This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

Chapter 209 Reflects an Ominous Sign

"Old Ma, what nonsense are you spouting? I went through all the trouble of bringing my friend here, how can you say such things?"

“Girl, what this old man Ma said is true. Your friend’s fate is broken, he is definitely not a good person.”

The embroiderer looked them up and down with a serious expression, and surprisingly, the two of them were in agreement.

"Ah?" Ruoxue was shocked, never expecting to encounter such a thing so soon after arriving. Looking at Xiaoxingchen with a helpless smile, Ruoxue ignored everything else, grabbed him, and turned to leave.

“Little girl, I advise you not to go looking for the village chief. Although our place is a bit poor, it is peaceful and undisturbed. Your friend’s fate has been broken, which is really troublesome.”

Xiao Xingchen was filled with doubts, pondering to himself, what exactly did it mean that his fate had been broken?

Although he couldn't figure it out, he knew in his heart that he didn't seem to be popular in this place.

"Don't listen to them, I'll take you directly to the village chief."

Ruoxue made a face at the inside of the wall, then pulled Xiaoxingchen and stepped into the alley. However, the moment he stepped into the alley, a strong sense of alarm arose. Before he could find the source of this alarm, Ruoxue had disappeared without a trace, replaced by a pitch-black passage, so dark that he couldn't see his hand in front of his face. Only at the end of the passage did a faint light seem to be flickering. It was this situation again?

Xiao Xingchen had encountered such dramatic changes in circumstances many times before. He remained calm and continued walking forward, secretly pondering the situation.

This is probably a test I have to go through to get here. If I can't get through it, then there's no need for us to meet again.

As Xiao Xingchen walked forward calmly, both Ma Wangye and Xiu Niang showed some surprise. In their eyes, there was nothing unusual about the alley. Xiao Xingchen was just standing still. But they knew how powerful the people in the alley were. Clearly, Xiao Xingchen had fallen into an illusion.

Ruoxue watched as Xiaoxingchen suddenly stopped and began pacing in place. Furious, she raised her eyebrows and glared at them fiercely before dashing inside like a whirlwind, shouting as she ran, "These are my friends! If you dare to harm a single hair on my friend's head, I'll make you pay!"

Before Ruoxue could finish speaking, her body, like a kite with a broken string, was involuntarily pulled away by a mysterious force and disappeared at the end of the passage in the blink of an eye. With a crisp sound of a door closing, only Xiaoxingchen's steady and powerful footsteps remained in the passage.

Xiao Xingchen knew perfectly well that this was a strange illusion.

However, he showed no fear whatsoever; instead, he observed with great interest.

The road beneath his feet seemed to come alive, undulating like a surging sea. If an ordinary person had stood on it, they would probably have fallen and gotten bruised and battered long ago.

But for him now, this seemed to have no effect. He only exerted a little force, and his feet were like lead balls nailed to the ground. No matter how the ground undulated, his body remained as stable as Mount Tai.

"If that's all there is to it, it's not difficult for me."

He murmured softly, as if challenging the controller of the illusion array behind him.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a piercing sneer suddenly rang in his ears, and then he felt as if his ankle was being gripped tightly by a cold iron clamp.

This sudden turn of events terrified him. The last time he had his ankle grabbed like this was in that eerie and terrifying temple.

That wasn't all. When he looked down at his feet, even though he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help but gasp.

A pale, paper-white baby face appeared without warning at his feet. Following the path, two small hands, like iron hooks, gripped his ankles tightly and struggled to climb upwards.

This familiar baby face was exactly the same as the one he had met in the temple!

"Holy crap, how did this thing get here?" He was terrified and turned to run, trying to break free from the ghostly baby's hand. However, before he could take more than a few steps, a familiar dog bark rang in his ears like thunder.

"Wang Wang!"

Xiao Xingchen was struck dumb, staring in astonishment at a dog. He then saw a ghostly figure floating in the air, slowly appearing before him like a phantom.

At their feet, the baby's face, as pale as paper, was desperately climbing upwards, as if trying to break free from some kind of restraint.

He forced himself to remain calm, telling himself that it was all an illusion, and that these three strange objects could not possibly appear in the ancestral temple. Someone must have been using illusion magic to try and scare him.

After looking around, a clang rang out, and the sword shot out from his mind like lightning, slashing straight towards the end of the road.

The large dog and the ghostly figure vanished like smoke as the sword fell, but the sword light seemed to sink into the mud, disappearing without a trace in an instant. After only a moment of silence, the ghostly figure reappeared, and this time it was even more real than before, as if it were a demon that had walked out of hell.

What on earth is going on? A sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in his heart.

Just as he was filled with doubt, a voice boomed from all directions: "You are tainted with the remnants of your broken fate. If you wish to die, we will naturally not stop you. But you have brought these ominous things here, and we cannot stand idly by. You are currently in the Primal Heart Demon Array, and everything you see is the ominous trace of your broken fate. If you cannot get rid of these, please leave this place immediately to avoid bringing disaster to this place."

"who are you?"

"I am Huan Wusheng."

"Senior, how can I get rid of the strange and ominous sight I'm seeing?" Xiao Xingchen asked anxiously.

"It all depends on your own understanding. We cannot perceive anything you witness. This great formation can only reflect those things; as for how to remove them, you'll have to figure that out yourself."

"By the way, these ominous signs are hidden deep within your mind. As your thoughts about them grow stronger, they will manifest. I advise you to calm your mind and not to think about them. The more you think, the more ominous signs you will conjure up."

As the sound faded, silence returned to the space. Xiao Xingchen knew that the person who set up this grand formation wouldn't harm him; this was undoubtedly a veiled indication of the hidden dangers within his body.

But how can we get rid of these?

Beneath the ancestral temple, a ghost, a dog, an infant, and an undulating road, with endless darkness surging on both sides, and a gate of light seemingly waiting for him at the end of the road—these elements constituted everything he saw. To break the deadlock, he needed to find a solution within these things.

After being slashed once by the sword, the ghostly figure and the giant dog became even more solid. A faint, icy chill emanated from the ghostly figure—an aura he had never felt before. As for the giant dog, every time it barked, he felt as if his soul was about to leave his body. The baby face aside, it was nothing but terrifying.

He let out a long breath and tried to step out of this path. Taking the unconventional path was his usual way of doing things. Since the road ahead was blocked, he would just fall into the darkness. He refused to believe that this little thing could trap him.

But it seemed someone was preventing him from stepping out of the road. As he took a step, a blue brick appeared out of thin air and landed directly beneath his feet. Then, with each step, another blue brick appeared to catch him.

"Interesting. I'll see who's behind this."

This situation directly piqued Xiao Xingchen's curiosity. Since this grand formation reflected the ominous presence deep within his heart, it meant that his special abilities would manifest again. Unfortunately, he didn't have a mirror and couldn't see his current appearance.

However, the faint light emanating from above made him realize that the three incense sticks on his shoulders and above his head had also manifested under the illumination of this great array.

This undoubtedly gave him an opportunity. These hidden dangers were usually invisible, but now that he could see them clearly, he was eager to try and find some clues about how he could be used as a stepping stone.

With this in mind, he stopped hiding and directly activated the seal within his spiritual platform. The Heavenly Blade had already merged with the battle sword, and as his cultivation level increased in the future, the Heavenly Blade would become a part of the battle sword. For now, there was no need to worry about it.

He currently doesn't know whether the great demon Feifei is friend or foe, but her dormancy within him still leaves him uncertain. As for Sacrifice and Source Runes, these two seem to be opposing forces, with Source Runes constantly attempting to suppress Sacrifice's existence.

Finally, there was the golden light that descended from the Jade Capital Heaven. As the golden light shimmered, it made the entire spiritual platform incomparably sacred.

Xiao Xingchen wasn't stupid. Since this space could reflect everything, he wanted to see carefully what kind of people were behind these powers.