nashuaworldcup Chapter 40 Behind the Scenes
Chapter 40 Behind the Scenes
Chapter 40 Behind the Scenes
Chen Yi didn't explain further and immediately took action, his right hand drawing in the air.
Golden light flowed from his fingertips, and three nested array patterns gradually unfolded in the void—it was a first-grade high-level three-ring array. The most ingenious thing was that the third array pattern actually simulated a miniature spirit-gathering effect, causing the spiritual energy in the room to vibrate slightly.
"Huh?" Qin Chengcheng's drunkenness had subsided considerably. She stood up in slight surprise. "First-tier, high-grade? You've only been involved with formations for half a year. Are you sure you haven't learned formations before?"
"Didn't the fairy already investigate my background?" Chen Yi smiled wryly.
"Hmm, not bad. But not enough. I can protect you, but your old flame and the rogue cultivators under her command are like ants; they're dead if they want, they're not worthy of my help."
Chen Yi took a deep breath, and a glint of blue light suddenly appeared between his brows.
Fine needles formed from divine sense appeared out of thin air and precisely pierced the nodes of the array patterns that had not yet dissipated.
The three array patterns decomposed and recombined like lotus blossoms, eventually transforming into three complete basic arrays that floated in the air.
"I've been worrying about the fairy day and night, not only studying the formations but also figuring out how to break them, all for the fairy's sake."
I never imagined the fairy would treat me like this. Oh, my heart!
Chen Yi's voice was bitter as he began to "play the victim."
"The Divine Soul Needle to dismantle the formation?"
This time, Qin Chengcheng finally sat up straight, revealing a look of surprise.
"That's interesting."
This method was specifically practiced to target her soul restriction. With this evidence, it's understandable that Chen Yi said he studied the art of formations day and night.
Her eyes were bright. After thinking for a moment, she directly used her jade finger to outline in the void—four nested array patterns gradually took shape, and complex spiritual energy circuits intertwined in three-dimensional space, which turned out to be a simple second-order array!
"Disassemble it." Qin Chengcheng's red lips curved slightly. "Complete it before dawn, and I'll save your life."
Chen Yi stared at the three-dimensional array, a slight sweat beading on his forehead.
The fourth layer of nesting is like a mirrored space outside a three-dimensional maze, with each node containing hidden variables. He first used his divine sense needle to probe the first three layers and found that they were similar to the three-ring nested array he had previously dismantled.
The real challenge lies in the fourth level—those points where spiritual energy converges seem to exist in another dimension.
Chen Yi suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered the complex spatial geometry he had learned in his previous life.
He tried to imagine the formation as multiple spaces superimposed, and his divine sense needles probed the critical points of each curvature with the precision of a scalpel.
Three hours passed, and the sky outside the window was already turning light.
Chen Yi's eyes were bloodshot, and his consciousness was almost exhausted.
Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly discovered that the spiritual power at several key points was exceptionally strong—like the "supporting points" that held up the entire structure.
"I see."
Chen Yi secretly activated the system, absorbing some of the spiritual energy from those convergence points, thus lowering the spiritual pressure and making the formation structure clear at a glance.
His fingers flew across the screen, and the four array patterns dissected layer by layer, like peeling an onion.
The four basic array patterns were laid out on the table.
Chen Yi finally exhausted his spiritual energy and collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.
Several hours ago.
Under the light of a waning crescent moon, the blood-red thread wrapped around Dong Mingqiang's fingers, who was at the ninth level of the Dong family's Qi Refining Realm, suddenly snapped inch by inch.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and the scarlet curse mark remaining on his palm was visibly dissipating—the backlash of the blood pact!
"Something happened to Li Wusheng?"
Dong Mingqiang had a bad feeling when the jade pendant at his waist suddenly vibrated rapidly.
Before long, he followed the ripples and found Huo Sanniang's small courtyard.
"Geng metal energy, blood evil energy, Vajra strength from body cultivation, and fire spirit power that specifically counters blood evil?" Dong Mingqiang's face was gloomy, and the array plate in his hand displayed the several types of energy he had absorbed one by one.
"That bastard who escaped four years ago was actually hiding right under our noses all along!"
"The one who could kill Li Wusheng so easily must be at least at the second level of Body Refinement. That villain has become quite powerful."
He then gave the Dong family cultivators an order: "Thoroughly investigate all of Huo San Niang's connections, paying particular attention to the body cultivators she has come into contact with in the past four years!"
We must never let Li Wusheng's blood pact fall into the hands of outsiders!
As dawn broke, outside the Dong family's spiritual vein cave, a Foundation Establishment spiritual pressure spread out like a tide.
Dong Chang'an was meditating and regulating his breathing when he suddenly felt a jolt in his consciousness, and his brows furrowed slightly.
"Hmm? The aura of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator... and a female cultivator at that?"
He slowly opened his eyes, and with a light tap of his fingertip, the restrictions on the cave dwelling dispersed like ripples on water.
Outside the door, moonlight streamed in, illuminating a figure in pure white.
Qin Chengcheng stood with her hands behind her back, her skirt fluttering even without wind, her demeanor as cold and aloof as frost.
"What wind blew Fairy Qin here?" Dong Chang'an asked with a warm smile, but a hint of wariness flashed in his eyes.
Qin Chengcheng's red lips curved slightly, her eyes sharp as blades:
"Heh, the Dong family has reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Your disciples colluded with blood cultivators, using evil magic on rogue cultivators in the market to refine their essence and blood to enhance their cultivation. Is Fellow Daoist Dong aware of this?"
Before he could finish speaking, Dong Chang'an's pupils suddenly contracted!
His heart was in turmoil—
Blood cultivation? Has Li Wusheng been exposed? Or has someone caught Dong Mingqiang secretly cultivating the Blood Fiend Technique?
But on the surface, he still feigned surprise and frowned, saying:
"Is this really true? Fairy, are you perhaps mistaken? Although the Dong family is small, it upholds the righteous path. How could we condone evil cultivators causing trouble?"
Qin Chengcheng sneered, and a blood-red jade slip flew out from her sleeve, hovering in the air.
See for yourself.
Dong Chang'an took the jade slip, scanned it with his divine sense, and his face instantly turned ashen!
—The blood pact clearly shows the transaction record between Dong Mingqiang and Li Wusheng!
That idiot Dong Mingqiang! He actually kept the original blood pact document?!
His anger surged, and he clenched his fist, causing the jade slip to crack open with a "crack." He then forcefully suppressed his rage and said in a deep voice:
"This wretched child! Rest assured, fairy, I will cleanse this place today and give you an explanation!"
After speaking, his eyes flickered slightly, and he tentatively asked:
"But this blood pact..."
Qin Chengcheng turned away with a flick of her sleeve, her tone indifferent:
"This is the original, and there's only one of its kind."
A glint of light flashed in Dong Chang'an's eyes, and he suddenly burst into laughter:
"Haha, I, Dong, thank you in gratitude, fairy!"
He bowed respectfully, his attitude sincere.
"What needs does the fairy have? Although I am of meager means, I am willing to do my utmost to repay your kindness!"
Qin Chengcheng glanced at him sideways, a half-smile on her face:
"I need all of these: second-tier soul-nourishing pills, spirit-condensing pills, spirit-protecting pills, and other soul-nourishing cultivation techniques, second-tier spiritual vein cave dwellings, and advanced formation inheritances. Take whatever you think is appropriate."
Dong Chang'an's smile froze, and he cursed inwardly:
This woman has quite the appetite! Even Golden Core sects might not easily produce these things!
He shook his head with a wry smile:
"You flatter me, fairy. These things are high-level resources even in the upper sects. How could I possibly possess them?"
As he spoke, he flipped his hand and took out a jade bottle, handing it over.
"I do have a bottle of second-tier Spirit Condensation Pills in my collection; I would be grateful if you would accept them, Fairy. As for the rest... consider it a favor I owe you, Fairy, is that alright?"
(End of this chapter)