Chapter 5 Planning for the Future, Entering the Spirit Hall
Under Tang Xiao's arrangement, a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect escorted Qin Mu down the mountain.
Upon learning that Qin Mu had not joined the Clear Sky Sect, the disciple instinctively assumed that Qin Mu lacked talent, and thus treated him rather coldly.
What's the use of being good-looking? It's just a showy facade, all looks and no substance.
After escorting Qin Mu down the mountain, he didn't say much to Qin Mu and turned to leave.
The pragmatic approach of the Clear Sky Sect disciples, coupled with his previous experiences within the sect, has made Qin Mu, who already harbored resentment towards them, even more disheartened.
In Qin Mu's view, if the elders of the Clear Sky Sect could put aside their so-called pride and acknowledge him, he could teach them the method of condensing the Clear Sky Hammer Intent.
The so-called Clear Sky Hammer Intent is nothing more than the skillful hammering technique combined with one's perfectly executed spiritual power, releasing the Clear Sky Hammer in another form.
Unfortunately, they failed to seize this opportunity.
On the surface, the Clear Sky Sect claims to respect strength, but in reality, it is nothing more than a group of arrogant and domineering people who rely on their power to bully others.
When you encounter someone weaker than yourself, then you're in control.
When they encounter someone stronger than themselves, they tuck their tails between their legs and dare not utter a word.
In the original novel, when the disciples of the Clear Sky Sect first met Tang San, they saw him following behind Tang Long and showed him great respect.
But when they saw that Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer had no spirit rings, they immediately looked down on him.
When Tang San first visited the Clear Sky Sect, several elders, seeing that he was only a Soul Emperor, immediately told him to commit suicide.
As a result, when Tang San became a Title Douluo, the elders, seeing that they couldn't defeat him, didn't dare to utter a word.
This is the tradition of the Clear Sky Sect: "Strength is paramount."
Qin Mu could understand these people's thoughts, but compared to the cold-hearted Clear Sky Sect, Qin Mu felt that these uncles and aunts in front of him who didn't care about his strength at all were much more approachable.
"It's time to leave."
Looking at the village where he had lived for six years in the distance, Qin Mu felt a pang of reluctance.
Although his life has been quite difficult over the years, fortunately, the villagers are all simple and kind, which has prevented Qin Mu from suffering too much in these six years.
Among them were Aunt Ma, who took care of his daily life; the sect leader who taught him how to cultivate his soul power; and Uncle Tai, who helped him research hammer techniques...
Qin Mu quietly returned to his home, tidied up the few things he had left, and then went to Qin Yao's grave.
After kneeling and whispering to each other for a while in front of Qin Yao's grave, Qin Mu solemnly kowtowed three times before leaving. When he stood up, he found that Uncle Tai and the others were already standing behind him.
"Mu'er, Old Chen said you went home and packed your things. Looks like you're planning a long trip?"
When asked by Uncle Tai, Qin Mu did not deny it and nodded slightly.
"Sigh, I knew this little mountain village couldn't keep you here!"
Upon seeing Qin Mu's confirmation, not only Uncle Tai, but also Aunt Ma and the others behind him wore smiles, as if they had expected it all along.
After all, they had watched Qin Mu grow up over the years, and he was like their own child.
His thoughts are naturally understood to some extent by these parents.
"It's not easy being alone in a foreign country, so please take good care of yourself."
"This is a small token of our appreciation; you'll definitely find it useful when you're traveling."
Uncle Tai stepped forward and handed Qin Mu a white storage soul guide ring.
"Uncle Tai, I..."
Qin Mu felt a surge of warmth in his heart at the kindness shown to him by his uncles and aunts.
"Hey, a real man's destiny is to roam the world with a sword, how can you stay stuck in this little mountain village forever?"
"That's right! We're useless people, we were a burden to the sect when we were young, but now that our children are successful, how could we not support them?"
As Aunt Ma spoke, she stepped forward, patting Qin Mu's head while taking out two wrapped, still steaming hot steamed buns from her bosom.
"If you're having a hard time outside, come back to the village. There will always be a place for you in the village!"
Qin Mu took the steamed bun, forcing back his tears.
He wanted to ask everyone why they didn't leave and why they followed the Clear Sky Sect, which was so unrighteous and unjust.
But in the end, he couldn't bring himself to say it. In order to avoid trouble, he also didn't reveal that he possessed the Clear Sky Hammer with innate full soul power.
After bidding farewell to Uncle Tai and the others, Qin Mu left the village and headed south.
After calming his emotions, Qin Mu examined the storage ring that Uncle Tai had given him.
The storage ring looks no different from an ordinary ring, except that there is a white jade stone in the center of the ring.
The color of the jade is the same as the ring, and you can't see the jade in the center of the ring unless you look closely.
The storage space inside the storage ring is only about one cubic meter. In addition to some daily necessities, there are several money pouches of various sizes.
Each money bag contains anywhere from a few hundred to over a thousand gold soul coins.
The gold soul coins in these money bags alone total over ten thousand.
Qin Mu was not surprised at all by this.
It's important to know that Uncle Tai and the others are not ordinary people; they are genuine Soul Masters, and outstanding Soul Masters selected by the Clear Sky Sect to become affiliated sects.
These people may seem unremarkable in the village, but if their identities were revealed, any one of them could probably become a high-ranking teacher in some academy.
As night approached, Qin Mu finally arrived at a small town.
After settling into an inn, Qin Mu ate steamed buns in his room while pondering his next steps.
"I was born with full soul power, and now it's time for me to obtain a soul ring."
"Acquiring a spirit ring on my own is too risky. I'm afraid I'll have to pay some spirit masters who haven't joined a faction to help me, or join an academy and have the teachers there help me acquire the spirit ring."
"However, my Spirit is, after all, the Clear Sky Hammer, and I only have this one Spirit. And the relationship between the Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect is so delicate right now..."
Qin Mu frowned, thinking about the hostile relationship between the Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect.
After thinking for a long time, Qin Mu took out a detailed map from his storage ring and examined the route he was about to take.
"Let's head west for now and travel as far as we can."
"Until we completely leave the Clear Sky Sect and then go to the Spirit Hall in the nearest major city."
"Since I don't want to join the Clear Sky Sect, the Spirit Hall will find out sooner or later that I have the Clear Sky Hammer."
"There's no guarantee that the Spirit Hall won't think I'm a member of the Clear Sky Sect because of the Clear Sky Hammer incident, which could cause some unnecessary trouble."
"In that case, why not go directly to the Spirit Hall and give them a big gift!"
If he doesn't join the Spirit Hall, he will be targeted by the Spirit Hall because his Spirit is the Clear Sky Hammer.
Even though Qin Mu has no intention of rebelling against the Spirit Hall, he will still suffer many undeserved misfortunes.
If Qin Mu were to join the Spirit Hall, with his talent, he could easily become the most outstanding disciple in the Spirit Hall.
As long as one can become a top genius like Hu Liena, then one can obtain a high status and position in the Spirit Hall.
With these, one can not only obtain resource support from the Spirit Hall, but also the protection of a Title Douluo from the Spirit Hall.
All he had to do was gain Pope Bibi Dong's trust.
Having made up his mind, Qin Mu put away the map and sat on the bed to begin meditating.
Until dawn the next day, Qin Mu once again used the spiritual energy of the early morning to cultivate his spiritual power, a cultivation habit he had developed over many years.
After finishing his cultivation, Qin Mu immediately went out and headed west along the original route.
[end of the chapter]