Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 836: After the revision: Chapter 456 Chen Mu Returns

“Your words are true.”

Ji Xuanfei, after a brief contemplation, finally nodded slightly.

Now, in terms of power, he is the present Emperor Xuan, ruling over the world. Even though the kingdom is divided into nine parts, and currently kings like the King of Jin and King of Chu have their own fiefdoms, they technically still belong to the Da Xuan Dynasty Court. After all, for rulers like the King of Jin, no matter how they contend with Ji Xuanfei, even if they follow orders but not directives, they still need to support the legitimacy of Da Xuan and the Ji Family. This is their foundation for existence.

Regarding personal martial prowess, though Chen Mu might not be invincible in the world, he is not far from it.

Historically, for individuals whose martial prowess reaches the peak of the era, the Da Xuan Dynasty Court often does not deliberately make things difficult as long as they do not commit acts of rebellion. There is always room for negotiation, since even if disputes arise, the court cannot easily deal with the top martial experts, nor can anyone shake the Ji Family’s thousand-year foundation on their own.

The ones who suffer in the turmoil are the common people.

As of now, he has ascended as the new emperor, and Chen Mu has entered the Blood Exchange Realm. There truly is no need to be enemies with Chen Mu anymore. Giving face to someone like Chen Mu, an absolutely peerless expert, does not diminish his dignity.

In fact, what he worries about most is not Chen Mu being his enemy, but Chen Mu being drawn by the King of Jin or King of Chu. With both legitimacy and martial power, it would pose the greatest threat to his position as the new ruler.

After all.

At present, he has just stepped into the Blood Exchange Realm, yet hasn’t fully grasped the thousand-year foundation of Da Xuan Royal Family.

What he needs is time—if he can stabilize Chen Mu first and avoid enmity, then he can gradually take control of the Ji Family’s foundation, consolidate various powers, and his imperial authority as the Da Xuan Emperor will increase day by day. In the future, he would no longer fear Chen Mu.

…

Ji Xuanfei’s strategic discussions with the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion Master and others were not known to Chen Mu, nor did he care from the beginning.

Even Ji Yongzhao had died by his hand; people like Ji Xuanfei were even less in his sight. Despite Hua Nongyue and others’ intelligence, showing that Ji Xuanfei had entered the Blood Exchange Realm and solidified his position as the new emperor of Da Xuan, it still amounted to nothing.

Chen Mu traveled from the Outer Sea back to Da Xuan, without stopping along the way. After returning to Da Xuan, he continued westward from the far east of Cold North, heading toward Yu State.

From Hua Nongyue and others’ intelligence, he learned that the Seven Profound Sect was currently in a peaceful state.

The Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion and Blood Hidden Pavilion had journeyed to Central Prefecture. Along with the territorial division by the six kings, which led to dramatic changes in Cold North, King of the Northern Town, Yuan Hong, took action, Heavenly Blade Gongyang Yu gave silent approval, and the Cold North situation was decided overnight with no power able to contend with the North Garrison Government.

Since his departure, the Seven Profound Sect maintained a strategy of closing its mountain, and King Yuan Hong did not act against the Seven Profound Sect; he merely took over Yu State’s government and associated county jurisdictions, leaving everything else untouched.

Despite knowing this, he still needed to return for a look. After all, to him now, Spirit Profound Peak of the Seven Profound Sect was like his hometown. For nearly three years of travel in the Outer Sea, it was but a moment to him, yet for Xu Hongyu and Chen Yue, it was neither long nor short.

Yu State.

Seven Profound Sect.

Chen Mu, draped in a long robe, silently appeared before the Seven Mystery Mountain Range.

He looked up at the familiar mountain scenery, his heart rippled with emotions. He stepped forward, ascending the mountain path, and walked into the Seven Profound Sect’s mountain gate.

Encountering no obstacles along the way, the stewards and protectors guarding the gates were oblivious to Chen Mu’s presence. In their sight and perception, they could not detect Chen Mu, as if he was a breeze naturally blended into the heavens and earth.

Chen Mu traversed the mountain paths, returning under Spirit Profound Peak.

Looking up at the towering Spirit Profound Peak, just as pure and elegant as when he left, a trace of nostalgia appeared in his eyes, and he continued ascending the peak, moving from the Lower Peak to the Upper Peak.

Soon, he arrived at the familiar Upper Peak, in front of a patch of Purple Bamboo Forest. Beside this bamboo forest was the hut he once lived in, since entering the Seven Profound Sect after stepping into the Five Viscera Realm; he had lived here for almost ten years.

Under the tutelage of Qin Mengjun, entering the Spirit Profound Peak, he spent ten years in arduous cultivation, constantly diligent without slack.

And now, returning here.

He had reached the Eighth Realm of Body Tempering Martial Arts, stepping into Blood Exchange, dominating in strength and martial arts within the Seven Profound Sect. Looking back on the past, time seemed fleeting, like a snap of fingers.

Chen Mu stood before the bamboo house, gazing at the familiar scenes, feeling momentarily lost in thought; memories of over ten years vividly flowed before his eyes, as if the scenes were flowing down like the river of time.

Mysteriously.

Chen Mu seemed to see a thread.

It seemed like a thread, yet also like a river formed by the collapse of countless images.

“Time?”

In a dazed moment, this thought arose in his mind.

As this subjective thought appeared, all the images shattered instantly, the surging river and indistinct thread disappeared completely. The scenery of the bamboo house reappeared, and trying to grasp the previous feeling was impossible, like a fleeting spiritual light in his mind, vanished without a trace.

Chen Mu gained an insight in his heart.

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