Chapter 284: Dark World Gathering

For several days in a row, nothing unusual appeared, yet Lingyun and the others did not lower their guard. He had a premonition that this calm was merely the calm before the storm. Once this period of calm passed, it would likely be a massive storm!

"Lingyun, the things outside have all been set up!" Lingqi's figure emerged from the shadows. "It really is a very powerful Defense Array; even as I am now, I have no way to enter the Villa through the shadows."

"Is that so? It looks like this array is a success. If even you can't get in, that guy, the Oni King of Black Mountain, can forget about sneaking in." Lingyun closed the book in his hand and nodded.

If someone proficient in arrays were to look at Lingyun's Villa now, they would discover that his Villa and Chen Jing's Villa faintly formed a posture of mutual resonance, with a massive Spirit Gathering Array shrouding these three villas within it. However, if any powerhouse wanted to force their way in, this Spirit Gathering Array would instantly transform into a deadly trap. If this array were fully activated, even a Xiantian Ultimate expert going all out would, nine times out of ten, lose their life.

Of course, it was not that Lingyun did not want to set up an even more powerful array, but he currently did not have very good materials suitable for setting up arrays on hand. Although he had collected quite a few materials in the Akame ga Kill World, because the worlds were different, these materials might not necessarily be able to exert their original effects in this world. Moreover, the materials collected in the Akame ga Kill World were mostly suitable for weapon forging; using them for constructing an array was truly a bit of a waste of talent.

"Lingyun, I've come to see you!" Just as Lingyun was thinking about what to use to strengthen the array he had just finished constructing, Chen Jing's voice came over.

Lingyun looked up and saw Chen Jing walking in his direction.

"Lingyun, just now I felt the array around the villa change; did you do something?" Chen Jing sat down carelessly beside Lingyun, looking at him with a grin.

"That's right, I relied on your, mine, and Wanyue's villas to set up an array. With this array, even if the Oni King of Black Mountain forces his way in, it will cost him quite a bit of time," Lingyun nodded and said. "By the way, what did the Su Family say?"

"The Su Family? The current Su Family can be said to have entered a state of high alert. After Wanyue told Uncle Su about this matter, Uncle Su directly invited out an ancestor; it is said that this ancestor was a survivor from the great battle against the Oni King of Black Mountain back then. I don't know what means that ancestor used, but they immediately verified the fact that the Oni King of Black Mountain was not dead, and even pointed out his current approximate location," Chen Jing said. "Now the entire Su Family is tense on the inside but relaxed on the outside, ready to meet the attacking Oni King at any time."

"In this world now, if the Oni King of Black Mountain really wants to attack the Su Family, I'm afraid there will be many old monsters hidden in the darkness who will come out to teach him how to be an Oni!" Lingyun poured a cup of tea for Chen Jing.

"So you have to be careful now. You are one of the few friends of the Su Family's current generation of successors; no one knows if the Oni King of Black Mountain might have a lapse in judgment and shift his target to you. Not to mention you also wiped out one of the Oni King of Black Mountain's confidants!" Chen Jing picked up the tea and took a sip, her eyes lighting up involuntarily. "What tea is this? It feels even better than Qingshen Tea?"

"You can consider this an improved version of Qingshen Tea; calling it Clear Spirit Tea No. 2 is perfectly fine!" Lingyun said indifferently.

"Clear Spirit Tea No. 2? Since you have such good stuff, why didn't you bring it out before?" Chen Jing asked.

"Are you sure that before you broke through to the Earth Tier, you could have withstood the power of Clear Spirit Tea No. 2?" Lingyun looked at Chen Jing with a half-smile.

"Hmm, as for that, it seems I really couldn't!" Chen Jing scratched her head, feeling a bit depressed. "By the way, I saw you seemed to be thinking about something just now; tell me about it, maybe I have some way to help you solve it."

"Lingyun relied on the three villas to set up a powerful array, but the materials in his hands are not enough to let this array exert sufficient power; do you have a way for this?" Lingqi suddenly spoke up.

"Array materials... I don't have any useful array materials on my side either; after all, I don't use this kind of thing!" Hearing Lingqi's words, Chen Jing's brows furrowed.

"I've got it!" Suddenly, Chen Jing seemed to remember something, and a bright light flashed in her eyes. "I remember, in a few days it will be the annual Dark World Gathering. When the time comes, we'll go there; maybe we can find useful things!"

"Dark World Gathering?"

"That's right, the Dark World Gathering," Chen Jing said. "At this time every year, people from the Dark World hold a grand gathering. At that time, many people who don't usually appear will come to the gathering location to exchange the things they need. This is the grandest gathering in the Dark World without any threshold!" Chen Jing said.

"That sounds quite interesting!" A dark glint flashed in Lingqi's eyes.

"Every Dark World Gathering is a grand festival of the Dark World; all kinds of precious things often appear. Maybe the materials you need, Lingyun, will appear at the gathering!" Chen Jing's eyes were full of brightness.

"How come I feel like you're even more excited than Lingyun?" Lingqi asked with some curiosity.

"That's because people from the Hidden Sect will also appear then! I had a friend who joined the Hidden Sect before. People from the Hidden Sect rarely come out into the world, so I can only meet her once a year at the Dark World Gathering!" Chen Jing explained.

"Hidden Sect? Sects that hide from the world?" Lingyun asked.

"That's right. Ever since Liu Bowen severed the Dragon Vein, some sects gradually faded from people's sight and hid in Cave Heaven Blessed Lands, no longer stepping into the mortal world. These sects were later called the Hidden Sect. The Hidden Sects are all sects that have been passed down for at least several hundred years; each one is very powerful. It is said that some sects even have old monsters hidden away who are over a thousand years old!" Chen Jing said.

"Is that so? Then we shall go take a look when the time comes. On one hand, to see if we can find materials suitable for the array, and on the other, to witness the legendary Hidden Sect!" Lingyun said.

"When trading at the Dark World Gathering, most people use barter. By then, this Clear Spirit Tea No. 2 in your hands, Lingyun, might have a huge market!" Chen Jing said.

"Although Qingshen Tea is good, the market is extremely limited. I will prepare some other things to use as exchange items!" Lingyun said.

"What things?"

"Pills!" Lingyun spat out the two words indifferently.

"Pills? Lingyun, are you an Alchemist?" Chen Jing looked astonished.

"You can think of it that way."

"I am becoming more and more curious about just how many things you are still hiding, Scholar Ling!" Chen Jing rested her chin on her right hand.

"The things I know are quite numerous; you will find out slowly!" Lingyun gave Chen Jing an inscrutable smile.