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

Seeing the Wind-Breaking Formation restart, Qin Lie breathed a sigh of relief.

All those soldiers and formation masters worked so hard for so long, it wasn't in vain after all.

But at that moment, a very special feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

The entire situation of Duanfeng Pass seemed to appear in his mind.

This feeling is completely different from seeing with your eyes.

As soon as he focuses his attention on a certain place, the situation there immediately becomes clear.

Qin Lie slowly closed his eyes.

The next moment, the scene in the center of the fortress appeared in his mind.

A high platform has been erected there.

Below the high platform lies the stone chamber that forms the core of the Wind-Breaking Array.

Qin Lie stared at the high platform, and a thought suddenly came to mind.

He could go there in the next moment if he wanted to.

After this idea came to him, Qin Lie himself could hardly believe it.

The western city wall is not close to the center of the pass.

It would take at least a while to get there on foot.

How could it be resolved with just a thought?

But the most important thing now is to verify it.

As soon as Qin Lie had a thought, the surrounding space immediately changed.

The city wall beneath my feet quickly disappeared from my senses.

The cheers of the soldiers faded into the distance at that moment.

The next second, Qin Lie's feet touched the hard ground again.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and the western city wall was no longer in front of him.

He was standing on a very spacious stone platform.

Just moments ago we were in the center of the fortress in the distance, but now we are right at our feet.

Several Great Qian Army flags were planted around the stone platform, and many soldiers and formation masters stood below it.

These people clearly noticed Qin Lie's sudden appearance and all looked up at him.

Gu Qianji is here too.

He was holding a formation plate in his hand, checking the operation of the Wind-Breaking Formation.

Upon seeing Qin Lie appear on the town's gate platform, Gu Qianji immediately smiled.

"It's done. The teleportation function of the town gate is also working properly."

Qin Lie glanced around first, then looked towards the west side of the city wall.

That place is indeed not close to the center of the pass.

But he only had one thought before he came over.

Qin Lie turned to look at Gu Qianji.

"I was just on the west side of the city wall."

"The thought had just popped into my head, and I was already standing right here."

"What's going on?"

Gu Qianji burst into laughter after hearing this.

"Because the Zhen Guan Yin has already approved of you."

"The entire Wind-Breaking Formation can be controlled by you through the Gate-Suppressing Seal."

"This is also one of the most important capabilities of the Wind-Breaking Formation."

Gu Qianji raised his finger and pointed to the town gate tower beneath his feet.

"By consuming the spirit stones in the formation, you can be teleported directly from other places to the Zhenguantai."

"The farther the distance, the more spirit stones are consumed."

At this point, Gu Qianji glanced at the array plate in his hand.

"Your teleportation from the west city wall has already consumed about 10% of the entire array's energy reserves."

Upon hearing this, Qin Lie's expression immediately changed.

"One-tenth?"

It takes 10% of the energy to travel from the west side of the city wall to the center of the fortress.

This comes at a considerable cost.

However, this ability is indeed powerful.

With just a thought, one can traverse such a vast distance.

This is almost identical to the legendary spatial array.

Qin Lie thought for a moment, then asked, "Does that mean I can teleport back directly no matter where I am?"

Gu Qianji shook his head.

"It's not that simple."

"If your location is blocked by other formations, or if the surrounding space is disturbed, the teleportation may fail."

"In addition, this teleportation can only bring you back to Broken Wind Pass from other places."

"We cannot teleport you from Broken Wind Pass to other places."

Qin Lie nodded after listening.

The ability to allow him to return to Duanfeng Pass at any time is already a very powerful one.

Some restrictions are normal.

If this formation could allow people to travel anywhere at will, it would be far too extravagant.

Gu Qianji then pointed to the Zhenguantai (a platform for suppressing enemy forces) at Qin Lie's feet.

"This great formation can offer you more than just a way back."

"The Zhenguan Seal has already memorized your aura."

"From now on, whenever Duanfeng Pass encounters danger, the Zhenguan Seal will warn you once the great formation is activated."

"As long as the array's core is not completely destroyed, you can sense the situation at Duanfeng Pass through the Zhenguan Seal."

Qin Lie looked down at the stone platform beneath his feet.

"So, in the future, if something happens at Duanfeng Pass, I'll be able to sense it even if I'm in another location?"

Gu Qianji nodded.

"Yes, that's exactly what I mean. As for whether you want to come back then, that's up to you."

At this point, Gu Qianji looked down at the array plate in his hand again.

At this moment, most of the array patterns on the array plate had lit up.

These array patterns correspond to array mechanisms in different locations within Duanfeng Pass.

Now all the array patterns are connected, and the light is very stable.

This indicates that the Wind-Breaking Array has begun to operate normally.

Gu Qianji watched for a while, but the smile on her face slowly disappeared.

He stretched out his finger and gently touched a pattern on the edge of the array plate.

The surrounding array patterns were all lit up, but this one was very dim and remained unresponsive.

Qin Lie noticed the change in Gu Qianji's expression.

"What's wrong?"

"Is there still a problem with the Wind-Breaking Formation?"

Gu Qianji did not answer immediately.

He raised his hand and tapped the array plate a few times quickly.

A beam of light immediately shone in the center of the array plate.

The light followed the array patterns outwards and quickly entered the dim array path.

However, the light soon faded away.

The array pattern still did not light up.

Gu Qianji frowned even more and tried twice more.

The result was the same.

Each time the light entered that path, it would quickly retreat back.

The array pattern remained unchanged.

At this moment, Li Xuance also ascended the Zhenguantai.

Seeing that Gu Qianji was staring intently at the array plate, he asked, "Hasn't the array been successfully activated?"

"What else is wrong?"

Gu Qianji raised her head and looked north.

"The Wind-Breaking Formation itself is not the problem."

"All array devices have been successfully connected, and the array core is operating very stably."

At this point, he looked down at the array plate.

"But there's a problem with this route."

Gu Qianji lifted the array plate, allowing the group to clearly see the faint array pattern on the edge.

Qin Lie glanced at it.

"What's wrong with this formation?"

Gu Qianji answered very decisively.

"This route connects to the greatest pass of the human race."

"Demon-Suppressing Pass".

"The fact that the array is blocked means that the Wind-Breaking Array is not connected to the main array."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuance frowned as well.

"If it's not connected to the main array, will the teleportation range be limited to within Duanfeng Pass?"

"Is there no way to teleport people back from other checkpoints?"

Gu Qianji nodded.

"right."

"Teleportation can only be performed within the Broken Wind Pass."

"After leaving Duanfeng Pass, we will no longer be able to utilize the power of other protective formations."

Qin Lie didn't quite understand what he was hearing.

"What does this have to do with Zhenyao Pass?"

Gu Qianji glanced at him and explained, "The human race has more than just Duanfeng Pass as a pass."

"Protective formations have also been built in several other important locations."

"These protective formations can operate independently under normal circumstances, but they are also connected by array paths."

"When faced with a large-scale attack by the demon race, the various passes can exchange messages through the array."

"Other areas will quickly learn which pass is in danger."

Gu Qianji reached out and tapped the center of the array plate.

"If the array formation of a certain pass is not strong enough, the nearby protective array can temporarily transfer some of its power to provide support through the main array."

Qin Lie looked at the array plate.

"Is the main battleground located at Zhenyao Pass?"

"right."

Gu Qianji nodded.

"The formidable pass of the human race, the Demon-Suppressing Pass."

"The demon-suppressing formation inside the Demon-Suppressing Pass is the core of the entire human race's protective formation system."

"The other protective formations have all left their own formation imprints within the demon-suppressing formation."

"With these markings, the several great formations can be connected to each other through the main formation."

"Passing messages, mobilizing forces, and conducting long-distance teleportation all require the Demon-Suppressing Array to connect them."

Hearing this, Qin Lie finally understood.

The Demon Suppression Pass is responsible for connecting all the human race's protective formations.

As long as the main formation is still operational, the various passes can be connected to each other.

Although the Wind-Breaking Array has been repaired, it has not yet been truly integrated into this array system.

Qin Lie looked down at his feet.

"Was Duanfeng Pass previously connected to Zhenyao Pass?"

Gu Qianji nodded.

"certainly."

"Before Duanfeng Pass fell, it was always a node in the Northern Territory's array system."

"Although the Wind-Severing Array is not as powerful as the Demon-Suppressing Array, it still occupies a very important position among the several protective arrays in the Northern Territory."

At this point, Gu Qianji's expression became more serious.

"Later, after news of Pei Jinghan's betrayal spread, in order to prevent the Duanfeng Formation from affecting the main formation, the Zhenyao Pass took the initiative to sever its connection with Duanfeng Pass."

"The array markings left by Duanfeng Pass in the demon-suppressing array should have been sealed away at that time."

Upon hearing this, Qin Lie finally understood.

The Wind-Breaking Formation has indeed been repaired.

However, within the main formation of Zhenyao Pass, Duanfeng Pass remained in a state of loss.

The Demon-Suppressing Array should be able to receive the connection request sent out by the Wind-Breaking Array.

However, the main force did not re-acknowledge Duanfeng Pass.

Therefore, this route could never be restored.

Li Xuance looked at the dim pattern on the array plate.

"Can this problem be solved at Duanfeng Pass?"

Gu Qianji shook his head.

"It can't be solved."

"If we want Duanfeng Pass to rejoin the main Northern Frontier formation, we must go to Zhenyao Pass."

"First, the Demon-Suppressing Array confirmed that Duanfeng Pass has been recaptured."

"Then record the aura of the new Zhenguan Seal into the main array."

"Only when the array markings left by Duanfeng Pass in the main array light up again can this array path be fully restored."

Li Xuance paused for a moment.

He then asked, "Would sending someone with the battle formation diagram and military records of Duanfeng Pass be sufficient to confirm their identity?"

Gu Qianji shook his head again.

"Definitely not."

"The battle formation diagrams and military records can only prove that Duanfeng Pass has been rebuilt."

"But the formation doesn't recognize these things."

At this point, Gu Qianji raised his hand and pointed directly at Qin Lie.

"So we have to make him go there in person."