Intruders Arrive

Xuanguo Estate.

In the courtyard where Chen Mu resided.

Ren Yan and Xiao Mei were interrogating Xiao Feng, but it was almost completely ineffective. Whether it was whipping or lashing, or even some more cruel punishments, Xiao Feng kept her eyes closed, her voice trembling as she repeatedly chanted those few Heavenly Born Cult mantras.

It was as if those few mantras could truly exempt her from all worldly suffering and grant her rebirth into extreme bliss.

Ren Yan and Xiao Mei were both inwardly startled. One of them was an extremely shrewd servant, and the other had practiced martial arts and seen darkness, but Xiao Feng's bizarre appearance, neither human nor ghost, yet still chanting mantras, still made their hearts palpitate.

And just as the two were interrogating her.

The dim sky suddenly seemed to shake, vaguely as if a layer of black curtain had been draped over it, making the already very dim sky instantly even darker.

Not only the sky, but all the lights in the entire Xuanguo Estate seemed to dim slightly at once. If one were to look down from above, they would see that all the lights had dimmed by at least a third.

Because the sky was already dim.

So Xiao Mei and Ren Yan did not notice this change.

But Xiao Feng, who had been keeping her eyes closed and was covered in blood, suddenly opened her eyes at this moment. Her pair of numb, dead fish eyes looked at the sky, and then she suddenly grinned.

This blood-stained smile was terrifying, startling both Ren Yan and Xiao Mei, causing them to stop their actions.

"They're here, they're here..."

Only the grinning Xiao Feng could be heard muttering intermittently.

Ren Yan and Xiao Mei exchanged glances, feeling a chill run down their spines, as if something extremely bad had happened.

On the other side.

Inside the bedroom.

Chen Mu was holding a book and chatting with Ning Qiang about some stories.

At this moment, he suddenly froze, sensing something unusual. He looked up towards the window, a faint light flashing in his eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Ning Qiang noticed Chen Mu's change and asked.

But before Chen Mu could say anything, they heard a sudden sharp shout from outside. The shout shook the surroundings, coming from a distance, yet still making their eardrums buzz.

"Who dares to cause trouble in Xuanguo Estate!"

Ning Qiang subconsciously reached out to cover her ears, while also showing a look of surprise. Someone actually dared to cause trouble in Xuanguo Estate!

Along with that sharp shout, a suffocating aura spread, making Ning Qiang feel as if the air had become much heavier. Outside, various chaotic noises also appeared.

Shouts of killing and explosions intertwined.

Ning Qiang, who had never experienced such a thing, immediately turned pale. The maid she brought was also startled, and she ran to the window in a panic to look outside.

But at this time, Chen Mu withdrew his gaze and smiled casually, saying, "Don't panic, it's probably just some thieves who have entered. How could Xuanguo Estate fear petty villains? Sister-in-law, just stay in the room and don't go out."

As Chen Mu spoke.

The oppressive atmosphere in the room seemed to melt away like ice and snow, and even the shouts of killing and explosions coming from outside seemed to become much lighter.

Seeing Chen Mu so calm and composed, even continuing to read his book, Ning Qiang quickly settled down as well. She nodded and said, "Okay, it's fine as long as we don't go out. The guards will handle it."

What Ning Qiang didn't see was this.

From above Chen Mu's head, a blue phantom silently floated out. With a gentle sway, it ascended directly, piercing through the roof and arriving outside.

Chen Mu's soul had roamed out of his body and was floating above the roof. Now at the Fifth Rank, his Soul Points had increased, and his gaze could cover the entire Xuanguo Estate.

He took in the situation in every corner.

In the distance.

Bang!

A flare shot up into the sky with an explosion. It was a signal for help. Once it exploded in the sky, the entire Kyoto would be able to see it.

But strangely, after this flare ascended into the sky, it immediately crashed into a layer of black sky curtain, only producing a few scattered sparks before silently disappearing.

"Daoist Arts... no, a magical artifact?"

Chen Mu looked up at the sky, then his gaze swept across the edges of the Xuanguo Estate in all directions, penetrating the earth, seeing the movement of the underground Spirit Veins, and quickly understood something.

Looking back inside the Xuanguo Estate, he saw chaos everywhere, with intense fighting happening in various places.

"Three Fourth Ranks, nineteen Fifth Ranks, and they even used a magical artifact to temporarily separate the Spirit Veins, isolating the inside from the outside and preventing news from leaking out. No wonder they dared to attack the Xuanguo Estate."

Chen Mu's gaze was indifferent.

He had thought the Paradise Cult's actions were already quite audacious, daring to show themselves in broad daylight and even attacking Chen Yao near Yuan Wu Alley. He hadn't expected the Heavenly Born Cult to be even more so.

Such a large-scale operation, attacking a Duke's mansion, regardless of the final outcome, would inevitably shock the court and the public tomorrow, causing an uproar throughout the land!

Silently.

Chen Mu disappeared from where he was.

Not far away.

Above another roof.

A person was standing on this roof, looking into the distance at the places where fighting was occurring. She was petite and graceful, and it was Chen Yao.

"Fourth Rank... more than one, and Fifth Ranks... This black sky curtain should be a Sorcerer's technique, isolating the Cloud Fire Bullets used to transmit information outwards..."

Chen Yao listened to the movements from all directions, her gaze becoming extremely solemn for a moment.

This was Kyoto, the Xuanguo Estate!

Normally, no petty criminals would dare to cause trouble here, so once something really happened, it was an extremely serious and malicious situation. The other party had undoubtedly come prepared!

Now that the inside and outside were isolated and news couldn't be sent out, the surging, sky-high blood energy she could sense alone numbered at least three streams, all belonging to Fourth Rank Martial Artists!

Three Fourth Ranks!

The attendant Zhao Li could at most handle one, and even if Old Meng from the Martial Arts Academy forcefully raised his blood energy, he could barely resist one. The remaining one would be enough to overwhelm the situation.

However, although Chen Yao was solemn at this moment, she was not panicked.

Because she knew there was one more person who could break this balance and influence the situation, and that was Chen Mu!

Judging from the opponent's actions, they clearly didn't know about the existence of Chen Mu, a Fifth Rank Sorcerer, in the Xuanguo Estate. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been just three Fourth Ranks, but something even more despairing.

At this moment.

Chen Yao was filled with admiration for Chen Mu.

If it were an ordinary person, after awakening as a Sorcerer, they would have long been unable to resist showing off everywhere.

But Chen Mu had remained unchanged from beginning to end, still living in that small courtyard, which was why the opponent was completely unaware of Chen Mu's existence, creating a huge flaw in tonight's killing array!

This temperament, this foresight, this was the brother she admired and looked up to.

If not for this, the Xuanguo Estate today, facing this calamity, would probably have had no room to fight back.

Just as Chen Yao was thinking this, Chen Mu's voice came from beside her ear.

"Don't wander around."

Chen Yao's body stiffened, and she turned back abruptly, but she didn't see Chen Mu's figure. However, she knew this was likely Chen Mu's Soul Roaming transmission, and immediately nodded, saying, "Okay, I understand."

The chaos in the Xuanguo Estate was indeed not something she could interfere with. If she had Sixth Rank cultivation, perhaps there would be room to intervene, but as she was now, she could only honestly stay in the courtyard.

She also didn't ask about Chen Mu's situation.

Because asking was meaningless and would only waste Chen Mu's time. At a time like this, all she could do was not cause trouble.

"Second Brother..."

Chen Yao murmured.

Among the enemies who had invaded the Xuanguo Estate today, there was at least one Fourth Rank Martial Artist who was not being contained.

A Fifth Rank Sorcerer was in the Dao Technique Realm, extraordinary and refined, but a Fourth Rank Martial Artist was also on a non-human level. Historically, there were very few instances of a Fourth Rank Martial Artist and a Fifth Rank Sorcerer truly facing off, and most of the time there were more Martial Artists interfering, making the outcome difficult to predict.

However.

Even if Chen Mu couldn't withstand a Fourth Rank Martial Artist, as a Fifth Rank Sorcerer, he could at least break through the layer of heavenly curtain above that isolated the inside from the outside, and send out the news that the Xuanguo Estate was under attack by the Heavenly Born Cult.

As long as the outside could receive the news, there would be a chance to salvage the situation.