Desolate Devouring Art

Chapter 364 - Battle of Spiritual Arrays (1)

Furthermore, they had experienced life and death together and were brothers.

“Alright, we won’t be polite then. From now on, our lives belong to you.” The two might’ve reached the ninth-level True Core Realm, but they still looked up to Liu Wuxie. After all, Liu Wuxie had slaughtered those in the ninth level, like cutting down weeds back in the Scarlet Sun Mountain Range. After so long, they believed Liu Wuxie’s strength must’ve undergone shocking changes.

Liu Wuxie returned to his room after sending off Bai Lin and Tang Tian. He set up array flags and planned to go to the cultivation chamber the next day to go into seclusion.

He set up a spiritual array to isolate the entire courtyard from the outside world. This was because he was expecting many people to visit him that night.

Liu Wuxie sat on the mat and took out the interspatial ring and ten-odd interspatial pouches. He cut his finger with the Heretic Blade and dripped his blood on the interspatial ring.

In the next second, a burst of radiance came from the interspatial ring, and a vast space appeared in Liu Wuxie’s mind. This was the internal space of the interspatial ring, which was on a new level compared to interspatial pouches.

If it was an interspatial pouch, he could only check the space inside with his divine sense. But for the interspatial ring, each item would be imprinted in his mind, and he could summon them with a thought.

When he took out everything from the interspatial pouches, the room was filled with items. He moved the spirit stones into the interspatial ring, which contained 1,300,000 spirit stones. This amount was enough for him to reach the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

As the night deepened, rustling sounds came from footsteps outside the window, but they couldn’t enter the courtyard.

“He’s too cunning. He set up a Confusion Array, and we’ve been wandering in circles.” An enraged roar came from outside the courtyard. This was because Liu Wuxie had set up a massive Confusion Array. Once inside, everyone would lose their sense of direction and couldn’t even leave.

Over a hundred people gathered outside the courtyard in just two hours, all trapped in the Confusion Array. This was a spectacular scene. As a result, those who came later didn’t dare to enter and merely stood quietly outside the courtyard.

Liu Wuxie naturally observed everything happening outside but pretended not to hear them.

“Not bad. This alchemy cauldron is better than Hou Chi’s!” A large cauldron appeared before Liu Wuxie. He planned to refine pills sometime soon. His cultivation speed would slow down after the initial explosive period.

If he could consume pills daily, he could rely on them to shorten his cultivation time. There were tens of thousands of spirit stones placed before him. A portion were from those he had killed, while the others were exchanged from the Mission Hall.

There were thousands of porcelain bottles containing various fifth-grade pills. In the outer sect, it was impossible to exchange them for sixth-grade pills. Most bottles contained spiritual liquid meant to nourish the meridians.

This was because Liu Wuxie could sense a tearing sensation from his meridians when he used the ice-attribute energy, which meant his physique still needed strengthening.

There were also materials designated for blacksmithing, spiritual arrays, and talismans.

It wasn’t until midnight that Liu Wuxie was done organizing everything, so he didn’t have to worry about resources anytime soon. Glancing outside the window, a cold smirk rose on his lips.

“They’re courting death in wanting to break my spiritual array.” Liu Wuxie snorted coldly and infused more spiritual runes into the spiritual array.

There was no shortage of spiritual array masters in the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, and some were invited to break the array. Many inner disciples were also present, including experts beyond the fourth level of the Heavenly Dipper Realm.

As for those in the low-level Heavenly Dipper Realms, hundreds of them looked greedily.

Two men in the southeast corner wielded a compass, trying to find the spiritual array’s core. They had resolved the first layer of the Confusion Array and had entered the core region. If they were given two more hours, they would be able to break the spiritual array.

They didn’t dare to come in the day, fearing they might attract the sect’s attention if they caused too much commotion. Everyone cared for their reputation; it would be terrible if word got out about their actions.

But at night, no one would recognize anyone and rely on their abilities to rob Liu Wuxie’s points.

The two men immediately felt uneasy when a gust of wind rose in the Confusion Array.

“The spiritual array is changing! Retreat!” The youth on the right retreated, not daring to take another step in.

“What are you afraid of? He’s just an outer disciple. What high-level spiritual array do you think he can set up?” The one on the left remained indifferent without any intention to leave.

There were hundreds of people gathered outside the spiritual array with their eyes fixed on it.

“Do you all think Senior Brother Han Xing and Kong Yan can break the spiritual array?” Those outside stood in rows and could roughly see into the spiritual array.

“Don’t worry about it. They’re both experts in spiritual arrays, not to mention they are inner disciples. I’ll kneel and call Liu Wuxie ‘grandpa’ if they can’t break the spiritual array,” a person in the pinnacle of the True Core Realm said. That was a vicious vow he took without hesitation.

“I also believe in them. They are disciples of Elder Wu Yang. I believe everyone knows Elder Wu Yang’s status in the sect. He’s an elite elder who has long reached the pinnacle of the Astral River Realm. He’s only one step away from the Nascent Transformation Realm,” another person agreed with the previous speaker.

Elder Wu Yang personally taught Han Xing and Kong Yan, and their skills in spiritual arrays were comparable to those of elite disciples.

Everyone had different opinions, and the spiritual array remained intact as time passed, preventing anyone from entering the courtyard.

“What’s going on? Why is the temperature dropping?” Han Xing suggested retreating, while Kong Yan insisted on pushing forward. Trapped inside the spiritual array, they were isolated from the outside world.

Oddly enough, those waiting outside could see what was happening inside the spiritual array. Even so, no one dared to enter.

The first hundred people were still wandering in the spiritual array and couldn’t find their way out.

“The temperature is still falling. We need to force our way in!” Kong Yan said with a hint of sinister expression. They knew they would freeze to death if they failed to break the spiritual array.

The two quickened their pace, delving deeper into the spiritual array. Dense fog obscured their vision, causing them to lose their sense of direction and wander aimlessly like the rest.

“Quick, look inside!” A man pointed at Han Xing and Kong Yan. Like others, they had also become disorientated within the spiritual array.

“How is this possible? Even Han Xing and Kong Yan can’t break through the spiritual array? What kind of monster is that brat?” The crowd outside burst into an uproar and forgot why they were there.

Many people began reconsidering their approach after seeing inner disciples trapped inside the spiritual array. Things were far more complicated than they had imagined.

The facial expression of the youth who had sworn earlier became grim. After all, he had vowed to call Liu Wuxie ‘grandpa’ if Han Xing and Kong Yan failed to break the spiritual array.

“The grandson outside, why aren’t you kowtowing to your grandpa?” Liu Wuxie’s voice came from his room, and everyone heard it.

Hearing Liu Wuxie’s words, the youth stumbled.

“Liu Wuxie, I’ll kneel and kowtow to you if you dare to come out. I, Lu Liang, am a man of my word!” The youth stood firm and resolute.

“Making you kneel is easy!” Liu Wuxie’s voice was devoid of emotions as two beams shot out from the spiritual array. This wasn’t an ordinary spiritual array but a fusion with lethal arrays.

A scream came from Lu Liang as he fell onto his knees with blood flowing out from his kneecaps.

“What’s going on?” An uproar erupted from the surroundings as many people retreated, not daring to stay another moment.

"My knees! My kneecaps!" Lu Liang clutched his knees, attempting to rise. However, his kneecaps were shattered into countless pieces, meaning he would only be able to walk on his knees in the future.

“How is this possible? How could he have injured Lu Liang from inside?” Everyone had disbelief on their faces. Divine power could control flying swords and kill from a hundred meters away, but they couldn’t sense any divine power from what Liu Wuxie had done earlier. It felt as though the two beams had appeared out of nowhere.

“This is the power of spiritual arrays, filled with endless possibilities. I didn’t expect his attainment in spiritual arrays to surpass ordinary inner disciples,” a fifth-level Heavenly Dipper Realm inner disciple spoke with a hint of fear in his tone.

He left without hesitation, ignoring everyone else. More people began to leave after him. After all, even Kong Yan and Han Xing were trapped in the spiritual array and would only court humiliation if they entered it.

Lu Liang was carried away. He spewed vicious words before leaving.

“It’s so cold! I can’t take it anymore!” Those trapped in the spiritual array were covered in frost and shivered uncontrollably.

Han Xing and Kong Yan weren’t faring much better, either. Their eyebrows were covered in a layer of frost, and their teeth chattered.

“Senior brother, what should we do? We won’t last till dawn if this carries on!” Han Xing said, his speech slurred.

“We have no choice but to use our trump card now!” Kong Yan’s eyes turned cold, and murderous intent was released from him.

“Senior brother, you plan to break this spiritual array forcibly?” Han Xing was shocked. Their master had given them an array-breaking technique capable of breaking spiritual arrays forcibly within a short time.

However, the backlash was severe if they failed to break through the spiritual array.

“Do you think we have another option? Or do you want us to sit and wait to die, damaging our master’s reputation?” Kong Yan’s eyes flashed with a hint of madness. They never had the chance to use this technique since it was taught to them by their master, and it would finally come into play today.

Han Xing couldn’t refute what his senior brother said, so he took out flag arrays from his interspatial pouch, preparing for a battle in spiritual arrays.