56 The Purpose Of My Strength

Chapter 56- The Purpose Of My Strength

"Well, I..."

Hu Jiao'er looked embarrassed, not knowing what to say after being caught in the childish act of impersonating her younger sister, as she had not expected to be caught by Su Mu the moment she appeared.

'She really is Little Sister Jiao'er.' Su Yan could only tell the difference between Hu Jiao'er and Hu Mei'er by checking their cultivation using her Divine Sense, but that was only a temporary measure, as it was only a matter of time before their cultivation reach a similar level.

"You broke through the 7th Stage of the True Element Realm?" Su Mu asked, pleasantly surprised after noticing Hu Jiao'er's cultivation.

"Ah, yes." Hu Jiao'er replied, getting up from Su Mu's stomach, hiding her embarrassment while extending her hand to him.

Grabbing her arm, Su Mu got up from the ground, but before he could say anything, he heard another voice coming from the wooden house.

"Big Sis, I told you that he'd instantly recognize you, right?" Hu Mei'er, who had been watching this scene from inside the house, finally walked out of the wooden house, enjoying her elder sister's embarrassment.

"You agreed to it to purposefully embarrass Jiao'er, didn't you?" Su Mu commented, looking at Hu Mei'er, who just giggled in response, moving forward to hug Su Mu.

"... I missed you." Hu Mei'er muttered so quietly that no one except Su Mu was able to hear her, and he smiled slightly, patting the back of her head.

After hugging Su Mu for a good minute, Hu Mei'er let go, looking at him with a smile. "Welcome back, Su Mu."

"How have you been, Mei'er?" Su Mu asked, making Hu Mei'er smile, and soon, she started releasing her cultivation in full force.

"4th Stage of the True Element Realm. You've worked hard, Mei'er." Su Mu commented, knowing that she has been making sure to consolidate her foundation despite the rapid increase in cultivation.

The Siblings Divine Art was helping Hu Mei'er catch up to Hu Jiao'er at a rapid pace, and it was a given that her increase in cultivation would be far beyond the others, but being able to keep up with this pace was the result of Hu Mei'er's diligence and hard work.

"Yes." Hu Mei'er gave Su Mu a sweet smile, retreating the pressure she was releasing.

When Su Mu previously left, she was only at the 9th Stage of the Qi Transformation Realm, being the weakest among his women, but now, after cultivating with all her heart, she was starting to catch up with her sisters, something she was proud of.

Following Hu Mei'er, the ones who came out of the wooden house were Lan Chu Die and Du Yi Shuang, and they greeted Su Mu while bowing towards him.

"Welcome back, Master!"

"Your cultivation has improved a lot, that's good." Su Mu commented.

Lan Chu Die was in the 7th Stage of the Separation and Reunion Realm, while Du Yi Shuang was in the 6th Stage of the Separation and Reunion Realm.

From the looks of it, they haven't been slacking off during the past few months.

"It's all thanks to you, Master." Du Yi Shuang and Lan Chu Die raised their heads, and the latter continued. "Your room has already been prepared, Master."

"I see. Then, why don't we all sit inside?"

"That sounds wonderful."

Grabbing Su Mu's hand, Hu Mei'er charged towards his room, not even waiting for anyone else to react.

For the following hours, Su Mu asked about what had happened during his absence, while also telling them about his experiences within the Sea City, along with what happened during the hidden island, only leaving out the details regarding the Soul Warming Lotus and Demon Mystic Tome.

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"And after that, I left the Sea City, heading back to the High Heaven Pavilion." Su Mu finished narrating his experiences at the Endless Seas, sitting cross-legged on the bed while his hand played with Hu Mei'er's hair, who was resting her head on his lap, acting like a spoiled child.

"Sea City sounds like a beautiful place." Hu Mei'er said, feeling like her body was melting as Su Mu caressed her head.

"Then, how about going there someday?" Su Mu proposed, looking around the room.

Needless to say, no one was opposed to that decision, and Su Mu continued while looking at Su Yan.

"Right, Su Yan, what did Sect Master say about my request to bring Jiao'er and Mei'er along?"

"Brother Su, are you going somewhere again?" Xia Ning Chang, who has been quietly listening to the conversation until now, asked even before Su Yan could reply.

"I wouldn't be a cultivator if I could stay in one place for too long. But don't worry, I'm not going right now, and it's a place Old Man Meng is familiar with, so it'll be fine." Su Mu said with a smile.

Well, he had stayed inside the Mini-Universe created by the Phoenix Empress for millions of years without even bothering to look at the outside world, but that was after he had reached the peak of his power, the peak of 8th Rank Open Heaven Realm, and all he could do was research the ways to break the 2 Rank Restriction of the Open Heaven Realm.

Although he called it a Mini-Universe, it was a Universe comparable to a 6th Rank Open Heaven Realm Cultivator with an almost impenetrable defence unless the attacker was proficient in the Dao of Space, a place that the Phoenix Empress had put a considerable amount of effort into.

"Is that so?" Xia Ning Chang nodded, knowing that her Master wouldn't let Su Mu go to a place that would be too much for him, as she believed that Su Mu was very precious to Treasurer Meng.

"So, what was his answer?" Su Mu turned towards Su Yan.

"The Sect Master agreed after I said that you won't go without Little Sister Jiao'er and Little Sister Mei'er. But why did you say that?" Su Yan asked.

"Well, that place barely holds any benefits for me, but it'll be a good experience for Mei'er and Jiao'er. I wouldn't even go there if that wasn't the case." Su Mu shrugged his shoulders.

"What is that place you're talking about, though?" Hu Jiao'er asked, trying to not show the little jealousy she had after looking at Hu Mei'er resting her head on Su Mu's lap, with him caressing her hair.

Hu Mei'er was aware of her older sister's jealousy, but she decided to take this time for herself, and she looked up at Su Mu's face from below, curious about the place he was talking about.

"I don't know, honestly. All I heard is that the more people you kill at that place, the more it helps your cultivation. But it should be a place where you can get some valuable experience, especially when it comes to fighting those of similar cultivation to you." Su Mu explained, and the reactions he got from the Hu Sisters were worlds apart.

"That sounds like a lot of fun, I can try fighting people besides you and Big Sister Su. When will we be leaving?" Hu Jiao'er looked excited at the thought of being able to see places other than the territory around the Blood Battle Gang, and she agreed without any second thoughts.

"Eh... That sounds like Ash Grey Cloud Evil Land... But if Su Mu is going with us, then I don't mind..." Hu Mei'er looked a bit reluctant, but after thinking about it for a second, she agreed, not willing to send Hu Jiao'er alone with Su Mu, much less risk her elder sister getting ahead of her.

"It's settled, then." Su Mu smiled.

"If that's the case, the three of you should go and visit Treasurer Meng and Sect Master. They should've already cleaned up the trash piled up within the High Heaven Pavilion. From what Grandfather previously told me, the time before that place opens shouldn't be much." Su Yan explained.

"I see, so let's go." Su Mu nodded, and hearing him, Hu Mei'er also got up.

"Ah, right." Su Yan suddenly called out, gaining attention from everyone inside the room. "We should visit Grandfather, too. Although he was already aware of our relationship, we have yet to ask for his blessing."

"If that's what you wish for, then okay." Su Mu agreed without thinking much about it.

For him, it was only a trivial matter, but since it was important for Su Yan, he wouldn't just turn down her request.

With that done, Su Mu, along with Hu Jiao'er and Hu Mei'er, left for the High Heaven Pavilion to meet Ling Tai Xu, High Heaven Pavilion's Sect Master, and Treasurer Meng.

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"So this is where the Sect Master of the High Heaven Pavilion resides." Hu Mei'er curiously looked around the beautiful scenery that surrounded a simple-looking house, a house that she never could've guessed belonged to the Sect Master of the High Heaven Pavilion, as the house her father lived in was far more luxurious.

"Indeed, it's not what I expected, but it makes sense." Hu Jiao'er added, somewhat mesmerized by the beautiful scenery in front of her eyes.

"Regardless of a person's cultivation, everyone has a different taste." Su Mu said, knocking on the door in front of him.

"Come in." Meng Wuya's voice came from the other side of the door, and Su Mu opened it, walking inside without a care in the world.

Inside the house, Ling Tai Xu and Meng Wuya were sitting around a round table, calmly drinking tea.

"Greetings, Senior Ling, Senior Meng." Hu Jiao'er and Hu Mei'er respectfully cupped their fists, greeting the two old men.

"Yes." Ling Tai Xu nodded, and the Hu Sisters raised their heads.

"Greetings, Sect Master, Old Man Meng." Su Mu greeted the two old men with a smile.

"I see that you've reached the 1st Stage of True Element Realm." Ling Tai Xu commented, and Su Mu nodded.

"Indeed, I have."

"Then, are the three of you aware of what kind of place I plan on taking you?"

"Somewhat."

"Let me ask you this, are you willing to kill other people?"

"I am." Su Mu nodded without any thought, and Ling Tai Xu turned towards the Hu Sisters.

"I am, as well." Hu Jiao'er also nodded, followed by Hu Mei'er, who looked a bit reluctant, but still nodded.

After a second, Ling Tai Xu asked, still looking at the Hu Sisters. "What kind of people should you kill?"

Hu Jiao'er and Hu Mei'er pondered for a few seconds before replying.

"Those who try to threaten people close to me, like my friends and family, or those who wish to plot against me, along with people who stand in Su Mu's way. As for the innocents, I will never lay a finger on them." Hu Jiao'er was the first one to reply, and Ling Tai Xu nodded, turning towards Hu Mei'er.

"I have similar views to Big Sis, and even though I don't wish to kill people without any reason, but if someone deserved death for their actions, I won't hesitate to kill them, especially if they are inherently evil." Hu Mei'er replied.

"I see." Ling Tai Xu nodded again, turning towards Su Mu. "What about you, Young Man?"

"I'll kill whoever I wish to." Su Mu replied with a smile, surprising Ling Tai Xu a little.

"So you will senselessly slaughter people?"

"That's not what I meant." Su Mu shook his head. "I don't need a reason to kill someone beyond I wanted to do it, but that doesn't mean I'll slaughter people without any thought. If I wish to kill someone, they die. That's all."

Ling Tai Xu was about to say something, but Su Mu continued.

"To do whatever I please, regardless of the consequences..."

"That is the purpose of my strength, the reason why I strive to reach the Peak of Martial Dao."

"... I see." Ling Tai Xu was surprised by Su Mu's claim, as he doubted something like that could come out of the mouth of a True Element Realm cultivator, but it made sense since he was the inheritor of the final inheritance within the Heaven's Cave Inheritance. "If that's the case, I'll take the three of you to a certain place after a week, so in the meantime, make your preparations. As for the details, you will get them before we arrive at that place."

"Is that so?"

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A/N-

Sorry for not uploading though, got a bit too invested in my Black Clover fic (have yet to be uploaded) and spammed several chapters of it.

Gonna end the secret land arc within a few (10 maybe) chapters (took around 50+ in the novel).

The question is Zi Mo and Leng Shan (the insect girl from Tian Dynasty and the evil sect girl from the Ash Grey Cloud Evil Land).

Servants or not?