Chapter 1813: Supreme Treasure Returns
They rested here for a while, adjusted their formation, and passed the dizziness and discomfort brought by the rough transmission before they could attack. Once bitten, twice shy; having the Illusion Sect's command experience as a cushion, He Lingchuan had a further understanding of the characteristics of these cultivators and directly organized them into three teams, divided into three routes to attack.
To tell the truth, the average cultivation of the Illusion Sect members was much higher than the miscellaneous yuan power of the Tiangong soldiers; this gap could not be erased by the miscellaneous yuan power in the Tiangong team. The Tiangong team relied on formations, golden-armored divine generals, and the great demons and practitioners recruited by Miao Zhantian, and of course, the most important thing was the commander's command.
The Illusion Sect team had no strict discipline, basically led by the heads of each peak, and from top to bottom, they lacked battlefield experience, often missing opportunities and falling into enemy formations.
Xiao Wencheng knew the shortcomings of his own side well, so he invited He Lingchuan to be this command hub.
Sure enough, as soon as He Lingchuan took over, the Illusion Sect team seemed to have a backbone, advancing and retreating with evidence, attacking and defending with degrees; Bai Ziqi feinted twice and sold two flaws to the Illusion Sect team, but they were all seen through by He Lingchuan, instantly crushing the Illusion Sect's eagerness to try.
Yes, since He Lingchuan took over the command of the Illusion Sect team, this ground battle basically turned into a military contest between him and Bai Ziqi.
Bai Ziqi left a deep impression on He Lingchuan in Beijia; after the latter made a scene in the Tiangong and escaped from Spirit Void City, he had also entrusted Li Qingge to collect information on Bai Ziqi. Only then did he know that although Bai Ziqi was born in a famous family, he was displaced in his childhood, entered the military in his youth, fought victorious battles, and established military exploits; later, relying on these exploits, he was recommended to the Tiangong to be a lamp-holding envoy, thus starting his path of rising in the world.
That is to say, Bai Ziqi also had his own insights into battlefield conquest, but because there were many fierce generals in Beijia, he didn't need to come out to fight at all in normal times.
He Lingchuan's command of battles was never rigid, with divine strokes every time; while Bai Ziqi's fighting style carried his unique drip-tightness.
Today's battle, he knew his responsibilities very well, not seeking victory, but seeking to hold firm.
He Lingchuan chose to do more probing and refused Zhu Xiuer's request to go down to the field himself.
The Earth Cave Spider Queen's injuries had healed, and seeing the great battle, it was a bit itchy. He Lingchuan, however, didn't want it to go to the front line again; on one hand, the Illusion Sect had lost the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror, and Zhu Xiuer couldn't transmit to his side at any time; on the other hand, He Lingchuan didn't trust Xiao Wencheng beside him.
While helping the Illusion Sect, he also had to guard against Qian Huan.
He naturally wanted to keep a powerful hitter like Zhu Xiuer by his side.
Dong Rui was complaining: "The Unbeaten Ridge on this sand table is too small, I can't even see people's faces!"
Although he could use a magnifying glass, it was not as easy to use as the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror earlier.
That mirror could be enlarged or reduced, could display locally, and could play back the live situation, with complete functions, far from comparable to the sand table.
Xiao Wencheng heard this and glanced at He Lingchuan; the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror was taken by this person.
But even if he could ask for it back, the mirror probably wouldn't be able to connect back to Qian Huan's laws for a while.
Just as Dong Rui finished speaking, the divine bone necklace He Lingchuan wore on his chest trembled slightly.
It didn't heat up, just trembled slightly. He Lingchuan could feel that this time it wasn't finding something good it wanted to eat, but—
But it wanted to throw something out!
He Lingchuan could also feel what it was, and countless thoughts turned in his mind.
Should he take it out?
Once taken out, what would be the consequences? After a few breaths, he had repeatedly weighed the pros and cons in his heart, and then made a decision: Do it.
The pros outweigh the cons.
He took four big steps back and, amidst the puzzled gazes of others, raised his hand and threw something out.
Round, shiny, and everyone present was very familiar with it.
Xiao Wencheng was greatly surprised: "Hao Yuan Golden Mirror? Island Master He, what are you doing?"
Correct. What He Lingchuan threw out was still this mirror, a zhang tall, round as a full moon!
Why did this person suddenly release the mirror? Xiao Wencheng immediately noticed that the originally cracked and damaged mirror surface was now smooth and flat, without a trace of flaw! The mirror was originally "grown" on the rules of the illusion realm; I don't know what method He Lingchuan used to forcibly pry it off, which caused the mirror surface to crack. It had been less than three hours, how could it be broken and reunited?
Without supreme divine ability, this could not be done at all.
The Great Fanghu was always silent, and He Lingchuan couldn't accurately understand it, but when he pressed his hand on the mirror, a trace of realization flashed in his heart: So that's how it is.
Without great divine powers, this could not be accomplished at all.
It was just like the feeling when he got the Qiang Long Battle Armor the morning after the Great Fanghu ate the Luo Sheng Armor.
Both familiar and strange, but it followed his heart.
What did this mirror experience in the Great Fanghu? Was it also well-tempered by the chaos in the Red Sea? It's just that, last time the Great Fanghu ate the Luo Sheng Armor, it took a whole night to reshape the Qiang Long Battle Armor; this time, the speed of spitting out the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror was twice as fast. Was it because the Great Fanghu itself was improving, or was this Hao Yuan Golden Mirror not as hard to handle as the Luo Sheng Armor? He Lingchuan patted the mirror and turned to the temple: "This treasure is still the most convenient to use; what does the Immortal Venerable think?"
He skipped Xiao Wencheng and went directly to ask the person behind the scenes.
Qian Huan's voice rang in both their ears: "Are you returning this mirror?"
"I'm not that generous." Qian Huan could indeed hear every word in this secret room, He Lingchuan smiled. "The mirror is still mine, but I'm just lending it to your sect for a while; I'll have to return it later."
Lend? Xiao Wencheng heard this word and subconsciously touched his nose.
If the Immortal Venerable wanted to reactivate the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror, He had to connect it to the laws of this world. The premise of doing so was that the mirror recognized Qian Huan as its master again.
Didn't He Lingchuan understand this?
No, he could repair the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror, he definitely wasn't that stupid.
Those who could deal with a true immortal face-to-face like this, none were ordinary mortals with average intelligence.
The only explanation was that He Xiao was certain Qian Huan wouldn't take the mirror as His own.
Is it that He won't, or He can't?
The key that Xiao Wencheng could figure out, Qian Huan naturally wouldn't miss either. But He didn't say much, only saying to He Lingchuan:
"Embed the mirror into the wall."
He Lingchuan waved his hand, and the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror went onto the wall, as if using his arm, exceptionally obedient.
The stone wall suddenly became soft, like a swamp, wrapping the mirror's frame into it.
Now from He Lingchuan's angle, the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror was integrated with the entire stone wall, unable to touch the frame.
Several blue lights flashed on the mirror's surface.
But he didn't panic at all. Since it was produced by the Great Fanghu, the quality must be guaranteed.
And besides, panicking was useless.
After the mirror went on the wall, Immortal Qian Huan was silent for a long time.
He Lingchuan knew that He would definitely re-test this mirror to figure out what He Lingchuan had done to it.
The Soul-Sucking Mirror sneered in his arms: "Old thing, my master kindly helped, and you still want to covet my master's supreme treasure? Ptooey, shameless! Even if you dig this stone room until it collapses, you won't dig back this silly mirror... right?"
He Lingchuan smiled.
The communication with the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror made him inexplicably confident. Because the mirror's own artifact spirit was still there, not extinguished. I don't know how the Great Fanghu persuaded it to surrender, making it wholeheartedly throw itself at the Great Fanghu.
The communication methods of these non-human things were beyond his understanding. But He Lingchuan at least knew one thing: this time, it wouldn't be so easy to make the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror change sides again.
While waiting, He Lingchuan commanded the Illusion Sect battle normally, and exchanged several rounds with Bai Ziqi again.
He could understand Qian Huan's worries, because letting someone else's magic treasure connect to His own underlying laws was in itself extremely risky—if He couldn't make the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror recognize Him as master again.
But he didn't think Qian Huan would refuse; how much convenience the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror could provide for the war, Qian Huan knew better than him. Only after losing it did He know how to cherish it; although Qian Huan had made many modifications to the sand table in this world, using it was just frustrating, just far inferior to the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror.
The role of this supreme treasure could not be replaced casually. Although Qian Huan possessed higher control in this world, in the struggle with Miao Zhantian, He also hoped that the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror could return to the field, at least to save Him more power!
In this war that couldn't be lost, every bit of advantage they had was precious.
And He Lingchuan believed that the timing of the Great Fanghu throwing back the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror was also just right.
Qian Huan had consumed most of His energy and mind in the struggle with Miao Zhantian; a confrontation of this magnitude didn't allow Him to be too distracted.
He could give one-tenth of His attention to the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror, which was already a lot. And He Lingchuan was very certain that the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror reset by the Great Fanghu wouldn't be so easily cracked! Just as He Lingchuan's partners trusted him, he also had great confidence in the Great Fanghu.
Noticing that Qian Huan had no reaction, Zhu Xiuer transmitted to He Lingchuan:
"Is this old guy plotting something? You be careful!"
It wasn't stupid either, knowing that these ancient old things weren't good cookies.
He Lingchuan blinked.
Qian Huan wasn't just plotting something; it was precisely because His understanding of the world and the laws far exceeded that of mortals that He was more likely to associate He Lingchuan with the Great Fanghu. With He Xiao's cultivation, experience, and age, he wasn't qualified to modify the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror; it must have been the power behind him that made a move.
So what He wanted to figure out right now was what exactly the Great Fanghu had done to the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror! This research had to be done wholeheartedly; a little carelessness would trap Him, unable to extricate Himself. Qian Huan had already suffered a loss on the Great Expansion Heavenly Bead once; at this moment, how could He dare to spare so much energy?
Just at this moment, a sudden change occurred in the sand table! ===== CHAPTER 1814 =====
Therefore, what He wanted to figure out right now was likely what exactly the Great Fang Hu had done to the Hao Yuan Golden Mirror! This research required total devotion; the slightest carelessness would trap oneself, making it difficult to extricate. Qian Huan had already suffered a loss over the Great Expansion Heavenly Bead; at this very moment, how could he dare to spare so much energy?
Just at this moment, a sudden change occurred within the sand table!
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