Miao Xianyu was extremely nervous.
Mu Yun's expression kept changing – one moment ferocious, the next relaxed, then thoughtful. She had absolutely no clue what was going on.
Seeing Mu Yun's eyes closed, his long hair tied back with a wisp of hair partially obscuring his profile,
Miao Xianyu suddenly realized that Mu Yun was actually quite handsome!
"How come I didn't notice before?"
"Noticed what?"
Before Miao Xianyu could finish speaking, Mu Yun suddenly opened his eyes and smiled slightly. "Have you noticed that your mentor is getting more and more handsome, and you're starting to like him?"
"Pah! I don't like you at all!" Unexpectedly, Mu Yun suddenly woke up, and Miao Xianyu's face flushed red.
"Oh? So you admit that your mentor is getting more and more handsome?"
"No way!"
Caught off guard, Miao Xianyu was momentarily flustered. She pulled out a yellowed book and snorted, "Here you go, you greedy devil, this is the Eight Desolations Chant!"
"Eight Desolations Chant!"
Hearing those three words, Mu Yun immediately perked up.
However, when his gaze fell upon the martial technique, Mu Yun's expression turned somewhat strange.
The yellowed book was clearly quite old, but the three characters on it were not in the script of the current Heavenly Fortune Continent.
Moreover, the second and third characters were significantly separated, with two other characters faintly visible in between, though unclear.
In his previous life, Mu Yun had conquered a great world and had seen these scripts before. He murmured, "Eight Desolate Life and Death Seal!"
Opening the martial technique, Mu Yun was immediately immersed in it.
The script wasn't drastically different from that of the Heavenly Fortune Continent, but the fact that Dongfang Yu could comprehend its depth through this martial technique was truly remarkable.
It should be understood that in a martial technique, a single mistake in a character could drastically alter its meaning.
It must be said that Dongfang Yu, practicing a martial technique he barely recognized, to such a level was truly reckless.
"The Eight Desolations Life and Death Seal is divided into four seals. When the four seals are combined, the Eight Desolations Life and Death, the life and death of heaven and earth!"
As Mu Yun carefully read the martial technique, he became increasingly engrossed, completely forgetting Miao Xianyu beside him.
"The first seal, the Shattering Seal, shatters the martial artist's meridians, severing their life force and destroying their meridians. Its power is so great that it can kill those of higher levels!"
"The second seal, the Heaven-Covering Seal, covers the sky and earth, covering the martial artist's abilities and extinguishing their aura!"
"The third seal, the Desolate Life and Death Seal, extinguishes life and death, the Eight Desolations of the world!"
"The fourth seal, the Eight Desolations Heaven Seal, seals the Eight Desolations, encompassing heaven and earth!
" "The Eight Desolations Life and
Death Seal is indeed powerful!" After carefully examining the Eight Desolations Life and Death Seal, Mu Yun realized
the immense power of this martial technique.
High-level Yellow Rank?
Mu Yun could sense that within the tenth level of the Physical Body Realm, no one could possibly withstand this martial technique unless they advanced to the tenth level of the Spiritual Aperture Realm, opening the ten major acupoints in their body and storing a massive amount of true essence.
"My great effort to obtain you wasn't in vain!"
He had acquired several thousand spirit stones, a few martial arts manuals, and numerous ordinary artifacts from killing the four black-robed figures, Jin Dong, Dongfang Yu, and others.
However, in Mu Yun's eyes, none of it compared to the power of the Eight Desolations Life and Death Seal.
"Now let's try the first seal—Shatter Seal!"
With that, Mu Yun closed his eyes again, completely ignoring Miao Xianyu beside him.
Miao Xianyu, meanwhile, was pouting deeply.
Ignoring the beautiful woman beside her, she stared blankly at a tattered old book, her expression shifting between surprise and laughter.
"You big fool!"
Ignoring Mu Yun, Miao Xianyu began toying with the spirit stones and ordinary artifacts she had obtained from Jin Dong, Dongfang Yu, and the others.
"Shatter Seal, shatters a martial artist's meridians, severs their life force. The power of this seal lies in its ability to condense and circulate true essence within the body, ensuring that each strand of true essence remains stable!"
Lost in thought, Mu Yun's hand slowly moved.
His current aptitude is vastly different from before, now possessing the potential of a genius, and his comprehension and action are extraordinary.
"Shatter Seal, open!"
With a low shout, a rotating seal slowly condensed between Mu Yun's hands.
The seal was entirely black, swirling like a vortex.
However, the instant the black seal formed, Miao Xianyu suddenly felt a deathly aura wash over her.
"So powerful!"
She had witnessed Dongfang Yu's Eight Desolations Life and Death Seal, but compared to the Shatter Seal Mu Yun was currently using, Dongfang Yu's Shatter Seal seemed not only vastly inferior, but its aura was also more than ten times weaker.
Yet, Mu Yun had only been practicing this martial art for less than half a day!
"Hoo..."
Half an hour later, the black seal in Mu Yun's hands slowly dissipated, and the destructive aura emanating from him gradually dissipated as well.
"Shatter Seal, shattering a martial artist's meridians, severing their life force, truly powerful!" After a long while, a sharp glint still shone in Mu Yun's eyes.
"Master Mu…"
A somewhat resentful voice sounded in his ear, reminding Mu Yun that he wasn't alone in the cave
.
"Master Mu, you've been cultivating for most of the day! Do you know I've been guarding you here for ages!" Miao Xianyu complained.
"Shh…"
Before Miao Xianyu could finish her sentence, Mu Yun suddenly made a shushing gesture.
"What are you doing?"
"There are people outside!"
Mu Yun stood up, walked to the cave entrance, and peered out through the cracks in the rocks.
"There are no people, Master Mu, you…"
Miao Xianyu's words trailed off as she froze.
Outside the cave, dozens of people stood scattered about. Most were at the fourth or fifth level of the Physical Body Realm, while the two leading figures, who looked similar, were at the sixth level of the Physical Body Realm, the Condensing Meridian Realm.
"Mu Lang, that Mu Yun not only made my grandfather kneel, but he also made your grandfather lose face in the family, even trying to make him eat shit in front of everyone!"
A young man behind the two suddenly spoke.
Muhara!
The figure was familiar to Mu Yun; it was Mu Yuan, the man whose three fingers he had broken.
"This time, my great-grandfather and grandfather invited the Seven Fiends of Liushan. Although only four of them remain, with their combined strength, even if Mu Yun were at the fifth level of Qi Condensation, or even the Pulse Condensation Realm, he definitely wouldn't escape!"
Mu Yuan said smugly. "Moreover, Dongfang Yu is also involved this time. There's no way Mu Yun will survive!"
Ever since Mu Yun had broken three of his fingers, Mu Yuan's hatred had surged to the heavens. He constantly thought about how to kill Mu Yun.
Fortunately, this time, with so many powerful figures involved, Mu Yun was doomed!
He was very proud, proud that his grandfather had been able to get Dongfang Yu to kill Mu Yun. The Mu family's position in Beiyun City was unchallenged, and the position of his grandfather Mu Fengqing's lineage was even more inviolable.
"Are you done talking? Useless trash!"
No sooner had Mu Yuan finished speaking than one of the two youths in front of him, the slightly taller one, couldn't help but sneer, "Mu Yuan, I have to say, Mu Yun is useless, at least he's at the fifth level of the Physical Body Condensation Realm, while you? You're still stuck at the fourth level of the Strong Breath Realm, aren't you even worse than trash?"
"You..."
"Alright, Mu Qing, we're all brothers!" the other, more robust youth, interrupted.
"I don't have a brother who's been stuck in the intermediate class for two years!" Mu Qing sneered, disdainfully saying, "The disciples of the Second Elder's lineage are getting worse with each generation!"
"You..."
Hearing Mu Qing's words, Mu Yuan trembled, but couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
Mu Lang and Mu
Qing were brothers, and from the First Elder's lineage.
Yet, both of them were truly the chosen ones.
Mu Lang, at seventeen years old, is at the peak of the sixth level of the Qi Condensation Realm and is about to enter the Qi Condensation Realm. The rules of Beiyun Academy stipulate that once someone enters the Qi Condensation Realm, they can enter the advanced class to receive better instructors and martial arts techniques.
Mu Qing, also about to turn seventeen, is also at the Qi Condensation Realm. Although slightly weaker than his older brother, he is still exceptionally talented.
In the entire Beiyun Academy's intermediate class, the two brothers are renowned and are the pride of the Mu family.
"Stop arguing!"
Seeing the growing tension between the two, Mu Lang frowned. "This time, with the Four Fiends of Liushan, Jin Dong, and Dongfang Yu making their move, Mu Yun will definitely die without a burial place. Now, the most urgent task is to find Mu Yun and Dongfang Yu!"
"Mu Yun has been silent for ten years, and his sudden rise to power must mean he possesses some extraordinary treasure. We can't let Dongfang Yu and the others get away with it!"
"Yes, yes, that's right!" Mu Yuan chimed in.
Seeing Mu Yuan's fawning expression, Mu Qing scoffed, "Tch, it's all because you're incompetent. I don't know what your grandfather was thinking. If he wanted to kill Mu Yun, I would have done it myself. Why bother asking the Four Fiends of Liushan..."
"Hehe..."
However, just as the group was discussing, a piercing giggle suddenly rang out without warning.
The voice seemed very close to them, as if it were right next to them.
"Who?"
Hearing the laughter, Mu Yuan and the others immediately tensed up.
"The piece of trash you've been talking about!"
A loud bang rang out, and the cave behind them exploded open, revealing two figures slowly emerging.
It was Mu Yun and Miao Xianyu.
Looking at Miao Xianyu, who couldn't stop laughing beside him, Mu Yun was speechless. Couldn't this little girl just be quiet for a moment?
"Mu Yun!"
"Mu Yun, it's you!"
"You're actually not dead?"
Seeing Mu Yun, the three of them were stunned.
"Shouldn't you be dead already?" Seeing Mu Yun, Mu Yuan couldn't believe it. His eyes widened as he stared at Mu Yun, as if he had seen a ghost.
Hearing Mu Yuan's words, Mu Qing cursed him inwardly as an idiot.
The fact that Mu Yun was standing there meant either he had discovered the pursuit and was hiding here
, or his presence proved he wasn't hiding.
That meant Dongfang Yu and his group's attack had failed!
Failed? How could that be?
On the other side, Mu Lang also realized this, his brows furrowing even deeper.