Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect

Chapter 1239 - 608: Myriad Phenomena Brilliant Clouds Mystic Lantern Illuminates_2

Indeed, to put it simply, there are ten layers of arrays here.

The very bottom layer is indeed based on the Divine Teaching’s Ten Extremes Earth Sinking Array that Eastern Venerable set up in Suiyang back then. The framework of the Divine Teaching’s Ten Absolute Array allows for ten arrays to be stacked, thereby multiplying the power.

And just Tie Dan’s Sword Casting Array alone uses three layers of array bases. The second layer employs the secret technique of the Kaiyang Sword Formation, drinks from the sweet spring, flows with the eternal wind, and illuminates the jade candle, transforming the power of the array into a refining sword melting furnace. The third layer uses the YCM Reincarnation Technique, trapping the blood souls of heroes from the battle in Suiyang within the array for sword quenching. The last time, it only quenched for a month before attracting the attention of the Five Elders. This time, it has quenched for a full ten years, shocking both Heaven and Earth.

Thus, after Tie Dan set up the Sword Casting Array, grandmasters more skilled in Array Dao were attracted to observe. They continued to add layers on the framework of the Divine Teaching, stacking seven layers of arrays to solidify the seal around the smoke passage’s Qi veins.

Of course, from the outside, it appears as much more than just seven, with chaotic heaps of dozens of arrays. Some are mere distractions, others a waste of time, some purely mischievous, and others that even the setup can’t understand. However, since they’re here, why not add an array? So, most of them are dead ends unable to reach the sword pool, wasting people’s time.

So theoretically, the fastest path is to navigate along the smoke passage’s earth vein, breaking through seven barriers to reach the Divine Weapon directly. Isn’t that simple?

Everyone then expressed unanimously that it was simple, simple, simple, and under Chen Xuantian’s command, they formed a formation.

Ah Xiong was still the shield in front, since the evolved Xihe Divine Fire on its back is the mother of all flames, allowing it to face fire with fire. Chen Xuantian and Cloud Deer followed closely, with Huqian Mountain Man at the rear acting as a plasma booster, forming a conjoined rocket, "Boom Boom Boom!" rushing down the smoke passage fire pit, charging several miles ahead, then blasting a path through the lava cliff, reaching the fourth barrier.

Hmm, they skipped two barriers because the third was clearly set up by a Divine Teaching expert, with distinct characteristics of pure explosion, combat, and crackling blasts! Full barrages shower like rain, with no technical content, purely covering with firepower, crackling blasts over the fiery pit!

Such barriers truly have no technical content, purely testing combat reactions and harshly depleting health. Initially, even Chen Xuantian’s drones, when entering, were like stepping on mines, blown up several times, finally depending on the Ghost Spring Technique for instant resurrection to pass the barrier. These few Divinity Transformation cultivators probably couldn’t withstand it; even if they could harshly break through, they’d be dead or half-dead afterward, hardly usable. If they could jump, they’d jump...

Thus, the fourth barrier was the Mystic Sect’s turn.

Hmm, this array is interesting; it’s a talisman array.

Indeed, at first glance, thousands of colorful lanterns float in the vast cavern. But actually, each lantern is a talismanic artifact. The eight sides of the lantern paper are Daoist talismans, with a note like a lantern riddle hanging underneath, swaying like a wind chime. Inside the lantern, various colored Dao fires burn, illuminated by the Tao Light candle fire, contrasting the vermillion-drawn eight-sided runes with brilliance. The light shines majestically, vividly beautiful.

Ah Xiong said, "Wow, it’s so beautiful!"

Huqian Mountain Man gazed upon this spectacle, instantly became stern.

"When the myriad lanterns illuminate the night, with a single thought uniting all, the myriad phenomena bright dawn returns truth and fate. It’s actually the Myriad Phenomena Bright Dawn Mysterious Lamp Array from Qingcheng Mountain, a difficult barrier indeed..."

Chen Xuantian smiled silently.

Although there was some verbal conflict earlier, without interference from the Heart Demon, Cloud Deer regained clarity, calmed down, seemingly to ease the team atmosphere, courteously asking,

"I am not very knowledgeable, what is the explanation of this Mystic Lamp Formation?"

Huqian Mountain Man had no intention of teasing the youth, nor bullying small animals, seriously explaining,

"This array is the absolute knowledge of the Mystic Sect’s Sect Leader, Cloud Platform Chief, Qingcheng Mountain Master, Daoist Lingxu, also recently a classic topic for the Mystic Sect’s grandmaster comprehensive examination. It’s specifically for transmitting Daoist Skills, testing Mystic Sect’s foundational knowledge, evaluating disciples’ comprehension, and refining cultivator’s Dao Heart.

This array consists of 3,600 bright lanterns, each confirming 3,600 Magic Gates, with lanterns standing nine feet high, eight-sided delicate yet having Returning Dust Path flame, Red Evil true fire, Xuanming icy flame, Purple Mist Divine brilliance, Tian Gang soldier flame, and 36 types of ordinary Dao fire, correspondingly bearing the numbers of 36 Tian Gang.

With the heat from the lantern wick’s Dao fire’s support, these lanterns will slowly rotate and fly, rearranging every incense stick’s time, and eight sides will rotate completely once.

People entering the array must calculate the correct timing, seizing the combination of eight-sided lamp talisman rotation, only then can they enter the array. Otherwise, slightly touching or brushing will trigger chaotic talisman thunder, Dao fire downpour, and then chain reactions, with 3,600 lanterns, 28,000 talismans, altogether responding, thunder and fire merging instantly, death without burial.

But merely finding a way into the array is far from enough, this incense stick time isn’t just for your calculation for entering, you must also answer questions to obtain talismans. You can see that each lantern has a note underneath it. Once detached, you must solve the lantern’s riddle within a breath and unveil a talisman from the lantern to pass the barrier. Otherwise, failure to answer on time or answering wrongly will result in instant thunder and fire merging, obliterating to ashes.

And the riddle of each lantern is naturally taken from my Mystic Sect Daoist Collection and classic topic sources, respectively researching celestial movement, geographical features, character cultivation, Five Elements interactions, season changes, Yi principle variations, inner core and outer medicine, classic mantra techniques, eight subjects of literature. Lantern’s eight talismans each correspond to celestial phenomena, earth veins, human relations, object nature, timing, hexagrams, alchemy furnace, and cave scriptures, encompassing all-encompassing myriad and truly challenging.

When obtaining all eight talismans, it’s considered form and spirit combined, calculation and method merged, returning to truth and Dao, capable of wielding these eight talismans to guard eight palaces protectively, protecting Central Palace Dao Body, then transporting out of the array, moving past the barrier."

Cloud Deer was dizzy from listening,

"Ah!? How do we pass with so much hassle... Isn’t this messing with people???"

Hey, congratulations, you answered correctly, it is messing with people.

Lingxu is simply intolerable, you see he sets arrays, sets mines, relying on his first-in-the-world cultivation, a discontent glance at someone, couldn’t he just straightforwardly chop them down? How many could climb over his Five-Finger Mountain?

Hey, he simply won’t! He won’t! He just wants to show off! He just wants to demonstrate capability! He just wants to, by every means possible, make things difficult, annoying! Just like he went through so much trouble answering questions to barely become first in the world, if he doesn’t put these questions out to annoy you, it’d be wasted work...

Huqian Mountain Man also sighed,

"When myriad lanterns illuminate the night, measureless lead people, universally illuminating ignorance, with Daoist Skill light breaking ignorance, is all kinds of law mastery and full integration.

With single-minded unity, constant clarity of mind and tranquility, Heaven and Earth return to peace, wholehearted sincerity moves Heaven and Earth, is undistracted heart, deeply studying to the utmost.

With myriad phenomena bright, four qi combined, constellations divided, purple mist above and below three elemental clouds, cultivation is achieved, the body’s light is like rosy clouds, the skill comprehends Divinity Transformation.

Returning truth and fate, myriad creatures each return to their roots, returning to roots is tranquility, tranquility is returning fate, is returning to the truth, firm Dao Heart.

All skills attained, questions brushed through, passing the array casually."

Ah Xiong already puzzled, Paozi equally stupefied, Xuantian smiled silently.

Huqian Mountain Man urged,

"What exactly are you laughing at? This array is used to test grandmasters, how many in the world could pass! Getting stuck halfway isn’t annoying people?!

Furthermore, able to set up this array indicates the Chief has seen it, surely this sword is already in his pocket! Who could contend with him?"

Chen Xuantian stopped smiling too,

"Divine Monarch speaks rightly, everyone be serious. Fortunately, we arrived early, listen to me, pick lanterns one by one, pass the array together. Start now..."

Huqian Mountain Man was shocked hearing this,

"What!? You’re breaking the array without calculating?? You don’t scare me! Yet calculate it anyway, at least calculate."

Chen Xuantian was speechless as well, at the strong request of the other, had to pretend, pinching fingers, calculating.

"Calculated, everyone rest here a bit, watch me operate, wait till I’ve brushed through the questions, gathered the talismans, then pass the barrier altogether.

Cough, cough, Divine Monarch, anyway, they surely can’t do it, I have to assist. But I don’t know if you want to take the test yourself or have me substitute?"

Huqian Mountain Man remained affected, eyes showing unusual color,

"These years I’ve been busy with mountain matters, barely gone through questions, can’t say I’m confident passing the array.

Who exactly are you, having this confidence to break the Chief Daoist Lord’s question array?

Are you secretly spiraled within his gut knowing what questions he’ll ask?"

Hey, congratulations, you answered correctly.