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The matter of the Li Family has finally been settled.
The news was brought here personally by Chen Yi.
Yuanyang Sect's investigation into the Li Family lasted for nearly two months, and finally found irrefutable evidence.
It is not a vague connection or speculation, but a solid record of intelligence exchanges, including Communication Bone Slip with Dark Abyss Society, several material transaction vouchers with Devil Cultivator, and a hand-drawn diagram marking the locations of several strongholds on the Yuanyang Sect front line.
The evidence is overwhelming.
The sect officially ordered the liquidation of all Li Family's properties in Liang Province.
As soon as this order came out, the atmosphere in the city immediately changed.
The last remaining presence of the Li Family in Wulin Marketplace completely disappeared within two days after the liquidation order was spread.
The store was sealed, the material inventory was confiscated, and several Rogue Cultivator affiliated with his name were also screened one by one, and they were released only after confirming that they were not directly involved in witchcraft.
Li Yuan, as the market manager, participated in the allocation of some resources during the liquidation process.
This was not something he actively strived for, but the process itself required the handling of the Fang City Management Office. The Li family's stores, material inventory, and several warehouses in Fang City were responsible for registration, valuation, and coordination when the sect auctioned and redistributed them.
During the distribution process, Li Yuan received a batch of things reasonably as a manager.
Mainly high-end elixirs and Formation Materials.
The main ingredients required for several flavors of Second-Order Pill were originally priced but not available in the market, but now they have been cleared out from the Li Family inventory at once. There are also a batch of good quality Formation Materials, including several Stabilization Pattern types Spirit Sand and Flow-Guiding Stone that Li Yuan could not receive in the market before.
These things will be deducted from Li Yuan's sect contribution after being converted to market prices, following a formal process.
Not two days after the liquidation was completed, Wang Family came over.
This person is Wang Ting'an.
"Fellow Daoist Li, I have something to ask you for help."
Wang Ting'an comes straight to the point and is talking about Array of the Yuanheng Mountains.
"Now that Li Family's story has been revealed, I, Wang Family, previously suspected that Array in the mountains is related to the Li Family, but I can't define it yet. I need to find a Array Master to go in and check it thoroughly."
"Can't Array Master from Zongmen do it?" Li Yuan asked.
"We think it would be more appropriate to invite Senior Li."
"Where's the reward?"
"I, Lineage, have recently been short of Spirit Stone. How about the three shops in Fangshi? They are well-run and will not change their signboards. We will arrange the personnel ourselves, but the profits will all go to fellow Daoists."
Li Yuan thought for a while and nodded.
"Okay. When are you leaving?"
"Tomorrow morning."
On the second day, Li Yuan set off with Wang Ting'an in the direction of the Yuanheng Mountains.
Yuanheng Mountains is far away from Wulin Marketplace, and it took us half a day to reach the outskirts.
Wang Ting'an also transferred several Wang Family monks.
The atmosphere at the entrance to the mountain range was more depressing than Li Yuan expected.
The forest trees were withered, and there were many Demon Beast bones and old bloodstains scattered on the ground. A faint smell of corruption could be smelled in the air.
The situation was completely different from when I went up the mountain before.
"Demon Beast in this mountain range has been scanned by us several times."
Wang Ting'an led everyone along a cleared path. From time to time, claw marks and scorching burn marks could be seen on the tree trunks on both sides of the road.
"There are traces of Array in front of it."
Wang Ting'an pointed to a<i class="icon icon-uniE00E"></i><i class="icon icon-uniE071"></i> rock wall on the mountainside. This was the place where Formation Master Zhou had planned to go in and take a look, but was stopped by Wang Qu.
Li Yuan stepped forward and first pressed down a layer with his spiritual consciousness.
Nothing unusual could be seen on the surface of the rock wall, but as soon as the spiritual consciousness penetrated, the things in the stone layer below were revealed.
Array Pattern.
It is not one layer, but several layers stacked together. The outermost layer is so damaged that it is almost impossible to see its original appearance, but the structure of the inner layer is preserved more completely than expected.
Array is very large. According to Li Yuan's calculation, Array Eye may be far away from the edge of Array.
Li Yuan squatted down and pressed his consciousness deeper.
Second-Order Array Dao Proficiency's eyesight came in handy here. After several layers of Array Pattern were peeled off one by one in perception, the relationship between primary and secondary quickly became clear.
The bottom layer is the foundation of the entire set of Array. The direction and layout of Array Pattern have a clear offensive atmosphere, while Spirit Power Circuit is rough and fierce, not for defense or auxiliary use.
"This layer is the main body before the formation." Li Yuan said.
Wang Ting'an immediately came closer to take a look.
"Can you tell what it is used for?"
"Absorb Essence Blood."
Li Yuan points to a special circuit in Main Pattern.
"The function of this circuit is to draw Essence Blood out of the body of outside organisms, and then merge it along Main Pattern to Array Eye. It is not a killing property, but an absorbing property. As long as a living creature steps into the coverage of Array, Essence Blood will be slowly sucked away."
Wang Ting'an's face darkened.
"Demon Sect's stuff."
"Most likely." Li Yuan nodded, "This kind of path almost never appears on the righteous path."
He continued to look up to the second floor.
The style of Array Pattern on the second floor is obviously different from that on the first floor. It follows a more orthodox path, and Spirit Power Circuit is also much more regular. This layer is not new, but modified on the basis of the first layer. In many places, traces of the overlap of the old and new Array Pattern can be seen.
"This layer was changed later." Li Yuan said. "The original function of absorbing monk Essence Blood was changed to absorbing Monster Essence Blood. The modification method is very clean, the technique is also very Proficiency, and the person who changed it Array Dao is not low in level."
Wang Ting'an frowned, then relaxed.
"Yuanyang Sect changed it?"
"Judging from the technique, it does look like the way of the Zhengdao Sect."
After seeing the first trace of Array, the group continued walking deeper into the mountains.
In the next half day, Li Yuan checked Array in four different locations.
Every situation is different, but when put together, the whole picture of the Yuanheng Mountains and Array slowly emerges.
As judged by Formation Master Zhou who was invited by the Wang Family earlier, it is a complex structure of a large array with various small arrays inside.
The formation covers a large area of the Yuanheng Mountains, and Array Eye is located deep in the hinterland of the mountains. The core function of the formation has never changed, and it absorbs Essence Blood from the beginning to the end. What has changed is only the target of the absorption, from the initial monk to the later Demon Beast.
The functions of the small arrays included in the larger array are even more complicated.
Some are responsible for Cultivation Method Demon Beast. This type of small array will create an environment suitable for the reproduction of specific Demon Beast within the coverage area, including temperature, humidity, spiritual energy concentration and food sources. Demon Beast will reproduce faster and in greater numbers in this environment.
Some are responsible for attracting Demon Beast. This type of small array will release spiritual power fluctuations of a specific frequency, attracting the surrounding Demon Beast into the coverage area of the large array. Once Demon Beast enters the range, Essence Blood will be slowly absorbed by the large array.
Cultivation Method, attraction, absorption, three steps form a complete closed loop.
After the Yuanyang Sect transformed the large formation, this closed loop has been running. Demon Beast was attracted to the mountains by the small formation Cultivation Method, and Essence Blood was sucked away by the large formation. The absorbed Essence Blood was collected at Array Eye. It is not clear what its specific purpose is at present.
But the problem lies behind.
Li Yuan On the fifth Array mark, I saw something left by the third hand.
Someone made some changes based on the transformation of the Yuanyang Sect.
"These small formations have been modified." Li Yuan stood on a hillside and pointed at Array Pattern in the stone layer at his feet.
Wang Ting'an is walking quickly.
Li Yuan said. "The technique is much rougher than the previous layer, and the direction of the change is completely different. Originally, these small formations were used to attract Demon Beast, but after being changed, they became expulsions."
"Expulsion?"
"Yes." Li Yuan clicked on a tampered circuit in Array Pattern. "This circuit was originally released to attract fluctuations, but now it has been reversed. The direction of the fluctuations is reversed, and the effect is naturally reversed. Demon Beast will not be introduced, but will be driven out."
Wang Ting'an nodded.
"Li Family."
Li Yuan didn't answer the call and just continued to read.
After several small formations were tampered with with expulsion functions, the original closed loop of Cultivation Method, attraction, and absorption was broken. Demon Beast was driven out by the small formations.
In addition, a large number of Second-Order Monster Beast died, with corpses and residual Demon Qi scattered throughout the mountains.
At the same time, the expelled Demon Beast rushed to the outskirts of the mountain range and crowded together with the Demon Beast who were originally active on the outskirts. The competition for territory intensified, food was not enough, and riots naturally became more and more frequent.
In addition, the absorption of Essence Blood by the formation caused a complete imbalance in the Demon Beast ecology within the mountain range. After a large number of Demon Beast above Second-Order died, the low-level Demon Beast that were originally suppressed by them began to reproduce crazily, and their numbers increased dramatically, further increasing the intensity of the riot.
The reasons for the entire Yuanheng Mountains Demon Beast accelerated riot have now been clarified.
Wang Ting'an just nodded after listening to Li Yuan's analysis.
Wang Family has already analyzed the situation almost, but asks Li Yuan to make the final judgment.
Li Yuan took his eyes back from the small formation and turned towards the hinterland of the mountains.
The Array Eye of the big formation is over there.
The group continued to go deeper, and after passing through two Demon Beast activity areas that had been cleared, they finally arrived at the location of Array Eye.
Array Eye is hidden deep in a natural cave. The entrance is not big, but the inside is very open.
The walls of the cave are densely engraved with Array Pattern, extending from the ground to the dome. These Array Pattern are more complete and more complex than anywhere else outside. The circuits of all the small formations eventually converge here and are connected to a dark red stone the size of a fist in the middle.
That is Array Eye.
When Li Yuan approached, his eyes first fell on the surface of the stone. It was dark red, dense in texture, and there was a faint sheen like a blood film flowing slowly on the surface.
The effect of absorbing Essence Blood is very similar to the previously encountered Blood Fiend Stone.
Li Yuan stopped within three feet of the dark red stone.
Panel jumped out.
[Equipable item detected]
[Item Affix level: blue]
[Note: Items that do not belong to you, cannot be equipped, and detailed information cannot be viewed]
Blue Trait.
Li Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he looked away without staying in front of Array Eye.
After Wang Ting'an checked the Array Pattern on the cave wall, he turned around and asked, "Can this formation still be used?"
"Array's main body is still running." Li Yuan said, "But after the small array was tampered with, the closed loop has been broken. If you want to re-activate it, you must first restore all the modified small arrays to their original state, and then recalibrate the connection with the large array."
Wang Ting'an nodded, "Take this Array Eye down first and take it back."
After he finished speaking, he arranged for people to start disassembling Array Eye.
When Array Eye was peeled off from the cave wall Main Pattern, the operation of the entire array was obviously weakened. Array Pattern on the cave wall was mostly dimmed, with only a few residual lines on the bottom layer still flickering faintly.
After Wang Ting'an put away Array Eye, he glanced at Li Yuan.
"This thing is Array Dao. It's of no use if I take it back. If Fellow Daoist Li can use it, take it as an extra reward this time."
Li Yuan did not refuse and took Array Eye.
As soon as the dark red stone is obtained, Panel pops up completely.
[Equipable item detected: Essence Blood Array Eye (complete)]
[Equipment Affix preview: Essence Blood Condensation (blue)]
[Effect: Can refine blood, up to 30% of one's own blood can be refined into Essence Blood, and the spiritual power storage effect is improved]
[Preview of permanent conditions: Kill five different types of Second-Order Monster Beast (0/5)]
Li Yuan swept over Panel and put Array Eye into the storage bag first, without any equipment on the spot.
Blue Trait, the effect is very practical. Refining ordinary blood into Essence Blood will not only improve the Qi and Blood level, but also increase the spiritual power storage effect.
The permanent condition is to kill five different types of Second-Order Monster Beast.
Not accepting Wang Family's invitation, Li Yuan returned directly to Fangshi.