When Shi Qianhua heard what Chen Xuan said, she became even more afraid to make a move.
According to the rumors, Xu Mu, despite being only at the Transcendence Realm, had managed to survive when besieged by so many experts working together.
She glanced around and was certain that, even if everyone in the restaurant joined forces, they still wouldn’t be as strong as the people Xu Mu had faced back then.
“Wasn’t it you who wanted to kill me? If you kill me, you’ll obtain the divine medicine and the gratitude of the four major races. Go ahead.”
Xu Mu turned to Shi Qianhua, his tone calm.
Yet it was precisely his utterly composed expression that made Shi Qianhua afraid to move even an inch.
“Hahaha! Little brother, my young lady has caused you some trouble.”
Elder Ding laughed loudly at Xu Mu. “Qianhua, come back.”
Shi Qianhua glared coldly at Xu Mu before returning to her seat.
Seeing this, Xu Mu smiled and casually ordered several dishes. The waiter was extremely cautious, afraid of offending him.
“Eat your fill. There may be a battle later.”
Xu Mu spoke to the people beside him.
“You really aren’t worried at all, are you?”
Tong Guoguo shook her head slightly, picked up a piece of meat, and stuffed it into her mouth.
“You’re too handsome. Sooner or later, you won’t be able to keep it hidden. You might as well reveal yourself directly. Just like Old Chen said, treat it as training.”
Xu Mu was not, by nature, some crooked or evil person. At his core, he possessed a sense of justice.
He certainly wouldn’t kill someone at random simply to make himself stronger.
But if someone took the initiative to come and kill him, that was another matter. Xu Mu would naturally defend himself.
“Big Brother is right. I heard that the four major races are all hunting down members of Salvation, but I’ve never seen anyone dare to attack them. You can’t even find the wanted notices.”
Dai Xingluo smiled as she spoke from the side.
Xu Mu nodded inwardly. That was indeed the case.
It was already fortunate if the people of Salvation didn’t kill them. Anyone who dared to attack Salvation would have to be tired of living.
After Xu Mu revealed his identity, the restaurant, which had originally been noisy, fell almost completely silent. Everyone ate in silence, though no one knew what they were plotting in their hearts.
Once Xu Mu and the others had nearly finished eating, he took out spirit stones to pay the bill.
The waiter said with a smile, “Nine taels of spirit stones.”
Xu Mu took out a spirit stone weighing roughly two pounds. “Do you have a map of the Northern Nether Continent?”
“Of course.”
The waiter immediately went to the counter and brought back a printed map. It had clearly been produced by a printer rather than drawn by hand.
“Keep the change.”
Xu Mu handed the spirit stone to the waiter, then led the others out of the restaurant.
As they traveled, he kept examining the map. As expected of one of the highest-ranked Inner Realms, the map was far more detailed than those of the smaller regions.
“I didn’t expect the Black Moon Clan’s territory to be in the Northern Nether Continent. The other three major races have branches here as well.”
Xu Mu looked at the map as he spoke.
“Otherwise, why do you think the four major races are so powerful? They’re present in every major Inner Realm.”
Tong Guoguo explained, “The four major races each occupy one continent, which serves as their homeland and rear base. Their elite experts, however, are all in Hetu.”
“Oh? You seem to know quite a bit. Come on, tell me more.”
Xu Mu put the map away.
“Big Brother, we know about it too. Aside from training during this period, we’ve also gathered a lot of information about this place.”
Dai Xingluo smiled as she spoke.
“That’s right.”
Meng Wanyue smiled as well.
With the explanations from the others, Xu Mu and Chen Xuan finally gained a general understanding of the overall structure of the Inner Realm.
The Inner Realm had originally been known as the Ancient Realm. After shattering, it transformed into five enormous fragments and countless smaller ones.
Each of the five major fragments was larger than Earth.
From largest to smallest, they were Hetu, the Northern Nether, Guixu, Mount Buzhou, and Eden.
The Black Moon Clan was in the Northern Nether, the Nine Nether Clan in Guixu, the Celestial Clan in Mount Buzhou, and the Holy Light Clan in Eden.
However, the elite forces of the four major races were all stationed on Hetu, the largest continent.
After the Great Desolate Clan was defeated, they retreated to a fragment of the Inner Realm. This fragment revolved around Hetu and converged with it for a period of time roughly once every decade or so.
At first, the four major races had stationed themselves in Hetu mainly to deal with the main forces of the Great Desolate Clan.
After several thousand years, many members of the Great Desolate Clan had already leaped down from that fragment and gone into hiding in Hetu or on the other continents.
Yet the elites stationed in Hetu had never withdrawn. They had remained there all this time.
Besides the four major races, many experts from other first-rate races were there as well.
As a result, Hetu was the most fiercely contested of all the Inner Realm fragments.
Xu Mu and Chen Xuan nodded repeatedly. Neither of them had expected the territories of the Inner Realm to have such a complicated history.
They now thoroughly understood that, strictly speaking, the Northern Nether was merely the Black Moon Clan’s homeland.
For a race of their level, no one on this continent could stand against them. They could treat it as a private garden where they could grow in peace.
The same was true of the major races on the other continents.
Hetu, on the other hand, was where the experts gathered. If one had to make an analogy, it was like a university: you needed a certain score to get in, and the competition was far more intense.
“My senior sister must be in Hetu.”
Chen Xuan suddenly spoke.
“Perhaps. But our strength is still lacking, so we shouldn’t go there yet. At the very least, we should reach the World-Breaking Realm before heading over.”
Xu Mu looked at Chen Xuan.
“Brother Mu is right. We should reach the World-Breaking Realm first. With my current strength, I’d definitely die fighting a fifth- or sixth-stage expert, let alone a ninth-stage expert.”
Chen Xuan clenched his fists tightly. Then he stopped and turned around.
“Come out. Since you chose to follow us, you must want to make a move. There’s no need to hide.”
Xu Mu also stopped. He had noticed them earlier, but he had wanted to wait and see how many people there were in total.
“Hahaha! One World-Breaking cultivator, two Transcendent cultivators, and two Grandmasters. I really don’t know where you get the nerve to act so arrogant!”
A scarred middle-aged man walked out with a mocking smile plastered across his face.
Three other people accompanied him.
All four were at the World-Breaking Realm. Scarface Man, the leader, was at the second stage, while the other three were at the first stage.
Xu Mu grinned. The others had no intention of making a move. Clearly, they were curious about Xu Mu and the others’ true combat strength.
For instance, the people from the Fire Clan were hiding in the distance.
Xu Mu had discovered the Fire Clan when he was examining the map earlier. They lived in the Northern Nether and possessed a sizable territory, making them a first-rate race.
“Whether we’re arrogant or not, you’ll know after fighting us!”
Chen Xuan drew his woodcutter’s knife, stomped on the ground, and charged toward the group.
“None of you need to act. I’ll deal with them.”
Tong Guoguo walked forward with a calm expression.
“Hahaha! Beautiful, I couldn’t bear to see you die. I’ll make sure you lie down first!”
Scarface Man suddenly soared into the air and swooped down toward Tong Guoguo.
As he neared her, a long blade suddenly condensed in his hand, and he swung it down at Tong Guoguo.
“Don’t worry! I’ll go easy on you!”
Scarface Man burst into laughter, but his smile abruptly froze.
Clang!
A crisp sound rang out as Tong Guoguo caught the blade with her bare hand.
Swish!
Two arm-thick spikes of earth and stone suddenly burst from the ground, piercing straight through the opponent’s body from front to back.
“I was holding back too. I caught your weapon with just my hand.”
Tong Guoguo said expressionlessly.
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