# Chapter 977: A Terrifying Creature
Feng Mo's injuries weren't serious, nor were they light, but judging by his expression, he no longer seemed angry. Instead, he was filled with an excitement that was hard to calm.
"To have met the legendary Senior Brother Hanyi, even these injuries were worth it." Feng Mo looked at Yun Che with burning intensity. "Senior Brother Yun Che, Senior Brother Hanyi actually left you a sound transmission imprint. I'm so envious! Oh, right, these Xuelingzi..."
"Ah? How can there be so many?" Mu Xiaolan exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the pile of Xuelingzi Feng Mo was holding out.
"What do you think? That person named Liu Hang, relying on Mu Yizhou's backing, has been doing this sort of thing for quite a while now." Yun Che instructed Feng Mo, "Put aside the pill Mu Hanyi gave you for now. These Xuelingzi are what Liu Hang owed you. Keep them for yourself. Even if you gave them to me, I wouldn't have any use for them. Also, although Liu Hang seemed sincerely repentant today, the hardest thing to change in this world is a person's nature. Never assume Liu Hang will truly reform. It's best to stay far away from him in the future. If something similar happens again, feel free to send me a sound transmission anytime."
"Mm, I understand." Feng Mo nodded solemnly. "Senior Brother Yun Che, we've only met once, three months ago, yet you were willing to stand up for me today, even risking offending someone like Mu Yizhou... Haah, I won't say too many grateful words, but this great kindness—I don't know when I'll be able to repay it. In the future, if there's ever anything you need me for, just say the word..." Feng Mo pounded his chest hard, "I'll go through fire and water for you!"
"Forget going through fire and water. No matter how great the kindness, it's not worth more than your life. Besides, it was just a simple effort on my part. Go back and rest well to recover. After you're healed, train hard and strive to catch up to Mu Hanyi's level..." Mu Xiaolan suddenly got a bit excited. "Yun Che, did you see that? Senior Brother Hanyi is really, really good, right? Those senior brothers and sisters who enter the Bing Huang God Sect are generally around fifty years old, and a large portion are direct or collateral descendants of the Ice Phoenix bloodline. But Senior Brother Hanyi, without the Ice Phoenix bloodline, passed the sect's assessment when he was just over twenty. He's not even thirty yet... Oh, I think he's only around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, and his cultivation is already nearing the middle stage of the Divine Tribulation Realm. He's truly incredible."
"..." Yun Che clenched his fist. Divine Tribulation Realm... Damn, that was enviable!
"But such an incredible Senior Brother Hanyi is good to everyone. He never uses his status to oppress others or bully anyone. For something like what happened today, others would steer clear, but Senior Brother Hanyi would definitely step in personally to resolve it. Throughout the entire sect, from disciples to elders, everyone praises Senior Brother Hanyi. No one dislikes him. For other disciples, entering the Bing Huang God Sect is a great honor. But the elders often say that for the Bing Huang God Sect to have a disciple like Senior Brother Hanyi is the sect's fortune."
"Oh? Everyone praises him, and no one dislikes him?" Yun Che tapped the tip of his nose and muttered softly, "Then that person is a bit terrifying."
"Terrifying?" Yun Che's voice was very low and seemed to be talking to himself, but Mu Xiaolan still heard him clearly. She immediately protested, "How can you use those words to describe Senior Brother Hanyi? He just saved you! You you you... saying that about him is really wrong."
Yun Che remained completely unmoved by Mu Xiaolan's reaction. Expressionlessly, he said, "The impression Mu Hanyi gives is indeed extremely good—so good that it seems a bit unreal. Ordinary people would offer a helping hand to those they know, and they'd willingly show goodwill toward the strong. That's perfectly normal. But for someone to go out of their way to help a complete stranger, someone far weaker than themselves, to resolve conflicts, to generously give pills, and not just occasionally but consistently? That's not something an ordinary person can do."
"Of course!" Mu Xiaolan agreed wholeheartedly. "That's why Senior Brother Hanyi is so well-liked."
Yun Che continued unperturbed, "In my understanding, the people who would do this probably fall into two categories. The first would be someone like a reincarnation of a ten-life virtuous being, a living Buddha descended to the world, with a heart that pities all beings and seeks to save the world. Regardless of who they face—whether noble or lowly, strong or weak, good or evil—they respond with compassion. Even if they know the other party is a heinous criminal, they absolutely wouldn't refuse to save them. Such a person sounds extremely pedantic, but they deserve to be revered as a saint. But such saints are far too rare in this world. In my entire life, I've only seen one."
That was his master, Yun Gu.
"And such saints strongly reject malice and slaughter, and they don't have heavy worldly desires. So they wouldn't pursue the Profound Path too much. Even if they train, it's only to strengthen their body for the purpose of saving others. But Mu Hanyi is so young, yet his cultivation is absurdly high. Clearly, he has a very strong pursuit of the Profound Path... so he's definitely not that type."
"Then what about the second type?" Mu Xiaolan asked subconsciously.
"The second type," Yun Che paused, and his brow furrowed slightly, "is a schemer with an extremely heavy desire for high status and a mind as deep as an abyss. Everything he does is to gather people's hearts before ascending to power. Because people's hearts are the most powerful support for reaching the top."
Mu Xiaolan's eyes went wide, then she clicked her tongue in disdain. "Absurd nonsense. How could Senior Brother Hanyi be the kind of person you describe? If you're not going to thank him, that's fine, but you make up such twisted logic to slander him... Hmph, I think you're just jealous."
"...I really am quite jealous of him." Yun Che twitched his lips. He was jealous of Mu Hanyi's Divine Tribulation Realm cultivation... He dreamed every night of reaching the Divine Tribulation Realm quickly! If he could achieve the Divine Tribulation Realm before the Profound God Convention, he'd be willing to accept even half his lifespan being shortened without hesitation.
"Hmph, at least you admit it." Mu Xiaolan lifted her chin proudly. "But then again, it's not strange that you're jealous of Senior Brother Hanyi. After all, his cultivation is so high, his character is so good, and he's even handsome. Oh right, he's also the prince of the Northern Ice Wind Empire. After he entered the Bing Huang God Sect, his impressive talent elevated the status of the entire Ice Wind Empire within the Yin Xue Realm. If Senior Brother Hanyi wanted to inherit the throne, no one would oppose it—not even the crown prince himself. However, Senior Brother Hanyi said he never thought of inheriting the throne and wants to stay in the Bing Huang God Sect forever."
Oh? Born into an imperial family? Yun Che thought to himself. No wonder he had that kind of inherent nobility and aura... No wonder too...
"By the way, you wouldn't happen to have a crush on him, would you?" Yun Che glanced sideways and said seriously, "He just happened to leave me a sound transmission imprint. I could help set you up, you know. With a beautiful lady like Senior Sister Xiaolan putting in a little effort, Mu Hanyi probably wouldn't refuse, right? Even if you can't be his main wife, being a concubine to such a perfect man wouldn't be bad either."
"..." Mu Xiaolan's mouth fell open, and then her face suddenly turned bright red. "You... you're spouting nonsense again! How could I possibly..."
She turned her face away with a huff. "I'm going to dedicate my whole life to Master. I don't need any man."
Saying this, Mu Xiaolan clasped her hands together, a look of longing on her face. "If I could spend my whole life by Master's side, just thinking about it makes me so happy... But my parents would definitely not agree. Maybe one day, they'll force me to marry."
At the mention of her parents, a hint of melancholy crossed her expression. Since entering the Bing Huang God Sect, she hadn't seen her parents again, and she deeply missed them.
Yun Che's gaze lingered on her face for a moment, and he said nothing... This young girl's thinking was very dangerous, indeed.
"And besides, Senior Brother Hanyi has had someone he likes for a long time. I think you're the only one in the entire sect who doesn't know about it." Mu Xiaolan said contemptuously.
"Someone he likes? So... he hasn't won her over yet?" Yun Che was a bit curious. "A 'perfect' person like that—could there be a woman who doesn't fancy him? Is she blind?"
"More nonsense." Mu Xiaolan glared at him with what she thought was a threatening look. "That person is Senior Sister Feixue. Senior Brother Hanyi is the most outstanding male disciple in the entire sect, while Senior Sister Feixue is the most outstanding female disciple. She entered the Divine Hall even earlier than Senior Brother Hanyi, is several years younger than him, and her cultivation is even higher than his."
Younger, with higher cultivation—that clearly surpassed Mu Hanyi.
"Senior Sister Feixue is also the granddaughter of the Grand Elder, a direct inheritor of the Ice Phoenix bloodline, and she's incredibly beautiful, like a fairy. It's no surprise that Senior Brother Hanyi is infatuated with her. However, Senior Sister Feixue probably wouldn't ever like Senior Brother Hanyi, and she'll probably... never marry in her lifetime."
"Why?" Yun Che asked in surprise.
"Ice-type profound arts require a calm heart. The higher one's talent, the higher one's cultivation, the more ethereal one's mind and soul become. Most importantly, Senior Sister Feixue, like Master, was born with the Ice Phoenix bloodline. For men, it's fine, but for women with the Ice Phoenix bloodline, if they... if they..." Mu Xiaolan's expression turned unnatural, and she shook her head, skipping over it. "Anyway, if they marry, their cultivation progress slows down a lot! So Master never married in her entire life."
"...Then, the Sect Master, meaning the Realm King... she probably never married either, right?" Yun Che asked cautiously.
"Of course!" Mu Xiaolan said matter-of-factly. "No one in the Yin Xue Realm is worthy of the Realm King."
"............" Yun Che was speechless for a long time.
He remembered Mu Bingyun saying that the Yin Xue Realm King had been in power for over ten thousand years.
That meant this Yin Xue Realm King was at least over ten thousand years old... and had never married in her life.
Haah! A ten-thousand-year-old virgin... what a terrifying creature!