Da Xuan Martial Saint

Chapter 675: Chapter 385: Master of Blood Hidden Pavilion!_3

Yet he was not afraid; although he specialized in the art of assassination and was known as the King of Dusk, the peak assassin of his time, he was himself one of the top Blood Exchange Realm experts in the world. Even though he was not a peerless Celestial Human, in the eyes of many Blood Exchange Realm experts, his dangerousness was not inferior to those of the lower-ranked Celestial Human experts.

Swish, swish.

The Master of Xue Yin Tower lifted his right hand as if it were insubstantial, almost like a wisp of cloud smoke, and in an instant, it seemed he had struck out hundreds, perhaps thousands of times, each palm strike silent and seemingly powerless. But when combined, they formed an invisible curtain.

Thousand Curtain Cloud Palm!

Almost in the next moment, Chen Mu’s Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal suddenly smashed into the Thousand Curtain Cloud Palm, immediately causing the whole cloud curtain to cave in, like a fabric being pushed inward and stretched deep.

Sounds of ripping fabric incessantly arose, almost continuous, and visibly, the layers of curtains upon the cloud curtain could not withstand the pressure and were torn apart, with the rate of disintegration accelerating until they were completely destroyed!

Bang!!

The palm of the Master of Xue Yin Tower eventually clashed with Chen Mu’s Fist Seal.

Under that strange mask, his features were obscured, but he let out a stifled groan as if he had suffered a significant loss, stumbling backward and then shooting back like a cannonball, vanishing into nothingness in an instant, along with the earth-shattering killing intent that had also completely disappeared.

“…”

Chen Mu did not pursue, but simply stood his ground, maintaining his Fist Seal and slowly relaxing his stance.

Master of Xue Yin Tower.

Though an extreme practitioner of the path of hidden assassination, naturally, he would suffer when directly clashing with Chen Mu’s Heaven and Earth Wheel Seal. And while his methods were genuinely unpredictable, making him a figure on par with Yin Heng, perhaps even more troublesome, defeating him in a head-on fight would not be difficult, but to execute him at will, that would be a feat not even some Celestial Humans could accomplish.

Chen Mu had no interest in wasting time with the Master of Xue Yin Tower. However, this sudden assassination attempt confirmed the previously faint perception he had—it was not an illusion; indeed the man had been following him.

He had just left the mountains.

Even on the journey to Yu County, he had concealed his presence, silent as a shadow, yet within ten days, he had drawn the brazen assassination attempt of the Master of Xue Yin Tower. Indeed, traveling the world would never be peaceful.

But Chen Mu’s heart was rid of fear, not because he believed he was invincible, but because in the past, when his Cultivation Realm was still low, he had been forced to endure, secretly cultivating in hiding. Now, as one of the top experts in the world, with few able to surpass him, if he still harbored concerns, how could he hope to rule over the vast Qiankun?

Chen Mu shifted his gaze and turned to look at Yu Jiujiang, who was still in the courtyard not far away. Seeing that the old man was not physically harmed, merely a bit shaken, Chen Mu felt somewhat relieved.

“There’s no need to panic; the assailant has retreated.”

Chen Mu spoke to soothe.

Although the skirmish was as turbulent as a storm, it was a true world-shocking battle. But precisely because he and the Master of Xue Yin Tower were among the top experts of their time, the release of their power was concentrated at a single point and did not leak out in the slightest. As a result, the few exchanges did not even cause damage to the nearby walls and lanes.

The grand spectacle was more a clash of two Artistic Conceptions, an invisible confrontation of martial wills. Although Yu Jiujiang was affected, he wasn’t the direct target of the conflict, and as a person once versed in the ways of Kan Water, his Artistic Conception had not diminished with age. Being above mere commonality, he had not suffered any irreversible damage.

Upon hearing Chen Mu’s words,

Yu Jiujiang gradually came back to his senses from the shock. Although he was a centenarian accustomed to all sights, he still felt a chill down his spine; only when he saw Chen Mu unharmed did his heart settle a bit.

After he recovered, his mind was a tumult of emotions; recalling that terrifying moment. Although he had his suspicions, he couldn’t help but ask softly, “Was that person just now… perhaps…?”

“It should be him, no doubt.”

Chen Mu nodded slightly and said, “There are few who could have cultivated the path of assassination to such an extent, aside from those of the Blood Concealment lineage.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Jiujiang couldn’t help but take a breath.

Master of Xue Yin Tower!

To him, this was definitely one of the most terrifying figures of the era. Even in his youth, at his peak, the Master was an untouchable entity for him, the leader of the Blood Hidden Pavilion, a Sect of Assassins that terrorized the lands.

That was someone capable of contending with the Supreme of the Seven Profound Sect, a figure that could make any Grandmaster blanch, a fearsome existence that even Blood Exchange Realm warriors would speak of with trepidation!

But after coming to his senses and seeing Chen Mu safe and sound, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of shock. That was the Master of Xue Yin Tower’s assassination attempt, probably the most terrifying assassination of the current world, yet Chen Mu came through it unscathed, dealing with it composedly!

Over the years, he had heard rumors about Chen Mu. After learning of the events at Earthly Abyss, he was incredibly shocked, but those were not witnessed firsthand, thus feeling a bit distant.

But now,

Having personally seen the Master of Xue Yin Tower’s world-shocking assassination attempt foiled before Chen Mu, Yu Jiujiang, though of advanced age, felt an unrest in his heart that he could not quell.

The young man who once needed his protection, who relied on the Yu Family for a place to slowly cultivate, had indeed become a powerful figure capable of walking the earth at will, one of the Blood Exchange Realm warriors.