Chapter 1021: Profound World Great Array, Cave Heaven Reopened

On the Great Qiu Terrace, a young man in white clothes whiter than snow, holding a deep blue jade ruler, stood proudly.

Beneath his feet was his terrified opponent from the arena.

"Is this your true strength?"

In that instant just now, the strength the other party erupted with completely exceeded the Core Formation stage, leaving him with no time to react, defeated in a single move.

Zhou Fuyou did not look at him, but instead swept his gaze around the surroundings, his brows slightly furrowed, wondering what he was thinking.

In the distance, the Dao Sect powerhouses watching the battle sighed in admiration one after another.

This junior from the Shi family had always held the name of a genius, and this time in the Great Competition, he was also highly anticipated by everyone, possessing the potential to rank in the top five or even top three, yet he was defeated so easily by Zhou Fuyou.

The power of that momentary eruption had already surpassed the Core Formation stage, almost comparable to a Nascent Soul early-stage cultivator.

"As expected of the beloved disciple of Fairy Qinglan!"

"In my opinion, I'm afraid he hasn't even used his full strength yet."

"That wasn't his full strength? When I was at this realm, I didn't have such tyrannical magic power."

"I heard that Zhou Fuyou's signature spell is comparable to a Nascent Soul domain, with the reputation of 'Qi Sea Floating Heaven, Ten Thousand Phenomena Forest-like'. Have you ever seen him perform that move?"

"Tsk tsk, the existence of a special Dao body is truly monstrous. No wonder this child is called the next Shi Ju..."

"Watch your words!"

While everyone was discussing, a handsome man flicked his sleeves and left, his brows and eyes containing a hint of displeasure.

It was precisely the contemporary head of the Shi family, Shi Ju!

His realm was not very high, only at the sixth level of Nascent Soul.

But his strength was extremely extraordinary; it was rumored that when he was at the fourth level of Nascent Soul, he had briefly fought against a Great Demon Emperor in the Eastern Wasteland without falling into a disadvantage. A hundred years later, he must be even more formidable.

After the Shi family's Supreme Elder fell at Heaven Peak, he took over the position of family head, becoming the person in power of the current Great House Shi family.

The disciple who had just been defeated by Zhou Fuyou was a junior he favored, but he had not expected him to lose so thoroughly.

He was displeased with his own clansman's failure, but even more furious that he had lost to that cheap woman's disciple!

Facing Shi Ju's ungracious departure, everyone did not express any opinions.

Many people knew that Shi Ju had been arrogant and overbearing since childhood, and was difficult to get along with. Especially after the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven Great Competition, his personality became even more temperamental, often injuring people at the slightest provocation. It was said that he had lost to a guardian in the Cave Heaven and also lost a clone he had painstakingly refined; such a huge blow made his personality increasingly extreme.

A Dao Sect Elder came forward to announce Zhou Fuyou's victory and notified him to rest for three days before participating in the subsequent matches.

Zhou Fuyou nodded calmly and then walked down the Great Qiu Terrace.

Shi Miaoyin happily came to greet him with several junior brothers and sisters.

All kinds of congratulations and praises were endless.

However, Shi Miaoyin noticed that beneath Zhou Fuyou's seemingly calm expression, there was a hint of bewilderment in his eyes.

"Junior Brother, what's wrong?"

Zhou Fuyou shook his head, his gaze still searching the surroundings aimlessly, but he found nothing.

"What exactly is it? Why did it give me a heart-palpitating feeling just now?"

"Is someone watching me?"

"If it were a sect elder, they could watch my match openly. If it were some petty thief, with the spiritual sense that my Master evaluated as comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, it would definitely not escape my eyes. But why did that feeling flash and disappear?"

Zhou Fuyou's heart was in chaos at this moment.

The "strong enemy" he faced on the Great Qiu Terrace arena just now was actually not strong.

He only used ordinary spells and the Slaughter Yin Ruler gifted by the ancestor to take him down, but because of a feeling like needles on his back, his mind fluctuated, and he subconsciously used his full strength.

The impression it gave people was naturally sensational, but no one knew the palpitations in his heart.

Exhaling a breath of frustration, Zhou Fuyou pushed aside the crowd surrounding him.

"I'm a bit tired and want to go back to rest. Sorry."

Everyone was stunned.

Although they were not all under Fairy Qinglan's tutelage, they were all disciples of the Four Halls of the Tiannan Dao Palace.

There had been competitions before, but they were all limited to the Tiannan Dao Palace, and the hierarchy had already been determined.

Zhou Fuyou was the number one in Tiannan!

Coming to the Dao Sect's ancestral court, the Lankeshan Mountain Range, for the competition this time, they all represented the Tiannan Dao Palace, and the rankings obtained would eventually be fed back to the Tiannan Dao Palace that taught them in the form of rewards.

Yet they did not expect Zhou Fuyou to still be so unsociable.

Senior Sister Shi Miaoyin noticed that Zhou Fuyou's mood was wrong, and after he left, she briefly explained to everyone.

"Shi Rui's strength is very strong, and defeating him took a lot out of Fuyou. Three days later, he has to fight Gu Yu again, so let's give him some time to recover!"

Everyone suddenly realized, and then discussed Zhou Fuyou's next opponent, Gu Yu.

That was a woman from the Gu family, one of the Twelve Great Houses, also famous in the Libei Continent for the name of a genius, and was a popular candidate to win this Jiazi Great Competition, even above Shi Rui.

Such an opponent was indeed worth resting and recovering well for, and treating with seriousness.

Three days later, it would definitely be an extremely wonderful battle!

Zhou Fuyou, who had left the Great Qiu Terrace, did not return to his residence to rest as he said, but walked slowly along the beautiful path in the Lankeshan Mountain Range.

He had been examining himself, looking for the source of the heart-palpitating feeling just now.

But he still found nothing.

He could only think that perhaps he was overthinking, or perhaps some senior with a profound realm in the sect had accidentally put too much pressure on him while watching the battle.

Passing by a mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, Zhou Fuyou paused his steps.

"Is this the Zuowang Peak that is as famous as the Shi Room Mountain? When Master worshipped under the seat of Ancestor Chunyuan, he practiced here for a long time. If I can break through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future, Master wants me to enter this mountain to practice and continue the Chunyuan lineage."

Zhou Fuyou stared at Zuowang Peak for a long time, with no expression on his face, not knowing whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied.

His steps moved again, walking fast and slow in the Lankeshan Mountain Range.

When the moon reached the middle of the sky, unknowingly, he had actually walked out of the vast Lankeshan Mountain Range.

In his ears was the sound of rolling waves, and the Shi River was heading east beneath his feet.

Suddenly!

Zhou Fuyou's gaze froze, and he saw two figures standing side by side in the distance.

Seemingly sensing something, the two figures glanced at him and then left.

What kind of eyes were those?

One was as calm as a lake, with eyes like the moon, as if it had no interest in him at all.

The other contained scrutiny, curiosity, and even a hint of astonishment.

"Are they seniors from the Dao Sect?"

Zhou Fuyou frowned and thought, he should have gone up, but for some reason, his feet remained firmly in place, subconsciously watching the two walk away.

"There are still two matches left, I cannot cause extra trouble!"

"Master and the others have high hopes for me, and the Temple Master and the other three Hall Masters even joined forces to refine my natal magic treasure, so I must win the top spot this time."

"Let's go back and rest well!"

Under the moonlight, the white figure went against the current and returned to the Lankeshan Mountain Range.

"That junior just now, do you know him?"

"I don't know him."

"How can you not know him? Clearly, he performed extremely well on the Great Qiu Terrace, and his magic power is unparalleled in the world at the same realm. Even I have never seen such an outstanding Core Formation cultivator in my life. Did you not notice him?"

"What does the senior want to say?"

"Hehe, I sensed some interesting things from him; he seems to have an inexplicable connection with you."

Luo Chen stopped his steps and looked at Li Canghai without any emotion.

Regarding this reaction, Li Canghai became even more certain of the anomaly he had sensed earlier.

He was a Soul Transformation master of array Dao, and he saw the trends of the world and the flow of vitality more clearly than normal Soul Transformation cultivators. A large amount of vitality lingered around Zhou Fuyou, as if he could absorb it at will if he wanted to; no wonder the other party had the realm of the ninth level of Core Formation at such a young age.

And most importantly, the other party's soul aura might be able to deceive Nascent Soul cultivators, but it could not deceive him.

Especially when Luo Chen was standing right next to him!

The two must be related!

Thinking of Luo Chen's daring to target the Tianyuan Dao Sect, he must have made some secret preparations under his boldness.

"That junior is your..."

"Senior Li!"

Luo Chen interrupted the other party's words; this was the first time Luo Chen had interrupted the other party's words since the two met.

Facing this impolite act, Li Canghai's eyes narrowed slightly.

Luo Chen seemed unaware and said calmly: "You and I are just in a cooperative relationship, just like I didn't ask about your purpose in targeting the Tianyuan Dao Sect, Luo also hopes you don't interfere too much in my affairs."

Li Canghai smiled dumbly and then waved his hand.

"It's this old man who overthought."

Luo Chen did not pursue it further and looked into the distance.

"Let's go, let's go and see that God-Descending Great Array you mentioned!"

The two figures flickered straight into the nine heavens, summoning clouds and mist to cover themselves, and flew towards the outside of the Eastern Yuan Continent.

Leaving the continent, crossing the ocean, they finally stopped in a layer of clouds.

The two's gazes fell together on an island below.

Heaven Earth Island!

Rather than calling it an island, it was better to call it a smaller continent.

That broken Heaven Earth Peak lay quietly there, as if it had always been like this.

However, everyone in the world knew that Heaven Earth Peak once connected heaven and earth, and this appearance had only been for a little over a hundred years.

"As the senior said, there is indeed a secret great array laid out on Heaven Earth Island, constantly absorbing earth energy through the seabed. Could that be the God-Descending Array?"

"Yes, that is the famous ancient array in the Profound World, the God-Descending Array." Li Canghai nodded, a look of longing appearing in his eyes: "In rumors, the God-Descending Array was set up by people in the Profound World to communicate with the divine thoughts of immortals who ascended to the Immortal World. It is extremely profound; if this old man hadn't learned about this array from the inheritance of the Heaven-Refining Demon Lord, I'm afraid I wouldn't have recognized it."

Speaking of this, Li Canghai looked at Luo Chen with a smile that was not a smile.

"Little friend seems to have also entered the Sinking Sea. I wonder if you gained anything in that Fallen Demon Land?"

Luo Chen said frankly: "Slight gains, I obtained the Demon Lord's alchemy inheritance."

Li Canghai thought to himself, as expected!

Since separating from Luo Chen in the Blue Ice Sea area of the Ice Extreme Palace, he had specifically investigated Luo Chen seriously.

He discovered that the other party, like himself, had entered the Sinking Sea.

After coming out, he was hunted down by the Moon Xiao Sanren.

That meant the other party definitely did not return empty-handed and must have obtained some major gains, which was why the Moon Xiao Sanren hunted him down persistently.

And in his speculation, it was highly likely that Luo Chen obtained the alchemy inheritance; otherwise, it could not explain how the other party possessed such heaven-reaching alchemy attainments.

However, Li Canghai himself did not covet it much.

Inheritance is inheritance; whether one can absorb and digest it, and advance to Soul Transformation, depends on one's own fate.

He did not think that if he snatched it, he would be able to achieve something in alchemy.

Rather than snatching, it was better to befriend the other party, so that he could get to know an alchemy Soul Transformation master in the future.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Li Canghai coughed lightly and pointed to the bottom to introduce: "The activation conditions for this God-Descending Array are extremely harsh. First of all, what is needed is a Dao Mark!"

"What is a Dao Mark?"

"Literally, it can be understood as road signs, spatial directions, etc. But in the understanding of our generation of practitioners, you can see it as some things that can communicate across boundaries, such as divine thoughts, bloodlines, and even magic treasures."

"Star Gate?"

"The Dao Sect's Spirit Treasure Star Gate is indeed such an existence, and the effect is excellent. But Liancheng would rather go to great lengths to set up the God-Descending Array, which shows that he does not have a Star Gate, or he has one but cannot use it."

"Senior, please continue."

"The Dao Mark is relative; it is not only the object of prayer, but on the side of prayer, there also needs to be an existence that can correspond. The complete Heaven Earth Peak can serve as a landmark for positioning. But wanting to summon Profound World powerhouses to descend through the God-Descending Array requires an amount of energy that is also rare in the world. At the very least, relying on this Heaven Earth Island alone is not enough!"

Luo Chen's eyes showed a look of contemplation, and he speculated: "According to the senior's words, relying on Heaven Earth Island is not enough, so Liancheng intends to reunite the Central Continent, attempting to use the power of a continent to bear the descent of the upper-world powerhouses?"

Li Canghai nodded, making a sound of admiration: "If it were just to summon existences below Soul Transformation across boundaries, relying on Heaven Earth Island itself would be enough. But if it is necessary to use the Central Continent's earth energy, the strength of the existence that descends would be very terrifying, and it is highly likely to be an existence at the Void Refinement stage!"

The universe is boundless, and space is infinite.

According to the records in the "Profound World Secret Record", the Profound World and the Mountain Sea World are not adjacent, and the distance is extremely far.

To descend across such a long distance, and the realm is also at the Void Refinement stage that this world does not allow, using the power of a continent might still be considered small.

Luo Chen did not want to see that scene appear.

"Must stop it! The Tianyuan Dao Sect once used the Spirit Treasure Lanke Chessboard to suppress the spiritual energy of a continent. With the collapse of the Central Continent, the Lanke Chessboard was also severely damaged, and a hundred years of time is not enough for it to recover, so the Dao Sect chose to use an array to reunite the Central Continent. If we destroy those arrays and make the Central Continent unable to reunite, can we stop the activation of the God-Descending Array?"

"It is indeed possible, but this is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. After all, the array can be rebuilt at any time, but frequent destruction will inevitably attract the counterattack of the Tianyuan Dao Sect. Can you bear it?" Li Canghai asked back.

Luo Chen shook his head; let alone him, even Li Canghai could not bear the counterattack of the Tianyuan Dao Sect.

In the world, only Fairy Qixia alone could make the Tianyuan Dao Sect wary, and even Ancestor Liancheng did not dare to step half a step into the Eastern Wasteland.

Li Canghai smiled: "So, the best way to stop the God-Descending Array from activating is to find the best timing. At the beginning of its activation, destroy the hub array that reunites the Central Continent. In this way, not only will the God-Descending Array be unable to successfully summon upper-world powerhouses, but Liancheng himself, who presides over this array, will also suffer a backlash. At that time, you and I will strike again and kill him, and we will never have to fear the counterattack of the Tianyuan Dao Sect again."

Luo Chen's gaze flashed; strike violently at the moment the array starts, making the other party fail, and even causing a backlash?

This is indeed the best way!

"Wait, it should be about a year or so. Taking advantage of this time, this old man will also take the opportunity to study this profound God-Descending Array."

"Didn't you say Liancheng is on Heaven Earth Island?"

"Only watch from afar, do not approach. With this old man's methods, I can also see the clues, and Liancheng will not be able to discover us."

"Is that so? Then Luo will also take a look!"

"You?" Li Canghai was stunned for a moment, then reacted and laughed out loud: "I forgot, your array attainments are also quite extraordinary."

Luo Chen smiled slightly; he was indeed quite curious about this special array.

It can allow immortal divine thoughts to descend, and can also allow weaker Soul Transformation great powers and even Void Refinement True Lords to descend to the mortal world. If used well, after he ascends and leaves the Mountain Sea World in the future, he might still be able to maintain contact with his old friends in the Mountain Sea World.

To avoid being discovered by Ancestor Liancheng, the two stayed away from Heaven Earth Island, but they each had their own methods to peek at the situation on the island.

The array focuses on form, but is not restricted to rules. In the eyes of array Dao experts, the array is more of the evolution of the world's trends.

Therefore, by observing the changes in this world, one can conversely deduce the principles of the array.

This is Li Canghai's method.

And Luo Chen's is simpler; he just uses a pair of naked eyes to look.

In such observation, time passed quickly, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly!

"Someone has landed on the island."

Luo Chen was awakened by Li Canghai's divine thought transmission and subconsciously looked towards the shore of Heaven Earth Island.

A full forty or fifty people had just stepped off the flying boat and onto the land of Heaven Earth Island.

Most of them were Nascent Soul cultivators, and only ten younger ones were Core Formation cultivators.

Luo Chen's gaze froze; he saw Zhou Fuyou.

Just at this moment, Li Canghai also leaned over.

"That junior is also among them."

Luo Chen did not speak, just curious, what are these people doing here?

Li Canghai also looked extremely curious, watching the situation over there from afar, but soon his expression changed slightly.

"Pay attention to concealment!"

After saying this, his hand flickered, and a stream of light covered the two figures.

The next moment, a grand voice sounded from within the broken Heaven Earth Peak on Heaven Earth Island.

"Are you here?"

"Reporting to the Ancestor, the people have all arrived, please open the Cave Heaven gate, Ancestor!"

"Hmm."

After a faint response, two giant hands transformed by magic power stretched out from within the broken Heaven Earth Peak, grabbing towards a void somewhere down the mountain.

The two giant hands seemed to be embedded in the spatial barrier, and then pulled outwards bit by bit.

Rumble!

A loud noise roared, the earth trembled, and the nearby seawater surged endlessly.

Only a "tear" sound was heard, and then a large amount of white clouds and mist emerged, completely covering the entire Heaven Earth Island.

After doing all this, the two giant hands slowly disappeared, and the previous voice sounded again.

"Go in, Ke Lianshan is waiting for you inside."

Obviously, forcibly opening that space was also very strenuous for this person, and even the voice became a bit tired.

And in the distance, Luo Chen looked at this familiar scene with a look of doubt and uncertainty.

"The Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven has been opened?" ===== CHAPTER 1022 =====

"Go on in, Ke Lianshan is waiting for you inside."

It was very clear that forcibly opening that space was also extremely strenuous for this person; even their voice had become a few degrees more fatigued.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Luo Chen watched this familiar scene, his face filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

"The Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven has been opened?"