Chapter 995: Keeping Everything Simple
Li Xiaofei brought ten trusted elites from the Ruò Iron Clan and proceeded on horseback. The horses were demon beasts. Their eyes were as red as pools of blood and they could travel five hundred kilometers in a day.
Azure was not a large planet, so it only took just over half a day to arrive at the base of the Ancestor Court’s holy mountain. It was an active volcano, but it had not erupted for three hundred and sixty years.
The mountain stood at a height of seven thousand, four hundred and fifty-six meters. Its peak was perpetually covered in snow. The sacred grounds of the Reapers’ Ancestor Court were located atop this holy mountain.
When they arrived at the mountain’s foot, Li Xiaofei and his group dismounted and began the climb on foot. The mountain path was rugged and steep. Along the way, they passed others making the same ascent.
These 'people' bore expressions of determination and fervor. Every three steps, they knelt, and every nine steps, they kowtowed. It was as if they were on a pilgrimage, inching their way toward the summit.
They're all top-tier powerhouses, Li Xiaofei observed in silence and concluded.
Any Reaper qualified to set foot on Azure was not ordinary. Their near-perfect human forms also implied noble lineage of the highest tier. Li Xiaofei was not interested in following such rituals, so he climbed swiftly alongside his trusted retainers.
The temperature dropped steadily. The air turned colder, but this chill was within the bounds of natural weather changes. Azure was a completely ordinary life-bearing planet; there was nothing unusual about it. It was like a single grain of sand among the countless life-planets in the Ancestor Court's system.
An ancient glacier blanketed in snow lay at the summit. Dozens of simple, vermillion-colored wooden pavilions had been built atop it. Behind the cluster of pavilions was a concave valley.
The valley was a forbidden area named Listening Wind Ground. It was said to be the long-term residence of the Ancestor of Wisdom. The vermillion wooden pavilions at the front served as the living quarters of the Ancestor of Wisdom’s disciples. There were also a few guesthouses. They were temporary lodgings for visiting guests.
Standing in the snow, Li Xiaofei carefully studied the surroundings. It resembled an ordinary snowy mountain tourist site, without any overwhelming solemnity, exuding i a quiet and peaceful stillness.
"So this is the new clan leader of the Ruò Iron Clan?" A middle-aged man in dark robes, with a fair and clean face, walked over and nodded at Li Xiaofei with a gentle smile. His tone was calm as he said, "I am the Ninth Disciple, Link. I've come to guide the Patriarch of the Ruò Iron Clan through the formal investiture. Please follow me."