Mu Jinyu sensed the shift in the atmosphere of the scene and couldn't help but be stunned.
He had uttered those previous words with the intention of intimidating the people of the Blood Sword Sect, letting them know that he was aware of their secret maneuvers, so they might step back and agree to the sect leader's proposal to split the cultivation time in the Blood Essence Pool.
Yet to his surprise, the sect leader, who had been prepared to overlook his encounter with danger, suddenly wanted to fight desperately!
Mu Jinyu felt helpless yet deeply touched and hurriedly said, "Sect Leader, what are you doing? Don't be impulsive. The elders of the Blood Sword Sect are good people..."
As he spoke, he gave some eye signals to Xie Chenkun and then to the elders of the Blood Sword Sect.
The Blood Sword Sect elders, whose hearts were already pounding at Mu Jinyu's words, were ready to fight at any moment. When they saw Mu Jinyu's eye signals, they quickly said, "Fine, fine, we'll split the cultivation time if that's needed."
They backed down.
The elderly man with the sinister face furrowed his brows, visibly displeased.
The Great Elder transmitted his voice to him, saying, "Let's just do this for now. When they come to cultivate in the Blood Essence Pool, we can have our disciples absorb half the Spiritual Liquid before handing it over!"
"Sigh..."
The sinister elder sighed softly in his mind and had no choice but to agree.
Xie Chenkun had initially been prepared to fight the Blood Sword Sect but saw Mu Jinyu frequently signaling to him with a somewhat cunning look instead of seeming greatly aggrieved.
He thought perhaps Mu Jinyu encountered danger but also tremendous fortune in the Blood Essence Pool?
Or maybe he even outmaneuvered the Blood Sword Sect?
Otherwise, why would it be like this?
Thus, most of his anger dissipated!
"Let's go!"
Xie Chenkun didn't even look at the people of the Blood Sword Sect, coldly snorted, and said to the members of the Heavenly Sword Faction.
Then, he waved his hand to summon the Flying Shuttle magic treasure, allowing everyone to board it, and piloted the shuttle skyward, transforming into a long rainbow, disappearing from the Blood Sword Sect's sight in an instant.
The sinister elder watched as Mu Jinyu and the others left, snorted angrily, and said, "Great Elder, even if they intend to fight desperately, what do we have to fear? Why retreat?"
As his words fell,
The previously unseen Great Elder of the Blood Sword Sect finally appeared before everyone.
The Great Elder looked just like an ordinary old farmer, dressed in coarse linen clothing, skinny and inconspicuous.
However, no one present dared to underestimate him!
The Great Elder sighed and said, "Although they're in our sect and we can use the Mountain Protection Array to keep them all here, our Blood Sword Sect would suffer great damage, potentially allowing Beixue Mountain Villa and Liuyun Sect to take advantage. Besides, this matter is our fault to begin with, so letting them gain this step is no harm."
Everyone was silent, unable to speak.
Then the Supreme Elders all angrily glared at the sinister and friendly elders, their eyes filled with hostility.
If it hadn't been for their intention to plot against Mu Jinyu and let him fall in the Blood Essence Pool to seize the Bi Fang Cauldron, they wouldn't have been forced down by the Heavenly Sword Faction.
The Great Elder didn't bother with this. He recalled Mu Jinyu's eye signals to Xie Chenkun and felt there was something strange about them but couldn't pinpoint exactly what.
Not being able to figure it out, he assumed Mu Jinyu didn't want the sides to genuinely clash and was just looking to make a profit?
He wasn't aware that the Blood Essence Crystal from the Blood Essence Pool had already been excavated by Mu Jinyu.
If he knew this, he wouldn't be considering reconciliation but would immediately chase after them vowing to annihilate the Heavenly Sword Faction before he could call himself human!
Unfortunately, by the time they discovered the change in the Blood Essence Pool, it was too late!
...
On a high mountain outside the Blood Sword Sect gates.
The high-ranking elders of Liuyun Sect and others saw Mu Jinyu leaving on the Flying Shuttle and couldn't help but sigh in regret.
"Sigh, it's a pity..."
They originally thought, knowing the Heavenly Sword Faction had left without protecting Mu Jinyu and intended to wait for Mu Jinyu to finish cultivating and leave the Blood Sword Sect before secretly sending assassins to kill him and snatch the Bi Fang Cauldron.
Don't mind their strength, just at the seventh to eighth layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, daring to ambush Mu Jinyu, who defeated the Fanxu Realm's Dao Wuming!
They even annihilated the Mingyue Valley with its many Fanxu Realm experts; Mu Jinyu wasn't even in the Fanxu Realm, even if he was, they wouldn't fear!
Ahead of time, using the Spiritual Treasure to lay a Killing Formation, once Mu Jinyu was plotted against, he couldn't escape even if he sprouted wings!
Sadly, Mu Jinyu didn't leave alone but with the Heavenly Sword Faction's people on the Flying Shuttle, making it not so easy to plot against him!
They could only leave regretfully.
Plot slowly again!
...
On the Flying Shuttle.
Faced with the concerned inquiries from Xie Chenkun and the elders, Mu Jinyu informed them of the several incidents he encountered at the Blood Sword Sect and his speculations.
Xie Chenkun's face immediately sank after hearing Mu Jinyu's words, his fists clenched tightly, and he said, "I never expected them to be so bold! They truly dared to attack you!"
He clearly understood now, his initial guess was correct, the Blood Sword Sect intended to harm Mu Jinyu as he was breaking through to the Fanxu Realm and then create the illusion of him failing to break through and perishing to deceive them!
Elder Cheng and the elders of the Heavenly Sword Faction were also furious, clamoring to return and initiate war with the Blood Sword Sect!
Mu Jinyu laughed and said, "Sect Leader, it's nothing, this slight grievance doesn't matter, ultimately I'm the one who gained the advantage, leaving them with nothing but losses!"
"Indeed!" Several elders who actually didn't want bloodshed with the Blood Sword Sect nodded in agreement and speculated:
"You mentioned when you were about to break through, a massive surge of Spiritual Energy suddenly rushed into your body, indicating they employed at least five hundred Top-Quality Spirit Stones in their formation against you, plus you drained the Blood Essence Pool dry, they truly suffered great losses!"
Xie Chenkun and Elder Cheng's expressions softened a bit upon hearing this.
But in their hearts, they still felt Mu Jinyu had been wronged, and such compensation still let the Blood Sword Sect off too easily!
Seeing Xie Chenkun's expression still not great, Mu Jinyu chuckled and said, "That's not all they've lost..."
With that, he took out the Bi Fang Cauldron, lifted the lid, and let them see the enormous Blood Essence Crystal inside!
"What is this?!"
Xie Chenkun and others leaned in, looking puzzled at the dazzling ruby-like Blood Essence Crystal inside the Bi Fang Cauldron.
Xie Chenkun felt the immense Qi-Blood Power and Elemental Qi contained within the Blood Essence Crystal and his expression changed dramatically; he looked at Mu Jinyu with disbelief and said:
"This... isn't this the Blood Essence Crystal from the bottom of the Blood Essence Pool? You... you excavated it?!"
The numerous elders, curiously examining the Blood Essence Crystal, were also frozen in shock upon hearing Xie Chenkun's words!