Chapter 321: Martial Emperor's Cave Mansion

Huang Xu smiled apologetically. "That's why I must ask Elder Su to guide me personally. I'll be the one to set up the array. That way, nothing can go wrong."

"So you want to learn about arrays from me."

Su Mo understood Huang Xu's intention and agreed, "Alright. I'm not doing anything anyway, so I might as well give you some pointers."

He was afraid that if he started with anything too profound, Huang Xu wouldn't be able to grasp it right away.

So, the two of them started with Tier Five Arrays.

Holding an Array Book, Su Mo said, "This Flame Array is pretty good. If it's set up properly, it can even scorch a Martial Emperor until his face swells up like a pig's."

To prevent the arrays from interfering with each other, Su Mo deliberately deactivated the Eight Directions Annihilation Array.

They began.

Su Mo directed, "Old Huang, go bury these array anchors at the foot of the city gate. Yes, yes, that's the spot."

"Yes, sir!"

Huang Xu scurried off to bury the Array Bases.

After all the Array Bases were buried, Su Mo directed Huang Xu to carve the runes, completing the array's setup.

"Activate!"

Huang Xu formed a hand seal and activated the array.

WHOOSH!

Streams of fiery red flames erupted from the array.

"It's already set up?"

Looking at the Flame Array before him, Huang Xu's face was filled with pleasant surprise.

He had never imagined that setting up an array could be so simple. It had only taken half an hour to finish.

After all, it used to take him a full three days to set up a Tier Five Array, and even then, success wasn't guaranteed.

Su Mo said, "Next up is modifying the array. Old Huang, channel your Soul Power and check to see how many flaws there are."

"Yes, sir!"

Huang Xu channeled his Soul Power and began a detailed inspection.

An hour later, Huang Xu finally opened his eyes and said joyfully, "Elder Su, I've finished the inspection. There are eight flaws in total."

"Eight?"

Su Mo frowned. "Are you sure it's not eight hundred?"

"Ah..."

Huang Xu was completely shocked.

He had only found eight flaws, while Su Mo had found eight hundred—a hundred times as many.

WHOOSH!

With Su Mo's guidance, Huang Xu continuously repaired the Flame Array's flaws, upgrading it to a Tier Six Array.

Huang Xu exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "I'm a Tier Six Array Master?"

They struck while the iron was hot.

Under Su Mo's guidance, Huang Xu set up several more Tier Five Arrays and successfully modified them with ease.

But when it came to a true Tier Six Array, Huang Xu was out of his depth, constantly making muddled mistakes.

"Old Huang, can't you tell east from west? You buried the array anchor in the wrong direction."

"Old Huang, is fifty meters really that short a distance to you? East, more to the east! Yes, yes, that's the spot."

"Old Huang, how is it that you're getting more and more fucking stupid? You can't even set up such a simple array."

"Old Huang, you might as well just die."

Wiping the cold sweat from his brow, Huang Xu said, "Elder Su, please stop scolding me. If you keep going, I'll lose all my confidence."

"But it really is simple! Forget it, forget it, just keep going. If you make a mistake, we'll fix it... Fuck! Old Huang, how the hell did you mess up again?"

Su Mo griped, "Old Huang, do you have any idea? You're the worst student I've ever taught."

Speechless, Huang Xu continued to work diligently on setting up the array.

'The Dao of Arrays was ever-changing and unpredictable, beyond the ken of even gods and ghosts. How could I possibly learn everything in just half a day?'

'Not everyone is a monster like Su Mo, who can learn something with just a single glance.'

「Several hundred li away.」

Sima Jian and his group, their faces cold and filled with killing intent, sped toward Qingyang City at an extreme velocity.

"Everyone, we're almost at Qingyang City. Pick up the pace!"

"Once we catch that bastard surnamed Su, I'm going to kill him with my own hands to avenge our Patriarch!"

"We should just tear him to pieces."

"Tearing him to pieces is fine, but his head belongs to our Nian Family. This Elder wants to use his skull as a chamber pot."

A blood-red glint of murder shone in their eyes.

WHOOSH!

Just then, an immense fluctuation of Spiritual Qi suddenly surged from a short distance ahead, startling everyone.

"What a powerful Spiritual Qi fluctuation! Could it be coming from Qingyang City?"

"That's impossible. How could Qingyang City have such a powerful Spiritual Qi fluctuation?"

"In this old man's opinion, it's probably some Grotto Heaven Blessed Land."

"That's right. Although the Northern Profound Domain is remote, it does contain many Grotto Heaven Blessed Lands, like the Evil Demon Burial Ground that opened not long ago."

"Let's go, take a look!"

The group raced toward Qingyang City, pleasantly surprised.

If what lay ahead truly was a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land, it meant they could obtain a heaven-sent opportunity, one that could even allow them to defy fate and change their destiny.

WHOOSH!

When the group arrived before Qingyang City, they found that the Spiritual Qi fluctuations were growing even more intense.

Nian Yao said in pleasant surprise, "Judging by these Spiritual Qi fluctuations, this must be a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land left behind by a Martial Venerable Level expert, right?"

Sima Jian shook his head in disagreement. "You think too highly of Martial Venerables. A Spiritual Qi fluctuation of this intensity must have been left by a Martial Emperor, at the very least."

"A Martial Emperor?"

Nian Yao, Elder Hu, and the others felt a chill in their hearts.

It was actually a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land left by a Martial Emperor.

This was great!

If they could obtain the Martial Emperor's Legacy within, they would strike it rich.

They might even be able to break through to the Martial Emperor Realm.

"Hahaha!"

Sima Jian began to laugh wildly with excitement.

He had been stuck at the Martial Emperor Great Perfection Realm for over thirty years, unable to break through to Martial Venerable, much to his immense frustration.

He never expected to encounter a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land left behind by a Martial Emperor in the Northern Profound Domain.

'I've searched high and low for this, and now it falls right into my lap!'

Since this was a Grotto Heaven Blessed Land left by a Martial Emperor, it was sure to contain a method for breaking through to the Martial Venerable and even the Martial Emperor Realm.

Just as everyone was getting excited, Han Ming threw a bucket of cold water on their enthusiasm, holding up a map and saying, "Everyone, could we have made a mistake?"

"A mistake?"

The others looked at Han Ming in confusion.

Han Ming pointed at the map. "According to the map, this is Qingyang City—the same city where that man surnamed Su is."

"What did you say? The one surnamed Su is here?"

"That's impossible. No matter how strong that Su guy is, there's no way he could create such a powerful Spiritual Qi fluctuation, right?"

"Could your map be wrong?"

"This..."

Han Ming looked hesitantly at the map in his hands.

Sima Jian asked, "Elder Han, where did you get that map?"

Han Ming answered truthfully, "When we just entered the Northern Profound Domain, this old man personally bought it from a general store."

"You bought it at a general store? Heh, then this map can't be trusted," Sima Jian sneered.

Han Ming asked, confused, "Why?"

Sima Jian stood with his hands behind his back. "It's simple. The owner of a mere general store definitely wouldn't have a high Realm. It's impossible for him to have traveled the entire Northern Profound Domain to draw a complete map."

Han Ming thought back carefully.

The general store's owner was an old man, and his Realm was indeed not high—only that of an Early Stage Martial Artist.

Sima Jian continued to ask, "How many Spirit Stones did you spend on this map?"

"Three Lower-Grade Spirit Stones," Han Ming replied.

Sima Jian mocked, "You thought you could buy a real map for three Lower-Grade Spirit Stones? Elder Han, are you really that stupid, or just pretending?"