Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 1297: Chapter 505: Breaking Water Formation (Part 2)

Ning Zhuo revealed a smile: "Boss! Your array realm is truly powerful!"

He gave Sun Lingtong a thumbs-up.

Sun Lingtong laughed heartily, put her hands on her hips, and looked up: "Of course!"

Ning Zhuo: "When we retrieve the Luoshu, I’ll return the Array Dao True Intent to you using the Inheriting Dao Jade Page."

Sun Lingtong waved her hand, unconcerned: "What’s the hurry! Right now, you should participate more in the Xingyun Trial. The Myriad Images Sect is full of opportunities now. Go and show those geniuses what you’re made of, hehe. If you use my array realm, it’s like you’re showing off for me!"

Having the Inheriting Dao Jade Page allows cultivators to exchange their True Intent with each other.

However, in most cases, how could a cultivator easily pass on the fruits of their lifelong cultivation to others? What if it was borrowed and not returned?

But in the case of Sun Ning, they were exceptions.

The two shared an extraordinary trust.

Sun Lingtong could lend Ning Zhuo her Array Dao True Intent, and Ning Zhuo could also lend any of his True Intents to Sun Lingtong for use.

It’s just that currently, Ning Zhuo needed it more.

As for the future, Ning Zhuo would definitely return the Array Dao True Intent to Sun Lingtong.

"Boss likes to sneak around, but without sufficient array realm, how can you infiltrate formations?"

This is the Golden Age of Cultivation!

Who doesn’t have a defensive magic array to protect their treasures?

For Sun Lingtong, with a zero array realm, to infiltrate other formations, Ning Zhuo couldn’t rest assured.

"Perhaps during this time, I can diligently practice, combine the memories of the Demon Soul, and further enhance my array realm, then return it to the boss."

"Haha, consider it interest for what he loaned me!"

Ning Zhuo had already made up his mind.

Sun Lingtong waved her hand: "Let’s not idle talk, come quickly and take a look at this water array."

"Hmm!" Ning Zhuo nodded.

The reason he absorbed Sun Lingtong’s Array Dao True Intent and swept through the Xingyun Trials was precisely to decrypt the Water Array and seize the Luoshu.

Immediately, he took a few steps forward, stood before the Water Vortex, his eyes calm, extending his Divine Sense to carefully observe the array.

As soon as his Divine Sense touched the Water Vortex, Ning Zhuo felt a huge resistance.

This was neither an attack nor a repulsion, but an "interpretation." The Water Vortex Array sensed an external intrusion and immediately activated the Array Heart Luoshu, which started rapid calculations instantaneously.

This caused array patterns to circulate, array lines to reorganize, and the array eye to shift positions, all happening within an instant.

Ning Zhuo’s Divine Sense tried to lock onto an array eye, but as soon as the thought moved, that array eye had already shifted.

Attempting to trace an array line, as soon as he started, the line had already changed course.

Trying to deduce the full picture of the formation, as soon as an outline formed, the formation had already morphed into another shape.

"Too fast..." Ning Zhuo opened his eyes, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

He was already at a master-level array realm, and in almost ten Xingyun Trials, he was undefeated in arranging and breaking arrays.

Ning Zhuo had never encountered such a situation.

The Water Array before him seemed to have its own life and consciousness, responding faster than he could.

"Is this the power of a Taoist Artifact..." Ning Zhuo murmured to himself.

Even with just one page of the Luoshu, Ning Zhuo’s interpretations and calculations seemed paltry in comparison. Ning Zhuo calculated one step, it calculated ten; Ning Zhuo deduced one layer, it deduced ten layers.

Ning Zhuo couldn’t help but look at Sun Lingtong.

It was only due to Sun Lingtong’s Innate Spiritual Eyes that she could see through the formation, even directly peering at the Array Heart Luoshu.

"Boss’s Spiritual Eyes are quite extraordinary. Unfortunately, since I started researching in Fire Persimmon Immortal City, I haven’t found any records close to boss’s innate talent."

Sun Ning speculated that the Spiritual Eyes might be a completely new innate talent.

Ning Zhuo slowly closed his eyes, letting his Divine Sense probe in once more.

This time, he relied on his master-level intuition to assist his Divine Sense in probing.

His efficiency greatly increased!

Under the guidance of intuition, his Divine Sense could briefly resist the transformation of the formation, and at times even preemptively probe deeper into the Water Array.

But intuition wasn’t something that triggered every time.

As Ning Zhuo’s Divine Sense penetrated over half of the Water Array, he found it hard to continue and eventually retreated in disappointment.

Ning Zhuo opened his eyes, glanced at the Water Array in front of him, and clicked his tongue lightly.

Sun Lingtong: "Hehe, this Water Array isn’t easy to break, is it?"

Ning Zhuo was spurred into determination, saying seriously: "If I can’t break through the array and retrieve the book after absorbing your array realm this time, then I might as well just crash and die."

Sun Lingtong also had full confidence in Ning Zhuo, raising a small fist: "Little Zhuo, you can do it!"

Ning Zhuo sunk into Divine Sense again.

But this time, he let the Water Vortex Array change continuously and didn’t insist on pushing his Divine Sense deeper.

He tried to "follow" the changes of the Water Vortex.

It calculated a step, he followed a step; it deduced a layer, he followed a layer. No contesting ahead, no rushing forward, just quietly observing, silently recording.

He quietly perceived, feeling the rhythm of the formation, the rhythm of the patterns, the fluctuations of the array heart...

An hour later, Ning Zhuo opened his eyes.

His face was slightly pale, the expenditure was considerable, but there was a bright gleam in his eyes.

Through prolonged observation, he adapted to the rhythm of the Water Array’s evolution and grasped a sense.

This sense wasn’t a cold deduction, but something evolved from intuition, filled with Spiritual Charm.

Sun Lingtong had previously used her Innate Spiritual Eyes to observe that this Water Array’s Array Heart was the Luoshu Book Pages, and its array source was the Water Vein Spiritual Energy, with those broken magic artifacts serving as the Array Base.

The bronze star track of the Heavenly Instrument, the incomplete calculation rods of the Mystic Turtle Shell fragments, the framework of the Purple Sandalwood - all were part of the Array Base.

Ning Zhuo’s observation this time further confirmed Sun Lingtong’s prior correctness.

Ning Zhuo exhaled a turbid breath and looked at Sun Lingtong: "Boss, I’m about there."

Sun Lingtong: "Need a rest?"

Ning Zhuo frowned and shook his head: "I’ve finally found the ’sense’ and don’t want it to fade. Even at a master level, it’s still a bit tenuous. We should act according to the plan immediately!"

"Alright." Sun Lingtong immediately left the Divination Room and went to the heart of the Cave Mansion, controlling the entire Cave Mansion’s formation.

The formation began to operate slowly until it went all out.

A massive force surged toward the Divination Room, disrupting the flow of spiritual energy around the Water Vortex into chaos.

The Water Vortex Array was originally formed naturally by the power of the Luoshu, influencing the surroundings by itself.

Its foundational base was the treasures within the Divination Room, and being hidden in the Divination Room meant it was covered by the entire Shuyu Pavilion Cave Mansion formation.

Now, the entire Cave Mansion’s formation was on Sun Ning’s side, drastically changing the environment of the Divination Room, and it strongly interfered with several broken treasures within the Luoshu Water Array.

This drastically disturbed the foundation of the entire Water Array.

The operation of the Water Array was severely hindered!

Even the shape of the Water Array underwent drastic changes, causing Sun Lingtong’s pupils to contract sharply. If this wasn’t handled well, the Water Array could self-destruct, and the resulting commotion would immediately attract other cultivators.

This would be a major hassle!

But fortunately, the Luoshu Book Pages once again unleashed their might, actively adjusting the drastically changed Water Array, pulling it back from the verge of self-destruction.

Ning Zhuo’s eyes flashed sharply.

Seizing the opportunity while the Luoshu Book Pages adjusted the Water Array, he used a variety of breaking array treasures in succession.

The Eye-catching Talisman was attached to the array line, making array patterns clearly visible.

The Array Fixing Stake was nailed into the void around the Water Vortex, locking the array base in place.

The Array Gap Traveling Shuttle emitted a cyan-white beam, illuminating the array eye.

The Source-breaking Axe hovered above the Water Vortex, repeatedly severing parts of the array source.

Each breaking array treasure played its role, exerting its force simultaneously!

If it were before Ning Zhuo attempted the Nine Curves Corridor Array, he couldn’t possibly have done this so skillfully.

The Water Vortex trembled violently, its rotational speed fluctuating, and the array patterns flashed unpredictably. Luoshu continued its frantic calculations, trying to adjust the formation to deal with these interferences—but the formation is dead, the treasures are alive. No matter how fast Luoshu calculated, the formation couldn’t keep up.