Could This Backfire?

Swish, swish, swish.

A surge of energy and a powerful force were palpable.

Lu Changzhi stood amidst the clouds, his robes fluttering even without wind.

He raised his hand with his fingers together, using his mind to guide spiritual power, and began to attempt to create the array following the method of drawing the array within the jade talisman.

Although this was his first time trying this formation.

However, it is clear that under the simplified system of practice, there is not much of a sense of unfamiliarity; on the contrary, it feels quite familiar.

"This is indeed much more difficult than the previous array."

Lu Changzhi felt something in his heart.

The difficulty level of the two array formations differs significantly.

"That's fine too, though, the time was too short, making it quite difficult to distinguish between them."

It's easier to perceive within a breath, but more difficult within half a breath.

The current barrier cannot be established in just Sanxi.

While Lu Changzhi was methodically constructing the array barrier...

Chen Yibi stared at Lu Changzhi.

At first, the expression on his face clearly showed displeasure and repression.

Then came the doubt.

Then, I felt something was wrong.

Then it turned into disbelief, until it became shock.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

Five breaths passed in the blink of an eye.

It's not very long.

However, in this short period of time, the turbulent waves that surged in Chen Yibi's heart were one after another.

He devoted his entire life to finding ways to increase speed.

The fastest way is to draw a single stroke.

Therefore, he called himself the One Brush Saint Emperor.

He had already maximized his speed to the extreme within the current array, making it almost flawless.

However.

Just now.

He noticed this arrogant and ignorant junior.

Surprisingly, it seems they're even faster than him.

"Controlling formations" doesn't mean drawing randomly.

While maintaining speed, it is also necessary to ensure that the array is available.

Otherwise, even if it's fast, it's useless; it's just meaningless speed.

That's the problem.

There are currently no problems with Lu Changzhi's construction of this restriction.

This is what he finds most difficult to accept.

What moved Chen Yibi even more was the complex mix of emotions he felt.

While observing Lu Changzhi creating this array, he suddenly realized that there was room for improvement in the speed of his current method of constructing the array.

In other words.

He was inspired!

Chen Yibi closed his eyes, not wanting to watch any longer.

He had ample confidence and assurance in the art of array formations; in his area of expertise, no one could defeat him.

Nobody's here!

But soon, he opened his eyes.

He pursues speed, and he has already gained inspiration from it; if he misses out, he will find it equally difficult to accept.

Chen Yibi's current state was vaguely chaotic.

His face frequently showed signs of pain.

On the other side.

Lu Changzhi also felt some strain.

Of course, it's not that it's impossible.

However, this method of constructing the array is quite taxing on both the mind and body.

Currently, nearly two-thirds of the work has been completed.

However, I could clearly feel the depletion of my willpower.

In other words...

Hmm, I really want to sleep.

Of course, despite his feelings, Lu Changzhi didn't delay at all.

Go all out.

Brush.

As Lu Changzhi stopped what he was doing.

The complete array, presented by Lu Changzhi, hovered in mid-air, its energy flowing and forming a unified whole, radiating its own unique aura.

"System, how long will it take?"

Lu Changzhi asked a question.

"Reporting to Master, nine breaths have passed," the system replied.

"It seems he'll need ten breaths to arrive."

Judging from the time alone, Sanxi before, and now it's ten breaths, which is a three-fold increase.

"How?"

Gathering his thoughts, Lu Changzhi looked at Chen Yibi.

Chen Yibi remained silent.

He simply stared at the array formation constructed by Lu Changzhi, his mind seemingly completely absorbed within it.

Lu Changzhi then greeted them again.

There was still no response.

Lu Changzhi's expression suddenly became somewhat strange:

"Could this lead to some kind of Sudden Enlightenment?"

At this moment, Lu Changzhi's expression suddenly changed.

His gaze drifted toward the grave mound not far away.

Since you're already so engrossed...

It seems like we can start digging up this grave.

The reason we didn't dig earlier was that although he was fast, it didn't mean he could do anything to Chen Yibi.

Although the latter has been rumored to be a meteorite for many years, judging from the state of its soul, it is still powerful, a soul of the Saint Emperor Realm.

Once the idea came to mind, Lu Changzhi couldn't help but consider putting it into practice.

"But these so-called relics of the Void Dao Manor..."

Lu Changzhi pondered for a moment.

He hadn't actually studied it either.

At this moment.

Chen Yibi suddenly started moving.

As he raised his arm, a pen with extraordinary energy suddenly flew out from the grave.

Chen Yibi held the pen, pausing for a moment.

Then, it suddenly started moving.

For a moment, his entire figure became somewhat blurry, and his hands holding the pen were left as nothing more than afterimages.

Between heaven and earth, power surged, as if a terrible storm had been unleashed.

Lu Changzhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Is this... going to be a disaster?"

Chen Yibi's move was astonishing; at this speed, it was likely to be completed within nine breaths.

Lu Changzhi shook his head secretly.

"I never expected it would even help me break through my own limitations."

However, if he really decides to search, then so be it. He'll accept the consequences of his bet and go think about other tombs.

Time passed little by little.

Lu Changzhi temporarily put aside the idea of things going wrong.

It was indeed very intense at the beginning.

But in retrospect, it's clear that they overdid it.

Currently, it's showing a trend of opening high and then declining.

The speed gradually decreased.

In the blink of an eye, more than nine breaths had passed.

Lu Changzhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

The remaining workload doesn't seem like it can be completed in a single breath.

That's exactly right.

This was even somewhat beyond Lu Changzhi's expectations.

Until the twelfth breath.

The array restriction is now fully complete.

Chen Yibi paused his movements, and the surging atmosphere suddenly dissipated.

Lu Changzhi remained silent.

Chen Yibi remained silent.

For a moment, the place was eerily quiet.

Chen Yibi, who had been so irritable before, was now eerily calm.

After a long silence, Chen Yibi's voice rang out:

What do you want to ask?

"How can we use the relics of the Void Dao Manor enter its ruins? What lies within those ruins?"

Chen Yibi did not answer immediately.

He beckoned and took a jade talisman, which he then hung in front of him.

A short while later, he tossed over the jade talisman, saying at the same time:

"The solution lies within. The ruins contain powerful spatial forces; if one cannot master the Dao of Space, going there will only lead to death."

Lu Changzhi took the jade talisman and glanced at it.

It was indeed a method using relics from the Void Dao Manor.

At this moment.

A resolute ruthlessness flashed in Chen Yibi's eyes. Then, he looked up at Lu Changzhi and said:

"Kid, how about we race?"

"Um?"

Lu Changzhi looked at him with some surprise:

What kind of speed are we competing in?

Chen Yibi suddenly laughed and said:

"Let's compare, you or me, who... will die faster!"