Human beings are in a state of deception, and immortality begins with the secret book of origami.

Chapter 379: The Enraged King of the East Sea and the Regretful Xun Family Monk

"If I attack Mu Lin, will he retaliate against me? Will it cause great losses to the family/sect?"

The moment this question appeared in their minds, the elders of Shuiyue Sect, Wei Family, and Jinshen Sect got the answer.

"meeting!"

"If I take action, Mu Lin will certainly dare to retaliate... He is not even afraid of the King of the East Sea who controls an entire country. We are just aristocratic families and slightly larger sects, so he will naturally not take us seriously."

The next moment after realizing this, they began to wonder whether they would suffer losses if Mu Lin took action.

The answer to this question was quickly estimated by them.

"There will be losses, huge losses... We cannot gather all our clan members together in the family."

One thing you need to understand is that the aristocratic families are very powerful, but because of this, they have a large number of clansmen and slaves, and these people consume resources.

Minerals, spiritual fields, shops... In order to have sufficient expenses for the family, the industries of the major aristocratic families are very large and extensive.

These places all need someone to look after them.

Temporarily closed? Haha, not to mention where the resources of the clan members will come from after the closure, there is only one thing, that is, they dare not close it - other clans will not just watch you act. If you dare to close it today, tomorrow, your business will be taken away by others.

Therefore, in ancient times, closing the mountain gate was not just a matter of words, but a matter of bloodshed and flesh cutting, and giving up more than 90% of the rights and interests.

But if they don't seal off their homes and continue to disperse, few people will be able to resist Mu Lin's revenge.

What made them even more upset was that, because they were the first to bully the weak, no matter how ruthlessly Mu Lin retaliated, people from other places would not pity them. They would only say that they deserved it and then watch the fun with gloating.

If given the chance, they wouldn't even mind taking action themselves and adding insult to injury.

Such a heavy loss was not what they wanted.

As a result, people from the Wei Family, the Golden God Sect, and the Shuiyue Sect were all in trouble at this time.

Some of them did not want to accept the orders from the King of Donghai and attacked Mu Lin.

"Mu Lin is too ruthless and reckless. We have suffered too much loss in dealing with him."

"Our people have died tragically, and our reputation has been damaged. More importantly, we didn't provoke Mu Lin. Killing him won't do us any good... We can't do business at a loss."

"I have seven sons, nine daughters, and countless descendants... Why should I get involved in this matter... If I don't do this well, my entire family will be wiped out."

Since there was no direct conflict between them and Mu Lin, any rash attack on Mu Lin would do more harm than good. Therefore, people from Shuiyue Sect and Jinshen Sect did not want to make any move.

No, it's not that there are only disadvantages and no benefits. Before Mu Lin revealed his ruthless methods, whether it was the Golden God Sect, the Shuiyue Sect, or the Wei Family, they all felt that they would not be in danger if they dealt with Mu Lin.

Moreover, although they have no direct benefits, they can make friends with the King of East China Sea.

"Just dealing with an insignificant little person can win the favor of the King of the East Sea. It's worth it!"

Considering this, they came here just now. That was also why the elders of the Golden God Sect had clearly stated that Mu Lin could be left to them to deal with.

But Mu Lin's action of annihilating the entire family was like a bucket of cold water poured directly on their heads, making these people realize that dealing with Mu Lin would not be without any cost.

If you dare to provoke him, you must be prepared to have your entire family exterminated.

I can only say that people are very mean. Unless they feel threatened personally, they will not talk to you in a friendly manner.

But once you overturn the table and are able to hurt them, they become reasonable again.

At this moment, the people from the Jinshen Sect, the Shuiyue Sect, and the Wei Family wanted to reason with Mu Lin and tell him that they would not take action.

But, once you enter the world, you have no choice.

Sometimes, you can’t choose not to take action just because you want to.

……

When the news of Mu Lin's family annihilation came, the elders of the Golden God Sect who were watching were filled with thoughts. The several transcendent monks who had dealt with Mu Lin looked pale, extremely sad, and... full of regret.

They somewhat regretted getting involved in this matter.

However, in this huge room, besides them, there was also the King of the East China Sea.

Compared to the others, the King of the East Sea did not have much sadness, he was more furious.

He was furious when his face was slapped.

Born as a prince and having risen to power through some means, he has an extremely arrogant temperament.

Even this turbulent era did not scare him. Instead, he thought the same as Mu Lin, believing that this was an opportunity for him to ascend to the throne and become the master of the Nine Provinces.

With such ambitions and ruling a country, the King of East Sea always felt that he was superior and looked down on everyone else.

But now, he, who was always so high and mighty, was slapped in the face.

Being slapped hard on the face by a small-time figure like Mu Lin.

How could he not be furious when faced with such a thing?

"Well! Well! Well! You are so lawless, so disloyal, so traitorous, you have done well!"

After "praising" Mu Lin, the King of Donghai turned his fierce gaze suddenly to the Wei Family, Shuiyue Sect, Jinshen Sect and... the strategist named Xun.

At the same time, a cold and sad voice also sounded in the room.

"The king must not be humiliated!"

"Before the sun rises tomorrow, I want you to find all of Mu Lin's clones in Tianhai City and arrest or kill them all."

It was not a question, but a domineering order.

Upon hearing such an order, the elders of Shuiyue Sect and Jinshen Sect all felt bitter.

The latter hesitated for a moment, but still said to the King of the East Sea: "Your Majesty, the Five Directions Divine Art will take some time to set up..."

This was an attempt to delay, but unfortunately, he was interrupted by the King of East China Sea before he could finish his words.

"That's your business. I will get rid of Mu Lin in Tianhai City before the sun rises tomorrow... Don't make me say it a third time."

Feeling the angry and dangerous eyes of the King of the East Sea, and thinking that the King of the East Sea was powerful after all and Mu Lin was weak, in the end, the elders of the Golden God Gate and the Water Moon Sect nodded in agreement.

Compared to the two of them, the Wei family agreed faster. They even felt that this action was indeed risky, but it was also an opportunity.

"That unscrupulous kid made the prince furious, but at the same time, as long as we make great efforts in dealing with him, my Wei family will definitely be regarded as a confidant by the prince. This is a great opportunity."

With this idea in mind, the Wei family agreed quickly.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. If the master humiliates the minister, he will die. No matter what, I will catch Mu Lin and make him kneel down and apologize to Your Majesty!"

"Well, let's go down."

Just like that, after the trap plan failed, King Donghai began his second capture operation against Mu Lin.

However, the elders of the Jinshen Sect and the Shuiyue Sect, who had not yet left the East Sea Palace and were preparing to implement their plan, were in an increasingly bad mood.

Another servant came running in from outside.

After they were caught and questioned, they found out with a chill in their hearts that after the first attempt to wipe out the entire family, Mu Lin did not stop, but continued to attack those who dared to participate in the action.

Because the power of other transcendental monks was extremely weak, most of them were killed in the first operation to exterminate their entire clan.

In this operation, those who were killed by Mu Lin were mainly people from the Xun family.

Yes, he is the clan member of the strategist named Xun.

In addition to the genius, dozens of managers, housekeepers, and young men from the Xun family were attacked and killed.

By the time the strategist named Xun returned to his family, the number of Xun family cultivators who had died had reached over a hundred.

"You did a great job, bastard!"

So many tribesmen, all elite members, died tragically in Mu Lin's attack. This was a devastating loss for the Xun family.

Faced with this situation, the members of the Xun family naturally hated Mu Lin.

But apart from that, everyone was also full of dissatisfaction and resentment towards Xun Zhi, the source of their family's misfortune.

"Woo woo woo, give me back my son's life!"

"If it weren't for you, if it weren't for you meddling in other people's business, how could the head of my family have died..."

"Wuwuwu, Yu'er, my Yu'er..."

The tribesmen's curses and resentful looks made Xun Zhi a little dazed.

Obviously, he didn't expect that helping the King of Donghai to deal with Mu Lin would cause his family to suffer such heavy losses.

To be honest, Xun Zhi also regretted it at this time. If he had known the consequences, he would never have stepped forward.

But it must be said that Xun Zhi still has some ability to stay by the side of the King of Donghai - the disaster before him was because he did not expect Mu Lin to be so powerful and act so cruelly.

But even so, he was not defeated or depressed, but quickly said: "I was wrong this time. I didn't expect Mu Lin to be so strong, but blaming me is useless. What we need to do is to find a way to survive this disaster."

"What else can we survive? Almost all the young people have been killed. Our Xun family is almost finished. Even if we hadn't perished at the hands of that bastard Mu Lin, we would not be able to survive the attacks from other families due to the lack of successors..."

"That's right. Our family can't afford any more deaths. Otherwise, let's close the mountain gate and not get involved in this matter."

There are children at home. They are scared of being beaten and some of them dare not fight with Mu Lin.

However, before they could finish their proposal, they were interrupted by Xun Zhi.

"We will not be finished if we continue to fight Mu Lin. Once we surrender, we will be truly finished... We are now working for the prince, and this is why we have ended up in such a miserable state. Even if he has to pay a huge sum of money to buy horse bones, the prince will not sit idly by and watch us completely fall. Otherwise, if we fall, other families will be grieved and will never dare to work for the King of the East Sea again."

"But once we surrender, Mu Lin may not attack us, but the Xun family cannot bear the prince's wrath. Then, we will be truly finished."

At this point, Xun Zhi said firmly: "As long as Mu Lin is killed, everything will be fine."

There is some truth in what he says, but others simply don't listen:

"But how to kill him? He is too scary."

"No, he is not scary. With the background of the palace, we will kill him as long as we can hold on for this period of time."

“If we can’t hold on, and Mu Lin continues to attack, none of our Xun family members below the Transcendent level will survive… No, even Transcendent cultivators will have a hard time holding on.”

Those panicked words made Xun Zhi frown tightly.

At the same time, he still had many questions: "What is going on with our Xun family? I admit that Mu Lin is very talented, but he has only just entered the Transcendent Realm, and the one he came here with is probably just a clone, not his real body. His strength should be extremely limited, so how did he find more than a hundred elite members of our Xun family and kill them all in such a short time?"

……

Mu Lin, how did he kill so many people in such a short time?

This question was not only puzzled by Xun Zhi, but also by the cultivators from the Jinshen Sect, the Wei Family, and the Shuiyue Sect, and they were doing their best to investigate.

——In the Palace of the King of East Sea, Shuiyue Sect, Jinshen Sect, and Wei Family, although they felt that Mu Lin was not as good as the King of East Sea and would eventually be killed by him, this made them take on the mission of the King of East Sea.

But at that time, it was only the elders who made the decision. After returning to the family and the sect, they still needed to discuss it.

Well, they would hold a meeting because Mu Lin could cause them heavy losses. Otherwise, they would just think that if they attack a small person, they can attack him. What can you do to me?

Unfortunately, Mu Lin is not weak, and killing him will result in cruel backlash and revenge.

Therefore, the monks of Shuiyue Sect and Jinshen Sect, while discussing whether to help the King of Donghai, at the same time sent people to investigate Mu Lin's movements and methods of killing.

This is to estimate - to estimate whether the friendship of the King of the East China Sea is worth their all.

The second reason is for defense - in the East Sea Kingdom, the majority of people think that the King of East Sea is stronger, and therefore, they tend to help the King of East Sea.

In this case, it is necessary to find out Mu Lin's methods in advance.

This will enable them to prepare in advance, so that Mu Lin's revenge will be more easily resolved by them.

However, after some investigation, they were horrified to find that something was wrong.

The damage caused by the unscrupulous Mu Lin was much greater than they expected.

The cultivators of the Xun family, not to mention the younger generation, even the young and middle-aged ones were almost all killed by Mu Lin.

"What happened? How did he kill so many people in such a short time?"

(End of this chapter)