Chapter 467: A

Half an hour later.

"The three of you, walk well and I won't see you out!"

Yang Ling waved to Tai Yun and the other two with a cheerful expression, not forgetting to lift the scroll in his hand.

Tai Yun and the others returned the smile with full sincerity, offering congratulations, but once they turned around, their faces all grew long.

"Consider that old brat lucky," Qian Sha said unwillingly, though the envy in his words could not be hidden at all.

It was not just Qian Sha; Tai Yun and You Ye were the same.

There was no other reason: the breakthrough experience for a Spirit Array Grandmaster that Xiao Han had promised before the battle had been taken by Yang Ling.

Xiao Han's original rule was that whoever reached the rank of High-level Demon Slayer first could obtain it; it was just to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm, and he hadn't held much hope for it.

After all, it was quite difficult for those below the Heavenly Sovereign level to gather five thousand Demon Slayer Points, and blindly holding them back would only delay the growth of their strength.

Therefore, as the war was drawing to a close, he simply ranked everyone's Demon Slayer Points and awarded the top of the list.

In any case, when Xiao Han checked the four people's Demon Slayer Points and announced the results at the time, the faces of the four were as black as the bottom of a pot.

Especially You Ye, who had ranked second; he, who usually kept his joys and angers from showing on his face, had also been dazed for a long time. The gap was truly too damn frustrating—fifty Demon Slayer Points!

It was just the gap of one Lower Earth Sovereign!

They could only sigh in helplessness.

"Alright, there will always be opportunities in the future."

"Don't forget where we are now."

Tai Yun didn't have anything to be depressed about; his luck this time hadn't been very good, and he hadn't encountered many Outer Realm Evil Clan powerhouses, landing him at the very bottom.

After Tai Yun's reminder, Qian Sha and the other two came back to their senses.

Xiao Han's original promise was still valid.

This was the Border Defense Line, after all; not far away was the Sheng Yuan Continent, the forward fortress facing the Outer Realm Evil Clan. Why worry about having no opportunities?

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Several days later.

"Boom!"

The four Elders were going about their daily work when a sudden thunderclap in the sky caught their attention. They saw a Spirit Array rapidly unfold and expand above the council hall, then spread to the edge of the city and disappear at the end of their line of sight.

"This is..."

Tai Yun exclaimed in a daze, trembling with excitement, his eyes dazzled as he looked at the Spirit Array in the sky.

"What is it?"

Tai Yun's abnormality naturally could not be hidden from the others, and their tone was curious.

The Spirit Array in the sky was clearly Xiao Han's handiwork. At a rough glance, it was likely a Spirit Array with identification capabilities. Even if the scope it covered was a bit large, there was no need to be so uncomposed.

Wasn't this just the Palace Master's routine operation?

It was just that...

Why was there an extra sun in the sky? And even stranger, this sunlight was not hot at all; it was even a bit comfortable.

"The scorching sun is brilliant, the Vault Covering Sun Array..."

"Immortal Grade... The Palace Master has broken through to become an Immortal Array Master!"

Tai Yun's subsequent words left Qian Sha and the other two stunned on the spot.

"Immortal Grade?! Old man Tai Yun, you aren't joking, are you?"

Beyond his shock, Qian Sha's voice grew much louder.

In the past, Tai Yun might have smiled and expressed a bit of dissatisfaction, but now he didn't have the heart for it.

"Although I am old, I am not yet senile. This Vault Covering Sun Array is a genuine Immortal Grade Spirit Array. I personally handed it to the Ice Imperial and the Palace Master; how could I be mistaken?"

Having said that, Tai Yun added with quite a bit of emotion:

"I truly never expected that I would have the fortune in my lifetime to see this Immortal Grade Spirit Array cast with my own eyes."

"Vault Covering Sun Array?" At this moment, You Ye, who had emerged from his shock, focused on another point.

"Brother Tai Yun, what kind of Spirit Array is this Vault Covering Sun Array?"

"A super Spirit Array that integrates identification, defense, and attack into one."

The light blooming in Tai Yun's eyes when he spoke of the Vault Covering Sun Array made it hard for You Ye to look directly at him. At this time, the former was still continuing to speak,

"Speaking of this Vault Covering Sun Array, I have had it for over a thousand years and have also spent effort researching it, but limited by my Spirit Array cultivation, my gains were meager..."

Perhaps because his mood was too excited, Tai Yun, who usually followed the principle that "silence is golden," seemed quite long-winded, and You Ye's head was aching from the noise.

"But it is definitely a powerful Spirit Array!"

"Fine, fine, fine, Brother Tai Yun, You Ye understands..."

A tone used for coaxing a child.

"My Langya Heavenly Palace shall flourish!"

This was the thought that rose up in everyone's hearts in unison.

At this moment, their wise and martial, peerlessly talented Palace Master was feeling his control over the Spirit Array in the sky with a face full of confusion,

"How did I just break through like this?"

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After Yang Ling and the others left the council hall.

Xiao Han was pondering the future development direction of the Langya Heavenly Palace, especially the improvement of strength. The Great Assembly Battle had not yet ended, and the Outer Realm Evil Clan risked making a comeback at any time; he would never pin his hopes on the mercy of the enemy.

Immediately, having a feeling in his heart, Xiao Han took out the Array Diagram that originated from Tai Yun. After injecting Spirit Power, lines of text appeared in his mind.

Vault Covering Sun Array, Immortal Grade elementary Spirit Array. It hangs a brilliant sun high beneath the vault; the sunlight identifies enemies, defends against enemies, and slays enemies, integrating offense and defense. Once the array is formed, the Spirit Array can autonomously absorb sunlight and the Spirit Power of heaven and earth to maintain the operation of the great array. As long as heaven and earth do not abandon it, the great sun shall not be extinguished.

Although the introduction to the Spirit Array was slightly exaggerated, the Immortal Grade rank also highlighted the formidable nature of this Spirit Array.

Xiao Han did not believe that he could set up this great array with his own abilities; he only wanted to study the Array Diagram of the Vault Covering Sun Array to set up a Spirit Array capable of roughly identifying enemies, as he truly could not tolerate the remnants of the Outer Realm Evil Clan causing trouble on his territory.

What Xiao Han did not expect was...

At a single glance, he was deeply immersed in it.

The profoundness of the Immortal Grade Array Diagram made Xiao Han unable to stop himself from becoming obsessed, even gesturing unconsciously; if viewed from the outside, Xiao Han's eyes were vacant at this moment, surrounded by countless Spirit Seals that would occasionally vanish into the void or emerge from it, forming certain obscure patterns.

Gradually...

The number of Spirit Seals around Xiao Han increased, their flexibility climbed rapidly, and the patterns they formed became increasingly difficult to understand.

At a certain point in time, the number of Spirit Seals broke through a threshold—the threshold between Spirit Grade and Immortal Grade—and Xiao Han gained the qualification to set up an Immortal Grade Array.

Throughout the entire process, Xiao Han, focused on the Vault Covering Sun Array, did not notice a thing; his only sensation was that his understanding of Spirit Arrays was gradually deepening, as if he had been struck by a sudden flash of inspiration, unimpeded.

Finally, the Spirit Seals swirled rapidly around Xiao Han's body and vanished into the void; the great array slowly took shape in the council hall, and then, it suddenly rose into the high sky, shrouding the entire city.

When Xiao Han emerged from his state of enlightenment, he thought it had been an illusion, but the control he held over the Vault Covering Sun Array told him that all of this was real.

"This, this, this..."

"What the hell!"

It was certain that Xiao Han had no intention of breaking through; otherwise, he should have been in a secret chamber rather than the council hall.

The hasty breakthrough caught Xiao Han off guard.

Although it was a good thing, Xiao Han could not accept it.

In his impression, a successful breakthrough should have been the result of arduous, even life-threatening efforts and crises, finally succeeding in breaking through the barrier that lay between the Spirit Grade and the Immortal Grade.

As a result... there was not a shred of a sense of achievement.

Xiao Han was immersed in the bewilderment and regret of his accidental breakthrough, failing to realize at all that his thoughts carried the risk of him being beaten to death by others.

This faint sadness did not last long...

"Hm?"

This time, Xiao Han finally noticed the unusual movement within his body, and after sending a message to Elder Yang Ling and the others, his figure flashed and he rushed toward his place of seclusion.

He...

Was going to break through again!