Blood Jade Black Crystal
Mu Yu sat at the edge of the tallest cliff in Ku Mu Valley and stared into the vast landscape. For the last month, he wallowed in his sorrow there. Qiao Xue still didn’t say a word to him the entire time. She just went to a city with Xiaoshuai because they needed to eat, leaving the dragon vine with Mu Yu.
Seeing Mu Yu fiddle with Blood Jade Black Crystal, the dragon vine queried, “Mu Yu, aren’t you going to check it out?”
Mu Yu had no motivation to do anything ever since Ku Mu’s passing. Therefore, he forgot about the crystal until today. He smiled bitterly in response to the question for he didn’t think it would be useful. He didn’t throw it away since it was Ku Mu’s belonging.
As he sat there, Mu Yu mindlessly sent his spiritual energy into Blood Jade Black Crystal, activating it. The red light projected an image of Ku Mu. Mu Yu jumped to his feet and exclaimed, “Dad?!”
“Mu Yu, keep yourself in check. If you’re seeing this recording I made using a formation, it means that I’m dead. If I was still alive, I would never give this to you, lest I never hear the end of it from you.”
Mu Yu’s lips curled back down. He’d have been more than happy to have had Ku Mu kick him or wallop him over the head again. He was happy to cop a hit as long as it cheered Ku Mu up.
Hands placed behind his back, Ku Mu was smiling from the bottom of his heart the same way a father was proud of his admirable son, breaking Mu Yu’s oath to not cry again. Mu Yu reached out to his father. Alas, his hand went straight through.
“I don’t know if you’ll accept me as your father, but I’ve treated you as my son. Go ahead and laugh, you brat. I can’t whip you now, so you can’t do nothing about it just as that old fart always did to me. I hereby declare myself your father. If you don’t like it, suck it up!”
Maybe Elder Leng’s appearance at Hundreds Herb Hall inspired the script.
“Dad, I let you down. I’m not angry, and I won’t laugh at you. You were always my dad.”
“I have a pursuer on my tail. I surmise he’s a Spirit Severing Realm cultivator. Everyone thinks I need your protection because I’m a Golden Core Realm cultivator. I’ll show you how I demolish a Spirit Severing Realm cultivator as a formation caster. My point is, I’m not useless, and I don’t need you to protect me.”
Mu Yu witnessed Ku Mu’s original pill and formation combination that nearly ended Tian Budai. He also saw the tragic moment the white ray struck, disrupting the formation and flooring Ku Mu. Mu Yu gritted his teeth and rolled his hands into fists of fury upon identifying the white ray.
Wearing a smug visage, Ku Mu said, “What do you think? Did I finish the Spirit Severing Realm rat? I told you I’m no pushover. You jealous of my formation skills? Sucks to be you, though. All you get to do is watch me pulverise him with your eyes wide because Feng Haochen won’t let you learn formations.”
Ku Mu recorded the last part before he left Ku Mu Valley. He thought he finished Tian Budai, but the sneak attack ruined it all.
“Yeah, you beat him, Dad. You’re my hero,” replied Mu Yu, speaking to himself with a bitter smile.
Ku Mu switched back to a stern expression. “But it’s useless even if I killed him because I know Third Heaven Palace is coming for me. Their formation guardian won’t spare me. There are some things Feng Haochen didn’t mention to you, but I feel you need to know.
“When I figured out my original spiritual energy was used, I came to terms with the fact that Third Heaven Palace’s formation guardian wanted me dead at all costs. They aren’t going to let your shifu restore his cultivation so easily. Due to your lack of formation knowledge, you have no idea what creating a heaven and earth formation entails.
“The casters’ original spiritual energy will be sealed within the heaven and earth formation after casting it to reinforce Celestial Prison. Six people came together to cast Celestial Prison. The other five besides Feng Haochen are Xie Bulao, Illusionary Clear Rain, Chen Daotian, Third Heaven Palace’s formation guardian and me.
“I bet you’re curling your lips again. Whether you believe it or not doesn’t alter the truth. I’m that good, you hear? In any case, Feng Haochen is the main controller of Celestial Prison, but we can make adjustments to the formation using our original spiritual energy in the formation.
“I don’t know how Third Heaven Palace’s formation guardian obtained my original spiritual energy. Still, I can confidently tell you that he will gain more control over Celestial Prison now that he has my original spiritual energy. If he wants to obtain another caster’s spiritual energy, he will hunt down the caster. With the original spiritual energy of three people, he will have equal authority over it to Feng Haochen!
“Feng Haochen will restore his cultivation using dark herb’s life qi in a year from now; however, if Third Heaven Palace’s formation guardian seizes more than fifty percent control over the formation, Feng Haochen will be in peril. As such, the other casters must be protected at all costs.
“Illusionary Clear Rain is always on the move. I don’t know how he’s doing. The formation guardian wouldn’t pick a fight with Xie Bulao because he’s not looking to be bodied. Chen Daotian, unfortunately, isn’t immortal. He has means of protecting himself at the moment. Therefore, he’s safe from Third Heaven Palace’s claws for the meantime. Once his wick is nearly burnt, though, he will be a susceptible target. Logically, then, Chen Daotian should be the next target.
“Chen Daotian is Formation Sect’s ancestor. He’s old by now. I don’t know how he’s doing, but you need to pay him a visit in any case. As long as Chen Daotian doesn’t die in the next year, Feng Haochen should be safe.
“Now, regarding formations, you can choose to learn them or not. It’s up to you. I already gave you Profound Formations, which contains the essence of my formation skills. I didn’t record basics in there, so it’ll be challenging for you to learn it if you start from there. If you want to learn formations, learn some rudimentary knowledge from Formation Sect and then pick up Profound Formations.
“If you’re seeing this, I’m worried you’ll blindly chase down Third Heaven Palace, and I’m worried you can’t get back on your feet. Don’t use Life and Death in the Blink of an Eye to revive me. Your safety is more important than my life, understood?”
Mu Yu mumbled, “You’re wrong there, Dad. Your life is more important than anything. You deserve to live more than anyone else. I swear I’ll find a way to dismantle Nine Heavens Demon Sealing Formation and revive you.”
“I need to get moving once I finish this. I need to record the scene of the Spirit Severing Realm cultivator dying for you to see. I like your optimistic character. Thanks to your optimism, life was brighter and more fun. Don’t change just because I died. I won’t forgive you if you do. I want you to always be optimistic. I wish you were my real son; I wanted to hear you call me ‘Dad’. I guess it’ll just be a regret of mine.” Ku Mu shook his head with angst in his eyes.
Mu Yu tightened his fist. “Dad, I promise to be optimistic, always. However, I will kill Tian Budai and raze Third Heaven Palace to the ground. Most importantly, I will use Life and Death in the Blink of an Eye to revive you.”
“By the way, I cast Soul Setting Formation in Blood Jade Black Crystal. That’s a formation I invented to help Feng Haochen as an alternative. If his immortal body is taken, you can try using Soul Setting Formation to protect his soul. That should be enough to allow him to continue living. Well, I hope it never comes to the stage where you will need it.
“Pass Blood Jade Black Crystal onto him in the future so that he can prepare himself. He’s necessary to bringing down Third Heaven Palace and rescuing Miao Yuyan. Miao Yuyan can also use the formation in the future. She will eventually die, but the formation will allow her to lvie forever…” Ku Mu pursed his lips and paused. He shut his eyes and heaved a heavy breath. “Perhaps she’ll be able to stay by his side forever.
“That’s all I have to say. Take care of yourself. You’re on your own from now.”
Ku Mu gazed up at the sky and exhaled again before vanishing.
“Dad… you shouldn’t live for others. I want you to have the chance to live for yourself for once.”
Mu Yu sent his spiritual energy into Blood Jade Black Crystal. His spiritual energy navigated through the maze of formation patterns to find Soul Setting Formation. His spiritual energy set alight a string of lights, revealing the formation. Hovering above the formation was…
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