The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 216: Your Majesty, Just Search the Soul! (6k)

Lin Daochen frowned even more, not knowing what was going on.

Soon, Zhou Qing completed the last stroke and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sir, perhaps this is a blessing rather than a curse for us!" Zhou Qing said excitedly.

Lin Daochen asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhou Qing chuckled and said, "Let me try first!"

When Lin Daochen heard this, he was immediately shocked and quickly stopped him, saying, "No, if you have any ideas, just tell me and I'll do it. Even if something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with you."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "The three of us have been in the same boat for a long time. There's no right or wrong. Trust me!"

The second uncle looked at Zhou Qing's confident look, but his heart moved.

It seems that this guy has comprehended something from the inheritance of the fifth-level formation master. Maybe he can really try his luck.

"Sir, trust Zhou Qing!" The second uncle walked out.

Lin Daochen looked at the two of them and then sighed.

Zhou Qing turned around and searched through the vast amount of runes in order, first finding the "Thunder Spirit-Attracting Pattern" in the northeast direction.

This rune had long been dim and had cracks on its edges, but in Zhou Qing's eyes, it was the key point of the repair.

After taking a long breath, his mind immediately moved.

In an instant, a total of 186 spiritual seals suddenly appeared.

When he saw these dazzling spiritual seals, Lin Daochen was stunned where he was, his eyes full of disbelief.

"How is this possible!" He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and even rubbed his eyes quickly, fearing that he had seen it wrong.

You know, when Si Yunya brought him to become his disciple a few years ago, the kid had only condensed one spiritual seal.

In the following years, he devoted himself to seclusion, striving to become a third-level formation master, and he was not taught much.

But now, he is about to become a second-level formation master.

"This, this, this..." Lin Daochen's lips trembled, and he subconsciously looked at the second uncle beside him.

The second uncle also had a look of emotion on his face at this moment. When he met Lin Daochen's gaze, he immediately smiled and said, "Don't look at me. I'm far worse than him."

As he spoke, his mind moved, and forty spiritual seals floated out.

When he saw the spiritual seal on the second uncle's body, Lin Daochen was shocked again and staggered.

He had always thought that Yun Ya had only condensed seven or eight spiritual seals in the past few years. How come so many suddenly appeared?

He was overwhelmed by the continuous surprises.

Soon, he realized what was happening and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Genius, two peerless formation geniuses, actually both worshipped him.

God has been very kind to him, very kind!

The second uncle smiled slightly, then looked at Zhou Qing and said to himself, "I haven't been this childish in many years, but now I have to pretend to be cool, otherwise I will be compared to you and become too cheap. Come on!"

At this moment, Zhou Qing let out a long sigh, and quickly formed seals with his hands. Threads of spiritual power, just like the ones that Lin Daochen had repaired earlier, passed through his own spiritual seal, and then slowly extended into the "Thunderbolt Spiritual Pattern" in front of him.

There is no rejection, and they are a perfect match.

"It seems that the [Lucky Post] has brought me good luck again!" Zhou Qing's face lit up with joy.

But he did not dare to be careless at all. He began to concentrate and carefully control the input of spiritual power.

Time passed little by little, and with the help of the spiritual power of the Spirit Transformation Realm, the cracks on the "Thunderbolt Spirit-Attracting Pattern" began to heal slowly, and the originally dim light gradually became brighter.

At this time, Lin Daochen was already stunned with shock, but the second uncle, on the other hand, turned his head slightly to look behind him.

There, someone was secretly recording something with the imaging stone.

As if he had noticed the second uncle's gaze, the man retreated quietly.

"Well, it seems like there is one more piece of evidence!" The second uncle shook his head and continued to look at Zhou Qing.

After another two hours, this special spiritual pattern hidden in the sea of ​​talismans suddenly burst out with a strong light the moment it was successfully repaired, and even the entire magic circle seemed to be shaken.

Under Lin Daochen's nervous gaze, this spiritual pattern did not disintegrate like the previous two. Instead, more than 30 runes associated with it seemed to be summoned and lit up one after another.

The spiritual power lines between these runes also reconnected and began to operate in an orderly manner.

As the lights intertwined, a local spiritual power network was formed.

Seeing this scene, Lin Daochen finally couldn't help but cheer: "Success! It really succeeded!"

The second uncle was also shocked, and then a look of sincere admiration slowly appeared on his face.

"This little guy seems to have never disappointed me since I met him!"

At this moment, the second uncle was proud of Zhou Qing from the bottom of his heart.

Zhou Qing looked at what was in front of him, and his anxious heart was completely relieved.

Lin Daochen stepped forward quickly, grabbed Zhou Qing's hand, tears of excitement flashing in his eyes.

I opened my mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Zhou Qing smiled, then pointed to the "Xunfeng Gathering Spirit Talisman" in the southeast and said, "Sir, that one is for you!"

Lin Daochen nodded repeatedly. At this moment, he finally believed what he said.

Hard work is worthless in the face of talent.

In just a few years, the child completed the journey that took him hundreds of years.

Not only that, but it can also pinpoint the problem and find the most efficient solution.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!" Lin Daochen said, took a deep breath, calmed his excitement, and went straight over there.

Zhou Qing looked at the second uncle again and said, "Big...Brother Yunya, can you use the 'Separation Fire and Melting Spirit Seal' in the south?"

The second uncle's eyes lit up, and he was surprised and happy.

Can his forty half-baked spirit seals also be used to repair this fourth-level magic circle?
But looking at Zhou Qing's trusting eyes, a warm feeling surged in his heart, and he immediately strode over without hesitation, ready to give it a try.

Zhou Qing looked at the spiritual patterns in other directions, ready to take over the two at any time.

Fortunately, they were lucky and successfully started the repair.

hum~
A few hours later, Lin Daochen and the second uncle ignited the forty-eight and seventy-two spiritual patterns around them one after another.

Zhou Qing then began repairing the fourth main seal, while the other two waited for the fifth and sixth seals, holding the blueprint Zhou Qing had drawn earlier...

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In the visitor hall, Lu Yaoyao lay in front of the window, staring at the huge four-color magic circle in the distance without blinking, her face full of worry.

"It's been three days, why haven't Senior Brother Zhou and the others come out yet?" Lu Yaoyao asked worriedly.

Lu Yuanzhi came over and patted Lu Yaoyao's shoulder gently, comforting her: "Don't worry, it's okay, the senior is here."

Lu Yaoyao nodded and was about to say something when she saw a hole in the magic circle in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, the two third-level formation masters, Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang, came out with their respective disciples.

He looked hurried, even a little panicked.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yaoyao panicked and didn't care about anything else. She quickly flew out on her sword.

……

"General Jiang, we have something urgent to see the prince!"

As soon as Wu Tiangang came out of the magic circle, he looked panicked and spoke anxiously to Jiang Pojun, who was meditating nearby and was responsible for guarding the magic circle.

Jiang Pojun opened his eyes immediately, a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes. He quickly stood up and asked, "Two masters, what happened?"

Wu Tiangang said in a trembling voice: "It's a big deal, a big deal concerning the entire border."

After hearing this, Jiang Pojun's expression suddenly changed.

Not daring to delay for even a moment, he quickly took out the communication jade slip and contacted other brother armies to inquire about the prince's current location.

In just a moment, the void twisted, and Xuanyuan Shuo, who was patrolling on the other side of the border, tore through the space and flew out.

"Masters, what's wrong?" Xuanyuan Shuo asked anxiously after seeing that the two men looked unhappy.

After looking at each other, they suddenly knelt down on both knees.

This sudden action made Xuanyuan Shuo a little overwhelmed. He quickly reached out to help the two people up: "What are you doing? What happened?"

Wu Tiangang's face was filled with regret and self-blame, and he said with a choked voice, "Your Highness, we were wrong. We should never have recommended Lin Daochen to you so suddenly."

Su Lishan also echoed, "Yes, and we shouldn't have handed over the already stable core area to him to practice in order to take care of him. I didn't expect that—"

When Su Lishan said this, a look of deep sorrow appeared on his face.

"What's the matter?" Xuanyuan Shuo frowned. As a soldier, he really couldn't stand this hesitant way of speaking.

Wu Tiangang gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this four-color magic formation is about to completely collapse."

"What?" Xuanyuan Shuo's face suddenly turned pale, his eyes widened, and he was full of disbelief.

Then, he quickly looked at the two of them, a terrifying pressure suddenly spread out, and he asked in a stern voice: "Speak clearly!"

Wu Tiangang immediately handed over an imaging stone.

Xuanyuan Shuo immediately took it and started reading it.

The scene in the video shows Lin Daochen and the two young students helping him repair the core magic circle.

Seeing this scene, Xuanyuan Shuo was furious.

He clearly remembered that when they first entered the formation three days ago, the two masters specifically told them that they could only observe and learn, and not touch anything at will.

Now, not only did they touch each other, they even took the initiative to attack.

This was a fourth-level magic array, related to the safety of the entire border, not a child's play. What did Lin Daochen mean?
Are you going to use my border magic circle to practice on his two favorite students?
It's simply outrageous!

I really don't take him seriously at all.

What does the safety of the entire border mean to them?
At this moment, Jiang Pojun, who was standing aside, also saw the scene on the imaging stone and his expression changed slightly.

Although he had little contact with Zhou Qing, they had a lot of fun talking to each other along the way. Zhou Qing was much calmer than his peers.

And Master Lin was also very gentle. How could they treat it so frivolously?
Is there any misunderstanding?
Jiang Pojun was about to say something when Su Lishan spoke up, "Your Highness, we noticed something was amiss with the formation two days ago, so we quickly patrolled and investigated until we locked onto the core area."

Wu Tiangang added, "Yes, we never thought they would do this. We didn't even know they would destroy the spiritual patterns. The entire formation is on the verge of collapse."

"We estimate that in about five or six days, this magic formation that has been in operation for over three thousand years will be completely disintegrated. That's why we came out to let the prince make preparations early to avoid a sudden attack from the demon tribe."

Xuanyuan Shuo was filled with murderous intent after hearing this, and quickly asked, "Even you can't do anything about it?"

The two of them sighed and then shook their heads.

"Damn it!" Seeing this scene, Xuanyuan Shuo shouted angrily and instantly entered the magic circle.

Seeing this, the two looked at each other and hurried to follow.

Lu Yaoyao and Lu Yuanzhi, who were standing not far away, had already heard the whole story clearly, and their faces turned pale at this moment.

Lu Yaoyao quickly took out her identity token to send a message to Zhou Qing, but the magic circle had an isolation function and the message could not be sent at all.

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In the core area of ​​the magic circle!
Lin Daochen and the second uncle stood side by side, looking extremely nervous, staring at Zhou Qing without blinking.

According to Zhou Qing's description, this last "Qiantian Yuling Seal" is the most important part of the entire magic circle restoration, and success or failure depends on it.

If this spiritual pattern can be successfully restored, the entire formation will be completely "restarted".

The so-called restoration work that Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang spent five years on was basically just a waste of time to treat the symptoms and not the root cause, and was not as good as the results of their three days.

But I have to admit that this four-color magic circle is really durable. There are so many spiritual patterns in the core area, but it took those two people to destroy it for such a long time before it began to show signs of collapse.

"Zhou Qing, don't be anxious. Whether we can hold our heads high depends on you!" The second uncle called softly.

Lin Daochen also nodded. He originally wanted to say something, but was afraid of adding unnecessary pressure to him.

But there was nothing that could be done. The structure of the last spiritual pattern was a bit special, and the spiritual seals of both of them did not match.

I don’t know how Zhou Qing managed to comprehend so many rare spiritual seals on his own.

So he could only hold his breath and not dare to take his eyes off Zhou Qing's actions for a moment.

Zhou Qing was also a little nervous at this moment, and even beads of sweat the size of beans kept rolling down his forehead.

The validity period of the [Good Luck Post] was only one day. In order to maximize the effect of this good luck, he checked the eighteen spiritual seals that needed to be repaired one by one.

Good luck continued to come his way, and it all matched the spiritual seal he copied, but it was just that it took a lot of time and energy to repair it.

Especially the last one, now I really can only rely on myself.

"take it easy!"

Zhou Qing kept encouraging himself and concentrated on repairing it.

"Lin Daochen, you are so brave!"

But in the next moment, Xuanyuan Shuo's roar suddenly exploded in the magic circle, which frightened Zhou Qing so much that the spiritual power thread in his hand was almost broken.

But he didn't care about anything else. He quickly calmed himself down and started repairing the problem.

Hearing the noise, Lin Daochen and the second uncle immediately turned around and saw Xuanyuan Shuo with an angry face, and the two masters and several disciples following behind him.

Including Fang Jun and others, they all looked very proud.

Seeing this, Lin Daochen hurried forward, bowed, and said, "Your Highness, please keep your voice down. This is the most critical moment of the restoration, and there must be no interference."

"At this critical moment? You let a student..."

Xuanyuan Shuo pointed at Zhou Qing angrily, but when he was halfway through his words, his hand suddenly froze in mid-air, his face full of astonishment.

Only then did they discover that there were nearly two hundred spiritual seals floating around Zhou Qing.

Xuanyuan Shuo certainly knew this young man. After all, on the night he returned, Jiang Pojun told him with a depressed look on his face how he was defeated by Zhou Qing in half an hour.

He also had a feeling that Zhou Qing didn't use his full strength against him.

But he never expected that this young man was not only extremely talented in combat, but also had such terrifying achievements in formation.

But he quickly recovered and shouted, "That's just nonsense! Look at what you've done to the magic circle now!"

At this moment, he could clearly feel that the broken runes around him were flashing more and more rapidly, and even the originally strong and stable spiritual power became chaotic.

The second uncle looked at his furious old friend, standing aside with interest and saying nothing.

Instead, he quietly took out the imaging stone and secretly took a picture of it.

I don't know when he started to have this quirk, he likes to record some interesting moments.

He found it particularly interesting to see his old friend making a fool of himself afterwards.

But after hearing Xuanyuan Shuo's words, Lin Daochen looked calmly at Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang who were coming to accuse him.

With just one glance, I suddenly understood and felt a little uncomfortable.

But it quickly turned into anger.

He could take the blame, but being framed so hastily was something he couldn't tolerate.

After all, even a clay man can still get angry.

Turning around to look at Zhou Qing who was working hard to repair the spiritual pattern, and Si Yunya who was standing by his side, Lin Daochen suddenly made a decision in his heart.

Even if not for yourself, you should fight for justice for these two gifted children.

While living, we should do what we should do and not do what we shouldn’t do!

Since you disregard morality, don't blame me, an old man, for breaking up with you.

Then, he straightened his back, took a step forward, and looked straight at Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang with a sharp gaze.

"Brother Su, Brother Wu, were you the ones who noticed that something was wrong with the formation, so you hurriedly looked for the prince?" Lin Daochen asked calmly.

Su Lishan's eyes dodged slightly, as if he was stabbed by that gaze, and he subconsciously turned his head away, as if he felt a little guilty.

Wu Tiangang straightened his back, looking confident and righteous, and said loudly: "That's right, you have to know that we are repairing a fourth-level magic circle. Our level is not high enough to begin with, so we need to be extremely cautious with every step."

As he spoke, he took a step forward and pointed at Lin Daochen, his voice filled with righteous indignation. "But you, on the other hand, acted like a hands-off boss, letting two students take over. Are you worthy of our trust in you?"

After saying that, he pointed his finger at Zhou Qing, who was still concentrating on repairing the work, and the anger on his face became more intense.

Lin Daochen did not rush to refute, but just looked at him quietly, and then turned his gaze to the elegant Su Lishan, as if waiting for his response.

Su Lishan gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Wu is right. We have also evaluated and inspected the entire formation. In just three days, you have made it shaky."

"Now that the formation is about to collapse, you bear the primary responsibility."

After hearing this, Lin Daochen suddenly raised his head and burst into laughter, and his laughter was filled with a bit of sarcasm and disdain.

Then, he looked at the two of them and said in a cold voice, "I, Lin Daochen, am truly capable. I've only been here for two days, and I've already destroyed the entire four-color formation. Even I have to admire myself a little."

He paused, looked at the two of them, and continued, "Everyone is here. I have a question for the two masters. Since you found that I was operating improperly, why didn't you come and stop me?"

Wu Tiangang replied without hesitation, "By the time we discovered it, it was already too late. You are a third-level formation master after all. I've given you some face, so I can only ask His Majesty to seek justice."

Lin Daochen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile, and said, "Oh, so that's how it is. You two are really thoughtful."

Looking at Lin Daochen with contempt, Xuanyuan Shuo gradually calmed down, frowned tightly, and looked back and forth between the crowd, as if thinking about something.

Seeing this, Lin Daochen pressed the issue, "I admit that at first, I did damage two of the spiritual patterns here, causing instability in the entire formation. That's why I quickly went to seek help from the two of you. But why aren't any of you willing to come?"

"We are..."

"This means you trust me, right?" Lin Daochen answered directly, his tone full of sarcasm.

The two men's expressions froze for a moment.

Lin Daochen snorted coldly and said, "I thought the magic circle in the core area was already terminally ill and you didn't dare to touch it casually."

Hearing Lin Daochen's words, a trace of panic suddenly flashed in the eyes of the two, but they quickly pretended to be calm.

Wu Tiangang took another step forward and roared angrily, "You're talking nonsense! We've already almost repaired the core formation. Since you're new here, we originally gave you the simplest ones so you can get familiar with them first. I didn't expect you to treat it like this."

Su Lishan also echoed, "We have the video stone records, and your student is staying there now. This can't be fake, right?"

Lin Daochen looked at the two people being so aggressive and felt that it was so pathetic.

Are these really the two masters he has always admired?
It really chilled him to see that in order to protect his own reputation, he did not hesitate to confuse right and wrong and frame others.

At this moment, he looked at them calmly and said, "You two, is reputation really that important?"

Obviously, Lin Daochen's words directly hit their sore spot, and the panic in their eyes became more obvious.

Wu Tiangang quickly pretended to be calm and said, "I don't know what you are talking about, but now, our dynasty's barrier has been taken away by the three of you..."

"Please stop talking. It makes you look like you have a loud voice!" Lin Daochen interrupted Wu Tiangang again, making him furious and his face turned even redder.

The question I asked just now was another chance I gave you.

It's obvious that you are still stubborn.

Lin Daochen took a deep breath and said slowly, "To be honest, you're actually a little too impatient. If you wait until the formation completely collapses and then ask me to take the blame, I won't blame you. Even if you wait a day longer, once the formation is completely repaired, you won't be able to escape the credit."

"The formation has been completely repaired?" Su Lishan, already feeling somewhat guilty after being questioned, finally grasped the point and shouted, "The entire formation is beyond repair. How can it be repaired in just one day? By you? Or by your student?"

Looking at Su Lishan who was full of ridicule and doubt, Lin Daochen no longer wanted to argue with them. It was just a waste of words.

Then he turned to look at Xuanyuan Shuo and said, "Your Highness, whether I was the one who broke the formation or not, it's actually very simple to check. Just search the soul!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Su Lishan and Wu Tiangang's expressions changed instantly.

(End of this chapter)