Chu Xinghe hadn't studied formations with the Deputy Sect Master for several days now.
It wasn't that he wasn't trying or was being lazy; it was mainly because the Deputy Sect Master had gone into seclusion for some unknown reason...
You have to wonder, why would the Deputy Sect Master choose to go into seclusion at such a time?
Just when I finally want to learn something, this is affecting my learning progress, isn't it?
With no other choice, Chu Xinghe could only wander around the sect.
Everywhere else was fine, except for the top-tier residence specially built for Sister-in-law Jiu Li, which was eventually named Tianwu Mansion. Chu Xinghe didn't dare to take a single step there.
It was said that on the second day of the wedding, Sister-in-law Jiu Li personally cooked a feast to celebrate the opening of the mansion.
But Sister-in-law Jiu Li enthusiastically invited the Head Elders of each palace, as well as the Sect Master and Deputy Sect Master.
It's said that the Head Elders were so frightened they went into a death-like seclusion on the spot, and the Sect Master claimed to be unwell...
Even Senior Sister Nangong, who was usually closest to Sister-in-law Jiu Li, claimed she hadn't recovered from poisoning.Chu Xinghe himself ran to the Medicine King Palace and refined over a thousand furnaces of pills just to avoid this disaster.
In the end, it was said that only the Ouyang Family and the Dark Moon Clan bravely attended...
Whether the feast ended with everyone happy or not is unknown, but since the feast, the people of the Dark Moon Clan haven't dared to go near Tianwu Mansion...
Death isn't scary; what's terrifying is being caught between life and death.
Ever since Sister-in-law Jiu Li let herself go, Senior Brother Feng Fei hadn't been seen for days.
After all, with such a virtuous woman like Dark Rigid, wouldn't Sister-in-law Jiu Li want to show all her skills to Senior Brother Feng Fei?
Look at how the people from the Ouyang Family are drooling with envy.
Ouyang Ming even expressed his envy of Senior Brother Feng Fei in public, saying something like, "If you marry, marry someone like Sister-in-law Jiu Li, and you'll never lack good food."
Since the wedding ended, most of the deacons from various places have left the Grand Sky Sect.
Before leaving, Qin Xiangqian made a special visit to Senior Brother Xinghe, assuring him that this year, the Tianyi Spirit Mine would reach new heights and would not disappoint Senior Brother Xinghe's high expectations.
Chu Xinghe almost couldn't resist giving him a slap for such discouraging words.
However, while Qin Xiangqian left, Tieniu stayed behind.
The reason is that Tieniu had been obsessed recently, crying and shouting every day that stone pointing was meaningless... "I've mastered stone pointing to perfection... I can't break through myself anymore!"
"My goal is to make spirit stones upgrade automatically!"
Listen to that, is that something a human could say?
When you, Wang Tieniu, say such things, have you considered the feelings of other stone pointing masters in the world?
Have you considered Senior Brother Xinghe's feelings?
Moreover, this idea of automatically upgrading spirit stones, is it something a human brain can come up with?
What do you think spirit stones are? You want to create an automated stone pointing system? Why don't you just fly to the heavens?
But Tieniu not doing stone pointing anymore is actually a good thing, so Chu Xinghe immediately expressed his approval of Tieniu and encouraged him, saying that the beginning is always the hardest, and not to give up on himself because of a little setback. "You cause the trouble, and Senior Brother Xinghe will take the blame for you."
Besides Tieniu, Mu Bai and the others also seemed a bit out of their minds.
A group of people from Muyue Nation stopped doing alchemy and spent every day squatting in the spiritual fields researching herbs.
Chu Xinghe took some time to look, and they were using their wood spirits to cultivate various spiritual herbs, and now the people from Muyue Nation were almost ruining all sorts of strange spiritual herbs.
Has anyone ever seen a single spiritual herb growing three or four different kinds of spiritual herbs?
Who taught Mu Bai and the others grafting techniques?
Although the emergence of grafting techniques made Chu Xinghe panic for a moment, regarding Mu Bai's so-called intelligent alchemy idea, Chu Xinghe said, "Please continue causing trouble..."
Even if you can ruin spiritual herbs, can your Muyue Nation make the alchemy furnace automatically control the spirit flame?
This is simply an impossible project, and such projects should be pursued more by Muyue Nation... Senior Brother Xinghe is very pleased.
The reckless behavior of Muyue Nation and Tieniu received high recognition from Senior Brother Xinghe, who stated that research is the hardest thing, but the future is before you, and you shouldn't give up because of consuming a little resource today.
What good junior brothers... They don't even need Senior Brother Xinghe to remind them; they know how to waste sect resources on their own.
If all sect disciples were like you, how could the sect not be destroyed, and how could we not establish a new Grand Sky Sect!
The only thing that still worried Chu Xinghe was Ma Liang.
Claiming to be Senior Brother Xinghe's number one confidant, Ma Liang, along with Lu Chengqing, had already messed up the Feng City Formation.
All sorts of mind-blowing fantasy movies were emerging one after another... Ma Liang's bizarre ideas opened up a whole new world for Lu Chengqing.
Lu Chengqing transformed into a soap opera screenwriter, and all sorts of melodramatic plots were continuously staged, but despite the melodrama, the effects of the Feng City Formation were so explosive that many who went to watch were left with their blood boiling.
Lu Chengqing, holding the Respect List, seemed determined not to rest until all the big shots in the world paid their respects.
One day, while Lu Chengqing was discussing a new time-travel drama, "I From the Ancient Times," with Ma Liang, Senior Brother Shen Chun suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Junior Brother Ma Liang, you have a letter from home."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Shen Chun!" Ma Liang cheerfully took the letter from Senior Brother Shen Chun.
Grand Sky Sect disciples spent most of their time cultivating in the sect and didn't have much time to return home, so they mostly relied on letters to keep in touch with their families.
For letters sent from the outside world, the sect would deliver them to the disciples as soon as possible, and at specific times each month, disciples were also allowed to send letters home.
Ma Liang, holding the letter, chatted happily with Lu Chengqing about the script while slowly opening it. But the moment the letter was opened, Ma Liang froze in place, and even after Lu Chengqing called his name several times, he didn't respond.
Lu Chengqing, being sharp, instantly knew there must be something important in the letter.
Lu Chengqing asked Ma Liang what was wrong, but Ma Liang just shook his head silently. However, Lu Chengqing could see a hint of murderous intent in Ma Liang's eyes!
But before Lu Chengqing could ask more, Ma Liang stood up and left with the Feng City Order...
Seeing Ma Liang with bloodshot eyes and a body full of murderous aura, Lu Chengqing knew something must have happened to Ma Liang's family, but since Ma Liang didn't say anything, there was nothing he could do.
Over at the Dark Moon Palace, Chu Xinghe had just finished advising the Great Sage not to be too engrossed in cultivation and perfecting techniques. The Dark Moon Clan had been sealed for so many years, and now that they were finally out, they should relax a bit...
And give me, Chu Xinghe, some time... It's really tough for me...
But just as he left the Dark Moon Palace, he encountered Ma Liang with bloodshot eyes. Before Chu Xinghe could figure out what was going on with Ma Liang, Ma Liang suddenly knelt before him.
What the hell!
What's going on?
Has Ma Liang had a change of heart?
Even though you've backstabbed Senior Brother Xinghe so many times, there's no need for such a big gesture... Your Senior Brother Xinghe isn't that vengeful; if you realize your mistakes and backstab Senior Brother Xinghe a few times less in the future, and consume sect resources a few times more, I'll forgive you, alright...
Chu Xinghe quickly went up to help Ma Liang up from the ground, but Ma Liang refused to get up no matter what.
Chu Xinghe was bewildered... Ma Liang, what are you trying to pull?
Soon, when Ma Liang handed over the letter in his hand, Chu Xinghe understood.
The letter was very simple, appearing to be a notice of death, stating that Ma Liang's sister had died a few days ago due to complications during childbirth, resulting in both mother and child dying...
But Chu Xinghe knew the letter was probably not that simple.
Because normally, such a letter should have been sent by Ma Liang's parents or brothers, but the letter was signed by one of Ma Liang's sister's maids.
And under normal circumstances, with the death of a loved one, Ma Liang's face should have shown more grief or disbelief, but at this moment, Ma Liang's expression... you could say he looked like he could eat someone, and Chu Xinghe would absolutely believe it.
"What exactly happened? Stand up and talk!"
Chu Xinghe handed the letter back to Ma Liang and pulled him up from the ground.
Ma Liang stood there for a full minute before slowly beginning to speak and explain everything.
Ma Liang's sister was his eldest sister, the eldest daughter of their family, which was a prestigious family in the Great Moon Nation, something Chu Xinghe was aware of.
Ma Liang's mother had died early, and it was his eldest sister, Ma Zhen, who had doted on him the most since childhood. However, Ma Liang's eldest sister wasn't as fortunate as he was.
She had become a pawn in the marriage alliance between the Ma family and the royal family of the Great Moon Nation, becoming a concubine to the current ruler of the Great Moon Nation many years ago. People often say entering the royal family is like entering the deep sea, and Ma Liang knew that while his sister seemed to be living a life of glory, she was actually not happy behind the scenes.
But his sister always said it was her fate...
When Ma Liang joined the Grand Sky Sect, his sister personally saw him off. On that day, Ma Liang secretly told his sister that one day he would rise above others, and one day he would take her away from the palace so she could pursue the life she wanted.
After being apart for a long time, Ma Liang grew from an ordinary disciple of the Grand Sky Sect to what he was today. Ma Liang believed that even if he wasn't the most outstanding of the younger generation, he was definitely among the elite.
As long as he continued to work hard, in a few years, when he returned to the Great Moon Nation, it would be the day his sister regained her freedom.
But today, Ma Liang never dreamed he would receive such a letter.
His sister was dead... both mother and child... and the letter wasn't sent by his father or brothers, but by his sister's maid. Ma Liang wasn't stupid; if it were truly a natural death, there was no reason for the letter to be sent by his sister's maid.
So there must be something fishy about this, and only then would such a special letter appear.
Although the letter stated that after investigation, his sister's death was just an accident, Ma Liang could never accept this result!
Having been born into a prestigious family and dealing with the royal family, Ma Liang knew all too well about those dirty dealings.
But Ma Liang never dreamed that such a thing would happen to his sister. Today, Ma Liang didn't seek out the elders of the sect but came directly to Senior Brother Xinghe because he didn't believe in any bullshit accident...
Ma Liang had only one thought in his mind: no matter who it was, no matter how powerful their backing was, his sister's life must be avenged with blood!