11: Chapter 11 Mu Xue was taken away.

[You emerge from the Spirit Liquid Pool, feeling refreshed, with a significant amount of impurities purged from your body.]

[Chen Tianxiao left with the people from the Liehuo Sect, and he even greeted you before leaving.]

[You ignored him, pretending not to see him.]

[In the blink of an eye, another year passes, and you successfully achieve a Breakthrough to the Transcendent Middle Stage, advancing your cultivation further.]

[However, the difficulty of Cultivation is increasing; you know in your heart that it will only get harder as you progress.]

[Ever since you achieved a Breakthrough to the Transcendent Realm, the Dragon Group has opened up exclusive Cultivation Technique for the Innate Realm to you, pouring resources into you without reservation.]

[This year you are twenty-seven, and with your Transcendent Middle Stage cultivation, you are a rare Genius throughout the entire Dragon Kingdom.]

[But you feel your cultivation beginning to stagnate.]

[You find Mu Xue, and she still has not achieved a Breakthrough to the Innate Realm.]

[You think of the words Chen Tianxiao said to you.]

[Could it be that she is intentionally avoiding a Breakthrough to the Innate Realm? You cannot help but think this to yourself.]

[What kind of power is the Zhou Family? You do not know, but it is at least not something you can touch right now.]

[You thoroughly mocked her.]

[Mu Xue is very angry and challenges you.]

[You are now a master at the Transcendent Middle Stage, while she is at the Transcendent Peak, even though she is two minor Realms higher than you.]

[However, you are both in the Transcendent Realm.]

[You express that you are not afraid of her.]

[But after only a moment of fighting, you are pinned to the ground by Mu Xue and beaten up, completely unable to fight back, your whole body aching and unable to move.]

[You lie on the cold ground, staring at the ceiling and shouting unwillingly: "I want to check the cards, the cards are rigged!"]

[The gap between people is sometimes greater than the gap between humans and dogs; even though you are both in the Transcendent Realm, Mu Xue's strength far exceeds yours, and dealing with you is still as easy as beating a dog.]

[Mu Xue beating you now is still just like beating a dog.]

[After a long while, you prop yourself up and sit up, staring at Mu Xue, who is sucking on a lollipop and looking disdainful, and ask seriously: "Mu Xue, you are intentionally avoiding a Breakthrough to the Innate Realm, aren't you?"]

[Mu Xue does not speak, just looking at you quietly, and finally she sighs: "What a pity, you are trash!"]

[You do not understand what Mu Xue means.]

[You start wanting to find out what kind of Family the Zhou Family is.]

[To be honest, you have never heard of the Zhou Family power in the Cultivation world.]

[There is not much public information on the internet, and even the Dragon Group's private records have no introduction.]

[You understand that either that brat Chen Tianxiao lied to you, or it can only mean that the Zhou Family is a behemoth that the Dragon Group cannot compare to, one that stands above the nation.]

[Of course, it goes without saying that the facts lean more towards the latter, and you are very clear about that.]

[You do not think much more about it and can only continue to Cultivate.]

[Another year passes, and Mu Xue achieves a Breakthrough; she is now an Innate Grandmaster. Calling her a Prodigy is no longer appropriate; she is now a powerhouse in the true sense of the word.]

[Then Mu Xue disappears.]

[You search the entire Dragon Group but cannot find her, and she does not reply to any of the messages you send.]

[You feel like an ant on a hot pan, uncomfortable all over.]

["Have you also fallen for her?" you ask yourself, pressing your hand against your chest.]

[No one can answer you, only that heart beating thump-thump.]

[You sit on the edge of the bed and subconsciously see the candy Mu Xue gave you a year ago; you never ate the candy and left it on the bedside table.]

["It has already expired." You tear open the candy packaging, twirl the candy stick a couple of times, and finally put it in your mouth.]

[The sweet, cloying taste spreads in your mouth; it seems the expiration date was inaccurate.]

[You decide to go find Mu Xue; even if you die, so what!]

[You find Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing.]

[He still has the appearance of a young man; in the past few years, you have not seen him once, and this is the second time you see him.]

[He seems to have anticipated that you would come, as he is still reading the book in his hands.]

[Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing does not even lift his head: "You have come?"]

[His voice is cold, like a giant block of ice.]

["You knew I would come?" You look coldly at Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing.]

["I just guessed it roughly." Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing looks up at you.]

[His gaze remains cold, and no emotion can be seen.]

[To be honest, you do not have much affection or dislike for him.]

["Where is Mu Xue?" you ask Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing.]

["She was taken away by her Family." Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing answers.]

["And then?" you say.]

["It seems you should know her situation." Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing says: "Then do you know what kind of power the Zhou Family is?"]

["I don't care, tell me where Mu Xue is now!" you demand of Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing.]

[Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing sneers: "So what if you know, so what if you don't know? Do you think you can change anything with your strength?"]

[You do not answer; what he says is a fact. You are merely a Transcendent Cultivator.]

[Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing continues: "Regarding Mu Xue's attitude, did you not notice anything at all?"]

["What do you mean?" you say: "Tell me where the Zhou Family is now!"]

["It is already too late, it is pointless. You should leave." Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing closes the book and closes his eyes.]

["No." You step forward and look at this young man sitting in a wheelchair: "Tell me where Mu Xue is now?"]

[Your Internal Energy gathers in your hands; if Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing does not speak, you might take action to make him speak.]

[His cultivation is also only at the Transcendent Realm, and he has limited mobility; you might not necessarily lose to him.]

["Sigh!" He sighs again: "Young people are easily hot-headed. To be honest, what is Mu Xue to you, that you need to risk your life for her?"]

[What is Mu Xue to you? That girl calls you trash every day, occasionally guides your Cultivation, and her words are a bit biting. And the candy she gave you is delicious.]

[If you really have to say it, she is your partner, more than friends, but not quite lovers.]

[Of course, you do not know what Mu Xue thinks, but you want to go find her.]

[You know you might die, but so what? In any case, you were created by the simulator. For you, the best plan right now should be to lay low, develop slowly, and let your main body possess more talent points.]

[However, you want to go find Mu Xue right now; at worst, you will just let your main body waste this simulation.]

[You stare fixedly at Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing.]

[Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing shakes his head: "It seems I cannot persuade you. It is just a pity."]

["I have sent it to you, the place where the Zhou Family is located. Do not bother me anymore." Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing says, closing his eyes.]

[You leave the room; you know this trip might mean death, but so what.]

"Being love-struck gets the whole Family killed," Lin Heng curses at this moment.

He discovers that this Lin Three is just love-struck; at the beginning, instead of looking for Cultivation matters, he went to be a simp chasing after Liu Ziyi.

Now that he has finally reached the Transcendent Realm cultivation, he wants to go find Mu Xue again.

"And what 'more than friends, not quite lovers'!" Lin Heng has already seen through the truth at this moment: "You are just letting your little head control your big head!"

[When you walk out of the Dragon Group's gate, Zhang Hao has already been waiting there for a long time.]

["You are going to find Mu Xue?" Zhang Hao says.]

["Yeah." You answer indifferently.]

["I'm going too." Zhang Hao smiles slightly.]

["Good!" You agree without even thinking.]

[The address Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing sent you is on a mountain in the Imperial Capital.]

[You and Zhang Hao walk for a long time, but do not see a single soul.]

[Could that guy have lied to me? You cannot help but think this.]

[Just as you are thinking this, you hear a crisp female voice: "Who dares to trespass on the Sacred Realm!"]

[Instantly, a massive pressure envelops you and Zhang Hao; you cannot hold on and immediately kneel down, and Zhang Hao does the same.]

[A woman lands on a tree branch, light as a swallow, holding a jade-colored flute in her hand.]

["Two Transcendent Cultivators?" The other person looks at the two of you and says.]

["Senior, I am Zhang Hao of the Dragon Group, here to request an audience with the Zhou Family, General Zhou Muxue. Please let us pass, Senior." Zhang Hao cups his hands towards the woman in front of him and says respectfully.]

[Seeing this, you also hurriedly cup your hands and say: "I am Lin Heng of the Dragon Group."]

[The other person does not hear what the two of you said, just saying coldly: "Do you have a token!"]

[A token? Where would you have any token? Deputy Group Leader Xiao Moqing never told you about this matter, and you quickly realize you have been set up by him.]

[You look at Zhang Hao on the side, who also has a confused expression, looking like he has never heard of any token either.]

["May I ask Senior, what kind of token?" Zhang Hao asks respectfully.]

[Upon hearing Zhang Hao's words, the woman's expression immediately turns cold: "Without a token, that makes you intruders."]

[Having said that, she puts the flute in her hand to her mouth.]

[A melodious sound of the flute rings out.]

[You die!]