Chapter 261: Please, Enter the Jar

Real Person Huanyun was incredibly enthusiastic towards Su Xun.

In fact, if it hadn’t been for Zen Master Wanye’s forceful obstruction, he might have directly taken Su Xun as his master…

For this kind of array fanatic, as long as someone can give him some guidance in arrays, he might even sell his sect just to get some benefits.

This kind of person is the easiest to deal with, but also the most difficult to deal with.

And now, even though he hadn’t seen Su Xun for many years, he was still extremely zealous.

He pulled Su Xun all the way inside, and upon reaching the main hall, he ordered the disciples to serve the best Immortal Mountain Minglu tea.

Then, he couldn’t wait to ask Su Xun questions.

But Su Xun had no intention of answering…

When facing this kind of array fanatic, there was no need to be polite, as he wouldn’t understand it anyway.

He directly stated his request.

And after hearing Su Xun’s request, Huanyun asked in surprise, “What? To view the classic collection of my Thousand Clouds Dao? Why?”

“Because I discovered an array, this array is extremely powerful, and its history extends back thousands of years. Now I have almost deduced this array, but I am still missing the most crucial array eye… And according to the time, the only one who could have set up such a marvelous array in that era would be the Thousand Clouds Dao. So I want to see if I can find any classics related to the person who set up the array back then. It would be even better if I could find any clues related to the array eye.”

“What kind of array is it, that even Fellow Daoist Su praises it so highly?”

“An Isolation Array!”

“Do you have the array diagram?”

“Currently, there are only some fragmented deductions… All of them are the result of the previous ancestors of the Great Qian Dynasty spending their entire lives on deduction.”

“Let me see.”

Huanyun didn’t care about any privacy considerations and asked directly.

Su Xun handed him the booklet of key points he had compiled.

As soon as Huanyun took it, he couldn’t wait to open it and read it. He sincerely admired Su Xun, whose knowledge of arrays was far beyond his own.

But now, he was actually so impressed by this array, so naturally, he couldn’t help but be curious.

And after reading two pages…

His eyebrows were already dancing, his eyes were excited, and he said in surprise, “Good array, good array! I never thought that there would be such a magical array in the world! Fellow Daoist Su, is this array really set up by an expert from my Thousand Clouds Dao? Does my Thousand Clouds Dao really have such an expert?”

“I think, it’s most likely from the Thousand Clouds Dao.”

“Then let’s go quickly, Fellow Daoist Su. You can choose any of the classics in my Thousand Clouds Dao, but in return, I want to take a good look at the analysis of this array’s mysteries…”

Huanyun’s idea was very simple.

The number of classics in the Thousand Clouds Dao was vast.

It would be extremely difficult for Su Xun to find knowledge related to this array from them.

Perfect, he could take this opportunity to completely understand this array. Then, when Su Xun found the handwritten notes, he would have already finished reading and would have received additional information, saving him a lot of effort.

“Thank you.”

“Why are you being so polite with me? Let’s go, I’ll take you there.”

Huanyun led Su Xun to the Thousand Clouds Dao’s Library Pavilion… Compared to the Taiyi Sect, the Thousand Clouds Dao’s Library Pavilion was truly vast.

It was densely packed, almost enough to make someone with trypophobia faint instantly.

Huanyun asked, “How many years ago are you looking for?”

Upon hearing this, Su Xun suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there was a time limit…

“About a thousand to two thousand years ago. It must be within this time period.”

This was his deduction.

Before the Great Qian, it was more than seven hundred years ago.

But the array had already existed for a long time at that time. If it was too long ago, the cultivation world might not have had such a magical array yet. Therefore, one thousand to two thousand years was the most likely.

If that didn’t work, he would have to expand the time frame appropriately.

Hearing this, Huanyun led him to a bookshelf…

There were still many books, but in comparison, Su Xun couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

“Fellow Daoist Su, please help yourself. I’m going to start reading seriously now.”

With that, Huanyun took a book and sat down cross-legged in a clean spot nearby, reading it seriously.

And Su Xun also slowly closed his eyes.

Huanyun thought it would be difficult to find… but in fact…

How could he understand the marvels of Immortal Sense?

Its subtle operations were far beyond what Spiritual Sense could compare to… Moreover, with the blessing of the Jade Prayer Mat, the Immortal Sense became even more wondrous.

Under his control.

Book after book flew out on their own, the dust on them was gently brushed away, and then, page after page was turned.

Hundreds of ancient books were all suspended around Su Xun.

Su Xun didn’t need to understand all of this content. What he needed to find was the origin of this array… to find clues about that Isolation Array.

The previous array analysis was all done by an outsider from a bewildered perspective, and it was always somewhat imperfect.

What Su Xun needed now was the array’s creator’s insights…

Or rather, the core function of this array.

This was very important… As long as he could figure this out, he would have full confidence that, with his omnipotence in the small world and his Nascent Soul cultivation, he could set up such an array that would require at least an Ascension or Great Vehicle cultivator to set up.

Several hundred books at a time.

In just half an hour, they had all been read.

After a quick browse, he didn’t find any useful clues.

Su Xun wasn’t disappointed…

The number of books here was so vast, at least tens of thousands… After all, for array techniques, it was very likely that one array would have several books describing it, plus the analysis and annotations of later generations, the number of these books became even more bloated.

Another few hundred books.

Su Xun’s Immortal Sense was extremely powerful, and he didn’t feel the slightest bit of fatigue.

And this speed stunned Huanyun, who was preparing to enter a state of concentration.

He didn’t have the idea that Su Xun was emptying out the foundation of their sect. Instead, he felt… Damn, the time left for me is not much.

When he finds what he wants, I haven’t memorized this array yet. It will be embarrassing to ask him for it again.

Immediately, he hurriedly started reading seriously.

The two of them were busy with their own things…

In the huge Library Pavilion, there was only the sound of pages flipping.

After a long time.

Another two hundred ancient books were put back, and only one of them was slowly taken into Su Xun’s hand.

There was no array description in this book…

Instead, it was a classic similar to an autobiography.

In fact, there were quite a few of such classics in the Library Pavilion. When most cultivators died, who wouldn’t want to leave behind some insights for later generations to read?

At the very least, to leave behind evidence and clues of their existence.

And in Su Xun’s hand, was an autobiography of a Thousand Clouds Dao expert…

There was no mystery about array techniques or cultivation methods inside.

Instead, it was a self-description of that cultivator’s life experiences.

And this cultivator’s aptitude and cultivation were both remarkable. Especially his aptitude in arrays was so high that it was almost unmatched in the entire Thousand Clouds Dao.

Or rather, before him, the Thousand Clouds Dao was just a prototype. It was only after him that the Thousand Clouds Dao came into existence.

And the most tumultuous event in his life was when he was traveling in the Sheng Country and encountered a high-level expert with heaven-defying cultivation, and he experienced the most dangerous event of his life… But this matter was not suitable to be told to outsiders, so he kept silent his entire life.

It was only at the end of his life that he finally wrote this matter in his autobiography.

Su Xun asked in a deep voice, “Fellow Daoist Huanyun, do you know Qianqiu Zi?”

“Qianqiu Zi? Isn’t that the founder of my Thousand Clouds Dao in the past?”

Su Xun asked, “Is there a detailed biography of his life?”

“What do you want this for? It has nothing to do with arrays…”

“Bring it to me quickly, the array is very likely set up by Qianqiu Zi!”

“The array set up by the founder?”

Upon hearing this, Huanyun’s eyes lit up, and he said, “You wait, I’ll be right back.”

With that, he quickly ran out.

A moment later, he quickly ran back, bringing back a pile of ancient books, and said, “They’re all here.”

Su Xun took them and quickly flipped through them.

The more he read, the more solemn his expression became…

After all the classics had been read.

His expression was already extremely heavy, and he murmured, “Not good.”

Huanyun asked strangely, “What? Isn’t this just some self-descriptions of his life?”

“But there’s a huge secret hidden inside.”

At this time, Su Xun finally realized…

The Isolation Array.

“There’s a problem with this array, Master and the others are in danger!”

Regardless of the fact that this was an important place of the Thousand Clouds Dao, Su Xun directly and decisively drove the Flying Divine Boots and flew towards the distance.

In an instant, his figure had disappeared, leaving behind a pile of scattered books that were being blown about by the wind.

He had directly broken through thirteen array defense lines, and in an instant, he had already disappeared…

Leaving Real Person Huanyun with a dazed expression, shocked, “So… So powerful! Thirteen array formations, he actually understood them all after only a few hours of being here? Fellow Daoist Su, as expected of Fellow Daoist Su. It’s a pity that Master didn’t let me take him as my master, otherwise… Sigh…”

He was full of regret.

And at this time, Su Xun’s heart was already burning with anxiety.

That’s not right…

There was nothing unusual in Qianqiu Zi’s autobiography.

It was just a brief description of some of his thrilling experiences in his life… It could be seen that cultivators were not interested in these experiences. They only cared about how to improve their cultivation, how to make themselves stronger.

Even if they read it, they wouldn’t be able to see anything.

But Su Xun first walked out of the array himself, then through the efforts of the ancestors of the Great Qian Dynasty who had spent their entire lives, he had researched the array to sixty or seventy percent, and then through some autobiographical notes and a few words from Qianqiu Zi, the person who set up the array…

It was enough to deduce some extremely terrifying truths.

What was the purpose of the Isolation Array?

Was it just to isolate the Great Qian from the Barbarian Territory?

But thousands of years ago, the Barbarian Territory was far less powerful than it was now, and the Great Qian was even more divided into small countries… Although there was interaction between them, it was just a struggle between countries.

Logically speaking, it shouldn’t have attracted the attention of Qianqiu Zi, the peerless genius who had just founded the Thousand Clouds Dao and was full of vigor.

Especially the power of this Isolation Array, which was even stronger than Su Xun had imagined.

Borrowing the earth’s qi to seal it off, gathering luck to suppress it…

This was indeed an array.

But it was using the mountains, rivers, and oceans as the array base, and all living beings as the spirit luck, to forcefully suppress it.

What the hell was being suppressed by a world of heaven and earth?

He didn’t know.

But Su Xun knew that if his prediction was correct, Yuanshen… and even all the cultivators from the Central Continent who had entered the Barbarian Territory were in danger!

He fully mobilized the True Essence in his body.

The Flying Divine Boots rubbed against the air, almost emitting flames.

At full speed.

Su Xun’s speed was almost as fast as lightning.

He flew towards the direction of the Barbarian Territory at full speed.

And at this time…

After going through all kinds of hardships, the Barbarian King had finally passed through the spiritual energy vortex of the Isolation Array and successfully escaped back to his territory.

Even though this time, nearly ten million troops he led had all been annihilated in the Great Qian… he didn’t feel like he was at the end of his rope.

Failure?

It was just one failure. With the spiritual energy vortex there, they wouldn’t be able to launch a large-scale attack on his territory… After forty years, he could raise another invincible army.

This time, he was tricked by those despicable Qian Dynasty people.

But next time, they wouldn’t be so lucky. After all, the heavens were still on his side.

Recalling the battles of wits and courage over the past few days, the Barbarian King still couldn’t help but feel lingering fear. Several times, if it hadn’t been for luck, if it hadn’t been for chance, he would have been killed by those hateful Spirit Transformation cultivators.

But in the end, he finally managed to escape.

“Hahahaha… This time, the heavens are still on my Po Yunxiao’s side. The humiliation I suffered today, I will definitely repay it ten times a hundred times in the future!”

Po Yunxiao laughed loudly and soared into the air, flying towards the Barbarian King City. This time, he would painstakingly plan and endure hardship. He would definitely make the enemy pay a bloody price, and let them know that although only one of him escaped, he alone was enough to destroy the entire Great Qian.

But his figure had just taken off.

Suddenly, an invisible pressure descended.

Even though the Barbarian King was infinitely powerful, and his physique was far stronger than Spirit Transformation cultivators, which was why he was able to fight against several Spirit Transformation cultivators at once.

But at this time, he clearly felt that the surrounding spiritual energy was like countless threads, like endless heavy iron chains, wrapping around his body… and forcibly pressing him down from the sky.

Accompanied by a wild laugh.

Real Person Kuxin appeared, laughing loudly, “Hahahaha, Barbarian King? How ridiculous… Do you really think you could escape from the pursuit of those cultivators? If it wasn’t for the fear of forcing you into a cornered beast fight, causing damage to our side, we wouldn’t have given you a chance to live. I’m afraid you wouldn’t have thought that we had already entered your territory and set up the supreme array passed down from my Holy Palace, the Four Demons Soul Suppression Array. You are now a turtle in a jar of my Great Qian, with nowhere to turn.”

And at the same time.

In the sky…

Several figures appeared.

Wasn’t that Yuanshen and the others that the Barbarian King hated so much?

And at this time, seeing him trapped in the array, they didn’t show any surprise… Obviously, this was already within their expectations.

The Barbarian King immediately…

Hated them even more.