Five Elements Sacred Secret

Chapter 308: Anecdotes from the Star World

Ran Youran slowly turned her head, her clear eyes gently fell on Mu Xiaofeng, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile, and said softly: "Just say it, as long as I know everything, I will tell you the truth."

Mu Xiaofeng took a deep breath, calmed down his inner excitement, and then mustered up the courage to ask, "How did you perform the last attack when fighting with Lin Chi just now?"

After hearing this, Ran Youran suddenly fell silent. She lowered her eyes, as if thinking about something, and did not respond to Mu Xiaofeng for a while.

Realizing that his question might be inappropriate, Mu Xiaofeng quickly added: "It's okay. If it's inconvenient to disclose, it's human nature."

However, this question has been lingering in Mu Xiaofeng's mind, making it difficult for him to let it go. After all, he was trapped in the trap at that time and witnessed Ran Youran suppressing Lin Chi with absolute advantage, which made him curious about this trick. However, he also knew that his question might be too rash, so he did not force the other party to answer.

After a while, Ran Youran finally broke the silence. She opened her red lips slightly, and after a moment's hesitation, she decided to speak: "It's not that I can't tell you, but this matter involves a lot of things, and it's closely related to the place we are going to this time."

Mu Xiaofeng listened quietly without interrupting. He knew that Ran Youran would reveal an important secret next.

"Then, do you know why my Wuhen Sect is called the 'Wuhen' Sect?" Ran Youran changed the subject and asked a question that seemed simple but had profound meaning.

Looking at Mu Xiaofeng's expression, Ran Youran didn't wait for him to speak, and said directly: "The reason why our Wuhen Sect is called Wuhen Sect is because we have two unique spiritual skills. The first is the method of concealment, which can make people completely disappear into thin air; the second is..." At this point, Ran Youran paused for a moment, and then slowly continued: "The second is the spiritual consciousness attack."

"What?" Mu Xiaofeng almost stood up when he heard this. For a cultivator, the importance of the sea of ​​consciousness is self-evident. Once the sea of ​​consciousness is destroyed, the cultivator will only die. Even if the sea of ​​consciousness cannot be destroyed, as long as it can affect the divine consciousness, it will be like the situation in the previous battle - Lin Chi fell into a sluggish state in an instant, and then death will also be waiting for him.

"But you don't have to worry too much." Ran Youran saw Mu Xiaofeng so excited and quickly explained, "My Wuhen Sect has lost these two skills over the years, so it has been suppressed by the Fanchen Sect."

"I see..." Mu Xiaofeng felt a little relieved after listening to Ran Youran's explanation. But then he thought of what Ran Youran had just said, so he asked, "So what is your relationship with this operation?"

"Because the place we are going to this time is most likely the remains of our Wuhen Sect's ancestors. And it is very likely that two peerless martial arts are preserved there." Ran Youran's words were like a heavy hammer hitting Mu Xiaofeng's heart, causing him to fall into deep thought involuntarily.

At this moment, Mu Xiaofeng could no longer regard Ran Youran as a rookie who had just made her debut and was inexperienced in the world. After all, she was the eldest daughter of a dignified sect, and now it seemed that she was not as innocent as she seemed. However, for such an important and confidential matter, why didn't Wuhen Sect send other cultivators? Even if not the entire sect, at least a few masters of the Huazhen realm should be sent! But they chose to participate in this with him, an outsider who had just met him not long ago. What kind of deep meaning was hidden in this?

As his thoughts gradually became clearer, Mu Xiaofeng's state of mind slowly calmed down, and he began to seriously think about various possibilities. After a moment of silence, he finally couldn't help but ask, "For such a major matter, why didn't Wuhen Sect send out high-level monks from the sect?" Between his words, a hint of doubt and confusion was revealed.

Ran Youran shook her head gently, her eyes firm and serious, and she slowly said, "This matter is extremely important and must be kept strictly confidential. Over the years, the Wuhen Sect has long been torn apart and in disarray. The various forces are restraining each other and fighting each other constantly. Any high-level cultivator who appears without reason will arouse the vigilance and attention of many people."

"What's more crucial is that the Wuhen Sect is not as solid as a rock and united as one. There might be spies from the Fanchen Sect lurking among them. Therefore, it is almost impossible to find a suitable cultivator from the sect to handle this matter." Ran Youran frowned, his tone becoming heavier.

"Besides, my father is the only one in the entire sect who knows about this secret. That's why I came to find you." After hearing this, Mu Xiaofeng thought for a moment and responded, "So, are you planning to take these two techniques for yourself?" His eyes revealed a hint of confusion and doubt.

"What you said is too harsh!" Ran Youran loudly refuted the other party, and her emotions seemed extremely excited. Her voice echoed in the air, with a hint of anger and unwillingness. "This originally belonged to my Ran family! Hundreds of thousands of years ago, Xingyu Realm was the only place where my Ran family dominated. We founded the Wuhen Sect and it was once glorious. However, due to some unknown reasons, the cultivation path of Xingyu Realm suddenly broke down. This incident caused the alchemy and formation of Xingyu Realm to suffer heavy losses, and it has not yet recovered its former prosperity."

Ran Youran's eyes revealed deep helplessness and regret, as if recalling that lost history made her heartbroken. She continued, "But even so, my Ran family did not give up. Instead, we took in many monks with tolerance and kindness. It was this tolerance that prompted the Wuhen Sect to gradually develop into a situation where multiple forces coexisted."

Then, Ran Youran's tone became heavy: "But who could have thought that the Wuhen Sect would have internal strife. This internal strife gave the Fanchen Sect an opportunity to rise, and they took advantage of the situation and rapidly expanded their influence. Although my Ran family eventually retained the position of sect leader during that civil strife, it also added countless constraints and restrictions." At this point, a bitter smile appeared on Ran Youran's face.

Mu Xiaofeng, who was standing by, listened silently, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart. He felt that the scene before him was just like the story of Mr. Dongguo and the wolf. The good deeds of the Ran family brought unexpected consequences. For a moment, both of them fell into silence and stopped talking. There was a depressing atmosphere in the air, as if time had frozen.

After a while, Mu Xiaofeng was the first to break the silence: "Is the alchemy of Xingyu Realm also a problem?"

"After the great change in the Xingyu Realm that year, all the top masters of alchemy and formation disappeared. That incident also caused heavy losses to the top cultivators in the Xingyu Realm." Ran Youran explained, controlling her emotions.

"What exactly was that unknown change?" Mu Xiaofeng asked.

"I don't know either. I've never heard my father mention it. When I asked him, he just gave me a perfunctory answer."

Ran Youran's answer made Mu Xiaofeng fall into deep thought. Tianhuang Continent also had a major incident, the Demon Sealing War. However, Mu Xiaofeng now understood that the so-called Demon Sealing War should be a battle to resist the invasion of Xingyu Realm. But that battle was not like Xingyu Realm. Mu Xiaofeng thought that if he had the chance in the future, he could ask Ran Youran's father, maybe he knew something.