In the following days, Mu Chen would practically go to elder Ling Xi's place to undergo that devil like training every day. At the end of each day, he would return covered in cuts and bruises. This appearance caused Luo Li to jump in fright. After learning about the whole story, she could only helplessly shake her head. Elder Ling Xi was truly ruthless.
However, although Mu Chen had paid a disastrous price to undergo this demonic training, it had to be said that the effects of this training were truly not small. Within a short span of ten days, Mu Chen's improvement wasn't small. On the first day, he had already broken three Rank 4 Spiritual Arrays, causing him to be completely exhausted. Furthermore, he was in an extremely miserable state.
However, by the end of the tenth day, he had increased the number of these formations to a terrifying twenty.
The might of twenty Rank 4 Spiritual Arrays activating at the same time would cause even a Heavenly Completion Stage expert's scalp to turn numb. Fortunately, these Spiritual Arrays were not used for slaughter, and could not be compared to normal battles. Therefore, by relying on his Lightning God's Body, as well as Mu Chen's increased proficiency, he was able to barely pass through them. Naturally, the price he had to pay was even more disastrous. Every time he passed through, he would be unable to move the next day, and could only choose to rest for a day.
As he broke the formation day after day, Mu Chen could feel that the mysterious feeling was appearing more and more frequently. This made Mu Chen extremely happy.
Although the arrival of this mysterious feeling did not mean that he had truly come into contact with the Heart's Eye state, it was able to let him know that he was approaching it.
As long as he continued like this, he would eventually be able to remove that layer of mysterious fog, and truly comprehend the Heart's Eye state!
Boom!
In the depths of the bamboo forest, spiritual lights surged all over the sky. Layers upon layers of spiritual formations enveloped the area, densely packed together.
As it circulated, an overwhelming amount of Spiritual Energy surged forth with a terrifying momentum.
At this moment, countless light beams howled within the layers of Spiritual Arrays as a figure flickered at lightning speed. Black lightning flickered on his body, blocking the bombardment of the Spiritual Energy light beams that he was unable to evade.
Bang!
Bang!
While dodging, the figure also attacked swiftly.
Powerful fist winds swept out and landed on the many layers of Spiritual Arrays.
Every time he made a move, a layer of the spirit array would tremble.
A faint shattering sound rang out, and then the Spirit Array collapsed, turning into specks of light that filled the sky and dissipated.
Outside the bamboo forest, Sun 'er watched this scene in amazement. It had only been less than half a month.
Mu Chen had already broken away from his initial sorry state. Clearly, he had also grasped some of the patterns. Furthermore, even Sun 'er could tell that Mu Chen's ability to find the formation cores was getting better and better.
Although Ling Xi did not use any methods to conceal the array heart of this kind of Spiritual Array, it was still difficult to find it under such circumstances.
Not to mention a Rank 4 Spiritual Array Master, even a Rank 5 Spiritual Array Master wouldn't be able to do it.
However, it was already very rare for Mu Chen to be able to improve to this extent in just ten days.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
As Sun 'er sighed in amazement, fist winds howled out from the depths of the bamboo forest.
In the end, the layers of Spiritual Arrays were completely destroyed, causing specks of light to appear in the sky.
It was extremely gorgeous.
Bang!
When the final Spiritual Array shattered, a figure shot out, landing beside Sun 'er. As the light dissipated, the upper body of Mu Chen was revealed, with some bloodstains on it.
"Big brother Mu Chen, here."
Sun 'er thoughtfully handed over a piece of clothing. The little girl was no longer shy. After all, she had seen it many times in the past few days, and had gotten used to it.
Wearing the clothes, Mu Chen wiped off the bloodstains on his body. Although his body was still in some pain, he had already gotten used to it. Therefore, Mu Chen did not feel as unbearable as he did on the first day. At the very least, he did not lie down in exhaustion.
"Big brother Mu Chen, how's your comprehension of the Heart's Eye?" Sun 'er asked curiously.
"I'm still lacking."
Mu Chen smiled helplessly. Just now, he had once again felt that mysterious feeling. However, he did not know why, but he kept feeling that he was lacking a bit. That feeling was like a little bird trapped in a shell, trying to break out, only to discover that the shell was too hard, causing it to be unable to struggle out, causing it to appear very distorted.
However, he was not overly greedy. Having such progress in the past few days was already considered to be very good. Although he was very confident in his own talent, the Heart's Eye was, after all, one of the more profound ones. How could it be so easy to control?
"Then, big brother Mu Chen, you have to work hard. Big sister Ling Xi said yesterday that your progress is too slow. If she gets impatient, she'll immediately chase you away," said Sun 'er.
Mu Chen was speechless. After interacting with her for the past ten days, he could be considered to have gained some understanding of Ling Xi. This woman indeed had a strong personality, and was capable of doing anything. Although Mu Chen did not dare to offend her, if one day she was unhappy, there was a real possibility of her chasing him away for no reason.
"Sun 'er, do you know exactly how old she is?"
Mu Chen stealthily looked around, before quietly asking. He was extremely curious about this matter. In Hokuang Reiwon, this was the first time he had seen such a young elder. Her age seemed to be not much older than his, but he did not dare to be certain. After all, it was not impossible for some experts with profound strength to change their appearance. Just like that Elder Zhu Tian, he also had the appearance of a youth. However, with a single glance, Mu Chen could tell that his appearance was only that of a youth. The feeling of vicissitudes of life and age from his body was something that could not be concealed.
However, this feeling was something that Mu Chen was unable to sense from Ling Xi. Although the latter was cold and detached, she did not have that kind of aged aura.
"Elder sister Ling Xi has never mentioned this before. However, she only told me to call her elder sister, so I believe that she shouldn't be that old." Hearing this, Sun 'er also lowered her voice, her large eyes filled with excitement. From the looks of it, this kind of secretly gossiping behind someone's back was not any weaker than Mu Chen.
Mu Chen also nodded his head. If she really was old, she should not be able to do something like asking Sun 'er to call her elder sister, right?
However, if that was the case, then it was really a little scary. Just how old was she?
She actually possessed such a terrifying strength. This was practically enough to give Shen Cangsheng and the rest a huge blow.
"Actually, it seems that even elder sister Ling Xi herself is not too clear about her age. She seems to have forgotten many things." Sun 'er scratched her head, and said in a somewhat puzzled manner.
Mu Chen was startled. Forgotten?
His eyebrows faintly wrinkled. The feeling this Ling Xi gave people was a little too mysterious, and he did not know exactly where she came from. Indeed, there were many strange and bizarre things in this world.
Just as he was about to ask more questions, he noticed a familiar figure in a white dress appearing in the distance, causing him to immediately shut his mouth. Standing beside him, Su 'er stuck out her little tongue as she pretended to wipe off the bloodstains on Mu Chen's body.
Ling Xi slowly walked over. Shooting a look at Mu Chen with her clear and cold eyes, she said, "Looks like you still have some strength left in you today."
Within her voice, there was a faint chilling intent.
Mu Chen gave a hollow laugh.
"You're done with your training, why aren't you going back? What are you staying here for?"
Ling Xi directly ordered him to leave. "From tomorrow onwards, the number of Spiritual Arrays will increase to thirty. Five days later, enter the Spiritual Array House. If you're still unable to open the Heart's Eye, then you'll have to figure it out yourself. I'm not going to teach such a stupid person."
Mu Chen smiled, but did not show any bitterness. He was actually extremely curious about the so-called Spiritual Array House. From what Sun 'er had said, it seemed to be a rather frightening place. And from what Ling Xi had said, it seemed to have some effect on opening the Heart's Eye?
As he thought in his heart, he rubbed Sun 'er's little head, before saying his goodbyes.
Seeing Mu Chen leave, Ling Xi glared at Sun 'er and said, "Next time you dare to talk about my matters, see how I'll deal with you."
"Sun 'er won't dare." Sun' er hurriedly shook her head. Elder sister Ling Xi was so scary, she had indeed heard it.
"Then why aren't you going to clean up the bamboo forest?"
"Oh oh." Sun 'er hurriedly nodded her head. Hugging the large broom that was even taller than a person, she proceeded to sweep the bamboo forest that had been turned into a mess by Mu Chen.
A faint smile surfaced at the corners of Ling Xi's mouth as she gazed at Sun 'er's tiny figure. Soon after, she seemed to have thought of something, as her eyes turned slightly vacant. Giving a soft sigh, she turned around and returned to the bamboo house. After arriving at the deepest part of the bamboo house, there was a tightly shut small bamboo house.
She pushed open the door of the bamboo house. The interior of the bamboo house was spotless, and was rather simple and unadorned. Within the house was a praying mat, and on the wall before the praying mat hung a painting. The painting seemed to be of a black tower, and one could faintly see the figure of a woman seated on the tower. Although the figure was extremely blurry, it gave people a feeling of peace and tranquility.
Ling Xi knelt down on the praying mat, and blankly stared at the painting. A vacant expression fluctuated within her beautiful eyes, as if she was trying her best to recall something. However, in the end, she still let out a breath of air in pain. Her white hand covered her forehead, causing her fine black hair to scatter all over the ground, causing her slender figure to appear exceedingly frail and miserable.
This was a desolate and desolate mountain field. On top of a lone peak, a black-robed youth stood with his hands behind his back. A black sword was slung across his back, while a black dragon tattoo was present on his forehead. A chilling aura gushed out from the dragon tattoo, causing people to tremble with fear.
A familiar appearance, it was Mo Longzi.
Faintly tilting his head, he gazed towards the far north, while a cruel and chilling smile surfaced from the corners of his mouth.
"You guys really have perseverance after chasing for so long. However, this time, I'm afraid that you guys won't be able to return. This is a feast that I've meticulously prepared for you guys!"
"Haha, if I kill the first and second rankers of the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's Heavenly Ranking, I wonder if I can surpass him on the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's Bounty Board?"
"I'm really looking forward to it!"
A chilling soft laughter slowly rang out on the mountain peak, while the black-robed figure slowly disappeared into thin air amidst the laughter.
(Participating in an event in Chengdu)