Chapter 4030: Announcing His Arrival To The Law Division

The Law Division might have neglected decorations, but there was one thing they had clearly spared no expense on: Arrays.

Hundreds of formation nodes shone throughout the landscape, their spiritual lights connecting into an enormous network that covered the entire division.

Several major defensive formations had already been activated by the time Zhenyu and the Wild Peak elders arrived, and layers of translucent barriers could be seen surrounding the central portion of the division.

One barrier shimmered faintly blue while another carried a pale golden hue. Behind that was yet another layer that was almost transparent, becoming visible only when Immortal Qi flowed across its surface.

There were several more beneath those. Even High Elder Palm Saber raised his brows when he saw the defensive measures.

"They certainly prepared quickly," one of the Wild Peak elders remarked.

"Can you blame them?" another replied with a chuckle. "Their Division Head already fought Senior Mengli once."

That single fact explained nearly everything.

Daoist Bone Ruler had confronted Zhenyu Mengli and lost. The news had naturally spread among the senior ranks of the sect, and even if the exact details had yet to reach every disciple, the Law Division certainly knew about it.

They also knew something else now. Zhenyu Mengli was a member of the Wild Peak through and through. When he disagreed with someone, there was always a very real possibility that the disagreement would become physical.

The Law Division clearly had no desire to discover how much of its headquarters would remain standing if that happened here. As such, their formations were already fully active and hundreds of Law Division members stood behind the defensive barriers.

There were disciples among them, though the majority of those closest to the entrance were elders and senior personnel. They maintained disciplined expressions, but Lin Mu could sense the instability in their auras.

They were anxious and some were considerably more anxious than others. Before Zhenyu could even reach the first barrier, a powerful aura rushed out from the central buildings.

HUALA

Daoist Bone Ruler appeared moments later. Lin Mu looked at him and immediately noticed that the man had apparently taken Zhenyu’s earlier instructions seriously. He still looked somewhat haggard.

His robes hadn’t even been changed since their confrontation, and there were signs that he had hastily tidied himself before coming here. His aura was also slightly unstable, showing that he had yet to fully recover from his defeat.

Yet strangely, Lin Mu found that more respectable than if the man had appeared before them perfectly dressed and fully recovered. Daoist Bone Ruler had clearly gotten to work immediately.

He hadn’t wasted time resting or attending to his appearance. Zhenyu had told him that there were serious matters concerning the Law Division that needed investigation, and the man had apparently begun handling them as soon as he returned.

Daoist Bone Ruler stopped several meters away and cupped his hands.

"Welcome, Junior..." His words abruptly stopped and there was a tiny twitch in his expression. "Senior Mengli."

High Elder Palm Saber’s mouth curved slightly upward. The other Wild Peak elders wisely kept their expressions under control. Daoist Bone Ruler himself maintained a perfectly serious expression, though internally a different thought appeared.

’I really need to address the matter of his ranking.’ The current situation was becoming increasingly awkward.

Zhenyu Mengli’s official standing within the sect had yet to properly catch up with the reality of his cultivation. Daoist Bone Ruler had already made the mistake of addressing him incorrectly before, and after being defeated by the man, repeating that mistake felt especially inappropriate.

Zhenyu descended until he stood before Daoist Bone Ruler and he glanced toward the Law Division. He then looked at the formations and then toward the hundreds of cultivators standing behind them.

A faint smile appeared upon his face. "Quite a welcome you’ve prepared for me, Junior."

Daoist Bone Ruler’s lips twitched.

The statement sounded casual enough. Coming from Zhenyu Mengli, however, it could easily carry an entirely different meaning. The Law Division Head had spent enough centuries dealing with political disputes, sect negotiations and troublesome cultivators to know when careful wording was necessary.

He cupped his hands again. "I’m afraid Senior’s attainments in cultivation are far too profound for most of us juniors to bear." Daoist Bone Ruler gestured toward the formations. "These precautions are for their well-being. I hope Senior does not take offense."

Zhenyu stared at him for a moment, then he chuckled. "Heh."

Daoist Bone Ruler suddenly felt that he had somehow chosen the wrong answer. Lin Mu, meanwhile, was examining the defensive barriers more carefully. They were certainly impressive.

Even by the standards of the Sect, the formations surrounding the Law Division were formidable. Several layers reinforced one another, and damaging one would probably cause the others to automatically compensate.

Lin Mu silently calculated how much force he would need. ’This’ll take at least a Piercer with twenty percent of my Qi to break.’

Considering the durability of the formation, that was an impressive assessment. Of course, destroying the barrier wasn’t necessary.

’I can just pass through with Fade.’ A mischievous thought appeared in Lin Mu’s mind.

The more he considered it, the more appealing it became. Zhenyu Mengli had already established himself as someone with knowledge far beyond what the current Heavenly Stream Guardian Sect expected.

Lin Mu had access to Zhenyu’s memoirs, knew ancient information about the sect and could convincingly attribute many unusual things to the knowledge Zhenyu had accumulated during his original lifetime.

Why waste a perfectly good opportunity?

Zhenyu’s chuckle continued for another moment and then his figure vanished.

SHUA

Daoist Bone Ruler’s pupils contracted. "What?"

His Immortal Sense spread immediately. There had been no impact, no energy fluctuation or any attack as the barriers were still completely intact.

"Where did he..." Bone Ruler had just uttered that when several gasps came from behind him.

"What?"

"How?"

"He’s inside!"

Daoist Bone Ruler spun around and his expression froze. Zhenyu Mengli was standing calmly several dozen meters behind him. He was inside the defensive barriers while the formations remained active.

Every layer was intact and no alarm had sounded. Even the formation nodes showed no damage. And yet Zhenyu had somehow crossed through every defensive layer without disturbing any of them.