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Chapter 429: Eccentric Tongxin Zhuan
Chapter 429: Eccentric Tongxin Zhuan
In the Grand Hall, Elder Yang sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, slowly concluding his lecture.
His sharp gaze fixed on the disciple who had suddenly stood up.
He had already noticed the movements of the disciples below, but chose to ignore them because these Southern Yang Sect cultivators were merely auditing a lecture.
After all, it was Elder Liu's instruction to teach some basic knowledge and show respect to the few visitors.
Secondly, as an Outer Gate Elder, he had no authority to lecture these disciples.
Their whispers were tolerable.
But now, one of them had stood up, openly disrupting the lecture, showing no respect for his seniority.
Elder Yang reached for the disciplinary ruler, ready to expel the disciple from the hall, but suddenly, he heard Tongxin Zhuan's response.
"..."
The Elder frowned slightly, paused for a moment, and then put down the ruler again.
Qingyue Sect encouraged discussions among disciples.
Although the timing wasn't ideal, they could finish the debate and then deal with the matter.
The only thing he couldn't understand was how these Southern Yang Sect cultivators, whose lineage had been severed, seemed to have some understanding of array techniques.
It couldn't be that they thought the basic knowledge he had just taught was array techniques.
"Ahem! Ahem! Ahem!"
The tall and thin disciple who had stood up was called Feng Yan. He was being quietly observed by Tongxin Zhuan. Taking a few deep breaths, he turned and looked up at Elder Yang.
Realizing his impulsive action, he now felt awkward, as the Elder was still lecturing.
He was in a dilemma, unsure whether to sit or stand. If he backed down now, wouldn't it be a loss of face for Elder Yang, and how could he ever qualify to listen to the Elder's lectures again?
"How dare you harm me!"
Feng Yan glared back, clenching his fists, "What's the use of sweet talk? If you have the skills, show us what you've got. Let these bumpkins witness the wonders of array techniques."
Before he finished speaking, the surrounding disciples cheered excitedly, "Well said, Brother Feng!"
"Let them see the methods Elder Yang taught us."
As they cheered, someone pushed an array disk towards them.
The disciple casually mentioned Elder Yang.
The youth with a majestic appearance sitting in the front row slightly furrowed his brows, "..."
He glanced at Tongxin Zhuan.
Seeing her calm demeanor, as if she had seen it all, it was clear that she wasn't the reckless type. In comparison, Feng Yan seemed to be led by her.
After a moment of thought, he finally stood up.
"Oh! Is Brother Yan interested too?"
The people around noticed, and they became even more excited.
Among the hundreds of disciples in the hall, Brother Yan Wencheng was the most respected by Elder Yang, and he seemed to be the heir apparent.
Who would have thought that such a minor incident could attract his attention.
"Tsk."
Li Qingfeng quietly signaled Tongxin Zhuan with his eyes.
Earlier, his attention wasn't on the lecture but on observing Qingyue Sect's disciples.
This Brother Yan was the only one, besides Shen Zongzhu and a few others, who was attentively listening to the Elder's explanation of basic knowledge.
Such patience couldn't be faked.
The two exchanged glances.
"You better not embarrass our Shen Zongzhu when you come back."
"Get lost, fool."
Tongxin Zhuan took a deep breath, finally feeling nervous. She slowly stood up and looked at Yan Wencheng.
"No, where are you looking?"
Feng Yan suddenly realized he was being ignored, and he became furious, "I'm not bullying you. You set up the array, and I'll break it!"
Upon hearing this, the others burst into laughter.
This wasn't bullying at all. They had just been seriously learning about arrays, and now they were being asked to set one up. Wasn't this too demanding?
"Big Brother Shen, I want to give it a try too."
Xu Qing'er cautiously tugged at Shen Yi's sleeve, her gaze also fixed on the slowly approaching Yan Wencheng.
"Sure."
Shen Yi didn't mind, as he didn't give much importance to appearances.
He was merely a Returning Void Realm cultivator, and even if he had the title of Zong Master engraved on his forehead, it wouldn't make any difference.
Why bother putting on airs?
Moreover, this was an opportunity to observe the level of external cultivators and gain a better understanding of the dangers in this realm.
"Discuss arrays and share your insights, without causing disharmony."
Yan Wencheng walked to the front of Shen Yi and sat down, then took a new array disk from the side and gently placed it on the table.
To his surprise, the Qi Condensation Realm young girl sitting opposite him was eager to give it a try. She curiously touched the array disk and asked, "What is this? How do I use it?"
Upon hearing this, not only the other disciples but even Yan Wencheng were taken aback for a moment.
He quickly reached out to stop his fellow disciples from laughing.
Yan Wencheng explained seriously, "This is called an Array Simulation Plate. As long as you have seen an array before, you can simulate any array formation with it. It can even accommodate all Returning Void Realm arrays... of course, they are all fake."
Seeing his polite demeanor, Elder Yang smiled and stroked his beard.
"So that's how it is."
Tongxin Zhuan nodded and also sat down.
After a brief attempt, she infused her divine soul into the array disk. After a long while, no array formation appeared.
Feng Yan was stunned for a moment, then forced himself to sit down, suppressing his mocking thoughts. He pretended to be serious, but his first move had already exposed his inexperience.
"Sorry, it's been a long time since I've touched an array formation."
Tongxin Zhuan explained calmly, as if organizing her thoughts in her mind.
The next moment, numerous array formations emerged from her palm, each as tiny as dust, and landed on the array disk.
It was from this moment that the atmosphere around them became deathly silent.
"... " The other disciples gradually furrowed their brows.
Tongxin Zhuan remained calm, her fair palms moving swiftly without a moment's pause, as if she didn't need to think at all.
Regardless of the array formation she was setting up, her familiarity with it indicated that she was definitely not a novice.
Elder Yang was taken aback, as if he had realized something.
Yan Wencheng also turned his gaze towards her, his expression changing slightly.
However, compared to them, Feng Yan, who was sitting opposite Tongxin Zhuan, had a more obvious reaction. He stared intently at the array disk, swallowing his saliva nervously, as exquisite and profound array talismans rapidly appeared.
After a while, Tongxin Zhuan finally withdrew her divine soul and gently pushed the array disk towards Feng Yan, saying, "Please."
That single word echoed within the grand hall.
"You..."
Feng Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Both he and Tongxin Zhuan were Returning Void Realm cultivators, and their divine soul strengths were not far apart.
However, the array formation set up by Tongxin Zhuan was surprisingly a part of the Returning Void Realm array.
Moreover, this array formation was different from ordinary ones.
It was filled with two words.
Showmanship.
The numerous useless array talismans seemed to only increase the difficulty, but they actually served no purpose.
This indicated that Tongxin Zhuan still had strength to spare.
Feng Yan looked at Tongxin Zhuan's face again and felt that she was pretending to be calm, but her eyes were filled with mockery.
The gazes of those around him pierced him, making his face burn with embarrassment.
After a long silence, he trembled and said, "I... I can't break it..."
His words were like a slap in the face for everyone, causing the proud inner sect disciples to look puzzled.
Not even daring to try?
Elder Yang was still watching from above.
In contrast, Tongxin Zhuan casually dispersed the patterns on the array disk.
She slightly adjusted her sleeves.
Only then did she turn back to Feng Yan and said calmly, "I was just lucky. It was a close call. Thank you."
(End of Chapter)
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