Chapter 31: Shatter, Mirror Flower, Water Moon
Hun Changqing certainly did not have the spare time to tutor Xiao Yan in his cultivation.
He merely used the pretense of tutoring Xiao Yan to constantly monitor Xiao Yan's cultivation progress, ensuring that Xiao Yan would never slip out of his control.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Yin True Qi that Hun Changqing left in Xiao Yan's hair served to sense his location and emit his aura.
Leaving the Xiao Clan Back Mountain, Hun Changqing raised his head to look at the sky, which had already grown dim, restrained his aura, and leaped into the air above the Xiao Clan, coldly looking down at the Xiao Clan directly below.
Hun Changqing's black robes danced in the wind, merging completely with the night. No one noticed that there was a terrifying Dou Zong powerhouse in the sky above the Xiao Clan, watching over them.
Hun Changqing pushed his soul perception ability to the maximum, sensing the positions of Gu Xun'er and Ling Ying, and the corner of his mouth hooked upward.
All the preparatory work is done, so let's begin.
Then, he pressed his fingertips to the center of his forehead. Light flickered, and two distinctly colored droplets of water containing terrifying energy appeared at his fingertips.
They were precisely Monadic Heavy Water and Three-Light Divine Water!
Hun Changqing pointed the two drops of divine water toward the vault of heaven above his head. The two drops of divine water flew into the air and merged into the vault of heaven.
Like water droplets falling into the ocean, the entire vault of heaven stirred with ripples, and amidst the ripples, a huge mirror of irregular shape slowly emerged.
There was no light, no sound, and no aura; it appeared silently and imperceptibly.
The huge mirror hung in the vault of heaven, enveloping every corner of the Xiao Clan.
Hun Changqing, standing below the mirror, revealed a smile and softly said to himself:
"Shatter... Mirror Flower, Water Moon."
In an instant, countless cracks appeared across the entire huge mirror surface. Those cracks were like tiny snakes, winding and torturing.
Before long, the entire mirror surface was covered in cracks, and the next moment, the entire mirror surface shattered into pieces.
Hun Changqing spread his arms, and countless tiny, shattered mirror fragments hovered around him for a moment before falling toward the Xiao Clan.
Countless mirror fragments reflected a silver-white brilliance, as though it were raining mirrors-breathtakingly and movingly beautiful.
At that moment, all the members of the Xiao Clan saw that it was raining mirrors in the sky, and silver light flashed.
Except for Ling Ying, everyone's mind went completely blank at that moment. And while Ling Ying was not directly illuminated to the point of losing his ability to think, a wave of confusion also appeared in his eyes.
As the mirror fragments fell, countless fine threads of water attached to the fragments burrowed into everyone's bodies.
"Next, let the esteemed members of the Xiao Clan fall into a brief illusion."
This move of Hun Changqing's, Mirror Flower, Water Moon, was only a rudimentary creation; these fine water threads would only exist for a period of two months, and once the time was up, they would automatically disappear.
Within these two months, as long as Hun Changqing did not stop, everyone would, according to his will, project a "Gu Xun'er" within their minds.
She could be approached, spoken to, and touched, and her appearance and aura would be identical to the real Gu Xun'er.
This "Gu Xun'er" in their minds would replace the real Gu Xun'er and live in the Xiao Clan for a period of time.
However, Hun Changqing would also make this "Gu Xun'er" keep a low profile during this time and not show her face often, so as to avoid revealing any flaws.
After all, she was a fake in the end, and the technique had just been researched, making it impossible to be flawless.
Following that, Hun Changqing flashed to the location of Gu Xun'er that he had just sensed.
At this moment, Gu Xun'er was sitting quietly on her bed, holding a threadbare, ancient book in her hands, but a deep confusion was revealed in her eyes, and her mind was in chaos. Ling Ying outside the room was in the exact same state.
Hun Changqing stepped forward, his Soul Power enveloping Gu Xun'er's entire body, probing for anything that might possibly send a cry for help to the Gu Clan.
After taking away all the objects on Gu Xun'er's person, he hoisted her over his shoulder and vanished into the night.
Soon, Hun Changqing was carrying Gu Xun'er on his shoulder to another courtyard he had prepared in the previous days. After all, the things Hun Changqing was going to do were far too shocking; it was best not to let Yao Chen know.
Hun Changqing threw Gu Xun'er into the secret chamber, sealing her Dou Qi and bloodline, while the Supreme Yin True Qi rampaged through her body, suppressing the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame within Gu Xun'er.
At this moment, the Golden EmperorBurning Heaven Flame cowered and trembled inside Gu Xun'er's body as though encountering its natural predator.
After all, this was merely a strand of Child Flame of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame that Gu Xun'er could barely manage to use; its power was less than ten percent. If it were the true body of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Gu Xun'er would have been burned to death long ago.
The Gu Clan had planted this Child Flame into Gu Xun'er's body merely to let her body familiarize itself with the aura of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame in advance, making it several times easier when she officially refined the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame later.
Ensuring that nothing could go wrong, Hun Changqing made a move to awaken Gu Xun'er.
Waking up in a daze, Gu Xun'er discovered that her location seemed somewhat wrong.
Entering her field of vision was the realization that she found herself inside a cramped secret chamber.
The secret chamber was forged from black profound iron, looking ancient and heavy. Two candles hanging on the wall flickered slightly-this was the only source of light within the secret chamber.
A gloomy and terrifying chill emanated from the air at every moment, causing Gu Xun'er to involuntarily tighten her collar.
Hurryingly probing her own body, she discovered that all the power within her had been completely sealed, and her personal items had all been taken away, causing her heart to sink slightly.
Gu Xun'er, who was inspecting herself, suddenly heard a slight sound of footsteps coming from behind. Her heart gave a jolt, and she hurriedly called out, "Who is it?!"
Then, she turned around abruptly and saw a man emerging from the darkness, his entire body shrouded in black robes and wearing a hood, emitting an eerie and evil aura from his person.
The terrifying environment of the secret chamber, the gloomy and terrifying aura, the mysterious person shrouded head-to-toe in black robes-all these factors combined made the scene before her somewhat spine-chilling.
Seeing that person's familiar attire, as well as the aura on his body that matched a certain faction, Gu Xun'er's pupils shrank violently, and she shouted out:
"You're from the Soul Palace!"
Hun Changqing controlled his voice to become hoarse, sounding like an old man as he spoke.
"Hehhehe, Miss Xun'er, this old man greets you here."
Gu Xun'er steadied her mind at that moment, forcibly suppressing the unease in her heart, and feigned calm as she said:
"What do you want?"
"Heheh, this old man happened to pass by this remote border town and unexpectedly discovered the aura of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
After some investigation, it actually allowed this old man to discover that the Xiao Clan in this small town turns out to be the Xiao Clan that was resplendent in the Central Plains a thousand years ago! It truly has left this old man deeply shocked."
"What shocked this old man even more is that you, the legitimate daughter of Ancient Clan Chief Gu Yuan, actually appeared in this fallen Xiao Clan, and even ended up together with the legitimate son of the current Xiao Clan Chief.
Heheh, the younger generation with the highest status from two ancient clans have come together and tied the knot; it really is the envy of everyone.
That is why this old man invited Miss Xun'er over, to celebrate for you, hehhehe~."