Fu Changling listened to Qin Yan's words, a bit lost in thought. Qin Yan, holding the toy he had bought, walked straight forward and brushed past him.
Fu Changling hurriedly caught up and followed behind Qin Yan: "Senior Brother..."
He spoke eagerly, but when the words reached his lips, he saw Qin Yan looking at him quietly, and he suddenly paused.
Qin Yan asked doubtfully, "Hmm?"
Fu Changling smiled and said happily, "It's nothing, Senior Brother is really good to me."
Lin Chen's birth was in late summer, and Fu Yushu had called in a midwife early. One stormy night, Lin Chen's water suddenly broke. The midwife and Yue Sinan rushed over, while Fu Changling, Fu Yushu, and Qin Yan waited outside the delivery room. None of them had ever waited for a woman in labor. Fu Changling and Fu Yushu paced anxiously outside the door, leaving Qin Yan feeling dizzy. He couldn't help but say to Fu Changling, "Sit down and have some tea."
Fu Changling waved his hands and said anxiously, "No, no, no."
When daybreak came, the rain intensified and thunder roared. Fu Changling sensed something was amiss. He glanced at Qin Yan, who frowned and said bluntly, "It doesn't sound like ordinary thunder."
"It's a thunder tribulation!"
Fu Changling cried out in shock. How could there be a thunder tribulation when Lin Chen gave birth to a son?
As soon as the words fell, the first thunderbolt struck the house directly! Fu Changling and Qin Yan acted simultaneously, teleporting the people in the city out of the city. Fu Yushu rushed into the room, moved Yue Sinan and the midwife out, and opened his golden fan to block the first thunderbolt for Lin Chen!
Lin Chen was already at the Spiritual Transformation stage, and now he was facing the thunder tribulation of the Spiritual Transformation stage. How could Fu Yushu be able to withstand it? Fu Yushu vomited blood on the spot and knelt beside Lin Chen.
"Walk……"
Lin Chen panted, clutched the bed sheet, gritted his teeth, and watched Fu Yushu get up again. The second thunder tribulation began to brew, and Lin Chen shouted loudly: "Go!"
Fu Changling and Qin Yan settled the common people and teleported back. Fu Changling saw this and immediately said to Qin Yan, "Form a formation."
As soon as the voice fell, Fu Changling and Qin Yan threw their swords up at the same time. They sat on the ground, one on the left and one on the right, with the two swords spinning in the air. Qin Yan twisted the lotus in his hand and dropped it on his knees. Fu Changling put the Qinggu fan to his lips, and then sat down with his head. Two formations, one white and one black, seemed to be spliced together like Tai Chi, and spread out all the way around.
Fu Yushu grabbed Lin Chen's hand, his whole body trembling, and he kept repeating aloud: "Heaven and earth are in harmony, mother and child are safe... Mother and child are safe..."
“Don’t say…”
Lin Chen was panting.
She knew clearly that if an ordinary person said "mother and child are safe", it might just be a wish.
However, for the Fu family who have the power of words, "Heaven and Earth Enter the Law" is the sign of the activation of their power of words. After this spell, all words will come true.
The power of words requires a price. Once the wish is beyond one's ability, the way of heaven will continue to drain the wisher's spiritual power, flesh and blood, until his life is over.
However, Fu Yushu seemed not to hear her words. He just held her hand and spoke tremblingly: "Mother and child are safe... Mother and child are safe..."
A second wave of thunder roared down. The Heavenly Dao seemed to sense the presence of others, and the thunder was far more intense than that experienced by a normal cultivator during their tribulation, far less intense than the thunder of a normal cultivator undergoing a Divine Transformation or Tribulation Transcendence. As the thunder descended, Fu Changling and Qin Yan couldn't help but frown, sensing the gentle humming of the twin swords suspended overhead.
Such a powerful thunderstorm attracted all the surrounding cultivators to rush over. Yue Sinan waited quietly in the courtyard. Turning back, he saw many cultivators rushing over. Startled by the leading cultivator, Yue Sinan rushed into the room, anxiously saying, "Oh no! People from Hongmeng Heavenly Palace are coming!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning descended upon Qin Yan, and he flipped his hand and vomited a mouthful of blood.
The thunder was drawn all the way into Fu Changling's body. At this moment, Lin Chen screamed and grabbed the sheets tightly. Then Lin Chen relaxed completely and said with a gasp: "It's coming out... Yu Shu... Let's go..."
Fu Yushu raised his head and was stunned for a moment, then Yue Sinan rushed over.
She cut the umbilical cord as the midwife instructed, took the baby out, and quickly wrapped it in the swaddling clothes that had been prepared long ago. She asked anxiously, "What should I do?"
"Senior Brother." Fu Changling closed his eyes and called softly. Qin Yan swallowed a mouthful of blood, and the Pillow Snow Sword swirled and fell. He raised his hand and the sword fell into his hand.
"I'll take you away first."
Qin Yan propped himself up, and Yue Sinan rushed out in a hurry, holding the child.
Lin Chen forced himself to open his eyes and looked at Fu Yushu: "You go too."
"I don't……"
"Take care of Changling!"
Lin Chen roared loudly, and Fu Yushu froze for a moment. Fu Changling said calmly, "I'm here, you can go with peace of mind."
When Fu Yushu heard this, he looked up at Lin Chen, gritted his teeth, turned around and ran away.
Fu Changling and Lin Chen were the only ones left in the room. Lin Chen lay on the bed with her eyes closed. She felt as if all her strength had vanished. The thunder tribulation was still brewing. Lin Chen panted softly and said slowly, "Am I going to die?"
"Won't."
Fu Changling said calmly: "You have lived for a long time."
Lin Chen smiled. She forced her eyes open and looked at Fu Changling: "Changling," she stared at him, "you've grown up... a lot like your father."
Fu Changling felt a pain in his throat, and at that moment, the last thunderbolt came crashing down, carrying the power to destroy the heavens and the earth, heading straight for the two of them! Fu Changling had been prepared to fight all the thunderbolts on his own, but just before the thunderbolt arrived, a hand suddenly grabbed his wrist.
At that moment, the thunderbolt came crashing down, all falling on Lin Chen.
Fu Changling opened his eyes in shock and saw Lin Chen in the thunder, looking at him quietly.
Her flesh and blood fell off piece by piece, and her beautiful face became a bloody mess, but her expression remained the same as before, calm, stable, gentle and peaceful.
They looked at each other quietly, and Fu Changling clearly noticed the moment Lin Chen looked at him gently.
This person loves him.
His mother, his father, loved him much more than he could have imagined.
At that moment, the young Fu Changling seemed to have obtained the rattle he had always wanted. He no longer had to stand in the academy and watch other people's mothers leave with their own children.
He wanted to laugh, but couldn't.
Lin Chen looked at him, smiled slowly, and said, "Mother is here, don't try to be so stubborn."
It was unknown how long the thunder lasted before it finally stopped. As soon as the thunder died down, a rain of disasters filled the sky, and countless brilliant lights covered the sky. Then a loud shout was heard: "Demon, come and die!"
Fu Changling turned around and drew his sword. The Tanxin Sword emitted a brilliant light that blinded people. In the strong wind, Fu Changling grabbed Lin Chen and stood up, then rushed forward and disappeared into the crowd.
Fu Changling carried Lin Chen and sensed Qin Yan's location, then immediately chased after him. As soon as he reached Qin Yan's direction, he saw Qin Yan raise his hand and stroke the neck of the last cultivator. Seeing that only Qin Yan was there, Lin Chen asked anxiously, "Where are the others?!"
"There are too many people," Qin Yan explained, "Friend Fu and Friend Yue, go to a safe place first."
Hearing this, Lin Chen's face turned pale. She roughly sensed the direction of Fu Yushu and chased after him.
The three rushed into the dense forest. As soon as they entered, they saw bloodstains everywhere. The three rushed deeper into the dense forest and first saw Yue Sinan lying on the side. Lin Chen rushed over, turned Yue Sinan over, and said anxiously: "Sinan, Sinan, how are you?!"
Fu Changling hurried forward and fed Yue Sinan a pill. Yue Sinan regained consciousness and panted, "In front... in front..."
"Ayan, take care of her."
As he spoke, Lin Chen rushed forward quickly, and Fu Changling followed closely. When they arrived at the front, they saw that the bloodstain suddenly stopped.
"Yushu!"
Lin Chen looked around for someone and shouted anxiously, "Fu Yushu!"
However, there was no response. Fu Changling turned around and found that there was a haystack that was obviously different. He walked forward carefully, pulled apart the haystack, and saw Fu Yushuo covered in blood.
Lin Chen was horrified. She rushed to Fu Yushu, picked him up, and while transferring her spiritual power to him, she anxiously asked, "Yushu, how are you? Where's the baby?"
Fu Yushu forced his eyes open and spoke hoarsely: "Gu Hongzi..."
He swallowed a mouthful of blood and said, "Gu Hongzi... has come... in person."
Lin Chen was stunned in place, then he realized: "He's out?!"
Gu Hongzi is the Palace Master of Hongmeng Heavenly Palace. He is the number one person in the world and one of the eight cultivators who have transcended the tribulation.
Fu Changling reacted immediately and asked anxiously, "Why would he come to snatch a child?!"
Fu Yushu recovered his breath and panted, "Just now I heard him say that it was effortless to get it. He wants Changling, so he must be doing something."
As they spoke, the couple looked at him together. Fu Changling was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized they were asking him. He said anxiously, "I don't know either. I've never heard anyone tell me about this in my previous life!"
"How are you?"
As the two sides were talking, Qin Yan came over from behind, supporting Yue Sinan. Fu Changling turned to look at Qin Yan: "The child is lost."
Qin Yan's expression was calm: "Who took it away?"
"Guhongzi."
"Go to Hongmeng Heavenly Palace and come back."
Everyone: “…”
This is indeed the case, and it is consistent with Qin Yan's style of stopping killing with killing.
Lin Chen looked up at Fu Changling, who immediately said, "Let's settle down first. This is a big deal, we need to make a plan."
"Let's find a nearby town and settle down first."
Yue Sinan said, "Sister Lin Chen has just had a breakthrough, at least let her regulate her breathing."
Fu Changling responded, and they didn't dare to fly away on their swords too obviously, so they let Lin Chen recuperate for a while, and then walked through the dense forest.
Fu Yushu was already familiar with the area, so he led a few people out of the dense forest and came to the nearest town. As soon as they came out of the dense forest, the five people saw the city in the distance. Fu Changling saw the three words "Taiping Town" from afar and was suddenly startled. He said, "Let's change places!"
"What?" Fu Yushu turned around, a little confused. Lin Chen frowned. She thought for a moment, then said, "Changling said to change the place..."
“No need.”
Qin Yan stopped Lin Chen from speaking. He stepped forward and said calmly, "Just do as you think."
Lin Chen hesitated. She turned to look at Fu Changling. Fu Changling watched Qin Yan walk forward without hesitation. Qin Yan walked for a while, and seeing that they hadn't caught up, he turned back to look at them. His eyes fell on Fu Changling: "Aren't you leaving?"
Fu Changling lowered his eyes and looked at the ground. Qin Yan waited for him quietly. After a long time, he said hoarsely: "Let's go."
Fu Changling walked forward and caught up with Qin Yan. He quickened his pace, and Lin Chen and Fu Yushu finally felt relieved.
As the group arrived at the city gate, someone recognized them and excitedly shouted, "Master! The Master is back!"
This scene scared the group of people. Then they saw the townspeople excitedly invited them into Taiping Town and arranged for them to stay in the upper rooms.
Lin Chen was quite moved by such a warm attitude. They arranged for Lin Chen to stay. Fu Changling asked Lin Chen to internalize what she had gained from overcoming the tribulation first, while at the same time treating the injuries of Fu Yushu and Yue Sinan.
After everything was done, Lin Chen looked up at Fu Changling and asked, "How long will it take for them to recover?"
"Take a night off."
"I want to leave now." Lin Chen said directly. Yue Sinan asked anxiously: "Where to?"
Lin Chen looked at Yue Sinan: "Hongmeng Heavenly Palace."
Just as he finished speaking, Guan Xiaoniang's voice came from outside: "Master Lin, are you there?"
Lin Chen and Fu Yushu exchanged a glance. Fu Changling stood up and opened the door, only to see Guan Xiaoniang standing at the door. She glanced at the person inside and said with red eyes, "Master Lin, it's been a year since we last met. You're finally back."
"What's up?"
Fu Changling frowned. Guan Xiaoniang stood at the door and lowered her head, saying, "I know it's not good to trouble you all the time with this matter, but... those people... they're back again."
"Those people?"
Lin Chen frowned: "Who are they?"
"There's no one left in the neighboring Pingqiu Town." Guan Xiaoniang's voice choked with sobs. "We...we're probably going to die soon too. I've already accepted my fate, but today I saw Master Lin and I'm desperate to find a way out. Master," Guan Xiaoniang knelt down, "you're so kind..."
Lin Chen listened to Guan Xiaoniang's words. She looked at Guan Xiaoniang, and for the first time, she did not agree immediately.
Everyone turned to look at her, and saw Lin Chen lowering his eyes and looking at his sword: "Sorry..."
"Master!"
As if she had never expected Lin Chen to refuse, Guan Xiaoniang suddenly came forward on her knees. Upon hearing Lin Chen's apology, the people hiding outside rushed in hastily. They knelt on the ground, kowtowed desperately, and begged bitterly, "Please! Please save us, we want to live! We want to live!"
Lin Chen clenched his sword tightly. Fu Yushu stood beside her. After a moment, he said gently, "Save her."
Lin Chen suddenly looked up, and Fu Changling laughed: "It's not a big deal. I'll set up a teleportation array in Taiping Town and teleport directly to Wangu Cliff. It's no big deal if there's one more person living in Wangu Cliff."
Hearing this, the people excitedly cried out: "Thank you, thank you, Master."
"However," Fu Yushu turned around and looked at everyone, "You need to promise us one thing."
"Master, please speak," Guan Xiaoniang excitedly asked. Fu Yushu said seriously, "We will set up a teleportation array here, and I will also set up a barrier here. During this period, you are not allowed to leave the barrier. If any of us come to Taiping Town, you must not leak any information to the outside world."
"Yes." Everyone responded, "Master, don't worry, we won't tell anyone."
Fu Yushu nodded, then said, "You guys go out first."
After getting Fu Yushu's promise, everyone left. When only five people were left in the room, Fu Changling looked at Fu Yushu and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"If we go directly to Hongmeng Palace to snatch the child, we're afraid that the child will be killed as soon as we arrive. I plan to disguise myself and sneak into Hongmeng Palace first. After finding out the child's location, you guys go and assassinate Gu Hongzi, and then I'll steal the child out."
"The whole matter of meridian refining was led by Gu Hongzi. Only after Gu Hongzi's death can this matter be temporarily suppressed."
As he spoke, Fu Yushu looked up at Yue Sinan and said, "You become a puppet of a child. After you kill him, we will split into three groups. I will take the child and escape. Changling and Ayan will make the most noise on one group, while Achen and Sinan will hold the puppet on the other. This way, they will chase Changling and Ayan first. Even if they find something wrong, they will go after Achen and Sinan. Very few people will even think of me."
Everyone nodded, and Fu Yushu continued, "I will set up a teleportation array in Taiping Town." He turned to look at Fu Changling and said, "Can you activate the teleportation array we set up for our wedding?"
"It's not a big deal."
Fu Changling nodded, and Fu Yushu continued his plan, "Then we'll set up the teleportation array from Taiping Town to Wangu Cliff to automatically activate the next morning after the assassination. We'll then use the teleportation array we used for the wedding to rush back. Those who can return directly to Wangu Cliff will go back, and those who can't will go to Taiping Town and hide until dawn, when the teleportation array will activate."
"Then will the people of Taiping Town be together then?"
Yue Sinan blinked, and Fu Yushu nodded: "Together, the teleportation array is not easy to draw. After setting up the teleportation array, we still need a defensive array. There is no way to send the people of Taiping Town away in advance."
"Besides, if we send him away," Fu Changling tapped his shoulder with his fan, "I'm afraid that it will alert the people of Hongmeng Heavenly Palace in advance."
After the five people roughly decided on the plan, Fu Yushu and Fu Changling went to set up the formation. Fu Yushu was in charge of setting up the teleportation formation, as it was difficult to draw a teleportation formation that could teleport one person in the town at a time. Fu Changling set up the defensive formation.
"There's a strange spiritual energy source here," Fu Yushu reminded Fu Changling, "It seems to be constantly absorbing spiritual energy. You can set up a formation and link this spiritual energy source to the formation. Any spells cast on the barrier will be absorbed by the spiritual energy source. That way, even if someone comes in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, they can probably hold off for a while."
As he spoke, Fu Yushu laughed: "Of course, the premise is that the ability of this spiritual energy source to absorb spiritual energy is strong enough."
Strong enough.
Upon hearing Fu Yushu's words, Fu Changling immediately understood that the spiritual energy source he was referring to was essentially the entrance to the Karma Prison's Qi channels. Four Karma Prison Qi channels were enough to drain the entire Yunze of spiritual energy. When Fu Yushu said this, he himself had no idea what a perfect defensive formation he would create.
The two spent the entire night preparing their own formations, and Fu Yushu rushed to Hongmeng Heavenly Palace in advance. He knocked out a Hongmeng Heavenly Palace disciple, used the Thousand Faces Water to sneak into Hongmeng Heavenly Palace, and began to inquire about the news of young Fu Changling. Fu Changling, on the other hand, drew and repaired the teleportation formation along the way.
This fixed-point teleportation array must remain stable and the distance cannot be too long, otherwise it will easily become random teleportation, and it is unpredictable where you will be teleported to.
During this period, Lin Chen nursed her wounds and internalized everything she had learned from the heavenly tribulation.
When Fu Changling's teleportation array was almost ready, Fu Yushu finally sent a message. After the four of them made a brief plan, they divided the work. Qin Yan and Lin Chen went to assassinate Gu Hongzi, Fu Changling and Fu Yushu went to steal the child, and Yue Sinan and others set up a mechanism at the foot of the mountain, ready to respond at any time.
After everything was prepared, everyone divided the work and set off. Qin Yan and Lin Chen were born in Hongmeng Palace and held high positions, so they were very familiar with Hongmeng Palace. The two took out the special token of Hongmeng Palace and led Fu Changling into the mountain protection formation. Fu Changling put invisibility talismans on them and they arrived at the place designated by Fu Yushu.
After arriving, Fu Yushu whispered, "Gu Hongzi is practicing in his Yinquan Palace. He's usually in the hot springs at this time. The child is being held captive in the Alchemy Pavilion. In two quarters of an hour, the Alchemy Pavilion's defense will be replaced. You guys take action then. Changling and I will take advantage of the chaos to take the child away."
As he spoke, Fu Yushu looked at Lin Chen: "Did you bring the puppet?"
Lin Chen held the child in his arms and responded, "Here."
Fu Yushu took the child from Lin Chen's arms and raised his chin towards Fu Changling: "Let's go and split up."
The four of them separated and left. Fu Changling followed Fu Yushu to the Alchemy Pavilion. Fu Changling whispered, "Why did they lock the child up in the Alchemy Pavilion?"
"I heard that someone from the Su family said that this child has a special physique and is the son of heaven. Using him to refine his meridians can save the world."
"Is the Su family crazy?!" Fu Changling growled, "How can such a heartless prophecy be spoken?"
"Is it not just their family that's crazy?"
Fu Yushu said coldly: "All of them are crazy."
As they were talking, they quietly and stealthily sneaked into the Alchemy Pavilion. As soon as they entered the pavilion, they saw a baby wrapped in a transparent barrier, hanging in the air.
There are four cultivators guarding the baby, all of whom are in the Nascent Soul stage, which shows how much Hongmeng Heavenly Palace values this child.
Fu Yushu was on the opposite beam, raising a finger towards Fu Changling, indicating that he still had a quarter of an hour.
Fu Changling nodded without saying anything more. After a while, the sound of voices could be heard outside. Then a blindfolded young man in white clothes embroidered with red spider lilies walked in, carrying a black cloth with a golden fan. As they were talking, the young man in white said, "This child has extraordinary luck. We used the power of our entire clan to calculate and obtain such a destiny star. If I'm not mistaken, this child may very well be the reincarnation of the Sword Master."
Fu Changling's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and then he heard the young man in black laugh, "Brother Su, you're joking. The Sword Master has been dead for thousands of years. Isn't it said that the Sword Master was severely injured in the battle between immortals and demons that year, and his soul has long been scattered?"
Fu Changling felt that the voice was familiar. When the man turned around, Fu Changling finally confirmed that it was indeed his third uncle, Fu Minglan.
Fu Yushu made a "silence" gesture to Fu Changling opposite him, and Fu Changling nodded to indicate that he understood.
The two monks summoned the others and gathered around the infant. Fu Minglan twirled his folding fan as he studied the child. "If we throw a tiny baby like this directly into the formation to cultivate its meridians, can we break the impasse of Yunze's spiritual energy depletion?"
"Of course not," the cultivator surnamed Su shook his head. "A child in itself is useless, but this child's future is bound to be very promising."
"What do you mean by promising?"
Fu Minglan turned around, and the cultivator said, "Refining a bunch of mortals is ultimately no match for refining a top cultivator. This child, with his aptitude, if he is properly trained, he can transcend the tribulation within thirty years."
"And then he comes to save Yunze and the people?" Fu Minglan chuckled. The cultivator surnamed Su raised his hand and pointed at the baby, "So now, we have to put a restriction on him."
"oh?"
Fu Minglan looked over and heard the cultivator surnamed Su say, "This restriction is placed on him to ensure that no matter how high his cultivation level is, he can still be used by us in the future. For now, we should take good care of him and wait for him to enter the stage of transcendence."
"It's time to kill him."
Fu Minglan nodded: "I understand. So, this is what you want us to do?"
"Yes." The cultivator surnamed Su nodded and said, "We are unable to enforce such a ban at the moment. The Fu family possesses the power of words and is proficient in formations, so we would like to ask the Fu family to set up such a ban. Once this child enters the stage of tribulation, his spiritual energy will automatically return to Yunze and transform into spiritual veins."
"Friend Su," Fu Minglan sighed, "These ideas of yours are against the harmony of nature."
"Fellow Daoist Fu is not violating the will of Heaven," the cultivator surnamed Su said calmly, "But I wonder how long the Fu family's cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage have been consuming their spiritual energy, stuck in their own stages?"
"The four of us have different bloodlines, inherited from the Way of Heaven," the cultivator surnamed Su said calmly, "We normally consume a lot of spiritual energy. Now that Yunze's spiritual energy is exhausted, the first to suffer are the people of our four clans. This child is also considered your junior." The cultivator surnamed Su looked at Fu Minglan, "I hope Fellow Daoist Fu will not be too soft-hearted."
Upon hearing this, Fu Minglan lowered his head and smiled: "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Su. For the sake of Yunze and the people, I will do my best."
Just as he finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly came from the distance. The two men's faces changed drastically, and they rushed out immediately, shouting, "What happened!"
When Fu Yushu saw them go out, he immediately jumped down from the beam, raised his hand and rushed towards the barrier. The barrier burst into brilliant light, and awakened Fu Changling who was still in a daze on the beam. Fu Changling immediately jumped down, and the Qinggu fan directly broke the barrier, and he carried the child out. He picked up Fu Yushu and jumped directly to the window, and jumped down from the high tower!
This action alarmed the guards of the Alchemy Pavilion, and they immediately went on the alert and shouted. Fu Yushu exchanged the puppet in his hand with the child in Fu Changling's hand, and then Fu Changling rushed out with the puppet in his arms, causing everyone to shout: "There! The person is there!"
Fu Changling ran towards the direction of the sword light, holding the child. The place was already crowded with people. Fu Changling looked at the blood-stained Lin Chen and the frowning Qin Yan from a distance, and shouted to Lin Chen: "Catch him!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he threw the puppet child towards Lin Chen.
The puppet child was so lifelike that it was completely unrecognizable as a puppet. The moment it was thrown, it burst into tears. Lin Chen jumped up and hugged the child. Fu Changling blew out a strong wind with his Qinggu fan and rushed forward. Together with Qin Yan, he blocked in front of Lin Chen and shouted, "Go!"
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