As soon as that eerie cold voice rang out.
Ji Li immediately let out a scream of terror and despair, then once again threw herself into Mu Jinyu's arms, trembling as she said, "Senior Brother, save me, I don't want to die..."
Mu Jinyu frowned slightly, seeing Ji Li's mental state on the verge of collapse, unable to speak clearly, and likely to interfere with his actions. He sent a hand chop towards her.
"Ugh..."
Ji Li let out a muffled groan, her eyes rolled back, and she instantly fell unconscious.
Mu Jinyu circulated True Essence Power, gently moving Ji Li to lie quietly dozens of meters away, then turned to look at the newcomer.
The newcomer wasn't young.
He was a middle-aged man, about forty or fifty years old, with a dark, thin face, a stern expression, holding a black-painted sword, and looking at Mu Jinyu cautiously.
"An Inner Gate disciple of the Heavenly Sword Faction? And with the power of the Eighth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm? I'll deal with you right now. Then, my Imperial Master's Nephew will have one less opponent in the upcoming Four Sects Martial Meeting!"
The dark thin man stared at Mu Jinyu and then sneered coldly.
"Are you an elder of the Liuyun Sect?"
Mu Jinyu asked.
"Die!"
The dark thin man didn't answer Mu Jinyu at all and attacked him directly with the sword!
"Sssss!!"
The sword wind was fierce, the Sword Qi howled, carrying a putrid smell that made one feel slightly uncomfortable and dizzy.
Mu Jinyu speculated about the sword in the dark thin man's hand, thinking it was probably coated with a poison, not just black paint.
"Clang!"
Mu Jinyu performed Ten Steps Move and swiftly appeared behind the dark thin man, striking his back with a palm.
"Bam!"
Although the dark thin man had the same Eighth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm power, his foundation and martial techniques were inferior to Mu Jinyu's. Being struck by Mu Jinyu, he couldn't even hold his sword steadily, stumbled, and nearly fell flat on his face!
Mu Jinyu then instantly appeared behind him again, stepping on his back, pressing him down so he couldn't stand up.
"Tell me, why did you exterminate Mingyue Valley?"
At this moment, Mu Jinyu didn't feel that sense of urgency. After all, the Liuyun Sect was still a sect of the Yan Kingdom. Although he was surprised at their power to exterminate Mingyue Valley, he thought they couldn't continue to exterminate other sects in a short time.
"Humph."
The dark thin man was shocked by Mu Jinyu's strength, finding himself powerless to resist after just one move, but he found Mu Jinyu's question naive and laughable, snorted coldly, and didn't answer.
Seeing he wouldn't cooperate, Mu Jinyu squatted down and started pressing acupuncture points on his body.
It wasn't long before the dark thin man let out a howl of despair and pain.
He felt pain all over his body, his five viscera and six bowels felt like they were being gnawed by rats, making him wish he were dead.
"I'll talk... I'll tell you everything... spare me..."
Under Mu Jinyu's acupuncture point pressing, the dark thin man confessed everything, making Mu Jinyu understand why the Liuyun Sect had the power to exterminate Mingyue Valley and why they chose to do so.
"So that's how it is..."
After listening, Mu Jinyu felt a surge of mixed emotions. There was no real enmity between the two sides; it was purely a struggle for profit.
The law of the jungle in the Kunlun Ruins was vividly demonstrated at this moment.
"I've told you everything, Big Brother, please spare my life!"
After revealing everything Mu Jinyu wanted to know, the dark thin man spoke with a trembling voice.
Mu Jinyu came to himself and smiled, "Alright, I'll send you off."
With that, he unleashed a powerful Force Energy from his foot, directly shattering the dark thin man's heart!
With a "bang," his heart shattered!
"Ugh!"
The dark thin man let out a muffled groan, blood oozing from his seven orifices, dying with open eyes.
Mu Jinyu felt no guilt about this. The man wanted to kill him without hesitation upon seeing him. Now that he wasn't as strong as Mu Jinyu and died at his hands, why should he feel guilty? Moreover, he never promised to spare his life after he confessed.
Bending down, Mu Jinyu picked up the dark thin man's sword, put it into his storage bag, and took his storage bag to check its contents.
There wasn't much of value, estimated to be worth ten high-grade spirit stones.
Better than nothing, Mu Jinyu still took it.
Mu Jinyu didn't wake Ji Li up but carried her on his back, heading back to the path where he found Senior Sister Wu's body.
With a wave of his hand, the dust surged, and soon the ground was swept into a two-meter-deep pit by a strong wind.
He lifted Senior Sister Wu's body and threw it into the pit and buried it without setting up a tombstone, then turned and left.
An hour later.
At the full speed of Mu Jinyu's Ten Steps Move, he quickly returned to the Heavenly Sword Faction and immediately went to see the Sect Leader.
Outside the Sect Leader Hall on the main peak of Heavenly Sword Mountain, two disciples were guarding.
Mu Jinyu, carrying Ji Li, rushed over and said to them, "I have an urgent matter to see the Sect Leader, please notify him."
"Alright."
The two disciples stared at Ji Li on Mu Jinyu's back with a look of shock and confusion, then one nodded and rushed in to report to the Sect Leader.
Although Mu Jinyu's reputation in the Heavenly Sword Faction wasn't as high as Yun Ge's, he was still a well-known figure. Everyone recognized him.
So they were cooperative.
Soon, the disciple who went in to report came out and said to Mu Jinyu, "Senior Brother Mu, please go in, the Sect Leader is waiting for you."
"Thank you."
Mu Jinyu thanked him and then stepped into the hall.
Before long, Mu Jinyu saw the Sect Leader practicing calligraphy.
The Sect Leader heard the commotion, stopped his practice, and told Mu Jinyu to wait while he put down his brush and looked up, smiling kindly, "What's the matter? Have you reconsidered?"
He thought Mu Jinyu had reconsidered and was ready to become his disciple.
Mu Jinyu froze for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, the matter is like this..."
Mu Jinyu briefly explained to the Sect Leader about the extermination of Mingyue Valley by the Liuyun Sect and asked, "Now that Mingyue Valley has been exterminated, will the Liuyun Sect continue to take action?"
After hearing Mu Jinyu, the Sect Leader's face grew serious, then he shook his head, "No, their goal is to weaken the Four Sects of the Yan Kingdom and seize their cultivation resources. Having exterminated Mingyue Valley, they've achieved their goal and have no need to make extra trouble."
Then, he looked up at Mu Jinyu and said, "However, this information is important. I need to quickly gather the elders for a discussion. By the way, the day after tomorrow is the Inner Sect disciple selection assessment, so go back and prepare well!"
After saying this, the Sect Leader left the Sect Leader Hall in a hurry like the wind.
Recalling the previous Blood Sword Sect incident happening once again, he needed to discuss countermeasures with the Supreme Elders and notify the other two sects.
Seeing the Sect Leader leave in a rush, Mu Jinyu shrugged, thinking the matter was no longer his concern, and carried Ji Li back to his residence at Tianlan Peak.
He opened the courtyard door and went inside.
Jian Ruyan and Wen Rou were practicing divine skills. When they saw the woman with tattered clothes on Mu Jinyu's back, they were stunned.
Wen Rou instinctively asked, "Little Mu, who is she? Why did you get her like this?"