Supreme Swordsman of the Nine Heavens

Chapter 871

Teleportation Formation

“Why did you stop me from punishing him?” Xiaoshuai raged, flicking his claws.

“He’s not worth it,” Mu Yu explained blandly, casting his wrathful gaze on Third Heaven Palace’s stone tablet. “His comeuppance is due soon.”

Mu Yu mused, I wonder if I’m looking forward to the city’s downfall and the folks trembling before the elemental demons.

The young girl, who had her hair in a bun on her head, stood akimbo, confronting Mu Yu. “Excuse me, but are you also here to violate True God’s statue?”

“No, humans have done more than enough of that.”

“The ungrateful people have bad karma coming for them! My mother told me True God is the noblest person in the world, so we should respect his decisions, not turn our backs on him,” opined the girl, crouching down to clean True God’s statue with the small bucket and cloth she brought with her.

Mu Yu reversed back to join the girl. “What’s your name?”

“My name is Chen Xi.”

“Dawn, huh? The first light that shines after the darkness, shining hope into dark times. That’s a nice name.”

“My mother said our grandpa would’ve died at the hands of elemental demons a hundred years ago if it wasn’t thanks to True God, so I wouldn’t even be alive. We should be grateful for what he did. True God didn’t deliberately release the elemental demons,” expressed Chen Xi, cleaning away the grime and mud.

“Is that why you often come here to clean?”

“I come here twice daily. I couldn’t stop the immortal masters smashing True God’s statue and leaving it here on purpose so that people could violate it. Because I don’t think it’s the right thing to do, I’ve chosen to help True God and keep his statue clean. Since you’re willing to help me, you must also believe in True God, right?”

Mu Yu smiled. “I believe him more than anyone else in this world.”

“Will you protect True God’s statue, then?”

Mu Yu gently transferred spiritual energy from his hand to the statue, reducing the statue to particles in the wind.

“Why did you destroy the statue?!”

“Nobody can violate it now that it no longer exists. Respect is an emotion inside you,” answered Mu Yu, pointing to his heart.

“I’m still upset, though.”

Mu Yu patted Chen Xi on her shoulder. “Go home. You shouldn’t be sad. The ones who should be sad are them.”

As Mu Yu installed a formation inside Chen Xi, he told himself, I can’t save the entire city, but I can save those I deem worthy of my help.

Mu Yu went and sat on the branch of a tree outside Pure Peace City’s entrance, camping Ghost Gate’s duo, who would eventually have to come out of the city. The duo left the city after a four hour trip, although they were not too happy.

“Damn them!” Gui Yang cursed, shoving open the doors to their hideout in the village.

“I didn’t expect Dong Zhi to have already accepted a job. They must think we’re idiots if they think we haven’t realised we’re their target,” added Gui San.

“Why won’t our superiors just smash Shadow Syndicate already?”

“You’re in no place to question our superiors. It’s not worth the risk of making an enemy out of them if you ask me. The onus is on us to pull through now.”

“Any plans?”

Gui San scraped a circle on the table with his fingernail. “Make them a victim of their own scheme.”

Mu Yu staked out at a tall tree near the run-down house, with Xiaoshuai resting in a small treehouse, casting formations on the tree to conceal his presence. In the meantime, Ghost Gate started erecting ghost formations to protect themselves from Dong Zhi.

“What’s the plan? Is this a dog eat dog scenario?” Xiaoshuai inquired.

“Entertainment. The plan is to enjoy the show.”

Watching Mu Yu study teleportation formations and try fusing them, Xiaoshuai commented. “Why are you researching the differences between formations? You want to save the cultivators of Pure Peace City, don’t you? They’re not worth it!”

“I’m only going to save Chen Xi.”

Xiaoshuai pinched Mu Yu’s ear. “Can’t you just pick her up, then?”

“She’s not the only Chen Xi in there.”

“Oh, you mean you’re going to save all those who are grateful, right?” Not receiving an answer, Xiaoshuai yawned. “I thought you were going to join the dark side.”

“I am evil to the ungrateful cultivators. It’s a matter of perspective.”

With the limited knowledge on five elements formation Lie Shang imparted, Mu Yu could infer and design various five elements formations. In saying that, he preferred mankind’s formations as they were superior. His main goal this time was inspired by the jade slip used to teleport them back to Third Heaven during the exploration of Second Heaven since it was impractical for him to visit every city to set teleportation formations. Moreover, it meant anyone could access them. He wanted to teleport those with a formation he implanted within out of trouble when they were in jeopardy.

“Xiaoshuai, try this teleportation formation I modified,” called Mu Yu, nudging Xiaoshuai awake.

“I’m hungry.”

“I’ll make you my lab rat, then.”

Mu Yu manifested a formation design in the shape of his sword the side of Xiaoshuai’s hand, placing it in Xiaoshuai. He crafted a small teleportation formation in his left hand and then triggered the seal in Xiaoshuai. The seal lit up, pulling Xiaoshuai into a void, then transported him to Mu Yu’s left hand.

“Ow, ow, ow!”

“It hurts?”

“Mu Yu, why’d you jump me while I was sleeping?!”

Mu Yu clasped Xiaoshuai in his hands. “I was just testing a teleportation formation. What’s the problem? I’ll fix it.”

Xiaoshuai bit Mu Yu’s finger. “Why didn’t you wake me up first?!”

“I did!” exclaimed Mu Yu, watching his spiritual energy heal his bloody finger.

“Your formation sucks in comparison to the one at Pill Cauldron Sect, then.”

If even Xiaoshuai could not withstand the pain, no human would be teleported in one piece.

“It must be due to their formations being fixed, therefore providing a protection system unlike this one.”

“I guess it’ll come in useful for other things besides rescuing people.” Xiaoshuai stroked his chin, playing sage.

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