Facing death, the Grim Elder still showed no signs of regret.
Perhaps, he understood in his heart that even if he appeared extremely remorseful, knelt down and begged Mu Jinyu for forgiveness with tears, Mu Jinyu would never spare him. So why let Mu Jinyu trample his last shred of dignity?
And his thoughts were indeed as he expressed; he only regretted that he hadn't killed Mu Jinyu directly, fearing it would incite a war between the Heavenly Sword Faction and the Blood Sword Sect, thus he chose to ambush Mu Jinyu during his breakthrough.
If he had dared to kill Mu Jinyu directly at the Ninth Layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, even if a war erupted between the two sects, blood flowing like rivers, the Blood Sword Sect wouldn't have faced the dire situation of possible annihilation!
Sadly, no amount of regret helps him now!
"Humph, brave enough, then go along peacefully with your Sect Leader and them!"
Mu Jinyu heard the Grim Elder's words, his gaze wavered, but he did not become overly angry. He spoke lightly, clasped his hands!
Immediately, the Grim Elder's body exploded into a mist of blood, leaving only a grimacing head rolling on the ground, its face skyward, eyes glaring with endless resentment and anger.
Mu Jinyu stood there motionless, looking at the Grim Elder's head, without any expression, silently standing still.
At this moment, he realized the meaning of "the victor becomes king, the defeated becomes a criminal."
If the old fellow had indeed chosen to kill him directly in the Blood Essence Pool, he himself would have been the one bitterly regretting before dying.
And if the Heavenly Sword Faction sought revenge, starting a war between the two sects, based on their performance half a day ago when the Blood Sword Sect broke through the defenses of the Heavenly Sword Faction, they might likely lose!
At that time, if the Heavenly Sword Faction were annihilated by the Blood Sword Sect, how could the dead speak? How could he defend himself?
The Blood Sword Sect could freely pour dirt on his name, claiming he attempted to steal Blood Essence Crystals and was killed, thus leading to the downfall of the Heavenly Sword Faction!
He would be forever nailed to the pillar of shame, becoming the sinner responsible for the sect's demise!
Therefore, one can understand why the old fellow shows no remorse, only regret for not killing him directly back then.
But understanding is one thing; the situation has reached a point where the two sects have no choice but life or death!
Mu Jinyu withdrew his gaze, lifted his hand slightly upwards, holding the Grim Elder's head. With a twist of his body, he appeared once more on the mountain peak outside.
At this time, other elders of the Blood Sword Sect left to guard the sect were subdued by Xie Chenkun and others.
Mu Jinyu, holding the head of the Grim Elder, stood tall on the mountain peak, watching the disciples below still resisting desperately, and spoke again: "I say it again, those who surrender live, and those who don't… pass on!!"
The cold and merciless voice resounded throughout the Blood Sword Sect, causing the resisting disciples to instinctively look up at Mu Jinyu.
They also saw the familiar head in Mu Jinyu's hand!
"It's the Fourth Elder!"
"The Fourth Elder is dead..."
"Clang!"
"Clang!"
"I surrender!"
"I surrender too, don't kill me!"
"We surrender!"
"..."
When the identity of the head in Mu Jinyu's hand was recognized as the most powerful of the Blood Sword Sect's remaining elders, at the peak of the Second Layer of the Fanxu Realm!
Even the Fourth Elder was slain by Mu Jinyu.
Who dared continue resisting?!
One after another dropped the swords they held, kneeling on the ground, shouting their surrender.
From henceforth, the situation was completely under the control of the Heavenly Sword Faction members.
As for the subsequent abolishment of these disciples' cultivation, turning them into ordinary people, and exiling them back to nearby towns to live, dissolving the Blood Sword Sect and other affairs, Mu Jinyu did not involve himself further, but let the Heavenly Sword Faction elders handle it.
...
Currently, Mu Jinyu was following the highest-level elders of the Heavenly Sword Faction, Xie Yuan and Xie Chenkun, to inspect the Blood Sword Sect's Scripture Pavilion, Treasure Pavilion, and others.
"Crash!!"
The restrictions of the Treasure Pavilion were broken, instantly dazzling Huaguang flashed, slightly blinding.
"Let's go, see how many good things are in the Treasure Pavilion of Blood Sword Sect."
Xie Yuan laughed heartily, speaking to Mu Jinyu with enthusiasm.
At this moment, he was very grateful that when facing the invasion of the Blood Sword Sect, he chose not to betray Mu Jinyu, but fought bravely for the pride of the sword cultivators.
Otherwise, not to mention inspecting the spoils at the Blood Sword Sect now, it was uncertain whether the Heavenly Sword Faction would be engulfed in flames under Mu Jinyu's anger.
"Hmm." Mu Jinyu was also quite curious about the Blood Sword Sect's Treasure Pavilion, eager to see how many good items were in this large sect's collection.
However, to Mu Jinyu's disappointment, after exploring Blood Sword Sect's Treasure Pavilion, he found nothing that moved him.
Alchemy furnace? Mu Jinyu currently had the Top-Quality Spiritual Treasure Bi Fang Cauldron, even if the Blood Sword Sect's alchemy furnace was good, it was but a Medium Grade Spirit Treasure, how could it compare to the Bi Fang Cauldron?
As for weapons, the spiritual treasures stored here were mostly various blades, Mu Jinyu, accustomed to using swords and fists, had no interest in switching to a blade.
Thus, after a rough inspection, when faced with inquiries from Xie Yuan and others about liking any items, Mu Jinyu simply shook his head.
"Forget it, I actually don't lack anything right now, just take these few pieces, let the sect take over the rest."
Mu Jinyu casually picked three spiritual treasures, planning to give them to Wen Rou and the other two girls, and smiled lightly at Xie Yuan.
"Are you sure you don't want more?" Xie Yuan intended to let Mu Jinyu pick out the treasures he liked, only afterward giving the remaining ones to the Heavenly Sword Faction.
At this moment, Mu Jinyu naturally couldn't be treated as an ordinary disciple; he was already considered the foremost person of the Heavenly Sword Faction, not just the youngest generation's leader.
Given the fall of the Blood Sword Sect, it could be considered Mu Jinyu's sole accomplishment, even if he wanted to take all the Blood Sword Sect's treasures, Xie Yuan wouldn't be dissatisfied.
"I don't want them." Mu Jinyu again firmly shook his head.
After a pause, he added: "Taking away the Blood Sword Sect's treasures and resources, the sect can allocate more to compensate the families of fallen disciples and elders."
"Alright, I understand…"
Xie Yuan paused at Mu Jinyu's words, then smilingly nodded in agreement.
He understood that Mu Jinyu still felt some guilt towards the fallen disciples, always thinking to compensate their families more adequately.
It made him feel gratified.
No one wishes for the sect's strongest individual to be a cold-blooded, merciless person who only cares about benefits.
If that were the case, the stronger Mu Jinyu became, the more uneasy he would feel under Mu Jinyu's rule.
Afterward, they went to inspect the Blood Sword Sect's Scripture Pavilion, to see if there were any good secret manuals inside.
Mu Jinyu initially had little expectation and barely wanted to go, but thought the Heavenly Sword Faction had remarkable secret techniques like "Killing Character Secret Technique."
Perhaps Blood Sword Sect had similar secret manuals too?
So Mu Jinyu went along.
The Blood Sword Sect's Scripture Pavilion also had four layers.
They explored the First, Second, and Third Layers, finding nothing that satisfied them in terms of manuals.
The quality matched that of the Heavenly Sword Faction.
Finally, they reached the Fourth Layer.
The Fourth Layer of Blood Sword Sect's Scripture Pavilion also stored Power Transmitting Jade Slip, Mu Jinyu checked them one by one. Lastly, when examining the third to last jade slip, he showed a hint of puzzlement.
Because this manual was named "Dragon Elephant Prison Suppression Scripture!"
A Lower Heavenly Rank Grade Body Refining Technique!