The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 443 Analyzing the Array Patterns
"I didn't expect to gain so much from this trip."

Wang Wu's lips curled up slightly, his mood improved considerably. Although he knew that for someone like Shuang Jun, such actions were nothing special; it was just a small gesture of goodwill to win people's hearts. It was just a matter of a few words, without paying a great price, but perhaps the rewards would be even greater in the future.

Even if there's no gain, it doesn't matter; making a friend is always better than making an enemy.

This is the mindset of those in positions of power at their level.

Wang Wu even guessed that Gray Elder, Black Emperor, and other big shots he didn't know or understand would also casually give such an order without any harm.

Of course, the more likely scenario is that they will simply ignore it.

Regardless, this is something Wang Wu should learn from.

Well, that's one aspect. There's another point, which is that Wang Wu also realized that his previous thinking was a bit narrow-minded. Did he think that he was the only smart person in the world?
Since the Hidden Origin Society bought this Great Wilderness Prison Tower more than a hundred years ago, it must have been very important to them. That's why they threw all the criminals from the prison here as laborers and even offered them a reduction of 50,000 years in their sentences.

Therefore, he shouldn't even think about plotting to make this Tower of Sin his own.

There are no doors.

Gray Elder, Black Emperor, and Frost Lord are only third-rank elders of the Hidden Origin Society; they wouldn't even dare to dream of such a thing.

Nowadays, there must be many big shots in the Hidden Origin Society keeping an eye on this Tower of Sin, which reminds him that it's best not to go too far in his actions.

“Continuing to stay in seclusion is not advisable. This bear, Xiong Wangshou, has a level 27 passive stealth ability. If it comes over again and destroys my triple-defense armor, even with Sister Shuangjun's instructions, that little sister will most likely not help. So, we need to change our approach.”

"How about we break through the Blood Curse Heavenly Punishment?"

Wang Wu's current passive stealth level is 24.5. If he forcibly activates the Hundred Transformations Ruyi Demon Leaf, he can temporarily reach level 25.5, which is obviously not enough. However, as long as the Blood Curse Heavenly Punishment is broken, this will not be a problem, because he has accumulated 5.5% of his bloodline evolution. Once he breaks through, he will directly reach 70.5%.

"But there's still a problem. If I can break through the Blood Curse Heavenly Punishment so quickly, it means I'll be overwritten by Elder Gray's Level 27 Divine Calculation. Even Xiong Wangshou wants this Blood Curse Heavenly Punishment, which shows that it's actually a good thing."

"The most crucial point is that the murderer in the case of Senior Sister Qin has not yet been caught. If I am discovered to have broken through the Blood Curse Heavenly Punishment at this time, it will be difficult for someone with ulterior motives not to discover that I am the real murderer."

"No, no! We need to be more patient; a small act of impatience could ruin a great plan!"

"I need to maintain the persona of my potential being sealed by the Blood Curse and Heavenly Punishment."

"But how do we break Xiong Wangshou's current predicament?"

For a moment, Wang Wu didn't have a good solution, and Xiong Wangshou just happened to exploit his bug.

Just then, two figures walked in side by side from outside; it was Qin Wushuang and another female array master.

This is also standard equipment for their formation master team.

Three array masters, twelve prison laborers.

Qin Wushuang and the female array master removed their three-defense armors, each glancing at Wang Wu without saying anything. They then began to nourish their armors with their spiritual energy, indicating that this step was crucial.

About half an hour later, after the nurturing was complete, the two armors with three protective features looked brand new.

At this moment, the female array master glanced at Wang Wu again and smiled, "Qingxue is really kind-hearted, using her own spare materials to help others. I hope she won't be affected. The higher-ups are paying close attention to the progress of the construction of the Heaven and Earth Needle. We mustn't let anything go wrong."

Qin Wushuang listened without saying a word, but just sat there, taking out a purple jade talisman to look at it. Occasionally, he would take out a few white jade talismans and inscribe something on them. It seemed that these were array diagrams or material blueprints for building the Heaven and Earth Needle.

They're quite dedicated.

But don't you have private rooms? Well, that makes sense, the conditions are tough, and it's in the wilderness, so it's understandable.

Or perhaps we could just use one room for repairs.

Wang Wu stood there a little awkwardly. He couldn't leave either, because without the Three-Protection Armor, he would be corroded by the level eight evil wind as soon as he went out.

However, it seems unlikely that Qingxue will be able to fix it anytime soon.

So Wang Wu carefully circulated his level 18 spiritual energy, and would sneak a peek every now and then. You openly took it out, so why shouldn't I take a look?
Moreover, it seems that this thing is not afraid of being leaked, because the purple jade talisman records a very, very complex array pattern.

Even Qin Wushuang had to use his white jade talisman as a reference to analyze it.

That's right, it's like a foreigner trying to translate "The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons" using a Xinhua Dictionary.

However, Wang Wu couldn't understand it either, so he had no way to evaluate it. He could only use his spiritual energy to decipher and remember it for later study.

However, these array patterns are really hard to remember. Wang Wu's level 18 spiritual essence recognition has really met its match.

Even after looking at it for a while, when I looked back, I found that the parts I had previously noted down had changed.

So these are array patterns that change constantly?

Wang Wu stared at the array pattern for almost an hour, feeling dizzy and disoriented, before finally managing to memorize it, and even then, he wasn't sure if it was accurate.

It's too complicated, there are too many changes.

No, there should be sixty-four variations, but he only managed to memorize thirty-nine of them; he was tired of the rest.

Looking at Qin Wushuang again, who was still sitting there diligently taking notes and studying, Wang Wu couldn't help but sigh. There was a huge difference between people, and an even greater difference between humans and demons. Look at him, he truly has a specialty.

Seeing that little sister Qingxue still hadn't repaired the three-defense armor, Wang Wu scratched his head and continued to secretly learn.

The purple jade talisman only had this one complex array pattern, but Qin Wushuang had already inscribed nearly a hundred different array patterns on the white jade talisman, which were derived from that single array pattern.

Wang Wu peeked at Qin Wushuang curiously for a while, sensing that Qin Wushuang was searching for some kind of solution or some kind of pattern.

Anyway, it's somewhat like a randomly changing master cipher. It generates new branch ciphers every moment, and these branch ciphers form a new array. By deploying and building the array according to this array, you can obtain a key, which corresponds to a key partition of the master cipher...

And this key is the Heaven and Earth Needle they are building.

Right, that seems to be the case, doesn't it?

So this is a good idea, and I, Lao Wang, secretly learned it. And let me tell you, this method is quite effective; it's like having a knack for memorizing it.

In a short while, Wang Wu was practically beaming with joy.

After some time, he suddenly realized that Qin Wushuang's analysis of the various variant array patterns seemed to be wrong.

That's right, the solution was indeed wrong.

Should I remind him?

Never mind, no need to remind him, because he had been checking himself over and over again. He had deciphered a total of 360 branch cipher arrays from the purple jade talisman, and it took him an hour to decipher them, but he made four mistakes, no, six mistakes.

He is currently examining it, and is using cheats similar to the Fake Primordial God and the Four Clowns for analysis.

Look, we found three errors on the second check.

All the errors were found on the third check.

Become!

At this moment, Qin Wushuang wearily rubbed his temples, put away the purple and white jade talismans, and looked like he had exhausted his spiritual power.

Because he lacked the spiritual power to see through it!
In addition, more than three hours had passed without anyone noticing.

Even Wang Wu felt a bit tired!

so tired.

He scratched his head. In order to remember those sixty-four variations, he had almost lost a wisp of his divine sense. He didn't know if it was worth it.
At that moment, Qingxue's figure appeared silently, holding Wang Wu's three-defense armor, now brand new.

This shows they put their heart into it.

Just as Wang Wu was about to step forward to express his gratitude, Qin Wushuang frowned and said coldly, "Fellow Daoist Qingxue, please try to prioritize the overall situation. Our progress in building the Heaven and Earth Needle is already somewhat behind schedule. If you continue to drag your feet and waste time, I will have no choice but to report to the person in charge."

Upon hearing this, Qingxue also snorted coldly, "I also want to ask Fellow Daoist Wushuang to consider the bigger picture. You know very well that repairing the Sin Prison Tower is a very important matter. Not only are the requirements for the array masters very high, but the requirements for the prison workers are even higher. Look at this prison worker you brought back. He doesn't listen to orders and does things his own way. In the past ten months, his work rate has been zero, which directly resulted in more than half of a three-defense armor being damaged. I suggest that he be dismissed immediately. Repairing the Sin Prison Tower is of utmost importance. How can we allow such a prison worker to mess around!"

Forehead--

Aren't we on the same side?
Wang Wu looked at Qingxue in astonishment, then realized, "Wow, this little girl is really smart!"

Sure enough, a flash of anger crossed Qin Wushuang's face. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he held back. Of course, he knew exactly why this prisoner named Wang Zhige had been brought here.

It's because this place is ravaged by three calamities, so people can kill without a knife.

The more unreliable Wang Zhige is right now, the sooner he'll die.

"Ahem! Fellow Daoist Qingxue, you flatter me. What I mean is that I have already recorded the array diagram for the next Heaven and Earth Needle. If nothing unexpected happens, construction can begin next month. As usual, I will take three prisoner laborers to the target area for reconnaissance. You and Fellow Daoist Zihan will stay here to finish up and be responsible for the networking of the Heaven and Earth Needle. Fellow Daoist Qingxue, do you have any objections?"

"I have no opinion."

Qingxue, seeing that things were going well, turned around and threw the three-proof armor to Wang Wu, scolding him: "If you dare to break the rules again, I'll fire you! The prisoners here are here to get their sentences reduced; they're genuinely remorseful. What do you have, and what are you after? You're wasting quotas and delaying our construction schedule. If you were outside, believe me, I'd beat you half to death! Get out!"

Wang Wu, clutching the Tri-Protection Armor, slunk away.

"Come back!" Qingxue suddenly called out again.

"You've changed into the new three-defense armor, which provides better protection against the three calamities. Starting today, you'll perform a level two task every day: climb the flagpole!"

"what?"

Wang Wu didn't understand. He wasn't a monkey, so why was he climbing the flagpole?
At this moment, the female array master named Zihan laughed and said, "Array Master Qingxue means that you need to climb to the top of the array flag every day when we are setting up and building the Heaven and Earth Needle, and hold the Heaven and Earth Compass to provide a stable directional reference for our operations and deployments below. Otherwise, under the Three Calamities, it will be harder than climbing to heaven to set up an array or do anything."

"I see. I am confident that I can complete the mission. Please rest assured, three array masters."

Wang Wu made a solemn vow.

However, the expressions on the faces of these three array masters were truly subtle.

(End of this chapter)