What If I Can't Die?

by Legrev

Song Shi came to an immortal world where demons and monsters were rampant. He thought he was going to take a trepidatious road to immortality, but ended up awakening to a death-defying system, gaining strength from death and getting stronger every time he died. The whole style took a sudden change. Other people cultivated to seek immortality, but he was already immortal, and could

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"What am I afraid of now?"

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Song Shi had an excited expression: "Other than some pain, I have no reservations about courting death anymore!"

For the remaining three days, Song Shi focused on cultivating the Thousand Transformations Technique.

There were many Nascent Soul cultivators in this operation. He had to finish cultivating this disguise spell as soon as possible. What if someone stronger saw through his disguise?

However, three days was still a little short. In the end, he did not break through to the Qi Transformation Realm. However, he had still cultivated the Bone Transformation Realm to perfection.

"All elders and inner disciples, get ready to move."

Lu Jiu's voice spread from the top floor. Then, the Supreme Kraken Ship shook violently and this behemoth began to take off.

Song Shi stopped cultivating and pushed the door open.

"Is there any food on the boat? Bring some over."

He gave an order to Bai Xiaoqin. He had not eaten for a long time. Before courting death, he had to eat and drink his fill. He did not want to be a hungry ghost in the three seconds after he dies.

"Elder, there's food. I'll get it for you."

Bai Xiaoqin nodded.

"Take the token."

Song Shi threw the identity token to Bai Xiaoqin.

The latter happily went to look for the elder of logistics. After following Song Shi for more than half a month, she could finally do something for him.

Soon, Bai Xiaoqin brought back a few plates of fruits and a pot of wine.

"No meat?"

Song Shi felt regretful.

"There's nothing suitable for Elder." Bai Xiaoqin shook her head.

"Forget it, I'll just fill my stomach."

Song Shi knew that the meat that was suitable for him needed to be at the level of a Demon beast. It was normal for there to be none in this desolate mountain range.

If he really wanted to eat it, he would have to rely on himself.

He picked up a grape. After biting it, the juice stimulated his taste buds. It was sour and sweet.

"Tastes good."

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Song Shi nodded and ate some fruits. After finishing the wine, he realized that the Supreme Kraken Ship was slowing to a stop.

He walked out and saw that the Supreme Kraken Ship was a thousand meters in the sky. There were similar large-scale flying Dharma treasures floating around it.

A red wooden coffin, a black palace, a seven-colored centipede, a white sword, a yellow ancient book, a golden abacus, a bronze compass, a bronze chariot… were all gathered together.

Every one of them was a war Dharma treasure. They were huge and were at least a hundred meters tall. Their aura was all extremely oppressive and shook the Void, causing the surrounding air to roll back and the miasma that filled the air to dissipate.

However, on the ground, the gray miasmic air was as thick as the sea. It was not blown away, revealing its true appearance.

Song Shi did not look at the ground. Instead, he observed in surprise. Many of these war Dharma treasures were like the Supreme Kraken Ship he was on. They had powerful attack Ability, and every one of them was more powerful than the aircraft carriers he knew in his previous life.

Perhaps the range of the firearms on the aircraft carrier would be stronger than these war Dharma treasures, but it was impossible for them to fly so high.

"Elder, what a spectacular sight"

Bai Xiaoqin was dumbfounded. She had been a mortal in the past and had never left Silken City. She had never seen such a spectacular scene.

"It's rare indeed."

Song Shi nodded.

Even with the Blood-Robed old ghost's memories, he had never seen so many large factions activate their war Dharma treasures at the same time.

In the past, when Great Qian was still strong, the various large factions did not even have the chance to split such a cave abode. Usually, it would be dominated by the officials of Great Qian and the royal family.

He focused on a few war Dharma treasures.

Not far away, the red wooden coffins were divided into small coffin groups. They looked rather strange. The words 'Heavenly Corpse' were carved on the head of the coffins. They were the war Dharma treasures of the Heavenly Corpse Sect.

Bai Xiaoqin was a little afraid. She muttered softly, "Seeing a coffin makes you rich, seeing a coffin makes you rich["Seeing a coffin makes you rich" is part of an ancient Chinese saying which had the intention to dispel bad luck for good fortune in the near future, people will recite this saying when encountering something unlucky.]."

Song Shi could not help but laugh. "I didn't expect you to be so superstitious."

"I was taught this at home. My father was very wary of these things, but it's a pity that disasters caused by blood stained on one's hands are still inevitable."

Bai Xiaoqin sighed. Seeing that Song Shi was very approachable, she sized up the large coffin in the distance. "This sect is so strange, they actually brought a coffin with them to go out."

"After all they are a bunch of zombies. The coffin is their home. What else would they bring if not a coffin?"

Song Shi pursed his lips and shifted his gaze to the black palace.

In fact, this was a group of palaces belonging to the Sky Demon Cult. It looked like a palace, but its aura was not as glorious and majestic as an ordinary palace. Instead, it looked rather cold and gave off a creepy feeling.

"The Sky Demon Cult fellows are quite pretentious, they actually used a palace as their mean of transportation."

Song Shi took another look. The Second Master Lu he killed was from Sky Demon Cult. Someone would probably come to take revenge on him soon.

Looking at the last top faction from the Demonic cultivation path, Song Shi was surprised. The seven-colored centipede was actually a living creature. It was more than a hundred meters long and resembled a long dragon.

There were not many people on it. There were colorful flags with the words "Heavenly Poison" written on them on the centipede.

"What a huge centipede. It must be very painful to be stung by it."

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Bai Xiaoqin was a little afraid. Among the factions flying in the air, this was the most ferocious and terrifying Dharma War treasure.

"There's no need for it to even sting people. A breath of it's poisonous gas will melt them already."

Song Shi teased. He felt that Bai Xiaoqin was as curious as if he was when he had just come into contact with the cultivation world.

"I… I'm so weak. I won't be sent to fight, right?"

Bai Xiaoqin pursed her lips and held the umbrella in her hand tightly. She said uneasily, "Everyone is so powerful. My soul might just dissipate if I take in their aura."

"I won't let a small fry like suffer."

Song Shi shook his head, "I don't think these large-scale flying Dharma treasures can enter the cave abode. You will definitely be waiting on the ship."

War Dharma treasures were huge and expensive to build. This was also to increase the power of it. Typically, they would not be able to change their size at will like ordinary Dharma treasures could.

Other than living creatures like The seven-colored centipede, objects like the Supreme Kraken Ship definitely could not enter the cave abode.

Suddenly, the Supreme Kraken Ship shook slightly and stopped completely, floating quietly in the sky.

At this moment, the Black Palace, Corpse Coffin, The Seven-Colored Centipede, and the Supreme Kraken Ship that they were on were clearly on the same side. As they were all huddled close together and were competing with the other paths.

Opposite them, a huge white sword that was more than one thousand feet long radiated a sharp aura, as if it wanted to cut through the world. It came from the Great Qian's official Demon-Slayers Department, which was in charge of the punishments in the cultivation world.

Song Shi saw two familiar faces on it. They were a female swords-woman with an ethereal aura and Chen Ming from the Demon Slayers Division.

He was slightly stunned. He was not surprised that Chen Yiling had already reached the Foundation Establishment realm. After all, she was a genius.

He was a little surprised that Chen Ming was also at the Foundation Establishment realm.

The first time he saw this person, he was only at the Postnatal realm. The second time, he was at the Connate realm. Now that he was at the Foundation Establishment realm, his speed was a little fast.

Thinking of the other party's strangeness, Song Shi looked at the Demon Palace thoughtfully.

Since he had already left this department and was not interested in their affairs anymore, he began to observe the yellow ancient book beside him.

This was the leader of the orthodox cultivation pathway sects, Qianzheng Academy, which belonged to the official organization of Great Qian. They have influence over all the scholars in Great Qian.

Both of them were official organizations. One was a scholarly in nature while the other focused on martial combat. It could be seen that Great Qian valued this both aspects.

The remaining third faction was the largest and more powerful one. Song Shi focused his gaze on the bronze compass.

This thing came from the rather mysterious Heaven Secret Office organization.

"They are actually involved in this too. Looks like this cave abode is very extraordinary."

Song Shi was deep in thought.

The Heaven Secret Office was very powerful in terms of intelligence, Array Formation, and deduction. They specialized in selling information for a living and were a faction that could be considered to be well-received among both the righteous and demonic factions.

As for the golden abacus, it came from a large faction that specialized in business. However, this faction was formed by many business organizations, including the Myriad Treasures Store, Hundred Herb Square, and other trading companies, medicine shops, and more.

Song Shi's gaze landed on the Bronze Chariot and he muttered, "That's the Ye family, a large cultivation clan, they brought some powerful rogue cultivators with them too… There are so many factions here. It's getting really lively here."

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For a moment, he was dazzled. He swept his gaze around and realized that there was still a faction that had not appeared.

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Demons!

Just as he was thinking this, the low roars of beasts, birds, and other creatures shook the Void.

BOOM!

An air-piercing sound suddenly appeared in the clear sky. A huge bird that was completely silver and had feathers that were like metal and looked like blinks of lightning suddenly appeared.

!!

Thunderbird!

This bird was born with the ability to control the power of wind and lightning. Its speed was as fast as lightning and faster than the wind. It was one of the fastest demonic beasts alive.

His cultivation level was at the Golden Core Realm, and he was considered a Demon King!

"The demons of the Black Feather Ridge are here."

Someone beside Song Shi muttered.

Screech!

A loud and clear cry of an eagle tore through the air. Then, a gust of wind whistled as a huge black eagle descended from the sky.

Its feathers were pitch-black, and its eyes were as sharp as lightning as it glanced coldly at the various factions.

The aura of this black eagle was even more terrifying. After it landed, a wave of black energy squirmed out and turned into a man in black with a hooked nose.

"You humans sure are fast. Have the Sky Demon Valley, Green Hill and White Snake Cave arrived yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of birds tore through the air. Among them were sparrows, quails and eagle-type demon beasts.

Other than the leader of the black eagles who had reached the Demon Emperor Realm which was equivalent to the Nascent Soul Realm, the other demon birds were all Golden Core Realm.

However, demonic beasts had strong physiques and demonic birds were very fast. Cultivators of the same level were often not their match, so their strength was not much inferior to the Heavenly Ghost Sect, which had three Nascent Souls cultivators.

"ROAR!"

The Void shook. On the ground, a huge ape with red fur and a ferocious aura jumped more than a thousand feet high and gathered with a group of beasts.

It was one thousand feet tall and had a shocking Aura. It looked ferocious and domineering with the aura of an emperor.

"Sky Demon Valley's Crimson Ape Emperor is here too. The competition is going to be too intense."

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Some disciples sighed.

"That's right. Crimson Ape Emperor has the bloodline of a divine beast. His combat power is terrifying. I reckon we won't even be able to withstand a single slap from him."

Hearing the discussions in his ears, Song Shi was slightly shocked.

With the bloodline of a divine beast, it was equivalent to a genius like Lu Youyou. Moreover, it was already a demon emperor and ruled a hundred thousand miles of mountains.

"There are so many powerhouses. This cave abode is definitely not simple. Unfortunately, the Blood-Robed old ghost did not know much about this. I can only take it one step at a time."

Song Shi sighed. Currently, there were two demon emperors, excluding the others who have yet to appear.

He looked at the Crimson Ape Emperor with its astonishing aura and could not help but think of the Spirit Command Talisman. If he managed to control it, wouldn't this mean that he would have an additional Demon Emperor-level fighter in his arsenal?

"Green Hill and White Snake Cave didn't say they were coming, so there's no need to wait for them."

At this moment, a young girl flew out of the Sky Demon Cult's Black Palace. Her delicate voice was like a little girl's.

Song Shi's expression changed. He immediately stared at the girl and gritted his teeth.

The memory of being tortured by this woman was still fresh in his mind. He had never been tortured like that before.

"Hong Luo! It's this perverted old woman!"

Song Shi clenched his fists. He finally saw this woman again.

Back then, when he was captured by Jiu Yu to worship the evil god, all the bones in his body were broken by this woman, and his eyes were dug out. This was the first time he had tasted the feeling of living a life worse than death.

Last time, he was powerless to resist. This time…

"I'll let you taste my Ragnorak!"

Song Shi sneered in his heart. He stared at Hong Luo and immediately thought of various ways to take revenge.

Hong Luo sensed something and turned to look at Song Shi, puzzled.

"Why is this old ghost paying so much attention to me? Could it be that he knows that I'm investigating him?"

"It's a pity if they don't come. I had wanted to indulge in the service of those fox and snake women."

The Crimson Ape Emperor smiled evilly and turned to look at the Demon Slayers Department and Qianzheng Academy.

He said mockingly, "Why didn't you send an army to occupy the entire ruin this time?"

Not only him, but the other demonic beasts and demonic cultivators also had mocking expressions on their faces.

In the past, during the peak of Great Qian, they had monopolized most of the relics, cave abodes and other wealth in its territory.

At that time, the various sects were extremely angry about it but did not dare to say anything. This was because Great Qian was too powerful. Not only would they suppress the top experts of the various large sects, but they would also snatch their resources away.

This caused many factions to be unable to produce a Nascent Soul in a thousand years. Fortunately, the factions in Great Qian had weakened rapidly in the past few hundred years. The factions that had been suppressed for a long time immediately rebounded and the speed at which Nascent Souls were born from their own sects was much faster than before.

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An ordinary old man with a normal aura and a long sword hanging on his waist walked out. "Red Ape, have you forgotten how Great Qian suppressed you back then? I remember that you were just an ape that came to worship and perform for us."

"You have a death wish. I'll kill you first before exploring the cave abode."

The red aura on the Crimson Ape Emperor's body soared and he was enraged on the spot. "The glory of Great Qian is already in the past. Today, I'll let you understand this fact completely!"

"That's enough!"

A cold voice exploded, causing the Crimson Ape King to stop.

"If you have the strength, attack the cave abode's barrier. Don't waste your energy here and delay everyone's actions."

The man who spoke walked out of the palace. He was dressed in white, a stark contrast to the black palace.

He walked in the air very slowly, but an even more powerful pressure was released. The world suddenly became much colder and snowflakes floated up out of blue.

After this person came out, the world fell silent. Song Shi saw that many people's expressions changed.

"Elder, who is he?"

Bai Xiaoqin asked softly.

"Sky Demon Cult's second-in-command. He has half the strength of a Soul Transformation cultivator."

At this moment, Lu Youyou actually walked over to explain to her. However, the gloating expression on her face did not look like she had any good intentions.

"Deputy Cult Master?"

Song Shi frowned and looked at the other party's side profile. He felt that he looked a little like a person he knew.

Soon, he thought of something and his pupils constricted.

"Looks like you recognize him. That's right. He's the father of the person you killed when you went out half a month ago. What do you think he will do to avenge his son?"

Lu Youyou asked teasingly.

"You all know?"

Song Shi frowned. He had done it rather discreetly back then, but in the end, it was still leaked.

"Hehe, even if I don't know the exact situation, I can guess some things."

Lu Youyou was disdainful and looked proud. "Don't underestimate other people's intelligence. They must have found out that it was you long ago but didn't pursue the matter. And that was only because you were part of the Heavenly Ghost Sect."

Song Shi was enlightened. The Sky Demon Cult knew that he had killed Second Master Lu, but they had not come looking for him. They were indeed giving the Heavenly Ghost Sect face.

"Now you know the benefits of joining the Heavenly Ghost Sect. If you were outside, you would have been killed countless times."

Lu Youyou's expression was smug. She thought that if she intimidated Song Shi, he would be obedient in the future.

She did not know that Song Shi did not care at all when he heard this.

Now, he did not have any worries. He needed to have such an enemy. It was best if he died every time he went out.

He looked at Sky Demon Cult and muttered in his heart, "Two enemies, I have my eyes on you all!"

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"Then let's start quickly. If we have less people, we'll get a larger portion each!"

With his hands behind his back, the Black Eagle Emperor flashed to the center in the distance.

Song Shi realized that the surrounding disciples were gradually getting excited. He knew what was about to happen and what he should do next.

If everything went well, these people would have a chance to obtain precious treasures. Of course, if they were not careful, they would also die here.

As for him, it was naturally best if he could die a few more times.

"Everyone, the Yao Moon Palace is also preparing to join in."

Just as the various factions rubbed their fists and prepared to break the first restriction of the cave abode, a gentle voice sounded.

"Yao Moon Palace?"

Many people turned their heads. Song Shi's heart skipped a beat as he looked at the source of the voice.

A white disc appeared on the horizon. At first glance, one would think that the moon had risen from the horizon.

The moon in the distance was rapidly enlarging. Soon, a huge snow-white disc appeared. This thing's main body was a special Dharma treasure carved from white jade. There was a palace on it, with cold runes engraved on its surface. It looked very exquisite, just like a moon palace.

There were hundreds of figures standing on this white moon and most of them were women.

The clothes they wore were colorful. Most of the men were handsome, while the women were as beautiful as flowers and jade. There was no lack of devastatingly beautiful women here.

The person who spoke was a beautiful woman in purple palace clothes. Her face was delicate and flawless, and her skin was tender. She was about thirty years old and looked flirtatious. She looked like a well-rounded beautiful young woman.

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Song Shi glanced at this woman. She was wearing a veil, so he could only imagine her beauty. Who knows, she might actually be an ugly freak.

He muttered in his heart and looked at the other disciples. He did not see Liu Ruxue and Big Smart.

"The two of them are at most in the Foundation Establishment realm. Even if they come, they can only watch from the outside and are not qualified to join in."

Song Shi thought to himself. He actually missed Liu Ruxue quite a bit. After all, she was his first woman.

As for Big Smart, because he had followed him for many years he naturally cared for him.

"I've long heard that Fairy Zi Yue of Yao Moon Palace has successfully transformed into a Nascent Soul. I didn't expect her to personally come today."

Sky Demon Cult's Deputy Cult Master Lu Bingxuan revealed a smile and seemed to welcome the Yao Moon Palace.

Other than the Sky Demon Cult who welcomed Yao Moon Palace, most of the people from the Demon-Slaying Department and Qianzheng Academy did not look too happy.

Regarding the Demons, they never had a close relationship with the entire human race and generally would not side with any human sects.

However, the Yao Moon Palace was different. If they came at this time, it meant that they were siding with the Demonic Cult.

Zi Yue, who should now be addressed as Perfected Lord Zi Yue, smiled at Lu Bingxuan and said, "Sect Master Bing Xuan, our Yao Moon Palace is here mainly to participate. Our main purpose is to train our disciples. We don't have any intention of snatching any treasures. When the time comes, we hope that you can protect us."

Now that Great Qian was in chaos, the rules have all been completely uprooted. It was basically impossible for them to continue living in seclusion like before. Furthermore, if they continued to be sealed off, without interacting with the outside world, the sect would fall too far behind.

It was precisely under such circumstances that the Yao Moon Palace decided to send someone over at the last minute.

However, since they rarely got involved in such matters in the past, they knew that they should take it one step at a time. This time, they would only let Perfected Lord Zi Yue, who had just broken through, lead the team and interact with the other sects first.

If everything goes well for them, they may think about investing more resources in participating in the outside world. But even if they do not end up becoming more involved with such affairs in the future, it would still be beneficial for them to interact with the various large sects now. Not only will they be able to obtain the latest piece of intelligence, if they encounter troubles in the future, they will be able to seek relevant help.

"No problem. Your Palace master and I are considered friends. We used to have a good relationship, so I will naturally take care of you."

Lu Bingxuan agreed readily, "Junior Sister Zi Yue, come with us directly."

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"Thank you for your help!"

Perfected Lord Zi Yue smiled sweetly, it was breathtaking.

She controlled the brilliant Jade Disc to fly towards the Black Palace. As she took a step forward and her figure disappeared from the spot in a blur. In the blink of an eye, she arrived in front of the Black Palace.

She landed beside Lu Bingxuan and nodded at the Heavenly Corpse Sect, Heavenly Poison Sect, and Heavenly Ghost Sect.

Suddenly, her gaze wavered at a certain spot for a moment.

"Why do I have a strange feeling when I see this person?"

Zi Yue was slightly puzzled.

After confirming that she had never seen this person before, she retracted her gaze immediately as if nothing had happened.

Only Song Shi noticed that this woman was looking at him.

There were so many people in the crowd, but she had taken another look at him. Could it be that she had discovered him?

Song Shi deliberately grinned at Zi Yue, but the woman had already stopped looking at him.

"Hmph, what are we waiting for? If we wait any longer, the flowers will soon wither[1."The flowers will soon wither" is a Chinese phrase to elaborate someone who has been waiting for a long time]!"

A chubby old man walked out from the huge white sword. He was wearing an ancient grayish-white robe, and his face was covered in grayish-white whiskers. His hair was loose, and he looked uncombed.

His eyes were deep, and there was no sharpness in them. He did not look like a swordsman, but it was exactly this sense of mediocrity that made people not dare to underestimate him.

Lu Bingxuan was slightly wary and spoke up for Perfected Lord Zi Yue, "Sword Emperor Gale, with one more major faction and one more Nascent Soul joining us, everyone can save more effort, right?"

These words directly went against what the Black Eagle Emperor had just said.

The latter harrumphed. "Now, it's time for us to decide what to do."

"The arrangement of manpower will naturally be handled by Heaven Secrets Office's Heavenly Star Perfected Lord. As he's the one with the highest level of Array Formation here, unless someone can prove to be better than him."

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On the golden abacus, an old man in an embroidered robe suggested.

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"Heavenly Star Lord, why are you still sitting inside then? Come out and break the array!"

Sword Emperor Gale turned around and shouted. It was obvious that he was impatient.

"Brother Gale, don't be anxious. I have already started deducing how to do so when I approached this place!"

From the compass, a stooped old man in a Daoist robe walked out shakily. His eyes were as bright as stars and filled with wisdom. However, in the next moment, they became as deep and unpredictable as the night sky.

When Lu Bingxuan saw the old man, he became more polite and cupped his fists. "Heavenly Star Perfected Lord, what do you think of this cave abode?"

"Your guess is right. This cave abode does look like the ruins of a sect, but I found what looks like a door in the space. I suspect that the owner of this ruin was originally the gatekeeper."

Heavenly Star Perfected Lord's words were shocking and everyone present widened their eyes, feeling that his deduction was a little too exaggerated and far from reality.

To let a Soul Transformation cultivator or even an entire sect guard the door, what sect would have such powerful ability?

However, no one dared to question him directly. After all, he was the person with the highest level of Array Formation in Great Qian. He was the only one that had reached the legendary sixth-grade!

This was the limit of the Nascent Soul Stage.

Song Shi became excited. If this place was so awesome, wouldn't it be very dangerous? Then he could die a few more times here.

"Brother Star Lord, are you blind? If the space here is guarded by a sect led by a Soul Formation Realm cultivator, doesn't that mean that the area deep within might be opened up by a Void Refinement Realm True Sage or by a pocket world?"

Lu Bingxuan's eyes were solemn. Soul Transformation was already the limit of this world. The existence above this realm would only exist in ancient times.

True Saints and Martial Saints were already Saints in the mortal world. They were legendary enough to create paths that would be passed down through the ages.

"Everyone, listen to my command later. We will only find out the truth after attacking."

Heavenly Star Perfected Lord smiled meaningfully with immense confidence.

He raised his withered finger and a starlight shot out from his hand and landed in the miasma.

Then, this bit of light actually bloomed with a radiance of ten thousand feet. The dense miasma below was directly pierced by the starlight, revealing a bare basin area.

This basin spanned nearly a hundred miles. It was pitch-black and looked like a huge black alms bowl.

Song Shi's pupils were constricted.

Even if they didn't look exactly the same, one could at least tell that they looked similar.

Was the alms bowl made to imitate this strange basin, or was there some special connection between both?

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Just as he was thinking, a magical scene appeared.

Under the starlight, colorful patterns appeared in the sky above the basin. These patterns enveloped the surrounding space like a spider web, and there was more than one layer of it.

Between the patterns, dense runes flowed and rolled like water, transmitting different power fluctuations and information.

Under the dense arrays, there was a huge cave abode. There were some buildings and plants inside, but they could not be seen clearly. From the Will-O-Wisp emitted, it was definitely not something ordinary.

Such a spectacular scene made many people hold their breaths and widen their eyes.

"Oh my god, there are so many Array Formations in here!"

"If Immortal Heavenly Star Lord hadn't revealed it, anyone who touched it would have died!"

"No wonder there was the rumor previously about how several Nascent Souls couldn't break through the Array Formation Taboo Powers here even after attacking at the same time It's really not easy to break through."

Some of the more knowledgeable Gold Core Realm cultivators gasped.

As for the stronger Nascent Souls, they observed with solemn expressions.

"Impressive. This old man's methods are worlds apart from mine!"

Song Shi revealed a look of surprise.

This method was definitely a little abnormal.

The reason why the Array Formation was strange and unfathomable was because ordinary people could not understand or even see it.

This was because they could not see the range of the Array Formation and did not know anything about the Array Formation. Basically, as long as they entered the range of the Array Formation's attack, they would suffer losses and even lose their lives.

Now, this old man had directly forced out the main body of the Array Formation such that it could be seen with the naked eye. As long as he was careful, he would not be easily attacked by the Array Formation.

Most importantly, now that one could see the Array Formation with the naked eye, it would be much easier to crack it.

Everyone present who had attainments in Array Formations was observing intently, hoping to get some clues that will allow them to be faster when breaking the array later.

"Haha, Brother Heavenly Star Lord, your Star Finger is still so magical. With one point of your finger, the starry sky was so dazzling that the Array Formation will appear."

Sword Emperor Gale laughed out loud. It seemed like he had a good relationship with the Heavenly Star Perfected Lord.

However, the Heavenly Star Perfected Lord shook his head. "Everyone, you can only see the surface. In reality, there's a layer of power deep within the array formation that even I can't reveal. It's at the bottom of the basin."

"There's more?"

Lu Bingxuan stared at the densely packed Array Formations thoughtfully. "Could these Array Formations be covering the power core of this basin?"

"That's my current guess."

Heavenly Star Perfected Lord nodded. "Other than premium items like the power core, I can't think of anything else worthy of such a complicated Grade 6 Array Formation."

"In other words, we have to break through the outer Array Formation first before we can come into contact with the deepest part!"

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Cultivators from the Ye Family looked greedily into the depths of the basin on the Bronze Chariot. "Since that's the case, why aren't we attacking? Let's get the outer treasure first!"

"From now on, every sect will be a unit to break the Array Formation here separately. I will lead the command."

Heavenly Star Perfected Lord stroked his beard and instructed, "As for how to break the Array Formation outside and distribute the treasures inside, that shall be dependent on each sect's own abilities."

As soon as he finished speaking, the starlight converged and the array patterns that were revealed quickly converged. Then, they were drowned by the miasma and obscured from sight.

"Hey, why can't we see it anymore?"

Someone cried out, before being punched by his own family, "Did you think maintaining this method doesn't consume any Nomological power?"

"Everyone should have memorized the general placement of the Array Formation already. Let's begin!"

He glanced at the Nascent Soul cultivators present and said with a smile. Then, he flicked his finger a few times and more than thirty light spots appeared.

These light spots were varying in brightness and were distributed in different locations. Each light spot had a range of dozens of acres under them. After breaking through, one could enter a certain location in the cave abode.

As long as one saw the general layout of the cave abode clearly just now, he could focus on choosing the location he wanted at this moment.

"I've already marked the key nodes. The stronger the light spot, the greater the consumption of power that will be needed when breaking it. However, the treasures corresponding to the location below will also be more precious. It depends on what you want to choose."

He walked towards a spot of light, "My Heaven Secret Office will take the lead to break through this node. As long as we break through all the nodes, the Array Formation outside will be destroyed."

Lu Bingxuan stared at the node with the brightest light. "All Foundation Establishment cultivators and above from the Sky Demon Cult, follow me to break this part of the array."

At the same time, the coffin Dharma treasures that had been silent previously moved forward suddenly. A jade coffin from inside flew up and smashed into the nearest node with a bang, causing it to distort violently.

"This part belongs to the Heavenly Corpse Sect!"

With a buzzing sound, the jade coffin opened from the inside and a pale-faced youth flew out.

Song Shi could not help but take another look. He did not expect the leader of the Heavenly Corpse Sect to look so young.

"He must have died young."

He suddenly had a strange thought.

RUMBLE!

The other sects also moved out at this moment.

The thirty six nodes that the Heavenly Star Perfected Lord pointed out were enough for the various factions present to split within themselves. In the blink of an eye, most of the factions were fighting to choose the locations they wanted to break through.

Naturally, the Heavenly Ghost Sect did not fall behind. Lu Jiu was already standing at a node. He turned around and said, "Similarly, Foundation Establishment cultivators, come over. Break the Array Formation at the periphery first."

The most important thing now was to preserve their strength. Naturally, they had to let the weaker but larger groups take action first.

If necessary, he could even activate the power of the Supreme Kraken Ship. However, this was his last resort. Under normal circumstances, he would not expend his strength that easily.

Song Shi flew over with the other elders and disciples. He formed a seal and condensed a fireball to follow the main group to bombard the Array Formation.

Hundreds of attacks landed and the miasma surrounding that light spot evaporated. Layers of ripples appeared on the Array Formation barrier.

The Array Formation blocked all the attacks, and the ripples looked like rocks were thrown into the water.

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"Are you just trying to laze around by throwing fireballs?"

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When Lu Youyou saw Song Shi's relaxed posture, she was furious.

"My fireball is ten times more powerful than your attack."

A new fireball slowly condensed on Song Shi's finger. The golden flames made the air twist non-stop with powerful fluctuations. He grinned and said, "If you don't believe me, do you want to try it?"

"Don't you dare!"

As soon as Lu Youyou said that, the golden fireball flew over with a farming sound. It stuck close to her body and smashed into the Array Formation node with a bang. The heat wave spread, causing Lu Youyou's hair to emit a faint burnt smell.

"Damn it, how dare you attack me!"

Lu Youyou glared at Song Shi angrily, baring her fangs and brandishing her claws at the air.

In the Heavenly Ghost Sect, who would dare to treat her like this?

The others had not seen the goddess of the sect being treated like this either. Many people were looking over, relishing the sight.

Owing to both Lu Youyou's Talent and background, everyone in the Heavenly Ghost Sect was polite to her, including the elders and inner sect disciples. Those with low status were even more respectful.

Was there something wrong with this new elder's brain, or was he doing this on purpose despite knowing her identity?

"Youyou, stop fooling around. This is not the time to use your full strength."

Lu Jiu shook his head at his daughter. Then, he looked at Song Shi. "Elder Blood Robes, you don't have to bother with this little girl."

"I'm not a little girl. I'm almost an adult already!"

Seeing that her father was not helping her, Lu Youyou felt even more aggrieved. She glared at Song Shi, turned around, and ran towards the Supreme Kraken Ship. She decided to quit helping out and wanted to shirk her responsibilities.

"This girl has such a bad temper."

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Lu Jiu was helpless and did not say anything else.

Fang Gang looked at Song Shi in surprise and secretly gave him a thumbs up. "The blood-robed elder is so domineering. Even we don't dare to offend this little demoness."

Shi Tianya frowned slightly. Why did he feel that this old ghost was playing hard to get? Could it be that he had some thoughts towards Lu Youyou and was doing this deliberately to attract Lu Youyou's attention?

But Song Shi did not have any thoughts, after all he was not even afraid of death. How could it be that he was afraid of this little demoness?

At most, he would just die. What else would happen to him anyways?

Song Shi responded to Fang Gang with a faint smile. His gaze was fixed on the array that enveloped the basin. At that moment, under the combined attacks of the various large sects, the power of the Array Formation was rapidly being consumed. The scene inside gradually became clearer.

Many gazes were attracted over. They saw that at the spot where the Ye Family led their cultivators to attack the node, a medicinal field was revealed outside the basin.

Although most of the herbs inside were ordinary and of the normal variety, such as the Chinese Ginseng, Angelica, and Licorice, all of them emitted a sparkling Will-O-Wisp. Many of them had reached the spiritual limit of their medicinal age.

One of the ginsengs was spewing copious amounts of spiritual mist as if it was a cultivator. It looked like it was about to turn into a demon. The medicinal herbs nearby looked shorter, surrounding it like stars surrounding the moon.

"This ginseng is at least ten thousand years old. It can be considered a king of medicine."

"If there's such a precious top-notch spiritual herb in the periphery, I wonder what's inside?"

"The Ye Family is really lucky to be able to obtain this kind of medicine that is valuable even to Nascent Soul cultivators!"

The lower-middle-level cultivators of the various large factions watched enviously, their eyes gradually burning.

Since there was something good at this node, the other locations should not be too bad as well.

"Hurry up and break the array. There are countless treasures inside!"

"Even if we only get a small portion of the treasures here, it will definitely be comparable to tens or even a hundred years of accumulation of treasures."

"Everyone, work harder. Spiritual herbs and Numinous treasures are right in front of us."

Leaders from the various large sects seized the opportunity to cheer their own people on, not wanting to fall behind others.

The cultivators attacked even more vigorously and rumbling sounds could be heard everywhere.

"The history of this place is probably more than ten thousand years old."

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Song Shi continued to throw fireballs at a moderate speed. One fireball, two fireballs, three or four fireballs. He did not look anxious at all.

He was seriously observing the Array Formation. The more he looked, the more shocked he became.

"How is this a cave abode? It really looks like the ruins of a sect. They weren't exaggerating before, but where is the space that The Heavenly Star Lord mentioned?"

Facing the array formation that enveloped the basin, Song Shi felt like a primary school student facing a systematic program. He could only understand the basics of its formation.

"Who cares? Let's see if I can be killed with the Array Formation and raise my level."

The Blood-Robed old ghost's Array Formation level was only third-grade, so it didn't increase his level by much. If he wanted to improve in a short period of time, he could only gain experience through farming death.

At this moment, the array formation they were attacking changed.

Heavenly Star Perfected Lord sensed it and said hurriedly, "Be careful. The defensive mechanism of the formation has been activated and the power of the killing formation can erupt at any moment."

Just as he finished reminding them, a circle of white light appeared at a node.

This was where the joint trading companies were attacking. As the light twisted, the vision under the Array Formation barrier suddenly became clear.

Below them, there were hundreds and thousands of swords stabbed into the ground. Most of them had decayed but some of them were shining with Will-O-Wisp. There was even a sword covered in golden runes, as if it was alive and emitting strange fluctuations.

From afar, this place looked like a tomb for swords. Even the decayed swords had an ancient charm.

"Ssshhh, Spiritual Qi is so abundant here! These are Numinous artifacts!"

"I'm rich. Any sword here can definitely be sold for more than a thousand spirit stones."

Seeing these swords, the cultivators of these trading companies were incomparably excited. Their eyes were filled with greed as they increased their attacks.

Suddenly, the golden sword in the sword tomb trembled.

Zheng!

A crisp sword hum sounded.

"Something's wrong. Let's retreat for now."

The brocade-robed old man who led the team spoke.

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Before they could react.

A wave of sword qi suddenly soared into the sky. Sharp energy that was comparable to the strength of ten thousand swords shot towards the attacking cultivators.

"Ah!"

The cultivators nearby were instantly riddled with holes and turned into meat paste under the sharp aura. Most of the cultivators who retreated had their limbs broken.

The smell of blood spread, dousing the fanatical crowd with a brutal reality check.

The cultivators of the joint trading companies turned pale. When they looked at the sword in front of them again, there was no longer any joy.

"I've already reminded you. Do you really think that the the level six comprehensive Array Fromation here is to be trifled with and will willingly allow you to attack?"

Heavenly Star Lord glanced at the United Trading Company indifferently, his voice reverberating through the somewhat silent valley.

Song Shi was envious. Thousands of swords piercing through his heart? He had never tasted death quite like this.

Tick, tick, tick.

Blood actually fell inside through the Array Formation. The swords in the Sword Tomb became a little more bloody, as if this was not the tomb of the swords, but their tomb instead.

"Be careful. When the Array Formation is attacked to a certain extent, it will cause counterattacks."

Lu Jiu's words made the people who were shocked come back to their senses. They became careful when they attacked again.

The encounter with of the Trading Companies was only the beginning. Soon, other places were also attacked by killing arrays.

A lake appeared where the Qianzheng Academy attacked. There were many lotus flowers growing in it. In the end, before they could take a look, water lotuses flew out and spun, directly killing a few Confucian-looking cultivators.

This was under the circumstance that they were on guard already. If they were not prepared, more people would have died.

A forest appeared in the area where the Heavenly Poison Sect was located. There was a large amount of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual wood growing inside. Some spiritual fruits that formed from spiritual wood emitted an alluring fragrance that made people drool from afar.

Initially, they thought that there was no danger, but in the end, countless vines appeared out of thin air and wrapped around a few cultivators. The roots pierced into their bodies and turned them into dried corpses in the blink of an eye.

It was obvious that there were precious treasures in every attack node, but there was also terrifying killing mechanisms present.

"Everyone below the Golden Core Realm, retreat!"

They had already seen the miserable state of the other nodes several times, so they were willing to dodge without hesitation at the slightest movement.

No matter how precious a treasure was, one had to be alive to obtain it.

Only Lu Jiu and the other three Nascent Souls did not retreat.

"Sect Master, is there a way to break it?"

Ghost Butcher asked. Among them, the sect master's Array Formation level was the highest.

"Definitely not. Moreover, this place is like the other nodes. It's not easy to deal with despite being strong."

Lu Jiu frowned. "Even if it's a long-range attack, it will be counterattacked by the Array Formation. Other than relying on technique to break it, we must also brace ourselves for death if we continue attacking. We have to be ready to incur a certain number of casualties if we want to break the array."

When they could not think of a solution and most people had retreated, Song Shi stood up.

"It's here, my chance is finally here!"

Song Shi was filled with anticipation. Not only did he not retreat, but he also strode towards the node.

These nodes were the key points of the entire ruin's Array Formation. It was precisely because they were critical that the things below were also very precious.

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Many gazes looked over with strange expressions. They did not understand why the Blood-Robed old ghost was still approaching when everyone had dodged hurriedly.

"Blood Robes?"

Old Man Nightmare exclaimed softly.

"If he has a death wish, just let him go. Why are you calling him?"

Lu Youyou crossed her arms on the boat, "Let's see what he can do now."

Lu Jiu frowned slightly. An old demon like Blood-Robed old ghost would not foolishly send himself to his death. He either had something to rely on or had discovered something important.

The light of the Array Formation squirmed, and the Void distorted. A verdant tea tree slowly appeared, and there was a tree shadow beside it.

On a closer look, the shadow was also casted by a tea tree.

This tea tree wasn't very tall. It was about thirty feet tall. Its trunk was white and its leaves were emerald green. It was covered in spiritual runes and looked rather mystical.

The emerald green leaves were crystal clear and full of Spiritual Qi. They were full of vitality and even had runes on them. They contained a unique charm.

"Wisdom Tea Tree!"

"It actually contained this legendary spiritual object. I heard that using this tea to brew water can increase one's Comprehension by leaps and bounds."

"Wild beasts can directly activate their intelligence and ascend after eating the tea leaves."

The knowledgeable Lu Jiu, Ghost Butcher, and Moving Mountain were pleasantly surprised by the reveal of their treasures. Although the treasures at their node were rather special and could not increase their combat strength or directly increase their cultivation, they could be used to increase their aptitude.

This was definitely the best thing for nurturing disciples. It could help in increasing the overall talent of the entire sect in a short period of time.

Song Shi glanced at the tea tree. Blood was gushing out from the belt on his waist and quickly expanded into a river of blood.

He had already walked to the same level as Lu Jiu and the other three Nascent Soul cultivators.

"What does the Blood-robed Elder think?"

Lu Jiu was surprised. Even the other Golden Cores avoided coming so close. Why did this person dare to get so close?

They were all at the Nascent Soul realm and had enough strength. What was this person relying on?

"I don't have any thoughts. I just want to go over and activate the Array Formation attack."

Song Shi replied. Suddenly, a clone of him was formed and walked out from beside him and continued to approach the node.

"Cloning Technique!"

Perfected Lord Ghost Butcher was surprised, "This spell is very rare. What he cultivates is a rather high-level cloning technique."

When Song Shi approached, the tea tree suddenly emitted a green light. When Song Shi came into contact with it, he instantly turned into dust.

In the blood river, the other Song Shi had a calm expression, as if he had not encountered any danger.

"Even if it's only a portion of the power of a Level six Array Formation, it's still terrifyingly powerful."

Lu Jiu sighed and looked at the green light, "Even if we, Nascent Souls face it, it will still be quite difficult."

"Is he using his clone to deliberately consume the Array Formation Power?"

Ghost Butcher glanced at Song Shi's clone beside them. Because of the blood river, he thought that this was Song Shi's main body.

"Hmph, he was quite lazy before. Now that he's taking the initiative, he definitely doesn't have good intentions."

Lu Youyou couldn't help but retort when she saw that Song Shi was attacking the Array Formation.

…

"Congratulations on being killed by the Array Formation. Your body and soul have been destroyed. The reward is super doubled. Array Formation level 4,000!"

"You have absorbed strength from death and obtained 40 Freedom Attribute Points!"

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"You will be resurrected in three seconds!"

"Resurrection location set. Reviving at resurrection point!"

"Your array formation level has increased to Level 4."

…

Hearing the notification, Song Shi appeared in the blood river, feeling excited.

"That's awesome, exciting. I was rewarded with four thousand Array Formation levels in one go. As expected of a Level 6 Array Formation. The key is that I didn't even feel any pain at all. I died so cleanly!"

Song Shi's understanding of Array Formations had improved greatly. He appeared beside the clone and glanced at Lu Youyou. "Don't talk smack. If you have the ability, go and attack too."

Lu Youyou said disdainfully, "It's just using a clone to deceive the Array Formation attack. It's not that brilliant."

"Youyou, the Blood-robed Elder is helping to break the array!"

Lu Jiu scolded, "Just watch carefully and stop making a fuss."

"Father, why are you speaking up for him again? Who doesn't know how to activate an Array Formation attack?"

Lu Youyou was unconvinced.

"Youyou, since you say so why don't you try condensing an Essence Energy clone."

Lu Jiu frowned.

"I'll give it a try then!"

Lu Youyou formed a seal and the black Essence Energy on her body surged. In the blink of an eye, she turned into a clone formed purely from Essence Energy.

Taking a step forward, the clone passed Song Shi in the blink of an eye and even deliberately glared at him.

Bam.

But before she could get her clone to approach the tea tree, it was shattered by the Array Formation.

"How could this be!"

Lu Youyou didn't understand.

"Stupid woman, if you don't understand the Array Formation, stay aside. The counterattack of this node is calculated according to the strength of the attacker. The more people there are, the stronger the counterattack. Similarly, the fewer people there are, the weaker the counterattack will be. Having only one person attack at a time will cause the Array Formation to start conserving energy."

Song Shi had a disdainful expression, "My clone can launch a full-strength attack comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, but I'll be fine. How many of you here can do it?"

Old Man Nightmare and the others subconsciously shook their heads. Since the Array Formation was strong when faced by strong and weak when by the weak, even if the sect master among them went, it would be very dangerous. It was difficult to say that anyone would be able to attack unscathed.

Even if there was really a way to preserve oneself, the energy, qi and essence consumption would definitely be terrifying. How could they then compete with the others for the treasures in the depths?

Clearly, the Blood-Robed old ghost's methods were most suitable to exhaust the power of this node.

"Blood-robed Elder, if you can exhaust the power of the array formation at this node, I'll give you one of the two Wisdom Ancient Tea Trees!"

Lu Jiu was very generous. The treasures in the outer area were so precious now, but the things inside were definitely more high-end. If he wasted his energy here, it would not be worth it.

"Understood!"

Song Shi originally only planned to farm death only and did not expect to obtain an ancient tea tree. However he agreed since this could definitely benefit him as drinking tea made from the Wisdom Tree tea leaves would probably increase his Comprehension by a lot.

He took a step forward with a proud expression, "All of you, retreat. I'll use my Blood Clone to exhaust the power of this node."

With that said, he rushed towards the tea tree.

Puff!

In the next moment, he was killed by the golden light again.

Many people looked over and were rather surprised by Song Shi's methods.

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To break through the killing arrays in these nodes, other than relying on techniques, one could only wear down and exhaust the power stored in the nodes.

The cost of doing so was not small.

This was because the Array Formation counterattacked according to the attacker's situation. Furthermore, it would exceed the attacker's level for its counterattack to achieve a one-hit kill effect.

If one's main body approached, their lives would be in danger. However, their clones were very weak and were far from reaching the main body's level. Moreover, creating the clone also consumed a lot of energy. It was not something that people were willing to try out.

Especially after seeing the treasures on the outside, all the Golden Core cultivators present wanted to preserve their Nomological power to fight for more precious treasures inside.

They all tacitly watched as Song Shi sent his clone to his death. They felt that this person only wanted to make a contribution or take advantage of his special methods to earn a Wisdom Tree.

"Foundation Establishment cultivators continue to attack from afar. Golden Core cultivators, rest on the spot and recover your Nomological power."

Lu Jiu decisively gave the order which was according to the thoughts of the elders and disciples. At the same time, he prepared for the next step.

When he entered the ruins, he did not plan to let Foundation Establishment cultivators enter because it would be very easy for them to die there.

The other factions were also tactfully preserving their strength. However, the difference was that there was a Golden Core cultivator from the Heavenly Ghost Sect who was willing to risk his life to activate the Array Formation.

"Is this guy a fool? He's actually working so hard."

"Hehe, If I give you a Wisdom Tree would you be willing to work this hard?"

"Yes, but it's a pity that I don't have such a powerful cloning technique. Look at his clone. It feels even more powerful than his main body."

"Who is this person? Why haven't I seen him before?"

"I heard that it's the infamous Blood-Robed old ghost from five hundred years ago. Look at his Dharma treasures…"

The people who had stopped to recover their Nomological power brought up Song Shi as a topic of discussion.

Other than the top factions, there were also lower-level sects and even small sects who came to explore the ruins this time. Just like the joint trading companies, they formed factions that consisted of several smaller sects.

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At a certain node, in an alliance formed by a few medium-sized sects, several Golden Core cultivators had ugly expressions.

"Tsk tsk, Brother He, it seems like your old enemy from the Vajra Sect isn't dead yet. Are you going to attack later?"

Frost Jade Cave's sect master sized up Song Shi with a teasing expression as he rested.

"There's no need for Your Excellency to worry. Everyone's target should be the treasures in this array formation right now. Some things can be discussed in the future."

He Yuanlu took a deep look at the Blood-Robed old ghost but did not seem to have much resentment in his gaze.

"That's true. You've already held this grudge for hundreds of years after all."

They did not pay much attention to Song Shi's matter. Everyone's attention quickly returned to themselves.

After three more deaths, Song Shi's Array Formation had reached the fifth-grade. The complicated mechanisms of the Array Formation in front of him gradually became clear to him.

After ten rounds, the basic rewards ended. Song Shi's standard was still a little lacking before he could reach the sixth-grade.

However, he had a rough understanding of the array formation of the ruins and knew how to attack it to save energy.

Song Shi could not help but glance at the Heaven Secret Office camp and was a little surprised.

The node of this faction's attack was actually not broken. It shouldn't be.

Now that he had reached the fifth-grade, although he had reached it with this comprehensive Array Formation as the foundation, there was still a gap between him and the Heavenly Star Lord.

Since he knew some ways to break it, this old man should also definitely know how to break it.

"What a sly old fox."

Song Shi muttered in his heart and did not care.

At this moment, the Ye Family did not encounter any powerful counterattack. They were the first to break through the node and had successfully approached the medicinal field below.

"Their luck is really good. Their node is the safest."

"It's obvious that this used to be a normal medicinal field. I guess the original owner didn't consider setting up any killing array."

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"It's possible. Who would have thought that after so many years, a pile of normal herbs could give birth to a King of Medicine? Perhaps this is the power of time."

Amidst his exclamations, the Nascent Soul of the Ye Family cupped his fists at The Heavenly Star Lord. "Heavenly Star Perfected Lord, this medicinal field should be ready to be harvested, right?"

"I've already helped you find the key node and saved you the trouble. You're about to obtain benefits after breaking through the node, yet you still want to ask me?"

The Heavenly Star Lord reacted bluntly but his words were indeed reasonable.

From finding the node to reminding everyone, he had contributed and benefited all the factions greatly. No one could say otherwise.

"I was too rash. Please don't take offense, Heavenly Star Perfected Lord. I won't trouble you with such a small matter."

Ye Wenzhong smiled awkwardly. He was a thin and capable old man. He was wearing a special golden-threaded ink robe that was specially made for the Ye Family. He looked very smart.

He tactfully stopped trying to take advantage of the Heavenly Star Lord and gestured to his cultivators. "Investigate again and see if there are any dangers."

The few of them must have had some knowledge about Array Formations. They formed hand seals to check their surroundings and shook their heads.

"Patriarch Ye, there's no more Array Formation Power nearby."

"The node has been broken. There's no danger within ten miles."

"These medicinal herbs can be collected!"

They looked excitedly at the medicinal field that was dozens of acres wide. The medicinal herbs inside were lush and there were many butterflies and bees flying around. It was filled with spiritual vitality.

Ye Wenzhong personally took a look and nodded. "I will take the King of Medicine. Xiao Bo, bring some people to collect the other herbs and get a few to keep an eye on the King of Medicine. This thing is already sentient. Don't let it escape!"

With that, his eyes flickered and he quickly formed a seal before slapping the ground.

"Golden Stone Art!"

Under his hand, a golden light quickly spread. The soil on the ground seemed to have been dyed and turned golden, looking like there was gold everywhere.

"I never thought the Ye Family Head would be versed in such a unique spell. I've heard it's the bane of the Earth Escape Spell.""

"Indeed, it is. This spell turns the ground into something akin to solid metal. Do you honestly believe the Earth Escape Spell stands a chance against it?"

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"Even if the King of Medicine is sentient, he probably can't escape underground with the Earth Escape Spell now."

Many people felt that the Ye Family would definitely be able to harvest all the treasures successfully. They quickly became the first faction to have a good start.

Ye Wenzhong smiled and glanced at Lu Jiu. "I think you might as well attack with all your might. Perhaps you'll be like us and break through with only a few moves."

"You don't have to worry about what we do."

Lu Jiu replied coldly, as if he was not on good terms with Ye Wenzhong.

Song Shi's clone said to Old Man Nightmare, "How is the sect's relationship with the Ye Family?"

"They're basically enemies. The Ye Family has a close relationship with the Qian Family of the Great Qian Royal Family. There are often kings with different surnames in the family. They have once killed many people from the Heavenly Ghost Sect. Even…"

As Old Man Nightmare spoke, he glanced at Lu Youyou and did not say much. He concluded, "Anyway, we're basically mortal enemies."

"Oh, I see."

Song Shi said meaningfully.

Old Man Nightmare took another look at Song Shi. Why did he suddenly feel that there was a hidden meaning in this person's words?

However, when he saw that the Ye Family and their cultivators had managed to successfully approach the medicinal field to harvest it, he did not think too much about it. Instead, he sighed. "This guy is about to obtain the King of Medicine. His luck is really good."

On the medicinal field, Spiritual Qi condensed and did not dissipate. All kinds of medicinal herbs emitted a rich smell and many butterflies fluttered about.

A few cultivators landed among the medicinal herbs and looked at the thousand-year-old medicinal herbs on the ground. They excitedly dug out the surrounding medicinal herbs.

"This medicinal herb is three thousand years old. It's just short of spirituality."

"My herbs are seven thousand years old…"

A few butterflies suddenly landed on them and "plop, plop, plop."

The few of them fell straight to the ground and squashed the many medicinal herbs beneath them.

Chi! Chi! Chi!

Before everyone could be shocked, the bodies of the people here seemed to have decayed then evaporated on the spot.

"What… what's going on!"

The people behind were filled with fear. If these people died from the Array Formation attack, at least they would know clearly what was going on.

"Retreat!"

The people from the Heavenly Poison Sect looked over and some of the higher-ups revealed thoughtful expressions.

"This butterfly looks a little like the extinct Corrupted Poison Butterfly."

"That's true. I didn't expect there to be such an ancient mutant here. One can't let it come into contact with his. Otherwise, the power it emits can decay completely."

The people from the Heavenly Poison Sect gave a brief introduction of the butterfly with just a few words.

Instantly, the many admiring gazes changed. They stared fearfully at the butterflies dancing in the medicinal field. For a moment, no one dared to approach.

"Ye, these butterflies are not something you can deal with. If you know what's good for you, stay away. Let us have it."

The leader of the Heavenly Poison Sect's team cackled. He seemed to be gloating.

"Hmph, it's just a few Poison Butterflies. Why can't we deal with them?"

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Ye Wenzhong was furious. Nomological power erupted from his hand as he slapped them together angrily.

The Void distorted, and the butterflies that were still flying in the air were instantly crushed.

As soon as they died, they turned into ashes and landed on the nearby medicinal herbs. The medicinal herbs burned with a puff and turned into ashes in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, a special poisonous force spread out. Some cultivators who were far away suddenly felt their Essence Energy barriers begin to burn. In the blink of an eye, they started to burn as well.

"What the hell is that!"

"Why is my Spiritual Essence burning me? I can't control it at all."

"Help me!"

The burning cultivators' shock quickly turned into a scream. In the end, they all died miserably.

Ye Wenzhong's expression turned ugly when he saw that his subordinates were actually unable to withstand the aftermath of the blast. "Stop for a moment."

Now that he could see that killing the Corrupted Poison Butterflies would only destroy the medicinal herbs, he did not know what to do.

The people from the Heavenly Poison Sect definitely knew how to deal with the situation, but they would also definitely not tell them.

"Hehe, you even dare to kill this thing casually. People indeed behave so differently when they have a strong foundation."

Facing the Heavenly Poison Sect's sect master's ridicule, the Ye Family Head's face turned dark. He had suffered a loss because of his lack of knowledge.

Old Man Nightmare looked at Song Shi's clone in shock, "Don't tell me you knew this was going to happen?"

"If even medicinal herbs can become spirits, how can the butterflies inside be harmless?"

Song Shi pursed his lips. He was unwilling to say more. Anyway, it had nothing to do with him.

"That's true. Even if a butterfly doesn't become a spirit, it won't be a normal butterfly either. But who would have thought that it would be so poisonous?"

Old Man Nightmare saw that the Ye Family had stopped their attacks and smiled. When he turned around and saw that Lu Youyou was in a good mood, he did not say anything else.

"Blood-robed Elder, it should be about time."

Lu Jiu spoke. He had been observing the situation at the node. After Song Shi had led the attack, after more than twenty times, the power of the node had decreased greatly.

"If the sect master wants to open it in one go, it shouldn't be a problem now."

Song Shi nodded. Even if Lu Jiu and the others did not make a move, he was confident that he could break through by himself.

"Foundation Establishment cultivators, retreat. Golden Core cultivators, prepare."

Lu Jiu revealed a serious expression. He pressed his finger on the node and Nomological power condensed runes in the void. They connected and turned into small black snakes that crawled into the node.

Soon, the node twisted violently and a hole was drilled out by the small black snake.

This hole was ten feet wide, and as the Array Formation barrier was already very weak, it was easier to break through than before.

"Attack here. Go all out. Hurry!"

The various elders and inner sect disciples who had already rested for a while activated their Dharma treasures or condensed spells to attack at the same time.

With a loud bang, the hole created by the small black snake was broken open, revealing the space inside.

Lu Jiu hurriedly formed hand seals and continued to send out runes that fused into the cave entrance to consolidate this rather small entrance.

In the end, everything managed to stabilize, and the faint fragrance of tea wafted out. Just a whiff of it made one feel much better.

"Let's go in and take a look first. You Foundation Establishment Cultivators stay behind to guard this place."

Lu Jiu looked at the Blood-Robed old ghost, "Elder Blood-Robes, let's go and get your Wisdom Tea Tree."

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"Okay."

Song Shi was not afraid of any danger inside at all. He nodded confidently.

"Let's go!"

Lu Jiu led the way and flew in. The others entered one after another and entered the area enveloped by the Array Formation nodes.

Song Shi took a look at the entire scene and felt that he was in a basin when he entered.

"The Sky and the Land are the alms bowls, while the humans in the basin are the Gu worms. Is this a Gu refining sect?"

A strange thought appeared in his mind. He followed behind and entered through a narrow entrance. Immediately, he felt that his vision had changed, as if he had arrived at a new world.

There was a tea forest here with all kinds of tea trees planted. The two Wisdom Tea Trees happened to be the most precious among them, carrying rich spirituality.

Song Shi raised his head and took a look. A black circle pierced through the inside and outside, forming a passageway.

"Lu Jiu also knows some Array Formation techniques, so it was easy for us to enter."

Song Shi turned around and sized up the surroundings. The land here was very vast. Just building a comprehensive Array Formation to envelop this place would definitely cost a lot of effort.

Not only did such a powerful force suddenly disappear, but everyone in the present had never heard of them or their disappearance. It was really strange.

"Elder Blood Robes, according to the agreement, one of these is yours. It's up to you to choose which one."

Lu Jiu landed in front of the Wisdom Tea Tree and kept his promise, taking the initiative to mention this matter.

"The one on the right."

Song Shi walked over and looked at the tea tree. He took out his flying sword and began to dig.

Crack! Crack!

The ground was cut open by his flying sword, causing a huge commotion, but there was no danger.

"That attack just now should be the final attack of this node."

Lu Jiu waved his hand. "It's still better to be careful. Dig up all the tea trees to ensure their survival. When we need to, we can sell these."

Song Shi was very strong. In a few moments, he dug out a large piece of the root under the tea tree. Looking at the large tea tree, Song Shi said happily, "There will be good tea to drink in the future."

Lu Youyou walked over and took a handful of tea leaves, making Song Shi unhappy, "This is my stuff. Stay away from it."

"Why are you so stingy? I'm just taking a few leaves from you. You still have so many leaves here."

Lu Youyou looked like a child, but her hand was still pulling the leaves. Song Shi was so angry that he grabbed Lu Youyou's hand and pointed at a pile of tea leaves. "How many pieces do you have? If you do it a few more times, the tree will be bald!"

"Stingy!"

Lu Youyou's other hand was still tugging at the leaves. Song Shi's face darkened and he felt extremely annoyed.

"Blood-robed Elder, there are a lot of tea leaves in this tree. You can't finish them all by yourself."

Shi Tianya said indifferently, "Since Junior Sister likes it, let her pick a few pieces."

"Shut up. It's not yours. Why are you pretending to be a good person?"

Song Shi retorted and stared at Lu Youyou. This woman was so annoying. The more he tried to stop her, the more he would appear like a petty person.

Then, as if he didn't care about this, he let go of Lu Youyou's hand and said "Continue plucking them then."

"You agreed to this."

Lu Youyou laughed strangely. She used both hands and quickly picked out large pieces of tea leaves.

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Song Shi crossed his arms and looked unhappy.

He was unhappy, but Lu Youyou was smiling.

She was the classic case of gloating over others misfortune .

Song Shi turned around to observe the area outside the tea plantation. In the area where the Array Formation had not been broken, it looked foggy outside and was filled with miasma, obstructing one's vision.

When his thoughts probed over, it was destroyed by a corrosive power the moment he approached.

"The miasma is already so powerful. This is only a node that has been broken. The other Array Formations have not been broken at all. This feels like a parallel circuit. It's not affected by anything on the outside. But if you walk over, you'll probably die."

The blood on Song Shi's body squirmed and submerged him. It quickly spread to the periphery, forming a blood river.

The blood water squirmed and two identical him appeared. One of them walked forward.

This direction was the center of the basin. As expected, the Array Formation Power was even stronger.

Lu Jiu did not stop him. He was already preparing to send someone to probe the nearby situation. It would be best if someone took the initiative to do it.

On the surface, it looked like Song Shi sent a clone, but in fact, Song Shi's main body walked into the fog. Soon, a ball of flames rose and Song Shi turned into ashes.

"Rumor has it that this old man is extremely selfish. When did he become so proactive?"

The Mountain Moving Daoist, who had his hands behind his back, suddenly said.

"I'm more curious why he hasn't become feeble after wasting so many clones."

The Ghost Butcher's eyes were filled with curiosity.

"It's most likely because of his Dharma treasure."

Lu Jiu guessed, "This thing is about to become a Numinous artifact. The Blood Refinement Sect's inheritance is something spectacular indeed."

"It should be. Didn't he kill many cultivators in Silken City previously? He probably used the blood essence of those cultivators to cultivate this Cloning Technique. After consuming it, he can recover quickly."

Ghost Butcher nodded in agreement.

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"Blood Dao techniques have terrifying regenerative abilities and tenacious vitality. It's a pity that the Blood Refinement Sect provoked the royal family of Great Qian and was wiped out all at once."

A nostalgic look appeared on the Mountain Moving Daoist's face. "Back then, our Heavenly Ghost Sect and the Blood Refinement Sect had a good relationship. They killed people to refine their blood while we bought the blood to cultivate. It was a mutually beneficial relationship. How wonderful."

"Hehe, if the Blood Refinement Sect wasn't destroyed, how would the Sky Demon Cult have the chance to become the champion of the Demonic Dao?"

Lu Jiu sneered.

Ghost Butcher shook his head and thought of something. "Rumor has it that the Blood Refinement Sect is related to the Blood Spirit Sect. Is that true?"

"The Blood Refinement Sect came from the Blood Spirit Sect back then, but they've long lost contact with each other. Otherwise, why didn't they say anything when the Blood Refinement Sect was destroyed back then?"

At this point, the Mountain Moving Daoist said, "However, Great Qian is decaying and on the verge of collapse. The surrounding eight countries are restless. There are cultivators from other countries appearing in the thirteen prefectures. We have to be careful of them coming to pick peaches[1]."

"This should be a headache for the Sky Demon Cult and Great Qian. We should develop ourselves and nurture and recruit more talents."

Lu Jiu was not worried. He looked at the tea trees. "After this exploration, I'll recruit a batch of new disciples and use the wisdom tea made from the leaves to increase their Comprehension."

After Song Shi died ten more times, he suddenly stopped courting death.

"There's a teahouse in this direction. There are a few ancient cultivators' manors and some shops in that. They're all protected by Array Formations. I'll rest for a while. You guys go ahead and break them."

Song Shi said. He realized that he could not obtain any more EXP after his Array Formation had reached grade-6.

Even if he was killed by another Array Formation while courting death, he would still not be rewarded with Array Formation EXP that could increase his level.

The reason was that the level of the Array Formation had to be higher than his current level before it could continue to be effective.

"The reward method has been refreshed after the Core Formation realm. With an upper and lower limit, I can only find a Grade 7 Array Formation to increase my Array Formation level."

Song Shi thought of the rules of the previous refresh and felt a little unsatisfied.

If there was no upper limit, he could farm his Array Formation to Grade Nine right now.

"Blood-robed Elder, you've worked hard. Rest peacefully. We'll break this portion of the Array Formation next."

Lu Jiu smiled at Song Shi with a good attitude.

He knew that Song Shi had performed very well.

No matter what Song Shi's motive was, since he was so proactive in doing things, he was a good role model to the others.

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"Oh, so you are finally tired, I thought you said you hadn't exhausted yourself?"

Lu Youyou glanced at Song Shi. The wisdom tree in front of her was almost bald and the tea leaves had filled several jade basins.

"Are you done?"

Song Shi retracted the blood river and turned around to ask casually.

"It's about time. I'll leave some for you. It will be enough for a pot of tea."

Lu Youyou clapped her hands. There were about thirty leaves left on the tea tree in front of her.

"Take them all off. There's no need to keep them."

Song Shi shook his head and walked over to form a seal. He began to seal the tea tree to prevent it from losing its vitality and spirituality. This was a common way to preserve all kinds of spiritual objects. It was a little like adding plastic wrap to vegetables and food in his previous life.

When Lu Youyou heard Song Shi's generous words, she was quite surprised. She looked at Song Shi suspiciously. "You said it."

"Take it off. New tea will grow next year."

Song Shi nodded.

Many people curled their lips when they heard that.

'New tea?'

This Wisdom Tea could only mature a batch of tea leaves in a hundred years, which meant that it would take a hundred years for the new tea to mature.

"Your generosity is making me feel bad."

Although Lu Youyou said that, her hands acted otherwise. She plucked the last of the tea leaves and placed them in the full jade basin.

She stared at Song Shi, but she did not see any anger or pain from losing his tea leaves. She was a little stunned.

Wasn't it heartbreaking to have all the leaves of such a hard-earned tea tree plucked?

She saw Song Shi walking towards the jade basin and stopped him. "What are you doing?"

"I'm collecting my tea. Thank you for picking the tea leaves for me. I think the tea leaves personally picked by a beauty will taste better."

[1] "Pick the peaches" is referring to the cultivators from other countries taking advantage of the chaos to reap benefits

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Song Shi smiled. Since this woman was shameless enough to pluck his tea leaves, he would shamelessly use her as free labor.

"What do you mean by picking tea leaves for you? This is mine!"

Lu Youyou hurriedly waved her hand, wanting to put away the tea leaves.

"What's yours? Give it to me!"

Song Shi grabbed Lu Youyou's hand and threw it out without caring that she was a girl and weaker than him. Then, he put the jade basins filled with tea leaves on the ground into his storage ring.

Lu Youyou landed one hundred feet away in a sorry state. When she saw that Song Shi actually took the fruits of her labor, she was so angry that she trembled. "You… you're too shameless. The tea leaves are mine!"

She had deliberately placed the tea leaves she had picked here just to anger Song Shi. Who would have thought that she would be beaten up and taken advantage of?

"When is it yours? Don't you know that this tea tree is a reward from your father to me?"

Song Shi's expression was calm as he put away the ancient tea tree.

Lu Youyou pointed at Song Shi and flew into a rage. "You said you gave it to me. How can you go back on your word, what kind of man are you?!"

"I said I gave it to you? I only asked you to pluck all the leaves you want. You misunderstood me words yourself. How is that my fault?"

Song Shi smiled with his hands behind his back. "Thank you for picking the tea leaves for me. I'll stir-fry the tea now and make a cup of tea. You can stand here to admire the fragrance of the tea."

Pure Yang True Fire appeared in his palm. Then, he took out a portion of tea leaves and began to stir-fry them.

Immediately, the Will-O-Wisp of the tea leaves bloomed. Song Shi hurriedly shot out runes to seal the essence inside to prevent it from being lost.

A wave of fragrance spread out, refreshing one's heart.

The more Lu Youyou looked at it, the angrier she became. She rushed over and wanted to snatch the tea leaves.

With a bang, Song Shi sent her flying with a punch. This gave Lu Youyou a black eye which made her look like a panda.

"You… How dare you embarrass me!"

Lu Youyou's face was covered in dirt as she glared at Song Shi in shame and anger. It was one thing for this person to hit her previously, as only Grandpa Nightmare had seen it. Now that the entire sect and even other sects had seen her getting beat up, how could she face others in the future?

"What does it have to do with me? If you want to snatch my things, that's what I'll do. It doesn't matter who you are!"

Song Shi said coldly. He took out some of the stir-fried tea leaves and threw them into a cup. Then, he boiled water and began to make tea.

Such was the benefit of cultivation. All kinds of miscellaneous things could be placed in storage bags or storage rings. It was also very convenient to start a fire anywhere he wanted.

When the people around them saw Song Shi's relaxed expression and Lu Youyou's panda eyes, their hearts skipped a beat.

Lu Jiu, who was studying the Array Formation in front of him, turned around and frowned slightly, "Youyou, come here."

"Dad, look!"

Lu Youyou pointed at her bruised eyes. "You've never even hit me like this!"

The corner of Lu Jiu's mouth twitched. He was indeed a little angry, "Why do you have to be so mean to a woman? Elder Blood Robes?"

"If she didn't mess with me. Nothing would have happened."

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Song Shi replied indifferently and poured the hot water into the cup. Immediately, the fragrance of tea filled the air. A faint white light spilled out from it. There were actually runes jumping around, vaguely wanting to combine together as if an article was being written.

"This is really something."

His gaze was attracted by the phenomenon in front of him and he stopped paying attention to Lu Youyou.

"Father, look at his attitude. Does he even take you, the sect master, seriously?"

Lu Youyou continued to fan the flames.

"Alright, do you know where this place is? Killing arrays are everywhere and there might be danger at any time. Can't you be quiet for a while?"

Lu Jiu berated. There were so many people here. How could he side with his daughter when she was obviously in the wrong?

"Why are you scolding me again? What did I do wrong?"

Lu Youyou was so angry that she cried. "Alright, since I'm just a burden, I won't disturb you here, okay?"

With that, she turned around and ran out, crying.

Song Shi's expression did not change.

"Little girl, I'm not even afraid of death. You think I can't deal with a pampered young lady like you?"

Song Shi lowered his head and took a sip of tea. He felt his mind clear up and become active.

"Even with my high Comprehension, this tea is still effective. Not bad."

Song Shi sipped his tea with a satisfied expression.

"This is how life should be. Tasting tea and drinking wine. Free and unrestrained."

Song Shi thought to himself, This is what cultivation should be.

"Brother Blood Robes, can I have a drink?"

Old Man Nightmare appeared at the side.

"Of course."

Song Shi hated people like Lu Youyou who purposely looked for trouble, but he did not dislike having casual conversations. He took out a teacup and made a cup for Old Man Nightmare.

He looked at the people who continued to break the formation in the distance and asked curiously, "Elder Nightmare, aren't you going to help?"

Old Man Nightmare took a sip of tea and his eyes flickered. He sighed. "Good tea!"

He answered Song Shi's question. "I'm mainly in charge of taking care of Miss. It's fine if I don't go."

"Tsk tsk, someone like her really needs to be taken care of. Otherwise, she would have long been killed outside."

Song Shi was disdainful.

In his opinion, so what if she was a goddess? With such a personality, she would not be able to live long in the cultivation world and could only rely on her elders to protect her. However, how long can such protection even last?

"Sigh, I know that Brother Blood Robes is an emotional person as well. I too, hate it when Miss is unruly and willful."

Old Man Nightmare sighed, "Actually, Miss wasn't like this when she was young. When Madam was still around, Miss was very obedient."

"Stop. You don't have to give me a reason. If I don't like her, I won't change my mind. I'm not interested in humoring her."

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Song Shi raised his hand to stop him.

But Old Man Nightmare did not stop. "Brother Blood Robes, you still need to know why this happened. Miss's mother was killed in front of her by the Ye Family when she was seven years old. Furthermore, her tendons and bones were pulled out and she was slowly tortured to death. After that stimulation, Miss's personality changed drastically and she became extremely temperamental. The Sect Master felt guilty and hence became more indulgent. That's why Miss is so unruly today."

"Oh."

Song Shi replied with one word and nothing else.

"Actually, Miss isn't a bad person, but…"

"Alright, there's no need to speak up for her. There are many people in this world who are suffering and she's not the only one. I'll say it again. If she dares to provoke me again, I'll not hesitate to teach her how to be a person."

The Dharma treasures on Song Shi's waist, the blood river, released a blood light that drowned him. He said impatiently, "I want to restore Nomological power. I will start cultivating now."

He hid in the blood light and began to cultivate on the spot.

Old Man Nightmare was left speechless. This Blood-Robed old ghost's personality was also so domineering. If Miss didn't restrain herself, she would definitely still suffer.

He turned to leave, resigned to his fate, in order not to deepen the conflict.

Outside, the other sects also broke through the nodes one after another.

Every time a node was broken, the miasma that enveloped the basin would fade a little. This was because the overall defensive Array Formation was constantly weakening,hence the difficulty of breaking the array was also decreasing.

The light in the entire basin was getting better and better, and everyone's vision became clearer.

The strange thing was that Heavenly Star Perfected Lord, who had found the node, did not attack at all. The people from the Heaven Secret Office too did not care about attacking the node.

After most of the nodes were broken, he said, "The main body of the outer Array Formation has been destroyed. Let's go."

With a tap of his finger, the light of the node in front of him changed, and an entrance directly appeared. There was no need to forcefully break through the Array Formation.

"Let's go. This is the library pavilion area. We should be able to obtain more information about this ruin."

He led the big group into the Array Formation. This Array Formation on the way was extremely 'obedient' as if he was the one who created it. There was no obstruction at all, making some people who had worked hard to break their array envious.

"As expected of the number one Array Formation expert in Great Qian. He entered without much effort."

"He used his brains, but we used brute force."

"That's right. Ordinary people are not qualified to study Array Formations."

Upon hearing the discussion, Song Shi opened his eyes. Through the much clearer basin space, he saw that the Heaven Secret Office had led them into a library.

"He rushed here immediately. As expected of someone who specializes in obtaining information. If I can obtain information about the Array Formation from it, it won't be a problem for me to control array formations in the future too."

As Song Shi thought about it, he suddenly heard a sword cry. In the distance, a Will-O-Wisp soared into the sky.

"Stop the Spiritual Sword!"

The cultivators of the trading company who were collecting the sword in the Sword Tomb were flustered. In the end, they still could not block it. The spiritual sword actually flew towards the Demon Slayers Division and finally stopped in front of a valiant looking woman.

Song Shi was stunned. This woman was Chen Yiling. The latter was also in a daze.

In the next second, the spiritual sword swayed at Chen Yiling as if it was nodding. Then, it fused into her body in a flash, causing the cultivators who were about to chase after the sword to be dumbfounded.

"Hehe, the Spiritual Sword chooses its master. Looks like everyone has no fate with it."

Sword Emperor Gale of the Demon Slayers Division laughed. "Yiling, hurry up and thank the seniors."

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