Da Xuan Martial Saint-Chapter 774 - 428: An Enemy Not to Be Made

He would have to truly step into the Blood Exchange Realm, or even achieve Unity of Heaven and Man, before he could attempt to understand the void’s mysteries.

The Xunmu Cave Heaven behind him was now a living hell, with the core settlement of the Spirit People Race breached. Many grandmasters from Da Xuan and the Outer Sea had swept through the cave heaven like a wild storm, as if it were uninhabited.

Chen Mu, however, had little interest in this, as he had nearly acquired all the rarest resources of the entire Xunmu Cave Heaven. Even if grandmasters like Jiang Han turned the cavern upside down, the resources they gathered would likely not match a tenth of what he had obtained. Plus, with the short half-day remaining, he was even less interested in plundering.

By comparison,

he found the boundary of the Xunmu Cave Heaven more intriguing. Even though he couldn’t comprehend the void’s profound secrets, facing the world’s edge and the vast nothingness beyond could still provide some inscrutable insights.

“The Da Xuan World should lay beyond this void, not far from the Xunmu Cave Heaven, yet I’m completely unable to detect and sense it…” Chen Mu mused as he gazed into the void.

Based on the previous path through the void channel taken from the Outer Sea into the Xunmu Cave Heaven, there seemed to be hardly any distance between the two; they almost touched each other. Yet even so, he couldn’t perceive the existence of the Da Xuan World at all unless he ripped the void open himself.

The distance and dimensions within the void could be an entirely different concept from the inner world.

No wonder only at specific times of the Void Tide could a channel be created that connects the Outer Sea with the Xunmu Cave Heaven. The tide might not only weaken the barriers of the void, but the void itself might also undergo some mysterious changes.

Chen Mu pondered to himself.

While he stood with his hands behind his back, seemingly aloof as he observed the void, suddenly, a voice came from behind.

“Peak Master Chen.”

The voice was gentle and soft but also restrained and disciplined. It belonged to Liu Qingyan, an elder of the Hehuan Sect.

She approached from behind, giving Chen Mu a nod as a greeting, “I am Liu Qingyan, and I apologize for troubling Peak Master Chen. Previously, with the situation being so turbulent, I missed the chance to formally greet you.”

As an elder of the Hehuan Sect’s Outer Sea branch, she was well-informed about the incidents within the Da Xuan region and was aware of the relationship between Chen Mu and the Hehuan Sect. Although the Hehuan Sect hadn’t explicitly picked a side, they had early on formed a good connection. Even her entry into the Xunmu Cave Heaven was in part to establish relations with Chen Mu.

It was just that earlier, Chen Mu had concealed his identity. Although she had her suspicions, naturally, she couldn’t disclose them. And after Chen Mu’s battle with the Spiritual Ancestor Ling Huan, events had changed rapidly, leaving no time for exchanges with him.

Now,

as the Xunmu Cave Heaven was mostly pacified, there were far fewer reservations.

“Elder Liu is too polite. I heard from Nongyue and Nongying that you entered the Xunmu Cave Heaven, intending to obtain the Sea Calming Pearl from the Dragonwood Island Master on my behalf. It happened that I had come to the Outer Sea and planned to retrieve it myself. I didn’t manage to discuss this in advance with Elder Liu, causing you to make the journey for naught.”

Chen Mu said to Liu Qingyan in a calm tone.

Though Liu Qingyan’s trip to the Xunmu Cave Heaven was for her own benefit, it was ultimately an attempt to build ties with him, not to oppose him. She had shown active goodwill, and the fact that her efforts amounted to little didn’t bother him much.

For various reasons and due to Nongyue and Nongying, the Hehuan Sect had indeed formed some good connections with him, so he was naturally not too proud to treat the Hehuan Sect’s members dismissively.

“Peak Master Chen is a genius the likes of which comes once in an era; who would not wish to form a good bond with you? I, too, came with that intent, but lacked the power and found myself in danger. I am fortunate that Peak Master Chen rescued me. Even expressing thanks is insufficient, let alone talk of the bother.”

Liu Qingyan’s voice was gentle yet controlled. As an elder who cultivated the pleasure-seeking techniques of the Hehuan Sect, she had long since mastered the art of composure. In Chen Mu’s presence, she naturally would not present any form of neglect.

“You are quite forthright.”

Chen Mu smiled candidly when he heard Liu Qingyan openly express her intention to bond with him. He then turned his gaze to the void ahead, saying softly, “Being exceptionally gifted and the focus of the world’s attention is not always a good thing. There are those like Elder Liu who wish to build ties with me, and there are those who would be pleased to see me removed. Who will have the last laugh remains an open question for now.”