The Blade-Wielding Legend-Chapter 1235 - 646

"What's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Lifei was suddenly alarmed.

"It's a trap."

Yin Jiuge suppressed his pain and said, "After entering Luoyang City, we noticed something was amiss... To stabilize the Array Eye, we must split up, but to infiltrate the Prince Mansion, only the young brother can do it; others cannot."

"I thought, with Little Brother Li's Dao, no matter what array, as long as we can disrupt it a little, force that Wang Xuanmo to reveal a trace of Qi, then we can summon the Yin Department Soldiers for assistance, so I decided to seize the opportunity."

"But now it seems that the opponent's array is far more complicated..."

"Then how do we break the array?"

Sha Lifei asked with visible concern.

Yin Jiuge shook his head and said, "The distance is too far, and it's hard to see clearly. Someone needs to guard the array here while others escort me into the hall, perhaps..."

Boom!

Before he could finish his sentence, his words were interrupted by a thunderous crash from the sky.

This thunder was extraordinarily loud, deafening, and the lightning illuminated heaven and earth in an instant.

Everyone couldn't help but look up.

In the sky, the celestial phenomenon had already changed dramatically.

The sky, originally a scarlet red, turned into a river of blood as the "Six Kingdoms Demon Army" and "Suihou Snake Pearl" clashed, and now, a gigantic vortex appeared.

In the center of the vortex, lightning flickered, and a faint shape of a tripod emerged among the clouds.

"Oh no, the Yuzhou Tripod is about to emerge!"

Upon seeing this, Yin Jiuge's face immediately changed.

At this moment, Wang Daoxuan also sensed something, and he took out a compass from his chest.

This compass was somewhat special, its base made from a fossilized turtle shell.

It was precisely the "Mystic Turtle Shell" obtained by Wang Daoxuan from the Dragon Palace.

Currently, the needle on the compass was jumping rapidly.

It seemed to spin chaotically, yet appeared to contain a certain pattern.

"You have the 'Mystic Turtle Shell'?"

Seeing this, Yin Jiuge quickly said, "Let me see it."

Wang Daoxuan handed it over, somewhat puzzled, "Senior, this is the first time I've seen such an omen. With the Earth Qi in disarray now, I'm afraid nothing can be discerned."

"You don't understand."

Without further ado, Yin Jiuge explained, "'Mystic Turtle Shell' was used for divination in Ancient Times. The refined compass can observe not only Earth Qi but also be influenced by the stars, requiring a special method to use it."

As he spoke, he glanced around, spotting an intact mirror among the broken green lamps near some elderly Japanese monks. He quickly instructed Sha Lifei to retrieve it, then used a vermillion pen to rapidly connect dots on it, drawing a simple star map.

Sha Lifei glanced back at the Royal Palace, growing more anxious, "Senior, can this thing break the array?"

Yin Jiuge said in a low voice, "I miscalculated. For Wang Xuanmo to set up an array capable of trapping Little Brother Li in such a short time in the Royal Palace Hall is impossible, unless he utilized the Mang Mountain Ancient Array."

"The array methods from the Qin Dynasty differ from those today, mostly designed using astrology..."

While speaking, he completed the star map, which reflected onto the compass.

By candlelight, everyone scrutinized it.

The initially erratic needle became orderly within the mirror.

Every pause pointed to a star.

"Understood!"

Yin Jiuge glanced at the Royal Palace again, speaking gravely, "This is the 'Eight Gates Life and Death Formation.'"

"Inside Qianyang Hall, arranged in the order of 'Rest, Life, Hurt, Block, View, Death, Shock, Open' corresponds to the Fake Yin Bureau's twenty-eight and Luoyang Seven Stars Lock Dragon Formation, it's the Tian Peng Transforms the Snake configuration, with the Suihou Snake Pearl corresponding to the Qimen 'Tianpeng Star,' primarily manipulating Water Evil, concealing the Purple Tenuity Realm star positions."

"If I'm not mistaken, the Ghost Emperor can control the 'Death Gate' and 'Shock Gate' to rotate, causing the Hurt Gate and View Gate to cycle..."

Listening to this, Sha Lifei's head was spinning. "Senior, what does this mean?"

"It means Heaven and Earth at arm's length. While there's no risk to life, escaping is tough."

Yin Jiuge said solemnly, "The array-breaking technique is simple. This formation requires the Three Wonders and Six Instruments Lock. In the East and West Six Palace Halls, an Array Eye is surely hidden. Destroy it, and the array will break itself."

Saying this, he looked up at the sky with a face full of sorrow, "As for Little Brother Li, it's manageable, but with the Yuzhou Tripod's emergence, Central Plains faces impending disaster."

"Don't worry, Senior, there should still be time."

Wang Daoxuan said in a somber tone, "The Shaolin monks have brought the 'Dharma Shadow Wall.'"

"In that case, good!"

Yin Jiuge's eyes lit up, "Quickly, I'll hold this place while you go break the array!"

......

Mang Mountain, Northern Wei Emperor's Mausoleum.

Since the collapse of the Qin Palace Fake Yin Bureau, the area was already in disarray.

Two forces clashed, the sky filled with a bloody glow, causing the fissure to expand continuously, resembling a network of cracks on the ground.

Amidst the bloody glow, there were also Buddhist chants filling the air.

Even amidst the roaring Heavenly Thunder, these chants remained unsubdued.

Master Hui Yuan, the leader of the Shaolin Martial Monks, led the monks to form an array, seated in different zones.

From above, it formed a massive lotus shape.

All the monks sat cross-legged, chanting scriptures and striking wooden fish simultaneously.

"Namo Sattva, Sugata Yayi, Aloha, Three My Three Bodha Taya..."

They were chanting the Buddhist "Lengyan Mantra," reputed as the king of spells.

Not just this, but eighteen martial monks patrolled the perimeter, wielding Demon Suppressing Sticks.

The end of the sticks, bound with horse tails like brushes, dipped in the incense oil offered to Buddha by Shaolin Temple, drawing a nine-tier lotus platform pattern on the ground as they moved.

With the sound of the "Lengyan Mantra," the oil marks ignited upon encountering evil spirits.

Cyan flames surged, vaguely forming a lotus diagram, enveloping the area.

This was the Buddhist evil-suppressing ritual, the Incense Boundary.

Together with the "Lengyan Mantra," it could suppress even the fiercest malevolent beings.

Indeed, despite the intense bloody glow, the tremors on the ground subsided significantly.

Boom!

At this moment, the Heavenly Thunder seen by Wang Daoxuan and his companions also echoed.

All the monks spat blood and collapsed to the ground.