442: Forced calculation

Unable to withstand Tie Zhu's relentless pestering, Jiang Mengting finally decided to perform a divination for Revered Master.

After all, Revered Master was not at Whirlwind River Valley, and there was no one who could guide her and her Junior Brothers in their cultivation. It wasn't that they couldn't, but rather that they dared not, fearing that if they gave the wrong guidance, they would be blamed by Qin Feng.

Tie Zhu wasn't afraid of being blamed, but he was a bona fide Evil Cultivator—what kind of guidance could he possibly give…

Jiang Mengting found an open area to set up a Formation capable of calming the mind. She sat cross-legged in the center of the Formation and finally produced a silver-white, egg-sized, and exquisitely crafted tortoise shell Magical Artifact from her waist.

This was a Medium Grade Earth Rank Magical Artifact that Wen Xiaomei had specifically commissioned the Artifact Refiners of Spirit Medicine Peak to craft for her, intended to allow her to accurately divine Qin Feng's general status. Besides this Magical Artifact, the Formation was provided specifically by Tie Zhu; its quality was also quite high, being an Elementary Heaven Rank Formation, which was spoils of war seized when they raided the Li Huo Immortal Sect.

With these Magical Artifacts and Jiang Mengting's divination techniques, the calculation regarding Qin Feng began quickly.

Pfft!

A moment later, Jiang Mengting's Face turned pale, and she spat out a mouthful of dark red blood. Her entire Face was as white as paper, and she nearly fainted on the spot!

"So intense?"

A look of shock appeared on Tie Zhu's Face. He immediately rushed into the Formation and fed Jiang Mengting two Medicinal Pills, then took out another Medicinal Pill to nourish her Divine Soul and had her consume it.

After doing all this, he finally had time to contemplate the difference between the power of the backlash from a while ago and this time.

Just a moment ago, Tie Zhu clearly felt that Jiang Mengting's Divine Soul was almost shattered by the power of the backlash at that instant. If it had shattered and caused her any mishaps, Feng Ge would probably skin him alive…

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Tie Zhu's forehead, and he gradually began to feel lingering fear. Beside him, Zhao Xuanyuan and Qin Mu didn't speak, but looks of shock were evident in each other's eyes.

Having followed Jiang Mengting for so long, the two of them roughly understood the patterns of the backlash: the stronger the other party's strength, the more powerful the backlash would be. And this time, the backlash was clearly not just a little bit stronger than the last time!

That meant… their Revered Master's Realm might have broken through again!

"My Feng Ge truly never disappoints. In just a short month, he has broken through his Realm again. I wonder what level he has reached now!"

"Early Stage Void Refining? Or Void Refining Stage Great Perfection?"

Tie Zhu pondered, but a look of excitement appeared in his eyes, because as long as Qin Feng ascended to the Spirit Realm, he would have a way to return here, and by then, there would be no need to fear that Jiang Family Old Ancestor!

"Junior Martial Uncle!"

Jiang Mengting stood up from the ground, extremely weak, and said, "The result of the divination I just performed is different from last time."

"Different? Could it be that the time until his return has shortened again?"

Jiang Mengting nodded and then said, "At most, in half a month, Revered Master will return."

"…"

After the excitement came lingering fear.

Although he was eager to see Qin Feng, Tie Zhu was worried that his current strength would not be a match for the Jiang Family Old Ancestor. After all, that person was someone who had descended from the Spirit Realm, at the very least in the Mortal Immortal Realm, and was also an immortal in the true sense of the word.

Back then, when the Mortal Immortal Realm Lü Qingqing killed the Body Integration Stage He Jianguo, it was entirely a matter of just flicking a finger.

Although he didn't know why the Jiang Family Old Ancestor hadn't come to Whirlwind River Valley to seek revenge, Tie Zhu knew clearly in his heart that the other party must know the relationship between Whirlwind River Valley and Qin Feng. Since he came to seek revenge, sooner or later, he would find this place.

"What should we do?"

After analyzing the pros and cons thoroughly, Tie Zhu began to pace around the great hall like an ant on a hot pan. Qin Mu, however, curled his lip and said without a care:

"What is there to worry about? My old man is no ordinary person. Since he dares to return, he surely has his own countermeasures. Moreover… I feel that since he dares to come back, he is naturally not without preparations."

"What the hell do you know!"

Tie Zhu rolled his eyes at Qin Mu. He originally wanted to say that no one knows a son better than his father, but this guy wasn't even Qin Feng's biological son, so what the hell did he know!

Qin Mu's Face darkened, and he immediately pointed at Tie Zhu's nose and said, "If my cultivation had recovered to its Peak, would you even dare to boss me around?"

"What? Aren't you just a small Early Stage Core Formation Cultivator right now? Do you believe that this Hall Revered Master can easily beat you until you're wailing?"

"You dare? Do you believe I'll curse you and make you have diarrhea for another ten days?"

"If I get diarrhea, your butt will definitely be beaten until it blooms!"

…The two started arguing on the spot, while Jiang Mengting and Zhao Xuanyuan left the great hall with awkward expressions.

Because ever since Revered Master left, Qin Mu and his Junior Martial Uncle seemed to be at odds. One was eager to make the Netherworld Soul Hall develop rapidly, while the other wanted things to happen naturally, so they had argued countless times over the past six months or so…

A moment later, Jiang Mengting and Zhao Xuanyuan returned to the courtyard, preparing to continue Cultivating, but at this moment, Zhao Xuanyuan showed a pained expression.

"Junior Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"I feel my whole body is stiff and I can't seem to move."

Zhao Xuanyuan's expression was terrified. Although his hands could still move, his feet were fixed in place, maintaining the motion of walking, as if two large hands were pressing down and preventing him from lifting his feet.

"What should we do!"

Jiang Mengting was burning with anxiety and immediately flashed towards the great hall from before. Tie Zhu and Qin Mu were still arguing, but upon hearing about this matter, both of them rushed over immediately.

The courtyard was a scene conjured by a Formation, and it was still sunny and bright all around.

However, Zhao Xuanyuan was standing in the courtyard, maintaining the walking motion from just before, motionless. Only his eyeballs could barely rotate, but his whole body seemed to have petrified; not only could he not move, but he was also extremely hard, and even the robes on his body had begun to petrify!

"What the hell is this situation?"

Tie Zhu looked over Zhao Xuanyuan's body with a Face full of worry, but Qin Mu curled his lip and then sat down on a stone bench in the courtyard.

"Junior Martial Uncle, do you know what has happened to Junior Brother Zhao?"

"How the hell would I know? Has he been plotted against? Damn it, Feng Ge is not at home, and now all sorts of monsters and demons dare to come to my Netherworld Soul Hall and act wantonly!"

Tie Zhu cursed angrily, and a layer of black mist immediately erupted from his body uncontrollably.

Just when everyone was burning with anxiety, Qin Mu spoke indifferently: "What's the rush? He has encountered an Opportunity."

"Little Junior Brother, he looks like this… it doesn't look like he has encountered any Opportunity, nor does it look like an Epiphany. Why do you say it's an Opportunity?"

Jiang Mengting looked at Qin Mu, puzzled.

"This is an Awakening. Within every attribute of Spiritual Root, there are many Holy Physiques. Some Holy Physiques are obtained through Acquired Epiphany or through Heaven And Earth Treasure, while others are Physiques that are latent within the body from birth, only waiting for a certain Opportunity to reveal themselves."

Seeing that Tie Zhu was no longer anxious, Qin Mu immediately said sourly: "If it weren't for Second Senior Sister asking, I wouldn't even bother telling you. Hmph! Evil Cultivators will never be able to stand on the main stage!"

"Stand on your sister's stage!"

Tie Zhu cursed on the spot, seemingly feeling a bit embarrassed, and then said: "Since you know so much, I'll leave this to you. This Hall Revered Master has other things to do; I can't be bothered to lower myself to your level, you little brat!"