Chapter 2: The Truth

  The seal of fate that gave birth to all things has shattered!!!!!

  Wang Guanlan finally remembered the most critical place, at that time, he was in the most critical moment of fighting with the black-clothed assassin, a thought of the Wan Fa symbol protected his divine soul at the most critical moment, but it did not withstand the impact and shattered.

  He completely remembered, his memory becoming clearer and clearer, he even recalled that the One Thought Seal of Myriad Laws was flashing with a dark golden light before it shattered, under the illumination of that light, every detail of the Life Seal was clearly presented in his soul, so clear that he could still remember now that the surface had already been covered with extremely fine cracks, and the shattering started from the coarsest one.

  Wang Guanlan fell silent, quietly recalling the scene when his fate was shattered. The shattered fate did not completely disappear, but transformed into pure spiritual power and merged into his soul. This is why his soul power can directly enter the realm of Xuanzhao. Of course, there are more meanings to it.

  The fate symbol consists of two parts. One part is the carrier of the fate symbol, which is the long, rectangular non-paper and non-fabric thing that Wang Guanlan saw with his naked eye when he obtained the fate symbol. The other part is the symbol text it carries. The former is material, while the latter is spiritual. It was the latter that transformed into spiritual energy and merged with his soul, whereas the former left his body after exploding and was absorbed by another object - the Chi Yanjing.

  At that time, the fate symbol was in a moment of fragmentation, its carrier turned into powder and burst out of Wang Guanlan's body, but it didn't run far. As soon as it left Wang Guanlan's body, it seemed to be attracted by some mysterious force, like moths flying towards fire, rushing towards Chi Yanjing and being absorbed by Chi Yanjing.

  Here is the translation:

  With this, the memory of the One Thought Giving Rise to Myriad Dharmas has come to an end.

  Is it Red Flame Crystal?

  Wang Guanlan's spiritual awareness began to probe towards Chi Yanjing.

  This probe, however, gave him a big fright. He could clearly feel that the Huǒ Yuán Lì (Fire Elemental Force) in the Chi Yan Jing had increased greatly, more than ten times stronger than before. Moreover, it wasn't just an increase in quantity; he also felt that the nature of the Huǒ Xíng Yuán Lì (Fire Elemental Energy) within the Chi Yan Jing seemed to have undergone some changes, becoming even more dangerous and terrifying than before. This was no longer ordinary Huǒ Xíng Yuán Qì (Fire Elemental Energy).

  "Could it be that the fire within has transformed into a heterodox flame!" Wang Guanlan's heart skipped a beat, and his heartbeat began to accelerate rapidly. At this moment, he suffered from severe internal injuries, even if his heartbeat quickened by just one second, it would bring him immense pain and consume a great deal of energy. He finally managed to calm down the beating of his heart after expending enormous effort. He let out a long sigh, but the abnormal tremors in his airways brought him immense pain once again.

  "Grandma's bear, don't let me find out who did this, otherwise I'll make him beg for life and death, I'll make him die without a place to be buried!!" Wang Guanlan cursed in her heart, wrapping the power of her divine soul around the crimson flame crystal.

  Of course, it's just a package, and his detection of Chi Yanjing can only rely on feeling, and cannot penetrate into the interior of Chi Yanjing like introspection to understand the specific situation.

  He carefully sensed the changes in Chi Yanjing, and after a long time, Wang Guanlan withdrew the power of his divine soul. This time, he didn't dare to sigh or probe, and instead looked somewhat disappointed.

  The power of the fire element has indeed increased, but it's not a hetero flame. He can feel that the fire element in the Scarlet Flame Crystal is still evolving and unstable, with an unpredictable final result. Hetero flames, on the other hand, are notoriously stable.

  So, the fire element in Chiyanjing is absolutely not a hetero flame, at least not for now.

  "What a good thing to think about, being able to survive this time is already a blessing in disguise. Thinking about the heterodox fire and all that, it's really getting a bit too greedy!!" Wang Guanlan sighed inwardly, although he was very regretful about the One Thought Gives Rise to Myriad Laws symbol, since things had already turned out this way, there was no use crying over spilt milk. Moreover, the fate symbol wasn't completely shattered, at least it had brought a huge benefit to his divine soul's power, and also gave him an unknown hope. It was truly a great blessing in misfortune! Having thought this through, his mood gradually relaxed, after a long time of reminiscing and analyzing, Wang Guanlan's spirit was also extremely exhausted. After relaxing his mood, he soon fell asleep once again.

  When he woke up again, it was two days later. This time, he really woke up, able to open his eyes, endure the pain and say a few words, give corresponding instructions, drink medicine, and barely mobilize his internal energy to adjust the injuries inside his body. Everything is developing in a good direction.

  At the same time, he also figured out what happened before and after he was assassinated that night.

  Before being assassinated, how did the assassin enter his house? He had set up a small Five Elements Formation around the yard. Anyone who didn't understand formations would be unable to enter unless they were a warrior in the Breath Control stage. Otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died. The assassin was at most only in the Qi Condensation stage, so how could he possibly break through his Five Elements Formation? Even if he did break through the formation, when his fireball technique burned down the house and made such a huge commotion, shouldn't the guards outside have heard the noise? Why hadn't anyone come in after fighting for so long? Was it really because they were all collectively deaf?

  The actual situation surprised him, this assassin had a guide bee and a traction charm on his body.

  Yīn Lù Fēng is a kind of heteropteran, which is not naturally generated, but is cultivated by the Beastmasters among the Taoists to specifically deal with the Formation Masters. The Beastmasters and Formation Masters among the Taoists are born enemies, heaven knows why.

  Unlike the bizarre and powerful beasts raised by beast tamers, the Guide Bee does not possess any attacking power. Its sole function is to help people move freely between various formations.

  Of course, the guide bee is not omnipotent and has strict levels. The guide bee carried by this assassin is the lowest level, only the size of a honeybee. Wang Guanlan was just a first-level cultivator, and the formation he set up was also the most ordinary five-element array. Therefore, under the guidance of the guide bee, the assassin passed through the five-element array very smoothly without breaking the formation.

  As for the traction mark, it is a masterpiece of the symbol master among the Taoist priests. The purpose is to avoid the spiritual awareness of the Taoist priests. This assassin himself is good at hiding his figure and breath, and with the traction mark avoiding Wang Guanlan's "circle", he approached Wang Guanlan's side and made a fatal blow.

  It was precisely because Wang Guanlan's small Five Elements Formation had not been destroyed, so during the fight between Wang Guanlan and the black-clothed assassin, this small courtyard was still shrouded in the formation. Therefore, even if a big commotion was stirred up inside, it could not alarm people outside the formation. It wasn't until the next day when Qinghe delivered breakfast to Wang Guanlan as usual that she discovered Wang Guanlan lying unconscious on the ground.

  What happened afterwards was no longer within Yicheng's control. The news of Wang Guanlan being stabbed and seriously injured was tightly sealed, and it reached the Ningwang Fu in the first instance. The Ningwang Fu fully demonstrated its powerful strength, sending 300 Hu Liwei guards to protect Wang Guanlan at the first time, while also inviting Ming Yu Kun, a divine doctor from the three southwestern states, to come to Yicheng to treat Wang Guanlan's injuries.

  An investigation into the matter was also launched, and the Ning Wang Fu's investigation was not warm and fuzzy, but rather a thunderous move. Anyone who was suspected was taken down first, and then subjected to severe torture until they confessed. It wasn't until this point that the various powers in the southwestern three states realized just how powerful the Ning Wang Fu was. When the Ning Wang Fu's power spread out, it formed a large net over the entire region, and no matter who you were, you were caught up in this web. The Yīn Lù Fēng (引路蜂) and Qiān Jī Fú (牵机符) became the biggest leads.

  In just five days, everything will be clear.

  The one who started it all was actually Weng Ding-shu, the fat guy whose nose bridge was broken by Wang Guan-lan's shoe on the grand hall of Ningtai, the original big boss of Ningtai Business Firm. The killer was invited by him, and the guide bee and the mechanism symbol were also provided by him. As for the origin of things, after half of his skin was peeled off, one-third of his blood was drained, and sixteen bones in his body were broken, he mentioned a name.

  Zhong Yuansan Ren!!

  A fourth-grade practitioner, this practitioner was extremely famous in the three southwestern states and had always been cultivating in the Cangwu Mountain branch of the Duan Yun mountain range. The guide bee and traction symbol that Weng Ding Shu got were from him. However, when the Ning Wang Fu's expert arrived at Mount Cangwu, it was already deserted, and Zhong Yuansan had disappeared without a trace.

  The Ning Wang Fu searched extensively but to no avail, and could only issue a wanted notice for this person in the three southwestern provinces. Also, because the term "Daoshi" was just a legend to ordinary people, the object of the wanted notice became the demonic Daoist Zhongyuan.

  As for how much effect this wanted order will have, it is unknown.

  For the safety of Wang Guanlan, all 300 Hu Li guards from Ning Wangfu stayed in Yicheng, including four deputy commanders who had reached the late stage of Qi condensation and one commander who was at the Qi control stage. From this, various forces in the three southwestern states also sensed the importance that Ning Wangfu attached to this young scholar, Shi Qishi.

  With the protection of three hundred Flower Fox Guards and four Vice Commanders who had condensed their Qi in the later stages, Wang Guanlan's safety was guaranteed. However, he also became less free as a result. Of course, since he couldn't get out of bed yet, being free or not didn't make much difference.

  After a month of recuperation in bed, news of Zhong Yuanshan finally came through. This guy left Southwest Sanzhou on the night of the assassination attempt, as if he knew something was going to happen, and ran far beyond the control of Ning Wangfu. He is now hanging out in a Taoist temple somewhere northeast of Southwest Sanzhou.

  It seems that the four-stage cultivator also didn't want to make things too awkward with the Ning Wang Fu, after ensuring his own safety, he sent over information and told the truth of the matter. The reason why he took out the Qianji Symbol and the Yindao Bee was not voluntary, but because he had been threatened, and the one who threatened him was the Bai Du Men!

  Bai Du Men, when all the truth is revealed, the target has returned to its original point, which is Bai Du Men who sealed off the Wuyin Gorge and almost got him killed inside. Now, this Bai Du Men has actually used such a roundabout method to secretly attack himself, what is his true intention?

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