Chapter 30: Bahuang Demon-Subduing Array

Liu Qingyan's voice carried a hint of meaning: "If you want it, I can give it to you anytime!"

Her pale pink clothes fluttered in the wind, her body trembling slightly, her fair cheeks rosy as jade, pitifully lovely.

Any other man would surely nod in agreement at once and pull her into his arms.

Such a beautiful, delicate woman throwing herself into one's arms — who could resist the temptation!

"Liu Qingyan, I'll say this one last time!"

Lu Tianyu said in a low voice: "From the moment you broke off the engagement, there was no longer any possibility between us."

"I'm warning you — don't come looking for me again, or I won't be polite to you!"

Watching Lu Tianyu turn and leave, Liu Qingyan shouted: "How can you be so heartless? I'm a woman with nowhere to go now, and I can't even return to my sect."

"I......"

But no matter what she said, Lu Tianyu still did not look back.

Liu Qingyan scoffed lightly: "So high and mighty!"

"If it weren't for the fact that you have a future ahead of you, I wouldn't be throwing myself at you!"

She gnashed her teeth: "Just because you killed a Ming Tianqi, you think you're invincible!"

"Ming Tianqi can't even rank among the prodigies of the entire Changheng Star Domain. Just wait and see — you'll definitely regret this!"

She stamped her foot and left.

Half an hour later.

In the dense forest at the foot of Manghuang Shanmai.

Bahuang Laozu said nervously: "Saint Son, I didn't let Liu Qingyan go on purpose — I wanted to leave her for you to torment."

"She wronged you; if you don't vent your anger, you definitely won't feel good inside!"

"I......"

His words were cut off halfway by Lu Tianyu: "Stop, stop, stop!"

"I didn't call you here to listen to your nonsense."

"If Kulu Zong comes at us in force, how many rounds can your Clone Realm hold out?"

Worry flickered in Lu Tianyu's eyes.

After killing Ming Tianqi and the two Xuanming elders, Kulu Zong would definitely seek revenge.

No matter when they came for revenge, they had to be prepared.

Bahuang Laozu sighed: "This Clone Realm of mine has less than a third of my true body's strength."

"Kulu Zong's Ancestor is a notch stronger than me at my peak. If he comes, I have no power to fight back at all."

"The Bahuang Star Domain is in peril."

"It's all my fault — I shouldn't have gone out to undergo Tribulation Transcendence. I should have done it right here in Bahuang."

He was deeply regretful.

If he had undergone Tribulation Transcendence in Bahuang, with the protection of his Clone Realm, he might have succeeded and advanced further.

Back then he had chosen Zhuoliu Xingyu for fear that others would interfere with his Tribulation Transcendence, but he hadn't expected it to backfire, nearly costing him his life.

Lu Tianyu's expression turned solemn: "If the people of Youming Sect also come to attack, won't Bahuang be finished?"

Donghuang Clan was his home; he didn't want to abandon it and wander the stars, or throw in his lot with some other power.

Besides, the matter was caused by him — he had to find a way to stop this catastrophe.

Bahuang Laozu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's no use. The gap in strength is too great — we have no chance of winning at all."

"Unless..."

Then he shook his head: "Saint Son, Kulu Zong is brutal and bloodthirsty. We'd better leave while we still can."

"They must have already deduced that it was us."

Lu Tianyu caught the hidden meaning in Bahuang Laozu's words: "Unless what?"

"Unless we can restart the Eight-Star Great Array of the Bahuang Star Domain — but that's impossible."

"The core of the Bahuang Great Array is the Forbidden Abyss. The Forbidden Abyss must be sealed to activate the Great Array, and activating it requires an enormous amount of Spirit Stones."

"Even if the most Tribulation Transcendence Stage experts came, they couldn't be sure of sealing it. Let's just give up."

He was not the first Ancestor here. Though he had lived for over ten thousand years, he had never personally sealed the Forbidden Abyss even once.

But he had personally seen the previous Ancestor seal it.

He still remembered the situation clearly — the law power of the Forbidden Abyss had undergone a mutation and had actually sealed itself automatically.

At that time, a powerful enemy happened to be invading the Bahuang Star Domain. The previous Ancestor's Ancestor didn't hesitate and directly activated the Bahuang Demon-Subduing Array.

He blocked the powerful enemy outside and severely wounded two Dongxu Stage experts.

After the enemy retreated, the Bahuang Great Array lasted ten days before opening. A month later, the laws of the Forbidden Abyss returned to normal once more.

Later, everyone knew how fearsome the Bahuang Demon-Subduing Array was, and the surrounding star domains didn't dare to lightly invade the Bahuang Star Domain.

Several thousand years had passed since then, and the Bahuang Demon-Subduing Array had not been activated once since.

The array base was perfectly intact, but whether it could be activated, Bahuang Laozu wasn't sure either.

Lu Tianyu had asked, so he answered casually — the Bahuang Demon-Subduing Array couldn't possibly be activated anyway.

Lu Tianyu's eyes lit up at his words: "You're saying that as long as you can seal the Forbidden Abyss, you can activate the Eight-Star Great Array?"

"How long does the sealing need to last? How many Spirit Stones are needed?"

When he was engaging in Soul Dual Cultivation with Qian Gu Nu Di, Qian Gu Nu Di had mentioned that the Bahuang Heaven-Devouring Cauldron could seal the Forbidden Abyss.

Qian Gu Nu Di's cultivation realm had not yet recovered, but with the aid of the Bahuang Heaven-Devouring Cauldron, she could seal it for about a year.

Bahuang Laozu let out a long sigh: "Seal it for one day, and the Great Array can stay open for one day."

"Keeping the Bahuang Great Array open for one day consumes one mid-grade Spirit Vein. If I take out every Spirit Vein I have, I can only seal it for one month."

"Saint Son, sealing the Forbidden Abyss is impossible. Even if you beat me to death, I couldn't do it. I reckon not a single person in the Changheng Star Domain could pull it off."

At this moment, his heart was full of pent-up frustration.

He felt Lu Tianyu was the type who would never turn back until he hit a wall, always having to get to the bottom of everything.

Yet he still had no choice but to explain.

Hearing this, a faint smile immediately appeared on Lu Tianyu's face: "Then we'll seal it for one year!"

"Take out all the Spirit Stones from the entire Bahuang. Sealing it for a year should be no problem, right?"

"During that period, we can go out and search for Spirit Stones. It shouldn't be an issue."

At this moment, he could only seek help from Qian Gu Nu Di.

Perhaps Qian Gu Nu Di had already heard what he said.

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Bahuang Laozu leaped to his feet, staring at Lu Tianyu with a face full of bitterness: "Saint Son, please don't joke with me, alright?"

"My heart isn't in good shape. I can't take jokes."

If it had been anyone else standing here, he would have long since started cursing them out.

Sealing the Abyss—does he think it's as easy as putting a lid on a well?

The power of the Law of Time within the Abyss can dissolve everything; no treasure can withstand it, let alone the countless other Laws of Power mixed in.

I wouldn't even dare dream of sealing the Forbidden Abyss in my dreams—utter fantasy!

Lu Tianyu said coolly: "Do you think I'd joke around at a time like this? What you can't do doesn't mean others can't!"

"Bahuang Laozu, as the pillar of Bahuang, your ancestors poured resources into painstakingly cultivating you, so you could guard the Bahuang Star Domain."

"When trouble comes, you think only of running, not of finding a way to solve it. Are you worthy of your ancestors?"

He gave a cold snort: "This matter is decided!"

"You order the Bahuang Eight Clans to hand over all the spirit veins in their homes. Anyone or any clan that refuses gets thrown straight into the Forbidden Abyss."

"Having inherited the resources of your forebears, you must contribute your share for Bahuang!"