Chapter 20: Obtaining the Top-grade Reward

  Lin Bai looked at the exquisite square boxes placed in front of him and asked: "Are these the three great treasures that Master said could calm the sect?"

  Xie Li nodded and said, "After returning, I asked my father's most trusted advisor, Zhong Changlao. He confirmed that Father and Mr. Li did have an agreement. What Mr. Li wants is one of the three great treasures: 'Array Soul Shaking Heaven Treasure'."

  "Zhen Tian Bao?" Lin Heng was slightly surprised: "... Fa Zhen Bao Qi?"

  "Hmm" The "Phantom Soul Shaking Heaven Treasure" is indeed a formation treasure. It has little effect on ordinary martial artists, but for formation masters, it is an invaluable treasure. My father once said that the "Phantom Soul Shaking Heaven Treasure" is one of the three treasures with the least surprising reputation, but its power ranks first among them.

  Lin Heng slowly opened the box, inside was a square shape, made of unknown material, dark gray seal.

  "The main purpose of the Zhēn Hún Zhèn Tiān Bǎo is to suppress and stabilize the 'Jun Shi' of a large formation. If one has the Zhēn Hún Zhèn Tiān Bǎo as the foundation of their formation, they can increase the solidity of the large formation by half." Xie Li pointed towards the direction of the Wèi Yǐn Zōng and said: "Our Wèi Yǐn Zōng's 'Bā Jií Fēn Lùo Zhèn' is precisely using this treasure as the foundation, allowing us to withstand the impact of an 8th rank strong opponent."

  His face showed pride: "The Eight Extremes Formation is a favor that my father asked of Senior Li back in the day, and it was set up by one of Senior Li's good friends after half a year of effort and a large amount of spiritual stones. The Shouyue Mountains only have our Xuanmi Sect and the Xuantiang Sect with mountain-protecting grand formations, while other sects basically don't have any formation protection. Moreover, our mountain-protecting grand formation is not inferior to the Xuantiang Sect's 'Heavenly Punishment Grand Formation'!"

  An array that can add half of the firmness, this is a frightening number. For example, Lin Heng's previous trial of the small "River Reversal Array" was shocked by this object, and with his third-grade cultivation, it was difficult to even shake.

  From the collection in Godfather's treasure room, it can be seen that Godfather is not a formation master. Otherwise, his family would not have only one hidden and nameless formation book, and only one box of space stones, but would be filled with all kinds of things about formations.

  The "Turtle-shaped Shield Formation" of this cave mansion is similar to the Protective Mountain Great Formation of the Ti Yin Sect, and it should have been arranged by that friend of his.

  Why did Master Yan spend ten years searching for the item in the oilcloth package, only to get this useless Formation Treasure that he can't even use? Lin Huan couldn't understand it no matter how hard he thought.

  "Zhenhun Zhentian Bao is the core object of Weiyin Sect's mountain-protecting grand formation. If you hand them over, won't the 'Bajifen Luan Array' be greatly weakened?"

  Lin Heng only slightly realized at this time: no wonder it was called the three treasures of the town, it turned out to be the defensive core of the "Wei Yin Sect".

  Xie Li also showed a reluctant expression, and after a moment, said: "Since this is the agreement between Father and Elder Li, we must keep our word. Although it's hard for us to part with it, we can't tarnish Father's reputation either. Moreover, even if the Great Array's power is reduced, it can still withstand the impact of a mid-sixth-grade cultivator, which means it can handle most strong enemies."

  Without the "Zhenyuan Zhentianbao", the protective array of the Tiange Temple would be greatly weakened, and the temple master Xie Ping knew this better than anyone. However, he still decided to exchange it for the item wrapped in oilcloth, showing just how attractive that item was to the Tiange Temple.

  Lin Heng backed into the room and took out that oilcloth package from "Space Ball" which he had never opened.

  "This is what Master entrusted me to give to the Wei Yin Sect. Check if it's intact, I've never opened it before."

  Xie Li's small hand trembled slightly, and it was clear that he knew what this thing was. He had originally wanted to open it here, but this would have meant inspecting it in front of Lin Hu, so he put it away in his hand and resisted the temptation, saying: "Lin Shixiong's character, my sister and I are most familiar with. This matter is too important, I'd better go back and open it together with Zhong Changlao."

  As he delved deeper into the formation techniques over the past few days, Lin Yun became increasingly fascinated with them and also deeply felt the terrifying power of formations. He had thought that obtaining the "Array Soul Shaking Heaven Treasure" would greatly increase his own strength, while also causing severe losses to the Hidden Sect, which made him feel slightly guilty.

  Seeing him in such a state, I immediately felt a great loss. This strange treasure is probably not much worse than the "Array Soul Shocking Treasure", at least for the "Wei Yin Sect".

  Xie Li felt a bit embarrassed and pointed to the "Zhen Hun Zhen Tian Bao" and said: "The main purpose of the 'Zhen Hun Zhen Tian Bao' is to enhance the power of the formation, naturally. However, it also has another special effect, which is to assist the formation master in breaking the formation." Lin Hang was taken aback: "Breaking the formation? This is an extremely powerful skill!"

  He leaned over and listened carefully.

  "The knowledge of array methods I don't understand too much, but also slightly involved. Once the array is set up and controlled, the various energy crystals inside the array communicate and merge with the heaven and earth energy, so outsiders can no longer detect the location of the spatial stone in the array, especially the location of the array eye. Only some highly skilled array masters can find the position of the spatial stone based on their computational ability and inference about the array method, or find the weak point of the discordant energy as an entry point to completely destroy the array."

  "The Zhenhun Town Tianbao, in the hands of the Formation Master, allows the Formation Master to sense the energy changes of the formation through its energy perception, and easily infer the trajectory of the formation stones and energy changes."

  Lin Heng nodded slightly, and Xie Li indeed knew some knowledge of array methods. As he said, once the array method is activated, the space stones that were originally set up are no longer inanimate objects, but rather operate according to complex energy trajectories. Therefore, after the array is opened, it is difficult to truly find the position of the array stone. This is also the reason why array masters need to have super-strong computational power. Only by calculating the changes and trajectories of the array stones can one have a foundation for breaking through. So, breaking through an array method, especially someone else's original array method, is absolutely a super-difficult task.

  With the "Formation Soul Locking Treasure", Lin Ruo Xian could sense the fluctuations in the formation's energy, eliminating a large amount of prior calculations and easily knowing the formation's layout with precision.

  Of course, knowing the layout is just the first step. The next step still requires super strong computing power to calculate its every move. But in any case, "Array Soul Locking Treasure" is definitely a stunning treasure that array masters dream of.

  Lin Heng touched the "Zhenhun Zhen Tian Bao" in his pocket, and he couldn't help but smile with joy. The feeling of being at a disadvantage earlier was completely gone: With this thing, his own array skills would definitely increase greatly!

  Xie Li continued, lowering his voice: "Lin Shixiong, there's another inside story. From what I know, Li Qianbei wants to get this treasure from my father for the 'Furnace Hell'. Lin was taken aback and stared at Xie Li, wondering what 'Furnace Hell' was.

  Xie Li saw that he had never even heard of the "Melting Furnace Hell", and was immediately astonished. But then he thought, this matter is only spread within a small range of major sects and holy lands. He hadn't heard of it, which was also reasonable.

  The Furnace Hell is an ancient secret place discovered by several great masters over a hundred years ago. It's said to be opening in the next few months, but I don't know much about it either. According to Clock Old Man, when Li Qianbei and my father obtained the "Array Soul Suppressing Heaven Treasure", he vaguely heard Li Qianbei mention "Furnace Hell". So, he inferred that obtaining the "Array Soul Suppressing Heaven Treasure" was related to "Furnace Hell". "Ancient secret place? Could it be that Master's goal is to open the Furnace Hell's protective array and enter inside to explore for treasure?" Lin Heng was shocked, this was too astonishing!

  This ancient secret is far beyond his mundane life. In his mind, only top-notch figures, such as those great clan masters and powerful forces standing at the pinnacle, have the qualifications to play with this kind of thing! As a lowly small character like him, he can't even get involved.

  If he dares to intervene, those powerful figures will blow him away with a single breath, and he'll be instantly annihilated.

  Lin Heng slapped his thigh in his heart: "It must be so! My adoptive father had entered the ancient secret land before and obtained the 'Xuan Xian Seven Segment Mystery'. That's why he heard that the ancient secret land reappeared in the world, and planned... The 'Array Soul Town Tianbao' wants to take a share of the spoils in the 'Furnace Hell' battle." Although he had never heard of "Furnace Hell" before, his common sense told him that this ancient secret land, which had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, must be filled with layers of formidable arrays.

  At this moment, inspired by his adoptive father's shocking boldness, Lin Heng's emotions surged, and he unconsciously developed some ideas about "the Furnace of Hell".

  For tens of thousands of years, this ancient land has hidden many ancient cultivation techniques and powerful elixirs!

  If he just slightly touched it, he could make a fortune. He is now at the late stage of third-grade cultivation. If he goes on like this, his personal value will explode and he will get some ancient elixirs and secret recipes. Only fear that fourth-grade...

  In no time, he will be promoted to the fifth rank.

  But he was just thinking, and now he had no idea which direction the "Furnace Hell" was in. Those sect forces were definitely nearby, densely packed with eyes and ears, how could they let these three-product small ants get close? He had only recently touched on array knowledge, even if he had the "Array Soul Suppressing Heaven Treasure".

  It's far from breaking through the ancient land, this kind of idea with a fart, and also thought of the extremely powerful great formation!

  Otherwise, those powerful masters would have used their brute force to break through directly!

  Handing over the oilcloth package to Xie Li and receiving payment, Lin Heng felt that his long and arduous journey had finally come to an end, and he suddenly felt a sense of relief wash over him.

  After talking for a while, Xie Li brought up the battle for the "Refining Crystal Vein" in the Shou Jing mountain range.

  Xie Lining solemnly and sincerely said: "I represent the Ti Yin Sect to ask Lin Shixiong to lend a hand, representing the Ti Yin Sect in this battle. Among the current strong men of our Ti Yin Sect, only you have the highest strength, and only if you go into battle will we have a chance of winning."

  Refining Crystal Veins is a matter of life and death for the Wei Yin Sect. If it falls into the hands of another sect, the Wei Yin Sect will surely perish.

  I'm now penniless and have no other way out, so I can only think of you."

  Lin Heng smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "You also overestimate me, I'm only a third-grade late-stage cultivator now. Being able to kill Yang Desong was my limit. If you let me face those fifth-grade powerhouses, I'm not the all-powerful Sun Wukong, where's the chance of winning? This matter, you'd better find someone else, I don't want to become a great sinner of the Yi Hui Sect!"