Supreme Swordsman of the Nine Heavens

Chapter 184

Heavens Beyond Heaven List

“Who do we have here? You traitorous scoundrel, why are you speaking up for outsiders?!” fumed the youth.

The accused was Cai Lie, who had also ascended to Primordial Infant Realm. He signalled for Mu Yu not to speak and to leave it to him. Mu Yu’s name preceded his appearance. Therefore, they would attract trouble if they publicly interacted.

“Shi Minghui, you deserve a trophy for raising our sect’s reputation. First, I stand with reason, not favourites. Second, I’m your uncle in terms of seniority. I don’t mind you disrespecting me, but you’re tarnishing our reputation. Why do we have such a disappointment,” chided Cai Lie, shaking his head.

The reason Cai Lie was Shi Minghui’s senior even though the former’s cultivation was inferior, as well as likely younger, was because of his shifu’s status. Their attitude toward each other said everything there was to say about their relationship and offered insight into how they interacted.

“Do you really think I’m scared of you?” responded Shi Minghui, refusing to take the short end of the stick in public.

“You do realise this is our sect’s asset, right? If you damage our name and impact the business’ income, what do you think your grandpa will do to you?” emptily threatened Cai Lie.

Knowing his grandpa doted on him most, Shi Minghui snarled. “Is that your best threat?”

“Maybe. I was only trying to kindly let you know I saw Elder Frost dropping in. She wasn’t here for you, was she?”

Shi Minghui, flustered, turned to Mu Yu. “I’ll remember this. You better pray I don’t see you.”

“Pathetic servant!” scolded Shi Minghui, kicking stomping one of his retinue’s on the ground before leaving in a huff.

“What are you standing there for Mr. Liu? Arrange our friend’s room for him already. The next time something similar happens, do what is right. Don’t do something that creates misunderstandings about us,” reprimanded Cai Lie, strolling up the stairs.

“Understood, Young Master Cai Lie,” replied Mr. Liu.

Also Mr. Liu: Easy for you to say. If I did what was fair, I’d be out of a job. Why did the two biggest troublemakers have to meet here?

Mr. Liu respectfully arranged a room for Mu Yu. Ku Mu had nothing to opine, but he appeared to have something on his mind. Mu Yu presumed Ku Mu was bitter about his helpless predicament when Shi Minghui bullied him, so he said, “Don’t worry about, Gramps. I slapped the snot out of him twice. You just have to say the word, and I’ll go give him a third slap.”

Ku Mu: You have no idea what you’ve done.

Ku Mu just dropped an, “Mm.”

“Coming through,” called Cai Lie, bolting into the room when Mu Yu just started checking Ku Mu to see if there were any injuries. Cai Lie gave Mu Yu a big pat on the back. “Nice going! I’ve heard all of your recent feats. Did you really escape Ku Mu Valley? You actually pillaged the valley? My man! Did you really kill those Primordial Infant Realm cultivators at Floating Celestial Island? Damn! How did you do it? Where did you go after? I heard Ku Mu dragged you off after. Is this your second escape? I give you two thumbs up! How did you escape from a group of Spirit Severing Realm adepts on the dragon vine? Man, I should’ve gone with them to Floating Celestial Island. That’s wicked. I want to ride a dragon vine. Why are you here? Why…”

Unable to keep up with the barrage of questions, Mu Yu held his head in his hands. “What’s your point? I can’t remember all of your questions.”

“Who is he? Your servant?”

“Who are you calling a servant?” snapped Ku Mu.

“He is Ageless Ku Mu, my shifu,” explained Mu Yu.

“Oh, your shifu is Ageless Ku Mu. Ah, whatever. You haven’t answered my question. Where have you been all this t-, hold up! Ageless Ku Mu? He’s Ageless Young Kuy Mu?!”

“Overreaction much?”

“Isn’t he supposed to have green hair? Also, I can’t detect any cultivation from him. He’s not stuttering, either. You haven’t been tricked, have you?” inquired Cai Lie, brazenly scanning Ku Mu.

“Who are you calling a fraud?” thundered Ku Mu.

“It’s a long story. I’ll tell you later on. He is Ageless Ku Mu, indeed. He’s an extolled, noble and exemplar for cultivators to follow,” flattered Mu Yu, stroking Ku Mu’s back.

“Who. Your. Shifu?”

“Huh?”

“He asked who your shifu is. I can answer that. His shifu is Yao Wuji, Alchemist Yao. By the way, Cai Lie, didn’t you know he’s from your sect?”

Cai Lie shrugged. “I do, but they say he does not follow a just path. He left the sect long ago, so we rarely mention him.”

“Does not follow a just path?” repeated Ku Mu, irritated.

“Them. Wasn’t me,” clarified Cai Lie, waving his hands.

“Will. Bing Lengxue. Come?”

“Hehe, I was just scaring the bully. Even his grandpa has to show her respect. One time, she taught him a lesson for stepping out of line and traumatised him.”

“Why is she called Elder Frost?”

“Because she’s as cold as ice no matter when, where and around who. Even her surname is ‘Frost’. It’s an insider thing.”

Mu Yu finally answered Cai Lie’s plethora of questions from before. Cai Lie shared how his feats had blown up across the lands. Mu Yu stole at glance at Ku Mu before revealing the elder used Expunge Technique to save himself. Cai Lie being Cai Lie, dropped exclamation phrases at the end of each of Mu Yu’s sentences.

“I want. To see. Your shifu.”

“Sorry, but he ascended to Spirit Severing Realm not long ago and is still training in seclusion to consolidate his progress. What did you come here for?”

Mu Yu decided not to interpret Ku Mu’s inarticulate stuttering as the elder just berated Yao Wuji for his slow cultivation progress.

“Heavens Beyond Heaven. List.”

Cai Lie jolted. He wasn’t authorised to handle the list. Only Pill Cauldron Sect’s patriarch could call the shot. After explaining his limited authority to Mu Yu, the latter asked, “What the devil is Heaven Beyond Heaven? Weren’t you going to visit a friend, Gramps?”