C3 Seven Formations

Chapter Three, Seven Runes

After an unknown period of time, Lu Feng suddenly woke up from his deep slumber. He found himself in a pitch-black darkness, and he could see nothing but endless darkness.

"Where am I? Am I still alive?"

Lu Feng was overjoyed. His consciousness was still there, and he could still think. He was still alive!

"I have been unconscious for three days and three nights. I finally woke up."

Suddenly, a voice came from the darkness. The voice sounded old and ancient, but it was extremely penetrating. It was as if it came from the void, causing people to feel awe and reverence when they heard it.

Lu Feng looked around with a trace of fear. Other than the darkness, there was no one else around.

"Who is it? Who is talking?" Lu Feng shouted towards the endless darkness.

"The person who saved you!" The old voice sounded again, and there was a trace of a smile in its tone.

"Who are you? Where is Senior Sister Yihan?" Lu Feng paced around in the darkness anxiously.

The old voice smiled and said, "The injured woman who was with you? I saw the identity token of the Clear River Sect on her waist, so I casually threw it back to the sect."

Lu Feng was a little dissatisfied when he heard the old man use the word 'throw' as a word. However, when he found out that Yu Yihan had already returned to the sect, he could not help but feel a lot more at ease.

Lu Feng felt his body's condition and asked, "Senior, where am I? Why is it so dark?"

"If my strength is gone, does that mean that I don't even recognize the initial state of my Life Soul?" The aged voice replied listlessly. His voice sounded a little lazy.

"Life Soul?" Lu Feng was stunned for a moment. He felt the endless darkness once again. After calming down, he realized that this dark environment felt a little familiar. It was as if he was in his own Soul Sea.

"The Sea of Life Soul is there! That means that the foundation of the Soul Cultivator is still there, and there's still a possibility of cultivation?" Lu Feng's heart was filled with hope, but then he thought about the fact that his Seven Souls had already exploded, and he felt disappointed.

"Can I still cultivate?" Lu Feng asked the darkness with a hint of hope.

After a long time, the voice did not appear again. Lu Feng could not help but feel a little puzzled. He slowly recalled the scene on Night Crow Ridge. "At that time, although the Seven Souls exploded, he extracted a trace of the Origin Power before it exploded. At this moment, I have confirmed that the Origin Power is wandering in my Life Soul. If I can fix it and nourish it, perhaps it is not impossible for me to cultivate again."

"Senior!" Lu Feng shouted towards the endless darkness. He wanted to confirm his guess. At this moment, his mind was filled with doubts that he wanted to be answered.

Finally, the aged voice appeared again.

"Hahaha…" He actually let out a long yawn and then said to Lu Feng lazily, "What did you just say?"

Lu Feng was speechless. He was so anxious that he was about to die, yet it seemed like he was asleep.

Helpless, Lu Feng could only obediently repeat, "Senior, can I still cultivate?"

"Cough, cough ~" The old man coughed, and his voice became a little serious as he said in a deep voice, "There are two paths in front of you right now. First, you can cultivate again, but it will be very difficult for you to live past seven years. Second, you can become an ordinary person without any cultivation. With your physique, you might be able to live for a hundred years."

"Cultivate again!" Lu Feng did not hesitate at all. Not to mention seven years, he would choose this option even if it was seven months. There were too many mysteries in the battle at Night Crow Ridge. If he wanted to find out who was harming him, he had to have absolute strength.

The old man seemed to be very satisfied with Lu Feng's answer. A light laughter came from the darkness.

"I can use the formation to stabilize the Origin Power of your Seven Souls and allow it to slowly recover, but the consequence is that you must comprehend these formations. Otherwise, if the formation loses control, you will be annihilated without a trace." The old man's voice was a bit stern, but his tone was full of admiration.

"Will I be able to cultivate like an ordinary person when I comprehend the array?" Lu Feng asked carefully. After all, this was a matter of life and death, so he could not be careless.

"After you set up the seven arrays, you will be able to cultivate as usual. In the future, every time you control a wave, it will be equivalent to your original One-soul. However, you must remember one thing: after you have connected the seven souls, you still need to fuse them together. This step requires the help of an extremely rare Spirit Item." The old man explained the difficulty of this step, so Lu Feng could prepare himself in advance.

"Seven formations?" Lu Feng was shocked. He had thought that there was only one.

"Are you scared?" The old man smiled mockingly.

"I am just a little surprised. I'm not scared." Lu Feng shook his head and deliberately said, "I'm just worried about your array formation skills. I'm worried that I might have escaped the Night Crow Ridge, but I might lose my life because of a mistake in the array."

"Heh ~" The old man snorted and said arrogantly, "I have laid out countless formations in my life, and I have never made a mistake."

Although Lu Feng was calm when he heard this, he was ecstatic in his heart. He had never made a mistake in the Array Dao in his life? If this was true, then it would be too terrifying. Even the most powerful Array Dao Almighty in the world would not dare to say such arrogant words.

He had met a master?

However, if he thought about it carefully, if he did not have extraordinary means, how could he have saved him from the Night Crow Ridge?

In an instant, Lu Feng had raised the old man to a very high position. At the same time, he was secretly suspicious. This kind of existence would waste so much time and effort to save a cripple like him. Could it be that he had a purpose?

This doubt was extinguished in his heart as soon as it arose.

Lu Feng laughed at himself. Even if the old man had ulterior motives, he had nothing now, so what was there to be afraid of?

"Senior, which seven formations are they?" Although Lu Feng was not an Array Master, he had some knowledge about the Array Dao. He really couldn't think of any formation that could have such an effect.

The old man laughed proudly, "That's the seven unparalleled formations that I've spent my entire life searching for. They are perfectly compatible with the Seven Souls of humans. They are the supreme formations bestowed by the heavens …"

Lu Feng listened attentively to the old man's words. At first, when he heard about the various powerful aspects of the formations, he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration. Slowly, he realized that the old man seemed to be intentionally exaggerating the formations to 'attract' him.

Suddenly, a thought appeared in Lu Feng's mind. "Could it be that Senior's purpose of saving me is to test those formations?"

If that was the case, then it could be considered a mutually beneficial relationship. Lu Feng instead had a greater trust in the old man.

"Senior," Lu Feng interrupted the old man's boastful talk, "I'm ready. I can accept the formation at any time."

"Alright!"

The old man's voice gradually faded in the darkness. Not long after, a squeaking sound could be heard. It sounded like the sound of a door being opened or a bamboo being broken. Lu Feng calmed his mind and sensed the slight movements of the old man. He realized that there seemed to be an additional person.

"Could it be that Senior can't even set up these formations by himself?" Lu Feng was shocked. He recalled the words of the old man just now. What kind of formation could make an Array Dao Almighty, who had never failed, look for others to set up the formation?

"Guard your mind and don't resist." An ice-cold voice came from the darkness. Soon after, the space around Lu Feng slowly gathered together. Numerous huge rings of light stacked on top of each other. Countless patterns on the rings of light shone brightly. The entire dark space became extremely gorgeous.

Unfortunately, Lu Feng was not destined to see such a beautiful scenery.

A thick and continuous force surged into his body. Before Lu Feng could react, he felt a suction force burst out from the depths of his soul. Then, his eyes went black and he lost consciousness, allowing the beautiful lines to run wild.

...

The unconscious Lu Feng did not know what was going on in the outside world.

On the Night Crow Ridge.

A cold and beautiful woman stood proudly on the mountain peak. Her white clothes fluttered in the wind like a fairy descending from the heavens. Her entire body exuded a pure and holy aura. All the things around her seemed to lose their colors because of her appearance. It was as if they did not dare to compete with her beauty.

The woman looked at the battle marks on the mountain ridge and her expression seemed to be a little lonely. She lightly bit her lips, and her brows revealed a hint of unwillingness.

She had come to meet him, but she was late!

The woman stared at the ink black Soft Sword in her hand. Her eyes were filled with regret and sadness. She coughed a few times, and blood trickled out from the corner of her mouth. It was unknown whether it was because she was too sad or because her old injuries had relapsed.

The woman stood alone on the mountain peak for a whole day. When she left, her entire person became extremely gloomy. The coldness that was emitted from her expression seemed to freeze the entire world.

...

It was not only the people on the Night Crow Ridge who were sighing in sorrow.

In the inner sect of the Clear River Sect, in the hall where the Soul Jade Plate was stored.

Every disciple who entered the inner sect would be engraved with a Soul Jade Plate. This was a rule that almost every sect had.

At this moment, the disciple in charge of guarding the Soul Jade Plate shouted in shock and fear, "Not good... Not good... Senior Brother Lu Feng's Soul Jade Plate has shattered..."

The shattering of the Soul Jade Plate signified the death of its owner.

The entire sect was shocked and regretful.

A middle-aged man was tending to Yu Yihan, who was unconscious on the bed. His eyes were filled with love and tender care. He seemed to be thinking about something. He did not know how to tell Yu Yihan about Lu Feng's death after she woke up.

Of course, Lu Feng did not know all of this. When he regained his consciousness, it was already seven days later.

"The seven formations have been completed. Now, it all depends on your luck."

Lu Feng was stunned. The old man's aged voice echoed in his mind, but it was no longer as penetrating as before. On the contrary, it sounded extremely weak.

Although the seven formations had been set up, Lu Feng could not do anything other than regaining his consciousness. He could only see the endless darkness in front of him. The only difference was that there were seven mist-like balls of light in the darkness. They were the Seven Souls scattered by the Life Soul.

Although the seven Spirit Souls in the Life Soul had been reforged and stabilized by the formation, Lu Feng felt that they were extremely unfamiliar to him. It was as if they had nothing to do with him.

Not long after the old man's voice faded, the glow of the Seven Souls dimmed and turned gray. The Soul Sea returned to silence and darkness once again.

Loneliness and loneliness...

Lu Feng stayed in this environment for many days. Although the darkness was terrible, it allowed him to clear up many thoughts. The doubts he had about the Night Crow Ridge also became clearer.