Chapter 1195 Opportunity
After hearing much about Jiang Taotian, Chen Yang's doubts deepened.
He was valued by the founder of the Sword Sect, yet he was not a genius.
What was Jiang Taotian's background?
As Chen Yang pondered this repeatedly, he suddenly recalled something. The Sword God of the Sword Sect back then, if he remembered correctly, was named Jiang Jiantao?
Upon this thought, Chen Yang immediately sought out Wu Min.
"What did you say? Did Jiang Jiantao ever have children?"
Wu Min's brow furrowed, as if genuinely contemplating the possibility.
After a long while, he shook his head with great seriousness.
"If it was the original Jiang Jiantao, the probability of this is very small, as after reaching Foundation Establishment, all bodily energy does not leak outwards."
"Furthermore, an ordinary person would not expend their internal essence for such a matter."
"However... after waking up, the body would be devoid of any energy for a period of time. In the beginning, there wouldn't be any strength at all."
"During this period, I wouldn't know what Jiang Jiantao would have done. After all, it's hard to say. No one knew back then if they could return."
"Even I might have made such a choice."
Wu Min found it strange that Chen Yang would suddenly inquire about this.
Upon asking carefully, he learned of Jiang Taotian.
"You know, it's quite possible!"
"You have too much free time to ask me this. If you're planning to deal with Venerable Wu Tu together, why didn't you invite me?"
Wu Min was very enthusiastic about this matter.
Initially, Chen Yang didn't understand why, but upon hearing Wu Min's muttering, cold sweat broke out on his back.
"This Venerable Wu Tu is not young. I wonder if his vitality has declined. If not, his power after death could be of use to me."
Chen Yang did not ask for details. Since Wu Min wanted to participate, Chen Yang was naturally happy.
Wu Min was not at the ninth level of Core Formation, but he had once reached that realm.
Moreover, this fellow would occasionally bring out some hidden trump cards!
The next morning, Chen Yang was fully prepared, as Venerable Wu Tu's breakthrough would not wait for them!
Jiang Taotian looked at Wu Min beside Chen Yang and frowned, "Venerable Wu Tu is at the ninth level of Core Formation and is about to break through!"
"If he detects us, I might not be able to keep him!"
The implication was that he was worried Wu Min's strength was too weak and would be discovered by Venerable Wu Tu.
Hearing this, Wu Min chuckled as he sized up Jiang Taotian and said, "Don't worry, kid! I'll clear the way for you. No one will find you."
Upon hearing himself called "kid," Jiang Taotian was first startled, then annoyed and looked at Chen Yang.
However, Chen Yang could only shake his head helplessly, "Old Wu, it's no time for jokes, let alone teasing others."
Chen Yang trusted Wu Min implicitly.
His spatial arts were taught to him by Wu Min.
For some reason, Jiang Taotian always felt that Wu Min was not joking at all.
Chen Yang understood the implication. Wu Min regarded Jiang Taotian as Jiang Jiantao's illegitimate son.
Chen Yang rubbed his forehead. This matter should never have been brought up. Even if it was just a guess, he shouldn't have told Wu Min!
Just then, Wu Min waved his hand, and a crack was torn open in the earth's space.
Jiang Taotian's brow furrowed. The opponent's cultivation was clearly not high, yet he tore open the spatial rift more skillfully than himself.
Though puzzled, he didn't ask for details.
Since Chen Yang brought this person along, he must have some strength.
Venerable Wu Tu had already found a very secluded and safe location.
Breaking through to the peak Core Formation realm was his dream!
The spiritual energy within a hundred-mile radius was drawn into a vortex by Venerable Wu Tu. All living creatures that were mobile and possessed vitality had already left.
"If I can break through, not only will my lifespan increase, but the Demon Capital Prefecture can become the most powerful force!" Venerable Wu Tu secretly rejoiced.
Feeling the spirit gathering array embedded in the mat beneath him, Venerable Wu Tu was very satisfied.
Ordinary spirit gathering arrays could only gather spirit stones within a certain range, but the array in this mat could compress the spiritual energy further and concentrate it on the mat.
This miniaturized array might not seem like much, but only those who understood formations could comprehend its terrifying nature.
Because the effect of this spirit gathering array was not diminished in the slightest.
"More! More!"
Venerable Wu Tu crushed more than a dozen top-grade spirit stones in his hand and felt the compression of spiritual energy within his body, immediately letting out a laugh.
There was a chance!
Just as Venerable Wu Tu was about to swallow the prepared elixir, a spatial anomaly in the distance immediately caught his attention.
The moment the spatial rift appeared, a sharp cold light shot towards him.
Venerable Wu Tu's eyes widened in disbelief. Fortunately, the defensive array around him blocked the attack.
"Who is it!" Venerable Wu Tu roared in fury.
He had not informed anyone about this breakthrough, not even the governor of the Demon Capital Prefecture.
Only he knew that the less karma involved, the less his breakthrough would be affected.
Yet now... he had still been discovered, and during the process of breakthrough!
"Damn it!"
Although Venerable Wu Tu was angry, he did not stop his breakthrough.
Because once the breakthrough was halted, his body would not only suffer the backlash of spiritual energy but also ruin the opportunity for breakthrough.
He had been diligently preparing for this opportunity for over a hundred years!
Chen Yang looked at Jiang Taotian beside him, his face darkened.
He had thought Jiang Taotian was timid, but he never expected this fellow to be more than just timid. If he had unleashed his full power earlier, he could have directly broken through the opponent's array!
Now, not only was the defensive array not broken, but he had also alerted the opponent!
Unlike Chen Yang's thoughts, Jiang Taotian let out a sigh of relief and chuckled, "He didn't attack, which means he's truly breaking through. Let's go! Today we'll kill a ninth-level Core Formation expert for some fun."
Watching Jiang Taotian's retreating back, Wu Min transmitted a message to Chen Yang, "He's very similar to Jiang Jiantao in temperament. This fellow might really be Jiang Jiantao's illegitimate son."
Chen Yang was momentarily stunned by this statement.
The founder of the Sword Sect... had such a personality?
From various ancient texts of the local realm and descendants of the Sword Sect, Chen Yang had heard nothing but that Jiang Jiantao was an absolutely decisive and ruthless individual.
Wu Min's words had completely shattered the majestic image of Jiang Jiantao in Chen Yang's mind.
"What's so strange about that? Jiang Jiantao's cultivation technique is quite special. He rarely makes a move because it would affect his strength."