Jiang Zhizhou and Bu Er hurried back to the courtyard where Yang Qing and the others were staying.
The Mu Family had arranged this courtyard for them in the first place. They had remained here only to avoid arousing the family's suspicions.
When Jiang Zhizhou and Bu Er returned, however, Yang Qing and the others had already packed all their belongings.
"What were those strange phenomena in the Mu Family's Martial Arts Arena?"
The moment Jiang Zhizhou saw Yang Qing and Mo Beixing, he blurted out his question.
"The Evil Spirit Array," Yang Qing said.
Seeing that Bu Er and Jiang Zhizhou still looked bewildered, Mo Beixing explained from beside him, "That's right. It was the Evil Spirit Array."
"According to ancient records, this array was created to gather Evil Spirits. But another account claims that it gathers countless strands of resentment to throw open the Evil Spirit Gate."
"Evil Spirits?" Jiang Zhizhou asked. "The Mu Family holds the honored position of Martial Arts Alliance Leader. Why would they do something so wicked?"
"When you returned, was the Kirin Blood still intact?" Yang Qing asked.
"Young master, the jade box holding the Kirin Blood shattered."
"It was only after that jade box shattered that those lines of unknown meaning appeared on the ground."
Bu Er cut in from beside them. "Could those lines have been the sign that the Evil Spirit Array was activating?"
"Over the past two days, the Holy Maiden and I discussed the Mu Family's affairs," Yang Qing said. "We discovered that the family has been hiding an earth-shattering secret."
"The Mu Family has reigned supreme over the martial world for fifty consecutive years. Before that, however, their strength was far from outstanding. In fact, they were utterly mediocre."
For a once-mediocre martial arts clan to climb