Chapter 237: Three Days Left!

In the blink of an eye, two days passed.

"The moment has arrived."

Gu Yuan opened his eyes.

In those eyes, a flash of seven‑colored light flickered and vanished.

"Uncle Xuan Ce."

Gu Xuan Ce was squatting at the edge of the altar, inspecting the completeness of the array's engraved patterns; hearing the voice, he rose at once and hurried over.

His hair was already a tangled nest, and two dark‑blue bruises sat under his eyes, clearly showing he hadn't slept for days.

Yet those eyes shone terrifyingly.

"Young Master!"

"The central anchor point is stable; now we begin to expand outward," he said, pulling from his sleeve a palm‑sized Sanqian Zhou miniature jade plate and tossing it into the air.

The jade plate hovered between the two of them, slowly enlarging.

The map of Sanqian Zhou unfolded across the light screen.

Zhongzhou lay at the center, the anchor point of the Boundary Wall's immortal pillar turning into a golden speck, firmly fixed there.

Using the golden speck as the center, Gu Yuan extended his finger and drew a circle on the map.

Within the circle were encompassed twenty‑eight great states.

"Starting from Yunzhou, the heads of Bingzhou, Yaozhou, Haizhou, Longzhou, Huangzhou, Xuanzhou, Mingzhou, Shenzhou, Shengzhou, Tianzhou… the leaders of these eleven states have already submitted; the geomancy maps and law‑node data for the rest will be delivered by tomorrow at the latest,"

Gu Yuan's finger moved swiftly across the map, lighting up the eleven regions one by one.

These now signify that the Great Array is fully laid out, awaiting activation.

"Jianzhou's dragon cluster is leaderless, Li Hentian's remnants are retracted and pose no threat; the remaining great states are Lingzhou, Yuzhou, Fengzhou, Xingzhou and thirteen others,"

He looked up at Gu Xuan Ce.

"Begin simultaneous construction; can the remaining seventeen great states be completed within two days?"

Gu Xuan Ce's breathing suddenly quickened.

Seventeen states!

Simultaneous array deployment.

That means he must, in a very short span, embed the Sub‑array Eyes of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Qian Yin Formation into the law nodes of the seventeen great states simultaneously.

Half a year ago, he would have called this a fool's dream.

But now—

He is already a true‑immortal‑rank array master.

He commands over a hundred seasoned Gu Family array masters.

More crucially, the surrendered state leaders possess exact knowledge of every ley line and spirit node on their territories.

With these local power‑brokers cooperating, efficiency jumps at least tenfold!

"We can make it!"

Gu Xuan Ce seized the array diagram, a wild flame igniting in his eyes, "As long as those leaders don't slip, I can nail all seventeen Sub‑array Eyes within two days!"

"They won't dare to slip," Gu Yuan said calmly.

He took out the Tongxin Immortal Talisman and infused it with a strand of divine intent.

"Grandfather."

Beyond the Boundary Wall, Gu Cangsheng's voice replied almost instantly: "Here."

"The immortal pillar has settled, fully linking the eleven great states; I'm about to expand. How are things outside?"

He paused for a breath.

"A fly has buzzed in, and Grandfather is confronting it. However…"

Gu Cangsheng's tone grew a bit solemn,

"That fly is a split‑self; the main body should arrive soon. Yuan'er, speed up."

Gu Yuan's gaze darkened slightly.

Since Grandfather said so, the main body's arrival is only a matter of time.

The time left for them is not much.

"I understand."

He cut the communication.

Gu Yuan rose, gazing down at the ancient altar beneath his feet that bore the entire Sanqian Zhou law nexus, and inhaled deeply.

"Issue the command!"

His voice was not loud, yet resonated through the World Tree's roots and the Sanqian Zhou earth, reaching each Gu Family direct‑line elite's ears clearly.

"Fully activate the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Qian Yin Formation—Stage Two!"

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Yunzhou.

Yunshan Laozu, upon receiving the order, was in the back kitchen simmering restorative broth for the Gu Family array masters.

The ruler of the state, personally wielding the ladle, used the treasured million‑year old ginseng‑holy elixir.

The moment he heard the command, he flung the soup ladle into the pot, didn't even untie his apron, and stepped out of the kitchen in a single stride.

"Someone!"

All elders and stewards of the Yun Family gathered in the main hall within three breaths.

"The Young Master commands: the seventeen law nodes marked on the Yunzhou ley‑line map must be cleared immediately! Within a hundred‑mile radius, not a single ant is allowed!"

Yunshan Laozu's voice was resonant and forceful, nothing like his usual cautious and timid demeanor.

He knew it all too well.

This is a letter of allegiance.

The faster and more efficiently they worked, the more secure the Yun family's standing in the Gu family's eyes.

Besides… he paused, pulling a token from his sleeve, "Open the Yun family's secret seventh spirit mine; all stored spatial divine source, allocate it all to the Gu family's array masters!"

Sect leader! That's reserved for the Yun family juniors to break through…

Shut up! Yunshan Laozu glared, "Even if you've become a sect leader, what of it? Even the lowliest sweepers are stronger than you! Follow the Gu family, and you'll have plenty of chances to break through beyond sect leader! Now get lost and get to work!"

The elders dared not utter another word, scattering like birds and beasts.

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Bingzhou.

Han Yuan Laozu's movements were even faster than Yunshan Laozu's.

Before receiving the order, he had already remapped the ley lines of the three great ice plains in northern Bingzhou.

Wherever the Gu family elders need to drive piles, I've already melted the frozen ground in advance!

Han Yuan Laozu personally acted, using his sect leader's cultivation to stimulate Bingzhou's origin, opening at each law node a ten-li radius ice-free zone, actively dismantling the ancient ice great array, and laying out an unobstructed work passage for the Gu family's array masters.

The Gu family array masters following behind him stared, dumbfounded.

This level of cooperation was practically more enthusiastic than that of the Gu family's own people.

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Haizhou.

Bibo Pavilion.

Hai Wunya presented, without reservation, a volume compiling all his insights from three million years of comprehending Haizhou's origin, offering it with both hands to the Gu family's array masters.

This is a deep-layer map of Haizhou's ley lines, including four hidden law undercurrents in the seabed abyss—currents even the Sword Sect never discovered back then, only I know.

The Gu family array masters received the atlas, flipped a few pages, and their eyes grew brighter with each turn.

With these, setting up Haizhou's sub-array eyes will save at least a day!

Hai Wunya sighed in relief, wiping a nonexistent bead of sweat from his forehead.

He knew it as clear as a mirror; the drop of golden liquid the Gu family gave was merely a deposit.

There are ten more drops to come.

Those ten drops are enough for him to assault the realm above sect leader.

For example… the Supreme Realm!

For those ten drops, let alone handing over the ley line map—he'd even demolish and rebuild the Bibo Pavilion if asked.

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Longzhou.

The Old Dragon Lord was even more direct and brutal.

He directly manifested his true form—a colossal true dragon coiled over half of Tianlong Ridge.

Then he plunged his head into the deepest ley‑line core of Longzhou.

You Gu family folks, follow me! I'll clear a path with my dragon body!

His massive dragon body, deep in the ley lines, is like a giant drill; wherever he goes, the ley‑line structure lies fully exposed.

Gu family array masters rode on the dragon's back, marking the precise positions of law nodes as they hurried, their efficiency off the charts.

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Yaozhou.

The Nine‑Tail Celestial Fox manifested nine snow‑white fox tails, each wrapped around a battle flag, and inserted them into the nine great spirit apertures of Yaozhou.

Sisters! Work for the Gu family, no slacking! When you're done, there'll be good food to eat!

She used the Spirit Fox clan's unique demonic power to adjust the law‑wave frequencies of all nine great spirit apertures to resonate with the Gu family's array patterns.

Gu Xuan Ce, monitoring Yaozhou's array patterns remotely from Zhongzhou, was momentarily stunned by the degree of match.

This Nine‑Tail Celestial Fox is a talent… her law‑frequency tuning saved me at least half a day of calibration time.

Huangzhou, Xuanzhou, Mingzhou, Shenzhou, Shengzhou, Tianzhou——

The six great provinces almost simultaneously began to act.

Each sect leader who had submitted brought out their ultimate trump card.

Some personally cleared the ley lines, some exhausted their sect's reserves to supply array materials, and some mobilized all cultivators of the province to clear interference sources around the law nodes.

Each had their own calculations.

But at this moment, all their calculations pointed to the same result——

They threw themselves into cooperation!

The Gu family's promised pills for breaking past sect leader, the shares of immortal substances—each alone was enough to make them expend liver and brains.

Moreover——

And the Gu family's true immortals, any one of whom could press them into the dirt and rub them, were standing by watching.

Whether to work or to die—this multiple‑choice question is no hardship.