Chapter 1052: Elder Mu Long Chen Returns

Mu Long Chen and Mu Long Hua received a message; the message that came from within the clan was, in fact, the clan's punishment.

When the punishment for their failure arrived, Mu Long Chen and Mu Long Hua froze in place, exchanged a glance, and then looked toward the depths of the Mangshan Mountain Range before them; they had actually… let Bai Hang run away, right under their noses.

Yes, they stared for a long time but saw no sign of Bai Hang leaving, detecting no movement, confirming the message's authenticity. Mu Long Chen had been watching for a year without any sign; he prepared to go in and look for Bai Hang's trace, but unexpectedly that woman had already returned to Tian Du Men, and the news was not false.

All the clan members at Tian Du Men were dead, all found and slain on the spot; this time the clan suffered heavy losses and must pay a huge price to appease Tian Du Men, which is not what the clan wanted.

The plan to advance into Cangzhou failed, and other forces began strict investigations; gradually members of the Mu Long clan were discovered, causing many factions' displeasure. Those factions moved against the Mu Long clan, forcing it to contract its strength and dare not act again.

Mu Long Chen and Mu Long Hua were summoned back to receive the clan's punishment; a few short words explained a great deal.

"You saw it too; the clan cannot be lenient with the two of us. This mission's failure caused many of our clan disciples to be killed, all the clan disciples at Tian Du Men were slain, and we two are hard to absolve ourselves of blame."

"Mu Long Hua, in this mission, neither you nor I can escape responsibility, especially you, who must bear the main blame for the failure."

"Have you thought about how to explain this to the clan?"

Both of them are responsible; who bears the main blame is the real issue.

Returning immediately might bring no good outcome; Mu Long Chen stared coldly at Mu Long Hua.

Mu Long Hua gritted his teeth: "Elder, this mission's failure makes the disciple hard to absolve, but you, Elder, cannot escape either. If we go back like this, I fear both you and I will find it hard to rise in the clan later. Perhaps we should…"

Mu Long Chen immediately understood Mu Long Hua's thought and worried: "The Mangshan Mountain Range is fraught with danger; if we go in, it's a nine‑to‑one chance of death. Are you sure you want to go in?"

"If we cannot find the murderer of our clan members, we may both be unable to leave the Mangshan Mountain Range."

"If those demonic beasts in the range discover us, it will trigger a revolt in the Mangshan Mountain Range."

"Then we will have only death as an option."

Mu Long Chen solemnly told Mu Long Hua the consequences, which they could not bear.

Mu Long Hua naturally understood and said calmly: "Elder, do we still have a choice?"

"Returning to the clan, we probably won't fare well; no matter what the future holds, the outcome will be the same."

There are many geniuses within the clan.

If the two of them die, there will be no loss.

Mu Long Hua knows his standing well; although his innate strength ranks among the upper tier in the Mu Long clan, once he fails, the clan's rivals will find ways to kill him.

Only the dead pose no threat.

The internal clan struggles are not simple either.

In short, to avoid clan punishment they must achieve merit.

And the existence of Qinglong Daoist is their chance, the only chance to gain the clan's favor.

"Mu Long Hua, can you locate that person's whereabouts?"

Elder Mu Long Chen worries about this: entering the Mangshan Mountain Range is no issue, the adventure itself is fine; the problem is finding him.

Otherwise, like a headless fly, we wouldn't be able to find where Qinglong Daoist is, wouldn't we?

Mu Long Hua gritted his teeth: "Elder, I can find him."

Mu Long Chen stared at Mu Long Hua, and after a while, lowered his gaze.

"Fine, since you are confident, this Elder will trust you for now."

"This Elder will accompany you on the adventure once."

Mu Long Hua heard this, sighed in relief, and cupped his hands: "Elder, rest assured, I will not disappoint you."

Mu Long Chen gestured: "Let's go."

The two entered the Mangshan Mountain Range, searching for Qinglong Daoist's location.

They dare not go to Tian Du Men; even if they did, they could not enter.

Instead, they would anger Tian Du Men, which would directly move to hunt them.

Within the Mangshan Mountain Range, as long as they don't act recklessly or go deep into the range, nothing will happen.

In the Mangshan Mountain Range.

Inside the Formation, Qinglong Daoist smiled.

"Finally made it in? People of the Mu Long clan, they indeed can sense my presence; I wonder if you can find this place."

Qinglong Daoist did not cut off his own bloodline pull; instead he amplified it, drawing the two forward.

There are only two enemies, not very strong; to him they pose no threat.

It is just right; he can have them help test the Formation.

"Let me see your strength properly, let my Formation test your strength; I hope you won't disappoint me."

Half a day later.

Mu Long Chen and Mu Long Hua arrived outside the Formation; they stared here, while Mu Long Hua stared into the Formation and said calmly: "Elder, he is inside, the bloodline pull's power is inside."

"That person, that murderer is inside; should we go in and kill him directly?"

Elder Mu Long Chen raised his hand, stared at the Formation before him, and warned: "Don't act rashly; this is a Formation, not a simple one."

"Elder, no need to worry; it's just a Formation, how powerful could it be?" Mu Long Hua replied dismissively: "In the Mangshan Mountain Range, a human dares to appear and set up a Formation; Elder, do you think he has enough time and power to arrange it?"

"At most it's some Trapping Formation and Mist Formation, which cannot trap us."

"If delayed, trouble arises, Elder; we must speed up to find him and kill him, lest any mishap."

Mu Long Hua urged: "Elder, seize the opportunity."

Elder Mu Long Chen gritted his teeth, nodded, and said: "Fine, I'll go in with you."

The two reached agreement and entered the Formation together.

Inside the Formation, there is another realm.

The two stared in shock at the Formation before them, a solitary space; Mu Long Hua immediately acted, trying to brute‑force break the Formation.

But they found they could not break it.

This Formation can defend against his power and even reflect his attacks back.

The triple-strength rebound struck both of them.

The two reacted swiftly, dodging away, and thus avoided being hit.

Mu Long Chen and Mu Long Hua exchanged a look, their eyes gaining a touch of gravity—the formation ahead was no simple matter.

It was merely this probing attempt; they could see the formation's oddity—it was not something they could easily crack.