I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World-Chapter 273 - 240: Entering the Array
With the help of Yun Shang and Zhuo Qingfeng, Jiang Yuebai only had time to collect those few fragments on the face of the Eight-Armed Vajra, while the other fragments were all absorbed by the Bronze Maze.
In the future, if anyone encounters the Eight-Armed Vajra, will they be scared by its lack of a face?
Or will the Divine Sense in the Bronze Maze, similar to the Ancient Rong Demon, provide it with a new face?
The materials used for the Eight-Armed Vajra were exceptionally hard; even with so many people bombarding it for so long, they couldn’t break it. This face was enough for her to reinforce the Sword Sky Puppet—how could she let such a good thing go?
For now, everyone hid behind a broken wall to rest. Hee Wangchen diligently set up the Five Elements Replenishing Array for everyone to recover Spiritual Energy, while Xie Jingshan distributed his ’ordinary’ Healing Pills among them.
After Jiang Yuebai recovered, she looked around and saw Song Zhi’ang, reminded of the time he helped her earlier.
This person always speaks with a strange tone, but he doesn’t seem too bad. Moreover, he and Yun Shang are both disciples of True Monarch Cang Huo. Best not to quarrel with him in the future.
The sound of dense footsteps came from the direction of the Bronze Maze. Jiang Yuebai peeked out from behind the broken wall to stealthily observe.
At this point, the fifth day of the trial was just halfway through, and there should still be many people hurrying to this place.
"Senior Sister Tang!"
"Brother Fang!"
Hee Wangchen and Xie Jingshan saw the two leading figures and leapt out from behind the wall to greet them.
"Senior Sister Tang, you finally arrived. You wouldn’t believe what we just encountered—I almost didn’t get to see you. Oh, my senior sister..."
Hee Wangchen rambled on tearfully, clutching Tang Weimian’s clothing hem.
Fang Yuxing had an unremarkable appearance but exuded sharpness, both he and Xie Jingshan were disciples of Sword Lord Guanghan.
"How long have you been here?" Fang Yuxing asked.
Xie Jingshan quickly recounted the events of that day to Fang Yuxing.
The people from the Guiyuan Sword Sect soon emerged from the Ice Crystal Maze and joined with Zhuo Qingfeng’s group.
Additionally, disciples from the Vajra Platform, Hundred Yang Sect, Spiritual Crane Sect, and Liuyun Sect gradually gathered.
Discovering a Great Array set up by Noble Family Disciples, Tang Weimian and several other sect cultivators adept in Array Dao began inspecting various parts of the array.
Before long, a group of Loose Cultivators arrived. Seeing more than thirty sect disciples gathered together, they immediately turned back into the maze without any hesitation.
At sunset, rays of sunset light mysteriously spread over the ruins, casting a golden glow.
Jiang Yuebai stood at a high place watching for a while but couldn’t find where the sun was. She was very curious about how the Secret Realm operated.
Could the bead she obtained earlier contain the Five Elements Source Power she longed for?
It’s a kind of Heaven and Earth Source Power, and according to the "Five Elements Returning to Truth Skill," with the Five Elements Source Power, there’s a chance to nurture a small world within the Five Elements Lotus Platform.
Jiang Yuebai could almost not contain herself, wanting to start studying it immediately.
"No, no, I still need to first take the top spot at the Wind and Cloud Meeting."
Dismissing the thought, Jiang Yuebai noticed that over fifty sect disciples had already gathered in the ruins.
They were led by Monk Hui’en of Peak Foundation Establishment from Vajra Platform, Chu Yunwei of Peak Foundation Establishment from Guiyuan Sword Sect, and Fang Yuxing of Peak Foundation Establishment from the Heavenly Interference Sect.
The group decided not to wait any longer; they resolved to lead other Peak Foundation Establishment and Late-Stage Foundation Establishment sect disciples to break the array.
Tonight at 11 PM, the Transmission Array to the inner hunting ground would open. Entering first would undoubtedly give them the upper hand and affect the entire situation.
The Noble Family Disciples had already occupied the Transmission Array, so the sect disciples could not just sit and wait for death.
The young disciples from the various sects, including Jiang Yuebai, were entrusted with the important task of thwarting the subsequent arrivals of Noble Family Disciples and Loose Cultivators.
But everyone knew that until now, disciples from the Kong, Fang, and Lu families had not appeared; they must have already been guarding the array. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
In the afternoon, three more groups of Noble Family Disciples arrived, but they were insignificant figures and were easily eliminated by the sect disciples.
Remaining outside the array held little meaning.
"...If you want to enter the inner hunting ground, wait for the array to break before going in; don’t increase the Noble Family’s achievements by dying in vain."
Fang Yuxing said to the young disciples of the Heavenly Interference Sect, with Tang Weimian and another man and woman nodding beside him.
Jiang Yuebai nodded rapidly in agreement, then indirectly asked Tang Weimian about how to break the Hidden Misty Killing Array.
Tang Weimian thought she was eager to learn and took the opportunity while others were still preparing to explain in detail.
Once everyone was ready, Tang Weimian gave a couple more reminders, then followed Fang Yuxing and the others into the dense mist, disappearing from sight.
Jiang Yuebai turned to look at the crowd of Heavenly Interference Sect disciples, with Ge Yuchan eagerly watching the fog, eyes filled with anticipation.
Yun Shang twisted her clothing, "I heard the inner hunting ground has illusions of Ancient Wild Beasts long extinct—I really want to see them."
Xie Jingshan slung his left arm around Song Zhi’ang and his right arm around Hee Wangchen, "They look down on us younger generation, but we just hammered the Eight-Armed Vajra at the Golden Core Stage. Why would we fear this mere Illusion Array? Want to go in with me and raise a ruckus?"
The other young disciples of the Heavenly Interference Sect hesitated, unsure of what to choose.
Jiang Yuebai glanced at Zhuo Qingfeng standing at a distance amidst the Guiyuan Sword Sect disciples, hugging his sword and motioning with his head in the array’s direction, asking if she wanted to go in.
Retracting her gaze, Yun Shang, Ge Yuchan, Xie Jingshan, Hee Wangchen, and even the reluctant Song Zhi’ang all looked at her.
Xie Jingshan excitedly signaled for her to take the lead.
Jiang Yuebai smiled, "After entering the array, we leave it to fate. I hope everyone can enter the inner hunting ground, and then we’ll join forces to fight again."
With that, Jiang Yuebai turned and walked into the Hidden Misty Killing Array without hesitation.
"Let’s go, let’s go; no need to overthink it, just go and get it done!"
Xie Jingshan pulled Hee Wangchen and Song Zhi’ang into the array, and Ge Yuchan exchanged a glance with Yun Shang before stepping in.
"Brother Zhuo, let’s go as well!"
The five Sword Sect disciples entered the array hand in hand.
With these leaders, more and more young disciples, their spirits unbroken and their blood uncooled, stepped into the mist-laden, forbidding battlefield without looking back.
As the saying goes... Laughing into the array, we are not the people to be dismissed!
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As soon as Jiang Yuebai stepped into the array, all the noise around her disappeared instantly, and the thick white fog made it impossible to see her hand in front of her face.
Tang Weimian had told her that in this array, both vision and Divine Sense would be affected, making it hard to perceive surrounding dangers, with a maze-like effect like being trapped within ghostly walls.
The Noble Family Disciples holding Array Plates could traverse the array unhindered. To exit, one had to cautiously advance according to the positions of the stars.
With the Fire Silk damaged, Jiang Yuebai used the Seventh-Grade Magical Artifact Black Tortoise Shield obtained from Sha Yingjie, activating it so that three small azure shields encircled her as the first layer of protection.
She also wore the second layer of Feather Scale Armor, with the third layer of Flame Armor ready to deploy, and the fourth layer being her own Copper Skin Iron Bone.
Of course, there was also the fifth layer... the partial sandification of her body, capable of avoiding fatal strikes.
"Does it seem like there is fighting all around?"
Even though she couldn’t see or hear, Jiang Yuebai sensed the ground beneath her feet vibrating.
She crouched down, and the Little Ganoderma shifted slightly; through the deeply buried plant roots, it could sense the locations of several fierce battles around her.
"The Bloodline ability of the Grass and Wood Demon Clan is quite handy. Thinking of it this way, the Heavenly Witch Clan uniting the talents of the Three Races of Human, Demon, and Devil truly makes them uniquely advantaged. No wonder they are ambitious and seek to dominate the world."
Jiang Yuebai frowned in thought, carefully bypassing the battle areas as she moved forward, walking for a short while without encountering any ambushes.
At this moment, she felt a twitch between her eyebrows and sensed the presence of the parasitic spores she had scattered earlier.
"The Kong Family’s Three Heroes!"
