Everyone was waiting for Master Mu to emerge from seclusion.
They wanted to see Master Mu cure the fourth elder of the Yan clan, and then watch Bai Ying make a fool of herself.
It's all because Bai Ying is far too arrogant, daring to say in public that "the fourth elder of the Yan clan will surely die if treated with Master Mu's methods." Shouldn't Master Mu give her a good slap in the face when he emerges from seclusion?
The Fourth Elder was also anxiously awaiting news of Master Mu's emergence from seclusion.
But at that moment, he heard some terrible news. Another disciple of Master Mu was chatting with someone and said that his master would most likely not be able to emerge from seclusion for three months.
The claim that his master would emerge from seclusion in three months was merely an estimate by the previous disciple. Based on his understanding of his master, it would take at least six months for him to emerge from seclusion.
When this news came out, those onlookers were only a little disappointed, but for the Fourth Elder, it was tantamount to taking his life!
Given his current physical condition, even if he takes Master Mu's elixir, he can only last for three months.
Half a year? He can't wait that long! After half a year, he'll be nothing but bones! Does Master Mu have to heal his bones?
Even more terrifying, he had already tried; his soul seemed to be bound to this body by an invisible shackle, and he couldn't even possess it. If this body perished, his soul would perish with it!
The Fourth Elder was extremely anxious. He personally went to Master Mu's cave and asked many of his disciples. The result was that Master Mu had a 90% chance of not being able to emerge from seclusion for another six months.
The Fourth Elder felt as if all his strength had been drained away, and he was instantly gripped by extreme panic.
He truly didn't understand why, after painstakingly cultivating for so long, finally surviving the tribulation and reaching the Nascent Soul stage, what he received instead of being admired by all and commanding the wind and rain was death!
This Master Mu, why did he choose to go into seclusion at this particular time of year?
What if he doesn't come out in three months?
The Fourth Elder tried everything he could to contact Master Mu, who was in seclusion, but to no avail. Even his disciples didn't know where he was in seclusion.
This is practically a death sentence for him!
On his way back, the Fourth Elder stopped at a restaurant and ordered a pot of wine. He hadn't touched anything from the mortal world for a long time. To focus on his cultivation, he had been fasting, neither eating nor drinking. For cultivators, consuming mortal food would produce impurities in their bodies. Although many people didn't mind, he strictly disciplined himself, and even though he craved wine, he didn't drink a single drop.
At that moment, he looked at the wine in front of him, picked it up, and drank it down in one gulp.
His consistent adherence to principles and strict self-discipline have now become a joke.
He doesn't care about not drinking; he'll drink until he's completely drunk!
Just then, he overheard several rogue cultivators at the Qi Refining stage mentioning him.
They said, "The fourth elder of the Yan clan was really unlucky to have fallen ill while Master Mu was in seclusion."
When the Fourth Elder heard this, a wry smile appeared on his face. He also felt that he was quite unlucky.
However, he then heard them say, "If only Master Mu could have come out of seclusion earlier, he could have cured the Fourth Elder's illness and given Bai Ying a good slap in the face."
"But what if Master Mu doesn't come out of seclusion? Wouldn't the Fourth Elder be dead? Wouldn't people say that Master Mu was afraid? The people of Lingxiao Sect would probably be smug to death."
"What nonsense are you talking about? It doesn't matter if the Fourth Elder dies. There are so many sick people in the world anyway. Even if it's not this kind of illness, we can have Master Mu and Bai Ying compete to cure other ailments. Master Mu can always give Bai Ying a good slap in the face!"
The group was chatting excitedly when suddenly a crisp "click" sound came from beside them.
The Fourth Elder's face was gloomy, and the veins on his hands bulged. He gripped the wine cup tightly, so tightly that he not only crushed the cup to pieces but also turned it into powder, which scattered all over the ground.
What does it mean that "it doesn't matter if the Fourth Elder dies!"?
His eyes were fixed on the person who had just spoken, and in the next instant, he appeared beside that person like a ghost, his iron-like hand suddenly gripping his throat.
"Who told you it didn't matter!" he roared, his voice filled with barely suppressed rage. His fingers slammed down, so fast that before the man could even beg for mercy, his throat was crushed.
Everyone around was terrified and panicked, running around like headless flies, shouts and screams rising and falling. Only he stood there, his face as calm as water, as immovable as a towering mountain, exuding a chilling aura.
He tossed the corpse onto the ground like trash, then took out the pill his junior apprentice had given him, held it tightly in his palm, and clenched it between his fingers. He didn't swallow the pill, but as if he had made a decision, he put it into his storage ring.
He couldn't keep waiting like this; he had to find a way to save himself!
At this moment, more and more people are discussing this matter, and every time Bai Ying is mentioned, they talk about her as a joke.
"This Bai Ying is really too arrogant, and so are the people from the Lingxiao Sect. They actually dare to support her. I really don't know what they're thinking. I really hope Master Mu can give her a good slap in the face!"
"She's only seventeen or eighteen years old, what does she know about alchemy! Even if she received the inheritance of the Brahma Immortal Venerable, the Brahma Immortal Venerable doesn't know how to heal. I think she's just talking nonsense!"
Everyone kept belittling Bai Ying, thinking that only people with mental problems would seek her treatment.
But to everyone's surprise, at this very moment, the Fourth Elder actually came to the Lingxiao Sect and asked to see Bai Ying.
Because the Yan clan had previously shown disrespect to Bai Ying, Bai Ying did not come out.
Who knew that the Fourth Elder would come over with a group of people to apologize again.
"It was our clan's fault last time. I only hope that young friend Bai Ying will forgive us this time for the sake of the Brahma Immortal Venerable."
He then made the group of people who had previously disrespected Bai Ying kneel down and apologize to her.
In an instant, the entire cultivation world was in an uproar.
They all felt that the Fourth Elder had gone mad too, actually going to Bai Ying for treatment!
Although everyone knows that the Fourth Elder has no other choice, it is highly likely that Master Mu will not emerge from seclusion so soon.
All that was left for him was to wait for death!
But isn't seeking treatment from Bai Ying tantamount to courting death?
Bai Ying's mediocre skills will definitely kill him!
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