Chapter 607: The Great Array of Heaven and Earth, Master of Mount Liang Baizao

A streak of light traveled from west to east, cutting through the air.

Wherever it passed, wind and clouds churned, leaving behind trails in the void.

When it passed a high mountain wreathed in clouds and mist, it suddenly vanished.

Three days later, the light reappeared, though it was now gray and difficult to detect, skimming slowly just above the surface of the sea.

"No one followed."

Luo Chen's spiritual sense permeated the surroundings. Confirming that the Old Fisherman and the others had not caused any trouble or tracked him, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell.

This mission had been pushed entirely by the Old Fisherman, who coveted the Blood Wanderer's insights on Core Formation. As for where Luo Chen was headed next, was it not also for resources to reach Core Formation?

There was no difference between the two; neither wanted unexpected complications.

He retracted his Moon-Breaking Wings and pinched a spiritual incantation, fully activating the concealment array once engraved upon his body.

"Thinking about it carefully now, perhaps I shouldn't have taken the risk, or perhaps I shouldn't have taken it so soon?"

"If Nascent Soul avatars and strange beasts are this formidable, then what should I do if I encounter Nascent Soul rampages in the ancient cultivator ruins of the Sinking Sea I plan to visit later?"

"I have already bypassed those places; the path ahead is now smooth."

One must know that even Han Zhan at his peak was merely a newcomer to the Nascent Soul stage. Moreover, the Two-Instrument Five-Element Sword Array and the Nascent Soul puppet that Han Zhan relied on most had been lost or destroyed.

In this way, the speed of travel to Purple Spirit Island might be much slower, but the secrecy and safety were undoubtedly maximized.

Two months later.

What he could not let go of was that Nascent Soul battle he had observed from close range!

The battle between the Blood God Child and the Vine King had left the entire Withered Wood Ridge in ruins, even overturning the earth veins.

In such a situation, no matter how brilliant the Star-Light technique of the Gou Star Envoy was, or how domineering the Golden Lion Saber of Dao Lan was, they could not shake Luo Chen's mind.

"Perhaps it was because I had refined a supreme treasure, and after years of effort, I became complacent and muddled, lured by Ding Yi with the medicinal herbs I valued, and then deceived by flowery words."

Even when low-level demonic beasts darted through the sea beneath his feet, they did not discover his presence at all.

Luo Chen had the deepest memory of the moment when all vitality in Withered Wood Ridge dissipated at the end.

Luo Chen examined himself. He was only a little over a hundred years old, and the limit of his Jin Dan was still far off; he was nowhere near the point where he needed to risk his life in a secret realm.

What if!

"There are three places the Black King bypassed: one is Withered Wood Ridge, one is a sea strait with turbulent dark tides, and another is a giant island with dense ancient woods."

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Luo Chen's thoughts were somewhat chaotic at this moment, but it seemed he had vaguely made a decision.

Could a remnant Nascent Soul truly protect Luo Chen's safety?

The strong wind subsided slightly, and a figure flew slowly, holding a brand-new map, identifying the direction.

However, this was not yet the true means of a Nascent Soul.

That Five-Element Lotus Platform—obtaining it is my fortune, losing it is my fate; why be in such a hurry?

At worst, if I really can't find it later, I'll just go to the Sinking Sea to take the risk then.

Suddenly.

On the boundless sea, a gale suddenly rushed toward his face, stirring up clusters of waves.

Even though Ding Yi had previously explained that the entrance was different and the treasures sought by Nascent Soul True Persons were different from those of Jin Dan cultivators, and that the two might not necessarily collide directly, Luo Chen did not dare to believe it at this moment.

Because of the battle at Withered Wood Ridge, Luo Chen had a clearer and more intuitive understanding of the strength of Nascent Soul True Persons. At this moment, the red-faced man rushing on his way had his brows locked, his eyes filled with worry.

Luo Chen asked himself, but he had no confidence at all!

Perhaps with all his might, he could save Luo Chen's life, but would Han Zhan really risk everything for him?

At this moment, Luo Chen finally had time to review the battle at Withered Wood Ridge.

"According to what he said, there is either an existence above that makes him fear from the bottom of his heart, or a tricky and formidable Demon King."

In fact, there was nothing to review. In that battle, of the five Jin Dan cultivators, except for Huangfu Song, who had less combat experience, the others had not used their trump cards, including Luo Chen.

One side was vegetation turned into spirits, the other was an external avatar; neither were the most orthodox Nascent Soul True Persons.

"But in this way, it will be difficult for me to explain things to Ding Yi."

In any case, let's finish the current matter first!

"With the Black King leading the way, Lushan Jun and the others should be arriving at Purple Spirit Island; I must also quicken my pace."

Yet, it was precisely because of their imperfection that Luo Chen felt even greater awe for the capabilities of Nascent Soul True Persons.

What if a big shot wanted to clear the field and wiped them out with a wave of their hand? Could he protect himself?

Could Han Zhan, who had recovered seven or eight tenths of his strength, really protect him?

Presumably, by that time, his Luo Chen's cultivation would have reached a new realm, and going to the Sinking Sea would be safer.

And in such a situation, the aftermath of the battle between the two still left the five Jin Dan cultivators trembling as if walking on thin ice.

Instantly, Luo Chen's aura was almost hidden to the extreme.

Luo Chen murmured, and his speed increased slightly by three parts.

Recalling it now, the various methods of the Blood God Child were clearly aimed at constantly weakening the Vine King's vital strength, forcing it to absorb all the vitality scattered in Withered Wood Ridge, so that it could be taken down in one fell swoop.

Ding Yi also said that the ancient cultivator ruins in the Sinking Sea are not opened only once. Although the time is not fixed, they have been opened quite frequently over the past thousand years, so he could completely wait until he was fully prepared before going.

Such is the might of a Nascent Soul!

Luo Chen exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the tension of the past few days relaxed a little.

He put away the map, his gaze falling on the few small islands looming ahead.

There were not many, just seven.

They were not large, each about the same size as the inner city of the Great River Workshop back then.

They were connected to each other, resembling a spoon.

"Crossing the Seven Star Islands, it should be the Purple Spirit Sea area filled with purple mist."

Luo Chen smiled and stepped over the waves.

He did not choose to fly over, but chose to walk.

It was only because of what the Black King had said before: these seven small islands in a row formed a natural labyrinth array due to their special terrain.

If one were at a high altitude, it would be very easy to lose one's direction.

Conversely, if one were on solid ground, traveling through the islands one by one, it would only take a few days of effort to reach the Purple Spirit Island sea area.

It was precisely because of the protection of these Seven Star Islands that Purple Spirit Island, which was covered in purple monkey flowers, had not been discovered by high-level humans and demonic beasts for countless years.

Only some low-level demonic beasts and humans, ignorant and unaware, would reach the Purple Spirit Island filled with purple toxic mist after crossing the Seven Star blockade.

The reason that rogue cultivator was able to discover it back then was also because his cultivation was low, so he luckily passed through.

This logic is actually quite easy to understand.

High-level cultivators, those who can fly won't run, those who can run won't walk; who would be willing to walk slowly for two or three days?

Luo Chen didn't mind.

Even if he couldn't fly at high altitude, once the Carefree Travel was deployed, his speed would not necessarily be slower than that of Foundation Establishment cultivators, or even some who had just entered Jin Dan.

After entering the first small island of the Seven Stars, Luo Chen's spiritual eyes widened.

While flying, he observed this so-called naturally formed array of heaven and earth.

Every array master, when initially learning arrays, whether from teachers or classics, would be told that the essence of an array is the evolution of the principles of heaven and earth.

By intercepting the trends of mountains and rivers, the shapes of wind and clouds, and the meaning of the vast galaxy, one can derive corresponding arrays that can be set up artificially.

And this was also the first time Luo Chen had witnessed a purely natural array.

"Is the labyrinth array because the seven islands are extremely similar?"

"But such an array should not be an obstacle for a Jin Dan cultivator with spiritual sense."

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The spiritual sense of a Jin Dan cultivator has a very wide range of diffusion.

Using this as a line, choosing a specific reference object, there would be no such thing as a deviation in direction.

The further Luo Chen walked, the more confused he became.

Suddenly, his footsteps stopped, and he stood motionless on the spot.

He closed his eyes, and only after a long time did he slowly open them.

"Am I moving?"

"No! It is this land beneath my feet that is moving!"

As his thoughts moved, his vast spiritual sense spread out completely, directly enveloping the entire small first island.

Under his careful observation, this island was indeed moving slowly at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

After noticing this, Luo Chen was slightly startled.

If the island is moving, then the fixed reference object chosen by the cultivator will actually move as well.

Even if the movement speed is slow, the cultivator's own speed is too fast, which will cause a change where a miss of a hair leads to a difference of a thousand miles.

This became the so-called labyrinth!

In this process, the longer the time spent, the greater the deviation from the destination.

What if it were at high altitude?

Luo Chen looked up, and amidst the rolling clouds, those white clouds seemed to be shifting as well!

After observing this phenomenon, Luo Chen couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

"Not only can these Seven Star Islands move like living things, but even the surrounding clouds, water currents, and even the wind direction are changing with the movement of the islands."

"Is this the uncanny workmanship of nature?"

While marveling, Luo Chen's hand flickered, and a piece of white silk appeared before him.

While flying, he used pen and ink to draw peculiar lines on the silk.

Such a labyrinth naturally generated by heaven and earth is truly wonderful.

He had a mind to record it, and after returning, he could deduce it in his spare time; perhaps he could also set up a similar array.

If there were corresponding geographical advantages or tools, it would not be impossible to reproduce the hallucinogenic power of the Seven Star Islands.

By then, setting it up in his cave dwelling, palace, or even a place for hidden cultivation would be a solid array.

It must be said that in the years Luo Chen had been concentrating on casting, his attainments in the way of arrays had become increasingly refined.

At this moment, seeing something he liked, he had already moved to imitate those ancient array masters who deduced the evolution of heaven and earth principles into arrays, and put it into practice.

Time passed slowly.

By the time night fell, Luo Chen had already stepped onto the second island.

The white silk in front of him was already covered with dense lines; although he had not seen the full picture, he already had some of the essence of the Seven Star Island labyrinth array.

However, the gloom on Luo Chen's face became thicker and thicker.

The ink falling on the silk also became less and less.

"This is not right!"

"According to my understanding, this flow of earth energy and change of water veins should conform to the image of the Kun hexagram, but the virtuous birth of the earth path, carrying all things, running endlessly and advancing without boundaries. It should have been flowing smoothly, so why does it break layer by layer halfway through, as if there is a sense of rebellion?"

Amidst the doubts, his rapid flight came to an abrupt end.

Luo Chen stood in the middle of the open forest, his eyes shooting out essence, looking at the dark forest ahead that resembled the bloody mouth of a demonic beast.

He gripped the silk and murmured, "This natural array generated by heaven and earth seems to have been modified by someone."

As he spoke, he retreated without hesitation.

With wings on his back, his speed was like thunder and lightning!

At this very moment, the lush forest suddenly came alive.

Huge trees blocked his path of retreat.

In the void, there seemed to be a murmur of regret: "Pity, stopped at the second island."

Luo Chen's expression turned cold. Without any movement, his wings trembled, and flying blades broke through the air.

With a Moon-Breaking slash, no matter what thousand-year-old ancient wood it was, it was cut in half.

In an instant, the moonlight fell, and the view became open.

On a distant mountain peak, a figure was watching him coldly under the moonlight.

"Demon Lord Senior Qingyang, you have finally come!"

Swish!

With a tremor of his wings, Luo Chen slowly flew into the high sky, level with the line of sight of the old man on the small mountain.

Just one glance, although he had only met once, allowed Luo Chen to quickly recognize the origin of this person.

"Master of Mount Liang Baizao!"

"Unexpectedly, you still remember this defeated opponent of mine." Liang Liang Baizao gave a bitter smile.

"Defeated opponent? Hehe."

Luo Chen curled his lips. In the eyes of the world, it was Luo Chen who had blasted the Master of Mount Liang Baizao to the edge of the sky with one blow, but only he himself knew that he was almost exhausted after that blow. If it weren't for Han Zhan and Tian Yu Xuan taking him away, he would have been captured at Cold Light Island long ago.

Of course, in such a battle, he could not explain this, as it would weaken his own momentum for no reason.

He looked around and found no helpers for the other party. While feeling slightly relieved, he remembered the first sentence the other party said when he appeared.

Luo Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Was the news about the Purple Monkey Flower deliberately leaked to me by you?"

Liang Liang Baizao admitted frankly, "That is indeed the case."

Luo Chen frowned, "But I checked it back and forth, and that rogue cultivator of Foundation Establishment did not seem to be faking it."

"He was naturally

real, it's just that the opportunity was given by me."

"That's also not right, I once checked that miscellaneous book, whether it was the age of the paper or the ink stains, they all had a history of over a hundred years."

"I know you have the reputation of a casting master in the Wan Sima Xian Society, but my casting technique is above yours. Mere techniques of faking ancient objects are nothing to me."

Looking at the confident appearance of the old man talking freely, Luo Chen fell silent.

In a skill he had achieved some success in, he had been dug a pit by someone, and he had even been complacent about it earlier.

Only.

"Why bother?"

Luo Chen looked at the momentum growing stronger on the old man.

"I did kill two Jin Dan cultivators of your Mount Liang Baizao, but that was because you surrounded and killed me first. I have no grudge or resentment with you, why bother plotting for years to take revenge on me?"

Speaking of this, he sighed.

"It's been a full twenty years, right? Your cultivation has not increased, and has even regressed slightly. You are wasting your life like this, what are you plotting for?"

"Do you think I want to!"

A low roar came from the old man's white-toothed mouth, his expression quite ferocious.

"If it weren't for the forced order of the Blood Nightmare Demon Luo, do you think I would be willing to waste twenty years of time, let go of the destroyed sect, stall my already difficult cultivation, and wait for you in the Wan Sima Xian Society for so many years?"

"Especially since you were hiding in the Fulong Mountain Range, almost never stepping out, leaving me with no way to start, and I could only use the news of the Purple Monkey Flower to slowly lure you, a little turtle, out."

"The life of a True Person is as heavy as a mountain, I cannot disobey it in the slightest!"

Luo Chen frowned. Was it the order of the Blood Nightmare Demon Luo?

He thought of the last battle before leaving Cold Light Island.

Under the hands of He Yuan, who was possessed by the Blood Nightmare Demon Luo, he and Han Zhan joined forces to give the other party a blow to the soul.

Unexpectedly, a Nascent Soul True Person, as honorable as they are, would hold such a grudge against a junior like him!

The ferocity on Liang Liang Baizao's face gradually subsided. "Fortunately, as long as it is after tonight, I can end these twenty years of drifting. Demon Lord Senior Qingyang, I will give you two paths: one is to let me set up a restriction, follow me back obediently, and apologize to the Blood Nightmare Demon Luo, which can also avoid the result of death and soul dissipation. Second, that is to die on this Seven Star Island, and I will take your corpse back."

Luo Chen stared at him, and the mana fluctuations on his body also rippled out like a tide.

"Do you really think you have me cornered?"

"It seems you have chosen the second path." The old man raised his hands, and treasures appeared behind him. Looking closely, they were all swords!

Luo Chen's expression tightened, and his figure rushed straight into the sky.

"If I want to leave, everywhere is a path!"

His speed was extremely

fast, running like thunder.

With this speed, crossing a thousand miles in the blink of an eye did not seem to be a problem.

However, Liang Liang Baizao had no intention of stopping him at all.

He merely fiddled with the seven precious swords behind him, the sword light swimming around his side like fish.

"After this battle, I don't know how many can be preserved."

He murmured, and looked up at the sky again.

As he expected, the speed of the red-robed Daoist became slower and slower, and in the end, it seemed like a turtle crawling.

"Don't waste your effort. You showed off in the Cold Light Island battle, you wouldn't think I didn't prepare in advance! In this battle, you cannot escape."

At the extreme sky, Luo Chen's expression was gloomy.

He stopped his futile struggle and began to descend slowly.

As he descended, that terrifying suppression force also slowly weakened.

He looked up.

Under the deep night, a towering high mountain appeared and disappeared in the sky, with streams of light escaping, as if chains were linked to the seven islands beneath his feet.

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