Mortals: The Daily Life of Hidden Moon Sect

This place is a deep and wide valley located in the mountains, surrounded by mountains on all sides.

Lin Mo appeared here, and the huge stone platform in the center of the valley was the so-called Wanling Platform.

This is the place where all the True Spirit families in the Three Realms gather every three thousand years.

As the Gu family ranked fifth in the previous world and one of the five true spirit families, it is naturally qualified to occupy the position closest to the Wanling Platform.

This attracted envious and jealous glances from many small and medium-sized True Spirit families behind him.

After all, being able to rank among the top five True Spirit families represents not only a noble status and a high reputation, but also heralds immense benefits.

However, it was obvious that there were also some practitioners from middle-class families who looked at the Gu family with gloomy and strange eyes.

Despite the large number of people present, the area around the stone platform was unusually quiet, as if everyone was waiting for a certain moment to come.

Although Lin Mo was sitting upright in the chair and did not raise his head to look around, he could feel it clearly.

There were at least a dozen pairs of eyes constantly examining him, and a few of them contained a hint of divine consciousness, appearing unscrupulous.

This is also understandable!
The elder of the Gu family who was supposed to attend the event, Fairy Tianli, did not show up. Instead, Lin Mo, a temporary guest who was obviously there to provide assistance, appeared here.

This undoubtedly attracted the attention of other families.

At first, Lin Mo didn't care about the scrutiny of these people. However, as time went on, these people still showed no sign of restraining themselves, which was obviously a bit provocative.

Fairy Xiaofeng beside her also noticed this situation, and her expression gradually became solemn.

Lin Mo sighed inwardly, the expression on his face suddenly changed, and the golden wine glass in his hand trembled slightly, and turned into golden powder, quietly slipping through his fingers.

At the same time, a layer of silver flame emerged on his body. As soon as those malicious gazes touched the silver flame, they quickly retreated and dissipated as if they had encountered a poisonous snake.

At this moment, Lin Mo raised his head and swept those cold gazes over.

These people are obviously masters in the fusion stage.

Two of them were from the five great families that were also located near Wanlingtai like the Gu family, while the remaining three were practitioners from a circle of medium-sized families in the back.

In addition to the three cultivators in the fusion stage from middle-class families, there is another person who is in the early stage of fusion like Lin Mo.

It must be because he saw that Fairy Tianli, who was in the middle stage of fusion, failed to attend the conference, which gave him bad thoughts.

As for the two practitioners from the five true spirit families, one of them was the great elder of the Feng family whom Fairy Xiaofeng had specially reminded before.

An old man with a horse face, wearing a green robe and holding a black cane.

The Feng family ranked fourth in the last ranking of True Spirit Families, and has a deep feud with the Gu family.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the great elder showed such attention to Lin Mo, the temporary guest of the Gu family.

The other is a cultivator from the Long family, which is known as the number one family of the True Spirit.

However, the person who was looking at Lin Mo with malicious eyes just now was not the ancestor of the Long family, but a man in a black robe sitting next to him.

He was also a powerful warrior in the middle stage of fusion. His face was slightly red, and there was a deep purple scar on his forehead. His appearance was extremely ferocious.

This person is another supreme guest elder recently recruited by the Long family. It is said that he is a cultivator named Hui who has practiced the top magic technique "Qingmang Jue" and also possesses the strength of the middle stage of the fusion.

In contrast, the ancestor of the Long family has kept his eyes slightly closed since he led all the disciples of the Long family to sit in the front row, as if he was resting, making it impossible to guess what he is thinking about deep in his heart.

However, when Lin Mo's gaze swept among the many practitioners of the Long family, except for the black-robed man who stared at him with hostility.

He unexpectedly discovered that there was another person staring at him with extreme resentment.

Lin Mo's expression fluctuated slightly, his eyes narrowed, and after staring at this person for a moment, an expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile appeared on his face.

The young man standing behind the ancestor of the Long family has a bright blood-red mole at the corner of his mouth. He is none other than Long Dong, whose plan was ruined by him during the trip to the Mu clan.

The young master of the Long family had carefully planned a conspiracy over the past few hundred years.

However, due to Lin Mo's intervention, he was unable to obtain the Ye family's Heavenly Phoenix Blood as he wished, and even lost most of the True Dragon Blood in his body.

Now that he saw Lin Mo again, he naturally hated him with gnashing teeth.

Especially when he learned that Lin Mo had also been promoted to a powerful warrior in the fusion stage, his anger was mixed with deep jealousy.

If his plan could be successfully implemented back then, then the cultivator who could advance to the fusion stage within just a few hundred years might be him, the young master of the Long family.

Therefore, when Lin Mo cast his gaze over, the young master of the Long family did not choose to avoid it, but continued to stare at Lin Mo with an extremely resentful expression.

The smile on Lin Mo's face disappeared in the next moment, and a dazzling blue light flashed in the depths of his pupils.

Long Dong, who was glaring at Lin Mo, suddenly felt a burning sensation in his eyes, followed by a buzzing sound in his head.

The pain was as severe as being stabbed by a sharp weapon, and he couldn't help but hold his head with his hands and let out a shrill scream.

However, at this moment, the ancestor of the Long family, who had originally closed his eyes, suddenly opened his eyes and then slapped back with his hand.

It hit Longdong's arm in an extremely strange way, and a ball of golden light flashed and disappeared.

The pain on Longdong's face also disappeared, but when he put down his hands, his whole face showed a look of fear and anxiety.

Although he was very quick-witted, he quickly reacted and immediately bowed respectfully to the ancestor of the Long family, saying repeatedly:
"Thank you for your help, otherwise I would have met with misfortune!"

As Long Dong spoke, he still glanced at Lin Mo with resentment, but this time in addition to jealousy, there was also deep fear in his eyes.

Obviously at this moment, he truly realized that Lin Mo, who had been promoted to the fusion stage, was no longer the same strength as before.

"What is the intention of Brother Lin? Why did you attack a little junior?"

The ancestor of the Long family did not respond to Long Dong's words of gratitude. Instead, he questioned Lin Mo with an expressionless face.

Long Dong's scream just now and the questioning of the Long family ancestor undoubtedly attracted the attention of all the practitioners present.

"There is no other reason. It's just that the way he looked at me was too rude, so I punished him slightly. Brother Long, do you have any objection to this?"

The blue light in Lin Mo's eyes gradually disappeared, and he answered with a cold smile on his face.

Such a direct reply that did not give face to the ancestor of the Long family naturally attracted many surprised looks, and the sound of low whispers filled the air.

"Well, my grandson is indeed a little arrogant. It would be a good thing to teach him a lesson!"

Unexpectedly, the ancestor of the Long family had no intention of pursuing the matter. After nodding in agreement, he closed his eyes again and ignored anything around him.

After hearing what the Long Family Patriarch said, although he was full of resentment in his heart, Long Dong did not dare to make any resistance, and could only lower his head and smile and agree. On the other hand, the man in black robe beside the Long Family Patriarch glanced at the Long Family Patriarch in surprise, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

The Long family ancestor immediately received the voice transmission in his ears:

"Brother Long, what exactly did you mean just now..."

"Brother Hui, do you still remember the mysterious demon ape that I fought with in Jiuxian Mountain?"

The words of the Long family ancestor were also clearly heard by the man in black robe.

Next, of course, was the thoughtful answer from the Long family ancestor:

"I am glad to remember it. But, Brother Long, have you ever suspected that the strange phenomenon might come from the demon cultivators on the Holy Island?"

The man in black robe responded with a slightly nervous look:
"It is exactly as Brother Long pointed out! However, after further investigation, we learned that the demon ape came to rescue a Qi Refining Stage junior who accidentally entered the Long family."

"And this junior is exactly the registered disciple of this 'Fellow Daoist Lin'."

"Such a thing actually happened! So, Brother Long, do you think that this fellow Daoist Lin has some kind of connection with the Holy Island?"

The black-robed man gasped in surprise and muttered to himself.

"Perhaps there is indeed some kind of connection, or perhaps there is only a personal relationship between him and the demon ape. I am not sure about this."

"However, one thing is clear. As the demonic calamity is approaching, the Long family should try their best to avoid unnecessary disputes."

"Although this person's cultivation is not enough to attract our attention, he was able to advance to the Fusion Realm so quickly."

I'm afraid he is not an ordinary early cultivator. He must have cultivated powerful magical powers or possessed a mysterious magic weapon."

The ancestor of the Long family responded calmly.

"According to Brother Long's analysis, the Long family should not easily make enemies at this time."

"However, if we come into conflict with the Gu family at the grand ceremony in the near future, do we need to be cautious about him?"

The man in black robe first nodded in agreement, then frowned and asked in a voice transmission.

"There's no need to worry too much about this. We can just proceed with the True Spirit Ceremony competition as planned."

"If I really meet this Fellow Daoist Lin, there is no need to show mercy. This is a good opportunity to find out what his true strength is."

"If he really possesses powerful magical powers, we might as well consider incorporating him into our plan then."

The Long family ancestor answered without hesitation.

"Okay, Hui has understood what Brother Long meant. I will personally take part in the ranking competition at the ceremony later."

The man in black robe chuckled and then didn't respond.

The ancestor of the Long family had his eyes closed, his face expressionless, as if the previous conversation had never happened.

On the other hand, Fairy Xiaofeng and Elder Xiao were also shocked when they saw Lin Mo’s previous behavior.

Although the Gu family and the Long family have always been at odds, Lin Mo's attitude towards the ancestor of the Long family was so tough that the two of them, who did not have a supreme elder in charge, were filled with worries in their hearts.

However, when they found out that the ancestor of the Long family did not hold them accountable for this matter, they felt relieved but also somewhat puzzled.

Lin Mo maintained a calm expression throughout, making it impossible to guess what his actions just now meant.

However, in the eyes of other small and medium-sized families, he unknowingly added a bit of mystery, and some people even began to talk about and speculate about his background and origins.

……

"Oh, Ying'er! This fellow Daoist Lin who once saved your life is truly courageous and admirable. As an early cultivator, he actually dared to challenge the old monster of the Long family."

"It seems that he either possesses powerful magical powers, or there must be a powerful force behind him to support him."

"No wonder, even my Ying Er can't impress him."

The speakers were the female cultivators from a True Spirit family sitting in the front row.

They live close to many cultivators such as the Long family, and like the Gu family, most of their members are female.

The speaker was sitting at the front of the group. She was a girl of only seventeen or eighteen years old. She was wearing a colorful feather dress and had a bright smile on her face.

On her left and right sat a beautiful young woman about 27 or 28 years old and an old woman with silver hair.

"Grandfather, Ying'er's talent is mediocre, so it is natural that she cannot attract Senior Lin's attention."

Another girl in white standing behind the beautiful young woman blushed when she heard what was just said, and responded in a trembling voice.

It was Ye Ying, who had met Lin Mo once at the Wanbao Conference!

This woman's appearance is quite similar to that of the girl in feathered robe, with a similarity of about 50% to 60%.

"Oh? Really? However, I feel that my sister Ye Ying is extremely lovable no matter from which angle you look at her."

"Perhaps the discerning eye of this young man named Lin Xiaozi is regrettable."

"If he can become a member of my Ye family, he can not only enjoy great honor, but also marry my granddaughter who belongs to me."

The girl in feathered clothes laughed happily. Her clear and moving laughter was like an oriole singing, attracting the attention of everyone around her.

Even though this extremely accomplished young girl had used the forbidden technique to prevent practitioners from other families from hearing their conversation.

But just the looks from other tribesmen around her were enough to make Ye Ying blush with shyness. She no longer dared to respond to the topic of this distinguished ancestor and even buried her head deeply in her chest.

"Mother, please stop teasing this child. You are always like this, always wanting to tease Ying'er on purpose."

The beautiful young woman standing by finally couldn't help but complain to the girl.

"Haha, why not?"

"Among these younger generations, only Ying'er looks a bit like me when I was young, but her personality is very different from mine, so I decided to give her some personal guidance."

"Otherwise, wouldn't it be too boring for a beautiful woman to be as cold as a puppet all day long?"

The girl in feathered robe responded by shaking her head, a look of indifference on her face.

Hearing the girl's answer, the young woman, who looked dignified and steady, could only smile bitterly and say nothing more. (End of this chapter)