High-Martial World: System Arrives 30 Years Late

Chapter 606 - 417: Raising the Coffin on the Snowy Mountain, the Legend of the Holy Mountain! (Part 2)

"My name is William Anika, welcome, welcome Su Mu to the Bright Church Court whenever you have time..." Anika, dressed in a nun’s robe, lowered her head and said tremblingly, quickly handing over a token with both hands.

Bright Church Court?

To be honest, Su Mu didn’t have a very good impression of the Bright Church Court, especially after learning from Dao Yi about the origins of the Dark Demon Society and the Church. But he couldn’t turn down a smiling face.

"Alright, thank you, I’ll keep this token."

Su Mu took the token, and Anika breathed a sigh of relief, darting away like a startled rabbit.

"Am I really that intimidating?"

Su Mu touched his nose, thinking he should actually be quite approachable.

As the setting sun dipped low, the grand feast of the Ye Family was nearing its end.

...

"Mr. Su Mu, my name is Ye Ruyun. The ancestor is waiting for you in the bamboo forest, please come with me."

"I’ll take you to meet the elder."

A gentle woman from the Lin Family arrived, with an air of scholarly grace and a warm smile on her face.

Ye Ruyun?

Su Mu’s nose twitched, catching a familiar fragrance. After a moment’s thought, Su Mu remembered that this scent was the same as the one he had encountered when he met Huangfu Tian that night.

The two of them had the same fragrance, and it was the middle of the night.

Immediately, Su Mu’s expression grew a bit peculiar.

No wonder the night caused a stir with the Ye Family ancestor, so that’s how it was.

"Huangfu Tian is quite a bold person too."

Noticing Su Mu’s change in expression, Ye Ruyun smiled sweetly, "Mr. Su Mu, is there something on my face?"

Su Mu shook his head, "Miss Ruyun just reminds me of a friend."

"A friend?"

Soon, the two of them walked through numerous corridors and pavilions, arriving at the deep courtyard of the Ye Family, where the sound of waterfalls greeted their ears, quickly revealing a vast bamboo forest before them.

This bamboo forest was not ordinary green bamboo, but entirely purple, like purple jade.

"My Ye Family ancestor loved bamboo. It is said that the first purple bamboo sapling was given by Celestial Cloud Martial Saint, and this bamboo forest was personally planted by the ancestor herself, over a thousand years ago now."

"The ancestor is just up ahead, please!"

A gentle breeze blew, the purple bamboo swayed, the earth trembled slightly, then the falling leaves danced and transformed into a Space Gate.

Su Mu’s eyes lit up slightly, a top Martial Arts Family indeed was extraordinary, possessing a unique small world within the clan grounds.

Without hesitation, Su Mu took a step into it.

Before his eyes appeared mountains and flowing water, and beneath the hundred-foot waterfall, beside a small pond, was a large stone. A figure in blue, back facing Su Mu, sat cross-legged on the stone.

"Su Mu, my young friend, you’re here."

"Ye Family Ancestor."

"Sit." The Ye Family Ancestor patted the spot beside him.

Su Mu nodded lightly, leaping up to sit beside him. The Ye Family Ancestor was slightly surprised, speaking softly, "Young friend, aren’t you afraid of me?"

"Not afraid. Marshal Yue once said that those who can become Martial Saints and gain the acknowledgement of the Martial Saint Tower are people of great courage and magnanimity. The ancestor invites me to sit, so I will sit."

Upon hearing this, the figure in blue chuckled lightly, "Young friend, you are extraordinary. Could you let me see that power within you?"

"Of course."

The diamond human form and the two strands of Peak Blade Momentum within Su Mu showed no warning, indicating that the Ye Family Ancestor posed no hostility to him.

Immediately, Su Mu focused his mind, urging the Immortal Cells within the Mud Ball Divine Palace at his brow, golden Immortal Power flowing into his hand.

In that instant, Su Mu’s body trembled, his eyes flashing with a hint of awe, while the Ye Family Ancestor observing up close also trembled upon feeling the Immortal Power, his eyes bursting with a brilliant glow.

"Where does this power of yours come from, young friend?"

"This power originates from the Relic Giant, but without a cultivation technique, it’s merely something I chanced upon. Every bit used is a bit less remaining."

Hearing this, the Ye Family Ancestor sighed inwardly.

"Young friend, I wish to ask you to do something for the Ye Family."

"Please tell me, senior."

"I ask that you do everything you can to save the Ye Family warriors who went berserk today. Just do your best, and afterward, the Ye Family and I will surely reward you generously."

"I have no other requests, just one small condition."

"Interesting, it’s been many years since anyone dared to make demands of me. Please, young friend, speak."

"Junior wishes for a favor from the elder."

Qingyi looked deeply at Su Mu, then nodded in agreement, "What do you want the old man to do?"

"Junior has not yet decided."

With a grasp in the void, a petal of Purple Bamboo Leaf floated into Qingyi’s hand. He waved his fingers in the air, writing a character on the Purple Bamboo Leaf.

"Since that’s the case, this token is yours, young friend. Within it, I’ve left a strand of my Spiritual Power. If you think of something in the future, you can bring the token to the Ye Family and seek me directly, and no one in the Ye Family will dare to stop you."

"If there is an urgent matter, you can also crush it directly, and the old man will know immediately."

"Thank you, elder."

Su Mu clasped his hands and bowed in salute.

...

In the depths of the Great Desert, there is a towering mountain range called Jade Mo, also known as Jade Mo Snow Mountain due to its perpetual snow cover.

The snow melt from Jade Mo Snow Mountain forms a major river that runs through the Great Desert, named the Jade Mo River. It nourishes all life in the Great Desert, with the Desert People viewing it as a Holy Mountain, and the temples on it are thriving with incense.

Also, due to the magnificent scenery of Jade Mo Snow Mountain, the sunlit golden mountain views are famous across Huaxia, with martial artists of the desert occasionally coming to worship, or tourists coming to climb.

On this day, on the 10,000-feet path of Jade Mo Snow Mountain, Agulin and Wanyan Gu were bowing their heads as they ascended the mountain to pay homage. The abundant Ice Spiritual Qi on Jade Mo Snow Mountain was bone-chillingly cold, and even for the two Fifth Level Martial Artists with vibrant Qi and Blood, it was difficult to withstand.

At that moment, a powerful voice suddenly came from behind.

"Make way quickly!"

The two turned to look.

They saw four figures rapidly ascending the trail, their Qi and Blood as fierce as dragons, moving with agility like flying, unafraid of the extreme cold of the Holy Mountain.

Even more shocking for the two was that the four were carrying a coffin on their shoulders.

It was a Purple Jade Coffin.

Through the Purple Jade Coffin, they could clearly see a breathtakingly beautiful woman in luxurious robes lying quietly inside.

"Hmph!"

Feeling the gaze of the two, one of the coffin bearers snorted coldly, causing Agulin and Wanyan Gu’s expressions to change dramatically, their minds going blank, then they fell to their knees.

The four quickly carried the coffin upwards, disappearing like birds into the wind and snow.

"Those four are so powerful, just a snort made me feel like I was about to die!"

"Who is the woman in that Purple Jade Coffin, to have four such powerful people carrying her coffin? But why are they carrying the coffin up the Holy Mountain?" one person hesitantly asked.

"Agulin, have you forgotten that legend?"

"You, you’re saying... the peak of the Holy Mountain, mortals must not approach!"

The four coffin bearers set foot on the peak of the Holy Mountain, then stepped into the clouds and mist.

Amidst the clouds and mist, there was a palace.

The four solemnly placed the Purple Jade Coffin down, then respectfully knelt before the palace.

"Master."

The first rays of sunlight from the dome of the sky blessed the earth, enveloping the peak of the Holy Mountain, with the snow mountain appearing to be cloaked in golden light, sacred and solemn!

In the golden light, a golden figure whose face couldn’t be clearly seen slowly emerged. If Aguda and the others were present, they would surely think they had witnessed the descent of a deity.

"Master, the body of the Fifth Madam has been brought..."

The golden figure stepped forth towards the Purple Jade Coffin, the four trembled slightly, lowering their heads even further.

The figure reached out towards the Purple Jade Coffin, their body passing directly through the purple jade, coming to rest on the woman’s exquisite face, and began meticulously tidying her slightly disheveled hair.

Throughout this process, the four even held their breath, not daring to exhale loudly.

After tidying her hair, the softness in the golden figure’s eyes dissipated, and he looked calmly at the four.

"How did Madam...die?"

The lead coffin bearer spoke in a deep voice, "In response to Master, the Fifth Madam had her neck snapped by someone."

After speaking, the man took a deep breath and relayed in detail the recent actions of the madam.

After listening quietly, the golden figure sighed softly, gently stroking the woman’s cheek, "Jingshu, you and I are ultimately Huaxia people, you went too far this time, it shouldn’t have been like this."

At this point, the coffin bearer hesitantly spoke, "Master, when the Fifth Madam died, that person was tens of thousands of miles away attending the grand banquet for the Ye Family’s current Patriarch, they should still be in the Ye Family at this moment."

"This disciple suspects that the madam’s death likely wasn’t caused directly by that person, but according to the maids, the madam had nightmares sometime before she died."

"This is most likely related to the Phantom Demon of the Dark Demon Society, but necessarily not unrelated to that person either."