In Azure Point, would the teleportation array at the mountain gate disappear? The answer was no. A dungeon exit was a dungeon exit. No matter how hard the player tried to court death inside the Dome Palace, it would always be there, waiting for you. But now, it was gone.
Xu Yuan felt he really should have seen this coming. Whether it was because they had discovered a powerful spy inside the mountain gate and decided to shut the door before beating the dog, or because foreign enemies had invaded and were already at their doorstep, this teleportation array at the palace gate entrance would absolutely be forcibly shut down.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Yuan asked, “Old Luo, can you crack this array and force it to activate?”
Just now, when his soul intent had linked with the observation array, he had not sensed any powerful offensive array near the mountain gate. Forcing this one to start should not trigger any other formations.
“No.”The Sage’s remnant soul crushed his hopes with a single word.
Xu Yuan fell silent.
The Sage’s remnant soul sounded completely shameless. “If someone proficient in arrays were here, forcing this teleportation array to activate would not be difficult. Unfortunately, this old man does not know how.”
Xu Yuan felt that this old grandpa was getting less reliable by the second. “You’ve lived for more than 10,000 years. Did you spend all that time sleeping in the soul ring?”
The Sage chuckled, perfectly unbothered. “Not all of it. I was awake for about a thousand years or so, but most of that time was spent researching cultivation arts. I’ve had no interest in the Dao of Formations since I was a child. Enough about me. What are you planning to do now?”
Xu Yuan was quiet for several breaths. Then his gaze swept over the grand mountain gate made of jade, and he spat. “We wait.”
Wait for Tian Yan to be killed. Then the mountain-protecting array would shut itself down.
“Wait?”The Sage’s remnant soul sounded faintly amused. Then he said in a leisurely voice, “Actually, a large sect like the Splendorbloom Sect would usually leave itself a way out, so that even if the sect were destroyed, it would not lose its entire inheritance. There should be other hidden teleportation arrays inside this mountain gate, but places like that are usually only known to the sect’s higher-ups...”
“Old Luo, stop testing me,” Xu Yuan cut him off.
The Sage’s remnant soul showed no embarrassment at being seen through. He simply answered with brazen honesty, “Fine, fine. This old man spoke too much. But Xu boy, if you plan to wait, you may be waiting for quite a while.”
“What do you mean?” Xu Yuan frowned.
The Sage’s remnant soul raised a hand and pointed at the great array overhead, chuckling as he said, “That mad woman we saw earlier was clearly not right in the head. Are you really counting on her to operate the array and shut it down?”
Xu Yuan’s gaze shifted. “The sect-protecting array needs someone to shut it down manually?”
“Of course.”
Xu Yuan fell silent for a moment, then glanced at Ran Qingmo, who was standing quietly off to the side.
Their eyes met for one second. Ran Qingmo thought for a bit, then replied, “Mister Luo isn’t lying to you. Once a sect’s defensive formations have been fully activated, it usually requires either the Sect Master or the unanimous agreement of the elder council before it can be shut down.”
As soon as she finished, the Sage’s remnant soul picked up the conversation with a smile. “The reason is obvious if you think about it. An array is ultimately a dead thing. If it automatically shut down the moment it failed to detect an enemy, then breaking it would be far too easy.”
Xu Yuan was silent. Then he asked in a low voice, “How long will it take for the array to disappear?”
The Sage’s remnant soul controlled the observation array to inspect the various arrays that had been activated within the Dome Palace, then replied, “Not too long, really. If the source qi in this space is sufficient, these arrays should all be scrapped in five to eight years at most. After all, they’re antiques more than twenty thousand years old.”
The corner of Xu Yuan’s eye twitched. Five to eight years? Of course that was not long for an old fart like Luo Daofan. If he stayed here for eight years, the Great Flame Empire outside would probably have boiled itself into a pot of porridge.
At that thought, Xu Yuan glanced at Ran Qingmo beside him.
Ran Qingmo was also looking at Xu Yuan, seeming like she wanted to say something but stopped herself. She had thought of the Celeste Sword Sect. According to Tian Yan’s prophecy, there were less than three years left before it was destroyed.
The Sage’s remnant soul did not care about any of that in the slightest. He continued smiling as he said, “Xu boy, why don’t you take this opportunity to consider switching to this old man’s cultivation art? I spent more than 1,000 years researching and improving it, using the Heaven Deriving Art and several other peerless techniques as reference.
“If you cultivate it, with this old man guiding you and your own talent on top of that, five years should be enough for you to reach the Body Integration Realm at the very least. If you’re a little faster, becoming a Grandmaster isn’t impossible either.”
His tone carried a hint of temptation.
Xu Yuan listened without speaking. He merely gave the wretched old man a meaningful sidelong glance, then let out a low chuckle. Figure it out yourself from that look.
The Sage’s remnant soul’s expression did not change, but deep in his heart, he felt a chill, as if every little thought he had was being seen straight through.
Without exposing the other party’s petty scheme, Xu Yuan only said softly, “No. We have to get out.”
The Sage’s remnant soul forcibly gathered his thoughts, gave a light cough, and asked, “Ahem. Xu boy, didn’t you come here to seize opportunities? Once Tian Yan is killed by that mad woman, won’t this place be safe? I checked through the observation array just now. The arrays in the Splendorbloom Sect’s training rooms, spirit herb gardens, and several other places are still running. You have the Saintess’s soul key, so you can move freely through many areas. Why the hurry to leave?”
The story’s protagonist had died too early. Before his death, he had still been scheming and bickering with a bunch of small fry. He had never even been qualified to come into contact with the plans of the Chancellor’s Manor. And the Sage’s remnant soul, who had been following him all along, naturally knew nothing about them either.
Thinking this, Xu Yuan had no intention of explaining things to the old man. Instead, he asked, “Old Luo, to use a Dao Field, you need both source qi and soul intent at the same time, right?”
The moment the Sage’s remnant soul heard that, the mad woman from earlier immediately appeared in his mind. He sharply sensed a trace of unease. His voice grew grave.
“Xu boy, what are you planning?”
Xu Yuan’s eyes were calm as he said, “Kill that woman in red. She has the Sect Master’s token on her.”
Kill her, and she would drop the Sect Master’s token. Then they could use it to control the mountain-protecting array.
The Sage’s remnant soul immediately refuted him. “Xu boy, that woman is a first rank Transcendent!”
Xu Yuan looked back at the soul body and smiled. “Old Luo, weren’t you the one who said not to blindly worship cultivation realms?”
The Sage’s remnant soul tried to talk him out of it. “That was about the difference between second and first rank. You’re seventh rank. She could blow you apart with a single breath.”
“Don’t I have you?” Xu Yuan said with a beaming smile.
The Sage’s remnant soul stared at him and enunciated each word. “In front of a powerhouse like that, I can’t protect you at all.”
Xu Yuan waved a hand casually. “No need to worry. I know what I’m doing. Let’s go back.”
“You know jack shit! That is a Transcendent!” For the first time, the Sage’s remnant soul cursed out loud. The heat devil knot was still there. If Xu Changtian was dead set on seeking death, then he would have to die here with him.
Xu Yuan smiled and said, “Old Luo, trust me this once. Worst case, you just accompany me to the grave.”
The corner of the Sage’s remnant soul’s mouth twitched.
They stared at each other in silence for a long while.
Knowing he could not persuade him, the Sage’s remnant soul sighed and said, “How do you plan to kill her?”
Xu Yuan answered calmly, “If what you said is right, then if that mad woman can use a Dao Field as a soul body, she must have a physical body somewhere producing source qi for her.”
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