was impossible to do so.
However, this middle-aged man calmly stared at the incomplete Spiritual Secret Art, as if he was trying to deduce something.
Ye Zhong’s eyes fell on the man. He was tall, a head taller than Ye Zhong. He wore a golden silk robe with a delicate jade pendant hanging from his waist. The jade pendant emitted a faint aura of Spiritual Qi. His face was extremely refined. Just by looking at his facial features, one could clearly tell that when he was young, he should have been a rather handsome man.
All these were nothing. The most crucial point was that Ye Zhong could not tell what level of strength the man in front of him had!
In Ye Zhong’s eyes, this middle-aged man was like a cold spring, unfathomable in depth, impossible to be seen through. This made Ye Zhong fully aware that this man must have broken through to the Nine Layers of Body Tempering, and reached the second great realm of Martial Daos, the Martial Innate Realm! However, Ye Zhong could not figure out which stage of the Martial Innate Realm he was at, the Spirit Energy Boundary, the Spirit Core Boundary or the Divine Power Boundary.
However, there was no doubt that this person was very strong!