Chapter 102: Breaking Through the Pass and Deepening into the Array, Gu Huojin Searches for Traces [Please Subscribe]

Wisps of clouds shine brilliantly, layered and overlapping.

Below lies a marsh with cliffs standing tall on both sides.

The water surface is calm, with no ripples stirring.

The mountain colors are inverted within, gathered into a fan shape, as if contained inside a jade pot.

"Is this the ruin left behind by that senior of the Taiyi Realm?"

The group hangs high in mid-air, standing on the clouds and looking down. It is plain and unremarkable, without a hint of the extraordinary.

"That is correct, this is the entrance to the Cave Abode opened by that senior." Yunque Wang smiles, responding to the inquiry of Longxiang Wang.

She stands with a slender figure, draped in a water-green Dharma robe, with a weapon resembling both a sword and a hook rotating slowly behind her back, echoing up and down amidst the surrounding halo.

No longer possessing the gentle charm from before, the clanging sound of metal and stone is sharp and exposed.

"It really is just a place to stay!" Fang Longye's eyes flicker, shining brilliantly.

He turns his head to look at Gu Huojin and says, "No wonder, fellow Daoist, you said this ruin is perfectly suited for us True Immortals."

Under the gaze of the "Seeing Through Walls" technique, nothing remains hidden.

Beneath the plain water surface, patterns of different sizes interweave, hooking into the water veins and earth energy, deriving all sorts of strange seal scripts that collide with one another.

Like agile fish, with the slightest movement, black and white backgrounds permeate, implicitly forming Yin and Yang, a Primordial Taiji.

It takes from nature, naturally formed.

Inside, there are thousands of golden threads, crisscrossing and shooting back and forth, combining into a heavenly net, impenetrable by wind or rain. Every instant, inexplicable forces collide, forming ripples that annihilate everything.

It appears as solid as a golden fortress.

But if compared to a true Taiyi Daoist field, it counts for nothing at all.

What is more—"Yunting Xianzi, these layers of Forbidden Technique arrays seem somewhat similar to your Mountain Guarding Array, do they not?"

"Dragon Lord truly has great methods, observing the finest details. My Mountain Guarding Array was indeed formed after my late mother obtained some superficial knowledge from this very array and restriction."

Fang Longye shakes his head; it is not as simple as just obtaining some superficial knowledge.

Although the demon immortals like Longxiang Wang cannot see through the layout below, they all understand the meaning behind Fang Longye's words.

Suddenly, their hearts are filled with joy; regardless of whether they were harboring ill intentions, they all think to themselves: "This trip is a success!"

Without hesitation, the group each reveals their own manifestations, some wearing armor, some draped in robes, holding weapons and Spirit Treasures, fully armed as they step into the lake.

Fang Longye nods to Ao Ying at his side, signaling secretly, and then dives into the lake.

After entering the water, the scene changes as expected. A rock cave appears before their eyes, with water hanging down like a beaded curtain, tinkling as it flows.

Fang Longye paces forward, and in an instant, the path winds and the scenery changes again.

It is dark and gloomy, deep and lush.

Silence; no sun or moon is seen, no human voices are heard.

Wind blows from all directions, slowly entering the black water, soaking into the dark colors, floating up and down.

A force that dissolves everything attacks.

A halo flows beneath Fang Longye's feet, revealing a phantom of a Green Lotus, resisting while sensing this power, yet he cannot see through it at all.

However, although he cannot see through it, he has a sense of it, and step by step, using his body as a boat, he heads in one direction.

He does not know how long he has walked when light suddenly appears before his eyes.

As large as a peck, as bright as a star.

Shining brilliantly, bizarre and colorful.

A marvelous space is revealed.

Red halo and flame light fall from the sky, suddenly dispersing into a massive fan shape, a bright expanse.

Fang Longye stops his steps and carefully examines this space.

The Heavenly Palace is magnificent, with floating pavilions hanging with colorful treasures, bright platforms planted with pearl trees, and everywhere there are long corridors and curved railings, with water-spouting beast faces, stretching on and on.

Golden-colored Suanni, parrot-feather snow garments, interspersed with rising clouds and bamboo, dotted with new flowers after the rain, vermilion pavilions entering flying vines, and fluttering frost-covered leaves falling. The various rockeries are rugged and spirited, bright and natural.

Thousands of seal scripts, fine and dense, fall from top to bottom, with Dao Rhyme colliding, emitting the sounds of bells, drums, and jade, a true paradise for immortals.

However, Fang Longye does not take a single step forward.

He understands that as soon as he enters, gourds of immortal pills will float over, the ground will be clustered with spiritual herbs, large patches of divine materials and spiritual objects will be piled up, and hundreds or thousands of Spirit Treasures will dance about.

An illusion!

Being quite proficient in the Dao of Illusion, he clearly sees that this is an illusion.

Furthermore, strands of information emerge in his sea of consciousness, all of which are the contents of the jade bead that Yunque Wang gave them.

The entire Cave Abode ruin is filled with intertwined illusion and killing Forbidden Techniques. A moment of carelessness would lead to being deceived by the illusion, subsequently triggering the killing methods, resulting in serious injury at best, or death at worst.

The Sun and Moon Golden Pupils bloom with divine radiance, and a beam of mysterious light shoots out; wherever it reaches, the scenery collapses, dissipating one after another.

Tinkling, tinkling, tinkling.

The illusion is broken, and suddenly the sound of zither strings being plucked arrives. At the beginning, it is very soothing, but a moment later, it becomes urgent, like a thousand armies and ten thousand horses charging over, with great momentum and chilling killing intent.

Thousands of golden-armored soldiers appear, each faintly possessing the aura of a True Immortal, with wings on their horses, stepping through the air, one hand holding a bow, the other taking arrows from a beast-shaped quiver.

In just a moment, ten thousand arrows are fired at once, truly spectacular.

After the illusion, another killing move is seen. Arrows are shot in a volley, scattering everywhere.

Fang Longye chuckles, his mind stirring, and a strand of Yin and Yang Two Qis transforms into black and white dragons, with scaled bodies and spined backs, baring fangs and brandishing claws, sweeping away everything.

A short while later, the smoke clears and the clouds disperse.

Only a small stone tablet remains, rapidly fading into the void.

Clang—

The Panlong Spear emerges, lightly sweeping across, and the stone tablet cracks, then shatters.

"I suppose this is the so-called array node?" The information provided by Yunque Wang surfaces in his mind.

According to Yunque Wang, the array of the entire Cave Abode ruin possesses numerous array nodes.

These array nodes form Restrictions of their own, and besides possessing mysterious power, they continuously reinforce the core Array Restriction within.

Likewise, the core Array Restriction is also reinforcing these array nodes.

As long as the manifestation of one array node is not destroyed within twelve hours, the entire array will immediately restore itself.

This is also the reason she had to bring in many helpers to break the array together.

It is just unclear whether this information was told to her by an elder of Yunque Wang, or if she tested it out bit by bit using the lives of cultivators.

While pondering, a long corridor appeared before him, and Fang Longye understood this was another array node.

……

In this manner, Fang Longye subsequently destroyed over a dozen array nodes; whether it was a stone tablet, a lotus flower, a bright pearl, or a bluestone, …… various manifested objects were smashed.

Passing through a phantom image of a Mirror, Fang Longye arrived at another array node.

All around, the clouds were thin and bright, and the faint light was clear and pure.

Stream stones were covered in moss, vines and trees were hazy, green ivy hung down from a stone wall, and the pine wind blew, slowly unfolding.

The paulownia shade was heavy as evening approached, and misty water descended from above, vast and tranquil, lying between the lone pines and dark bamboo, dampening the moss flowers on the ground and startling three or five white cranes.

Further away, a corridor bridge was faintly visible, and a piece of stone looked like a small table.

The entire scene had a color that was always appropriate, whether lightly or heavily adorned.

Fang Longye stepped from the moss flowers beneath the pines, trod across the accumulated verdant color, and walked on the swaying leaves.

Different colors, different light and dark, and different sounds came one after another, manifesting in a way never seen before.

All around, light wheels invisible to the naked eye rotated slowly, flowing with brilliance, and in silence, they were about to turn him into a part of this scenery.

It enters the night with the wind, unknown to man.

"As expected of an existence in the Taiyi Realm; even the Array Restriction set up casually can exert an effect similar to 'Dao-Assimilation'." A voice mixed with a light laugh came from far to near.

Immediately, a lamp appeared, half a foot in size, with a golden horn and silver flame, covered in fur at the bottom, with spiritual light on top; the lamp flame flickered, tugging at one's heart and spirit.

Ripples stirred all around, and a figure went from blurry to clear, finally appearing completely, as if leaping from a mirror into reality, and paced to the front of Fang Longye.

"Gu Huojin has met the Dragon Lord." Gu Huojin withdrew the bright lamp and bowed to Fang Longye with a smiling expression.

"It seems I have caused you quite some trouble, Fellow Daoist, for you to specifically employ such means to meet me." Fang Longye said indifferently.

Fang Longye was not surprised that Gu Huojin sought him out. After all, the name Gu Huojin did not sound like that of a minor character.

If this were placed in the fantasy novels of his previous life, he would have to be a boss to match the prestige of this name.

It is just unclear whether he is the descendant of some big shot, or simply the avatar of some big shot.

Gu Huojin shook his head and smiled: "Dragon Lord, you misunderstand. I do know the background of the Dragon Lord, but this meeting with the Dragon Lord is truly an unintentional coincidence."

He looked at the surrounding environment and said somewhat gloomily: "I came to this Cave Abode ruin just to try and find the relics of my late teacher. However, I suppose the possibility of them remaining here is not high."

Immediately, his spirit lifted, and he turned to look at Fang Longye: "It is fortunate to have met the Dragon Lord, a figure who draws the attention of all the great powers. It counts as an unexpected joy~"

"To have the possibility of relics remaining here, your teacher must be either an old friend or an enemy of this Taiyi senior."

"Based on your Human Race origin, Fellow Daoist, and your previous words and actions, your teacher must have been a comrade-in-arms of this senior Honghu, right?" Fang Longye stroked the Panlong Spear, which was the size of a writing brush, and guessed as he asked.

"The Dragon Lord is perceptive; my late teacher did indeed die in battle here in Beiju Luzhou one hundred thousand years ago."

"My condolences, Fellow Daoist."

"He died where he should have; it is a great honor."

While speaking, the two walked one after the other, passing through corridors, traversing jade halls, and winding around small bridges, moving forward in a zigzagging path.

Along the way, pavilions and terraces were continuous, plain walls held poems, and clear springs and strange rocks were arranged on the left and right; from time to time, vines curled up, covering everything above and below, at the corners of pavilions, on the road, and under the trees, hanging like tassels, crisscrossing.

Being in it, there was a sense of gloom.

Pavilions, terraces, buildings, and structures, wood and stone, vines and grass, small bridges, and so on, combined together, giving one the trouble of entering a maze.

During this period, the surrounding scene occasionally stirred with ripples, swaying like water, and both understood that this was others breaking the array, and it was already showing results.

Fang Longye was not in a hurry to break this array node, but instead asked with interest: "Fellow Daoist, you went to the trouble of finding me; I fear it is not just to find me to lament the times and mourn the moon, is it?"

Gu Huojin composed himself, returned to that light and breezy manner, and smiled lightly: "The Dragon Lord is discerning. If we hadn't bumped into each other, then so be it. Since we met by such a coincidence, naturally I must forge a good connection with you, a figure as hot as the Dragon Lord!"

"Could it be that you also have some treasure to give me?"

"? …… That, I do not!"

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