Chapter 24: The Child of Destiny Radar Has a New Reaction
“Oh, I just want to stay in bed and slowly turn into a lazy slug forever…”
Bai Feng, resembling a salted fish, flopped onto his bed and gave it a gentle bounce.
Having returned to Green Bamboo Peak and gone through today’s chaos, his social energy was nearly drained.
But he couldn’t just chill and give up. No, he had to think of ways to keep the Child of Destiny sniffing around him at bay.
Is there a way to stop the Child of Destiny from taking any action without actually gaining Luck Points?
White Bai Feng began pondering:
First, this Child of Destiny was different from all he’d met before—this was the first one to proactively come at him.
That said, the tactics involved were pretty downright sneaky.
But hey, thinking about it, besides Lin Yan—the morally upright Child of Destiny—there were also selfish, even essentially villainous types, like that ‘Certain Three’.
Though he hadn’t seen it himself, Bai Feng guessed that the new Child of Destiny was likely one of those selfish, bottom-line-abandoning kinds.
Such a Child of Destiny was definitely harder to deal with—lacking morals and bottom line, they’d do anything.
But all this was just speculation. He really hoped he was wrong. Maybe the new Child of Destiny was just like Lin Yan, a decent guy.
“Better come up with some self-protection measures first.”
For example, setting up a few layers of arrays—especially after that Yao Woman stole his house, his sense of security at home had plummeted.
If this new Child of Destiny turned out to be as unscrupulous as that Yao Woman, he might really end up with a sneaky visitor in his house.
Though he was currently just temporarily staying on Green Bamboo Peak, he couldn’t afford to be careless just because he didn’t want to waste resources—one lesson from the Yao Woman was enough.
So Bai Feng took out a smooth, polished jade stone and placed it on the table, then repeatedly fished out more materials.
“Set up a killing array? Nope, too conspicuous. Wrap it with a confinement array and illusion array first, then disguise it with a Spirit Gathering Array.”
He toyed with the materials in his hand, thinking as he laid out the arrays.
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Over the next few days, Bai Feng stayed mostly at home reading books, occasionally heading to the Collection Pavilion with Bai Yu Mo to borrow some array-related books.
The background of Heavenly Sword Sect was indeed much more profound than Bai Family’s. He’d thought their collection of arrays was substantial, but compared to the Heavenly Sword Sect, it was barely a drop in the ocean.
Most of the reward system only gave the basic arrays; if he wanted to learn more advanced ones, he’d need to find them himself.
“Haaagh~ I wonder when the Sect Leader and the others will finish their meeting…”
Bai Feng put down a book, stretched lazily, and thought he’d only stay on Green Bamboo Peak for a few days. Turns out, it’s been nearly a week without a conclusion.
If not for the fact that he could borrow all the array-related books from the Collection Pavilion—except the top level—free of charge, he’d probably feel forgotten by the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Meanwhile, in a small room where the Sect Master and the Peak Masters were holding a meeting, chaos was unfolding.
A burly, bald man rubbed his smooth scalp: “I think Bai Feng should go to the Body Cultivation Peak!”
“Pah! Shameless! You, Body Cultivator, want to steal the Array Genius? Are you planning to carve arrays on yourself?”
“How come not? Maybe Bai Feng can create a whole new school of arrays on our Body Peak!”
“I remember Bai Feng has some talent with talismans too. Maybe he should go to the Talisman Peak.”
“Leaving aside a greater genius for arrays, you want him to learn your cursed symbols?”
“Since the Body Peak thinks they can handle it, I say our Dan Peak can too. Maybe we’ll start a new sect of medicinal pills inscribed with arrays.” A gray-bearded elder chuckled happily.
“Now, our Forging Peak also has a say.”
“Shut up, all of you! Don’t keep misleading others!” a serious middle-aged man frowned. “In my opinion, Bai Feng should go to our Divine Sword Peak—the sword array is also a type of array.”
“Hah! In that case, Bai Feng should go to the Main Peak of Heavenly Sword! Can you even outplay the Heavenly Sword Peak for swordplay?”
“Stop stirring trouble between me and Senior Brother! Our Divine Sword Peak and Heavenly Sword Peak are complementary—each essential! Once he joins Divine Sword Peak, he’ll still enjoy the privileges of Heavenly Sword Peak!”
The bald man twisted his neck, already fed up with the endless ‘discussions’ that could go on forever.
Another person shook his head: “Haha, I think we should respect the disciple’s wishes—ask Bai Feng where he wants to go.”
Long Elder Chu Ning Yan from Green Bamboo Peak looked at the Sect Master, who hadn’t spoken, with some helplessness: “Sect Master, do you have any plans?”
The Sect Master stroked his beard and shook his head: “I’ve been watching Bai Feng these days. His array talent is quite terrifying, and he’s very diligent—spends all day in his room reading about arrays. I don’t think any of us can teach him.”
At this, he couldn’t help sighing.
The Heavenly Sword Sect, as the top sect in the Northern Region, was formidable in swordsmanship, body cultivation, alchemy, forging, and talismans. Only arrays were lacking.
It wasn’t that their arrays were weak—on the contrary, they weren’t bad and had many array disciples. But they lacked top-tier experts capable of leading the charge.
Like Dan Peak and Forging Peak—these weren’t established when the sect was founded. They only appeared later, thanks to a few astonishing disciples, and thus formed their own peaks.
So, Bai Feng’s appearance, in the Sect Leader’s eyes, was a chance—a chance to perfect the Heavenly Sword Sect’s system.
But it was also a challenge—because Bai Feng was no ordinary disciple; he was the eldest grandson of the Bai Family of the Northern Region. Keeping him would be extremely difficult.
Clearly understanding the Sect Leader’s intentions, Chu Ning Yan pondered briefly before proposing: “In that case, just let Bai Feng stay at the Main Peak. Others wouldn’t oppose.”
But the Sect Master shook his head: “No. I said that none of us can teach him. Neither can I.”
Then he turned to Chu Ning Yan: “I remember Bai Feng’s younger sister, Bai Yu Mo, is your disciple?”
“Yes,” Chu Ning Yan nodded, “They’re pretty close—nothing like the rumors.”
The Sect Leader nodded and quickly had an idea: “Then let Bai Feng continue living on Green Bamboo Peak. No need to disturb him with missions. Let him focus on studying arrays. If I have time, I’ll go chat with my old friend and see if I can bring back a master in arrays.”
“Understood.”
Chu Ning Yan naturally didn’t oppose—after all, she’d gotten herself a genius in arrays for free.
But she wouldn’t do nothing; she only lacked expertise in arrays and could only seek help from her friends.
Unaware that his unveiled array ‘talent’ had already caused quite a stir among the senior officials of Heavenly Sword Sect, Bai Feng was studying arrays when suddenly, he detected a new reaction from the Child of Destiny radar.
And the location was right on Green Bamboo Peak.
