Chapter 474: The Powerhouses of the Four Sacred Lands Meet

Hearing Bai Di’s despairing wails, the corner of Elder Yan’s mouth twitched.

There were too many Arrays here.

Every time he broke one Array, another would appear to block his path, preventing him from advancing even an inch.

He was about to go mad from the frustration.

Elder Yan wiped the cold sweat from his brow and forced himself to sound calm. “Saint Child, do not be anxious. The Arrays here can’t possibly be infinite.”

“Hmph, then tell me, when will we get out?”

Bai Di asked coldly.

Elder Yan hesitated. “This… I don’t know either. But as long as we keep breaking the Arrays, we’ll eventually break through them all and get out.”

BOOM!

Elder Yan channeled his Saint-level Power, forcibly shattering the Grand Array before him, and continued forward.

Bai Di had no choice but to follow.

SHIMMER!

But the moment they left, the Grand Array that had just been destroyed miraculously reformed.

Huang Xu remarked with admiration, “A Saint-level Powerhouse indeed. That old fellow, Elder Yan, has already broken two hundred and seventy-three Grand Arrays.”

Although Qingyang City’s Saint Tier Arrays were all modified from Tier Seven and Eight Arrays, they were terrifyingly effective.

They were interlinked, one leading into the next.

The fact that Elder Yan could forcibly break two hundred and seventy-three Grand Arrays within five days was something to be proud of.

After all, Elder Yan was a Saint-level Powerhouse.

But it was far from enough.

Because Qingyang City had over three thousand Grand Arrays in total. No matter how powerful Elder Yan was, he could never break them all.

Given enough time, Elder Yan would be trapped here until he died.

「Ten days later.」

Bai Di’s mouth was parched. “Elder Yan, do you have any water left?”

“There’s none left!”

Elder Yan shook his head.

When he and Bai Di came to Qingyang City, they had only brought half a month’s worth of rations and water, all of which was now gone.

“What? You’re out too?”

Bai Di fell into despair on the spot.

Elder Yan was just as desperate.

As a Saint-level Powerhouse, he could do as he pleased in the Cangxuan Realm, as long as he didn’t run into one of those reclusive old monsters.

‘Even dying an unlucky death on the battlefield would be acceptable.’

But he never would have imagined that he’d end up trapped in these bizarre Arrays, about to starve to death.

‘This is so humiliating!’

‘If word of this got out, everyone in the outside world would laugh their heads off.’

THUD!

Just as the two were despairing, a black bag was suddenly thrown down from the sky.

Bai Di was puzzled. “What the hell is this thing?”

WHOOSH!

The moment the bag opened, Bai Di’s eyes widened. He exclaimed, “Elder Yan, quick! There’s fresh water and food in this bag!”

“Really?”

Elder Yan immediately rushed to Bai Di’s side.

Seeing the fresh water and food in the bag, Elder Yan instantly revived, tears streaming down his old face. “Thank you, Heavens, for this gift.”

With this water and food, the two of them could survive a while longer.

“Hurry and eat. After we’ve had our fill, we can get back to breaking the Arrays.”

Elder Yan began to feast.

Bai Di wolfed down his food.

As the Saint Heir of a Sacred Land, he had been draped in silks and fed delicacies from the very beginning, attended to with the finest foods.

He never thought that one day he would be so excited over some simple water and food.

“This smells amazing!”

Bai Di took a large bite of the Demon Beast Flesh.

But just then…

SWOOSH!

A figure darted past him, snatched the water and Demon Beast Flesh from his hands, and began to gnaw on it nearby.

Bai Di flew into a rage. “What beast dares to steal my food?”

With that, he raised his hand and struck at the dark figure.

The dark figure sensed the threat and immediately turned, revealing a pair of beast-like, crimson eyes as it threw a punch without hesitation.

BANG!

The two fists collided violently.

Bai Di was knocked back several meters by the impact. “Huh… It’s a human!” he said in surprise.

SWOOSH, SWOOSH, SWOOSH!

Before he could recover, several more dark figures flashed by, snatching the remaining food and water.

“Insolence!”

Bai Di was furious.

One of the dark figures turned around. “A mere junior dares to act so arrogantly before this Emperor? Are you looking to die?”

WHOOSH!

The figure flicked its sleeve, and a torrent of flame shot out, transforming into a large firebird that flew toward Bai Di.

Bai Di was once again knocked back.

“Martial Emperor Great Perfection!”

Bai Di exclaimed in shock.

Elder Yan watched the firebird flash past and asked politely, “The Fire Phoenix Secret Technique… Sir, are you from the Kunlun Sacred Land?”

“Oh? You know of our Kunlun Sacred Land?”

The dark figure said, surprised.

Elder Yan cupped his fists. “I am Elder Yan of the Canglan Sacred Land. Greetings, fellow Daoists from the Kunlun Sacred Land.”

“Elder Yan, you’re Elder Yan!”

The figure cried out in delighted surprise, strode over to Elder Yan, and revealed his true face.

“Fellow Daoist… Fang Xi?”

Elder Yan asked uncertainly.

Fang Xi nodded. “Thank you for remembering me, Elder Yan. I am indeed Elder Fang Xi of the Kunlun Sacred Land.”

“You’re Senior Fang Xi from the Kunlun Sacred Land? No… that’s impossible. How did you end up in this wretched state?”

Bai Di came closer and said.

In his memory, Elder Fang Xi of the Kunlun Sacred Land had an ethereal, immortal-like bearing, the very picture of a great master.

But now…

Fang Xi was unshaven, his clothes were tattered, his entire body was scorched black, and he emitted a pungent stench. Where was the slightest trace of that immortal-like bearing?

He looked just like a beggar.

Fang Xi gave a bitter smile. “Young friend, you must be the Canglan Saint Heir?”

“This junior, Bai Di, pays his respects to Senior Fang Xi.”

Bai Di said respectfully.

Fang Xi said with appreciation, “Not bad, not bad at all. Already a Late Stage Martial Emperor at such a young age. You’re much stronger than I was when I was young.”

“Thank you for your praise, Senior!”

Bai Di said, cupping his hands.

Fang Xi beckoned the other figures behind him and made a polite introduction. “These two are Elder Yuan Jie and Elder Ye Mingli.”

“What? This is Elder Yuan Jie from the Jizhen Sacred Land?”

Bai Di cried out.

Elder Yuan Jie gave a slight nod.

Bai Di then turned to Ye Mingli and asked, “Then are you Elder Ye Mingli from the Taiyi Sacred Land?”

“I am!”

Ye Mingli replied.

At that moment, Bai Di’s heart trembled violently.

Elder Fang Xi of the Kunlun Sacred Land, Elder Yuan Jie of the Jizhen Sacred Land, and Elder Ye Mingli of the Taiyi Sacred Land—these three were all renowned figures in the Cangxuan Realm.

‘To think they’d all be trapped here, reduced to such a wretched state.’

“Fellow Daoists, what happened to you all…”

Elder Yan asked curiously.

Fang Xi sighed. “To be honest, the three of us heard there was a Saint-level Earth Vein here and came to investigate. We never expected…”

“So, you’re saying you’ve been trapped here for over two months?”

Elder Yan’s brow furrowed tightly.

Fang Xi nodded. “Although we can’t use Holy Power to forcibly break the Arrays like you can, we’ve still managed to break quite a few in the past two months. But the Arrays here are endless. It’s impossible to break them all.”

“How many Arrays have you broken, exactly?”

Elder Yan asked.

Fang Xi said, “About six hundred or so.”

Elder Yan said seriously, “You’ve broken over six hundred, and I’ve broken over four hundred in the past few days. That means we’ve already destroyed more than a thousand of the Arrays here. As long as we keep working hard, getting out of here will be just a matter of time.”

In his view, no matter how many Arrays there were, there would come a day when they were all broken.

However…

Fang Xi shook his head. “Get out of here? Not in this lifetime.”