"Huh? It actually ran away?!"
Mu Jinyu was stunned when he saw the giant python fleeing.
After fighting with it for half a day, Mu Jinyu had actually become emotionally attached to the giant python. A while ago, he had several opportunities to kill it with one move.
But because he grew fond of it and felt it was a rare punching bag, he never went for the kill.
Originally, Mu Jinyu thought the giant python would understand his good intentions and develop feelings for him too. But in the end, it ditched him like a scumbag and ran away.
"Sigh..."
Mu Jinyu sighed with resentment but didn't pursue the giant python in anger to kill it.
Then, Mu Jinyu looked around to see where he had ended up.
Having fought and run with the python for some time, he had no idea where he was now. However, it should still be within the giant python's territory, he thought.
After all, he hadn't seen any other ferocious beasts during the fight.
Then, Mu Jinyu spotted a crystal-clear little tree not far away, bearing a few emerald-green fruits.
They were etched with a few snake patterns, adding a touch of eeriness and mystery.
"Huh? Isn't this the 'Dragon Saliva Celestial Origin Fruit'?"
Mu Jinyu was taken aback again when he saw the fruit.
He hadn't expected to find what he had been searching for over the past two days, all thanks to the fight with the giant python.
"That's right, snakes can sometimes represent dragons. This 'Dragon Saliva Celestial Origin Fruit' should actually be the 'Serpent Saliva Heavenly Origin Fruit'. They just changed 'serpent' to 'dragon' to sound better..."
Realizing this, Mu Jinyu was delighted.
It was true; sometimes what you seek comes effortlessly.
If the giant python were still here, Mu Jinyu thought, he would probably thank it by gently punching it a few more times.
Too bad it ran away.
"Thank you!"
Mu Jinyu shouted in the direction the giant python had fled and then walked towards the emerald-shining little tree.
With no other ferocious beasts guarding it, Mu Jinyu easily picked all the fruits from the tree.
"With the task completed and my movement technique improved, it's time to head back."
Mu Jinyu remembered that the Four Sects Martial Meeting of Yan Kingdom was about to start, and the Heavenly Sword Faction seemed to be conducting an Inner Gate assessment to select elite disciples for the event.
So even if he hadn't found the Dragon Saliva Celestial Origin Fruit, he would still need to return to the Heavenly Sword Faction in a few days.
After putting away the Dragon Saliva Celestial Origin Fruit, Mu Jinyu began heading out of the Yuntian Mountain Range.
After walking for a while.
"Hmm?!"
Suddenly, a corpse appeared in front of Mu Jinyu.
It was a woman's corpse.
Moreover, Mu Jinyu found it familiar.
After a few glances, he remembered—she was one of the two female disciples from Mingyue Valley he had saved from the Blood Sword Sect's pursuit on his previous visit to the Yuntian Mountain Range.
It seemed to be that Senior Sister Wu, right?
"Why did she die here?"
Mu Jinyu's expression changed slightly as he went over to examine her situation, discovering she had been dead for about five minutes.
The fatal wound was not caused by a ferocious beast but by a sword strike from behind.
"Did she come into the Yuntian Mountain Range alone, or with her junior sister surnamed Ji?"
Mu Jinyu frowned and muttered softly, then started using his Divine Sense to search for any signs of people while also activating his Ten Steps Move, running continuously within a few hundred miles.
Although he wasn't very familiar with them, they had met once. Now that he coincidentally encountered their accident and Senior Sister Wu had only been dead for five minutes, if there were any Mingyue Valley disciples nearby, he might still have time to save them.
Since that was the case, Mu Jinyu couldn't ignore it and just leave.
Soon, Mu Jinyu found the trembling junior sister surnamed Ji in a hidden dark cave.
"Swoosh!"
Mu Jinyu walked quickly to the front of the cave, reaching out to uncover the covering plants.
"Whoosh!"
At that moment, a sharp sword came trembling from the cave, aiming to stab him with a gleam of determined resolve.
Mu Jinyu caught the sword's blade between two fingers effortlessly.
"Don't worry, it's me!"
Mu Jinyu knew this woman wasn't trying to kill him but was too nervous, mistaking him for her pursuer. So he softly reassured her.
"Senior Brother, it's you?"
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Ji Li recognized him and responded with a joyful yet aggrieved voice.
Ji Li immediately let go of the sword's handle and hurried out of the cave, her face covered in teary streaks, looking extremely aggrieved and distressed as she threw herself into Mu Jinyu's arms!
"Senior Brother, Senior Sister is dead, Master is dead, they're all dead..."
She fearfully and tearfully confided in Mu Jinyu.
"Huh?"
Mu Jinyu released Ji Li's sword, gently holding her to keep her from falling, then his expression shifted slightly upon hearing her words.
"What did you say? Who's dead?"
He could hardly believe his guess, holding her shoulders and staring into her eyes, he urgently asked.
"They're all dead, Mingyue Valley has been wiped out..."
Ji Li briefly met Mu Jinyu's gaze before her tears fell like streams, her face full of panic and fear as she recalled the tragic disaster of Mingyue Valley!
"Mingyue Valley wiped out?!"
Mu Jinyu, hearing Ji Li's fearful words, finally had to believe his guess was true.
"How could this happen? What exactly happened? Who wiped out Mingyue Valley?"
Mu Jinyu urgently questioned again.
As one of the Four Sects of Yan Kingdom, the sudden annihilation of Mingyue Valley was a major incident. He had to find out the details and report back to the Heavenly Sword Faction.
If Mingyue Valley was destroyed by the Blood Sword Sect or Beixue Mountain Villa, the problem wouldn't be too severe.
But if Mingyue Valley was wiped out by an external force, it was a significant issue, possibly pointing to an enemy targeting the Four Sects of Yan Kingdom.
If he could discover the problem early and report it to the Heavenly Sword Faction, the remaining three sects could unite against the external threat, potentially averting the disaster!
Ji Li, hearing Mu Jinyu's inquiry, trembled as she replied, "It... it was the Liuyun Sect!"
"Liuyun Sect?" Mu Jinyu frowned, feeling the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it before.
After thinking for a while, Mu Jinyu suddenly realized.
Liuyun Sect was a small sect that Jian Ruyan had mentioned when he first arrived at the Kunlun Ruins.
Because Di Yin originated from that sect, Jian Ruyan made a special mention of it; otherwise, she wouldn't have bothered to introduce such a small sect.
But how could such a small sect wipe out one of the Four Great Sects like Mingyue Valley?
"So, you were hiding here. You really made me search for you..."
As Mu Jinyu frowned and pondered over the situation with Liuyun Sect, a chilling voice suddenly sounded behind him.