In the main mountain hall …
The main seat was empty. The left side of the hall was occupied by Cloud Dreamer and Luo Xinglie, while the right side was occupied by the Fire Man and the Gold Spear Man. The rest of the people were outside.
The Fire Man took a sip of the tea slowly and exchanged a look with the Gold Spear Man. He said slowly, "Don't say that I did not take care of your Sky Cloud Martial School. This time, I came all the way here to show you enough respect. Unfortunately, some people do not know what is good for them."
Cloud Dreamer frowned, waiting for the Fire Man to continue.
Putting down the teacup, the Fire Man said, "Our intelligence team from the Purple Sun Martial School has found the nest of the Corpse Man."
"What? The nest of the Corpse Man?"
Cloud Dreamer's expression changed. The Corpse Man was one of the one hundred and eight ghost warriors from the Nine Ghost Cult. He was very famous for killing people. It would not be wrong to call him the Old Monster. Countless powerful warriors from the top five martial institutions of the Windy Nation had died in his hands, including a couple of Astral Reaching Realm warriors.
"So what? After all these years, the Corpse Man's power should have recovered to its peak. Plus, with his special power, even all of the Astral Reaching Realm warriors in the Windy Nation combined would not be his opponent." Although the Corpse Man's battling power was the lowest among the one hundred and eight ghost warriors, he had the power to create zombies. With three to four rank 7 zombies attacking together, even Astral Reaching Realm warriors who were more powerful than him would not be able to handle it, and would be killed easily. His name was very famous, and people called him the Corpse Man.
"Since I am here, of course, I have the confidence to kill this Old Monster." The Fire Man looked like he was going to win as he continued, "Back in the days when I was traveling, I met four friends who had the same goal. Right now, two of them are here. One is the Gold Spear Man, and the other is the Mountain Man. Unfortunately, the Lake Man and the Dead Wood Man could not come. Otherwise, with them here, killing the Corpse Man would be as easy as pie."
Cloud Dreamer glanced at the Gold Spear Man. He could naturally tell that the latter was the same as the Fire Man, also a Mid Astral Reaching Realm warrior. According to the rumors, among the five, the Dead Wood Man was the most powerful one, being a Late Astral Reaching Realm warrior. He knew an ancient martial art called the Dead Wood Palm Spell. Judging purely on battling power, he might not lose to the Ghost Man. Although the Lake Man was not as powerful, he was still a peak level Mid Astral Reaching Realm warrior. However, no one would dare to underestimate the Ghost Man's ace attack – the rank 7 zombie warrior.
"How did you know about the nest of the Corpse Man?" Cloud Dreamer stared at the Fire Man without blinking. It was not that he did not trust him, but it was because the Sky Cloud Martial School had been set up way too badly back then. His brother disciple Wu Yun Zi had died because of that. He did not have any proof, but he was sure that the Purple Sun Martial School had something to do with it.
The Fire Man sneered, "It is up to you whether you want to believe it or not. If the Nine Evil Cult wants to grow stronger again, they will need a lot of resources. The top five martial institutions control more than eighty percent of the resources in the Windy Nation, and there are no other powerful martial institutions around. In their eyes, we are just a piece of meat without any defense."
Cloud Dreamer's expression changed a couple of times. The Fire Man was right. If the Nine Evil Cult wanted to make a comeback, they would need a lot of resources. But, they were hiding in the dark, and could not take all of the resources in public. Once they showed up, they would be attacked by all of the powerful parties in the South Rudra Region. Therefore, they could only do it secretly, not daring to show their faces. Although they could get a lot of resources from some lone warriors, those resources would not be enough to support them for a long time. The resources in the Windy Nation seemed to be nothing special, but it was still a nation after all. The resources of a nation would be more than enough to support the development of the Ghost Corpse Mountain. Plus, it would not be that dangerous. He believed that there would also be other small nations with the Nine Evil Cult's remaining members, so the Windy Nation would not be the only one.
If they did not attack first, when the Corpse Man decided to attack, one martial institution would not be able to handle the invasion of the Ghost Corpse Mountain.
The problem was that the Fire Man's words could not be trusted completely. First of all, he was the first one to know about the location of the Corpse Man's nest, which was already suspicious. He was not like his brother disciple Wu Yun Zi, who had been able to stay in the Sky Cloud Martial School for so many years and watch the development of the Sky Cloud Martial School.
"Then how do you think we should deal with it? The Corpse Man is not easy to deal with. Being able to survive that big battle years ago, it is already enough to prove how powerful he is." Cloud Dreamer did not know if he should accept it or not. If he accepted it, he might be ambushed by the Fire Man. He did not believe that there was nothing wrong with it. If he did not accept it, then the Corpse Man would indeed be a big problem. Who knew when he would decide to attack the Sky Cloud Martial School first? Although the Sky Cloud Martial School had martial geniuses like Ye Chen, who was able to kill the Sky Demon Snake with only half-step zhen yuan, the Corpse Man was a Late Astral Reaching Realm warrior. He was a cunning demon. Added with all the rank 7 martial zombies, his overall power was only above Jin Huang's. No one in the Windy Nation would be able to fight against him. Without a choice, the Cloud Dreamer threw the topic back to the Fire Man.
The Fire Man nodded, "Indeed. The Corpse Man is indeed a troublesome existence. Therefore, I had immediately informed all the martial institutions and asked everyone to join forces. We will kill the Ghost Corpse Mountain and the Corpse Man as fast as lightning, so that he would not have the time to react."
"You mean, to combine all the Astral Reaching Realm warriors in the Windy Nation?" Cloud Dreamer understood what the Fire Man was trying to say. Only Astral Reaching Realm warriors would be able to kill them at such a fast speed. Warriors below the Astral Reaching Realm would be slowed down a lot.
The Fire Man stared at the Cloud Dreamer, "What do you think?"
The Cloud Dreamer thought for a while, then said, "How about this? Wait until everyone is here, then we will discuss. "
"Sure. Three days later, I will see you on the Green Beauty Mountain. By then, all the Astral Reaching Realm warriors from the top five martial institutions will be there." The Cloud Dreamer's answer was within the Fire Man's expectation. He then said, "This time, all the top three Astral Reaching Realm warriors from the Purple Sun Martial School will be there. You will not be the only one from the Sky Cloud Martial School, right?"
"Of course not. If it is confirmed, there will be two Astral Reaching Realm warriors from the Sky Cloud Martial School."
"Oh? Which two?"
The Fire Man squeezed his eyes. Although he did not think that Ye Chen would be able to reach the Astral Reaching Realm in a short period of time, but it was better to be safe than sorry. If Ye Chen really did reach the Astral Reaching Realm, then some of the details would have to be changed. He just hoped that things would not be as bad as he thought.
"Me and the Thunder Freer." The Thunder Freer was not a secret in the Sky Cloud Martial School anymore, so the Cloud Dreamer was not afraid to say it out.
"I heard that Ye Chen has not reached the Astral Reaching Realm yet, but he already has the power to fight against Astral Reaching Realm warriors. Why don't we bring him along as well? This time, killing the Corpse Man would be a great opportunity." Hearing him, the Fire Man let out a breath. Judging from his expression, Ye Chen should not have reached the Astral Reaching Realm yet. A smile appeared on his face as he said.
The Cloud Dreamer's face sank, "You don't have to worry about that."
"Huh! He has the power to fight against an Astral Reaching Realm warrior before reaching the Astral Reaching Realm? It is most likely just a rumor. I, the Gold Spear Man, do not believe it. Even if we bring him along, he would only be a burden." The Gold Spear Man said with a disdainful expression.
The Fire Man took a sip of tea casually, seeming to want to hear how the Cloud Dreamer would respond.
The Cloud Dreamer did not change his expression and said, "You can try if you have the chance. If you two do not have anything else to say, you can leave now."
"Since the owner has asked us to leave, then we should not stay. Brother Gold, let's go back first." The Fire Man did not plan to stay any longer.
The Gold Spear Man stood up with the Fire Man. He glanced at Xu Jing, who was standing outside the palace. He suddenly opened his mouth and said to the Cloud Dreamer, "I do not have a wife yet. I think that master from your Sky Cloud Martial School is not bad. She is qualified to be my wife. I wonder if I, the Gold Spear Man, would have the honor?"
Both the Cloud Dreamer and Luo Xinglie did not look good. This Gold Spear Man was way too arrogant. He really thought that he was invincible. Plus, Xu Jing and Ye Chen had a close relationship. Whoever dared to touch her would probably be killed by Ye Chen.
"Don't even think about it!" The Cloud Dreamer did not look happy at all.
The Gold Spear Man had a creepy smile on his face, "I suggest you guys think about it. I am not like the Fire Man, who is kind."
The Cloud Dreamer yelled, "Don't push it too far. The Sky Cloud Martial School is not a place for you to do whatever you want."
"Brother Gold, the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks. Why do you have to rush it? What is yours will be yours eventually." The Fire Man did not expect the Gold Spear Man to be this eager and say this in front of everyone. He could only try to comfort him, telling him to take it slow.
"The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks. Not bad. I, the Gold Spear Man, am definitely going to have this woman."
The Gold Spear Man laughed and walked out of the palace with the Fire Man.
"Who allowed you to leave?"
Right then, the crowd split apart and someone walked over. It was none other than Ye Chen.
Ye Chen was wearing a blue robe with a longsword on his waist. He stood ten steps in front of the two quietly. His eyes landed on the Gold Spear Man and the Fire Man.
The Fire Man glanced at Ye Chen and noticed that he was still at the zhen yuan refining stage. A strong killing intent flashed through his mind as he said with a smile on his face, "Not bad. You have already reached the zhen yuan refining stage at such a young age. You are not that far away from the Astral Reaching Realm. However, you are not that talented. Before a martial genius grows up, you should be more patient. Do not ruin your own life."
"So you are Ye Chen? You are nothing special. What? Do you think you can stop us? I will give you a chance. Slap yourself four times. Otherwise, I will teach you a lesson today." The Gold Spear Man did not care about Ye Chen at all. If it were not for the Fire Man warning him to be careful of powerful warriors helping him, he would not have talked much with him. He would have just killed him directly.
"Things are different now. The Windy Nation is no longer a place where you can call the shots. If you had come here and left just like that, I would have let it go. Unfortunately, you think too highly of yourselves. As long as I, Ye Chen, am here, there is no place for you to mess around."
In Ye Chen's plan, the Purple Sun Martial School was the place he had to go. Although the assassination before did not really hurt him, it did not mean that he did not care about it.
Seeing the situation, Cloud Dreamer wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back down. He knew Ye Chen's personality very well. Since he had stood out, there was no need for him to go back. Plus, these two were indeed too arrogant. The only thing that worried him was how powerful Ye Chen's battling power was. Two powerful Mid Astral Reaching Realm warriors would not be a joke, especially this Gold Spear Man who had just appeared out of nowhere.
He gave Luo Xinglie a look and took a couple of steps back. He planned to leave the situation to Ye Chen, and the others should not interfere.
"Haha, I, the Gold Spear Man, have been out there for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen a young warrior talk to me like this. Brat, you are the first."
The Gold Spear Man laughed out loud. His whole body shone with a golden light, which was extremely pure, carrying an unbreakable aura.
"Senior Cloud Dreamer, I will kill this guy."
There was no emotion on Ye Chen's face. He had already known about what had happened in the palace. If he had guessed it right, there must have been some kind of conspiracy. Facing a conspiracy, his way of doing things was different from normal people, which was to kill as fast as possible. He would kill as many as he could, since he would have to kill those people from the Purple Sun Martial School sooner or later anyway. As for the mission of killing the Corpse Man, he would not miss out on it.
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