Chapter 599: Chapter 598: On the Dao of Arrays

As for Gu Yuan’s insight, Ancestor Jinsha was clearly greatly shocked.

This Grand Jinsha Array was formed from his lifetime Dao Practice, containing a total of one thousand two hundred and thirty-eight transformations.

What Gu Yuan just described, using the array to transform the world, is the final transformation within the array. Though it’s merely a trend, it’s his lifelong goal.

Logically speaking, even figures like Elder Chaotic Heaven and Granny Mei Hua couldn’t discern it. Yet unexpectedly, Gu Yuan, just a mere Golden Core Great Cultivator, could see through it.

But thinking that Gu Yuan might be the reincarnation of some Primordial Spirit True Immortal, Ancestor Jinsha found it unsurprising.

Primordial Spirit True Immortals are well-experienced, and their sight directly targets the core essence. No matter the transformation, such an existence’s eyes couldn’t be deceived.

Gu Yuan thought for a moment, then simply raised his palm.

Buzzing—Buzzing—

Following the powerful clanging sound of sword cries, a cluster of five-colored light rose from Gu Yuan’s hand.

Within the light, five strands of five-colored Sword Light circulated and transformed, emanating a sense of mutual generation and restriction, endless and continuous.

The five strands of Sword Light, though as thin as needles, exuded an extremely profound and fearsome aura. These Sword Lights split into two, then four, then eight, visibly forming a miniature Sword Dao Grand Array!

In an instant, a round, perfect, and incredibly sharp aura leaked out, causing Ancestor Jinsha next to him to feel heart-in-mouth.

"The Dao of Five Elements, infused with some supreme Sword Dao—this... this Grand Array..."

Ancestor Jinsha was first shocked, then his eyes lit up, like a starved ghost seeing a table full of delicacies, fixating on the miniature array in Gu Yuan’s hand.

Truth be told.

Regarding the Dao of Arrays, Ancestor Jinsha prided himself on being unmatched in the East Sea Cultivation Realm, with few able to surpass him.

And his life’s proudest achievement was his deep dive into the Dao of Arrays, evolving from shallow to profound, reaching the realm of an Array Master.

Moreover, he secluded himself for hundreds of years, merging with his array essence, creating this Grand Jinsha Array, thus allowing him to enter the Yang Spirit Realm.

One could say that although Ancestor Jinsha is an Immortal Dao Cultivator, he’s actually a Dao practitioner through arrays.

Because of this, even though Elder Chaotic Heaven previously sealed his essence causing severe injury, he pursued the path of proving the Dao through the array. His Divine Soul merged with the array, allowing him, despite severe injuries, to draw on the Power of Heaven and Earth for recovery.

A similar injury would render other Yang Spirit experts lifeless or crippled, merely clinging to life.

But in Ancestor Jinsha’s case, he could gradually recover, with hopes to restore himself completely.

Hence, his extraordinary love and obsession with the Dao of Arrays.

Now, having seen the array displayed by Gu Yuan, he was quite shaken inwardly.

He’s seen and mastered arrays with Five Elements Attributes; he’s studied Sword Dao Divine Techniques, though it’s not his main path.

Yet the array Gu Yuan presented is undeniably profound, carrying lofty artistic conceptions. It contains the ultimate Sword Dao principles, nearly reaching the realm of One Sword Breaks Myriad Techniques, making even him tremble, and the Five Elements Dao within it has faint traces of the Five Elements Mutual Generation and Transformation World flavor, equally no less impressive.

The two blend seamlessly without any conflict, perfectly merging as one. It’s certainly not as simple as one plus one equals two.

Ancestor Jinsha had heard of similar arrays, mostly either shallow or profound yet already lost, but the array before him was clearly unlike any he’d heard or seen.

But there’s one certainty: Gu Yuan’s Five Elements Sword Array, in terms of potential, artistic conception, and mystical level, certainly surpasses his Grand Jinsha Array.

Perhaps only in terms of power could it be comparable to his Grand Jinsha Array.

But this isn’t a flaw of the array, rather the gap in cultivation between him and Gu Yuan.

No matter how strong the Dao of Arrays is, it depends on the cultivation of the one presiding over the array. The stronger the cultivation, the deeper the array mastery, and thus the greater the power when deployed.

Ancestor Jinsha already had a notion, looked at Gu Yuan, and couldn’t help but ask, "This array, I never heard of nor seen, could it be created by you, young friend?"

Gu Yuan nodded, smiling, "Senior’s insight is extraordinary. Yes, this array was indeed created by me. It’s also a formidable technique I’ve cultivated."

"...Young friend is truly incredible. Who would’ve thought you, so young, already possessing such profound mastery in the Dao of Arrays, truly leaves this old man in awe." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Ancestor Jinsha sighed and shook his head.

The Dao of Arrays, one of the external paths alongside Artifact Dao, Alchemy Dao, Puppet Dao, and Talisman Dao, but if measured in terms of complexity and obscurity, only Alchemy Dao can compare with it.

The rumor is... the most profound realm of Alchemy Dao means refining a pill that directly creates a world.

Similarly, the depth of the Dao of Arrays also can theoretically transform a world through an array.

Thus, in principle, the two are interconnected.

As for Artifact Dao, Puppet Dao, Talisman Dao... clearly lesser.

Fools and idiots can’t understand the Dao of Arrays, only cultivators with high enlightenment can delve into it.

Wanting to comprehend and successfully arrange a Grand Array isn’t easy, and creating an unprecedented Grand Array multiplies the difficulty by tens to hundreds of times!

Ancestor Jinsha himself was a rare prodigy, with peak enlightenment, thus able to create his Grand Jinsha Array, but when he did so, he was in Yin Spirit Great Perfection and already over three thousand years old.

But Gu Yuan?

Ancestor Jinsha dared wager that Gu Yuan’s age definitely doesn’t exceed a century, likely even not a cycle of sixty years.

So young, reaching such a realm in cultivation, is unprecedented, and being able to create such an array, what kind of prodigious talent is this young man before him!

At this point, Ancestor Jinsha already started to doubt his previous speculation.

Initially, he believed Gu Yuan might be the reincarnation of a Primordial Spirit True Immortal... but seeing this array, he started to doubt.

Especially since Gu Yuan appeared so vibrant, from his physique to his Divine Soul consciousness, carrying youthful vigor and exuberance typical of young talents.

If Gu Yuan really is the reincarnation of a Primordial Spirit True Immortal, that’d be even more terrifying.

Seeing the incredulous and uncertain expression on Ancestor Jinsha’s face, Gu Yuan felt a sense of inward joy.

Being glorified before others, especially in front of a Yang Spirit expert, leaving them dumbfounded, is actually quite enjoyable.