The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 1403 - 1404: The Secret of the Entrance

According to the content presented on the Imaging Crystal, initially, when the Imperial Army attacked Liushui City during the daytime, there weren't any issues.

But as night fell, things suddenly changed.

Three thousand Saint Realm Immortal Court Immortal Army suddenly dashed out from the shadows and ambushed them.

If not for the initial ambush, the Imperial Army could have slain more Immortal Court Immortal Army.

Now that things have reached this point, saying these things is useless.

Nonetheless, upon reviewing the contents of the Imaging Crystal again, Lin Qian noticed two clues.

Night, shadows.

Looking up at the sky, the Great Sun Flame Star was still hanging high up, and only when the cold moon rose would there be further insights.

The scribes of the Heavenly Art Department were fully constructing the array, and out of curiosity, Ye Xuanyan also lent a hand.

However, the great Xuanyan Human Ancestor, merely served as a subordinate behind the scribes of the Heavenly Art Department.

To be sure, while he had superior cultivation realm, his skills in array formation were far less compared to these scribes.

Moreover, to ensure the city array of Liushui City could be constructed rapidly and robustly, Lin Qian summoned top-tier scribes from Xuanhuan Star, elite among elites, certainly not ordinary.

By following them, Ye Xuanyan realized he could learn a lot and benefit greatly.

Yet, he never expected the array could be arranged in such a manner.

Additionally, he discovered that the array composed by the Heavenly Art Department scribes had traces of ancient arrays, giving a sense of ancient and new array fusion.

Out of curiosity, Ye Xuanyan inquired and learned from the scribes that this is indeed the case.

Though merely an experimental product and not the final version, its defense capabilities should be more than sufficient.

Just right, when the two marshals of the Upper Origin Immortal Country lead their army over, it's a good opportunity to test this array and see its flow. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

After hearing the explanation from the Heavenly Art Department scribes, Ye Xuanyan felt awed.

The scribes of the Huaxia Empire are indeed terrifying; they had barely resolved the enemy's array and immediately started learning enemy tactics while arranging their own array?

"Learning leads to progress, humility leads to enhancement, and even from enemies, one can learn and appreciate their strengths." The words of the Heavenly Art Department scribes echoed clearly.

Ye Xuanyan suddenly recalled that the Immortal Clan sometimes felt disgusted and powerless before an enemy's strength and tactics, thinking to destroy everything instead of learning from them.

"Immortal Clan, so ignorant, merely stagnating, if not eradicated, they'll be the parasites of this Chaos Universe!" Lin Qian's words suddenly rang again in Ye Xuanyan's mind, now deeply felt.

Lin Qian quietly stood on the Emperor Battleship, hands behind his back, awaiting the arrival of night.

Meanwhile, Lin Ancestor wandered idly within the city, observing, hoping to identify any flaws or discoveries in the city that might aid his grandson.

Accompanying the passage of time, night gradually fell, and Liushui City plunged into darkness, as buildings lit up, progressively illuminating the entire city.

Yet, when the lights were bright, shadows inevitably existed within darkness.

Though rewarded by the night, Lin Qian found himself puzzled, unable to detect any issues.

"Where lies the city's secrets?" Lin Qian pondered privately, pacing the Emperor Battleship's deck, contemplating carefully,

Suddenly, as he looked into the distance, beneath the bright light illuminating the houses, the shadows felt unusual.

The composition of those shadows seemed akin to a painting.

A flash of insight triggered in Lin Qian's mind, leading him to command the Emperor Battleship to ascend continuously.

Lin Qian's command urged the scribes within the Emperor Battleship to become busy immediately, hastily propelling it skywards.

Ye Xuanyan and Lin Ancestor, within the city, immediately noticed the movement of the Emperor Battleship, sensing events unfolding, and quickly flew over.

Reaching the deck of the Emperor Battleship, Lin Ancestor first joined Lin Qian, expressing concern: "What's happening?"

He thought perhaps his grandson encountered some trouble; otherwise, he wouldn't have made the battleship ascend into the sky.

But Lin Qian didn't immediately respond to his grandfather, instead heading to the deck's forefront, looking downwards.

"Grandfather, elder, you should come and see." Next, Lin Qian grinned, inviting them to look together.

Lin Ancestor and Ye Xuanyan followed curiously, standing beside Lin Qian, looking down.

Upon viewing the ground's situation, they were momentarily stunned, realizing suddenly.

"So that's it, hahaha." Beside them, Ye Xuanyan quickly discerned the trick below the city and laughed aloud.

Beside him, Lin Ancestor nodded subtly, gazing at his grandson: "Thanks to you seeing through this, haha."

Lin Qian also nodded subtly; the dark shadows outlined beneath the bright houses formed an array.

Only, some of these lights were bright, some dim, and a few extinguished, failing to complete the array.

Nevertheless...

Lin Qian suddenly looked up again, gazing heavenward, observing the moon star climbing high into the sky.

Liushui City had a rule, forbidding lights at midnight, under penalty of execution.

However, the City Lord Mansion was exempt from this rule.

Initially, Lin Qian knew of Liushui City's rule but didn't know why.

Now, he finally understood it was for controlling the array's activation.

When the moon star ascended directly above Liushui City, the shadows cast by the entire city's buildings under moonlight would completely open the array.

However, if the lights of the City Lord Mansion were bright, the array would remain incomplete, unable to activate.

Once the City Lord Mansion's lights were extinguished, the array would fully activate, opening the pathway to the underground space.

Thus, the midnight lights of the City Lord Mansion were essentially the keys to the array, allowing perfect control.

Lin Qian felt fortunate; had he not refrained from rampant destruction during the earlier siege, the array would need repairs, wasting time.

Now, he quietly awaited the moon star to ascend to the highest sky, thoroughly activating the array.