Wouldn't That Be Relying on Fellow Daoist Xiao a Little Too Much? (4K)

As the old saying goes, reading is always beneficial; there's always an advantage to reading more books.

Therefore, although Xiao Chen did not intend to switch to cultivating Heaven-Grade Technique, he still carefully read through the legacy left by the Illuminating Void Sect.

Different Cultivation Method actually represent different cultivation paths.

But no matter which path you take, they will all ultimately lead to the same result— the Spirit Transformation.

If someone can integrate and apply the strengths of various schools of thought to compensate for their own weaknesses, their success rate in breaking through to the Major Realm will likely increase.

However, doing so would require too much talent and resources from the cultivator.

Most people wouldn't even consider it.

After all, the mere fact that one can obtain multiple Heaven-Grade Technique is enough to filter out 99% of cultivators.

Normally, even the identity of a core True Disciple is not enough; one must start as a Nascent Soul Nascent Soul True Lord to have a chance.

People like Xiao Chen, who obtained more than one Heaven-Grade Inheritance as early as the Golden Core Realm, are extremely rare, appearing only once every few hundred thousand years.

As for those who received them but didn't use them, not a single one was used.

It is unlikely that this will happen in the future.

"Huh, another tracking Secret Method? Is this the only category?"

Xiao Chen had been thinking about cultivating the Divine Sense Secret Art for a while.

However, in the Heavenly Dipper Sect's Scripture Pavilion, he only saw two Divine Sense Secret Art related to tracking.

Because of his speed advantage, he didn't need to worry about chasing for the time being, so he didn't rush to prioritize cultivation and put it aside.

Xiao Chen was curious at the time why there was only one type of Divine Sense Secret Art.

However, he didn't dwell on it and didn't try to demand the core inheritance from others, since he had already been thinking about this day since then.

However, they have now successfully obtained the Divine Sense Secret Art from the Illuminating Void Sect.

Xiao Chen then realized that there were only three types of techniques here: Tracking Art, Breath Concealing Art, and defense.

There is no special method that can directly attack the enemy's sea of consciousness, as rumored.

So far, he has only seen Secret Method for attacking Divine Sense in the inheritances of the Yellow Springs Path and the Black Abyss Demon Sect.

None of the other lineages, whether those of the Heaven Star Sect or the Great Xuan Immortal Dynasty, mention this.

That's very interesting.

Xiao Chen didn't think it was a matter of skill level.

It doesn't make sense that only demonic cultivators could have such a brilliant idea to develop such Law Technique.

Even if Righteous Cultivator didn't think of it at first, they should have tried it after suffering losses in this regard.

However, the righteous sects, regardless of time or place, have reached a consensus on this matter.

That suggests there must be some strange element involved, or a pitfall that others have fallen into.

Unfortunately, none of the major traditions have specifically noted the reason, so the exact details are still unclear.

After carefully reading the Cultivation Method, Xiao Chen put away the remaining two Jade Slip.

He has already confirmed that neither of these two inheritances contains any Devil Cultivation Method, though it's also possible that they haven't had time to be processed yet.

In short, they are all legitimate High Antiquity cultivation methods and can be given to others to use.

Where to go next?

Xiao Chen scanned the Three Leaf Islands with his Divine Sense: "Let me see. There's really nothing left in the Spirit Herb Garden, and the Weapon Forging Hall seems to be empty as well. How about we check out the Pill Hall?"

Unfortunately, the Pill Hall only contained a few scattered Second-Order Spirit Pill.

There was also an Elder of the Illuminating Void Sect who committed suicide by gripping Flying Sword in the back, with seven heads arranged in a circle around him.

Those were another manager of the Pill Hall and their respective apprentices.

After realizing that the Sect Grand Array had been destroyed and that all was lost,

The Elder then gathered all the disciples in the Pill Hall and personally killed them all.

Immediately afterwards, disregarding the danger, he destroyed the Pill Hall's formation and the large Pill Furnace located in the very center.

Finally, he arrived at the entrance of the Pill Hall and committed suicide.

He did this to ensure that the Pill Dao passed down within the Illuminating Void Sect would not be leaked, and to prevent intruders from leaving behind Alchemy Chamber that they could use directly.

After the great Pill Furnace was destroyed, the site had to be cleared first if a new Alchemy Chamber was to be built.

To put it bluntly, they wanted to make things as difficult as possible for any subsequent occupiers.

Unfortunately, all his efforts were in vain and meaningless.

Since Xiao Chen had already obtained all the Pill Formula of the Illuminating Void Sect from the Inheritance Jade Slip in the Scripture Pavilion Sutra Repository, there was no need to obtain them by capturing and interrogating people.

At the same time, he has no intention of occupying this place and establishing a mountain gate.

He could even imagine that neither the Ink Barrier Sect nor the Heavenly Dipper Sect would care about such a trivial matter if they were to take over the area later.

All you need to do is instruct the disciples in your own Pill Hall to clean it up.

In the end, it only added a little trouble for the Foundation Establishment disciples at the lower levels.

"There's probably nothing left here, so let's go."

Xiao Chen didn't plan to stay here and wait for others. After patrolling around to make sure that no key resources were missed, he took the initiative to leave and headed straight for the south side.

At this time, the Heavenly Dipper Sect's fleet had just arrived at the Illuminating Void Sect's territory.

This was even with them traveling at full speed.

Many True Person on the ship were still preparing for the Attack Array, while simultaneously contacting other sects to announce the great victory in slaying the Jin Luan.

Such good news should be shared immediately.

Incidentally, those sects are requested to strengthen their monitoring efforts in the near future to prevent Fourth-Order great demon from crossing the border to provide support.

Although the vastness of the sea makes it extremely difficult to know the movements of every Great Demon Sea Race monster.

However, if several Fourth-Order great demon are found to have disappeared, it is essential to issue an early warning to prevent similar ambushes from occurring again.

This is also a major reason why Gang Yuan True Monarch arrived so slowly.

Having learned his lesson the hard way, he now navigates his ship with extreme caution.

They strictly avoided all dangerous sea areas along the way, and also frequently dispatched small boats equipped with Surveillance Array to patrol and escort the area.

After all, Xiao Chen is no longer on the ship.

If another ambush occurs, they will inevitably face a bloody battle.

Although this possibility is unlikely, it's still something we must be wary of.

Overall, however, the True Lord were in a very good mood.

Previously, their western side was the most critically affected in the entire Compassion Sea, but now they are the first to end the battle.

As long as we break through the protective formation of the Illuminating Void Sect Mountain Protecting Grand Array, we can surround and kill Mirror Reflection True Monarch and Illusion Breaker True Monarch.

The rear area will then be much more stable, allowing for a more composed response to the Sea Race ' frontal offensive.

Even if a few Great Demon continue to infiltrate, without Defensive Formation to support them, they can only cause some disturbance and won't amount to much.

"I wonder how things are going on Daoist Xiao's side?"

As usual, everyone sat together to enjoy wine in the evening, but Yunfeng True Monarch suddenly mentioned Xiao Chen with a serious expression.

His tone still carried a hint of worry. "I had previously arranged for sect disciples to investigate the Illuminating Void Sect, and I just received Sound Transmission Spirit Sword today."

"Based on the sect's past intelligence records, as well as feedback from our undercover agents over the past two years."

"What the Illuminating Void Sect has set up should be the Coagulated Plate Molten Spirit Divine Light Grand Array, which can unleash the Illuminating Void Divine Light to fight enemies."

"The power of each strike is equivalent to Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator unleashing their full power once."

"Judging from Ancient Books, its maximum power should be comparable to that of the Cutting Yin Divine Light."

The Cutting Yin Divine Light is an attack method within the Ink Barrier Sect's Mountain Protecting Grand Array, and it was also their main means of holding out for two years and repeatedly forcing Jin Luan to retreat.

It is worth mentioning that all the Mountain Protecting Grand Array have offensive capabilities.

After all, if you only defend and don't attack, you're just a big target.

Only real and tangible lethality can form a truly effective strategic deterrent.

However, to unleash its full power, the person in charge of the formation must also possess a high level of cultivation or expertise in formation techniques.

Otherwise, its power will decrease by one level, falling to the level of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Yunfeng True Monarch continued, "If Daoist Xiao were to rashly enter without knowing the details, I fear he would lose a precious protective spiritual item for nothing."

"If Jian Ying and his group take the opportunity to attack, I'm afraid we'll be in danger."

"Did you really not leave any way to communicate before?"

Finally, Yunfeng True Monarch looked at Gang Yuan True Monarch to ask the last question.

He had already asked about it a few days ago.

However, the response at the time was that they hadn't expected to split up, so there was no discussion.

"Fellow Daoist Yunfeng, would I lie to you about something like this?"

Gang Yuan True Monarch shook his head again. "I really can't contact Fellow Daoist Xiao, and as you know, it's not easy for me to bring this up."

"After all, Fellow Daoist Xiao has never personally admitted that he comes from Hidden Dao Heritage."

"But he is clearly different from normal independent cultivators. Asking him for his contact information without careful consideration might offend him."

The main point is that it seems everyone is on the same side right now.

In reality, it was Xiao Chen who stepped in to help those in need and saved the situation on the west side. The people there didn't have much time to actually interact, and their understanding of each other was very limited.

In situations like these, it's important to be mindful of your words and actions to avoid overstepping boundaries and causing unnecessary misunderstandings.

Even if your intentions are good, it doesn't matter, since the other person doesn't know what you're thinking.

"Alas, since that's the case, we can only hope that Daoist Xiao is safe and sound."

Yunfeng True Monarch sighed, then said, "However, we still need to prepare in advance the method for attacking the formation."

"If the situation becomes unfavorable, we should prepare for a prolonged siege."

He really didn't have any good solutions to this.

When a large formation cannot be destroyed quickly and violently, the only options when facing its counterattack are to withstand it head-on or to retreat.

Besides, if he could really find any loopholes, he would have already improved his own Mountain Protecting Grand Array.

Are we going to wage a war of attrition?

Gang Yuan True Monarch also frowned. "Then it will probably take a long time. Zhaokong Illuminating Void Sect is Hidden Dao Heritage, and it should have accumulated a reserve of Spirit Stone over generations."

"Once we have more than 100,000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, it will probably take another year or two."

"In that case, we also need to be careful that the Sea Race don't send reinforcements along the way."

If it really turns into a siege, then there will still be hidden dangers on the western side.

At the same time, it also requires a lot of manpower and energy, making it impossible to effectively reinforce other places.

Clearly, this was a situation that none of the five Nascent Soul True Lord present wanted to see.

"The Illuminating Void Sect still has two members who can take turns Mountain Protecting Grand Array is probably not very effective."

Even the Han Chuan True Monarch sighed in admiration; they were all well aware of just how difficult it was to do this.

As for Rift Void True Monarch and Thunderbolt True Monarch, they sat silently to the side.

The two of them were only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage and lacked experience, so when discussing such important matters, they still had to consult their senior brother's opinion.

"If that's the case, we're in for some trouble."

After thinking for a moment, Gang Yuan True Monarch suddenly suggested, "What if we try and it really doesn't work out?"

"Why don't we go and discuss it with Daoist Xiao, and see if we can activate that super talisman treasure one more time?"

"Once we capture one, we can take turns attacking the Mountain Protecting Grand Array and take down the remaining one smoothly."

The so-called alternating impact on the Mountain Protecting Grand Array is exactly what it sounds like.

By taking turns harassing the enemy with numerical superiority, the enemy has no time to rest or recover their true energy.

Finally, when their true energy is exhausted, they can only be slaughtered at the mercy of others.

As for the suggestion of discussion made by Gang Yuan True Monarch, it was because he had been misled by Xiao Chen.

They genuinely believed the Mechanical Grappling Claw was a magical artifact.

Talismans have a limited number of uses; they are usually destroyed after three to five uses.

In other words, each use incurs a considerable cost.

If you want to borrow someone else's talisman, you usually have to bear the losses and pay an additional price difference depending on the rarity and function of the talisman.

Even so, some special talismans cannot be borrowed casually.

"Isn't this... a bit too much reliance on Daoist Xiao?"

Han Chuan True Monarch recalled the continuous battles of the past month.

It can be said that, up to now, the fall of almost every enemy True Lord and Great Demon has been directly related to Xiao Chen.

Or to put it more bluntly, except for Fan Qilang, who surrendered in time.

The rest of them were all killed directly by Xiao Chen; they only played a supporting role.

In such a situation, it is still necessary to seek help.

Han Chuan True Monarch found it somewhat difficult to speak.

Upon hearing this, Gang Yuan True Monarch blushed deeply.

I was so focused on figuring out how to quickly deal with the Mountain Protecting Grand Array that I didn't consider this point immediately.

"Junior brother is absolutely right. We can't push all the problems onto Daoist Xiao."

Gang Yuan True Monarch immediately said, "After we arrive at the Three Leaf Islands tomorrow, I will first take the spirit shield and talisman to try and break through their Mountain Protecting Grand Array to test its strength."

"If all else fails, I still have... uh, I still have a top-tier formation that can break the formation."

He had already gathered all the materials for the Nine Extremes Yuan Magnetic Great Array, and only needed to refine the new Array Foundation and set it up.

If this grand formation were set up outside the Three Leaf Islands, it could be used to break another formation.

The reason why Gang Yuan True Monarch paused was because the most crucial element Yuan Magnetic Fine Gold, also came from Xiao Chen.

However, since a transaction was made between the two parties, the item now truly belongs to him.

Moreover, setting up a large formation is not just about the main materials; the Array Master is also crucial.

Therefore, using this method cannot be considered as relying on Xiao Chen.

However, all their worries and anxieties were in vain.

Because Xiao Chen had already dealt with the Illuminating Void Sect's Mountain Protecting Grand Array.

The fighting on the western side ended yesterday.