The Great Formation's Recognition

Your identity is important!

Inside the Lingxiao Palace, Zhang Xuezhou looked at the middle-aged man dressed in a golden robe.

"I would certainly be very happy to exchange with you, but..."

To be honest, if he hadn't come to the Immortal Court and happened to touch the Mirage Pearl, Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't have thought of using this treasure in his Lesser Heaven and Earth Bag.

This treasure is rather useless.

Mirage pearls possess both excellent illusionary effects and the inability to distinguish friend from foe.

Although Zhang Xuezhou could barely hold onto the Mirage Pearl at the moment, he knew very well that he was only able to resist it by the aura he gained from soaking in the spiritual spring. This aura would disappear sooner or later. After all, Zhang Xuezhou had also experienced aura when he soaked his body in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool before, but it disappeared in just a few days.

He would be quite happy to exchange the mirage pearl for something; this was Zhang Xuezhou's true thought.

But Zhang Xuezhou didn't want to exchange his money for a bunch of useless things, nor did he want to be deceived by illusions that were hard to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

He couldn't clearly identify the objects, nor could he determine whether the middle-aged man in front of him was the Jade Emperor, making it difficult for him to fully believe what the other party said.

Zhang Xuezhou spread his hands to indicate his situation, which gave the middle-aged man a bit of a headache.

In such situations, gaining each other's trust is a major challenge.

If the formation and the mirage pearl are removed, and everything returns to normal, some things will become very difficult to handle.

This is indeed a uniquely advantageous formation. The addition of the Mirage Pearl has brought about new changes to the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Formation, changes that can even affect top-tier beings.

An array artifact is very valuable, but an array artifact that is perfectly suited to an array can be described as priceless.

Mirage demons are rare, and mirage pearls are even rarer. The mirage pearl in Zhang Xuezhou's hand has been tamed and can be controlled and held relatively steadily while walking, making it truly exceptional.

As long as this formation can survive, it will not only be enough to protect itself, but the Immortal Court can also hold out for another thousand years without any problem.

Even if it cost eight rare fruits and medicines, it wouldn't be a loss.

The key issue is how to reach a deal that everyone can agree on.

He could certainly take it by force; the damage to his reputation is nothing compared to the real trouble—the retaliation that would follow.

No matter what, the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Array is only a defensive weapon, not something that can be used to kill in all directions. Therefore, finding a safe and reasonable way to exchange it becomes a necessary task.

In particular, Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou was willing to make an exchange, and the price he offered was not high.

If the deal goes through, it will be something no one can argue with.

"Illusion arrays can conjure up all sorts of things you've ever seen, but they can't create something out of nothing. If there are any people or things in the Immortal Court that you haven't seen before, I can take you there to see them and confirm their reality," the middle-aged man said.

"I want to see the Three Pure Ones Heavenly Venerables," Zhang Xuezhou said. "I've seen one of them before. If you can show me the other two, then I'll be able to tell if you're the real one!"

"Laojun and Yuanshi hid at Tianmen before the great formation's effects hit, and Lingbao is staying in Biyou Palace. It's no problem for you to meet the first two, but Biyou Palace has the Tongtian Diagram hanging there, so entering the palace rashly is too risky, and meeting the latter is too difficult!" the middle-aged man said.

"Oh?"

"Lingbao keeps to himself and never comes out, Yuanshi is arrogant and doesn't see juniors. You must have met Laojun before," the middle-aged man said. "Let me take two of their paintings and see if they match what you saw!"

Before Zhang Xuezhou could speak further, the middle-aged man pointed at a cloud of mist.

Two scrolls of paintings fell from the clouds and unfurled, revealing an old Daoist priest stroking his beard and smiling beside Pill Furnace, while the other painting depicted a cold-faced Daoist priest holding a jade ruyi and not smiling.

"What does it look like to you?" the middle-aged man asked.

"They drew a golden-horned fox here, and a silver-horned fox here!"

"This is troublesome!"

When Zhang Xuezhou finally identified the image in the painting, the middle-aged man was quite troubled.

"What do I look like to you?" the middle-aged man asked again.

His face was square, shrouded in mist, and his pair of golden eyes were dazzling, their piercing light inspiring awe!

"The appearance you described belongs to the Celestial Official with Thousand-Mile Eyes; how come I resemble him in your eyes!"

The middle-aged man was greatly disappointed.

If everything were to go back to the beginning, Zhang Xuezhou made wild guesses about his identity, it would only lead to more mistakes, and he wouldn't receive any reward.

"And what do I look like to you?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"Wearing a long robe, with a tall and straight figure and a handsome face, he is an outstanding young man," the middle-aged man said.

"Your praise is making me a little proud!"

Zhang Xuezhou pressed down on the golden mask on his face, feeling that the other party was either lying through their teeth or was too obscured by the light of the mirage to be fully discernible.

"What do you see in my hand?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"Half a pear!"

When Zhang Xuezhou took out the first jujube he encountered, the middle-aged man identified it and gave another answer.

"Jade nectar and golden liquor, pear and jujube, are excellent for replenishing qi and regulating the body to make it light and smooth. These are all medicines for soaring to new heights," the middle-aged man explained.

Isn't that a stone in my hand?

"This fruit possesses a certain mystical quality; if one has never truly seen it, it appears to be nothing more than a stone!"

What if what I see looks like a jujube?

"You need to have consumed jujubes within the last three days for it to appear as a jujube to you!"

Zhang Xuezhou asked, and the middle-aged man answered, directly resolving some of his doubts.

How can I be sure that what you've given me is a genuine heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and not some transformable pear or stone?

The Jade Emperor of the Lingxiao Palace has sufficient credibility, but the Thousand-Mile-Eyed Immortal Official has no credibility whatsoever.

If you want Zhang Xuezhou to accept the exchange, you need to make sure the Zhang Xuezhou is worthwhile for him, rather than letting him be tricked while trapped in a formation.

"Come with me!"

The middle-aged man pondered for a few seconds before beckoning to Zhang Xuezhou, signaling Zhang Xuezhou to follow.

The golden chair at the highest point of the Lingxiao Palace was pushed aside, revealing the layers of steps below.

"What's down there?" Zhang Xuezhou asked cautiously.

"This is the core of the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Array. Once you gain the array's approval, what you see will be real," the middle-aged man said. "Then you can compare everything we've discussed and seen with it!"

"I always feel something's amiss. How could there be a complex array of mechanisms built beneath the throne in the Lingxiao Palace!"

"We're all just ordinary people, we just want to live a little longer!"

The middle-aged man did not shy away from Zhang Xuezhou's questions. He walked down nine steps and saw rows of large, shimmering golden cauldrons floating below.

Flames burned beneath the cauldron, and steam surged forth from within, transforming into a dense, all-encompassing cloud of mist.

This is indeed the core of the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Array.

As Zhang Xuezhou observed his surroundings, he almost had the idea of applying a Acupoint-Fixing Technique to this crucial point of the formation.

He forcefully suppressed his destructive instincts and followed the middle-aged man to the bottom of the cauldron.

"Let me guide you through the inscriptions on these eighty-one cauldrons. Once an inscription is imprinted on them, the fog obscuring your vision will dissipate, your senses will return, and you can rest assured about the precious fruits and medicines I've given you!"

"Please!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

He misinterpreted the portrait, making up the image of a middle-aged man, with many motives primarily aimed at avoiding a vain dream.

The other party traded away his Mirage Pearl, and Zhang Xuezhou gained the approval of the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Array, so he wouldn't become a lamb to the slaughter after the transaction was successful. A well-timed misjudgment could avoid a lot of subsequent troubles.

When facing unfamiliar powerful cultivators Zhang Xuezhou would try his best to avoid gambling on their character, even the self-proclaimed kind-hearted Xuanming was no exception, and the Jade Emperor was obviously no different.

He handed the problem over to the other party, while the Jade Emperor was also dealing with the problem.

As the other party spoke, golden inscriptions continuously appeared on the large cauldrons that were emitting clouds and mist.

Numerous inscriptions danced around him like fluttering butterflies. Zhang Xuezhou looked up at the inscriptions and saw them fluttering towards him.

One inscription after another landed on the divine robe of bestowal, and the misty scene in his eyes gradually faded away.

As if emerging from a foggy day into a clear one, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the limited distance of his visible field of vision had become much longer.

The radiance of the mirage pearl in his right hand was even more dazzling and translucent, its seven-colored light almost enveloping the entire secret realm.