Chapter 509: Chapter 359: The Ancient Array of the Ruins!? (Part 2)

"It has always been that only the absolute elite of Great Xia have the qualification to come here, but even for them, it’s rare to find one out of ten who can gain insight from it..."

[You have comprehended a set of incomplete Sword Array; Sword Array, Sword Cultivators are more fitting to wield Sword Arrays, but as an Array Master, you can also activate them, and undoubtedly, Sword Arrays are among the most formidable types of Arrays in terms of destructive power.]

[You named it the Divine Maiden Sword Formation, and you feel there are areas within it that can be excavated further.]

[Lin Wui has comprehended a set of sharp Swordsmanship from it, and you think she might be able to dual cultivate as a Sword Cultivator, as it’s not unheard of for Sword Cultivators to follow the Body Cultivation Path.]

[You leave this valley, and from a high vantage point, you vaguely sense that this place might be a sword mark?]

[The subsequent second, third, and fourth locations are all different places, each a place of opportunity mastered by high-tier cultivators of Great Xia, all undiscovered by the Business Alliance.]

[Apart from comprehending an incomplete Sword Array at the first location, you didn’t obtain any more insights, but Lin Wui has gained much.]

[You feel that these are merely places of opportunity.]

[Yet, it already reveals the exceptional nature of the Secret Realm of Great Xia. Normally, the opportunities within a Large Secret Realm are limited, but this particular Secret Realm has so many places of opportunity, which are scarce even in the Qu Hong Cultivation Realm.]

[The final place of opportunity, the secret location of the Five Elements Holy Land.]

[Qiu Yi opened the secret location, although originally these places of opportunity were held by various Holy Lands, when Great Xia fell and its land shattered, many Holy Land cultivators disclosed these secrets to Qiu Yi to preserve their heritage.]

[The secret treasure land of the Five Elements Holy Land is opened, and you traverse to another smaller Secret Realm.]

[You are surprised to find five enormous Holy Beast stone statues, even Qiu Yi is utterly shocked.] 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

[The Four Holy Beasts are not only the belief of the Five Elements Holy Land but the faith of Great Xia; legend has it that the Five Elements Four Sacred Beasts saved the Great Xia World.]

[Qiu Yi follows you partly because of your ability to manifest Holy Beast phantoms.]

[Even now, Qiu Yi is unaware that the Five Elements Holy Land hid this secret.]

[But none of you have discovered anything special about these five statues.]

[Only finding five volumes of cultivation techniques before the five statues, all are the true transmissions of the Five Elements Holy Land undiscovered by the Business Alliance.]

[The Five Elements Holy Land holds a special status in the Great Xia World, even the most powerful Celestial Master Dao must defer to the Five Elements Holy Land, because it is the most devout believers of the Five Elements Four Sacred Beasts.]

[You silently commit the cultivation techniques before the five statues to memory.]

[Suddenly, you realize something, sitting cross-legged in mid-air, you form hand signs, and the support array disc floats before you, materials are scattered by you and refined into array patterns.]

[The array patterns spin, transforming into phantoms of the Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, White Tiger, Cyan Dragon, and Golden Qilin.]

[The five stone statues seem to sense something and begin vibrating.]

[Finally, the five stone statues transform into five exquisite blood drops hovering before you, and you can quickly ascertain that this is the True Blood of the Five Elements Four Sacred Beasts!]

[Qiu Yi stands stunned in place, his mind blank.]

[Lin Wui curiously observes these five drops of blood.]

[You carefully perceive the five drops of True Blood, discovering that they do not originate from actual Four Holy Beasts, but perhaps demon beasts with the Holy Beast bloodline? The fifth drop of blood contains traces of a Qilin’s Qi.]

[The purity of the five drops of True Blood is not high, but it is genuine True Blood, sufficient to create a True Blood Pride within the Demon Race!]

[Unfortunately, you have no means to refine them; they may only serve as Array materials? As an Array Master, you immediately consider this possibility.]

[You place the five drops of True Blood into the River Map Storage Space.]

[You notice a change in Qiu Yi’s attitude towards you, and the same change occurs among the Great Xia cultivators; their original hatred due to the Business Alliance’s slaughter vanishes, leaving only respect for you.]

[Yet you still feel you have not uncovered the secrets of the world.]

[You continue inquiring about the Supreme Demon matters, and Qiu Yi only mentions that generation after generation of Heaven and Earth Mages have been tasked with sealing and suppressing the Supreme Demon, which once emerged in ancient times wreaking havoc, until a peerless Celestial Pride appeared, dedicating their life to suppress it, thus the name of Supreme Demon endured.]

[But the Great Xia cultivators do not know the origin of this Supreme Demon; it’s merely the duty of the Heaven and Earth Mages to guard it.]

[This time releasing the demon is also the last desperate act of Great Xia cultivators.]

[You inquire with every strong cultivation-level Great Xia cultivator, consulting numerous books, yet there are few leads.]

[You finally decide to venture to the ruins where the Five Elements Hairpin was found...]

"I stumbled upon these ruins with Brother Zhang back then."

"It seems to be left from the primeval era."

The ruins are well-hidden, located in an underground space.

More peculiarly, within the underground space, scattered are Spiritless Stones, a kind of mineral that is useless yet can isolate Divine Sense and True Essence.

Within the underground space are scattered, collapsed building clusters.

Zhong Heng is accompanied closely by Lin Wui, with Qiu Yi and several Pseudo Core powerhouses guarding, as well as two Fake Core members of the Business Alliance present.

"These building clusters..."

Zhong Heng touches the decaying structures.

"The materials are extraordinary, existing for at least ten thousand years..."

"They also bear traces of Arrays..."

"Most crucially..."

"The architectural style... is from the ancient era of Jiuzhou..."

The two Fake Core sentries by the Business Alliance cast more glances at Zhong Heng.

"Master Zhong is indeed erudite, able to recognize ancient architectural styles..."

Zhong Heng softly hums in acknowledgment...

His eyes flash with white light.

"Master Zhong, ahead is where we previously found the hairpin, aside from the hairpin, there was nothing else, we were quite frustrated at our wasted effort back then..."

The leading Pseudo Core powerhouse says.

Zhong Heng softly gives a surprised utterance, heading in a different direction.

The group follows quickly.

Zhong Heng crouches, a pit beneath him.

Suddenly, Zhong Heng prostrates, completely unconcerned about his robes dusted with grime.

With a wave of his hand, Qingfeng sweeps the dust away.

On the ground appear densely packed recesses, resembling numerous chaotic lines.

"This is... an Array?!"

He rises and moves to stay airborne.

His eyes flash, gazing toward Vision.]

"Certainly an Array..."

Zhong Heng drops several Spirit Stones, sprinkling them at the nodes.

"Clear the way." Upon his words, everyone moves aside.

Zhong Heng is able to glimpse the entirety.

"This Array... surpasses my understanding..."

"I can barely identify a few Spiritual Power Nodes..."

"Moreover... this Array... perhaps doesn’t require Spirit Stones... there’s a crucial point..."

Zhong Heng drops into the central pit.

He suddenly recalls something, with a flip of his hand, the Five Elements Hairpin appears.

In an instant, surrounding Spiritual Power waves ripple.

"What!?"

Zhong Heng’s pupils contract.

In the next moment, the Array unexpectedly activates.

"No activation hand seals were used..."

"Instead..."

Zhong Heng gazes at the hairpin wielded in his hand.

"Qi of the Five Elements!?"

"Boom————"

The Array beneath Zhong Heng’s feet flashes dazzling light.

Those guarding nearby change their expressions drastically, wanting to approach but are repelled by the Array’s power.

After another glance, the light dissipates, and where Zhong Heng stood, there is no trace of him anymore...