Chapter 1144: Chapter 722 Chu Mo’s Crisis

“Mr. Chu, regarding the Xue family, the senior of Tianya might know something. Besides, it is rumored that years ago, the Shaolin Abbot, Master Zhishang, visited the Xue family in order to obtain a herb. As for more information… the Xue family is too mysterious and generally does not interact with worldly people, so most martial artists do not even know of the Xue family’s existence!”

The Wei family head, Wei Zhengpin, approached Chu Mo softly, this powerful man slightly furrowed his brows, seemingly troubled by something.

Chu Mo looked at the shattered jade talisman in front of him, engraved with a large ‘Xue’ character in a dragon and phoenix dance. When Chu Mo lightly touched it, the already fragmented jade talisman turned directly into ashes. With a gust of wind at the entrance of the hall, even the last trace disappeared without a trace.

“The old man has indeed heard some rumors; ten years ago, the senior of Tianya once intended to exchange a Heavenly Spirit Pill with Master Zhishang for the Sharira in his possession. Master Zhishang had actually agreed, but after a trip to the Xue family, he refused the deal. A hundred years ago, the Xue family was a top-level power known throughout the martial world, rumored that its family head, Xue Zhenhua, had strength that reached the heavens. Later, for some reasons, the Xue family completely vanished without a trace and hardly interacted with anyone. Over a century, there have been very few mentions of the Xue family in the martial world, and unexpectedly, today we are able to meet a direct descendant of the Xue family.”

The great grandmaster Hua Zhenyu spoke softly, a hint of hesitation in his eyes, and after a long silence, the elderly man slowly said:

“Mr. Chu, now that the Xue family has reappeared, I fear they will not easily let this go… We must prepare thoroughly.”

Beside him, Chu Mo did not speak, but knowing about this, sitting across Chu Mo, Lu Siyue, who had been enchanted by the voice of Xue Yuluo, finally showed a glimmer in her eyes, and after a moment, as Lu Siyue slightly shook her head, she finally cleared her mind.

“What just happened? Why does my head feel so heavy!?”

The freshly awoken Lu Siyue showed a trace of confusion in her eyes, feeling as if she had just slept, a sleep that seemed both long and yet brief, but upon opening her eyes, she realized she had a somewhat headache.

As Lu Siyue frowned slightly, Chu Mo finally gently stood up, addressing the Lu Siyue in front of him:

“If you’re tired, then go back and rest properly. Don’t overwork yourself at the company. Now that the company is on the right track, let’s delegate some of the less important work to the subordinates!”

As Lu Siyue also stood up, Chu Mo walked towards the entrance, speaking indifferently:

“As for the matters concerning your grandfather, you need not worry; I will leave two Longevity Pills in the longevity schedule for emergency use. No matter which spokesperson, if any sudden conditions arise, they can be immediately used, so… you needn’t worry too much.”

At this moment, Chu Mo had reached the entrance of the hall, where dozens of bodyguards previously knocked down by the Xue family had already stood up, although each one was bruised. Even the bodyguard captain, Jiang Tao, bore the marks of a beaten face.

Facing two middle-ranking great grandmasters, Chu Mo knew these bodyguards essentially had no chance to retaliate; they were only standing because the opponents had shown mercy. However, according to the opponent’s statement, this visit was merely a warning, and next time, they might not show any mercy.

Taking a light breath, Chu Mo calmly stated:

“Each person go back and receive a hardship fee of 100,000!”

After this remark, Chu Mo didn’t say more and directly sat in the back of a Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Then, a group of bodyguards hurriedly boarded the car, and as the convoy slowly started, Chu Mo slightly turned his head, just seeing Lu Siyue standing at the entrance of the Western restaurant, carefully seeing him off.

Middle-ranking great grandmasters Wei Zhengpin and Qin Lan, as well as high-ranking great grandmaster Hua Zhenyu, had already left. At this moment, sitting in the co-driver seat of the Rolls-Royce, there was only Lei Ting.

Although Lei Ting also had the strength of a great grandmaster, he had just advanced to great grandmaster half a year ago, and according to the normal trajectory, it might take him over a decade for him to advance to becoming a middle-ranking great grandmaster, and then after strenuous cultivation for another ten to twenty years, when he reaches over seventy, he might reach the peak of middle-ranking great grandmaster. As for breaking through the Heavenly Barrier to become a high-ranking great grandmaster, considering Lei Ting’s comprehension, the chances are scarce.

Indeed, Lei Ting belongs to the very top of the martial world, including the most elite group. His qualifications may not be unparalleled, but they are certainly top-notch, or else he wouldn’t have reached great grandmaster at his age.

As for diligence… it can be said that looking across the entire martial world in Hua Country, there are very few who are more diligent than Lei Ting, a martial maniac who, for his single-minded cultivation, has almost forsaken all other distractions—he has no hobbies besides cultivation, not love, not kinship, not friendship.

Yet, even with qualifications and perseverance, Lei Ting’s endpoint is merely the peak of a middle-ranking great grandmaster, which is the ultimate destination for the vast majority in the martial world.

As for becoming a high-ranking great grandmaster, aside from Jiang Dingnan and Hua Zhenyu, in Hua Country over the past hundred years, there are only Tianya, Shaolin Abbot Master Zhishang, and Liu Ping, who emerged from desperation after his family’s destruction and his own near death.

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