Chapter 153 The person who breaks the Soul Devouring Array must never appear.

"arrive?"

"It seems we've arrived."

The white tigers beneath everyone stopped one after another, and the array cultivators asked each other for confirmation.

This team was a mixed group, mainly composed of disciples from Liuhuan Valley and disciples from another array cultivation sect. The array cultivator who had chatted with Ji Mingran earlier was from this sect; he was the leader of this array cultivation sect's team and, knowing that Ji Mingran was also an array cultivator, had come specifically to chat and befriend her. The remaining scattered members were a few magic cultivator disciples protecting these alchemy and array cultivators.

The disciples of Liuhuan Valley didn't explain much to them, and just kept their heads down and kept going. The disciples from Hehuan Sect, Zhu Family, and Shen Family were only responsible for protecting them and didn't care where they were going.

Therefore, the group of array cultivators made their conjectures based on the fact that the disciples of Liuhuan Valley had stopped and the complex and dense array power they sensed around them.

"Everyone," Ya Dongbai turned around and said, "This is the territory of the Eastern Chu coast. I've heard that this area has the most concentrated array formations, but we still need the help of you fellow array cultivators to find out the exact location. We, the disciples of Liuhuan Valley, can't help for the time being, so we'll go ahead and pick the medicinal herbs and spiritual plants that the people of the county town urgently need. These are the medicinal herbs we're providing for you."

As he finished speaking, a disciple of Liuhuan Valley took out a bulging mustard seed bag, "Three hundred pills each of common pills such as Spirit Storage Pill, Bigu Pill, Hemostasis Pill, and Healing Pill. That's enough for you. Besides, we're only going for a few days and will be back soon."

The array cultivators had long anticipated the purpose of the Liuhuan Valley disciples' trip, so they were not surprised that the disciples suggested splitting up as soon as they arrived at their destination. In any case, the disciples had provided a sufficient quantity of pills, and staying here would not be of much help, so the array cultivators had no objections.

But the disciples of the Hehuan Sect were unwilling: "There aren't many of us cultivators who came. You Liuhuan Valley suddenly left like that. Why are we, five or six people, splitting up to protect you? Ya Dongbai, our team's mission is to reinforce the protective formation. Don't forget that!"

Ya Dongbai: "You can stay here to protect the array cultivators. The disciples of Liuhuan Valley are capable of protecting themselves. This operation requires a large amount of pills, and we will definitely gather enough raw materials."

The disciples of Liuhuan Valley gathered behind him, demonstrating their stance through their actions.

The cultivator from the Hehuan Sect hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Our mission as Dharma cultivators is to protect you alchemists and array cultivators. Fine, I'll go with you. You stay here to protect them."

This was a desperate measure by the Hehuan Sect cultivators to prevent Liuhuan Valley from using this opportunity to penetrate deeper into the Hehuan territory. The cultivators from the Zhu and Shen families expressed no concern and nodded in approval. The group then went their separate ways.

Ji Mingran looked around and saw a vast plain, bisected by a rushing river. Their group had arrived at the other half of the plain.

Looking across to the other side, the boundary on the other side is a vast ocean.

Seeing that she didn't move, assuming that she was thinking about her mission while keeping watch, the other array cultivators naturally approached her.

These array cultivators appeared to be in their early twenties and were quite talkative.

The leader of the cultivators said, "Fellow Daoist Ji, this is the border of the Eastern Chu coast. We need to expand the formation on this half of the plain to the entire desolate continent."

Xiu immediately complained, "Honestly, expecting to complete the formation expansion before the demonic cultivators launch a full-scale attack is overestimating us. There are only a few of us."

Another person complained, "These days, array cultivators are needed everywhere in the Five Continents to repair and reinforce arrays. The Hongqi Sect has also taken our elders away, saying they want to repair their Soul Devouring Array. We don't have many array cultivators to begin with, and now they need people here and there. It's really tough."

"Repairing the Soul Devouring Array is no easy task. I heard from our sect elders that the array was completely destroyed, leaving not a trace. Rather than repairing it, it would be like setting up the array anew, which is simply impossible. The Soul Devouring Array is an ancient array, not something that can be easily reset. I don't know how that demon escaped from it."

"To think that the Demon Lord has such a capable person under his command to break the Soul Devouring Array." The complaining array cultivator exclaimed, "I'm not bragging, but we are considered to be among the more outstanding array cultivators of the younger generation, but this is something we could never have imagined."

Without a formation diagram, deconstructing, readjusting, or even breaking a formation requires considerable expertise in formations. If they weren't capable, the leader wouldn't have sent only a handful of them to reinforce the formation.

He was not familiar with Ji Mingran. Everyone said that this fellow Daoist Ji relied on luck, fellow disciples, and senior brothers, but they were all array cultivators, so how could they not know the hardships of array cultivation?

One is mentally challenged and could be attacked by the formation at any time; another is inattentive and could be attacked by the formation at any time; and yet another's spiritual energy manipulation is not refined enough and could be attacked by the formation at any time.

They are array cultivators, but they risk their lives every day in their cultivation.

Fellow Daoist Ji must have some extraordinary abilities to be able to cultivate array formations and advance to the Golden Core stage.

Even though they are all so outstanding, asking them to deconstruct the Soul Devouring Array is simply wishful thinking.

The Soul Devouring Array is an ancient array with an incredibly precise and complex structure. The array's original form has long been lost, and even the two or three remaining array masters working together might not be able to break it.

The person who broke the Soul Devouring Array possessed such a terrifyingly high level of mastery over array formations that it left others in awe and feeling utterly inadequate.

"How on earth did they do that?" the array cultivator grumbled.

As he was sighing with genuine emotion, he heard a clear voice earnestly say, "First, enter the formation yourself, figure out the rules of its operation, and while you're at it, construct the formation diagram by sensing the flow of formation power and dissect its structure. Then, by working together from the inside and outside, extract the formation power, twist the formation, and you can break it."

The array cultivator was taken aback: "Fellow Daoist Ji, you are truly a sincere person." He asked how to do it, and Fellow Daoist Ji actually started to think about it, and the method he came up with was quite convincing.

It's only theoretically feasible. "Your method might be one way, but putting aside how difficult it is to deconstruct the array's power, the prerequisite is personally entering the array and surviving. It's simply not feasible. If you ask me..."

"The person who broke the Soul Devouring Array must not come!" the array cultivator wailed.

"Huh?" Ji Mingran asked in confusion, "Why?"

The grumbling array cultivator howled again, "If that person comes, we'll all be doomed!" That person is a powerful expert who can break the Soul Devouring Array. Even if they reinforce the protective array as firmly as possible, he can easily dismantle it in a few moves.

Ji Mingran was surprised: "How could this be?" Why would she let everyone die for no reason?

The leader of the formation also hurriedly encouraged the troops, saying, "That's right! Fellow Daoist Ji is right. How could that be? What would a demon do in this godforsaken place with so many formations? Don't worry unnecessarily, let's get to work."

"Sigh, so much," the grumbling cultivator said. "Let's give it a try. Every little bit helps."

Ji Mingran had just sensed the array formations around the area and confirmed that, as the cultivator had said, there were indeed numerous array formations here. He then reconfirmed the specific mission of their trip: "How would you all like to reinforce the array formations?"

The leading array cultivator explained to Ji Mingran: "There are no native array cultivator sects in the Desolate Continent. The arrays set up here were all set up by powerful figures from the Desolate Continent who learned from other places. Over the past thousand years, the number of arrays on the Eastern Chu coast has become numerous and varied, with no discernible pattern. Some have even lost their lineage long ago. To re-set up and reinforce them, we must first analyze the structure of each array, then break down the unsuitable arrays, and finally reconstruct and integrate the remaining ones."

Ji Mingran asked in confusion, "Why not just break through them all and then set up a new protective array?"

The leading cultivator gasped, "You've broken through all of them in one go, Fellow Daoist Ji, you really dare to dream. But with so many formations, it's difficult for just a few of us to do it in such a short time. Moreover, how could you and I possibly control a formation powerful enough to protect an entire continent? Let's be realistic and use what we can; perhaps then we'll have a chance of success."

This is indeed a feasible method. Since it was Ji Mingran's first time cooperating with other array cultivators, and everyone already had an idea, she agreed: "Okay."

The digital array cultivators circled the ground once, roughly assigning tasks according to the area. Ji Mingran was responsible for analyzing the array in the northwest direction.

Setting up a large array requires complete mental and physical concentration, leaving the cultivator with extremely low defensive capabilities. If attacked, the consequences could be dire. The usual solutions are to set up a protective array or seek help from others.

The Zhu family, the Shen family, and the cultivators from Liuhuan Valley were there to provide protection.

Since they were going to split up, the remaining cultivators from the Zhu and Chen families were randomly assigned to protect different array cultivators. Escorted by a Zhu family disciple, Ji Mingran rode a white tiger towards the northwest.

It hadn't even been the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Those who had left had already returned.

The Zhu family cultivators who accompanied her looked completely bewildered.

Ji Mingran found the leader of the formation and said, "Report, the mission is complete."

The leader, who was adjusting the direction of the air-sensing array, was taken aback upon hearing this, and opened his eyes, saying, "You've finished everything?"

Ji Mingran: "Yes."

The leading array cultivator exclaimed, "You've completely analyzed the array's structure?!" And this is less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn!

Ji Mingran tilted her head: "That's right. Those formations are quite old and not very durable, so we broke them while we were at it." She had seen some of the formations in the inheritance of the Dingsheng Sect, so there was no need to deconstruct them. As for the rest, the Jinggang Formation and the Soul Devouring Formation were not difficult to deconstruct.

"It's been quite a few years," the leading array cultivator thought to himself. Indeed, some of the arrays had been used for many years and were no longer very secure, so breaking them wouldn't be difficult.

However, this fellow Daoist Ji was indeed quite lucky; with a casual stroke of the pen, she was assigned a plot of land that was easy to resolve.

Ji Mingran was eager to try: "Do you need any help?" She also wanted to see other formations.

The leading cultivator shook his head: "Since this is a task that everyone must complete equally, and we are not yet exhausted, how can we entrust it to others? Deconstructing the formation consumes spiritual energy. Fellow Daoist Ji, you have worked hard and need to rest. If we need help, we will ask you for assistance. We will trouble you to lend a hand then."

Since that's the case, Ji Mingran didn't press the matter. After their exchange, Ji Mingran had discovered that these array cultivators had a strong attachment to arrays. Unless absolutely necessary, they would indeed prefer to figure out the structural mechanism of the arrays they were responsible for on their own.

After instructing the Zhu family cultivators who followed him to continue protecting the other array cultivators, Ji Mingran found a flat spot to sit down and began to meditate.

She also absorbed the array power from the formation she had just broken. These formations had been operating for a hundred years, and their array power was equally immense; she still needed to digest it before storing it in her sea of ​​consciousness.

After she had completely absorbed the array's power, the sky above the plain was filled with a vast and dazzling sea of ​​stars, and the night breeze gently blew her clothes.

Ji Mingran continued to sense with his eyes closed. The number of arrays on this land had decreased by two-fifths, indicating that the array cultivators had made some progress in their mission.

The fact that no one has come to find her yet indicates that the formation has not been fully deconstructed and is not yet ready for integration.

Ji Mingran took out the sect's jade token to check the message.

Yu Tianxing, Ji Xingyang, and Qin Danniang have still not replied.

The three fellow disciples who went to different areas had all sent messages at the agreed time.

Zhu Shibai: "The Northern River Plain has already encountered the first batch of demonic cultivators who arrived. They are few in number and have all been subdued."

Shen Qingluo: "Me too. Chi Xilin also encountered some demonic cultivators, but there weren't many of them. We are continuing westward."

Guan Wangzhen: "Strange, there isn't a single demonic cultivator on the Nan Yulin side. Old Man He Xiu is very cautious; his spirit beasts are moving very little to avoid alerting the enemy, but we haven't seen a single person yet."

The three of them asked in unison, "Grandma/Mingran, how are things on your end?"

Ji Mingran replied, "The coast of Dongchu is very calm. We did not approach the coast. We are dismantling the array on the opposite side of the coast. Based on the current progress, we estimate that the reinforcement will officially begin tomorrow."

Shen Qingluo: "My master sent me a message that no other demonic cultivators have been found in other places. I don't know if they have gone into hiding. We must be careful and not let our guard down."

"Okay, I understand." Ji Mingran replied, "I'll come find you after I finish reinforcing the formation."

The plains were quiet at night. The other array cultivators had gone in different directions, leaving her alone in the center. Although she spoke in a low voice, she became the only sound in the empty plains.

Suddenly, the white tiger leaning against him let out a deep roar, stretched out its curled limbs and stood up, looking in one direction.

"What's wrong?" Ji Mingran stood up and immediately sensed the rapidly approaching aura of a cultivator.

Ji Mingran gazed at the thicket of grass ahead.

The grass, as tall as a person, was parted and pushed aside.

A white tiger leaped out, and the Liuhuan Valley disciple sitting on it looked anxious. The moment he noticed her, he panicked and said, "Quick! Run!"

"We've encountered a large number of demonic cultivators ahead! They're heading this way!"