Chapter 471: Floating Mystery Dimension
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was only after Mo Wen had disappeared completely that the ancient martial art practitioners from the series of the three big mountain ranges finally heaved sighs of relief. As their feelings of reverence, slowly dissipated, everyone shared glances and silently conducted head counts.
They noticed that, although there had been a great amount of casualties among the number of people from the series of the three big mountain ranges, they had still fared way better than the outsiders.
Other than a few dozen ancient martial art practitioners who had died, only one ancient martial art practitioner with the Embryonic Breathing realm had died. Of course, in the context of the series of the three big mountain ranges, the death of even a single ancient martial arts practitioner with the Embryonic Breathing realm was a huge loss.
“Sect Elder Wang Yinru, Sect… Sect Leader Mo Wen…” Hu Guiyuan walked over.
When he approached Wang Yinru, he had a very solemn expression on his face. The situation that happened before was so scary, it would be impossible for him to forget it! That frightening youth was simply unlike any human he’d ever seen before…
Essentially, all of the ancient martial arts practitioners from the series of the three big mountain ranges had an understood respect for the Dafang Sect. Even the average disciples of the Dafang Sect could feel that there was a difference in the way that the others looked at them. This caused all of the disciples in the Dafang Sect to feel deep senses of pride and happiness.
“Our great Sect Leader has gone to interrogate the trespasser. We will just have to settle the remaining things herel.” Wang Yinru smiled mildly and began to direct the ancient martial arts practitioners from the series of the three big mountain ranges to clean up the battleground.
Due to the request from the Dafang Sect, everyone was very obliging. In fact, there was not even a single bit of chaos.
After clearing the battleground, many people from the other sects gradually returned to their own sects. Finally, only a few representatives were still hovering in the Dafang Sect.
After all, that group of people had trespassed in the series of the three big mountain ranges and had wreaked havoc for a couple of days now, and since everyone did not know if they would completely destroy their own sects, now that the trespassers had been detained, they naturally felt compelled to return and take a look.
In a secret chamber that was hidden deep within the Dafang Sect, Mo Wen was seated upright, while interrogating the old man in the white robe. The interrogation process was very simple. He directly used the Soul Power to hypnotize the old man in the white robe.
A person in such a state was just like a puppet. They would reply very honestly to anything that was asked of them.
After approximately an hour, Mo Wen walked out of the secret chamber with a serene expression on his face. As for the old man in the white robe, he had disappeared from this world completely!
“Floating Mystery Dimension!” Mo Wen was toying with a milky-white token in his hand as his lips curled up into a smile.
That Floating Mystery Dimension was an Inner World that was linked to the main space. There was a whole separate world within it, and there were no clashes with it and the outside world.
Average people were not able to enter and exit the Floating Mystery Dimension as they desired. However, a certain group of people could. These people had grasped the secret order of space, allowing them, through some ancient sacrificial ritual, to shuttle back and forth between the two worlds.
That group of mysterious trespassers were the ancient martial arts practitioners that had come from within the Inner World of the Floating Mystery Dimension. Not long ago, they had used the secret order of space to enter the main space from the Inner World of the Floating Mystery Dimension.
From what Mo Wen understood of the situation, this group of ancient martial arts practitioners who had trespassed into the series of the three big mountain ranges was merely a small portion of the ancient martial arts practitioners who had come out of the Inner World of the Floating Mystery Dimension.
Apparently, there were still a couple of other waves of them waiting to arrive. In fact, their leader was an ancient martial arts practitioner with the Golden Elixir realm!
However, Mo Wen did not know the motive of that group of people that was heading over to the main space. Even the old man in the white robe did not know it.
The only task that the old man in the white robe had been assigned was to approach the Ghost Physicians Hu Clan in the series of the three big mountain ranges and find the missing Cold Ice Silk Palm that had belonged to the Ming Clan all those years ago. As for the motive of the other waves of people, he had considered it none of his concern.
“The Ghost Physicians Hu Clan is the remaining force of the Ming Clan. Humph, this is interesting indeed.” The corners of Mo Wen’s lips curled up into a cold smile.
At the moment, he naturally already knew why the old man in the white robe and his fellow men had their eyes on him. It was all because of the fact that they had found out about his identity and were coveting the inheritance of the Ming Clan.
Apart from that, he had also already found out about the history of the Ghost Physicians Hu Clan. Specifically, about how they had all heard about his identity. If it had not been for an old man in the Hu Clan, who was unable to stand the torture and had revealed everything to him, he would probably still be undisturbed in the depths of the unknown!
However, all of these things were not even the things that had shocked him the most. The thing that he found the most surprising was the fact that this group of people belonged to an influence called the Ming Temple in the Inner World of the Floating Mystery Dimension.
Moreover, that Ming Temple was actually one of the influences that had split from the Ming Clan many years ago. It even seemed to be the largest one of them all!
Mo Wen did not know much about what had happened all those years ago. However, there were only a few higher-ups who had survived, the leader and the Sacred Maiden’s Right Wisdom King being among them.
After such a major change, the huge Ming Clan disintegrated. Although the Right Wisdom King did not die, he had disappeared completely.
Moreover, the ancient martial arts world had no information regarding where he could be. Now, thinking back to hundreds of years ago, the Right Wisdom King had led a group of the remaining people of the Ming Clan to leave the main space and move to the Inner World of the Floating Mystery Dimension.
Ever since the Ming Clan had collapsed, the magnum opus, the Cold Ice Silk Palm, had been split into two. Half of it had fallen into the hands of the Ming Temple within the Inner World of the Floating Mystery Dimension, while the other half of it could not be traced.
Mo Wen looked at the white token in his hand, a complicated look flashing through his eyes. This token was somehow related to the secret order of space in the Inner World of the Floating Mystery Dimension. Perhaps, it could even be said to be a subsidiary secret order of the secret order of space itself!
It was said that the secret order of space for each Inner World was very precious. There were not many of them, and the true secret orders of space were usually called the parent secret orders. These served as the keys to open the doors between the two dimensions.
However, there were too few of the parent secret orders, as there were only a couple of them in each Inner World. As such, there was simply no way to accommodate the huge number of people that constantly travelled back and forth between the two dimensions.
Hence, the subsidiary secret order had been created. The subsidiary secret order relied on the power of the parent secret orders, and it was a secret order of space that had been invented.
The parent secret orders could be used an unlimited number of times. However, the subsidiary secret orders could only be used twice, a single entry and exit. The moment it had been used twice, the subsidiary secret order would disappear entirely.
The white token in Mo Wen’s hand was actually a piece of a subsidiary secret order. When the old man in the white robe had come out, he had used it once. Now, he could only use it once more.
“It’s about time for the remaining influences of the Ming Clan…” Mo Wen laughed coldly, then stalked away.
“Did the interrogation provide any progress or news?” Wang Yinru carried a bowl of longan and red lotus seed soup, while gently walking to Mo Wen’s side as she spoke.
After coming out of the secret chamber, Mo Wen had remained silent. So, she was a little worried that he had encountered something bad.
Although that group of uncivilized trespassers had all been killed, anyone could tell that they were not as simple as they appeared to be. This was another cause of her concern.
“Yup!” Mo Wen nodded his head and broke into a smile.
“You rushed over so hurriedly, and I believe that you haven’t eaten anything for at least half a day. Have some of this while it’s still hot.” Wang Yinru took a spoon and stirred the thick lotus soup. After blowing at it lightly, she placed it in front of Mo Wen.
This habitual action of her trying to cool the soup down for him was very comical to Mo Wen. With his current cultivation, not talking about a mere bowl of hot soup, he could even swallow a burning hot iron! Still, it was a nice gesture.
“I may have to leave for a period of time. If anything comes up in the Dafang Sect and you are unable to find me, you can head over to the Huatian Palace and look for Jun Wulei to help you.” Mo Wen took a spoonful of the soup as he instructed her.
Regarding the internal restructuring of the Ming Clan, he had been procrastinating doing anything about it. This was because he felt that his abilities were still insufficient.
However, he now felt that his abilities had improved and that he might now be ready. Although his cultivation was still not that high, his frightening Soul Power could make up for it.
As such, he could definitely handle the average ancient martial arts practitioners, and even the ancient martial art practitioners with the Golden Elixir realm would not last against him. Hence, with his current ability, he could just barely manage this huge remaining influence of the Ming Clan. He actually wanted to see for himself just how far this thing could go.
However, with such a big undertaking before him, he would definitely be very busy for some time. If anything happened with the Dafang Sect, he may not be able to rush over in time. Hence, he had temporarily arranged for a stand-in in case any unpredictable events occurred in his absence.
“You know Jun Wulei?” A look of surprise flashed in Wang Yinru’s eyes.
Even though she was from the Vermillion Bird Palace Hall, she knew of the renowned Jun Wulei from the Azure Dragon Palace Hall. He was the talent among talents, and it was said that, within two years, he would be able to break through into the Golden Elixir realm!
“Yes, I know him. If you look for him, he will not reject you.” Mo Wen nodded his head.
Although he and Jun Wulei were not super close, they had been on the brink of death together before. Moreover, he had helped Jun Wulei a couple of times in the past, and with his personality, he knew that Jun Wulei was not one to avoid returning favors.
“Does your mission have anything to do with those people?” Wang Yinru nodded her head slightly and raised her brows. She had a feeling that Mo Wen had met with some danger, and that it had been related to that group of trespassers.
“It is a little related to them, but I could also say that there wasn’t much relation to them, either, I guess. I just have something that I definitely have to go settle…”
Mo Wen smiled. He had forced the old man in the white robe to speak, and had since found out that the Ming Temple had been very successful in its development in the Inner World of the Floating Mystery Dimension all these years. Now, their influence was very strong and they had essentially reached their peak.
However, the old man in the white robe was unable to describe just how strong it was in detail. Hence, Mo Wen was not too clear about it even now.
However, something had surprised Mo Wen thoroughly. That Ming Temple seemed to have quite a number of ancient martial arts practitioners with the Golden Elixir realm within it. As such, its status of members was comparable to the Ming Clan all those years ago!
Based on the actions of the old man in the white robe, Mo Wen could tell that the Ming Temple would definitely be an obstacle in preventing him from unifying the Ming Clan. Moreover, the Ming Temple had always been exceptionally interested in the inheritance of the Ming Clan. After hundreds of years, they had still not given up on the clues that they were following up on.
If he presented himself as the descendent of the Ming Clan, he was afraid that the Ming Temple would be the first to come for him. Moreover, other than the Ming Temple, he did not know whether there were any other remaining forces that were even stronger. After all, it had been hundreds of years, so nobody could tell what kind of situation everyone was in anymore.
Thus, before he took action, he had to understand the situation. If he knew nothing at all, he would not be able to do anything about it!
“Summon the person in-charge of the Ghost Physicians Hu Clan. Tell him that I would like to meet with him. Also, inform him that he has to bring that Third Master Hu!” Mo Wen’s mouth curled up into a mocking smile.
That Third Master Hu was the person from the Hu Clan who had previously fallen into the hands of that group of people from the Ming Temple. Everything related to his identity had also been leaked out by him. As such, he would kill off all of the people of the Ming Temple, then send someone from the Ghost Physicians Hu Clan to save him!