Within the Heavenly Luan Clan, in the herb garden.
Ever since Tang Qiying's betrayal, Mu Yaoyin had finally used it as an excuse to thoroughly purge the factions within the Heavenly Luan Clan. A bloody upheaval erupted within the clan. The Mu-surnamed clansmen and those bearing other surnames had always formed two somewhat opposing factions. This time, however, Mu Yaoyin's moves were too swift, ruthless, and precise. It began almost without anyone noticing and ended with astonishing speed.
Mu Yaoyin's purge of the non-Mu clansmen was exceptionally accurate; hardly a single innocent person was implicated. The two main backers among the outsiders had been Tang Qiying, who had already defected from the Heavenly Luan Clan, and the even more important Chen Wei, who seemed to have vanished when the incident occurred. Thus, the bloodshed met with little resistance and ended rather quickly.
Afterward, Chen Wei was bestowed the surname "Mu" and settled down within the Heavenly Luan Clan's herb garden.
Many members of the Heavenly Luan Clan speculated that the ancestor had reached some sort of agreement with Chen Wei and had given him this minor compensation in order to keep him steady. They also needed Chen Wei's skill in formations, so they had merely placed him under house arrest in the herb garden.
From then on, Mu Wei lived peacefully in the herb garden and rarely ever stepped outside, devoting himself wholeheartedly to studying ancient formations. Though he remained an elder of the Heavenly Luan Clan, he no longer took part in the clan's decisions.
That day, Mu Wei had been immersed in his formation when a stone plaque in the corner of his room suddenly cracked, then shattered outright. Sensing this, Mu Wei stopped what he was doing. He stared at the plaque for a long while, gazed