Chapter 530 - Lin Mu's Act
A big question still stood for Shaoyan Qianyu; if a disciple was intending on harming another fellow disciple, she had to take an action for it.
But just to know the rest of the story, she decided to hold back.
"Tell me more." She said.
~huu~
Lin Mu took a deep breath and recited the story that he had prepared all this time. He had practiced this many times in his heart so that it was believable.
Overall, the story went like this:
He was Wu Lian, who came from a small village. His parents were killed by a disciple of the Tri Cauldron peony sect casually just because they offended him by not knowing his identity. After that the disciple humiliated him and stepped on him, telling him that trash like him who can never cultivate should know his place. Time passed and Wu Lian took an oath that he would definitely take revenge on that disciple and had been diligently cultivating all this time.
If one were to hear it, they would find it to be quite generic and they would have heard it from a lot of storytellers that roamed the settlements. Shaoyan Qianyu also found all of it to be a bit too much and doubted it.
"So when is it that you will let your name be known?" She asked, just to entertain him a bit.
"When I reach the Nascent Soul realm." Lin Mu stated without hesitation.
Shaoyan Qianyu had a strange look in her eyes, which Lin Mu noticed quickly. Knowing what she was thinking, he closed his eyes for a moment before releasing his aura.
Suddenly the peak master’s eyes went wide as she felt the full extent of his cultivation base.
’How did he? How does he know my method of igniting the intermediate ranked Qi flame? Unless... he comprehended on his own.’ Shaoyan Qianyu thought to herself.
She was extremely sure that no disciple had ever seen her use this method before, except for the other peak masters and a few elders. Thus the only option left was that he had learned this on his own. This gave rise to a strange feeling within Shaoyan Qianyu’s heart, and she didn’t know what to think of it.
"That’s enough." She said, and Lin Mu extinguished the flame.
~phew~
Lin Mu took a breath of relief while thinking, ’thankfully she asked to stop early or she would have seen I have no actual control over it.’
"That confirms it. You are indeed qualified to receive the reward." Shaoyan Qianyu said before retrieving the token for the first place.
She placed it on the table and Lin Mu picked it up.
"Thank you peak master, for understanding me. I shall not forget this grace." Lin Mu spoke.
"It is fine. Though once you are done, I want you to join the Herb peak." Shaoyan Qianyu added, taking the opportunity to nab him for her peak.
She could very well see that Lin Mu was obviously talented and would one day become a Nascent Soul realm cultivator himself. While she could not tell his age exactly, she reckoned that he was probably less than two hundred years old, which made him more talented than Alchemist Bilao.
Shaoyan Qianyu now felt excited at finding this hidden gem.
"Will you be taking the reward now?" Shaoyan Qianyu asked.
"No, peak master. I still have a lot of preparations. Only when I am done, shall I deem myself worthy of choosing the right reward from the vault." Lin Mu answered.
"That is wise. Choosing the right herb for your breakthrough will be the proper choice indeed." She said, thinking that Lin Mu wanted to support his breakthrough with the help of herbs.