Huff!
A yellow gale constantly whistled within the crystal pagoda. Every time the gale blew against the walls of the pagoda, the Spiritual Runes on the walls would gradually dim down. Evidently, they were being corroded by the Spirit Dispelling Gale.
Buzz!
But just when the strands of Spirit Dispelling Gale wreaked havoc, the pagoda suddenly burst with a myriad of lustre. Shortly after, crystallised Spiritual Energy surged out like strands of silk that coiled towards the whistling Spirit Dispelling Gale.
Sizzle!
When the two came in contact, a spiritual lustre burst out and the Spirit Dispelling Gale struggled as if it had intelligence, trying to get rid of the crystallised Spiritual Energy.
That's because it seemed to have sensed that the crystallised Spiritual Energy contained an extremely unique energy, which made it unable to resolve it as easily as other Spiritual Energies.
Under the Spirit Dispelling Gale's struggle, the crystallised Spiritual Energy was constantly getting rid of. Evidently, it wasn't easy to bind it.
"Indeed, it's a little troublesome."
Mu Chen's gaze flickered at this moment, but he wasn't anxious. After all, the Spirit Dispelling Gale was without a source, so it couldn't be endless. On the other hand, he possessed boundless Spiritual Energy, so even if he slowly nibbled at it, it was sufficient for the Spirit Dispelling Gale to have nowhere to escape.
With this thought in his heart, Mu Chen wasn't anxious and started to control the crystallised Spiritual Energy towards the Spirit Dispelling Gale. Although the majority of it was dissolved by the Spirit Dispelling Gale, there were still strands of crystallised Spiritual Energy that stuck to the Spirit Dispelling Gale.
In just half a moment, the Spirit Dispelling Gale had started to slow down as the yellow gale started to shine with radiance.
Although the Spirit Dispelling Gale was unique, it only had a little instinct and did not possess any intelligence. Thus, facing Mu Chen's shameless entanglement, it couldn't escape.
In the end, there was a ball of light that was roughly a hundred feet in size floating within the pagoda. Vaguely, the yellow Spirit Dispelling Gale could be seen whistling within the ball of light. But every single time it came in contact with the ball of light, it would be bounced back by a peculiar energy. Its ability to disintegrate Spiritual Energy did not have much of an effect.
"Trapped?"
Sensing the commotion in the pagoda, Mu Chen felt relieved in his heart before he formed seals with a single hand. Space flickered beside him and a silhouette appeared. It was the white-robed Mu Chen.
When the white-robed Mu Chen appeared, he had also slapped his palm towards the Divine Pagoda and poured the Spiritual Energy in his body into it.
With the support of the white-robed Mu Chen, the sphere of light that was roughly a hundred feet started to swiftly shrink in size. However, the sealing energy that was spreading out from it was getting stronger.
In less than a dozen breaths, the hundred-foot-wide ball of light had shrunk to the size of a human head. However, the sealing power had also calmed the Spirit Dispelling Gale.
"Success!"
Mu Chen's faintly closed eyes abruptly opened as joy surged within them. His bold attempt had actually succeeded!
"Success?"
Seeing the joy in Mu Chen's eyes, Luo Li, Ling Xi, and Long Xiang were startled and they couldn't help exclaiming out.
Mu Chen's handsome face was filled with smiles. Shortly after, he clenched his fist and a head-sized light sphere appeared on his palm. The surface of the light sphere was filled with profound runes, emitting a powerful sealing energy.
Luo Li and the rest curiously looked over. Through the sphere of light, they could see the Spirit Dispelling Gale. However, the Spirit Dispelling Gale, which could disintegrate Spiritual Energy, couldn't break through the layers of seals.
"Although it took some effort, fortunately, I succeeded. However, the Spirit Dispelling Wind is constantly breaking down the power of my seal. I have to maintain the strength of the seal at all times. Otherwise, it's very likely that it will break through the seal."
"Fortunately, the exhaustion isn't too great, so it won't be a burden to me." Mu Chen looked at the sphere and couldn't bear to part with it.
Ling Xi sighed. She never expected that Mu Chen would be able to subdue the Spirit Dispelling Gale that made many experts tremble in fear. Although Mu Chen had only sealed a portion of the Spirit Dispelling Gale, if he released it in a battle, even a Perfected Earth Sovereign would be in a pathetic state. It was so much so that they might even fall if they're careless.
This was definitely a great killing weapon.
"Young Master, with this Spirit Dispelling Gale, I'm afraid that Gu Shihuang will only face death if he encounters you again." Long Xiang praised.
"Gu Shihuang isn't qualified for me to use the Spirit Dispelling Gale."
Mu Chen lightly smiled. Along with him stepping into the High Rank Spiritual Array Scholar Realm, even if he didn't rely on his cultivation, he could still make Gu Shihuang suffer in a head-on battle. As for the Spirit Dispelling Gale, that old fellow clearly wasn't qualified to enjoy it.
"You're the one who's panting." Ling Xi rolled her eyes at Mu Chen in annoyance.
Luo Li covered her mouth as she gave a soft laugh, while the corner of her eyes brimmed with ridicule. Although she knew that Mu Chen's words were due to his absolute confidence, being able to let Elder Sister Ling Xi slightly suppress his arrogance was also a good thing.
In response, Mu Chen awkwardly shrugged his shoulders.
"Young Master, since the Spirit Dispelling Gale is so powerful, why don't you collect more?"
Long Xiang said with a burning gaze. He had suffered from the Spirit Dispelling Gale in the past, so he knew how terrifying it was. Since Mu Chen could collect it, then he could make use of this opportunity to collect more.
When Mu Chen heard those words, he shook his head. "With my current strength, it will be a burden on my body if I collect more Spirit Dispelling Gale. If that's the case, then my fighting strength will be affected, and the gains will not make up for the losses."
It wasn't that he didn't want to collect more Spirit Dispelling Gale, but he couldn't do it. After all, from a certain degree, his sealing ability couldn't restrain the Spirit Dispelling Gale's decomposition ability. It's just that it would be more troublesome for the latter to decompose his Spiritual Energy.
If he really collected too much Spirit Dispelling Gale, then even the Divine Pagoda wouldn't be able to suppress it. At that time, it would be a disaster instead.
When Long Xiang heard those words, he blushed with shame and no longer dared to speak.
"The Spirit Dispelling Gale has weakened."
As they spoke, Luo Li suddenly exclaimed in joy. That's because she saw the Spirit Dispelling Gale gradually calming down.
When Mu Chen and the rest saw this, they felt relieved.
"Prepare to move out."
Mu Chen spoke before he flipped his hand and stored the sphere of Spirit Dispelling Gale into the pagoda.
The four of them briefly reorganized themselves and saw that the Spirit Dispelling Gale had turned into a gentle breeze a few minutes later before it gradually dissipated.
"Let's go!"
When the Spirit Dispelling Gale dissipated, Mu Chen and the rest didn't even have the time to marvel at the wonders of this world. They immediately moved out and turned into four streaks of light.
In front of them, the dark green butterfly flapped its wings and flew up again, leading the way.
With the previous Spirit Dispelling Gale as an example, Mu Chen and the rest were even more cautious. The moment there's any disturbance, they would immediately descend and search for a place to hide.
But fortunately, it seemed that the Spirit Dispelling Gale had completely swept away their bad luck, so it was exceptionally smooth for them in the following period of time.
Along the way, they would occasionally encounter one or two teams, but both parties did not interact. On the contrary, they were on guard against each other before they swiftly distanced themselves to avoid a battle.
Roughly half a day later, Mu Chen and the rest finally sensed that the emerald butterfly had started to emit an intense radiance.
This caused their spirits to tremble. That also meant that they were getting closer to Wen Qingxuan's location.
Whoosh!
The four of them flew past a desolate and barren mountain peak. After which, they saw layers upon layers of withered and cracked mountain ranges appearing in front of them. The mountain range was tens of thousands of feet tall. However, every mountain peak was just like a blade, emitting a heart palpitating sharp aura.
Buzz!
At the same time, the emerald butterfly suddenly trembled before it turned into sparkles of emerald light and disappeared.
"Found it!"
Luo Li rejoiced as she looked towards the northwest. When the emerald butterfly disappeared, those sparkles of light had drifted in that direction. Evidently, Wen Qingxuan's team was in that direction.
As the four of them flew past the mountain peaks, they saw that Wen Qingxuan's group was indeed within a mountain valley in the distance.
"Wait."
But just when Luo Li was about to meet up with Wen Qingxuan, Mu Chen suddenly made a move and obstructed her. Mu Chen's eyes gathered as he stared at the valley.
"They seem to have met with some trouble."
Luo Li's eyes narrowed as she looked over. Indeed, she discovered that there was another team in front of Wen Qingxuan's team. Furthermore, with the help of the terrain, they could sense that there were also several obscure Spiritual Energy fluctuations behind Wen Qingxuan's team. Together with the intercepting team in front, it formed a pincer attack, trapping Wen Qingxuan's team in the valley.
Clearly, for some unknown reason, Wen Qingxuan's team had been targeted by someone.
Damn it, I had diarrhea for the entire night and had to write with my butt between my legs. That's why I'm late.
(To be continued.)