Chapter 648 348: The World's Greatest Grand Array

The imperial city is bustling, its lights brightly illuminated.

A gigantic array is in operation; it is the largest array in the world, and the eye of this array rests in Gu Zhan's hands. As the array operates, Gu Zhan can see flashes of blades and swords, reflecting countless terrifying shadows as if there is an unparalleled battle, with a sea of blood surging!

Gu Zhan felt the power of the Immortal Realm, then glanced at the system page:

Player: Gu Zhan

Realm: True Immortal (0/50000)

Title: Martial Arts Pioneer

Origin Value: 24257

...…

Looking at the increasingly simplified system page, Gu Zhan had a faint guess about the system. Since the moment he broke through to the Immortal Realm, he seized a thread of opportunity from this mysterious system and gained some subtle insights.

This system might not be as magical as he previously imagined; it might be just a simple auxiliary golden finger, akin to a talent skill. This talent possesses two functions: one is upgrading through slaughter, and the other is unrestricted.

Now that he has reached the Immortal Realm, it signifies that he has begun to touch the pinnacle of talent, allowing him to reach an understanding.

"Is it the Supreme Realm?"

Gu Zhan squinted his eyes slightly, raising his head to gaze at the pitch-black heavens.

Even though he has now broken through to the Immortal Realm, directly soaring to the True Immortal Realm Peak, he remains fearful of that presence above. The more his cultivation advances, the more he can sense its terror.

Just a glance, merely one look, already surpasses his current power.

As his cultivation now grows rapidly, recalling that gaze, he increasingly feels the terror of that presence is immeasurable.

Recalling that gaze, he can be certain that if at that time the gaze had directly locked onto him, not to mention being merely a Half-Step True Immortal then, even now as a True Immortal Peak, he would be directly destroyed by it.

"Such power should have surpassed the existence of Wenxian Dao!"

Since the moment he broke through to the Immortal Realm,

Gu Zhan had a kind of realization in his heart,

The Immortal Realm is divided into four realms,

The First Realm is True Immortal, the Second Realm is Golden Immortal,

The Third Realm is Immortal King, the Fourth Realm is Immortal Emperor,

And above the Immortal Emperor lies the final realm, an indescribable, unnameable realm—the Supreme Realm!

A realm belonging to the ultimate in cultivation.

Gu Zhan squinted his eyes slightly, paused momentarily, then suddenly turned to look toward the direction of Kyoto City gates, a slight smile appearing on his face, muttering, "It's actually delivered to my doorstep voluntarily."

...

At this time, outside Kyoto City, four streaks of light swiftly swept past, arriving outside the city gates, floating in the air.

"What a grand array!" exclaimed Yan Qingshan, Sect Leader of the Talisman Sect, his face full of astonishment.

Chen Xuantong, Tower Master of Pill Tower, and Ming Zhishou, Sect Leader of the Sword Sect, were also surprised, all looking toward Zhang Wentian, Valley Master of Jingshen Valley.

These four are among the strongest in the human world, belonging to the pinnacle of the pyramid. Although each specializes in different domains, the mastery of one skill leads to mastery of many, thus they all count as grandmasters in matters beyond their expertise.

Therefore, the four of them immediately recognized that the Wu Dynasty's entire capital is a gigantic array—an extremely powerful and still operating array. However, in the Dao of arrays, they ultimately cannot compare to Zhang Wentian, who specializes in this field, thus they all look to him.

Nonetheless, as the world's expert on arrays, Zhang Wentian's shock far surpasses that of Ming Zhishou, Chen Xuantong, and Yan Qingshan combined.

His face is filled with horror as he gazes at the gigantic array; after a long time, he finally calms his inner shock, speaking slowly: "This... is just a remnant array!"

Yan Qingshan exclaimed in surprise: "Such a sophisticated and perfect array is just a remnant array? How is that possible?"

Zhang Wentian took a deep breath and said: "I've long heard of the Wu Dynasty's array named God-Trapping Array, originally thought to be just a common rule-based array, but unexpectedly..."

Saying this, Zhang Wentian took another deep breath and said: "I've studied the Wu Dynasty's God-Trapping Array indeed, it is exceptionally intricate, exerting strong pressure on Nascent Soul Stage great power cultivators. Ranking it among the top ten in my Jingshen Valley, yet now it seems..."

Mid-sentence, Zhang Wentian stopped.

Ming Zhishou and the others showed perplexity.

Yan Qingshan asked: "What do you mean, fellow Daoist?"

Zhang Wentian did not reply directly but said: "All of you can see that this grand array is both large and strong, but perhaps you cannot discern that it is merely a remnant array. Whether due to insufficient materials or time constraints, it resulted as a remnant array.

However, this array is so new, unbelievably new, how could such an array be completed in such a short time? Even my Jingshen Valley lacks the capability to construct such an array in such a brief time—albeit just a remnant array."

Ming Zhishou and the others were shocked: "Are you implying this surpasses Spiritual Valley's accumulation of tens of thousands of years?"

Zhang Wentian laughed bitterly and said: "Although I am reluctant to admit it, the truth is just that. This array, even with knowledge of the array map, would still require hundreds of years with all of Jingshen Valley's force, besides... Jingshen Valley... cannot create such a powerful array!"

"Hiss..."

All of them involuntarily took a deep breath.

The world's top array expert Zhang Wentian said that Jingshen Valley is inferior to a not-so-famous array in the Dao of arrays—this is practically absurd, yet it truly appeared.

However, they all immediately entertained other thoughts.

Yan Qingshan impatiently asked: "Fellow Daoist, is this array suitable for that task?'

That task, naturally refers to dealing with "heaven."

Zhang Wentian pondered for a while and said: "If restored, and utilized well, it could surpass our Jingshen Valley's grand array 'Human World,' prepared over ten thousand years, but differing in purpose. 'Human World' combines human power to unleash combat strength, while this array can draw heaven into the human world, restricting heaven's might, more reliable than 'Human World'!"

Ming Zhishou and the others' eyes brightened.

"Today's visit was indeed a right decision," Yan Qingshan remarked, "We sought a powerful individual, unexpectedly acquiring such unexpected delight."

Zhang Wentian deliberated for a moment, saying: "However, currently there's a problem, according to this array's inner Dao rhythm, the friend who established this array might be unwilling to leave it. For once the grand array completes, the person holding the array eye within it almost stands invincible here; there's no need to take risks. But, if he doesn't leave the array, 'heaven' cannot be drawn in because his presence here will expose the array's power!"

Ming Zhishou and Yan Qingshan were taken aback, falling into thought.

After a long while, Chen Xuantong coldly stated: "As human cultivators, why hesitate to take risks for all beings if he won't even do that, then he does not deserve to be human; we shall go in to find him!"