Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 1299: Chapter 506: Acquiring the Book (2)

The surface of the latter immediately experienced a subtle transformation before swiftly calming down—Ning Zhuo’s realm in the Five Elements is even deeper than his Array Realm. The Luoshu influenced and permeated with its own Dao rhythm, but was instantly returned to its original form by Ning Zhuo’s gentle maneuvering!

The moment the Luoshu Book Pages were extracted, the new formation was no longer harmed and immediately settled down, fully mastered by Ning Zhuo.

Conversely, the Vortex Water Array began to tremble violently, as the original formation lost its Array Heart, the core foundation of this array was lost, initiating a rapid collapse.

But this was a scenario that Sun Ning and the other had anticipated.

Ning Zhuo immediately tossed the Luoshu Book Pages to Sun Lingtong.

Sun Lingtong, who was already prepared, activated the pre-prepared Stealing Technique and directly suppressed the Luoshu Book Pages.

Ning Zhuo exerted all his efforts, pouring Mana and Divine Sense into the new formation as if it didn’t cost anything.

The new formation rapidly operated, dispersing a series of halos. The halos spread, wave after wave, covering the Vortex Water Array.

At this moment, the new formation replaced the Luoshu Book Pages and became the Array Heart of the Vortex Water Array!

The collapse of the Water Array continued, but under the auspices of the new formation, it was no longer fiercely violent but greatly slowed down.

Ultimately, the Vortex Water Array depleted itself profoundly, consuming to nothing without causing any explosions.

The new formation was also badly incomplete.

Ning Zhuo was so exhausted that his whole body trembled slightly, his vision darkening. His Mana was nearly depleted, and his Divine Sense was also at its limit, urgently needing rest.

Sun Lingtong grasped the Luoshu Book Pages and jumped to Ning Zhuo’s side, supporting the big-headed youth: "Little Zhuo, you did it, we succeeded!"

His complexion was pale, his whole body was soaked with sweat, his fingers trembled slightly. This wasn’t his first time breaking an array, but the Luoshu Book Pages brought immense pressure and had an extremely advantageous calculation.

The difficulty of Ning Zhuo’s array-breaking far surpassed all previous Xingyun Trials encountered, consuming greatly.

"Thankfully, even though it was difficult, everything went smoothly!" Ning Zhuo smiled faintly, gazing longingly at the Luoshu Book Pages.

This was his mother’s relic.

Until now, he truly counted as having inherited the relic that Meng Yaoyin left behind in the Myriad Images Sect’s Cave Mansion.

"Mother, I finally completed one of your entrusted tasks."

"Joining the Myriad Images Sect, though the entry point hasn’t been determined yet, is also looking good."

"When will you be able to awaken?"

Following Meng Yaoyin’s instructions, Ning Zhuo had been waiting for the unusual movements of the Big Snake Scythe.

This time, the success of breaking the array and retrieving the book, Ning Zhuo first took the Luoshu Book Pages and returned to the Bluestone Cave Mansion.

The Luoshu Book Pages were only suppressed, Ning Zhuo still needed to refine them to be able to use them.

Meanwhile, Sun Lingtong continued to stay in the Shuyu Cave, first cleaning up the Divination Room, making early-stage preparations, and then waiting for Ning Zhuo to free up his schedule to supplement the Divination Room’s formation.

Ultimately, Sun Ning and the other would try to erase their traces of sneaking in and leave Shuyu Pavilion. Then waiting for Ning Zhuo’s identity to be exposed, retrieve Shuyu Pavilion again through official channels of Myriad Images Sect.

When Sun Ning and the other acted separately, the Ban Family also made moves.

Ban Family Territory, Ancestral Hall Secret Chamber.

In the center of the secret chamber, a towering three-zhang bronze mechanism stood quietly—the very treasure that suppressed the Ban family, the Clan Fate Mechanism Chain.

Several Supreme Family Elders sat around the mechanism.

"Begin." One of them said in a deep voice.

Immediately, the present Supreme Family Elders simultaneously acted, Mana surged, continuously injecting into the mechanism.

Buzz—

The bronze mechanism suddenly shuddered, numerous parts began to turn slowly. Sliders moved up and down, chains pulled left and right, wheels rotated back and forth. The sound of clattering was dense as rain, the entire mechanism seemed to awaken from slumber.

An invisible pressure spread throughout the secret chamber.

A breath.

Ten breaths.

Forty breaths...

The Clan Fate Mechanism Chain spun faster and more intensely. Sliders almost derailed, chains pulled taut, wheels produced piercing friction sounds. The entire mechanism was trembling, as if enduring some enormous pressure.

A Supreme Family Elder was moved: "Ning Zhuo’s Qi Fortune is even more robust than before."

Only after fifty breaths did a light image begin to emerge, gradually becoming detailed, depicting Ning Zhuo’s Qi Fortune scene.

The Supreme Family Elder immediately focused and observed.

They saw that the arm symbolizing Ning Zhuo’s Qi Fortune, between emptiness and solidity, was gripping a small cluster of Star Cloud.

That Star Cloud was about the size of a human head, deep blue throughout, with countless starlight flickering unpredictably inside. Each star breathed, each strand of light leaped, as if a miniature starry sky.

The Star Cloud struggled violently, trying to break free from the arm’s grasp. But the five fingers clamped down as tightly as iron tongs, no matter how the Star Cloud struggled, it couldn’t escape a jot.

Expressions of astonishment emerged on the faces of the Supreme Family Elders.

The last time they observed fortune, they only saw the fortune arm grasping cold Ice Element, but now it held a cluster of Star Cloud.

"What is going on?"

"What major affair is Ning Zhuo up to again?"

"This Star Cloud must have notable Qi Fortune indications, it must be extraordinary! Did Ning Zhuo achieve some major opportunity?"

The faces of the Supreme Family Elders all turned grim.

Ban Ji is the hope of their entire family, bearing the King’s Order. And Ning Zhuo is Ban Ji’s Human Tribulation!

With Ning Zhuo obtaining a major opportunity now, there will be significant advancement. But Ban Ji is still employing Golden Core to purify his own flesh. With such a trend, even if Ban Ji emerges, he probably won’t fare well.

"Look closely, Ning Zhuo’s Qi Fortune palm has also undergone new changes." A Supreme Family Elder spoke up to remind.

Everyone quickly examined in detail.

They immediately discovered that Ning Zhuo’s Qi Fortune palm had many palm lines now. These palm lines were dense, closely packed, arrayed with great mystery, resembling... Array Patterns.

Everyone fell silent for a few breaths, then someone realized: "This likely corresponds to Ning Zhuo’s Array Dao prowess."

"Recently, Ning Zhuo has repeatedly turned down Zhong Dao and Tuoba Huang, focusing solely on formation trials, sweeping nearly ten related Xingyun Trials."

"According to the latest intelligence, his outstanding performance has attracted the attention of Heavy Array Peak’s senior Wenren Yan. Ning Zhuo personally hosted a banquet, inviting Wenren Yan and Shen Xi."

"Ning Zhuo has hidden deeply. Only now did he reveal this skill."

None of the Supreme Family Elders expected Ning Zhuo’s array ability to be newly increased. Such a massive ability leap, even in their lifetime, they’d only heard of it and never witnessed it firsthand.

They just assumed Ning Zhuo was holding back until recently when he used it full-fledged. Such a stance, showing in the Qi Fortune scene, was also quite normal.

The expressions of the Supreme Family Elders became even more unsightly.

They naturally wondered: Besides Array Dao, did Ning Zhuo have other hidden strengths?

"Impossible!"

"How old is he anyway? Just one look and you know he’s a young, spirited junior."

"How much time does such a person have? Besides cultivating the Cultivation Technique, he also trained in Mechanical Techniques. He even has such accomplishments in formations!"

"He’s proficient in various Righteous Path methods, and since arriving at Myriad Images Sect, he’s thrived..."

"He cannot have other hidden strengths."

"Perhaps Array Dao is his primary study, and Mechanical Techniques are just his pretense."

The Supreme Family Elders successively voiced their opinions.

They continued their observation.

Above the fortune arm, plain white paper formed a thin volume. Countless jet-black ink dots sprayed like a torrential rain, dripping onto the fortune arm.

A sizzling sound arose.

Fly-head-sized characters emerged on the surface of the arm, all formed from ink. These characters were extremely fine, extremely dense, packed tightly across the entire arm.

The ink characters converged, forming one article after another.

Once the article was complete, it turned on its own. The "skin" of the fortune arm rolled and transformed, becoming pages flipping continuously.

The topmost pages peeled off like fallen leaves from the arm.

Each page peeling off took away a strand of fortune.

The expressions of the Ban Family’s Supreme Family Elders eased considerably.

"The entanglement among Zhao Hansheng, Gu Qing, and Ning Zhuo has yet to be resolved!"

"A good thing, indeed. Judging by its current state, they pose a greater and deeper threat to Ning Zhuo."

"But Ning Zhuo has had no interaction with this master-disciple pair recently."

Everyone discussed but still couldn’t understand.