Comprehending Myriad Techniques as Woodcutter

Chapter 180: Chapter 153: Array, Profound Weapon (2)

Xie Yuan listened, dumbfounded. ’So she had a plan all along?’

’Did she start setting all this up the moment we entered the mountains?’

He crouched down by the array core behind the rock and saw Mu Chaoyun standing silently in the center of the clearing, her pretty face a mask of calm. Bathed in the morning light that pierced through the mist, her graceful figure looked like that of a forest fairy.

Suddenly, a thick fog drifted in, completely shrouding her from view. It was so dense you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.

...

Deng Wan had trudged all this way, thoroughly tormented by the various arrays she had laid out, and his patience was wearing thin.

"So the arrays farther back weren’t her true skill? If it weren’t for my Blind Worm, I might have really ended up with nothing to show for my efforts today."

Deng Wan muttered to himself. Seeing the feelers of the worm in the small box pointing straight ahead, he followed its direction, continuing upward.

As he walked, a morning fog rose in the mountain forest, so thick that even his sharp eyes couldn’t see clearly.

Deng Wan frowned and glanced down. Fortunately, the little worm was unaffected and still pointed the way, so he calmed his heart and pressed on.

After walking through the dense fog for a long time without finding a way out, he suddenly felt something was wrong and looked down.

The worm was still in the same position, completely motionless. It had frozen solid and could no longer discern the direction!

Alarm bells screamed in Deng Wan’s mind. His entire body tensed in an instant, and he subconsciously slashed his saber behind him.

BANG! A powerful force struck, slapping his saber aside.

Deng Wan stumbled, taking advantage of the momentum to step forward and dodge the palm strike.

He whirled around and saw a slender, dark figure flash past before disappearing back into the thick fog.

Deng Wan was both shocked and delighted. He laughed heartily.

"Mu Chaoyun, I’ve finally caught up to you! Hand over the item obediently, and we can..."

Before he could finish, a palm as white as jade silently stretched out from his left, pressing toward his ribs.

Startled, Deng Wan frantically used his saber hilt to block. He barely managed to parry the blow and stumbled again.

When he straightened up, everything was quiet. There was nothing to see but the dense fog.

On high alert, Deng Wan put away the box. Gripping his large saber, he slowly scanned his surroundings.

’Something’s wrong. There’s something really wrong with this array. It’s completely nullifying my senses...’

A palm shadow suddenly appeared before him. It was light and floating, without sound or presence, yet it made the hairs on his neck stand on end. With a great shout, he swung his saber in a counterattack!

His saber slash hit nothing but air. Suddenly, a palm struck his back, and a tightness gripped his chest. He could only manage a hasty counter-swing to force Mu Chaoyun back.

Inside the array, he was like a man who had been blindfolded and deafened, completely unaware of where the next attack would come from. For a time, he could only take a passive beating, utterly unable to fight back.

From his position at the array core behind the rock, Xie Yuan, in contrast, could faintly see two figures.

He saw Mu Chaoyun circling Deng Wan from a short distance away, looking for an opportunity. Yet even when she was face-to-face with him, Deng Wan remained completely oblivious, only reacting when an attack was about to land.

’This array is incredible! Paired with Miss Mu’s Celestial Concealment Skill and her profound palm techniques, this is basically just bullying a blind man!’

Xie Yuan’s spirits soared. He had never expected the Mountain and River Concealment Array to be so powerful! The heavily injured Mu Chaoyun, in coordination with the array, had left Deng Wan with almost no way to retaliate.

Now that Deng Wan was being beaten one-sidedly, his defeat was only a matter of time!

The only fly in the ointment was that due to her injuries, Mu Chaoyun’s attacks lacked a bit of power. Although she had landed several blows, none had been enough to take Deng Wan out of the fight.

But regardless, if Mu Chaoyun could just keep this up, Deng Wan surely wouldn’t be able to hold on for much longer.

’I wonder why Lu the Third hasn’t caught up? It’s a good thing only one of them is here. If Lu the Third were here too, it wouldn’t be this easy...’

Just as Xie Yuan was thinking this, his gaze suddenly hardened. ’Oh no,’ he thought.

The favorable situation in the clearing abruptly changed. Deng Wan seemed to be waiting for Mu Chaoyun to strike his back again, appearing completely unaware. However, the moment her jade-like palm landed, he took the hit and suddenly flicked a glittering golden whip out from his sleeve, lashing it backward with incredible speed!

Unable to dodge in time, Mu Chaoyun was struck. She let out a muffled groan and retreated dozens of feet away.

Deng Wan spat out a mouthful of bloody foam and grinned savagely.

"This whip was originally meant for Lu the Third, but now, I’ll have to let you enjoy it first, Miss Yun!"

He brandished the horsewhip. Golden light flickered continuously along its length like crackling lightning, dispersing all the fog within a three-foot radius around him!

Xie Yuan’s eyes narrowed. ’What kind of weapon is that? To be so miraculously powerful!’

Mu Chaoyun stood on the periphery and tentatively advanced to attack again. However, as soon as she entered the three-foot radius around Deng Wan, where there was no fog, he sensed her presence.

A whip cracked down. Mu Chaoyun raised her arm to block, let out another pained grunt, and fell back once more.

In a flash, she appeared beside the large rock. Leaning against it, she gasped for breath. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and her face was deathly pale. Her old injuries had been aggravated.

Xie Yuan quickly supported her and asked in a low voice,

"Miss Mu, that weapon... is it really that powerful?"

"It’s a Profound Weapon. I didn’t expect him to have one."

Mu Chaoyun’s elegant brows furrowed, and her expression was grave.

Xie Yuan was speechless. He remembered Mu Chaoyun telling him that Profound Weapons were blades imbued with mystical power. They were extremely potent and incredibly rare, not to be used lightly by anyone less than a Grandmaster. Even the Mu family possessed very few. She had fled in such a hurry that she hadn’t brought anything with her besides the Black Celestial Book.

Mu Chaoyun was already injured. Now, after taking two blows from a Profound Weapon, she was even weaker. How could she possibly be a match for Deng Wan, who was now stronger than ever?

"Hahahaha! Come out! I know you’re here. I advise you to come out on your own. Otherwise, if I have to find you... Miss Mu, hehehe, this whip in my hand won’t be showing any consideration for my old ties to the Mu family!"

Deng Wan laughed arrogantly, swinging the glittering golden whip as he slowly advanced through the forest.

Mu Chaoyun and Xie Yuan hid behind the rock, their hearts heavy as they watched Deng Wan search for them, the whip glowing like a torch.

’What do we do? At this rate, he’ll find us sooner or later...’

Mu Chaoyun took a deep breath. Her brow smoothed, and a sudden calm settled over her face.

With a flip of her palm, she summoned the Eight Trigrams Lotus and suddenly handed it to Xie Yuan.

"You should go."

Xie Yuan took it subconsciously, completely stunned.

"What?"

"If you are willing, for the sake of the Eight Trigrams Lotus, and for the sake of... the time we spent together in the small courtyard, if you ever have the chance in the future, find the culprit who destroyed the Mu family for me."

Mu Chaoyun said quietly, her eyes downcast.

Xie Yuan’s brow furrowed tightly, but Mu Chaoyun continued with her instructions.

"Don’t hesitate. I’ll use the array to play for time and hold Deng Wan off. I might still have a chance. You take this opportunity and go. Quickly."

"Why don’t we go together?"

Seeing that Mu Chaoyun was about to step out, Xie Yuan grabbed her wrist.

Without turning her head, Mu Chaoyun said flatly,

"I set up this array in a hurry. Without me inside it, the array will break in no time. At this distance, how could we possibly escape him? I can’t get away."

"Xie Yuan, I’m the one who dragged you into all this. I’m sorry. I’ve already catalyzed the Celestial Cyan Fruit for you. Take the Black Celestial Book, cultivate well, and... stay alive."

With a flick of her wrist, she shook off Xie Yuan’s hand. Twisting her body, she vanished back into the fog.

Xie Yuan stared at her slender receding back, then lowered his head. The black and white lotus in his hand floated gently, its petals continuously blooming and withering.

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