Chapter 663: Breaking the Li Yin Divine Valley Protecting Array
Ding Huan and the others thought that killing the City Lord of Qianlin Divine City and extracting its Divine Spirit Vein would cause a significant upheaval.
Not to mention, the Heavenly Judgment Divine Alliance would certainly pursue them.
However, apart from the incident being reported to the Heavenly Judgment Divine Alliance, which sent a World God for a cursory investigation, the matter was soon dropped.
It wasn't that Chu Buqian's views on the Heavenly Judgment Divine Alliance were wrong, but rather that the Divine World truly lacked the energy to attend to these issues now.
Not to mention Qianlin Divine City, which is merely a medium-sized divine city.
Even when two Divine Kings of the Dao Ruins Chamber of Commerce were killed and all trading buildings and rest houses on Dao Ruins Street were destroyed, no one came to investigate.
Otherwise, would Ding Huan and Mo Changcan have been able to cultivate peacefully for over a year?
The main reason is that a full-scale war has broken out between the Divine Clan and the Human Tribe.
There aren't even enough Divine Kings from the human side to fill the battlefield, let alone spare any to investigate the Dao Ruins Chamber of Commerce and Qianlin Divine City's matters.
In fact, during this time, more divine cities than just Qianlin have been destroyed; even the Upper God Land saw a sect, two divine cities, and a workshop annihilated.
The Heavenly Judgment Divine Alliance can't attend to it either.
Investigating these issues at least requires a powerful Divine King.
In fact, even a single Divine King might not suffice; the incident of the Golden Venerate God King being killed on Dao Ruins Street under countless eyes is an example.
In the short time since the war between humans and the Divine Clan began, nineteen Divine Kings from the Divine Clan have fallen in battle.
And on the humans' side, nearly thirty Divine Kings have perished, not counting the two killed by Ding Huan and Mo Changcan on Dao Ruins Street.
On Great Star Peak, Chu Buqian, Chu Tianhua, Qu Yi, and Luo Huan'er have all been cultivating for half a year.
Although Ding Huan hasn't been involved in cultivation, he implanted a top-grade Divine Spirit Vein and a mid-grade Divine Spirit Vein on Great Star Peak.
Plus, Qu Yi and Luo Huan'er practice the Heaven Creation Technique, their cultivation speed is rapid, advancing almost daily.
Mo Changcan refrained from cultivating because Ding Huan didn't participate. He felt the cultivation speed was too slow, so he simply didn't cultivate.
In six months, Ding Huan has become a Level Six Divine Array Master.
He spent five months merging the Great Array Daoist Skill with his own Array Dao understanding.
Then, within a month, he advanced from a Level Four to a Level Six Divine Array Master.
Mo Changcan was responsible for guarding the Protecting Array of Li Yin Divine Valley; in just half a year, he's fought off various attacks like those from Insect Demon Tides, Divine Beast Surges, Poison Dao Rhythms, and strange fires over thirty times.
When bored, Mo Changcan also discussed Array Dao with Ding Huan.
In these six months, although his cultivation didn't progress much, his Array Dao level advanced to that of a Level Five Divine Array Master.
To Mo Changcan, this was definitely the fastest progress he'd made in Array Dao.
Ding Huan continuously refined Array Flags, arranged various protective Arrays, and researched Array transformations.
His Flame Void, fueled by impure Fire Origin Crystals, advanced to a Level Seven Divine Flame.
This allowed the quality of Ding Huan's Array Flag crafting to improve, increasing the speed at which his Array Dao level ascended.
If not for arranging Arrays alongside Ding Huan, the rapid improvement in Array Dao level might have bored Mo Changcan.
He wasn't someone who could endure solitude; when cultivation stagnated, he couldn't persist in seclusion.
"Ding Huan, I feel my understanding of Level Six Divine Arrays is already sufficient. Why do I still create Level Five Divine Arrays?"
After setting up another Level Five Concealing Divine Array, Mo Changcan couldn't help but ask.
Ding Huan tossed a handful of Array Flags to Mo Changcan: "Try using my Array Flags."
Mo Changcan caught Ding Huan's refined Array Flags and, upon examining the engraved restrictive patterns, found them surpassing his own by a level.
He casually threw out a dozen or so Array Flags, and just by forming an Array base, his eyes lit up.
As he placed the flags one by one, a brand new Gathering Spirit Divine Array took shape, and he excitedly shouted, "Ding Huan, I've set up a Level Six..."
Yet, the next moment, his eyes widened in astonishment.
Ding Huan had opened the Protecting Array from Li Yin Divine Valley to Great Star Wilderness Vein.
Meaning, if they wished, they could now enter the Great Wilderness Divine Veins at any moment.
"You're a Level Seven Divine Array King now?"
Mo Changcan realized it.
Ding Huan had indeed become a Level Seven Divine Array King.
A year ago, when Ding Huan started studying Array Dao and mentioned advancing to Level Seven Divine Array King, Mo Changcan found it inexplicable.
But he knew Ding Huan had to become a Level Seven Divine Array King, necessary to open the Protecting Array of Li Yin Divine Valley and lay Arrays intercepting the Great Star Wilderness Vein.
It was unexpected that within merely a year, Ding Huan advanced from a Level Four Divine Array Master to a Level Seven Divine Array King.
Progress in Array Dao is not just about mastering sufficient knowledge but also a deep understanding of Array Dao.
Most importantly, one needs a strong Divine Will.
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The higher the level of the array, the stronger the divine will required.
Currently, not only has Ding Huan become a level-seven Divine Array King, but hasn't he himself also become a level-six Divine Array Master within just a year?
Ding Huan smiled; in fact, he didn't find it too surprising.
Even without the major array Daoist Skill among the Three Thousand Great Paths, relying on his Great Universe Technique, and the leather scroll jade slip acquired from Qu Yi.
By focusing on studying the Array Dao, he could also become a level-six Divine Array Master within a year.
If luck is quite good, becoming a level-seven Divine Array King is also not impossible.
When he starts his seclusion, he plans to copy these jade slips for Qu Yi.
The reason why Qu Yi could survive until today is related to that leather scroll.
Without the leather scroll, Qu Yi would not have been able to survive until today.
Sometimes, knowledge is the foundation for survival.
"Indeed, I have already opened the Protecting Array from the Li Yin Divine Sect to the Great Star Desolate Vein, and I plan to go to the Great Star Desolate Vein once and for all to set up a defense wall.
As long as this defense wall is established, when we go into seclusion in Li Yin Divine Valley to cultivate, we won't be disturbed by those nuisances."
"I'll go along with you."
Mo Changcan immediately said.
"Alright, let's go out." Ding Huan did not refuse, he had long expected that Mo Changcan would go along with him.
The two left the Protecting Array, and Ding Huan turned back to repair the Protecting Array again.
Seeing Ding Huan's skillful methods, Mo Changcan sighed and said:
"If the Sect Master and the elders of Li Yin Divine Valley knew that the outer disciples had someone who could open the sect's Protecting Array at any time, they probably couldn't sleep."
Mo Changcan himself is a level-six Divine Array Master, he knows very well that setting up and breaking arrays are two different matters.
Of course, if your strength is far stronger than the array's strength, then breaking it with force is a simple task.
If you're merely a level-seven Divine Array King, breaking a level-seven Divine Array that protects a sect is not a simple matter.
Ding Huan can break Li Yin Divine Valley's Protecting Array from behind it without even alerting Li Yin Divine Valley, this skill is definitely not something a mere ordinary level-seven Divine Array King can compare to.
As the two stepped into the location of the Great Star Desolate Vein, Ding Huan felt a wave of desolate Heaven and Earth Rules aura.
Aside from stretches of withered trees, what met their eyes were gray and white mountain terrain.
The Heaven and Earth Divine Spirit Qi is extremely scarce, far inferior to Li Yin Divine Valley.
"These trees should still be alive." Mo Changcan looked at the endless withered forest and said.
"The trees here are merely surviving. The various human tribes' sects set up Gathering Spirit Divine Arrays that absorb the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy here. The gods' big arrays also absorb the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy here, being alive is already not too bad."
Ding Huan and Mo Changcan moved exceedingly quickly, taking less than half a day before Ding Huan stopped in front of a Protecting Array.
"This should be the big array arranged by the gods. These bastards even left an Array Gate, clearly intending to execute their plan to create a beast tide…"
Saying this, Mo Changcan seemed to recall something, excitedly looking at Ding Huan: "Ding Huan, why don't we just enter the Great Star Desolate Vein from here and see what good things are in there?
This Protecting Array is at most an eighth-level Divine Array, with your skills, you should be able to break it right?"
Ding Huan shook his head: "It's useless, the gods have come here countless times, any good things have long been taken by those bastards.
To get good things, we must delve further into deeper places. Our current strength is not enough; once we both advance to Divine King, then we can go in through here, openly and rightfully look to profit."
"Good, sounds great." Mo Changcan acknowledged Ding Huan's perspective.
Ding Huan pointed at the gods' Protecting Array: "If we place a Protecting Array here to intercept Divine Clan cultivators, it equates to helping all human tribe sects bordering the Great Star Desolate Vein.
Just think, if one day the gods and humans were at war, the gods could easily enter the human tribe's territory from this place…"
Ding Huan suddenly found something amiss.
"Changcan, consider this: could it be that humans and gods have already started fighting? Otherwise, for us to do such a big thing, and be able to come safely and smoothly to Li Yin Divine Sect, without obstruction."
Upon hearing Ding Huan's words, Mo Changcan also fell into contemplation.
As Ding Huan said, normally, they shouldn't have been able to come here so smoothly and safely.
"Ding Huan, I believe you're right. Back when the gods' powerful beings and the humans' powerful beings fought outside Dao Ruins Street, involving battles at the level of Divine Kings, there's no way it ended so easily."
The more they talked, the more they sensed not only had gods and humans started fighting, but humans were at a definite disadvantage; otherwise, Divine Kings would have been sent to hunt them down.
"If this is the case, I'll need to put more thought into this obstruction array."
Ding Huan found it odd, since humans and gods had started fighting, why didn't the gods invade Li Yin Divine Sect from where they were?
After taking Li Yin Divine Sect, the gods would hold an absolute geographical advantage.
Let alone Li Yin Divine Sect, all human tribe sects bordering the Great Star Desolate Vein should be places the gods could step into anytime.
More astonishingly, Ding Huan noticed in the Great Star Desolate Vein, he only saw the gods' Protecting Array and unexpectedly didn't see any humans' Protecting Array, which was unusual.