My Nascent Soul Ran Away Again - Chapter 75
Chapter 75: Grandpa Exploded!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Place me here and go sit over there,” Qingyu instructed.
Although Jiang Fenghuo did not understand the purpose of the instruction, he complied.
Once he reached the designated spot, a semi-transparent figure emerged from the clay figurine.
“Elder Qing…” Jiang Fenghuo was startled. The old man rarely left the figurine.
“Sit properly and regulate your breath,” Qingyu gestured.
Jiang Fenghuo assumed a meditative posture as instructed.
Qingyu, glowing, channeled his spiritual power into the dragon whale’s carcass, activating a large array.
Jiang Fenghuo saw array patterns lighting up on the whale’s surface, spreading outward.
He found himself sitting right at a key point of the array.
“What are we doing, Elder Qing?” Jiang Fenghuo couldn’t help but ask.
Standing on another key point, Qingyu explained while channeling power, “Years ago, I set up this array on the whale’s carcass. My initial plan was to plunder its essence for my own cultivation. But now that someone has beaten us to it, I’ll modify it to use the whale’s power against them.”
Hearing this, Jiang Fenghuo was shocked. Qingyu added, “Just sit there, don’t move. Once I refine these people, their essence will nourish you, enhancing
your physique.”
“How can we do this?!” Jiang Fenghuo stood up, “I have no grudges against those inside the whale. Isn’t this deliberately harming them?”
Qingyu’s expression turned stern, “You’ve been with me long enough to know better! If you don’t act first, it’ll be too late once Xu’s heavenly realm opens!”
Jiang Fenghuo wanted to argue, but Qingyu sharply commanded, “Sit down and focus! If you anger me, you won’t be able to bear the consequences!”
His voice was chilling, and with just one look, Jiang Fenghuo felt a soul-deep pressure, stumbling back to his seat.
Qingyu was genuinely angered now; this was to be his future body, and no mistakes could be afforded.
“Your understanding is still immature. Without me to guide you, you would have been devoured in the cultivation world!”
With a threat, Qingyu then poured his power into the array, preparing to refine those who had entered the whale’s carcass before him.
He was confident that they stood no chance against his cunningly laid array, powered by the whale’s remains.
The whale was on the verge of transforming into a dragon, and its residual power, even after many years, was not something a group of Golden Core cultivators could contend with.
Inside the dragon whale’s carcass.
Lu Xuan and the others, having left the main burial chamber, were walking through the tomb passage.
The walls trembled slightly, and a massive oppressive force descended from outside.
Yushou An stumbled, glancing to the side to see the jade walls lighting up with strange glows penetrating from the outside.
“What’s happening?” A cultivator frowned, feeling the pressure.
“Someone activated an array outside?!” Yushou An’s guard noticed the changes on the wall. The transparent spiritual jade faintly revealed the array patterns lighting up deep within.
The cultivators, who had just returned from seizing their fortune and were in high spirits, suddenly looked alarmed.
No one expected such a turn of events when their task was nearly complete.
The walls reflected the array’s patterns, growing brighter.
The air became thick and heavy, making the cultivators feel like ordinary people stuck in a quagmire, struggling with every move.
“Let’s return to the main burial chamber!” Yushou An thought quickly. “Whoever is targeting us waited for us to leave the chamber. The field around that Celestial Ruler’s Coffin… it can counter this array!”
His reaction was swift, but Lu Xuan interjected, “…No need to rush. Let me try.” He had sensed something amiss as soon as the array started and had already cast a protective buff on Cheng Lingzhu.
Hearing Lu Xuan, Yushou An was momentarily taken aback.
He didn’t know much about arrays, but from Lu Xuan’s crash course, he understood that to break an array, one needed to access it directly.
The assailant was clearly operating from outside, not to mention the barrier of the spiritual jade walls and the thickness of the dragon whale’s flesh and blood.
Yet, thinking of Lu Xuan’s profound cultivation as a great senior, Yushou An harbored some hope.
Unaware of Yushou An’s thoughts, Lu Xuan simply extended his hand and pressed it against the spiritual jade wall.
From the center of his palm, the surrounding array patterns suddenly brightened and spread out like ripples.
Outside the tomb chamber.
Atop the dragon whale carcass.
Qingyu, manipulating the array to refine Lu Xuan and the others, furrowed his brow slightly.
Almost instantly, he felt a formidable and overwhelming force rushing against the array from the inside!
Without hesitation, Qingyu retreated into the clay figurine, but the force continued unabated.
The array atop the dragon whale’s body surged.
In the next moment, the mini clay figurine harboring Qingyu’s remnant soul exploded!
Nearby.
Jiang Fenghuo stared blankly at the scene before him.
Not only the figurine but also Qingyu’s soul had been destroyed.
“E-Elder Qing?”
The young man in blue opened his mouth, gazing at the shattered clay pieces on the ground.
Jiang Fenghuo didn’t realize that Qingyu had been nurturing him for a suitable body to possess.
Having known Qingyu for nearly two years, though never formally his disciple and knowing little about Qingyu’s identity, Jiang Fenghuo had come to see him as a grandfather figure.
And now, his grandfather had exploded!
Tears filled Jiang Fenghuo’s eyes, his emotions complex. He suspected that Qingyu’s attempt to harm others had backfired due to the array, leading to his downfall.
Wiping his tears, Jiang Fenghuo gathered the fragments of the figurine and ran towards the light gate on the cliff.
Inside the tomb passage.
The array dissipated.
Everyone regained their mobility.
Lu Xuan withdrew his hand, nodding in satisfaction.
It hadn’t been too difficult.
Typically, an array’s channel flowed only in one-way.
The one who set up the array can use it to attack those inside, but those trapped within find it nearly impossible to use the array in reverse.
This situation was somewhat akin to Prince Rupert’s Drops.
These teardrop-shaped glass objects can be easily shattered by pressing on their tail ends, yet their rounded heads are strong enough to withstand a bullet.
However, Lu Xuan had a more straightforward understanding. If the force is strong enough, even a direct approach can shatter it..
