Mu Jinyu left Mu Hongchen's office and returned to his own office.
He began to meticulously study the data on these hidden realm powerhouses listed on the Divine Rankings.
Truthfully, having killed Ye Chen and made an enemy of Ye Wushuang, ranked seventh on the Divine Rankings, Mu Jinyu wasn't particularly worried, yet he didn't completely disregard Ye Wushuang either.
After all, the other had always been among the top ten on the Divine Rankings, while his grandfather, the Old Dragon King, had only peaked at ninth and later fell to the twenty-eighth rank, which clearly demonstrated Ye Wushuang's strength.
Even when hunting a rabbit, a lion uses all its strength, not to mention, Mu Jinyu didn't consider himself a lion. He had only recently entered the God Realm, how could he compare to those senior predecessors?
Moreover, they had managed to rank among the top ten in the Divine Rankings even during the era of declining Spiritual Energy. Now that Spiritual Energy was reviving, their cultivation was likely to increase even more swiftly.
Mu Jinyu felt that without the help of Xiang Mantang, his chances of winning were probably not high.
This was also why Mu Jinyu hadn't shared the remaining Spiritual Medicines and the half Spirit Stone in the sack with Gu Xiyan and the others.
He planned to significantly enhance his own strength and aim to reach the top five of the Divine Rankings in a short period, only then could he take care of his wives.
He opened the file.
What caught his eye first was the number one powerhouse on the Divine Rankings.
Li Zhexiong!
An unparalleled swordsman, Sword Maniac, a man who had lived his life without a wife or children, without friends or enemies, his strength unfathomable, his swordsmanship had reached a transcendental realm, turning all things like grass, wood, bamboo, and stone into his sword...
His ultimate goal was the Sword Control Technique! He could decapitate someone from a thousand miles away.
His latest achievement was from fifty years ago when, for some unknown reason, he engaged in combat and eventually defeated a top-five contender of the Divine Rankings, subsequently rising to the top, becoming the number one on the Divine Rankings.
Since then, he hadn't made a move, and his whereabouts were unknown.
Most likely, he had gone to Kunlun Ruins to seek the Sword Control Technique...
Extremely dangerous!
Divine Rankings second, Yu Shenfeng!
Formerly the strongest on the Divine Rankings, originally the Slaughter Redemption Slayer Lord, who stepped down after being defeated by Li Zhexiong and passed on the position of Slayer Lord to his disciple, and then disappeared...
Extremely dangerous!
Divine Rankings third, Zhuo Yue!
With an invincible iron fist capable of moving mountains, tutored by an unknown master. His peak achievement was once fighting against five warriors of the Divine Realm alone without defeat, even killing one of them. He had been a strong contender for the first rank of the Divine Rankings.
Only after losing to Yu Shenfeng did he become second, and after Li Zhexiong's dominant rise, he moved to third.
He appeared once in the Southern Sea thirty years ago, now his whereabouts are unclear...
Extremely dangerous!
Divine Rankings fourth...
Mu Jinyu, while still mildly interested in the top three, paid less attention to the fourth, fifth, and sixth.
They were merely subordinates defeated by Li Zhexiong, after all.
Their brilliant records weren't that impressive either. Since he had no enmity with them, there was no need to pay too much attention!
Divine Rankings seventh, Ye Wushuang!
A genius of the Sword Realm, second only to Li Zhexiong, with a brilliant record. He engaged with five Divine Realm warriors and withdrew at ease. Although he didn't counter-kill like Zhuo Yue, he was still not to be underestimated.
In one battle where he was besieged by three Divine Realm warriors, he used his sword to kill all three. Someone noticed that his swordsmanship bore some resemblance to Li Zhexiong, leading to speculation that they might share some connection.
Possibly a mentor-disciple relationship?
Unconfirmed.
Currently resides in a simple hut in Shennongjia, diligently refining his swordsmanship, aiming to dominate the Divine Rankings first place!
...
The information on Ye Wushuang was not extensive.
It merely recorded some witnessed achievements, but no one knew of his individual challenges.
Therefore, the seventh place on the Divine Rankings might not reflect his true strength.
The speculation that he might have some connection with Li Zhexiong also surprised Mu Jinyu.
He grew even more cautious of Ye Wushuang.
Thus, Mu Jinyu decided not to waste any more time. He took out two Rushing Spirit Grasses from the sack, called over Mei Yinxue and Zhu Yeqing to hand them over, and then prepared to enter seclusion.
Zhu Yeqing wasn't exactly his subordinate, and Mu Jinyu wouldn't have given her the Rushing Spirit Grass normally, but since she had also given him two-thirds of the Spirit Stones, he naturally had to reciprocate.
After explaining the effects of the Rushing Spirit Grass to the two women, Mu Jinyu gravely said to Mei Yinxue, "Alright, I am going to be in seclusion for a while. Don't contact me unless it's necessary."
When Mei Yinxue heard Mu Jinyu's words, she initially thought he was deliberately avoiding them women, which was a bit too much for her, and she wanted to tease him about it.
However, seeing Mu Jinyu's serious expression mixed with a bit of urgency, she guessed that the group who had recently chased after Zhu Yeqing was probably not to be underestimated.
But Dragon King Hall was already one of the global Top Ten Organizations. Who else could make him so cautious?
Mei Yinxue didn't know, but she also felt a sense of urgency and planned to focus on her own cultivation as well.
After Mei Yinxue and Zhu Yeqing left,
Mu Jinyu immediately closed the door and took out various Spiritual Medicines from the sack.
He grabbed a herb with vigorous branches and leaves and stuffed it into his mouth. Instantly, he felt a fiery Spiritual Power coursing through his body. He quickly sat down cross-legged and began to circulate his Cultivation Technique to refine the medicine's power.
After spending over an hour, Mu Jinyu finally refined the Spiritual Power in the medicine into his own True Essence Power, then spent another two hours removing the residual medicinal power unfit for absorption!
The process was troublesome.
Mu Jinyu lamented that he wasn't well-versed in Alchemy.
Otherwise, he could have just started an alchemy furnace, discard the unsuitable medicinal power as residue, and refine each pill with no side effects to consume. That would have been truly exhilarating!
As it was, the medicinal power was mixed with Spiritual Power. While absorbing Spiritual Power, he inevitably absorbed the medicinal power as well, making its removal quite troublesome.
Shaking his head slightly, Mu Jinyu picked up the large piece of Spirit Stone and began to refine and absorb it.
Compared to Spiritual Medicine, the Spiritual Energy contained in Spirit Stones was purer, truly having no side effects when absorbed. This might be better than handling poorly refined pills that contained significant Pill Poison.
The only drawback of the Spirit Stone might be their rarity.
Quickly, time quietly passed during Mu Jinyu's seclusion.
Before long, half a month had passed.
"Huu..."
Mu Jinyu exhaled a long breath and opened his eyes, a brilliant light flickering within them before settling down.
"Crack, crackle!"
Mu Jinyu unraveled his cross-legged sitting position and stood up, causing a series of cracking sounds from his bones.
"Very good, my current strength should be in the Mid Stage of the Divine Realm, and it has stabilized. I wonder how much weaker I am compared to that Ye Wushuang?"
Mu Jinyu felt his own strength and murmured:
"Ye Wushuang has been a strong contender in the Divine Realm for decades. Given the environment under the revival of Spiritual Energy, living in Shennongjia with no shortage of Spiritual Medicines, his strength is probably in the Advanced Divine Realm or even the Peak of the Divine Realm?"
The sense of urgency in Mu Jinyu's heart grew as he cultivated.
He was even somewhat impatient, wanting to call Xiang Mantang back to stabilize the situation.
But Xiang Mantang was currently handling a significant matter, completely resolving the dark unrest, and he did not want to hold Xiang Mantang back, so he refrained from contacting him.
The only good news over these half a month was that Ye Wushuang had not come knocking.
Perhaps Ye Wushuang had been residing in Shennongjia for so long, making it difficult to receive the news of Ye Chen's death? Or perhaps he was also using this era to race against time and enhance his own strength?
And thus did not wish to waste time at Dragon King Hall for a few unworthy disciples?
Mu Jinyu was unclear about the specific reasons, but it was good news nonetheless.
He took out his phone to check if there were any significant events today that required him to come out of retreat.
Then he saw a message from Mu Hongchen sent three hours ago stating that Xiang Mantang had finished sweeping the globe, not finding a single demon, and was preparing to return.