Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 607 - 387 Trap

Chapter 607: Chapter 387 Trap

For Sword Casting Valley, an area shrouded in ghostly mists and a forbidden zone of life, the probing methods of the Dao of Sound, though affected, were less constrained compared to other methods.

But the moment Xu Yuan heard these serious words from the usually solemn girl Tianyan, he couldn’t help but let out a low chuckle.

Initially confused by the sound, Tianyan’s face flushed red and she said with a cold expression,

"The probing methods of the Dao of Sound have extremely strong penetrative abilities, we probably can’t stay here any longer."

Xu Yuan raised an eyebrow, his eyes revealing a hint of contemplation.

The probing methods of the Dao of Sound in this world were somewhat similar to bats in his previous life, using sound waves to locate their surroundings, which meant emitting sound waves and receiving the echoes to determine the target.

In some ways, this method was indeed very strong, because its range was extremely wide.

But in this world, nothing came without a price.

Compared to Origin Qi and Will-spirit, the Dao of Sound’s probing range was vast, but its precision was lacking.

The sound wave burst just now covered an area with a radius of several hundred miles, and the echo waves received were mostly blurred.

Moreover, the probing of the Dao of Sound was also limited by the cultivator’s brain processing speed.

Although cultivators far surpassed ordinary people, there were still limits.

Receiving all the information within a radius of several hundred miles in an instant, even a Saint of Sound would struggle to process all this cluttered information.

Nonetheless, Tianyan was right; it was indeed time for them to leave.

He couldn’t gamble on the possibility that the others hadn’t discovered them when their lives were at stake.

"..."

After a quiet moment,

Xu Yuan gently sighed and said,

"I really am a jinx; I just said we could stay here forever... What do you plan to do?"

"...."

Tianyan pursed her lips without speaking, her gaze returning to the lakeside abode that now had shape and structure.

Mists from the splashing waterfall scattered on her smooth, black hair, shining like crystals, her eyes filled with a complex reluctance to leave.

Xu Yuan watched by her side but did not urge her.

This was the first time they had stayed in one place for so long and their first attempt at modifying their own nest.

Neither of them were skilled in architectural design, and even with the aid of Origin Qi, Tianyan had put a lot of thought into creating the loft with upturned eaves like a flying swallow.

There was no need to say more about the interior design and decor.

The bed, the desk, and the carved window lattices were all crafted by her bit by bit during breaks from cultivation.

After a long silence,

Xu Yuan asked in a low voice,

"Do you find it hard to leave?"

Tianyan exhaled gently and glanced at the field of buds before the loft,

"Not seeing them bloom, I do feel some regret..."

Hearing her soft murmur, Xu Yuan paused for a moment, then raised his hand to gently stroke the girl’s head, smiling as he said,

"Tianyan, I noticed that the Energy Mechanism of the person just now was only that of a Mortal Transcendence."

Tianyan immediately looked up at Xu Yuan with surprise in her eyes; she clearly understood the meaning behind his words:

"Have you gone mad?"

Xu Yuan grinned,

"Don’t you want to stay?"

Tianyan said with annoyance,

"I indeed don’t want to leave, but that’s a Mortal Transcendence. Do you think you can kill him, or do you think I can?"

Xu Yuan glanced sideways at the foggy east and said,

"Over these years, the two of us have killed many Grandmasters, and even those in the Primordial Realm now number in the twenties. However, we haven’t killed a single Mortal Transcendence."

Tianyan’s beautiful brows furrowed even more, yet she did not interrupt.

Even though this scoundrel typically acted carefree and reckless, his judgements on critical issues had never been wrong.

Seeing Tianyan patiently listening, Xu Yuan chuckled unconsciously,

"I’m well aware of the gap between Primordial Realm and Mortal Transcendence."

Having been on the run for seven years, they had unavoidable direct encounters with Mortal Transcendence powerhouses several times.

In front of the opponent’s Dao Domain, Tianyan could fight back and forth with them, and Xu Yuan could assist from the side. But once the opponent unfolded their Dao Domain, the battle instantly became a one-sided crush.

As he said this, Xu Yuan gently rubbed the Sumeru Ring on his fingertip, his tone becoming somber as he continued,

"The biggest difference between Primordial Realm and Mortal Transcendence is the Dao Domain. If we kill him before he unfolds his Dao Domain, everything will be easy to resolve."

Tianyan thought it over and instinctively felt it was impossible, but seeing his expression, she still asked softly,

"What... do you want to do?"

Xu Yuan smiled faintly,

"First of all, they are in the light, and we are in the dark."

"If we want to ambush it’ll be quite difficult."

Tianyan shook her head, outright rejecting Xu Yuan’s suggestion.

Xu Yuan’s expression remained unchanged as he replied, "That’s not what I mean. They wouldn’t relax their guard in a place like this."

Although high-ranking cultivators in this world couldn’t be considered glass cannons, there was a phenomenon between top combatants known as ’damage overflow.’

A full-powered strike from the Primordial Realm could indeed instantly kill a Mortal Transcendence caught off guard.

But that’s assuming the target is completely unguarded.

As he spoke, Xu Yuan turned his palm and a seedling about half a zhang long appeared in his hand:

"I plan to use this."

"...."

Seeing the seedling, Tianyan’s eyes became alert, and she instinctively took a half step back in mid-air.

When they did not trust each other in the early days, that scoundrel Xu Yuan often used this thing against her.

Even now, just as the Enchantress Divine Tree Seed was taken out, the Charm Poison dormant within her began to stir.

"The Enchantress Divine Tree Seed, why bring it out now?"

Xu Yuan shrugged and pointed his finger eastward, chuckling as he said,

"Relax, it’s to deal with that Mortal Transcendence."

"How are you going to deal with him?"

"What do you think I’ve been doing all this half-year?"

"Eat, drink, and be merry."

"That’s just the facade."

"Heh heh."

Tianyan turned to look at the swindler.

Xu Yuan didn’t care in the slightest:

"Books contain treasures of their own; most of the books I’ve perused relate to Dao Charms and the mist of Yin Ghosts, revealing many secrets unknown to others.

Yin Ghosts are monsters composed purely of Soul Power. Their attacks mostly take the form of illusions, and I plan to use this to my advantage."

Having said that,

Xu Yuan reached out and snapped off a small branch from the Enchantress Divine Tree Seed.

As soon as it broke, a fragrant aroma wafted from the severed end.

Xu Yuan didn’t hesitate, immediately wrapping the scent with Origin Qi.

This substance was a great tonic for him, but if Tianyan caught even a whiff, he’d probably have to go back to his room to change his undergarments before leaving.

Casually tucking the Enchantress Divine Tree Seed back into the Sumeru Ring, Xu Yuan toyed with the foot-long branch in his hand, chuckling as he said:

"The Enchantress Divine Tree Seed is really something, brimming with the charm of the Enchantress Divine. It’s not that much less potent than the grown tree bearing Enchantress Divine Flowers."

Tianyan stared at the slender branch twirling at his fingertips for several breaths:

"So, how do we get this thing over to them?"

Xu Yuan gave a wry smile, with a flame springing to life in his other hand:

"We don’t need to send this over to them. They will come to us."

Tianyan’s eyes twinkled for a moment, understanding what Xu Yuan meant.

Enchantress Divine Flowers were colorless and odorless, and naturally, so was the Enchantress Divine Tree Seed.

By burning the branch and letting the smoke mix with the white mist around, it would be undetectable.

As long as the others came close to this place and inhaled the fumes from the burning branch, they would fall into the trap.

As a victim for seven years, Tianyan was all too aware of the potency of this Charm Poison.

This plan seemed feasible...

Just as he was pondering,

Hum—

A surge of Origin Qi roiled again in the distant east.

After a few breaths,

another almost imperceptible sonic wave penetrated the forest of ghost trees, whistling past them.

Feeling this pulse of Energy Mechanism pass by, Xu Yuan glanced to the side and let out a light chuckle:

"Heh... it seems that person isn’t too bright; he failed to discover us the first time."

As he spoke,

Xu Yuan touched his chin and grinned:

"I recall that the Inviting Moon Sect near Sword Casting Valley established itself through sound-based Cultivation Techniques. The person coming must be a female Elder. I wonder what she looks like..."

"They will find us in less than half a day."

Tianyan coldly interrupted Xu Yuan’s speculation, turned around, and walked towards the building: "Instead of thinking about these things, we’d better hurry up and set up."

Xu Yuan looked at the girl’s retreating figure and asked with a laugh:

"Set up what?"

Tianyan did not stop her stride, turned her frowning face back, and said matter-of-factly:

"Formations, of course."

Although Tianyan’s mastery of Formation Path was not as good as Xu Xinyao’s, as the Saintess of Jiatiange, she knew a bit about such auxiliary methods for Cultivation.

Half a day was enough for her to set up some simple formations to aid their battle.

Xu Yuan shook his head slightly:

"Do you plan to hold the fort here?"

"Otherwise? If we don’t stay here, how can I create the opportunity for you to drug those who have undergone Mortal Transcendence?"

"....."

In the sound of the waterfall’s splashing water, Xu Yuan shook his head with a chuckle, quickly following:

"They’ve been chasing us for seven years; they should basically know all of our tricks. That kind of probing just now, they must know we can detect it."

As he spoke, Xu Yuan reached out and grasped the girl’s shoulder:

"In this situation, if we stay here, do you think that will rouse their suspicions?"

Tianyan froze upon hearing this, lifted her hand to her forehead and rubbed it:

"That’s to say, they used the rhythmic probe just to approximately determine our location, and they’ll use other methods to track us.

"...What do you plan to do?"

"Set a trap."

"Formation?"

"No, no, no."

Xu Yuan shook his head, his gaze calm as a still pond, and spoke softly, "Tianyan, the most sophisticated traps often require the simplest making."

As they talked, the two of them had reached the building.

Xu Yuan smiled as he pushed open the door, pointing to the austere yet cozy interior:

"To prevent me from peeking at you, you’ve already engraved a Sound Blocking Formation and a Soul-avoiding Formation inside, haven’t you?"

Tianyan gave him a reproachful look and huffed lightly:

"That formation is just for warning; for those who have undergone Mortal Transcendence, it’s practically non-existent."

"It doesn’t matter."

Xu Yuan shrugged his shoulders, the corners of his lips curling into a meaningful smile. His palm ignited with an intense flame of blood, instantly igniting the branch of the Enchantress Divine Tree in his hand:

"As long as we can keep the smoky fumes of the burning Enchantress Divine Tree branch confined in this house, that’s enough.

"After all, we have lived here for so long. They ought to come in for a visit, shouldn’t they?"

With that,

Xu Yuan lightly tossed the branch into the house.

In their gaze,

the slender branch, along with the blazing flame, spiraled through the air. Before it even touched the ground, it had already burned up, turning into colorless smoke that merged with the white mist in the room...