by Mars Gravity
“Honestly speaking, if it were me, I definitely wouldn’t be able to do it.”
“That’s right, Senior Hanyi is really a good person.” Mu Xiaolan nodded.
Mu Bingyun glanced at Mu Xiaolan before changing the topic, “Actually, seven days ago in the Netherfrost Heavenly Lake, the battle of ice spirits between Mu Hanyi and Mu Feixue, the winner should have been Mu Feixue.”
“Ahh?” Mu Xiaolan’s mouth turned agape in shock.
“…Does that mean that Sect Master was manipulating the results in the dark?” Yun Che asked in shock. With the strength of the sect master, if she wanted to manipulate the results, it would not take any effort on her part. Furthermore, she could do it without it being detected.
“That’s indeed the truth.” Mu Bingyun nodded, “In terms of talent, Mu Feixue definitely beats Mu Hanyi by a little. However, Mu Hanyi’s personality… without considering the good or evil, is indeed better to be the direct disciple.”
“…” Yun Che remained silent but did not feel shock.
“However, unexpectedly, due to the turn of events, you were actually selected.” Mu Bingyun stared quietly before sighing lightly, “Although Sect Master knew that your physique was special from the start, you were still someone who belonged to the lower realms. You’ll still return in a few years whether or not you have achieved your objective. Since you didn’t plan to stay in the Snow Song Realm, there wasn’t any thought regarding making you a direct disciple. However… this is perhaps fate.”
“Furthermore, I felt that her eventual change of plans to go according to this ‘turn of events’ was most importantly not because of your physique but because of your guts in facing the palace masters and elders and even in rebutting her.”
“That… shouldn’t be it?” Yun Che muttered, before mocking himself, “You can say it’s guts… but without sufficient strength backing it, it is still foolishness that does not know death. Sect Master still scolded me twice.”
Mu Bingyun shook her head but she did not explain. “Looks like I don’t have to remind you regarding Mu Hanyi. However, regarding Feixue, she’s the most suitable for you.”
“Eh? Most suitable for me? What does that mean?” Yun Che was stunned.
“You should know in a few days.” Mu Bingyun revealed a very faint smile.
Yun Che, “???”
“Master, after Yun Che become Sect Master’s direct disciple, will it be… very hard to meet him?” Mu Xiaolan suddenly asked softly.
“Mn.” Mu Bingyun gently nodded, “From today onward, Yun Che will stay in the Sacred Hall with the Sect Master. It should be very difficult to see him again.”
“Oh.” Mu Xiaolan uttered before looking down again.”
“Ehh? Senior Sister Xiaolan~ lan~, could it be… that you miss me?” Yun Che leaned towards her and asked cheekily.
“Who… who’s going to miss you!?” Mu Xiaolan frantically stepped back and replied anxiously, “After you leave I can accompany Master alone. I’m overjoyed. Hmph!”
“Oh…” Yun Che let out a sigh with a disappointed expression, “Alright, alright. I had originally planned to come back to the Ice Phoenix Palace often to look around but since you hate me so much, it’s best for me to not come back uninvited.”
“You… you coming back to see master is natural, I… can’t stop you anyways.” Mu Xiaolan’s voice weakened immediately.
Ice Phoenix Sacred Hall, ten in the morning. Following the long cry of the enormous Frost Dragon, the Snow Song Realm King descended from the skies and sat on her sacred throne, officially starting the Great Sect Assembly.
The high ranked were all present, the middle ranked took nearly half the hall and millions of disciples were present. The entire Sacred Hall Arena was filled with an ocean vast Ice Cold aura. However, what was most eye catching about this Great Sect Assembly was not the Snow Song Realm King, but Yun Che.
After Mu Huanzhi personally read the decision from seven days ago and the direct disciple decree, Yun Che slowly walked forward under the various different gazes of everyone present. He arrived before the Snow Song Realm King and bowed solemnly.
There was no mist around the Snow Song Realm King today. As Yun Che walked towards her, his mind and emotions were a complete mess.
She was beautiful like a fairy, as though she was carved from ice jade. However, under her gaze, every pore on Yun Che could feel a bone piercing cold intent.
Within the Snow Song Realm, she could determine anyone’s life and death. Now, she had actually become his master… Previously, he had been interacting closely with her. Not only did he act poorly, he was also disrespectful and even called her “Big Breasted Senior Sister” several times. The very last time, he had also very obviously teased her.
Until now, Yun Che still could not completely accept that she was actually the Snow Song Realm King—the most “vital” evidence being the fact that although he had teased the Snow Song Realm King… even after she became his master, he was still completely alive and well!
“Yun Che, even though your time in the sect has been short and your cultivation is poor, you possess an exceptional physique and a talent for the ice elements. Your future is limitless.”
When the Snow Song Realm King spoke, everyone within the Sacred Hall Arena listened, “Today, this king shall take you in as my direct disciple and grant you the Ice Phoenix bloodline. You’ll have to follow the rules strictly and cultivate our Ice Phoenix Profound Arts diligently. If you are to slack off, this king shall personally deliver your punishment.”
“Yes!” Yun Che’s face was stern as he recalled what Mu Bingyun told him, “This disciple shall live up to his talent and not let Master or the sect down.”
“Pay your respects!” Mu Huanzhi echoed loudly as he looked at Yun Che, his expression complicated.
Everyone’s gaze was fixated on Yun Che, watching him perform the discipleship ceremony with Mu Xuanyin. Envy, jealousy, shock, and disbelief… Everyone strongly believed that the direct disciple would either be Mu Hanyi or Mu Feixue. No one would’ve imagined that it would be someone who had just entered the sect, who had just broken through to the Divine Origin Realm.
Not only had he come from the lower realms, it had only been a mere three months since he had arrived in the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect. He had only used three months to step over Mu Hanyi, Mu Feixue, and all the disciples within the sect to arrive at the very top.
Even when Yun Che completed the ceremony, his heart still could not calm down and he still did not dare look at Mu Xuanyin. Even when he was serving tea, he had hoped that he could hide his head somewhere… and was extremely worried for his future.
Then, a sudden cold gust blew. A deacon from the front of the hall swiftly descended and knelt, speaking quickly, “Sect Master, guests from the Flame God Realm request to see you… they’re already outside the Sacred Hall.”
“What? Outside the Sacred Hall?” Mu Huanzhi’s expression changed and the elders at the side all stood up.
“Hmph!” Mu Xuanyin snorted, “To be able to barge into this place without any commotion, it seems like those three old fogeys have personally come.”
“Yes, Sect Master, the three leading are the three sect masters of the Flame God Realm,” the deacon softly replied.
The three sect masters of the Flame God Realm had all personally come!?
Shock and an unusual feeling instantly spread through the cold wind.
“How many people have they brought along?” Mu Huanzhi asked.
“The three sect masters only brought along three others… Furthermore, they are three people with very young auras.”
“Six people? It seems like the three old fogeys have obtained some guts.”
Mu Xuanyin did not stand up but her ice cold voice pierced into the heavens, “Let them in!”
“Che’er come to Master’s side.”
The cold voice had an irresistible majesty to it and how she had addressed Yun Che had also changed as well. Yun Che was stu
nned for a short while. Shortly after, he stood up and carefully walked toward Mu Xuanyin, eventually standing to her right.
Seeing Yun Che actually standing at the side of the Snow Song Realm King… all the disciples were full of envy. Even the highest ranking elders and palace masters also revealed signs of envy within their eyes.
The cold breeze stopped and was suddenly replaced with several waves of hot air. Under the waves of hot air, six people descended from the skies, three people in front and three others behind. Their steps slowed down as they took the middle ice path and walked towards Mu Xuanyin.
The air of all the places that they had walked past instantly turned chaotic and scorching.
Chapter 999: Uninvited
The front three people stood shoulder to shoulder as they walked forward. Their footsteps were silent but every step caused others to feel as if their hearts were being trampled on and their organs were trembling. Their auras was so heavy that those elders and palace masters whose cultivations were below the Realm King felt their hearts subconsciously tighten and stop beating.
Their arrival had caused the atmosphere of the palace courtyard to suddenly undergo a great change. Not only was it clear that they had come with bad intentions, their group also included those from the hated Flame God Realm—the three figures at their head were the Three Great Sect Masters who were unparalleled within the Flame God Realm, figures who everyone within the Snow Song Realm had heard of before!
Right when the group had arrived, Yun Che’s gaze had immediately locked onto those three figures… because he was extremely familiar with the aura emanating from two of them.
As for the man in the middle of the three, he had an extremely fair face and seemed to be quite young, even though he was the tallest of the three. The feeling he gave the others was extremely mild and calm. As he stood in the middle of the group of three, it was clear that his status was somewhat greater than the other two.
It was none other than the sect master of the Flame God Realm’s Vermillion Bird Sect—Yan Wancang!
The face of the man on Yan Wancang’s right was motionless, ordinary and quite forgettable. However, his figure released a fiery aura which Yun Che was quite familiar with.
The aura of phoenix flames!
Sect master of the Flame God Realm’s Phoenix Sect—Yan Juehai!
As for the person on Yan Wancang’s left… although his face was also motionless, he was completely different from Yan Wancang and Yan Juehai. His long hair was like flames as they hung down freely and enveloped his body in a sea of fiery red. Wherever he went, the air and space around him would distort as if he were a moving volcano about to erupt. His eyes seemed to be filled with miniature suns and whenever his gaze swept over someone, the person would suddenly feel a terrifying burning sensation emerge within their mind.
As for the searing aura emanating from his body, it was also one Yun Che was extremely familiar with.
Sect master of the Flame God Realm’s Golden Crow Sect—Huo Rulie!
The Flame God Realm didn’t have any Great Realm Kings. Nonetheless, these three people were currently the strongest practitioners within the Flame God Realm and also the leaders of the three most powerful sects in the Flame God Realm.
This was because their statuses within the Flame God Realm were completely equivalent to the statuses of a Great Realm King!
Yet currently, they had all actually personally come to the Snow Song Realm even though they weren’t invited. Moreover, they had all come together! Thus, even the weakest disciples atop the courtyard could smell that something was up.
A young man followed behind each of the three great sect masters. Based on the auras coming from their respective bodies, each one belonged to the faction of the master they followed behind. As the three men walked behind the three sect masters, their gazes were serious but their indifferent expressions contained traces of arrogance.
However, as they walked ever closer to Mu Xuanyin, the arrogance on their faces slowly disappeared as they became pressured. Although they still maintained their postures as the top disciples of the Flame God Realm, their bodies had become extremely tense under the incredible pressure released by Mu Xuanyin.
The group walked up to in front of where Mu Xuanyin sat, then stopped. Then, Yan Wancang took one more step forward, cupping his hands in respect and loudly stating, “Flame God Realm’s Yan Wancang, Yan Juehai, and Huo Rulie greet the Snow Song Realm King. We are fortunate to be able to once again witness the Snow Song Realm King’s splendor and elegance. Our visit this time is extremely impertinent, we ask Snow Song Realm King to forgive us.”
Yan Juehai and Huo Rulie also cupped their hands in respect… As they moved, Yun Che’s gaze landed on Huo Rulie’s figure. Yan Wancang and Yan Juehai both had serious expressions and were not revealing any hostility. Instead, they seemed to have come to plead. As for Huo Rulie, although he was also cupping his hands, one could clearly sense the killing intent radiating out from within from his two eyes.
Huo Rulie was none other than the person who had plotted against Mu Bingyun a thousand years ago!
Even with the personal arrivals of the Flame God Realm’s three sect masters, Mu Xuanyin remained still where she sat. Her beauty was covered with a frosty countenance which caused them to feel as if they had fallen into an icy prison. “Rudeness? Hmph, do you even know what rudeness is!? Not only did you all come uninvited, you dared to directly enter the Sacred Hall! It seems like your spying has become much more clever than before… You people from the Flame God Realm are truly becoming increasingly bold.”
The three youths behind the three sect masters were all frozen still as if they had been sealed in ice. This was the first time coming to the Snow Song Realm for all of them, let along the first time meeting the legendary Snow Song Realm King. For them to be able to accompany the three sect masters naturally meant they were no ordinary people but never in their wildest dreams had they imagined that the pressure exerted by the Snow Song Realm King would be so terrifying.
They didn’t feel as if they were standing there… instead, they felt as if their bodies and souls had been nailed in place by a terrifying, incomprehensible chill. They didn’t dare to move at all.
Even the pressure exerted by the three great sect masters together couldn’t compare at all to this pressure.
At this point, the three youths thoroughly realized why the three great sect masters dreaded the Snow Song Realm King so much even though the Snow Song Realm was much weaker than the Flame God Realm.
For the three dignified sect masters, who were all figures that could eclipse the heavens in the Flame God Realm, to be deemed as “visitors” greatly mocked them. In the Flame God Realm, this would have undoubtedly offended the three. However, Yan Wancang didn’t become angry at all and instead laughed along as he cupped his hands and said, “The three of us all know that our arrival this time is truly impertinent but it is because we cannot help it. Several months ago, after this Yan was rejected by the Snow Song Realm King, this Yan was unwilling to give up and thus began trying to find methods to meet with the Snow Song Realm King again. Finally, several days ago, this Yan learned about the Great Sect Assembly and thus resorted to this measure.”
“The reason for our personal appearances here today with our three juniors is to merely express our sincerity to the Snow Song Realm King and to also ask for the Snow Song Realm King to once again listen to this Yan’s sincere and conscientious words.”
“Zhuo’er, Mingxuan, Poyun, why have you all still not gone up and greeted the Snow Song Realm King?” Phoenix Sect Master Yan Juehai asked.
As Yun Wancang’s words finished, Yun Che immediately understood why they had come.
On the first day Yun Che arrived in the Snow Song Realm, right when he left the Freezing Snow Main Hall, he had heard a sound which caused the entire Ice Phoenix Realm to tremble. At the time, Mu Bingyun explained that this sound originated from Vermillion Bird Sect Master Yan Wancang, whose goal wa
s to personally meet the Snow Song Realm King in order to plead for her to assistance in hunting the ancient dragon within the God Burying Inferno Prison.
Based on Yan Wancang’s words just now… Mu Xuanyin had completely ignored him that time.
After all, the ancient horned dragon only shed its scales once every thousand years. If they missed this opportunity, they would have to wait another thousand years. Thus, as the molting period of the ancient dragon became ever closer, the three great sect masters of the Flame God Realm also became increasingly anxious… because without Mu Xuanyin’s strength, they couldn’t possible deal with the ancient horned dragon.
Thus, upon learning about the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect’s Great Sect Assembly, they had decided to become “party crashers” and make an appearance because they knew Mu Xuanyin would definitely appear.
Only the six of them had come to express their sincerity, hoping to balance out the Snow Song Realm King’s anger for their “party crashing.”
Mu Xuanyin’s anger was quite terrifying and they had all experienced it before.
“Vermillion Bird Sect disciple Yan Zhuo pays respects to the Snow Song Realm King.”
“Phoenix Sect disciple Yan Mingxuan pays respects to the Snow Song Realm King.”
“Golden Crow Sect disciple Huo Poyun pays respects to theSnow Song Realm King.”
The three disciples all lowered themselves to one knee as the elders and palace masters on both sides all turned their attentions to the three youths, their expressions not changing the slightest.
For these youths to accompany the three sect masters, they naturally weren’t normal. No one like these three could be found within the entire Divine Ice Phoenix Sect as their cultivations and the fiery auras emanating from their bodies were too strong and shocking for their young ages, which seemed to be no greater than thirty.
Especially the youth named Yan Zhuo, the person whose body exuded the aura of the Vermillion Bird. From his life aura, he had absolutely not reached thirty years of age yet but his cultivation had actually reached the late stage of the Divine Tribulation Realm!
