Crafting an Immortal Race with Daily Hexagrams

Chapter 581 - 238: The Chess Player’s Warning (Part 6)

However, that array map was severely incomplete, and he had studied it for so many years without being able to complete it.

This time Shen Xiubai brought it up, but he wasn’t trying to keep it hidden.

He was just afraid that after finally pulling him out of the "Compound Array" pit, he might fall into the "Spirit Gathering Array" pit.

In the end, his cultivation realm would not improve, his life span would be exhausted, and such a good array Dao talent would be wasted for nothing.

"The ancient array is quite obscure and difficult to understand. I’ve studied it for decades with little success, Xiubai..."

"Junior only wishes to observe briefly to see if he might gain some insight; I won’t delve deeply." Shen Xiubai said earnestly and cupped his hands.

Facing such a gaze, Jiang Xiuqi suddenly didn’t know how to refuse.

"Just a look?"

Shen Xiubai nodded slightly: "Just a look."

Unable to resist him, Jiang Xiuqi stood up and fetched a piece of incomplete beast hide paper, handing it to him, saying, "From my years of research, this map is only thirty percent of a complete map, missing a full seventy percent."

"You..."

He hadn’t finished speaking when all of Shen Xiubai’s attention was already focused on the incomplete array on the beast hide paper before him.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiuqi shook his head slightly and did not continue to disturb.

...

That night, deep within Hidden Dragon Mountain at the Dragon Tamer’s Mansion.

After arriving here, Shen Wen’an did not inform Shen Li and the Snow Wolf King.

He just found a peak that overlooked the valley where the Dragon Tamer’s Mansion was located, sat cross-legged, and waited quietly for the so-called reinforcements to arrive.

Inside the Stone Hall.

Ye Minghuang was cultivating cross-legged, while Zhou Ji couldn’t calm down no matter what.

In front of them, three terrifying monsters had already moved forward more than ten zhang, less than twenty zhang away from them.

Obviously, as the resentment beneath the Evil Dragon Platform was continuously absorbed by the monsters, their strength was gradually increasing.

The deterrent from the incomplete stone statue behind the two was naturally greatly reduced.

"Why haven’t they come..."

"It’s been months!?"

Zhou Ji’s expression was somewhat dispirited, muttering softly.

It had been months since he sent out the distress signal to Wei Chengyu of the Suihuo Sect.

Yet, there was still no sign of reinforcements.

If delayed any longer, the three monsters’ strength would keep growing, and once they break through the critical point to reach the Golden Core Realm, the only fate awaiting the two of them would be to be torn apart.

He wasn’t too concerned about dying himself, but Ye Minghuang beside him was a True Monarch’s disciple, a true heir of the sect.

If he were to die here, the wrath of True Monarch Bai Yu would inevitably affect his family.

He glanced back at Ye Minghuang, sighed softly, and was about to speak when he suddenly felt the Communication Stone in his arms vibrate.

"Hmm?"

Zhou Ji’s expression turned joyful, hurriedly taking out the Communication Stone and activating it with spiritual power.

From the Communication Stone, Wei Chengyu’s voice slowly emerged.

After some inquiries, Wei Chengyu learned that only the two of them were still alive, and angrily instructed Zhou Ji to protect Ye Minghuang well.

After all, he was a True Monarch’s disciple, and if anything happened, letting True Monarch Bai Yu find out they had sought aid from him, even the anger of one True Monarch would be unbearable.

After Zhou Ji agreed submissively, he cautiously asked Wei Chengyu when he planned to come to their aid.

Wei Chengyu did not provide a definite answer, saying only that a Pocket Secret Realm seemed to have been discovered at Return Sea Cliff, and once confirmed, he would immediately come to rescue the two of them.

Outside the Stone Hall, the Snow Wolf King once again sensed the faint vibration from the Communication Stone and turned to look at Shen Li beside him.

"Miss, they have contacted the outside world again."

Shen Li nodded, having understood everything through the Puppet Centipede.

"So they’re Nascent Soul True Monarch disciples."

With a serious expression, she felt the situation was a bit tricky.

And that Pocket Secret Realm...

After thinking for a while, Shen Li conjured a Communication Stone, intending to inform her family of the events here.

But just then, a figure walked out from the mountainside on the west.

"Master?"

Feeling the presence, the Snow Wolf King gasped softly, eagerly approached Shen Wen’an, ears drooping and tail wagging excitedly.

"Master."

Shen Wen’an smiled and stroked his head.

At this time, Shen Li also came forward, bowing slightly, "Third Uncle."

"Why have you come?"

After nodding, Shen Wen’an descended from the void, gazing toward the distant Stone Hall.

"These two individuals are connected to a big secret, your grandfather asked me to come and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Shen Li was curious, "What did Grandpa deduce?"

Shen Wen’an did not answer, saying only to discuss it further when they return.

"Third Uncle, these two have contacted the outside world again..."

She briefly recounted the conversation overheard through the Puppet Centipede.

After pondering slightly, Shen Wen’an said, "No problem, Third Uncle will wait for them to arrive."

"You should head back first."

Predicting that the reinforcements might include Golden Core Cultivators, and with Shen Li being the pride of the Shen Family, too valuable to risk, Shen Wen’an sent her back with Golden Toad and Silver Thread Centipede.

Understanding that staying could be a liability, Shen Li did not insist, and directly took Golden Toad and Silver Thread Centipede, flying to Yunshui City.

Shen Wen’an and the Snow Wolf King waited on the giant rock for more than ten days.

That night, there suddenly came a faint ripple of spiritual power from above.

Pondering with closed eyes, Shen Wen’an slowly opened them, looking toward the night sky.

Beside him, the Snow Wolf King also raised his head in confusion.

With his Fetal Breathing Perfection Realm’s strength, he seemed unable to detect any anomaly.

"Guests have arrived, let’s go take a look."

As Shen Wen’an spoke, his form already stood up, and he climbed the steps of air in his blue robe.

"Damn it! How can there be a Golden Core Cultivator here!?"

Under the moonlit sky, an ancient bronze warship floated quietly above the Dragon Tamer’s Mansion.

The bronze warship was shrouded in a peculiar force, entirely ethereal, leaking almost no aura.

On the ship’s deck, several figures clothed in crimson cloaks with flame emblems stood silently behind Wei Chengyu.

With their gaze, down below in the forest, a person and a demon were approaching them, their goal evidently clear.

Wei Chengyu’s face clouded as he quietly observed Shen Wen’an.

His current strength was clearly already reaching the Golden Core Realm!

"Cancel the Mirage Array."

Their whereabouts discovered, continuing to consume Spirit Crystals to maintain the Mirage Array concealing the bronze warship’s aura and position was futile.

It’s better to directly confront them and see what they want.

The array was canceled, and abruptly a massive bronze warship appeared in the void over a person and a demon’s heads.

Seeing this, the Snow Wolf King was visibly astounded.

He hadn’t felt at all when this giant flying magical artifact appeared overhead; he followed only because Master Shen Wen’an went toward the void.

Step by step, Shen Wen’an soon arrived at a level with the warship’s deck.

Upon sighting Wei Chengyu aboard the deck, Shen Wen’an’s brows instantly furrowed.