Chapter 1070 - 1170: This Is an Open Conspiracy

"The Dali Sect's foundation is far inferior to ours, so we really don't need to care too much about their existence. The reason the Shan Sect has the potential to surpass us is because, faced with steadily drying-up resources, they chose to cultivate a line of inherited Magical Treasures. Although in the short term they won't overtake us, and we might even drop a little, in the long run they would slowly surpass us. But now, our Wall-Outside Plan has completely disrupted their scheme. All the effort they put into their inherited Magical Treasure plan has instantly turned into useless labor. If they don't want to fall behind others, then the Shan Sect will definitely have to use the resources outside the walls to refine Magical Treasures, and once they do that, their Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array plan collapses without us even attacking it. At that point they'll still have to depend on us, and we'll be able to widen the gap even further at just that moment." Tian Chu Zhenren said with a squinting smile.

Ye Tianfan didn't know what this Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array Tian Chu Zhenren mentioned actually was, but just from hearing Tian Chu Zhenren's words, he couldn't help sighing inwardly. This plan was way too insidious, it was pure naked open scheming. If the Shan Sect followed their own plan, then the rich resources outside the walls would have nothing to do with them. And once those outside resources were in play, the Shan Sect's so-called inherited Magical Treasure plan would look like a joke—after all, when you have something better, who would still use ordinary stuff?

Besides, the most crucial point was this: if the Shan Sect doesn't use the resources outside the walls, then in the short term there's a very good chance they'll be caught up to by the Dali Sect. But if they do use the resources outside the walls, then they can forget about ever catching up to the Taichu Sect. After all, even with the rich resources outside the walls, the Taichu Sect has even richer resources.

Ye Tianfan had never imagined that Tian Chu Zhenren, who had always seemed kind and amiable to him, could come up with such a sinister plan. It was practically killing people in both body and heart.

"Master, what exactly is the Shan Sect's Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array?" Ye Tianfan asked Tian Chu Zhenren quietly. After all, he really didn't know what this Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array plan was supposed to be. But just from Tian Chu Zhenren's words it was clear that this Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array plan had enough power to let the Shan Sect surpass the Taichu Sect. So Ye Tianfan couldn't help being curious what kind of Array this actually was, that it could even surpass the number-one Sect under heaven, the Taichu Sect.

"You know, right, that all the Magical Treasures used by the Shan Sect are the same Daffodil?" Tian Chu Zhenren said.

"That I know. Every single one of them—starting from the Sect Leader and all the way down to the disciples—the Magical Treasure they use is always a single Daffodil. If one Daffodil isn't enough, they'll use two Daffodils, but they'll never step outside that Daffodil thing." Ye Tianfan answered.

"Right. Their so-called Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array plan is that, at a critical moment, everyone can serve as the Array core and complete an Array called the Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array." Tian Chu Zhenren replied.

After hearing Tian Chu Zhenren's explanation, Ye Tianfan still didn't feel that this Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array was anything that amazing. It was just everyone forming an Array together. Sure, maybe the Array's power would be tremendous, but the limitations were way too big. You'd have to gather everyone, and the constraints were huge. In a battle, the enemy isn't going to sit there waiting for you to finish setting up your Array before attacking.

Seeing Ye Tianfan's dismissive expression, Tian Chu Zhenren chuckled, then opened his mouth and said, "The terrifying part of their Array lies in this: this Array can be cast by just one person. Of course, if only one person casts it, the power will be extremely small. But while it's being cast, people can be added or removed at will. In other words, when someone is already casting the Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array, others can directly join in without needing to re-cast the Array from scratch. And if other places need support, people within the Array can withdraw at any time without suffering a single bit of backlash. What's even more terrifying is that this Array does not become unstable due to large differences in the casters' strength. No matter what their cultivation level is, as long as they cast the Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array, their strength will be directly converted into power on the Array itself, without affecting their bodies. That is to say, if you want to fight people from the Shan Sect, and you fail to take them out in the very first instant, then once they activate the Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array, they'll only grow more and more valiant as the battle goes on, because they don't need any preparation for their Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array—they can join it directly at any time."

After hearing Tian Chu Zhenren's words, Ye Tianfan sharply sucked in a breath of cold air. So this Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array was completely different from what he'd imagined. He'd thought the Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array was just an Array cast by a large number of people, with very great power, nothing more. He hadn't expected it to be something that could be cast at any time, add people at any time, and even remove people directly without suffering Array backlash.

With other people casting Arrays, if the Array is suddenly cut off in the middle, or if someone suddenly joins in when the caster is completely unprepared, then that caster will inevitably suffer a fierce backlash, maybe even lose their life. And the newly added person or the one who leaves abruptly will also suffer a savage backlash from the Array—going mad is the light outcome; in more serious cases they'd drop dead on the spot.

However, Ye Tianfan quickly became curious again. Why hadn't they seen the Shan Sect use this Array during the big incident last time? If they'd used this Array, the Shan Sect wouldn't have had to sacrifice so much.

So Ye Tianfan posed this question to Tian Chu Zhenren.

Tian Chu Zhenren answered calmly, "Although the Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array is extremely powerful and also very convenient, it has a fatal weakness."

When Ye Tianfan heard Tian Chu Zhenren say that, his interest immediately spiked. He hadn't expected a peerless Array like this to still have a fatal weakness. But then again, it made sense. This Array was indeed a bit too powerful—if there weren't any limiting factor at all, then by now they would probably already have surpassed the Taichu Sect.

"Once the people of the Shan Sect use the Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array, their Daffodils will revert to their most original state." Tian Chu Zhenren said.

"Their most original state?" Ye Tianfan's eyes abruptly widened when he heard that. He hadn't expected the price to be so steep. If the Daffodil reverted to its most original state, then that would mean using the Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array once is equivalent to them losing their Magical Treasure.

Seeing Ye Tianfan's shocked expression, Tian Chu Zhenren thought for a moment and immediately realized that Ye Tianfan had probably misunderstood him.

"I think you may have gotten the wrong idea. When I say revert to the most original state, I don't mean returning to an ordinary Daffodil. I mean the state after Huangyan City refined it into a Magical Treasure but before it acknowledged a master. So after they finish using the Ten-Thousand-Immortals Array, if their Magical Treasure is carelessly snatched away by the enemy, then it's equivalent to them losing that Magical Treasure." Tian Chu Zhenren explained to Ye Tianfan.