Chapter 21: Qingxue Ate the Array

Luoxia Mountain, in the main administrative hall.

The appearance of the Sect Master Token has caused the Luoxia Mountain side to attach great importance to it.

At this moment, the high-level members of Luoxia Mountain are gathered together, listening to the scholar recount the sequence of events that occurred outside Luoyue City.

Upon learning that a youth named Xiao Yan is holding the Luoxia Mountain Sect Master Token, claiming to be the chief disciple of Luoxia Mountain, and has made the young master of the hostile force Yuhua Sect, Shi Haochi, write an astronomical IOU.

The group of Elders falls into deep thought.

The Sect Master has passed away, and the Great Elder and Second Elder are missing.

There are constant rumors from the outside world that the Yuhua Sect is poised to surpass Luoxia Mountain and become one of the new Seven Spirits.

This puts great pressure on those present.

Among the remaining Elders of Luoxia Mountain.

The Fifth Elder, Luosang, has the highest strength, but he is addicted to alcohol and ignores worldly affairs.

Currently, the only ones who can manage affairs at Luoxia Mountain are the Third, Fourth, and Sixth Elders.

Among them, the Third Elder, Luo Cang, is a great cultivator at the 3rd level of Profound Void; because he was reckless in his youth and peeked at a Fairy bathing, his eyes were destroyed, and he is a blind man.

The Fourth Elder, Luo Hai, is a great cultivator at the 2nd level of Profound Void; his comprehension is extremely high, and he was once a rare cultivation genius.

But due to the misuse of a Spirit Pill, his dantian was damaged; every time he makes a move, his life is shortened by a fraction, and if he acts again, he does not have many years left to live.

The Sixth Elder, Luo Tian, is physically sound, but his aptitude is mediocre and his cultivation is not high; currently, he only has the cultivation of the 3rd level of Foundation Establishment, not even as good as many inner sect disciples.

Luoxia Mountain is in a precarious situation.

"Three Junior Brothers, what do you think of this matter?"

The Third Elder took a sip of tea and asked the several Elders.

But because he is blind, he took away the Fourth Elder's teacup.

"One must enjoy life to the fullest while one can... I think it's better to drink three more cups..."

The Fifth Elder let out a hiccup from the alcohol and picked up the wine flagon to take a large gulp.

Then his body went limp, he slid under the table, and fell to the ground drunk.

"Sigh..."

Drinking alcohol ruins things!

Even the blind Elder Luo Cang knew it was the Fifth Junior Brother who had fallen drunk again.

"Third Senior Brother, I think we should find Xiao Yan and ask him how he obtained the Sect Master Token; the priority is to get the Sect Master Token back first."

The Fourth Elder acts with caution; he is never at ease with the Sect Master Token in the hands of an outsider.

"Senior Brother, various forces are eyeing our Luoxia Mountain like tigers, especially that Yuhua Sect.

That Shi Lao'er has already gone into seclusion, and it is rumored that after he advances to the 4th level of Profound Void, he will come to our Luoxia Mountain to seize the position of the Seven Spirits.

I think the rumor is true; it would be better to take that youth in as a disciple of our Luoxia Mountain. He has the Yuhua Sect's astronomical IOU in his hands, which could serve as a bargaining chip when the Yuhua Sect comes to invade."

The Sixth Elder's expression was grave, quite worried about the future of Luoxia Mountain.

"Youdao, what do you think?"

The Third Elder turned his gaze toward the wall and asked aloud.

The scholar-like youth coughed dryly and said awkwardly, "Master, I am here..."

"I know you are there; tell me your opinion quickly," the Third Elder said with displeasure.

The scholar thought for a moment and said, "I think that Xiao Yan is very special and has an inexplicable aura.

Observing his appearance, he is high-spirited and elegant; he is a person who is greedy for money and lustful, but he is definitely not a heinous villain. I agree with taking him in as a disciple, even if it is as the chief disciple, it does not matter."

"You are willing to give up the position of chief disciple?"

The Elders asked in surprise.

"At this critical moment of life and death for Luoxia Mountain, this disciple knows what must be done," Qian Youdao said with a nod.

"Good... this matter is left to you to handle together. Pay more attention to the movements of the Yuhua Sect. With the Great Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother away, we must be careful and cautious," the Third Elder instructed.

Looking at Yan Xiao.

At this time, he used Earth Escape to bring several people to a courtyard; with pavilions and towers, exotic flowers and herbs, it was very elegant.

He took a few people with him and used Earth Escape to arrive at a courtyard, where pavilions, towers, exotic flowers, and rare grasses made it very elegant.

Wang Dazhu scratched his head and looked around in confusion.

"How would I know!"

Yan Xiao rolled his eyes at him. He was not yet proficient in the Earth Escape Technique, and on top of that, it was his first time bringing so many people along for Earth Escape; it almost exhausted him to death.

"Brother, it smells so good here; I like this place."

Qingxue sniffed her nose; the fragrance of flowers was overflowing, and the environment was quiet and secluded. It was indeed a good place.

"Let's go, let's ask where this is first." Yan Xiao patted the dust off Qingxue, took her little hand, and walked toward the courtyard gate.

After walking a few circles, the courtyard was not large; it was an independent small courtyard, cleaned very thoroughly, but there was no sign of anyone.

He walked around a few times; the courtyard was not large, an independent little yard that was swept very clean, but there was not a soul to be seen.

"Is anyone home?"

Yan Xiao called out.

No one responded.

"Master, could this be a haunted house?"

Wang Dazhu looked around nervously and said suspiciously.

"Where would there be ghosts in broad daylight?"

Yan Xiao kicked Wang Dazhu, who was hiding behind him.

Yan Xiao kicked away Wang Dazhu, who was hiding behind him.

"Let's go, we should still head out and find an inn to stay at, and get to know what the situation is like in Falling Moon City."

Seeing that there was no one around, Yan Xiao felt it was not good to linger, so he pulled Qingxue and walked toward the entrance.

He was currently like a bumpkin entering the city, completely in the dark, not knowing how deep or shallow the waters of Falling Moon City were.

It was better to be careful.

Pushing open the large gate, they walked forward, but they hadn't taken two steps before they stopped in their tracks.

They had returned to the original small courtyard, and the familiar scent of flowers rushed toward them.

Yan Xiao did not believe such an evil thing could happen, so he pulled Qingxue and walked forward again.

After walking back and forth several times and changing through several gates, they still returned to the starting point; this was truly unusual.

"A ghost wall?"

Yan Xiao frowned and thought that in the novels of his past life, encountering this kind of situation was generally the work of ghosts or monsters.

Could there really be ghosts?

"Master, I think there really are ghosts!"

"There's a big-headed ghost for you." Yan Xiao got angry when he saw Wang Dazhu; if it weren't for him being too fat, causing the Earth Escape to consume too much True Qi, how would they have ended up in this bizarre place?

Yan Xiao looked at the Cat Demon and asked, "Qingyao, do you know what is going on here?"

"Owner, this should be an array."

The Cat Demon looked around and said seriously.

An array?

"Is there a way to break it?" Yan Xiao asked.

The Cat Demon shook her head.

Qingyao was a Phantom Demon and knew very little about the arts of the Dao.

At a critical moment, he still had to rely on the system.

"System, what is this situation, how can we get out?" Yan Xiao asked.

"Owner, you have trespassed into a Level 5 array, the 【Trap Demon Array】. With the Owner's current strength, you cannot break the array. You can purchase Spirit Pill for soul power to strengthen your own soul and Divine Sense, only then can you see the array eye."

Purchase Spirit Pill for soul power?

Yan Xiao was speechless; those Spirit Pills were expensive as hell, all starting at 100,000 Fear Value. His current total Fear Value was less than 6,000 points, so how could he afford to buy them?

If he could afford them, he would have bought a Soul Gathering Pill for Qingxue to take to heal her injuries long ago.

How did he inexplicably Earth Escape into an array?

Was his luck really this bad?

Other protagonists just Earth Escape casually and either meet an old grandfather or pick up a heaven-defying magical treasure, but he was the one who escaped into a Trap Demon Array—it felt like it treated him as a demon!

Was his luck really this black?

Which lunatic would set up such a broken array in Falling Moon City?

The more Yan Xiao thought about it, the angrier he got, so Wang Dazhu was kicked two more times.........

"Can't I even use Earth Escape?" Yan Xiao asked doubtfully.

"This array can only be entered, not exited. The Owner's strength is insufficient and you cannot escape," the system replied.

"I don't believe it."

Yan Xiao tried to use the Earth Escape Technique, but he regretfully discovered that it really couldn't be used; his Earth Attribute Qi seemed to be blocked by something, making it impossible to mobilize.

"A Level 5 array can block all Spirit Qi of heaven and earth within the great array. Any cultivator below the Spirit Void Realm who enters the array will be just like an ordinary person," the system reminded him.

"Can we really not get out?"

"You cannot get out."

"System, you've changed!" Yan Xiao said in disappointment.