Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 681: Chapter 387 Pavilion Master of Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion_3

It wouldn’t even need to be that complex; the Master of Xue Yin Tower himself could find a chance to strike. Even though Chen Mu had extraordinary methods and was able to confront the Heavenly Demon ancestor Yuwen Hao directly, based on various reports of that battle, Chen Mu’s strength was at best comparable to someone like Qin Mengjun who had just entered the Blood Exchange Realm. Facing the assassination by the Master of Xue Yin Tower, he almost certainly couldn’t withstand it!

Even the Pavilion Master of Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion was hoping that Chen Mu would choose to leave the sect alone and quietly because this would have directly fallen into his trap. Once the Master of Xue Yin Tower made a move, Chen Mu would be doomed without any escape, thus avoiding many complex plans.

But now.

Although what happened was the most anticipated scenario, the Master of Xue Yin Tower had unexpectedly failed!

“No matter how strong his Qiankun Path is, he is merely in the Marrow Cleansing Realm. How could he possibly withstand your Void Flying Needle?”

The Pavilion Master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion spoke in disbelief.

Even when the Master of Xue Yin Tower tried to assassinate someone from the same realm, there was a certain probability of severely injuring or even killing them instantly. Let alone Chen Mu, who was still in the Marrow Cleansing Realm. No matter how powerful the Qiankun Path, it shouldn’t be nearly defying the natural order to this extent!

“I do not know,”

the Master of Xue Yin Tower responded, still emotionless and without any fluctuation in his tone, uttering, “Indeed, his aura has not reached the Blood Exchange Realm, but his strength now rivals yours and mine.”

Upon hearing this, the face of the Pavilion Master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion gradually darkened.

He knew the words of the Master of Xue Yin Tower were not falsified. Since the Master of Xue Yin Tower had said that Chen Mu’s strength had almost equaled theirs, it must be true.

The entire pavilion fell into a brief silence.

A moment later.

Chu Changhua slowly said, “The paths of this world all have their ‘limits.’ Ordinary martial artists practice in an orderly manner, while exceptional talents strive for these limits… perhaps he has indeed reached the zenith of the Qiankun Path.”

The Pavilion Master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion did not speak, but his speculation was the same as Chu Changhua’s.

Even Ji Hao, the Da Xuan Martial Emperor from a thousand years ago, could not have reached such a terrifying level as Chen Mu while in the Marrow Cleansing Realm. Although it was unknown how Chen Mu achieved this, at least in the practice of Qiankun Path, within the same realm, Chen Mu was closer to the ultimate purity of Martial Arts!

Perhaps he had tempered the Five Viscera more than twelve times or possibly brought the Six Viscera Tempering to its zenith. Regardless, Chen Mu was not only exceptionally talented and gifted but it was now certain that he also had the Heavenly Mandate with him, otherwise, he couldn’t have reached such a stage!

In a profound sense.

The Pavilion Master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion’s eyes flickered with a trace of perplexity.

The generations of their pavilion had upheld Heavenly Mandate, complying with it in action. Could it be that this time they were to act against it?

No!

The Pavilion Master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion was, after all, an exalted presence in the Blood Exchange Realm. His confusion was merely momentary. His eyes soon regained their depth, just as Heavenly Mandate was unpredictable, Chen Mu, even if truly blessed by it, did not embody the mandate itself.

His conflict with Chen Mu was irreconcilable without any room for retreat. For hundreds of years, the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion had followed the Heavenly Mandate; even if they were to defy it once, how could it matter? They had been compliant for centuries; couldn’t the mandate favor them just this once?

Moreover.

Presently, it was still a time when fate had not yet been decided; everything was still subject to change. He had calculated numerous times in the past for King Han; it had always been King Han who had the highest likelihood of ascending to the great position, holding the greatest portion within Heavenly Mandate. In the end, Chen Mu was just an anomaly in these troubled times.

After quickly restoring his composure, the Pavilion Master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion turned to the Master of Xue Yin Tower and asked sternly, “Brother Xue Yin, did you just say that the forces sent by King Liang, including Liu Wanzheng, all perished by Chen Mu’s hand?”

“In Chen Mu’s possession, there is more than one Heaven and Earth Dew,”

the Master of Xue Yin Tower tersely replied, speaking indifferently.

The forces dispatched by King Liang were meant to obtain the Heaven and Earth Dew from the Ice State Abyss. Now that all of them have died in the Abyss, while multiple Heaven and Earth Dews appeared in Chen Mu’s possession, coupled with the longstanding grievance between Chen Mu and King Liang, the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion and King Han had intentionally left this issue unaddressed. Originally, it was meant to provoke the clash between the Seven Profound Sect and Qin Mengjun, scheming against King Liang. But now it became the foundation for their cooperation with King Liang.

“If so, then King Liang will surely make a move, and we don’t even need to force it,”

the Pavilion Master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion’s eyes glinted slightly.

If the matter of Liu Wanzheng had not been revealed, and the truth behind the events concerning Qin Mengjun years ago remained unknown, King Liang naturally would have preferred to ‘sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight,’ and would rather witness King Han battle Chen Mu.

But if Chen Mu and Qin Mengjun’s side were aware of the truth of the past events, realizing it was King Liang’s doing, this enmity would inevitably be traced back to him, and they wouldn’t need to coerce him as King Liang would have no choice but to act because such a feud was impossible to dissolve, as obstructing someone’s path was akin to killing their parents.

Chu Changhua’s brows slightly furrowed as he said, “There is still a difficulty, however. Now that Chen Mu has left the sect and Brother Xue Yin has returned without success, we have no knowledge of his whereabouts; what should we do?”

Even if they could join forces with King Liang, gathering several high-level experts from the Blood Exchange Realm, it would be meaningless without finding Chen Mu. Moreover, if Chen Mu’s strength already matched theirs, then even if they found Chen Mu himself, they would need to trap him to succeed. Otherwise, if they couldn’t surround him, the chase would still be fruitless.

Upon hearing this,

the Pavilion Master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion glanced at Chu Changhua, his eyes revealing depth as he said, “That, Brother Chu, need not worry you. Chen Mu, upon leaving the sect, will most likely head to the Outer Sea. Although boundless, unless he hides in the deep sea for years, as long as he emerges, I have ways to locate him.”

The Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion, with its centuries of divining heavenly secrets and walking far along the path of fate, might find it difficult to clearly discern some unpredictable aspects of fate at times, but often there were ways to circumvent the variables and probe the heavenly secrets.

Furthermore.

With the presence of the Master of Xue Yin Tower, and the assistance of the entire Blood Hidden Pavilion.

Together with the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion, even if Chen Mu were to escape to the ends of the earth, as long as he remained within this world, he could not disappear without a trace!

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