webnovel Chapter 296 - 247: Lu Xuan Appears at Haoran Mansion! (Part 2)
Chapter 296 - 247: Lu Xuan Appears at Haoran Mansion! (Part 2)
Wen Fengyuan’s figure was slow, and he turned around slowly, his eyes tightly fixed on Princess Xingyue lying on the bed.
Seeing this scene before him, past images flashed through his mind like a lantern, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
After a long while, he slightly raised his head, a heavy sigh spilling out from his chest: "Alas!"
This sigh was filled with helplessness and the vicissitudes of life.
Immediately, Wen Fengyuan murmured to himself, "In the end, I chose this decision!"
Wen Fengyuan’s decision was not made on impulse, but was the result of years of deep consideration.
Four years ago, while in seclusion trying to break through to the Divine Mansion Perfection, he attempted to break the shackles of reaching Great Success in Divine Mansion Realm.
So as to become a Martial Artist of Divine Mansion Realm Perfection.
However, Wen Fengyuan ultimately failed, and all his efforts went to waste, almost succeeding but falling short.
After failing to break through, Wen Fengyuan suffered a severe backlash from the vast power of heaven and earth.
That terrifying power of heaven and earth rushed forth like a massive wave, recklessly impacting his divine mansion.
This caused Wen Fengyuan’s divine mansion to be shocked to the brink of shattering, and the primordial spirit within it was severely injured.
The change in the primordial spirit caused Wen Fengyuan’s once-powerful might to begin to decline drastically.
Now, Wen Fengyuan could at most exert the power of a Divine Mansion Realm Small Success.
So, on the surface, Wen Fengyuan seemed to have no abnormalities.
But only Wen Fengyuan himself knew that now he was like an unstable castle in the air, on the verge of collapsing at any moment.
What Wen Fengyuan feared the most was the increasingly intense feeling of decline in his physical body.
Now, Wen Fengyuan could truly feel his body and the divine mansion within it rapidly deteriorating.
Once a great success in the Divine Mansion Realm, Wen Fengyuan was akin to an existence of the true primordial spirit.
Within ten years, his divine mansion would collapse, leading to his death and transformation into a wisp of dust in the world, leaving no trace.
Between life and death, there is great fear!
Wen Fengyuan was filled with unwillingness. How could he allow himself to disappear silently and confusedly from this world?
In the depths of his heart, there was only one intense desire, to live on!
However, the injury suffered by Wen Fengyuan this time was due to the erosion of the power of heaven and earth, not ordinary injury or illness.
Ordinary healing elixirs, common training methods, or spiritual objects could not restore him to his original state.
If he wanted to heal, Wen Fengyuan had to rely on the legendary ten-pattern sun artifact.
This ten-pattern sun artifact contains the most mysterious and powerful power of law in the world, a coveted item for countless Martial Artists in the Great Xia dynasty.
Once he obtains the assistance of the ten-pattern sun artifact, the power of law within it could easily help Wen Fengyuan.
At the same time, for Wen Fengyuan, this power of law is also crucial for him to once again reach Divine Mansion Realm Perfection.
Once successful, Wen Fengyuan could not only heal his injuries but also elevate his power to a higher level, breaking through to Divine Mansion Perfection.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
A muffled dry cough erupted from Wen Fengyuan’s chest, breaking the silence in the room.
He slightly leaned forward, gently covering his mouth with one hand. After the cough subsided a little, that hand slowly reached into his robe.
Wen Fengyuan carefully took out a small, cyan bead.
Under the dim candlelight, the cyan bead emanated an ancient and mysterious aura.
At first glance, the cyan bead seemed meticulously cast from bronze.
"Cyan Spirit Pearl!"
Wen Fengyuan murmured softly, his voice laced with a hint of complex emotions.
Although this little bead looks ordinary, it is actually an exceedingly precious eight-pattern moon artifact.
This Cyan Spirit Pearl was the sincerity given to him by the Jiang Family, one of the top three families.
The Jiang Family, along with the Tang Family, another top three family, could no longer hold back and intended to take action against that individual.
Hmph!
Wen Fengyuan sneered inwardly. Among the lower five families, two had already expressed their intention to join them.
And those three transcendent forces, while appearing indifferent on the surface, were secretly conspiring with several of the eight great families to prepare for the emergence of the Spirit Ruins half a year later.
All parties were stirring in the shadows, and a storm involving the Spirit Ruins and the Empress within the imperial palace was quietly being plotted.
With more than half of the eight major families allied, along with the three transcendent forces.
Such a formidable coalition gave Wen Fengyuan peace of mind and the courage to commit such rebellious acts.
Targeting Princess Xingyue was the Wen Family’s way of showing loyalty to those forces.
This is also why Wen Fengyuan tacitly approved of Wen Mochen’s actions.
After all, once they harmed Princess Xingyue, the Wen Family would have no retreat and would be forced to walk this dark path to the end.
Although the Tang and Jiang families promised to give him the ten-pattern sun artifact six months later.
But Wen Fengyuan himself was unsure, unable to confirm if they would fulfill their promise.
But Wen Fengyuan really had no other choice. Not wanting to die, he could only place his hope in these eight great families.
As for the Great Xia royal family, Wen Fengyuan didn’t even dare to think about it.
He was just an old man with not much time left, desperately hanging on.
Even as Duke Rong, he was not qualified to touch the ten-pattern sun artifact of the Great Xia royal family.
Wen Fengyuan collected his thoughts, slowly turned, and gazed at the tightly closed door.
His eyes seemed to penetrate through layers of obstacles to see what lay outside.
"That little girl became a calamity-level anomaly, ruining my plan!"
Wen Fengyuan muttered in frustration, cursing softly.
Soon after, another long sigh escaped him: "Alas! If it hadn’t been for my weakened power, how could a mere calamity-level anomaly cause trouble in front of me?"
The "little girl" he referred to was none other than Princess Xingyue’s childhood companion and maidservant.
No one expected that she could come back to life, transforming into a fearsome calamity-level anomaly.
Moreover, she possessed power comparable to a Divine Mansion Realm Small Success.
What was particularly terrifying was the grim and sinister force around her, the dreadful extent of which was close to primordial spirit power.
Wen Fengyuan, being gravely injured, was obviously powerless to eradicate this calamity-level anomaly.
He could barely lead the Wen Family clan out of the capital city of Haoran Mansion to settle in the capital city of Mingxin Prefecture.
"At this point, I can only rely on those Profound Bird Guards to remain oblivious to the true identity of that ghostly entity."
Wen Fengyuan furrowed his brows, his heart filled with worry, unsure who he would face next.
He did not choose to kill Princess Xingyue, fearing that the Great Xia royal family might detect the anomaly in her condition.
"I wonder if it was that mysterious Director of the Profound Bird Guards who acted..."
"...or Zhang Daofeng from Daoxu Temple himself coming over."
Thinking of these two individuals, Wen Fengyuan couldn’t help but tightly knit his brows. In his heart, they were like two insurmountable mountains, the existence he feared the most.
Outside the capital city of Haoran Mansion, tents were densely set up over a ten-mile radius.
People moved around these tents, shadows bustling to and fro.
If you looked closely, you would find there were actually over a thousand people.
All of them were clad in Profound Bird attire, judging by the rank of their uniforms.
Except for the elusive heaven-grade Profound Bird uniform, Profound Bird Guards of all other ranks were gathered here.
Among the numerous tents, in the central camp.
Mu Yun was sitting quietly with five other Profound Bird Guards dressed in earth-grade attire.
They appeared calm, but there was a hint of focus, as if they were holding their breath, awaiting the arrival of an important personage.
At this moment, a clear and powerful voice suddenly rang out in the air above the tents.
This voice seemed to carry a mysterious force, directly entering the ears of every Profound Bird Guard.
"Mr. Mu, come with me to Haoran Mansion’s capital city! The rest, stay here and wait!"
The moment Mu Yun inside the tent heard this familiar voice, his face instantly lit up with joy.
Immediately, he moved like lightning, quickly transforming into a dazzling long rainbow, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Mu Yun certainly recognized this voice as that of Lu Xuan.