Chapter 217

Lin Daochen frowned even more, not knowing why.

Soon, Zhou Qing completed the last stroke, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

"Master, perhaps this time for us, it is a blessing, not a disaster!" Zhou Qing said excitedly.

Lin Daochen said: "What do you mean?"

Zhou Qing smiled and said: "I'll try first!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Daochen was shocked and hurriedly stopped him: "Don't, if you have any ideas, you can tell me, I'll do it. Even if there is a mistake, it has nothing to do with you."

Zhou Qing smiled and then said: "The three of us are already on the same boat, so there is no right or wrong. Believe me!"

The Second Uncle looked at Zhou Qing's confident appearance, but his heart stirred.

It seems that this guy has comprehended something from the inheritance of the fifth-level formation master; perhaps it is really possible to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

"Master, believe Zhou Qing!" the Second Uncle walked out and said.

Lin Daochen looked at the two's appearance, then turned into a sigh.

Zhou Qing turned around and had been looking for the "Thunder-Inducing Spiritual Pattern" in the northeast direction in the massive runes in order.

This rune was already dim, and the edges were showing cracks, but in Zhou Qing's eyes, it was the key point of this repair.

After taking a deep breath, his mind moved immediately.

Instantly, a full one hundred and eighty-six spiritual seals rushed out.

When seeing these dazzling spiritual seals, Lin Daochen was stunned on the spot, his eyes full of disbelief.

"How is this possible!" he couldn't help but exclaim, even hurriedly rubbing his eyes, for fear that he had seen it wrong.

One must know that a few years ago when Si Yunya brought him to apprentice, this child had only condensed one spiritual seal.

In the following years, he was fully focused on seclusion, impacting the third-level formation master, and hadn't taught him much.

But now, he was actually about to become a second-level formation master.

"This, this, this..." Lin Daochen's lips trembled, subconsciously looking at the Second Uncle beside him.

The Second Uncle was also full of emotion at this moment. Meeting Lin Daochen's gaze, he immediately smiled and said: "Don't look at me, I'm far worse than him."

As he spoke, his mind moved, and a full forty spiritual seals were suspended.

When seeing the spiritual seals on the Second Uncle, Lin Daochen was shocked again and staggered.

He had always thought that Yunya had only condensed seven or eight spiritual seals in these years; how could so many suddenly appear?

These surprises one after another made him somewhat overwhelmed.

Soon, he reacted and couldn't help laughing loudly.

Genius, two peerless formation geniuses, actually both apprenticed under him.

Heaven has not treated him thinly, not thinly!

The Second Uncle smiled slightly, then looked at Zhou Qing and muttered to himself: "For many years, I haven't been this childish, but now I have to show off, otherwise I'll be too cheap compared to you. Come on!"

At this moment, Zhou Qing took a deep breath, his hands quickly formed seals, and strands of spiritual power threads, like the ones Lin Daochen repaired first, passed through his own spiritual seals, and then slowly extended into the "Thunder-Inducing Spiritual Pattern" in front of him.

There was no rejection phenomenon, extremely fit.

"It seems the 'Good Luck Post' has brought me good luck again!" Zhou Qing's face was happy.

But he didn't dare to be the slightest bit careless, and began to focus, carefully controlling the input of spiritual power.

Time passed bit by bit, and with the assistance of the Divine Transformation realm's spiritual power, the cracks on the "Thunder-Inducing Spiritual Pattern" began to heal slowly, and the originally dim light gradually became bright.

At this time, Lin Daochen was already stunned, while the Second Uncle turned his head slightly to look behind him.

There, someone was sneaking around recording something with an image stone.

Seeming to notice the Second Uncle's gaze, the person quietly retreated.

"Okay, it seems there is one more piece of evidence!" the Second Uncle shook his head and continued to look at Zhou Qing.

After another full two hours, this special spiritual pattern hidden in the sea of runes, the moment it was successfully repaired, suddenly erupted with a strong light, and even the entire formation seemed to tremble.

Under Lin Daochen's nervous gaze, this spiritual pattern did not collapse like the previous two, but the thirty or so runes associated with it around it seemed to be summoned and lit up one after another.

The spiritual power lines between these runes also reconnected and began to operate in an orderly manner.

As the light intertwined, a local spiritual power network was formed.

Seeing this scene, Lin Daochen finally couldn't help but cheer: "Success! Really succeeded!"

The Second Uncle was also full of shock, then a heartfelt appreciation slowly appeared on his face.

"This little guy, it seems that since I met him, he has never disappointed anyone!"

At this moment, the Second Uncle was proud of Zhou Qing from the bottom of his heart.

And Zhou Qing looked at what was in front of him, and the hanging heart was finally put down.

Lin Daochen stepped forward quickly, grabbed Zhou Qing's hand, and tears of excitement flickered in his eyes.

He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Zhou Qing smiled, then pointed to the "Wind-Gathering Spiritual Talisman" in the southeast direction and said: "Master, that one is left to you!"

Lin Daochen nodded repeatedly. At this moment, he finally believed that sentence.

Effort is worthless in front of talent.

In just a few short years, this child walked the path he had walked for hundreds of years.

Not only that, he could also see the problem at a glance and find the most efficient solution.

"Rest assured, leave it to me!" After Lin Daochen finished speaking, he took a deep breath, calmed his excited mood, and went straight toward that side.

Zhou Qing looked at the Second Uncle again and said: "Uncle... Brother Yunya, can you do the 'Fire-Melting Spiritual Seal' in the south?"

The Second Uncle's eyes lit up, his heart surprised and happy.

Can his half-baked forty spiritual seals also participate in the repair of this fourth-level formation?

But looking at Zhou Qing's trusting eyes, a warm current surged in his heart, and he immediately walked over without hesitation, preparing to try.

And Zhou Qing looked at the spiritual patterns in other directions, ready to take over for the two at any time.

Fortunately, their luck was also good, and they successfully started the repair.

Hum~

A few hours later, Lin Daochen and the Second Uncle successively lit up the forty-eight spiritual patterns and seventy-two spiritual patterns around them.

Zhou Qing then repaired the fourth main seal, and the two of them held the drawings Zhou Qing had drawn before, waiting between the fifth and sixth...

……

Inside the visitor hall, Lu Yaoyao lay in front of the window, watching the huge four-colored formation in the distance without blinking, her face full of worry.

"It's been three days, why haven't Brother Zhou and the others come out yet?" Lu Yaoyao worried.

Lu Yuanzhi on the side walked over, patted Lu Yaoyao on the shoulder lightly, and comforted: "Don't worry, it's fine, that senior is there."

Lu Yaoyao nodded, just about to say something, when she saw the formation in the distance seem to open a gap.

Immediately following, the two third-level formation masters Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang walked out with their respective disciples.

Their expressions were hurried, and even a bit panicked.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yaoyao felt panicked in her heart, and couldn't care about much, hurriedly flying on her sword.

……

"Lieutenant Jiang, we have something urgent to see the Prince!"

As soon as Wu Tiangang came out of the formation, he said to Jiang Pojun, who was meditating on the side and responsible for guarding the formation, with a panicked expression and an urgent voice.

Jiang Pojun immediately opened his eyes, a flicker of vigilance in his eyes, stood up quickly, and asked: "Two masters, what happened?"

Wu Tiangang said with a trembling voice: "A big matter, a big matter related to the entire border."

After hearing this, Jiang Pojun's face changed instantly.

Not daring to delay in the slightest, he quickly took out the communication jade slip and hurriedly contacted other brother armies to ask about the Prince's current location.

In just a short moment, the void twisted, and Xuan Yuan Shuo, who was patrolling on the other side of the border, tore through space and came out.

"Two masters, what's wrong?" Seeing the wrong expressions of the two, Xuan Yuan Shuo asked anxiously.

After the two looked at each other, they actually knelt down on both knees suddenly.

This sudden move made Xuan Yuan Shuo somewhat at a loss, and he hurriedly reached out to help the two up: "What are you doing? What exactly happened?"

Wu Tiangang was full of regret and self-blame, his voice carrying a bit of choking as he said: "Prince, it is our fault. We shouldn't have recommended Lin Daochen to you suddenly."

Su Lishan also followed: "That's right, we shouldn't have handed the core area that was already tending to be stable to him to familiarize himself with first for the sake of taking care of him. Unexpectedly—"

Su Lishan said this, a look of heartache appearing on his face.

"What exactly happened?" Xuan Yuan Shuo frowned tightly. As a soldier, he really couldn't bear this kind of hesitant way of speaking.

Wu Tiangang gritted his teeth and said: "Prince, this four-colored formation is afraid it will collapse completely."

"What?" Xuan Yuan Shuo's face turned pale instantly, his eyes round, full of disbelief.

Then, he hurriedly looked at the two, a terrifying pressure suddenly permeating, and asked sternly: "Speak clearly!"

Wu Tiangang immediately handed over an image stone.

Xuan Yuan Shuo immediately took it and watched it.

In the picture, it was exactly the scene of Lin Daochen taking the two young students who were helping to repair the core formation.

Seeing this scene, Xuan Yuan Shuo was furious.

He clearly remembered that three days ago when they entered the formation, the two masters specifically instructed the two that they could only observe and learn, and not touch it at will.

Now it's good, not only did they touch it, they actually started to do it themselves.

This is a fourth-level formation, related to the safety of the entire border, not children playing house.

What does this Lin Daochen mean?

Taking the formation at my border to practice for his two proud students?

Simply presumptuous!

He really didn't take him seriously at all.

In their eyes, what is the safety of the entire border?

At this moment, Jiang Pojun, who was staying on the side, also saw the scene on the image stone, and his face changed slightly.

Although he had little contact with Zhou Qing, they chatted happily all the way, and his calm personality was far beyond his peers.

And Master Lin, who was also gentle, how could they be so childish?

Could there be any misunderstanding?

Jiang Pojun just wanted to say something, but Su Lishan said: "Prince, actually, we noticed that the entire formation was wrong two days ago, so we hurriedly patrolled until we locked it in the core area."

Wu Tiangang on the side added: "Yes, we never expected that they would do this, and we don't know which spiritual patterns were damaged. Currently, the entire formation is on the verge of collapse."

"We estimate that in about five or six days, this formation that has been operating for more than three thousand years will probably dissipate completely, so we came out, wanting the Prince to make preparations early to avoid the demon race suddenly catching us off guard."

After hearing this, Xuan Yuan Shuo was murderous and hurriedly asked: "Even you have no way?"

The two sighed and shook their heads together.

"Damn it!" Seeing this scene, Xuan Yuan Shuo shouted angrily and instantly entered the formation.

Seeing this, the two looked at each other and hurriedly followed.

Lu Yaoyao and Lu Yuanzhi, who were standing not far away, had long heard the ins and outs of the matter clearly, and at this moment, their faces turned pale.

Lu Yaoyao hurriedly took out her identity token to send a message to Zhou Qing, but the formation had an isolation function, and the message couldn't be sent in at all.

……

Inside the core area of the formation!

Lin Daochen and the Second Uncle stood side by side, their expressions tense to the extreme, their eyes staring tightly at Zhou Qing without blinking.

This last "Qian-Heaven Imperial Spirit Chapter", in Zhou Qing's description, is the top priority of the repair of the entire formation; success or failure depends on this.

If this spiritual pattern can be successfully restored, then the entire formation will be completely "restarted".

The so-called repair work of Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang for five years is basically blind work that treats the symptoms but not the root cause, not as good as their three days of results.

But it must be admitted that this four-colored formation is really resistant; so many spiritual patterns in the core area were messed up by those two for so long before they started to show signs of collapse.

"Zhou Qing, don't worry, whether we can hold our heads high depends on you!" the Second Uncle shouted softly.

Lin Daochen also nodded. He originally wanted to say something, but was afraid of adding pressure to him.

But there is no way; the structure of the last spiritual pattern is a bit special, and neither of their spiritual seals fits.

I don't know how Zhou Qing comprehended so many rare spiritual seals by himself.

So he could only hold his breath on the side, his eyes not daring to leave Zhou Qing's movements for a moment.

Zhou Qing at this moment was also somewhat nervous, and even bean-sized sweat beads kept rolling down his forehead.

The "Good Luck Post" only had a one-day validity period. In order to let this good luck exert its effect as much as possible, he checked the eighteen spiritual seals that needed to be repaired one by one.

Good luck followed one after another, all fitting the spiritual seals he copied, but it was just time-consuming and energy-consuming to repair them.

Especially the last one, now it really can only rely on himself.

"Don't be nervous!"

Zhou Qing kept cheering himself up, focusing on the repair.

"Lin Daochen, you have such guts!"

But the next moment, Xuan Yuan Shuo's roar suddenly exploded in the formation, directly scaring Zhou Qing into a shiver, and the spiritual power threads in his hand almost broke.

But he couldn't care about anything, and after quickly stabilizing his mind, he hurried to repair it.

Hearing the sound, Lin Daochen and the Second Uncle also turned around immediately, and saw Xuan Yuan Shuo with a face full of anger, and the two masters and several disciples following behind him.

Including Fang Jun and others, who were even more triumphant.

Seeing this, Lin Daochen hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands in a salute, saying: "Prince, please keep your voice down. Now is the most critical moment of repair, and there must be no interference."

"Critical moment? You let a student..."

Xuan Yuan Shuo pointed at Zhou Qing angrily, but just halfway through his sentence, his hand suddenly froze in mid-air, his face full of astonishment.

Only then did he discover that nearly two hundred spiritual seals were suspended around Zhou Qing.

Xuan Yuan Shuo, of course, knew this young man; after all, on the night he returned, Jiang Pojun told him about his experience of losing to Zhou Qing in half an hour with a frustrated face.

And he even had a feeling that Zhou Qing didn't use his full strength to deal with him.

But he never expected that this young man not only had extraordinary talent in combat, but also had such terrifying achievements in the way of formations.

But soon he came to his senses and scolded loudly: "Simply nonsense, look at what you have turned the formation into now?"

At this moment, he could clearly feel that the dilapidated runes around were flickering more and more urgently, and the originally thick and stable spiritual power also became chaotic.

The Second Uncle looked at this furious old friend and stood on the side with interest without saying a word.

Instead, he quietly took out the image stone and secretly recorded it.

I don't know when he developed this strange habit, liking to record some interesting moments.

Especially when he could see his old friend making a fool of himself afterward, he felt it was particularly interesting.

And hearing Xuan Yuan Shuo's words, Lin Daochen looked at Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang, who were coming to question him, with a calm expression.

Just this one look, he understood in his heart, and felt even more uncomfortable.

But soon it turned into anger.

Taking the blame is fine, but framing him so impatiently made him unbearable.

After all, even a clay figurine has three points of anger.

Turning his head to look at Zhou Qing, who was struggling to repair the spiritual pattern, and Si Yunya, who was on the side and would not leave him, Lin Daochen suddenly made a decision.

Even if not for himself, he should fight for justice for these two talented children.

Being a person in this world, one should do something and not do something!

Since you don't care about morality, don't blame this old man for tearing his face off.

Then, he straightened his spine, stepped out immediately, his gaze like a torch, looking straight at Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang.

"Brother Su, Brother Wu, is it because you noticed that the formation was wrong that you hurriedly found the Prince?" Lin Daochen asked calmly.

Su Lishan's eyes dodged slightly, as if he had been stung by that gaze, subconsciously turning his head away, looking somewhat guilty.

Wu Tiangang straightened his waist, looking righteous, and said loudly: "That's right, you must know that what we repaired is a fourth-level formation. Originally, our grade was not enough, and every step of the operation needed to be cautious."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and pointed at Lin Daochen, full of indignation, "But you, on the contrary, acted as a hands-off shopkeeper, directly letting two students do it. Do you deserve our trust in you?"

After speaking, he pointed his hand at Zhou Qing, who was still fully focused on repairing there, his anger becoming more intense.

Lin Daochen didn't rush to refute, just looked at him quietly, and cast his gaze toward the elegant Su Lishan, as if waiting for his response.

Su Lishan gritted his teeth at this moment and said with a stiff head: "Brother Wu is right, and we have also evaluated and checked. Now the entire formation has been messed up by you in just three days."

"Now the formation is on the verge of collapse, you have to take the main responsibility."

After hearing this, Lin Daochen suddenly looked up and laughed loudly, the laughter even carrying a bit of sarcasm and disdain.

Then, he looked at the two and said coldly: "I, Lin Daochen, really have great ability. I've only been here for two days, and I'm going to destroy the entire four-colored formation. Even I am somewhat admiring myself."

He paused, looked at the two, and continued: "Everyone is here, I have a question I want to ask the two masters. Since you discovered that my operation was improper, why didn't you come to stop it?"

Wu Tiangang replied without thinking: "By the time we discovered it, it was already too late. You are also a third-level formation master, so we left you some face and could only invite the Prince to preside over justice."

The corners of Lin Daochen's mouth rose slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile, and said: "Oh, so that's how it is, the two of you are really thoughtful."

Looking at Lin Daochen with contempt, Xuan Yuan Shuo also gradually calmed down, his brows frowned tightly, his gaze shifting back and forth between everyone, as if thinking about something.

Seeing this, Lin Daochen struck while the iron was hot: "I admit that at the beginning, I did damage two spiritual patterns here, causing the instability of the entire formation, so I hurriedly went to ask the two for help, but why were you unwilling to come?"

"We were..."

"This is trusting me, right?" Lin Daochen directly snatched Wu Tiangang's words, his tone full of sarcasm.

The two's expressions stagnated instantly.

Lin Daochen snorted coldly and said: "I thought the formation in the core area was already terminally ill, and you didn't dare to touch it at will."

Listening to Lin Daochen's words, a flash of panic suddenly flashed in the two's eyes, but soon they pretended to be calm again.

Wu Tiangang stepped forward again and roared angrily: "You fart, the core formation has already been repaired by us. Given that you just arrived, it was originally handed to you to familiarize yourself with the simplest one, but I didn't expect you to be so childish."

Su Lishan also followed: "We have image stone records, and now your student is staying there, this can't be fake, right?"

Lin Daochen looked at the two's aggressive appearance and only felt it was so pathetic.

Is this really the two masters he has always respected?

In order to protect their reputation, they didn't hesitate to turn black and white and frame others, which really made him feel cold.

At this moment, he looked at them calmly and said: "Two, is reputation really that important?"

Obviously, Lin Daochen's words poked their sore spot, and the panic in their eyes was even more obvious.

Wu Tiangang hurriedly pretended to be calm and said: "I don't know what you are talking about, but now, the barrier of our dynasty has been..."

"You better stop talking, it makes your voice sound louder, right!" Lin Daochen interrupted Wu Tiangang's words again, making him furious, his face turning even redder.

The question just now was my chance for you again.

Obviously, you are still obsessed.

Lin Daochen took a deep breath and said slowly: "To be honest, you are actually too anxious. After the formation completely collapses, it's not too late to hold me accountable. I have nothing to say, or even if you wait another day, after the entire formation is completely repaired, your credit won't run away."

"The formation is completely repaired?" Su Lishan, who had been questioned until he was somewhat guilty, finally grasped the point and said loudly: "The entire formation is beyond redemption, how can it be repaired in one day? Relying on you? Or relying on your student?"

Looking at Su Lishan, who was full of sarcasm and questioning, Lin Daochen didn't want to argue with them anymore; it was purely a waste of breath.

Then he turned to look at Xuan Yuan Shuo and said: "Prince, whether the formation was damaged by me, it is actually very simple to check. Soul searching is enough!"

As soon as this remark came out, the expressions of Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang changed instantly.

(End of chapter)