Chapter 446: Want to learn? I'll teach you

Under the gaze of the crowd, Xiao Han's body was buried by the storm.

"Boom!"

Dust and smoke rose everywhere; the members of the Dongling Sect stretched their necks and stared intently, wishing to see the outcome of this heaven-piercing sword strike.

As the smoke dissipated, a figure shrouded in a pale golden barrier appeared in everyone's field of vision, their long spear lightly waving at a certain point in space.

"Dong!"

"Boom!"

A portal suddenly opened from within the Ten Thousand Array Heavenly Domain, and a figure in spotless white robes stepped out, smacking their lips as if savoring an aftertaste:

"It's alright, I didn't lose face for Mingyu Zhanzun."

……

When the high-level members of the Dongling Sect invited Xiao Han and his companion into the sect's main hall,

"Does your Excellency know where our sect's founding Sect Master is?"

The Dongling Sect Master asked with an urgent tone.

A glimmer of unrealistic hope rose in their heart; what if the Sect Master, who had been missing for thousands of years, truly still existed in the world?

Although they were the Dongling Sect Master, they had only been promoted in an emergency when the old Sect Master went missing to prevent the Dongling Sect from being leaderless and taken advantage of.

When it came to true prestige, one still had to look to the old Sect Master, whose cultivation as a Spirit Array Grandmaster was unrivaled on the continent.

The so-called South Blade Pavilion, West Profound Gate, and North Shadow Palace of today were merely the little brothers trailing behind the Spirit Sect back then, and their Spirit Sect would never have been forced to rename itself the Dongling Sect.

"Mingyu Zhanzun has already fallen."

Xiao Han's reply was simple and direct, leaving no room for sentiment and giving the Dongling Sect not a shred of illusion.

"Might the two seniors be..."

Only then did the grief-stricken Dongling Sect Master remember this most important question: the identity of the visitors.

"Me?"

Xiao Han's tone was casual, "I suppose I can be considered a successor to Mingyu Zhanzun."

Having said that, a jade flute engraved with a dragon head appeared in their palm; it was the very token of Mingyu Zhanzun.

"Then, is the senior preparing to take charge of the Dongling Sect?"

Since the identity was confirmed, it was time to determine the visitor's purpose.

The expressions of the Dongling Sect Master and the various Elders turned strange; the identity of a successor to Mingyu Zhanzun was quite delicate.

According to common logic, a successor to Mingyu Zhanzun indeed possessed the qualifications to inherit the position of Dongling Sect Master.

However, the reality was that the current Dongling Sect Master had been in charge of the Dongling Sect for thousands of years, working diligently and faithfully throughout that time, and could be said to have rendered great service, leaving no room for anyone to gossip.

For an outsider of unknown background to suddenly appear and try to seize the throne—even if the other party possessed the strength to crush them—few would approve.

"Have you all forgotten the rules of the Ten Thousand Array Heavenly Domain?"

Xiao Han did not deny the Dongling Sect Master's inquiry, nor was he surprised by the Dongling Sect's resistance, and immediately provided their own justification.

At this moment, the members of the Dongling Sect looked at each other, their expressions complex, as they understood what Xiao Han meant.

They knew the rules of the Ten Thousand Array Heavenly Domain all too well: any member of the Dongling Sect who successfully cleared the Ten Thousand Array Heavenly Domain would automatically become a candidate for Sect Master.

Xiao Han, possessing the inheritance of Mingyu Zhanzun, might not necessarily have the qualifications to inherit the Sect Master position, but it was more than enough for the status of a Disciple.

And so, Xiao Han, having completed the Ten Thousand Array Heavenly Domain trial while exceeding all benchmarks, had already become the next candidate for Sect Master and possessed the qualifications to challenge the current Sect Master.

Based on the comparison of their combat power, the result of the challenge was beyond doubt.

"Well, do you have any objections?"

Xiao Han was not aggressive, but their entire body radiated an aura that could not be refused; if the Dongling Sect did not agree, it would likely be difficult to resolve the situation.

"May I ask what the senior wants the Dongling Sect to do?"

Their fists loosened and tightened, tightened and loosened, until finally, as if they had thought it through, the Dongling Sect Master asked their question.

"Influence or wealth?"

After much thought, this was the only limited use the Dongling Sect had for this Spirit Array Grandmaster.

"Both."

Xiao Han's appetite was huge, which made the faces of the Dongling Sect Elders sink like water, while at the same time, they harbored no small amount of resentment toward the founding Sect Master, Mingyu Zhanzun, for bringing a hungry wolf upon their own house.

"Not just the Dongling Sect; the Spirit Heaven Four Sects are all my targets."

If Xiao Han's impression on the Dongling Sect had been one of greed and strength just a moment ago, after this sentence, perhaps "madness" should be added as well.

This person actually harbored the delusion of integrating the Spirit Heaven Four Sects and intended to take control of the Ling Tian Continent?

"What does the senior mean?"

"Exactly what I said."

"I need to establish a sufficiently powerful force in a short period, and the Spirit Heaven Four Sects are the best choice."

Xiao Han stated their purpose without any pretense.

"Then is the senior aware that although the other three sects are slightly weaker than us, they are not far behind?"

"Even without the presence of a Heavenly Sovereign or a Spirit Array Grandmaster, the three sects possess trump cards that are comparable."

The Dongling Sect Master said, with an intent to dissuade:

"Isn't this too reckless?"

It was not that they were alarmist, but that it was the truth.

The wealth-generating ability of every Spirit Array Master was only slightly weaker than an Alchemist of the same level, and their combat power left Alchemists in the dust by several streets.

The large number of Spirit Array Masters gathered in the Spirit Heaven Four Sects were like walking treasures in the Great Thousand World; if they lacked ability, they would have long ago been carved up by the surrounding forces of other continents.

The Dongling Sect's Ten Thousand Array Heavenly Domain, the West Profound Gate's Thousand Illusion Realm, the South Blade Pavilion's Absolute Shadow Killing Array, and the North Shadow Palace's Heavenly Abyss could all unleash power comparable to a Heavenly Sovereign under the command of their respective leaders, and their combat strength was so great that it could even rival powerful existences who were invincible at the same rank, such as the Imperial Ice.

Even a rabbit will bite when pushed to the limit; if the four major forces were truly pushed to the edge, the power they would erupt with when united would shock the world.

Even if the opponent is a Heavenly Sovereign or a Spirit Array Grandmaster, it would still make them pay a painful price.

The Dongling Sect Master said this purely out of good intentions, not wishing for a first-generation inheritor possessing such formidable strength to die young.

After all, if the other party were willing to properly develop the sect's influence, the rise of the Dongling Sect would be visible in a day or two, and the dark clouds hanging over their heads would also vanish without a trace.

Although, according to the thoughts of the other Elders, it would be the best result if Xiao Han were to overestimate his own abilities, provoke the other three factions, and be killed by their combined forces.

Xiao Han did not speak, but instead waved his hand to set up a Spirit Array, shrouding the great hall; in broad daylight, the light of the operating Spirit Array was so brilliant and dangerous.

Seeing this, everyone could not help but raise their guard, preventing the possibility of Xiao Han suddenly attacking and killing them.

However, Xiao Han smiled slightly.

"This is a high-grade Spirit Array; can you all calculate the time it just took for Han to set up this Spirit Array?"

Time?

It should be less than two breaths, right?

After Xiao Han's reminder, the Elders who frequently dealt with Spirit Arrays realized one after another the terrifying speed at which Xiao Han set up the array, and they fell into a state of shock typical of technical experts.

Precisely because they were Spirit Array Masters themselves, they understood just how inhuman this speed was; there was no lack of knowledgeable people among those present who had seen other Spirit Array Grandmaster-level existences take action, but none had such speed.

Excluding the gap in cultivation realm, the only explanation was that Xiao Han had mastered some kind of secret technique for rapid array setting.

If this secret technique possessed universality...

Then the array-setting speed for which Spirit Array Masters were criticized would no longer be a problem; many Elders had already begun to imagine a bright future belonging to Spirit Array Masters.

Subsequently, the sound of a fist lightly tapping on the table entered their ears, and turning their heads, they met Xiao Han's gaze, which was full of smiles.

"How about it, do you want to learn?"

"I will teach you!"