The news of the Wu Clan's "heritage" being utterly destroyed and the cultivation of over a thousand elite disciples being entirely nullified spread like wildfire throughout the Kunlun Ruins, causing a massive uproar.
No one could believe that Mu Jinyu, wanted jointly by all major forces in the Kunlun Ruins, not only survived but even audaciously went to the Wu family to cause trouble—and succeeded.
This was truly a harsh slap in the face to Wu Xiongfei, leaving him beaten black and blue.
Upon hearing the news while still searching for Mu Jinyu's whereabouts throughout the Chu Kingdom, Wu Xiongfei spat blood on the spot in his fury.
He was indeed so angry that he spat blood.
Because the havoc wrought by Mu Jinyu had too great an impact on their Wu family, and the losses were too enormous.
In countries like the Yan Kingdom and Zhao Kingdom, the strongest practitioners barely reached the sixth layer of the Fanxu Realm, and other second-tier sects like the Blood Sword Sect and the Heavenly Sword Faction had Sect Leaders and Supreme Elders whose cultivation was not much higher than that.
Whereas his Wu family was able to dominate the Central Domain of the Kunlun Ruins precisely because his clan harbored over a thousand elite disciples whose cultivation was at the early and middle stages of the Fanxu Realm, and hundreds of core disciples at the late stage of the Fanxu Realm!
These disciples, whether or not they aim to one day enter the T Dao Realm and become a colossal power within an Immortal Sect.
Even if they maintained their current cultivation realms for life, no ordinary force would dare to challenge the Wu family.
But now, the heritage of the clan elders at the False Merged Path Realm was annihilated, the core disciples at the late stage of the Fanxu Realm were virtually wiped out, and the elite disciples at the early and middle stages of the Fanxu Realm, who could easily sweep through a swath of second-tier sects, had all their cultivation nullified by Mu Jinyu.
This strike nearly brought the Wu family to the brink of collapse.
If it weren't for Wu Xiongfei himself, a power at the late stage of the Unity Realm Stage, and many real Wu family "heritage" at the early stage of the Unity Realm Stage also searching for Mu Jinyu's whereabouts, the Wu family might have completely fallen out of the top-grade forces ranking.
Yet even so, without an outstanding young generation, the Wu family could no longer dominate the Central Domain of the Kunlun Ruins in the future.
"Mu Jinyu, I, Wu Xiongfei, swear today: If I do not kill you, my whole life will be in vain to glimpse the way of the immortals! Heaven's retribution and destruction!"
Wu Xiongfei, hair disheveled and face livid, spat blood while staggering towards Wu Family City, raising his head to roar with a hysterical oath.
"Boom!"
At that moment, thunder roared in the heavens, as if responding to Wu Xiongfei's venomous oath.
Watching the direction Wu Xiongfei left in, the Sect Leaders of various great powers, after enjoying the spectacle, couldn't help but feel a sense of apprehension rising in their hearts.
After all, the news they had heard was that Mu Jinyu had used the Hedao Heavenly Tribulation to trap and kill a large number of Wu Clan Elders. In the end, he successfully ascended to the Merging Paths realm and then proceeded to nullify the cultivation of the Wu family's disciples.
Now that Mu Jinyu had officially stepped into the early stage of the Merging Paths Realm, a power in his own right, this time it was the Wu family who suffered, but next time, could it be those who joined forces to hunt Mu Jinyu?
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help feeling somewhat worried.
They weren't worried about Mu Jinyu immediately coming to cause trouble in their clans or sects; after all, they were leaders with cultivation at the mid or even late stages of the Merging Paths Realm, while Mu Jinyu was only at the early stage, not enough to truly fear him.
If he really dared to retaliate, they could suppress him!
What worried them was the terrifying potential demonstrated by Mu Jinyu.
Not even twenty years old, and already a power at the Merging Paths Realm!
Not to say that he was unprecedented, as no one knows if there were even more monstrous geniuses in the past, but from a few thousand years ago and for a millennium henceforth... such a monster may never appear again.
And now, not yet twenty years old, having stepped into the early stage of the Merging Paths Realm; give him more time, and he would sooner or later ascend to the late stage of the Merging Paths Realm. At that time, who could withstand Mu Jinyu's revenge?
This young man has become a force to be reckoned with!
This is the point that fills the Sect Leaders of various forces with deep concern.
"Send orders, our Boundless Sect will abandon the pursuit of Mu Jinyu!"
"Our Divine Formation Sect also abandons the hunt for him."
"..."
At this moment, many major forces chose to abandon their hostility towards Mu Jinyu, relinquishing the grievances of Sect Leader successors falling to his hand, wishing to turn hostility into friendship with Mu Jinyu.
Although they were unclear whether Mu Jinyu would wish to make peace, at least, judging from the current situation, continuing to hunt Mu Jinyu was clearly not a good thing for them. As long as they couldn't eliminate Mu Jinyu in one fell swoop, once Mu Jinyu stepped into the late stage of the Merging Paths Realm, they surely wouldn't have good days ahead.
Seeing that Mu Jinyu hadn't massacred a crowd of Wu family disciples, only choosing to nullify their cultivation, they speculated that he probably didn't want to incur more blood crimes, lest unexpected circumstances arise in future Great Wind-Fire Catastrophes.
Therefore, even if unable to completely eliminate grievances with Mu Jinyu for the moment, they refrained from further antagonizing him, lest they force him to have no choice but to open up a true slaughter.
While some major forces chose to give up enmity with Mu Jinyu, some sects and families that had never suffered this kind of loss and always held their heads high naturally would not just let it go.
Similarly, these Sect Leaders also feared that as Mu Jinyu's cultivation progressed profoundly, he would seek revenge on them. Hence, their plans to target Mu Jinyu became more intense, aiming to nip him in the bud before he grew stronger.
As for the two different choices of Kunlun Ruins' top forces, Mu Jinyu was currently unaware.
Having passed the Hedao Tribulation, he found Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan.
Then, following Hua Yunfei's latest clues, he went on to search for the last six types of spiritual medicines.
As for the pursuits from various forces, he no longer paid them much mind.
Although his state of mind had been cleansed in the Pure Karma Fire Calamity, not wishing to cause more bloodshed, if they insist on courting death, he wouldn't mind killing the leaders and Sect Heads of various forces as a warning to others.
Of course, given that his current strength was indeed much weaker than that of Wu Xiongfei and other leaders, he didn't walk the path openly without concealing his tracks.
He chose to alter his appearance, taking Wen Rou, Jian Ruyan, and Little Phoenix with him to search for spiritual medicines.
After all, the pressing matter isn't engaging in petty grievances with them but finding the remaining six spiritual medicines to help Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan regain their bodies.
"The Extremely Cold Hell might harbor the Cold Soul Six Spirit Ganoderma… Thousands of years ago, someone once obtained a Cold Soul Six Spirit Ganoderma there..."
This was a lead Hua Yunfei found after scouring ancient texts in the Heavenly Palace, prompting Mu Jinyu, who had no other clues, to make a journey to the Northern Region of the Kunlun Ruins.
The Northern Region of the Kunlun Ruins was desolate, with little fertile land, and therefore no nations existed here—only a few Barbarian Tribes survived.
Snowflakes drifted down from the sky as the north wind howled, and the three of them, Mu Jinyu, Wen Rou, and Jian Ruyan, trod on the not-so-thick snow, gradually heading toward the Extremely Cold Hell, nearly a life-forbidden zone in the Northern Region.