Chapter 57 Pressure

  Ye Wen has been thinking about how to improve his inner strength these days, and even when he was unexpectedly summoned to the Wudang Lightness Skill Treading Clouds Ladder, he didn't feel particularly happy.

  "Your inner strength is mediocre and can't be considered top-notch!"

  Especially on this day, a letter was suddenly sent from the foot of the mountain by Yue Shanbiaoju, and the content of the letter made him eager to improve his martial arts skills.

  This letter was personally delivered by Gong Sunmu, the second-in-command of Yueshan Escort Agency, which shows how much importance is attached to it. Ye Wen didn't think that Yueshan Escort Agency was making a fuss over nothing, after all, anyone from Pingzhou martial arts world would be cautious when they see that the sender is Tianle Gang.

  "What's going on between Ye Palm Gate and Tian Le Gang...?" Gong Sun Mu wasn't clear about the grudges between Ye Wen and Tian Le Gang, but looking at Ye Wen's face, it didn't seem like the expression one would have when receiving a letter from an old friend. If it were a sworn enemy or a declaration of war, Gong Sun Mu wouldn't have had any doubts.

  As soon as he thought that the Shu Shan Sect might have a falling out with the Tian Le Gang, Gong Sun Mu's back couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. After all, the influence of the Tian Le Gang was something that these wandering Jianghu people were all aware of, especially within the borders of Pingzhou, where even if the Tian Le Gang only had one branch, it was still an existence that commanded respect from the masses.

  The only one that can rival the Tianle Gang is the Hushan Sect. As for the current Shushan Sect? Gong Sunmu acknowledges that the Shushan Sect has great potential, but potential does not equal actual strength. Especially when the potential has not been tapped yet, it is easy to be eliminated by some hostile people to prevent future troubles.

  Fortunately, Ye Wen's words afterwards made him put his heart back in its original place. After that, Ye Wen carefully read the letter and looked at one of them again, shaking his head and saying: "Mr. Gong Sun doesn't have to worry, there is nothing serious between our Shu Mountain Sect and Tian Le Gang! It's just some misunderstandings a few days ago, so we sent each other letters to explain, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts!"

  Although Gong Sunmu didn't fully believe it, he thought Ye Wen wouldn't hide such an important matter from him and the Yue Shan Escort Bureau, so he slightly put his mind at ease, bid farewell, and left the mountain.

  At this time, Ye Wen took another look at the paper in his hand and said to Yue Ning, who was standing by: "Ning'er, go and call your Shu aunt, tell her I have something urgent to discuss with her!"

  Yue Ning nodded and turned to leave the hall. Ye Wen waited until no one was left in the hall before letting out a sigh and muttering to himself, "The Tian Le Gang is indeed incredibly powerful and not easy to deal with!"

  It wasn't long before Ning Ruxue, who was busy catching sparrows on the mountain, was found by Yue Ning and called back. As soon as she arrived at the hall and saw Ye Wen frowning, she knew that something big had happened. She immediately asked: "What's wrong, Brother? Is it the Tianle Gang?"

  Since Zhou Zhiruo was brought back by Ye Wen and returned to the mountain, she had a detailed discussion with Ning Ruxue about the Tianle Gang, also mentioning that the hidden enemy of the Shushan Sect is now one of the famous gangs in the Jianghu, the Tianle Gang. Her own sect needs to develop as soon as possible, at least they cannot let the Tianle Gang think that they can easily destroy their own sect.

  Today, Yue Ning hurriedly called herself back to say that Ye Wen was looking for her. After inquiring, she knew that her Shixiong had received a letter from Tianle Gang, and thought that Tianle Gang had investigated the matter of her Shixiong a few months ago and came to make trouble on purpose.

  "Tian Le Gang has arrived with a letter, and also brought Zi Ruo's sale contract along with it!"

  "Huh?"

  Ye Wen's words shocked Ning Ruxue, she had thought that Tian Le Gang was relying on their own strength to bully them, and would either ask Ye Wen to apologize in person or return Zhi Ruo to them, but she hadn't expected that Tian Le Gang would actually take the initiative to send over Zhi Ruo's contract.

  "What's going on?"

  Ye Wen has been thinking about the intention of Tian Le Gang all this time, and judging from the wording of this letter, he doesn't think it's because Tian Le Gang values his Shu Shan Sect or has any regard for him that they don't dare to come and take care of him. Because although the words in the letter are not disrespectful, one can still see a hint of arrogance.

  Based on this letter, Ye Wen believed that he and his Shu Shan Sect were just small fries in the eyes of Tian Le Gang, not worth worrying about. Or they thought they could crush Shu Shan Sect at any time, and Shu Shan Sect had no ability to resist. As for sending Zhou Zhi Ruo's contract, it was probably because they thought a little girl was nothing big, directly selling Ye Wen a favor might even make Shu Shan Sect feel grateful towards Tian Le Gang's kindness.

  Ye Wen couldn't figure out why Tian Le Bang would sell him a good one. There was a key point that he just couldn't understand, and it remained a mystery to him.

  "Or rather, they thought that they could take Ji Ru away at any time, and whether or not the deed of sale was in their own hands didn't matter?"

  It seems to be a more reasonable way of thinking, and as his thoughts spread out, Ye Wen thought of Liu Qingfeng and Liu Zhenren from the Hu Shan Sect who were with him that day. "Maybe the Tian Le Gang is wary of the Hu Shan Sect? They don't want to conflict with the Hu Shan Sect for now, but they can't figure out my relationship with the Hu Shan Sect?"

  The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was likely to be a big deal. However, if that were the case, then in other people's eyes, the Shu Shan Sect would be nothing more than a third-rate sect relying on the Hu Shan Sect for protection. This feeling made Ye Wen very uncomfortable.

  "It seems we have to hurry up!"

  "What's the hurry?" Ning Ruxue was perplexed, she completely didn't understand what her senior brother was trying to do.

  Ye Wen didn't explain, but instead slowly calculated in his heart that the martial arts he currently possessed could defeat the various sects of Shu Mountain without a problem, and driving them away was also not a problem. However, wanting to surpass all the heroes still seemed slightly insufficient, unable to make them surrender willingly, even if they were chased away this time, it's likely they would come looking for trouble again in the future.

  Moreover, after making such a big noise, the Tianle Gang will definitely pay attention to it. At that time, the fact that Shushan and Hushan factions don't have much deep relationship will be detected by Tianle Gang, and they may suffer from Tianle Gang's suppression.

  "If I still only had this little skill at that time, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure of Tian Le Gang!" Thinking of this, he sighed: "In short, my skills are not strong enough! It seems I really need to think carefully about how to enhance my skills!"

  She raised her head and asked another question: "How is your practice of Tianluo Diwang going, junior sister?"

  It has been several months since he told Ning Xue how to cultivate the Heavenly Web, and Ye Wen is wondering what progress his junior sister has made.

  Ning Ruxue was taken aback by his words, seemingly not expecting Ye Wen to ask her this question. However, she immediately replied: "I barely managed to catch eighty-one sparrows in the small practice room, and I'm considering whether or not to move on to the large practice room!"

  Ye Wen heard that his junior sister's progress was not bad, and she had completed the first stage of her cultivation in such a short period of time. However, when he heard that she wanted to switch to a larger practice room, he advised: "Don't be in a hurry for now, wait until you are more familiar with it before going to the large practice room, it will be better that way!"

  He actually hoped that Ning Ruxue could solidify her boundary before changing places, so as to avoid getting flustered in a larger space and thus delaying her cultivation.

  Ning Ruxue nodded, not refuting him. Perhaps she also understood that if they were to change places now, it would probably be the same as when they first started practicing, with nothing but chaos and flailing about.

  Having ascertained Ning Zhuxue's cultivation situation, Ye Wen estimated that if she continued at this speed, perhaps Ning Zhuxue would not be far behind Yang Guo in mastering the Tian Luo Di Wang technique, and could probably also cultivate this set of martial arts within about two years.

  "Two years..."

  Ye Wen estimated that Tian Le Gang wouldn't make a move within two years, but after that, it's hard to say. Moreover, Hu Shan Sect would eventually turn against Tian Le Gang, and in order to avoid being taken advantage of by Shu Shan Sect at that time, Tian Le Gang might even take the initiative to eliminate their own sect.

  So, two years is already the longest estimated development time. If it takes any longer, he can't guarantee that things will still be as easy and comfortable as they are now.

  "Two years... is enough!"

  Feeling the pressure, Ye Wen finally made up his mind to try out those methods that could speed up his internal skill cultivation. The first thing was to ask Zhao Shu to help him get something made at the blacksmith's shop next time she went down the mountain.

  Then, he started searching for snakes all over the mountains. As it happens, now that spring is warming up and gradually entering summer, the natural environment on Mount Shu is very beautiful, and there are many snakes, but wanting to catch them requires quite a bit of effort.

  Ye Wen caught a snake, naturally wanting to try out Yang Guo's method of swallowing snake gall to enhance his internal strength. If it works, he would have no choice but to use this method to promote his own internal strength growth. As long as his internal strength grows, he will be able to refine these abilities for his own use. Of course, if this method doesn't work, he'll have to find another way.

  At the same time, he also brought out the only one of the light work ladder cloud upside down and carefully cultivated it. At the same time, he also let his own sister and brother cultivate together, hoping to make the three strongest people in Shu Mountain Sect stronger.

  He didn't mention Ye Wen himself, but Xuan's lightness skill was already quite impressive. Now that he had obtained the Ti Yun Zong lightness skill, it had taken his abilities to a whole new level. Coupled with his swift and agile Hengshan swordsmanship, if he were to engage in battle, it would be dazzling to the eyes and difficult to defend against.

  While Ning Ruxue obtained the Ti Yun Zong, she merged it into her current cultivation of Tian Luo Di Wang's power. With this authentic and pure lightness skill assisting her, her Tian Luo Di Wang's power became even more formidable, and her cultivation also sped up. Now, she has already left the small practice room and started to move on to the large practice room.

  As for Ye Wen, apart from diligently practicing his inner strength, he would also occasionally go to the back of Mount Shu's sect, which was an even higher peak, to train in lightness skills.

  This place has steep terrain, and it's not a place where ordinary people can climb. When Ye Wen first came to Mount Shu to find a suitable place to build his sect, he didn't have the idea of continuing to climb the mountain. However, his skills were not up to par, and he didn't understand lightness skills, making it difficult for him to climb, so he finally gave up.

  Now he didn't think of going up to see what was there, but this place was an excellent place for practicing light skills. It seemed that Ye Wen wouldn't let go of such a good place and run elsewhere to practice.

  So, the Shu Mountain Sect is now his most frequent destination. When he started practicing, he found that the difficulty of climbing here was higher than he thought, and even with the help of Tianyun Zong, he could only climb halfway up before being unable to continue.