Chapter 1343: Lan Chen’s Grudges
Chapter 1343: Lan Chen’s Grudges
Translator: CinderTL
Song Wen emerged from the river, but instead of fleeing immediately, he made his way to the dense forest along the bank.
A Gu insect slowly flew out of his mouth, its wings vibrating as it soared into the distance.
Uncertain of the situation with Wu Bo and the others, Song Wen decided to send the Gu insect ahead to scout.
Lan Chen watched the departing insect, a flicker of wistfulness in her eyes.
"You still keep this Gu?"
"This Gu is quite useful," Song Wen replied. "It’s just that its progress has slowed recently, making it seem somewhat inadequate."
In truth, it wasn’t that the Gu insect’s progress had slowed, but rather that Song Wen’s own cultivation had advanced too rapidly, leaving the Gu struggling to keep pace.
Lan Chen didn’t dwell on his words. After all, the insect before her was only a mid-fourth-tier Gu.
"By the way, do you know how long I was imprisoned by the Wu Clan? In the Frozen Hell, I remained conscious for the first few decades. Later, my mind would flicker between clarity and confusion. Eventually, I lost all awareness. I’ve no idea what year it is now." Lan Chen’s voice carried a hint of sorrow and longing.
"About four Sexagenary Cycles," Song Wen replied.
He wasn’t certain exactly when Wu Bo had captured Lan Chen. This estimate was based on his own Ascension time, roughly calculated.
Song Wen had ascended over two hundred and twenty years ago, and Lan Chen had ascended sixty years earlier.
"Two hundred years? That’s not too long," Lan Chen murmured, gazing at the starlit night sky with a hint of melancholy.
Her tone shifted as she asked, "Have you seen Mo Yexue since your Ascension?"
Song Wen nodded. "Yes. She told me about your situation. However, she believed your soul had scattered and spirit vanished, unaware that only your physical body was destroyed and your divine soul was imprisoned in the Frozen Hell."
"How is she doing?" Lan Chen asked.
"Quite well. She joined the Myriad Swords Pavilion and her cultivation has advanced rapidly. She’s already at the late divine transformation stage," Song Wen replied.
"She ascended only ten years before me. To break through two minor realms in less than three hundred years... she must have endured unimaginable hardships, never daring to slacken her efforts even for a moment," Lan Chen observed.
Song Wen’s mouth parted slightly, ready to respond.
Suddenly, two small black dots pierced the night sky.
They were two Gu insects: the one that had just departed and the one monitoring Wu Bo and his group.
After a brief exchange with the Gu insects, Song Wen declared, "Let’s go!"
With that, Song Wen took Lan Chen by the hand and soared into the air.
Lan Chen gazed silently at the starry expanse, asking neither where they were going nor what the Gu insects had been doing.
Moments later, the pair arrived outside the cave where Wu Bo and his group were being kept.
Song Wen executed a series of magic seals, dismantling the formation he had previously set up.
Then, he entered the cave.
Lan Chen, seeing the four still unconscious figures inside, asked almost instinctively, "Who are they?"
Song Wen didn’t rush to answer. Instead, a crimson blood sea surged from beneath his feet, engulfing the four figures on the ground.
In an instant, the blood had cocooned them, leaving only their heads exposed.
Simultaneously, Song Wen’s brow flickered, and four transparent blades gradually materialized, each piercing into the sea of consciousness of one of the figures.
The four figures groaned in unison, gradually regaining consciousness.
"Lan Chen, look closely. Who is he?" Song Wen said, pointing at Wu Bo.
Lan Chen scrutinized Wu Bo as his eyes slowly opened. Suddenly, her eyes widened, blazing with fury.
"Wu Bo... it’s you! You were the one who destroyed my physical body all those years ago! You imprisoned my divine soul in the Wu Clan’s Frozen Hell, where I endured endless torment, burned daily by the agony of nether fire!"
Wu Bo jolted awake, his divine soul still throbbing with pain. His clouded eyes slowly focused.
When he recognized the Soul Body hovering before him, the corners of his wrinkled eyes twitched violently.
"You... how did you escape the Frozen Hell?"
His gaze then shifted to Song Wen standing beside Lan Chen.
"Did you rescue her?"
Before he could finish, he seemed to sense something, abruptly turning his head to the left. There, Wu Shandie was slowly awakening.
"Wu Shandie, you too...?"
Hearing his voice, Wu Shandie’s newly opened eyes turned to look at him.
"Wu Bo, even you... were captured by Gou Jun?" Wu Shandie’s voice carried a note of helplessness and despair.
"Lan Chen," Song Wen suddenly interjected, pointing at Wu Shandie. "You probably don’t know her yet. Let me introduce you. This is Wu Shandie, one of the Wu Clan’s two Body Integration Stage Ancestors, along with Wu Bo."
Lan Chen nodded, her gaze fixed on Song Wen with disbelief.
"You captured them both?"
Song Wen smiled faintly and nodded.
"Then your cultivation level..."
A look of profound shock flashed across Lan Chen’s eyes.
Ji Yin had just revealed that she had been imprisoned for only two hundred years. In other words, Ji Yin’s Ascension had occurred just over two centuries ago, yet she had managed to capture two Body Integration Stage great powers. Could Ji Yin’s cultivation level also be...
Lan Chen had previously wondered how Ji Yin had rescued her from the Wu Clan’s Frozen Hell, but her divine soul had only recently awakened, and she hadn’t had a chance to ask.
Lan Chen gave Song Wen a deep, searching look before turning her attention to Wu Bo.
"Hahaha..."
Lan Chen suddenly burst into a long, hearty laugh, her voice ringing with unrestrained joy.
"Wu Bo, when you destroyed my physical body all those years ago, did you ever imagine you’d end up like this? Without you two Body Integration Stage cultivators to guard the Wu Clan, it won’t be long before your entire clan faces annihilation."
Wu Bo’s face drained of color, turning ashen.
He had never imagined that merely bullying a Divine Transformation Stage ant would bring such catastrophic consequences.
Beside him, Wu Shandie, having grasped the full context, glared at Wu Bo with venomous hatred.
At that moment, Wu Lingzhu suddenly awoke.
"Ancestors, what’s happening?" Unaware of the events that had transpired, she stared in shock at Wu Bo and Wu Shandie, who were imprisoned.
"Who is she?" Lan Chen asked Song Wen.
"The body I prepared for your Body Seizing," Song Wen replied. "Her talent is unparalleled—the Wu Clan’s most exceptional Heaven’s Chosen in a millennium. Though she’s not yet five hundred years old, her cultivation has already reached the peak of the Divine Transformation Stage."
Lan Chen’s eyes flashed with a piercing, predatory light.
"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! This body is flawless—I love it."
Generally, when choosing a target for Body Seizing, one selects someone with equal or lower cultivation for two primary reasons:
Firstly, Body Seizing requires devouring and merging with another’s divine soul. If the target’s cultivation is higher, the attempt is likely to fail, resulting in the attacker’s own divine soul being consumed instead.
Secondly, even if one miraculously succeeds in seizing a body with far superior cultivation, their weak divine sense power would prevent them from controlling the target’s spiritual power. This could lead to a catastrophic spiritual power backlash, resulting in death.
With Song Wen’s assistance, Lan Chen had no need to worry about the first problem. As for the second, since both Lan Chen and Wu Lingzhu were at the Divine Transformation Realm, with sufficient caution, a spiritual power backlash should be avoidable.
Fear and panic filled Wu Lingzhu’s eyes.
"Senior, please spare my life! If you don’t seize my body, I’ll serve you as my master and do anything you ask."
Song Wen and Lan Chen ignored Wu Lingzhu’s pleas.
"And who is she?" Lan Chen asked, pointing to the still-unconscious Wu Qinghan.
Since Wu Bo, Wu Shandie, and Wu Lingzhu had each appeared here for specific reasons, Lan Chen naturally assumed Wu Qinghan must also possess some unique significance.
"Just an insignificant person," Song Wen replied.
(End of the Chapter)
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