Mortal To Immortal (Book 1)
MTI 192 - The Battle of the Elders
On top of a tall building in the Jade Treasure City, two men were standing while occasionally looking at the crowd on the street. They were Xie Hong and Mo Zha, two of the three bodyguards Yun Lian was on her way to seek out experiences outside the sect.
They were currently preparing to carry out the plan proposed by Mo Zha. While no one was aware of their current position.
"Son Mo, I actually disagree less with your plan, but we have no other choice. Suppose we manage to save Miss Yun and leave this city, the sect will still know our actions and impose punishment." Xie Hong argued then sighed.
Mo Zha chuckled softly. "Chairman Xie, do you have a better plan? As long as Miss Yun can return safely, the punishment we will receive for this incident is light. Just try to imagine the Patriarch's reaction if we come back with the opposite result?"
Xie Hong shook his head slowly, unwilling to imagine the reaction of the Patriarch of the Moon Cloud Sect, Yun Ming who was also dubbed as the Gate of Death. My hair is just goosebumps.
"I hope Elder Mohei can find Miss Yun before those annoying people come here. I'm lazy to throw away my energy dealing with them."
Mo Zha laughed amusedly. "I hope so too. But I think it would be better if they came and felt the results of my hard work."
Xie Hong clucked softly. "Your head is out of your mind. Are you ready? We gotta hurry."
"of course. I was ready from then on. Let's start the show."
Mo Zha opened his right palm which from the start they were standing on top of the building tightly clenched. There was a small bird-shaped object made of white clay. After the Qi flowed, the white clay bird flew high up into the sky.
After reaching the expected height, Mo Zha made a simple hand spell. Instantly the white clay bird became a hundred times larger than before, attracting the attention of quite a number of people on the streets.
"Art is an explosion..." Mo Zha muttered softly before flicking his finger.
BOOM!!!
The white clay bird exploded and its loud voice rang out all over the Jade Treasure City.
Contrary to Mo Zha who was smiling widely while clapping his hands, Xie Hong glanced at the creator of the explosion while shaking his head softly.
Not long after, there was a loud bell sound from the city center. This kind of reaction was what both of them expected. The entire cultivator on the street immediately ran to save himself.
"Oi, you want to create another explosion? I think one is enough." Xie Hong commented after seeing Mo Zha take out another white clay bird.
"Of course, one may not be enough. I want to make sure all those holy-spirits come here." Mo Zha chuckled coldly before repeating his actions a second time. "I'll show you the true meaning of art through explosions."
One snap of a finger created a second, louder, more impactful explosion.
Mo Zha laughed out loud. "You saw him?! This is my masterpiece!"
Again Xie Hong could only sigh with the behavior of Mo Zha, who was indeed notoriously strange among the members of the special forces of the Moon Cloud Sect.
"Hm?" Xie Hong saw that a group of shadow people were flying at high speed towards them. "Ah, they're coming."
Mo Zha stopped her laughter and looked in the same direction as Xie Hong. A wide smile was imprinted on his face and it looked terrifying.
The elders of the younger generation guards there stopped and kept a distance of tens of meters from Xie Hong and Mo Zha. They all frowned and somewhat pale looking at the whereabouts of the two.
"You guys really dare to make a mess here. Don't you think this could spark a war?" ask the Jade Treasure Tower elder.
"I don't care if there's going to be a war or not. If so, doesn't that sound fun? We're not a bunch of scared people like you." Mo Zha laughed mockingly.
Xie Hong chimed in. "No need to care about our actions, instead you're the one who should be glazed."
"What do you mean?"
"My point is that all of you who are from the ten-star sect white and neutral streams are gathered in this city. Unusually and I suspect, you guys want to make an alliance to destroy one or even the entire black-flow sect. Surely those of us who come from opposite streams are threatened, right?"
"You misunderstood. This meeting is not meant for that. It is a tradition of Meeting Young Cultivators with different situations."
Mo Zha snorted loudly. "Different what? Obviously you guys are planning something that could harm us. You think we just believe what you say!"
Xie Hong patted Mo Zha's shoulder. "Son Mo, there's no need to talk much anymore. We take care of them immediately."
Mo Zha nodded slowly and prepared to attack, but his movements were restrained due to the Jade Treasure Tower elder's words.
"Wait first. Everything can be discussed well. You must be looking for the girl surnamed Yun, right?"
Xie Hong and Mo Zha were sculpting. "What are you doing with our Miss Yun?!"
"You guys just calm down. He's in a safe place and fine. It's just that there's a little problem to be solved."
The elder was unaware of his words instead of easing the emotions of the two, triggering them even greater.
"What problem?!"
Xie Hong usually looked calm, but the situation this time was unlikely for him to behave in such a manner.
"Give Miss Yun over now or you will suffer the consequences!"
"Hmph, you think that request can be granted after what you did?!" The elder of the Sacred Sword Sect sneered sinisterly as he unsheathed the sword to defend the Jade Treasure Tower elder.
Xie Hong and Mo Zha looked at each other for a moment, then looked at the elders with red eyes.
"Groan!"
Mo Zha threw out many small white clay birds, while Xie Hong took out large paper scrolls, brushes, and ink.
"It's a shame you guys have to deal with two dangerous artists..."
Meanwhile, far away from them, two people faced off in a tense situation. Yun Mohei sighed as his steps were stopped by the man in the skin-robed skin of a ferocious beast, Wang Bai.
"I didn't expect it until three special forces from the Moon Cloud Sect came to the Jade Treasure City. But I understand her, considering that the girl surnamed Yun has high cultivation talent for her age..."
Yun Mohei frowned and almost lost his composure. His eyes stared intently at Wang Bei. "How do you know about our young lady?"
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