Chapter 541

540. Chapter 535: The Remnant Soul of the Ancient Cypress

"Old Brother Ji, I don't know how to set up a divine array." Ding Huan said helplessly.

Seeing Ji Luo chuckled: "Then you should beg me."

Ding Huan said coolly: "Then I won't reclaim the Heaven-Earth Balance—keep it. But the condition is, you must help me eliminate that remnant soul."

"Deal." Seeing Ji Luo's voice came out at the exact same moment.

Fortunately, he's just a scale right now; otherwise, he'd probably be jumping three feet into the air.

Ding Huan had a faint feeling he couldn't kill the master of the parchment inside this ten-thousand-year-old cypress.

The Heaven-Earth Balance was useless to him, but the parchment's master was a thorn in his heart—one day he didn't eliminate it, one day he couldn't rest easy.

Without Seeing Ji Luo's help, even if he could suppress the opponent, his chance of trapping it was only fifty-fifty.

If he couldn't trap this entity, what difference did it make whether he acted or not?

"Remember, you must eliminate it—running away doesn't count." Ding Huan emphasized again.

"Relax, I take payment and remove calamities—I, Luo the Elder, pride myself on integrity." The scale kept bouncing, clearly in high spirits.

Ding Huan nodded: "Go on, what's next?"

Seeing Ji Luo continued: "Once the Soul-Sealing Divine Array is set up, we won't have to worry about the soul escaping—then we can act. You have a flame, right?"

Ding Huan's expression darkened: "Old Ji, you assimilating the Heaven-Earth Balance is fine, but why are you keeping the remnant soul inside it?"

Shi Li knew about his Tai Xu Flame.

Now Seeing Ji Luo knows about his Tai Xu Flame—Seeing Ji Luo must have assimilated the Heaven-Earth Balance and discovered Shi Li's lingering fragment of soul-nuance.

No need to ask—Seeing Ji Luo interrogated Shi Li.

But Shi Li didn't know much about Ding Huan's affairs.

Based on what Ding Huan had learned about Seeing Ji Luo these past few days, this guy would absolutely keep Shi Li's remnant soul.

"Little Brother, you don't understand—this remnant soul still has some use for me. I plan to forge a divine puppet, and this remnant soul can be fused into it to lend me a hand."

Ding Huan knew Seeing Ji Luo was lying, but he didn't care.

Shi Li's remnant soul posed no threat to him—as long as this guy didn't leave Shi Li's remnant soul on Earth.

After a brief explanation, Seeing Ji Luo didn't wait for Ding Huan to speak and continued: "You must use your flame to create a Immortal Flame Space Barrier, sealing the entire ancient cypress space."

"Then you can attack the remnant soul—I'll transform into a array flag and ambush from the corner."

"Fine, let's do it." Ding Huan immediately agreed to Seeing Ji Luo's plan.

Aside from the divine array, every other method Seeing Ji Luo proposed was already within Ding Huan's calculations.

Seeing Ji Luo pulled out a pile of array flags and began setting up the divine array.

Ding Huan followed behind Seeing Ji Luo, learning and constantly asking questions.

Fortunately, Seeing Ji Luo wasn't stingy—he answered every one of Ding Huan's questions.

Problems that were extremely difficult for Ding Huan were solved by Seeing Ji Luo with a single sentence.

Ding Huan himself felt deeply moved—having a teacher and not having one were completely different things.

If he had a master, he wouldn't need to deduce everything himself…

No—he wouldn't have achieved today's accomplishments if he hadn't relied on deducing everything himself.

Back then, Ding Huan had studied Seeing Ji Luo's forbidden arrays and within a short time elevated his array art to a whole new level.

Now, with Seeing Ji Luo personally guiding him and teaching without reservation, Ding Huan's progress in array art was like riding a cosmic pot.

Far exceeding a thousand li in a single day.

One day later, Seeing Ji Luo completed a Soul-Sealing Divine Array and a Soul-Slaying Divine Array.

Ding Huan asked Seeing Ji Luo for some array flags and began setting up the Heaven-Net Earth-Web Great Array, all the while consulting Seeing Ji Luo.

It took another full day—when Ding Huan finally completed the great array, Seeing Ji Luo said with surprise:

"Little Brother, you've got some talent—after just one day learning from me, you've set up a Level-One Divine Array. Impressive."

Seeing Ji Luo genuinely praised Ding Huan—his comprehension was simply extraordinary.

He even felt that Ding Huan's divine array formed its own system—though still crude, it clearly showed potential to surpass him one day.

While teaching, Seeing Ji Luo answered every one of Ding Huan's questions, but Ding Huan's level was still low—only Immortal King realm.

Moreover, setting up divine arrays isn't just about cultivation—it requires profound understanding of heavenly laws.

That Ding Huan could set up a divine array was no ordinary feat.

At this moment, Seeing Ji Luo recalled that all of Ding Huan's questions had revolved around the relationship between laws and space.

He looked at Ding Huan again—he had never met anyone with greater comprehension of heavenly laws.

"It's all thanks to Old Brother Ji's teaching—I thank you deeply." Ding Huan was also very satisfied.

Seeing Ji Luo chuckled inwardly—this guy calls him "Old Brother" when there's something to gain, but "Old Ji" otherwise.

It was just like him—he called Ding Huan "Ah Huan" when he wanted something, but "Little Brother" when he didn't.

"Ding Huan, your talent is quite impressive—have you ever thought of becoming my disciple?" Seeing Ji Luo suddenly asked.

Ding Huan refused without hesitation: "Old Brother, are you trying to take advantage of me? We get along fine as brothers—now you want me to call you Master? That's going too far."

Seeing Ji Luo was struck by Ding Huan's logic—what kind of person was this?

Countless people had begged to become his disciple, and he'd refused them all—now he was offering to take Ding Huan as a disciple, and this guy refused such an opportunity.

"Think carefully—once you miss this chance, there won't be another. I only taught you for one day, and now you're a divine array master—that speaks volumes." Seeing Ji Luo emphasized again.

This time Ding Huan's reply was even more direct: "Old Brother, stop trying to take advantage of me—or I'll start calling you Little Brother."

"Fine, fine, you're the one who's so impressive." Seeing Ji Luo felt he was being a fool.

Seeing Ji Luo had only set up two divine arrays—all the other killing arrays and trapping arrays were set up by Ding Huan.

Seeing Ji Luo watched as Ding Huan moved from the outermost Level-One Divine Array, then to Level-One Immortal Arrays, and when he neared the ancient cypress tree, he set up only a Level-Six Spirit Array.

Then he implanted various immortal spirit veins into the void to supply the great array with immortal spirit energy.

"Such a sneaky little brat," Seeing Ji Luo thought with disdain.

The way he played this scheme was downright slick.

It was just frustrating that this guy refused to become his disciple.

After all preparations were complete, Ding Huan stood alone before the ancient cypress tree, concealing his cultivation at the Earth Immortal realm.

His cultivation technique, if used to conceal his true strength, might even fool Seeing Ji Luo.

At this moment, Ding Huan was gambling—that the ancient cypress's lingering soul could not communicate with the parchment's Daoic intent.

There should be some faint resonance between them; for all information to be fully connected was unlikely.

All five parchments had fused a single Daoic intent, and these Daoic intents could certainly sense each other.

When one parchment was destroyed, the Daoic intent of the second parchment would manifest, attracting a new target.

Just like when he destroyed the first parchment, Zuo Shanwei found the second one.

Ding Huan was certain that the parchment sealed in his Star Chamber was not among these five.

The parchment in his Star Chamber and the owner of these five parchments were the same.

But the parchment in his Star Chamber had likely been sent out by the ancient cypress's lingering soul.

The remaining parchments were the lingering Daoic intents left behind when the soul was still powerful.

If the ancient cypress's lingering soul could truly communicate heart-to-heart with the five parchments scattered across the cosmic void, how could it be trapped within this tree and unable to leave?

Ding Huan's spiritual sense seeped into the ancient cypress, yet he could only vaguely sense its interior.

But Ding Huan's current spiritual sense was merely equivalent to that of an Earth Immortal.

At the same time, his eyes swirled with Daoic resonance.

He refused to believe that after fusing the Great Wilderness Eye and reaching the Immortal King realm, he still could not pierce through illusions.

Indeed, Ding Huan saw a pair of cold eyes—deathly gazes fixed upon him.

Though it was nothingness, undetectable by his spiritual sense, the Great Wilderness Eye clearly saw these nonexistent eyes.

If there was a gaze, there must be a body; yet no matter how he activated his Great Wilderness Eye, he could not see the body.

Ding Huan summoned the Wheel of Rebirth Spear, which unleashed a torrent of Earth Immortal killing intent toward the ancient cypress's trunk.

Yet the Wheel of Rebirth Spear still had some distance from those eyes—clearly, this strike would not hit the eyes his Great Wilderness Eye had seen.

Just as the spear was less than a foot away from those eyes, its killing intent suddenly surged over a billionfold.

Moreover, the spearhead was wrapped in a cluster of law flame.

In the instant the killing intent surged, the spear tip shifted less than a foot—striking precisely just above the center of those eyes.

That was the third eye.

Boom!

A muffled groan echoed, followed by countless furious spiritual needles slamming into Ding Huan's consciousness.

Even though Ding Huan had prepared, his consciousness churned violently.

His starry sky trembled; the cosmic rivers' Daoic waves surged wildly.

Ding Huan spat a jet of blood, his body flying backward.

Crack! The ancient cypress shattered into infinite fragments under this strike.

Had it not been for the array's protection, it would have exploded into countless shards flying everywhere.

So strong.

A flicker of shock passed through Ding Huan's eyes.

He had seen pigs disguised as tigers, but never one this powerful pretending to be weak.

He was at the peak of Immortal King Layer Two; that spear strike, wrapped in law flame, could have obliterated even the soul of a late-stage Immortal Emperor.

No—even a lingering soul surpassing an Immortal Emperor would likely have perished under this strike.

Yet now, he had merely wounded the opponent, not killed him.

This was after he had planned for hours and struck first.

Ding Huan's spiritual sense swept outward.

Even though that surprise strike had already severely damaged the lingering soul,

beneath the endless fragments of the ancient cypress, he could not detect where the soul had hidden.

Ding Huan activated the Great Wilderness Eye again.

Finally, he caught an extremely faint fluctuation—the lingering soul remained within the roots.

Ding Huan no longer concealed himself; this time, the Wheel of Rebirth Spear unleashed a sky-covering killing intent and struck downward.

Simultaneously, Ding Huan's spiritual sense forcibly enclosed the space where the soul resided.

He had not captured the soul's spiritual domain, but that did not hinder him from activating the Yellow Flower Killing Technique.

As soon as the spear was launched, Ding Huan realized he had been tricked.

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