468: Chapter 468 You think I'm called the Holy Teacher for nothing?

Cang Yunzi's complexion completely turned a deathly gray.

He had indeed not slept peacefully for hundreds of years.

Every time he fell asleep, he would have nightmares, dreaming of bizarre and grotesque scenes: demons and monsters, mountains of blades and seas of fire, and his loved ones dying tragic deaths.

Upon waking, he would be exhausted, even more tired than if he hadn't slept at all.

He had thought it was a problem with his Cultivate, a Heart Demon at work, but he never expected it to be a hidden flaw in his Cultivation Technique!

"You... you..."

He pointed at Xu Ruyu, his finger trembling and his lips quivering, yet he couldn't utter a single word.

Xu Ruyu looked at the three of them and smiled.

There was a hint of triumph in that smile.

"Do you think my title of Saint Master is just for show?"

"Do you think I completed those transmission monuments just so your Taihu Clan would owe me a favor? Do you think I have nothing better to do than to research your lousy Cultivation Technique?"

He shook his head: "I completed those Cultivation Technique because I needed to comprehend them.

I needed to understand every detail, every strength, every flaw, and every hidden danger of them.

Because only in this way could I know where your fatal weaknesses lie when facing you experts of the Taihu Clan in the future.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

You have lived for so many years; surely you understand this principle, right?"

Cang Songzi's face turned livid, but he said nothing.

Xu Ruyu continued: "Tell me, what if I were to activate another Formation, just like that Taihu Forbidden Array, and then use the power of the Forbidden Array to launch an attack targeting the three of you—the Moon Essence crystals, the hidden bone injuries, the dream imprints—I wonder how many rounds you three Saint Realm Expert could last? One round? Two rounds? Or would you fall the moment we cross blades?"

Cang Songzi's pupils contracted sharply, his eyes filled with fear.

He recalled how Xu Ruyu had broken the Taihu Forbidden Array at Tianyin Mountain.

At that time, Xu Ruyu had taken only one day to break that ancient Forbidden Array, which had been passed down for ten thousand years.

It wasn't by force or brute strength, but by understanding the Formation from within, turning the tables, and making the Forbidden Array his own.

He knew the power of that Forbidden Array; it was enough to trap a Saint Realm Peak expert.

If Xu Ruyu had truly already set up that Forbidden Array, given its power and Xu Ruyu's grasp of their fatal weaknesses...

Cang Songzi dared not think further.

He only felt a chill running down his back, cold sweat soaking his robes.

"You... you secretly set up that Forbidden Array? Impossible, all the resources of your Hehuan Sect were forcibly seized by us; you couldn't possibly have the Materials to set up that Forbidden Array!"

His voice was hoarse and trembling, the killing intent in his eyes having been replaced by fear.

Xu Ruyu looked at him and smiled.

In that smile, there was neither affirmation nor denial, only a kind of... mystery that left one unable to fathom his thoughts.

"Guess, guess how I managed to set up the Formation that could easily trap Situ E and Zhao Qian before?"

These words made Cang Songzi's complexion even worse.

Although they had indeed forcibly seized all the resources of the Hehuan Sect, given how Xu Ruyu had previously set up a Formation capable of trapping Situ E and Zhao Qian without anyone noticing, he dared not gamble.

If he lost the gamble, what awaited them would most likely be death.

Although the three of them were all Saint Realm Peak, the strongest combat power of the Taihu Clan, and the stabilizing pillars of the Taihu Clan, who could guarantee that a freak like Xu Ruyu couldn't really set up a Formation targeting them?

If they fell here, not to mention that the Taihu Clan would be finished, at the very least, everyone connected to them would be purged.

Those enemies who had been eyeing them covetously, those forces that coveted the resources in their hands, would pounce like hungry wolves and tear their clansmen behind them to shreds.

Who didn't know that Xu Ruyu had the Clan Chief and others backing him in the Taihu Clan?

Once they fell here, or if some mishap befell them, everything would have to be reshuffled.

Cang Bozi and Cang Yunzi had also thought of this.

Their faces were pale as paper, their eyes filled with fear and hesitation.

They looked at Xu Ruyu, then at Cang Songzi, waiting for him to make a decision.

Mo Feng was jumping up and down in anxiety on the side, his voice sharp and urgent, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "Old Ancestor, don't listen to his nonsense, he is trying to scare you.

If he had really set up that Forbidden Array, he would have activated it long ago; why bother wasting his breath with you?

He is deliberately stalling for time. Look at him, he can barely stand; where would he have the strength to activate a Formation?

Don't be fooled by him, hurry up and kill him!"

But just as Mo Feng finished speaking, Cang Bozi turned abruptly and slapped Mo Feng hard across the face.

"Slap!" The crisp sound was exceptionally jarring in the night sky, echoing on the cliff.

Mo Feng was sent flying, flipped twice in the air, and crashed heavily to the ground.

His face instantly swelled up high, blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, several teeth were loosened, and one front tooth flew out directly.

"Old Ancestor, you... you hit me?"

Mo Feng clutched his face, his eyes filled with disbelief, his voice cracking.

He was an Elder of the Taihu Clan, had lived for nearly a thousand years, and no one had ever dared to hit him.

Today, Cang Bozi had actually hit him in front of so many people?

Cang Bozi said coldly, his voice full of anger: "Shut up, what do you know? A piece of trash who hasn't even reached the Half-step Saint Realm, and you dare to point fingers here?

Say one more word, and I will cripple you!"

Mo Feng opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but meeting Cang Bozi's icy gaze, he couldn't utter a single word.

He clutched his face, shrinking on the ground, not daring to speak again.

But his eyes were filled with resentment.