I Shouldn't Have Saved Her

Xianling Nan regretted it a little; if she had known, she wouldn't have mentioned liking Xu Mu just now.

She didn't expect him to take a mile after being given an inch.

She admitted she wasn't a good person, but as the Holy Maiden of the Baishi Tribe, she had always kept herself pure and unsullied.

How could she let this lowly descendant of Yanhuang touch her?

"Xu Mu, you seem to have forgotten something. Qi can penetrate this cage. Tell me, do I have a way to kill you?"

Xianling Nan raised her arm, her five slender fingers forming a claw, and reached into Xu Mu's cell.

"Sister Nan, of course you don't."

Xu Mu smiled and shrugged. "I advise you not to do that. If you reduce my goodwill toward you to the absolute minimum, I won't save you even if you let me cop a feel."

"Xu Mu, besides spirit stones, I know of other treasures..."

"Xianling Nan, say no more. I've already decided. No matter what you want me to do, you have to let me give them a squeeze first."

Xu Mu said indifferently, "That's the prerequisite. After that, we can talk about other things."

Hearing this, Xianling Nan's eyes turned bone-chillingly cold. "Are you sure you have a way to get me out?"

"Of course."

Xu Mu nodded.

"Let me state my demands. This is actually the Inner Realm, it's just that the entire Inner Realm is covered by a formation."

Xianling Nan looked at Xu Mu. "I want you to find a way to send me to the other end of the Inner Realm."

"What are you dreaming about? Your 'mines' sure are valuable, but to go to the other side, we need the Boundary Fire. Where am I supposed to get a treasure like that?"

Xu Mu only said this to brush her off, because he actually had a Boundary Fire in his storage space.

"Shao Tian has one on him. As long as we wait for your master to come and snatch the Boundary Fire from him, won't we have it?"

Xianling Nan looked at Xu Mu. "The Boundary Fire cannot be put into a spatial ring, so it must be on his person. It'll be very easy to snatch."

"The Boundary Fire can't be put into a spatial ring?"

Xu Mu suddenly frowned.

"It's really strange that you know about the Boundary Fire but don't know it can't be put into a ring."

Xianling Nan explained, "The powerful energy of the Boundary Fire can easily distort the formations inside a spatial ring. The moment it's put in, the ring will shatter."

Xu Mu nodded slightly. He genuinely didn't know about this, considering he had put the item directly into his system storage space.

"Sister Nan, let's not beat around the bush. I'll just ask one thing: if I can send you to the other side of the Inner Realm, what price are you willing to pay?"

Xu Mu felt this was also a good thing for him.

By sending Xianling Nan away, he wouldn't need to interact with this woman anymore.

Wu Tian also wouldn't be able to meet her for the time being, preventing any so-called plot from developing.

"I'll let you have your squeeze, and I'll also tell you the location of a divine herb. Originally, we planned to head to the destination with Fu Cheng of the Heavenly Demon Tribe, but we unexpectedly encountered a rebellion."

Xianling Nan stared at Xu Mu. "This divine herb is called the Myriad Spirit Coriander. If you don't understand its value, you can ask your master."

Hearing this, Xu Mu's heart jolted. This was a top-tier treasure.

The Myriad Spirit Coriander had nothing to do with actual coriander; it merely looked similar.

It was surrounded by visible Myriad Spirit Qi.

This treasure wouldn't improve one's cultivation base, nor did it have any detoxifying effects.

It only had one ability: reforging meridians.

It could thoroughly wash away the accumulated impurities and mixed spiritual energy within a person's body, reshaping the resilience of their meridians.

Meridians were the foundation of an ancient martial artist. Qi dispersed from the meridians to all parts of the body, and then was released through the pores.

Some people had narrow meridians that could accommodate little Qi, meaning they were naturally not destined to be strong.

But the Myriad Spirit Coriander could change this reality.

In the simplest terms, the Myriad Spirit Coriander could elevate one's foundation, turning someone with average talent into an elite among their peers.

It could allow someone with great talent to achieve the ability to fight above their level.

And those who could already fight above their level would be able to bridge an even greater gap.

"Where is the location?"

Xu Mu asked immediately.

With this treasure, he could upgrade the talents of everyone around him.

"Give me your phone."

Xianling Nan reached out her hand.

Xu Mu immediately complied and handed her the phone.

She opened the map, searched for a location, and returned the phone to Xu Mu.

Xu Mu took a look, put the phone away, and then reached both hands into the opposite cell. "Come, let me squeeze the two of them."

"You..."

Xianling Nan bit her lip, her eyes—one black and one gold—staring fixedly at Xu Mu. "If you dare trick me, I'll chop your hands off!"

Saying this, she closed her eyes and took a step forward.

Xu Mu didn't hold back. He sighed slightly in admiration; these things were truly wondrous.

The Great Dao is both tangible and intangible.

Like a cunning rabbit, it seemed ungraspable, always managing to slip through his hands.

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Xianling Nan suddenly released her power, knocking Xu Mu back. "Bastard! Are you addicted?"

Her breathing was rapid. She felt a strange sensation she had never experienced in her entire life.

She didn't even know if she liked this feeling or hated it.

If Xu Mu failed to help her leave smoothly, she would definitely tear his body into ten thousand pieces.

"Who is releasing power? Is it Her Highness the Holy Maiden?"

A middle-aged man with a square face walked over with a smile from a distance, accompanied by a guard.

Xu Mu suddenly cast Shape-Shifting Phantom, swapping positions with the guard and successfully leaving the cage.

Next, he swapped with Xianling Nan, returning to the cell, and finally, he swapped with the square-faced man.

Both Xu Mu and Xianling Nan had left the cell, while the square-faced man and the guard were now locked inside it.

Even though Xianling Nan had seen Xu Mu use this move before, seeing it now still left her endlessly shocked.

"Let's go!"

She grabbed Xu Mu's arm and quickly left. "Let's go find your master first..."

"No need!"

Xu Mu interrupted Xianling Nan. "Take me directly to the barrier of the Inner Realm."

Hearing this, Xianling Nan's face was full of disbelief, but looking at Xu Mu's current expression, he clearly wasn't joking.

She didn't hesitate and quickly ran in the opposite direction.

Finally, the two of them arrived at the edge of the Inner Realm. This location was very remote, and there was no one else around.

Xu Mu didn't hide anything and took the Boundary Fire out of his storage space.

Seeing this item, Xianling Nan's eyes widened perfectly round, and her hands slowly clenched into fists.

"Are you going to snatch it?"

Xu Mu asked suddenly.

"I... no."

Xianling Nan loosened her fists again. This Xu Mu was too mysterious, and she still didn't know the situation on the other side.

She couldn't afford to tear all face with Xu Mu; she might still need him in the future.

Xu Mu placed the Boundary Fire against the barrier and slowly released his Qi. As this crystal ball hovered there, the surrounding space began to distort.

He had already learned how to use it from Li Chenshuang previously.

Xianling Nan walked briskly inside. Halfway there, she suddenly stopped. "Xu Mu, aren't you afraid I lied to you? The address for that divine herb might be fake."

"At least the 'mines' were real."

"You... you really deserve to die!"

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Xianling Nan immediately ran in the opposite direction, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

Xu Mu also grabbed the Flame of Boundaries, slowly backing out of the barrier's range before storing it in his spatial inventory.

With matters settled here, he planned to leave as well. However, he hadn't made it far before Shao Tian blocked his path once again.

"Greetings, Senior."

Xu Mu offered a polite smile.

"Did you save Xianling Nan?"

Shao Tian asked in an indifferent tone.

"I suppose you could say that. I broke her out of her cage." Xu Mu nodded.

"In that case, you will go down as a sinner to your Yanhuang."

Shao Tian said calmly, "Did you assume that a prisoner is automatically a good person, and those who rebel are necessarily the villains?"

Xu Mu furrowed his brows slightly. "Please enlighten me, Senior."

"We did rebel, but we overthrew a tyrant. He was an absolute dictator who treated the lives of his own people like worthless weeds. Oh, and his primary objective was to wipe out your Yanhuang."

Shao Tian explained, "Meanwhile, that Holy Maiden, Xianling Nan, is fiercely loyal to the tyrant. Now, do you realize what you've just done?"

"Holy shit! Why didn't you tell me sooner? I wouldn't have saved her if I had known!" Xu Mu immediately cursed.