Da Xuan Martial Saint

Protector Duanmu Chun sat in the main seat, his expression quite gloomy, and said, "Steward Zhang, how was your harvest?"

"Protector, we obtained one Xuan Yang ore, one Gold Yuan pearl, and three streaming silver ores...,"

The steward sitting at the far right immediately reported.

After listening to the report,

Duanmu Chun slightly closed his eyes.

In fact, the harvests of the stewards present, except for those from the Qingping River region, were generally good, even better than expected, combining to be quite commendable. However, if one were to talk about losses, the losses this time were too great!

Cheng Houhua and Han Guang, two True Disciples, died!

Liu Su and Cai Jiusheng, two stewards, died as well!

And one more, He Wuyou.

In total, five people from the Five Viscera Realm had died, including two True Disciples. Although the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion's requirements for True Disciples were not as stringent as those of other sects—any disciple under thirty years of age from the Five Viscera Realm was considered a True Disciple—both Han Guang and Cheng Houhua were capable of advancing to the Six Viscera Realm, and yet both died at once.

Such severe casualties made the harvest and losses disproportionate.

"Protector Duanmu, Chen Mu is truly malicious, ruthless and brutal. None of the four, including True Disciple Cheng and Steward Liu, survived. With his strength, it's impossible that he could have defeated all four instantaneously. He must have feigned weakness first, then caught them off guard. His scheming is deeply sinister,"

After Steward Zhang finished his report, he couldn't help but speak in a somber voice.

"Ha, I have long said that this Chen Mu is full of dirty tricks. When Liu Su divined his fate, he merely got 'life should not end,' and I felt that something was wrong. Now it seems that this person is undoubtedly one born in turbulent times, with an 'unpredictable destiny.'"

Another person at the side scoffed coldly. Continue your adventure with empire

The more chaotic the times, the more chaotic the Heavenly Mandate. Naturally, many people with uncertain fates will emerge. These individuals may die untimely deaths or live inconsequential lives. However, they could also become beings who dominate the world and challenge the universe.

Especially since the publication of the End of the World Sea Pavilion's list of rising talents further disrupts the Heavenly Mandate, almost everyone on the list became a person of uncertain fate.

"You said that ages ago? When Liu Su previously suggested attacking this person, you were the one who objected, saying that this person was not worth worrying about," Steward Zhang retorted, unable to help himself.

Dai Fu coldly spoke, "I did say that this person was not worth worrying about, but if we had listened to me then and disregarded this person, we wouldn't have suffered such great losses. It's clearly Liu Su who became muddled, acted stubbornly, and even involved True Disciple Cheng."

"Enough."

Duanmu Chun opened his eyes and coldly said, "Is now the time to argue about responsibilities?"

As soon as he spoke, the nearby people all fell silent.

"Protector Duanmu, since this person can disrupt the Heavenly Mandate, we cannot ignore him anymore. What do you think we should do..."

A steward sitting farther away spoke softly, "If you ask me, since this person has not yet joined the Seven Profound Sect, why not ask an elder within the sect to take action and directly eliminate him, thus removing future troubles?"

"That's not possible."

Dai Fu countered, "Although this person hasn't joined the Seven Profound Sect, he is still considered under the Seven Profound authority. It is said that the Seven Profound Sect had already sent someone to bring him up the mountain. Asking a grandmaster to act against him would also violate the rules, and the Seven Profound Sect would certainly not let it go easily."

Duanmu Chun looked at the two of them, paused to think briefly, then shook his head and said, "Such an action is too aggressive, inappropriate. It's not yet that time. Moreover, elders are extremely esteemed beings, all of them grandmasters. How many would want to engage in such a petty act?"

The Seven Profound Sect obviously placed great importance on Chen Mu.

Currently, in the Eleven State of the Cold North Path, chaos had not yet fully erupted. If the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion broke the rules by using power to bully Chen Mu, let's not say whether the grandmaster elders are willing to move against him. Even if they do, once the news leaks out or traces are detected, the Seven Profound Sect would certainly retaliate without hesitation. It would lead to grandmasters and even those of the Marrow Cleansing, possibly even Blood Exchange realms, from both great sects starting to attack each other's juniors, completely plunging into chaos.

For just one Chen Mu, it's not worth it.

After all, Chen Mu only ranked twenty-seventh on the list of rising talents. Although somewhat threatening, his future was still uncertain. People of uncertain fate are numerous in troubled times. If it were Zuo Qianqiu, who ranked first on the list, perhaps it would be worth considering.

Like Jiang Yifei, the leader of the current generation's True Disciples of the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion, who ranked seventh on the list of rising talents, he is also an exceptional talent. How could he be inferior to anyone? And with the Mysterious Mechanism Pavilion controlling the territory of one state and having branches in other states, talents like these are replaced every three to five years. Through this survival of the fittest, only those who can become grandmasters will leave their names in history.