Chapter 368: Lord Han

Speaking of this, Lord Han suddenly fell into thought.

"No wonder I have so few memories of Ma Ling'er'er—it seems she or Ma Tiejiang knew the contents of the Wuyu clan's royal Trial. That's why they've done their best to minimize Ma Ling'er'er's contact with the outside world, lowering the Trial's difficulty."

"Strictly speaking, I have no actual Causality connection with Ma Ling'er'er. For the past ten years, she's been avoiding contact with me. But if things escalate to Gu Yue Cun, her avoidance becomes meaningless."

Fang Yue couldn't help asking: "Lord Han, if I understand you correctly, escaping Ma Ling'er'er will only lead her to return with the Wuyu clan and attack our Gu Yue Cun?"

"Not necessarily. Who knows what state the Wuyu clan is in now? Whether Ma Ling'er'er even has the right to be recognized by the Wuyu clan is questionable. We'll deal with it as it comes—no need to worry too much."

With Lord Han's words, Fang Yue finally relaxed a little.

Having an elder at home is like having a treasure.

Lord Han was like a divine needle anchoring the sea; with him present, Fang Yue felt safe.

His original anxiety also eased considerably.

After thinking it over, Fang Yue told Lord Han what Lord Lan from Manshui Village had once said.

"No mutual debts? He said that himself?"

"Mm."

"I still remember that promise. He was already dead."

Lord Han shook his head slightly.

Dead?

Fang Yue's expression froze. He hurriedly asked: "Lord Han, what do you mean by 'dead'? Has Lord Lan already died?"

"Mm. Died many years ago," Lord Han said without hesitation. "You've seen the Soul-Hosting Jade Pendant—you know its function, right?"

"Yes. It allows a soul to dwell within the pendant, effectively surviving, and under the right conditions, it can resurrect the soul."

"Correct. Man Shui Cun is essentially a living Soul-Hosting Jade Pendant. He first conducted experiments in Chaoyue Village. Due to the arrays and experiments, Chaoyue Village attracted strange attacks and gradually declined. His research made substantial progress."

Then, he moved to Man Shui Cun, using the Lan family bloodline as the array's core and Man Shui Cun itself as the array's pattern, carving a massive array resembling a Soul-Hosting Jade Pendant, woven into every aspect of the village."

Later, after some event occurred, he became a soul form and entered the array's cycle within Man Shui Cun."

Thus, he can 'awaken' through the Lan family bloodline, yet cannot leave Man Shui Cun."

An array is still just an array."

It cannot be compared to a divine-level strange artifact like the Soul-Hosting Jade Pendant."

Even if he replicated its appearance, the essential nature inside remains entirely different."

Though I don't study this deeply, I know Blue's path has already gone wrong."

Every time Blue appears now, he consumes vast amounts of soul energy. When that energy is exhausted, he will truly perish."

For this reason, I hope this old friend finds peace in his soul soon, rather than suffering endlessly, clinging to life in torment."

Lord Han's words left Fang Yue gaping, his jaw nearly dropping.

So… Chaoyue Village was destroyed because of Lord Lan!

And Man Shui Cun has a massive array too—a massive array mimicking the Soul-Hosting Jade Pendant!

Fang Yue's mind felt dizzy. How could these masters be so extravagant? Their schemes were getting bigger and bigger—this was insane.

"Um… Lord Han, does our Gu Yue Cun have any arrays?"

Fang Yue asked cautiously, thinking that if Gu Yue Cun had problems, he'd better flee early before ending up like Chaoyue Village.

"Relax. I haven't touched Gu Yue Cun."

"Good, good… By the way, what about Mo Qing from Mo Cun? Is he dead too?"

"I don't know. Mo Qing took a different path. He went far—so far I can't fathom him. I even suspect he's reached divine rank and become a transcendent."

Lord Han's expression softened with nostalgia, as if lost in some distant past. Suddenly, he smiled faintly.

"I'm getting old—I've started reminiscing. Tell me about you. Xiao Ye, you've made great progress since returning. Any questions in your cultivation? Any difficulties? Speak up."

Fang Yue knew this meant Lord Han was about to give him private instruction.

This—this was exactly the inheritance treatment Lin Ling had dreamed of!

Energized, Fang Yue immediately voiced his most pressing problem.

"This thing?"

Lord Han took the Ningtai Ring from Fang Yue's hand and tested it lightly.

A massive ice flower instantly emerged from the Ningtai Ring, freely shifting shapes in midair.

It turned into an Ice Blade, ice arrows, then an ice shield, ice armor—constantly changing, leaving Fang Yue stunned.

In my hands, this thing is harder to use than a butcher's knife. I can barely summon a Fire Blade, let alone change its form.

But in Lord Han's hands, fire vanished entirely—this ice flower could become anything it wanted.

"I see. So that's the principle. Interesting. A clever, unconventional approach."

Returning the Ningtai Ring to Fang Yue, Lord Han said: "Demonstrate your usual practice for me. Let me see exactly where your problem lies."

Fang Yue didn't hesitate—he put on the ring and summoned fire. With two quick snaps, he coaxed out five or six sparks, then the fire died.

"You haven't adapted to its changes."

"Changes?"

Fang Yue blinked: "After the sparks form, isn't it enough to maintain a fixed frequency?"

"Not as you imagine. Each spark has its own maintenance frequency. When a second spark appears, the frequency shifts. The same applies to the third, fourth, and beyond."

The more sparks you create, the more each fixed-form spark's frequency differs. Pay attention and quantify it. For example, with one-tenth internal energy input, how does each frequency change?"

Even by rote memorization—if you memorize exactly how to control the frequency at one-tenth internal energy—you can lock the Fire Blade's form in the Ningtai Ring."

If you can control your internal energy as effortlessly as I do, adjusting rhythm and frequency instantly as the form changes, you can freely alter the flame the Ningtai Ring produces."

Go deeper, and you can even strengthen the Fire Blade in specific directions—sharpen it, or reinforce its durability."

Of course, this part also depends on the nature of your internal energy."

Lord Han's words left Fang Yue feeling as though he were listening to a book from the heavens.

At that moment, he felt that the one standing before him was not Lord Han, but a mathematics teacher, or perhaps a lecturer explaining how artificial intelligence operates with multiple cores—in short, he was utterly baffled.

Big brother, I'm a human.

The micro-control operations you're talking about aren't something a human can perform!

(End of chapter)