Heaven Refining physique
Chapter 182: Hidden Killing Array

Chapter 182: Hidden Killing Array

Jiang Hao was never stopped by senior Zhi Hui, so he made his way toward the treasury.

Once Jiang Hao entered, he saw a big hole in the middle of the place where they used to hold spirit stones.

When he looked from the edge, it seemed quite deep.

Jiang Hao jumped inside and flew for some time before reaching the end of it.

He arrived in an open area where a mountain of spirit stones was placed in the middle, while senior Zhi was drawing an array around it.

Zhi Hui didn’t react to his arrival, as she already knew he was coming.

Jiang Hao stood back and watched in awe. Even though the array seemed to be three-fourths completed, he could already sense intense danger from it.

He looked around and found strange pillars surrounding it. He had never seen an array with such pillars before.

After three hours, Zhi Hui was done. She took a small breath.

Drawing an array was without a doubt a tiring task. The more complex the array, the harder it was to maneuver the array lines using one’s spirit qi. One needed intense concentration because if one made a mistake, it had to be redrawn from the beginning. And given the danger he had felt from this array, if it had failed mid-way, the consequences would have been tragic.

"So you guys created quite a ruckus... hm, interesting. Looks like this array won’t go to waste. There will definitely be some enemies who will arrive here."

Jiang Hao was speechless. He had thought senior Huan was joking when she said she would inform senior Zhi through her spirit sense. After all, it could have disturbed her concentration. But it seemed she wasn’t joking, and senior Zhi actually listened to her instead of ignoring it.

Then why was she so against them being here? He wouldn’t be finding the answer to that unless he asked senior Zhi herself. But he doubted he would ever ask.

"Senior, what’s the use of these pillars?"

" Oh, that... they help in hiding it from spirit sense and contain the damage. So the total strength of the attack won’t spread outward. It will only move upward, erasing this mountain and anyone present on it. Even if they are in the air above the mountain, it won’t matter.

These pillars work as a shield too. Once the array activates, it traps anyone who is within the area covered by the pillars, whether above or below the ground, it doesn’t matter.

Anyone at the Heavenly King realm or below will be trapped, and if they want to break free, they will have to destroy the shield. But it won’t be easy, as the entire attack occurs instantly, giving no time to react."

Jiang Hao understood now. So the pillars were there hide it while improving the overall damage and trap the enemies who were in their boundaries.

This array definitely wasn’t simple if it could handle that much spirit stone energy. It was a grade 7 array no doubt.

Another thought came to him, wouldn’t their enemies already know that senior Zhi had something like this?

He didn’t know why, but both senior Zhi and senior Huan seemed totally confident in it.

"I can see that you’re thinking something. After so long, at least I’m able to read your expressionless face now."

Jiang Hao was dumbfounded. Even senior had started to tease him.

"Cough... Senior, wouldn’t they know you can use this array?"

" Nope. This isn’t something I got from Azure Sky Sect. I obtained it while exploring a ruin of a destroyed sect. Before even the ancient war, humans and beasts used to live peacefully, and humans had even more territory under their control.

Many sects existed at that time. During the ancient era, many of them were destroyed and became the ruins cultivators explore these days to find treasures. There are still many ruins, even in some Forbidden Zones, that have yet to be fully explored.

This array was from one such sect. It was a sect of array masters. I’ve obtained quite a few of my best arrays from there."

Jiang Hao nodded in understanding.

" Good. Then let’s go out."

Jiang Hao nodded and teleported out with Zhi Hui.

After coming out, he decided to contact the fox to see if everything was going fine or not. It had been one year, and it was time to visit his mother too.

But he would only leave once they found a good place to live.

He wasn’t overly worried about finding a good place. If they were discovered by any chance, he would teleport everyone and take them to the mountain where senior Yao Ying lived.

But that would only be the last option. If everything went well, there would be no need to disturb senior Yao Ying. Not to mention, his thoughts would become incoherent around her.

After coming to another side of the peak he activated his blood contract mark and spoke inwardly.

"Everything is fine?"

"Master, you are back! Good to hear from you. A lot has happened, but everyone is safe."

Jiang Hao was surprised. It was unusual for anything to happen near the village. Should he visit right now?

"Tell me in detail."

Jiang Hao decided to listen first. If everything was truly fine, he would visit later.

"A woman had visited the village. Although she just watched from the mountain, Master, her strength was terrifying. Looking at her felt like certain death. I just wanted to run. I’m sorry, Master, but those really were my first thoughts."

Jiang Hao was stunned, but he didn’t stop her and continued to listen. He didn’t blame her for wanting to run—beast instincts were what kept them safe.

"Master, that woman, after watching the village, made it disappear with a wave of her hand."

Jiang Hao’s eyes widened a little.

" I tried to attack her because of that, but you know there was no point. She just made me immobile, and while I was in that state, another human cultivator passed above us.

He also looked quite strong. After that cultivator passed, the woman spoke to me, saying this village would remain hidden from the eyes of anyone who doesn’t belong to it. She did something to me, and only because of that was I able to see it.

After doing that, she disappeared. When I went to check on Mistress, she was fine, along with all the villagers. They didn’t seem affected in any way.

And after that, nothing else happened."

Jiang Hao sighed in relief. He had a little inkling of who it might be. He decided to ask senior Yin Ni.

"It’s okay. You can be at ease. Don’t worry—I will visit later."

" Okay, Master."

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