Chapter 172: Muramasa Demon Blade

Today is a fine day, and Lingyun is strolling alone through a small grove within Huaxia University.

Due to the special nature of Huaxia University, attending classes is not mandatory. The teachers' requirements are simple: as long as you can fully master the knowledge to be learned and use it proficiently, complete your regular assignments accurately, and pass the final exams, that is enough. They give students enough time and space to exert their own abilities, which is also the reason why every graduate of Huaxia University becomes a hot commodity; they all possess their own capabilities and skills.

Regarding his university courses, Lingyun can only say that it is a piece of cake. With his current level of ability, even if he were to start from scratch, he could easily master this knowledge.

However, international students William and Daisy recently arrived in class, and most of the class's attention has been focused on them. Lingyun has some aversion to people who are always acting, so he simply left the classroom to avoid the sight.

He has already discussed it with Chen Jing and the others; their current strategy is to meet all changes by remaining unchanged. As long as the other party reveals any flaws, they can ferret them out at the first opportunity.

"Hmm, this little lake is actually quite interesting!" Lingyun strolled slowly to the side of a small lake, looking at it with interest.

This small lake is an artificial one, said to have been built when Huaxia University was first established in Huaxia. Although it looks unremarkable to the average person, in front of a master of arrays like Lingyun, the secrets of the small lake are as if they were laid out in plain sight before him.

In Lingyun's eyes, the area around the small lake is covered with dense array patterns. Judging by the degree of wear on the patterns, the array in this lake has been running for over sixty years. These patterns constantly absorb the extremely vast righteous energy within Huaxia University, forming a powerful array at the bottom of the lake. This array is quite formidable; even a powerhouse of the Innate Realm would face a nine-in-ten chance of death upon entering it, and it must have been created by a master. Suppressed within the array is a Samurai Sword possessing terrifying Evil Energy. The righteous energy absorbed by the array patterns is constantly grinding away at the Evil Energy on the Samurai Sword.

"The Muramasa Demon Blade?" Lingyun narrowed his eyes, and a glimmer of divine light flashed through them, allowing him to see what was hidden in the lake water.

"Even after being suppressed by righteous energy for over sixty years, this blade still possesses such terrifying killing intent. How many innocent people's blood has this blade stained?" A cold glint flashed in Lingyun's eyes. "Sixty-plus years—so this blade must be a product left over from that time, which is no wonder! However, how could I let such a thing remain in this world!"

Lingyun's Divine Sense quietly spread out; in his perception, there was no one else within a radius of several thousand meters. After withdrawing his Divine Sense, Lingyun formed hand seals, and one profound Dharma Seal after another was cast from his hands, then turned into streams of light and plunged into the array within the small lake. Although the array patterns Lingyun used and those of this array were of two completely different systems, there was no conflict between them; instead, they complemented each other, increasing the power of the array by a large margin.

Under the effect of the reinforced array, the Muramasa Demon Blade, already at the end of its tether, could no longer withstand the grinding of the righteous energy, and tiny cracks appeared on the blade. If things continue like this, in less than half a year, this Demon Blade filled with Evil Energy will become nothing but scrap metal.

After setting up this array, beads of sweat appeared on Lingyun's forehead.

"I didn't expect that setting up such an array would consume so much of my strength. It seems my strength is still too weak." Lingyun gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.

If anyone heard Lingyun's words, they would probably want to spit water at him in disbelief. One must know that Lingyun is currently a mere Earth Realm Mid-Stage cultivator, yet the array he set up was able to enhance an array that surpassed an Innate Array. Most importantly, after setting up this array, Lingyun only broke into a sweat; if other array masters knew this, their eyeballs would probably drop to the ground.

After finishing the array, Lingyun frowned slightly because someone had intruded into the detection range of his Divine Sense.

"Is someone coming? Could it be that they sensed the changes in the array?" Lingyun frowned, then quickly left the area.

No matter who the other party is, he does not want to meet them right now; he does not want others to disturb his currently peaceful life.

Not long after Lingyun left, a young man hurried to the side of the small lake. Upon arriving, the man began to investigate the situation in the area. He formed hand seals, and array patterns appeared before him—it was the array set up in the small lake. Because of this array's appearance, the array Lingyun had not had time to set to hide his abilities while leaving in a hurry also began to manifest.

"This... why would there be an extra array in the one my grandfather set up to suppress the Muramasa Demon Blade!" The man's expression changed drastically.

After carefully investigating the array, the man's expression became strange. This array, which he had never seen before, not only perfectly merged with the array his grandfather had set up but also greatly enhanced the power of the array through another path, accelerating the disintegration of the Demon Blade suppressed within.

"No, the changes to this array just happened, which means the person who set it up couldn't have gone far even if they left. I'll try to see if I can find this Master; if I could get his guidance, it would be a great blessing!" A smile appeared on the man's face.

However, Lingyun had long since used his abilities to leave the small grove, and the man could never find him in the woods. After investigating for a while to no avail, the man helplessly discovered that there was no trace of anyone here: "It seems that Master has already left. Not being able to see that Master and not being able to receive his guidance is truly a great regret in life."

Lingyun did not know the man's state of mind in the woods, but even if he did, he would not care. After all, this man had nothing to do with him, and he had no intention of guiding him.

After finishing the array, Lingyun strolled all the way back to his classroom. In the classroom, William and Daisy were still the focus of everyone, with many students circling around them.

Lingyun looked at their figures and smiled faintly; no matter how cunning a fox is, there will always be a day when it reveals its tail. And he is now the hunter preparing to catch the fox; as long as the two of them reveal any flaws, Lingyun can launch a Thunder strike against them.