All eyes were on the third sarcophagus. People were guessing who was the one inside. Xiao Chen also looked dignified.
With a bang, the coffin lid went up into the sky, and two people floated out of the sarcophagus. Everybody exclaimed because the two people turned out to be Lu Jianxing and Liu Chengfeng who had previously gone missing.
Xiao Chen was slightly shocked. Did he misunderstand Xiaoyue? The two men were captured by Mu Luo undetected?
At the moment, Lu Jianxing and Liu Chengfeng looked panic-stricken and were constantly shouting for help. But they seemed to be bound by some limitation, so they were completely unable to move and involuntarily moved to the red radiance.
Mu Luo looked crazy, and he laughed in a low voice. "They have innate Spirit Soul. I will take them! Thank you for sending such a good sacrifice!"
"Stop!" Xu Gu thundered, but he was engaged by Leng Ningfeng and couldn"t go away. Xiao Chen wanted to save the two men by using psychokinesis. But when he saw Mu Chengxue unawakened, he gradually canceled the idea of saving people.
Xu Gu moved, punched Leng Ningfeng away, and then rushed to Liu Jianxing and Liu Chengfeng like a dow of golden radiance. But it was too late. The two people were thrown into the formation and instantly became a part of the red radiance.
Xu Gu"s face changed and punched at Mu Luo who then swung his sleeve and instantly sent out a mighty power that pushed Xu Gu 30 meters away.
With a hundred years of resentment, his strength could not be underestimated.
The formation had absorbed the souls of Lu and Liu, and red radiance became more and more brilliant. A faint, deep whistle rose as if it came from ancient times. Numerous beams of red radiance left the formation and moved down the mountain. There was more wail on their path, because more and more souls were taken.
Mu Chengxue finally opened her eyes, but she looked confused as if she was a newborn. Presumably, she had no memory at the moment.
Everyone gasped. Resurrecting a person that died a hundred years ago, this was against the law of nature, but it actually succeeded. People were also on guard, fearing that this ancient formation would suck their souls as well.
However, Mu Chengxue was not completely resurrected now because she had no consciousness at this point.
There was a smile on Mu Luo"s face, and then he became mournful. He whispered to himself, "I said I would meet you again in a hundred years, but A Xue, I can"t really meet you after all..."
Next, he made a move that shocked everyone. He leaped into the center of the formation. Only with his own soul could truly, completely resurrect Mu Chengxue.
"This man has gone mad!" Some people couldn"t help but exclaim.
Leng Ningfeng looked back, and his eyes were somewhat confused. He whispered, "This time, are we parting forever..."
Mu Luo smiled gently. "Ningfeng, please take care of A Xue in the future. There is one more thing, remember to do it as I said..."
Leng Ningfeng didn"t speak until a moment later. "I know. This time you can finally die peacefully. Goodbye. No, this time, we will never see each other again."
Mu Luo smiled, and his figure gradually began to dissipate in the big formation. At this moment, Mu Chengxue was finally awake, and all her memories were restored. She shouted, "No!" She rushed down to the eye of the formation. However, when she reached about three meters away from the formation, she was bounced off by a mysterious force.
Mu Luo"s figure was fading, and eventually, it disappeared.
"Ah!!!" Mu Chengxue let out a heart-breaking scream and fainted.
There was no one to run the Blood Soul Formation, and the red radiance gradually dispersed. Only the wind over the mountain roared like a sad melody, wailing in heaven and earth.
Xiao Chen felt very heavy at the moment, not because of Muluo and Mu Chengxue but the thought of his master and himself. He was also resurrected by someone. But who was the one? Was it his master? Did his master end up like Mu Luo?
The words of Ling Yin seemed to be ringing in his ears: "Chen"er, wait for me. A thousand years later when I reached the Grand Completion Realm, we will meet again. We will..."
His tears dropped. Even though he was a big man already, it did not matter. Two lines of tears just flowed down his face without warning. At least Mu Chengxue saw her brother at the last moment. But him? Thousands of years have pa.s.sed, and it seemed hopeless to see his master.
Luo Shangyan saw him look sad, so she gently pulled his sleeve.
Xiao Chen shook his head and sighed. "Sometimes, it"s not all about perseverance. If you don"t do it, then what are you living for? Perhaps, to all the people in the world, Mu Luo committed a heinous crime; but to himself, he hasn"t done anything wrong."
The sound of wailing at the foot of the mountain also gradually decreased. More than half of the people"s souls were taken away. Only a small number of people survived, and they also bend over aside the dead bodies of their relatives and wept bitterly.
Xu Gu folded his hands, shook his head, and sighed. "Sinful. Such a sin..."
Leng Ningfeng ignored everyone and went straight to Mu Chengxue who pa.s.sed out. He gently picked her up and was about to leave. Xiaoyue stopped him and said coldly, "Do you want to leave just like that after killing so many people?"
Leng Ningfeng said lightly, "Then what are you going to do? The power of the Spiritual Meridian has been exhausted, and you cannot kill me. Then fairy, do you want to know where he learned those words before?"
Xiaoyue"s face changed slightly, and she did not speak. Leng Ningfeng smiled and then whispered to her ear, "The Skygale Sect. A person who has been dead for a thousand years." As soon as his voice fell, he stamped his foot and floated toward the sky, saying from a distance, "The words have been brought to you. I"ll see you later, fairy!"
Yu Yifeng"s heart was heavy, and he did not stop this man from taking Mu Chengxue away. Xiao Chen"s eyebrows were slightly wrinkled. Although Leng Ningfeng"s voice was low, he still heard it clearly. A person in the Skygale Sect who had died one thousand years ago. Did it mean the founder of which the Skygale Sect had been trying hard to resurrect?
Xiao Chen vaguely felt that many things happened one thousand years ago may have something to do with his resurrection. He turned to look at Xiaoyue and saw that her face looked dignified. She seemed to be thinking about something.
This trip to the Wuw.a.n.g Wind Cloud City, they did not find a clue about the Soul-consuming Evil Flowers, and even lost two Core Forming Realm cultivators. It might be hard to explain to the Priory of the Mystic Winds and Order of the Silvery Moon. But Mu Luo was dead, so they couldn"t find anyone to blame. Xu Gu walked to the side of Xiaoyue and asked, "Master Xiaoyue, what about now?"
Xiaoyue came to her senses, saying, "Now we go back to the Widespread Wintriness Sect and tell everyone about this trip." With a twist of her fingers, the Flying-cloud Stone flew over, and the crowd set foot on it one after another. Xu Gu could only sigh as he looked at the ruins at the foot of the mountain.
Xiao Chen stood on the edge of the Flying-cloud Stone with his hair dancing with the wind. After this trip, he was going to find a way to go to the Su family to meet his mother. However, he can"t go for the time being. The events of 1,000 years ago had much to do with him. Now, it seemed that only the person of the Skygale Sect who died 1,000 years ago knew about the detailed process of that year. Now he had some clues and must not miss it.
This time, he was really going to set foot to the Skygale Sect. He must find out what happened in those days, why he was resurrected, whether his master was still alive, and the person in his deepest memory, Hua Weiyang. He vaguely felt that maybe she was still somewhere out there. "I"m in the Loveless Valley." It was the handwriting she left on the wall of the Cliff of Fallen Divinity. But where was this cliff exactly...
All kinds of thoughts, just like the dazzling wind at the moment, wrapped up his mind.
"Senior Sister Luo, I"m going to investigate some things next. Will you go back to the Jade Qing Sect with Brother Yifeng first?" He suddenly turned around and said.
Luo Shangyan looked up and said, "Can"t I go with you?"
Xiao Chen shook his head. What he was going to do next might be very dangerous. He could not guarantee the safety of anyone around him, so he could not let her take risks with him.
Half a day later, the Flying-cloud Stone had arrived the Widespread Wintriness Sect. The tree shades crossed each other on the ground, and the yellow clouds in the horizon were moving slowly. The sun was setting. A dozen people descended. Several Widespread Wintriness Sect disciples saw them come back so soon and immediately went to inform others.
However, for the dozen people who went to Wuw.a.n.g Wind Cloud City this time, although it was only less than two days, it felt like a long time had pa.s.sed. The line of people went to the mountain gate square and they felt heavy. When their sect elders saw that they had returned unharmed, they all went forth to ask questions.
The four disciples of the Jade Qing Sect also came along. Not seeing Mu Chengxue, a female disciple asked, "Brother Yu, where is Sister Mu?"
"Miss Mu..." Yu Yifeng had a heavy heart and could not continue. Xiao Chen then said, "Miss Mu can"t come because she has other issues."
The elders of the Priory of the Mystic Winds and Order of the Silvery Moon also came along. They did not see Lu Jianxing and Liu Chengfeng. An elder of the Priory of the Mystic Winds asked anxiously, "Master Xiaoyue, where are the two men?"
"Brother Lu and Brother Liu..."
Xiaoyue then told what happened in the Wuw.a.n.g Wind Cloud City. Of course, she did not tell the secret of the Thousand Feathers Sect. She also had discussed with the others on their way back. In order to comfort the Priory of the Mystic Winds and Order of the Silvery Moon, they would not tell the truth. They would turn the two men into heroes by telling others that the two men sacrificed themselves to save the others at a critical moment.
For a moment, the people felt both sad and angry. The two men were young and excellent, but they could never come back. Many people gnashed their teeth and lambasted. Even some people looked at the Jade Qing Sect with hostility. After all, they were with Mu Chengxue.
The Order of the Silvery Moon knew perfectly well that it was obviously unreasonable to hold Jade Qing Sect accountable at the moment. The two elders just kept shaking their heads and sighing. However, one of the elders from the Priory of the Mystic Winds had a very fierce temper and immediately blamed Yu Yifeng. There was no lack of curses.
Facing the accusation, Yu Yifeng just lowered his head and kept silent. Beside him, a junior sister could not stand this and immediately argued. "What are you babbling about! The culprit in this matter is Mu Luo. What is wrong with my senior brother?"
Yu Yifeng shook his head and sighed. "Junior Sister Han, stop it. I will plead with the master when I return." For the sake of the fellow friendship with Leng Ningfeng and Mu Chengxue, he stood and stared Mu Luo to activate the Blood Soul Formation. And he watched Lu and Liu die. These were his sin.
The elder of the Priory of the Mystic Winds did not let him go, claiming that Yu Yifeng deliberately let Mu Chengxue go. Otherwise, he would go to the Jade Qing Sect and ask Perfected Immortal Qing Chen for justice.
Xiao Chen took two steps forward and spoke pensively, "Elder, it"s enough. This matter was beyond our control. Were you there, it would not be possible for you to prevent it."
"You!" The elder was about to lose his temper. But when he thought of the horrible scene a few days ago that Xiao Chen held the Blood Lotus Demon Blade and almost demonized, he finally dismissed the idea.