stonecrandall 400. The Tragedy of Abandoned Infants
400. The Tragedy of Abandoned Infants
Within the Tianluan Clan's medicinal garden.
For any power, a medicinal garden is an extremely important place. However, the Tianluan Clan's medicinal garden is unusually quiet after nightfall, as it is never guarded by many people.
The main reason is that Chen Wei, an elder of the Tianluan clan from another clan, lives here. When Chen Wei is studying the formation, he dislikes being disturbed at crucial moments. Therefore, the Tianluan clan members always come to collect herbs at fixed times.
Apart from a few individuals, no one else was allowed to enter and disturb the garden; they were only permitted to guard the area outside. But today, someone still came to the garden.
"Xiao Wei." A special voice rang in Chen Wei's ears.
Chen Wei, who had been focusing all his attention on the book in his hands, was awakened by the voice. Looking at the newcomer, Chen Wei's eyes were full of respect: "Ancestor, why have you come in person?"
Although Mu Yaoyin was blind, her Dou Sheng-level soul power made her no different from an ordinary person. At this moment, Mu Yaoyin patiently paced around Chen Wei's room, examining everything. Then, this Dou Sheng expert from the Tianluan Clan sighed somewhat apologetically, "Little Wei, you've truly worked hard these past years."
Chen Wei carefully put away the scroll, which contained important information about ancient formations. He then smiled gently, his simple, farmer-like appearance adding to his charm: "Ancestor, what are you saying? Without the clan's dedicated nurturing, how could Chen Wei be who he is today?"
"I know you're not one to voice your dissatisfaction." Mu Yaoyin shook her head slightly. "But it's indeed a bit difficult for you to lead people from other clans. It's just that Xiao Que has a heavy responsibility, Zi'er isn't calm enough, and the others all have their own inconveniences. I can only feel at ease entrusting this matter to you. Otherwise, given your contributions to the Tianluan Clan, you could have already taken the Mu surname."
"There's one more thing the Ancestor didn't mention: I'm not a pure-blooded Heavenly Phoenix, so people from other clans will trust me more." Chen Wei spoke frankly, without any intention of hiding anything.
Mu Yaoyin patted Chen Wei on the shoulder and said, "If you have the chance, you can get rid of all the heretics, and you won't have to go through all this trouble!"
"Don't worry, Ancestor, I understand."
At this point, Mu Yaoyin paused for a moment. Chen Wei noticed Mu Yaoyin's difficulty and, after careful consideration, said, "I have already made arrangements for that matter, Ancestor, you can rest assured!"
Even Mu Yaoyin, as the Heavenly Phoenix Ancestor, hesitated somewhat, which was rare for her: "It's hard on you... After all, he is your only disciple..."
At this moment, a hint of regret finally appeared in Chen Wei's eyes: "The abandoned infant is truly a promising talent in the art of array formations, but his scheming is far too heavy..."
"Even without the ancestor's reminder, I would have noticed his recent reappearances. These past few days, he's been subtly and casually asking me about complex formations, but I know him too well. Given his personality, he would never have researched such a massive formation before. And his questions are so specific; I can tell he's only asking me because he can't solve them himself. His current actions can only mean that he's somehow learned the inner workings of a certain formation, and his plan is to modify and control that super formation!"
"If he does nothing, that's fine. But if he tries to forcibly take control of that super array, my hidden backup plan will definitely come into play!"
"I trust you with your work, but," Mu Yaoyin said with a touch of emotion, "all these years, I've been observing him, and yet such a talented person ultimately cannot be used by my clan..."
Five years later...
Xiao Yan and Fan Yin attacked from two directions, and Tang Qiying barely managed to activate the Chaotic Sound Array to block their attacks. Tang Qiying felt the power in his hands gradually weakening, and his heart pounded wildly. This was the Sound Valley! Even with Xiao Yan, there were still three Dou Zun-level powers present. Without an array to rely on, only death awaited him.
This was the first time in all the years he had studied formations under Chen Wei that he had suddenly found himself unable to control the formation. Tang Qiying desperately wanted to know the reason, but he forcibly suppressed the thought.
With his own fighting spirit surging wildly, Tang Qiying pushed himself to the limit, unleashing the chaotic sound array's sonic energy once more, which then swept erratically towards the Sound Valley disciples. Of everyone present, only Fan Yin was someone he absolutely could not defeat; he needed to distract Fan Yin first.
He then felt the sonic energy provided by the formation getting weaker and weaker, so he simply abandoned the chaotic sonic formation, spread his battle qi wings, and transformed into a streak of cyan light, trying to rush out of the Sound Valley.
"escape!"
As long as he could get out of the Sound Valley, he would have plenty of places to go. Besides, he had obtained the Bodhi Transformation Saliva on this trip, so it couldn't be said that he had gained nothing. As for Qin Shiyin, he originally wanted to join the Sound Valley, since Qin Shiyin's importance would be self-evident. However, plans can't keep up with changes, and now he no longer had the mind to care about her.
"Tang Qiying, where are you going?" Xiao Yan saw through Tang Qiying's intentions and followed closely behind him.
Just as Xiao Yan had traveled a short distance, the three thousand Thunder Illusionary Bodies in the distance could no longer hold on and collapsed, as the weakness of the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations surged up. Xiao Yan's body also suddenly stopped, the weakness of his body hindering his steps.
On the other side, Fan Yin's eyes were now filled with murderous intent. With a flick of his wrists, he declared domineeringly, "Sound, I am the master!"
The chaotic sonic energy surging from the ground seemed to be able to hear the Sanskrit chant, and immediately stopped in place, unable to move or operate. Then, under the gaze of the Sanskrit chant, it turned into specks of battle energy and disappeared into the air.
Having resolved the trouble, Fan Yin was also breathing heavily, but she still had her jade bracelet on her wrist, aimed at the direction Tang Qiying had fled, and said firmly, "Thousand-mile Sound Sniper!"
A sonic energy, only as thick as an arm, was born from Fan Yin's hands and then swept towards Tang Qiying at an unpredictable speed. Tang Qiying, who was fleeing in the distance, also sensed the deadly danger behind him, and the defensive formation he had set up once again blocked the path of the sonic energy.
"bump!"
With a crisp sound, the defensive formation was shattered. Such a formation was naturally unable to withstand the pursuing attack of the Brahma Sound. The next moment, the sonic energy appeared behind Tang Qiying. This sonic energy was so fast that it pierced through Tang Qiying's heart!
Tang Qiying's face was now completely contorted in rage. Feeling his life slipping away, a powerful will to survive surged within him. A crimson light suddenly flashed in his throat, and streaks of crimson light emanated from his body, finally coalescing at his heart. His shattered heart, surprisingly, began to beat again!
"I must survive!"