Chapter 1029 - The Gathering Storm (2/2)

Mo Wen had already been dealing with serious injuries. Now that he had unleashed the Divine Sword of the Primordial Soul, he had aggravated his own injuries. After all, the strength to command such an immense Primordial Soul power must come from his own body, and he was now very weak.

“We’re safe now.” Mo Wen stroked Gu Jingman’s head, blood dribbling down from the corner of his mouth.

“We’re safe?”

Gu Jingman opened her eyes slowly. She seemed rather weak, as though she barely had the strength to even open her eyes. She had heard Shao Tianqi’s shocking exclamation earlier on but she paid no mind to it. For a second, she felt as if nothing really mattered anymore.

“Let’s go back. No one will dare pick on us anymore.”

Mo Wen’s eyes were rather cold. It was only a matter of time before the sects from the Peng Lai Immortal realm got what they deserved.

…

After the people from Intentionless City and the Ming Palace returned, the city had become lively again. More and more people milled about as the days went by, and there was a large number of people returning to the city every day.

Initially, Wang Yinru had temporarily disbanded the Ming Palace, ordering the disciples of the Ming Palace to disperse to every corner of the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension. As for her, she had brought a few of the higher-ups from the Ming Palace into hiding at the Tan Zi Beast Lair, and it attracted the sects of the Peng Lai Immortal realm.

Now that Wang Yinru and the rest had returned, the disciples from the Ming Palace had also returned to the Intentionless City. The city that had been left empty was once again lively.

Of course, everyone knew that the danger had not yet passed. The Petrification Cult was only one batch of all the people who had infiltrated the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension. The only reason why the bulk of them did not want to take on the risk stepping forward was that most of them had cultivation below the Primordial Soul realm.

This was especially so after they had found out that the Petrification Cult had not just failed in ambushing the Ming Palace, but also had been completely annihilated. People became more honest. Those who were hiding hid whatever needed to be hidden.

The Petrification Cult had sent out their elders at the Tide Changing realm but they proved to be useless, so what could the lesser cultivators like them do?

However, everyone knew that the peace in the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension was just the calm before the storm. A storm was brewing, and there was no way the big sects of the Peng Lai Immortal Realm would just take things lying down.

One day, Intentionless Sect Leader Chen Wuhui and Chen Zi returned to the Ming Palace. The two of them had not escaped to the Star Emperor Palace as Wang Yinru had. Instead, they had been rallying the Ming Palace disciples, making sure they were ready at any given moment.

“Has Sect Leader Mo returned?”

Chen Wuhui’s first words to Wang Yinru were to ask after Mo Wen. There was not a single person who did not know that the return of the Ming Palace’s Sect Leader had saved them from a disaster.

Chen Zi blinked, staring firmly at Wang Yinru. Had Mo Wen finally returned? To the Ming Palace, that person was their backbone.

“The sect leader is currently in seclusion.”

Worry flashed in Wang Yinru’s eyes, but it was quickly masked. She did not mention Mo Wen’s injuries, because the Ming Palace would surely descend into chaos if word of it spread.

As of now, only the most reliable subordinates in the Ming Palace knew that Mo Wen and Gu Jingman had sustained grievous injuries. Although they had managed to take down Shao Tianqi, the two of them paid a hefty price.

“The sect leader is in seclusion.”

Chen Wuhui was stunned when he heard this. Why was the sect leader in seclusion when he had just returned? Besides, this did not seem like a good time to go into seclusion. A storm was brewing outside, and danger was lurking at every turn. Everyone was waiting for a huge war to break out, so what was the sect leader’s deal? Why was he secluding himself in spite of such circumstances?

“You two must take the information as it is, and not spread it,” Wang Yinru remarked mildly.

Chen Wuhui furrowed his eyebrows. Just by Wang Yinru’s words, he could sense that something was not quite right, but he was not sure what exactly was wrong.

Of course, he was not foolish enough to ask, so he could only suppress the doubt that was festering.

Chen Zi seemed rather disappointed. She had expected to be able to see Mo Wen. However, this dire situation had happened.

“You two should go back and make preparations. A huge war might break out in the near future,” Wang Yinru remarked with a somber look on her face.

…

Outside, the entire city was enveloped in wind and rain. Meanwhile, Mo Wen was silent as he sat cross-legged in the secret chamber. His injuries had been grievous, but he did not mind. He was a Miracle Physician himself, and he had on him plenty of sacred items that could be used to heal wounds, such as the Spiritual Transforming Stone, the flesh and blood of creation spiritual beasts, and some exotic herbs he had found from the Creation Pool. These were treasures rarely found in the world.

Not long after, his wounds had healed completely. With his help, Gu Jingman had, as expected, recovered quickly as well.

Of course, no matter how effective the sacred items were for healing, there was no way they could heal their injuries immediately. After all, the extent of their injuries were indeed very great, and half a month had passed in this seclusion.

At that time, a lot of people had returned to Intentionless City. There were also a lot of people who had come to the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension, some of which included the people of the Gao Clan and some sects of the Ming Preservation Faction. All of them hurriedly made their way over.

Their arrival was not without rhyme or reason, unsurprisingly. This was because the people of the Ming Temple had set out from the Floating Mystery Dimension and rushed over to the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension.

Everyone was making their preparations. This was the war of the century. The animosity between the Anti-Ming Faction and the Ming Preservation Faction would finally be settled in this little Mystery Dimension.