Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 746: Chapter 415: Convergence_2

“The priority is still to join forces and act together, Brother Hong, what do you think?”

Jiang Han spoke to Hong Shida.

He didn’t know about the others, but with the addition of Hong Shida and Grandmaster Zong Gang’s group, the merging of three teams gave them some confidence to face the two Spirit Ancestors, Ling Huan and Ling Ji.

“With such an unexpected event, I naturally have no objections… However, since there has been a change in Xunmu Cave Heaven, we can’t continue with the previous plans. In my opinion, we might as well continue looking for more people to join us and try to gather together first.”

After a brief moment of contemplation, Hong Shida responded to Jiang Han.

The current situation was changing subtly.

Three teams joining forces did indeed give some assurance to withstand the two Spirit Ancestors, but the problem was that the Spirit People Race wasn’t limited to these two Ancestors. They could bring out at least a dozen Grandmasters, who were skilled in the same way and whose cooperation with each other would be more harmonious. Even though their individual strength was generally far less, if about a dozen of them gathered together, their combined force could match one of their teams.

However, these Grandmaster-level Spirit People weren’t as free to come and go as Ling Huan and Ling Ji; they could completely avoid conflict.

But now, if they were tied down by Ling Huan and Ling Ji, and then attacked by another group of Spirit People, or even worse, if they brought along several hundred elite members of the Spirit People and formed a battle formation to surround them, the situation would become very unfavorable. Even if the three teams joined forces, there was a risk of total annihilation.

Although the Spirit People Race had never countered so fiercely in the past, now with the two Spirit Ancestors, it was hard to say.

“Sect Master Hong is right.”

Yan Hong also agreed, “Let’s meet with other teams first, then discuss further actions.”

Jiang Han said, “However, we currently don’t know the location of the other teams.”

“I know where the team from Tingchao Cliff is; I’m in contact with them,” said Grandmaster Zong Gang.

The people nearby all looked at him, including Hong Shida, but there was not much surprise in their eyes; after all, Grandmaster Zong Gang had risen from the Outer Sea and was a peerless grandmaster from there, and it was quite normal for him to have contacts with Tingchao Cliff.

“I should be able to locate Lord Yan Palace’s team,” another person spoke up.

The people quickly gathered together to strategize and soon each employed their methods, using unique ways of contact or tracking methods, displaying a variety in this endeavor to find and gather the people scattered around Xunmu Cave Heaven.

At that moment, Hong Shida suddenly looked towards Yan Hong, saying, “I heard that the man from the Cold North also arrived in Xunmu Cave Heaven, and was earlier in the ranks of Lord Yongning? If he is here, we could also fearlessly handle those Spirit People.”

Yan Hong slightly shook his head, “He isn’t here, and I don’t know how to contact him.”

Even if they could contact Chen Mu, Chen Mu might not be willing to join forces with so many people; considering the capabilities Chen Mu had previously demonstrated, he was enough of a match for the old Spirit Ancestor Ling Huan, so having one more Spirit Ancestor Ling Ji threat against Chen Mu would be difficult.

At least being alone, Chen Mu could be free to come and go, and he probably had no interest in gathering with them; he might even prefer that these people attract the spirit people’s firepower while he freely roamed in Xunmu Cave Heaven.

“That’s a pity.”

A glimmer flickered in Hong Shida’s eyes.

As the saying goes, there’s no first in literature and second in martial arts; being one of the contemporary peerless grandmasters, his gaze naturally always strived for the highest places. Earlier, the top rank in the world’s Grandmasters’ ranking belonged to King of Jin. Due to his special status and venerable position, very few challenged him for martial arts discussions. Now, the first in the Grandmasters’ ranking being Chen Mu seemed even more extraordinary.

Although he did not have a special position or status, his strength was perhaps the greatest among all the grandmasters in history!

To repel a Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon ancestor, Yuwen Hao, with Marrow Cleansing Realm was one thing, and even to withstand an attack from Master of Xue Yin Tower and repel him was unthinkable. Even among those experts in the Blood Exchange Realm, not many were as confident in their abilities.

As a peerless Grandmaster, he too harbored the thought of striving for the foremost position among Grandmasters, but when he considered Chen Mu’s abilities, such thoughts were swiftly dispelled. As the most eminent existence among the Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters, he possessed a pride that was unbending, yet he was not a foolhardy vaunter with no self-awareness. The gap between him and Chen Mu was too vast, so vast that there was no possibility of competing in martial prowess or debate.

Even if he were to truly meet Chen Mu, he would at most request Chen Mu to impart a single move.

“Brother Hong, are you talking about the one who practices the Qiankun Path? Has he also come to Xunmu Cave Heaven?”

Upon hearing the conversation between Hong Shida and Yan Hong, Grandmaster Zonggang’s eyes suddenly flashed, casting a sharp look, a trace of interest flickering in his gaze.

Living in the Outer Sea, he wasn’t as well-informed as Hong Shida and was unaware of the assassination attempt on Chen Mu by the Master of Xue Yin Tower. He had only vaguely heard that Chen Mu had once in the Ice State Abyss, repelled a person comparable to a Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon.

Grandmaster Zonggang, considered one of the most eminent figures among Grandmasters in the Outer Sea, had encountered a Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon as well. Though he hadn’t repelled it, he had exchanged several moves with it and managed to retreat with his whole body intact. Hearing the name of Chen Mu naturally sparked a desire in him to measure his own strength against him.

However.

Upon hearing Grandmaster Zonggang’s words, Hong Shida immediately looked up and laughed, “Does Brother Zong wish to debate with that person?”

Grandmaster Zonggang slightly shook his head, “Indeed, I have such intentions, but this is not the right time. At present, in Xunmu Cave Heaven, crises lurk at every corner, and combats are not suitable…”

Hong Shida looked at Grandmaster Zonggang and said, “I am aware of Brother Zong’s capabilities, yet that person is a rare genius, seen once in a thousand years; he has transcended the ordinary, even the Master of Blood Concealment from Cold North failed to deal with him personally. I too wish to explore the Qiankun Path, but such a disparity can only leave us sighing in despair.”

Upon hearing this, Grandmaster Zonggang’s expression suddenly changed, “The Master of Blood Concealment?”

The Master of Blood Concealment, a formidable practitioner in the Blood Exchange Realm and the most feared assassin of the present age, his notoriety resonated even in the Outer Sea. Even Grandmaster Zonggang was familiar with his fearsome reputation. Could Chen Mu truly have escaped unscathed from an assassination attempt by the Master of Blood Concealment?!

This was much more terrifying than battling with a Ninth Rank Heavenly Demon!

Yan Zhengyang also looked at Grandmaster Zonggang and asked, “Has Brother Zong ever encountered that old Spirit Ancestor?”

“Not yet,”

replied Grandmaster Zonggang, shaking his head.

Yan Zhengyang sighed softly and said, “He recently battled with that old Spirit Ancestor, bare-handedly contending without falling short. Had it not been for the restriction on the Blood Exchange Realm from entering Xunmu Cave Heaven, I might even suspect he had already transcended the Blood Exchange threshold.”

As a top Grandmaster, he too was a figure who towered in his own right, with a renowned presence even in Central Prefecture. From his childhood, he was recognized as a once-in-a-generation genius, steadily rising, but when compared with Chen Mu, even such a peerless figure seemed diminished.

The other party had simply surpassed the category of a genius.

“This…”

Upon hearing Yan Zhengyang’s words, Grandmaster Zonggang also showed an incredulous expression.

Although he had not encountered Ling Huan, he was well aware of the old Spirit Ancestor Ling Huan’s strength, who was not considered weak among those in the Blood Exchange Realm, almost on par with the Dragonwood Island Master. And yet, Chen Mu was already capable of contending against such existences!

There are degrees of strength within the Blood Exchange Realm. In front of the weakest, newly advanced practitioners of the Blood Exchange Realm, he was confident of resisting a few, even escaping entirely unharmed, but to escape from beings like Ling Huan or the Dragonwood Island Master was extremely difficult, not even one move could be parried!

Chen Mu was in the Marrow Cleansing Realm, yet he had achieved such a level of power.

It was utterly inconceivable!

Grandmaster Zonggang even doubted the truth of Yan Zhengyang’s words, but as he shifted his gaze to others, he discerned from their expressions that what Yan Zhengyang said was entirely truthful. Moreover, with Hong Shida further mentioning that Chen Mu had survived unscathed from the assassination attempt by the Master of Blood Concealment, it further confirmed this possibility, plunging him into a long silence.