Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 1663: Chapter 1663: Mu Hanfeng’s Anomaly

”Alright, you’ve all formed your teams, haven’t you? We can start now. These five main bases will be activated by us five saints, and the one on the side will be entrusted to my sister. By the way, sister, have you chosen your teammates?” Mu Hanfeng asked.

”Han Feng, are you alright? Perhaps you should rest a bit first?” Mu Hanyan didn’t answer his question, gently wiping away the sweat on his forehead, she said with concern.

”I’m fine, I just expended some Mental State. With the elixir from my sister, I’m feeling better than ever. Everyone’s been waiting impatiently, let’s start quickly.” Mu Hanfeng said emotionally.

”Alright then, I’ll team up with Yanran.” Mu Hanyan said.

Among the descendants of the Guardian of the Gods, she was the strongest, while Ye Yanran was the weakest. Having her by her side, she could protect Yanran in case of danger.

Moreover, although Ye Yanran was the weakest, her Innate Divine Ability, Heavenly Rain Divine Healing, was the most useful. Ironically, that Innate Divine Ability was actually Mu Hanyan’s, but required Ye Yanran’s hand to execute it, so the two together were the perfect match.

”Good.” Mu Hanfeng nodded. In terms of actual Combat Power and the strength of Divine Sense, Mu Hanyan had already surpassed many Early Stage Sword Saint experts, so it didn’t matter if Ye Yanran was slightly weaker.

Afterward, the others also formed their teams and, under Mu Hanfeng’s guidance, took their places on the Array Bases.

”Begin!” Mu Hanfeng commanded, first making the hand gestures.

Everyone else immediately made the hand gestures simultaneously. When Mu Hanfeng set up the Array, he had also taught them the hand gestures and they had practiced for several hours, so everyone was quite skilled.

Soon, the Array Base beneath Ye Lanfeng started to emit brilliant lights, converging into a pillar of light that pierced the sky. Following him were Shao Chengxiong, Dantai Changqing, Mu Hanfeng, Wei Xiaotian...

From this, it was clear the strength levels of the saints, and to everyone’s surprise, Mu Hanfeng’s power unexpectedly surpassed Wei Xiaotian’s. Remember, Mu Hanfeng had only officially joined the Holy Master’s sect for half a year.

Everyone marveled once more at the natural talent of Mu Hanyan and Mu Hanfeng.

One by one, pillars of light flared up, and when all thirty-six pillars shone brightly, the sky was bathed in a pure white light.

The Array thus activated.

In an instant, everyone could feel that with each pillar, their Qi and Divine Sense had merged into the Array as well as into the Barrier of the cemetery, blending seamlessly together.

The Twelve Heavenly Curtain Divine Shadows reappeared in view, the mysterious rhythm of heaven and earth enveloped them once more, and their Qi and thoughts involuntarily resonated with that rhythm, awaiting the moment to align with it—that would be the moment they received the Inheritance.

No need for Mu Hanfeng to say more, everyone suppressed their inner joy and refocused their Mental State, entering a state of clarity.

”How is this possible?” Mu Hanyan furrowed her brows, as when the Array was activated, a sense of unease rose in her heart once more.

She glanced at Mu Hanfeng but couldn’t detect any anomaly on his face.

”It’s a hallucination, this time it must be a hallucination.” Mu Hanyan quietly said to herself. Although she usually relied heavily on her instincts, intuition was just intuition; it couldn’t be accurate every time.

She set aside the unease, took out the Xuanhuang Stone and continued refining it, trying to break through the final bottleneck.

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Time passed unnoticed. Beneath the countless pure white pillars of light, the entire cemetery was as bright as daylight, with no distinction between day and night, and so silent that a pin drop could be heard. Mu Hanyan had no idea how much time had passed. Perhaps a day, perhaps a month, or perhaps just a brief moment.

The Xuanhuang Stone in her hand was finally completely refined, and a droplet of water remained in Mu Hanyan’s palm. This was the last portion contained within the Xuanhuang Stone, the core power. Although it seemed as small as a raindrop, its vast and surging strength secretly astonished Mu Hanyan.

If she could integrate this power into her Heart Meridian and convert it into Qi, it would surely help her break through the final bottleneck and ascend to the Sword Saint Realm. However, what puzzled Mu Hanyan was that no matter what she tried, she couldn’t transform this power into Qi.

She continuously circulated her Cultivation Technique to draw this power into her Heart Meridian, but with each cycle, the power surged back to her palm, reforming into a droplet of water.

She executed over a hundred small cycles, yet the droplet remained unchanged and her cultivation was still at the Great Sword Master Peak, unable to break through the final barrier.

Why was this happening; could it be that the Cultivation Technique wasn’t advanced enough? But it didn’t make sense. Her Heavenly Heart Technique had progressed multiple times and could be considered perfect, and she had previously easily refined the power within the Xuanhuang Stone.

If the issue wasn’t the Cultivation Technique, it could only be a matter of her physique. Mu Hanyan had long known that each step of her progress was ten times, a hundred times more difficult than for ordinary practitioners. Without continuous strokes of luck, she might never have reached her current cultivation level in her lifetime. And this time, wanting to ascend was even a hundred times, a thousand times harder than for other cultivators.

In the North Abyss Misty Plain, the very edge of the continent, situated in the cemetery of the Guardian of the Gods, and with the aid of the Xuanhuang Stone, she still couldn’t ascend to Sword Saint, she even began to doubt whether she would ever have the opportunity in this lifetime.

Looking around, she saw the faces of the twelve other practitioners also revealing perplexed expressions. These people were adorned with radiant hues, similar to the glow emanating from the Heavenly Curtain Divine Shadows in the sky, with movements resonating deeply with the rhythm of heaven and earth.

Evidently, they had already aligned with the Inheritance, like Mu Hanyan, only a step away from gaining the Inheritance of the strongest. Yet, that final step was impossible for them to take.

Mu Hanfeng’s body also shimmered with the same light, but within it were strands of golden light, markedly different from the others. Clearly, though he was also a descendant of the Guardian of the Gods, his identity from countless cycles of reincarnation ago differed somewhat from the others.

Of course, this was not Mu Hanyan’s concern—her greatest worry now was how to break through.

Apart from the twelve practitioners who were one step away from receiving the Inheritance, others also displayed anxiety and confusion. Though there was little hope for them to gain the Inheritance, they genuinely felt the Sword Intent and Sword Dao left by those mighty figures. If they could comprehend them, it would be immensely beneficial. Yet, like Mu Hanyan and the others, although they sensed the Sword Intent and Sword Dao so plainly, it seemed within reach, yet they couldn’t take that final step.

All eyes turned to Mu Hanfeng once more; clearly, the situation wasn’t normal, and only Mu Hanfeng could help them.

”Alas, it seems I have to take this step after all.” Mu Hanfeng sighed, making the hand gestures again. No one noticed the hint of inexplicable emotion hidden in his tone.