Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 180 - 178: Array Shattered
"The first way, seek out a True Lord or wait until I’ve forged a physical body myself, and forcibly extract the Mother and Child Profound Gold Insect. But as that fellow said, even a True Lord’s intervention would leave irreversible damage, forever severing the Martial Path!"
"The second, you join in yin-yang union with her, seizing the Profound Gold Insect for yourself, refining it into an Incarnation Outside the Body—granting you two more lives! But she will die!"
"The third, wait until I’ve regained some strength, then set up a grand array called the ’Reversed Life Reincarnation Yin Yang Profound Saint’ formation, to sever the link between the two insects: she’ll keep the mother, you’ll get the child, and both can be used as Incarnations!"
"Which will you choose?"
Xu Yang’s face changed again and again. "The third!"
Su Yun was thrust into such a desperate strait for his sake. He may not be a saint, but he had his own principles and bottom line!
If he could treat Su Yun as a mere furnace, a stranger to be discarded, how could he call himself Xu Yang?
He, Xu Yang, always repays enmity—and kindness in turn!
Only the third option is truly suitable!
"Heh, I, too, recommend you choose the third. It’s the best way!"
Gu Jun chuckled, then his voice sped up: "You need to gather a vast amount of items brimming with life force, and yin-yang spiritual objects of the Wanxiang tier—the more, the better and the stronger, the better—to prepare for the array!"
"Also, once the Haoyang Heaven-Sealing Array is broken, you must go to the Central State’s Celestial Prison Forbidden Land. That was once where I fell—perhaps there’s something left there that can help me restore some Soul Power!"
"On ordinary days, you can also find soul-nourishing treasures to fuse into the Cyan Jade Yin Yang Pendant!"
"Right, put your little girl into the Jade Pendant as well. Earlier, when I used my power, I reworked it a bit so it can now house living things!"
"Kid, be extra careful. Think thrice before you act; survival comes first!"
"I still wish to return to this world. Once I have a new body, you must become my disciple!"
"Rest assured, Master!"
Xu Yang immediately changed his address!
"Hahahaha!"
Gu Jun couldn’t help bursting out in laughter; after just three breaths, the laughter was cut off abruptly!
"Master?"
Xu Yang called out several times, but the Cyan Jade Yin Yang Pendant offered no response within!
For a moment, his eyes reddened!
If not for Gu Jun, this time would have meant certain doom!
"Master, rest easy!"
Xu Yang took a deep breath, murmuring gravely.
Soon he braced himself and looked toward Su Yun!
"Mr. Su, aren’t you afraid you’ve chosen the wrong person to trust?"
A long sigh drifted over the wildlands!
Xu Yang gave a bitter smile and shook his head, carefully putting Su Yun into the Cyan Jade Yin Yang Pendant!
The facts prove—Su Yun didn’t pick the wrong person!
When it was all done, Xu Yang gazed toward the distant east, his eyes gradually turning cold and sharp!
"Song Yuanhao, you and I—one of us will not live under the same sky as the other!"
This hatred, can only be washed away with blood!
But he had to admit, Song Yuanhao was a formidable enemy!
Zheng Qi and Chen Chong, he didn’t even take seriously!
But Song Yuanhao—be it strength or cunning—was more frightening than Zheng Qi and Chen Chong combined!
Especially the unseen schemes of this ’Song’—they left him deeply unsettled!
The ability to use the Cyan Gang Sect and Celestial Travelers’ Commerce Association as mere pawns—unimaginable!
Still, Xu Yang felt no fear at all!
"No matter who tries to use me as a chess piece, I’ll shatter this board of yours!"
Xu Yang let out a cold laugh, then turned and left!
Half an hour later.
He sat cross-legged in the mountains, eyes closed, mending his wounds!
This was the very westernmost edge of the Northern Territory, right beside Leizhou!
The Haoyang Heaven-Sealing Array’s golden barrier fell like a curtain from the heavens, sealing off passage between the Northern Territory and Leizhou!
This place was at least tens of thousands of miles from Beixuan City!
Void Shifting—truly a terror strike!
And that, even with Gu Jun in his current state—it’s hard to imagine what feats a real True Lord could perform!
Time slipped by—mountains and wilds alike lay in utter silence!
In ten-thousand-zhang radii of land, not a soul could be found!
Even amidst this Northern Cataclysm, few chose to hide here!
Two days later.
Xu Yang had fully recovered. With a sweep of his senses, he exhaled a long, stale breath.
Cultivation: Yin Realm Perfection, Combat Power Comparable to Late Stage of Yang Realm!
But during his previous clash with Song Yuanhao, he realized the man was already at the Late Stage of the Yang Realm!
If he faced Song Yuanhao, Tuoba Dajiang, Helan Xing, or Zheng Qi—these top-tier prodigies at Yang Realm later stages—it’d be far from easy!
"I must break through to the Yang Realm as soon as possible!"
Once he entered the Yang Realm, his strength would soar!
And he’d be able to refine fifth-tier super grades!
A fifth-tier super-grade—its meaning was profound!
As these thoughts flashed by, what emerged in Xu Yang’s mind was Gu Jun’s instructions before falling dormant!
Su Yun must be saved!
The third choice required mountains of spiritual objects!
To fully resolve this monumental danger, one could imagine how hard it would be to lay down the Reversed Life Reincarnation Yin Yang Profound Saint Grand Array!
The number of spiritual objects needed—utterly staggering!
"Seek out spiritual objects, and head to the Central State as well!"
Celestial Prison Forbidden Land!
He’d never left the Northern Territory in Daqian—not a clue about that forbidden place!
But, since it was where Gu Jun perished, even a fool could guess it wasn’t simple!
What lay ahead—was a burden heavy as mountains!
"The array still hasn’t been broken—what on earth is Daqian doing?"
Xu Yang looked up at the sky, eyebrows tightly knit!
Sitting atop vast lands spanning seven provinces and three realms, is the Daqian court—all its officials, the Emperor, the provincial governments, just for show?
It’s been a whole month already!
The True Lords are rarely seen, but can there really not be even one left?
Xu Yang cursed silently—at this point, there was nothing he could do but wait!
After pondering for some moments, he rose and sped out.
One day later!
Xu Yang returned to his original spot!
After scouting, he found the Barbarian army was growing ever larger—here on the fringes, Barbarian camps were appearing!
The Barbarian Race’s intent was plain: even if the array was broken, they meant to occupy the entire Northern Territory!
Recalling Tuoba Hongyu’s moves—using countless Northern lives as leverage...
When the time came, what would Daqian do?
Could they really reclaim the Northern Territory?
Xu Yang sighed deeply.
"I must find Mr. Liou and the others first!"
"As soon as the array breaks, I’ll leave the Northern Territory and head to Qingzhou!"
The Zhang Family was among the top clans in Qingzhou—they wield enough deterrent power!
First settle at the Zhang Family, assess the situation, then go to the Central State!
With that decision made, Xu Yang didn’t delay. He sped south, needing to avoid the Barbarians!
At this point, the Barbarians, Celestial Travelers’ Commerce Association, and Wuhou Hall were all mortal enemies!
He had to be even more careful hiding his tracks!
Even if it was only a rank-and-file Barbarian, he’d avoid them if he could!
Once spotted, he could be found with ease.
But he had just set out when a sudden tremor shook his spirit; he instinctively looked up at the heavens!
The sun, once shielded by the golden barrier, suddenly became incomparably bright—the dazzling brilliance surged wildly, seemingly melting the array away entirely!
At that very moment, countless Martial Artists across the Northern Territory also looked up at the sky, as if all hearts responding as one!
Xu Yang’s body shook all over, a joyful light on his face: "Could it be..."
Boom!
An invisible thunderclap blasted through his Sea of Consciousness—shocking his very soul!
Xu Yang’s eyes turned into dark gold, and he activated the Cangxu Divine Eyes!
He saw the golden barrier convulse, as if struck by lightning, trembling violently!
In a brief trance, he saw—outside the barrier—a towering figure was wielding a world-shaking divine seal, smashing it against the array!
Puh!
Xu Yang coughed blood violently, his face deathly pale!
He hurriedly closed his eyes, suppressing the Cangxu Divine Eyes, not daring to look at the sky again.
That instant’s intimidation and shock made his very eyes feel blinded!
Rumble rumble!
Thunderous booms kept pounding at his ears.
The whole Northern Territory boomed—the heavens and earth twisted, space itself shivered!
Mountains, towering high, seemed shaken by a giant. Dust clouds soared to the heavens!
Dozens of heartbeats later—
Xu Yang opened his eyes and looked.
Crack!
With an explosive boom that split heaven itself, that barrier cloaking the Northern Territory for over a month—at last, broke apart!
Countless golden specks rained down. In the sunlight, they shone flawless gold, like a golden spiritual rain—magnificent beyond compare!
The sun hung high, the sky vast, the clouds sweeping wide!
The Array is broken!
