“This matter… we truly forgot about it for a moment.”

At the entrance of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, one of the Azure Mystic disciples spoke up, then quickly changed the subject. “But even if this array isn’t an exclusive secret of our Azure Mystic Sacred Land, the array master you hired is indeed rather poor.”

“Exactly, exactly. This is a five-hundred-year-old array. While it’s usable, it’s just too outdated. How dare they show off such an antique before experts?” The other disciple nodded repeatedly.

Neither of them had expected their own sect to have such a past. Even more unexpected was why such a glorious event for the sect wasn’t recorded at all in the Records of Qingxuan.

But at a time like this, they certainly wouldn’t admit to ignorance. They immediately steered the conversation back to the array before them.

Sure enough.

As soon as these words were spoken, the hearts of everyone from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion immediately tightened. They had been somewhat worried earlier about whether Feng Bugui’s array would actually work.

Now it seemed…

“While ancient arrays aren’t lacking in powerful killing formations, the art of arrays itself emphasizes innovation and continuous improvement. How strong can you expect an array to be when its inheritance has been widely known for five hundred years?”

“Right! Do you know what kind of array this Mystic Yang Trapping Array is in our Azure Mystic Sacred Land? Let me tell you, this is an array that beginners in our sacred land’s array studies have to learn!”

“Actually, it’s understandable. For our Azure Mystic Sacred Land, this is garbage. But for some small rogue cultivators or minor sects, the Mystic Yang Trapping Array can still be considered quite ingenious. It’s normal for the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to be deceived by someone using a broken array that’s been common for centuries.”

“That’s true. Everyone, there’s no need to be too upset.”

The two of them went back and forth, and in the blink of an eye, they had made everyone from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion look utterly embarrassed.

These two were practically saying outright that their Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion lacked discernment, were ignorant fools who had been tricked with an antique.

“Fellow Daoists from Azure Mystic, may I ask what level of expert our array can withstand?” Manager Jin asked worriedly from the side.

“Generally speaking, if one is willing to use good materials and the person setting up the array is skilled, it shouldn’t be difficult to trap a Foundation Establishment Perfection expert, or even a Golden Core expert.”

Oh?

Everyone’s eyes lit up; they hadn’t expected this array to actually have some merit.

But just then, the Azure Mystic disciple spoke again. “However, that’s only true for ordinary rogue cultivators who know nothing about arrays. Any cultivator with even a basic understanding of arrays can easily break such an antiquated formation; it would be as good as useless.”

Ah?

The hearts that had just relaxed were instantly on edge again.

The person who attacked yesterday was clearly prepared and definitely had someone proficient in arrays among them; otherwise, they couldn’t have so easily broken the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s original array yesterday.

If what this Azure Mystic disciple said was true…

Then this array was nothing but paper?

“Considering the many years of cooperation between our Azure Mystic Sacred Land and the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, I’ll show you today how this array should be broken,” one of the Azure Mystic disciples declared arrogantly.

What?

The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion group was stunned. They saw that Azure Mystic disciple actually charge into the pavilion.

Immediately after, spiritual energy surged—he was directly using his cultivation!

In an instant.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s array was triggered.

One after another, profound and dazzling rays of light instantly converged towards that Azure Mystic disciple, quickly forming a cage that bound him in place.

But faced with this situation, the disciple showed not a hint of panic. Instead, standing within the trapping array, he critiqued it like a teacher grading a poor student.

“The person who set up this array was too clever by half. He actually took it upon himself to alter several key formation eyes within the array. Utterly foolish.”

“At first glance, he seems to have identified weak points in the array and tried to improve them. But in reality, he exposed its greatest flaw.”

“See the Qian position? That’s the flaw in this array. A single strike there will instantly shatter this formation without any chance of recovery!”

The Azure Mystic disciple’s eyes were filled with contempt. Paying no mind to the ugly expressions on the faces of the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion group, he immediately acted.

A palm strike aimed directly at the formation eye at the Qian position!

At this moment, everyone from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion closed their eyes in shame. If this grand array, just freshly set up, were broken like this…

It would be like slapping their Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion right across the face!

But…

The expected triumphant laughter from the Azure Mystic disciple did not come. Instead, there was a flustered exclamation.

“Huh? Huh? What’s going on?”

Everyone opened their eyes and were immediately dumbfounded.

The imagined scene of the Mystic Yang Trapping Array being effortlessly destroyed did not appear.

Quite the opposite!

With this Azure Mystic disciple’s rash attack, the array actually began to slowly contract, forcing him inside to frantically retreat.

“Oh no! That’s a trap! Break the array quickly! Don’t delay! Otherwise, once it contracts again, you’ll be crushed by it!” The other Azure Mystic disciple outside urgently shouted a warning.

But…

How could the disciple inside not know this? Yet looking at the continuously contracting array, he felt every spot seemed like a flaw, yet also like a trap!

He tried attacking several weak points.

Not only did it not halt the contraction of the Mystic Yang Trapping Array; it instead accelerated it.

In barely a blink, this disciple couldn’t even lift his arms anymore.

His entire body was tightly bound by the array as if trussed up like a zongzi dumpling. No matter how desperately he struggled, he was utterly powerless to stop it!

At this moment, all contempt and mockery had vanished from this Azure Mystic disciple’s eyes, replaced by pain and terror.

“Help!”

“Save me quickly! I’m going to be trapped to death by this array!”

He felt the Mystic Yang Trapping Array contracting without pause. In just a short time, he could even hear his bones creaking under pressure from being bound so tightly.

At this moment, he was terrified.

This was definitely not the Mystic Yang Trapping Array he knew! Or rather… this array had been enhanced several times over by an expert!

It was absolutely not something he could break!!!

“Activate your cultivation technique! Use spiritual energy to protect your body! Hold on!” The other Azure Mystic disciple outside was also scared out of his wits and hurried forward. “I’ll help break it from the outside! Hold on!”

The disciple inside couldn’t say anything anymore; his bones were already beginning to crack one after another. He couldn’t even clearly hear his fellow disciple’s words outside anymore.

Fortunately, the disciple outside wasn’t slow either.

He didn’t rashly charge forward.

Instead, he retreated several steps and then summoned a flying sword. “This array has been modified! It can’t be broken from inside! I’ll break it for you from the outside!”

As he spoke, that disciple’s flying sword swiftly shot towards his trapped fellow disciple to slash at the array binding him.

But just as it was about to strike against the barrier…

That disciple discovered that the Mystic Yang Trapping Array binding his fellow disciple suddenly vanished! Scared witless, he urgently halted his flying sword.

Just a little more!

Just a little more and he would have slain his fellow disciple!

But right then, a furious roar suddenly sounded. The disciple turned his head and saw a figure covered in red fur with a face like a Rakshasa demon suddenly pouncing towards him!

In such a critical moment, how could this Azure Mystic disciple dare overthink?

He immediately redirected his flying sword in hand while forming hand seals with his other hand and engaged in battle with that red-furred creature.

This Azure Mystic disciple wasn’t weak. With just one sword strike, that terrifying-looking red-furred monster was torn apart like paper.

This made him sneer inwardly.

Is that all?

But just as his smile began to bloom… he saw more densely packed red-furred Rakshasas emerging beside him!

The Azure Mystic disciple stood firm without fear and immediately fought against them as one group.

This time… he fought until heaven darkened and earth lost its light!

He felt incredibly comfortable all over!

Only…

While this disciple was thoroughly enjoying what felt like an epic duel between masters… everyone from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion who had been watching all along felt cold sweat running down their backs instead!

Because in their eyes…

This disciple… was slashing with his sword again and again… at his fellow disciple whose limbs were bound!

This…

Wasn’t this supposed to be breaking an array?

How did breaking an array turn into fellow disciples killing each other???