Departure

"Just what kind of vermin dares to destroy my legacy?!"

Standing before a scene of ruined walls and shattered remains, a man with an ethereal presence glared down at the devastation with a twisted expression.

With a flick of his wrist, countless fragments of stone tumbled, quickly revealing a nearly destroyed statue before him.

"Condense!"

The man uttered a single word, and a pitch-black vortex abruptly materialized above the statue, drawing in the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth with frantic speed.

Moments later, another phantom image identical to the man appeared before him.

"Return!"

The man suddenly roared, and the newly formed phantom instantly plunged into his body.

A moment later, the man's eyes snapped open.

"I never expected someone would dare to sever my lineage!"

A chilling light flashed in his eyes, and the surrounding boulders instantly turned to dust.

"Su Muchen? Very well! I'll remember you! However, The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, that is somewhat interesting!"

The man muttered the name to himself before his form flickered and vanished from the ruins.

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, Celestial Pivot Hall.

The atmosphere within the Celestial Pivot Hall was heavy. The Pavilion Master of The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, Xuan Zhen Dao Ren, had been publicly killed by Su Muchen, who even emptied his storage bag, a humiliation without parallel for The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion!

"No! This matter cannot be allowed to rest! So what if it's the Central Region? The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is not necessarily afraid!"

Within the hall, an elder with snow-white hair and beard spoke furiously.

"Indeed, The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion has been passed down for thousands of years. If we let this go, how can we face our ancestors!"

"However, people from the Central Region are not to be trifled with!"

"If people from the Central Region are untouchable, does that mean The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is nothing more than a soft persimmon to be squeezed at will?"

The elders argued ceaselessly. Finally, the Grand Elder, seated at the head of the table, let out a cold snort.

"Enough!" The hall instantly fell silent at the Grand Elder's snort, his prestige being extremely high.

"This debt... will be repaid! But this matter requires careful consideration!"

Hearing the Grand Elder's words, many of the elders began to calm down. Although rumors suggested The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion's strength could rival sects from the Central Region, they had never actually clashed with any of them. Apprehension was inevitable.

Boom!

Just then, a deafening crash echoed from the entrance of The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion!

Someone was forcing their way in!

The elders' faces darkened. Their Pavilion Master's corpse was not yet cold, and already someone dared to provoke them!

"No matter who comes, today we will make sure they never leave!"

The elders were consumed with rage. If they didn't show a strong stance now, any Tom, Dick, or Harry would dare to ride over The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion in the future.

In an instant, several figures shot out of the hall, heading straight for the entrance.

"So this is The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion? But this Mountain Protection Array is far too weak!"

A man in white robes stared with furrowed brows at a transparent light barrier, surrounded by The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion disciples who looked at him as if he were a monster.

As soon as the man appeared, before the guarding disciples could even question him, he struck with a palm. Fortunately, the Mountain Protection Array sensed the danger and activated in time; otherwise, these disciples would have perished long ago.

The disciples watched the man in terror. Ever since their Pavilion Master had been killed by Su Muchen, the entire Heavenly Mystery Pavilion had been on edge, afraid that Su Muchen would return. But before Su Muchen could come back, this uninvited guest arrived.

Shoosh! Shoosh! Shoosh!

Several sounds of rushing wind echoed as the elders of The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion descended before the mountain gate.

"May I ask, what business does Your Excellency have intruding upon The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion?"

The Grand Elder of The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion stared at the man before him with a grave expression, unable to see through his depth!

"Do you recognize Lin Yuan?"

Hearing this, the elders of The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion were startled, but they dared not jump to conclusions and could only tentatively ask, "What is your relationship with Lin Yuan?"

"That person is my chosen heir! Unfortunately, his good fortune was seized!"

After saying this, the man's aura suddenly turned cold, and boundless killing intent swept over them.

Facing the terrifying killing intent, the elders of The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion showed expressions of horror. Just how many lives had to be slaughtered to accumulate such terrifying killing intent!

However, upon hearing that Lin Yuan was this man's chosen heir, several elders exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of joy in the other's eyes.

The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion's revenge might be within reach!

Su Muchen first killed Lin Yuan, the Young Pavilion Master of The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, and then mercilessly slaughtered the Pavilion Master, causing a great uproar in the Eastern Region.

Just as everyone thought The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion would launch a frenzied retaliation, they suddenly announced that they were closing their mountain gates.

Was The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion afraid?

People were shocked. In the Eastern Region, who didn't know the prestige of The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion?

However, now that their Young Pavilion Master had been killed and their Pavilion Master had been slaughtered, The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion was unmoved. Was Su Muchen really that terrifying?

"There's definitely something fishy about The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion!"

Having received the news, Su Muchen snorted coldly. He refused to believe that The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion would swallow this bitter pill.

From the gazes of those elders of The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion as they left, Su Muchen had already seen clues, but at the time, he was eager to refine the Bodhi Tree and had no time to spare.

"If The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion behaves themselves, then fine. But if they dare provoke me again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As the Young Master of the Holy Sect, Su Muchen was not a softhearted person. As long as The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion didn't provoke him, Su Muchen was too lazy to care about what they were plotting; they were just frogs in a well.

"Young Master, we have news!" Shadow Elder appeared behind Su Muchen like a ghost.

Hearing this, Su Muchen turned around sharply, his eyes fixed on Shadow Elder.

"Is that true?"

It was no wonder Su Muchen was so excited. According to the original owner's memories, they had descended to the lower realm for three years just to find this item!

For three years, there had been no clues. If there hadn't been definite assurance that the item was in the lower realm, Su Muchen would have given up long ago.

"Someone in the Western Region border has discovered traces of the item!"

Hearing this, Su Muchen raised an eyebrow. Someone else had discovered it first, but he wasn't worried.

Even if someone found the item, they might not know its secrets. Only the successive Sect Masters and Young Sect Masters of the Holy Sect knew the true usage of this item.

Therefore, upon hearing that it had been discovered, Su Muchen wasn't too surprised.

"Triggered Event: A new Son of Destiny has appeared!"

Just then, the system's cold voice suddenly sounded.

Su Muchen's heart tightened. Shadow Elder had just reported the matter, and the system had immediately issued a reminder, so...

Thinking of this, Su Muchen's expression changed.

"Shadow Elder, there's no time to delay. We must immediately leave for the Western Region!"

Shadow Elder looked at Su Muchen blankly. Even if they had received the news, there was no need to be so eager. Besides, aside from the Holy Sect, probably no one knew the true use of that thing.

However, Su Muchen couldn't explain the reason to Shadow Elder, as he couldn't expose the existence of the system.

Since the system had prompted that a new Son of Destiny had appeared, then the person who discovered the item was definitely the Son of Destiny.

Heaven knew if this Son of Destiny really knew how to use the item like a BUG.

If they really mastered the method of using it, Su Muchen would have to put in some effort to take it down.

After hastily explaining a few things to the CloudWater Sect, Su Muchen took Shadow Elder and rushed to the Western Region without stopping.

The Eastern Region was far from the Western Region, so Su Muchen directly summoned the Flying Cloud Boat, which Shadow Elder steered, heading to the Western Region at full speed.

"This time, what kind of surprises will this Son of Destiny bring me?"

On the Flying Cloud Boat, Su Muchen stood on the deck, facing the wind. The howling wind ruffled his long hair but couldn't shake his body in the slightest.

The Flying Cloud Boat was originally a top-tier transportation tool from the Central Region and was extremely fast. Two days later, it had already entered the borders of the Western Region.