Chapter 1794: Chapter 1794: She Will Never Return Alive

Of course, Ling Baobao also helped her collect a lot of silver taels, but in the Huayu Temple, that trick obviously wouldn’t work. They’re all from the same side, can’t swindle anyone, and they’re all paupers. Even if they swindled everyone at Huayu Temple to death, they probably wouldn’t collect much money.

It seems there’s no choice but to go to the Heavenly Sun Temple to see if there’s any opportunity for fortune.

Most of the twenty main divine arrays in Huayu City have been repaired, and she’s not in a hurry to repair the rest. One reason is that Wen Gaoren’s array materials are also limited. Although he lost a bet to Ling Baobao and promised to supply all the needed materials for the array repair, once these materials are used up, Wen Gaoren won’t have much left, so Mu Hanyan wants to keep some for emergencies.

The second reason is that Huayu’s population is currently small, with priests, guards, and civilians totaling less than a thousand people. They don’t need so many arrays. The current farms and ranches already ensure they have enough food and clothing. If danger arises, they only need to abandon the city gates and hide in the temple, relying on the Heavenly Gifted Divine Power for protection, making the use of array materials unnecessary.

Logically speaking, Mu Hanyan could set off for Tianyang City now, but one matter still worries her, which is Ou Mingzhi. Long Wudang suffered losses and quickly returned for revenge. As the young master of the Ou family and the future designated heir of the Lingyu Divine Hall’s chief priest, having suffered such losses, how could Ou Mingzhi let it go?

Only by giving him another harsh lesson, letting him know that Huayu Temple is not to be trifled with, will Mu Hanyan feel secure enough to leave.

In the days that followed, Mu Hanyan continued her cultivation while attempting to use Chaos Heavenly Fire to refine some low-level elixir pills, waiting for Ou Mingzhi’s return.

But wait as she might, in a blink of an eye a month had passed, yet Ou Mingzhi had still not come.

Mu Hanyan was unaware that at this moment, Ou Mingzhi had already stepped onto the teleportation array headed for Tianyang City.

"Young Master, are we really going to let those people at Huayu Temple go?" A follower priest asked unwillingly.

He too had suffered during the previous visit to Huayu Temple. He had thought that once they returned to Lingyu City, the young master would immediately gather forces to launch a mad retaliation. Who would have guessed that the young master took no action and was now going to participate in the divine worship ceremony at Tianyang City, leaving him feeling hopeless about revenge and filled with unwillingness and confusion.

"Let them go? Do you think that’s possible?" Ou Mingzhi’s lips curled into a cruel, cold smile that sent chills down the spine.

From childhood to adulthood, Ou Mingzhi hadn’t suffered such a great loss. Although his priests, knowing better, hadn’t dared to spread the matter, it was still an unprecedented disgrace to him, and there’s no way he would let Huayu Temple off easily.

"Then why..." The follower priest, having served closely alongside Ou Mingzhi since childhood, naturally knew his vengeful character. Upon hearing this, he was even more puzzled.

"Father has already submitted my name to the Main Temple. If all goes well, I will represent Lingyu Divine Hall in a period of cultivation at the Life God Temple. You know what this means, right?" Ou Mingzhi said leisurely.

"Congratulations, Young Master, I understand!" The follower priest was momentarily stunned before realizing and enthusiastically congratulated Ou Mingzhi, face full of excitement.

According to temple rules, divine priests can only cultivate in the twelve divine temples affiliated with the Five Great Divine Temples. Only upon reaching the level of Divine Heart Priest can they go to the Five Great Divine Temples. Even Ou Mingzhi’s father—chief priest of Lingyu Divine Hall—can only go to the Life God Temple once every ten years, taking advantage of visiting the Life Main Priest for a three-month period of cultivation.

This is the iron rule of the temples that have lasted for millions of years, unable to be changed by anyone.

However, exceptions exist. Every hundred years, each divine temple can select two extremely talented young individuals to go to the Five Great Divine Temples to cultivate alongside the promising priests trained by the Five Great Divine Temples themselves. Although it’s never explicitly said, everyone knows that future chief priests of various temples, or even the chief priests of the Five Great Divine Temples, will arise from these young individuals. Even if they don’t become chief priests, they will likely hold important positions in the Five Great Divine Temples or even the Main Temple.

He also understood why Ou Mingzhi hadn’t retaliated against Huayu Temple. Unlike the playboy Long Wudang, Ou Mingzhi’s ambitions were far greater. At such a critical time, his reputation must not suffer any impact. If matters get out of hand and rumors of being severely humiliated during the last visit to Huayu Temple reach the Life God Temple, especially with some people possibly exaggerating, his qualification might be revoked.

After all, the Ou family, no matter how powerful, couldn’t make Lingyu City completely unified. Many people are eyeing the position of chief priest, and everyone wants this opportunity for prominence. He couldn’t afford to misstep at such a juncture. No matter how great the hatred, he would have to endure it for now.

"As long as you understand." Seeing his subordinate’s enlightened expression, Ou Mingzhi nodded, then lowered his voice and said, "But I won’t let Huayu Temple off easily for daring to treat me this way, especially that wretched Mu Hanyan. I will make sure she dies without a burial place. I’ve already made contact with the Heavenly Sun Temple. If Mu Hanyan doesn’t participate in this divine worship ceremony, fine. But if she dares to go to Tianyang City, I’ll ensure she doesn’t return!"

Saying this, a fierce glint of murder appeared in Ou Mingzhi’s eyes.

The follower priest beside him shivered inexplicably; his heart was filled with excitement. Having followed Ou Mingzhi for so many years, it was the first time he had seen such murderous intent in his eyes. Clearly, this time he was truly enraged. If that Mu Hanyan dared to go to Tianyang City, she was bound to suffer badly.

...

Unknowingly, a month had passed quickly.

The golden fields behind the temple had been harvested, and new seedlings had been planted. The farmland surrounding Huayu Temple was also a vibrant expanse of green. Although the northern wind on the barren land was fierce, as long as there was an array barrier, it was completely unlike the barren land; tranquil, peaceful, bathed in sunlight all year round. This climate is most suitable for crop growth. With the special life array, crops can mature every three months for a season.

It is precisely for this reason that, although the Divine Continent does not have many cities, it can support a large population of civilians, and small villages like Mu Family Village, with even a tiny array, can support quite a few people.

Looking at the smiling faces of the people working in the fields, Mu Hanyan also showed a faint smile, at least no longer having to worry about filling stomachs.

Over the course of a month, Wen Gaoren repaired another main array. Combined with the dozen or so previously repaired arrays, nearly half of Huayu City is now covered by array barriers, removing the worry over safety issues.

Following the migration of the Mu Family, over a thousand households have moved into Huayu City, most of whom are refugees without fixed residence, though a few are villagers with fiefdoms from various parts. Despite owning their fiefs, in terms of status, they are still below civilians living in the temple main city. More importantly, temple fiefs are not permanent; once a priest of a clan passes away, the fief must be returned to the temple, unlike the stable life of civilians in the main city. So, hearing news of Huayu Temple’s reconstruction, these people wholeheartedly abandoned their original fiefs to move their entire clan to Huayu City.

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