Bang!
Within the Spiritual Array House, a gigantic glowing black pagoda surfaced, protecting Mu Chen within it. At the same time, it completely blocked off the frightening Spiritual Energy currents.
Rampant Spiritual Energy gushed out from the surface of the glowing black pagoda, causing the pagoda to vibrate and hum.
Rumble!
With the first wave of attacks blocked, changes started to occur within the Spiritual Array once again. The outermost Spiritual Array, which was even larger than the previous one, started to slowly circulate, while Spiritual Energy fluctuations that would cause even Heavenly Completion Stage experts to pale radiated out.
Sensing the tyrannical might of the glowing black pagoda, the Spiritual Array House attempted to activate an even greater power to erase it.
Sensing the danger, the glowing black pagoda instantly started to faintly tremble. Black halos started to undulate in its surroundings, forming a defensive barrier, intending to forcefully block the incoming attack.
Rumble!
The gigantic Spiritual Array quickly took shape. As it circulated, a ray of light akin to a giant dragon rushed out, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. Everywhere it passed, even the space seemed to warp and distort.
Under the giant dragon's ray of light, even the glowing black pagoda appeared somewhat small and insignificant.
Just as the giant dragon's ray of light swept out and was about to smash against the black pagoda, Mu Chen, who was within the pagoda, fiercely opened his eyes. At this moment, a crystal-like transparent colour appeared within his eyes, appearing as if they were able to see through everything in the world, appearing extremely strange and mysterious.
His gaze pierced through the black pagoda, locking onto the giant dragon's ray of light sweeping out. The power contained within it wasn't something an ordinary Heavenly Completion Stage expert could endure.
If it was allowed to smash against the black pagoda, even the black pagoda might shatter.
Rays of brilliance erupted from Mu Chen's transparent eyes as he fiercely stood up. As he did so, the gigantic black pagoda rapidly shrunk.
In the end, it retracted back into his body.
Thus, Mu Chen was left alone to face the giant dragon's ray of light.
The transparent colour within his eyes grew increasingly transparent as he locked onto the giant dragon's ray of light. At this moment, it seemed to have transformed into an ocean of Spiritual Energy, with countless streams of Spiritual Energy flowing within it.
Mu Chen's eyes flickered crazily. Then, the Spiritual Energy within his body erupted without reservation. His body turned into a streak of light and directly collided with the dragon-like light.
When Sun 'er saw this scene, her small face instantly paled.
She was able to recognize that this Spiritual Formation was the strongest one on the first level of the Spiritual Formation House. Even if a strong practitioner of the Reaching Heaven State were to be hit by it, he would definitely be turned into ashes, with not even his bones remaining.
"Big Sister Ling Xi.
Quickly save him! "Sun 'er said anxiously. She grabbed Ling Xi's jade hand and shook it continuously.
Due to Sun 'er's swaying, Ling Xi, who had a blank expression on her face, abruptly returned to her senses. Suppressing the trembling in her heart, she hastily looked towards the screen of light, only to see the scene of Mu Chen charging towards the giant streak of light. Instantly, her beautiful face contorted as she raised her jade-like hand.
A streak of light charged towards the Spiritual Array House, furiously shouting, "Stop!"
Buzz.
Following her angry shout, the boundless spiritual light within the Spiritual Array House instantly dissipated.
At this moment, the gigantic Spiritual Array that had been activated started to dissipate, bit by bit.
Within the screen of light, the boundless and boundless Spiritual Energy fluctuations dissipated, causing everything to become empty and empty.
Mu Chen's figure had also disappeared, as if he had been smashed into ashes.
Sun 'er's face was devoid of blood as she looked towards the empty screen of light.
Her small body continuously trembled.
Beside her, Ling Xi's beautiful eyes were also somewhat vacant, as an indescribable feeling gushed out from her heart. She discovered that she seemed to have done something extremely important to her.
Wasn't the black pagoda that had protected Mu Chen earlier the black pagoda within the painting?
Why did he possess it?
Although she had lost many of her memories, she still knew about that black pagoda, and it was extremely important to her!
Slowly clenching her jade-like hand, her fingertips pierced into her palm, bringing about intense pain. However, she appeared to be unable to feel it at all, only appearing absent-minded and absent-minded, as if she had lost her soul.
The two people, one big and one small, stood before the Spiritual Array House, which had already transformed into a dilapidated stone house. Neither of them spoke a single word, as a gentle breeze blew past, bringing along a bone-piercing chill.
Creak.
Just as their bodies and hearts turned cold, the dilapidated stone door of the stone house was slowly pushed open, before a figure covered in blood walked out in a miserable manner.
Slightly at a loss, they raised their heads to look at the deathly pale looking Mu Chen standing before the stone door, his entire body covered in blood, while feeling somewhat dazed.
"Big bro Mu Chen, you're still alive!"
Sun 'er was the first to regain her senses, as she instantly cried out in joy. In the next instant, the little girl lunged forward. Upon seeing this, Mu Chen hastily extended his hand to stop her slender waist. A surge of power rushed over, causing a sliver of blood to flow from the corner of his mouth, causing him to bitterly laugh. This time, he was truly a little unlucky.
Only at this moment did Sun 'er discover that Mu Chen's injuries were extremely heavy. Hastily retreating, she anxiously said, "Ah! Big bro Mu Chen, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Are you alright?"
Mu Chen weakly waved his hand. Fortunately, he had cultivated the Lightning God's Physique. If not, his body might not be able to endure such torment.
Whoosh!
Ling Xi's beautiful figure appeared in front of Mu Chen like a spectre. At this moment, her eyes, which were usually cold and detached to the point of indifference, were rippling like tidewater as she tightly stared at Mu Chen.
"Elder Ling Xi, don't play with me!"
Frightened by her, Mu Chen took two steps back, while his face turned pale. He could be considered to be a little afraid of Ling Xi. Previously, he had truly nearly died in the Spiritual Array House. If not for him opening his Heart's Eye at the last moment, it would have been a disaster for him.
Seeing Mu Chen's pale face, Ling Xi also felt a little embarrassed. After hesitating for a moment, she extended her ice-cold jade-like hands and grabbed onto Mu Chen's arm. In the next instant, gentle Spiritual Energy gushed into Mu Chen's body, helping him recover from his injuries.
On the contrary, Mu Chen was startled by Ling Xi's actions. Astonished, he stared at the beautiful girl in snow-white clothes before him. After interacting with her for nearly a month, this was the first time he had seen her not so cold and detached when facing him.
However, this caused him to feel very uncomfortable.
Beside him, Su 'er also looked at Ling Xi in astonishment. After all, she was much more familiar with Ling Xi, and clearly knew that she was in fact somewhat of a clean freak. Not to mention touching a man's hand, there were times when she didn't even want to speak. Previously, when Mu Chen came here for training, she would immediately chase him away after training, not allowing him to stay for even a moment longer.
Furthermore, at that time, even if Mu Chen fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion.
She would directly ask Su 'er to bring him back.
However, at this very moment, Ling Xi had unexpectedly taken the initiative to treat Mu Chen's injuries. This was truly too inconceivable.
The atmosphere between the three of them turned strangely quiet, with Mu Chen having no choice but to uncomfortably enjoy this extremely rare gentleness. After quite a while, when the intense pain within his body had slightly weakened, he gave a dry cough and said, "Elder Ling Xi, it's about time."
Upon hearing this, Ling Xi relaxed her jade-like hands.
Taking a step back, she stared at Mu Chen and asked, "You've opened your Heart's Eye?"
Mu Chen nodded his head and replied, "It's opened at the final moment."
At the time of saying this sentence.
A joyous expression, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders, surfaced on his face. His training during this period of time had finally paid off. The current him had truly opened the Heart's Eye state.
This would be a great boost to his spiritual array cultivation.
Ling Xi faintly nodded her head, though her beautiful eyes continued to stare at Mu Chen.
Her gaze caused the latter's heart to tremble. With a dry laugh, he said, "I've troubled elder Ling Xi during this period of time. Mu Chen thanks you. My injuries today aren't light.
I'll first return to recuperate. "
After saying that, he prepared to slip away. However, just as he moved, Ling Xi's beautiful figure appeared in front of him, her gaze tightly fixed on Mu Chen.
The ripples in her eyes no longer had the cold and indifferent look from before.
"I want to ask you a question." Ling Xi's voice was somewhat hurried.
However, it was still as clear and pleasant as before.
"Su 'er, go out for a while." Ling Xi looked towards Su' er, who was looking at them in a strange manner.
Su 'er nodded her head in puzzlement. Her large eyes swiveled as she quietly reminded, "Big sis Ling Xi, big brother Mu Chen already has a girl he likes."
After saying that, she hurriedly slipped away, afraid of angering Ling Xi.
Ling Xi was startled by Sun 'er's words. Soon after, a crimson flush rose on her snow like skin. Was she exceptionally embarrassed? She naturally knew what Sun' er was thinking about.
Mu Chen was also a little embarrassed. However, he was extremely self-aware. He absolutely did not believe that Ling Xi, who had treated him with such indifference, would actually really like him.
In fact, she might not even have a favourable impression of him.
"Elder Ling Xi, what do you want to ask?"
Mu Chen looked towards Ling Xi. The latter's bright and beautiful eyes were tightly locked onto him, as if she wasn't willing to shift her gaze away in the slightest.
Ling Xi stared at Mu Chen. After hesitating for a long while, she spoke in a somewhat trembling voice, "I want to ask why is there a black tower in your body?"
"Black tower?"
Mu Chen gawked, before quickly coming to an understanding. She was talking about the Nine-layered Pagoda. However, he became slightly vigilant. The Nine-layered Pagoda had appeared due to him cultivating the Great Pagoda Art. The Great Pagoda Art was left to him by his mother. This should be related to his mother. According to what his father had said, his mother should be an extremely extraordinary person. Moreover, she seemed to possess an extremely formidable background. Therefore, the cautious him would not easily reveal such information to others.
"It's only a defensive Spiritual Artifact. There's nothing special about it." Mu Chen's gaze similarly stared at Ling Xi as he slowly said.
Ling Xi looked at Mu Chen. The expression in her eyes let Mu Chen know that she did not believe his words.
Mu Chen did not care whether she believed him or not. With a smile, he said, "Elder Ling Xi, can I leave now?"
Ling Xi's beautiful eyes faintly fluctuated. Soon after, she gritted her teeth and extended her jade-like hand. Grabbing Mu Chen's hand, she pulled him towards the deepest part of the courtyard.
Mu Chen attempted to struggle, but discovered that he was basically unable to break free from Ling Xi's grasp. Immediately, he could only helplessly give up. He wanted to see exactly what Ling Xi was going to do today!
In the distance, Su 'er, who had hidden herself, saw Mu Chen being forcefully pulled away by Ling Xi. Her little hands were tightly clenched together, while a bitter expression appeared on her little face.
"Oh no, should I go and tell big sister Luo Li?"
Creak.
The bamboo door was pushed open, and a spotless bamboo house appeared before Mu Chen's eyes. Ling Xi pulled him in, and with a wave of her jade-like hand, the door was tightly shut. Only then did she release Mu Chen's hand. Walking straight to the praying mat, she knelt down. Raising her pretty face, she stared at the painting on the wall.
Mu Chen rubbed his arm, which had a red mark on it. His gaze started to scan his surroundings, before coming to a stop at the painting on the wall.
His rubbing hand slowly froze, while the expression on Mu Chen's face also slowly froze.
His gaze was fixated on the painting.
There was a black pagoda on the simple and unadorned painting. The pagoda was split into nine levels, and seemed to connect the heavens and earth. However, Mu Chen did not pay too much attention to the black pagoda. At this moment, his gaze was tightly locked onto the top of the pagoda, where the figure of a lady was seated.
The figure wasn't clear, and one could faintly see long hair fluttering in the wind. It was as if there was a heart-stopping and peaceful aura radiating from her body.
However, when Mu Chen saw the blurry figure of the lady, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. An indescribable feeling gushed out from the deepest part of his heart. It was a deep yearning that he had hidden for over a dozen years.
In the deepest part of his blurry memories, there seemed to be an extremely gentle and beautiful figure holding the hand of a little baby, leaving behind a gentle smile.
That gentle figure remained in the deepest part of his heart. It had been over a dozen years!
Mu Chen's eyes seemed to turn moist and blurry at this moment. His body faintly trembled, as a hoarse voice that had been suppressed for over a dozen years involuntarily rang out from the deepest part of his heart.
"Mother!"
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