Chapter 253: Starting with Interrogating the Wolves of Zhongnan Mountain

Yun Zhongzi's heart sank; he usually got along well with others, and even his attitude toward the Jie Sect was not so extreme.

By reason and emotion, he should not have provoked trouble, so why did this happen? His steps hurried, Yun Zhongzi rushed straight to his own refining chamber, and upon seeing the scene before him, his face instantly turned grim, casually tossing the furnace lid aside onto the ground, while the furnace inside was completely empty.

Burning with the lonely Samadhi True Fire, thief, how dare you!

Yun Zhongzi's mood was like this Samadhi True Fire—anger burning within, he wished to directly drag out the sinful culprit and punish him severely!

This was the treasure he had painstakingly crafted with countless efforts, and now it was so easily taken by someone who just happened to pass by—Yun Zhongzi fumed, and with one palm strike, he extinguished the Three Flavors True Fire.

Immediately, he sat cross-legged on the spot, using the feedback from the restriction to begin his divine calculations.

But then, Yun Zhongzi's face grew even worse.

There was not even a trace of clue.

The Art of Hidden Seclusion!

Yun Zhongzi gritted his teeth.

The intruder actually used the Art of Hidden Concealment!

Besides this, there is simply no way to explain why the formation array was destroyed without leaving even a trace of human aura.

He tried again, but still to no avail.

Could it be that this person possesses some treasure capable of concealment on their person? Yun Zhongzi stood up, furrowed his brows in thought, but this shouldn't be the case!

He had not delayed at all, and the moment the restriction was triggered, he immediately began rushing toward his cave dwelling.

Although he was most skilled in the art of refining weapons, he could apply his knowledge broadly, and refining weapons often required embedding various formation arrays for enhancement.

Thus, his attainment in formation arrays was not shallow.

This restriction, he could say, was extremely concealed—even someone of the same cultivation realm as him would not have detected it.

He had not delayed even a moment in flying back; logically, he should have directly encountered the sinful culprit!

Yun Zhongzi walked toward the wall, wanting to check whether the formation array he set up had malfunctioned; he lightly touched the wall, and his face changed color.

How come there is another formation array now!

Yun Zhongzi swore he had only set up one formation array here.

So, could this formation array have been set up by the sinful culprit? Yun Zhongzi urged himself to calm down, circulated his mana, and combined his analysis of his own formation array to examine this unknown formation array.

But the more he studied it, the more startled Yun Zhongzi became—this formation array's structure was too exquisitely crafted; he actually could not comprehend it!

Moreover, although he could not fully analyze it, he also knew its function: it could actually intercept triggered restrictions within the formation array.

No wonder when he returned, the person was already gone.

By the time he received the feedback from the restriction, he didn't even know how long had already passed!

Even though he himself was the victim, Yun Zhongzi couldn't help but admire the methods of this thief—such an extraordinary formation array, who knows how it was conceived?

It completely overturned the conventional understanding of formation arrays!

After a long while, Yun Zhongzi withdrew his hand, sighed helplessly, and still found no trace of clues within this formation array!

This person's attainment in formation arrays is absolutely far superior to his own.

Yun Zhongzi pondered in his heart: among the Three Realms, there are indeed many who excel in formation arrays.

But they are all without grudge or enmity toward him, and it shouldn't be like this!

The sinful culprit Yun Zhongzi imagined were all individuals of Preparatory Saint cultivation like himself.

How could he have guessed that the one who broke his proud formation array would actually be a mere Taiyi realm Black Bear Essence? The heaven-defying aspect of Xiong Dao Ren's Xuan Tian Jia Jia lies in his ultimate mastery over formation arrays—creating new formation arrays is as easy as a flick of the wrist.

Only what he cannot think of, there is nothing he cannot do—infinitely powerful.

For him, the greatest limitation is cultivation; if his cultivation could rise, then his unsolvable formation array ability could overlook the Three Realms.

Is he really going to suffer this silent loss? Yun Zhongzi felt unwilling.

Although he could remake this imitation of the Zhu Xian Sword with his ability, he just couldn't swallow this anger!

Directly coming to steal his treasure—this is simply like jumping up to slap his face; if word gets out, he will become the laughingstock of the Three Realms!

The more Yun Zhongzi looked at this place, the worse his mood became.

Returning to the main hall of his cave dwelling, he saw that the corner wall was damaged and covered in mess.

Yun Zhongzi's forehead veins bulged; if someone familiar with Yun Zhongzi saw this appearance, they would surely be greatly startled, after all, Yun Zhongzi is usually kind and gentle in daily life.

Light clouds and gentle wind.

Where is this now—this furious, indignant appearance, as if wanting to kill someone?

The treasure was stolen, and yet he dared to break into his wall—this wall was personally polished by him!

As a master of the refining craft,

his own cave dwelling was also carefully designed by him.

Now, a section has been suddenly damaged, and it's man-made—just thinking about it makes one feel awful.

This grudge, we shall not share the same sky!

Yun Zhongzi harbored hatred in his heart—he is good-tempered, but not without temper!

He was about to use mana to repair it.

But Yun Zhongzi seemed to have discovered something, suddenly stopped, and walked straight to a spot, lowering his head to look.

Only to see on the dust raised by the dug-up wall on the ground, a footprint was clearly imprinted, its shape very strange, not resembling a human at all.

"How could it be so like a dog's paw?"

Yun Zhongzi muttered to himself.

So, could it be that the Demon Race? Yun Zhongzi nodded.

This footprint is basically either a dog or a wolf; with this, the target selection would be greatly narrowed.

But Yun Zhongzi furrowed his brows again—among the Three Realms, there are no dog demons or wolf demons capable of such ability!

The Demon Race is fierce and brave; among the Demon Race, masters of the formation array lineage are almost nonexistent, let alone restricted breeds.

If we're talking about fame, the star deity Kui Mu Lang of the wolf clan, or Xiao Tian of the dog clan, are both extremely well-known.

But there's no reason for it!

Kui Mu Lang, a perfectly fine divine official, how dare he provoke him, and Xiao Tian as well?

That's the disciple of Yang Jian, the Protégé Lineage of Yuxu Palace of the Chan Sect, the chief disciple of the Third Generation of the Chan Sect, Yang Jian's pet — by emotion and reason, he wouldn't do such a thing.

I've seen that dog once; although he feels cheap and deserving of a beating, he shouldn't be so recklessly bold.

Moreover, with Xiao Tian's level of cultivation and cultivation base, I wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death.

Yun Zhongzi used divine power, carefully solidifying and cutting out this sand footprint, then storing it away.

Now that there are some clues, he doesn't want this matter to just end like this.

Let's start from Zhongnan Mountain — as long as it's a canine demon, he'll make them press their claws one by one; he must drag out this sinful culprit!

Yun Zhongzi silently made up his mind: if he can't catch him, he won't even have the thought to continue refining magical treasures!

The Xiao Tian dog, who had fled with Tian Peng Xiong Dao Ren and others to Guanjiangkou, inexplicably shuddered.

"Damn, if I'd known earlier, Bei Da Ye wouldn't have slept on the ground yesterday."

Xiao Tian shook his head, appearing somewhat disdainful.

Tian Peng didn't speak, but instead took a rough breath — just now he had used all his strength to run, and he really wanted to ask Xiong Dao Ren whether that concealment formation and sealing formation would truly fail — he was panicking!

But he couldn't bring himself to lose face; otherwise, how could he maintain his heroic image? Tian Peng stood with hands behind his back, the breeze light and the clouds calm — in the end, he still chose to give up asking.

Not because he fully believed in Xiong Dao Ren's strength, but because this divine ability awakened from Chen the shopkeeper's place made him trust it utterly.

Chaos Residence produces — must be premium.

His entire body's divine protection ability, and Xiao Tian's sense of smell divine ability — throughout the Three Realms, they are absolutely unparalleled.

Everyone knows Xiong Dao Ren's Profound Heaven Battle Armor is powerful.

Battle armor, battle armor — it has the character for "formation," how could it possibly be weak?