novelraw Chapter 995: Giving Wings To A Tiger
Chapter 995: Giving Wings To A Tiger
Han Yu sat quietly within the chamber assigned to him at Heart Peak.
His expression calm and composed as cold mist drifted through the room from the cultivation formation around him, while outside the atmosphere across the entire sect remained tense enough that even ordinary disciples barely dared to breathe too loudly.
Elders guarded every important location, hidden observers watched the Legacy disciples around the clock, and monitoring formations operated continuously without pause.
Any unusual movement would be recorded immediately, any abnormal fluctuation would be investigated, and every disciple that possessed sufficient value had practically been placed under invisible imprisonment.
The sect had not openly announced it, but everyone understood the reality. The Legacy disciples were no longer merely being protected. They were being watched.
Han Yu rested his chin on one hand while silently thinking.
Who should be next?
The first thought that appeared in his mind was Heart Peak itself. The temptation was obvious. The very center of power lay beneath him. The Patriarch was here. Peak Heads were gathered here.
Ancient elders and unknown old monsters lurked within the depths of the mountain. If he struck here, the damage would be devastating enough to shake the foundations of the sect once more.
But after several moments of thought, he discarded the idea.
The risk was simply too high.
Heart Peak had too many eyes, too many arrays, and too many unknown variables. More importantly, he himself was present here. If something happened too close to him while the entire sect already sat in paranoia, suspicion would inevitably begin to gather around him.
The elders had already developed theories regarding the culprit’s limitations, and Han Yu knew this through the reports gathered by his Jiangshi.
Most believed the perpetrator could only influence events within a short distance. Some elders estimated one kilometer, while the more cautious ones stretched the number to three or perhaps five kilometers at most.
No one had even imagined fifteen.
Han Yu’s gaze slowly shifted outward.
Eleven kilometers away lay the two Lung Peaks.
First Lung Peak and Second Lung Peak.
Much like the Kidney Peaks, both possessed their own Peak Heads and inheritances, and right now those Peak Heads were gathered at Heart Peak together with everyone else. Their home peaks had been left behind with reduced supervision.
Han Yu tapped the table lightly.
Libraries.
Every major peak possessed one. Those libraries contained generations of accumulation. Techniques, inheritance manuals, commentaries, records, cultivation insights, and the legacies that formed the backbone of each peak.
Killing disciples wounded the sect.
Killing elders wounded it further.
Destroying inheritances left scars that could remain forever.
His decision was made.
Still, Han Yu waited.
Days passed quietly.
Weeks followed.
Nothing happened.
The sect slowly relaxed again.
The Legacy disciples adapted to their lives within Heart Peak and gradually resumed their routines.
Han Yu appeared to do the same.
He cultivated diligently, or at least that was what everyone saw.
He had even requested his master to establish an Ice Qi cultivation formation within his room, claiming he wished to deepen his understanding of ice techniques. The Second Kidney Peak Head was delighted upon hearing this.
"Good!" the old man laughed loudly. "This is how cultivation should be done!"
The formation was installed immediately.
Dense Cold Qi filled the chamber. Frost spread across the walls, ice formed over the windows, and the room became engulfed in pale mist. The monitoring formations still functioned, yet their sensitivity dulled beneath the overwhelming ice aura.
The interference was subtle enough to avoid suspicion and effective enough for Han Yu’s purposes.
Several weeks passed like this.
His master occasionally observed him from afar and every time he saw the same scene.
Ju Fan sat motionless amid frost.
Cultivating.
Focused.
Dedicated.
The old man became increasingly satisfied.
He had absolutely no idea that even now, Han Yu’s soul quietly separated from his body. His physical body remained seated, breathing steadily while his soul slipped through the chamber walls and drifted into the sky.
He left Heart Peak and crossed the distance before arriving at First Lung Peak. Without the Peak Head present, the atmosphere there felt noticeably quieter. Han Yu searched calmly until he found his target.
The Peak Head’s personal disciple.
Peak Nascent Soul Realm.
Trusted.
Privileged.
The young man cultivated alone within a private residence. Han Yu entered his body and resistance appeared immediately but it was weak. Minutes later, control belonged to him and the disciple opened his eyes.
Han Yu rose and calmly moved through the peak.
He entered hidden storage rooms and private halls, gathering explosive talismans one after another. The disciple possessed sufficient authority, so nobody questioned his actions.
Finally, Han Yu arrived at the library.
The great doors opened.
Rows upon rows of shelves stretched before him, filled with jade slips, ancient scrolls, and generations of inheritance.
Han Yu looked around quietly.
For a brief moment, the place almost seemed beautiful. He even thought of copying everything, but then decided against it. It was far too risky.
Then he began.
Explosive talismans disappeared into shelves.
Others were hidden beneath support pillars.
Formation nodes were targeted carefully.
Storage cabinets.
Corners.
Archives.
Everywhere.
He layered them methodically and then added explosive arrays on top. The destruction had to be complete. After finishing, he took out an Explosive Heart Pill and consumed it setting a one hour activation delay.
Then came the paralysis medicine.
The disciple swallowed it as well before sitting motionless within the library.
Han Yu left as his soul crossed the skies once more and reached the Second Lung Peak.
The process repeated.
Another personal disciple.
Another library.
More explosive talismans.
More arrays.
Another pill.
Another paralyzed body.
Then Han Yu returned.
His soul reentered his body and resumed cultivation within the icy room. Outside, his master still watched with satisfaction.
Time passed and exactly one hour later, the world exploded.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
The mountain shook violently.
A second explosion followed immediately after.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
Even Heart Peak trembled beneath the force and the outer windows shattered while several stone statues cracked.