"Elder Sister Ling Xi?"
Mu Chen looked at the sexy girl that had arrived before them, feeling somewhat astonished. This was especially so when he heard the way she addressed Ling Xi, causing him to feel even more astonished. This girl actually knows Ling Xi?
Mu Chen shot a puzzled look towards Ling Xi. The latter gave a faint smile, before nodding towards the girl in front of her. "She's the big miss of the Nine Summers Chamber of Commerce, Xia Youran.
(Baidu Search: paitxtc o) "
Hearing that, Mu Chen was shocked, as he stared in astonishment at the sexy girl before him. Xia Youran?
It's said that she's a famous person within the younger generation of the Northern Heavens Continent. Furthermore, her strength might even be stronger than Mo Longzi.
"Elder Sister Ling Xi, it's really been a long time. I never thought that you would actually be here. Is the Hokuang Reiwon also participating in this Divine Spiritual Mountain?"
Xia Youran seemed to be extremely surprised by Ling Xi's appearance, as the smile on her lovable face caused her to appear exceedingly charming.
Gently nodding her head, Ling Xi pointed towards Mu Chen and said, "This time, he's the one participating."
"Oh?"
Xia Youran looked towards Mu Chen with some astonishment, before sensing the latter's Heavenly Completion Stage Initial Phase strength. Instantly, she gawked. How could he participate in the Divine Spiritual Mountain with such strength?
However, she didn't reveal the astonishment in her heart. Instead, she sent a smile towards Mu Chen and said, "Hello, I'm Xia Youran. Speaking of which, I can be considered as your senior sister."
"Senior sister?" Mu Chen was stunned once again. Could this Xia Youran be a student of their Hokuang Reiwon?
"A few years ago, she cultivated in the Hokuang Reiwon for a year. After that, she was summoned back due to the matters of the Chamber of Commerce. Strictly speaking, she can be considered as your senior sister," explained Ling Xi.
Mu Chen came to a realisation, before saying with a smile, "Hello, Senior Sister Xia. I'm Mu Chen.
"Luo Li," replied Luo Li with a faint smile.
"Mu Chen?"
All of a sudden, Xia Youran's bright and beautiful large eyes blinked. Sizing up Mu Chen, she said with some astonishment, "Could it be that Mu Chen who defeated Mo Longzi in the Western Desolated City?"
Mu Chen didn't expect this matter to have already spread, but he still nodded lightly.
"No wonder."
Only then did Xia Youran come to a realisation. The Nine Summers Chamber of Commerce was a peak influence in the Northern Heavens Continent, and possessed extraordinary intelligence. Therefore, Xia Youran was extremely clear about the matter that had happened in the Western Desolated City. At that time, Mu Chen seemed to only possess the strength of a Heavenly Transformation Stage Late Phase. However, in the end, he was able to defeat Mo Longzi, who was at the Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase. This matter was something that even the Elders of their Nine Summers Chamber of Commerce felt inconceivable. After all, the disparity between the two was truly too great. However, although they were shocked and doubtful, the intelligence report couldn't be fake.
As of now, Mu Chen seemed to have become stronger compared to when he had fought with Mo Longzi. Furthermore, he had truly stepped into the Heavenly Completion Stage. If this was matched with his combat prowess that couldn't be measured by common sense, he might really not be underestimated.
However, Xia Youran was still somewhat happy about this. She had once cultivated in the Hokuang Reiwon, and had a good impression of him. Now, being able to see the Hokuang Reiwon participating in the peak event of the Northern Heavens Continent's younger generation, she was also happy about it.
"I've heard a lot about you."
Extending her slender, snow-white little hand towards Mu Chen, Xia Youran said with a grin, "Relax. If there's any problem in the Divine Spiritual Mountain this time, you can look for me. I'll protect you."
Mu Chen gave a smile and shook hands with her. He also had a good impression of this valiant "Senior Sister" that he had never met before.
"Elder Sister Ling Xi, I never imagined that even you would take action this time. In the past, you didn't care about the matters of the Hokuang Reiwon at all."
Xia Youran had a cheerful personality. After introducing herself to Mu Chen and the others, they quickly became familiar with each other. Sitting by the side, she appeared to be rather intimate with Ling Xi. Furthermore, Ling Xi was also rather amiable towards her, with the cold and detached aura that kept people a thousand miles away being retracted.
With the three girls gathered together, they appeared exceedingly bright and beautiful. This had undoubtedly caused them to become the most eye-catching point within this building, where dragons and snakes were mixed together. However, the people present still had some eyesight. They quickly recognized Xia Youran's identity, causing slight dread to appear on their faces. After all, Xia Youran's fame and reputation amongst the younger generation of the Northern Heavens Continent was rather high.
Furthermore, adding her status as the big miss of the Nine Summers Chamber of Commerce, there were truly not many people who dared to offend her.
Thanks to Xia Youran, some people had also noticed Mu Chen. Information spread too quickly in this place. As some people whispered amongst themselves, they gradually found out about their identities, and had even dug out his name. After all, after the battle in the Western Desolated City, Mu Chen could be considered to have some fame and reputation within the Northern Heavens Continent. Although he might not be able to compare to the people at the peak of the younger generation like Xia Youran, he wasn't a nobody.
"They're from the Hokuang Reiwon, right?"
"Haha. I never imagined that the Hokuang Reiwon, who had been absent for so many years, would actually dare to participate in the Divine Spiritual Mountain this time. Don't tell me that they're not afraid of those geniuses in their ivory tower being killed once again?"
"That youth doesn't seem to be simple. He should be called Mu Chen. I've heard that he defeated Mo Longzi of the Demonic Dragon Palace in the Western Desolated City."
"That can't be, right?
He doesn't seem to be that strong. Mo Longzi should be at Heavenly Completion Stage Late Phase, right? "
"That's why I said that he's not simple. He should be the one from the Hokuang Reiwon participating in the Divine Spiritual Mountain this time. Think about it. If he doesn't have some ability, would the Hokuang Reiwon allow him to come?"
"When the time comes, we'll have to properly see exactly what kind of ability he has."
Within the building, a few voices rang out in the dark, with both good intentions and bad intentions present within.
While whispers flowed within the building, there were some gazes shooting towards the area where Mu Chen and the others were located within the shadows of the screens.
The owners of those gazes clearly weren't ordinary people. Therefore, upon seeing Xia Youran, there wasn't any fear present within their gazes. On the contrary, there was some playfulness present within them.
"Is that the brat that defeated Mo Longzi?"
Behind a screen, a male dressed in grey robes spoke out with a faint smile as he toyed with the teacup in his hand. His five fingers were exceedingly long and slender. As they gently moved, shadows seemed to squirm about on the table, appearing exceedingly strange.
"It's said to be so." Seated beside the grey robed male was a yellow-robed male. With a faint smile, the latter said, "What's the matter?
Does young master Liu not find him pleasing to the eye?
Oh, it seems that Xia Youran is your fiancée in name. Now, that brat actually dares to get so close to her. With young master Liu's character, it looks like he's a little unhappy about it. "
"Haha, I'm a little unhappy about it."
The grey robed male replied with an indifferent smile, while a slightly dark and gloomy expression appeared within his eyes. He was the young master of one of the three great chambers of commerce in the Northern Heavens Continent, the Umbra Chamber of Commerce. Speaking of which, there was a verbal marriage agreement between him and Xia Youran. However, it seemed that Xia Youran didn't have the slightest intention of fulfilling this marriage agreement. Furthermore, he was an extremely possessive man. Seeing Xia Youran smiling so happily and beautifully beside a youth, a dark and gloomy feeling naturally gushed out from his heart.
"Then, young master Liu can just take action and teach him a lesson. He's just a brat at the Heavenly Completion Stage Initial Phase," said the yellow-robed male with a grin.
"Dong Yuan, there's no need to set a trap for me."
With a smile, the grey robed male replied, "I'm not stupid. Although that brat isn't much, he's still a member of the Hokuang Reiwon. Although our Umbra Chamber of Commerce can be considered as one of the peak influences in the Hokuang Reiwon Continent, we're still inferior to the Hokuang Reiwon."
Although they could use the fact that the Hokuang Reiwon had been absent from the Divine Spiritual Mountain for the past few years to mock them, in reality, everyone understood that the Hokuang Reiwon was a colossal existence. Among the peak influences in the entire Northern Heavens Continent, the only one that could contend against them was the Demonic Dragon Palace. Taking action against a member of the Hokuang Reiwon in this kind of situation wasn't something that he, Liu Ying, was a joke. No matter what, he had to wait until they entered the Divine Spiritual Mountain. There, even if he killed that brat by the name of Mu Chen, the Hokuang Reiwon could only suffer.
"I still have to consider how to obtain the Divine Spiritual Baptism. There seems to be quite a few people coming this time."
Helplessly shrugging his shoulders, Liu Ying said, "The Demonic Dragon Palace's Mo Xingtian, the West Extreme Palace's Xi Qinghai, the Mysterious Yin Mountain's Zhou Xuan, the Heavenly Tripod Sacred Sect's Su Buxiu, Xia Youran, and you, the Young Master of the Heavenly Yuan Chamber of Commerce, will be somewhat difficult to kill your way out."
"I won't give up on the Divine Spiritual Baptism."
The Young Master of the Heavenly Yuan Chamber of Commerce, one of the three great chambers of commerce, Dong Yuan, gave a smile as a sliver of fear flashed across the depths of his eyes. He muttered, "Human Body Disaster is already so frightening. If there's no guarantee for Spiritual Energy Disaster, I really won't dare to touch it. Therefore, no one can stop me this time."
With a smile, Liu Ying was just about to speak when his expression suddenly changed. That's because he could feel a heart-palpitating fluctuation suddenly radiating out.
"Oh?"
A shiver flashed across Dong Yuan's eyes. Turning his head around, he looked towards the large door and said in a soft voice, "That fellow's here."
An indescribable sinister feeling rippled out like water, causing the noise in the surrounding area to gradually fade away. The expressions of quite a few people changed as they looked towards the large door. At this moment, the light there seemed to have turned slightly darker. In the next moment, a figure appeared to be standing there like a spectre.
It appeared that no one had discovered how he had appeared.
It was a male dressed in ordinary sackcloth. His appearance wasn't outstanding, with his eyes appearing just like a pool of stagnant water, without the slightest bit of fluctuation, causing people to feel a chill in their hearts.
However, it was such an ordinary figure that caused the entire area to turn deathly silent. Quite a few of the young experts from various places had dread and even fear present in their eyes.
The male's stagnant water like eyes slowly swept across the area, before pausing for a moment. In the next moment, everyone saw him taking a step forward. Along the way, he immediately split apart, before finally reaching the area where Mu Chen and the rest were.
(To be continued)