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Guan Yue initially intended to understand the situation of the He Family being suppressed by the Lu Family, Xiao Family, and Ma Family in Tiger Town, hoping to find a way to help the He Family out of their predicament, thus assisting Miss He Yunzhu.
However, he soon realized that things were much more complicated than he expected, as he found himself trapped in a Tavern.
Guan Yue's mind raced as he carefully observed everything around him, avoiding any interaction with the beautiful women present, fearing that he might also fall into an illusion.
From time to time, people were thrown into the Tavern, but those who entered quickly became enchanted by the illusions and fell deeper into them. As more people arrived, the number of accompanying beauties increased, and the Tavern gradually became crowded. Yet, the sounds of laughter never ceased.
Due to the abundance of beautiful women, no fights broke out. However, it was evident that the patrons were drinking more and more; gradually, some began to vomit, and the number of drunken individuals increased. The Tavern descended into chaos. At this moment, the beautiful women immediately resorted to force to knock out the drunken men.
While the women were using force, Guan Yue discovered something astonishing: these beauties were actually corpses transformed by illusions.
When Disciples used force, they generated a circulation of Origin Energy within their bodies, causing their Martial Arts Aura to manifest. This aura could usually be concealed but would be revealed once Origin Energy was utilized. Similarly, when martial artists employed force, their cultivation characteristics would also become apparent.
Feeling disgusted by these women, Guan Yue stood up and walked outside the Tavern to enjoy the splendid view of the sky and water blending together.
However, just outside the Tavern, a fierce battle was already underway among a dozen or so individuals. Clearly, they were all skilled fighters who had not been lost in the illusion and remained alert enough to engage in combat with those who set up this trap.
Upon closer inspection, Guan Yue noticed that the techniques used by these fighters were quite strange and did not resemble those typically employed by people from the Southern Source Empire. Their weapons had unusual shapes, and their movements were powerful yet straightforward, each strike aimed to be lethal.
Surprisingly, they were fighting against the beautiful women! The techniques of these women were equally insidious and ruthless; they did not show any weakness in combat. Those standing beside Guan Yue seemed completely oblivious to the brutal fight occurring nearby. Once trapped in an illusion array, even events happening right beside them went unnoticed—this was the power of such illusions.
Guan Yue observed as more and more beauties joined the fray; those opposing them began to falter. One by one, they were defeated and forced to swallow a pill before being tossed into the Tavern. The interior became increasingly cramped with many people intoxicated; others like Guan Yue stepped outside for some fresh air. Yet none of them noticed the intense battle unfolding around them.
Guan Yue stood there carefully observing this marvelous array; since there was nothing pressing at that moment, he focused on deciphering how to break it.
Soon, Guan Yue felt that the side door of the Tavern was the center of the formation. However, the formation center could not be easily broken. The front door, back door, the large tree in front of the tavern, and the side toilet were all focal points of the formation. But there should be five focal points in total, and the last one left Guan Yue puzzled as he had not found it yet.
What would happen if this formation was broken? After all, it was a dog-eat-dog situation; he would just wait and see.
"Hehe, Brother Guan, you should be familiar with this illusion formation, right? I guess you can't find the fifth focal point, so let me remind you: the fifth focal point is on that woman. Surprised? This is the only place in this formation that caught my eye. Go ahead, you can break this formation quickly; it's just a bunch of bones." This was Gao Yuxin's excited voice. Guan Yue was also stunned: how could Gao Yuxin understand formations too?
"I'm working hard to learn now; otherwise, I would fall behind you, Brother Guan." Gao Yuxin was very proud and happy; she had helped Guan Yue once again.
After hearing Gao Yuxin's words and taking a closer look, Guan Yue indeed noticed a faint trace of a focal point behind the Boss Lady who had just appeared. The relationship between the focal point and the formation center was generally maintained through energy. Ancient formations relied on the principle of energy bridges to sustain their operation. In other words, as long as energy was transmitted to a specific point at the formation center, it could maintain the operation of the formation. Because point-based transmission is not easily broken, this is a significant advantage of ancient formations.
Thus, Guan Yue began to form his Composite Domain. Once the Composite Domain was established, he started dismantling the focal points of the formation. After removing the four focal points at the tavern's front door, back door, large tree in front of the tavern, and side toilet, the Boss Lady still remained unaware and felt nothing. Guan Yue sighed inwardly: "The person who set up this formation must have a very malicious mind; otherwise, they would never place a focal point on a person."
However, Guan Yue had also learned this technique. It was purely a skill; without an example, it would indeed be difficult to think of this method.
After dismantling four focal points, Guan Yue slowly approached the Boss Lady and struck her down with one palm. To his surprise, she was indeed a living woman. Guan Yue's mood soured significantly. This was his first real act of killing someone, and it was a woman at that; he felt angry with himself. He had thought that this Boss Lady was just another corpse.
Looking at the chaos in the tavern, Guan Yue quickly collected himself and delivered one final blow to destroy the foundation of the formation.
Immediately afterward, everyone slowly regained consciousness, but none of those beautiful women were seen.
The people in the Tavern did not realize that they had just experienced a life-and-death situation at death's door.
Once they woke up, they immediately resumed fighting. The Horse Family, Gao Family, and Lu Family began to battle each other. They surrounded the He Family while members of the Three Families fought amongst themselves but did not harm anyone from the He Family; it seemed that there really was information about treasure related to them.
At this moment, Guan Yue discovered that all the beautiful women and disciples from within the illusion were now gone.
Is the secret of the He Family really the Sky-Sealing Tower? Ever since obtaining the Sky Peak Tower, Guan Yue has placed great importance on tower artifacts. Now that Guan Yue possesses Guardian Realm Combat Power, he understands the significance of the Sky Peak Tower even more clearly, which leaves him quite shocked. The Sky-Sealing Tower is an even more advanced artifact than the Sky Peak Tower; how immense must its allure be for a Disciple?!
It seems that the He Family is not simple at all. They actually have clues about the Sky-Sealing Tower?
What should he do now? Killing these people won't solve the He Family's dilemma; it seems he has underestimated this matter.
However, it appears that the people from the He Family won't encounter trouble anytime soon. As long as they can exploit the contradictions among the Three Families, they can turn misfortune into fortune. Of course, the Sky-Sealing Tower is key; just how much do they know?
Guan Yue finds himself involuntarily getting involved.
The Sky-Sealing Tower is a divine artifact! Who wouldn't be tempted?
Of course, it would be wonderful if Guan Yue could obtain both that Celestial Soldier and Origin Tool. But under such circumstances, how could that be possible? Having a precious item could lead to death. Moreover, it is foreseeable that with the appearance of the Celestial Soldier, there will inevitably be a shocking bloodbath and massive slaughter, which is beyond Guan Yue's control.
Now, Guan Yue only hopes that the enemies of the Southern Source Empire do not obtain that Origin Tool and Celestial Soldier.
Having understood this reasoning, Guan Yue immediately withdrew. In front of these Disciples, he could leave without being obstructed. Besides, they were completely unaware.
After returning to his residence, Guan Yue quickly found He Yunzhu, who had previously come to see him. Guan Yue said to her: "The crux of the problem is the Sky-Sealing Tower, not what you think is Beauty's Charm. Beauty's Charm is merely an excuse."
He Yunzhu was taken aback by Guan Yue's explanation because she had also heard of the Sky-Sealing Tower before. She had always believed that her He Family was wronged and that her family knew nothing about the Sky-Sealing Tower; the Three Prominent Families were only coveting Beauty's Charm.
However, after hearing Guan Yue recount what he had seen and heard, she became conscious that her family might indeed know about the whereabouts of the Sky-Sealing Tower. It was just that the elders were concealing it from her. She had often overheard elders discussing matters related to the Sky-Sealing Tower.
Sky-Sealing Tower? Sky-Sealing Tower? Is it really more important than our He Family's lives? He Yunzhu murmured to herself.
Guan Yue felt great sympathy for He Yunzhu and allowed her to stay temporarily, waiting for an opportunity.
Guan Yue knew that the situation regarding the He Family would not drag on for long; there would eventually be a result. By then, He Yunzhu could return safely.
However, He Yunzhu was uneasy and insisted on going back for a visit. Guan Yue advised her to find a reliable person upon her return and keep in touch. If anything truly happened at home, she should notify Guan Yue immediately, who would do his best to help.
Thus, He Yunzhu returned right away.
She came back three days later. The situation she learned about was completely consistent with what Guan Yue had said: those were powerful families targeting the He Family, and the He Family was in grave danger.
Two days later, Carefree Traveler arrived at Guan Yue's location and saw that Guan Yue was indeed making a living through fortune-telling. Carefree Traveler could hardly believe his eyes and immediately invited Guan Yue to stay in the guest room arranged by Jiang Ming, which was hundreds of times better than this place.
Guan Yue asked, "May I ask why Lord Carefree has come?"
Carefree Traveler knew that Guan Yue was very cautious, so he said, "The Thirteenth Prince sent me to bring Brother Guan to the training grounds of the Imperial Sky Imperial Guard. There is a place there that may interest you."
"The Imperial Guard's training grounds? What might be there?" Guan Yue asked curiously.
"There is a Spirit Beast Execution Array there. Many disciples must undergo similar spirit beast executions during recruitment. So the Thirteenth Prince asked you to take a look; if you are interested, you can try your skills inside," Carefree Traveler explained enthusiastically. Upon hearing this, Guan Yue understood.
Guan Yue immediately replied happily, "That sounds excellent. Then I shall comply with your request. Please lead the way, Lord Carefree."
As they walked and talked, they soon arrived at the Imperial Guard training grounds and found the person in charge of the spirit beast execution area. Carefree Traveler turned out to be an acquaintance of his. After exchanging a few words, that person immediately allowed Guan Yue to enter the Spirit Beast Execution Array.
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