The enraged voice was akin to a clap of thunder as it resounded between the heavens and earth, causing the heavens and earth to tremble with visible Spiritual Energy fluctuations violently wreaking havoc.
As the Spiritual Energy fluctuations wreaked havoc, the withered hand was akin to a gigantic mountain that blotted out the skies and covered the earth as it came enveloping down towards Mu Chen's location.
The sudden change of events had left Mu Chen's soul trembling. Without any hesitation, he swept up the crystallised pagoda and frantically retreated.
As he retreated, his consciousness entered the Slaughter Pagoda and activated it. Instantly, a crystalline lustre was emitted. That lustre seemed to possess a divine feeling. As the lustre converged, it formed a spatial vortex.
When the vortex was formed, Mu Chen had controlled the crystal pagoda in an attempt to escape.
"Coward, you want to escape?!"
However, at this moment, the enraged voice resounded once again. Thereafter, innumerable stars suddenly appeared in this ancient region. If one took a closer look, one would realise that those stars were actually hundreds of millions of Spiritual Seals. The Spiritual Seals were linked together, forming into a super Spiritual Array that enveloped this ancient region.
When the Supreme Spiritual Array appeared, Mu Chen could sense that this region had fallen into the control of the intruder. Immediately, he yelled in his heart.
"Seal for this old man!"
A cold snort resounded from afar. In the next moment, Mu Chen was shocked to discover that the spatial vortex behind him had stopped. Furthermore, the crystal pagoda in his consciousness had also stopped moving.
That feeling...
It was as if space and time had been sealed and he was akin to a mosquito in amber. Although he looked alive, he couldn't move.
Facing this situation, even with Mu Chen's character, he couldn't help feeling despair. However, he wasn't an ordinary person.
He immediately gritted his teeth and decided to detonate the crystal pagoda that he had obtained with great difficulty, as well as detonate his consciousness.
But if that's the case, then the loss would be too great. Not to mention the difficulty of cultivating the crystal pagoda, according to Mu Chen's estimations, he only had this one chance. If he missed it, then he might never be able to refine the crystal pagoda again.
Most importantly, if his consciousness didn't self-destruct.
Who knows, the experts of the Ancient Buddha Clan might be able to find him, and if that's the case, he would be exposed.
That would make things even worse.
Thus, to prevent that from happening, Mu Chen would rather self-destruct the crystal pagoda and his consciousness.
"Explode!"
"Mhm?"
Mu Chen clenched his teeth and immediately made a decision. Just when he was about to self-destruct while enduring the heartache in his heart, he suddenly sensed something.
But at this moment, he suddenly felt spiritual seals appearing in the region that his consciousness was in. Those spiritual seals were also a part of the Spiritual Array, but at this moment, they seemed to have gone out of control because they were suddenly disconnected.
This situation had immediately caused the restriction in this region to be released.
At this moment, Mu Chen's consciousness regained control of the crystal pagoda.
This situation was extremely sudden, so much so that even Mu Chen had yet to recover from it. But fortunately, his reaction was fast and he didn't even need to think about it.
Without a second thought, he controlled the crystal pagoda and flew into the spatial vortex behind him.
"How can there be a flaw in the Ancestral Protecting Spiritual Array?!"
At this moment, the one who made a move exclaimed.
When he saw that Mu Chen was about to escape into the spatial vortex, he roared, "Stay here!"
Boom!
Up in the sky, the withered hand abruptly slammed down. In an instant, the heavens and earth seemed to have collapsed as an indescribably terrifying energy penetrated through space and instantly enveloped above Mu Chen.
At this moment, he clearly didn't intend to capture Lin Yun alive. Even if he had to kill this scoundrel on the spot, he couldn't let him escape!
The destructive power descended once again, causing Mu Chen's heart to tremble. If he was given three more breaths of time, he would be able to pass through the spatial vortex and escape from this place!
But the one who made a move was extremely ruthless and didn't give him such a chance at all.
Three breaths of time was the difference between life and death.
Mu Chen could only watch helplessly as the destructive power whizzed over. But at this moment, another change occurred.
Buzz.
Countless spiritual seals appeared around Mu Chen once again. Those spiritual seals triggered the Ancestral Protecting Spiritual Array and formed a thin barrier above Mu Chen.
Bang!
Although the barrier was instantly broken, it took three breaths of time.
Mu Chen controlled the crystal pagoda and entered the spatial vortex. At this moment, he finally had the time to look at those spiritual seals and vaguely sensed a familiar aura from them.
He instantly figured it out and his heart couldn't help surging.
"Mother, so it was you who made a move?"
The rims of Mu Chen's eyes instantly turned red. He had survived two calamities this time, and the sudden help he received was definitely from his mother's hands!
In the Ancient Buddha Clan, the only one that could help him was probably his mother.
"Mother, wait for me. I will definitely rescue you and reunite you with father!"
The spatial vortex swiftly dimmed down and the ancient space disappeared. Mu Chen silently muttered in his heart.
When Mu Chen's consciousness and the crystal pagoda entered the spatial vortex, the destructive fluctuation in the ancient land had also dissipated. A few breaths later, an elderly man emitting a decaying aura descended from the sky and appeared in the location where the spatial vortex disappeared.
He stretched his hand out and touched this space, trying to determine the location based on the remnant aura.
However, a moment later, he withdrew his hand with a dark expression. That's because he realised that all the spatial traces here had been completely erased.
It was so clean that not even someone of his strength could sense anything.
The elderly man raised his head and looked at the ancient sky with a grim expression.
In the silent pagoda.
A beautiful figure silently sat cross-legged there. After a short moment, she suddenly opened her eyes, and she looked towards the void while a wisp of a faint smile appeared on the corners of her mouth.
However, the message at the corner of her mouth only lasted for a few breaths before it dissipated, once again returning to the tranquility of an ancient well.
Buzz!
Buzz! The dark space in the pagoda distorted and an elderly face appeared from the darkness. But at this moment, that elderly face was looking at the silhouette in the pagoda with rage.
"Qing Yanjing.
What did you just do?! "
The silhouette in the pagoda raised her head and looked at the elderly face before she casually replied, "I have no idea what you're talking about, Grand Elder."
The old man's face was filled with anger as he roared, "There was a thief who snuck into the Ancestral Land to steal the Ancestral Qi. At the last moment, something went wrong with the Ancestral Protection Spiritual Formation, and the thief escaped!"
"What has that got to do with me?" Qing Yanjing smiled.
"Hmph, what has it got to do with you?
You're one of the people that constructed the Ancestral Protecting Spiritual Array, so isn't it easy for you to leave some traces behind?
Do you really think that I'm a fool?
I'm afraid that the one that snuck into our Ancestral Land to steal the ancestral aura is your child, right?! "The Grand Elder coldly snorted.
"Really?" Qing Yanjing declined to comment.
The Grand Elder coldly said, "It looks like I have underestimated that brat.
In just a few years, he has already grown. It's said that he can even refine the Divine Pagoda. It looks like he has truly inherited your bloodline.
Since that's the case, then my clan will have to pay more attention to him. I will send an Elder to capture him! "
When Qing Yanjing, who had maintained a calm expression, heard those words, her brows instantly furrowed as she looked at the Grand Elder with a sharp gaze and slowly said, "If you dare to send out an Elder, then don't blame me for not giving any face!"
The Elders of the Ancient Buddha Clan.
All of them possessed the strength of Heavenly Sovereigns, and the moment they made a move, it would be a great threat to Mu Chen.
"What can you do?" The Grand Elder spoke with a dark expression. He was clearly unhappy with Qing Yanjing's threat.
Qing Yanjing faintly glanced at the Grand Elder before she closed her eyes.
When Qing Yanjing closed her eyes, the black pagoda started to tremble.
After that, the Grand Elder was shocked to see the seals that were used to suppress Qing Yanjing shattering at this moment.
Furthermore, at the same time, the Grand Elder could sense a commotion in the Ancient Buddha Clan.
When he swept his spiritual sense over, his face drastically changed.
In the sky of the Ancient Buddha Clan, the Guardian Spiritual Arrays that were under the control of the Elder Hall had started to circulate uncontrollably.
"You!"
The Grand Elder looked at Qing Yanjing with shock and rage. "Your attainments in Spiritual Arrays have reached such a height?
You can actually control the Guardian Spiritual Arrays of our clan?! "
Qing Yanjing stood up with countless spiritual seals flickering around her. She calmly looked at the Grand Elder. "Grand Elder, the reason why I chose to compromise back then and return to the clan to accept my punishment wasn't because I was afraid of you guys, but because I didn't want my child to be implicated. If you want to threaten my child now, then you guys should consider the price that you have to pay."
At this moment, Qing Yanjing no longer had her usual calmness. She had bared her fangs. At this moment, she was like a lioness protecting her cub. If anyone touched her bottom line, then they would see the ferocious and insane side of her.
Naturally, her bottom line was her child, Mu Chen.
Looking at Qing Yanjing, who was in a dangerous state, the Grand Elder's face slightly changed. He could sense the latter's determination. If he really sent out a Heavenly Sovereign, then Qing Yanjing would immediately rebel. Although they could suppress it with the foundation of the Ancient Buddha Clan, they would also have to pay a great price.
That price might even be the death of a Heavenly Sovereign.
To the Ancient Buddha Clan, it would be a heavy blow. After all, a Heavenly Sovereign was an irreparable loss to any supreme force in the Great Thousand World.
Thus, after a brief silence, the Grand Elder slowly said, "I can choose not to send out Heavenly Sovereigns, but I have to capture your child."
Although his voice was deep, it contained an unquestionable meaning. He could choose not to send out Heavenly Sovereigns, but he could still send out those beneath the Heavenly Sovereign Realm.
When Qing Yanjing heard his words, she calmed down. She knew how stubborn and inflexible this ancient clan was. So it was already difficult for them to take a step back, and she didn't want to fall out with them. After all, she had the bloodline of the Ancient Buddha Clan flowing in her body.
As for sending out those beneath the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, although Qing Yanjing was a little worried, she could accept it. That's because if Mu Chen had truly refined the Divine Pagoda, that meant that he had also stepped into the Earth Sovereign Realm. With his strength, he would be able to protect himself, and even if he couldn't defeat his opponent, he could still escape.
Raising her head, her gaze seemed to have pierced through space and saw the silhouette that she was worried about. She smiled with gratification, but at the same time, she gently sighed in her heart.
"My child, this is all that mother can do for you. From now on, you will have to rely on yourself."
(To be continued ~)