Mu Jinyu spoke, and both Yu Shenfeng and Zhu Yeqing also showed their willingness, so naturally, they took him as their master in a matter of course.
Afterward, when Mu Jinyu saw that Yu Shenfeng seemed to want to teach Zhu Yeqing his unique Slaughter Technique, he found an excuse to leave.
Upon returning to the Secluded Valley, Mu Jinyu saw Su Zijin teaching Yu Linglong and the other two ladies how to control Qi for flight.
Su Zijin was teaching seriously, and Yu Linglong and the other ladies were also learning seriously, but because it was their first time learning, they were all flying through the sky in a crooked manner.
A few times they nearly lost their balance and almost fell straight from the sky, but with Su Zijin watching by their side, he naturally wouldn't let them fall and get hurt.
"Jinyu, what is it, has someone else broken through to the Divine Realm?"
Su Zijin saw Mu Jinyu turning around and, while keeping an eye on the three ladies, asked Mu Jinyu.
"Zhu Yeqing, Sister Mei's sworn sister," Mu Jinyu replied.
"Oh, it's her?" Su Zijin had some impression of Zhu Yeqing, "Why didn't you bring her over?"
Mu Jinyu explained, "She's now taken Senior Yu as her master, and he is teaching her his unique Slaughter Technique."
"Senior Yu? Oh, you mean that icy man who was with you just now? How did little Zhu end up taking him as her master? She would be better off taking you as her master," Su Zijin expressed her confusion.
Mu Jinyu responded helplessly, "Why shouldn't she take him as her master? Senior Yu is none other than Yu Shenfeng, ranked second on the Divine Rankings, the former King of Assassins. Sister Zhu is also an assassin, and she's certainly much more qualified than San Liu. Of course, she would choose Senior Yu Shenfeng as her master first, not me."
"Oh? He is the second on the Divine Rankings?" Su Zijin was a bit surprised upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words.
She did not expect the icy-looking man, who was not very old, to actually be Yu Shenfeng, who was ranked second on the Divine Rankings.
"Then why would he come to our Dragon King Hall?" After her surprise, Su Zijin asked out of curiosity.
Mu Jinyu explained, "Because he is Qiu Bai's master. Qiu Bai had a bet with me last week and ended up losing, now owing me five years of service. The materials I need to repair the Dragon Vein in Yinlong Mountain come from Senior Yu's residence. After the Dragon Vein was taken out, his place was destroyed. He had nowhere else to go, so I invited him over. After he came to Yinlong Mountain and saw that our Dragon King Hall had potential for development, he decided to join us."
If it were anyone else, Mu Jinyu would naturally have concealed the fact that Yu Shenfeng joined Dragon King Hall, saying only that it was because of Qiu Bai that he was a guest at Dragon King Hall.
But Su Zijin was his mother, what was there for him to hide? Moreover, Su Zijin was not one to blab, so there was no need to hide anything from her.
"Is that so?" Su Zijin murmured thoughtfully after hearing this, then her expression became worried as she said, "But is he really joining Dragon King Hall just because he sees its potential, or does he have other motives?"
"There's no need to worry about that," Mu Jinyu said with a smile, looking like he had everything under control, "Although he is second on the Divine Rankings, that's because he hasn't taken any action for a long time. He's still ranked second solely because of his past reputation. However, for these past several decades, he hasn't been able to cultivate at all and has even suffered from illness. Now that his issue is resolved, if we were to truly rank him, his strength should only be within the top five of the Divine Rankings. I am confident I can suppress him, let alone here at Yinlong Mountain, where I control the Mountain Protection Array; he won't be able to stir up any trouble."
"It's good that you have your guard up," Su Zijin said, no longer trying to persuade after hearing Mu Jinyu's explanation.
After spending some time in the Secluded Valley with Su Zijin and the three ladies, Mu Jinyu took his leave and went to find Mu Hongchen.
"Hmm? Yu Shenfeng has joined Dragon King Hall?"
When Mu Hongchen heard the news that Yu Shenfeng joined Dragon King Hall, she was as surprised as Su Zijin, if not more so because she understood far more about how formidable Yu Shenfeng was than Su Zijin did.
"Yes, but keep it a secret for now. The reason I'm telling you this is that I'm worried there may be times when I can't be contacted, so you can consult with him on important matters," Mu Jinyu nodded.
"Alright then," Mu Hongchen was still visibly shocked, digesting the news.
Mu Jinyu then asked, "By the way, how is the national martial arts plan going recently? And what about the ferocious beasts?"
Suppressing her shock over Yu Shenfeng joining the Dragon King Hall, Mu Hongchen replied, "The former is going quite well, with the relevant departments now promoting it across all schools. A considerable number of people have been found to possess good cultivation aptitudes. For the latter, ferocious beasts have been severely hit. However..."
She paused and then continued, "Not long ago, there was an incident where multiple ferocious beasts joined forces to attack a city. The intelligence and strength of those beasts seem to have increased, and the person involved seems to be Ye Wushuang from the seventh place of the Divine Rankings."
"Ye Wushuang? Show me," Mu Jinyu said, his brow furrowing upon hearing the name.
Since Mu Hongchen took out the list of the Divine Rankings, she knew that Mu Jinyu had someone he was on guard against, but she had been unclear about who it was due to his discretion. Now, surmising something from his request, she immediately pulled up the surveillance footage of the Qing City incident.
As Mu Jinyu watched the footage, his expression grew more and more grave. "These ferocious beasts are indeed much smarter than the ones that appeared before, and their strength has even reached the Advanced Divine Realm. This is not good news."
"The strength of these few ferocious beasts has reached the Advanced Divine Realm?"
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Mu Hongchen was extremely surprised.
She had originally thought that the gold eagle and the black mastiff beast were only at the Middle Stage of the Divine Realm. She had not expected Mu Jinyu to say they had the power of the Advanced Divine Realm.
If that were true, the situation seemed even grimmer.
"Huh?! This..."
At this moment, Mu Jinyu finally saw Li Zhexiong make his move. With a single flying sword strike, he effortlessly slaughtered the two arrogantly unstoppable beasts, causing Mu Jinyu's eyes to widen in disbelief.
"How is this possible? The power of the Sword Qi seems to be only around the Middle Stage of the Divine Realm. How could it so easily defeat these two beasts, especially when even Ye Wushuang struggled against them?"
Mu Jinyu replayed the clip of the Flying Immortal Sword move, feeling as if a storm was raging in his heart. He faintly sensed that this was another method of increasing one's strength!
Seeing Mu Jinyu bring up that exceptionally stunning Sword Qi, Mu Hongchen also said, "That Sword Qi is indeed very strange. I suspect it must have been Li Zhexiong who made the move."
"Li Zhexiong?" Mu Jinyu repeated thoughtfully, agreeing that if there was someone who could have made the move, it would likely be the Sword Maniac, Li Zhexiong.
"Ding Ling Ling!!"
At that moment, Mu Jinyu's phone rang.
Seeing an unfamiliar number, Mu Jinyu hesitated but still answered the call.
"Hello, is this Young Master Mu?" The caller's voice carried a faint sense of familiar unfamiliarity, and they spoke with caution.
Mu Jinyu replied, "Yes, it's me."
"This is the Wu Family Head. Young Master Mu, the person you instructed our Seven Great Families to keep a close watch on has been found. He has now arrived in Jiangnan Province and is inquiring about the location of the Dragon King Hall."
"Hmm?" Mu Jinyu briefly paused upon hearing this, then realized who was calling him—it was Jiangnan's Seven Great Martial Families, whom he had intimidated some time ago.
At that time, he had shown them a portrait of Ye Wushuang and told them to contact him if there was any information about this person so that he could prepare.
Afterwards, when Chen Mo came to cause trouble, they failed to inform him in advance, leading Mu Jinyu to be disappointed in their efficiency and to stop paying them any heed.
Unexpectedly, today they were reminding him that someone was looking for him?
Could this mean that Ye Wushuang, after Chen Mo's death, could no longer hold back and was about to make a move?