Body Sect

"Uncle Wang, do you think Blue Tyrant Primary Soul Master Academy can really develop my talent?"

Mu Yuan tried to sound out Uncle Wang.

Uncle Wang said, "Since a teacher from Shrek Academy recommended it, it should be able to, right?"

"Uncle Wang, why had I never heard of Body Martial Souls before?"

"Body Martial Souls are Mutated Martial Souls. They can't be inherited, so of course they're rare," Uncle Wang said.

Mu Yuan was surprised.

Uncle Wang actually knew quite a lot.

"Uncle Wang, how do you know so much?"

"Hehe, did you forget what your Uncle Wang does? Your Uncle Wang used to escort shipments for the Treasure Pavilion."

Mu Yuan was speechless.

So-called escorting shipments had really just meant following a convoy once, and even then, he had been brought along by someone else.

Just that one time.

Uncle Wang had bragged about it for a lifetime.

That was also why Mu Yuan had not given much thought to that possibility.

Now that Uncle Wang mentioned it again, Mu Yuan understood why he knew about Body Martial Souls and why he had immediately taken him to Shrek for an assessment.

He had probably heard some information while traveling with that convoy.

Mu Yuan also probed Uncle Wang from various angles about the Body Sect.

But whenever the Body Sect was mentioned, Uncle Wang wore an indignant expression.

"The Body Sect is neither wholly righteous nor wholly evil. They do whatever they please, and they have even hunted Soul Rings for personal gain, causing beast tides."

Listening to this, Mu Yuan did not know how to refute him.

It was only natural for Soul Masters to hunt Soul Beasts.

The Body Sect's problem was likely their large-scale slaughter of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

But Shrek had killed quite a few Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts as well, and Evil Soul Masters had also carried out plenty of slaughter within Star Dou Forest.

Perhaps because of his Martial Soul, Mu Yuan was inclined to believe the Body Sect had taken the blame that time.

"But I have a Body Martial Soul. If I went to the Body Sect, then—"

"Xiao Yuan, the Body Sect's reputation is too poor. They know it themselves too. They do not even have a Mountain Gate and wander from place to place. How would you find the Body Sect?"

Mu Yuan fell silent.

The good news was that although Uncle Wang did not want him to join the Body Sect, his opposition was not particularly strong.

The bad news was that Uncle Wang had hit his sore spot. He truly could not find the Body Sect.

By the time they reached the admissions office of Blue Tyrant Primary Soul Master Academy, Mu Yuan had not thought of a better path.

"Forget it. I'll just cultivate normally for now."

It was, after all, a primary Soul Master Academy with a foothold in Heaven Dou City. Its teaching standards should not be poor, and its simulated environments should not be outdated either.

With that in mind, Mu Yuan followed Uncle Wang into the admissions office.

"Recommended by Shrek Academy?"

Upon hearing that the student had been recommended by Shrek's Wang Yan, the admissions teacher immediately became more attentive.

He accepted the recommendation letter, scanned its contents, and his eyes flickered.

"An Arm Martial Soul? A Body Martial Soul?" The teacher looked at Mu Yuan and asked, "Are you from the Body Sect?"

Mu Yuan shook his head.

"No."

"Oh~ I understand."

The teacher handled Mu Yuan's enrollment procedures.

After Uncle Wang left, Mu Yuan quickly settled into a normal student life.

Until three days later.

A sturdy man with an extraordinarily thick right arm blocked Mu Yuan's path back to the dormitory.

Seeing the other man's abnormally thick right arm, Mu Yuan's heart stirred.

"Mu Yuan?" the burly man asked.

"Yes."

"Arm Martial Soul?"

"Mhm."

The man asked one question, and Mu Yuan answered one question.

Mu Yuan blinked.

No way, right?

Were the people at Shrek Academy really this kind?

Knowing they could not properly cultivate a Body Martial Soul, they had even sent him to the Body Sect?

As for the possibility that this burly man, who seemed to be from the Body Sect, had no connection to Blue Tyrant Primary Soul Master Academy, Mu Yuan did not believe it.

He had only enrolled three days ago, yet someone had already come looking for him. If Blue Tyrant Primary Soul Master Academy had not leaked information somewhere, Mu Yuan would eat a hundred Blue Silver Grass stalks.

The academy had definitely leaked the information somehow.

Mu Yuan could not help giving them praise in his heart.

This information leak was really nice!

After asking his questions, the burly man's voice was no longer as stiff as before, and he tried to put on a friendly expression.

"Kid, you're not bad."

He patted Mu Yuan on the shoulder.

He could tell that Mu Yuan did not look afraid.

"Senior, you are...?" Mu Yuan still asked tentatively.

"I'm from the Body Sect," the burly man said proudly.

"You will also join my Body Sect!"

He spoke with great resolve, not giving Mu Yuan any chance to consider it.

Rather than saying he was domineering for not giving Mu Yuan a chance to think, it was more that he spoke as though it were the most natural thing in the world, as if Soul Masters with Body Martial Souls were all one family.

"The Body Sect!"

The weight in Mu Yuan's heart finally lifted.

It really was the Body Sect!

One had come to recruit, while the other wanted to join. The two immediately hit it off.

Very soon, led by the burly man, Mu Yuan arrived at an estate in Heaven Dou City.

"Sect Master, this is Mu Yuan."

The burly man led Mu Yuan into a great hall within the estate.

Mu Yuan saw quite a few burly men in the hall. Some had their arms folded over their chests, while others sat with their legs crossed, all staring at him.

There was no hostility in their gazes. Instead, they carried a hint of friendliness, as though welcoming him.

When Mu Yuan looked toward the man standing in the center, he overlapped the figure before him with the person from his memories.

He was a tall old man, with long Dark Green hair draped behind him. His scalp was bald, yet his complexion was rosy like an infant's, and his Dark Green eyes were filled with the vicissitudes of age.

He looked at Mu Yuan.

After thinking for a moment, Mu Yuan cupped his fists in salute.

"Mu Yuan greets the Sect Master."

"Since we all have Body Martial Souls, we are family."

As he spoke, Du Busi released a strand of Soul Power and helped Mu Yuan to his feet.

"At Blue Tyrant Primary Soul Master Academy, you registered your Martial Soul as arms. Is it one arm or two?"

"Two."

Mu Yuan subconsciously glanced at the burly man who had brought him in.

That man's right arm was so thick while his left arm looked relatively normal. It was very likely that he had only a right Arm Martial Soul.

Du Busi nodded in satisfaction.

"Has Shrek Academy examined your Martial Soul?"

Mu Yuan had not expected the Body Sect to know even this much. He honestly recounted everything that had happened after his Martial Soul awakened.

"Hmph, that Shrek Academy is always playing such dirty tricks." Du Busi snorted disdainfully. "These past few years, Xuan Zi has been extremely concerned with Body Martial Souls. He has examined more than one, yet never liked any of them, sending them all to Blue Tyrant Primary Soul Master Academy."

Mu Yuan understood.

So the Body Sect already knew to wait at Blue Tyrant Primary Soul Master Academy for disciples with Body Martial Souls.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind.

Mu Yuan felt that he knew why the Body Sect could discover Soul Masters with Body Martial Souls within Blue Tyrant Primary Soul Master Academy.

"If I remember correctly, Du Busi's disciple Wei Na is a princess of the Heaven Dou Empire..."

As this thought flashed through his mind, Mu Yuan subconsciously looked at Du Busi again, meeting those Dark Green eyes.

"Everyone present is from among the sect's limb Martial Souls who are relatively close to Heaven Dou City. You can see whether any catch your eye. In the future, you can cultivate under him."

Mu Yuan was somewhat dumbfounded.

Was it that casual?

"The cultivation of Body Martial Souls is relatively individualistic. Even taking a master would not really teach you much." Du Busi said, "No matter whom you follow, even if you follow me, the guidance you receive will be the same set of teachings."