Chapter 840: Changing Heavens

"What is going on!"

On the boat leaf, there was a great upheaval; looking at Lin Yi and the others from the Black Wind Hall who were drawing ever closer, the expressions of all the Array Pivot Envoys turned ugly to the extreme.

Wen Jian suddenly felt the cold air inside her body surge, as if her heart were about to jump out.

She seemed to have lost all her strength, and for a moment, she was at a loss for what to do.

At this moment, she could only wail incessantly in her heart.

As for Xu Zhifan, he could only grit his teeth and, as if risking his life, drive the boat leaf to sail toward the direction of Luo Town.

"Why did you know that I would mobilize in Luo Town today!"

Xu Zhifan roared in a low voice:

"Tell me!"

He regretted it to the extreme; why had he not brought all the Array Pivot Envoys along?

As an Array Master, Xu Zhifan's combat power was naturally formidable, but he had not fought with anyone for a long time, and he had long since lost the hot-bloodedness and ruthlessness of his younger years.

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Time passed slowly, until the afternoon.

Inside the Jiang Mansion in Luo Town.

Jiang Guanxin no longer had the radiant face he had when he was first promoted to Deputy Array Master.

At this moment, he was hiding under his quilt, the long hair on his head had fallen out, his face was deathly pale, and even while hidden under the quilt, he continued to tremble.

In such a short time, Jiang Guanxin seemed to have aged fifty years.

"Child, what has happened to you?"

By the bedside, an old man who shared a thirty-percent resemblance to Jiang Guanxin had eyes filled with bitter light:

"What you spoke of, perhaps it is a Pure Evil Ancient Divine Beast; you have suffered the hallucinations of a Pure Evil Ancient Divine Beast, and your mind has been polluted.

Tell your father, where is that Ancient Divine Beast?!"

A fierce light appeared in the old man's eyes as he gripped Jiang Guanxin's hand.

"No!"

Jiang Guanxin suddenly screamed, shaking his head frantically: "I cannot say!"

His pupils slowly constricted, as if he were seeing that boundless terror once again.

"Cannot let Him discover, cannot!"

As Jiang Guanxin spoke, even his breathing was accompanied by physiological spasms.

As if the nightmare had descended once more, Jiang Guanxin now held endless fear toward Chen Yan in his heart.

The old man shed tears and cried out in grief:

"My child."

The old man lowered his eyes and murmured:

"It is also my fault for coddling you too much since you were small, never letting you encounter any danger.

If it were an ordinary person, they would be like this upon meeting a Pure Evil Ancient Divine Beast, because their will is too weak, and they would fall forever into the nightmare created by the Pure Evil Ancient Divine Beast."

Jiang Guanxin suddenly grabbed his father's hand:

"Is it really a Pure Evil Ancient Divine Beast?"

"Yes!" the old man opened his mouth:

"If it were an Ancient God, we would have died long ago!"

Jiang Guanxin opened his mouth wide and slowly pulled back the quilt.

"What are you going to do?" the old man asked.

Jiang Guanxin hurriedly shook his head, refusing to speak.

His eyes still held endless fear; he had to go to the Zhiyang Mansion, to find the Mansion Master!

He looked around vigilantly, feeling as if countless pairs of eyes were still staring at him at this moment.

Unimaginable fear struck again, and Jiang Guanxin subconsciously wanted to shrink back into the quilt.

But his final desire to survive made him hold back.

If Chen Yan did not die, he would die sooner or later.

No, he would encounter that nightmare worse than death once again!

Jiang Guanxin walked in front of the mirror, looking at himself—now bald, pale-faced, and with eyes full of bloodshot veins and panic.

The next moment, amidst the old man's calls, he left with firm determination.

Chen Yan had not expected Jiang Guanxin to have such a transformation.

In the past, Chen Yan used 【Holy Will Corruption】 to modify Chen He's cognition, and the torture Chen He suffered was ten thousand times that of Jiang Guanxin's.

Chen Yan could perceive the emotions of others, but he did not know that Jiang Guanxin had been cultivating since he was small, had never fought in battle, and had no strong will.

Once he suffered a setback, he would be destroyed just like this.

Jiang Guanxin ran hurriedly into the street.

At this moment, the entire Luo Town was filled with exclamations; the crowd was bustling, filling the streets.

Surrounded by hundreds of Array Pulse Soldiers and Array Attendants from the Array Master Hall.

Xu Zhifan, covered in blood and missing an arm, along with Wen Jian and two other severely injured Array Pivot Envoys, were being protected within.

The people were panicked, seeing for the first time that the noble Array Master and Array Pivot Envoys could be injured to such a state.

Wen Jian's face was deathly pale; her gaze shifted, passing through the faces of the shocked people, and she saw Jiang Guanxin walking past rapidly.

Wen Jian was stunned; such a familiar face, yet it seemed she had never seen it before.

She could not remember who that person was for a moment, only seeing that the person was bald, with unimaginable terror flashing in his eyes.

As for Array Master Xu Zhifan, his eyes were filled with bitterness and lingering fear as he looked at an array attendant and said:

"Go quickly and invite the array masters of White Town and Dust Town to come to Luo Town."

The array attendant responded hurriedly.

"No!" Xu Zhifan's gaze flickered:

"Only go and invite the array master of White Town."

"Yes!" Something flashed in the array attendant's eyes as they ran away at full speed.

The onlookers watched, and a look of bewilderment appeared in the eyes of each and every one of them.

Many people could feel that the heavens were about to change.

How could Xu Zhifan not read the meaning in these people's eyes?

Six of the nine Array Pivot Envoys were dead, and three were severely injured; for Luo Town, this was simply a disaster.

In the past, Luo Town was the strongest of the three towns, but now it was likely the weakest.

The number of Array Pivot Envoys was directly related to whether each town-level unit could protect its town and subordinate villages through the tide.

Now, with the death of six Array Pivot Envoys, this was not only a disaster for Luo Town, but also a disaster for him, Xu Zhifan.

Once the news reached Zhiyang Prefecture, this would result in severe punishment for him.

Xu Zhifan's eyes flickered as he gritted his teeth.

Now, he had to alter what had happened today.

Soon, Xu Zhifan returned to the Array Master Hall.

He did not even have time to swallow a precious medicine; instead, he stopped binding the muscles of his severed arm, letting the blood drip onto his writing brush. As the tip of the brush fell, the handwriting became stained and blurred with blood.

Soon, Xu Zhifan called for an array attendant.

"Deliver this letter to the Prefecture Master Hall of Zhiyang Prefecture with the greatest speed!"

"Yes!"

The array attendant respectfully took the envelope and left with quick steps.

A look of sorrow appeared in Xu Zhifan's eyes.

What was written on the blood letter was, naturally, what had happened today.

But he had modified the course of events.

Today, he and nine Array Pivot Envoys, including Wen Jianjian, went to clear out a settlement of Penalizers, killing hundreds of Penalizers in succession.

As a result, they encountered Li Yi of the Black Wind Hall and ran into an Ancient God Beast, which led to heavy casualties.

For him, Xu Zhifan, this account of events would mean his merits and demerits canceled each other out.

The Prefecture Master would also accept it.

Moreover, it was indeed true that over a dozen Penalizer settlements within the scope of Luo Town had been wiped out by someone.

Xu Zhifan had no other choice; otherwise, with no merit but a grave fault, his position as Array Master would likely be gone.

"Now..."

Xu Zhifan swallowed a precious medicine and muttered with a frown:

"The number of Array Pivot Envoys is severely insufficient, and I fear Zhiyang Prefecture will find it difficult to spare more Array Pivot Envoys in a short time to come and assist my Luo Town..."

A flickering, uncertain light shone in his eyes.

At the same time.

Mu Yanwan arrived at the Divine Array Hall once again.

Seeing Mu Yanwan arrive, Chen Yan nodded slightly and followed her as she left.

"Does the Honored One know about what happened today?"

As the two headed toward the Mu family, Mu Yanwan asked.

Chen Yan shook his head slightly.

Mu Yanwan was filled with amazement; such a major event had occurred in Luo Town, yet to Chen Yan, it was of no importance at all.

This was absolutely the attitude a high-level existence should have toward a low-level existence.

"Actually, every time the Array Pivot Envoys go out to clear out Penalizers, even if there is no merit, it is still recorded as merit."

Mu Yanwan said softly; even if Chen Yan did not ask, she would still say what needed to be said.

"It is a pity the Array Master did not choose to let the Honored One go to gain merit; otherwise, if the Honored One had been there, the Array Master and the others would not have been in danger."

Chen Yan's expression was calm:

"During the Small Tide, will there be the aura of Ancient Gods within the Sea of Malice?"

Mu Yanwan was startled and quickly said:

"Indeed there is, and there will also be Ancient God Beasts running amok.

But the Pure Land where the Penalizers are located will be fine; they will be protected by the Ancient God Beasts."

Chen Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, then nodded:

"Continue to help me inquire about information regarding Penalizer settlements."

"Yes!" Mu Yanwan replied.

She had originally planned to spend a large amount of the Mu family's resources to trade for a position as an Array Pivot Envoy.

But now, because of Chen Yan, Mu Yanwan had changed her plan.

Soon, the two arrived at the Mu family.

"Greetings, Honored One!"

The head of the Mu family had been waiting for a long time; seeing Chen Yan arrive, he bowed respectfully.

"This time, the Mu family has used various means to find five hundred Realm Fruits for the Honored One."

"Mm, not bad." Chen Yan nodded in satisfaction.

He looked toward the old woman and Mu Yanwan: "Are you both in the Creation Realm?"

"Yes!" the old woman and Mu Yanwan spoke in unison.

"The quality of your Qi and blood and your methods are both somewhat lacking," Chen Yan shook his head slightly.

Mu Yanwan's heart gave a start, and for a moment, she dared not speak.

The next moment.

Chen Yan waved one hand, and two streams of light surged into the depths of the old woman's and Mu Yanwan's minds.

In an instant, Mu Yanwan and the old woman's bodies stiffened, and a magnificent sound of preaching Dao resonated in the depths of their minds.

"This..." the old woman's face trembled:

"This is the true essence of Martial Dao!"

Beside her, a look of pleasant surprise also appeared on Mu Yanwan's face.

In all her life, this was the first time she had seen someone capable of preaching Dao in such a way.

This was naturally Chen Yan using 【Imperial Decay - Holy Intent Bewitchment】 to modify the two's cognition.

Rather than calling it modification, it was more like adding some new cognitions to these two people.

"Absorb these true essences of Martial Dao well; they can make you two invincible within the Creation Realm stage."

Chen Yan said calmly.

Many martial artists in the Evil Realm rely on Realm Fruits, possessing the realm but lacking the strength.

Even for self-cultivating martial artists, their Martial Dao strength is far inferior to existences in the outside world.

Within the Evil Realm, the greatest emphasis is placed on arrays.

Inheritances of physical Martial Dao such as Hard Tempering and Qi and blood are, conversely, incomparably weak.

Therefore, Chen Yan saying that if Mu Yanwan and the other could thoroughly absorb the true essence of Martial Dao they could be invincible within the same realm was truly no empty talk.

Immediately, Chen Yan took out one hundred white metal spheres, thirty black metal spheres, and ten silver metal spheres.

"Inside the black and silver metal spheres are arrays I have condensed.

The black ones can kill a peak Creation Realm expert, and the silver ones can injure an eighth-rank self-cultivator.

As for these one hundred white metal spheres, they contain a massive amount of Qi and blood energy, enough for you two to cultivate to the eighth rank."

Chen Yan handed these dozens of metal spheres to the already trembling Mu Yanwan.

With Chen Yan's current methods, fabricating metal was a trivial matter, and these dozens of metal spheres imprinted with arrays were also items Chen Yan had made before coming.

As for the one hundred white metal spheres, they were obtained by Chen Yan infusing them with Qi and blood energy converted by 【Eternal Calamity Reversing Blood】.

After being converted by 【Eternal Calamity Reversing Blood】, this Qi and blood energy was even purer than Sun-level Qi and blood medicinal treasures.

At this moment, Mu Yanwan had suddenly frozen, her almond eyes wide, her lips slightly parted but unable to make a sound, her fingertips unconsciously clutching her skirt.

An array disc that could injure an eighth-rank?

And an eighth-rank self-cultivator at that.

Moreover, there was also Qi and blood energy that could be directly absorbed... enough for her and Grandma to cultivate to the eighth rank...

Her expression as she looked at Chen Yan had completely changed, and there were even tears shimmering in the corners of her eyes.

She knew Chen Yan was extremely powerful, but she had not expected Chen Yan's methods to be so miraculous, and she was even more moved that Chen Yan would give her such a reward.

This was definitely a heavy reward; what they had done for Chen Yan was completely unworthy of such a bestowal.