Chapter 424 - 409: Luring the Snake out of its Hole, Yinshan Attacks
In the blink of an eye.
Several days passed in a flash.
「At the Luotian Array node.」
Inside the silvery-white hall.
Su Ye sat before a silver pillar.
An icy, silver light flickered in his eyes.
He was currently attempting to use his own mastery of arrays to replace the Liangyi Immortal Jade!
Su Ye carefully manipulated his Divine Sense, drawing miniature array patterns on the exterior of the Liangyi Immortal Jade.
Drawing with such precision was an immense challenge to a cultivator’s Divine Sense and their mastery of arrays... but fortunately, Su Ye was exceptional in both areas!
BUZZ.
His Divine Sense trembled as it etched the final stroke. Another miniature array pattern was complete!
’The eighty-sixth miniature array pattern is done. That leaves... one thousand two hundred and forty-nine to go!’
’Fuck!’
’There are still so many?!’
Su Ye cursed, feeling a bit frantic.
Replacing the Liangyi Immortal Jade was a monumental task!
It couldn’t be helped.
Normally, to replace the core stabilizing component, one had to deactivate the Array.
It was like repairing an electrical circuit; you had to cut the power first.
But now, because of the war, the Luotian Illusion Array could not be deactivated.
Therefore, to replace the Spiritual Object, Su Ye had to use miniature array patterns to construct a layer of "insulation" around it.
Only after that layer was complete could he perform the replacement. Otherwise, both he and the Spiritual Object itself could get zapped by the Array’s energy flow during the process!
Furthermore, this insulating layer also had to act as a support pillar.
After the stabilizing component was removed, it would provide temporary support until the new one could be placed into the Array!
Otherwise, if it were forcefully removed...
Er...
You could imagine a building’s load-bearing wall disappearing in an instant!
’If I’m building the insulating layer,’
’At my current speed, it’ll take two years at the very least...’
’Two years...’
At this thought, a grim look flashed in Su Ye’s eyes.
Even setting aside the frustration this tedious work caused him... two years was such a long time. The Chu Family’s plot was bound to be set in motion by then!
Given the current situation, the chances of spending two years peacefully replacing the Immortal Jade were... very low!
’So...’
’Time for Plan B!’
Su Ye’s eyelashes fluttered as his fingertips danced.
His Divine Sense surged, seeping into the Luotian Array node.
He appeared to be working normally, constructing the miniature array patterns just as before.
However, if a high-level Array Master were to observe closely, they would discover that the miniature array patterns Su Ye was constructing seemed... slightly different from normal ones.
...
「Several months later.」
Su Ye worked tirelessly, forgoing food and rest.
He poured all his energy into tackling the Luotian Array node.
With such focus, the number of miniature arrays increased rapidly, already breaking the six-hundred mark!
However, just then, a communication interrupted Su Ye’s work.
"My apologies for disturbing you, Lord Guardian Envoy."
"But there is an urgent matter that I dare not decide on my own. It requires your judgment."
’A communication?’
Su Ye’s heart stirred.
The person contacting him was Wei Yang.
The head of port security was a steady man who had left a good impression on him.
For him to send a communication now meant that there was indeed an urgent matter.
’What could it be?’
Su Ye narrowed his eyes.
A subtle premonition surfaced in his mind.
This premonition soon became reality.
PSSSH.
The cabin door opened, and Su Ye strode inside.
"Greetings, Guardian Envoy!"
On both sides of a long table, more than ten high-ranking fortress officers—including Wei Yang, Zhao Mingde, and Shangguan Zhi—rose and saluted.
"Sit."
Su Ye said calmly, taking the head seat.
"Tell me what happened."
"Wei Yang, you report."
"Yes, sir!"
Wei Yang activated a Communication Talisman.
An image and a voice appeared.
"Everyone, I am Shenxiao."
"To make a long story short, Candle Python Cave is on the move. They’ve launched a massive siege against Eagle’s Beak Cliff."
"Over fifteen Flesh Nests and nearly twenty elites from Candle Python Cave have appeared outside Eagle’s Beak Cliff and are laying siege!"
"Furthermore, it has been confirmed that Xuetu is there!"
Xuetu, a Golden Core cultivator from Candle Python Cave.
In this war zone, his status was equivalent to Shenxiao’s.
Moreover, this Evil Golden Core cultivator was extremely skilled in the Blood Dao and in concocting bio-engineered bug beasts.
The Flesh Nests he created could endlessly hatch bio-engineered bug beasts, forming a terrifyingly massive swarm!
Fifteen Flesh Nests!
The army of bug beasts they could hatch would likely number no less than five million!
Upon hearing this, the faces of the many high-ranking officials present turned pale.
Shenxiao’s words were not finished.
"Therefore, I have determined that Eagle’s Beak Cliff is Candle Python Cave’s main direction of attack in this campaign!"
"As such, in my capacity as a Flame Alliance Golden Core cultivator, I am requesting Black Flame Fortress, the Eye of the Storm... and other nearby Luotian Array nodes to provide immediate reinforcements!"
BUZZ.
The Communication Talisman went silent.
Wei Yang added, "Based on a codex comparison, this communication is indeed from Senior Shenxiao himself."
"The Flame Alliance has also sent a confirmation, ordering us to provide local reinforcements and assuring us that reinforcements from headquarters will arrive later."
"Is that so?" Su Ye murmured, cupping his chin.
With a double confirmation, the authenticity of this intelligence was guaranteed.
So, the question now was...
"Who do we send, and how large of a force, to go as reinforcements?"
This was a decision Wei Yang didn’t dare to make himself.
He could only contact Su Ye and have him, the Guardian Envoy, make the final call.
After all, reinforcing Eagle’s Beak Cliff was not without risk, and it was an easy way to make enemies.
To this, Su Ye’s answer was very simple.