Slaying demons and eliminating evil, a martial saint among mortals.

Qin Lie guessed that the Zhen Guan Seal must have sensed the array's core.

Li Xuance walked ahead and turned back to remind her.

"The array below has just been repaired. Don't touch anything around here without Gu Qianji's permission."

"The Wind-Breaking Formation covers the entire fortress; if anything goes wrong, it could affect the entire formation."

They all nodded in agreement.

Even if Li Xuance didn't say it, they all knew what was going on.

They didn't understand anything about formations.

Recklessly reaching out will only cause trouble for those array masters.

As the group continued down, the surrounding space became increasingly spacious.

On the two sides of the stone wall, there are pieces of lighting crystals.

The light emitted by the crystal was not dazzling, but it was enough to illuminate the entire stone steps, allowing people to see the path under their feet.

After reaching the end of the stone steps, a very spacious underground stone chamber appeared before them.

The floor of the stone chamber is engraved with a large number of complex array patterns.

The array patterns extended from all directions and eventually converged in the center of the stone chamber.

There was a stone platform there, on which was placed an array plate.

Several traces of recent repairs can still be seen on the surface of the array plate, and the color in some places is noticeably different from the surrounding area.

A dozen array masters were gathered around the array plate, each carefully adjusting the components on it.

In the very center, a man with gray hair was squatting on the ground.

His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, his hands were covered in dust from the grinding stones, and his clothes were stained with many dirt.

Hearing footsteps behind him, he didn't even look up, his tone clearly showing impatience.

"I've said it so many times, the core of the formation isn't finished yet. Unless it's something important, don't bring people down here casually."

Li Xuance was not angry after hearing this; instead, he smiled and spoke.

"I came here personally, how could it be something unimportant?"

"The Zhenguan Seal you've been longing for has arrived. Since you don't want it, I'll take the person with me."

The man's hand stopped moving abruptly.

The next second, he suddenly raised his head.

His gaze passed over Li Xuance and went directly to Qin Lie and the others behind him.

After scanning around, it finally stopped on Qin Lie.

"I can sense that the Zhenguan Seal should be on you, kid, right?"

Li Xuance walked between the two and began to introduce them.

"This is Gu Qianji from the Array Formation Division, Lord Gu."

"The Wind-Breaking Array was able to be repaired to this extent in such a short time entirely thanks to him and the people from the Array Division working day and night."

Even without Li Xuance's introduction, Qin Lie could guess that this person was Gu Qianji.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Gu Qianji.

"Greetings, Lord Gu."

Gu Qianji had no interest in these formalities.

He raised his hand and waved it, urging directly, "Alright, alright."

"I hate all this nonsense. Hurry up and bring out the Town-Suppressing Seal. Only with the Town-Suppressing Seal can I continue to adjust the great formation."

Qin Lie didn't continue with the pleasantries after hearing Gu Qianji's words.

He reached directly into his robes and took out the Zhenguan Seal.

As soon as the Zhen Guan Seal left the clothes, the array patterns on its surface lit up with a faint light.

Immediately afterwards, the array patterns throughout the entire stone chamber also reacted, with the few array patterns closest to Qin Lie lighting up one after another.

The light traveled along the ground and soon spread towards the central array plate.

The array masters around them who were still busy with their work all stopped what they were doing.

All eyes were on the Zhenguan Seal.

When Gu Qianji saw this, her eyes lit up and she quickly walked up to Qin Lie.

"It has indeed been awakened."

After saying that, he stretched out his hands and carefully took the Zhenguan Seal.

After Gu Qianji got the Zhenguan Seal in his hands, he looked at it over and over again several times.

Then he raised his finger and gently stroked the patterns on the bottom of the Zhenguan Seal.

After a moment, he spoke, "The aura of the original Wind-Breaking Array still lingers inside the Zhenguan Seal."

"No wonder the array patterns reacted as soon as I entered the array's core chamber."

Qin Lie looked down at the glowing array patterns at his feet.

"Is there anything else I need to do?"

Gu Qianji shook his head.

"There's nothing else you need to do for now. The Zhenguan Seal has been activated. All you need to do next is put it back into the array core and connect the Zhenguan Seal to the entire array."

"These are all matters for our Array Formation Division; you won't be of much help staying here."

At this point, Gu Qianji paused for a moment, then looked at Qin Lie.

"However, it's best if you don't leave Duanfeng Pass these next few days, because the Zhenguan Seal has already recognized you as its master, and we might encounter some unforeseen situations when adjusting the formation."

"I might need your cooperation then. If you stay in Duanfeng Pass, I can find you anytime."

Qin Lie nodded.

"No problem, I'll stay at Duanfeng Pass for the next few days and won't go anywhere else."

After listening, Gu Qianji ignored them.

Holding the Zhenguan Seal, he turned and strode quickly toward the central array plate.

Before he even got to his position, he was already arranging the formation masters around him.

"Alright, the most crucial thing has arrived. Clean up the main array plate one more time."

"Check the array slots corresponding to the Zhenguan Seal. Have a few people from the other factions check the surrounding array patterns. Record all the actions that lit up just now. Be quick about it."

The dozen or so array masters immediately got back to work.

Li Xuance stood by and watched for a while.

After confirming that Gu Qianji had begun to deal with the matter of the Zhenguan Seal, he turned and walked towards the stone steps.

"You can leave this to Gu Qianji."

"We can't help by staying here, and we might even inconvenience them."

Qin Lie and the others nodded.

They then followed Li Xuance and left the underground stone chamber together.

After returning to the ground, Li Xuance first arranged accommodations for Qin Lie and the others.

Although there are many houses in Duanfeng Pass, many parts are still under repair.

Finally, the group was placed in a courtyard near the garrison commander's residence.

It's not far from the city wall and the core of the formation.

If anything happens, we can get there immediately.

After settling into his accommodations, Lu Chen did not return to his room to rest.

He went directly to the general in charge of defending Duanfeng Pass and led his men to inspect the city's defenses.

Although no large numbers of demons have appeared outside Duanfeng Pass yet, traces of demon spies have been detected over the past few days.

Those spies never approached; they only kept an eye on the movements at Duanfeng Pass from a distance.

No one knows what the demon race is up to.

No one can be sure whether they will launch another attack before the Broken Wind Formation is fully repaired.

Therefore, Lu Chen dared not relax even for a moment.

Li Hu had originally planned to get a good night's sleep after returning to his room.

Not long after he lay down, Lu Chen pushed open the door.

Before Li Hu could react, he was woken up from his bed.

Lu Chen assigned him a squad of soldiers to patrol a section of the city wall.

Li Hu stood at the door, his eyes not yet fully open.

"Boss, I just lay down, and the blankets aren't even warm yet."

Lu Chen glanced at him.

"Why do you only think about sleeping all day? If the demons invade, they'll chop your head off with one stroke, then you'll have plenty of time to sleep."

"While your head is still on your neck, get on patrol!"

Li Hu complained for a long time.

He said he hadn't slept for a day and a night.

He also said that if this continued, he would fall on the city wall before the demons could even attack.

But complaints aside...

In the end, he obediently followed the group of soldiers to the city wall.

Xu Qinghe did not participate in the patrol; she spent most of her time in her room.

The door was always closed, and he would only come out occasionally.

Qin Lie could sometimes see her sitting in the courtyard for a while.

However, she would return to the room soon afterward.

The redness in his eyes had completely faded, and he returned to his usual quiet state.

Qin Lie was assigned to wait for orders inside the pass.

Every morning, he would go for a walk around the city wall to see if there was any movement outside the pass.

As for the Wind-Breaking Formation, the people from the Formation Division never stopped.

The area around the formation's core is guarded day and night.

The array masters took turns resting, but the array plate was constantly being adjusted.

Sometimes, even late at night, one can see the light of array patterns illuminating the center of the fortress.

However, those lights only last for a short while each time before quickly going out again.

Three whole days.

Gu Qianji never showed up, and Qin Lie didn't go to bother her either.

He was of no help whatsoever with matters concerning formations.

Going there myself would only cause trouble for Gu Qianji.

Until noon on the third day.

Qin Lie was inspecting the western city wall.

No trace of the demon race was found outside the city.

Soldiers inside the pass were carrying the arrows and logs that had just been delivered.

Just then, the entire Broken Wind Pass suddenly trembled.

The tremors were not very strong.

But everyone on the city wall could clearly feel the movement coming from beneath their feet.

Qin Lie immediately stopped in his tracks.

The surrounding soldiers also put down what they were holding and looked around warily.

"What happened?"

Why is the ground moving?

"Could it be an attack by the demon race?"

No sooner had the words been spoken than a beam of light suddenly shone in the center of the fortress.

The light was extremely bright.

After rising from the location of the array's core, it quickly enters the array patterns on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, the light spread outwards along the array patterns.

The speed is getting faster and faster.

Qin Lie looked down.

The newly repaired array patterns underfoot began to light up one after another.

The light spread from inside the city all the way to the city wall, and then spread out to both sides along the city wall.

At first, only a very small area lit up.

But after just a few breaths, all the array patterns of the Broken Wind Pass were activated.

All the patterns are interconnected.

A powerful array of energy began to flow within the fortress.

Above the city wall, a semi-transparent barrier slowly rose.

The barrier appeared simultaneously from all around the Broken Wind Pass, extending upwards continuously.

Finally, they converged in the sky above the pass, completely enveloping the entire Duanfeng Pass.

The surrounding soldiers all stopped what they were doing.

They all looked up, gazing at the defensive barrier that had reappeared above them.

Some people already had excited expressions on their faces.

"The Wind-Severing Array has been activated!"

"It's really fixed!"

"The Wind-Breaking Array has been reactivated!"

"Even if the demon race attacks again, we won't have to be afraid anymore!"

A cheer soon erupted from the city wall.

The sounds came one after another, quickly spreading throughout the entire fortified town.