Chapter 22: Ancient Array Formula Secret Book

  Lin Huan's eyes widened as he sucked in a breath of cold air, this ancient array method secret book must be an object from the primordial era!

  No wonder Uncle Righteous would put this book and "Xuan Xin Qi Duan Ao Jue" together, these two books are actually from the same place.

  Ancient Formation! Oh my god, just thinking about it is exhilarating!

  The value of this book is certainly higher than that of "Xuan Xin Qi Duan Ao Jue".

  Lin Heng rushed into the kitchen and washed his face with two ladles of cold water, calming down his excited mood. Returning to the room, he picked up the secret book and was about to read it when the phrase "Melting Furnace Hell" suddenly appeared in his mind, which was said by Xie Li. The "Melting Furnace Hell" had been discovered for over a hundred years, but no one could enter it, so it must be set with an ancient large array, making those sect masters and other big shots helpless. If he could grasp the true essence of this array method secret book, he might have the ability to crack it. When the time comes, his luck will explode, and he might be able to take a step ahead and sneak in. Once inside, there would be the isolation and protection of the large array, so even if those big shots knew someone had entered, they would be powerless to stop him.

  As soon as he thought of this, he became excited and buried his head in practice again.

  However, the reason he was so hardworking wasn't actually to rush to "Molten Hell" to search for treasure. It was because this secret recipe was truly too awesome, and if he could master it, it would bring him endless benefits. After all, in the future when traveling outside, he would inevitably encounter some dangerous large arrays.

  This ancient mysterious book is indeed profound and abstruse. If it were another array master who obtained it, without a few years of time, it would be difficult to understand. Lin Heng learned slowly, but relying on his modern mathematical knowledge from before crossing over, and his geometric understanding far surpassing this world, he gradually made progress inch by inch.

  Lin Heng was absorbed in learning in the cave, forgetting the outside world.

  But the anxious Xie Yin and her brother, who were outside, called out to him numerous times, yet Lin Huan remained completely unaware. It was still about half a month before the battle at the sect entrance, and Lin Huan had only said he would consider it, but had not given a reply, leaving them anxiously waiting for his answer.

  Several days later, Lin Huan was so hungry that his stomach was growling, and he finally came out of the ecstatic state of the secret book.

  Hearing the shouting outside, he was stunned for a while before remembering something and opening the law array to let Xie Yin in after waiting for several days.

  "Lin Shixiong, we're worried sick about you. My siblings and I have been calling you for ten days now, but you haven't responded at all. We thought something had happened to you."

  Lin Lin touched his head and said apologetically: "Sorry, I was in closed-door cultivation, so I couldn't hear your shouts."

  Xie Yin also expected that he might be in seclusion, and instead of blaming him, she smiled and said: "Lin Shixiong, you're working so hard to cultivate, have you decided to agree to represent our Weihui Sect? Thank you so much!"

  After finishing speaking, he jumped up with a pleased expression.

  Lin Heng's forehead was full of black lines, and there was no doubt that this move of playing the tyrant was learned from her younger brother.

  It just so happens that these two siblings now regard him as their own brother, without any reservations or outsider mentality, and it's quite a comfortable feeling.

  He weighed it carefully and said: "Alright, I'll agree to your request. However, I don't have the ability to guarantee a victory or help you keep that 'Refining Crystal Vein'."

  Xie Yin saw that he really agreed and nodded happily. If it weren't for the distinction between men and women, she would have hugged him and kissed his "little face".

  In a moment, she said seriously: "With Lin Shixiong's strength, you must be able to defeat those fifth-grade strongmen and make them fall into disarray. Others may not believe in you, but I do!"

  Lin Heng smiled wryly and reluctantly said: "Thank you for your kind words."

  Having obtained Lin's consent, Xie Yin happily ran back to report to her brother.

  Since I promised to go into battle, I must prepare well anyway.

  Lin Heng went into the kitchen to prepare some dry rations to fill his stomach, and then returned to the room to sit down.

  To be honest, he agreed to respond, but in his heart, he knew that his final victory rate would not exceed 1%. He could kill a fourth-grade late-stage cultivator, but against a strong fifth-grade cultivator, he was absolutely at the mercy of others. Perhaps with all his might, he could escape from the hands of a fifth-grade cultivator. But to defeat a strong fifth-grade cultivator, it was truly a futile hope.

  Moreover, he wasn't facing off against just one fifth-grade strongman, but a whole bunch of them. The odds were stacked against him, almost infinitely close to zero.

  Lin Heng also wanted to harden his heart and refuse, but he was clear about the foundation of the Tiande Temple. If he went all out, at least he could keep his life intact. If it were those few fourth-grade middle-stage cultivators who took the stage instead, they would undoubtedly be killed in one move. In this case, the Tiande Temple would not only fail to protect the "Refining Crystal Vein", but also risk losing a top-notch fourth-grade strong practitioner.

  He unknowingly, along with Xie Yin's younger brother's influence, had already regarded the Wei Hui Sect as a part of himself.

  After finishing the seating, Lin Heng took out the remaining half box of Yu Jing Shi and wanted to try whether the Shen Hei Zhong Zi could quench it after passing through the dull period.

  Upon trying it out, I found that the tempering was successful, and I was overjoyed.

  Lin Heng feared that the night was long and his dreams were many, in case he suddenly lost his effect again, it would be terrible. So he didn't dare to waste time, and immediately put half a box of Yu Jing Shi in front of him, sat down with his legs crossed, and started infusing.

  Last time, he used half a box of Yu Jing Shi to rush into the late stage of Grade 3. Due to the dense spiritual energy in this cave, his cultivation made great progress during this period, and his late-stage Grade 3 gradually solidified. Of course, advancing from Grade 3 to Grade 4 requires an enormous accumulation, and he is still far from reaching Grade 4 at this time.

  One by one, the crystal stones flew out of the box and transformed into a surge of energy that entered the vortex of energy in the Sea of Consciousness.

  It's been ages since half a box of crystal stones was empty like this.

  Lin Heng's three-product late stage has improved a lot, but it is still far from the four-product. The same energy of Yu Jing Shi, the effect produced in the late stage of San Pin, and the effect produced in the middle stage, obviously weakened a lot.

  Lin Heng hastily took out another box of Yu Jing Shi from the "Space Bead". After tempering half a box, he finally reached the peak state of late three products, extremely close to the four product boundary.

  Unfortunately, the phenomenon of God Core seeds causing sluggishness in Crystal Stones has reappeared, making it impossible to continue tempering.

  Lin Heng felt a little regret, but was still very satisfied. From entering the third rank to reaching the peak of the late third rank in less than a year, this rocket-like promotion speed was really cool.

  Compared to before he refined the Crystal Stone, his later stage realm had greatly increased, infinitely close to fourth-grade. However, he knew in his heart that he was still far from being a match for a fifth-grade strong expert.

  Unless he can enter the fourth rank, there is some chance; otherwise, it's a complete defeat.

  Lin Heng slowly stood up, letting out a long sigh of relief as he expelled the foul air that had accumulated in his abdomen, and then stored the remaining half-box of Yuanjing Stones into the "Space Bead".

  The sunlight outside is exceptionally bright, Lin Hang hasn't seen the sun in a long time, and he can't help but feel a little sigh.

  Calculating the time spent cultivating inside, there should still be about half a month before the trial.

  During this period, he put that book of array techniques aside. As he delved deeper into the array techniques, one day he didn't look at the book and felt like it had been three autumns since he last saw it. When he was idle, he couldn't help but think about turning back to study the array techniques again. Then he thought that staying in the cave day and night, studying this and that all the time, wasn't as good as giving himself a break for a while. Relaxation is essential, this is the best way to learn.

  He urged the "Nine Volume Cloud Brocade" to circle around the Shoujing Mountains, gazing at the beautiful and picturesque peaks and colors of the mountains, feeling carefree and joyful.

  Such a beautiful and magnificent natural environment, even the immortals would be envious of it.

  Arriving at "Wei Yin Zong", he saw from afar the majestic large array that enveloped the entire sect, and his addiction to array techniques was triggered. This was not his first time seeing this "Eight Extremes Splitting Array". Since he arrived at Wei Yin Zong on the first day, he had already discovered this vast array from a distance. On the night when he and Xie Yin sneaked in to kill Yang De Song, if it wasn't for Xie Yin's reminder, he would have almost flown into the sky, triggering the array's defensive shield.

  At that time, he knew nothing about the formation method. He only knew that it was a powerful big array, but what kind of big array it was and how powerful it was, he couldn't say at all.

  These days of hard study on the secret book, and seeing this big formation again, immediately saw its outline and general idea.

  This "Eight Pole Splitting Formation" is a mid-tier formation of the fourth rank, its power can withstand the impact of several sixth-rank experts. Of course, this is the effect of the "Eight Pole Splitting Formation" without the suppression of the "Array Soul Shocking Heaven Treasure", if added, the power would not be just that.

  Lin Huan observed a section along Zhou Dang and understood the grand array at once.

  If he hadn't studied the ancient mysterious book, even if he had learned with great diligence, he wouldn't have had the ability to see through such a vast and complex formation. On the contrary, after becoming familiar with the formation methods in the ancient mysterious book, he now found this so-called powerful array to be quite ordinary.

  It's just like a high school student doing an elementary school test. What seems extremely difficult and impressive to elementary students is utterly ordinary to high school students.

  Lin Heng couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart as he watched.

  He made a big suction with his hand and sucked up a large stone, then wrapped it in his clothes and used his inner force to shake it into small pieces of gravel.

  He reached into his large sleeve and simultaneously picked up twelve small stones, observed the fluctuation of energy, and then casually threw them out.

  Twelve pebbles, under his subtle manipulation, moved quickly and slowly in different directions.

  Lin stepped forward again, and another handful of pebbles flew out.

  He took big strides, and the gravel flew continuously, as if it was very casual. However, the energy of the Great Array continued to be disturbed by an unbearable disturbance, showing intermittent tremors. This special phenomenon immediately made people from the Ti Yin Sect aware. But most people didn't think much of it, thinking that it was a normal phenomenon caused by the Great Array being affected by the movement of the heavens and earth's energy.

  In their minds, the "Eight Extremes Formation" had the "Array Soul Shaking Heaven Treasure" as its core formation, which was the strongest defensive barrier of the Ti Yin Sect. Unless several seven-grade strong practitioners joined hands, it was basically impossible to break through. So they never thought that someone would have the ability to penetrate the great formation and enter inside.

  Of course, there's another reason. The "Eight Extremes Array" is only fully activated in special circumstances, and usually it just seals the air above. If someone wants to sneak in, they can just quietly slip in from below, why bother with such a big effort?

  However, there was still someone who sensed that something was amiss with the "Eight Trigrams Formation", and that person was another guest elder, Li Shi.

  Her cave was not within the "Eight Extremes Splitting Array", yet she had just left the Sect Master's mansion. Thus, she sensed the abnormality of the Eight Extremes Splitting Array and flew over immediately. Within the defensive screen of the "Eight Extremes Splitting Array", flight was possible, but only for those above the level of Elder.

  She focused her mind and measured the sky above, the big array slightly trembling in the direction of Su Li: "Could it be that someone is breaking through the array? Impossible! This is a four-and-a-half-grade large array? Who has this ability to penetrate?"

  Studying formation techniques requires learning those mind-boggling arithmetic annotations, which are difficult to learn and even more difficult to master, making it extremely rare for a formation master to appear. If someone were to say that there's a strong person who can forcefully break through the "Eight Extremes Splitting Heaven Array" with brute force, she might still believe it. But now, someone has actually broken through, which makes her doubt her own conjectures.

  Just as she was suspicious and guessing in her heart, as if to confirm it, a large array suddenly flashed out a figure, falling down.

  She suddenly widened her eyes: "Someone really broke through the array and succeeded!"

  This is a fourth-grade half-array, the predecessor spent nearly half a year, consuming countless energy and brain marrow, just to set up this terrible array, but it was broken by this person!

  This person is an extremely formidable formation master!

  But when she saw the face of the person who came, her mouth opened wide enough to swallow an egg: "It's... it's him..."

  Lin Hang's heart was secretly gloating. A grand defensive formation of a sect, broken through so easily, I'm really too talented! Haha!

  In fact, with his current formation cultivation, it's not to mention piercing the "Eight Extremes Splitting Heaven Array", even if he wants to break through, making it collapse is not a difficult task.

  If he really wants to crack it, I'm afraid not only Xie Yin's brother, but the entire Ti Yin Sect will find him and fight to the death.

  He also saw Li Shi below at this time and greeted him: "Junior has seen Senior Li."

  The other party is also a guest elder of the Tiande Sect, just like his adoptive father. Regardless of generation or age, he deserves to be called "senior".

  Li Shi came back to his senses and exclaimed: "What is this...?"

  Lin Heng didn't expect to run into her after breaking the formation, and was caught on the spot, so he could only tell the truth. Otherwise, if he denied it, the other party would think he had a guilty conscience, so he said: "Just now outside, I saw this 'Eight Trigrams Separation Formation', and suddenly felt an itch to try my skills, so I indulged in some childish play, please don't laugh, senior."

  "What are you doing? This is a four-and-a-half rank grand array, and with just one careless move, you can break through it? If you don't mess around, that would be truly astonishing!" Li Shi was left speechless.

  "Are you an Array Master?"

  Lin Heng had not received orthodox apprenticeship, all relying on his own exploration. Hearing this title, he was slightly unaccustomed, but if he denied it, it would be even more inappropriate. So he nodded and said: "I'm lucky to have learned some superficial knowledge."

  Li Shi couldn't help but reevaluate this person's strength, it was too well hidden!

  "This person is so young, yet he has already reached the late stage of the third rank, and with such a realm, he can actually kill the late stage of the fourth rank. And now, he can even break through the extremely profound array of the half-step fourth rank, all of this is really too frightening." Li Shi, although he claimed to have traveled throughout the entire Han country, had seen many unbelievable things and met many people with astonishing strength, but still felt shocked for the first time like this.