Ringing the Bell for a Hundred Years, I Became the Sect’s Ancestor – Chapter 152

Chapter 152: Li Mo’s Past

Time Bell Pavilion.

Bright sunlight shone on the Time Bell, reflecting a brilliant gold.

Bai Yun and Chai Shao stood before the carcass of an exotic beast the size of a calf.

This exotic beast looked like a sheep, only much larger than an ordinary sheep.

It was a mutated sheep beast that Little Black had caught outside.

Now, there were many exotic beasts and birds in the mountains and forests outside.

Therefore, for ordinary people, the mountains and forests had become very dangerous.

But for martial artists, the exotic beasts and birds in the mountains and forests were treasures.

Exotic beast meat, which was precious in the past, was now relatively cheap, mainly because it was much easier to obtain.

Before the world’s transformation, exotic beasts in the wild were relatively rare. Only some major martial arts forces knew how to raise and breed them.

Chai Shao held a sword in his hand. With a gentle wave, a sword light fell on the sheep beast. A slight sizzling sound rang out. After a while, he reached out and grabbed it. A complete sheepskin was easily peeled off, revealing the bright red meat inside.

Then Chai Shao continued to swing his sword, cutting the sheep into pieces of complete meat.

Finally, only a white skeleton remained of the sheep, without even a shred of meat left.

The skill of butchering an ox like a skilled chef was definitely beyond reach in the face of such swordsmanship.

Little Black stood by, starting to eat the freshest mutton.

In a short time, a large pile of mutton went into Little Black’s belly.

“Senior Brother, why don’t we have barbecued mutton skewers today?”

Bai Yun suddenly said.

“You should have said so earlier. I wouldn’t have separated the lean meat from the fatty meat.”

Chai Shao said with a smile.

For barbecued mutton skewers, it was best to have some fat and tendons. The taste would be the most fragrant and chewy.

“It’s okay. Just skewer them together.”

Bai Yun said.

Just as she was about to get the barbecue tools, she suddenly saw a figure walking up from the mountain. Soon, the figure arrived at the Time Bell Pavilion.

“Senior Sister Li Mo.”

Bai Yun saw the person and hurried to greet her, very happy.

Li Mo just nodded calmly, her delicate face cold and expressionless, giving people a feeling of icy coldness.

However, those who knew her knew that she was not really cold, but simply did not know how to express herself.

She was dressed in black, carrying a long sword on her back, her hair simply tied up, and wearing a silver headband. This attire had lasted for almost twenty years.

“Uncle.”

She called out to Li Qian, who was reading.

“Yes, you’re here.”

Li Qian nodded slightly.

Suddenly, he showed surprise. “Your sword intent has broken through to the Illusory Image Level?”

In recent years, Li Mo had spent most of her time outside and had experienced a lot.

During the Great Migration a few years ago, Li Mo’s Master unfortunately fell in a demonic creature attack. At that time, Li Mo was also fortunate that Divine Sword Sect’s Celestial Being arrived in time and escaped the disaster.

“Yes, I broke through some time ago.”

Li Mo nodded slightly.

“Not bad.”

Li Qian said with a smile.

Li Mo was now thirty-seven years old. At this age, achieving Grandmaster level was not particularly outstanding, but it could be considered average. Reaching Great Grandmaster level would not be a problem.

However, becoming a Celestial Being would be a bit difficult.

Speaking of Celestial Beings, in recent years, Divine Sword Sect had two more top-tier Great Grandmasters break through to the Celestial Being Realm, so that the number of Celestial Beings in Divine Sword Sect had reached five.

Although there were no Middle-Level Celestial Beings yet, the number of five Celestial Beings was already considered very good among all the forces in the Taiwu Circuit.

After all, most major martial arts forces in the Great Chang only had one or two Celestial Beings.

If Divine Sword Sect could produce a Middle-Level Celestial Being, Divine Sword Sect’s status in the Great Chang would be further enhanced.

However, Li Qian estimated that there should be no problem with producing a Middle-Level Celestial Being.

Now, Divine Sword Sect’s Celestial Beings also adopted a rotation system. Only one Celestial Being would be stationed in the Returning Dragon Mountain Range’s barrier camp, changing every six months, to ensure that the Celestial Being had enough time to cultivate in Divine Sword Sect.

“Uncle, do you remember the situation when you saved me?”

Li Mo sat down next to Li Qian and suddenly asked.

“Uh, why are you asking this?”

Li Qian showed surprise.

He had not talked to Li Mo about this.

After all, more than thirty years had passed.

“Since my sword intent entered the Illusory Image Level, I suddenly remembered a lot of my childhood memories.”

Li Mo said as if reminiscing.

“Li Mo, let the past be the past.”

Li Qian sighed.

The young Li Mo had been greatly frightened, and thus developed a condition similar to autism. She had also directly forgotten the nightmare that had happened in her memory.

She had not recalled it for so many years.

Unexpectedly, after her sword intent broke through, she actually recovered those lost memories.

“Uncle, look at this.”

Li Mo suddenly stretched out her hand and rolled up her sleeve, revealing a strange dark green bat pattern.

“What is this?”

Li Qian showed surprise. “Did you tattoo it yourself?”

He remembered that when Li Mo was a child, there was absolutely no such pattern on her wrist.

When his eyes fell on the dark green bat pattern, he felt as if the pattern was about to come alive.

“No, when my sword intent broke through to the Illusory Image Level, this dark green bat appeared in my mind, and then it appeared on my wrist.”

Li Mo shook her head.

“Is this related to your past?”

Li Qian frowned slightly.

He did not expect that a child he had picked up casually seemed to have some major secret hidden on her.

“I’m not quite sure either, but my elder sister seems to have such a pattern on her wrist.”

Li Mo said.

“Your elder sister?”

Li Qian’s face showed surprise. At that time, in Li Mo’s house, besides the headless male corpse, there was only Li Mo in the well, and no other corpses.

“Yes, my elder sister and I are twins… In my memory, there were only three of us in the family, me, my father, and my elder sister. We rarely interacted with the villagers. We moved here from somewhere else.”

Li Mo nodded and said.

At that time, although she was young, she was already sensible and could remember some things.

“Uncle, I feel that my elder sister is still alive.”

Li Mo added.

“So, you want to know where your home is?”

Li Qian said.

“Yes, I want to go back and have a look.”

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Li Mo nodded.

Although she had childhood memories, she did not know where her hometown was.

“Wait a minute. I’ll take you there.”

Li Qian said.

Then he grabbed Li Mo’s wrist and carefully sensed the dark green bat pattern. He vaguely sensed a strange and obscure fluctuation.

“Li Mo, can you sense anything unusual now?”

Li Qian then asked.

“Every time I cultivate, I always feel that there is a sound coming from this pattern. I even suspect that it might be an auditory hallucination. Moreover, it has become more serious these days.”

Li Mo said after thinking for a while.

“Then do you remember what the sound is?”

Li Qian asked.

“I don’t know. It’s very vague, as if someone is talking in a very distant place. Anyway, I can’t hear it clearly.”

Li Mo shook her head.

“Li Mo, stay in the Time Bell Pavilion and cultivate for a while.”

Li Qian said in a deep voice. “You must find out how this bat pattern appeared.”

He felt that the dark green bat pattern on Li Mo’s wrist was not simple.

“Also, are you sure you can sense that your elder sister is still alive?”

Li Qian asked again after pondering for a moment.

“Yes, anyway, I have this feeling. If my elder sister is still alive, she should also know that I am still alive.”

Li Mo said, her face showing a rare smile.

“If your elder sister is still alive, there may be a chance to reunite in the future. That would be a blessing.”

Li Qian smiled.

Suddenly, his heart stirred, and his eyes flickered with a faint light. He used the Spirit Sensitivity Technique to observe Li Mo again.

When he saw the spiritual light transformed by Li Mo, he was extremely surprised.

Because Li Mo’s spiritual light level had actually increased a lot.

Without external factors, a person’s spiritual light was very stable, unless it was a Hidden Root Bone or a Reverse Bone.

But Li Mo did not have a Hidden Root Bone or a Reverse Bone. Her root bone aptitude was completely improved by relying on those special pills.

Moreover, it had been improved to the extreme, that is, the most ordinary Low-Grade Bright Light Level.

But now, Li Mo’s spiritual light had clearly approached the Middle-Grade Bright Light Level.

This was a bit outrageous.

He put away the Spirit Sensitivity Technique and looked at the bat pattern again. His heart stirred. Was Li Mo’s spiritual light level improvement related to this pattern? It seemed that he had to pay close attention to Li Mo from now on.

“Let’s go.”

Li Qian stood up and said.

Then he whistled, and Little Black jumped down from the wooden shed.

Little Black’s size was much larger than it was a few years ago. Standing in front of it, it was like a small child.

Li Qian grabbed Li Mo and jumped onto Little Black’s back.

With Little Black’s current size, carrying two people to fly was no problem at all.

Little Black looked back at Li Mo on its back and cried out, as if it was unwilling to carry her.

“Fly quickly, or you won’t be able to eat this.”

Li Qian tossed a Nourishing Pill in his palm.

Little Black cried out again, showing a pitiful look.

Only then did Li Qian throw out the Nourishing Pill.

Little Black caught it in one bite, swallowed it, and then spread its wings and flew into the sky.

Li Qian could only shake his head. Exotic birds were exotic birds. It was difficult to completely tame them. If his strength was not strong enough, and he did not have Nourishing Pills, Little Black might become increasingly disobedient.

Therefore, it was a wise choice for him not to give Little Black spiritual enlightenment.

A thousand miles away, they flew to their destination in two hours.

Li Qian stood on Little Black’s back, looking at the mountain village below. It was inhabited again.

The village that had been massacred had left no trace.

After all, more than thirty years had passed.

During the Great Migration a few years ago, a large number of people had migrated to various places. Perhaps this village was formed by migration.

Li Qian signaled Little Black to land.

He and Li Mo came to the village and asked the villagers. As expected, this village had migrated from Tongguang County five years ago.

As for Li Mo’s original home, new houses had already been built.

However, the well was still there.

Of course, when they came to the well, a peasant woman was drawing water from the well, and three children were playing next to her.

“Hey, girl, why are you here again?”

The peasant woman looked up and saw Li Mo, and suddenly said in surprise.

“Uh…”

Li Qian asked curiously, “Sister, have you met her before?”

“A year ago, I saw her. But she was dressed differently. She even ate at my house. Moreover, the girl was very generous. She gave me a large ingot of silver, saying it was for the meal. How could a simple farm meal cost so much money?”

This peasant woman was very talkative. Once she started talking, she did not stop.

Li Qian and Li Mo looked at each other.

Li Mo was clearly here for the first time.

But the peasant woman insisted that she had seen her. There was only one possibility, that is, someone who looked very similar to Li Mo had been here. Who was that person? “Li Mo, it seems that your elder sister is really alive.”

Li Qian said.

“Sister-in-law, you’re mistaken. I’m her younger sister.”

Li Mo quickly said to the peasant woman.

“Younger sister… No wonder you look so much alike.”

The peasant woman said in surprise, “Oh my, you two sisters are really like two peas in a pod.”

“Sister-in-law, did my elder sister say anything to you?”

Li Mo asked quickly.

“She didn’t say much. She just said that she used to live here, but later moved away, so she wanted to come back and have a look.”

The peasant woman said, “Why don’t you two eat here too? I’m just about to make a farm meal. It’s very simple. It depends on whether you can stomach it.”

“Sister-in-law, no need. We’re just passing by, so we came in to have a look.”

Li Qian said with a light smile.

Then he left an ingot of silver and turned away with Li Mo.

“Oh my, why are you leaving silver again? You haven’t even eaten. How can I accept this?”

The peasant woman picked up the silver ingot and bit it. After finding out it was real, she beamed with joy and kept talking.

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