Da Xuan Martial Saint

However, Chen Mu's demeanor showed no change.

Now, his state of mind had reached the realm of a still water without a trace, where greed, anger, ignorance, love, joy, sorrow, and resentments all arose from the heart and fell with it, all controllable at will. Even the greatest temptation could not unsettle his composure, not even the holy Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect could influence his emotions, as the presence or absence of desire was entirely within his own heart.

"The skills of the Hehuan Sect you've practiced are quite good, Hua Nongying is not your equal, and even Hua Nongyue should be slightly inferior to you,"

Chen Mu commented evenly.

Talents emerge with each new generation; this Su Qianqian's abilities are slightly stronger than those of Hua Nongyue. In the future, she should have the potential to rank among the top five, or even the top three on the list of rising stars. If there were no figure like Zuo Qianqiu in her generation, even reaching first place would not be out of the question.

However, Chen Mu now viewed the list of rising talent with the attitude of an elder in the Martial World towards the younger generation. Su Qianqian, in her time, would have been a talent whom he, before mastering Qiankun, would have found difficult to match. But now, with a single glance, he could clearly see the skills and Martial Body she cultivated; almost nothing could be concealed from him.

Feeling the sweep of Chen Mu's gaze as if it saw through to every part of her, from the outer sect skills she painstakingly practiced to the Artistic Conception, Su Qianqian's cheeks flushed with a light red, yet she did not shy away.

"Elder Sister Ying and Elder Sister Yue each cultivate half of Yin Yang. Together, they can evolve the Yin Yang Rotation. In the future, I may not be able to match up to the two sisters," Su Qianqian spoke coyly.

Hua Nongying and Hua Nongyue were the true inheritors of the previous generation, her senior sisters. She had been under their care many times in the past and had never thought about competing with them. However, hearing Chen Mu mention Hua Nongying and Hua Nongyue, she couldn't help but recall those early stories circulating within the sect, and her gaze towards Chen Mu flickered.

Back then,

when Hua Nongying went to Yu County, it was said that Chen Mu had not yet reached the Five Viscera Realm, and was just an unknown official in that small place. She was astonished when she first heard of this.

Who could have foreseen that an official from such a small place would, in less than a decade, become the number one Grandmaster renowned throughout the Cold North? Even Hua Nongying, who knew Chen Mu the earliest, could not have predicted this. When she heard the news in the Outer Sea, she must have been shocked for quite some time.

"To evolve Yin Yang together is their unique advantage, and not easily replicated...Well, is there anything else?"

Chen Mu looked at Su Qianqian and asked.

Su Qianqian's small hand reached into her sleeve, gently pulled out a piece of letter paper, and respectfully handed it over to Chen Mu, saying, "This is a letter from Protector Xia for you."

"Hmm."

Chen Mu did not ask why Xia Yu'r did not come in person, he merely extended his hand to take the letter.

Seeing Chen Mu's unchanged expression, just watching her without any further change in his gaze, Su Qianqian felt a twinge of regret in her heart, but still bowed respectfully and said,

"The letter and items have been delivered. If the Peak Master has no further instructions, then I will take my leave."

When she came, Xia Yuye had told her that if Chen Mu was interested, she should not hesitate, as staying by Chen Mu's side to serve was a rare opportunity. Although Hua Nongying and Hua Nongyue had been before her, they were only tasked with errands by Chen Mu. Besides, given Chen Mu's current status, it was nothing unusual for two generations of true inheritors to serve him.

Chen Mu watched Su Qianqian leave, his heart untouched by ripples.

To him now, whether to indulge in desire was a matter of wanting or not wanting, not of being able or unable to. He was no longer the lowly clerk struggling for survival in the bottom rungs of Yu County. He held no apprehensions towards the Hehuan Sect. Moreover, he was not one who enjoyed sinking into pleasures of the flesh; otherwise, he would have already experienced the Hehuan twins, Hua Nongying and Hua Nongyue.

Of course, there was another reason for his restraint: he always saw people as people. Whether the Hehuan twins, Hua Nongying and Hua Nongyue, or the young inheritor Su Qianqian, he never regarded them as playthings.

To put it simply,

even the beggars on the roadside, the common people at the bottom, and the impoverished elderly were all living people in his eyes. Unlike most Grandmasters who saw the lower class as livestock or trash, no matter how high his status, this perspective would never change. After all, he had climbed his way up from the very bottom, not born with power and status.

Someday in the future, he would definitely go to Central Prefecture, to see for himself what that Da Xuan Dynasty Court at the center of the world was really like, whether it could still govern and care for the common people worldwide. If there was someone who knew the hardships of the people and the difficulties of the world, with the ability to manage the affairs of the world, then he might not seek to redefine the land and create a new Qiankun. After all, with his current status, he viewed everything rather indifferently, including the throne that ruled over the Ninety-Nine State.

If it can be regulated, then it shall be so.

If not, then he would overturn the cauldron and start anew.

Of course, it is still too early to consider these matters now; he had yet to take that step. At least until he truly entered the Blood Exchange Realm and no longer feared any powerful being in the world, he would then contemplate these matters.

Chen Mu quickly collected his thoughts and looked at the letter in his hand. After opening it and glancing over it briefly, he saw it was not very long, just a few lines, but it was about the intelligence and recent situation of Hua Nongying and Hua Nongyue in the Outer Sea.