Da Xuan Martial Saint

After reading it.

Chen Mu showed a thoughtful expression, then with a slight movement of his fingertips, the letter in his hand quietly disintegrated into dust and scattered.

"It's time to meet the people over there."

Once Chen Mu came back to his senses, his gaze gradually became indifferent.

It wasn't that he was going to set off for the Outer Sea right now. The message from Qin Mengjun was not about Su Qianqian coming to pay him a visit. A mere practitioner of the Hehuan True Inheritance meeting him certainly wouldn't warrant Qin Mengjun's messaging.

Qin Mengjun informed him that another group of people had come to the Seven Profound Sect.

They

came from the Da Xuan Dynasty Court!

Since Chen Mu's arrival in this world, from his rise from the lower echelons to this point, he had never had any real contact with the Imperial Court. Although he had been an official in Yu County in the past, Yu County and indeed the entire Yu State were governed by the Seven Profound Sect, having long been independent of the Court's appointments and jurisdiction.

The only remote contact he had with the Court was his encounter with Liu Wanzheng and Yu Shouxuan, among others, in the Earthly Abyss.

He later shared this incident with Qin Mengjun, as it rightfully pertained to her. Even if there was to be further retaliation against the Liu Family, it should be Qin Mengjun making the decisions, not something he should manage on her behalf.

The result was that Qin Mengjun remained silent for a long time afterward, choosing not to act against the Liu Family. This was not because she was kind, but because she planned to temporarily conceal from Chen Mu that, Liu Wanzheng and others including Yu Shouxuan, had died by Chen Mu's hand.

When Chen Mu acted at that time, he did so cleanly, leaving no traces behind, thus preventing any leak of information. Besides, the Earthly Abyss was fraught with dangers. It was not surprising for many grandmasters like Liu Wanzheng and Yu Shouxuan to go missing there.

However, if she were to suddenly take drastic actions against the Liu Family of the State Government Office, the Central Prefecture Imperial Court and King Liang, who backed Liu Wanzheng and Yu Shouxuan, would inevitably realize that they either perished by her hand or were killed by Chen Mu.

Currently, Chen Mu and the Da Xuan Dynasty Court, and the Eight Princes had not yet become mortal enemies.

Even though both the Court and the Eight Princes greatly feared Chen Mu's existence, the princes were hostile toward each other, tangled in complex relations, and the old emperor, being half-mad and half-lucid, had neglected the state affairs for over a decade. Even if Chen Mu posed a threat to them, it was unlikely that anyone would want to be the first to strike at him, maintaining the last shred of boundary.

Although this boundary was fragile, so weak that it could shatter at any moment, as long as it could buy some time, it was worth maintaining. Once exposed, if King Liang were to act out of fury without minding others, willing to take the lead in an attack, and if the other princes were to follow suit, then Chen Mu would face threats from all the Eight Princes!

In fact,

according to Qin Mengjun's conjectures, the current court held mixed feelings about Chen Mu's existence, especially the Eight Princes.

Compared to eliminating Chen Mu, who had just begun to rise, it would naturally be better to gain his support. Making an enemy is never as good as winning someone over, and irreversible conflicts only arise when contradictions are completely irreconcilable.

Today, Chen Mu had never shown any intentions of reshaping the realm, and there had been no direct conflicts with the Eight Princes. Compared to making an enemy of Chen Mu, the princes naturally hoped that he would stand by their side.

Even if Chen Mu could one day reach the pinnacle of Martial Arts and dominate all under heaven, making even the emperor bow down, so what?

As long as one can ascend to the throne, what does bestowing someone with the title 'Grand Preceptor' matter?

This world has always revered strength. Even people like Gongyang Yu and the Mysterious Heavenly Sect Leader were treated with great respect by the Da Xuan Dynasty Court even during its heyday, never a unified moment without division; such is the status of a supreme Celestial Human!

Even more, if Chen Mu had already reached the Blood Exchange Realm and ascended to the pinnacle of Martial Arts, becoming invincible in the world, then the Eight Princes would be competing to seek Chen Mu's support, as his will alone would decide who would take that position.

But there are still variables now, as the current Chen Mu is not yet an invincible Martial Saint of the era, still susceptible to being killed or dying en route, and no one knows what Chen Mu's intentions are regarding the Imperial Court and the Eight Princes; hence, the possibilities are extremely varied and complex, and destiny is still at its most chaotic and unclear phase.

...

Great Profound Peak,

Seven Profound Sect Sect Master's Grand Hall, where a group of several people were seated in the majestic hall.

The leader, a man with a pale face and no beard and a gentle demeanor, was obviously a court official from Central Prefecture, and the others were also dressed in court robes embroidered with patterns of cloud and crane.

Accompanying them was Qi Zhiyuan, the fourteenth generation Sect Master of the Seven Profound Sect. His demeanor was calm, holding a teacup in his hands. As the current Sect Master of the Seven Profound Sect, aside from Yin Heng, Qin Mengjun, and Chen Mu, he managed the vast expanse of Yu State, and it wasn't his first time dealing with the Court's officials, naturally able to remain composed.

However,

he also harbored a slight worry, knowing that the Court's visit this time was directly aimed at Chen Mu.

The meeting between Chen Mu and these officials from the Imperial Court might just determine the future relationship between the Seven Profound Sect and the Court, and even decide the situation in Yu State for a long time to come!

But in such matters, even though he was now the legitimate Sect Master of the Seven Profound Sect and no longer just the Acting Sect Master, he could not interfere, as the current Chen Mu, although not yet entitled as 'Supreme,' had a status no different from the two Supremes, Yin Heng and others. He had neither the right nor the capability to influence Chen Mu's intentions and thoughts.