Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 208 See you again

"What's wrong, Junior Sister?"

Lu Linglong frowned slightly, ignored him and walked forward, about to step into the gray dividing line.

"Junior sister, you don't actually believe what they said, do you?"

“This place… may have indeed changed.” Lu Linglong’s eyes flashed with the light of true energy. Under her gaze, the Zhou Tian Star Array, which had been hidden and invisible in the sky, seemed to reappear.

"What?" Li Fei frowned deeply. "Junior Sister, do you really think so?"

"No rush... let me go and take a look." Lu Linglong said, and was about to step into the depths of the demon rift.

Upon seeing this, the Lingyun Sect Master was immediately alarmed. "Fairy, don't panic! Our shift change is not yet complete. It's dangerous to go in now!"

With the withdrawal of the Zhengyang Sect and the Pingding Sect, the disciples of the Xianyi Sect and Lingyun Sect, who were supposed to take over, failed to arrive at the front line to establish complete fortifications.

Going in like this, it's hard to guarantee that we won't encounter any powerful monsters.

"It's alright." Li Fei waved his hand as he followed behind Lu Linglong and said, "My junior sister's cultivation has already reached a high level, and she also has my protection, so nothing will go wrong."

He hurriedly chased after Lu Linglong, calling out, "Junior Sister, wait for me! Junior Sister, wait for me!"

Seeing the two enter the depths of the demonic rift, those left outside did not wait idly.

“Since the Zhengyang Sect and the Pingding Sect are unharmed, we should continue our troop rotation as usual.” The elder of the Xianyi Sect nodded slightly to the sect leader of the Lingyun Sect. “However, we don’t know what the situation is like inside the Demon Rift. Since we are all here, why don’t we go in together and see what arrangements are appropriate?”

The sect leader of Lingyun Sect nodded in agreement, "That's exactly right."

The purpose of bringing thousands of disciples was to clean up the mess, since the loss of the Heavenly Abyss Demon Rift would be a major disaster for the world.

However, since the gap is currently under control, it means that we should continue with normal defensive rotations.

However, it's unclear what specific changes have occurred in the demonic rift they are guarding. Sending too many people would be a waste and might make future cycles difficult; sending too few, on the other hand, risks the rift falling like those other Heavenly Abyss Demonic Rifts.

Since the person in charge happens to be here, it would be more direct to check it out in person.

In any case, the cracks in the Heavenly Abyss Demon Rift always last for a while after they open. Last time, it was enough for the resident elders of the Immortal Sect and the Spirit Cloud Sect to stand their last shift. Now, it's not too late for them to go in first, take a closer look, and then decide on the manpower.

As they discussed this, they reached a consensus and headed into the Demon Rift together.

Seeing the two of them like this, the others, also eager to watch the spectacle, all shouted noisily, "Let's go! Let's go!"

As members of the four sects, they believed they understood the cultivators they had known for many years quite well.

The elders leading the garrison from Zhengyang Sect and Pingding Sect this time were not boastful people. Although what they said was somewhat unbelievable, since the two of them firmly said it, there might really be some mystery behind it.

Before rushing into the demonic rift, the Transmission Elder deliberately went to the Zheng Yang Sect's previous leader and whispered to confirm, "Are you sure the magic array here was really destroyed?"

The team leader looked solemn and said, "It's absolutely true."

"Very well! Then I'll go with them! If it's true, your contributions will not be forgotten!"

As the high-ranking members of the four sects and the two prodigies from the holy lands poured into the Demon Rift, the two elders leading the Zheng Yang Sect and Ping Ding Sect exchanged a helpless smile, waved their hands, and told their disciples to go and rest.

"Alright, everyone has worked hard guarding this place for a month. Now go and rest. Once the elders have finished dealing with the remaining matters, we'll go home!"

"Great! Let's go home!"

"Finally, I can go back to the sect. This past month has been exhausting!"

"It's just that those senior brothers and sisters have suffered... they can never go back."

Lin Jian followed the disciples' group to a clearing not far from the flying boat to rest.

This is a vast wilderness, with the expanding boundary of the demonic rift in the distance, but blocking the boundary are four thousand disciples from the four sects who have come to support them.

A strong sense of security enveloped the hearts of every surviving disciple, and they all lay on the ground without any regard for their image.

Lin Jian sat in a corner, silently practicing his martial arts.

He has now reached the fourth level of Foundation Establishment, and only needs to transform all the energy in his body into Tai Bai Xuan Gang to have the foundation to break through to the Golden Core stage.

As the moon emerged from the demonic rift, due to the lack of spiritual energy in the world, he rarely had the opportunity to improve his cultivation.

Now that we've finally managed to get out, we must seize every minute and second to hone our Xuan Gang skills.

As Lin Jian was practicing his martial arts, he sensed a presence approaching stealthily from behind.

'who? ! ’

I deliberately chose a corner away from the other disciples to rest, just so I wouldn't be disturbed by others.

After spending a month together, the other disciples guarding the town were less inclined to approach this genius swordsman.

Unless it's Yun Feiyang or the elders... but they wouldn't come so secretly.

Lin Jian, who was cultivating, frowned slightly. The vigilance he maintained at all times in the Heavenly Abyss Demon Rift made him immediately think of the worst-case scenario.

'Could it be that the sorcerers of the Demon Worship Sect know what I was doing in the Demon Rift and are planning to launch a sneak attack at this time?'

"Hmph!" Lin Jian sneered inwardly, his true energy silently circulating within him, shifting from a state of cultivation to one of dormancy.

Just as the thief got close from behind, he suddenly pounced and took him down!

Closer... even closer.

Sensing that the aura was almost touching his back, Lin Jian suddenly stood up, his steps shifting, and with a spin, he appeared behind the person, firmly grasping the back of their neck with his right hand.

"yeah?"

Chunxue felt herself being lifted up, and her two little feet instinctively tried to paddle in the air, but found that her feet were not touching the ground and she had no way to use her strength.

"Spring snow?" Lin Jian was stunned.

Chunxue struggled against the large hand gripping the back of her neck, crying, "Put me down!"

Lin Jian gently put the other person down, looking at them with surprise. "What are you doing here?"

Chunxue raised her pretty face to the sky, looking proud, "Is there any place in this world that I, the Great King, cannot reach? I can come and go as I please!"

"Your Majesty is awesome!" Lin Jian bowed in admiration. "May I ask what brings Your Majesty here?"

"Pay back the debt!" Chunxue said in the most arrogant tone, yet with the most submissive words, "Paying back debts is a matter of course. Our contract is not yet complete, how can this great king easily abandon you?"

"Huh?" Lin Jian was dumbfounded.

I've heard of people rushing to collect debts, but I've never heard of someone rushing to repay a debt.

Before entering the Heavenly Abyss Demon Rift to guard it, the words he spoke to Chunxue were his desire to set her free.

All that talk of debts was just a self-destructive act born of his own anger and frustration. In truth, he already regretted it the moment he carried the sword immortal back to the mountain gate.

If a sword immortal with such profound cultivation were to truly come to his senses one day, wouldn't he be able to easily wipe out the entire sect in one fell swoop?
Unfortunately, the deed was already done, and he didn't dare to back down directly, afraid that he would remind her that as a powerful sword cultivator, she didn't need to reason with a nobody like him.

We can only gamble on the fact that this sword immortal is an honest, trustworthy, reasonable person who doesn't kill indiscriminately.

They hoped that the other party would be like those characters in those folk tales, that highly skilled cultivators would have their own so-called Dao heart and would not easily break the promises they made.

Later, when the other party casually taught him a spell, he forgave almost all of her debts.

With the Sword Immortal's wealth, he could probably easily pay off the remaining debt.

Even when he was only ten high-grade spirit stones short, the sword immortal still showed no intention of redeeming him.

Although over time, Lin Jian gradually realized that this sword immortal might really be the kind of good person he had initially hoped for.

But precisely because of this, he should set the other person free, instead of continuing to bind them with the initial joke.

But right now...

"The Sword Immortal's heart is as firm as iron!" Lin Jian bowed his head, deeply impressed.

"Of course!" Chunxue said triumphantly. "You said that if you died, this debt would be wiped clean. But I've done the calculations, and Xiaolinzi, you're not meant to die. There's nothing I can do... perhaps this is my destiny."

As she spoke, Chunxue looked curiously at the expanding demonic rift boundary in the distance, "What were they saying over there just now? They were mumbling a whole bunch of gibberish?"

"Oh~ It's just that the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array, which separates this Heavenly Abyss Demon Rift, was punctured by those demonic people from the Demon Worship Sect. I repaired the array, and they all clamored and didn't believe me." As he spoke, Lin Jian asked curiously, "But isn't it all recorded in the basic array manual you gave me? What's so strange about that?"

It's one thing if the people from those four mediocre sects like Zhengyang Sect don't have the ability, but how come the people from the Holy Land are also so ignorant?
"Ah? This..." Chunxue waved her hand, "They're just not skilled enough, making a fuss over nothing. They can't even grasp the basic array formations, I don't know how the Holy Land teaches them!"

"really……"

"But..." Chunxue carefully leaned closer to Lin Jian's chest, tilted her head back, and blinked her eyes as she asked, "Have you really mastered the Great Formation Chapter?"

"I hadn't mastered it yet, but after seeing the overall formation of the Zhou Tian Star Array, I had a confirmation. Your basic array manual is really basic."

“Of course!” Chunxue puffed out her chest, her gaze fixed on the gray boundary.

'Brother Jian is still amazing! He's even mastered the Ultimate Formation Chapter. I wonder if those two so-called disciples of the Holy Land can see through Brother Jian's skills...'

The most painful thing about being a person is when you're pretending to be something you're not noticed by anyone.

Should we lend them a hand?

……

The group flew swiftly through the hazy, gray space.

Lu Linglong used her spiritual sense to carefully scan every corner of the great formation.

Li Fei followed along, watching the scene unfold.

The Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array is not considered a top-secret technique in the Holy Land. Most of the direct disciples are willing to study it if they are interested in practicing it.

Unfortunately, most people have limited talent, and even after studying for ten or eight years, they may not be able to get the hang of it.

Li Fei had naturally dabbled in this core magic array that supported all the Heavenly Abyss Demon Rifts in the entire Seventh Realm in his early years, but after three to five years of research without making any progress, he had to give up with regret.

After three to five years of research, although I haven't quite grasped the basics, I've gained some perspective.

Having followed this journey for so long, I'm already starting to get impatient.

"The great formation is intact, and the spiritual energy within it flows smoothly. There is no sign of it being damaged at all."

It should be noted that even the Zhou Tian Star Arrays that Junior Sister had personally repaired before still had some clues left after the repair.

As long as you immerse yourself in it with your spiritual sense, you can quickly discover the abnormalities in those damaged areas. It takes enough time for the great formation to complete its self-repair by drawing spiritual energy from nature, so that it leaves no flaws.

If someone were to exploit those wounds that haven't fully healed, the repaired formation would actually be quite vulnerable.

This has always been the case; how can something that has been modified be as good as the original?

But right now...

This great formation operates in perfect harmony, showing no sign of having been harmed and then repaired.

As Lu Linglong observed along the way, doubts about her own intuition gradually began to creep into her eyes.

She always felt that the formation had indeed changed, but as she traveled along, she found that the formation was exactly the same as that recorded in the formation manual.

Just as precise as the example, it can be said to be the model for all Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Arrays.

How can it be said that it has ever been damaged when it is in such a perfect state?

"If you ask me, let's not waste any more time," Li Fei said impatiently. "We're pressed for time, and we've already wasted a lot of time here. Whether they've been attacked or not, they're at least safe for now. Let's hurry to the next place."

They still don't believe it.

If we let him go back and report, the four sects will probably not have a good reputation in the eyes of the Holy Land.

Not to mention the Zhengyang Sect and the Pingding Sect, which orchestrated all of this.

The elder who was transmitting the skills became anxious.

Just as he was about to argue, he unexpectedly heard a beautiful voice ask first, "Since the Zheng Yang Sect says that this formation was repaired by members of their sect, could you please tell me the specific details?"

When Chuan Gong looked up, he found that the fairy was staring straight at him. "I beg you, Elder, to enlighten me."

Lu Linglong finally realized something was wrong.

perfect!

Yes, perfect!
How could a grand formation that has been running for so many years possibly be as perfect as the model in the formation manual?
Everything in the world is constantly changing, and the underlying elements that support the operation of the magic array are no exception.

Although the rare and precious materials used to establish this magic array are all extraordinary, they are bound to become distorted and damaged over time.

The numerous magic arrays he had experienced before were the most direct proof of this, but the magic array he saw before him was operating so smoothly and perfectly, which was the biggest mystery!

but……

The magic array that I repaired myself was only barely restored to a usable level.

How did the people in the Zhengyang Sect manage to restore this magic array to its peak state?
Sensing the sincere desire for guidance in the fairy's eyes, the Transmission Elder stroked his beard, feeling more confident.

"I dare not deceive you, Fairy. The details are as follows..."

(End of this chapter)