Chapter 52: Array of Cloth

  Leaving Bi Cai Gu, Mu Yuan felt satisfied and content with the violent movement of the Bi Mu Pei Lei sword in the Hei Shui Hu Lu, and did not rush to suppress the refining, but instead returned to Ding Yun Peak on his own.

  Hua Zhenzi made an appointment to fight Mu Yuan, originally thinking he would surely win. He had studied the seven peaks' veins, but unexpectedly, man's plans are not as good as heaven's plans. Instead, he himself was defeated, losing his flying sword and also losing face for Qi Ju Peak, becoming a laughing stock in the Long Life Palace for a time.

  Back to the top of Yunfeng. Mu Yuan was immediately called away by Cang Qingzi to the Qingguang Temple, and Mu Yuan only realized that all his fellow disciples were there when he arrived with Tong'er. When Cang Qingzi saw Mu Yuan enter, he smiled and asked, "How was the battle?"

  Mu Yuan was astonished at the speed of this matter's spread, and thought to himself that his senior fellow disciple Chen Taiyi hadn't even arrived on the scene, yet he had already gotten into a chaotic fight with Hua Zhengyi, been thrown into the back mountain to face the wall, and immediately replied, "The disciple is fortunate not to have disgraced his orders, and has even won against Hua Zhengyi's Emerald Wood Thunder Sword!"

  Cang Qingzi laughed and scolded, "What 'lucky to not shame the mission', you make it sound like I told you to bully others. Tell me, how did you win?"

  Mu Yuan didn't avoid the subject either, on the top of Dingyun Peak, just like a family member, his own cultivation of Chaoxi Flow wasn't a secret. He immediately detailed everything about the Xuan Water True Dragon Array. Cang Qingzi listened with relish and said right away, "Our sect also has a 'Mirage Dragon Thousand Illusion Array', today I'll make an exception and pass it on to you, go and contemplate it well!"

  Cang Qingzi pointed with one hand, and a phantom light fell into Mu Yuan's sea of consciousness. Mu Yuan's divine sense intertwined, countless talismans swirled within, combining to form an illusory dragon realm. Cloudy mountains and misty seas appeared, with pavilions and towers emerging and disappearing. Rivers, green woods, and five lakes unfolded before him. If one were to sink into it, they would not be able to escape without knowing the birthplace of life. Although Mu Yuan didn't particularly like formations, he felt a thrill of excitement and hastily thanked his teacher.

  "In these few days, go to Yunhua Peak and listen to your Master's uncle teach you the divine art. Soon after, follow Dan Huo Dao Ren and search for the Ding Shen Dan, make early preparations!"

  Muyuan nodded in agreement, but Cang Qingzi didn't say anything else and swayed back to the palace. The surrounding fellow disciples all came up to congratulate him, Muyuan smiled endlessly and chatted with everyone for a while before hurrying off to Yunhua Peak to listen to the lecture!

  On Yunhuafeng, Mu Yuan met Qi Wei again, who was also among the listeners. Mu Yuan smiled and greeted her, but Qi Wei just nodded slightly. Mu Yuan didn't mind and continued to listen for three days on Yunhuafeng. Finally, he was about to follow Dan Huo Lao Dao to Yao Sheng Gu.

  Before leaving, he thanked and bid farewell to Qing Hua Zhenren. Qing Hua Zhenren smiled and said, "You are also going to condense the essence and refine your spirit. It just so happens that Wei'er has also reached this stage. Let her accompany you, first go to Yao Shen Gu to experience the scenery of the great alchemy sect, then go to Dong Hai Xi to condense the essence, it's good to have someone to take care of each other!"

  She glanced at Qi Wei's expressionless face and sighed inwardly, "It can't be this coincidental, can it? Spending the whole day with a taciturn and humorless female cultivator like her is no better than being free and easy on my own."

  Although he thought so in his heart, he didn't dare say it out loud. He hastily smiled and said, "If Elder Sister Qi doesn't despise me, then it's naturally good."

  Qing Hua Zhen Ren smiled and said, "Your master Qi praised your superior magical powers, so you will naturally be able to protect and take care of yourself on the road. This matter is settled."

  Mu Yuan nodded and returned to the top of Yunfeng Peak, where he packed a few clothes. After some thought, he suddenly remembered that there was still a Shanxiao in the Black Water Gourd, which had been sealed by a forbidden spell, but hadn't been properly dealt with yet.

  "Hand it over to the master? Not very good, it's better to use the newly obtained Xuanlong Thousand Illusion Array and Xuanshui True Dragon Array to slowly grind him down. Wait for his vitality to be greatly consumed, then I'll condense my killing move and open the yin god, one move will shock and subdue him, making him surrender willingly!"

  Having made up his mind, he immediately sank into the black gourd, where the water vapor was extremely strong and the spiritual energy was dense. It didn't need to absorb the spiritual stone again, but the mountain demon's own power was boundless, so it needed a spirit treasure to suppress its heart.

  "It's just a waste of time anyway, I'll use the Azure Wood Thunder Sword. Let this treasure and the Mountain Fiend fight it out, I won't bother with it!"

  Mu Yuan Xing searched extensively for various plants, trees and rocks, carving talismans on them and arranging them in a formation. The Qian Huan Formation is an illusionary formation that mainly serves to trap people, modeled after the Mirage Dragon Illusory Realm.

  It is said that among the dragon species, there is a creature called the Mirage Dragon, which often resides at the mouths of rivers, lakes and seas. It swallows and spits out mirage energy, creating endless illusions to lure passing birds into its mouth as food. Mu Yuan's formation was broken, and he fell headfirst towards the mountain demon's lair!

  The mountain demon was trapped in the gourd, confined to an area of several dozen miles around, and although there were also wooden yuan's captured beasts and birds passing by as food, it was suffocating. Now that there was finally some movement, it let out a loud roar, stirring up the rocks on the ground, and smashing them down towards the great array!

  The mountain demon was born with great strength, but didn't know any magic. It often said that one power could subdue ten wills. Mu Yuan's formation was newly learned and not yet mastered, so this entire illusory realm began to shake violently. Countless yuan energy condensed into a single, tawny-scaled dragon beast with brown-red fur, which suddenly let out a loud roar. Its fur stood on end as it opened its bloody great maw, continuously spewing forth a dreamlike, illusory airflow that surged and churned, forming large sections of city walls and bell towers that pressed down with overwhelming force!

  Mù Yuán seized the opportunity, and with one move, he drew the Bì Mù Bēn Léi sword into the illusory dragon formed by the Huàn Qì. The Bì Mù Bēn Léi sword flashed and danced, its massive sword energy suddenly surging forth, colliding with Shān Xiāo. The two clashed, and only then did Mù Yuán let out a long sigh of relief, hastily deploying the Xuán Shuǐ Zhēn Lóng formation once more!

  Xuan Shui Zhen Long formation is more powerful than Xuan Long Qian Huan formation in the Black Water Gourd, but it only exerts a bit of its power and not its full force. The surging black water true yuan rushes into the formation, constantly grinding and squeezing the mountain goblin in between, yet it only exerts a bit of its power and does not go all out!

  Mu Yuan thought of subduing Shan Gui, and naturally had ideas about the Bi Mu Pei Lei sword. He planned to wait until both were exhausted before taking them in together!

  "Array method is really useful, no need to work hard, it seems that in the future I will have to put in some effort to study it carefully!"

  Mu Yuan finished arranging everything and then put away his luggage. He threw a piece into the gourd and rushed to Yunhua Peak to find Qi Wei.

  See you later, Qi Wei. This icy and indifferent senior sister had already packed her bags and was waiting for Mu Yuan to come find her. She simply said in a light tone, "Let's go!"

  Mu Yuan smiled bitterly in her heart, wanting to know how Hua Zhēnzi had invited her to watch the battle at first, but it was not good to ask, and the two went to Fei Long Peak to see the head of the sect. They said that everything had been arranged, and immediately followed Dan Huo Lao Dao on the road to Yao Shén Valley!

  Yaoshen Valley is located within the borders of Tianlong Country. Although the five were also cultivators, they didn't rush on their journey. Danhuo Old Dao also wanted to take a stroll in the mortal world and think about whether he could discover any rare herbs. They walked slowly, one step at a time, and continued on their way!