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Chapter 358: The Warmth of Home
Chapter 358: The Warmth of Home
In many instances, you don't need to listen to what others say; you just need to observe their actions.
When it comes to defense, formations inherently have the advantage, trapping enemies within a confined space and resisting them.
Yet, strangely, neither of the two great nations adopted formations as a countermeasure.
This indicates that the cost of using formations to defend against demonic beings outweighed the benefits for them.
But they are them, and after learning to set up formations, he might not end up like them.
Su Chen didn't dwell on these trivial matters, but after encountering a bottleneck in his cultivation, he began to activate his Heavenly Destiny.
[Scholar] Heavenly Destiny activated, allowing for further study of this manual.
While practicing formation setup, Su Chen once again borrowed the enhancement of his [Artisan] Heavenly Destiny.
The effects of the [Artisan] Heavenly Destiny boost were very significant.
When setting up formations, both hands must be steady and skilled.
Even the slightest mistake can create a huge weakness in the formation.
A formation that is unbreakable and can withstand all attacks can become fragile.
Borrowing the power of Heavenly Destiny again, Su Chen repeatedly attempted to set up formations in the wilderness, with only the birds and beasts as witnesses to his efforts.
A few birds chirped, as if encouraging Su Chen.
With the assistance of the [Artisan] Heavenly Destiny, the formation Su Chen constructed was already taking shape.
He tried to activate the formation with his own essence energy.
Suddenly, a muffled sound reverberated.
The formation actually worked! However, after a brief activation, it quickly stopped.
To keep the formation running after activation, special crystal stones were required.
Su Chen was no stranger to these stones.
Back at Chenyuan Mountain and later at the Cloud Yang Sect's Ascend Cloud Platform, activating those secret realm treasures required the use of these crystal stones.
Many people had a theory that the secret realms in the world were based on the principles of formation operation.
However, there were too few warriors and factions researching formations, and no definitive conclusion had been reached yet.
After eight days of travel, Su Chen finally reached the border of Great Zhou.
This trip to Jin State could bring both blessings and calamities.
It was unclear which would prevail, blessings or calamities.
One thing was certain: his days ahead would be far from peaceful.
In Longevity City, Master Mu Quan received a letter from Su Chen the day before the Shadowplain Battlefield event ended.
After reading the letter, Master Mu Quan immediately set out with his disciples to return.
Before leaving, he informed the Great Zhou Imperial Family that he had urgent matters to attend to in Celestial Capital and would be returning to the sect ahead of time.
Gu Feng had already left the Shadowplain Battlefield earlier.
Since he hadn't gained much inside and didn't dare venture into the central or deeper areas, it was a waste of time.
Moreover, the Shadowplain Battlefield was indeed filled with dangers.
He decided not to linger there any longer.
On their way back, Master Mu Quan didn't say much to his disciples.
He planned to return to Celestial Capital first and then explain.
During the journey, the disciples asked about Su Chen, and Master Mu Quan simply said that Su Chen had returned to the sect ahead of them.
During this time, Sang Moyuan had mostly recovered.
He sent out several guards to search for someone wearing a robe similar to Su Chen's, but they found no one.
It seemed that in the Shadowplain Battlefield, that nation had only sent Su Chen.
When the guards reported back, Sang Moyuan scolded them.
"Young Master, some small countries only send one or two people to the Shadowplain Battlefield for training.
To encounter them inside is purely a matter of luck.
Only you and Xing Cheng have seen that person's appearance.
We can't split up to search in all directions."
The guard explained their predicament, but Sang Moyuan wasn't interested in their excuses.
"I don't need excuses; I need solutions."
Hearing this, one of the nearby guards spoke up.
They had been serving under Sang Moyuan for some time and understood his temperament well.
They wouldn't report back until they had a solid plan.
"Young Master, we should find a painter and, based on your and Xing Cheng's descriptions, draw the robe that person was wearing.
We can even try to sketch their appearance.
With these portraits, we can ask around, which will be much easier than searching blindly."
"In small countries, there are only a few warriors who can come to the Shadowplain Battlefield.
Once we identify which country the robe represents, we can determine that person's identity."
Although Sang Moyuan was dissatisfied with their performance, this seemed like a slightly better plan.
After all, Su Chen had already escaped, and the situation wasn't as urgent as before.
During this time, Su Chen had already hidden the items he obtained from the Jingbo Immortal's remains.
Sang Moyuan's plan was to uncover Su Chen's identity and then threaten him with his family to force him to hand over the Jingbo Immortal's treasures.
With this plan in mind, Sang Moyuan wasn't in a hurry.
Instead, he needed to maintain secrecy to take his hostage by surprise later.
"Alright, follow your plan and find a painter."
The guards around him seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, as this plan would at least buy them some time.
After this, Xing Cheng seemed to have something to say but held back.
"What do you want to say? Is it that difficult for me, Young Master, to communicate?"
Upon hearing Sang Mo Yuan's words, Xing Cheng hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Young Master, it seems the news of your injury during the confrontation with that person has spread."
At these words, Sang Mo Yuan abruptly stood up.
"What did you say? Who spread the news? How many people outside know about it now?"
Sang Mo Yuan's face turned grim.
What level of warrior was he? In Jin Kingdom, he was considered a genius, yet he was injured by a warrior from a lesser kingdom in the Shadowplain Battlefield.
It should be known that Sang Mo Yuan, a Jin Kingdom warrior, had suppressed his cultivation to the Sixth Rank in order to enter the Shadowplain Battlefield.
For warriors from lesser kingdoms, reaching the Sixth Rank was already an impressive feat.
This was why Fan Chengyan came to teach him, asking if he was proud of his brilliance.
If this news got out, it would not only be embarrassing but also humiliating.
It would become a dark history, a source of ridicule and mockery.
"Did you guys leak the information?"
Sang Mo Yuan's face darkened as he questioned them.
He was so angry that his thoughts were in disarray. If the guards had indeed leaked the news, why would they tell him about it?
"Young Master, our lips are sealed. How could we possibly spread the news?"
The young master should know that Uncle San Lin's temperament is such that many call him 'Three-Tongued Lin.'
When something happens, he loves to spread the news everywhere.
That day, when he saw you injured, he naturally..."
Sang Mo Yuan felt his head throbbing again.
He had actually forgotten about San Lin's temperament.
Xing Cheng was right; San Lin's nickname was indeed 'Three-Tongued Lin.'
He was known for his big mouth, always ready to blabber about anything he knew.
That was why the Transcendent Realm expert San Lin was kept in the dark about many secrets within their sect.
Keeping the news to himself might have cost him his life.
"Do many people know about this?"
"It seems that the nearby sects, including the Xue family, have all found out."
Upon hearing this, Sang Mo Yuan's face turned even more awkward.
"It's true that good news doesn't travel far, but bad news spreads like wildfire.
San Lin's help has only put me in a difficult situation. The person hasn't been caught, but I'm the one being grilled."
Sang Mo Yuan was well aware that at the next banquet for the younger generation, he would become the target of their ridicule.
Especially those few who didn't get along with him.
Just as his master had said, his performance this time was not only unremarkable but also humiliating.
Now that the Xue family knows, Miss Xue, the sixth young mistress of the Xue family, should also be aware.
After days of traveling, Su Chen finally returned.
As he looked around at the familiar surroundings, Su Chen couldn't help but feel a tinge of sentimentality.
On his way home, he thought about how he had lived in Celestial Capital for less than a year, and now he had to send his mother and younger sister away from this place.
In the courtyard, his younger sister was playing with the intricate mechanisms Su Chen had given her.
Not far away, his mother seemed to be drying sun-dried radishes.
This vegetable, when dried, was convenient for storage.
Whenever they wanted to eat it, they could soak it in water and use it for cooking.
Seeing Su Chen's return, the two of them put down what they were doing and approached him with smiling faces.
"I heard from Jin Sister and Gu Sister that you wouldn't be back until late September, but you're so early!"
His mother, standing nearby, gave him a slightly reproachful look.
"You, as a child, might not fully understand, so why ask so much?
It's a good thing that your brother is back early."
"Did Little Chen eat on the way here?"
Su Chen smiled and said, "I am a bit hungry. I'd love to have a bowl of your hand-made noodles, Mother."
Hearing this, his mother's face lit up with joy as she entered the kitchen.
In the courtyard, Su Chen didn't directly answer his younger sister's question.
It was still the first hour of the afternoon, and he had some free time to see how much his younger sister had progressed in her study of these mechanisms.
Compared to martial arts cultivation, his younger sister had indeed mastered these mechanisms quite quickly.
She was already proficient in using the small, portable mechanisms.
Su Chen felt that even an Eighth Rank warrior would likely be defeated by his younger sister when facing these mechanisms.
However, the ultimate power of these mechanisms might only be enough to injure a Sixth Rank warrior.
This was the current issue with the mechanisms—they were highly functional but lacked sufficient power.
Su Chen had researched for a long time but couldn't find a way to enhance their power.
The Nine Turns Mechanism Art taught many methods to make mechanisms intricate and easy to use, but it didn't mention how to increase their power.
The only idea he could think of was to add poison to them.
With his cultivation in the Chaos Poison Technique, he had the ability to do so.
However, Su Chen was still hesitant to give them to his younger sister.
He wanted her to use them for self-defense, but what if she failed to injure the enemy and ended up hurting herself instead?
But from what he could see now, his younger sister had already gained some self-protection abilities through these mechanisms.
Ordinary Seventh Rank warriors would likely be unable to withstand their attacks.
Su Chen had initially thought that his younger sister's study of these mechanisms would be useless for a long time.
But now, he had to take her and their mother away from Celestial Capital.
For a long, realizing that her younger sister might need to protect their mother for a long time.
After a while, their mother brought out a bowl of noodles and placed it on the stone table in the courtyard, inviting Su Chen to enjoy it while it was hot.
(End of Chapter)
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