Chapter 602: Chapter 595: Breaking the Formation

Wu Renxin and Fan Tong took turns to speak, while the others looked at one another, their hearts already filled with silent grievances.

Among them, there were definitely those who understood the workings of Arrays.

However, the Array that enveloped the palace complex was simply too Mysterious.

After stepping onto the mountain’s peak, the group had circled around the palace complex for half a day, yet not a single person could identify the Array in question, let alone consider breaking it.

Just a short while ago, several people, seeing themselves as quite skilled in Array expertise, tried to break through the Array and enter the palace complex.

Unfortunately, except for one who was lucky enough to survive, the rest perished within the Array.

Faced with such a situation, who among the present company would dare to act recklessly!

Wu Renxin and Fan Tong had arrived near this peak’s palace complex quite some time ago.

At first, the two concealed themselves and did not show themselves openly.

They had initially planned to wait for other capable individuals to break the Array before stepping forward to reap the rewards.

After all, they knew that with the two of them here, other people of lesser strength, upon seeing them, might simply run away without exchanging a word.

Not until recently, when the number of people who had arrived at the mountain’s peak was significantly large,

and after a few had died due to the Array, the rest remained extremely cautious and dared not act rashly, did the two finally show themselves.

As soon as Wu Renxin and Fan Tong revealed themselves, some people turned to flee, but they were promptly killed on the spot by the two.

Fearful of their ruthless might, the rest of the people then became much more docile.

After the two spoke, people exchanged glances, with no one daring to take the initiative to respond.

After all, the Array that shrouded the palace complex was believed to have originated from the Ancient era, completely beyond their experience.

Among those present, although many had dabbled in Arrays, the task of breaking this one was honestly beyond their confidence.

“Brother Fan and I sincerely request your assistance in breaking the Array, yet no one responds. What does this mean? Do you look down on us?”

Clearly dissatisfied, Wu Renxin let out a cold snort.

His gaze, sharp and piercing, swept over those present, quickly fixing on a white-haired, somewhat aged man.

“I know you, Qing Songzi of the Qixia Sect. It is said that your Sect Array was laid out by you.”

“Don’t tell me that you know nothing about Arrays, nobody would believe such a lie, not even the ghosts.”

“It is you who must come out and aid us in breaking the Array. As long as the Array is successfully breached, you’ll be amply rewarded!”

His demeanor left no room for doubt as Wu Renxin stared down the elderly man, commanding him outright.

“Senior Wu, I…” the old man, known as Qing Songzi, looked terrified and seemed to be searching for an excuse to decline.

But before he could even start, he found himself unable to continue.

Wu Renxin, who was supposedly more than ten steps away, appeared beside him like a specter. He reached out and grabbed Qing Songzi by the throat.

“Refuse me, and you die now!”

“What were you trying to say just now? I didn’t hear it clearly. Were you about to tell me how eager you are to serve me?”

Wu Renxin, with that bloodthirsty look in his eyes, stared intently at Qing Songzi and licked his lips as he spoke.

It seemed that if Qing Songzi uttered a single ‘no,’ Wu Renxin would not hesitate to snap his neck.

With his throat gripped, Qing Songzi’s face turned red and his neck bulged, and even if he wanted to say something, he was utterly unable to speak.

In the face of his current predicament, all he could do was nod his head repeatedly.

“I, for one, prefer to win people over with virtue and do not like to coerce anyone into doing anything.”

“It’s good that you’re willing to cooperate and serve us!”

“After all, I get a bit queasy at the sight of blood, and I’d rather not kill unless absolutely necessary!”

Releasing his grip on Qing Songzi, Wu Renxin cracked a smile and said.

But even he probably didn’t believe his own words, let alone the people present.

“Senior Wu, Senior Fan, I am more than willing to serve the two of you and attempt to break the array right now!” With a heavy heart, Qing Songzi gritted his teeth and declared his stance.

Under someone else’s roof, one has no choice but to bow their head, and right now, he was sincerely like a duck being pushed onto a perch.

With the ruthlessness of Wu Renxin and Fan Tong, there was a great chance that if he dared to refuse to help them break the formation, he would be directly crushed to death by them.

When it came to arrays, he indeed possessed great mastery, which was true.

The grand array shrouding the palace complex was extremely mysterious, but with his mastery of arrays, it was not impossible to find that sliver of a chance to live.

Having made his position clear, and with Wu Renxin and Fan Tong watching him continuously, Qing Songzi sighed internally and took steps towards the area enveloped by the grand array.

Illusion, bewilderment, entrapment, killing – any array would basically involve these few elements.

Even though Qing Songzi couldn’t recognize the grand array covering the palaces, he felt for sure that it must be a complex composite of entrapment, bewilderment, illusion, and killing arrays, each layer intertwined with the next.

Hesitating for a long time, he finally stepped forward from the position where the survivors had recently escaped the array.

His guess seemed to be correct. With this step taken, everything was calm, and no abnormalities appeared to arise.

He lingered in place for a while before shifting two steps to the left and then paused. After pondering for a moment, he took another three steps forward…

Walking and stopping along the way, after about fifteen minutes, Qing Songzi let out a tragic scream. A sudden Bone-Eroding Yin Wind swept over his body, and his flesh disappeared, leaving only a skeleton to collapse onto the ground.

“An immense opportunity lies just ahead, but Qing Songzi, lacking in ability, fell halfway. I am deeply regretful for this.”

“Now, who will be next to continue breaking the array?”

“Cheng Xi of the Golden Light Sect, I have heard that you are a dual master of objects and arrays, it is your turn. Come out and break the array!”

Seeing Qing Songzi dead, Wu Renxin and Fan Tong showed little reaction. The two men looked at each other and continued to select their next pawn.

For them, as long as someone could break the array and allow them access inside the palaces, that was sufficient. The number of people who died in the process did not concern them.

Perhaps, after seeing dozens of people gathered, their intention upon appearing was to use human lives to brutally forge a path for themselves.

Cheng Xi, called out by Fan Tong, was a man who looked like a middle-aged scholar, with a markedly sorrowful expression on his face.

He scanned his surroundings and among the cultivators nearby, there were not a few who had a close friendship with him, including one who had sworn brotherhood with him over a chicken’s head and yellow paper.

This time, to visit the Miaozhen Cave Mansion, the two had originally come together.

But at this moment, that person kept his head down, ignoring the fact that Cheng Xi had been selected, as if oblivious.

“Cheng Xi is willing to serve the two seniors!” With a slight sigh, he confidently strode towards the grand array encompassing the palace complex.

Three two-hour periods later.

“Finally, I have safely passed through the array and entered inside…” An elder in a green robe cried tears of joy and roared.

As he roared, he didn’t stop his feet, rushing towards the entrance of the nearest grand hall.

“Let’s go, we should also head in!” Fan Tong and Wu Renxin looked at each other and followed suit into the array.

At this moment, only a few individuals remained beside them.

As for the others, including Cheng Xi of the Golden Light Sect, they had all fallen within the array.

Following the safe route paved with death and blood, they were already inside the array, just a dozen or so steps away from where the green-robed elder was.

These dozen steps had been traversed once by the green-robed elder, and since he had successfully entered the grand hall, they did not hesitate to follow closely behind.

Outside the grand array, barely dozens of steps from the palace complex, the figure of Chen Hai slowly appeared.

He had arrived almost a two-hour period before.

After seeing Wu Renxin, Fan Tong, and others breaking the array and hesitating a bit, he chose not to reveal himself but hid nearby.

At this moment, seeing that they had forged a safe path, Chen Hai, like lightning, also shot into the array.