Chapter 252 - 179: Demon Race

Chapter 252: Chapter 179: Demon Race

"Then let’s go."

"Ten years isn’t long, but it isn’t short either," Lu Changfeng said slowly. "We should first cautiously investigate whether this is true or not, so we can make proper plans."

The Qiankun Daoist slapped the table and shot to his feet. "Excellent! When do we leave?"

For the Qiankun Daoist, the entire reason he’d come to the Song Territory was to find other powerful experts to solve the problem of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy depletion caused by the Day Count Reset.

This situation with the Headless King now risked triggering the catastrophe prematurely. Therefore, the Qiankun Daoist’s most urgent task was to find a way to eliminate this risk.

"The fundamental goal of these Human Kings is also to survive the Day Count Reset and enter the next cycle of destiny," the Qiankun Daoist said. "As long as we approach this with diplomacy, we have a chance."

Lu Changfeng estimated the time it would take for Xu Fan to return.

Lu Changfeng didn’t plan for his true body to appear during this investigation of the Headless King.

Instead, he would have Xu Fan take his Clone, White Tiger, back to Corpse Bone Mountain.

After all, they were facing a Human King-level existence; it was too dangerous for his true body to show up.

Of course, the Saint Demon Sect couldn’t produce one hundred Primordial Stones right now to complete the task the Headless King had given Xu Fan.

’But just because we haven’t completed the task doesn’t mean we can’t go back and take a look.’

So, Lu Changfeng would have Xu Fan go back with the excuse that he truly couldn’t find any Primordial Stones, to see if they could draw out the Headless King for a talk.

"Ten days from now," Lu Changfeng said. "In ten days, we depart for the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

"Very well," the Qiankun Daoist agreed.

...

Returning to the Holy Hall.

First, he finished his discussion with Xu Fan.

Afterward, Lu Changfeng took out the *Basic Martial Arts Array* manual again.

This time, with the aid of his Array Sect Talent, looking at the Array Runes within felt like a sudden enlightenment for Lu Changfeng.

Array Runes were energy runes that the Ancient Human Race had comprehended by observing the changes in the Heaven and Earth Laws.

They could be combined to form an Array, a wondrous form of Martial Arts capable of influencing the world’s energy.

Drawing each rune required a huge expenditure and supply of Spiritual Power; one could not even begin to cultivate Martial Arts Arrays without first reaching the Rebirth Realm.

With the help of the Array Sect Talent, Lu Changfeng drew his first basic Array Rune after half a day.

"Success."

Seeing the Array Rune shimmering with a faint Spiritual Light on the jade stone, Lu Changfeng felt a sense of joyous accomplishment.

’As expected, Talent is indispensable on the path of Martial Arts.’

’And the path of Martial Arts Arrays is even more demanding. You have to be in the Rebirth Realm just to start practicing.’

Of course, drawing a single rune was not enough to form a Martial Arts Array.

Runes are like individual electronic components, each with its own function. They must be assembled together to form a proper Array.

The *Basic Martial Arts Array* manual that the Qiankun Daoist had given him contained three simple, basic Arrays.

These three simple, basic Arrays were: the Gathering Array, which, as the name implies, could gather Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy.

The Concealment Array, which could hide one’s presence and aura. Once one became proficient with the runes, they could be drawn on the body and powered by one’s own Spiritual Power, making it extremely convenient.

The Vajra Array, which used Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy in coordination with the Martial Artist’s own power to exert an immense, crushing force on a target. It was a highly efficient array for trapping enemies; an ordinary Rebirth Realm expert caught in a Vajra Array would be helpless and easily slaughtered.

The difficulty of the three Arrays was in that order, with the Gathering Array being the simplest.

’I should be able to master the Gathering Array within a month,’ Lu Changfeng estimated.

At that time, setting up a Gathering Array in the Holy Hall would allow the Demon Sect’s Demon Generals under him to cultivate more stably.

The power of the Gathering Array could be adjusted. The higher the power, the greater the consumption of Primordial Stones.

Lu Changfeng’s estimate was the same as the Qiankun Daoist’s: adjusting the power to about thirty percent of a Heroic Root Bone’s capacity would be sufficient.

Maintaining the Array for a year at that level would only consume one Primordial Stone. With Lu Changfeng’s current inventory, he could sustain it for a long time.

In a Gathering Array, the Primordial Stone’s main role was to act as a catalyst, attracting the surrounding Primordial Energy. Its own energy wasn’t consumed much, which was why a single stone could maintain the Array for so long.

As his understanding of Martial Arts Arrays deepened, Lu Changfeng also came to realize how terrifying the Qiankun Daoist was.

Relying on Martial Arts Arrays, the Qiankun Daoist could easily kill enemies of a higher realm, let alone enemies at the same Rebirth Realm as him.

’However, I now have my Ancient Chaos Demon Dragon Bloodline and three Supreme Talents,’ Lu Changfeng thought. ’If we really were to fight, it’s hard to say who would be stronger.’

Time passed quickly as he immersed himself in the cultivation of Martial Arts Arrays.

「Six days later.」

Xu Fan returned to the Holy Hall for an audience with Lu Changfeng.

The two of them settled on the details.

Although Xu Fan was a little nervous, he still agreed with Lu Changfeng’s plan.

He figured that facing the headless monster now with the Saint Master was far better than having to face it alone in ten years.

’The Saint Master is so powerful. He must have a way to deal with the headless monster.’

Of course, Xu Fan had no idea what level of existence he was about to face.

「Another four days passed.」

Lu Changfeng, the Qiankun Daoist, Xu Fan, and White Tiger set off, heading straight for the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

As for the border between the Capital Region and Yunyang Prefecture, it posed no problem. For a Rebirth Realm Martial Artist, entering an area unnoticed was incredibly easy.

To experts who could use Airstride and travel at astonishing speeds, the long border was riddled with holes, allowing them to easily avoid the eyes and ears of the Imperial Court.

Both Lu Changfeng and the Qiankun Daoist possessed a Heroic Root Bone, so there was no issue of insufficient Spiritual Power along the way.

After traveling for ten days straight, the group of four finally crossed the Capital Region and arrived at the entrance to the Hundred Thousand Mountains.