Daoist Competition-Chapter 963 - 221: Spiritual Truth Holds the Line (Part 2)

Zhang Yan said seriously, "It’s real indeed."

Lu Yuanxing looked at him for a few moments and said in a deep voice, "I hope you keep your promise. When can we breach the array?"

Lu Changsu said sarcastically, "Lord Lu, why the rush? Wait till I arrange the array properly, then I will call you."

Lu Yuanxing glanced at him coldly without saying a word, just sitting down to regulate his breathing.

After all, he had some accumulated prestige, and this glance made Lu Changsu’s heart skip a beat, followed by a wave of shame and anger. He thought to himself, "Even in such a situation, do you still consider me as your subordinate? Soon, I will make you regret it!"

In front of Zhang Yan, he dared not delay, so he waved the command flag, and the demon soldiers under the Dharma Platform each took their positions, standing firmly at their respective array gates. He glanced sideways at Lu Yuanxing and said, "Lord Lu, are you going? You should be careful not to fall again."

Lu Yuanxing ignored his sarcastic remarks, glanced at the Dharma Platform below, and initiated a Qi Jue with his hands, as if deducing the array gate. After a while, he sneered, "Just so-so."

Having said that, he leapt into the air, transformed into a tunneling light, and disappeared in an instant.

The demon soldiers, seeing the former Pavilion Master descend, were initially in turmoil, but regained calm in no time.

They already knew what had happened to Bijiao Prefecture, and considering they were originally under the Lu Family’s different sect’s men, they weren’t particularly loyal to Lu Yuanxing.

Lu Changsu waved the command flag in his hand, instantly activating the great array, and the main platform also shifted to another place in the blink of an eye.

After entering the array, Lu Yuanxing initially proceeded cautiously, but soon noticed that the array seemed incomplete, failing to unleash its power.

With a quick thought, he realized where the problem lay, and his heart stabilized, thinking, "Zhang Yan, this is your miscalculation. If I can escape today, I’ll seek out old friends and ensure your demise in the future!"

He shrugged his shoulders, summoned the Protective Treasure Light, disregarding the rolling array energy, found the array position, and stepped in. Within an hour, he reached the main platform’s location, unable to hide the joy on his face, leapt onto the platform, and shouted loudly, "It’s once."

Zhang Yan seemed unsurprised, saying, "Why doesn’t Lord Lu take a moment to recover before attempting the array again?"

Lu Yuanxing waved his hand and snorted, "No need, I’m in a hurry to leave."

Zhang Yan nodded to Lu Changsu, who noticed Zhang Yan’s expression was without blame, calmed slightly, and after pondering a few times, recalled some deficiencies from earlier. Then he walked to the side of the Dharma Platform and rearranged the array, refraining from sarcastic remarks, stretched his hand, and said, "Lord Lu, please."

Lu Yuanxing leapt from the Dharma Platform once more, but this time it proved much more challenging than before. It took him three full hours to break free from the array.

Upon reaching the main platform again, due to his Essence Qi being heavily depleted, his steps faltered for a moment before stabilizing himself. He glanced at the two people and declared in a deep voice, "There’s one more time."

Zhang Yan stood on the stage, still composed, smiling, "Lord, you truly understand this method; it’s not easy to trap you. This third time, I must employ some tactics."

Lu Yuanxing sneered, "Use whatever means you have; if you continue to hesitate, this pavilion might lose its chance against you."

Zhang Yan smiled faintly and said, "Lord, you may leave the Dharma Platform."

Lu Yuanxing was taken aback and asked, "This great array was just breached by my pavilion. Aren’t you going to rearrange it?"

Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "No need."

Lu Yuanxing laughed aloud, "Zhang Yan, watch closely from the stage and see how I break through yours!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and rushed into the array once again.

This time Lu Changsu was caught off guard, reluctantly bemoaning internally, hastily approached the Dharma Platform to shake the command flag.

After two hours, a thunderous sound erupted from below the platform, reminiscent of earth splitting and mountain collapse, a lightning cloud exploded, seen from afar, a tunneling light was darting back and forth from the array gate, evidently ready to reach the main platform soon. His complexion changed, breaking into a cold sweat,

Zhang Yan noticed his tense demeanor but smiled, "No need to worry; Lu Yuanxing is a Nascent Soul cultivator, I never counted on you to truly trap him."

Lu Changsu was taken aback, unsure of Zhang Yan’s intentions, hesitatingly said, "But, but, sir, are you just going to let him escape?"

Zhang Yan chuckled softly, "I have observed carefully; for the previous two arrays, due to lacking a suppressing item inside, he managed to pass through effortlessly."

He reached into his sleeve and took out a scroll, saying, "Take this Mountain and River Map, offer it at the main position, and it should yield remarkable results."

Over the past month, he had ventured to the outer sea and collected several spirit veins into the mountain and river for today’s use.

However, he discovered that these spirit veins, without the geographical terrain to anchor them, even when housed within the Mountain and River Map, would eventually dissipate on their own. Moreover, using it once lessens it once, which is a nuisance only to be resolved later on.

Lu Changsu stepped forward to take it, then turned and placed the scroll behind himself.

At this moment, the Mountain and River Map trembled, and the scroll slowly unfurled, releasing a beam of soaring golden light, with several island phantoms floating within. After a brief shake, they transformed into streams of spiritual energy, dispersing in all directions. After a while, they gathered once more, resembling a towering mountain of a thousand feet high, settling in the center of the array.

With a True Artifact subduing, the array immediately became something different.

When Lu Yuanxing rushed over, unlike the previous two times where he broke through effortlessly, suddenly he felt his body slow down. The array gate he initially passed through easily now seemed to have an added layer of thick barrier, unbreachable. He tried several array gates, all the same.

Not only that, but the array seemed to be constantly drawing in, the space available for movement was rapidly decreasing. His eyes reddened in urgency, steering the tunneling light left and right within the array. Before he could find an exit, suddenly a thunderous sound echoed above; he lifted his head to see a massive mountain phantom directly above, crashing right onto his head. He blacked out, uttering no sound, and fell from mid-air.

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