"It seems the pressure from facing the Heavenly Palace this time is no small matter!"
Mu Jinyu slightly furrowed his eyebrows, recalling from the memories of the Man in Black Robe, that there were over twenty unknown peak Hedao Realm experts of the Heavenly Palace.
If even half or a third of them were to be deployed to kill him, he would suffer greatly.
After all, these were peak Hedao Realm super experts, truly the pinnacle of strength in the Kunlun Ruins.
Currently, his own strength was just at the fourth layer of Hedao Realm, barely counting as early mid-stage Hedao. With the "Dragon Transformation Scripture" and two heaven-reaching spiritual treasures, he could easily subdue later stage Hedao experts like Wu Xiongfei and Jing Haosi.
But against peak experts like the Man in Black Robe, he could only fight them to a draw with great effort.
If several of them came to kill him, he truly wouldn't be able to withstand it.
"I've underestimated the Heavenly Palace, this is going to be troublesome. Let's see if I can use the Mountain Protection Array of the Divine Formation Sect."
Mu Jinyu began to consider how to resist the upcoming retaliation from the Heavenly Palace.
His act of killing the Man in Black Robe could be considered as open rebellion; the Heavenly Palace wouldn't just let it go.
But he didn't know how many would come to kill him, so relying solely on his own strength might be difficult to withstand the Heavenly Palace's retaliation. He'd need to leverage the protection of a sect's Mountain Protection Array to counterattack.
Currently, the Mountain Protection Array of the Divine Formation Sect seemed far superior to others.
After all, it was famous across the Kunlun Ruins for its profound formations, which indeed had its capabilities.
His top priority should naturally be to leverage the Mountain Protection Array of the Divine Formation Sect to resist the next wave from the Heavenly Palace.
But he was somewhat worried, fearing that the Heavenly Palace's next retaliators might include the former headmaster of the Divine Formation Sect. If so, using their Mountain Protection Array to counterattack might backfire, trapping him inside.
"Master, are you concerned about something?"
The Chen Family Ancestor and the two others, seeing Mu Jinyu stop in his tracks after leaving the Boundless Sect and furrow his brows as if lacking a target to settle with next, couldn't help but ask curiously.
Mu Jinyu didn't mind explaining the situation to the three of them, as they could now be considered halfway as his own people.
After hearing Mu Jinyu's words, the three also furrowed their brows.
They hadn't expected that the Man in Black Robe from the Heavenly Palace they just faced had such a significant background.
And if the clues Mu Jinyu obtained through soul-searching were genuine and not deceiving, then the ancestral-level headmaster of the Divine Formation Sect was likely still alive within the Heavenly Palace, validating Mu Jinyu's concerns.
"If you're looking to use the Mountain Protection Array of a major sect for defense, why not come to our Chen Family instead?"
After hesitating for a moment, the Chen Family Ancestor suddenly suggested.
"Hmm?!"
Mu Jinyu raised an eyebrow at his words and looked over.
The Chen Family Ancestor explained, "Master, you see, you need a Mountain Protection Array to defend against them, but the Divine Formation Sect is not suitable. After all, you have deep enmity with them. If the Divine Formation Sect's ancestor is still alive, he'll definitely exert every effort to break the array and trap you inside."
"And the second most suitable Mountain Protection Array is your sect, the Heavenly Sword Faction. Although their Mountain Protection Array is somewhat basic, with the protection of the Kunlun Ruins' Dragon Vein, its power rivals that of the Divine Formation Sect."
"But you surely would not want to draw the war to the Heavenly Sword Faction, so the best choice would be the sects or families behind us three old servants."
"Hmm? Makes sense." Mu Jinyu, upon hearing the Chen Family Ancestor's words, nodded slightly.
He did consider whether to return to the Heavenly Sword Faction and harness the power of the Dragon Vein to create a stronger Mountain Protection Array to ward off the next wave of the Heavenly Palace's assault.
But he ultimately abandoned the idea, as a failure wouldn't just lead to his own demise but would also bring disaster upon the entire Heavenly Sword Faction, and he couldn't gamble with their lives.
The Chen Family Ancestor continued, "The primary choice is the Mountain Protection Array of the forces behind us three old servants. If the ancestor of our lineage is not dead, out of regard for relations, they wouldn't disclose the method to break the Mountain Protection Array to any Heavenly Palace ancestors."
"However, the Mountain Protection Arrays of the Wuji Sect and Baiyang Palace were both founded thousands of years ago by the headmaster of the Divine Formation Sect. Although they've been modified over the millennia, there are still potential issues, whereas our Chen Family's Mountain Protection Array was established by the ancient ancestor of the Chen Family, with far fewer concerns."
"Therefore, if the ancestor of the Divine Formation Sect attempts to break it, it won't be that easy, and if the Chen Family Ancestor is alive, he will surely be concerned about our Chen Family's safety and would not cooperate, making our Chen Family the best choice."
The Chen Family Ancestor explained in detail, speaking with great sincerity.
"Alright, then we shall go to your Chen Family."
After a brief hesitation, Mu Jinyu finally nodded in agreement to go to the Chen Family to make arrangements.
After all, the life of the Chen Family Ancestor was entirely in his hands, and there was no reason for him to plot against him, not to mention situating the battlefield at their Chen Family. If an accident occurred and the situation got out of control, the Chen Family would be on the brink of annihilation.
Surely, he wouldn't dare to act recklessly.
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The super clan Chen Family of the Kunlun Ruins was located in the southwest region.
Mu Jinyu took the three old servants and headed straight for the Chen Family.
Unbeknownst to him, the Wu Family had already gathered many people.
By this time, all major powers were aware of Mu Jinyu's reckoning with the Divine Formation Sect and the Boundless Sect and had seized a large portion of valuables.
In the eyes of all the major powers that had chased Mu Jinyu, his next target was undoubtedly the Wu Family.
After all, technically speaking, the Wu Family was truly the main culprit that set Mu Jinyu against all major powers of the Kunlun Ruins.
Even though Mu Jinyu had once taken advantage of the tribulation lightning and dealt a heavy blow to the Wu Family, killing numerous Wu Family elders at the false Unity Realm stage, he didn't have time to raid the Wu Family's Treasure Pavilion.
Now, after ambushing and eliminating the various sect leaders who pursued him and surviving successfully to exact vengeance on all those who hunted him, he would definitely not spare the Wu Family.
And over twenty forces that had pursued Mu Jinyu, upon learning the consequences faced by the Boundless Sect and Divine Formation Sect, finally resolved to unite and, rather than waiting helplessly, surround and kill him during his next raid.
As the Divine Formation Sect had two Hedao Realm experts, the Sect Leader Jing Haosi and the Great Elder, other forces had either one or two Hedao Realm experts.
On the day they cooperated with the Wu Family and Divine Formation Sect to chase Mu Jinyu, the sects that had two Hedao Realm experts only dispatched one expert each.
Thus, among the over twenty major powers gathered at the Wu Family now, they had assembled five Hedao Realm experts.
Though they were only at the fifth and sixth layers of Hedao Realm, weaker compared to Wu Xiongfei and Jing Haosi's cultivation, they were still considered strong.
Unfortunately, they lacked heaven-reaching spiritual treasures, having only about a dozen top-grade spiritual treasures.
They weren't confident they could absolutely kill Mu Jinyu, but at this point, they could only take the risk and fight.
"He's coming!"
After waiting for half a day, the leaders of the major powers gathered at Wu Family City saw a figure appear in the distant sky.
The figure was clad in a black robe, his face obscured, but his strength was clearly that of a Hedao Realm expert.
"Is that Mu Jinyu? Doesn't appear to be the right build!"
"How could you tell with the black robe on? Either way, it's Hedao Realm; it should be him!"
"No more discussion, let's strike first!"
After examining the black-robed figure for a while, the five Hedao Realm experts guessed it was likely Mu Jinyu coming for reckoning. They opted for the initiative, shouted angrily, and charged with top-grade spiritual treasures, ready to strike first.