Chapter 15 Cold Mountain Flower Meet

"Follow me!" Yan Po motioned for Ye Chuxiao to hurry and keep up.

The two of them followed the cold mountain path, heading towards the deep mountains.

After walking for about an incense stick's worth of time, Yan Po used a woodcutter's knife to cut away all the thorny vines covering a cave entrance, revealing a not-so-deep cave.

Standing at the cave entrance, one could see the end at a glance.

Inside the cave, there was nothing but a stone tablet.

Ye Chuxiao tried to cover it with his domain, but found that the stone tablet seemed to have the ability to absorb mental energy, and the material seemed to be very hard, making it difficult to destroy.

Apart from that, there were no other abnormalities in the cave.

"You've entered the Intent Realm?"

"So fast!" Yan Po said briefly, without any surprise in his words.

Ye Chuxiao could only calmly say, "Yes, due to various reasons, my cultivation speed has been slightly accelerated."

"Indeed, as Tang-xiong's successor, your cultivation was a bit lacking. Now you're barely qualified," Yan Po said, nodding.

Ye Chuxiao choked for a moment. His attempt at being a show-off had failed. He smoothly changed the subject: "Cold Mountain Flower Meet? What does that mean?"

"If it's about enjoying flowers, there aren't many good-looking flowers around here."

Those four words were carved on the stone tablet.

"When spring comes, the cold wind ends, and a hundred flowers bloom with the rain. The Cold Mountain Flower Meet took shape before Tang-xiong's sacrificial Dao, but it was truly established after Tang-xiong's sacrificial Dao," Yan Po said.

"The biggest flaw in cultivation in this realm is that the higher the cultivation, the more indifferent the heart becomes. Except for a few people who can escape this realm and find the corresponding world's flaw to counteract it, most people, even if they have the opportunity to travel temporarily, cannot escape the constraints of the flaw."

As he spoke, Yan Po took out three peculiar gemstones from his怀里.

He placed these three gemstones in a unique arrangement around the stone tablet. In an instant, Ye Chuxiao sensed that the stone tablet seemed to have become complete.

The stone tablet began to emit a faint spiritual light.

A unique space-time fluctuation emanated from the stone tablet.

The cave became much brighter and wider in an instant.

Some vague figures, in virtual form, crossed the barriers of space-time and projected themselves into the cave, bowing to Ye Chuxiao and Yan Po.

"The world is being completed, just like the thawing of Cold Mountain, winter is gone and spring has come. Tang-xiong's efforts will not be in vain, and his sacrifices will not be useless."

"They are the heartbroken people who didn't see Tang-xiong off back then. Since you are Tang-xiong's successor, then you are the one they serve. If you need anything, you can order them to do it without hesitation," Yan Po said, standing aside with his hands tied.

Then he took the lead and said, "Jiangzuo Yan Po, Intent Realm martial cultivator, greets Chairman Ye."

A ray of light on Yan Po's left split open, revealing a person in red clothes, so delicate that it was difficult to tell the gender. He carefully looked at Ye Chuxiao a few times, then glanced at Yan Po, before similarly bowing slightly with his hands tied and saying, "Yandi He Gang, Intent Realm law cultivator, greets Chairman Ye."

Then, the bald, burly monk said, "Canglong Temple Yuanqing, Intent Realm, martial and technique dual cultivator, greets Chairman Ye."

"Damang Mountain Xu Xiaotian, Intent Realm curse cultivator, greets Chairman Ye."

"Bainiao Ferry Li Shanshan, Intent Realm talisman cultivator, greets Chairman Ye."

One after another, the figures of light dispersed, revealing the true appearances behind them.

They announced their origins, names, and strengths, as if entrusting their lives into Ye Chuxiao's hands.

After a round of introductions, there were six Intent Realm cultivators including Yan Po, as many as twenty-seven Wisdom Realm cultivators, and more than a hundred cultivators of other realms.

"This is only a part of them. Some people are either unable to get away at the moment, or are still under observation," Yan Po said to Ye Chuxiao.

"Flower Meet members are mostly scattered throughout the heavens. They can temporarily communicate with the guidance stone, but there is only one opportunity each month, and each time there is only half an hour of communication time."

"If the chairman wants to summon, it's best to give advance notice. Brothers and sisters who lack travel expenses can help each other out." As Yan Po spoke, he suddenly gave people a stingy feeling again. The style that had been pulled up originally dropped several levels in an instant.

Ye Chuxiao had also seen it.

The potential of the Cold Mountain Flower Meet was of course enormous.

Putting aside everything else, a force that gathered at least seven Intent Realm cultivators, including himself, would be an absolute behemoth in any world.

However, the nature of this organization as a newly created, interest-based association was very obvious.

There was no rigorous structure, no shared resources or inheritance, and even travel expenses had to be paid out of pocket...

If it weren't for the fact that the members were all very strong, it would be a purely makeshift group.

Ye Chuxiao did not immediately start trying to win people's hearts with wealth.

These people who had gathered here because of Tang Suotong could not be bought with small favors.

"Although everyone has gathered together because of the same ideals, since it is a group, there should be a complete system of rewards and punishments."

"In a moment, I will discuss a specific, general charter with everyone. Several Intent Realm cultivators, please pay attention. If you hear news recently that someone is spreading the word that Daheng is about to sell a large number of artifact embryos, take this opportunity to return, and don't deliberately hide your tracks," Ye Chuxiao said.

He said to let the Intent Realm cultivators pay attention to this news, but in reality, he wanted them to actively spread this news.

In this way, the Intent Realm cultivators belonging to the Cold Mountain Flower Meet would arrive in Daheng and mix in with the many other Intent Realm cultivators who had come to buy artifact embryos, making them seem less conspicuous.

"Chairman, do you have artifact embryos in your hands?"

"Are there artifacts to be sold?"

"If there are, I might have a way to connect with and invite a Wuding Realm cultivator to come," He Gang said.

Although he addressed Ye Chuxiao as 'Chairman,' he did not really place Ye Chuxiao in a higher position.

Just as Ye Chuxiao had concluded, this was just a loosely structured association. Perhaps Tang Suotong's name could be used to order them to do things, but Ye Chuxiao did not have a higher level of authority, and if the things he ordered went against certain principles of certain people, they might be rejected.

Using 'powerful yet fragile' to describe the Cold Mountain Flower Meet was very appropriate.

Of course, the legacy that Tang Suotong had left behind was still very rich and valuable.

No matter how Ye Chuxiao leveraged his power in the future, or how many plans he had, he first needed a group of 'intimate' people who truly belonged to him. Relying solely on his own strength to pull strings between various forces and various experts would have a very high probability of error.

Some things that needed to be completed must be entrusted to people who were not completely trustworthy, which was completely putting success or failure on the gambling table.

"Trustworthy?" Ye Chuxiao's heart stirred when he heard this.

He did indeed need a Wuding Realm cultivator as off-site assistance.

He wouldn't dare to imagine inviting one as a bodyguard, but using one to help hold the line at critical moments would have miraculous effects.

"Trustworthy!" He Gang nodded.

Ye Chuxiao said, "Alright! Help me contact him first. When necessary, help me invite him over for a trade."

Ye Chuxiao had some idle artifacts with overlapping effects in his hands.

Wuding cultivators might not need ordinary artifacts anymore, but they were not alone. They always had to consider their disciples and descendants.

And artifacts were always scarce resources in the myriad realms.

Afterwards, Ye Chuxiao chatted with the Flower Meet members about the issue of establishing a system.

At first, they were all restrained, but as they got excited, they gradually opened up and offered suggestions.

However, time was always limited. Just as everyone was chatting enthusiastically, as the stone tablet dimmed, all the figures disappeared into the mountain cave.

And the three gemstones that Yan Po used to activate the stone tablet were also shattered at the same time.

"These three space-type gemstones are not cheap. Yan Po said that they can be contacted once a month, but in reality, with the original chaotic financial situation of the Cold Mountain Flower Meet, it is impossible to hold a meeting once a month," Ye Chuxiao thought, but thoughtfully did not expose Yan Po's poverty.

"Listening to your conversation with them just now, you don't seem to have any direction." At the entrance of the mountain cave, Yan Po reached out and cast a small術式. The vines at the entrance of the mountain cave accelerated their growth, once again blocking the entrance.

Ye Chuxiao said, "It's only the first time I've met them. I don't even recognize many of them yet. There's no rush for anything."

Although it was Tang Suotong's legacy, Ye Chuxiao would not directly accept it all and then entrust them with important tasks.

He always had to meet the living people, test them slightly, and then consider how to arrange things.

Xiao Chi had not appeared, so it was not very realistic for Ye Chuxiao to do anything specific now.

Of course, continuing to attack Jin Buyi and mess with Jin Buyi's mentality was still a long-term effective task.

Seizing Jin Buyi and Ying Shu before Xiao Chi appeared was Ye Chuxiao's main task at the moment.

"That's right!" Yan Po agreed with Ye Chuxiao's idea.

Ye Chuxiao turned to Yan Po and said, "Brother Yan! Are you confident that you can quickly defeat Jin Buyi without any other interference?"

Yan Po hugged his woodcutter's knife, expressionless, and said, "How many strikes?"

Ye Chuxiao thought for a moment and said, "How about three strikes?"

Yan Po said, "I can!"

Ye Chuxiao said happily, "Then I will give Brother Yan a makeover later. I will find an opportunity to lure away Jin Buyi's helpers, and I will trouble you to take action and teach Jin Buyi a lesson for me... Remember to spare his life."

As he spoke, Ye Chuxiao took out a treasure knife at the level of an artifact embryo and handed it to Yan Po.

"This is the reward. Of course, according to the system we just drafted, you still owe me," Ye Chuxiao said.

Yan Po shook the woodcutter's knife in his hand: "No need, I have a knife, it's no worse than yours."

"Also, I'm helping you... I don't need any reward."

Ye Chuxiao was very touched, but even more troubled.

He was worried that Yan Po was bragging... being pretentious. He originally wanted to give him equipment to strengthen Yan Po.

Unexpectedly, Yan Po didn't buy it.

"It's really not bad!" Yan Po shook his hand, and the woodcutter's knife turned into his usual black knife.

Spiritual energy overflowed from the blade.

Ye Chuxiao's domain covered it, and he sensed that this was indeed an artifact-level treasure knife.

"Unexpectedly, Yan Po has such a fortune?"

"That's right, he is, after all, Tang Suotong's die-hard supporter. As a Wuding Realm cultivator, it's only normal for Tang Suotong to leave good things to his younger brother," Ye Chuxiao thought.

Then he quickly put away the artifact embryo treasure knife in his hand.

Yunmeng Marsh, in front of the Water Mansion.

Jin Buyi had a water-parting thorn stuck in his chest, and his face was pale.

Just a moment ago, he had been backstabbed by Yuan Meng.

Just when he thought he could have both the woman and the wealth, Yuan Meng's move made him see the bleak reality clearly.

In the same place, he had failed once again.

"Mengmeng! Tell me, why?" Jin Buyi looked at Yuan Meng affectionately. He didn't understand why Yuan Meng, who had shown him such obedience, would suddenly turn against him.

Or was this woman's name 'Betrayal'?

Yuan Meng sneered at Jin Buyi: "You thief, I don't know where you stole my memories of him, but you are definitely not him. Your baseness and shamelessness are far inferior to his grand talent, by more than a thousand miles, ten thousand miles?"

Jin Buyi's face turned red with anger, and his forehead turned black.

This was already the nth time he had lost his composure recently.

Of course, he knew that he was not Xiao Chi.

But Xiao Chi was already dead!

Now he was the commander of everything. Didn't everything that belonged to Xiao Chi naturally belong to him?

What was wrong with that?

Barely managing to sort out his emotions, Jin Buyi still wanted to try again.

He had been tied to Yunmeng Marsh for too long. If he could not formally untie himself from this task, he was worried that those 'split bodies' that had broken away would cause some trouble for him.

"Mengmeng! I admit that I have had some differences compared to before."

"But Mengmeng, people will change, and you are the same. After a hundred years, you are no longer as innocent and pure as you once were..."

Jin Buyi's fist technique was obviously not in place. It could neither use gentleness to overcome strength nor strike directly at the key point. Instead, it made Yuan Meng even angrier.

When she woke up from the false dream and realized that everything was just a deception, who knew how collapsed she was?

For this despicable villain, she even cut ties with Yuan Jia, who had been with her for many years.

"Enough! I failed to kill you with one strike just now, now I will take your dog life." Yuan Meng transformed into a cyan giant dragon, spewing out water and lightning, spreading towards Jin Buyi.

Jin Buyi quickly retreated. At this time, he was seriously injured and did not dare to fight Yuan Meng in her fury.

After retreating from the Yunmeng Marsh Water Mansion, Jin Buyi became more and more angry as he thought about it.

But in addition to anger, he could not help but feel a little depressed and frustrated.

Recently, things had been out of control in many ways, and even his plan to 'expose' his identity and return to the emperor's throne was not progressing smoothly.

He vaguely could not see the direction.

"The general trend is about to change, but I am still trapped in this small corner of the world, it's simply hateful!" Jin Buyi thought.

But he did not think clearly. If he really intended to take back the throne, why would he continue to be obsessed with the mere position of a divine constable?

It was because he was reluctant to let go of anything and wanted to grab everything first that he had been forced into a predicament step by step.

Suddenly, Jin Buyi sensed the information shared by many 'split bodies.'

"Ye Chuxiao... you've finally appeared again!"

"It's all your fault, I will definitely kill you today!"

After speaking directly, Jin Buyi summoned many split bodies and surrounded Ye Chuxiao in the direction he had appeared.

Relying on having 'more people,' he was not worried at all whether this was a trap.