Chapter 8: Primordial Sealing Array and Mechanism

Bing Cheng did not recognize a single incantation within this Sealing Array.

"A Primordial Sealing Array, huh…"

Bing Cheng pondered internally. The Ancient Era was hundreds of thousands of years ago, so wouldn't the Primordial Era be over a million years old?

Apart from True Immortals, no living creature could survive for over a million years.

Yet, it was clear that beneath the peculiar bronze, a world had already formed, nurturing creatures adapted to an extreme yin environment.

"I hope the strength of the creatures below isn't too terrifying."

"Say, Fellow Daoist Bing Cheng, you've been looking for so long, can you actually undo this Sealing Array or not?"

"Exactly, don't pretend to understand when you don't, wasting everyone's time."

"…" The Cultivators all spoke up in unison; most of them did not have high hopes for Bing Cheng.

However, Bing Cheng did not pay them any mind.

Instead, she searched her mind for similar Formations.

The path of Formations was, in reality, quite similar, with only the incantations differing.

She currently possessed a vast amount of Ancient Arrays and Immortal Realm Formations.

She only needed to find one with the same incantation arrangement as this Sealing Array to break it.

In just a few breaths, she found an Ancient Array with an identical incantation arrangement, which was also a Sealing Array.

However, its level was not on the same tier.

The Sealing Array before her clearly had many more incantations; it was likely a top-tier array from the Primordial Era.

She calculated it a few times in her mind.

Although it was difficult, it could be broken.

But she did not act immediately, because if even one step was taken incorrectly with this Sealing Array, its incantations would be scrambled, transforming it into a different Sealing Array.

If she were to act rashly,

there was a high probability of being locked out. Bing Cheng could not guarantee that all Primordial Arrays had corresponding Ancient Arrays.

Besides, she didn't want to break the array too easily, as that would arouse suspicion from the other Cultivators.

An incense stick later.

"Can you actually do it or not?" another Cultivator asked anxiously.

Bing Cheng looked at her with cold eyes. "If you can do it, you go ahead, otherwise shut up."

"Fine, I'll do it!"

Upon hearing this, the female Cultivator raised her Magic Treasure, intending to attack the Sealing Array.

"I'll say this in advance: if this Sealing Array fails to be broken or suffers an external attack, it will transform into a different array, and at that point, I will be unable to deduce it further."

Once these words were spoken, other Cultivators quickly pulled the female Cultivator back.

"Hehehe… Fellow Daoist Bing Cheng, please focus on your deductions. We won't disturb you again."

They did not want to give up this Opportunity, so if they had to wait, they would wait; after all, they had no better options.

"Fellow Daoist Bing Cheng, this is a Jade Pulp Berry. Consuming it can clear your mind and help you think better."

"This is…" More Cultivators brought over rare treasures.

They weren't being kind; they just wanted Bing Cheng to break the Sealing Array as quickly as possible.

Bing Cheng, however, accepted them all, taking all the rare treasures.

Even if she didn't eat them, it was still a considerable fortune.

"Tch…" Bing Ranxue curled her lips, boredly playing with a taiyin spirit stone.

After another incense stick passed.

"It's about time." Bing Cheng had already performed the deduction tens of thousands of times in her mind, and she only needed a single breath of time to break this Sealing Array.

But she planned to spend a little bit more time.

She had just moved two incantations.

Cold sweat began to bead on her forehead.

"This Sealing Array actually has hidden mysteries. Moving just one incantation requires a massive amount of spiritual power. With my current spiritual power, I estimate I won't be able to hold on until the array is broken. Ah…"

Following her words, she arduously moved another incantation.

"Huff, huff…" Bing Cheng panted heavily, her face pale, and her aura became unstable.

She looked like someone who had over-consumed her spiritual power.

When the Cultivators saw this scene, their heart rates quickened, and their nerves became tense.

They did not want Bing Cheng to give up halfway, nor did they want the Opportunity before them to fly away.

One after another, they took out various rare treasures that quickly replenished spiritual power and handed them to Bing Cheng.

"Fellow Daoist Bing Cheng, a small token of our appreciation, please, you must break this Sealing Array!"

"Keep going!"

"…"

Even Immortal Emperor Fang Luting and the other three were deeply convinced, showing just how profound Bing Cheng's acting skills were.

Only Bing Ranxue had a strange expression.

She looked at the Cultivators as if they were fools, thinking to herself that they were far too naive.

After harvesting another wave of rare treasures, Bing Cheng felt delighted.

Her speed in breaking the array increased significantly.

It looked like she was constantly consuming the rare treasures, but in reality, as soon as they reached her mouth, they were tucked away into her Storage Ring.

If you're going to put on an act, you have to do it thoroughly.

The Cultivators' attention was entirely focused on the Sealing Array, and nobody noticed Bing Cheng's little tricks.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, another half an hour had passed.

By now, Bing Cheng was drenched in sweat, her clothes soaked through.

They appeared semi-transparent.

This immediately attracted the gaze of a group of Lily Valley Cultivators, who all gulped hard, their cheeks flushing with crimson.

Their eyes were filled with a shimmering luster.

One look was enough to know they were thinking of indecent things.

The breaking of the array was also nearing its end, with the movement of one last incantation.

The entire Sealing Array dissipated into specks of pure Spiritual Qi.

Revealing the traces of a mechanism beneath it.

The Cultivators swarmed forward, pushing Bing Cheng behind them.

Bing Cheng, however, was unhurried, because she discovered that beneath the Sealing Array, there was still a complex mechanism.

It was also difficult to break.

Even for her, it would take some time.

"Is this… the art of mechanisms?"

"Meow meow, why is there an art of mechanisms after the Formation…"

"…" The Cultivators tried, but had no way to break it.

They turned their gazes back to Bing Cheng.

"Does Fellow Daoist Bing Cheng happen to have any experience with mechanisms?"

"I have dabbled in it slightly, but my spiritual power is severely depleted, and I estimate I will need a long time to recover." Bing Cheng said, sounding weak.

How could the Cultivators not understand Bing Cheng's meaning? They all once again took out various rare treasures to help Bing Cheng recover her spiritual power.

"Hehehe… This is too awesome!" Bing Cheng chuckled wickedly in her heart, having harvested another wave.

After consuming a portion of the rare treasures, her spiritual power returned to a full state.

She strolled over to the mechanism.

In fact, Puppets were also a type of mechanism.

She tried to spread her Divine Sense into it, but discovered that, like the peculiar bronze, the mechanism could block Divine Sense.

"What about yin-attribute Spiritual Qi?"

Thinking of it, she acted, releasing a wisp of yin-attribute Spiritual Qi.

Sure enough, it was able to penetrate inside.

Just at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

"Click, click…"

Before Bing Cheng could figure out how to find the core of the mechanism,

the mechanism automatically and slowly unfolded, revealing one layer of mechanisms after another beneath it.

"Damn it, if I had to break them one by one, who knows how long that would take. It seems yin-attribute Spiritual Qi is the key to the mechanism."

All the checkpoints were opened.

"Whoosh…" Gusts of eerie, cold wind rushed up.

It blew Bing Cheng's dark hair, leaving it draped messily behind her shoulders.

"What rich yin-attribute Spiritual Qi!"

"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Bing Cheng." The Cultivators thanked her while simultaneously teleporting inside.

Two breaths later.

In the taiyin spirit stone vein, only Bing Cheng, Bing Ranxue, and Immortal Emperor Fang Luting and her three companions remained.

"Master, aren't we going in?" Immortal Emperor Fang Luting asked anxiously. She was afraid that if they went in too late, the Opportunity would be obtained by the other Cultivators.

"Wait a little longer."