Chapter 777 - 356: The Array Dao Amazes Everyone, a True Genius

Hearing this, Yu Tao and the others exchanged surprised glances.

’Wasn’t the Little Cyan Dragon responsible for this change?’

Suddenly, Chi Qingxuan noticed a faint glimmer of light flickering in Li Chang’an’s hand.

Then, he slowly walked forward and casually waved his hand.

To everyone’s utter disbelief, the countless mechanical contraptions before them began to operate once more.

The grating sound of machinery filled the air as mechanical components retracted to either side, revealing a wide passage before them.

"Daoist Li, you... you’re a Tier Four Mechanical Technique Grandmaster?"

Yu Tao asked, his heart trembling as he stared at Li Chang’an.

The others also fixed their gazes on Li Chang’an, their eyes filled with a mixture of shock and confusion.

The scene was simply too astonishing.

The mechanical contraptions that had been an immense headache for them were resolved by Li Chang’an with a simple wave of his hand. They could think of no other explanation besides him possessing Tier Four Mechanical Technique Skills.

Li Chang’an smiled. "I’m no Mechanical Technique Grandmaster. It was just a fortunate coincidence; I happened to acquire a Mo Family Disciple Identity Token."

As he spoke, he flashed the Token in his hand.

At his words, everyone understood.

Yan Hao said with envy, "Daoist Li, you truly are a man of great fortune to have obtained such a Treasure."

"For all of you to have come this far, your own fortunes can’t be weak. There’s no need to envy me. Our priority right now is to subdue that Little Cyan Dragon," Li Chang’an replied with a smile.

"Right! Let’s get that beast first!"

The group set off at once, following the passage out of the Mechanical City that had trapped them for so long.

Seeing that things had turned against it, the Little Cyan Dragon had already fled into the distance.

It cursed angrily as it fled.

"You bunch of idiots! You got lucky, finding a Mo Family Disciple Identity Token, but don’t even think about catching me!"

Its voice had lost its earlier mockery, replaced by a flustered and infuriated tone.

In the blink of an eye, it vanished from their sight.

But everyone had already locked onto it with their Divine Sense.

The needle of the Treasure Hunting Disc also pointed steadily in its direction.

"After it!"

They each executed their Escape Techniques, giving relentless chase.

This time, everyone was far more cautious.

They successfully avoided several traps during the chase.

Li Chang’an had already put away the Mo Family Disciple Token. He planned to return to the Mechanical City in the future when he had time to dismantle it for materials.

’Many of the Puppets and mechanical contraptions reached Tier Four, but they’ve decayed over time, leaving them with only Quasi-Tier Four strength. They still won’t be easy to dismantle,’ he mused to himself. ’If I try to dismantle them by force, I’m afraid I’ll lose a lot of the materials. But my mastery of Mechanical and Puppetry Techniques hasn’t reached Tier Four, and I don’t have the advanced knowledge to continue. If I don’t want to waste the materials, my only choice is to leave the Mechanical City deep underground for now. I’ll have to wait until I possess Tier Four Puppetry and Mechanical Technique Skills before I can dismantle it.’

Just as he was thinking, Zhuo Wanshuang suddenly appeared before him.

Her tone was sincere as she thanked him formally.

"Daoist Li, I’m deeply indebted to you. If it weren’t for you, I’d likely still be trapped in that Mechanical City, forced to wait for my father to intervene."

"It was the least I could do," Li Chang’an said with a friendly smile. "Daoist Zhuo, your invitation to join this hunt showed you trusted me. Naturally, I couldn’t let you down."

At his words, Zhuo Wanshuang felt a pang of guilt.

After all, she hadn’t personally invited Li Chang’an.

Before they were trapped in the Mechanical City, she had been convinced that her preparations alone would be enough to capture the Little Cyan Dragon.

She had even felt that Chi Qingxuan and Chi Qingwu were underestimating her.

Treating her like a child.

Because of this, she had been somewhat resentful toward the pair and Li Chang’an.

Looking back now, she realized that despite her years of cultivation in the Sect and her diverse range of abilities, she truly lacked real-world experience and needed help.

’Sigh, if Daoist Li hadn’t helped, I’m afraid my father would have given me a stern lecture.’

Zhuo Wanshuang hadn’t wanted her father, Cyan Dragon True Monarch, to intervene either.

Filled with gratitude, she said to Li Chang’an, "Daoist Li, if you ever need help in the future, just say the word. If I can help, I absolutely will!"

By saying this, she was acknowledging that she owed Li Chang’an a favor.

This was the very reason Li Chang’an had acted!

He didn’t bring up the matter of the Tier Four Body Refining Technique directly, instead just telling Zhuo Wanshuang to focus on capturing the Little Cyan Dragon Mechanical Beast.

If they successfully captured the Mechanical Beast, Zhuo Wanshuang would certainly be in a better mood.

It wouldn’t be too late to bring it up then!

Li Chang’an secretly sent a Sound Transmission to Chi Qingxuan and Chi Qingwu to express his gratitude.

"My thanks to you both, fellow Daoists. If not for your introduction, I wouldn’t have had this opportunity."

"Daoist Li, this was your own doing. We didn’t help much," they both replied.

In truth, before they were trapped in the Mechanical City, they too had assumed the trip would be uneventful.

But the events that followed had left them all astonished.

Chi Qingxuan remarked with a sigh, "Daoist Li has a resolute Dao Heart, remarkable fortune, and a wide array of methods. It’s a shame he’s constrained by his Spiritual Root and won’t be able to see the sights beyond the Golden Core realm. A true pity."

"Indeed," Chi Qingwu also sighed.

Both of them were younger than Li Chang’an, yet they had already cultivated to the Golden Core Peak.

Yet Li Chang’an’s public Cultivation was still only at the Early Stage of Golden Core, seemingly without any progress whatsoever.

This meant that his potential in the path of Magical Power had reached its limit.

Neither of them believed Li Chang’an could ever become a Nascent Soul True Monarch; at best, he might reach the Middle Stage of Golden Core.

"Fortunately, Daoist Li’s talent for Body Refinement is impressive. If he can achieve Tier Four Body Refinement in the future, he could stand on equal footing with a Nascent Soul True Monarch."

"You two seem to have a lot of confidence in me. I haven’t even obtained the Cultivation Technique yet."