138: Chapter 138 Formation? I didn't understand it before, but now... I get it!

Xingnan Continent.

Dawu Region.

Inside a dilapidated Daoist temple.

Whoosh~

A breeze slipped through the dilapidated roof of the Daoist temple, blowing into it and causing the flames of the dozens of candles placed inside to flicker and sway.

Hiss!

At a certain moment, the flame of a candle brushed by the breeze rapidly dimmed and suddenly extinguished.

As the flame on the candle went out, the candle itself seemed as if it had been severed.

The top quarter of the candle snapped with a "snap" sound and fell onto the enshrined wooden table.

At the same time, cracks split across the body of the candle, shattering and collapsing it instantly.

In front of the wooden table holding the candles, an old man in red robes who had originally kept his eyes closed suddenly opened his eyes.

With a sweep of his gaze, he noticed the collapsed candle on the wooden table, and his expression changed:

"Dead? He died in the Southern Wasteland?"

"That shouldn't be! He acts cautiously and steadily, and he even possesses a life-saving Divine Ability like the [Spirit Talisman Avatar]."

"As long as he wants to escape, ordinary Immortal Cultivators shouldn't be able to find him at all!"

"Could it be... a special Divine Ability targeting life-saving divine abilities like the [Spirit Talisman Avatar]?"

The old man in red robes frowned deeply, not expecting that his disciple with such powerful life-saving divine abilities would die in a place like the Southern Wasteland.

Moreover, looking at the candle representing this disciple's life, it was evident that he had been beheaded and shattered all over before dying.

But this shouldn't be.

At the moment of death, the disciple would definitely have activated the [Spirit Talisman Avatar] Divine Ability, so how could he die without blocking the attack?

Because the news sent back by his disciple previously had always been "everything is well," information was lacking.

Even with the old man in red robes' experience, he couldn't figure out how his disciple had been killed.

"No matter what, a person can die, but the [Dragon-Swallowing Gu Qi] cannot be lost."

The old man in red robes regained his composure, opened his mouth slightly, and said:

"Shamo, make a trip to the Southern Wasteland, find your Junior Brother's remains, and search for the person who killed your Junior Brother through soul-searching."

"In addition, you will take over your Junior Brother's mission to search for the [Dragon-Swallowing Gu Qi]."

"Yes, Master." Inside the Daoist temple, a figure who had been standing beneath a dilapidated pillar cupped fists toward the old man in red robes and said respectfully.

Just as this figure walked out of the Daoist temple and was about to head to the Southern Wasteland,

"Wait!"

The voice of the old man in red robes sounded once more.

Seeing the old man in red robes frown and ponder for two seconds, he gave instructions once again:

"Shabi, Shazhi, Shayan, the three of you go together and follow Shamo to the Southern Wasteland to search for the Dragon-Swallowing Gu Qi."

Hearing this, the other three figures in the Daoist temple were startled at first, but quickly recovered.

They bowed to the old man in red robes and flew toward the Southern Wasteland together with Shamo.

Watching their retreating figures, the old man in red robes slowly withdrew his gaze:

"This way, it is much safer."

Shamo's cultivation Realm was the Middle Stage of the Purple Mansion, and he had mastered two divine abilities.

He was much stronger than the disciple sent to the Southern Wasteland earlier who had only mastered one Divine Ability.

However,

the old man in red robes knew very well in his heart that what he plotted was truly a taboo that the entire Xingnan Continent could never tolerate.

One who could commit such an act defying universal condemnation was none other than the villain in novel scripts.

Having habitually read novel scripts, he naturally knew deeply that villains must tread every step carefully and not dare to be careless in the slightest.

If he only sent Shamo of the Purple Mansion Middle Stage to the Southern Wasteland, generally speaking, it should be enough.

However, for the sake of safety, and to avoid repeating the disastrous mistakes of brainless villains in those novel scripts:

Frequently sending people to their doorstep and instead delivering Magic Treasures and Cultivation Techniques to the opponent!

The old man in red robes made an immediate decision:

He would simply dispatch all four Immortal Cultivators—Shabi, Shamo, Shazhi, and Shayan—at the same time!

"With these four making a move together, it will be foolproof!"

The old man thought to himself.

...

Meanwhile,

Tianqing County.

Boom.

A violent roar came from above the firmament.

Everyone looked up and saw a figure plunging straight into Tianqing County from the horizon like a falling meteor, landing on the ground.

This person wore dark blue battle armor, a fiery red dice cloak draped behind him, and did not wear a helmet, revealing a handsome face with black hair and black eyes.

It was precisely Qin Muyuan.

"Brother Qin, you're back?"

Hearing the commotion, Xiao Chang went up to greet him.

Qin Muyuan nodded slightly, glanced above Xiao Chang's head, withdrew his gaze, and said:

"Yeah, I just killed that Immortal Cultivator who wanted to seize my Magic Treasure and rushed back."

Hiss!

Hearing this, Xiao Chang and the onlookers present who hadn't left yet and intended to continue watching the show instantly gasped a breath of cold air.

They only felt it was terrifying to the extreme!

How long has it been, and a Purple Mansion Immortal Cultivator has already been slaughtered?

Moreover, judging by Qin Muyuan's tone, speaking of killing a Purple Mansion Immortal Cultivator felt as casual as talking about how many mouthfuls of spiritual rice he ate today.

"Hiss! This person is too terrifying! We must never make an enemy of him!"

"Hiss! Fortunately, I will go back later to inform my clansmen never to provoke Qin Muyuan and everyone around him!"

"Hiss——"

"If you have a cold, go back and take medicine. Don't tell me you expect me to feed you the medicine myself?" Qin Muyuan swept his gaze across the onlookers who were hissing endlessly like rattlesnakes and said.

As his voice fell, the crowd of onlookers instantly held their breath and dared not speak another word.

Qin Muyuan turned his head, looked at Nangong Yueqing who was still tinkering with the Formation, and asked:

"Is this Soul-Returning Formation still not done yet?"

Nangong Yueqing shook her head: "To deploy the Soul-Returning Formation across the entire county city, it needs to be tailored to local conditions and arranged according to the terrain characteristics of the county city. In the southeast direction of the county city, there is a tall mountain blocking the Spiritual Vein, making it impossible to use the underground Spiritual Vein to set up the Formation; in the southwest direction, and..."

Qin Muyuan listened.

He didn't understand a single sentence.

Thus, he took out a round stone and tossed it to Nangong Yueqing.

Nangong Yueqing had a puzzled expression, but still caught the round stone to examine it.

The next second, her face, which had always lacked emotional fluctuations, finally showed some change.

"This is..." She looked toward Qin Muyuan.

"For you."

Qin Muyuan waved his hand and opened his mission panel.

[Completed Mission Two: Hand over the Divine Ability and Cultivation Technique of the "Spirit Talisman Avatar" to Nangong Yueqing]

[Reward: Experience Points +60000, Mall Points +20w, Green Talent · Formation Mastery]

At the moment he obtained the reward, countless pieces of knowledge regarding Formations poured into Qin Muyuan's mind.

"I see!"

He hadn't understood before, but now... Qin Muyuan had figured it out!

Qin Muyuan switched the mission guidance to the mission of setting up Formations and rescuing the people of Tianqing County.

Previously, the Formation diagram in the mission that looked like a mathematical analysis problem and was completely incomprehensible,

in front of Qin Muyuan at this moment, was simply like a petite loli encountering an insulated boy, letting him pick and choose at will!

After acquiring [Formation Mastery], Qin Muyuan didn't hesitate anymore. He directly picked up the Materials contributed by the Luo family and flew toward various directions of the city to set them up.

In the Luo family's courtyard, Nangong Yueqing covered the round stone recording the [Spirit Talisman Avatar] Divine Ability, looking at Qin Muyuan with deep eyes.

"As expected, he discovered it."