Chapter 1106 - 368: Speculation (2)

The corners of his mouth slightly curled up as he watched Lin Zheyu with great interest from the shadows.

However...

The old man did not realize that his secret observation had already been noticed by Lin Zheyu.

"This old geezer, is he the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Shi family?" Lin Zheyu murmured to himself.

Having stayed here for so long, even though he hadn’t had much contact with other cultivators, Lin Zheyu still had some understanding of the cultivators in the city.

’The Shi family...’

’They’re really relentless!’

Lin Zheyu’s eyes turned icy, and a trace of killing intent flashed in his heart.

He was no longer the weak cultivator he once was.

Since someone intended to harm him, Lin Zheyu decided to nip it in the bud.

As long as the enemy was dead, the crisis would also be gone.

As a martial artist comparable to a Nascent Soul, Lin Zheyu already ranked among the top-tier powerhouses in Great Wei.

The Shi family, a long-standing cultivation family, had gradually declined, with only an early-stage Divinity Transformation cultivator remaining in the clan.

If not for the powerful spiritual treasure passed down by their ancestors, the Shi family couldn’t maintain their current status at all.

Moreover, they’re not without enemies.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have compromised with the Martial Alliance and signed that contract in the past.

Even if he killed someone from the Shi family and left a trace for them to find, Lin Zheyu wouldn’t be afraid.

He’s killed people from the Shi family before.

When he first encountered the cultivation realm, Lin Zheyu killed a member of the Shi family.

Unless the Shi family mobilized their Divinity Transformation expert, ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators couldn’t do anything to him.

And this, evidently, was impossible.

The Shi family’s Divinity Transformation expert wouldn’t lower himself to deal with a martial artist merely in the early stage of the Shackled Realm.

By the time the Shi family realized something was wrong.

Lin Zheyu’s strength might already have increased to a level comparable to Divinity Transformation.

"Hmph!"

Lin Zheyu snorted softly, retracting his attention from the old man of the Shi family.

He multitasked, controlling the array to slaughter the demonic beasts while using his Spiritual Celestial Eye to observe and comprehend the mysteries of the surrounding array restrictions.

In the dark void, the rule patterns forming the array restrictions all began to flicker.

The vast energy flowed through the rule patterns, and all the changes and reactions that occurred when it flowed through different rule patterns were wholly revealed to Lin Zheyu’s Celestial Eye.

"So that’s how it is, so that’s how it is!!!"

Lin Zheyu murmured softly, a light of excitement flashing in his eyes.

Disassembling the activated array restrictions almost exposed all the profound mysteries contained within the array to his eyes.

Lin Zheyu couldn’t help but exclaim; the cultivator who originally devised the method to create Immortal Tao Array Runes and integrate them with demonic marks was truly a genius.

Such a clever combination, such genius thinking, such intricately designed arrays were truly extraordinary.

Lin Zheyu absorbed and comprehended hungrily the profound truths of the Great Tao contained within the surrounding array restrictions.

His intense focus slowed down his speed in slaughtering the demonic beasts significantly.

However, it didn’t matter.

As a martial artist guarding the first line of the array defense, their primary role was not to slaughter demonic beasts.

It was to guard the array hub, increase the stability and flexibility of the array, and enhance the array’s strength.

The task of slaughtering demonic beasts mainly fell to the cultivators guarding the second line of the array defense.

Time slowly passed.

The demonic beasts surged increasingly from the dimensional rift.

The roars of demonic beasts echoed incessantly.

Like a tidal wave, the demonic beast army poured out from the dimensional rift, fervently assaulting the first line of the array defense beyond the node.

This time, the demonic beast army was larger in numbers and stronger in capability, each seemingly reckless.

Even the intelligent demonic species mingled among the beasts shared this mindset.

Those daring enough to risk their lives and invade this world were mostly demonic beasts with seven marks or more.

Demonic beasts at this level had already condensed demon lairs.

As long as the demon lair remained, even if this body died, it could be revived given sufficient demonic energy supply.

This was the heaven-defying aspect of demonic beasts.

However.

This wasn’t without cost.

Every resurrection from a demon lair after death required vast energy and a lengthy period.

Due to the slowed pace in slaughtering demonic beasts.

The area around Lin Zheyu was already engulfed by a dense swarm of demonic beasts.

"Are you okay? Need help?"

Zong Linjing’s voice echoed in his mind, pulling Lin Zheyu back from his comprehension of the array.

Zong Linjing looked at the dense amount of demonic beasts near the array hub Lin Zheyu was guarding and was somewhat worried that something had happened to him.

After all, not too long ago, Lin Zheyu had custom-tailored, improved, and optimized the "Circulation Bright Light Guiding Skill" for her.

To her, such a high-level cultivation technique’s improvement must have drained a lot of mental energy.

"No need, I’m fine."

Lin Zheyu transmitted.

He took a light breath, looking at the dense demonic beasts outside the array hub; it seemed he needed to clear them out first.

Just as well, he needed a rest. Prolonged use of his Celestial Eye demanded a lot from Lin Zheyu.

Two days later.

Zong Linjing couldn’t hold on any longer; Wa Zhengtian took over the array hub Zong Linjing was responsible for, while Zong Linjing took the chance to fully recover.

Wa Zhengtian’s arrival eased a lot of the pressure, allowing Lin Zheyu to focus more intently on comprehending the surrounding array restrictions.

He didn’t want to miss such a rare opportunity.

The sense of crisis lingering in his heart made Lin Zheyu feel a bit urgent; perhaps, this time would be the last.