"We don't have to worry now. Lingyu Temple is responsible for repairing the formations of the major temples. There shouldn't be any problem." The chief priests nodded.
Many of them had seen Wen Gaoren's formation skills, so it was easy to see that although Duan Cheng'an was not as experienced as Wen Gaoren, his formation skills were not much worse than his. With time, it was not impossible for him to surpass his master.
Hearing their praise, Duan Cheng'an's face unconsciously showed a hint of pride. Ou Dechuan, who was not far away, also had a happy look on his face. He glanced at Chu Yanghe and others, and sneered slightly.
He'd been tricked by the other high priests yesterday, causing him embarrassment, and he still remembered it. With the Lingyu Temple's superior formations, especially Duan Cheng'an's assistance, the other high priests simply couldn't turn against him. Sooner or later, they'd need him for help, and then, it would be time for him to take revenge.
But when Wen Gaoren heard such praise, his hands trembled slightly.
Duan Cheng'an's array formation techniques were half derived from the ancient Divine Array Sutra, passed down from his master's school. The other half was the result of his lifelong understanding. Otherwise, how could he have mastered the Divine Array Sutra so thoroughly at such a young age? He wasn't Mu Hanyan. His hard work had ultimately fulfilled this traitor's ambitions. His anger was palpable.
"It's just a trifle. You have the nerve to show off your little tricks and embarrass yourself in public. Aren't you afraid of losing face?" Just as everyone was praising her, Mu Hanyan's disdainful voice suddenly rang out.
Mu Hanyan's words were like a huge rock falling into the lake, causing a huge wave.
Everyone turned around and looked at Mu Hanyan and the others with surprise. They had just dealt with Long Aoli and his son, bringing them to ruin, and they were still unwilling to let them go. They had actually come to Tianyang Temple again.
The expressions of Long Aoli and Long Wucuo, father and son, also changed slightly, and they had a vague ominous premonition in their hearts. On the contrary, Duan Chengan was a little embarrassed when he first saw Wen Gaoren, but he quickly regained his composure, looking confident. Ou Dechuan even sneered slightly.
"Mu Hanyan, what are you doing here again?" Long Aoli asked in a deep voice.
He accepted his defeat to Mu Hanyan on the stage; it was his own fault. But if Mu Hanyan dared to cause trouble again off the stage, he would not be polite. His reputation was already tarnished, so he decided to go all out. As long as Mu Hanyan was rude first, he didn't believe that with his own strength and the help of the loyal priests of the Tianyang Temple, he couldn't deal with her.
"Don't misunderstand, Chief Priest Long. I'm not here to cause trouble. I just came to see you repairing the formation. I thought the formation master you invited was so amazing, but it turns out he's just so-so. It's really disappointing." Mu Hanyan said disdainfully.
"What? Chief Priest Mu also knows about formations?" Long Aoli said disapprovingly.
After all, the Huayu Temple is far away from the Tianyang Temple, and he didn't take the Huayu Temple seriously before. Although he knew a little about Mu Hanyan, he was only guessing that her strength was more than what it seemed on the surface. As for her attainments in formation, he had never heard of it.
"I can't say I understand it, but at least I have seen Master Wen's formation techniques. Duan Cheng'an claims to be Master Wen's only direct disciple and has inherited all of Master Wen's true teachings. But in my opinion, he is really a fraud. If Master Wen were to repair this formation, he would only need half of the meteorite gold at most. He is clearly wasting materials." Mu Hanyan said contemptuously.
"What? Only half of the meteorite gold is needed. That's unlikely, right?" Several priests said in unison, surprised.
Based on their understanding of Wen Gaoren, even though he is much better than Duan Chengan in terms of experience and knowledge, he may not be much better than Duan Chengan in terms of attainments in formation. It is really unbelievable to say that he only needs half the materials to repair the formation in front of him.
Wen Gaoren blushed secretly. Although Mu Hanyan was justifying his reputation, it felt more like she was flattering him. To completely repair the formation before him, it would probably require hundreds of pieces of meteorite gold. With his strength, it was possible to use ten or eight pieces less than Duan Chengan, but he really didn't dare to admit that he used half as much.
"Nonsense!" Ou Dechuan sneered and said to Duan Cheng'an, "Duan Cheng'an, you should be very clear about your master's strength. Tell us how much meteorite gold he needs to repair this formation."
In fact, Duan Chengan didn't need to say anything. Wen Gaoren had been in Lingyu City for so many years, and as the chief priest, he knew how strong he was. The reason why he pushed Duan Chengan out was just to make them completely turn against each other. Only by completely cutting off Duan Chengan's retreat would he serve him wholeheartedly.
When it comes to employing people, his methods are more ruthless and sinister than those of other high priests.
Everyone present looked at Duan Chengan in confusion. How could he let his disciple talk about such a thing? There seemed to be some hidden secret.
Duan Cheng'an knew Ou Dechuan's intentions, but he couldn't refuse. In fact, from the moment he betrayed his master, there was no turning back. However, being forced by Ou Dechuan to publicly confront his master was naturally a huge blow to his reputation. Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, he felt very uncomfortable and even had a faint sense of regret. If he had known that Ou Dechuan would act so insidious and decisive, he would have really considered whether to betray his master and cooperate with them. But unfortunately, it was too late now.
"Disciple Cheng'an, greetings to Master." Duan Cheng'an took two steps forward and said to Wen Gaoren with a stiff upper lip.
There was a pleading look in his eyes. It was obvious that he didn't want Wen Gaoren to tell him that he had betrayed his master, and wanted him to save his face.
But he obviously didn't think about how much of a blow the betrayal had dealt to Wen Gaoren, and how could Wen Gaoren possibly consider his feelings and give him any face.
"Shut up. I, Wen Gaoren, don't have a disciple like you who is ungrateful and betrays your master and ancestors! You betrayed your master and gave the formation manual passed down by my ancestors to the Ou family. I broke off all ties with you. How dare you still have the nerve to call me master? I only hate that I, Wen Gaoren, was blind and accepted a heartless person like you as my disciple." Wen Gaoren cursed loudly, his hands shaking with anger.
When people heard Wen Gaoren's words, there was an uproar all around.
It turns out that Duan Cheng'an had been expelled from the sect long ago, and even presented the sect's ancestral formation manual to Ou Dechuan. He even had the nerve to call himself Wen Gaoren's only direct disciple, and used his fame to flatter himself. This is too shameless.
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