Qin Chuan's driving force is the Nine Heavens Land, though he also needs to contend with some opponents along the way—these are not contradictory.
Aside from these, a martial artist with powerful opportunities and abilities will undoubtedly have lofty ambitions; who wouldn't want to stand at the top of the world?
This world is vast and boundless, incredibly wonderful, and Qin Chuan also wants to stand above the Nine Heavens, looking down upon all living beings.
But he also knows it's difficult. How far can each person reach in their lifetime?
Martial arts have no limits; no one can reach the peak.
After returning, Qin Chuan began setting up an array. This is Chuzhou Academy, and this manor is Qin Chuan's current base.
A level sixteen array—this time, Qin Chuan meticulously arranged the array. The array itself isn't large, but its power is unprecedented.
This is the most powerful array Qin Chuan has set up in all these years.
It incorporates many elements, giving the array not only three lifespans but also unparalleled power.
There's also the immense benefit brought by the Array Devouring Beast's breakthrough.
For example, the array having three lifespans is one of the benefits brought by the Array Devouring Beast.
The formation could ignore the damage from a devastating attack.
Qin Chuan was delighted. Even if the opponent possessed a treasure capable of breaking the formation, he wasn't too worried. Even if such a treasure could destroy the formation, it would require three equally powerful treasures.
A treasure capable of breaking Qin Chuan's formation was no ordinary treasure; producing even one was already impressive. Using three at once? Let alone whether they could produce them, they would have to consider whether to use them all.
After all, they didn't know if they could break it in three attempts.
Moreover, for safety, Qin Chuan had also set up a smaller formation in another location, allowing the two formations to be transferred between each other. Even
a cunning rabbit knows to have three burrows; a human should have three as well. Therefore, Qin Chuan had left himself ample escape routes and thorough preparations.
Palace Master Wu, seeing all this, naturally knew that Qin Chuan had done all this for him. After all, Qin Chuan could come and go at any time; no one could truly stop him.
Although Bei Chushao was still alive, the resentment in Wu Dianzhu's heart had lessened somewhat. He knew he had to wait patiently; otherwise, even if he took revenge, sacrificing himself was one thing, but losing Qin Chuan, Lao Luo, and that girl would be unbearable.
So, he could now remain calm. It wasn't that he wasn't anxious—he was more anxious than anyone else—but he knew rushing was useless.
So many years had passed, and now that there was hope, his heart was in turmoil.
Helping this young man back then was easy, nothing to him.
But the reward he received was immeasurable. Perhaps this was fate; after enduring humiliation and hardship for so many years, heaven had still given him hope.
A person must have hope to live, even if that hope is slim. Otherwise, life is meaningless.
Like Wu Dianzhu, his hope was revenge, even if he knew the possibility was small, at least there was hope. But if you told him there was no hope, that he could never take revenge, that there was no hope at all,
then Wu Dianzhu would immediately break down.
The formation was set up in less than two days, and in those two days, the Bei Chu family has been making quite a stir.
They might not have taken it seriously before, but now the family has held an emergency meeting to discuss how to proceed.
Even the family head, Bei Chu Nantian, has been alerted, and the elders have arrived; this is no small matter.
"I think everyone is aware of this matter. What are your opinions on it?" the family head asked, looking around at the people around him.
"The man is already missing. If we let him appear in front of everyone again, our Bei Chu family will continue to lose face. Eliminate him, and eliminate him along with Hall Master Wu and the others. Make an example of him, and others will naturally stop talking about it. In time, they'll forget about it," a middle-aged man said, his voice calm but cold.
"That's inappropriate. If we do that, it will make our Bei Chu family seem petty. Attacking a young man is a major taboo. Young people can play around, but for elders to do it is really contemptible," another man said, frowning.
"What a joke! What right do they have to laugh? Are we afraid of their laughter? Someone is challenging the prestige of the Bei Chu family. This matter can't be delayed any longer; we must act decisively."
"Seventh Brother is right. We can't delay any longer. He's crippled two or three of our Bei Chu family's juniors; how can we let him live like this?"
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For a moment, discussions arose. The patriarch's mind was in turmoil. He could sense that Qin Chuan was exceptionally talented and terrifying. Young people these days might play around casually, but it wouldn't escalate to a life-or-death situation. However, when an elder in the family intervened to kill someone, the situation changed.
This was a bit risky, but the Bei Chu patriarch wondered if he was being too timid or overestimating his opponent.
The surrounding discussions stopped, and everyone looked at the patriarch. At this moment, the patriarch looked at them and slowly said, "If we do this, there can't be a foolproof plan. Whoever is confident will be rewarded if we do it well, but if we mess it up, we will bear all the consequences."
It was rare for them to see the patriarch so cautious. Many people backed out, but many others didn't take it seriously.
After all, those involved were all at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, with the lowest being at least Quasi-Immortal Emperor. This was why the Bei Chu family was the number one family, without any suspense.
Therefore, many people didn't take Qin Chuan seriously at all. As soon as the family head finished speaking, someone immediately stood up: "I'll go!"
This was a middle-aged man named Bei Chuyang, of the same generation as the family head, an elder in the elders' council, and quite strong. He had a powerful and imposing appearance, exuding a fierce aura.
Most of the Bei Chu family members were gentle and refined, with only a few who looked somewhat burly. Bei Chuyang was one of them.
He was arrogant and haughty, looking down on everyone except those from the Bei Chu family, and even those outside the Bei Chu family were not considered human.
The Ugly Girl actually belonged to his branch. Although she was ugly, her strength was undeniable. In the future, when she cultivated to a high level, she would recover her original appearance, and perhaps then she would become a trump card for the Bei Chu family. Now that she was dead, Bei Chuyang was naturally furious and harbored resentment.
The patriarch nodded, then asked again, "Who will kill Palace Master Wu?"
"I'll go. This is my son's grudge; I'll handle it," said the middle-aged, refined man, Bei Chu Shao's father, Bei Chu Dao.
"Good, since Brother Dao is taking action, I'm relieved," the patriarch smiled.
It seemed the patriarch had considerable faith in Bei Chu Dao.
The others left, and the hall was quiet, but Patriarch Bei Chu felt uneasy, though he didn't know why.