Chapter 766 - 367: Nangong Huan’s Schemes, Anchaosheng Takes Action

Chapter 766: Chapter 367: Nangong Huan’s Schemes, Anchaosheng Takes Action

Three hours later.

The massive pit spewing demonic qi was now close at hand.

The overwhelming demonic qi blotted out the sky and covered the earth, surging like a flood breaking through a dam, frantically erupting and eroding everything around it. Millennia-old trees and age-old stubborn stones were not spared, all turning into eerie demonic creatures.

Even without a soul, not living beings, yet even if they were mere stubborn stones, at this moment, they were still deadly to a Golden Core Cultivator.

Fortunately, these things, which were deadly to ordinary Golden Core Cultivators, posed no threat to either Nangong Huan or Gu Qinghe. For them, the true threat was only the surging demonic qi itself.

"Two Fellow Daoists, now it’s up to you." Nangong Huan took out the mountain pavilion painting scroll, formed a seal with a hand gesture, and handed it to Gu Qinghe.

Gu Qinghe raised a hand to receive it, his Divine Sense landing on the dharma seal. Confirming it could be invoked, he then said, "Fellow Daoist Nangong, rest assured."

Nangong Huan once more saluted the two, withdrawing the light of the Clear Hidden Spirit Lamp. At the moment they lost the protection of the Clear Hidden Spirit Lamp, the surging demonic qi rushed in like demonic creatures with eyes.

Gu Qinghe used the power of the Golden Core to barely resist.

The corpse qi of the East Spring Undying Bone could easily resist, but Wen Jiu only used part of it, pretending to be struggling to hold on.

The next moment.

Nangong Huan disappeared into the demonic qi, fleeing far away.

Seeing the rapid consumption of his Golden Core power to resist the demonic qi, Gu Qinghe hurriedly used his Divine Sense to activate the mountain pavilion painting scroll. It immediately unfurled, extending a hundred feet, unfolding behind Gu Qinghe and the East Spring Undying Bone.

Immediately, a strong suction force emerged from the mountain pavilion painting scroll, avoiding Gu Qinghe and the East Spring Undying Bone, and fiercely covering the surrounding area of ten miles, with the pit spewing demonic qi at its center.

In an instant, a large amount of demonic qi was swallowed into it by the mountain pavilion painting scroll, lifting a weight off Gu Qinghe’s shoulders, while the power of the Golden Core surrounding him dimmed considerably. Once he confirmed that the mountain pavilion painting scroll could steadily absorb seventy to eighty percent of the surrounding demonic qi, Gu Qinghe quickly said to the East Spring Undying Bone, "Fellow Daoist Lu, guard me while I set up the array!"

With that said.

Gu Qinghe took out multiple Array Discs and Array Flags, beginning to set up the array.

Wen Jiu, through the East Spring Undying Bone, took a careful look. Originally, the Tier Three Top Grade didn’t warrant much attention, but when his Divine Sense landed on the Array Disc, Wen Jiu discovered that the three Array Discs seemed to be a single entity.

This was quite unusual.

Ordinary grand arrays, even when placed together, were ultimately independent entities. For instance, if a Trapping Array and a Killing Array were set up together, there would inevitably be conflicts, so one must take precedence.

The primary array could fully exert ten percent of its power. Meanwhile, the secondary array exerting five or six percent was already challenging.

This is even for the most compatible Trapping Array and Killing Array. If it were a Killing Array and a Defense Array, it would be nearly impossible to use both simultaneously. When using the Killing Array, the Defense Array cannot be used; conversely, when using the Defense Array, the Killing Array cannot be used. Hence, there are differences in lower, middle, upper, and top grades.

This is also the reason each level has an insurmountable gap.

However, the Chain Array in Gu Qinghe’s hands seemed to have none of these issues; the three arrays seemed as harmonious as triplets, without any conflict. Such a crafting technique was rare, clearly not belonging to this era.

Otherwise, why would even Donghua Immortal City’s City Defense Array be just a singular array, and not a Chain Array?

"It seems it and that trump card are both obtained from the Ancient Cultivators’ relics." Wen Jiu couldn’t help but murmur, becoming more curious about the elegance of the Ancient Cultivators.

Simultaneously, he gained more respect for those Nascent Soul major sects that have passed down through tens of thousands of years.

"Indeed, Han Tianxing’s Divine Wood Celestial Sect even has the Core Formation Technique of the Undying Celestial Yin Golden Core. Such a heritage of tens of thousands of years, who knows how deep its foundations are." After lamenting, Wen Jiu controlled the East Spring Undying Bone to remain vigilant while focusing on the mountain pavilion painting scroll.

His Divine Sense explored thoroughly, and even though nothing unusual was found, Wen Jiu always felt it wasn’t that simple.

Thinking of this, Wen Jiu then used the Corpse Fate Technique to divine Nangong Huan’s position.

He divined its location.

However, he did not let the Lord of Celestial Demons follow immediately.

...

Before the Black Hall.

The voice of Lin Yingyun Mountain sounded eerily, "They’ve come, I’ve sensed Gu Qinghe from the Spirit Control Department, and that Lu Family Corpse Ancestor... laughable, they’ve set up an array at some insignificant place where demonic qi is surging, waiting for us to slaughter them?"

"Just keeping an eye on them is enough." Anchaosheng was indifferent; he was more concerned about Li Lai. After his own array eye was destroyed, he disappeared, unreachable, whether dead or alive, remains unknown.

Anchaosheng inquired, "Still no sign of Li Lai?"

"No." Lin Yingyun Mountain replied.

Anchaosheng continued, "No need to look for him. Nangong Huan vanished; Li Lai’s life or death is unknown, likely already killed by Nangong Huan. To resolve Li Lai silently, it seems we underestimated this Nangong Huan; a Golden Core from a Nascent Soul major sect is indeed different from ordinary Golden Cores."

"Then what should we do?" Lin Yingyun Mountain asked.

Anchaosheng gestured with his hand, "Just keep an eye on Gu Qinghe and his company; whatever Nangong Huan’s purpose is in this trip, he will eventually show himself."

With those words said,

Anchaosheng turned and entered the Black Hall.

The Black Hall was empty at the moment, nor was there any True Demon, only a black stone staircase, seemingly appearing from nowhere, stretching downward into unknowable depths, its end unknown.

...

Two hours later.

The Trapping, Killing, and Thunder Arrays were finally completed.