Almost all of the core members of Mu Family Village had gathered in the council hall.
In the seat of honor sat a burly middle-aged man. He had a tiger's back and a bear's waist, his dark skin knotted with muscle. Yet at that moment, he was holding a teacup, taking a sip from time to time, trying hard to create the air of a refined gentleman.
But that refinement, appearing on such a hulking man, looked rather out of place and made people want to laugh.
Even so, no one dared to mock him. That was because the powerful aura emanating from within the burly man revealed his strength at the initial stage of the Heavenly Yuan Realm. This man was the Master of Mu Family Village—Mu Tao, and also the only Heavenly Yuan Realm expert in Mu Family Village.
"Mu Yun, someone saw Lingsha return to the village already. The hunt hasn't ended yet. Why did she come back early?" Mu Tao asked.
Hearing this, everyone looked toward a middle-aged man. Judging from his seat near the front, it was clear that this person held no low status in Mu Family Village.
Mu Yun said, "Master, there were some unexpected circumstances during this hunt."
"Oh? What happened? Could it be that Lingsha suffered a setback and was eliminated early?"
"Lingsha is the strongest candidate among the younger generation of our Mu Family Village. Although she is only at the Body Tempering Eighth Stage, her movements are agile, and even against an ordinary Body Tempering Ninth Stage, she can retreat unharmed. Eliminating her is not something just anyone can do."
"Could it be that a faction from Qingyang Town made a move?"
"I heard that Lei Li of the Lei Family broke through to the Body Tempering Ninth Stage