Returning to Mount Shu! Turmoil in the Small Town

Time slips away quietly.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

"Yao'er, the Seven Peaks Grand Competition of Mount Shu is imminent, I need to return to the sect as soon as possible."

Chen Changqing looked at Hua Yao and said this.

"Ah?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Yao was taken aback, her eyes filled with reluctance as she said:

"Brother Changqing, are you going back to Mount Shu already?"

"Can... can I come with you?"

Chen Changqing smiled faintly and said:

"If this doesn't work, you can stay in Medicine God Valley."

"I'll come back to you after I finish what I'm doing."

Hearing what Chen Changqing said, a hint of disappointment flashed in Hua Yao's eyes, and she pouted, saying:

"Oh well!"

"Brother Changqing, you'd better come back soon."

"Don't forget, I'm still waiting for you in Medicine God Valley."

As she said this, Hua Yao's face immediately flushed with embarrassment.

"Um."

Chen Changqing nodded, bid farewell to Hua Yao, and then went to find Hua Gu and Hua Lixuan.

After bidding farewell, they left Medicine God Valley.

When he returned to Mount Shu earlier, Chen Yuan had told him that the Shu Mountain Sacred Land would be holding the Seven Peaks Grand Competition a year later.

Although the Seven Stars Peaks of the sect Sect Leader's lineage are not among the Seven Peaks, they still have the right to participate.

As Chen Yuan's favored Personal Disciple, Chen Changqing naturally hoped that he could stand out in the Seven Peaks Grand Competition.

Chen Changqing hadn't paid much attention to this at first.

I think with his strength, winning Champion Seven Peaks Grand Competition shouldn't be a problem.

It was only after Chen Yuan informed him that he learned that all those participating in the Seven Peaks Grand Competition were the chosen ones of the Shu Mountain Sacred Land.

In particular, the Peak Scion of each peak are all exceptionally powerful, possessing the Spirit Transformation cultivators.

At that time, Chen Changqing had not yet broken through to the Spirit Transformation, so he was under some pressure.

Now, after his trials in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm, his cultivation has broken through to the Spirit Transformation stage.

Although he was only at the Spirit Transformation Early Stage, he cultivated the Invincible Spirit Transformation Method.

Within the Spirit Transformation Realm, one can sweep away everything!

In addition, he also obtained the legacy left by the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm, as well as the Immortal Artifact, the Dragon-Patterned Sky-Splitting Spear.

"I have now reached the Spirit Transformation stage."

"He carries more than one immortal Immortal Artifact."

"With all the other methods we can use, winning the Seven Peaks Grand Competition shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Chen Changqing muttered to himself, feeling a growing anticipation for the Seven Peaks Grand Competition.

Next, Chen Changqing flew on his sword, heading towards Mount Shu.

That day, he suddenly stopped and looked down.

"I wonder how Xiaoqian's cultivation is going these days?"

Chen Changqing muttered to himself, his gaze fixed on a small town.

Some time ago, it was in that small town that he first met Rujie of Heavenly Sound Temple.

At Rujie's invitation, the two joined forces to eliminate the demon and uphold justice, and finally succeeded in destroying the Granny Ghost.

Under Granny Ghost's command was a Ghost Cultivator named Xiaoqian. Although she was Ghost Cultivator, she had a kind heart.

Rujie, one wishes to help the deceased transcend suffering.

But Chen Changqing intervened and stopped him.

Afterwards, Chen Changqing let Xiaoqian stay in that small town and even gave her a special Ghost Cultivator Cultivation Method.

Now, the thought of making another foray into this town fills Chen Changqing with mixed emotions.

"Since we're passing by, let's go down and take a look!"

At this thought, a resolute glint flashed in Chen Changqing's eyes.

Without hesitation, he flew away on his sword.

Before long, Chen Changqing arrived outside the town.

"Um?"

As soon as it landed, Chen Changqing frowned and uttered a soft question:

"Strangeness."

"My Divine Sense can't even detect this town?"

"This aura is... an array?"

Chen Changqing was startled and stared intently at the small town in front of him.

With his Spirit Transformation, he naturally saw through it.

The small town before us was actually shrouded in an array.

Then, Chen Changqing examined it carefully again.

"Buddha... the aura of the Buddhist Sect!"

After sensing it for a while, Chen Changqing's doubts only deepened.

He had spent a considerable amount of time with Rujie here, so he was very familiar with the atmosphere of the Buddhist Sect.

It could be sensed that the array enveloping the town contained a powerful Buddhist Sect aura.

What's going on?

"What happened in this town that prompted the Buddhist Sect to use such a formation to seal it off?"

Chen Changqing muttered to himself, his mind filled with doubts.

After a slight hesitation, he didn't think too much about it; he would find out what had happened once he went inside.

The array that enveloped the town was quite powerful, but it was nothing to a Spirit Transformation Cultivator like Chen Changqing.

Then, Chen Changqing pointed his fingers like a sword, and a highly refined Sword Qi silently struck the formation.

With a soft sound, the area where the formation was located was sliced open by the Sword Qi as easily as thin paper.

Chen Changqing did not choose to break through the entire formation.

After all, this formation was set up by the Buddhist Sect monks, and he didn't know its specific purpose. It wouldn't be reasonable for him to rashly break the formation.

The next moment, Chen Changqing flashed and leaped into the gaping hole.

However, upon entering the town, he was immediately shocked by what he saw.

But what came into view was no longer the peaceful town of my memories, but a living hell!

Ruins and scorched earth everywhere!

The once bustling streets are now deathly silent, with only the howling wind stirring up ashes.

Corpses in various poses lay scattered about, including men, women, and children.

Blood flowed, turning the entire town a dark red.

The strong stench of blood and the putrid smell of burning corpses filled the air, assaulting the nostrils and making one want to vomit.

"This?"

Looking at the scene before him, Chen Changqing was filled with astonishment.

"How so?"

"Everyone in the town... everyone's dead?"

Why is that?

"Could it be... could it be Xiaoqian's doing?"

Amidst the shock, a thought suddenly flashed through Chen Changqing's mind.

But then I thought about it again and realized it was unlikely.

Although Xiaoqian is Ghost Cultivator, she is kind-hearted and would never do such a heinous thing.

"If it wasn't Xiaoqian, then who could it be?"

"And who set up this Buddhist Sect formation that envelops the town?"

Just as Chen Changqing was lost in thought, a Buddhist chant suddenly echoed from the depths of the town.

"Ahh!"

Following the Buddhist chant was another piercing scream.

"Um?"

Upon hearing the sound, Chen Changqing's eyes sharpened, and his figure transformed into a streak of light, disappearing in a flash.

Meanwhile, in the sky above a square in the center of the town.

Dozens of the Buddhist Sect disciples, dressed in kasayas and with solemn appearances, each occupied a point in the array, forming a circular array that floated in the air.

From their mouths, chants continued to emanate.

Immediately afterwards, beams of Dao Gold shot out like chains, then intertwined to form a large net that bound them away.

Within that golden net, a female ghost dressed in white was bound.

The white-clad female ghost was surrounded by surging Ghost Qi, with golden Buddhist chains constantly burning and suppressing her Ghost Qi.

The female ghost was none other than Xiaoqian, whom Chen Changqing had saved!