Eight Trigrams Array

After the seven-colored tattoo faded and disappeared, Han Fei also lost consciousness.

The Woman in Black Veil approached Han Fei, drew a dagger, and tried to stab the unconscious Han Fei several times. However, for some reason, each time she resolved to kill Han Fei, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

After an unknown amount of time, Han Fei slowly woke up. As he opened his eyes, he saw the Woman in Black Veil with a melancholic expression.

He was also lying on her lap, with her legs serving as his pillow so she could get a clear view of his features.

"You're awake?"

Han Fei struggled to sit up, but his entire body was sore and weak, causing him to sink back onto the Woman in Black Veil's lap.

The Woman in Black Veil took out a pill and fed it directly to Han Fei.

A warm current filled his meridians, and Han Fei felt his strength gradually returning as the soreness disappeared.

Half an hour later, the Woman in Black Veil said softly, "Can you get up now? Why are you still lounging on my lap?"

Han Fei awkwardly got up and looked at his bare upper body, finding not a single scratch.

He scratched his head, "I, wasn't I hit by that four-colored fireball? Without any Spiritual Energy, how can I not have a single scratch?"

The Woman in Black Veil frowned, "You don't know? Have you forgotten everything that happened?"

Han Fei shook his head, indicating he truly didn't know.

No longer dwelling on the issue, Han Fei stood up and began searching for an exit. However, the moment he stood up, he froze in place.

The ground was covered in four-colored crystalline bodies that emitted light in four colors under the illumination of the moonlight stones on the walls.

Han Fei exclaimed in astonishment, "This..."

The Woman in Black Veil said, "After the Seven-Colored Peacock died, its blood transformed into these four-colored crystals. I don't know what use these crystals have, and the records about the Seven-Colored Peacock didn't mention such a phenomenon."

Looking at the flowing, blood-like corpse of the Seven-Colored Peacock, Han Fei sighed and casually picked up a four-colored crystal.

These crystals were uniform in size, mostly slightly smaller than his palm, and he couldn't sense any power from them.

He picked up the four-colored crystals one by one and put them into his Storage Bag, not wasting a single one.

Even though he didn't know what they were for, Han Fei's intuition told him these crystals would be useful.

The Woman in Black Veil watched him silently the entire time, her thoughts unknown. Only after Han Fei had collected all the crystals did she speak, "Han Fei, you..."

Han Fei looked at her curiously, "Hmm? What is it?"

The Woman in Black Veil asked, "Can you join the Asura Hall?"

Han Fei frowned, then slowly shook his head.

"Although I have no grievances with the Asura Hall, I am a disciple of the Tianyuan Divine Sect. Even though my current cultivation and combat power have little to do with the sect, I cannot forget the ten years of support and my master's kindness. Han Fei dares not forget."

The Woman in Black Veil lowered her head, "But, but if you don't come to the Asura Hall, we'll be enemies. I... I can't bear to kill you, but I must."

Han Fei revealed a faint smile, "If that day truly comes, and I die by your hand, perhaps that would also be a form of happiness? To be honest, living in this world, my feelings are very complex. There's excitement, anticipation, sadness, and joy. It's a mixture of all emotions, but mostly, it's tiring."

"Cultivating is tiring, doing things is tiring, being a person is tiring, even living is tiring. So if I were to die, perhaps I could understand the universe and all living beings in a different way."

Han Fei's inexplicable words bewildered the Woman in Black Veil.

"Universe? All living beings? What are those?"

Han Fei shook his head. He knew people in this world didn't understand the meaning of the universe, so he pointed upwards, "The universe is that endless starry sky."

"Of course, even if you truly do that, I can understand you. Xuanxuan's identity is similar to yours. She can argue with me and give me the cold shoulder over a traitorous martial artist. I believe you would too. The sect is the absolute ruler in your hearts, and friendship is at best ranked second."

The Woman in Black Veil looked up and said, "Friendship? Do... do you consider me a friend?"

Han Fei replied, "Of course."

With that, Han Fei stood up and began searching for an exit. He believed the Seven-Colored Peacock was merely a guardian beast, or perhaps the first trial. Once the Seven-Colored Peacock was dealt with, the exit should naturally appear. However, the stone chamber remained unchanged.

Yellow Emperor: "Kid, this is an illusion array. You should be able to find the weakness of the illusion array using Old Ancestor Hongjun's Power of Heavenly Dao."

Hongjun: "It's not that simple. After the Seven-Colored Peacock died, the surrounding Spiritual Energy has become extremely chaotic, with Spiritual Energy gathering points everywhere. Even if you use the Power of Heavenly Dao, you won't be able to accurately locate the connection point of the illusion array in a short time. Isn't Fuxi here? He is the progenitor of formation arrays. With him here, do you still need the Power of Heavenly Dao?"

After hearing Hongjun's reminder, everyone finally remembered that Fuxi was in the group.

Han Fei humbly asked, "Senior Fuxi..."

Fuxi remained silent for a moment before saying, "Didn't I give you the Eight Trigrams Array manual? This illusion array is very simple. Once you absorb the insights from the Eight Trigrams Array, this trash illusion array can be instantly broken."

Outside, the Woman in Black Veil saw Han Fei suddenly sit on the ground while walking and begin to meditate. She sighed. She could no longer see through Han Fei at all. In all these years, Han Fei was the only person she couldn't understand.

Han Fei's actions were extremely bizarre and baffling, but the Woman in Black Veil did not disturb him at this moment.

Han Fei was currently absorbing the insights of the Eight Trigrams Array, as well as the principles and deciphering methods of several formation arrays.

While absorbing the memories, he also drew in the surrounding Spiritual Energy to replenish himself.

Several hours passed. Han Fei's Spiritual Energy had recovered to its peak state, and he had also finished absorbing the memories of the Eight Trigrams Array. He was now analyzing them, especially the aspects related to illusion arrays.

Seeing Han Fei open his eyes, the Woman in Black Veil asked, "What are you doing?"

Han Fei said innocently, "Looking for the exit. What? Haven't you seen people use this method before?"

The Woman in Black Veil said softly, "I used to think I had seen everything, but after meeting you, I realized there are indeed many things I haven't seen."

Han Fei smiled, "Is this a compliment?"

He paced back and forth in the space.

The Woman in Black Veil said, "I already searched while you were unconscious. The surrounding rock walls are all the same. I even checked the top of the walls and the ground, but there isn't the slightest crack, and I can't feel any wind."

Han Fei explained, "I know you're proficient in wind-elemental attributes, and it's not impossible to use wind to find loopholes in illusion arrays. But you overlooked one thing: Spiritual Energy."

The Woman in Black Veil listened intently as Han Fei explained.

Han Fei continued, "The reason you can't feel any wind from an entrance or crack is because of the presence of Spiritual Energy. When Spiritual Energy is dense, it affects all attributes, and wind force is naturally one of them."

The Woman in Black Veil asked, "Then how do we break this illusion array?"

Han Fei replied, "The methods to break illusion arrays differ based on their level. This illusion array is relatively weak, so you just need to observe the changes around you. For example, the passage we came through was an illusion array. No matter how far we walked along the torch-lit cave, we couldn't reach the end. In reality, we were just walking in circles."

"The real exit is in the darkness. This tests the reverse thinking of those within the illusion array. As long as one's mind is agile and willing to try different ideas, it can be easily broken."

"However, the illusion array here is stronger and tests our eyesight."

The Woman in Black Veil said with some disbelief, "Nonsense. I heard from seniors at the Asura Hall that the most important thing in an illusion array is not to trust your own eyes. Yet you say the key to breaking this stage is vision."

Han Fei smiled mysteriously, "Don't you believe me? Then follow me."

With that, Han Fei led the Woman in Black Veil, walking repeatedly along the ground at the edge of the stone chamber. They walked several laps without any sign of stopping.

The Woman in Black Veil said, "Are we just going to keep walking like this? Can't you find the exit?"

Han Fei's lips curved slightly, "You've been following me for several laps too. Have you noticed anything different?"

The Woman in Black Veil shook her head.

Han Fei pointed to the black dots on the rock wall, "In the first few laps, this dot was oval-shaped and not particularly round. But now it has become a perfect circle, and its edges are extremely smooth and flat."

The Woman in Black Veil asked, "I don't know if it changed, but what's the use of this point you're talking about?"

Han Fei continued, "Illusion arrays are maintained using Spiritual Energy. This means Spiritual Energy will conceal existing objects, allowing our visual nerves to receive what the caster has set up. But Spiritual Energy is irregular. Even if you use the power of the array to bind the Spiritual Energy, there will still be slight changes."

"For this type of illusion array, as long as you walk a few more laps and observe the details, any change indicates the formation's foundation. This is because only places that need to be concealed will be covered by Spiritual Energy. Moreover, I noticed another one of these dots not far from this one. I believe this rock wall was modeled after the adjacent one."

As he spoke, Han Fei condensed his spiritual power in his left hand, and a dark golden light emanated from his palm. His hand touched the dot Han Fei mentioned.

Shua, Han Fei felt a pushing force in his palm, followed by a snap, as if glass had shattered. The rock wall rippled like a disturbed lake surface, and then slowly disappeared.