I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon-Chapter 903 - 337: The First Concubine in History! Does Paper Flying Girl Want to Explode Gold Coins Again? (Part 2)
The three of them arrived in front of the Formation Path Department, and Sun Senior Palace Lady pushed open the door and walked in.
The inside was bustling with activity, with dozens of contributors sprawled on the floor, carefully observing the array map, occasionally scribbling on paper. They all looked disheveled, as if they hadn’t rested for a long time.
"Nine Abysses as a prison, Earth Veins as a lock..."
"The array has a life gate, finding one can break it..."
"Turns out the Heaven-covering Talisman was used to shield the Megrez Star Position, no wonder we couldn’t find an opening..."
Whispers echoed softly in the background, and they were so engrossed in their work that they didn’t notice anyone entering.
Chen Mo bent down and picked up a sheet of rice paper, full of dense characters and diagrams related to the calculation of Yin-Yang, Five Elements, and Ziwei Doushu, appearing quite complex.
"Mr. Chen."
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded.
Chen Mo turned his head to see Sun Chongli walking quickly towards them.
"Director Sun."
"You came at the right time."
Sun Chongli came closer, with an intense gaze at Chen Mo, and said, "We’ve recently encountered some problems with the array deduction, and I was thinking of asking you to come and take a look. Come, follow this old man to this side."
With that, he pulled Chen Mo towards the center of the array map.
"Father, Mr. Chen isn’t a member of your Formation Path Department. Can you please be a bit more respectful?" Sun Senior Palace Lady spoke up.
Only then did Sun Chongli notice the two people beside him, "Ying Huan? Why are you here too?"
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Chen Mo was puzzled, "You call Director Sun ’Father’? Does this mean you two are family?" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
"You just found out?" Sun Chongli looked proud and said with a smile, "I told you we have someone in the palace, do you believe it now? Ying Huan is the Empress’s most trusted female officer, directly reporting to the throne. If you encounter any problems, you’ll have someone to speak up for you..."
"Father!"
Sun Senior Palace Lady’s cheeks flushed, wishing she could stop the old man’s mouth.
The fact is, she’s close to the Empress, sleeping in the same bed, it’s not her place to pass messages?
Chen Mo had interacted with both of them quite a bit, but he had just learned about this relationship, as no one had ever mentioned it before... But he could understand, Sun Senior Palace Lady, as the Empress’s personal female officer, indeed needs to avoid suspicion.
"Ahem." Sun Senior Palace Lady didn’t want to discuss this further and changed the subject, "I’m here on Her Majesty the Empress’s orders to inquire about the progress of breaking the array, how is the situation now?"
Talking about business, Sun Chongli’s smile faded and he said, "Follow this old man."
He led them to the center of the array and said, "The other day, a disturbance broke out in the city, and a monk from Wuwan Temple broke into the Demon Suppression Department and recorded the array and map..."
A shadow flickered in his eyes.
The Formation Path Department, as a crucial place of the Demon Suppression Department, being freely accessed by others, was truly a shameful humiliation.
"But thanks to that monk, we were able to find the location of the array hub." Sun Chongli pointed to a crack in the eastern area of the sandbox and said, "Knowing the position of the array hub greatly reduces the difficulty of breaking the formation. These past few days, we’ve made remarkable progress, and we’ve found some clues regarding the fourth level array."
"However..."
Just as Sun Senior Palace Lady was about to feel happy, she heard Sun Chongli change his tone, saying, "After hundreds of deductions, the results are completely different each time, which is truly strange."
The array hub, as the core of the grand formation, should have a fixed position, and such anomalies shouldn’t occur.
"Mr. Chen, do you see where the problem lies?"
Sun Chongli looked expectantly at Chen Mo.
He had witnessed Chen Mo’s skills in formation before when he swiftly cracked the third level array and found the dragon vein.
So encountering this issue, the first thought was to seek help from Chen Mansion.
A purple-gold light flashed in Chen Mo’s eyes as he carefully observed the pathways of the earth veins.
After a moment, he spoke, "I think there might be more than one array hub."
"What did you say? More than one array hub?" Sun Chongli was slightly stunned.
"This grand formation covers the entire Tiandu City, and a single array hub couldn’t bear and distribute such a vast amount of spiritual power."
Chen Mo stroked his chin, pondering, "I speculate there are at least three or more array hubs, and as the formation changes, the spiritual energy key constantly moves between these hubs."
This was not baseless conjecture but a conclusion reached after simulating with the array plate, burning through dozens of pieces of spiritual marrow.
It was merely a verification of his hypothesis.
"This old man didn’t consider this perspective..."
Sun Chongli furrowed his brows tightly.
This statement sounded like a fantasy, but upon closer thought, it wasn’t without reason.
Relying on just that one stone tablet did seem a bit thin, and it was hard to suppress the entire dragon vein.
"This would explain things. If it’s truly the case, breaking the array would become exceedingly difficult."
Based on the pathway of the dragon vein, locating the other array hubs isn’t difficult, but it would take more time.
The issue is that even if the array hubs are found, it’s useless, and locking onto the core key still relies on the array guide from Wuwan Temple.
"No wonder that monk is so unscrupulous; he has already made plans, certain that the latter four formations cannot be broken." Sun Chongli gritted his teeth and said, "If it doesn’t work, just have Her Majesty send troops to flatten Wuwan Temple and seize that array guide!"
Sun Senior Palace Lady shook her head silently; this suggestion was obviously not practical.
The Eightfold Exorcism Array involves too much, and without complete assurance, Her Majesty wouldn’t take such a high risk.
"..."
Chen Mo remained silent.
If he hadn’t guessed wrong, the Seal that Ji Lianxing hid in her belly might very well be the array guide...
But it still needs to be checked by the Daoist Venerable to make sure there are no issues before making any decisions.
