lcionline Chapter 413 Spirit Gathering Array
Chapter 413 Spirit Gathering Array
He's a sword cultivator, not an array cultivator. What kind of good person would make things difficult for him like this?
Jiang Liqian didn't think that much about it. She genuinely wanted Xu Zisheng to try it out, since she was also a sword cultivator who turned into an array cultivator.
Besides, who says sword cultivators don't have talent for formations? Can't they cultivate both swordsmanship and formations?
But she clearly overestimated Xu Zisheng's abilities, as well as the abilities of all cultivators in the cultivation world. There are very few who can cultivate two different cultivation methods at the same time.
Not everyone is as "abnormal" as Zhenfeng.
Of course, Jiang Liqian most likely won't have the chance to realize this.
Seeing that Xu Zisheng was unreliable, Jiang Liqian decided to take matters into her own hands. She knelt on the ground and observed for a long time before finally gaining some confidence and starting to work.
As the saying goes, if you lack ability, you can make up for it with magic tools. Following the instructions in the "Essential Catalog", Jiang Liqian took out the materials she had on hand one by one.
To Xu Zisheng's astonishment, there were exactly 108 materials required for the Spirit Gathering Array, no more, no less.
It's all thanks to the fact that she didn't go to any other secret realms, but instead entered the sect-protecting secret realms of the two major sects, which is why it was such a mess, with all sorts of things mixed in.
To reduce the burden on herself and the control of her spiritual power, she took out three top-grade spirit stones as the array's cores to provide sufficient spiritual power for the array.
With everything prepared, Jiang Liqian sat down, ready to begin forming the array.
Seeing her actions, Xu Zisheng's heart skipped a beat, and he felt extremely uneasy. He quickly stopped her, saying, "You...you're just going to start like this?"
Jiang Liqian looked at him, puzzled. She had copied the book verbatim and even used a lot of supplementary materials. What was there for him to worry about? She wouldn't risk someone's life so easily.
Besides, she's been researching this for so long, doesn't she have a good idea of what's going on?
"I'm all alone here. If you're worried, there's nothing I can do." Glancing at him, Jiang Liqian remained expressionless and immediately began forming hand seals.
One intricate immortal seal after another flashed across her jade-white fingertips, landing one after another on the large pile of materials in front of her. Tiny specks of purple spiritual light slowly flickered, gradually enveloping the entire space.
After Jiang Liqian completed the last immortal seal, a wave of ethereal energy instantly spread out. The powerful array force expanded, canceled out, entangled, and finally suppressed each other with the original Spirit-Seizing Array, causing the Spirit-Seizing Array to lose its effectiveness in an instant.
Xu Zisheng felt a sense of relief wash over him, the heavy feeling in his chest immediately dissipated, and some color returned to his face.
Now he would never dare to question Jiang Liqian again.
She's a monster with no self-awareness; perhaps learning formations on the fly is just one of her quirks.
Seeing that this trick worked, Jiang Liqian breathed a sigh of relief. She told Xu Zisheng to meditate and recover his energy, while she left the place and used the Spirit Suppressing Pearl to suppress the evil energy there. She tried to contact Xu Youan again using the jade tablet, but to no avail.
The sky was already turning a pale white, and dawn was approaching.
After thinking for a moment, she gazed at the Spirit-Suppressing Pearl in mid-air and fell silent for a brief instant.
Will her junior brother come looking for her?
With the Spirit-Suppressing Pearl around, he will find her.
But if he follows the spirit-suppressing pearl she left behind and discovers the hidden door she couldn't find, wouldn't he be held back and unable to come looking for her?
Or perhaps he felt she could definitely overcome all the difficulties, decided to trust her, and went back to the inn to wait for her?
Or perhaps he's run into trouble too, and Wang Mingzhi has come looking for him, just like her, he can't get away...
With her heart sinking lower and lower, Jiang Liqian forced herself to pull back her chaotic fantasies and prepare to think of other solutions.
Simply waiting passively here, hoping that her junior brother will come to find her and break the Soul-Stealing Array, is not a wise choice.
The Soul-Stealing Array is an evil array that can only be entered but is difficult to exit. This array needs the life force of the living beings within the array to continuously sustain its operation. Perhaps she can find a way to block it...
The Spirit-Suppressing Pearl, which was rotating at a constant speed, suddenly trembled and emitted an unusually bright halo.
Jiang Liqian's thoughts faltered for a moment, then she looked up.
The light emanating from the Spirit-Suppressing Pearl grew increasingly rapid and dazzling. Before she could even process what this meant, a hurried, panting cry came from behind her—"Senior Sister!"
Jiang Liqian turned around abruptly. A young man in a dark purple robe was panting and staring intently at her from the desolate archway with hanging flowers. His long, glossy black hair fluttered in the wind, intertwined with a silver-embroidered purple ribbon.
His bangs were damp with sweat, and his raven-feather-like eyelashes were covered with fine droplets of water. At first glance, it looked as if he was about to cry, as if he had been searching for her for a long, long time.
She stood there, stunned and frozen in place.
Jiang Liqian never imagined that someone would come back to her with all their unwavering faith.
Just as she resolutely embarked on her path in her past life, never looking back and never waiting for anyone.
But now, with such a person suddenly appearing in front of her, she felt completely lost, unsure of what expression or reaction to make when facing him.
However, the boy in front of her didn't give her much time to think. He took a big stride and almost ran to her.
"Sister..."
"Junior Brother...you...you..."
Xu Youan had been afraid that Jiang Liqian and Wang Mingzhi would be hurt after they left. Now that he saw her standing in front of him safe and sound, his anxiety and unease had finally dissipated.
He actually had so much he wanted to say to her, such as telling her about his anxiety and worry, the hardships he had endured on his journey, and even playing the victim to get her to sympathize with him. But he knew what she really wanted to hear right now.
He took the initiative to tell Wang Yueyue about the secret door in the stone vault, and also mentioned that Li Chuanlu had discovered the city lord's wife's ice coffin.
Jiang Liqian hadn't expected that the city lord's wife and daughters were involved, and that it wasn't just these people who had mysteriously died. Her mood immediately turned heavy, and her expression became much more serious.
She quickly told him about the spirit-stealing array behind the stone gate and asked him if he could break the array.
Xu Youan nodded.
It's just a spirit-stealing array; it's not difficult.
Seeing this, Jiang Liqian finally felt relieved. She hadn't misjudged him; he really did have the ability.
"I've temporarily suppressed the Spirit-Seizing Array with the Spirit-Nourishing Array. Many of the unconscious people inside are already very weak, so please be extremely careful," she instructed.
Xu Youan nodded, turned around and entered the stone gate.
Jiang Liqian was still wondering if he needed help when Xu Youan came out from behind the stone door a short while later, followed by Xu Zisheng, who was exhaling a heavy breath.