Suddenly.
Lin Changâsheng saw several streaks of escape light shoot across the distant sky, heading east. His heart tightened instantly, and he quickly suppressed his presence. At the same time, he could hear the booming sounds of magic coming from afar.
Even farther away, there were plenty of cultivators speeding eastward atop mountain ranges.
"So many cultivators.... Could it be that Yu Kun Divine Monarchâs estate is right here?"
Lin Changâsheng watched the cultivators rushing by, silently wondering.
"Since Iâm passing through, I might as well check it out before I leave?"
Lin Changâshengâs eyes flashed; having made up his mind, he darted towards the direction of those booming sounds.
......
At the same time.
A hundred miles from where Lin Changâsheng was, lay an endless maze of perilous mountainsâsheer cliffs, towering ancient trees everywhere, shrouded in spiritual mist.
Rumble!
Rumble!
A series of deafening booms erupted before a smooth, mirror-like cliff face!
Thousands of cultivators from the Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and even Golden Core stages were scattered all around the cliffs and mountaintops!
Over ten Golden Core Stage cultivators were blasting the cliff with magical treasures. Brilliant purple rays reflected from the surface, forming the barrier of a grand array. Blinding purple light flickered everywhere!
These Golden Core cultivators attacked the grand array together, but the array just countered with waves of purple light, showing no signs of giving way!
"Holy shit! No wonder Yu Kun Divine Monarch was the strongest Golden Core!"
"He set up this array, and itâs been over 300 years. Even with more than ten Golden Cores pounding on it, no one can break through!"
"Yeah! Yu Kun Divine Monarch was a total beast. Too bad heâs passed onâif heâd reached Nascent Soul, imagine how scary heâd be!"
"......."
All around, some were flying by sword, others stood atop mountain peaks, pine trees, or perched on the cliffs, watching the Golden Core cultivators bombarding the estate, all talking at once.
Before long.
A figure in gray crept toward the crowd from afar, standing quietly among the cultivators in the back, observing the Golden Core masters blasting the array up ahead.
It was Lin Changâsheng.
Right now.
Heâd used the Bone Transformation Technique to disguise himself as a young cultivatorâabout twenty-seven or twenty-eight, Peak of Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
"Holy shit! Even ten Golden Core Stage cultivators canât bust this array?"
Lin Changâsheng gazed up at all those Golden Cores, shock clear in his eyes.
"Waitâthose are Liuyun Immortal Sect Golden Cores! Liao Bugui! Elder Liu Jinyan is here too?"
Lin Changâsheng suddenly spotted two elders of Liuyun Immortal Sect among the Golden Cores hammering away at the grand array!
"This time, the Five Great Sects each brought two Golden Cores. Looks like when they finally break in, us little sects wonât stand a chance!"
"True enough, Daoist Zhang, as loose cultivators, we can forget about it!"
"Still, luck is luck! Fortune favors the bold!"
"Word is Yu Kun Divine Monarchâs divine sense was freakishly strongâthe Five Great Sects all want his divine sense cultivation manual!"
"......."
Suddenly, Lin Changâsheng heard a burst of chatter nearby.
"It really is the Golden Cores from all five sects!"
Hearing the chatter, Lin Changâsheng looked more closely and, sure enough, saw two Golden Core elders each from Celestial Sword Immortal Sect, Yanyue Immortal Sect, Liuyun Immortal Sect, Yin Yang Dao Sect, and Golden Talisman Immortal Sect!
At this point.
The ten major Golden Cores were bombarding the array. Waves of purple barriers pulsed, shaking the mountain every time!
This array was truly something specialâit seemed to have merged into the mountain itself. All ten pounding away barely made a dent!
"If I could get Yu Kun Divine Monarchâs divine sense cultivation method..."
Lin Changâsheng could feel the tremors in the array making his own heart pound!
He watched as the purple barrier covered a ten-mile stretch of mountains. All he could do was droolâif ten Golden Cores couldnât break it, a mere Foundation Establishment Second Layer like him didnât even stand a chance.
"Forget it. Better head to Liuyun Immortal Sect, pick a random disciple, and sneak in using a fake name!"
Lin Changâsheng made up his mind and prepared to leave.
[Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array Entry Level]
[Detected Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array (Entry Level). Use 1000 Spirit Stones to Simplify?]
Just as Lin Changâsheng was about to leave, a red prompt popped up on his panel.
"Huh?"
"Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array Entry Level? Wait, what..."
Staring at the prompt, Lin Changâshengâs eyes went wide with shock, heart racing.
He hadnât expected thisâjust as he was about to leave, he suddenly unlocked entry-level for this array!
Wasnât this Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array the same purple grand array those ten Golden Cores were hammering?
If his panel showed entry-level now, then if he achieved perfection, wouldnât he be able to open up this array and snatch Yu Kun Divine Monarchâs hidden treasures?
The thought made Lin Changâshengâs face calm, but inside, he was bouncing off the walls with excitement.
Yu Kun Divine Monarch was the top Golden Core three hundred years ago!
His divine sense cultivation method was insanely powerful. If Lin Changâsheng could get his hands on it, the heights he could reach in the future...
"Simplify!"
Without hesitation, Lin Changâsheng tapped confirm.
He had 1000 spirit stonesâno problem!
This had to be simplified!
[Great Dao is Simple: Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array Simplifying... Simplification complete... Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array == Digging the Ground!]
At the moment Lin Changâsheng tapped confirm, a red prompt popped up on his panel.
"Huh?"
"Digging?"
Seeing the result, Lin Changâsheng blinked. Digging was about as simple as it gets!
He had a hoe right in his storage bag.
Heâd used it before to dig out corners, and it was still there.
Thinking of this, Lin Changâsheng turned and left, heading twenty miles away, found a secluded spot, pulled out his hoe, and pretended to dig for herbs.
Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array EXP +1!
Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array EXP +1!
........
Just as Lin Changâsheng was digging, two streaks of sword light flew across the sky. He blinked. "Hey, Xin YunâEr? Li Muyun?"
Those were two familiar faces from Liuyun Immortal Sect.
At that moment.
Lin Changâsheng looked at the two women, feeling all kinds of complicated.
Back when he was dancing on the mountain near Liuyun Immortal Sect, those two spotted him. How envious heâd been of folks flying on swords. Now Lin Changâsheng was Foundation Establishment Second Layer himself and could fly using Imperial Blade!
Still, the two girls paid Lin Changâsheng no mind, flying straight on ahead.
Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array EXP +1!
+1!
+1!
Lin Changâsheng kept digging!
He knew the Purple Heaven Earth Vein Array was not going to break anytime soonâthose ten Golden Cores couldnât even scratch it. As long as he kept digging, once he perfected the array, he could sneak into the formation and nab all of Yu Kun Divine Monarchâs treasures!