Chaotic Sword Emperor

Chapter 13 – Misunderstanding clarification

"Insolence!" the Fourth Elder bellowed, as the other two elders also stood up, their powerful auras pressing down on Su Mu. Yet Su Mu remained unmoved, his expression unchanged.

"Has he truly recovered all his strength?" The three elders shivered inwardly. Before Su Mu was crippled, his cultivation was at the early stage of the Fate Palace Realm, capable of overpowering those at the fourth level of the same realm!

"How did he manage this?" Disbelief rose in their eyes. He had only escaped a few days ago, and to have fully recovered so quickly was unthinkable, even if he could cultivate again, such terrifying speed was impossible!

"We must kill him!" The three elders exchanged glances, murderous intent surging within them. Su Mu was too enigmatic; if he didn't die today, they would be the ones to fall!

"Su Mu, the Family Head is after all your adoptive father, yet you dare to be so ungrateful and insult him!" The Fourth Elder continued to roar, signaling everyone not to hold back and to prevent Su Mu from escaping at all costs!

"That old dog Su Mocheng and I have long severed ties, the moment he destroyed my dantian and let Su Yilong fuse with my seventh-grade Fate Palace, all debts of gratitude were paid!" Su Mu retorted coldly. "Had I not found a way to escape, my heart would probably now be in Su Xiangchuan's chest!"

"You should have given your Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart to the second young master. He has been suffering and waiting for ten years to obtain it, yet you killed him!"

Hearing this, Su Mu couldn't help but laugh in anger. Su Xiangchuan suffered for ten years to exchange hearts, and that meant he should give it to him? What kind of absurd reasoning was that!

"As expected of that old dog's lackey, truly shameless to the extreme!"

"Su Mu, since you refuse to see reason, I have no choice but to send you on your way!" The Fourth Elder glanced at the dozen or so stewards behind him, who were ready to act, and with a wave of his hand and a fierce shout, they all struck together!

They had no intention of discussing any chivalric codes with Su Mu, nor did they care about sentiment. If they did, Su Mu wouldn't be in this predicament.

"Lawless Sword Trick!"

With a twist of his sword, a fierce light burst from Su Mu's eyes. The three great elders were all at the sixth level of the Fate Palace Realm, and there were more than a dozen stewards above the third level. This battle was bound to be arduous.

But, fearless, he was unstoppable!

"Master Su Mu!"

From behind the water plants, Little Huan watched as Su Mu charged fearlessly towards the Fourth Elder and his group, like a moth to a flame, her heart hanging in suspense.

"Turns out Master Su Mu was wronged, Miss, did you hear? Master Su Mu was wronged!" Little Huan said to Huang Yiyun, both distressed and excited.

Huang Yiyun seemed to be in a daze, staring at Su Mu who was fighting amidst the crowd.

"I knew Master Su Mu wasn't the heartless and ungrateful type, it's all the Su Family Head's doing, he's the beast!"

"Master Su Mu was so good to them, always giving them the best things. Back then, he couldn't afford to buy jewelry for the elder miss, so he could only handcraft a piece for her."

"How could they repay Master Su Mu's kindness by destroying his dantian and even planning to take his heart for their younger son? They're worse than beasts!

"And to top it all off, they smeared Master Su Mu as a lascivious scoundrel. What kind of pain and torture has Master Su Mu endured over the past half-month?"

Women are inherently emotional, and with Little Huan being young and kind-hearted, she began to cry out of sympathy, wishing she could rush out and defeat those shameless villains if only she were strong enough.

Huang Yiyun listened with a complex expression.

"I really misunderstood him, I really did..." she murmured regretfully, grateful she hadn't made a grave mistake, or she would have regretted it for life.

"Miss, don't blame yourself, it's not your fault, it's the Su Family Head who's despicable. What's important now is how we can help Master Su Mu," Little Huan said, trying to comfort Huang Yiyun upon hearing her murmurs.

Huang Yiyun was startled, her expression turning to one of frantic concern. Su Mu had risen again after being crippled, and even at his peak, his strength was only at the early stage of the Fate Palace Realm. How could he possibly defeat so many people? The Su Family had three elders and more than a dozen stewards!

"Miss, what are you doing?" Seeing Huang Yiyun about to rush out, Little Huan quickly grabbed her.

"Miss, you haven't recovered from your injuries, you'll only hinder Master Su Mu if you go."

Huang Yiyun struggled briefly before falling silent, because it was true. She wasn't even a match for someone in the Spiritual Agility Realm, let alone the Fate Palace Realm.

But as she watched Su Mu being surrounded by the Su Family, her heart began to ache.

"I was useless when my sister went mad, and now that Su Mu is in danger, I'm still useless!" Clenching her fists, her nails dug into her flesh, she blamed herself for only realizing the importance of strength after her sister's incident.

But even after practicing that technique, she found herself powerless. If only she had started cultivating when her master gave her the technique, things wouldn't have turned out this way!

"Miss, look!"

Just as she was sinking into deep self-blame, Little Huan suddenly exclaimed. Looking up, she saw Su Mu breaking out of the encirclement, his hand revealing a brilliant sword light!

"Sword light!"

"My God, how does he have sword light!"

Then the horrified voices of the Fourth Elder and the others rang out. Huang Yiyun trembled and stared at Su Mu in shock.

"Sword light!"

"Miss, what is sword light?" Little Huan asked, puzzled. She was new to cultivation and had yet to encounter such powerful forces.

"Cultivators have different weapon preferences; some practice with swords, others with blades... Regardless of the weapon, once you cultivate to a profound level, you can manifest weapon Qi!"

"Sword practitioners can cultivate Sword Qi and thus be called sword cultivators!"

"Once you become a qualified sword cultivator, the deeper your understanding of the sword, the more you can cultivate sword light!"

Listening to these unfamiliar concepts, Little Huan was bewildered, asking subconsciously, "Miss, are sword cultivators very powerful? Is sword light very strong?"

"Very strong," Huang Yiyun nodded affirmatively, her eyes full of shock as she watched Su Mu.

"With Sword Qi, one can easily challenge those beyond their level. With sword light, one can surpass two to three realms, unstoppable!"

"Wow!" Little Huan gasped, "That sword light is too terrifying!"

"How did Master Su Mu achieve it?"

Huang Yiyun shook her head; all she knew was that Su Mu, at his age, cultivating sword light, was definitely a sword cultivation prodigy!

"After rising again, he seems even more of a genius," she thought, feeling an inexplicable sensation.

"Su Mu, what kind of fortuitous encounter did you have to be able to cultivate sword light!"

Across from her, the Fourth Elder stared at Su Mu in horror, shouting. Before, when Su Mu was a genius, he was just short of mastering Sword Qi, and now, in just a few days, he had cultivated even stronger sword light!

Inconceivable!