Chapter 1599: Apologizing
It was clear that even Lin Feng himself, who had inscribed this array, had underestimated its power. While in the cave dwelling of the Wuji Heavenly Emperor, he had already comprehended this Ruin Array Dao. By inscribing it with the law force of his destiny, it was essentially equivalent to an array inscribed by a Martial Emperor who had comprehended the Ruin Array Dao. The lethality was imaginable.
Qi Yunxiao glanced at Lin Feng, only seeing an aloof back with hands clasped behind it. He felt his lips go somewhat dry and thought to himself, "My Qi Tian Fortress must spare no expense to befriend this young man. With such array dao, even the Martial Emperor array masters of the Wuji Imperial Palace might not be able to inscribe it. Given time, this young man will surely become a major force."
Lin Feng usually appeared arrogant and dismissive of everything, but once he touched upon array dao, that focus moved him. And at this moment, Lin Feng's back also made him feel that this person's pride was entirely justified. This young man with the sallow complexion, he couldn't see through him at all. But he didn't need to see through him. What he needed to do now was to give his all to maintain a good relationship with him and the Qi Tian Fortress.
Walking forward quietly, Qi Yunxiao at this moment wasn't even that concerned about the life and death of the Medicine King Immortal Palace people anymore. Arriving beside Lin Feng, Qi Yunxiao said in a low voice, "Master Mu En's achievements in array dao may one day have the chance to catch up to Senior Wuji Heavenly Emperor."
Hearing Qi Yunxiao's words, Lin Feng turned slightly and smiled at Qi Yunxiao, saying, "The Heavenly Emperor was a great master of array dao. If I could achieve even ten or twenty percent of his skill, I would be fully satisfied."
"Master Mu En is too modest." Qi Yunxiao saw that although Lin Feng said this, his eyes always held a faint pride and confidence. He knew this was merely a humble statement. Perhaps this Mu En himself harbored such thoughts in his heart, that one day he would achieve the same prestige as the former Wuji Heavenly Emperor.
"Senior Yunxiao, please forgive the accidental killing of your people and the complete destruction of this entire stronghold." Lin Feng expressed an apology to Qi Yunxiao. Qi Yunxiao quickly shook his head: "This is merely one of the Qi Tian Fortress's strongholds. The Martial Emperors are all here. The people in other places aren't that important. As for the buildings, rebuilding them will only take a few days."
Although Qi Yunxiao now felt some regret, he dared not mention it in front of Lin Feng. He was too busy flattering Lin Feng. This Ruin Array Dao had too great an impact on him.
"That's good then." Lin Feng smiled and nodded, but his heart was very cold. These powerful beings all treated human lives like weeds. Although they were all people of his Qi Tian Fortress, as long as they weren't important figures, Qi Yunxiao didn't really care about their life or death. If he could be so indifferent to his own people, how much more so to the people of the small worlds back then? In the eyes of the controllers of the Nine Great Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses, the small worlds were merely toys in their hands.
The power of the Ruin Array Dao gradually extinguished. The destructive light pillars that had been charging into the void slowly sank into the earth and disappeared. The patterns also gradually dimmed.
The crowd looked again at the current Qi Tian Fortress stronghold and all took a deep breath, feeling their hearts surging with waves, extremely unsettled.
The entire Qi Tian Fortress stronghold had been leveled to the ground, a scene of devastation. Only some distant fake peaks remained. Everything else was just ruins.
Even the might of a Mid-rank Emperor wasn't this terrifying, was it? Instantly sweeping away everything, destroying heaven and earth.
Lifting their heads, the crowd's gazes looked toward the void. In the high sky, there were still three figures, the three Martial Emperor experts led by the white-bearded old man.
"Only three left. Everyone else is dead!" The crowd's hearts twitched. In that one strike, six or seven Martial Emperors had fallen.
"Array dao." The area in front of the crowd was already a flat plain. Their eyes pierced through the distance and landed on Lin Feng. So this was the array dao master, Mu En. He had actually inscribed such a terrifying destructive grand array dao in the Qi Tian Fortress stronghold. Too terrifying.
In the void, the white-bearded Martial Emperor's body trembled slightly, truly trembling. That array dao just now had threatened his life. If he hadn't been fast enough, he would have been swallowed up too. A Venerable Martial Realm expert, using array dao to threaten a Mid-rank Emperor — what did that mean?
It was said that all beneath the Martial Emperor realm were ants. This was no empty talk. Using Venerable Martial Realm cultivation to kill a Martial Emperor was almost impossible. In all his years of life, he had only heard of one person with such might. That person had come from that small world. And the gap between a Mid-rank Emperor and a Low-rank Emperor was also terrifying. Cross-level challenges were extremely difficult. The higher the realm, the harder it was to fight above one's level. From this, it could be seen that the gap between a Mid-rank Emperor and a Venerable Martial Realm cultivator was incalculable. Before a Mid-rank Emperor, Venerable Martial Realm people were ants. But before his eyes, a Venerable Martial Realm person had killed seven Martial Emperors of his Medicine King Immortal Palace. The three of them had been lucky too. They wouldn't have dared to imagine this before.
"Hoo..." The white-bearded Martial Emperor exhaled and looked at Lin Feng, saying, "Master Mu En's array dao is extraordinary. My Medicine King Immortal Palace dares not be your enemy. I hope Master Mu En will not hold past grievances against us. As for the Qi Tian Fortress, today's matter is settled for now. But this debt, my Medicine King Immortal Palace will remember."
"Let's go." The white-bearded Martial Emperor waved his hand. The other two Martial Emperors swept their cold gazes over the Qi Tian Fortress crowd, then soared into the air and left. Qi Yunxiao and the others did not pursue, letting them leave.
"The Medicine King Immortal Palace has placed this entire debt on the Qi Tian Fortress. It was clearly Mu En who killed their Martial Emperors, but they actually apologized to Mu En." The crowd thought to themselves. That white-bearded Martial Emperor had quite the boldness. Even in such a situation, he could remain so rational in that brief moment. First, he apologized to Mu En, separating Mu En from the matter and showing their Medicine King Immortal Palace's attitude toward Mu En. Then he said they would remember this matter, placing all the blame on the Qi Tian Fortress, having nothing to do with you, Master Mu En — even though everyone understood that Mu En was the one who killed the people.
A Mid-rank Emperor was a Mid-rank Emperor. So many of the people he brought had been killed in an instant. His emotions must have been violently stirred, yet he could still remain calm. Seeing the power of that array, everyone understood that Mu En, who came from the Wuji Palace, had such terrifying array inscribing ability. The Medicine King Immortal Palace could not touch him at all. It was best not to form a grudge, or things would only get worse later.
The people of the Qi Tian Fortress also deeply understood the Medicine King Immortal Palace's thoughts. At this moment, Qi Yunxiao glanced at Lin Feng beside him and thought to himself that what he needed to do now was to better strengthen their relationship with Lin Feng. As for the Medicine King Immortal Palace, at this point, they would let things take their natural course and deal with whatever came.
Lin Feng laughed inwardly. Everything had developed even more perfectly than he had anticipated. At this moment, the Medicine King Immortal Palace and the Qi Tian Fortress would never imagine that today's situation was entirely created by him, Lin Feng. Step by step, Lin Feng had led the Medicine King Immortal Palace and the Qi Tian Fortress into a confrontational situation.
"Master Mu En, thank you for your help today. Leave everything here to us. Master, just return to the Demon Cloud Peak and rest." Qi Yunxiao said politely to Lin Feng. Lin Feng nodded slightly and smiled, saying, "In that case, I won't stay here."
"Golden Chen Lord, Eastern Emperor, you two stand guard opposite the Demon Cloud Peak. If Master Mu En has any instructions, carry them out immediately." Qi Yunxiao added. Golden Chen Lord and the Eastern Emperor naturally understood Lin Feng's importance to the Qi Tian Fortress at this moment. Such array dao power was too strong and terrifying.
"Yes, sir." The two responded and left with Lin Feng, heading toward the Demon Cloud Peak.
Qi Yunxiao remained standing in place. The patterns that had been branded into the earth had now disappeared.
"Sir, should we..." At this moment, a person beside Qi Yunxiao spoke. Qi Yunxiao's gaze suddenly swept over him, very sharp, and he said, "Don't ever say such things again."
Qi Yunxiao naturally knew what the other wanted to do — to try out the Ruin Array Dao that Lin Feng had inscribed. In truth, Qi Yunxiao himself also wanted to try it very much. But worried it might displease Lin Feng, he suppressed this thought. Unless one day Lin Feng himself said they could control this Ruin Array Dao, he would not touch it.
Since Lin Feng could inscribe such a powerful array, he could inscribe a second, a third.
The events at the Qi Tian Fortress spread at a terrifying speed, sweeping through the entire buffer zone. Soon, they even spread to the nine main cities of the Nine Great Immortal Palaces and Heavenly Fortresses. Countless people were shaken in their hearts. Mu En, with his Eighth Layer of Venerable Martial Realm cultivation, had inscribed a grand array dao, instantly killing seven Martial Emperors of the Medicine King Immortal Palace and intimidating a Mid-rank Emperor. The name Mu En was known to all.
At this moment, at the Great Zhou Immortal Palace stronghold, inside a golden hall, a Mid-rank Emperor sat at the head, looking at the crowd and saying, "What does everyone think?"
The crowd's brows were tightly furrowed. One Martial Emperor spoke: "This Mu En's array dao skill is terrifying. His status in the Wuji Palace may be extraordinary. He might be a core disciple out on a training journey."
"Mm." The leader nodded slightly, stood up, walked a few steps forward, and looked outside: "My Great Zhou Immortal Palace has now formed a grudge with Mu En. Last time, when many forces were invited, only our Great Zhou Immortal Palace and the Medicine King Immortal Palace did not attend. After that, Mu En led the Qi Tian Fortress people to cause trouble at the Medicine King Immortal Palace. I worry whether this matter was deliberately orchestrated by Mu En."
"Sir means that Mu En holds a grudge against the Great Zhou Immortal Palace and the Medicine King Immortal Palace and is deliberately retaliating?" The expressions of those present tightened, their faces quite unpleasant.
"That is also my concern. The grudge between my Great Zhou Immortal Palace and Mu En is actually the deepest. If Mu En holds a grudge, it will be very unfavorable for my Great Zhou Immortal Palace in the future." The golden-robed strong man frowned deeply and said in a low voice.
"Sir, what do you think we should do?" someone asked.
The strong man was silent for a moment, then his gaze fell on one person, and he said, "Tian Xiao, take some generous gifts and some people to the Qi Tian Fortress. Apologize and make amends."
"Apologize." The crowd's expressions stiffened. Their Great Zhou Immortal Palace was actually going to apologize to a Venerable Martial Realm person!