Chapter 653: Mountain Pavilion | Red Heart Survey [Translation]
Red Heart Survey [Translation] - Updated on April 12, 2025
Zhong Qin was still alive.
The gaudily dressed Zhong Qin was still there.
She was no longer screaming.
But those who saw her wished she would make a sound.
Any sound would do, a scream, a curse, a sob…
Anything was better than her current silence, her current serenity!
She floated above the half-collapsed mountain pavilion, seemingly suspended by invisible shackles. Her face was blank, and starting from her calves, she was disappearing piece by piece.
Everyone present could sense her life force, knew clearly that she was still alive.
But she offered no resistance, no struggle… or had she already resisted?
She was like a painting hanging on a wall, being torn apart by some force.
She was like a sudden stain in mid-air, being slowly erased by a rag!
What kind of power was this?
What had she touched? What had happened here?
Whether it was Dou Mian, who had come to Late Cloud Mountain with Zhong Qin, or Jiang Wang and Cloud Wanderer, all were motionless.
This power was beyond their imagination.
They were all cultivators who had experienced countless bloody battles. Even if Zhong Qin were chopped into pieces before their eyes, they might not even bat an eyelid.
But this scene of being abruptly erased was terrifyingly cruel in its silent way.
The most frightening thing was the unknown.
They had no idea what power was obliterating Zhong Qin, and naturally, there was no way to save her.
Dou Mian’s fingers twitched a few times. He wanted to draw his sword, the famous Chu blade named Tianye.
But he had no way to stop the continuation of that power. He couldn’t even be sure if that power would spread back… and erase him as well. So he could only stand still.
“What kind of power is this?”
Jiang Wang asked Jiang Yan in the Tongtian Palace.
But Jiang Yan was silent, as if he too was shocked by this scene.
Zhong Qin had disappeared completely, without leaving even a trace of aura.
As if she had never existed.
All that remained was a dilapidated mountain pavilion. The entire top of the pavilion was gone, two of the four pillars were toppled. The ruins were obvious at a glance.
No matter how you looked at it, this place didn’t seem to hold any secrets.
Yet Dou Mian had searched here for a long time before, and Zhong Qin had been erased right before their eyes.
“What happened here?” Cloud Wanderer was the first to ask.
At this moment, the three parties present were wary of each other, vigilant.
In fact, they all didn’t know what caused the scene before them, but at the same time, they were unsure whether the other two parties were aware of the situation.
After all, everyone had their own opportunities, and each sect had its own inheritance.
Objectively speaking, Dou Mian had chosen to explore this place the earliest, so he should be more aware of the situation of this mountain pavilion.
Dou Mian glared at Jiang Wang: “Before I could do anything here, they were trying to pick the Divine Power Fruit on the mountaintop!”
He was not usually such an easily angered person, but the scene of Zhong Qin being abruptly erased had greatly shaken his mind.
Jiang Wang didn’t argue with him at this time, and only said, “It seems I saved your life.”
“Perhaps I should thank you,” Dou Mian quickly suppressed his emotions, and said, drawing his sword.
Although Dou Mian said that he didn’t do anything in the mountain pavilion, Jiang Wang and Cloud Wanderer undoubtedly didn’t believe him.
Something must have happened here to trigger the consequences. The bizarre scene of Zhong Qin being erased undoubtedly showed that there must be a secret here. It was just that they couldn’t see it now.
Even if Dou Mian left in a hurry, Zhong Qin, who stayed here, must have done something.
Everyone was observing the situation in their own way.
At this time, Jiang Wang heard Ye Qingyu’s voice transmission: “If there are changes later, no matter what changes, I will manipulate the Seven-Colored Flag Cloud Chariot to leave, and we will go directly to the mountaintop to seize the Divine Power Fruit. The situation here has exceeded my expectations, and there may be unknown dangers. Lingxiao Pavilion lacks nothing, we don’t need to take this risk.”
The secret that could make Dou Mian and Cloud Wanderer so nervous must be an extraordinary secret, and it must be much more precious than the Divine Power Fruit. And Ye Qingyu was able to decisively make a choice, wanting only the Divine Power Fruit. This composure and decisiveness were very rare.
Of course, perhaps “Lingxiao Pavilion lacks nothing” was the greatest support for cutting off the heart of greed.
Jiang Wang also breathed a sigh of relief. He came with Ye Qingyu, and of course he respected Ye Qingyu’s opinion.
No matter what was hidden in this mountain pavilion, or how dangerous it was, since they didn’t list this place as their primary goal, there was no need to pay too much attention to it.
“How about letting my Mo Warriors try it out?”
In the silence where the three parties were restraining each other, Ye Qingyu spoke.
“Okay.”
“No!”
Cloud Wanderer and Dou Mian spoke almost simultaneously, but their attitudes were different.
Jiang Wang looked at Dou Mian: “Then what do you want to do? Are we just going to wait here?”
Cloud Wanderer didn’t speak, waiting for Dou Mian’s answer, with the air of watching from the sidelines.
Dou Mian said coldly: “I would rather just wait here, even until Late Cloud Mountain closes. It’s better than letting the Cloud Top Immortal Palace’s access token fall into your hands.”
The Four-Winged Mo Warriors were not living beings after all, and could enter the pavilion to explore without fear of sacrifice. Those who had witnessed the scene of Zhong Qin’s disappearance did not dare to. But if the access token really appeared at this time, and the Mo Warriors obtained it, they might not be able to take it back. This was the reason why Dou Mian disagreed.
Cloud Top Immortal Palace?
Jiang Wang looked at Ye Qingyu, and saw the same question in her eyes.
Neither of them knew about the existence of the Cloud Top Immortal Palace, but they could probably guess why Dou Mian and Cloud Wanderer were so nervous.
“Even if the Cloud Top Immortal Palace is permanently closed?” Jiang Wang asked.
He used the information he had just learned to turn the tables on Dou Mian, trying to squeeze out more information.
“Even so!” Dou Mian’s attitude was firm, and his words were forceful.
Jiang Wang and Ye Qingyu exchanged glances, and remained restrained. They had already decided on a plan, and waiting was not a problem. There was no need to anger Dou Mian and cause a fight at this time.
But at this time, Cloud Wanderer slowly opened his mouth: “But I don’t want to wait any longer…”
He spoke slowly, and the movement of his hand was also slow, like a true old man, old and frail.
But the hand he raised pressed down in front of him.
A dull tremor rang out.
A circle of faint ripples spread out from him, and quickly encroached on the others present.
Jiang Wang and Ye Qingyu were both in the Seven-Colored Flag Cloud Chariot. Ye Qingyu pointed a hand seal at the blue flag, and the light blue罩罩 surrounding the Seven-Colored Flag Cloud Chariot immediately turned deep blue.
And the circle of translucent ripples rippled to this point, but did not try to invade the Seven-Colored Flag Cloud Chariot. Instead, it expanded into a wider translucent shield, covering the entire deep blue shield. In turn trapping Jiang Wang and Ye Qingyu!
At the same time, Dou Mian wielded the Tianye sword, his swordsmanship was violent, with the power to split mountains, directly slashing at the translucent ripples.
But this slash seemed to strike into cotton, light and powerless. The translucent ripples seemed to be extremely elastic, infinitely extending along the blade of the Tianye sword, but the rest of it still closed, covering Dou Mian.
Cloud Wanderer restricted both parties with one move, but with an agility that was completely different from before, stepped into the pavilion.
He didn’t know what method he used to confirm that the mountain pavilion was no longer dangerous, and took the lead in entering the pavilion!