Chapter 637: Sufficient Preparation
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Nangong Wushang was somewhat taken aback. He didn’t expect that Ye Mo would want Ninth Tier Transcendence Realm heartstones. One had to kill Ninth Tier monsters to get heartstones of that caliber. Any fighters below the Ninth Tier of the Transcendence Realm wouldn’t be able to get any heartstones at all.
“How many do you need?”
“The more the better.”
Ye Mo knew that while he could cultivate a Level-Four Ninth-Tier seal, their strength couldn’t be guaranteed. The same seal could have a thousand different levels of strength. If their might wasn’t up to standard, they might not even be as strong as Ye Mo’s strongest attack. Naturally, a seal like that wouldn’t be very useful.
“The more the better?” Judging from Ye Mo’s expression, Nangong Wushang could tell that Ye Mo really needed plenty of Ninth Tier heartstones.
“How about ten?” Nangong Wushang asked.
“Too little.” Ye Mo frowned. “Don’t you have more in your inventory?”
“Heartstones of that level are quite rare. People capable of killing beasts in the Ninth Tier of the Transcendence Realm don’t often need money at all. But I’ll try my best to collect some for you.”
“Alright. I’m hoping for at least twenty.”
“Understood,” Nangong Wushang said. “On behalf of the Nangong Family, I’ll try my best to collect them for you. When do you need them?”
“As soon as possible, preferably this afternoon,” Ye Mo said. “I need them to cultivate Level-Four Ninth-Tier seals. My victory in the competition will depend on those seals.”
“What? You want to cultivate Level-Four Ninth-Tier seals?” Nangong Wushand was shocked. “How is that possible? Even the seal masters of the Nangong Family can’t cultivate seals of that level.”
Nangong Wushang eventually calmed down. “That is important. I’ll help you collect the heartstones now and deliver them to the Asura Dao Palace by noon.”
“Alright. Many thanks.”
Without delay, Ye Mo left the Sky Treasure Pavilion. On the road back, he saw a familiar shadow, one that led him back to the wine place.
It was Xiao Yue!
“Ye Mo, are you confident about the Saint Elect Tournament?” Xiao Yue asked worriedly.
She knew the most about Chu Tian, Li Huo, and Nian Bing’s strength levels. While Ye Mo being able to kill Chen Fan came as a huge shock to her, Chu Tian and the other two were far stronger than him. Ye Mo didn’t stand much of a chance in the competition.
More importantly, all three of them were out to kill Ye Mo.
Ye Mo had shown his talent. Even if he didn’t become a Saint, it was only a matter of time before he could to train up to the Half Profound level, and become a Saint that way. There was no need to take the risk of entering the Desolate Mountain.
“Seventy percent!” Ye Mo replied with a serious look on his face.
Xiao Yue had come out to check on him. Even if Ye Mo was able to cultivate Level-Four Ninth-Tier seals, he couldn’t guarantee that he’d be able to defeat Chu Tian. But he was still seventy percent confident of winning.
“Seventy percent?” Xiao Yue was surprised. “Are you sure you have a seventy percent chance of winning?”
“Yes. Even if I didn’t, I’d still give it a go,” Ye Mo replied calmly. “The chance to becoming a Saint is extremely rare. Once I become one, the Tianwu Kingdom will be truly under the protection of the Door of Desolation. Even high-level kingdoms will think twice about attacking our kingdom. Also, my status will rise as well. When that happens, it won’t be so easy for the Young Master to deal with me.”
“Ye Mo, I’ll support you in whatever you do,” Xiao Yue said. “But once you decide to step into the competition arena, regardless of whether you emerge victorious or not, you have to prepare for the worst. I won’t be able to help you. I came here today to tell you about the four main generals’ Transcendence Golden Bodies and their commonly-used techniques. If you understand them, perhaps your chances of winning will be boosted.”
Xiao Yue carefully described the three Transcendence Golden Bodies and their most commonly used martial techniques to Ye Mo, informing him of all of the tricks up their sleeves.
The three of them possessed some skills that Xiao Yue was unaware of. After all, a truly strong fighter would never let others know their true strength
Chu Tian’s golden body was special because it was a rare weapon-type golden body. It was called the Sky Killing Sword Transcendence. Once displayed, its power was greater than that of top-tier treasure weapons. It ranked 34th on the Transcendence Rankings.
Li Huo’s golden body, the Li Huo Battle golden body, ranked 37th in the rankings.
Nian Bing’s golden body was the Ice Battle Emperor, ranking at 38th.
All three of their Transcendence Golden Bodies were ranked in the top 40, which said more than enough about their strength.
As for their techniques, Ye Mo was surprised.
“Ye Mo, just be careful, whatever you do,” Xiao Yue said calmly. “I’ll be supporting you from behind the scenes. But no one can know about our relationship, understood? While the Young Master is infertile, he’s still an incredibly prideful man. You should know what I mean.”
“Understood.” Ye Mo’s heart tightened for a moment before he nodded his head. Inside his heart, he said, “I will continue to endure this. One day, I’ll kill the Young Master myself.”
“Alright, let’s not delay any more,” Xiao Yue said. “I have to go. I’ll be paying attention to your competition, discreetly. I wish you the best.”
With those words, Xiao Yue left in a mysterious fashion.
“Brother Ye Mo, don’t worry,” Ling’er said. “Now that I’m back, I’ll guide your seal cultivating techniques, as will Sister Hong Ling. You can beat the Young Master. Now is not the time for romance. Let’s head back. I’ll explain the important pointers and methods about cultivating Level-Four Ninth-Tier seals.”
“Yes! Let’s go back!”
Returning to the Asura Dao Palace, Ling’er began explaining the main point about the cultivation methods to create Level Four Tier Nine seals to Ye Mo. After Ye Mo familiarized himself with those pointers, it wasn’t long before Nangong Wushang personally came over to give him 22 heartstones.
22 heartstones showed that Nangong Wushang had definitely made use of his connections to get so many.
Monsters in the Ninth Tier of the Transcendence Realm were hard to find in the first place, let alone their heartstones.
Just a single heartstone of this quality could be worth more than a thousand Transcendence Pills – as the most conservative valuation.
Receiving the heartstones, Ye Mo began cultivating the seals. Since he hadn’t practiced seal-cultivating for a while, he started practicing with the lower-tier seals first to regain some muscle memory.
The first type of seal was an attack seal called the Sorrow Happiness Fire Dance Seal – like its name, the seal aimed to combine the feelings of sorrow and happiness together. Therefore, when a seal artist cultivated the seal, they had to experience both emotions in order to successfully cultivate it. Otherwise, even if the seal gets created, it wouldn’t be able to utilize its true potential.
At the point of Level Four Seals, it wasn’t just about the seal artist’s seal text drawing technique anymore. The most important thing was the fusion of wills.
The Sorrow Happiness Fire Dance Seal required the fusion of two contradicting wills in order for the seal to unleash its true powers.