Chapter 1131: The Array Breaks, Seven Stars

"Spiritual Lotus Profound Essence?"

Hearing Yin Yue Zhiyu's exclamation, Li Luo's eyes also shifted slightly; it is said that in places where many Enlightenment Lotuses gather, there is a very small probability of a Spiritual Lotus Profound Essence being born. In simple terms, it is the gathering of the spiritual nature of these "Enlightenment Lotuses," somewhat akin to a treasure possessing a living spirit.

This Profound Essence is truly the essence of heaven and earth, but its birth conditions are quite harsh, and once born, it possesses the ability to seek auspiciousness and avoid misfortune, so finding it is extremely difficult.

But who could have thought that this time, with Li Hongyou's help, Li Luo accidentally obtained this "Spiritual Lotus Profound Essence."

Everyone present cast envious and admiring glances; Li Luo's move of snatching a bargain right under their noses made them incredibly jealous.

"Senior Sister Hongyou, how did you know this patch of 'Enlightenment Lotuses' was hiding a Spiritual Lotus Profound Essence?" Li Luo asked in surprise. Li Hongyou had obviously seen through this point beforehand, which is why she guided him to abandon the high-age "Enlightenment Lotuses" in the central position and instead choose the inconspicuous Enlightenment Lotuses on the periphery.

Li Hongyou smiled slightly and said, "My own affinity aligns quite well with this kind of heavenly treasure, so I vaguely felt the spiritual energy contained within this patch of 'Enlightenment Lotuses' was somewhat unique, which is why I intended for you to try."

Li Luo gave a thumbs up; it seemed Li Hongyou's affinity even came with a treasure-hunting special effect.

Yin Yue Zhiyu's gaze shifted between Li Luo and Li Hongyou, and suddenly a strange smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. She said, "Li Hongyou, since you guessed this patch of 'Enlightenment Lotuses' might be hiding a 'Spiritual Lotus Profound Essence,' why did you actively tell Li Luo? Wouldn't it be better for you to take it yourself? Or does the bond between you two run so deep that you can ignore such a treasure?"

"I must remind you, Li Luo has a fiancée, and his fiancée is quite fierce. If you meet her later, I'm afraid you will find it hard to handle the situation."

Li Luo's mouth twitched; although Yin Yue Zhiyu appeared to be giving a warning, the flavor of enjoying the spectacle in her words was almost overflowing.

Li Hongyou showed no emotional fluctuation, because the relationship between her and Li Luo was not what Yin Yue Zhiyu thought.

"This 'Spiritual Lotus Profound Essence' is of little use to me; you will need it more than I do." Li Hongyou said to Li Luo, knowing Li Luo's ambition to attempt breaking through to the Nine-Star Tian Zhu Jing.

Li Luo did not pretend to refuse, because he had indeed been preparing for the Nine-Star Tian Zhu Jing for a long time, and with this "Spiritual Lotus Profound Essence," his chances were even greater.

He simply kept this favor from Li Hongyou in his heart, intending to repay her when the opportunity arose later.

After Li Luo obtained the "Spiritual Lotus Profound Essence" on his end, the others rushed forward one by one, each taking a patch of "Enlightenment Lotus" according to their order, which could be said to be a happy ending for all.

Li Luo then looked up at the sky above this area; with the destruction of the Soul-Summoning Altar here, the "white mist" that had been constantly rising at this time had completely dissipated, making the sky above the entire Water City seem as if a piece was missing.

He could clearly sense that the "Ten Thousand Curses Array" covering the periphery of the Water City had developed cracks and flaws.

Once the other three Soul-Summoning Altars were also destroyed, the Ten Thousand Curses Array would be completely broken, at which time Lu Ming, Jing Jing Taixu, and these other students would be able to recover.

Only then would they be able to reach the true target of this journey, that "Ten Thousand Skin Evil Heart Pillar."

"Send a signal to inform the other teams that the Soul-Summoning Altar here has been broken." Yin Yue Zhiyu looked at the other directions of the Water City; because of the dense white mist obscuring the view, they did not know how the other teams were progressing at this moment.

A student nodded, and then everyone took out the signal flares prepared by the academy, sending them straight into the sky, forming a pillar of light that lingered for a long time.

"The heaven and earth energy here is pure and thick; I suggest we rest for a while, then see the situation of the other teams. If one side is at a disadvantage, we will support that side. How about that?" Yin Yue Zhiyu said.

Li Luo agreed with this; the heaven and earth energy on this water surface was extremely thick, otherwise so many "Enlightenment Lotuses" would not have grown there in a gathering. Moreover, most importantly, after the fierce battle earlier, he felt his own Xiang Li was subtly restless, which might be a sign that the seventh Tian Zhu was about to condense.

Previously, his seventh Tian Zhu had already been refined halfway, and after this period of hard cultivation and consecutive fierce battles, there were signs of it forming ahead of schedule.

So he sat cross-legged directly on the water surface, closed his eyes, and operated the "Three Palaces Six Affinities Pearl Condensation Art," seizing the time to cultivate and complete the final step of pearl condensation.

Seeing this, Li Hongyou stood quietly by his side; while guarding him, a wisp of crimson faint fragrance emanated from her sleeve. These scents surrounded Li Luo, making his mind calm and his spirit more focused.

The others scattered and rested individually.

This wait lasted about the time it takes to burn one stick of incense. Yin Yue Zhiyu and the others suddenly felt a stir in their hearts and looked up at the distant horizon, where they saw the dense white mist there also beginning to thin and fade, while at the same time a pillar of light shot straight into the sky.

"The second Soul-Summoning Altar is broken!" Everyone exclaimed in joy, though they did not know whether the team on the side of the second altar was Feng Lingyuan or Wei Chonglou and the others.

However, because their side broke the first Soul-Summoning Altar first, shaking the evil qi of the entire Water City, this would undoubtedly provide some assistance to the other teams.

With the destruction of the second Soul-Summoning Altar, the "Ten Thousand Curses Array" above the Water City became even more turbulent; vaguely, it seemed one could see countless complex and interwoven array light lines crumbling.

And shortly after the second Soul-Summoning Altar was broken, everyone was delighted to see another pillar of light shoot into the sky.

The third Soul-Summoning Altar is broken.

Obviously, after a fierce battle, the other teams also achieved brilliant results.

With three Soul-Summoning Altars broken, this Ten Thousand Curses Array became completely precarious. The round human-skin lanterns floating above the city also began to shrivel, and even the dense white mist in the center of the city became much thinner; vaguely, it seemed as if a giant pillar was appearing.

However, after this, everyone waited for quite a while, but the signal of the fourth altar breaking never appeared.

Yin Yue Zhiyu frowned and said, "It seems the other three altars have attracted all the main forces, so the remaining strength finds it hard to conquer the fourth one."

Wang Kong said, "I suggest we send some of the main forces over to support."

"I will take some people over to support." Yin Yue Zhiyu said.

Wang Kong nodded.

However, just as Yin Yue Zhiyu was selecting personnel for support, they suddenly felt a change in expression and gazed toward the far north, where they saw the mist there also beginning to thin.

At the same time, the "Ten Thousand Curses Array" covering the periphery of the city suddenly shattered; countless black runes appeared from the void, falling one by one like dead insects.

It was like a black rainstorm.

"The Ten Thousand Curses Array is broken?!" Everyone was full of shock.

Yin Yue Zhiyu also looked surprised and suspicious: "Was the fourth altar broken too? Who broke it? Why was there no signal?"

The others also felt strange, because according to the previous agreement, whichever side completed the task would give a signal to remind everyone, but now the fourth altar side declared itself broken without any movement.

But there was no time to think too much now; with the breaking of the Ten Thousand Curses Array, everyone saw the human-skin lanterns floating in the air fall down one by one.

The students who had been cursed began to recover at this time.

In this chaos, Li Hongyou suddenly looked at Li Luo, and saw that from behind him, that seventh brilliant Tian Zhu emitted a dazzling light at this moment.

A powerful wave of Xiang Li rose slowly from Li Luo's body, drawing the attention of everyone present.

Li Luo opened his eyes, and a smile appeared on his face.

The Seven-Star Tian Zhu is finally formed.

The Nine-Star Tian Zhu is already not far away.