Volume One, Chapter 54: It Seems I Was Too Kindhearted

"Why didn't you swallow the other Four Seasons Primal Pill? It could still help you elevate your cultivation realm."

Xian Yue spoke.

"This Four Seasons Primal Pill is far too precious. I doubt even the entire Divine Concealment Academy possesses anything comparable to it. I've decided to give it away as a gift."

Within Yi Mu's mind, the graceful figure of a woman clad in purple dresses emerged.

Naturally, that was Xiao Ziyue.

Ever since entering the sect, Xiao Ziyue had practically acted as his personal bodyguard, and because of this, a significant amount of her cultivation time had indeed been delayed.

To those who help him, repay the kindness like a gushing spring.

To those who harm him, return the vengeance tenfold.

That was Yi Mu!

Thus, this Four Seasons Primal Pill was destined to be given to Xiao Ziyue.

"A day has passed. I wonder how the situation is outside? However, since the Four Kings of Great Qian Academy have all been utterly exterminated by me, I suppose no one from the Divine Concealment Academy would dare provoke us anymore?"

Yi Mu stepped out of the great hall.

This frozen relic of the Four Seasons Sword Sect was vast, boundless, desolate, and devoid of human presence.

That was entirely natural.

After all, a day prior, Yi Mu had only permitted the disciples of Jade Pool Academy to enter.

Given his current formidable and terrifying reputation, presumably no one else dared to intrude.

"Quick! Quickly search everywhere for treasures."

After walking a certain distance, Yi Mu finally spotted a large number of people shuttling back and forth.

These individuals were all scouring everywhere for treasures, exploring every single room.

"They are disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy."

Yi Mu saw that all of these people belonged to the Divine Concealment Academy.

"It's Senior Brother Yi Mu!"

Before long, these people also spotted Yi Mu.

One by one, they respectfully gathered around him.

Among them were two of the four major team leaders of the Divine Concealment Academy, Li Wan and Gu Yunfei.

Yet now, upon seeing Yi Mu, these two behaved as obediently as humble subordinates.

The reason they were able to arrive here was precisely because they had heard of Yi Mu's previous legendary exploits.

The Four Kings—Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, and Crane—of Great Qian Academy had all been completely slaughtered by Yi Mu.

This matter had long since swept through the entire Dragon Gate Battlefield like a storm.

By now, the disciples of Great Qian Academy were scurrying about like stray dogs, deliberately walking away and hiding whenever they caught sight of disciples from the Divine Concealment Academy.

Disciples from other academies and various sects reacted in the exact same manner.

Not a single person dared to provoke a conflict with the disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy.

Right now, the disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy could truly be said to run amok unchecked across the Dragon Gate Battlefield!

"You are here as well. Excellent."

Yi Mu looked at Li Wan and Gu Yunfei. "Are all three hundred or so disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy currently gathered in this place?"

"Not all of them. The hundred led by us, along with fifty-odd others who were searching for treasures separately, have all converged here, making a total of one hundred and fifty people," Li Wan replied immediately. "In addition, there are another hundred and fifty led by Qi Chao and Mo Feng; for the time being, we have no knowledge of their whereabouts."

"Contact those two immediately and have them lead their disciples to rendezvous with us. From this point onward, all three hundred-plus disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy will act together and head toward the ultimate championship location of the Dragon Gate Battlefield: Dragon Gate Heavenly Island."

Yi Mu commanded immediately, and then strode forward.

The ruins of the Four Seasons Sword Sect were exceptionally vast, more than enough for the disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy and Jade Pool Academy to continue scavenging for several more days.

However, for Yi Mu, having obtained the supreme treasure of the Four Seasons Sword Sect, he no longer held the slightest interest in anything else.

The others continued searching for treasures within the ruins.

As for Yi Mu, he remained outside, waiting for the arrival of the remaining disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy.

Three days later.

The ruins of the Four Seasons Sword Sect were finally thoroughly plundered and cleaned out by the disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy and Jade Pool Academy.

"Big Brother Yi, Sister Nishang and I are leaving now. We'll be heading to Dragon Gate Heavenly Island next."

Bai Shasha walked up to Yi Mu, smiling brightly, her enchanting eyes shifting with grace.

Everyone else feared Yi Mu.

They considered him an peerless god of slaughter, someone whose displeasure would instantly cause heads to roll.

Yet only Bai Shasha knew very well that Yi Mu was actually extremely gentle and very easy to get along with.

Of course, that applied to friends.

Toward enemies, Yi Mu was as cold and merciless as a wintry blast.

"Mm, you go on ahead. I still need to wait for all the other disciples of my Divine Concealment Academy to arrive."

Yi Mu nodded, his tone gentle, resembling an amiable older neighborly brother.

"Huh? A large troop has appeared ahead. They look like disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy."

Right at that moment, Bai Shasha noticed a group of figures rapidly approaching across the frozen glacial surface.

"Indeed, it is them."

Yi Mu had already seen that it was Qi Chao and Mo Feng leading a contingent of one hundred and fifty disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy, speeding toward them.

"Faster! We received the news several days ago. Who knows if there are still any treasures or fortuitous encounters left in the ruins of the Four Seasons Sword Sect?"

"We've made a thousand-mile dash to get here, we mustn't make this trip in vain!"

Qi Chao and Mo Feng were extremely anxious, their faces beaded with sweat.

"That's... Yi Mu!"

Before the ruins of the Four Seasons Sword Sect, they spotted Yi Mu standing with his hands clasped behind his back.

Behind him stood Li Wan, Gu Yunfei, and over a hundred disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy.

The disciples of Jade Pool Academy were off to the side, seemingly preparing to depart.

"This is bad!"

Seeing Yi Mu leading the Divine Concealment Academy disciples waiting ahead, Qi Chao and Mo Feng understood in their hearts that the ruins of the Four Seasons Sword Sect had likely already been thoroughly explored and nothing was left behind.

"Qi Chao, Mo Feng, I've waited for the two of you for a long time."

Yi Mu watched the two swiftly approaching figures, along with the one hundred and fifty-odd disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy trailing behind them.

"Very well, our three hundred-odd disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy are finally all gathered. I promised the Academy Head that I would bring all of you back safely."

This was the exact reason Yi Mu had made them all assemble.

However many people entered to participate in the Dragon Gate Battlefield.

That exact same number must return.

Though not officially a team leader, his authority surpassed that of one.

"Yi Mu! The fortuitous opportunities of the Four Seasons Sword Sect—"

"You've arrived far too late. The interior has already been thoroughly explored, and nothing was left behind. Wait for the next opportunity."

Before Qi Chao could finish speaking, Yi Mu cut him off.

"What? Nothing was left behind?"

Qi Chao and Mo Feng instantly flew into a rage, pointing accusing fingers at Yi Mu and shouting furiously, "Yi Mu! We've heard that you actually allowed the disciples of Jade Pool Academy to enter the ruins of the Four Seasons Sword Sect!"

"If not for them entering to explore, half of the fortuitous encounters in the Four Seasons Sword Sect would have belonged to us!"

"Do you realize that you are using the benefits meant for the disciples of our Divine Concealment Academy to curry favor with Jade Pool Academy?! What on earth are your intentions?"

Qi Chao and Mo Feng.

They seemed to have completely forgotten the terrifying nature of Yi Mu.

These two were actually pointing at Yi Mu and hurling angry abuses.

It was as if Yi Mu had taken the treasures and fortuitous encounters that rightfully belonged to them and distributed them to the disciples of Jade Pool Academy.

"Hahaha!"

Yi Mu suddenly burst into laughter.

"Qi Chao, Mo Feng, it seems you have forgotten that everything within the Four Seasons Sword Sect was exclusively enjoyed by me, Yi Mu!"

"I will give things to whoever I please! No one has the right to make irresponsible remarks!"

"I'll give you one last chance: apologize to me immediately. Considering the fact that we are fellow sect members, I won't hold this against you. This is already my utmost mercy and magnanimity."

Yi Mu turned around, keeping his hands clasped behind his back, waiting for an apology.

Instantly, the atmosphere in the area began to freeze.

At that moment, whether they were disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy or Jade Pool Academy, everyone locked their gazes firmly upon Qi Chao and Mo Feng.

"What did you say? You want us to apologize?"

The expressions of Qi Chao and Mo Feng instantly turned incomparably ferocious. "Yi Mu! Handing over the fortuitous opportunities that rightfully belonged to our Divine Concealment Academy to Jade Pool Academy—that is a crime!"

"As two of the four major team leaders, the two of us have the authority to judge and punish you! Do you understand?"

Right before everyone's eyes, Qi Chao and Mo Feng burned with towering rage; it seemed they had truly forgotten just how terrifying Yi Mu was.

"Hahaha! It seems I really was too merciful."

Suddenly, Yi Mu whirled around.

A mighty surge of power erupted from within his body.

Thud! Thud!

Before Qi Chao and Mo Feng even understood what was happening?

Their bodies were struck as if by a heavy blow, and an immense force pressed down from the top of their heads, akin to the weight of Mount Tai.

The two of them were forced directly to their knees on the ground.

"Yi Mu! What on earth are you trying to do?"

The cultivation realms of Qi Chao and Mo Feng were merely at the Tenth Stage Peak of the Divine Transformation Realm.

Back when Yi Mu's cultivation was only at the Second Stage of the Divine Transformation Realm, he had never even deigned to look at them.

Now that his cultivation had reached the Eighth Stage of the Divine Transformation Realm, he treated these two purely as ants.

To force the pair to their knees, Yi Mu didn't even need to make a move; the mighty pressure radiating naturally from his body was more than enough to suppress them so completely that they couldn't even budge.

"What am I doing?"

Yi Mu sneered coldly and walked up to Qi Chao and Mo Feng.

"Right now, right in front of all the disciples of the Divine Concealment Academy, I am going to sentence you both to death!"

Yi Mu's words instantly shocked every single disciple of the Divine Concealment Academy.