Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 589: Chapter 353 Who Killed Ji Yuanshan?

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Run, run, run!

Ji Yuanshan, clad in a light-colored silk mysterious robe, tightly clutched his Spring Autumn Sword without looking back as he fled into the deep darkness, his heart roiling with tumultuous waves of shock and fear.

With a flick of his finger, Chen Mu sent the Spring Autumn Sword flying and killed a Blood Hidden Grandmaster with a single poke. Such terrifying strength was unparalleled, even among the top ten grandmasters of the world whom Ji Yuanshan had encountered before. Even if they could manage it, they could hardly do it as effortlessly as Chen Mu did, without even harnessing The Power of Heaven and Earth, relying solely on their physique and Yuan Gang True Essence.@@novelbin@@

This was a technique comparable to the Blood Exchange Realm!

A 32-year-old Qiankun Grandmaster, whose power exceeded that of ordinary grandmasters and was even nearing the Blood Exchange Realm—Ji Yuanshan was acutely aware of what this meant, hence his mind was engulfed by an unquellable tidal wave.

Run!

He must escape from this place, get out of the Earthly Abyss, and report this news to the Pavilion Master.

Never mind whether Chen Mu could dominate the world in the future; such strength at present was already terrifyingly formidable. Although he had previously considered Chen Mu a ‘variable,’ he never imagined it to be so alarmingly significant. Without swift handling, Chen Mu was destined to become a colossal threat in the future; even the centuries-old heritage of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion could be overturned because of it!

The Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion feared neither the Seven Profound Sect nor any other Sect in the Cold North, but Chen Mu was the one variable beyond Heavenly Mandate, exceeding all predictions. Furthermore, given the longstanding grudge between Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion and Chen Mu, there was no possibility of reconciliation; should Chen Mu reach the ultimate Realm, Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion would likely be the first to be settled with!

However.

Even as Ji Yuanshan took advantage of Chen Mu’s focus on killing the Blood Hidden Grandmaster and Fu Jingyuan, and fled with all his might to put hundreds of yards between them, he saw Chen Mu’s figure strolling behind him in a leisurely manner. Although he appeared to move slowly, with each step, the distance seemed to shrink dramatically, and in just a few paces, he was only tens of yards away from Ji Yuanshan’s back.

“The way of the Four Seasons, evolved from the cycles of heaven and earth, indeed has many merits. It’s a pity you only mastered Spring Autumn; you cannot experience the complete Path of Seasons. That is somewhat regrettable.”

Chen Mu’s slightly regretful voice came from behind.

When it reached Ji Yuanshan’s ears, it only made his spine chill and a feeling of imminent disaster took hold. Almost instinctively, he swung his Spring Autumn Sword with all his might, flinging a strike behind him.

Clang!!!

As the sword was swung, it came into collision with a strand of Finger Force from Chen Mu, sparking a humming noise on impact.

Chen Mu’s Finger didn’t employ the Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal, but was merely a pure manifestation of Gang True Energy transformed into a simple, ancient Finger Print, extending three feet. Every detail of the Finger Print was clearly visible, and the terrifying potential within was immeasurable.

Just a single Finger.

Boom.

The Spring Autumn Sword in Ji Yuanshan’s hand bent backward from the center once more, with the torrential Spring Autumn Sword Intent dissipated by the impact. A vast surge of force made him fly backward, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood as Chen Mu’s Finger strike almost shattered his Five Viscera and Six Viscera!

He flew backward like a rag doll for dozens of yards before heavily crashing into the silent wasteland, causing the ground to fissure and explode upon impact, creating cracks that spread outward and leaving a deep crater in their midst.

Whoosh.

Chen Mu slowly retracted his hand, taking a light step forward, then in a blink, arrived next to the crater where Ji Yuanshan had fallen, his eyes holding a faint trace of regret as they fell upon Ji Yuanshan in the pit, clutching the Spring Autumn Sword and coughing up blood.

This regret was genuine; he did wish Ji Yuanshan had been stronger, capable of wielding the power of the Four Seasons, to the level of an exceptional grandmaster, giving Chen Mu the chance to witness the force that rivaled Yin Yang and Five Elements.

Such a pity.

Ji Yuanshan, with only the control of the Spring Autumn Sword, couldn’t even withstand a mere flick of the Finger.

But after all, he was a Vice Pavilion Master of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion, one of the top grandmasters in the Cold North—it wasn’t in vain that Chen Mu had deliberately waited for a moment.

“You…”

Struggling to his feet, Ji Yuanshan’s eyes fixed on Chen Mu, knowing he stood no chance of escape. Without fear, he asked solemnly, “So when you saved those villagers outside Cangshuang Mountain Range, showing an apparent weakness, it was all deliberate, just to lure us into acting?”

“The world is filled with suffering, and it is not easy for people to survive. As for you… I never took you seriously,” Chen Mu replied from his elevated position, his voice indifferent.

“Indeed.”

A bitter look flashed in Ji Yuanshan’s eyes.

With Chen Mu’s capabilities, having become a Qiankun Grandmaster and entered the echelons of the extraordinary, it was natural he wouldn’t regard them, the grandmasters of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion, highly; not even him, the Vice Pavilion Master. Everything was just done in passing.

“So what is the current relationship between your Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion and the Blood Hidden Pavilion?” asked Chen Mu.

Ji Yuanshan snorted, “I do not know… But to you, it probably doesn’t mean much. If you can take that step one day and ascend to the ultimate realm, even if the Demon Sects of the world were to unite against you, what could they do?”

At this point,

he sighed with a tinge of regret, “The destinies prescribed by heaven cannot be completely monopolized by anyone. Even if one captures all the threads of fate, there will always be something overlooked, turning into an endless number of variables…”

“To be born human and yet unable to control one’s own destiny, while attempting to glimpse into the divine, to seize the mandate of heaven – what difference is there from the ignorant savages in the mountains, unaware of how vast the skies and earth are? The laws of nature should not be violated; those who attempt to wield the powers of heaven and earth with human strength will inevitably be devoured by them.”

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