Chapter 1614 - 1628: Hidden Truths

Chapter 1614: Chapter 1628: Hidden Truths

"Disgusting!" Yang Xiaoqian frowned, her bright eyes full of disdain, "Ever since I met you, I haven’t been able to sleep soundly..."

"Naturally!" Lin Mu interrupted her, shaking his head with an expression as if he knew it all along, and said proudly, "As the saying goes, ’a fair gentleman, a beauty eager to pursue, if unattainable, will yearn both day and night.’ Someone as handsome and charming as brother, elegant like a tree, with both depth and taste, is bound to have countless beauties swooning wherever he goes. A young girl like you, who’s just beginning to stir with emotions, obviously can’t resist brother’s unmatched charm. But this is completely normal; there’s no need to be shy."

Yang Xiaoqian widened her eyes, "You have quite a thick skin."

"You’re too kind; actually, that’s one of my attributes."

"..." Yang Xiaoqian stumbled. To be so shameless, he seems not far from ascending to break through the void and achieving divine status. She took a deep breath, barely suppressing the urge to punch, and finally remembered her purpose for being here, saying, "Enough with the nonsense. I want to ask you: Where did you go that night? How did you get injured? Does the event at West Mountain have anything to do with you?"

"Don’t you know?" Lin Mu asked curiously, "I remember there being experts from the Underground Hunter Organization specifically responsible for the safety of the client during transactions. He should be well aware of my whereabouts."

"Well aware?" Mentioning this, Yang Xiaoqian was infuriated.

She sneered at Lin Mu, saying, "There was a bastard who knocked my people out and dumped them in a stinky ditch, where they lay all night. Do you think he had a chance to know your whereabouts?"

"What, did that happen? That’s outrageous, to dare lay hands on heroes of the Underground Hunter Organization! Have you figured out who it was? Do you need my help?" Lin Mu puffed his cheeks and widened his eyes, the indignant expression finally letting Yang Xiaoqian know what shameless trick it was and how people can achieve invincibility through being despicable. "No need to worry, sir. If possible, please answer my previous questions."

"You really want to know?"

Lin Mu glanced around mysteriously and lowered his voice, "This matter is quite extensive and involves an earth-shattering ancient secret. I’m afraid not even Master Lan knows. Are you sure you want to wade into these muddy waters?"

"Even father doesn’t know?" Yang Xiaoqian’s expression showed a trace of surprise, and she subconsciously leaned in, "What exactly is going on?"

"Well..." Lin Mu stretched his tone, enticing the woman, then suddenly grinned mischievously, "Unless you kiss me first, I absolutely won’t tell you."

"Lin Mu, you bastard!"

Yang Xiaoqian stomped, her body trembling with anger. Just as she wanted to go up and slap this shameless guy, Sophie had already pushed a wheelchair over with Master Lan. Compared to before, her skin was even more supple, her eyes clearer, and faintly, even her Essence, Qi, and Spirit seemed to have changed somewhat. "Hmm?" Lin Mu frowned, his gaze swept down to indeed see a pure silver bracelet with blue gems nested on Sophie’s wrist.

Five minutes later, under a secluded canopy, Lin Mu said with a worried expression, "Is it difficult?"

"More than difficult! Thirteen Golden Venerable Arhats joined forces and couldn’t ’insight’ into her deep consciousness sea. Do you understand what that means?" Master Lan sighed, tapping his fingers on the wheelchair armrest, and said in a deep voice, "It means that the girl’s second personality has already condensed into the soul carrier of a Divine Beast, and it’s very powerful—at least in terms of spiritual power, even more terrifying than all thirteen Golden Venerable Arhats combined. To be honest, her still having control over her body, not being consumed by the second personality, is already a miracle."

"Eh? That sounds weird."

Lin Mu scratched his head, frustrated, "Can’t even you resolve it?"

"There’s a way, but... alas, let’s not mention it."

Master Lan shook his head, "I have already given her ’Athena’s Sigh.’ As long as she doesn’t remove the bracelet, for a hundred days, the power of blessing will definitely suppress her second personality and keep her safe."

"But after a hundred days?"

"Well, we might come up with a new solution by then..."

"Master Lan, you’re setting me up with your tricks!" Lin Mu suddenly laughed while looking at the sighing Master Lan, waving his hand and speaking before he could, "Cut the nonsense, just tell me this ’let’s not mention it’ solution. Hmph, dealing with a profiteer like you, I’ve long been prepared to be skinned and scraped."

"Alas, I really wasn’t intending to take advantage of you this time,"

Master Lan smiled wryly, "It’s just that the items needed for the solution are too precious, even I find it difficult to obtain them."

"Uh, what is it? Is it even more precious than ’Athena’s Sigh’?"

Lin Mu curled his lips, yet his expression couldn’t hide his curiosity.

On Sophie’s wrist was a bracelet from the Parthenon, worshipped day and night by Athena’s followers for over a hundred years. Apart from the power of blessing it contains, it is itself an artifact of immense historical value, an Ancient Greek relic of priceless worth.

"That’s hard to say. The bracelet is my private item; I can gift it as I please, so it doesn’t count as precious. But that item is from a secret technique developed by the Underground Hunter Organization over half a century, exhausting countless resources. Even if I wanted to, I lack the capability to acquire it."

"Stop holding back, what exactly is this item?"

Master Lan exhaled slowly and said, "Purifying Void Pill, a secret medicine greatly beneficial to Martial Artists within the National Martial Arts Realm. After consumption, it can strengthen blood qi, open meridians, root and strengthen the essence. Most importantly, it can temporarily seal a person’s consciousness sea, leaving only a single thought outside, allowing Martial Artists to easily forge a heart of supreme goodness like water..."

"Supreme goodness like water?"

Lin Mu was shocked upon hearing this. Water benefits all things without contention, dwelling in places the crowd shuns; thus, residing in the Dao. The heart of supreme goodness like water is always admired by Martial Artists, but within the National Martial Arts Realm, there have been very few who have experienced it throughout history.

After all, people have self-interests, born with desires, especially Martial Artists in the National Martial Arts Realm. They only know how to temper the body and refine the marrow, pound muscles and bones; where is there time to cultivate the heart? And with a distracted mind, it’s easy to fail during the Void Pill stage. Even if one succeeds by chance, while transforming illusion into reality, breaking through the National Martial Arts Realm, they are sure to fail.

If the Purifying Void Pill indeed has such miraculous effects, then its value is truly immeasurable.

"Exactly!" At this moment, Master Lan’s voice came again, "Old me’s method is to use the Purifying Void Pill’s properties, supplemented by Secret Technique, to seal the girl’s second personality. At that point, if the thirteen Golden Venerable Arhats take action, success will be certain."

"Just a pity, of the three Purifying Void Pills sent to Huaxia by headquarters, two have been used, and the remaining one is being treated as a prize for the ’Sage selection,’ obtainable only by the victor..."