You dived to the bottom of the Wuding River and followed the undercurrent into the underground water veins (23:39).
You have arrived at the underground of Plum Garden via the water veins (00:13)
..."
Plum Garden!
Isn't this the residence of Duke Yanshan?
Shen Qian's gaze sharpened; even though it was already over, his heart was still racing.
After all, this is the residence of a top-ranking nobleman!
What is the system doing at Meiyuan?
"...
You have dived beneath the cold spring in the plum garden (00:14)
You are blocked by the 'Ten Directions Star Locking Array' (00:15) (Note 1)
An unknown danger was detected, so you returned the way you came (00:17).
..."
Shen Qian paused, startled. Had the system given up?
wrong.
Before sinking, he looked at the sacks on the ground again.
The system certainly didn't come away empty-handed, otherwise it wouldn't be on a plane with Dao Jiu running away now.
Shen Qian patiently continued reading.
"...
You disembark from the Wuding River (00:55)
You arrived at the National Library of China by taxi (01:09)
You have hacked the security system and entered the building (01:14)
You have arrived at the 18th floor of the library (01:16)
You have cracked the access control again and entered the restricted area (01:18)
You have found the 'array area' (01:19)
You look at the room full of books on formations and fall into deep thought (01:20)
You continue to ponder (01:21-03:24)
(System energy drops to 20%, triggering a red warning)
You awaken from your reverie (03:25)
You have grasped the formation method of the 'Ten Directions Star Locking Formation' (03:25)
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..."
Holy crap!
He struggled to express his feelings at that moment.
What's this?
If there's no other way, build your own.
Although he had already experienced the system's mythical learning ability, Shen Qian was still shocked.
He didn't know what level of formation the "Ten Directions Star Locking Formation" was, but that place was Plum Garden!
It is highly likely that this formation was personally set up by the Duke of Yanshan.
How could a formation carved by a king or nobleman be simple?
The art of formations is extremely niche because the knowledge involved is extremely difficult. For example, Shen Qian's third senior brother, Shi Dingyan, has a wide range of knowledge and is also considered to be proficient in the art of formations.
But according to him, even after spending twenty or thirty years studying formations, he had only just begun to understand them.
Even if there is an element of modesty in this statement, it is enough to illustrate the profound and unpredictable nature of the art of formations.
However, in the system, it only took two hours to learn this formation from scratch.
The price to pay was that the system's energy dropped to the 20% red line. If it dropped any further, the system would activate its self-protection mode and enter a phase of forced energy replenishment.
However, on the other hand, the system's computing power is unmatched. Since such a huge cost was incurred, it can only mean that there are even more worthwhile gains in the Plum Garden.
What could Meiyuan possibly have?
Considering the information he received in the Hall of a Hundred Kings, Shen Qian already had some guesses.
He took a deep breath and continued reading.
"...
You re-enter the underground water veins and arrive at the bottom of the Plum Garden Cold Spring (04:19).
You found a loophole in the 'Ten Directions Star Locking Array' through calculation (04:27)
You have successfully passed the 'Ten Directions Star Locking Array' (04:39)
You entered the Cold Spring and obtained 112 catties of 'Dao Stones' (04:40) (Note 2)
..."
It really is a Dao Stone!
Take a deep breath before sinking.
It goes without saying what was inside the sack.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to him, Chen Qian couldn't resist his curiosity and quietly opened the sack to take a look.
The sack contained irregular stones that were a pale blue color, each about the size of a palm. At first glance, they looked like ordinary stones, but the longer one stared at them, the more a strange feeling began to arise in Shen Qian's mind.
Before sinking, I forgot what year it was and where I was, and gradually felt a sense of detachment.
The forbidden projection suddenly appeared in Shen Qian's mind, waking him up before he could completely lose his way.
Startled awake, Shen Qian broke out in a cold sweat and dared not look any further, quickly closing the sack tightly again.
It wasn't that the stone itself was some kind of evil object, but rather that the pale blue patterns on those stones, though seemingly fragmented, seemed to conceal some profound truth of the universe.
For martial artists who are single-mindedly devoted to the Dao, they will unconsciously become immersed in it if they watch it for too long.
However, if one's own level of understanding is insufficient to digest such advanced principles of heaven and earth, then a backlash will occur.
After letting out a long breath, Shen Qian came to his senses and, connecting it with the inexplicable earthquake that had just occurred in Beidu, suddenly realized what was going on.
...Could it be related to me?
The preciousness of the Dao Stone is self-evident; otherwise, it wouldn't have sparked such a heated discussion in the Hall of a Hundred Kings.
Even everyone else showed some envy.
After all, this was a treasure obtained by Tantai Qinmie.
Lord Yanshan went to great lengths to obtain the Dao Stone... No wonder I was able to get it so easily; I reckon Lord Yanshan was probably not around at that time.
Otherwise, no matter how powerful the system is, it would be impossible to successfully steal under the watchful eye of a top-tier king.
As for mountains and seas, that's easy to say. Even if someone is at the level of mountains and seas, it's impossible for them to constantly project their spiritual energy to perceive their surroundings, especially in their own home...
Duke Yanshan was most likely furious.
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