"It's me, it's Chen Mu!"
Chen Mu carefully examined his body and asked with concern.
"Brother Wen Shan, what happened to you? How did you get into this state?"
He remembered that before leaving the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion, Wen Shan had clearly broken through to the Middle Stage of the True Spirit Realm. Now, nine years later, his cultivation had not only failed to improve, but had instead fallen to the Early Stage of the True Spirit Realm. This was truly perplexing.
Upon hearing Chen Mu's words, Wen Shan was overjoyed and excitedly took Chen Mu's hand.
"That's great! I knew it! You weren't a spy from another race, you would definitely come back! You really came back... Waaah...!"
Wen Shan kept muttering to himself, his eyes reddening, and he actually started to cry.
"Brother Wen Shan, don't get agitated!"
Seeing Wen Shan's excited state, Chen Mu became even more suspicious. He helped Wen Shan sit down and pressed him for an answer.
Tell me first, what exactly happened?
After a while, Wen Shan finally calmed down and slowly explained to Chen Mu.
" Chen Mu, after you defected back then, He Xiao, the Lord of the Talisman Rune Hall, spread rumors everywhere that you were a spy from another race, which led to the suppression of everyone in the entire Heaven-Questioning Pavilion who had been close to you."
I certainly don't believe you're the kind of person they describe. But once, I couldn't stand it anymore and defended you a couple of times.
They sent men to severely injure me. I was badly injured that time, and my strength declined as a result. I've only recently recovered to my current state.
Once a cultivator's body is damaged, it is not as easy to recover as an ordinary person's injury. Especially for someone like Wen Shan who has no background or resources, after suffering internal injuries, he can only rely on meditation to allow his body to repair itself, which is why it took so long.
"Hmph! It seems that He Xiao is determined to make trouble for me!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu was furious.
Back when they were at the Heaven-Questioning Pavilion, He Xiao always tolerated his disciple Ge Yu's provocations. Now that Ge Yu is dead, he resorts to such underhanded tactics, which is truly disgusting.
"Let's go, Brother Wen Shan, let's go find He Xiao now and demand an explanation from him."
Chen Mu reached out and summoned a powerful Dharma Power that lifted Wen Shan into the Wen Shan, sending the two flying towards the Talisman Rune Hall.
" Chen Mu, you mustn't act impulsively!"
He Xiao is indeed despicable, but he is still the master of a palace, with unfathomable cultivation. If we rashly go to find him, and he turns around and accuses us, we'll be in trouble."
Although Wen Shan could tell that Chen Mu had broken through to the Core Formation Realm, Chen Mu was still so young, and he didn't think Chen Mu would be a match for He Xiao.
"Don't worry, Brother Wen Shan, things have come to this point, I no longer need to fear He Xiao."
This time, I'll settle all scores with him, old and new, all at once!
Chen Mu sneered and increased his flight speed.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Chen Mu arrived outside the main hall of the Talisman Rune Hall.
" He Xiao! Old Man He, get out here right now!"
A deafening shout echoed between heaven and earth, clearly audible within a ten-kilometer radius of the entire Talisman Rune Hall.
Talisman Rune Hall, a plump old man with an effeminate appearance heard the shout. He first trembled with alarm, then frowned and looked at the air with suspicion. Only after recognizing the person in the air as Chen Mu did his brows relax.
Then, his face turned angry, and he immediately took to the air to meet Chen Mu.
"How dare you, Chen Mu, show such disrespect to your elders!"
Don't think that just because you have Elder Ming backing you up, you can act recklessly.
Today, I'll show you how to respect your teacher!
No sooner had he finished speaking than two monsters engulfed in red flames appeared in the air and charged toward Chen Mu.