Chapter 1096 - 555: Golden Toad Bites the Lock
At this moment, the Dragon Palace was ferociously attacked by the ferocious Refining from all directions. Although it hadn’t been completely uprooted and leveled, it wasn’t far from it.
The overpowering surge of life, old age, sickness, and death struck fiercely, disturbing the Earth Vein, breaking mountains and opening lands. At a glance, it looked as if four earthen dragons were overturning in the underground of Yunmeng Swamp, tearing the lake bottom into ravines and hills. Erupting geysers spurted Refining, while coral palaces and crystal palaces collapsed and toppled. Fish, shrimp, and river crabs died in large numbers, as if experiencing an underwater earthquake, creating a scene of Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea, unbearable to witness.
Even though there were a significant number of demons occupying Yunmeng Swamp, this murderous array attack and Immortal demon battle had already frightened them into fleeing everywhere, competing to escape to the Li River. The number of demons near the Dragon Palace wasn’t many anymore.
The Inverted Immortal had already come to scout earlier, so he was quite familiar and found the way easily. However, upon reaching the gate of the Dragon Palace, while circling around the coral forest outside the palace, he suddenly sensed something amiss.
"Eh? Something’s not right? Strange... The Coral Array has been broken, but why hasn’t the Illusion Array been dispelled yet? This is not right... Why is it like this..."
Chen Xuantian followed him around, went closer, and asked,
"Fellow Daoist, what’s wrong?"
The Inverted Immortal looked puzzled,
"This array hasn’t been broken..."
Chen Xuantian knowingly asked,
"What do you mean, this array hasn’t been broken?"
The Inverted Immortal looked conflicted,
"We, our four arrays combined forces. Even though we destroyed the Dragon Palace and damaged the Earth Vein, the Enchanting Soul Formation outside the Dragon Palace hasn’t been broken at all! We can’t get in!
Chen Xuantian exclaimed,
"How is that possible! Didn’t we combine the power of four arrays to destroy the Dragon Palace and damage the Earth Vein? How come we can’t break the array?"
The Inverted Immortal’s face was half in doubt and half in confusion. Kneeling at the lake bottom, he pulled out a nine-inch-nine sun-flower mouth dragon pattern mysterious copper mirror, chanted a spell, and the mirror reflected dazzling white light, illuminating the Refining Qi Veins flawlessly. He calculated and studied carefully,
"Because... because this array wasn’t laid with Earth Vein... but how could it not rely on the Earth Vein... Hiss... I understand, I understand! It’s water! It’s water!
Right, Yun Meng is originally the Capital City of the Demon Clan, the Ancient Times battlefield! The local Water Qi has been soaked with endless Demon Blood and Spiritual essence, and the underwater environment is almost like a Cave Heaven Blessed Land!
It’s just that when the lake water doesn’t flow, Spiritual Power gradually dissipates and the concentration is uneven, so ordinary people can’t use it to lay arrays. But the person who laid this array is different! He calculated the hidden underwater waterways and used the water flowing through the springs to set up this Great Protective Array!
A master, truly a master..."
The more the Inverted Immortal studied it, the paler his face became. Originally half his face was deathly black, now his whole face was black. After all the effort spent, it was all in vain, making him want to spit out blood.
Chen Xuantian added fuel to the fire,
"Wow, Fellow Daoist, you’re so amazing, being able to recognize the foundation of the array at a glance. You must be able to break it, right? Break it quickly, we’ve been waiting so long."
The Inverted Immortal’s shiny bald head began to emit smoke,
"Break it? Of course, it can be broken. Once an array is recognized, it can be broken, but how much effort will it take!
Do you think I should start calculating from the hidden underwater waterways of Yunmeng Swamp? How can it be done without a hundred years of effort!
I might as well barge into the array! Maybe after ten years of being trapped, I’ll find a way out!
Strange, strange indeed, where did this master come from?
The master never mentioned having this array technique. Could this array not have been set up during the Thunder Ancestor’s Sealing Demon period..."
Chen Xuantian blinked,
"Oh? I thought we were here to catch someone in the act. So, the Five Calamities Immortal Monarch had been to Yunmeng before and had a past with the Thunder Ancestor?"
The Inverted Immortal was momentarily speechless.
Chen Xuantian "pahed" open his fan, snorting coldly,
"Hmm! Senior Brother is really cautious! Even at this point, you still say this won’t work, that won’t work! All sorts of prevarication and teasing!
The situation today, from start to finish, was orchestrated by you. You’ve even prepared the Immortal Monarch’s talisman—it was all arranged, wasn’t it? You personally came down to check earlier! Why put on such a show now!
If there really was no method calculated, would you have brought everyone to squat outside the gate and waste our time! Fine, you don’t need to explain! I understand! I suppose Honorable One is going to use your West Kunlun’s master’s secret technique to break the array, reluctant for an outsider like me to see, thinking I’m in the way, right!
Fine, I won’t delay your performance; I’ll stand far, far away, and let you break the array! Damn! Goodbye!"
"Fellow Daoist! Please wait! I absolutely didn’t mean that!"
The Inverted Immortal had no choice, knowing that at this moment, hiding anything more would really provoke the other party to turn hostile, so he had to confess,
"Alas, since things have come to this, I won’t lie anymore. I actually didn’t see this array clearly; mainly, during my previous descent, I was foiled by a fish head, and a group of demons surrounded me in a fierce battle, causing me to be blinded. I thought it was just an ordinary Coral Illusion Array based on the Earth Vein, not expecting there was a change.
In short, this is indeed my fault. It now appears that another expert intervened, setting up a Water and Earth Dual Formation here to ambush us... Oh! It might be the Mystic Sect’s arrangement just now! Planning to monopolize the Dragon Palace’s treasure and guard against outsiders coming to snatch it!"
Chen Xuantian still looked distrustful,
"Fellow Daoist, no need to explain to me; what does it matter if I believe you or not? I originally suggested we take time to consider, but you wouldn’t listen! Look what happened now!
Forget it, since we’re already here, don’t you have a box? Take it out and break the array directly, don’t waste any more time."
The Inverted Immortal smiled bitterly,
"But that box isn’t for breaking this array..."
Chen Xuantian was impatient,