Control your bad temper

Xu Mu answered Fu Jinyu's call and didn't pay any more attention to the group chat.

Learning that Fu Jinyu had already arrived at the villa, he teleported out first and went to the entrance of the villa complex to pick her up.

Fu Jinyu was dressed in her usual crisp casual outfit today, paired with a pair of sunglasses.

"Sister Female Emperor, I've prepared a big treasure for you today."

Xu Mu led Fu Jinyu back to the villa.

"You kept saying on the phone you had a treasure. What exactly is it?"

Fu Jinyu asked as she followed behind Xu Mu. "Could it be some kind of powerful elixir again?"

"You'll know when we get there."

Xu Mu smiled and waved his hand, leading Fu Jinyu to his villa. They passed through a formation there and entered an underground illusion array.

Fu Jinyu looked around in surprise but quickly returned to normal.

It made sense that Xu Mu, given his strong formation skills, would set up something like this.

"Sister Female Emperor, take a look at this cultivation technique."

Xu Mu walked over to Tong Guo Guo, picked up the Qian Shui Yuan heart technique from the ground, and handed it to Fu Jinyu.

As Fu Jinyu infused her Qi into it, a surge of information-laden energy drilled into her mind.

Her expression suddenly shifted, and she said in a deep voice, "This is an Heaven-grade technique?"

"That's right. And it's a Heaven-grade technique suitable for Water attribute cultivation. I'm giving it to you today, and while you're at it, you can teach it to the others."

Xu Mu pointed at Meng Wan Yue and Dai Xing Luo and the rest.

"You want me to cultivate this?"

Fu Jinyu's face was filled with disbelief. This was a Heaven-grade technique, after all.

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She had never imagined that Xu Mu would just hand her a Heaven-grade technique like this.

"Don't get too emotional. Hurry up and start. In a few days, I'll need to send this technique to the Han Xian Sect."

Xu Mu patted Fu Jinyu on the shoulder.

"Alright."

Fu Jinyu didn't stand on ceremony. She was a straightforward person and wouldn't play those fake, modest games.

She might desperately want something inside, but she wouldn't say something insincere like "Oh, I couldn't possibly."

Of course she wanted to cultivate this Heaven-grade technique. Who would complain about having too many Heaven-grade techniques mastered?

Fu Jinyu held the technique scroll and began studying it carefully.

Xu Mu, meanwhile, returned to his spot and focused on alchemy again. After refining another batch, he snapped out of his concentration.

He looked over and saw that Fu Jinyu was already explaining the technique to the three women.

Xu Mu considered whether he should let Ye Tong, Feng Yue, and the others try cultivating it as well.

After thinking it over, he decided against it. Given their current skill levels, they simply couldn't grasp it.

It was better to wait until Xu Mu had drawn more techniques in the future and share a few with them then.

Of course, Shi Fu Meng was also a Water attribute, but Xu Mu wouldn't let her learn it.

She had just obtained a God-grade technique. If he gave her a Heaven-grade one too, and she ended up growing strong enough to turn against him, that would be bad.

Xu Mu had to stay cautious, knowing who to trust wholeheartedly and who to hold back from.

He took out his phone to check the time and found he had been tagged dozens of times.

Opening it up, he saw it was from the outsourced cleaner group chat.

The person tagging him was "Wildest in the Group."

Wildest in the Group: "@Xu Mu, you brat, don't let your grandma find you!"

"Don't pretend to be dead! Answer me!"

"You dared to curse me? Think your grandma couldn't understand?"

"@Everyone, which bastard is this kid? Tell me privately!"

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Xu Mu read the messages and shook his head slightly. For now, she was the only one posting in the group. The people who had welcomed him earlier had all gone silent.

They clearly didn't want to get involved with this woman. It seemed her status wasn't simple.

But Xu Mu wasn't about to coddle her. He had joined this group purely out of concern for the world.

If worse came to worst, he could just leave the group and quit being an outsourced cleaner.

Not only did Xu Mu not back down, he sent a nose-picking emoji as a provocation.

The woman on the other end completely lost it. This time, she directly tried to add Xu Mu as a friend, but he didn't approve, just let her hang.

Finally, the group leader, "Supreme Good Like Water," spoke up: "@Wildest in the Group, rein in your bad temper. This is Xu Mu, the third-place winner in the Martial Arts Tournament. Do you think everyone will just give in to you?"

The other group members, upon seeing that the new arrival was Xu Mu, chimed in to mediate.

These days, who in the cultivation world didn't know Xu Mu?

His combat power might not be the highest yet, but his potential was unmatched.

He was a key figure protected by the state.

Heaven Rewards Diligence: We're all outsourced cleaners here, coworkers. Let this go.

Purple Qi from the East: Yeah, maybe on your next mission, the two of you might even work together.

Flowers Bloom in Prosperity: Haha, no conflict, no friendship. Honestly, I think they're a good match.

A Long-Term Buyer of Spirit Stones: I didn't expect the new guy to be Xu Mu. I've heard a lot about you. Let's keep in touch in the future.

Seeing these people stand up for him, Xu Mu felt he had to show some respect, so he sent a few fist-in-palm emojis.

A little later, the group leader, "Supreme Good Like Water," posted an announcement: In some inner realm in the Northwest region, aliens were causing trouble and they needed manpower. Anyone interested could sign up.

Xu Mu saw about a dozen people signing up. He hadn't realized the work of an outsourced cleaner was so hands-on.

He had his own matters to attend to in the next few days, so he wouldn't be going.

His current priority was to gather enough draws for a ten-pull to break through to the Transcendence realm.

He put his phone away and walked over to Fu Jinyu and the others. "How's the cultivation going?"

"I've basically grasped the technique's abilities. It allows you to merge with water elements. For example, if you jump into water, your aura completely disappears, and your body becomes nearly transparent."

Fu Jinyu explained. "Besides that, you can also evade water-element attacks. At the martial arts tournament before, your sister used this technique to dodge the opponent's ice attacks, right?"

Xu Mu nodded. "Right. Can the others cultivate it?"

"Everyone carries all five elements within them, but most people have one dominant element."

Fu Jinyu pointed at herself. "For example, I'm Water-dominant. Although the others aren't Water-dominant, they should still be able to master some of the abilities."

"Like what?"

Xu Mu glanced at Meng Wan Yue and the others.

"The part of this Heaven-grade technique about merging with water is relatively simple. They should be able to grasp that."

Fu Jinyu thought for a moment and said.

"Good, that's enough. From now on, if they run into danger, they can hide in water."

Xu Mu smiled and nodded. "At least it gives them another way to survive."

Fu Jinyu nodded and continued discussing the technique with the others.

Xu Mu was initially planning to listen in, but his phone vibrated. He took it out and saw it was a call from Dan Tai Quan.

"Are you home today? I'm almost at your door."

Dan Tai Quan's voice came through.

"I'm home."

Xu Mu walked toward the transfer formation and emerged from the illusion array to find a Range Rover stopped at the entrance.

Through his perception, he sensed that along with Dan Tai Quan, there was also an old man with a bushy beard.

The old man's eyes weren't disguised; a pair of vertical pupils were observing the outside through the car window.